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Hi Abisko national park in lappland - good for hiking the kungsleden and straight forward to get to - just don't do what we did and "illegally" wild camp in the park! turned out we were only 100 metres from the boundary marker... The woods up there are mainly the birch alder scrub woodland of...

Not particularly bushcrafty but relevant all the same: Never underestimate the calibre of idiot... I'm not discriminatory - everyone gets treated with the contempt they deserve... The impossible just takes a little bit longer... It's not the bear you can see which gets you... Jamie

I remember as a scout, bivi'ing at the local campsite in a shelter - about 3 or 4 of us in a semi-circle - when in the middle of the night a badger wandered in to the middle, did a circuit and wandered back off again... Lots of snuffling and grunting, no aggression! Jamie

Leigh, Look at woodlands.co.uk - this is the major outlet for woodland sales in the UK. I don't know if there are any indices such as you get for agricultural, or commercial property from the likes of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (but if you can navigate their horrific...

Salt? You're all crazy... Golden Syrup - that's the way forward - sugar rush first thing in the morning..! Although, when camping, porridge inna bag with milk powder and sugar added (just add hot water)... Then topped with jam... (why can't you get jam in squeezy bottles in this country?)

...barks...?

My ham sandwich was very limp from wet lettuce and pouring rain, as per normal. I put it near the fire. Aliens landed nearby to investigate my rectum. It hurt. But not as hot coals feel when strategically placed on top of my prized knife and inserted deeply into my ear. The smell was really...

My ham sandwich was very limp from wet lettuce and pouring rain, as per normal. I put it near the fire. Aliens landed nearby to investigate my rectum. It hurt. But not as hot coals feel when strategically placed on top of my prized knife and inserted deeply into my ear. The smell was really...

My ham sandwich was very limp from wet lettuce and pouring rain, as per normal. I put it near the fire. Aliens landed nearby to investigate my rectum. It hurt. But not as hot coals feel when strategically placed on top of my prized knife and inserted deeply into my ear. The smell was really...

Just for kicks, here is the high quality "original" version... :headbang: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmDhRvvs5Xw Makes your eyes water - and I'm a climber, perfectly happy with heights!! Enjoy Jamie

Hi Nicklas, Thanks for your comments. Very helpful. We are thinking that it might be best to fly directly to the northern part of Scandinavia - maybe Trondheim or even Tromso. Cut out the long train journey's from Oslo. (Taking advantage of the cheap flights too). Beyond that we haven't...

Thanks guys! It's always helpful to get some ideas from people who have actually been there...! Especially when alot of the brochures and websites are aimed more at the "tourist" types!! We found the same with Switzerland last year! It was as expensive as you make it - buy cheaper food...

Hello all... We are in the process of planning a trip to sample Norway, Sweden and possibly Finland this summer and are after some advice, tips and ideas... We're looking to travel around by train and bus, arriving probably in Oslo and departing two weeks later (possibly from Tampere?) We...

Mrs Norm and I were there on Friday 15th... Beautiful sunshine and cracking views too - I reckon half of my photo's are of the same views as yours..! (Although we didn't get the atmospheric mist effect!!) Camped at the National Trust campsite - frost on the inside of the tent adds to the...

Being a recent convert to the world of myopia, I've spent most of my life as a non-glasses wearer - albeit squinting alot for the last few years and I must say its nice to be able to see so well when out and about wearing my specs! Whether I'd have survived back in Pre-history? As people have...