Archive for the ‘Gotland’ Category

Linnaean place nr 10
The famous ancient Swede Carl Linneaus - who started the Taxonomy system - took a tour around to Fårö island one day in the year of 1741.
Because of the hot weather, he and his companions rested in the shadows of the big Ava oak tree - and 268 years later we followed [...]

Ullahau is a big horse shoe shaped parable sand dune in the north east of Fårö island (Sweden) with flying sand that was created in the first half of the 18th century. In the beginning of 1900 it threatened to cover the whole island with sand.
Today Ullahau is a nature reserve area (since 1966) of [...]

It’s Saturday night and we’ve walked down on the rocks to the last rock, to watch the wonderful sunset down at the big rauk (sea stack) area Digerhuvud at Fårö island, Gotland, Sweden.
Can you get the feeling of freedom and peace standing there with the wind blowing in your hair and only the never [...]