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Finding ‘Kos’: Why travelling slow is exactly what we need right now

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Professional 'Kos': On a holiday made by a travel curator

Since moving to Norway from the UK in 2016, I have truly learned to appreciate Norway is the land of 'kos' - a truly special, yet intangible concept.

I hope and trust these journeys and articles will inspire you with ideas for your own personal journey to discover 'kos', and when you do; embrace it with everything you've got. 

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Norway is the land of ‘kos’. Kos is a truly special, yet intangible concept that is uniquely Norwegian. It is the art of consciously appreciating what is happening. Kos is a state of mind, a feeling that can be felt alone or with others.

Long journeys encompass a slow approach to travel. Spellbinding accommodations make perfect home offices, family spaces or launchpads to explore the local areas and their plentiful secrets. Slow travel means fewer travel days and longer stays, being in one place long enough to make meaningful connections and conversations, absorbing and understanding the culture. Slow travel is time for personal awareness: tuning into your own feelings, redefining and setting new goals, feeling peace, clearing brain fog, invigorating the mind and establishing what matters in a new normal. Essentially, slow travel is 

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A once-in-a-lifetime road trip above the Arctic Circle which includes spectacular stops on your way through beautiful nature. Up here everything is an adventure, driving in the midst of an Arctic coastal and mountain environment provides a powerful sense of serenity. But North or the Arctic Circle it is extremely important to be aware of the weather and its genuine power. 

The Norwegian landscape at this latitude is characterised by an exotic climate. Watching the midnight sun start a new day late at night is a memory that will stay with you forever. That being said, we believe it will be the genuine people of the North who will immerse you in local life and their cultural heritage who will enrich you and leave the strongest everlasting impression.