My name is Jarda Zaoral. I originally come from the Czech Republic but I have lived in Sweden since 2012. I work as landscape and wedding photographer, guide and writer and this blog is my biggest hobby. I hope it helps you to plan your trips to the mountains and Scandinavia!

I started to write this blog when I decided to climb the highest point of every European country. This project called European Peaks changed my life. I published a book in Czech (now working in English version), my blog got a lot of readers and I realized that this is what I want to do in my life. Writing and adventures! Since that, I wrote nearly 100 different blog posts about various adventures across Europe, focusing on mountains, hiking and winter adventures. In the meantime, I was getting a lot of guests in Stockholm and people were asking me what to do in Scandinavia so I also started to write more practical tips for Scandinavia.  

My biggest support in life is my wife Joanne who doesn’t only help me mentally when it’s too much work for me but also helps me taking care of my blog. Her English is perfect and since she also works as a writer, she helps me by editing my blog. 

How do you find all relevant articles on this website? You can find all articles on the main blog site.

My main topic on this website is about Hiking & Mountains. On that link you’ll find many practical tips for hiking and climbing adventures around Europe. If you are looking for specific tips about my expedition, check out European Peaks. 

The newest section on my blog gives tips about outdoor life and adventures in Sweden and the whole Scandinavia where I currently work on a long term project Experience Winter!

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