We recently rented out mountain bikes (MTB’s), which we are very proud of. But only renting out them is, of course, not our intention. We also want to be able to share our tips about the nicest and most beautiful routes when you rent our MTB’s. So, we have already spent a few evenings exploring the MTB. The nice thing is that you travel miles in no time, sometimes on forest paths, gravel roads, up and down the hills (for […]
Our holiday homes were filled the last few days, with my (Willem) family visiting us. A so-called Terstegen-weekend, which meant a weekend full of memories, stories, good food and activities. Besides some walks from our own issued booklet: “8 trails to walk around Ore/Furudal”, we choose to visit the Falun copper mine with its recently modernized museum and had lunch at restaurant Geshwornergården. Unlike me, my family is very sporty: yoga, horse riding, mountain biking/cycling, and football. To let them […]
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A crystal clear sky, sun, snowy pine trees, crispy snow. This weekend was great to go out cross country skiing: for the fun and I have to train for the Tjejvasan 2017 (Vasaloppet) in February. I must be honest: I left out that it was minus 15 and in the beginning I felt totally frozen, but after 15 minutes I felt fine again. That Furudal is a great place for Nordic skiing is not new. But that village has a […]
Although today it is snowy and still above zero, the freezing temperatures are in sight! The Swedish weather forecasters predict mid-November will be colder for Dalarna. Being a Dutchie, I automatically feel all excited: when can we skate again! In Holland, everyone gets Skatingfever when a severe cold is predicted (mostly in February) because it’s rare. This stays in your blood. We even have a word for it in Holland: Elfstedenkoorts, after the Elfstedentocht. The Elfstedentocht is a speed skating […]
Fall break: super boring? No, it’s super cool! If you know how and where to spend it. Walk, play, go out and explore! Fill your days with special fall-activities you’ll find all over the place during your break and then hygge in our Fähus or Hölada. From spooky activities in Siljans theme parks to an outdoor cinema, a campfire or exploring our autumn forests or if it’s raining cats and dogs, do experiments in a laboratory of the Falun mine, […]
Voor sommigen is een vakantie pas compleet met een gezonde dosis kunst en cultuur. Hoewel de natuur rondom onze boerderij adembenemend is, raden we een uitstapje naar Mora en het wereldberoemde Zorn Museum absoluut aan. Ontdek het indrukwekkende werk van Anders Zorn, de man die de ziel van Dalarna als geen ander wist vast te leggen. Van weelderige internationale portretten tot de intieme sfeer in zijn eigen woonhuis Zorngården: dit is het perfecte culturele dagje uit vanuit Furudal. En vergeet […]
Always best to recommend a hike to a nice place when you made it yourself and you liked it. Well, there are many trails on my wish list, but the one to Ärteråsen (about 8 km) I was most curious about because it starts right behind our farm. It’s an old path the villagers took with their cattle to go to their summer farms up the hill, Ärteråsen. Our Work Away volunteer Nadia, from Brazil, is a photographer, so it […]