Switch off and relax in Sweden

#SWEDEN introduces ‘The 72 Hour Cabin’ to demonstrate how spending three days in Swedish nature enables people from all over the world to switch off and increase their well-being. Sweden’s life quality index ranks high, and its ‘close to nature’ #lifestyle is believed to be one of the secrets. 90 percent of all Swedes believe spending time in the open makes their everyday life more meaningful and almost 50 percent spend time in nature once a week or more. 

The freedom to roam gives everyone the right to access authentic nature in Sweden. With 95 percent of the country uninhabited, there is a lot to discover – from sitting by the fire, to looking out over Sweden’s 100,000 lakes, or picking berries and mushrooms.

In a new case study, five people with some of the world’s most stressful, among them the British Broadcaster and nature enthusiast Ben Fogle, a German police officer and a French taxi driver, will get the chance to experience Sweden’s ‘close to nature’ lifestyle first hand.  The case study will take place between the 7th and 10th of September 2017 and the results will be published to a global audience on the 10th of October. 

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Kaikoura open for business

SINCE the Kaikoura earthquake last November Tourism New Zealand has been ensuring international travel sellers are aware that #NewZealand and the #Kaikoura region are open for business.

“We are doing a lot of work to ensure that travel sellers continue to recommend Kaikoura as a destination," says René de Monchy, Director Trade, PR and Major Events at Tourism New Zealand.

“We are encouraging trade agents to come to Kaikoura and see for themselves that Kaikoura is up and running and some are taking this opportunity.”

“Understandably there has been a drop off in travel to Kaikoura in the wake of the earthquake. As access improves, more tourists are arriving but it will take some time to get back to the way it was.”

Tourism New Zealand will continue to work with travel sellers and focus on autumn sales and beyond.

Almost ninety per cent of tourism activity providers in Kaikoura are now operating again. Whale watching, dolphin encounters and albatross encounters are operating daily, offering plenty of activities for visitors in town.

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Secret Campsite publishes ‘escapee's’ handbook

THE GROWING network of #SecretCampsites, described as the ‘antidote to glamping’, has published an ‘escapee's’ handbook which instructs suburban and city dwellers on how to evade the pressures and stresses of modern, tech-driven life and cope with mobile phone withdrawal symptoms. 

Revealed by The Guardian as one of the top ten camp sites in the country, the original Secret Campsite – hidden near Lewes in the Sussex countryside – provides campers with the opportunity to get back to nature and relax in the great outdoors.

Subtitled 'In pursuit of Nothing Much', the 26 page manual has diagrams, illustrations, and colour photographs. The witty prose has tips on foraging for edible plants, making wild herbal tea, getting a good night's sleep under canvas, and essential campfire gastronomy. 

Embarking on nature trails, campers at The Secret Campsite guests regularly encounter slow worms, green woodpeckers, barn owls, grass snakes and adders, elephant hawk moths, pipistelle bats, fallow deer, and marsh frogs.

The handbook explains how campers can re-tune their senses to the sights, sounds, and smells of the natural environment, and to spot the abundant wildlife in woodlands and fields.

‘There's a place in the market for glamping, but it's not one we cater for,’ says Tim Bullen, an agriculture graduate who set up the environmentally-friendly Secret Campsite business in 2012. ‘Many glampers rented luxurious yurts and lavish log cabins because it was the trendy thing to do or because they cut their holiday costs during the economic downturn. We appeal to real campers who want be outdoors to fully experience the natural environment and eschew the modern comforts of home for a while.’

The escapee's handbook costs £5, of which £1 is donated to the Sussex Wildlife Trust. 

Mr Bullen is currently recruiting farmers and landowners who want to host their own Secret Campsite.

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