When we started this website we thought it would be filled with images and videos from remote asian countries, jungles and waterfalls. Obviously everything went south after corona hit us hard.. Trying to do the best under the current circumstances we went to Gotland instead! Not as much “jet lag” as we had expected, but an amazing trip nonetheless. Watch the video (preferably in 4k) and let us know what you think!
Category: Sweden
Starting over
A picture from our honeymoon in Mauritius in 2015. Great place, lovely timesđ
Due to the disastrous situation in the world, we have now chosen to completely give up our ambition to go on our long journey.
We have been frightened by horrible stories about people being quarantined in terrible places in the world, and we do not want to expose ourselves to that risk. So we are now trying to cancel everything, and hope that we can get some of the money back…
We have also chosen to cancel Samuel’s parental leave, to save it for a later occasion, when we have managed to save more money and can redo our trip around the world.
Right now we feel very sad for everything we have lost. We have been longing for this trip for such a long time now, and having to start over from scratch feels really hard. At the same time, however, we are grateful that we did not leave and therefore also didnât have the risk of getting stuck in quarantine anywhere. It would be hard enough to quarantine here at home in the apartment, with an energetic two year old …!
As you hear, the emotions are mixed and probably it will feel that way a long time to come.
Now it remains to tell Emil about the situation (who is constantly talking about when we will fly airplanes, swim with grandma and grandpa in Bali and snorkel with turtles in Hawaii). He is so sensible and we know he will understand, it is more difficult for us to explain I think … Then we also have to unpack the suitcases and this is one of the worst tvings, which I would prefer to avoid. Then everything becomes too real I guess…
Anyway, we made our decision, so now we just have to try to get over this and hope that Corona is soon eradicated, so that everyone can start living their lives as normal !!
Thinking of everyone who has been badly affected by this virus and it is horrible … All love to you!
The “positive” of the trip being canceled is that we now will be able to share our new traveling plans from the beginning, and we look forward to that at least. We’ll see how the interest looks like on your part, but it would have been fun! Then there is the opportunity to start with our YouTube channel this summer anyway (if Corona situation is solved by then). In that case you could keep up with the things we have planned to do here in Sweden. Let’s see how things will work out…! Please write to us if there is something you want us to discuss and tell you about!
LOVE, The Jet lag Familyđđ
LĂ€ngst upp i inlĂ€gget Ă€r en bild frĂ„n vĂ„r bröllopsresa pĂ„ Mauritius Ă„r 2015. Underbart stĂ€lle, hĂ€rliga tiderđ
PÄ grund av det katastrofalt dÄliga lÀget i vÀrlden, har vi nu valt att helt ge upp ambitionen att ta oss ivÀg pÄ vÄr lÄnga resa överhuvudtaget.
Vi har blivit skrĂ€mda av hemska berĂ€ttelser om mĂ€nniskor som sitter fast i karantĂ€n pĂ„ fruktansvĂ€rda stĂ€llen i vĂ€rlden och vi vill inte utsĂ€tta oss för den risken. AlltsĂ„ försöker vi nu boka av allt som gĂ„r och hoppas att vi kan fĂ„ lite pengar tillbaka i alla fall…
Vi har valt att stÀlla in Samuels förÀldraledighet, för att spara den till ett senare tillfÀlle, nÀr vi har lyckats spara ihop mer pengar och kan göra om vÄr jordenruntresa.
Just nu kĂ€nner vi oss vĂ€ldigt ledsna och uppgivna, för allt vi har behövt slĂ€ppa och gĂ„ miste om. LĂ€ngtan har varit sĂ„ stor lĂ€nge nu och att behöva börja om frĂ„n noll kĂ€nns riktigt jobbigt. Samtidigt Ă€r vi dock tacksamma över att vi inte hann komma ivĂ€g och dĂ€rför ocksĂ„ slapp risken att hamna i karantĂ€n nĂ„gonstans. Det skulle vara jobbigt nog att hamna i karantĂ€n hĂ€r hemma i lĂ€genheten, med en energisk tvĂ„Ă„ring…! Som ni hör Ă€r kĂ€nslorna blandade och sĂ„ kommer det nog att vara en lĂ„ng tid framöver.
Nu Ă„terstĂ„r att berĂ€tta lĂ€get för Emil(som jĂ€mt och stĂ€ndigt pratar om nĂ€r vi ska flyga flygplan, bada med mormor och morfar pĂ„ Bali och simma med sköldpaddor pĂ„ Hawaii). Han Ă€r sĂ„ förstĂ„ndig och kommer att förstĂ„, det Ă€r jobbigare för oss som ska förklara tror jag… Sen mĂ„ste vi Ă€ven packa upp vĂ€skorna och det Ă€r nĂ„got av det vĂ€rsta, som jag helst skulle vilja slippa. DĂ„ blir allt sĂ„ verkligt…
Hur som helst sÄ har vi bestÀmt oss, sÄ det Àr bara att försöka att komma över det hÀr och hoppas pÄ att Corona snart utrotas, sÄ att alla kan börja leva som vanligt!!
TĂ€nker pĂ„ alla som blivit illa drabbade av detta virus och det Ă€r hemskt… All kĂ€rlek till er!
Det âpositivaâ med att resan Ă€r instĂ€lld Ă€r att vi nu kommer kunna dela med oss av vĂ„r nya planering frĂ„n start och det ser vi Ă€ndĂ„ fram emot. Vi fĂ„r se hur intresset ser ut frĂ„n er sida, men det hade varit roligt! Sen finns möjligheten att kanske börja med vĂ„r Youtubekanal Ă€ndĂ„ i sommar(om Corona Ă€r över dĂ„). DĂ„ skulle ni kunna fĂ„ hĂ€nga med pĂ„ sakerna vi har planerat att göra hĂ€r i Sverige. Vi fĂ„r se hur saker och ting löser sig helt enkelt…! Skriv gĂ€rna om det Ă€r nĂ„got ni vill att vi tar upp och berĂ€ttar om!
KRAM, The Jet lag Familyđđ
Corona proved to become the downfall of our journey
We have NEVER been this sad EVER. Itâs a sadness that is indescribable. What a way to initiate our lovely website, huh? We never thought something like this could fuck up the greatest journey of our lives.
We have tried to bypass Corona in every possible way in order to be able to begin the 3 months journey of our lives, wich is suppose to start in Dubai on March 28.
On Friday, we panicked and booked a 17 days long trip to Sri Lanka(leaving on Sunday 15) to get away from Sweden, and therefore not be affected by the entry bans. Sri Lanka felt safe. We were going to arrive in Sri Lanka on March 16 at 05:00 am, but yesterday we were told that they had put an entry ban on Swedes… The ban starts to apply FIVE HOURS before we arrive!! Now swedes are banned in the majority of the countries weâre visiting. With everything packed and ready to go, we now feel more empty then ever.
We can’t understand how we can have that maximum misfortune and now we hope and beg for a miracle, that will prevent us from being sniffed on the journey of our lives, which we have put our whole soul and a lot of money into… For US this is the biggest disaster of our life, and it does not help to think that many others are worse off, right now. Please, pray for us… That something is going to change in the two weeks that are left..
LOVE, The Jet lag Familyâ€ïž
Vi har ALDRIG varit sÄhÀr ledsna nÄgonsin. Det Àr en sorg som Àr obeskrivlig. Vilket hÀrligt sÀtt att inleda vÄr fina hemsida pÄ, va? Vi trodde aldrig att nÄgot sÄnt hÀr skulle kunna förstöra den största resan i vÄrt liv.
Vi har försökt att kringgÄ Corona pÄ alla sÀtt för att kunna Äka ivÀg pÄ vÄr livs resa som ska vara i tre mÄnader, planerad att börja i Dubai den 28:e mars.
I fredags panikbokade vi en 17 dagar lĂ„ng resa till Sri Lanka som skulle gĂ„ pĂ„ söndag, för att pĂ„ sĂ„ vis komma bort frĂ„n Sverige och dĂ€rför inte pĂ„verkas av de befintliga inreseförbuden. Vi skulle komma fram till Sri Lanka den 16/3 kl 05:00 och igĂ„r fick vi veta att de satt inreseförbud pĂ„ svenskar… Förbudet börjar att gĂ€lla FEM TIMMAR innan vi kommer!! Nu Ă€r svenskar bannlysta frĂ„n majoriteten av lĂ€nderna vi ska besöka… Med allt packat och klart var vi redo att Ă„ka och dĂ€rför kĂ€nner vi oss nu tommare Ă€n nĂ„gonsin.
Vi kan inte förstĂ„ hur vi kan ha sĂ„ maximal otur och hoppas nu pĂ„ ett mirakel som gör att vi inte blir snuvade pĂ„ vĂ„r livs resa, som vi lagt ner hela vĂ„r sjĂ€l samt mycket pengar i…. För OSS Ă€r detta den största katastrofen i livet och det hjĂ€lper inte att tĂ€nka pĂ„ att mĂ„nga andra har det vĂ€rre, just nu. SnĂ€lla, hĂ„ll tummarna för oss… Att nĂ„got kommer Ă€ndras de kommande tvĂ„ veckorna..
KRAM, The Jet lag Familyâ€ïž