“I put my heart a little in Norway,” says Simon Rio.
“I think a lot of Scandinavia is right, the mandible and gorgeous. I was in a sports cafe on the Lofuton Islands in Norway in a sports cafe and sent a video to my family saying,” I will really make it here.
Reeve recently released a three -part series Scandinavia At the BBC, which depicts its journey through the pockets of Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Honorable members of Finland and Iceland to discover what makes the region’s fame of happiness, organized and successful.
“I think we’ve been drawn to the US parts,” Rio says. Of course, this is interesting and there are great characters. ” “But if we look at areas of the world where people are the happiest and most content – not the United States, this is Scandinavia,” he said.
“We got to know very good characters there who changed life and tried to change the world. We’ve all filled it in three programs.”
Looking out out of the house, the Scandanies look almost like the utopia, although the level of confidence in the community is shown through honesty shops and shows infants outside of Prama, pioneering green technology such as wind farms and carbon recorders and deep life -long life.
Unlike the United States, Scandinavian countries remain relatively outside the world. However, what Rio has discovered is that the region is also full of surprise, from Finland’s large investment in the longest NATO border in Russia, the constant threat of volcanic eruptions in Iceland, to the wave of gang violence using improvised explosives (IEDs) on the outskirts of Swedish.
While no part of the world can claim the title of a complete utopia, free of challenges and injustice, Rio faced almost legendary landscapes during his trip to the snowy land, beautiful footsteps and huge glaciers. However, there was a place where he spent him and that was Norway.
This is the second long coastline on Earth. With thousands of small, large islands, he was ridiculously broken and broken. “
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Cities like Stockholm and Malmo were featured in the series, but the main focus was the magnificent Scandinavian rural Wasts, which shows us why many people are attracted to escape from urban mini -breaker networks.
“Stockholm is often rated as the most beautiful city of Scandinavia, mainly known by the Swedes,” Rio recalls. “” It was a little cheek because [Sweden] It is gorgeous and was breathtaking for filming.
“I do not undermine the beauty of cities either, but I think the suburbs are magnificent,” he said.
“But certainly, people do not take the way people sometimes do in England. They are not wandering about having spontaneous festivals or fires in the land of others. You can walk and camp almost anywhere in Scandinavia, which is an amazing freedom.”
The Arctic deceit had already seen travelers go to Scandinavia for winter sports and adventure tourism activities, and Rio explains that the area is now accessible.
“In the past, keeping the kit was not easy to visit, and the clothes were not easily accessible, and in fact, it is a little cheaper now,” he said.
Whether it is Lapland, Svalbard and what Iceland, Oh me, the spectacular scenery you will see, the experiences that are extremely memorable, and certainly one of the best things about travel. “
Flying to the colder landscapes want more than just throwing swimsuit and flip flops in his transport, as Rio explains: “A recommendation given to me by an older woman sold outdoors in a market in Siberia. He said,” You should wear a cabbage. “
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Reeve recommends to get acquainted with the area by locally. “I think you always want a guide if possible. We have been taught for a while to do things spontaneously,” Rio says.
“Many people want to share their area with you. We only had guidance when we were in Laos as a family, and the experience we had was much richer.”
During Rio’s journey through Scandinavia, he was led by several guides, from a northern Semitic reinder in northern Sweden to a young volcano in Iceland, and he explains how these encounters are enriched with local communities.
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“My favorite form is a trip when the wealthy people get rigid money and spend it in areas of the world they need; return to local communities and help support desert areas,” he said.
“Scandinavia is a moral place for holidays, if you do it carefully. You can travel clean and green in many other areas of the world.
While the Rio series knows that not everyone in the area is generally generally in general, he also gained his life from the Scandinavian lifestyle. “That made me where I was, and the direction of the journey we are [the UK] Bright. “
“Maybe we have to inspire their lifestyle in Scandinavia and consider how this lifestyle can be in our favor,” he said.
“Travel helps us to ask who we are and where we are. We learn.”
Scandinavia with Simon Rio airs on the BBC on Sunday at 9pm on May 18. All three parts BBC IPlayer are available.
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