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13/05/2026

I went to one of the most beautiful places I've visited. One more time. Porto 💕 New blog post!

Porto – a love story When I was flying into Porto the timing was just right, The Douro river glittered like gold. Just as the namne indicates, douro means gold in Portuguese. Yes. I’ve visite…

08/05/2026

The many faces of Ex Machina aka . It’s so fun, and interesting to see you on TV at ”Gift vid första ögonkastet”. You’re so brave and wise! It’s been quite a lot of photos during the years. Rooting for you, 241. Yes, I remember your number 🫶

25/04/2026

Poema Del Mar in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria ♥️ The most amazing aquarium I’ve visited, and I’ve vitiated many. You’ll get to see lovely fishes in a beautiful environment. You’ll also learn a lot about the seas and it’s inhabitants. It sometimes feels like you’re in the water yourself with the fishes making connections. Especially with the friendly turtle that has a bit of an bouyance problem. So cute. It’s not too crowded either. I hope I get a chance to visit again 🐠🐟🐠

21/04/2026

Did some event photography while studying! We had an on-site in Stockholm and visited both Kulturhuset and Stockholms Konstnärliga Högskola where we had workshops! Fun and interesting!
https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCRwLe

18/03/2026

Got a very nice surprise when I visited Old Town Phuket. It was amazing and beautiful. Stayed at the legendary sooo nice, the loveliest staff and rooms 🙏 Old Town is so scenic and beautiful, just walking around in the neighbourhood stopping for some food or shopping. And, I got to visit the Aquarium too and see mermaids, fishes and snakes 🐍 .phuket Great city, well worth a stay. Of course I’ve done a blog post about it https://helenaandthesea.com/2026/03/18/phuket-old-town/ - I’ve heard that links are supposed to work soon 😉 if not, head on over to HelenaAndTheSea.com

18/03/2026

Done some travels this winter too! My first visit to Thailand. Spent the last 2 nights in Old Town Phuket, amazing experience 🙏

Visiting the historical centre of Phuket, Thailand One of the highlights of my trip to Phuket in Thailand was visiting Phuket Old Town for the last two nights of my trip. I wanted to get a glimpse …

01/03/2026

Porto in Portugal ♥️ this amazing city by The Douro River and the Atlantic. I went there for Primavera Sound festival but discovered so much more in the city, things like the manta rays at Sealife Aquarium and surfing. Had such a great time there in the early summer. There’s a blog post up on my website HelenaAndTheSea.com about the days spent there. And, I can’t wait to go back.

01/03/2026

I went to Porto in Portugal 🇵🇹 attendended the Primavera Sound festival. Did a bunch of other things too 🏄‍♀️. Read about it here:

I went on a visit to Porto in Portugal for the firsta time in my life for the Primavera Sound Festival and discovered that there was so much more to the city than music. Porto is by The Douro River…

26/02/2026

Escaped the Swedish winter. Got to experience Carnival in Las Palmas again with all it's vibrant colors.

Every February, the Canary Islands ignite with the vibrant Carnival in Las Palmas, a dazzling celebration of joy, creativity, and cultural identity. Against the backdrop of stunning parades and cap…

26/02/2026

This amazing event called Carnival in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain 🙌 once again I got to take pictures of the joy the participants have and the effort they’ve put into their costumes and the parade itself. This is the children’s parade and their part of this years Carnival in Las Palmas on the island. So very special and so much fun and happiness 🎠🎪🎠 if you want to see more photos they’re up on my Flickr and of course, I wrote about it on my website.