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Pocket Explorer

ast summer, on an extended camper-van vacation through Europe, my family became enthralled with Scandinavia. We were amazed with its seemingly endless natural beauty, majestic fjords, remote beaches and humble, handsome villages. As much as we saw from our camper, we imagined towing a boat and finding transient slips at the fishing harbors that dot the coastline. Cruising would allow us to explore even more of the region’s alpine

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