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The desire to disconnect from the digital, always-connected everyday life was one of the driving forces. Jesper Skarman describes it as “a unique mental reset.”

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The hunt for total silence took him 37 miles through the Arctic

Most trips are planned around comfort, accessibility and smooth booking flows. But there are travellers looking for the exact opposite. For Jesper Skarman, it ended in a 37-mile ski expedition through Svalbard’s wilderness.

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Published 17 June 2026 - 19:14

Qatar Airways plane flying low with landing gear down against a blue sky.

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En familj går med en resväska genom en ljus flygplatsterminal bredvid stora fönster.

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Vy från ett flygplansfönster med en stor jetmotor och blå himmel ovanför vita moln.

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