PLANETSWIMMER

Welcome to the Planetswimmer blog! Stories from swimming indoors and outdoors, from ice swimming to tropical beaches. Not to mention hotel pools!

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	Berghof Hintertux Wellnesshotel On my recent trip to Austria, I stayed for a few days in Hintertux at the Berghof Hintertux Wellnesshotel. Hintertux is already by itself an amazing environment with the green hills and towering mountains and glaciers. But the Berghof turned out to be perhaps the best sauna & spa hotel that I've been to! Full story August 2018, Berghof Hintertux Wellnesshotel, Hintertux, Austria Sauna (Normal, Steam, Infrared); Swimming (Indoor, Outdoor, Water, Waterbody-Pool)

	Block cave + river = fun? Swoosh, flushed down! This cave makes me feel like going down the drain. Full story (TGR version) (Suomenkielinen versio) August 2018, Saubachlhöhlen, Yspertal, Austria Caving (Rock, Rock-Granite, Morphology-Boulders, Basic, Swimming); Swimming (Outdoor, Underground, Nature, Water, Waterbody-River, Cave)

	Langbathseen Swim Had a nice swim today, up the road from Ebensee. At the Langbathseen lake. Very nice, clear, blue, greenish water, and a wide beach with plenty of room even on a hot day. Full story August 2018, Langbathseen, Ebensee, Austria Swimming (Outdoor, Water, Waterbody-Lake, Beach)

	Swim at the Castel Gandolfo On our last day of the Italian tour, Janne and I drove to Lago Albano, an old volcanic crater that is now filled with water. On the rim of the crater you can find Castel Gandolfo, one of most beautiful Italian towns, the Pope's summer cottage, and wonderful views. Full story August 2018, Lago Albano, Castel Gandolfo, Italy Swimming (Outdoor, Water, Waterbody-Lake, Beach); History; Climbing (Volcanoes)

	Sauna at the Fairmont the Queen Elizabeth I'm staying at a conference in Montreal, at the Fairmont the Queen Elizabeth hotel. Full story July 2018, Fairmont the Queen Elizabeth, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Sauna (Normal); Swimming (Indoor, Water, Waterbody-Pool)

	Pool at the Hilton Sorrento Palace While touring the Naples area, we stayed in Sorrento, at the Hilton Sorrento Palace. They had a nice pool, with a view of the Vesuvius! Full story July 2018, Hilton Sorrento Palace, Sorrento, Italy Swimming (Outdoor, Water, Waterbody-Pool)

	LivingWell at Heathrow Airport The LivingWell gym club has a facility at the Terminal 4 Hilton in Heathrow. Is it any good? Full story July 2018, Hilton Terminal 4, Heathrow Airport, London, United Kingdom Sauna (Normal); Swimming (Indoor, Water, Waterbody-Pool); Travel

	Tegelhagens Badplats 100 meter commute to the office from the hotel. Free bikes at the hotel. And a nice beach a bike ride away. Cannot complain! Full story June 2018, Tegelhagens Badplats, Sollentuna, Sweden Biking (Bike-City, Track-Trail, Track-Road, Outdoor); Swimming (Outdoor, Water, Waterbody-Sea, Beach)

	Cleaning up rat shit in the cabin +10C, raining, high winds, cleaning up ratshit in the cabin, a fallen tree on our swimspot... HAPPY MIDSUMMER!!! Full story June 2018, Arkko summer cottage, Teisko, Finland Sauna (Normal); Swimming (Outdoor, Water, Waterbody-Lake, Beach)

	Cave Radios with Bo Lenander I had an opportunity to interview Bo Lenander, Swedish Speleological Society, about cave electronics and communications equipment. In this video he explains the equipment that he has built and what it can be used for. And then we try it out in the Gotland's Lummelunda cave! Full story (Suomenkielinen versio) June 2018, Lummelunda, Gotland, Sweden Caving (Rock, Rock-Limestone, Morphology-Karst, Basic, Boating, Swimming, Equipment); Swimming (Indoor, Underground, Water, Waterbody-Cave)

	Solbergabadet While at the caver's camp, I felt like I needed a shower... and a sauna. Solbergabadet in Visby to the rescue! Full story June 2018, Solbergabadet, Visby, Gotland, Sweden Sauna (Normal); Swimming (Indoor, Water, Waterbody-Pool)

	Santasport 45 minutes before I need to be at the airport. But I'm sweaty. Is there a sauna that I could visit? Yes there is. Santa's sauna. Full story May 2018, Santasport, Rovaniemi, Finland Sauna (Normal); Swimming (Indoor, Water, Waterbody-Pool)

	Benvengudo Benvengudo, near Arles, France. Nice pool! Full story May 2018, Benvengudo, Arles, France Swimming (Outdoor, Water, Waterbody-Pool)

	Pool at the Big Bear Frontier When visiting the Big Bear Lake ski areas, I stayed one night in the village, and obviously had to try their pool. Even if there was no sauna... Full story March 2018, Big Bear Frontier, Big Bear Lake, California, USA Swimming (Outdoor, Water, Waterbody-Pool)

	Another visit to Kuusijärvi 1/ It is -15C 2/ I had a nice smoke sauna & dip to lake 3/ But my car... dead. Now waiting for the tow truck. Full story February 2018, Kuusijärvi, Vantaa, Finland Sauna (Smoke); Swimming (Outdoor, Ice, Water, Waterbody-Lake, Beach)

	Swim in the East Itäkeskuksen Uimahalli I visited the Itäkeskus swimming hall after many years of not being there. It is one of my favourite community swimming pools. Full story February 2018, Itäkeskuksen uimahalli, Helsinki, Finland Sauna (Normal); Swimming (Indoor, Water, Underground, Waterbody-Pool)