![]() My husband and I have deemed any fika break while bicycle touring a “bika.” We have even fika’ed on short kayak excursions, just to sip on a sandspit. I incorporate fika into all of my adventures. And guess what they have some of the more established huts along the trail. Several summers ago, I hiked a part of the Kungsleden, a trail above the Arctic Circle in Sweden. ![]() In Sweden, you fika at cafes, at friends’ houses, on the train and in the mountains. Fika usually involves a small baked good as well. Usually there’s a social component-coffee is after all a social lubricant in many cultures-but you can certainly fika alone too. “I want to fika,” and “I would like to stop for a fika.” Fika is an iconic part of Swedish culture, a small moment that’s devoted to slowing down. As a word, “fika” can function both as a noun and a verb. In Swedish, the coffee break is known as fika. After all, that’s often what attracts us to the outdoors in the first place. ![]() And it encourages you to be in the moment, less focused on the destination, more on the now. It’s a lot more fun than a sip of water and a handful of trail mix. There is something special about enjoying a coffee break in the wild, even on a simple day hike. Rarely have I not stopped for the midday ritual with a freshly brewed cup (due only to exhaustion or time constraints). On trips, there are two categories of people: Those who are willing to stop in the middle of the day, take out the stove and have a proper coffee break. ![]()
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