Tag Archives: Favourite places

First impressions of Norway…

…Norway through the eye of a first time visitor who happens to be a dab hand with a camera! It´s so much fun showing people around the place – not least so they can see that Norway is much more … Continue reading

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Point, click and hope…taking photos in Norway in February

Despite having spent the better part of two decades writing about technology and the benefits of its application, I´m not the brightest button in the box when it comes to using it myself – I am all fingers and thumbs, … Continue reading

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A beautiful day and a great weekend

I have been testing out my new phone today, to see just how smart I need to be to make use of all its new fangled bells and whistles and to ascertain the extent to which said bells and whistles … Continue reading

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A loss surprisingly difficult to bear

Ever had a response to something generally considered relatively minor in the grand scheme of things, but which to you felt unfathomably devastating? Well it happened to me yesterday. I felt immediately overwhelmingly panic-stricken, bereft and my stomach lurched (and … Continue reading

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Autumn in Norway, what a difference a day makes!

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This is going to be a short post, because after a weekend with friends in the mountains where the days were stretched to the max at both ends, my laughing muscles and eyelids are pretty tired and I´m ready to … Continue reading

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Why I love cricket

Yesterday England won the first test match of the current series against India at Lord´s. The match took five days and, I´ll be honest, although many of you bothering to even read this far are bored already (or at best, … Continue reading

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A smag af Danmark – taste of Denmark!

One of the best things about Norway is its close proximity to Denmark. Before I get shot down in flames for saying so, however, I wish to add that I mean this from the specific aspect of a summer sun, … Continue reading

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Summer in Norway!

The weird thing about summer in Norway is that when it comes, it´s often so good it really does function as nature`s thoughtful way of helping obliterate the mental and physical slog of surviving the interminably long cold and dark … Continue reading

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Annual pilgrimage over for another year

Once a year, around this time, give or take a week, I make my annual pilgrimage to a place that makes my pulse sink the minute I walk through the door. A temple of light, calm and nature there is … Continue reading

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Out to lunch: Ramme Gård

Whether I`m a home bird or whether it`s something to do with the extortionate remortgage-inducing cost of eating out at night in Norway (I include here the dress-up clothes mind) and the fact that the one with the car keys … Continue reading

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