I know, I know, everyone wants to go to Norway in the summer to enjoy the warm(ish) weather, hike through the Norwegian fjords, and stay in a cottage on the coast. But I'm beginning to suspect that everyone has it wrong, because Norway in winter is amazing. In fact, winter ...
Tokyo for First-Timers
Updated September 2022 No, this wasn't my first trip to Tokyo - I would guess that maybe I've visited Tokyo about twenty times now? Back when I lived in Japan, Tokyo used to be my favorite weekend escape. Come to think of it, Tokyo has always served as an escape for me, all ...
How to Plan a Trip When You Hate Planning and Love Spontaneity
You know how I said I really wanted to limit my international trips this year? Yeah I'm not sure how well I'm going to do with that little New Year's resolution. And don't even ask about my resolution to only eat chocolate once a week. I've been trying to focus all those ...
Is Norway Trying to Keep Mosjøen A Secret?
Updated September 2022 I talked to a few different people in Mosjøen, Norway and when I told them about my road trip through Northern Norway everyone had the same question: but why did I come to Mosjøen? And I mean, in many ways adding Mosjøen to my Northern Norway ...
9 Reasons to Visit Bodø on Your Trip to Norway
I visited Bodø for the first time a few years agao as part of my trip to the Lofoten Islands. I flew into Bodø in the morning, had lunch, and caught the ferry to Lofoten. And on my way back my ferry got in late at night and I flew back to Oslo early the next morning. In other ...