We are well into polar night here in Tromsø, with barely any of that magical blue light we were getting in November. Right now Tromsø gets some twilight around 11 am, and then by 1 pm it's dark. But I'm happy to report that the darkness doesn't seem to be affecting me much. I'm ...
My Tromsø Apartment Tour
I've mentioned before that I was a bit unsure of Tromsø when I moved here. I hadn't loved the city on previous visits, and mostly just chose to move here because it's the biggest city in Northern Norway, and I wanted to live in a city but didn't want to move south. But when I ...
13 Ways Norwegians Taught Me to Love Cold, Dark Winters
At this point I can't even count how many friends have sent me links to various articles about how everyone should try to adopt a Scandinavian mindset when it comes to getting through the long winter ahead. The prospect of winter during a pandemic feels dark, and I guess the idea ...
Tromsø to North Cape: One Week Northern Norway Itinerary
I moved to Tromsø because I wanted to live in a city in the north of Norway, but while I was excited for all the opportunities and conveniences of a city, really I was most excited to live near the Lyngen Alps and Finnmark. I've been loving having so much to do in Tromsø, but I ...
A Quiet Northern Lights Escape in an Arctic Dome in Finnmark, Norway
One night in the Arctic Dome in Alta was definitely not enough, but luckily the next day I was headed to yet another Arctic Dome, this time farther north in Kokelv. I had actually driven right by Kokelv a little over a year ago on my Midnight Sun road trip, when driving down ...