I've already written up a packing guide for winter in Norway, so now I figured it was time for a summer version of my Norway packing list! Because while at first I thought packing for winter in Norway was the biggest challenge for visitors, it's actually quite simple: just ...
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My Norwegian Knitting Patterns
A few people have asked about the patterns for my Norwegian sweaters, so I thought it would be easiest to gather them all in one place! Several are in Norwegian, but you can probably use AI to translate them if you need to. These are all knit bottom up, and as with most ...
35 Unique Things to Do in Mallorca Away from the Resorts
I'll be honest, I was skeptical about booking a holiday to Mallorca. In fact, the first time I visited Mallorca the only reason I agreed to go was that my boyfriend at the time really wanted a beach holiday but was only able to get time off in May, and most of the other beach ...
8 Prettiest Beaches in Mallorca
Updated May 2026 After my last detailed post about non-resorty things to do in Mallorca, I thought maybe I should offer some lighter Mallorca reading as well. Because yeah, yeah, it's great to explore new places and all that, but really what I mostly wanted to do on all my ...
Top 31 Things To Do in Bergen – From a Local!
I used to live halfway between Bergen and Oslo and whenever I traveled I would try to find flights out of Bergen instead of Oslo, because I liked Bergen so much more. In fact I enjoyed visiting Bergen so much that I ended up living in Bergen for three years! And I still always ...