Whoa, since when is August a month of emotional turmoil? Like, aren't we supposed to save that stuff for January? August saw me totally bummed by the lack of summer here in the mountains, ecstatic over the early arrival of a stunning autumn, and positively giddy over finally ...
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9 Reasons to Visit Norway in Autumn
Last week while foraging for blueberries on the mountainside behind my cabin I stumbled on a bright red leaf. Confused, I looked around and realized what in my concentration on getting enough berries I had been completely missing: autumn has begun! In mid August? It's ...
How to Be a Horrible Tourist in Amsterdam
Chloe and I chose to meet in Amsterdam purely out of convenience. She was going to be in Brussels for a couple of weeks and flights from Oslo to Amsterdam had the best times, so we decided to book flights there. So I'm sorry, Amsterdam, but this visit actually had nothing to do ...
A Touch of Time Travel
Yeah, yeah, travel is great for seeing places totally different from your home, meeting new people with different perspectives, and discovering new cultures. But the coolest part of travel? When it takes you through time. Okay fine, I might not mean that entirely literally. ...
July 2016 – 12 Months in Norway
July, aka the month Norway plunges into chaos. For three weeks in July almost everyone goes on holiday, which means that you really shouldn't try to get anything done here then. Don't even try to buy a newspaper - the supermarket always seemed to be missing at least half ...