A big reason I decided to move to Mosjøen is that I wanted to explore more of Helgeland. I love how varied the landscape is here, and that I can spend winter days in the snowy mountains in inner Helgeland and summer days on the beaches along the coast. And so to make my ...
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Discover Norway’s Hidden Gem, Hattfjelldal in Helgeland
Enough waffling from me though - let me tell you what we actually did in Hattfjelldal! That's what I wrote at the end of my previous post about inner Helgeland, before I realized that I had already written several thousand words and maybe that was enough for one day. Quick ...
If You Want A Truly Local Norwegian Experience, Head To Helgeland
When I shared news of my move to Mosjøen at the end of last year in this blog post full of photos of my new home town, so many people commented saying they could see why I chose to move here. Mosjøen is beautiful! But what's funny is, when I told my friends and family in southern ...
Our Arctic Bucket List Itinerary for Norway + Sweden (1-2 Weeks)
When Danielle first said she was going to visit me in Norway in January I got super excited. And then the stress hit. Danielle isn't a big fan of the cold and I knew she was pretty much only coming to see me, but I wanted to make her trip as worthwhile as possible. Plus I'm ...
Staying in an Arctic Dome in Narvik, Norway
Shortly after I convinced Danielle to come visit me in Norway she sent me over a list of things she wanted to experience here. And at the top of the list was staying in a glass igloo. My stomach dropped when I read it, because the only glass igloos in Norway I knew of where ...