First, the big news: Dan and I bought a car! Perhaps you can guess what that means for our future plans in Norway. While our rent-a-wreck wasn't too expensive at 4,600 kroner ($540) a month, it wasn't the best car and I realized it would be a bit silly to continue renting ...
destinations
Bye Bye, Trondheim
I'm writing this post from the train from Trondheim down to my grandmother's home in Bø, Telemark. It's a 12+ hour journey, but one of the prettiest train rides I know. We'll be going over the mountains soon and I'm going to keep an eye out for reindeer and muskoxen! I'll be ...
The Thing I Love Most About Norway
It's no secret that Norway has a beautiful coastline, especially considering those world-famous fjords. But for the very best of Norway, I prefer to head a little more inland. And up. Up and up and up, until I'm above the trees. Actually, in Norway you don't have to go that ...
Norway’s Prettiest Autumn
After flying over Norway on my way back from the United States, I promised myself that I would get myself to the mountains asap. Norwegian nature is simply too beautiful to spend all my time in a city. So I asked Eirik and Dalila, aka my only two friends in Trondheim, if there’s ...
Norway’s Prettiest: Hardangervidda and Gaustatoppen
When I said farewell to Alicia and Bryce in Mongolia I knew I'd be seeing them soon somewhere. And sure enough, five months later they turned up on my grandmother's doorstep in Norway! My grandmother lives in Bø, Telemark, which though boasting Norway's biggest water park might ...