Perhaps my last post was not exactly overflowing with positivity. Dealing with Internet companies is never fun, and trying to sort it out had me frustrated for weeks. Except by the end it wasn't just about the Internet anymore. It was Norway's fault we didn't have Internet, if ...
A Run-In with the Norwegian Mafia
A review of Stiftsstaden AS Trondheim - how they totally screwed us over I've said it before, but I'm going to say it again: I am SO happy to be living in Norway! After having spent many a magical holiday here as a child I was a little worried that the reality of non-vacation ...
August 2015 – 1 Month in Norway
This is going to make me sound like the Grinch Who Stole Summer, but I had been dreading August for probably the past six months. I know, I know. Like, I know. Watermelon, beaches, suntans, picnics, swimming - summer is awesome! But what I find a little less awesome is times of ...
A Weekend in Stockholm!
One of my favorite things about living in Europe is how easy it is to pop over to other countries. Like when Dan and I returned from our time in the mountains and my Aunt Hege announced that we were all going to Stockholm for my grandmother's birthday weekend! And an 8 hour train ...
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 ...