I’m thrilled to announce I’m working on my first book… A Weekend in Oslo. I’ve been planning to produce small travel guides to Norwegian destinations for some time now, inspired by the many emails I get almost on a daily basis. As I lived in Oslo for two years, I’ve chosen to start there. The book [...]
Welcoming A Cruise Ship Into Port
Thanks to a hat-tip from Visit Trondheim, I spent some time on Friday morning watching the Adventure of the Seas cruise ship arrive at Trondheim Port. I didn’t expect much other than seeing a new part of town, but it was a fun morning! When I arrived, several people were already there, some walking their [...]
Bike City Trondheim
For a country buried under snow and ice for several months of the year, Norway has a surprising love of cycling. That’s what I thought before moving to Trondheim. Here, I realise it’s more than just a love, it’s an obsession. Trondheim is bike city! I can’t walk the three minutes to my local Bunnpris without [...]
Heads up America, I’m coming!
I’m thrilled to announce that this October I’ll be visiting the heartland of the Norwegian-American community… Minnesota. Gerry is in town for a conference so I’m taking the opportunity to join him and visit somewhere I’d otherwise be unlikely to ever travel to. I’ve found the Norwegian-American story truly fascinating since moving to Norway, but it’s [...]
Charmed by Ålesund
After two years in Norway I finally made it to Ålesund, and enjoyed it every bit as much as I’d hoped I would. So join me now as I take you on an image-intensive tour of charming Ålesund. Because it’s impossible to visit this town without taking a whole bunch of photographs Getting “that” photo There’s [...]
First Hotel Atlantica, Ålesund
Last week I spent a couple of days in Ålesund, somewhere I’ve wanted to visit ever since I arrived in Norway over two years ago. I was in Ålesund for InnoTown, and I had the pleasure of staying in the First Hotel Atlantica. The location is perfect, just a few steps from the bus station [...]
A Weekend at Wembley
Oh the perils of being an expat football fan. When your team makes a Wembley final, do you go, or not? Like there was ever any doubt! Being a Northampton Town fan, you soon learn to savour the big occasions, as they don’t come along that often. In the club’s 116-year history this was just [...]
An Introduction to Trondheim
It’s been over a week since I packed my bags and left Oslo, so how am I settling into life in Trondheim? Pretty well, thanks! It’s not like Trondheim has been a massive surprise as I made six or seven trips here over the past two years. Despite having a good feel for the city, [...]
Two Years in Oslo – In Pictures
Wow, thanks so much for all the kind comments, tweets, and personal emails after I announced that I quit my job and left Oslo. It means a lot As the comments flooded in, I began to reflect on my two years in the capital. So many memories! Many captured on camera. Here are just some [...]
Goodbye Job and Goodbye Oslo!
Today marks an important anniversary for me. Two years ago I left the UK to start a new adventure. I wanted to experience living and working abroad, so I accepted a contract in Oslo from a few opportunities. During the first year I enjoyed living in Norway so much that I took a permanent job. [...]
Norwegian Russ – Silly Season is Here
Those new to Norway will notice some bizarre sights between now and 17th May: Teenagers lounging around the place wearing coloured (usually red) overalls Party buses cruising the roads playing bass-heavy music Fountains full of washing-up liquid It’s all part of Norway’s annual celebration for high school graduates – Russefeiring. Rather than me as an [...]
Interview with Kristian Nesser – Life in Small-Town Norway
As regular readers will have noticed, I recently spent some time in the Grong region of central Norway. It’s a region famous for its salmon rivers but largely ignored by travellers. I spent a night in a mountain cabin on the spectacular Geitfjellet mountains, my first experience of mountain life in rural Norway. In these [...]
Lost in the Mountains
Okay so the title is a little white lie, I wasn’t literally lost in the mountains. It refers to the feeling of isolation on my recent trip to Rundtjønnhytta, the tiny cabin in the middle of the Geitfjellet mountain range. I talked about the cosiness of staying in a mountain cabin, but this can only [...]
A Day and Night in a Mountain Cabin
“I’ve read your blog and you write about the cities really well, but you’re about to see real Norwegian life” So said my guide Kristian, as we jumped on a snowmobile for an 8km tour of Geitfjellet, the mountains that tower over Grong in Nord-Trøndelag. I say tour, but it was more of a one-way [...]
The Salmon Rivers of Trøndelag
It covers 16,000 square miles of central Norway, but Trøndelag is a region many tourists miss. This despite hosting an award-winning World Heritage town, one of Norway’s best ski resorts, and the country’s capital during the Viking age. That’s Røros, Oppdal and Trondheim, if you were wondering But the area has a growing reputation for niche tourism, [...]
