Me and blogging go way back. In those days when I had political ambitions I started a WordPress.com blog to make a name for myself. I soon graduated to the self-hosted flavour and from that moment on, I was hooked. For the non-techies amongst you, WordPress started life as a web publishing system for blogs, [...]
Best of the Blogs – June 2012
We’ve just enjoyed the lightest month of the year so there’s a positive mood around the expat blogosphere right now. Firstly here on Life in Norway, we published: Run to the Hills – I write about my move from the city centre to the hills of Oslo Usain Bolt – The Jamaican sprinter lit up [...]
Best of the Blogs – May 2012
Here’s our round-up of the best Norway-related blog posts you may have missed over the last month. Where’s Andrew? How can I start this month’s round-up with anyone else!? For the last few weeks Norway has played host to the National Geographic’s Digital Nomad, Andrew Evans. His tweets and photos covering his three-week stay have [...]
A Personal Update
Other than celebrating my first year in Norway, I’ve been a little quiet on here of late. Reason being, I’ve been incredibly busy! A New Job When I moved here one year ago it was on a temporary contract, so my future was always unclear. Sadly things didn’t work out so the past couple of [...]
The Future of Life in Norway!
Hey folks! I began this blog one year ago for many reasons. I wanted to keep in touch with family and friends, keep motivated to explore the country, meet new people in Norway, document my time here to look back on in years to come, and also flex my geeky muscles and build my WordPress [...]
26 Things I Learned From a Year in Norway
A whole year has passed since I packed my bags and headed north to Scandinavian lands. Some days I can’t believe it’s gone so quickly, other days it feels like I’ve been here a lifetime. But rewinding one year, I knew very little about Norway. The experiences I’ve had since then, many of which I’ve [...]
Best of the Blogs – April 2012
Here’s the third installment of our monthly round-up of the best blogs from Norway’s international community. Children of the Rainbow by Corrine on Northern Natterings This one passed most of the international media by. Last week 40,000 people gathered together in the rain to sign a song hated by Breivik, Children of the Rainbow. Just another [...]
Best of the Blogs – March 2012
Here’s the second installment of our new monthly round-up of the best blogs from Norway’s international community. Take it away, folks! Springtime in Norway I wasn’t the only one to get excited about the early onset of spring in Norway during March, it was a hot topic amongst the blogosphere too! In fact, Katy from [...]
Norway Has Many Voices. Be One Of Them!
There are three things certain in life. Death, tax and change. One day I will die. Each year I must pay tax to one Government or another. And yep, you guessed it, Life in Norway is changing. I began writing the Diary of David in April 2011, as a personal blog intended to keep my friends and [...]
Best of the Blogs – February 2012
There is a nice friendly bunch of international bloggers here in Norway and each month I am going to round-up the posts I found most interesting to share with you all. So, off we go then! The Marmite Dilemma in Scandinavia by Sarah from A New Life in Norway Sarah writes about the British obsession [...]
