I find it very curious how Norwegians approach their animals – they give them pet-names but then they can also eat them…lol. One time when we were on the farm we were eating venison. It was so lovely – and I told Farmor so. She smiled and said ‘Benson would be happy to know that’. [...]

Oldervik is a little fishing village, 40 minutes drive north-east of Tromsø. It is a dead-end, tucked away behind the Lyngen Alps. Oldervik may not be the most spectacular place in the world (and there are no shops, no activities and no attractions) but it does have a great view and, I must say, the [...]

Updated 23 october 2008 – A Federal Republic Updated 26 november 2008 – Final Chapter? (see below) When Tromsø was denied its bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics, it seemed to open some old wounds between Northern and Southern Norway. One Northerner felt enough was enough and decided to take matters into his own hands. [...]

Norwegians may not be very talkative or outgoing, but they are definitely a charitable people. In this time of financial uncertainty, Norwegians managed to dig deep. Over 100, 000 volunteers from all over the country collected over NOK 190 million for the TV-aksjonen Blå Kors (The Blue Cross TV Appeal) last night. That’s about USD [...]