Here’s a competition for our readers: In the picture below, there are three cars. Can you find them? Hint: Look for the little details, like these: Bonus question: Should these owners even attempt to drive to work, or is it better to take the bus and wait for summer?
Yes, that’s right. In the middle of winter, above the Arctic Circle, we Tromsø væringer shake off the snow and put our glad rags on for an all out Latin American celebration. Over 14 days of concerts, exhibitions, dancing, films, food, seminars and colourful fun sure makes the winter blues melt away. As one of [...]
Over the weekend it has been raining and temps have been above freezing for the first time in a while. This has resulted in the otherwise snow-covered roads in Tromsø turning into slick ice. Ever been to a skating rink? Skating rinks are not that slippery… This morning there had been a new snowfall and [...]
I think Autumn is my favourite season in Norway – the weather is still warm here in Tromsø, the sunsets come down over the mountains again and the blueberries are ripe for the picking.
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Today herding reindeer is synonymous with the Sami culture. It is recently thought that the Vikings were the first people to herd reindeer.
The further ‘out of the way’ you go the more common it is to see folk cottages standing by the side of roads, along fjords or in a thicket of trees, minding their own business.
How Norway became a country is shrouded in mystery and folklore. The most well known tale is of Harald Hårfagre who gathered the small kingdoms of the north into a unified nation in 872AD – and of course, this story is about love.
Celebrate National Fårikål day with us. On the last Thursday of September every year Norway celebrates their national dish with, of course, all you can eat fårikål!
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Pølse is THE fast food of Norway. When the grilled pølse was first introduced to Norway in the 50s it was eaten naked – without bread.
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