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Norwegian Strawberries

You haven’t been to Norway until you’ve had a Norwegian strawberry. Strawberry season here is late July and very short so you better be quick if you want a taste of paradise in the Arctic. You can buy Norwegian strawberries from grocery stores however street stalls are nearly on every corner in the cities during [...]

Guess What Our Farm Grows?

Farmers need to cut down the grass so the marshmallows have room to grow nice and big…. At the marshmallow factory they are cleaned, cut into bite-size pieces, bagged and shipped to every shop across the country.

Just Mist My First Day in Oslo

I landed at Oslo airport after a brain numbing 38 hour journey from Melbourne, Australia. This would be the first time I would see my new home. I walked through those last sliding doors into Norway, but saw nothing – no rolling hills, no frosted lakes, not even darkness from the polar night. A mysterious [...]

The King Crab in Norway

In Finnmark you can go on a King Crab Safari if you have a diver’s licence – (and, if you want to brave the cold waters)…. My brother-in-law fished one out for us. Even though it wasn’t that big for a King Crab, I thought it best to admire from a distance.

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