Easter BBQ
The days have been beautiful over Easter and so we couldn’t let all the sunshine go to waste. A family BBQ on the sledding hill was the perfect way to make the most of our holiday.
At 1 o’clock the hill was packed with sun-bathers and families. The hill is in a great position facing the [...]


Many Norwegians know what they are doing when they pick wild mushrooms. This knowledge is passed down the family during mushroom hunting trips. The hard-core mushroom hunters go into the mountain wilderness for days to get the best finds.
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Many English words actually come from old Norse language – brought by Vikings to England in medieval times. Here are some words you have probably uttered without realising you are speaking Norwegian!
Flower Show Series: Arctic Botanical Garden Selection – Tromsø
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.
Towards the water in a beautiful pocket of leafy oak trees is the Byneset Church.