Our backyard is filled with yummy blue, black and red berries but our sky is a delicious orange and purple candy floss.

The last month we have had to use the lights in our house at night.  This might seem quite normal for most people but since we have been living with the sun constantly through out Summer there has been no need to switch on any light in the house.
But now in Northern Norway the night [...]

It is hard to go to sleep when you know what is happening outside.  The days are lovely this side of Summer but the nights are absolutely beautiful.

I wish you were there, then you wouldn’t have to rely on my measly words or pictures to tell of this moment.
These are the days of the midnight sun.  The mountains are so high that sunrise is mimicked each morning.  The city lays dark but the sky is bright.  The sun makes it’s climb over [...]

It seems we have a little problem in Tromsø.  In Summer, residents have to play dodgems with the local seagulls.  To me seagulls are like pigeons – just add water and they become the flying rats of the sea.  However, in Norway they have the biggest seagulls I’ve every seen – the Great Black-Backed Gull [...]

Farfar is now blind and nearly deaf.  He usually needs two walking sticks to poke his way around the house.  It is getting harder for him to occupy himself during the day.  We often catch him falling asleep at the breakfast table, in his rocking chair or in the lounge (usually sleeping with his stereo [...]

Food is very important in Norwegian culture, a proud part of their identity, however, food connoisseurs in Europe have always thought the Nordic countries lack quality and sophistication in their cuisine.  (Finland is always picked for the worst cuisine in Europe every year.)
I find that the ideas behind food in Norway is very different to [...]

Alta’s highpoint is Komsa Mountain.  It may not compete in height or size with Bergen’s Seven Mountains or Tromsø’s Mount Storsteinen – well, in fact, in the post There is a Hill in Alta I thought Komsa was… you guessed it – a hill!  but apparently standing 203 metres above sea level still classifies it [...]

Spring is often considered a beautiful time of year.  Not in Norway.  In other places around the world the sun is shining, the grass comes out, the flowers bloom and the birds happily fly back to their summer homes.  Not in Norway.  The Spring months are March, April and May (in the northern hemisphere) and [...]

The Sami Easter festival has something for everyone.  Not only can you get up close and personal with the reindeer but there is a whole array of activities that showcase Sami life and culture.  The festival also includes the Reindeer Racing World Cup, the Sami Film Festival (which is held in an ice-cinema), the Sami [...]