Holey socks have never been an issue for me.  You put on your socks and your toes stick through, but no worries, when you  put on your shoes people are none-the-wiser. However, now I’m living in Norway and I’m finding that holey socks are not as appropriate to wear anymore.  It’s not because it is [...]

I know this topic will likely be very controversial but lets see how we go ;D Being an immigrant myself, I am acutely aware of the behaviour of other immigrants.  This is because the way all immigrants behave adds to the general perception of immigrants in Norwegian society.  It generally goes: if one immigrant behaves [...]

The bunad is a traditional Norwegian costume worn by both men and women. It can either come from established rural traditions or have a more modern design inspired by historical patterns and cuts.

Today herding reindeer is synonymous with the Sami culture. It is recently thought that the Vikings were the first people to herd reindeer.