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 [...]

It’s always fun to take kids to the beach.  They have a special energy that makes everything exciting again.  Even though Moose and I have been to this jetty a thousand times, it was great to visit again with a ‘kids-eye-view’. What normally is just a rock to you and I, turns into a jungle [...]

One question that Norwegians always ask me is: ‘How do you like the darkness?’ I always say: ‘I love it!’ They are often very surprised. It is typical for foreigners to be nervous about facing the dark winters in Norway. If you live above the Arctic Circle there is a period of time when the [...]

The Market Square is in the centre of town and has a great view of the mainland mountains, the famous Arctic Cathedral and the worlds northern-most Cabel Car. During summer you can watch extreme sport lovers paragliding off the mountains in the back ground with their colourful parachutes. In the winter time the community often [...]