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Midnattsol The land of the Midnight Sun We boarded in Bergen. The crew cast off and we set sail for Northern Norway. We were bowled over by the warm welcomed on deck by the staff who were happy to be back on board,… Read More »TRAVEL
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Norgesferie Hidden in wonder and snow, or sudden with summer, This land stares at the sun in a huge silence Endlessly repeating something we cannot hear. Inarticulate, arctic, Not written on by history, empty as paper, It leans away from the world… Read More »TRAVEL
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ha det (goodbye) “You get a strange feeling when you’re about to leave a place. Like you’ll not only miss the people that you love but you’ll miss the person you are now at this time in this place, because you’ll never be this way… Read More »TRAVEL
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A monumental debate “There are many statues of men slaying lions, but if only the lions were sculptors there might be quite a different set of statues.” – Aesop A friend just shared a link on social media, asking us to sign a petition… Read More »TRAVEL
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Nydelig All food does not come upon one single dish. All mat kjem ikkje på eitt fat One of the best things about being in a new place is trying out new food. Our first introduction to Norwegian food was a KVIKK LUNJS chocolate bar. In… Read More »FOOD
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Independence Day Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference It’s our Independence Day. And it’s worth celebrating. Because two years ago we changed how we live our lives.… Read More »SLOW
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Treetops “It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress of humankind” – Queen Elizabeth II On 5 feb 1952, a young newly wed princess, ascended at Treetops camp in Kenya on her honeymoon. The following day she received the news… Read More »TRAVEL
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HURRA for Norway Our individual lives cannot, generally, be works of art, unless the social order is also – Charles Horton Cooley I was watching a news channel this morning. And I was engrossed in an interview with Dutch historian and author, Rutger Bregman. Some of what he… Read More »TRAVEL
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A birthday Afya njema na furaha Afya njema na furaha Afya njema na furaha mpendwa wetu Kieran Afya njema na furaha mpendwa wetu Kieran We met on his birthday, in Barcelona. Since then, every year, we buy each other birthday trips, not birthday gifts. This year… Read More »TRAVEL
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‘Gratulerer med dagen’ Håper at det smaker Meaning: I hope it tastes good, bon appetit! ‘Gratulerer med dagen’. This the Norwegian greeting on National Day…roughly translated as ‘Congratulations on this special day’ or ‘Happy birthday’. It’s the anniversary of Norway’s constitution, which was signed at Eidsvoll… Read More »TRAVEL