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Kistefos – A Museum with a Twist

Kistefos is one of Northern Europe’s largest sculpture parks for contemporary art. I spent a whole day there a few weeks back, and I have to say I’m really impressed! In this post I’m sharing…

VÍKINGR – A Viking age exhibition in Oslo

The Víkingr exhibition is showing some of the most exquisite objects that we have from the Norwegian Viking Age. This includes the Gjermundbu helmet, which is the best preserved Viking helmet in the world. I…

Top six things to do in Bergen

I love Bergen and I’ve visited numerous times. This salty town on the Norwegian west coast is one of my favorite places to travel to in Norway. From Oslo I usually go by train with…

Driving Hardangervidda from Oslo to Bergen

All roads lead to Bergen.. Well, at least (almost) from Oslo they do. Whether you drive the Southern route E134, the Northern route 55 or straight west on the National Road 7. Rent a car…

How to make Norwegian Brown Cheese?

Making a Norwegian brown cheese / goat cheese is a process that takes a fair amount of knowledge and work hours. To make one you would need the following ingredients and tools: Milk from cow…

Sailing the Southern Coast of Norway

Summer 2021 was finally here, and Gabrielle (my girlfriend), myself and Lyra our Albin Vega sailboat, were all set and ready to go explore this pristine part of Norway! In Norwegian we call the southern…

The Marius Sweater – A Norwegian Icon

Of all the Norwegian sweaters out there, the Marius sweater (find them on Amazon) might be the most popular of them all. More than 5 million sweaters (one for each Norwegian?) have been sold, and…

Kubb – A popular yard game in Norway

I never miss out on the opportunity to play some Kubb 😀 Fancy a round of Kubb? Ask a Norwegian and before you know it you’ll be out playing. The word Kubb means “wood log”…

A final visit to the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo

The Viking Ship Museum in Oslo is about to close down, and I decided to pay it a last visit. The closing day will be on the 30th of September 2021, and it will re-open…

Eat a hot dog (pølse) like a Norwegian

Hot dogs are a big part of Norwegian food culture, and if you’ve been to Norway you know that wherever you are you are never far from a hot dog kiosk. However, the locals have…