Arctic/Nordics/Scandinavia

I was local expert and author of NileGuide’s Oslo blog from December 2009 to March 2011.

Norway’s Design-driven Innovation Programme
Oryx (Qatar Airways), March 2012

Three Great Places (pdf)
Oryx (Qatar Airways), October 2011

Oslo (pdf in English and Arabic) – interview with Snøhetta, architects of Oslo Opera House and Alexandria Library.
Oryx (Qatar Airways), September 2011


Pining for the fjords?

Guest post on Easy Hiker, October 2011

Velvet Oslo
Guest post on Velvet Escape, June 2011


Oslo with a local

World Reviewer, March 2011

Norway travel
Indie TravelPodcast, November 2010

On My Way to Work: Oslo, Norway
MatadorAbroad, October 2010

Summer packing list for Oslo
Journeywoman, August 2010

Green Guide to Oslo
MatadorChange, August 2010

10 Reasons to Take Your Family to Oslo This Winter
NileGuidance, March 2010

What NOT to do in Norway (and what to do instead)
MatadorTrips, January 2010

Oslo Celebrates
National Geographic Intelligent Traveler, December 2009

I Heart Oslo
National Geographic Intelligent Traveler, October 2009

Oslo City Guide
British Airways’ Business Life, April 2009

Thriving During the Polar Night in Longyearbyen, Svalbard
Trazzler, June 2009

Sleeping With the Grey Lady in Telemark
Trazzler, June 2009

Running on the roof of Oslo Opera House
Trazzler, June 2009

Actor-spotting in Cafe-Culture Style in Oslo
Trazzler, May 2009

Mingling with the Missing Link
Trazzler, May 2009

Listening to the River Music in Drammen
Trazzler, May 2009

17 May: Norwegian National Day – and Russ
Boots’n'All, May 2009

Chasing Ghosts of the Soviet Past in Pyramiden, Svalbard
Trazzler, April 2009

Being Awed by the Monolith in Frogner Park
Trazzler, April 2009

Dreaming of Books and Ghosts in Fjærland
Trazzler, March 2009

Feasting on Giant Crabs in Hammerfest in the Arctic
Trazzler, March 2009

Hiking Ancient Kjøsterudjuvet Canyon
Trazzler, March 2009

Hanging out with Henrik Ibsen in Oslo
Trazzler, February 2009

Admiring Ancient Art in Alta
Trazzler, February 2009

Walking with the Nudes of Oslo
Boots’n'All, March 2008

The Last Remaining Russian Settlement on Svalbard
Boots’n'All, October 2007

Pyramiden – A Russian ghost town in the Arctic
Travellady, October 2007

A Lone Drive to North Cape, Norway
Boots’n'All, October 2007

Hammerfest, the World’s Northernmost Town
Boots’n'All, August 2006