“Reindeers have the right-of-way,” they grunt, these two, as they cross the road in front of me, forcing me to hit the brakes hard enough for the seat belt to really fasten. They then proceed to attack someone’s front garden. No need to trim bushes [...]
A few months ago, I promised you more on my impromptu Arctic road trip this summer. Well, I'd better get on with it, hadn't I? Today, I wanted to tell you about the Vega Archipelago - or Vegaøyan, as it's locally known. Now, Vegaøyan is [...]
This summer, I've been roaming about in Norway, with both kids, with one kid, with friends - and on my own. Last week, Cat decided all she wanted for her 12th birthday was to go to yet another horse riding camp. And so I found [...]
Are you familiar with the Norwegian painter Edvard Munch? You will at least have seen his work Skrik (Scream) in one of its many forms, if not as a painting, perhaps as a punching bag? A year ago in 2012), one of four original versions [...]
Tree houses, ice hotels, 747s, caves and grottos, houses made of cow dung, caravans, sheep sheds, the beach,... I do like quirky sleeps, though it has been a while, meaning I've shoddy or no photos, so I haven't covered many here on Sophie's World. That's [...]
Easter 1911 Spring is finally in the air up here in the northern world, although it looks like snow will be on the ground for a few more days at least, to the delight of most. Easter, you see, means a 10-day-vacation - we're in [...]
Today, I'm joining the 100 cities to homeswap before you die-initiative and I'll let you in on how to spend a perfect day in Oslo. (For more information on the project, click on the link at the end of the article.) It's not easy. That's [...]
