Winter in Trondheim
Trøndelag is the least visited part of Norway. It’s far enough to the north to be cold and have an unstable climate, yet it’s too far to the south to offer…
24 Hour Helgeland Road Trip
Helgeland is one of the most scenic parts of Norway. For various reasons most visitors to the country ignore it. I may be slightly biased, having grown up in the…
Braving the Balkans
We knew little about Albania and her neighbors. In particular, we were happily unaware of the utter lack of driving skills among the locals. So my wife and I naïvely…
Enduring Tirana
Albania was never on my list of countries I particularly want to visit, but it has always intrigued me. For a long time, no other country could challenge it as…
Spontaneous Exhaustion
Spending the first half of May in Japan was interesting, but I was extremely tired when I returned home. Japan is a completely safe country to visit, yet I was…
An Arty Day in Oslo
Oslo was my home for more than a decade, and I still live nearby. If you want advice on visiting the city, you could do worse than listening to me.…