A big hello from Norway - after 3 weeks I finally reached what was to be the start of my cycle trip!!! I just caught two ferries in the last 3 days. One from Gothenburg, Sweden to Denmark and the other from Denmark to Kristiansand, Norway. But just in case you were thinking that's a bit of a cheat seeing as I'm supposed to be cycling all the way, well I took in a couple of detours one to the very tip of Denmark and the other to an huge sand dune which has literally swallowed a lighthouse. Both impressive sights... [View Full Entry]

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Nå er det bare 1 vaksine og 1 uke igjen til jeg reiser. Sekken er tom, og jeg har ikke peiling på hva jeg skal ha med meg. Tenkte jeg bare skulle legge til denne lille teksten, for å se om folk mottar e-post når jeg lager et nytt innlegg! [View Full Entry]

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It's been about 4 days since I last had the pleasure of having internet (It's amazing how dependent we are on internet now!!!) and there is a certain gladness you have when the internet place is open when you venture back into the city. I spent my last 4 days in the area of Norway in which my family lived and immigrated to North America from. The farm in which they lived and worked is near a hamlet called Åraksbø by the town of Bygland...which is beside the Byglandsfjord (complicated isn't it!!) I rented a vehicle from a company called, [View Full Entry]

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The most common phrase that I do say while I'm here is in the title. Translated it means, "I am from Canada. Do you speak English?" The Canada thing is important b/c americans are a little iffy up here as well. (are there any places in the world for an American to travel anymore!?!?!) Anyway, like I said before, they all generally speak english so that usually works. Last night I thought I would take in a movie at the local Kristiansand cinema. I decided on 'Transformers', which I wanted to see anyway...(Geek I know, but it was quite good!!!) [View Full Entry]

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I've made it to Norway and the experience of getting here is something I'll remember. First, the keys on the keyboard are not THAT different...however i've caught myself having to look for certain keys, since they are not where they SHOULD be! The day outside here in Kristiansand is quite overcast, it's not bad out however it is a little nippy. I'm actually quite humbled by my experience here in the morning so far. Generally, everyone here speaks english...but it is the initial shock that they go through when you start speaking english to them that is quite funny. Here's [View Full Entry]

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Untitled I arrived in Narvik on a Monday at 7 pm thinking I wouldn´t have any problem getting a room. Now that I´ve become more accustomed to traveling, the first thing I do is grab a hotel brochure at the train station and start calling for a room. Well I run out of Norwegian money before I find a place to stay, then I look at the map of Narvik and realize the hotels I haven´t called are all with in 10 blocks. I set out with my back pack to track down a hotel, the only one that has [View Full Entry]

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South East Norway - Nes Europe » Norway » Kristiansand By Olivi3r May 5th 2007Back to Oslo in my confy friend's flat just on time to go South for the week-end in her grandparents' place... 3 hours drinving under the rain cause this time the sun walked away ... Another beautiful part of Norway, different from around Bergen and the Sognefjord, different kind of coasts, so peaceful again, even with the bad weather, that was real holidays for eveything, all this trip in Norway in fact. Thank you so much Carina ..... [View Full Entry]

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Ja, nå e d snaue 2 veker igjen te reisa starter,og forberedelsane bjønner for alvor å sette inn. Me tenkte me måtte teste ut denna bloggen litt,så derfor har me laga ein liten fotosession der dikkan kan se at me bjønner å bli litt klare for avreise:) merk: me e overtrøtte etter ein lang dag på kiwi, og frøken ur viser at det egentlig e leggetid for lengst...jaja,ein får ikkje meir moro enn ein lagær sjøl....hehe !! [View Full Entry]

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I've arrived - and started the first leg of my journey. I'm here in Kristiansand, about as far south in Norway as you can get. The boat trip over from Newcastle was easy - sitting in a bar watching a band play whilst the North Sea passed by outside. I have a feeling it might be one of the easier journeys of the trip! The North Sea was as calm as a mill pond the whole way and in the distance you could see a big electrical storm - stayed inside with my beer watching that one! The first view of [View Full Entry]

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