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Discovering Oslo, Part II: inside

Published: 3rd June 2013 by Laurence Norah Leave a Comment

Discovering Oslo, Part II: inside

After Part I, which was all about discovering Oslo on a beautiful day out, now comes Part II, in which we find that Norway’s capital boasts so many fantastic museums and exhibitions that bad weather is absolutely no let-down. The only problem might be that you don’t even know where to start. But have no fear: we are not going to let you stand in the rain! Let us … [Read more...]

1 Day in Bergen – What To Do

Published: 23rd May 2013 by Laurence Norah Leave a Comment

1 Day in Bergen – What To Do

As regular readers will be aware, we spent a rather chilly few weeks in March 2013 travelling around Europe, visiting some destinations neither of us had been to and having a lot of fun in the process. One of our missions on the trip (well, ok, so it’s a mission on every trip) was to capture some great photos of our journey for our transport partner, Eurail. Ostensibly pictures … [Read more...]

Discovering Oslo, Part I: outside

Published: 16th May 2013 by Laurence Norah Leave a Comment

Discovering Oslo, Part I: outside

When we arrived in Oslo, the weather forecast announced that we would have a sunny day and a rainy day during our stay in Norway’s capital. Ever the brilliant organisers we decided we would cleverly visit all the outside sights on the sunny day, and the inside sights on the rainy day. And even though we have had our fair share of the weather forecast being completely wrong … [Read more...]

An Instagram tour of Europe

Published: 9th May 2013 by Laurence Norah Leave a Comment

An Instagram tour of Europe

Remember when I was all like “We’re going on an adventure around Europe with Eurail and HostelBookers!”? Well, that adventure is now over, and what a lot of fun we had. From the moules and frites of Belgium to the snow swept streets of Oslo, we managed to take in seven countries in 21 days, which was a lot of fun. Today I’m pleased to share with you some of our … [Read more...]

A self-guided tour of Copenhagen

Published: 2nd May 2013 by Laurence Norah Leave a Comment

A self-guided tour of Copenhagen

There are definitely more comfortable places to sit than on Hans Christian Andersen’s left knee. On top of that, instead of telling me a story out of the book that is resting on his right knee, he is staring over to the Tivoli, the famous theme park, completely ignoring me. Well, I can’t say that's good manners but I do understand why he is like that. Who even knows how … [Read more...]

Four Things Not to Miss In Ghent

Published: 25th April 2013 by Laurence Norah Leave a Comment

Four Things Not to Miss In Ghent

Ghent is in Belgium. Which, other than chips, Audrey Hepburn, chocolate and a statue of a small boy peeing, isn’t exactly famous for anything. It’s almost famous for not being famous for anything in fact. Which is a bit of a shame really, because Belgium has a lot to offer, the small town of Ghent being one of these things. We visited recently as part of an adventure around … [Read more...]

A warm welcome in Copenhagen at the Absalon Hotel

Published: 15th April 2013 by Laurence Norah Leave a Comment

A warm welcome in Copenhagen at the Absalon Hotel

I like warm weather. This fact should be apparent by the destinations I’ve covered in the blog, and the way that they rarely seem to include snow, or ice. Other than that trip around New Zealand, where poor timing meant we occasionally saw some actual snow. So when I booked my trip around a number of Scandinavian countries in March, it was with high hopes of a beautiful … [Read more...]

Tips for sleeping on a plane

Published: 28th March 2013 by Laurence Norah Leave a Comment

Tips for sleeping on a plane

A lot of people tell me that they have difficulty sleeping on planes. Well, I’m here to tell you today that sleeping on a plane is easy. You just need to find the right plane. Here’s a quick rundown of four tips to know you’ve found a plane that is going to offer a good nights sleep: Find a plane with no engines. This is likely to be much quieter than a normal plane, as … [Read more...]

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