What pops into your head when you think of Norway? Quite aside from the thrill of seeing houses with grass roofs - probably my number one memory of my childhood experiences in Norway - I recall spending a lot of time travelling on ferries. Fortunately, I enjoyed travelling on ferries (and still do, …
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Norway really IS cool, but so is Australia
So it seems that for once I'm a day ahead of the news instead of a day behind. Did I not in fact say, just yesterday, that Norway was cool? (Note that I am not cool, and don't even know my reindeer from my elk, but Norway most definitely IS cool). You see, the United Nations agrees with me. …
25 years ago in Europe: Why Norway is cool
Ah, Norway. Twenty-five years ago I hadn't heard Monty Python's sketch about the Norwegian Blue parrot who was "pining for the fjords", so I came to Norway with no preconceptions at all. But I loved it. And who wouldn't? What nine-year-old Australian kid wouldn't think this animal wasn't cool (my …