I have mentioned this blog before, called Irish Nomad In Norway. But I just found one of her articles that I thought was funny and interesting.
She talks about how in Oslo, she seems to receive a very high volume of ‘telesales’ calls (here in the US we call that telemarketing…but whatever :). She says [...]

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So I am moving to Oslo in a couple of weeks. And I know that in moving there it will be the start of a new life for me. I am extremely excited and I don’t doubt that it will be challenging and difficult at times. But since it is a new chapter [...]

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I found this funny article online called “Norway and United States race to spend the most on pointless bridges”. I had to read it….
The author talks about a recent article in Conde-Nast traveler magazine that talks about Norway’s government spending $300 million on a bridge to connect “a town of 100 to a village of [...]

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I was trying to get to the bottom of my still unanswered question…why is meat so expensive in Norway? I really am just curious at this point! But alas, I have found more “meat drama” in the beautiful Norway, but this time it is concerning little pigs. And still no answer as to why it [...]

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I wrote an article earlier describing Norway’s crazy prices for meat. I still was unable to answer my question though, why is meat so expensive in Norway?
Well, I don’t know how much closer I am to having an answer to my question, but I did find some interesting information on the subject that I wanted to [...]

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Here’s my question…what the heck is it that makes meat so expensive in Norway?
I really don’t get it. But first to get an idea of what I am talking about, read this short article about smuggling meat into Norway.
You see, I’m from Southern California. We also have problems with people smuggling things across our boarders. [...]

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While visiting Oslo last April, I was suprised to find that I enjoyed using their public transportation. I knew in advance that we would be taking the busses and trians while we were there because my friend does not own a car (he dosent need it, the public transportaion is so good).

Being born and raised [...]

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I found a wonderful and supportive group for newcomers in Oslo, Norway. But to really explain how I found them and my experience so far with them, I need to get a little more personal. So a little about me…
I have ADD/ADHD(and actually have another blog about it if you are interested, please visit it [...]

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You are going to notice some changes to my posts from now on. Sometimes at the end of a post I might have “Sponsored By” at the end and a description of the sponsor. Or (like this post) have an entire post be a “Sponsored” post. Just to fill you in about what this is, [...]

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To ship in the mail, or to pack and take on the plane? This is my question!
Here’s my big dilemma. How do I move all of my belongings from here to there? I don’t have my own house or apartment, so I really didn’t think I had that much stuff to move. Plus over the [...]

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