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Norway – Going from tourist to local

March 2nd, 2011 · No Comments

For many people the thought of visiting a new country is exciting but also nerve-wracking because of the cultural changes that lie ahead of them on their adventure. However, for many people who visit Norway, the vacation often ends with them wanting to move there. Norway is a long narrow country that has much to [...]

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Tags: Culture Shock · Europe · Everyday In Oslo · Expat · Moving / Preperation · Moving Advice · Norway · Tips On Settling In · Travel · Visiting Norway

Norwegian Christmas and Holiday Traditions

December 25th, 2010 · No Comments

For almost every country holidays are always a special time of year including Christmas. A traditional Christmas in Norway consists of many different events, rituals and traditions which help to bring families and communities close together. For many families in Norway they prefer a real pine or spruce tree over a store bought Christmas tree. [...]

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Tags: Europe · Everyday In Oslo · Norway · Other · Visiting Norway

Germany’s Lemon Law For Used Cars

June 16th, 2010 · 2 Comments

After posting about my experience of buying a used car in Germany, I had an interesting comment from a reader. He asked me weather or not Germany had anything like a “lemon law” since he had been ripped off by someone who he bought a car from. I am not very informed on the subject, [...]

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Tags: Europe · Everyday in Munich · Expat · Germany

Beautiful Outdoor Flowers

April 30th, 2010 · 4 Comments

I hope I am not boring you too much, but just wanted to share some more beautiful flower pictures with you. I know you cant actually see how beautiful they are in the pictures, but I just wanted to give you all an idea of what Munich is like here in the spring. The first [...]

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Tags: Europe · Everyday in Munich · Pictures