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Entries Tagged as 'Norway'

Cruising Up Norway’s Coast

July 25th, 2009 · 8 Comments

When living in Norway, you become very aware of the changes in season, or more accurately, the lack there-of. Winter is long, dark, cold and wet. It can really make you dream of where you want to run for some sun and warmth.
For me one of the things that I have loved to do in [...]

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Tags: Norway · Other · Travel · Visiting Norway

Money In Norway

April 19th, 2009 · 7 Comments

I get many questions on my blog about moving to Norway and travel, but one thing that I recently got a question about was money. How much money can you bring from the United States to Norway legally in cash and what is the best way to transfer funds to a Norwegian account.
While I personally [...]

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Tags: Everyday In Oslo · Norway · Other

Health Issues In Norway

December 5th, 2009 · No Comments

There have been a lot of interesting comments on my site from Norwegians about the superiority of their health care system as opposed to Americas. The subject of affordable health insurance and good quality health care has been an issue close to home for me in this past year - and is a sensitive subject.
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Business As Usual In Norway

July 12th, 2009 · No Comments

My husband and I are lucky enough to have a business in Norway that allows us to travel around the world and operate the business from anywhere but sometimes you have to protect yourself when you are leaving your company in other peoples hands. I know in America they have things like business insurance that [...]

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