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 [...]

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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 [...]

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I recently got a comment from a frustrated woman in Norway who was looking for a job with NAV. They were ‘useless’ and not helpful, she said, in finding her a job. So when looking for jobs in Norway, it is recommended by people who have tried this before to look for other avenues (other [...]

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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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