They claim businesses cannot remove reviews, so why would your honest and legitimate reviews be hidden? If you know the answer, let me know. I recently found out that almost half of my reviews were hidden. I updated one of them to see if that would help, but it doesn’t. I’m still trying to find … More Is Google Maps hiding your reviews?
Did you receive a parking ticket in Norway? You are certainly not alone.Never in my life have I received a parking ticket, but in Norway we have received at least half a dozen in less than two years. When talking to colleagues about this, they all can relate. Tickets are written easily and sometimes unfairly. … More Parking tickets in Norway
Review: 1/5 stars. Do not recommend. Would give 0 stars if possible. I never wanted to go to court and I never thought my first time in court would be outside of my domestic jurisdiction. I love law for the legal content; the arguments and the reasoning. Not so much the pleading, which is probably … More Going to court in Norway
A story about finding our puppy involving breeder wars, Mattilsynet and Toll, flights in the time of Corona, and finally travelling home. The process of getting a dog is usually a long one – as it should be. You take time to decide whether it’s the right time to bring home a dog, decide on … More Bringing a puppy home from Cyprus to Norway
Today is World Stray Animals Day. While there are no stray animals in Norway, it is also illegal to import former stray or shelter animals into Norway. Adopt, don’t shop, unfortunately does not really apply here – especially when the animals come from outside of Norway. The law that does not make sense Since July … More The stray dog days are over
It’s been two weeks since I left Namibia. I spent about three weeks there and, just like before, I did not want to leave. But, I had to. Because I was going to help out at a dropzone in Kenya during their boogie. I had arranged this through Workaway.info, a website that connects volunteers to … More The workaway that made me walk away
Volunteering has conventionally been linked to good people with good intentions. When done well, volunteering can benefit many people, communities, professionals and governments as well as raise awareness on social issues beyond the duration of the volunteering itself. In recent years, however, we have come to understand that there can be severe harm done due … More Volunteering: when doing good does harm
This morning, I woke up to headlines reading ‘Nederland m/v doet het slechter dan Burundi, hoe kan dat?‘ (The Netherlands m/f are doing worse than Burundi, how is this possible?) The article indignantly describes how the Netherlands has dropped three places on the Global Gender Gap Report 2016, now ranking lower than countries like Burundi … More Africans (can) do it better
“The root of all human rights violations, including crimes against humanity (genocide, torture, slavery, etc.), is seeing and thinking of a group of people as less human, undeserving of respect and dignity. Separating the ‘us’ from the ‘them’. We are all humans, remember this. A little empathy goes a long way. What happens to others … More Us vs. Them
Today is World Stray Animals Day! We humans are capable of domesticating animals and subsequently abandoning them on the streets, leading to an ever-growing population of stray and feral animals. We can’t undo the domestication of animals, but we can think about our actions to counter the developments we have created. Before getting a pet, … More World Stray Animals Day!
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