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 …
All flights cancelled
Just three weeks ago, everything looked pretty great. I had just completed my PPL theory, work was going well, we were about to go to New York for a few days and I …
All those who do not wander
I realised this month that it has been over two years since I last travelled with the intention of just travelling. That is a very long time and I never would have thought …
Nordic challenges #2
Logistics: while the Scandinavians seem very good at being efficient and effective, they are not so in all areas; slow mail delivery (customs hold ups?) or bad train connections (one train an hour, …
Working as a waitress in a restaurant
A couple months have passed and we have settled in quite nicely. We found a lovely apartment in Drammen, which is perhaps not the most happening town of all, but it has everything …
Nordic challenges #1
Cycling: how to indicate your turn when cycling downhill and both hands are needed for braking?
No way… Norway?!
Over two years ago, I published a blog entitled “Pilots: I don’t want to date one, I want to be one!” While I still live by the latter, last summer has showed me that …
Little update: from desert to ice
It almost seemed as if I was not supposed to come to Iceland. While I had never missed a flight in my life, I missed a flight twice in one week; both towards …
The workaway that made me walk away
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 …
My world has never been so small… and I loved it!
For the past four and a half months, I have been living on the island of Texel where my daily life evolved around skydiving and flying. About 99% of my time was spent …
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