During the night, we cross the 80th parallel on our way to Alkefjellet, the site in Svalbard of a large breeding colony of Brünichs guillemots, a small brown and white bird that prefers to nest […]
Ny Ålesund is an international research station with approximately 25 year-round residents. Countries represented in addition to Norway are South Korea, France, and Austria, amongst others. Ny-Ålesund is also famous for being the starting point […]
Early 4.30 am start this morning for a 5.30 am departure to Oslo airport. The group is split into two uneven parties – 150 or so on a chartered 737 from Oslo to Longyearbyen (a […]
Today is my last day in Oslo, so has been designated ‘catch up on museums day’, focusing on the Norwegian and Arctic heroes – Amundsen, Heyerdahil and Nansen. The Kon-Tiki, Fram and Viking Museum are […]
Today is an expedition to find the sister salon of the spa in the Grand Hotel, Oslo. They can’t fit me in for a manicure before I leave, but their sister spa in Majorstuen can. […]
Sunday in Oslo feels like a lazy day. It takes until 10.30 for me to make it to breakfast, and all I want to do afterwards is go back to bed. By 1pm, I decide […]
