Archive for July, 2010
Norway´s Environmental Conscience Posted by kari on Jul 29, 2010
Norway is by far the cleanest country I´ve ever been too. Sure, the population density is low, but nonetheless, staten (the state-government) enforces strong regler (rules) regarding taking care of the environment. It also helps that the Norwegian people seem to really respect these rules. I don´t think I´ve seen any hundskit (dog poop) på…
Cost to move to Norway Posted by kari on Jul 29, 2010
I will have a lot to say about my recent move to Norway and I think it´s good information to share with you all since you are clearly interesting in Norway and life in Norway, as well as other things related to Norway. If you have ever thought about moving to Norway, hopefully my posts…
Moving to Norway Posted by kari on Jul 27, 2010
Sorry for the long hiatus without any posts. I´ve been a little busy moving to Norway…. Moving to another country is no easy task. I´ve never even moved to another city in my own country, just to and from college dorms and houses. I guess I did move to Oslo to study for a semester…
Bukta Tromsø Open Air Festival Posted by kari on Jul 16, 2010
I am so disappointed that I am not in Tromsø right now for the Bukta Festival, a huge 3-day long musikk festival that is close by to the nabolag (neighborhood) that I´ll be living in very soon. If you know the area it´s in Telegrafbukta, a small bay on the southwest side of Tromsøya…
Mountains in Norway Posted by kari on Jul 13, 2010
Norway is one of the most moutainous countries in the whole world. Only 10% of the land is arable and the rest is fjell and thus it takes forever to get anywhere because you undoubtedly have to go up and down and around this bend and that bend. Despite extended travel time, fjellene are…
Cost and Standard of Living in Norway Posted by kari on Jul 9, 2010
Many of you probably know that Norwegians get taxed pretty heavily (36% is average). Anyone who has been to Norway and had purchasing power quickly realizes that the cost for products and services in one´s daily life seems exorbitant compared to what we pay here in the United States (or most other places in…
Fishing in Norway Posted by kari on Jul 7, 2010
Jeg vil dra på fisketur! I want to go on a fishing trip! And I will, soon. Men hvor skal jeg fiske? But where will I fish? Hvilke slags fisk skal jeg fiske etter? What kinds of fish should I fish for? With Norway´s long kystlinje (coastline), fjorder, and many innsjøer (lakes) and elver (rivers)…