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Nordmenn like the south Posted by on Jan 5, 2009

Nordmenn liker syden (Nordmenn like the south)……of Europe that is.  I’m not sure how many Norwegians travel to what Americans refer to as the south, but they talk about going to syden all the time. Syden for Norwegians can mean destinations from Mallorca in Spain, to Rhodes in Greece, to the Grand Canary Islands, to…

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Godt nyttår! Posted by on Jan 1, 2009

Godt nyttår alle sammen!  Did any of you dodge fyrverkeri (fireworks) last night?  If you did not, I know that you were not in Norway.  Most countries outside of the U.S. seem to celebrate the new year in much better fashion than we do.  I know Brazil, in particular has an insane new year celebration. …

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