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Snowmobiling in Norway Posted by on Dec 14, 2010

I am embarassed to say that as a born and raised Minnesotan, I have never ridden a snyscooter (snowmobile, as they say in northern Norway, otherwise snøskooter or snøskuter elsewhere in the country) in Minnesota.  Many of my friends and acquaintances own snyscooterer and spend a significant amount of time on them during the winter…

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Fridtjof Nansen Posted by on Dec 9, 2010

Nansen (Oct. 10, 1861-May 13, 1930) grew up nearby Christiania (now Oslo), where his interests in expeditions and the outdoors blossomed.  At age 2, Fridtjof was on skis and later skates.  He broke the world record for skating one mile and for 12 consecutive years won the cross-country skiing championship in Norway.  As a boy…

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Airport language in Norwegian Posted by on Dec 4, 2010

I have spent quite a lot of time in flyplasser (airports) in the last few months, so I feel it is appropriate to write a post about words one frequently hears and uses in a flyplass.  You will find that many of the words and phrases in Norwegian are similar to English.  For instance, before…

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