Last week marked six months since I arrived in Norway, and a month since we moved to Stavanger itself, having previously lived 12km away in the small town of Sola. Asides from the lockdown period, I have spent every weekend and often weeknights too enjoying the nightlife that the city has to offer, but until recently this had been either in the bars and clubs … Continue reading A guide to Stavanger’s east side
When you think of Norway, outdoor swimming might not be the first thing that comes to mind with its associations of endless cold, rain and arctic weather. However, we have been lucky enough to have had almost a month of uninterrupted sunshine here in Stavanger and temperatures of up to 30c which definitely constitutes a heatwave. This has fortuitously coincided with moving to our new … Continue reading Sea swimming on Engøy
Yesterday was my first time celebrating Norwegian National Day or Grunnlovsdag which literally means Constitution Day and every 17th May is a public holiday no matter what day of the week it falls on. It marks the official establishment of Norway as an independent kingdom separate from Denmark in 1814 although the country did not get full independence until 1905 when it dissolved the union … Continue reading Celebrating Norway’s National Day
Today it has been exactly three months since I moved permanently to Norway which provides a nice milestone to reflect on my experiences so far as I am now firmly in the territory of this being the longest I have lived anywhere but the UK. The last two weeks have of course been an exception to normal life here as seen elsewhere in Europe which … Continue reading 3 months in Norway!
London to Norway 