- Week 17: The Tromsø ChecklistIn the midst of my exam preparations, there were still a few hotspots to hit around Tromsø town. As I feel pretty safe that you would not enjoy a page-by-page account of the review I was undertaking of Plasma, Posted by adamvigs in Spaced-out Semester | Feb 13, 2011
- Travel Map Posted by RaijaKarma in My African Adventure | Feb 12, 2011
- 3 weeks to goI think this will be one of the life changing adventures - 5 weeks in Africa.
I'm going to spend 3 weeks in Zimbabwe working as a volunteer on the "Lion Breeding" project looking after lion cubs, followed by a 2 Posted by RaijaKarma in My African Adventure | Feb 12, 2011
- Week 16: Welcome to North Riderville!That’s right: Grey Cup week! Last weekend, the green-blooded students at UiT listened with glee as our very own Riders punched their ticket to Calgary and a date with the Montreal Alouettes for the championship of the Canadian Football Posted by adamvigs in Spaced-out Semester | Feb 5, 2011
- Rett vestDaniel er hyperallergisk mot hvete, gjær, sukker, krydder og egg, for å nevne noe, og planlegger å overleve turen på cashew-nøtter. Even har ikke smakt en ny matrett siden han gikk i førskolen, av den enkle grunn at han kun Posted by username. in TUR-RETUR VERDEN | Feb 4, 2011
- Week 14b: The Rocket Range Diaries, Day 5DAY 5: “Okay Adam, we know you’re excited, but SLOW DOWN!”
Oh, that quote? Well, you recall the signers, right? They were great sports and were able to make their way through extremely dense scientific lectures (see rocket-borne lidar), Posted by adamvigs in Spaced-out Semester | Feb 1, 2011
- Week 14b: The Rocket Range Diaries, Day 4 [LAUNCH DAY!!]DAY 4: “The Rocket Goes Fast Uphill”
Wow!
In a word, wow. What a day. But before I get too far ahead of myself, perhaps I can tell you a little bit about the rocket. (Feel free to skip Posted by adamvigs in Spaced-out Semester | Feb 1, 2011
- Week 14b: The Rocket Range Diaries, Day 3And so it came to pass that the great H1N1 panic, which I blessedly avoided to great extent while in Norway, made its way to our tiny little rocket range on the wee island of Andøya. Lise, poor Lise, Posted by adamvigs in Spaced-out Semester | Jan 23, 2011
- Week 14b: The Rocket Range Diaries, Day 2(such was the comment directed in my direction by the range staff – didn’t take them long to figure that one out. Luckily I didn’t spy any large red buttons.)
Starting the day off with cold pizza (the breakfast of Posted by adamvigs in Spaced-out Semester | Jan 23, 2011
- Week 14b: The Rocket Range Diaries, Day 1Morning brought what I’ve recognized as a common Norwegian public breakfast: coldcuts and cold fish, breakfast fruits & tomatoes/cucumbers, and assorted hearty breads (miss those too) and spreads (pålegg, possibly – but my Norwegian is really getting rust Posted by adamvigs in Spaced-out Semester | Jan 23, 2011
- Week 14b: The Rocket Range Diaries, Day 0HOME ON THE RANGE
To lead off, we’re going to travel BACK in time from my last post (heck, once you’ve gone a year what’s another week) to the island of Andøya and my week-long course at the Andøya Rocket Range. Posted by adamvigs in Spaced-out Semester | Jan 23, 2011
- The Arguments for Winter
To the people of Norway,
I know what you’re thinking: in Bangladesh there isn’t any Winter. I know this because when I lived in Norway many Norwegians said the same thing about Sydne Posted by jajabor in Cholche, Jibon | Jan 11, 2011
- Velkommen!Velkommen til reisebloggen min! Her kommer jeg til å skrive om opplevelsene mine i Nepal og India (og hvor enn jeg ender opp etter det), våren 2011. Dette semesteret skal jeg nemlig studere fred- og konfliktstudier i Pondicherry, sør i Posted by Ingebjorg in Ingebjørg i India | Jan 8, 2011
- Før avreise[quote]
The Road goes ever on and on down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, and I must follow, if I can, pursuing it with eager feet, until it joins some larger way where Posted by lenebli in The Road goes ever on and on... | Jan 6, 2011
- 10 dager til avreise!Hola! :)
Nå begynner det å nærme seg avreise, og vi kjenner reisefeberen komme snikende. Har fått unna de fleste praktiske gjøremålene, som f.eks. vaksiner og slikt, og nå gjelder det bare å få julemiddagene overstått før det bærer avgårde ut Posted by Arnkjell in Jorden rundt på 180 dager | Dec 18, 2010
- Back Home AgainIt is 4th of December, it is cold and I want to hide under the cover! Don't care about Christmas, don't really care for holidays just vacations. When can I leave again??? I've been back for what like 3 months Posted by trang87 in Trang's Travel Blog 2008-2011 | Dec 3, 2010
- Last day in Norway
As much as we have enjoyed our holiday, we are looking forward to coming home.
We have packed our gear and the cases are sitting in lockers at Oslo Central Station. We jumped on a tram and headed north of Oslo Posted by krak in to the snow we go | Nov 19, 2010
- Things we have noticed #2
Cross walks are everywhere.
Sugar comes in cubes
Tunnels aren't just a km they are more like 4 or 8kms. This is usually through a mountain. Pretty cool
Toast isn't common at all. For breakfast it is usually a boiled egg with bread, Posted by krak in to the snow we go | Nov 18, 2010
- Opera house and Maritime Museums
We had a great day today. Headed out early in the freezing cold. We jumped on this sailing boat that took is to the Opera house. We decided to stop there for lunch.
I think James and I are now accustomed Posted by krak in to the snow we go | Nov 18, 2010
- Freezing toes and a runny nose
Boy is it cold today. -4 in Oslo and a few flakes of snow down by the harbour.
We have popped onto a sailing boat and are doing some island hopping. But as I write this, Isaac is asleep and we Posted by krak in to the snow we go | Nov 18, 2010
- Travelling with a toddler
Isaac has been great! He adjusted well to the time difference and took well to all of our travelling. We have learnt a lot from our short holiday. Some tips
Pick flights that correspond to sleep time. The best move we Posted by krak in to the snow we go | Nov 18, 2010
- Mr snow man and another bus trip.
It took awhile but finally my snowman came together just nicely. He is a tad obese but he needs the layers for the cold weather.
Mr snowman will hopefully have his family join him soon. In the mean time he has Posted by krak in to the snow we go | Nov 17, 2010
- SkiingSkiing
Skiing is not easy!!! James stacked it big time and it was sooooooo funny. Let's just say we don't make the sport look good :)
Isaac was all rugged up and we popped him in a sleigh. All was fun and Posted by krak in to the snow we go | Nov 16, 2010
- Stavanger to Haulkeliseter
We set off from Stavanger just before 12. The bus itself was pretty cool. The bus driver gave us a seat where the seat infront of us converts into a child seat. Isaac really liked this and was like he Posted by krak in to the snow we go | Nov 15, 2010
- Lysefjord, Norway
Not a very bright day in Stavanger. Quite a bit of rain but this did not dampen our experience in seeing Lysefjord.
We were lucky to get a group discount, and ofcourse Isaac was free. The ferry was warm and comfy Posted by krak in to the snow we go | Nov 14, 2010