Codfish heads
I got a lift back into town with a friendly German called M, who worked with the huskies as a guide and... Read More
Shelter from the storm
Three hours or so up a track into the forest and I found a tiny wooden cabin, like in a Jack London... Read More
Touristic information
‘I had an argument with a man in here not so long ago’, the lady in the tourist office in Kirkenes told... Read More
Night lights
The Northern Lights showed themselves conveniently on the first evening after we crossed the Arctic Circle. They were only dim, and, far... Read More
The Payload
Smartly dressed from the ankles upwards, the staff at supper wore a mixture of sports sandals, trainers and heavy shoes with Velcro... Read More
An encounter with an artist
Old Bryggen is on the waterfront of Bergen, and it’s where the mediaeval German merchants and journeymen who ran the docks used... Read More
Morning Morgantown
Three cups of coffee, juice, bread, ham, cheese and a boiled egg in the airy breakfast room and I was almost ready... Read More
Fresh from the skies
Bergen. And I’d been here before. Last time I was on the cusp of 22, and we sailed in on a ferry... Read More