Autumn review
Summertime is over! The days are getting shorter, it is getting cold outside and even the last trees are losing their leaves. This year, autumn was exceptionally long and beautiful in Norway. We could... Read More
A New Beginning
Life is like a wave. Sometimes we ride like white horses on top of the wave. Sometimes, the wave drags us to the bottom of the ocean and yet some other time we are just floating in the calm sea. Nowad... Read More
The Beginning of the Polar Night
Every year there comes a day at the end of November for all of us living here in the northern part of Norway where the sun goes down one evening and doesn’t come back the next morning. The polar... Read More
Autumn Colors
Winter is riding on a fast sled over the land. He is in a hurry and desperate to cover everything with its white clarity. Only for one day was there a thin sugar coating as a hint that winter is comin... Read More
Alta Canyon
“There is a bench and a fireplace when you reach the Alta-Canyon” says my hiking description. I am standing at this bench and the fireplace but I can’t see anything of the Alta-Canyon. Did I go ... Read More
Lille-Raipas (286 m) – Alta
The mountain Lille-Raipas is situated five kilometers south of the city Alta in northern Norway. And not only the view over Alta and the Altafjord is worth it walking to the top of the mountain, but a... Read More
Searching for Trolls
According to the legends Norway is the land were trolls are living. I’ve been living in Norway for almost ten years now but I still haven’t met a troll. It seems to be quite difficult to catch sig... Read More
Silfar Canyon
If I had known how beautiful the Silfar Canyon is, I wouldn’t have driven past the canyon so many times. The Silfar canyon is situated close to the village Børselv which lies approximately halfway ... Read More