New Year, New Plans
Travel planning is consuming my weekend – just how I like it! Amazingly, I was able to cancel the whole China trip without recourse to claiming on insurance; with the […]
Category Archives: Europe – North
Wrapping up Riga
Our last full day. Today is the day for doing the things that we hadn’t got round to up to now, that we want to get done before we leave. […]
It’s Harvest Festival time in Riga!
Latvia might be an hour ahead, but that’s no excuse for not even waking up until 9.45am this morning! Nige was in a tizz to start with (something about ‘wasting […]
Latvia Calling
Why do all of Ryanair’s flights leave at 7am? Could I really have felt weary over the thought of setting the alarm for 4.30am again last night so soon after […]
Riga Riga Riga Riga (ah-ahhhh ah ah ah ahhhh)
So, long weekend coming up in September…. So, where are Ryanair flying for next to nothing at the moment… So, it looks like Riga. Apparently, it’s the new Prague for […]
Flåm to Oslo and Home Again
1st June 2009 The ferry to Gudvangen at the other end of the Aurlandsfjord took 2 hours each way, with a 20 minute stop at the end point before turning […]
Lovely Oslo and the Journey to Flåm
30th May 2009Mags dropped me off at Düsseldorf Weeze in plenty of time for my 1120 flight. The decent into Torp airport was one of the most beautiful I have […]
Off to Oslo
Well, after a week of maybe yes, maybe no with Nigel’s work, he came home late last night all excited because endex has been called early, and he can get […]
Not So Solo?!
Oh noooooo! (or Yay maybe!?) I had a phonecall from Nige today saying he may be able to come to Norway after all. 80% of me is thrilled that he […]
Olso Booked!
Woohooo! I’ve made the decision, and hotel for the first night and then hostel for the second and third night is booked! The plan is first night in Oslo – […]
OMG Oslo Solo?
You know that gun jumping I was talking about yesterday, well, it’s not just your average revolver jumping, but an actual cannon (or rocket launcher perhaps in today’s weapons arsenal) […]
Oslo Anyone?
I’ve done a bit of gun jumping (not for the first time!)… I happened to notice Ryanair had a bit of an offer on, and Nige’s calendar showed him with […]
Two Nomadic Brits 