It took me ten minutes to jog from the Russian Embassy in Oslo down Drammensveien to the nearest Joker market and withdraw the cash. I'd expected the cost of two Russian Tourist Visas to run about 630 NOK ($110), based on what I'd read several times on the consulate website…
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The Cost of Coffee: A Currency Comparison
Oslo always tops the list of most expensive cities in the world . So, visitors probably expect to pay a little more for a cup of coffee here. The above info graphic from Bloomberg News illustrates the cost of, specifically, a 16 ounce cup of Starbucks coffee in cities all over…
Old Oslo: A Tour
And time marches on. This cool photo, taken from the heart of Oslo back in the 1880s (when it was still Christiania), looks from Stortinget (the Parliament buildings) down Karl Johns gate toward Det Kongelige slot (the Royal Palance). It was originally shared by Visit Oslo on Facebook , a feed…
My Liebster Award
The Girl Behind the Red Door has been nominated for a Liebster Award. It's a pay-it-forward thing, a way to find and support fellow bloggers. My nomination came from Diana Meets the Locals , a Canadian travel blogger who has worked at two Olympics and has a weakness for goldfish crackers.…
Travel Dreams for 2013
Living so far north, we feel the darkness and cold a little deeper and a little longer than most. I don't have much room to complain, seeing as I live in Oslo, possibly the mildest Scandinavian city, weather-wise. But somehow I can't help it. Once the holidays are done, once…
My Guide to Oslo - Cheapflights.ca
Det Kongelige Slott -- Oslo's Royal Palace Oslo, Norway. My home these days, and a great place to visit! Jonathan and I vacationed here about a year before we moved over, and were dazzled by everything the country had to offer in the summertime. Since then, I've lived through (and…
Remembering Our First Trip to Europe
Plans for our first overseas vacation began in early 2007. A couple of friends offered us use of their summer home in Denmark. Understand, I had no real desire to go to Denmark; I'll even admit I wasn't certain of its geographic location at the time. (Somewhere near Finland, right?…
10 Favorite Places Around the World
"The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one's own country as a foreign land." - G. K. Chesterton Next week we're headed to Copenhagen, Denmark, just for the day. It'll be our third time in the…