Yes, you heard it right… Two brothers, Ralph & Michael Tuijn just rowed a boat from one of the Canary Islands to Curaçao! There they arrived today. It took them 3 months and they travelled 3000 miles… And this trip is actually only a ‘warm-up’ for their next trip: From Peru to Brisbane, Australia. An […]
Row, row, row your boat, Gently down the… ocean?!? Read More »
It’s that time of the year again: Julebord-time! For the Non-norwegians: Julebord literally translates into ‘Christmas dinner’, which is exactly what it is. Most companies organize this for their employees at the end of the year. Two main ingredients are: good/lots of food & Akvavit. My Julebord was being held at Evert’s Café (I am
As probably just about everyone has experienced: things break down. I’ve had various computer accessories break down on me in the last month, among which 2 hard drives. Instead of returning them to the retailer I decided to go straight to their respective manufacturers, Maxtor (now owned by Seagate) & Western Digital. First I did
Some people just don’t give a hoot about others when in traffic. I experienced a good example of it this afternoon, and also the brilliant countermove of the bus driver…! My bus had just switched drivers for its last stretch (the route is Oslo-Sarpsborg-Strömstad, with a driver-switch in Sarpsborg) and was about to enter the