Bergen is home to the largest gingerbread town in the world! More than 2000 buildings made of gingerbread – that’s quite a lot of work. Every year in Bergen, Norway, people build a huge village…
The Norwegian right to roam the countryside (Everyman’s Right) The Everyman’s Right has been enshrined in law in Norway since 1957 and allows you to move freely in nature at any time. Therefore, following a…
With the purchase of a plot of land in the nature reserve Slievekirk, Ardmore in Northern Ireland, I have also been “Lord of Ardmore” since October 1st, 2022. About the reserve: Slievekirk Wood takes its…
In May 2022 I visited my friend Lena Andreassen in her hometown. Bryne is located in the Jæren region in Fylke Rogaland on the west coast of Norway. The city is located about 30 kilometers…
During my visit to the Cultural History Museum in Oslo today, I found another beautiful new collector’s item: A statuette of the god Frøy (Freyr), also known as Yngve or Yngve-Frøy. He is, among other…