Driving in Norway isn’t the most challenging thing you will ever do (unless you live a VERY sheltered life). The drivers here are well trained, and the roads are in good condition. Even up here in the north, the roads…
Postcards from Alta: Let’s Take the Bus
Traveling through Scandinavia by bus is possible, and it is especially popular in the summer. Many people travel here by tour coach, but not everyone. A fair number of people arrive in Alta planning to hop from place to place…
Alta Canyon – It’s Bigger Than Your Phone
Every now and then, I think about how our world is getting smaller. We can travel greater distances more quickly than ever before, putting more of our planet in reach. Meanwhile, we carry smaller and smaller devices to contain the…
YNWA in Arctic Norway, Sami Style
Football is a big deal almost everywhere in the world (that’s the “no hands, kick the round ball” sport, Americans), and Liverpool needs no introduction to anyone other than someone who doesn’t follow the sport. Similarly, unless you are on…
Discovering Norway’s Arctic Secrets
Everybody that comes to the Norwegian arctic makes their own memories, their own story. Sometimes, the stories of discovering the arctic are long and complex, like, “I moved here several years ago” or “I came to study at the university…
Winter is… on the way
You know, for most of my adult life I’ve been able to say “Winter is coming” without shame, but suddenly it has become a terrible cliche. Thanks for nothing, George R. R. Martin. Anyway, winter is coming. I know, it’s…
Kom Mai
«Kom, mai, du skjønne milde» heter det i en kjent barnesang. For oss her i Alta så stemmer vel dette på flere måter i år. Vi har hatt et fantastisk flott vårvær og shortsen og t-skjorten er for lengst funnet…
Everyday Arctic Life in Alta
Less than a hundred years ago, movie theater newsreels provided one of the only practical ways people could peer into the everyday life (real or imagined) of other countries. Fifty years ago, television was common but we still needed National…
The Ancient Ruins of Sorrisniva
The Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel is a big attraction here in Alta every year. Thousands of people come from around the world to see it and walk through its magical halls. Many of them stay the night in the cold-yet-cozy rooms…
Sunset in Alta
I came across another magic moment in Alta while poking around on YouTube today. Photographer Yigit Yuksel took this delightful video of a sunset in Alta, down at the water’s edge. By the looks of it, it was taken not…