Tag Archives: Norway

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Around Oslo

Today is an expedition to find the sister salon of the spa in the Grand Hotel, Oslo. They can’t fit me in for a manicure before I leave, but their sister spa in Majorstuen can. […]

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Oslo – yes, it’s really expensive!

Sunday in Oslo feels like a lazy day. It takes until 10.30 for me to make it to breakfast, and all I want to do afterwards is go back to bed. By 1pm, I decide […]

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The Royal Palace, Oslo

Today seems to be a good day to visit the Royal Palace, Oslo. Getting a ticket to the English-speaking tour is a bit of a shambles. Only ‘left-over’ tickets are sold at the Palace gates, and […]

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Oslo, Norway

It’s been 10 years since I was last in Oslo. My last visit was in winter, for a two week stint on the Hurtigruten ship Nordkapp, traveling from Bergen to Kirkenes and back again. I […]

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Au Revoir, Paris

It’s time to pack up my Paris apartment, which I’ve happily settled into, even with it’s quirky decor and bid au revoir to Paris. The bedside lamps are truly bizarre – Greco Roman statues of […]