by Ian | Nov 7, 2020 | Norway
Halgard, the Grey Wolf, and the Journey to the Pulpit Rock “Never wish for anything and your sacrifice in life will be your reward in the hereafter.” These were the words that Halgard’s mother whispered in his ear every night from the day he was born. He was never...
by Ian | Nov 8, 2020 | Norway
Caro Amore This is a story about how I got a free pizza. Things are closed on Sundays in Norway. So, when I rolled into the Bergen-suburb of Fyllingsdalen after a long day’s drive, though I had a kitchen to work with where I was staying, I had no food and the doors to...
by Ian | Nov 13, 2020 | Norway
Waiting for the Ferry to Stårheim Sit back and silence the engine. Take a moment and bow your head against the wheel. Give thanks. You are safe from the twists and the turns of the road and of life. You have crossed over bridges and through mountain tunnels and now...
by Ian | Nov 16, 2020 | Norway
Unaffjordable The Airport “You may find yourself coming to an area that looks like a toll booth,” the attendant at the Europcar rental agency explained. “It is important that you don’t stop. There is no need to stop at these areas. There is a small chip on the...
by Ian | Nov 27, 2020 | Sweden
On the Trail of the Sqvader of Sundsvall In the 1870s, the town of Sundsvall, in Sweden’s Medelpad province, had a bit of a gossip problem. Located at the mouth of a bay that opens into the Gulf of Bothnia, in 1874 the village of Sundsvall had grown into one of the...
by Ian | Dec 21, 2020 | Sweden
The Darkest Day The train out of Umeå was over an hour late and the sun had been setting in northern Sweden well before 2 pm for many days. By the time I arrived in Luleå, though it was just the early evening, it felt like the darkest hours of nighttime and I was...
