Norway

It’s where I grew up. It’s funny how this thing you grew up never really thinking about, which was as normal to us as rain clouds are to children in Ireland, has suddenly become the #1 must-see phenomenon there is right now. I am talking about the Northern Lights. Aurora Borealis. Those beautiful lights that […]

7 years ago

These are some serious braid goals. For the last few years I was a boy mum so the only braids happening in my house were on my own head. Now I have a little girl who is obsessed with her little bit of hair and I know once it properly comes in she will want […]

8 years ago

Moving over, anyone? Norway has officially been named the best country in the world to become a parent and to raise a child. Maternity and paternity leave, unemployment rates, gender pay gaps, and education were all considered to discovered where would be financially best to start a family. Norway emerged on top, with Iceland and […]

8 years ago

We’ve long enjoyed a bit of a soiree Stateside. Whether for a J1 or just jetting on yer holliers, the US is a pretty fantastic destination. Still, getting there is notorious pricey. Not anymore! Norwegian Air has been promising us cheap-as-chips flights to America for some time. And now it seems that our US dreams […]

10 years ago

As our gorgeous Norwegian colleague Trine is off on honeymoon (yes, it was the most perfect wedding day of all time, ever), I will share the latest fabulous news from Norway in her absence. Today, delegates from the country’s Lutheran church voted 88-32 in favour of allowing same-sex marriage in their churches. According to Norway’s national […]

11 years ago