Author Archives: michelle

You can always spot a Norwegian at an airport, they’re the ones going nuts at the duty free (well, within legal constraints), and laden with candy. Norway has very strict import tarifs with astronomical taxes.  This stimulates the local economy … Continue reading →

We’re standing in the queue waiting to go through security screening in Oslo and catch our connecting flight back to Bergen. Our first flight was late, and now we, and many other passengers, are impatiently queuing and shuffling about. Security … Continue reading →

Salzburg has one of highest tourist per capita ratios. Next to Venice and Florence it is the most visited city in Europe. As we arrived by train crossing the Salzach River, it was easy to see why. The town is … Continue reading →

From Berlin we took a train to Munich.  We boarded the sleek ICE, enjoyed a cup of tea or two courtesy of the ‘onbord’ restaurant, and watched the Germany countryside silently rush past us at 200kph. Sweet electrified rail. Six … Continue reading →

I had read somewhere that the reason Sweden was so keen on having Norway joining the EU, was so that it no longer looked like a giant penis on the 1 and 2 EU coins. Apparently some time after issueing the coins, … Continue reading →

We have a week off, and decided to spend it visiting the world’s industrial powerhouse otherwise known as Germany. Despite being a relatively small to mid-size country with a population of around 81 million, Germany is the world’s second largest exporter (second only … Continue reading →