Welcome message- Practice compassion
February 28, 2018
In the first post I wrote that different devices and software could affect the appearance on different devices. An example of this for which I haven't found an elegant so...
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Melgardsӕtra
May 17, 2014
Melgardsӕtra is south of Espedalen, at the edge of a plateau. A sӕter is a summer pasture, the buildings often just at the tree line to provide firewood and some shelter...
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A rather long essay on outdoor photography
May 17, 2014
Other things being equal, you get more detail in a digital photograph using a bigger sensor than a smaller one. This means a larger camera body (eg an SLR) and lenses, of...
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The Peer Gynt Løypa
May 17, 2014
Leaving some of my gear at Strand Fjellstue I skied the Peer Gynt Løypa, which is nominally a three day tour of about 60 kilometres. A fit skier who knew the route and tr...
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The day I went to hell and back
May 17, 2014
On a half day off from skiing in Espedalen, one should visit Helvete (Norwegian for “Hell”) where there is a spectacular canyon carved about 10,000 years ago by a stream...
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Espedalen
May 17, 2014
It’s very tempting when travelling to return to places known to be good. Espedalen, a valley north-west of Lillehammer, is such a place. It’s well away from the sea, at o...
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Friluftsliv
May 17, 2014
One of the most appealing things about Norway is its people’s love of “ friluftsliv ”. The word doesn't have a direct equivalent in English but its literal translation mi...
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Norway 2014 (part 1): 19 January to 2 February- Oslo and surrounds
May 17, 2014
Arrival in Oslo was the expected user-friendly experience. Give the Immigration Officer Royal Thai’s complimentary orchid, exchange pleasantries with same (“oh, you were...
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Gratulerer med dagen!
May 17, 2014
What more fitting day than this to launch a web site with information about travels in Norway and photographs of the country than 17 May? Not only that, but today is the...
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Starting out (usually the hardest part of any trip)
May 16, 2014
Dear travellers, armchair travellers, friluftsmenneske, bushwalkers and others,
Gidday! God dag! Jullay! Namaste! Bonjour! etc etc....
After much procrastination, diffi...
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