March 18th 2018 Today I’m already thinking about my next holiday. I’m barely 24 hours off a plane from Oslo and I’ve planned my next trip. I’m going to Kiev in July. Why Kiev? Because cheap… What’s in Kiev? Ukrainians. … Continue reading Flights
March 17th 2019 Today the proof copy of my novel arrived in the post. I guess technically it arrived yesterday, but I only got back from Norway this morning, so for me it arrived today. It was the first thing … Continue reading Proof
March 16th 2019 Today we got a ferry across to Nesoddtangen, on Oslo’s inner fjord. I don’t really know what ‘inner fjord’ means, I just read it on the signpost. Before we went across to Nesoddtangen we had no idea … Continue reading Nesoddtangen
March 15th 2019 Today we went to the Oslo Opera House – just to look around, we’re not that cultured. It’s a really fascinating building right on the Oslo sea(?)front. The exterior is all glass, but a long sloping root … Continue reading Opera
March 14th 2019 Today we went out and about exploring Oslo. Our Airbnb is a five minute walk from one of Oslo’s main (free) attractions: Vigelands Statue Park. The entire park is adorned with various (totally nude and in some … Continue reading Vigelands
March 13th 2019 Today I flew to Oslo and I couldn’t figure out where the clouds ended and where the snow began. Coming in to land it was hard to tell. Since we’ve been on the ground, the snow hasn’t been too ridiculous, but the prices have. We kind of underestimated how expensive this country was going to be. As it turns out, very. It’s literally ten pound a pint. It’s ten pound a frozen pizza. There was a rump steak in the supermarket that was £49. A pack of six beers cost us £15. £2.50 a beer. That’s not … Continue reading Oslo
March 12th 2019 Today I’ve travelled up to London ready for my flight to Norway in the morning. In keeping with my brand, I left all of my holiday preparation until the last minute. It’s generally my ethos to not … Continue reading Luggage
