Hello from Skånevik —where the magnolia is fading fast, and the lilacs are coming in hot. I’m back after spending the first part of April...

My first 'field note'—a series of snapshots capturing the people, places, and stories I encounter across Norway—honors the legacy of Moritz Rabinowitz. A visionary businessman, a dedicated community leader, and a fearless voice against the rise of fascism.

I first visited Bergen in 2019, and since then, it’s become a place I always look forward to returning to.

Welcome to my new format – a monthly blend of personal updates, plus my latest book, music, art, and inspiration recs!

Reflections on my third holiday season in Norway – this time in Bergen, embracing the season’s quiet charm.

After exploring Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo and N. Macedonia, I returned to Norway in time for Syttende Mai!

“…and all at once, summer collapsed into fall.” – Oscar Wilde The sunrise on my last day at Hakkesetstølen After a year in Norway, my...

Exactly seven months after arriving in Norway, I headed to Oslo to spend three days exploring the country's capital and largest city....

Peder Pedersen Teigen was born in 1840 in Hafslo parish, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. He was the eldest of six sons, and the first of three...

Welcome to the Mountains . I am excited to share that, after a 4-month application process, an excruciating waiting game, and a paperwork...

“There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature - the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after...

Sámi National Day is a communal day for celebrating the culture and heritage of the Sámi, the indigenous people of the high north regions...

On Tuesday, January 11th, I boarded the Bergensbanen , bound for Norway's second-largest city. I had been to Bergen twice before, but...

Here in Norway, the clock has struck midnight, the fireworks have fizzled out, and we are a few hours into 2022. This final day of the...

I kicked off November 2021 with a 10-day adventure in Stavanger, Norway's oil capital. Stavanger, Norway's third-largest city after Oslo...

On October 22, I took a day trip to northern Denmark, via round-trip car ferry between Kristiansand, Norway and Hirtshals, Denmark. On...

In early 2021 I made the decision to leave full-time life in the U.S. The next 7 months were spent getting rid of nearly all my material...