Grilled Atlantic bluefin tuna served with orange glazed sweet potatoes and kale. (Photo: Kirsti Kringstad / NRK) Last week, the restaurant Søstrene Karlsen in Trondheim bought a piece of the world’s most expensive fish, the Atlantic bluefin tuna. They bought… Read More ›
Aging Darwin: He may have been inspired by a Norwegian who lived in Galapagos when he visited the archipelago as a young man. (Photo: Unknown / Public Domain) A Norwegian living on the Galapagos Islands may have changed the history of… Read More ›
TV studio: Every summer, MS Sjøkurs travels along the Norwegian coast hosting TV show Sommeråpent. (Photo: Sindre Skrede/NRK) Yes, you have read correctly. Not many pleasures in Norway are free, but Norwegian Broadcasting’s (NRK) holiday talk show Sommeråpent is one… Read More ›
Norway is a country full of contrasts, and a hiking tour on one of the stunning glaciers will provide a once in a lifetime experience. Glacier hiking is for experienced travelers, and always remember to have professional guides and the… Read More ›
Unusual sight: Palm trees and tropical atmosphere in Central Norway. (Photo: Tariq Alisubh / NRK) Palms from Gaza, sun beds, parasols and a white sand beach. In Steinkjer in Central Norway, citizens do not need to travel to the Caribbean… Read More ›
Specially made sticks like this one allow more Hubros to survive. They are hunting from power poles. (Photo: Jan Ove Gjershaug/ Norwegian Institute for Nature Research) Good news for all Hubro fans: The population of the Eurasian eagle-owl in Norway,… Read More ›
Rare: Mallards are not shy, but it is not very common that they nest on urban balconies. (Photo: Kim von Arx / Osloby.no) Kim von Arx lives with her husband and two daughters in the Frogner neighborhood in Oslo, a… Read More ›
Anne Beate Hovind and Vibeke Hermanrud from Bjørvika Utvikling at Losæter -a urban meadow located at Sørenga. Until the early 1900s, the area was Oslo’s food chamber. (Photo: Rolf Øhman/Osloby) In Bjørvika neighborhood in Oslo city center, you can soon visit… Read More ›
… except getting out of the sleeping bag in the morning, the fresh polar explorer tells Norwegian Broadcasting Cooperation, Finnmark (NRK). Johanne Jerijærvi is one of the youngest persons in history who has walked all the way to the North… Read More ›
Who was responsible for yelling ”TIMBER!”? (Photo: Beate Strøm Johansen) An unfortunate beaver in Vennesla municipality in southern Norway was hit by a tree, and died. – This is a totally unique case, says zoologist. Leif Hægeland was chopping wood… Read More ›
