An African safari is one of those experiences that’s on most traveler’s wish list, and I fully expected that someday Lucas and I would plan this adventure. However, it hasn’t been especially high on my list of destination priorities, because I feel like this is the time in our lives for budget travel.
When I think [...]
I am not an accordion hater. To me there is nothing inherently wrong with accordion music in itself, but like so many things, an accordion can be used improperly and for nefarious purposes.
I’ve been a sappy sentimental tourist in Europe before, and I vaguely (but fondly) remember the first time I heard someone playing La [...]
At long last, we have correctly completed our Japanese Brocade Level 1 Menger Sponge! It ended up being a bit larger than the first two and took us a little over one month to complete.
Now that we have finished our prototypes, the time has come to begin the final product, the Level [...]
Last month, I had to make a two-week trip to Houston for work. Since we’re usually just back for a short visit around a class, conference, or friend/family visit, this was the closest I’ve come to living a normal everyday American life since we left in 2005.
Every time I go back, I experience little moments [...]
I’m sure you’re all sick of hearing about Eurovision by this point, but last year I started a tradition, and darnit, I’m sticking with it! It’s time to announce the 2010 winners of the Eurovision WTF awards!
But first, since I have a large American audience that has the misfortune to not watch Eurovision, I’d [...]
The travel industry has had a long love affair with the iPhone and its gadgetry goodness, and Lucas and I have found dozens of incredibly helpful ways to use it when we travel. There have been myriad travel-focused iPhone apps, so I’ve been eagerly awaiting the ways in which the iPad will revolutionize our travel [...]
As proud as we were of Alexander Rybak when Norway shattered the Eurovision record last year, the thing I was most excited about was that it meant Norway would be hosting the contest this year! Since Henrik and Cassie first introduced me to Eurovision our first year here, I’ve loved the whole phenomenon. I even [...]
One of the things I like about living close to Frogner Park is that it’s like having a huge backyard (with none of the maintenance). We’ve often commented about how great it is that the people of the city actually use the park, whether it’s to relax in the sun, enjoy a picnic, etc. I’ve [...]
At the beginning of the month, I spent a few weeks in Houston for work, and when I got back to Oslo, I found that I had a very difficult time sleeping. At first I assumed it was just jet lag (especially since I didn’t sleep so well on the flight back). I don’t typically [...]
I’ve been playing with my new iPad in the US for two weeks now, and I find that I’m really enjoying it. I’ve been drawn to tablet PCs for a while, and I’ve been on the fence about getting a netbook and an e-reader, so when it was announced, the iPad made sense to me. [...]