Year: 2005
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Eulogy: To my dearly beloved Peugeot 406 2.2 SVDT
406 passed away within one year after finding a new home, on the 7th of November 2005, when it suffered a conflict with Norwegian bedrock, drew a terminal breath to to fill its airbags, and immediately seized to be. It all happened within the space of a few seconds. I have nothing but kind thoughts…
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Fernando do Noronha (Brazil) 2005
The archipelago of Fernando Noronha is located some 360 km off the coast of Brazil outside the sandy shores and heavenly beaches of Rio Grande do Norte. The island is no larger than that one could easily walk around it within a day but has a rich marine fauna and holds important habitats for such…
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Nunca mais Pax Turismo, Petropolis, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
If you ever should find yourself in the position where you are tempted to go to Fernando do Noronha a beautiful yet somewhat dry archipelago in the atlantic outside the state of Pernambuco in North Eastern Brazil there is ONE thing you should make sure of. NEVER EVER USE the agency of PAX TURISMO located…
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Saudarkrokur (Iceland) 2005
Iceland has more to offer than Reykjavik, the Blue Lagoon and Geysir. On this trip I was introduced to northern Iceland and its richness in cultural heritage, its people and their excellent humor. Add a geothermically heated pool in the court yard of the hotel and “throw in” a couple of bottles of whisky as…
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Portlaoise and Kilkenny, Ireland (2005)
Portlaoise and Kilkenny, Ireland (2005) The christening of fast growing baby J. Basil brought me to the Irish interior during the last weekend of August. I tell you: Irish christenings are completely different from Norwegian ones. In Norway christenings are supposed to be tedious, dry, boring affairs of some 3-4 hours duration. Not so in…
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Prague (Czech Republic) 2005
Prague (Czech Republic) 2005 The annual company study trip took me for the first time to the city of Prague. A very beautiful city indeed., though suffering slightly from being crowded with tourists due to the ill-chosen time of our visit. All in all though, a great city, a great trip. [ (Stein) Runar Bergheim,…
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Scandinavia by car (Denmark/Sweden) 2005
Scandinavia by car (Denmark/Sweden) 2005 Driving and sailing Scandinavia: We set out from Oslo on the ship Color Festival bound for Hirtshals where our journey across the three islands of Denmark and the west coast of Sweden started. Our itinerary brought us through Århus, Billund/Legoland, Kolding, Odense, Copenhagen, Malmø and Gothenburg before we turned homewards.…
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Edinburgh (Scotland) 2/2005
Edinburgh (Scotland) 2/2005 Aline, Heather, Rune, Basil and me on a trip to Edinburgh to survey the capital of Scotland as a potential future place to study. Flying in through Prestwick, which carries all the hallmarks of a Ryanair airport, we also got to criss-cross most of the interior of the Scottish lowlands by train…
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Groningen (the Netherlands) 2005
Groningen (the Netherlands) 2005 A meeting in the Geoshare project took me back to Groningen to meet our friends and colleagues in the Province of Groningen and CAB. Flying in through Amsterdam the Norwegian delegation also took the opportunity to take in the sights of the dutch capital on the weekend before the meeting started.…
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Identified minor problem with definition of tourist season
On sunday the 29th of may 2005 I had a visit from some friends from Germany and we decided to bring them for a full day car trip into the mountains, even though the weather wasn’t really all that great. We started off in the direction of Luster (hey, that is the name of the…
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