How to make businesses grow and prosper Why is it that the media and politicians always emphasize the importance of growth and development in private sector, and yet cry out loud whenever a business goes down – claiming that it should be obvious to anyone that such an idea or such a concept couldn’t possibly […]
The Portuguese, like unlike Norwegians, know that they will never be taken seriously in Europe. They are simply to small – and this makes them a very relaxed and agreeable people to deal with. The city itself has much to offer to the taste of most anyone. Traveling with my excellent colleagues in Avinet I […]
Bremen (Germany) – 2/2004 I may have said it before, but it deserves repeating. Go to Bremen. Go to Bremen now. Being completely ignored by Norwegians as a tourist destination it is a gold mine of a city. The two last weeks of October the people of Bremen celebrate at the Freimarkt – comemorting Bremen’s […]
When you enter into a crowded area like Liseberg and find a brilliant business concept (an eat-as-much-as-you-like pizza buffet) completely deserted it should ring a bell somewhere. It didn’t until it was too late.
The south western part of Sweden; just in the swedish end of the Öresund bridge, lies Vellinge kommun and the Söderslätt region.The gently curving, almost flat farm lands provides a beautiful setting for tourists and project meeting attendees to stroll around – enjoying the arrival of the Scandinavian summer and the tranquility of country life; […]
Being located in a remote part of the North Atlantic and having a population of 43 000 citizens are not the ideal conditions for a prosperous society, yet that is what the Faroe Islands are!!!! They have everything; two airlines with frequent departures to London, Aberdeen, Reykjavik, Billund, Copenhagen and Oslo; 48 (!) municipalities with […]
Bremen (Germany) A rather brief visit to Bremen on business didn’t allow for great travel experiences. It did however allow for one of my repetitive but nontheless serious misjudgements. Even though I acted in the right spirits, what initially seemed to be a brilliant idea proved to be incredibly streneous, as it has proven itself […]
Gothenburg (Sweden) – 1/2004 The Swedish “North Sea Coast” hosts many great sights – allthough the landscape has a definitive shortage of relieff. The north sea is a region which is defined as an important arena for political cooperation, and it was thus that I found myself landed in Gothenburg to attend a meeting with […]
Groningen & Amsterdam (The Netherlands) The Dutch offer a most pleasant contrast to the world of distillery tours. While both the Scottish and the French proclaim that the making of respectively Whiskies and Cognacs is more than just work to the people in the industry – it’s art – the Dutch take on a very […]
Air planes aren’t very spacious; at least not if you are condemned to be seated in “peasant class”. There’s always the seats by the emergency exit which provides a little extra room for my feet, but almost as if by magic these seats are always taken by extraordinarily small people… The trip to Reykjavik reminded […]