Girl walking on beach in front of Emirates Palace hotel on the south-western tip of Abu Dhabi island. Following centuries of hardship, living of what little the desert and the pearl diving could offer, the Emirati of today like to indulge in all kinds of luxury. The Emirates Palace is Abu Dhabi’s response to neighbor […]
28 things I did during a two week drive in California, Nevada and Arizona from the 21st of October until the 3rd of November 2007 in the company of friend and colleague Idar Thoresen Kvam. I remember looking for something like this list before leaving, in the event that someone else is too, here is […]
For the next two weeks Avinet colleague I.T.Kvam and myself, are going on a road-trip in California, Nevada and Arizona hoping to get the highlights of San Francisco, Yosemite Valley, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon. Depending on whether we can get a steady up-link now and then we may – […]
A recent study trip with Avinet’s “corporate mother”, Asplan Viak, took me to Berlin in the company of about 60 merry colleagues. Following a similar experience in Turin, Italy, last year my expectations were split. Happy, as always, when thinking of the opportunity to enjoy evenings out in good company – but at the same […]
View from the ascent to Scafell Pike from Wasdale, overlooking Wastwater and the Cumbrian coast on the horizon. This years fishing trip was destined for the Cumbrian mountains in North-Western England, making it the third of our fishing trips abroad, succeeding trips to the highlands of Scotland and to Connemara in Western Ireland. The original […]
Above: My colleagues in Asplan Viak Internet at the top of Great Sugarloaf Mountain, County Wicklow, Ireland during our annual study trip. The sixth in the line of Avinet study trips was successfully executed from the 24th to the 28th of August 2007 with Dublin as a base for our activities. In addition to our […]
From me and my two companions, Harald and Øyvind, arrived at Bastia Airport until we were installed in our rented appartment in Calvi it took no more than two hours. Two hours during which we managed to collect our luggage, hire a car and drive it to the opposite end of the island. Calvi, a […]
During a recent trip to Ireland, me and colleagues Heather, Ivar Petter, Jostein, and Rune visited several key actors on the Irish ICT scene within public sector services, e-government and EU R&D projects. The Irish economy has been booming over the past few years and it was well worth the effort to see what they […]
During my three trips to Iceland I’ve had an exceptional dinner at Sjávarkjallarinn every time. The name means sea food cellar which is an excellent description of what we’re dealing with. The restaurant is located in a dimly lit cellar in downtown Reykjavik and is fitted with a modern yet comfortable interior design. The food […]
A Tasca Tequila Bar is little more than a hole in the wall, located in a narrow street in Lisbons Barrio Alto district. Still, this is where I find myself coming back to every time I visit the city. At A Tasca I usually find myself drinking Tequila slammers. A Tequila slammer, for those who […]