When in Norway…
As well as seeing fantastic arctic Norwegian scenery, we’ve learned a little about Norwegian culture while ski touring. Here are some highlights…
Tag: travel
Mullygrubbing
Mullygrub – an excellent word with a four-hundred-year etymology that has taken it from referring to a headache to referring to an Australian bowling an underarm cricket ball. Or is that the same thing?
Excessive Expectations?
Are New Zealand tramping huts too complex and expensive? Here’s a simple Ozzie alternative – we’re impressed.
Epitome of a Holiday
What makes a holiday? Different things for different people, without a doubt – here’s what makes a holiday for me.
Monuments and Meanings
Monuments and museums memorialise people and philosophies, including the Stalin Museum in Gori. When we change our attitude to past events, should we change our monuments?
Safety Systems
Safety systems have a place – how can we be safe enough but not have a safety surfeit?
Trials & Tribulations When Bikepacking in Georgia
Sometimes you just have to go. But what do you do when there isn’t an appropriate place to go?
What We Need
Georgia is littered with plastic bags while NZ has implemented first-in-the-world legislation banning single use plastics. How can we do even better?
Best Birthdays 2
Mountains and peanut butter crackers make for an excellent birthday – how happiness can stem from minimum options.
Discovery
The OceanGate submersible crew went down to the Titanic in the spirit of discovery. How much military effort and media interest did this incident deserve?