H8 Oslo

... was so nice to get a new perspective from others (besides my advisor) who are extremely established and have my best intentions in mind. Just being able to talk to them about what Ive been doing and to get positive/constructive feedback in itself made the whole conference worthwhile.

I went out for dinner with them and the group from NCAR, NOAA, ORNL (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), the steering committee and program organizer. It was incredibly ...

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... After he heard that I had booked online he got a bit worried because he had booked over the phone and that was another 15 minutes worth of wondering out loud about the accuracy of their booking system.

We had chatted a couple of times over the 5 days I spent in New York and every time he managed to ask me exactly the same questions and tell me the exact same stories. He also did that thing where he kept ...

... be coming in half an hour. It was wonderful as we snacked on cheese, crackers and others goodies. The Miles’ are so hospitable and kind. They will be leaving for Holland (she is Dutch) and then the United States on Friday. Tomorrow, I’m leaving for Karlskoga, Sweden by bus.

I had an airline issue to resolve with Travelocity and was on Skype with them for a while before falling asleep at 2:00 AM. All is well.

... The main facilities 2 nightclubs, several restaurants, a cafe, a coffee shop and a duty free shop. You can guess where I ended up spending the little money that we did onboard. Yes, it was the coffee shop (with a token lap of the duty free of course)!! Oslo: Norway's capital is an easy-going city with an eclectic architectural mix of old, new and just plain 1960s that is hard not to like. The perfect size for exploring on foot, the city can ...

... His documentary won an Oscar though, and that was displayed as well. (Don't tell, but I think I was more interested in Oscar than the raft!) Holmenkollen - This is the most visited tourist site in Norway? Ok... Its a big ski jump. It also includes a ski museum, which I guess might be interesting if you were SUPER into skiing? And why would I want to see an exhibit about the Royal Family skiing? Although, I may not love skiing enough to really ...

... right at the northern end of the Eidfjord, and Josh made friends with a friendly 82 year old local who was riding around on his shmicko ride on wheel chair and had a brand new digital camera, he spoke great English - like the largest part of the population here does here. We stayed out of town in Bergen because the town has tolls at its entry points and expensive car parks. Norway is such an expensive country to travel in, but totally worth it as it's such a beautiful ...

... it was a mixture of them all i don't know, but i took them as a sign to get the hell out of the city. The next two days were spent back in London getting my strength back for the travel through Europe. It was good to be able to chat to Brian about the walk as it had seemed a bit surreal since i had finished it. We had a few beers a walk in Battersea park and dinner with Len, Marina and the kids, a perfect end to the U.K leg. The only hitch was checking the accommodation ...

... an exceptional person (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor_Heye rdahl) and the museum very nicely intruduces him, his life, his project and expeditions. Definitely recommend! Another interesting thing about Norway is how expensive it is. It's hard to imagine another developed country with a capital unable to offer us enough hotel rooms at a business level price. On the first week of our stay we had to ...

... across Karl Johann's Gate, which is basically a major street in the heart of old Oslo with lots of shops, cafes and restaurants. Since it was Saturday there were a lot of people about going in and out of the shops and hitting the restaurants. I spent several hours just walking down Karl Johann's Gate, taking in the atmosphere, going in and out of shops and I also walked around the grounds of the University of Oslo and of ...