Moving from the land of Wegmans and Costco didn’t leave us well prepared for grocery shopping in Norway. A food shop in the USA is all about choice and quantity. We were used to a big weekly grocery run, and we sometimes would stock up on bulk items to use over the course of aContinue reading “Grocery Shopping”
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Getting Around Oslo
(A Ruter Appreciation Post) Life without a car is going to be an adjustment, but of all the cities where we could learn how to get around with public transport, Oslo seems to be one of the best. Ruter is the name of the public transit system, and for 770 NOK a month per adultContinue reading “Getting Around Oslo”
We Made It!
On 6 January 2020, we loaded into Josh’s parents’ 12-passenger van with Alyssa’s parents, Josh’s dad, eight enormous duffel bags, one suitcase, and two strollers. We drove across the Canadian border to Toronto where we kissed and hugged everyone goodbye and got ready for our adventure. The trip from Toronto to Lisbon was a dream.Continue reading “We Made It!”
Four in the Fjord 