Destination: Norway

Night Sailing in the Norwegian Sea

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By vickyinglis | Views [1305] | Scholarship Entry

The cold, damp concrete floor in Fedje's derelict whaling station is solid under my back. Thin, grey clouds scud across the whitewashed sky, and a weak, watery sun swims overhead. If there is a more perfect place than right here and now, I don't want ... Read more >

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Getting back up

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By lrc270 | Views [208] | Scholarship Entry

There's a flood of energy drifting just effortlessly above the top of my head. Whether I emitted it or whether I possess the need to absorb it eludes me, but it doesn’t matter. I am empowered. Tonight I have the strength of 10 moose. Or is it meese? Mooses? ... Read more >

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Chasing the Light

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By pnandan | Views [935] | Scholarship Entry

Her beauty was mesmerising, even in those still images I flicked through on Google. Her idea was fascinating, and aura strongly magnetic. I could almost hear her speak through the images “come find me, and there will be light”. Awe struck, as I read ... Read more >

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Northern lights.

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By aurora | Views [243] | Scholarship Entry

It's been over a month since I first put my foot in this land, and even though the routine starts to kick in, it still feels like a whole different planet. During this time, the sun seemed to never let go, as if dancing around breathtaking mountains that ... Read more >

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Interrupted by eruptions

Tue, 13 May 2014 | By the_worst_that_could_happen | Views [128] | Scholarship Entry

When I was nineteen I got the chance to go to Norway to compete in judo at the Scandinavian Championship and prove that I was something more than a large fish in the small pond that Iceland was. For the trip it is hard to choose what was the most unforgettable ... Read more >

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Death Stares at Death Stairs

Mon, 12 May 2014 | By frederikaf | Views [1413] | Scholarship Entry

On a whim to go hiking to the famed ‘Trolltunga’ I road tripped from Sweden to Norway with several other students. Now let me warn you, it is never a good idea to do a ‘Red Level Difficulty’ hike when you have spent the last few weeks eating Swedish meatballs ... Read more >

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Larvik such a beautiful town

Mon, 12 May 2014 | By norway | Views [221] | Scholarship Entry

I had been through a pretty traumatic time and had separated from a 10 yr. relationship so decided to try some online dating sites. I got talking to a man in Larvik, Norway and decided to Google some pictures of where he lived. we spoke of history of ... Read more >

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Trolling in Norway

Mon, 12 May 2014 | By nemidoshi | Views [217] | Scholarship Entry

Standing atop the troll tongue, a piece of ice age rock, horizontally hanging out of a mountain, overlooking a lake in the west of Norway, I was amazed how I almost skipped it Starting in Mumbai in the summer of 2010, I decided to pack my bags and head ... Read more >

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Like Magic

Sun, 11 May 2014 | By magnificent_glow | Views [296] | Scholarship Entry

Norway, Tromsø, the arctic circle. It’s cold and wet but I will never forget. I’m hugging myself in a clearing surrounded by pine trees and I’m wrapped up in two jackets, one donated and one found; a rainbow beanie, also found, two shirts and a pair ... Read more >

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The Picnic

Sat, 10 May 2014 | By daminik | Views [265] | Scholarship Entry

Norway, what have you done to me? I think as I gaze over the downward sloping path. From where I stand, I can see everything in vertical panorama. The gravel trail, the mountain walls with their bright green vines, the gentle slush of water and the wild ... Read more >

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Photos: Springtime in Norway

Sat, 10 May 2014 | By colin_s | Photo Gallery

dreams coming ture

Sat, 3 May 2014 | By europeandreams | Views [197] | Scholarship Entry

I'll never forget the day that my aunt send me a postcard about the place she went to live there .. that time i realized that I must come out of my shell and see other countries I have never even dreamed to go to .. but that still just a dream. ?A happy ... Read more >

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All you need is courage and creativity

Sun, 20 Apr 2014 | By vktoria | Views [187] | Scholarship Entry

It was a rainy day in the fall of 2011. It was that time between summer and christmas, that time when your days becomes a loop of the day before. Nothing new, school, work, sleep and repeat. We used to go out in the weekends but that too seemed like a ... Read more >

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Passport & Plate - Clam chowder

Wed, 12 Mar 2014 | By advenus | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

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Tromsø - An Arctic Adventure

Wed, 26 Feb 2014 | By jessb89 | Views [267]

Have you ever been somewhere that is like no where you have ever been before. Like you have literally been plonked into a middle of a movie set? This is how I have felt the past four days. Like I've been living in a winter wonderland. I arrived into ... Read more >

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