tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16794036.post113296171940407869..comments2023-04-02T14:41:46.225-01:00Comments on Not quite The Spectator Essays: I'm so grateful this is where I grew up!Scholiasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10219626585108690444noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16794036.post-21054632687162552162009-04-02T12:42:00.000-01:002009-04-02T12:42:00.000-01:00This is beautiful! I'm jealous!This is beautiful! I'm jealous!'Nathan Smithhttp://n8an.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16794036.post-1136400007569058542006-01-04T17:40:00.000-01:002006-01-04T17:40:00.000-01:00Wow! Amazing place!Wow! Amazing place!Rainmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459298223644847382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16794036.post-1133217827381855382005-11-28T21:43:00.000-01:002005-11-28T21:43:00.000-01:00Wonderful! What a great place you grow up. I used ...Wonderful! What a great place you grow up. I used to live small port in Korea till I was 11. Sometime I miss home town I used to going fisihing and swiming with close friends. Thanks for showing me nice photos. I will also add my wishlist to look aroud.Colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00486854536466221641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16794036.post-1133133961159777012005-11-27T22:26:00.000-01:002005-11-27T22:26:00.000-01:00this is paradise! and the little houses come strai...this is paradise! and the little houses come straight out of fairy tales. you indeed are lucky.xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10000169546284693038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16794036.post-1133132047562773352005-11-27T21:54:00.000-01:002005-11-27T21:54:00.000-01:00Holy God, Scholiast! It's heaven on earth!Holy God, Scholiast! It's heaven on earth!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16794036.post-1133125802621895522005-11-27T20:10:00.000-01:002005-11-27T20:10:00.000-01:00So, is it better to visit in winter or summer? I'...So, is it better to visit in winter or summer? I'm a fan of long days, but seeing the aurora borealis in person would be sweet. Does Lofoten ever get overrun with tourists?Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06168243108016358137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16794036.post-1133093549507614942005-11-27T11:12:00.000-01:002005-11-27T11:12:00.000-01:00Hey Scholiast, beautiful! You know we (well, I) co...Hey Scholiast, beautiful! <BR/><BR/>You know we (well, I) complain a lot about this cold unfriendly country, but I guess we love it too, not only did you just show off some of the splendid nature of our dear Motherland (which we, for some reason call Fatherland)...<BR/><BR/>... *I* just posted a link to the UN report that claims Norway to be (statistically) the World's best country to live in... <BR/><BR/>Heia Norge!authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06539583507723257043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16794036.post-1133037081614072082005-11-26T19:31:00.000-01:002005-11-26T19:31:00.000-01:00Don't boast - daylight 24 hours a day, yes, but su...Don't boast - daylight 24 hours a day, yes, but sun?? Anyway, winter, with Northern lights (aurora borealis) flashing across the sky at night is not to be complained about, either!Definitely worth visiting, Claire!<BR/><BR/>One of the photographers, Mum in LofotenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16794036.post-1133033864503076092005-11-26T18:37:00.000-01:002005-11-26T18:37:00.000-01:00Thanks guys...These photos are from Lofoten, where...Thanks guys...<BR/><BR/>These photos are from Lofoten, where I was born and lived till I was 18. <BR/><BR/>It's north of the Arctic Circle and summers are generally short - but with sunlight 24 hours a day, it feels ok :)Scholiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10219626585108690444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16794036.post-1133032820530712412005-11-26T18:20:00.000-01:002005-11-26T18:20:00.000-01:00I agree with wow as the sentiment. This is Norway...I agree with wow as the sentiment. This is Norway? Definitely adding this to my travel wishlist.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06168243108016358137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16794036.post-1132982762527041782005-11-26T04:26:00.000-01:002005-11-26T04:26:00.000-01:00Wow... those are some nice photos. Good place to ...Wow... those are some nice photos. Good place to grow up I'm sure.<BR/><BR/>I grew up in a dirtcloud near Chicago....some refer to it as Northwest Indiana. <BR/><BR/>Luckily, I moved far, far away from there.crallspacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024551175379067957noreply@blogger.com