Kim Dot Com
My claim to fame for the day … Kim Dot Com is following me on Twitter …
Paternoster lift
Paternoster lifts consist of a series of open compartments that move without stopping. You need to jump on very quickly to avoid getting squished!
Photos of me
Apparently I don’t post enough pictures of myself, so here’s a couple of random ones which don’t fit into any other posts.
Soviet era apartment block
I’ve always had a fascination with how things worked in the Soviet Union. The massive attempts of economies of scale attempted by the Soviet Union are something rarely seen in the western world. I recently had the privilege of seeing inside an old school stereotypical Soviet era apartment block in Cluj-Napoca. There wasn’t much to […]
This feels oddly familiar at times
Bush Flying Basics
I am now famous in the area of “plane landing in dodgy places photography”. The following snapshots are from a DVD called “Bush Flying Basics”.
Skjærsjøen
Some photos of the beautiful Skjærsjøen lake near Oslo, Norway. I took these whilst on a cycling tour with Live, Ingvild and Nora.
Axe throwing
I tried my hand at axe throwing whilst at the Râșnov Citadel. Apparently I can neither aim, nor throw very well.
AirBNB?
Why the heck does AirBNB need to manage my contacts or see the meta data in my Google drive for?
Pics from Trollvann
Courtesy of Nora 🙂
Trip to Kikustua
Some photos from a recent cycling trip to Kikustua with Nora and Karl.
Flying Ronald
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Embedded Facebook post
Ohhh, look at this, it’s an embedded Facebook post. If you would like to do this on your own blog, keep an eye out for the new Metronet Embed Facebook posts plugin for WordPress, which is coming soon. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151772305231789&set=a.10150325114636789.390255.646001788&type=1 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152801372260207&set=vb.78844590771&type=3&theater
Brasov walking tour
If you are ever in Brasov, Transylvania, I highly recommend taking the free walking tour. Half the people on the tour were Kiwis.
Bose!
Thanks to Arnstein, I’m now the proud owner of a pair of Bose QC15 headphones. These things are awesome at blocking out the noise 🙂
Area around Dracula’s castle
Some more photos from around Bran castle in Translyvania, Romania.
Fartz
Shamelessly stolen from Marcus.
Coop obs
Hmmm, so I thought Norway has basically no supermarkets whatsoever. The only things I’ve found are teeny tiny little things with almost not selection. Then whilst cycling along on the weekend, I came across this place called “Coop obs”. I didn’t have anything to lock my bike up with so could only scurry in, see […]
TwentyFourteen
I’ve changed my blog theme over to the TwentyFourteen theme. It’s the new default theme coming in WordPress 3.7 3.8. Opinions so far seem to be good. I think I preferred the TwentyTwelve design the most though.
Ulsrudvannet
We had a great trip to Ulsrudvannet. A totally normal swim in a torrential downpour, some thunder, some lightning, followed by beautiful sunshine.
View from Bran castle
There is a beautiful view from Bran castle across the Transylvanian landscape.
Blow job risk
For those of you heading to the United States of America, I strongly suggest that you pray to the glorious gods in heaven that the heathens don’t infect you with their indecent thoughts. There are disturbing/indecent things occurring in that part of the world and you are at serious risk of receiving a blow job […]
Nerd concern
The USA government is attempting to bypass the fundamental security system of the internet. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57595202-38/feds-put-heat-on-web-firms-for-master-encryption-keys/ This is quite frightening as it gives them access to pretty much everything, including things which are encrypted whilst in transit
Biserica Neagră
During a walking tour of Brasov, Romania, we stopped at Biserica Neagră (Black Church). It is a christian church, constructed around 1400.
Inside Dracula’s castle
I visited the inside of Bran’s castle. It is a fairly sparse environment, nothing special and certainly not somewhere you would desperately want to live in.
Epic frape
Room for rent in Oslo!
Two awesome chicks, a cool Swedish dude and an unknown girl I haven’t met yet. However it is insanely huge and I have no use for all of that space.
Skinniest street eva!
The guidebook I read whilst in Brasov, Romania said that Strada sforii is the skinniest street in Europe, so I went to pay it a visit. I think “street” is a loose term as I have no idea what you would be driving down it and it has a roof. It also turns out it […]
North Korea documentary
http://www.korea-dpr.com/
Train stations Translyvanian style
I was warned not to attempt using the Romanian train system. I’m glad I ignored that advice. The train system is actually really pleasant.
MitoQ
Random fact for the day. I was the first person to ever synthesise the drug used in this product back in 2003 … http://www.mitoq.com/ Admittedly I only changed the bromide anion to the methanesulfonate used in the final product, but still cool none the less 🙂 We were originally trying to create treatments for neurological disorders, […]
Most beautiful universities
My old university is listed as one of the most beautiful in the world … http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/07/11/worlds-most-beautiful-universities_n_3578402.html
Me in 50 years
This is how I plan to be during my senile years. Hopefully this blog still exists then for me to look back on and laugh 🙂 In fact, I hope my brain is still in tact so that I can look back on this and laugh 🙂
Slottsparken closed
The Norwegians decided to close down their biggest tourist attraction so that they could put in some new drains. I no longer find this sort of thing odd ..
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Slottsparken
How do you entertain yourself on a beautiful sunny day? I took the following photo beside the royal palace in Oslo, a few minutes walk from my apartment.
Leaving Oslo
Excellent day to leave Oslo 🙂 Photo taken at Rygge airport enroute to Duisburg, Deutschland.
Transylvanian countryside
I had a beautiful view of the Romanian countryside travelling via train from Cluj-Napoca to Brasov in Transylvania, Romania.
Marco diving
Visiting Steffi in Duisburg
I had an awesome time visiting my friend Steffi in Duisburg. Lots of yummy Germany beer (and fruit beers) and of course awesome company.
Carpathian mountains
Here are some photos I took of the Carpathian mountains in Transylvania. The area is known for it’s high population of brown bears, chamois, lynxes, werewolves and vampires.
Dracula’s castle
Bran’s castle is the location the Transylvanian locals pimp as the castle of Count Dracula. The actual Dracula castle is Poenari.
Go Eddie!
Transylvanian farms, a blast from the past!
I do know shear craziness when I see it. Cutting grass with skythes and tilling the land by hand definitely fits the bill for a new level of craziness.
Brașov
Brașov is a beautiful little town in Transylvania, Romania. I used the town as a base for exploring the surrounding region and as somewhere to chill out.
Shady
This looks shady. Is the Guardian being censored now? Update: Conveniently, someone has paste binned it 🙂 Update 2: It looks like Wayne Madsen, the source in the article has some interesting views on various things. I assume they’ve pulled the article due to him not being considered a reliable source.
Râșnov Citadel
Râșnov Citadel is a historic fortress overlooking the Râșnov township in Transylvania, Romania. The locals proudly declared that Hollywood copied their innovative sign idea, but judging by the smirk on their faces I suspect it was somewhat the other way around 😛
Nydalen today
Beautiful fog
Some photos of beautiful fog in Nordmarka. I took these whilst on a cycling trip with Nora, Live and Ingvild.
Øyungen … gone!
I went on a cycling trip to Øyungen, a beautiful dam near Oslo, except … it turned out the lake no longer existed :/