The Rhine
Steffi and I headed to a small viewing platform beside the Rhine river, near Duisburg.
Ride of a lifetime
I wanted something powerful that would help me pick up hot chicks. Today I took my new ride for it’s first serious cruise.
Landschaftspark
Landschaftspark is a park in Duisburg, designed to show off the former industrial nature of the area. I spent a pleasant afternoon there with Steffi.
Leah’s birthday bash
My friend Leah had her birthday recently. She told everyone she didn’t want a birthday present, so I had a birthday greeting made for her instead 🙂 Download video from Harald
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.
Axe throwing
I tried my hand at axe throwing whilst at the Râșnov Citadel. Apparently I can neither aim, nor throw very well.
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.
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.
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.
Cluj-Napoca
I stayed in Cluj-Napoca for a few days following the WordCamp Transylvania conference. I had a great time in Cluj. It was terrific meeting up with friends.
First Oslo cycling trip of 2013
With the first weekend of good weather, I took to the hills around Oslo on my mountain bike. I’m not very good at taking it easy.
17. mai
The 17th of May is the biggest public holiday of the year in Norway. All the Norwegian go crazy! The girls wear striking little outfits called “bunad”.
Vor Frelsers Kirke
Harriet and I saw the strange looking spire of “Vor Frelsers Kirke” in København so decided to take a closer look. It turned out you can walk to the top.
Harriet and I at Nyhavn
Harriet and I headed to Nyhaven, a small port area of København in Denmark with lots of awesome little restaurants and cafes.
40% beer
I went for a beer with the lovely Fonda. I ended up drinking beer with 40% alcohol content. I’m going to file this in the “it seemed like a good idea at the time” basket! It tasted something like a cross between tequila and vodka. At no point did I sense a taste of beer […]
Cross-country skiing cherry popped
I had my first cross country skiing trip recently. Ingvild, Live, Irene and myself headed to a small hytta (cabin) near Oslo. The weather was great and despite my being a bit slow and having to run down the occasional hill due to my meagre skiing skills, I made it to the end! Big thanks […]
Holmenkollen restaurant
I headed with Boban and Ivelina to the restaurant on Holmenkollen between sledding runs. It’s a great place to warm up between exciting sled rides down Korketrekkeren.
Virgin pilot
Ever wondered how bad someone looks the first time they fly a plane, and without any instruction? Well here’s my rather pitiful attempt. I crashed it again about an hour after this clip was taken and am about to go buy some replacement parts this afternoon to repair the damage! Fingers crossed my flying improves […]
Mountain biking with Melissa
Melissa and I went mountain biking along the Clutha river from Albert Town to Wanaka. We had an awesome time cruising along a sweet little dirt path.
Camping at Albert Town with Melissa
Melissa and I went camping at Albert Town at my friend Krissi’s camp site in Albert Town.
Korketrekkeren with Boban and Ivelina
I had an absolute blast hooning down Korketrekkeren today with Boban and Ivelina.
The Crown Range
After escaping the people overflow in Wanaka, Melissa and I headed over the Crown Range enroute to the equally overflowing Queenstown.
Rafting down the Hawea river
Melissa, myself and Ashley went rafting down the Hawea river on an airbed. Lots of fun had by all as we negotiated the mighty rapids of the Hawea.
Duckface with Noel
Noel and I decided to do a photoshoot to demonstrate our incredible duckface skills. Don’t we look sexy?
Hawea
Lake Hawea put on some awesome weather during a mountain biking trip.
Cycling at Albert Town
I went mountain biking while camping at Albert Town. The weather was terrific and there were great views of the Hawea river.
Climbing trees
Bret was in the process of building a kick butt tree house for the kids. I hadn’t climbed a tree in a very long time.
Sushi on Mt Cargill
Sushi and I headed to the top of Mt Cargill in Dunedin to see the sunset. We had a spectacular view out over the city.
Sushi
Some photos of my old friend Sushi and myself at St Clair beach in Dunedin. We took these whilst I was back for a holiday.
Chris in Arrowtown
I bumped into Chris Laing whilst wandering around Arrowtown on new years eve
Metronet Julebord
Julebord is a traditional Norwegian Christmas dinner, consisting of meat, with some meat on the side and some meat garnishings.
Kate Moss
I’m best buds with Kate Moss 🙂
Viking ships
I forgot to publish this blog post back in May 2012! I took these photos at the Viking Museum in Oslo.
Store Gryta
Morten and I headed to Store Gryta to find some ice to skate on. Unfortunately it was a little thin, so we stopped for a short food break where I tried Julebrød med brun øst (Norwegian Christmas bread with brown cheese), a traditional Christmas time snack around these parts.
Skating on Setertjern
My new skating Morten kindly drove us to Setertjern for some ice skating. 50 mm of nice hard, smooth ice 🙂 There was a swiffle of snow on the top, but nothing major.
More photos from skating on Kringlevann
More photos from my recent skating trip to Kringlevann. We had terrific weather this day, -6° C and very little clouds. A great change from the past month of dreary rainy crap.
Skating on Langvann
Morten and I headed to Langvann for some ice skating. Beautiful weather and a really long and smooth sheet of ice to skate on.
Skating on Kringlevann at last
After multiple trips over the past few weeks to Kringlevann all resulted in failed attempts at skating, I was beginning to think my chances of skating in the great outdoors this season was fading fast. Fortunately we had a good freeze over the past few days and only a minor dusting of snow. After I […]
Autumn colours with Marte and Ingvild
Marte and Ingvild and I admired the beautiful autumn colours along Akeselva
WordCamp Lisboa
Nadia and I visited Albufeira, a small seaside tourist town in Portugal. Nice views. Nice beach. Nice weather. Nice company.
Public urination in Norway
I assumed that going to the toilet in public was relegated to third world countries, but it seems it is totally acceptable in Norway!
Ørfiske with Marte
I went cycling around Ørfiske north of Oslo, Norway with my friend Marte.
Cycling above Maridalsvannet
More photos from my cycling trips 🙂 This time it’s Maridalsvannet from above.
Movatn with Ingvild and Marte
The lovely Ingvild and Marte invited me to stay at their awesome little cottage in the woods. It overlooks a beautiful little lake called Movatn. The weather gods were angry that evening, but we were nice and cosy and downed some yummy seafood chowder followed by a healthy dose of ice cream and chocolate sauce […]
WordCamp Edinburgh
In case anyone wasn’t already aware, I’m somewhat obsessed with a piece of software called “WordPress”. My occupation now revolves around WordPress and I voluntarily let it suck up an inordinate amount of my time. I attended a conference called “WordCamp Edinburgh”, which is by far the biggest WordPress conference I’ve ever attended. I met […]
Greeks invade Edinburgh
I made two very awesome new friends whilst in Edinburgh recently, Zozela and Magdalini from Greece. Here are some photos from our travels about Edinburgh including to the Edinburgh Castle.
WordCamp Romania
Visit from Kerry
My lovely friend Kerry came to visit me in Oslo 🙂 We went to the local ski jump, but were met with a gloriously wonderful array of fog, fog and a little more fog.
Arctic explorers
Harriet and I, ready to embark on our great arctic adventure into the untouched wilderness of the Tromsø city center.