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June 25, 2018

Visiting Oslo: Free Things to Do

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June 18, 2018

Oslo: Getting to the City from the Airport

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August 18, 2016June 16, 2018

Guide to Cape Town

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August 17, 2016

Bangkok: Gaggan, #23 World’s Best Restaurant

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August 6, 2016

Cape Town: The Test Kitchen

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July 4, 2016

Paragliding in Cape Town, SA

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May 31, 2016

Round-the-World Trip

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September 2, 2015

On the Refugee Crisis in Europe

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August 2, 2015August 2, 2015

Lima: Museo Larco

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3 years ago today my life changed forever! That is no exaggeration: I met Rurik. 💜 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This is one of the first pics we took together. It’s gorgeous Fraser Island, with squeaky clean sand! ☀️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I almost didn’t go to his hometown. I almost didn’t go into that bar. But by some miracle I did, and 9 days later we decided he would join me for the rest of my round-the-world trip and move to Norway with me! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ That may seem crazy to some people, but we already knew that we were perfect for each other. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We had a fantastic trip, got married, bought a house, and today we are flying to my hometown, Miami, with the best thing of all: our beautiful baby girl! 💜💜💜 It’s Alice’s first International flight at 10 weeks old. (I beat her though. I did it at 6 weeks old 😝) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We love you @rurikhenry ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ *Ignore Rurik’s horrible shirt tan. I mean, I could’ve photoshopped it, but I’m about keeping it real. 😂🤣 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ——————————————————————— #fraserisland #couplesgoals #couplestravel #couplestravelgoals #thisisqueensland #discoverqueensland #queenslandweekender #visitqueensland #helloqueensland
If you’re gonna make a snowman, make him giant!! ⛄️⛄️⛄️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I don’t really like winter, but it will be a lot more fun when Alice is older to play in the snow. 😊 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “Why do you live in Norway if you hate winter?” Says everyone always. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Quality of life. Duh. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ———————————————————————— #girlsmeetglobe #citizenfemme #sheisnotlost #womenwhoexplore #girlsborntotravel #shetravels #femaletravelbloggers #globelletravels #girlsthatwander #travelgirls #snowman #washingtonmonument #dc #nationalmall #washingtondc
Winter sunset at Aker Brygge today. Taken at 15:37. 🌅 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Yeah, it gets dark early these days! It makes you always feel like it’s really late, so it’s easy to feel tired. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This is where I get on the boat to go home to the peninsula where we live. It’s so nice and relaxing to have a ferry boat as part of your commute. Sooo much better than the trains here in Oslo. In fact, I’m writing this on the boat right now. 😉 Hope you all have a lovely week. We are flying to Miami on Friday!! Yippee. 🌴☀️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ———————————————————— #visitoslo #oslove #mittoslo #visitnorway #oslobilder #ilovenorway #osloby #nortrip #norwaypng #whattodoinnorway #akerbrygge #solnedgang #nesodden #oslo
Our sweet girl is 2 months now! 💜 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It’s been so great seeing her grow and change. She’s been an alert, focused babe since birth. She really engages with the world around her, so she’s as curious as her namesake. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We did her newborn photo shoot when she was 10 days old, but she looks like an older babe because she was staring right into the camera and right at mama in some pics! 💜 (I’ll post some of those soon) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ————————————————————— #baby #babiesofinstagram #babygirl #instababy #babyofinsta #newmom #cutebaby #cutestbabies #babiesoninstagram #happybabygirl #mammalivet #småbarn #vimedbarn
Latergram! I have no idea if it’s snowing in DC. 😝❄️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Here’s an American social studies lesson for those of you who want to know: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This is the Capitol, the home of the US Congress, the Legislative Branch of the government. Congress is divided in 2: The House of Representatives & the Senate. This was a compromise made between the bigger and smaller colonies when the country was founded. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So the House has 435 members designated to each state based on its population. The Senate has 100, an even 2 per state, no matter the size. Today, this may seem unfair because the small states have just as much say as the larger ones. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Now, you may have gathered that the House is running impeachment proceedings on Trump. The 3 branches of the government were designed to be separate and check each other, so that no one person or group has total control. They viewed the monarch as a tyrant and were keen to avoid a concentration of power in their newly formed country. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Impeaching or removing a president is one of the checks that the Legislative Branch (Congress) has on the Executive Branch (the president). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In the Constitution, The House is given the power of impeachment, so that is what they are currently investigating. A public official can be impeached for “treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors”, so it’s a bit open. Only 2 presidents have been impeached by the House: Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton. Clinton was impeached for perjury and obstruction of justice due to his affair with Monica Lewinsky. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ However! If the House decides that there’s enough evidence for impeachment, it moves on to a trial in the Senate. The Senate acquitted Clinton (found him not guilty), so he was never removed from office. No president has been. Nixon almost certainly would’ve been, but he resigned instead. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So, if the House impeaches Trump, it will move on to a trial in the Senate, where he will almost certainly be acquitted because there is a Republican majority. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Questions? 😉
❄️ Winter vibes! We arrived in DC during a snow storm and dragged our suitcases through the snow to the hotel. The next morning when we walked by the Capitol, it was totally empty because apparently it was a snow day. We were laughing about that because it would’ve never been a day off in Norway. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I got excited by this fluffy fresh snow and ran out into it. Although after I threw this snow up, I mildly regretted it because I wasn’t wearing gloves. 😂 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Later on, little kids were sledding down a small hill next to here, and we passed a bunch of students having a snowball fight. We also saw a giant snowman bigger than me (I might post a pic of that later). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’m not normally a fan of winter, but this was an exception. Good times! ❄️☃️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ —————————————————————————— #washingtondc #girlsmeetglobe #citizenfemme #sheisnotlost #womenwhoexplore #girlsborntotravel #shetravels #femaletravelbloggers #globelletravels #girlsthatwander #travelgirls #capitol #capitolhill #dc #snowday #wintervibes
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