Rome(ing) around (28th to 29th October)

We arrived in Rome on the 28th and checked into our reasonably priced hotel next to the train station before turning in for the night. The next day after a nice breakfast in a nearby cafe was a whirlwind tour of Rome, hop on, hop off style. We did all the big hits,...

Home suite home (24th to 28th of October)

We arrived on the 24th at the Sivertsen resort, our luxury suite awaiting us. We unpacked and took advantage of the (much needed) free laundry service, checked in on the cats, house and family and stressed about what to bring and not to bring on the cruise of a...
Pretty fly

Pretty fly

The pain of leaving was soothed somewhat by the business class seats awaiting us on our flight to Norway… Probably the only time I’ve been more excited by the flight than the destination.  The time had finally come to say farewell to the USA. It was a...
Dinner and a movie with Katrine and Leo

Dinner and a movie with Katrine and Leo

We checked out of our speakeasy and made for our lovely, complimentary accommodation back with some old friends of mine. We got settled, then headed to a first for me: a dine-in movie experience! complete with dinner, cocktails with Leonardo de Caprio. Nice. Very...
Bye bye, Hawaii, Hello Redeii

Bye bye, Hawaii, Hello Redeii

Early, early, early. Leaving paradise for L.A. seemed hard. Probably because it was. Not enough sleep and the earliest possible flight meant a long tiring day to burn before checking into our hotel… Sometimes saving a few bucks is a folly… Anyway,  we made...