About Me

Welcome To Norway!

A warm greeting from the Norwegian mountains!

I really want you to experience mountains like these, summer or winter, as well as the fjords, the midnight sun, the northern lights, and all the other incredible nature experiences you can collect and hide in your heart after visiting Norway.

So I am on a mission to be your one-stop-shop for everything Norway travel, and help you have a BIG, amazing journey to spectacular Norwegian destinations!

I Am A Norwegian Born Shieldmaiden

After a 20+ year career in the Norwegian army, serving both at home and overseas in conflict zones, I have become a wandering soul in a traveling body.

A few years ago, I decided to change my life completely, leave the service, and become a full-time traveler.

Weirdly, I ended up on this strange mixed traveling path after a 20+ year-long career in the army. 

During my service, I worked in some of the most challenging areas on the planet in more than 10 deployments. I have a Major’s rank and can proudly call myself a veteran after serving in a variety of complicated parts of the world.

I also have a Master of Political Science, a TEDx Speaker, and I am an ICF certified coach, so life is very multi-hatted these days!

Anyway, in 2019, I decided to take a break from that and went on a long trip that would completely change the trajectory of my life.

This One Decision Changed My Life

After almost two decades of working with armed conflict, I decided to take time off, booked a one-way ticket to South America, and explored completely new places as a solo female traveler for six months.

It was epic. And life was never the same again.

Long story short, lots of choices were made, and one year later, I left the service and booked a new one-way ticket.

This time, as an aspiring solo travel blogger on a mission to create the best possible travel content to share, inspire, and guide others to feel the same passion and desire to explore the world that I have!

And my first stop of many was Havana, Cuba. But that is a story for another time.

The first travel blog I created is all about helping you travel solo and find the best journeys of your life in the most epic destinations and adventures of the world with Epic Nomad Life.

Despite my longing to travel to faraway lands, Norway is possibly still my favorite country on the planet to explore (I know, I am biased).

Although the winters can become a bit excessively cold and dark, even for a seasoned shield maiden.

Just think about this: Oslo is an incredibly cool capital, a tiny Metropolis where you can swim in the inner harbor in the summer. Wild nature, hiking, and skiing are only 25 minutes away, and the high mountains are just a few hours away!

The western fjords around Bergen are magnificent, and the Trondheim cathedral, which is also the end city for a pilgrimage, is full of northern history. Trondheim was the first capital of Norway 1000 years ago, and holds so much history.

Continuing north, you cross the polar circle, driving (or flying) across the “vidda,” the vast mountainous plains, before you enter the Arctic world of Norway.

The weather and elements here can be harsh, but the people are warm in Harstad, Narvik, Bodø, Lofoten, Tromso, and all the way up to the North Cape, the northernmost point of the Norwegian mainland.

And on top of Norway, far off the mainland, closer to the North Pole, is Svalbard, a vast island group that we share with Russia.

This territory has pitch-dark winters, neverending light summers, and polar bears in the capital, Longyearbyen, when you least expect it!

As I happened to have been so lucky to grow up in this magnificent little country on top of the world, it is time to share the awesomeness of this northern nation with you.

I will help you navigate everything you need to know before you plan and book your trip to Polar Norway, so don’t worry.

And again, welcome to Norway!

Where I Have Lived & Traveled