by Frank Tommy | Oct 19, 2026 | What's Happening
After a few months away I eventually got myself back into and around the Arctic Circle. These northern parts have for the past few years had hot summers far above what’s been normal. This year they had a hot spell already in spring, where cloudberries in some... 
by Frank Tommy | Aug 4, 2026 | What's Happening
After leaving the Ribadeo area in Galicia, I had the almost obligatory night out in Donastia-San Sebastian for a pintxo bar crawl. There’s always a great atmosphere, from the beach to the CBD to the old town with the many quality pintxo bars. Just meeting random... 
by Frank Tommy | May 24, 2026 | What's Happening
In the middle of January, I watched the premiere of the Norwegian documentary Havfolket (“The people of the sea”), a film celebrating the people who have spent their lives living and working along the weather exposed Norwegian coast. It’s solely... 
by Frank Tommy | Dec 29, 2025 | What's Happening
It’s the last few days of the year with a storm battering the coast of Nordland & Troms in North Norway. We did not have a white Christmas this year but the snow has now returned with the storm. Early yesterday morning I dropped off my brother Knut at... 
by Frank Tommy | Jul 1, 2025 | What's Happening
Sometimes things don’t go as you’ve planned. After a long and slow winter in Umeå, I definitely felt that I needed a bright and uplifting spring somewhere on the road. Maybe it has become a bit of a curse for me, but I seem most at peace when I’m chasing the horizon....