Chasing The Blue Beyond

Norway Field Notes · The Elixir Arrive Where We Started A voyage through Norway, psychological distance, and the strange clarity that returns whenever the ship leaves land behind. See Full Image Show Text Ordinary World The Call Answer the Call Foreign Land Trials The Elixir “We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.” T. S. Eliot, The Waste Land Norway is Alaska with Balls! These are words that at 20 years, the Old Age of Youth, I could only accept on blind faith, having no travel or life experience yet to prove them true. Home, in fact, was and is a place you want to leave ASAP, and set out on a new course...

Enjoying the spectacular and most famous waterfall in Norway, with a free fall of 145m, and a total fall of 182m. A great view from the Fossli Hotel. The secret to a happy life is a happy wife, and also mother nature!  High negative ion concentration gradi- ents are detected in the vicinity of the waterfalls.They affect the brain and our mood. Infact, Negative Ions Create Positive Vibes. There is something in the air and while it may not be love, some say it's the next best thing -- negative ions. Ions are molecules that have gained or lost an electrical charge. . They are created in nature as air molecules break apart due to sunlight, radiation, and moving air and water, like these waterfalls.  The air circulating in the mountains and the beach is said to contain tens of thousands of negative ions. Once these ions reach my bloodstream, they produce biochemical reactions that increase levels of the mood chemical serotonin, helping to alleviate depression, relieve stress, and b...

Intoxicating - but I swear to drunk I'm not God. On our way this morning to Norway's most famous waterfalls-Vøringsfossen - Måbødalen. If Hollywood is loneliness beside the swimming pool, then Norway is  solitude by the fjords.

Norway Mountain Notes · The Golden Glow It Leaves a Golden Glow on the Mind Getting to the top may be optional. Getting back down is not. See Full Image Show Text Ordinary World The Call Answer the Call Foreign Land Trials The Elixir It leaves a golden glow on the mind. The Call The Mountain Keeps Asking The Golden Glow Some landscapes do not merely remain in memory. They illuminate it. Answer the Call Getting to the Top Is Optional Getting to the Top Is Optional Getting to the bottom is mandatory. ...

Norway · Glacier Meltwater · A Thousand Waterfalls H2 OMG: Enriched by a Wonderful Osmosis In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is strength, and in water there is bacteria—unless, of course, you are in Norway. See Full Image Follow the Water Show Text The Call The Water The Falls In Motion The Elixir The Call The Newest Water Is the Best Water “The best wine may be the oldest. The best water, however, is the newest.” Foreign Land Drinking Melted Glacier with Cupped Hands In Norway, meltwater is useful, humble, precious, and pure. Drinking it directly from the source feels less like hydration and more like inspiration. We are all downstream from here. What happens in Norway stays in Norway. Just add water. Trials Chasing the Cascading Waterfalls They are everywhere. This kind of leisure is a form of silence, not nois...

Norway Super Chapter · Everyday Epiphanies Norway’s Ecstasy Summer Rain, turf roofs, Art Nouveau streets, oar-puns, citywalks, Arctic coordinates and the rare revelation of good weather—all in one long Norwegian yes. See Full Image Show Text Ordinary World The Call Answer the Call Foreign Land Trials The Elixir Summer is the nicest day in the whole year. Again, good weather! The Call The Season Opens in Ålesund A Citywalk in Ålesund A small-town fishing village atmosphere with beautiful Art Nouveau buildings and streets that feel like a visual postcard. The beautiful Art Nouveau buildings and the unique str...

Norway · Ålesund A Nordic Field Note Red, White, and Yellow Houses Summer is the nicest DAY in the whole year. Again, good weather! Norway Ålesund Colour Art Nouveau Fade Norwegian houses were historically painted red, yellow, or white. White is the most popular color, even these days. The color the owners chose depended mostly on what they could afford. Red The red color was the cheapest to produce. It was created by mixing ochre with cod liver oil (or other vegetable oils or animal oils). As a result, many buildings in farming lands or fishing areas where incomes were lower than average were mostly paint in red. This is why so many barns in the country side were traditi...