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Oxygen
Canada3581 Posts
I've been traveling Europe for about two months now, and I'm going to Oslo tomorrow. I don't really have a place to stay: hostels are pretty booked (or expensive), hotels equally expensive, and I'm prolly going to be camping outside or something (will have to get a tent first). If anyone is interested in housing a homeless Canadian wanderer, let me know  (PM please).If you want to know more about my travels, thelittleteddy.blogspot.com is a good starting point. Cheers, Michael   | ||
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d1v
Sweden868 Posts
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wo0py
Netherlands922 Posts
lemme search some for you | ||
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pubbanana
United States3063 Posts
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Oxygen
Canada3581 Posts
Thanks d1v, I'll check it out. Please, wo0py, if you would | ||
Liquid`Drone
Norway28618 Posts
if you decide to camp outside then you have to watch out for romanians, homeless people have complained about romanians robbing them. :D if you're tenting then prolly best to do it somewhere around nordmarka or at least in the western part of town, otherwise you'll risk being waken up by junkies or whatever, oslo is pretty ridiculous narcotics wise. | ||
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LordWeird
United States3411 Posts
On August 10 2009 21:09 Liquid`Drone wrote: good luck lol if you decide to camp outside then you have to watch out for romanians, homeless people have complained about romanians robbing them. :D if you're tenting then prolly best to do it somewhere around nordmarka or at least in the western part of town, otherwise you'll risk being waken up by junkies or whatever, oslo is pretty ridiculous narcotics wise. Why would anyone rob a homeless person!?!? | ||
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Oxygen
Canada3581 Posts
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LuckyOne
266 Posts
On August 10 2009 21:25 LordWeird wrote: Why would anyone rob a homeless person!?!? steal their whole day of begging | ||
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Oxygen
Canada3581 Posts
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icystorage
Jollibee19343 Posts
lol +1 | ||
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Liquid`Drone
Norway28618 Posts
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Oxygen
Canada3581 Posts
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alffla
Hong Kong20321 Posts
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Adeny
Norway1233 Posts
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Foucault
Sweden2826 Posts
On August 10 2009 21:09 Liquid`Drone wrote: good luck lol if you decide to camp outside then you have to watch out for romanians, homeless people have complained about romanians robbing them. :D Romanians stealing their irony? | ||
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VarmVaffel
Norway378 Posts
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AtlaS
United States1001 Posts
I forgot that you're planning on sleeping outside, I think that's the worst thing you can do. I don't see how you won't get your stuff stolen. | ||
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Epicfailguy
Norway893 Posts
Probably the worst norway has to offer. | ||
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Oxygen
Canada3581 Posts
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d1v
Sweden868 Posts
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LaLuSh
Sweden2358 Posts
Are you coming to Sweden? | ||
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Adeny
Norway1233 Posts
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JacobDaKung
Sweden132 Posts
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nttea
Sweden4353 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + I'll say sorry but I'm not taking off my glasses | ||
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Oxygen
Canada3581 Posts
Currently in Stockholm, spent a total of about 4 weeks here. Loved it. | ||
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alexpnd
Canada1857 Posts
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Pioneer
994 Posts
On August 11 2009 00:41 Adeny wrote: No it's true, Oslo is the asshole of norway. Just look at the map damnit you can clearly see the legs. Norway is a penis though! Shouldn't Oslo be the hole then? | ||
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cestatoi
United States97 Posts
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d1v
Sweden868 Posts
On August 11 2009 00:41 Adeny wrote: No it's true, Oslo is the asshole of norway. Just look at the map damnit you can clearly see the legs. ROFL! No seriously, Oslo was like the anti-climax of my Scandinavia tour. Copenhagen was awesome, Göteborg was cool, Stockholm was impressive. Oslo was just ugly, rainy.. | ||
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humblegar
Norway883 Posts
Oslo has many opportunities, pm me if you want something translated from "Pulse Oslo", but please state date and preferred category (music, art, film, dance, whatever). Edit: some maps to get an idea: Maps Oslo Forest Oslo, more maps No idea why the page has no English version, there are enough people in Norway that are better in English than Norwegian to warrant it alone :| | ||
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Murlox
France1699 Posts
You can eat as much as you want, bread, sweety stuff, salty stuff, fish, etc. I basically ate a ton every morning and was almost set for the day. It does help to eat a lot since Oslo is on some sort of a hill, you always "climb" when you walk. Also, if you go to Karl Johan's Gate (the main street leading to the King's palace), please, please check the pavement, especially around the fountain (stortinget place), for I did put down almost 30 % of them with my hands, sweat and a hammer. MAN i am so nostalgic right now, please enjoy this fantastic place, the so kind people that live in, and so amazingly hot girls with the shortest clothes i've been to see... <3 Oslo | ||
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Oxygen
Canada3581 Posts
Currently looking at this: http://www.camping.no/ncg09.pdf - but can't find any actual maps with camping sites. Thoughts? | ||
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Oystein
Norway1602 Posts
 Also you should come all the way north to Tromsø when you are here, best city in the country! | ||
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Oxygen
Canada3581 Posts
And wish I could come to Bergen asap, but I don't want to pay for another flight since I already have one. | ||
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Liquid`Drone
Norway28618 Posts
On August 10 2009 23:26 d1v wrote: Well, when I was in Norway, Oslo was by far the most disappointing thing of the whole journey. Sry Norwegian guys but your capital blows compared to Copenhagen and Stockholm all norwegians outside oslo agree with this and norwegians from oslo somehow think that because their city sucks it has charm should make bergen or trondheim capital. | ||
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Liquid`Drone
Norway28618 Posts
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Oxygen
Canada3581 Posts
Can't wait to get to Trondheim though, and I think it's inevitable to go to Tromso. Norway has always appealed to me, should have done more research, but should be fun either way. | ||
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LuckyOne
266 Posts
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Epicfailguy
Norway893 Posts
On August 11 2009 08:03 LuckyOne wrote: what is bad about Oslo? Is really really bad, lots of hookers, beggers, and drug addicts who never leave you alone, and ontop of that the city looks like shit. Its ugly and it smells, and everyone hates it. If I was gonna visit norway, I'd check out the nature and shit, like taking a hike up a mountain or something idk, I was in a place called "setesdal" a few days ago and its fucking beautiful..when I grow old, im gonna retire up there, with a bag of weed and just chill for 20 years. | ||
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Aylear
Norway3988 Posts
If I wrote the tourist guide, Oslo would be under the "Escape From New York Re-Enactment" chapter. | ||
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LuckyOne
266 Posts
On August 11 2009 22:46 Epicfailguy wrote: Is really really bad, lots of hookers, beggers, and drug addicts who never leave you alone, and ontop of that the city looks like shit. Its ugly and it smells, and everyone hates it. If I was gonna visit norway, I'd check out the nature and shit, like taking a hike up a mountain or something idk, I was in a place called "setesdal" a few days ago and its fucking beautiful..when I grow old, im gonna retire up there, with a bag of weed and just chill for 20 years. surprising considering norway famous welfare, i guess it must not be applied to immigrants or something. | ||
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VarmVaffel
Norway378 Posts
On August 12 2009 01:50 LuckyOne wrote: surprising considering norway famous welfare, i guess it must not be applied to immigrants or something. Well these people mostly aren't registered in this country, and thus get no welfare. As from my understanding anyway. Edit: that is, they can register, but they choose not to. ( Or somebody correct me on this? ) | ||
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d1v
Sweden868 Posts
1. It's architecture is ugly. A lot of concrete buildings from the 60ties and 70ties. 2. It's rainy. 3. It's expensive as hell. 4. It's got a lot of beggars and drug dealers. 5. There are very few interesting museums. 6. The people seem to be frustrated (how unexpected -.-) 7. Public transport is complicated, especially because there are a lot of construction sites and stuff. | ||
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Oxygen
Canada3581 Posts
Thanks for the advice and help, everyone. Oslo isn't that bad - it reminds me of Montreal - but it seems the real attraction in Norway is the nature and peace, not another trashy city. | ||
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