Nice, social person, that likes a warm cup of coffee in the morning 😊. Various interests, people, culture, and nature is essential.
Travel is to live, living is to travel. Discover new places, adventures....

Mainly hiking year round. Mostly hiking in Norway, but different landscapes in other countries is interesting. Like Jotunheimen. Main profile picture are from Jotunheimen. Been hiking many places in the western part of Norway. Can give information that can be helpful. The touristinformation can help, and the tlf for bustransport, 177, can assist.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Open minded person, who know things can be expensive in Norway. Like to help people, and show them my city and my country. Live central in Bergen, and have for the time being the opportunity to help people, in some cases. Are working full time, so not available all the time.
Interesting to meet travelers, share stories, make contacts and maybe friends.
I can store luggage for travellers/campers. I also have some camping equipment that I can lend to travellers.

Interests

Social life, meeting people, culture exchange, photo, mountain hiking, equipment in the mountains, mountain skiing, training, music, healthy food, dining, reading, chess, politics, sportmassage, festivals, humor, funny things etc.

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Classical rock with real people, deeper texts, real instruments and band members with a passion for what they are doing. Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd, Dire Straits, Mark Knophler, Metallica, ACDC, Iron Maiden, Deep Purple, Nightwish, Guns N Roses, Eric Clapton.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Slept three nights in Jotunheimen in a tent basecamp, and reached peaks from the basecamp. Done that two times.

Participating in the UN and Nato peacekeeping mission in the Balkans, for 15 months, KFOR, Kosovo Force. Mainly Kosovo and Macedonia. Mostly administrative work.

Won an international rifle shooting contest in the French camp in Macedonia.
Participating in Norwegian national military soccer team, winner in an Nato soccer cup in Macedonia.

Teach, Learn, Share

"Travel is to live, living is to travel"

“Better to see something once than hear about it a thousand times”

“Adventure may hurt you but monotony will kill you.”

“Dare to live the life you’ve always wanted.”

“The journey not the arrival matters.” – T.S. Eliot

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”― Mark Twain

“Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer”

“Collect Moment, Not Things.”

Some of my albums at Flickr.com:
Iceland: https://flic.kr/s/aHskwnZ9Ae
Hiking by Nærøyfjorden: https://flic.kr/s/aHsjZf2QTM
Trolltunga: https://flic.kr/s/aHsjKEHZ7W
Hiking in Jotunheimen 1: https://flic.kr/s/aHsjHLLr8b
Hiking in Jotunheimen 2: https://flic.kr/s/aHsjCcoXp7
Sunset from city mountain of Lyderhorn: https://flic.kr/s/aHsjAu38uN
Hiking in Jotunheimen 3 https://flic.kr/s/aHsjAULgiy
Hiking in Jotunheimen 4 https://flic.kr/s/aHsjZFp1Tk
Hiking in Jotunheimen 5 https://flic.kr/s/aHsjXhymUv
Hiking in Jotunheimen 6 https://flic.kr/s/aHsjEUK5PX
Hiking in Jotunheimen 7 https://flic.kr/s/aHsjZ82cjD
Hiking in Jotunheimen 8 https://flic.kr/s/aHsk2CmzZS
Hiking in Jotunheimen 9 https://flic.kr/s/aHsk7DX3LZ

Trolltunga:
Going to Trolltunga can take some time. First you have to go to the area, f.ex with bus to the small town called Odda. Its buses from Bergen, takes about three hours, including a ferry over a fjord.

The bustrip itself is nice, like a sightseeing over the western part, with mountains, fjords etc.
Normally you have to stay one night in the area. Hotel, camping etc. Its buses from Odda to the startpoint in the morning. Then is about 4 hours hike to Trolltunga, and 4 hours back, and lets say 30 minutes at Trolltunga. So you need good shoes. (Remember that it can also rain.) This is at least 8,5/9 hours, depending on your shape. Then you can take the bus to Bergen, arriving late in Bergen.

Check out trolltunga.com, and Trolltunga Trail information at Facebook.

Questions can also be asked to Bergen Tourist Information, tlf +47 5555 2000,
http://en.visitbergen.com/

https://www.visitnorway.com/places-to-go/fjord-norway/the-hardangerfjord-region/things-to-do/safety-first-trolltunga-summer-hike/

The bus company between Bergen and Odda, tlf +47 177, see also Skyss.no. Its another smaller bus company between Odda and starting point at Skjeggedal.

More information at this site:
http://en.hardangerfjord.com/odda.
See also this:
http://www.hardangerfjord.com/odda/trolltunga

Ok, hope I did not scare you, but getting there and back takes some time.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Only one extra bed, have a small appartment. Apartment close to city center. Extra key, fully equiped apartment, internett, wifi, kitchen, balcony etc. Car. Motorcycle. Bicycle. Have room for storage of luggage.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, England, Finland, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Kosovo, Macedonia, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Macedonia, Norway