Travelling Tim

Author: tim

  • 28 June 2020 – 15 weeks working at home

    28 June 2020 – 15 weeks working at home

    I’ve been working at home for 15 weeks now. My last update was after just two weeks. I am now well ensconced in my study, and settled into a routine. I don’t know how good that routine is, but it is one.

    Over the last while I have also upgrade the study somewhat. I now have a legit green screen. A giant green sheet that covers a bookcase a couch, and the door out. I’ll be honest, I have probably put too much effort into it. I have a lamp to ensure even lighting of the background.

    My default background is actually a photo of my study, it adds to the surprise when I am suddenly sitting in a fire pit surrounded by flames, or on a rollercoaster. My niece also likes it when I can transport to different places on Skype, or being up photos of the planets behind me to talk about them.

    Like the Hulk being always angry – I am always on the green screen
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  • Oslo on a boat

    Oslo on a boat

    Norway is slightly more expensive than Sweden, and quite a bit more expensive than Finland. While the hotel was quite nice, I didn’t have breakfast included, so first order of the day was to find some coffee. I set out for a walk towards the foreshore.

    Sunrise, sometime well after 10.
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  • The train to Norway

    The train to Norway

    Before getting to Europe I purchased a Eurail pass, and booked most of my trains. Getting from Sweden to Norway proved a little tricky. It wasn’t overly clear what trains were going from Gothenburg to Oslo, or who operated them. I had booked a ticket on a Swedish train from Gothenburg that had stopped part way, where I would need to change trains. I had spoken to the Eurail people in Stockholm and Gothenburg about getting to Oslo, and they told me there were direct trains run by NSB three times a day, and my ticket was valid for the trains, but they couldn’t reserve a seat for me. I just had to jump on.

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  • Gothenburg, Sweden

    Gothenburg, Sweden

    After Stockholm I caught a train to Gothenburg. My hotel in Gothenburg was walking distance from the train station, and I was able to spot it from the train as we got close to the end of the trip.

    Somewhere on the train between Stockholm and Gothenburg
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  • Stockholm, Sweden

    Stockholm, Sweden

    After my trip up to Uppsala I had a few days in Stockholm itself. I started with breakfast of waffles before venturing out to the old town. A quick, but slightly precarious walk to the local station, and two stops into the Old Town.

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