One reason why I love music festivals is the fact that I get to know new awesome bands that I am not familiar with. And that’s exactly what happened when I went to see White Denim perform live at Hovefestivalen this year. “White Denim is a mercurial four-piece band from Austin, Texas. They make forward-thinking, […]
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Hovefestivalen Day 4 & 5: M83, Bigbang and the lille flørtejævel
“Din lille flørtejævel (You little flirty bastard)” – my horoscope for the day from Hoveposten The last day of Hove was bipolar. And by that I meant the weather was weird. It was raining so hard in the morning and it was sunny for a few hours and then a bit gray again after. Some […]
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Hovefestivalen Day 3: Dropkick Murphys, Snoop Doggin’ and are Norwegians cooler than Swedes?
The third day of Hove was equally blessed with great weather so we decided to spend the day chilling outside and going to the beach. And since we are done working for Hove, I also spent most of the day reading Night Train to Lisbon (a great book btw) and checking my email at the […]
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Hovefestivalen Day 2: The Shins, The xx and death by Norwegian beach
Another sunny day at Hove so we decided to spend the day by the beach. The water is of course very cold, like 15 degrees, so I like to call it “death by Norwegian beach” but it’s actually quite refreshing if you take a plunge. Many festival folks also spend the day here sunbathing, swimming […]
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Hovefestivalen Day 1: Beirut, White Denim and Stæmning!
Hovefestivalen 2012 kicked off last Tuesday, June 26, and the weather was perfect. It was sunny all day long. We worked in the morning at the Skjenkebånd area and watched concerts at night. I loved Beirut and White Denim and I saw a bit of Rise Against (not really a fan). I missed M. Ward […]
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Hovefestivalen 2012: Arrival and Setting Up Camp!
Greetings from Tromøya, Norway! I guess Hovefestivalen would be my favorite music festival in Europe as this would be my third year to be here. We flew from Madrid to Oslo last Sunday, June 25, and went directly to Arendal, Norway where the festival is. It is actually in an island called Tromøya. We arrived […]
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Scenes at Malvarrosa Beach
Valencia is one of the best cities with beaches in the world. Me and my friends went to the playa to play volleyball and hangout although I missed them because it took forever to get there. Here are some scenes from one of the popular beaches in Valencia, Malvarrosa Beach. […]
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The Stunning Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias
If there is ONE thing you must see in Valencia, it would be the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias complex (City of Arts and Sciences). Science, nature, sports and art are all rolled into one architecturally stunning complex. It was designed by Santiago Calatrava and Félix Candela. It is made up of five main elements and one other […]
The Gypset’s Guide to Staying Calm During an In-flight Turbulence
As a gypsetter, you will always find yourself gypsetting to your next destination on an airplane. But what happens when you’re on turbulence? A really bad one? Like Death himself is just waiting around the corner? What should you do to stay calm? Well, here’s my near-death story. Our plane shuddered as it entered turbulence. […]
How to Plan a Euro Trip Itinerary: the EPIC Strategy
This is Part 2 of the ongoing How to Plan a Euro Trip series which covers the essential details on how to plan your Euro Trip itinerary. It shows the simplest possible flowchart for planning one plus a sample (and actual) 3-month summer Euro Trip itinerary which I am doing right now. Greetings from Valencia, […]
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