Last time we were discussing about The Netherlands winning the World Cup 2026, as for the prediction. Meanwhile, the last 32 divided in two, and the Dutch didn’t make it. This was a great shock on paper, but the one putting them out, Morocco, proved not only to deserve the qualification, but also to be…
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World Cup 2026: what if Norway will become champions?
Starting from this post, I am making an exercise on my own, with huge amount of subjectivism, to determine who can win World Cup 2026. As said, Joachim Klement, the guy who predicted corrected the last three winners (Germany, France and Argentina), shocked and mentioned Netherlands. It seems strange, but not impossible. It would be…
Endless days in Tromsø: how does the polar summer feels like
I can say Tromsø is my favorite place to be. The normal touristic season is during winter, but my dream was to run the Midnight Sun Marathon. No better timing for a long holiday in June, in the undisputed Arctic capital. In our previous two trips, during January, we did a lot of activities, about…
Midnight Sun Marathon in Tromsø & the Viking row
The Midnight Sun Marathon is not only a race, but a dream. At least for me. It all happen in 2017, or 2018. Can’t remember exactly when I found details about the race in a running magazine, before a Bucharest Marathon. I do know it was at least seven years and a half ago. Loving…
FIFA World Cup 2026 clicked in – all 48 participants
As of end of March, beginning of April in some parts of the world, FIFA World Cup 2026 has all its 48 participants decided. The first of its kind, about to start in June. I did make some predictions in December 2025, so now I stick with the colorful part of the story, the multicultural stuff…
Bodø / Glimt in Europe, a success story for many to learn from!
Bodø / Glimt is amazing Europe for more than four years. First, quarter finals of Europe Conference League, after notoriously beating AS Rome, future winner, 6-1 in the group stage. This happened in 2022. Three years later, they reached the semifinals of Europe League, and only one stage later, we are waiting to see if…
Winter Olympic Games 2026, Cortina & Milan – case study
February 2026 marked another Winter Olympic Games edition completed successfully. This time in Italy, Cortina d’Ampezzo and Milan as hosts. Norway made history. Again. I won’t talk about them, as what you need to know about Norway, from which their sport approach heavily derives, can be found in several other posts on my site. I…
Why is alcohol in Norway so expensive? Easy…
How expensive is alcohol in Norway? Maybe this is one of the best things in Norway, and I will explain why. It is not any secret that Norway is my favorite country, and you can find enough proof on my website to testify that. But expensive alcohol is a nemesis for many, and if I…
FIFA World Cup 2026: participating nations at the glamourous event
As I wrote before, the FIFA World Cup is on the process of becoming 100% a true festival, rather than a sports competition. From some regards, that is not necessary bad, but if you want still to scale the event in terms of competitiveness, that won’t be possible in a couple of editions. Actually this…
Is Norway an expensive country?
Funny enough, I saw recently a map of the European countries with the word Japanese people are associating each. There, for Norway the word was expensive. It is true also, that Norway is usually perceived in general as a very, if not at least, expensive country. Is that true? I will tell you what my…