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Collecting Airports, The New Craze
Or is it? I recently heard about a newspackage on TV 2 and read an NRK article about guys collecting airports. Yes, both of them were...
Gunnar Garfors
Jul 10, 20142 min read


Media: LTE Uses 40 Times the Electricity of DAB+
No, you didn’t misread. And that is for poorer coverage too, according to Teknisk vekeblad. We are not looking at a minor difference, we...
Gunnar Garfors
Jul 3, 20142 min read


Ban Upheld; I Cannot Wear This in France
The European Court of Human Rights has today upheld France’s ban on wearing the burqa in public, according to France 24. The country...
Gunnar Garfors
Jul 1, 20141 min read


100,000 Flights a Day
Fly, fly away. There’s always a train. Or so a Norwegian saying goes. These days, planes seem to be catching up though. There has never...
Gunnar Garfors
Jun 2, 20142 min read


No More Pre-Orders of The English Version of “198”
My book “198” was published in Norwegian on September 18, 2014. I get a lot of questions about the English version, and it is finally...
Gunnar Garfors
May 29, 20141 min read


Årets 17. mai-tale i Naustdal
Eg var så heldig å verte invitert til å halde hovudtalen i Naustdal på 17. mai, 2014. Talen følgjer under i skriftleg form for spesielt...
Gunnar Garfors
May 17, 20148 min read


We got some world records, but not all
We did, in other words, equal it. But no one has visited as many countries as us in the same day. Our attempt started at 00.00.01 on May...
Gunnar Garfors
May 8, 20141 min read


Madness in the making, aiming for another world record
Four friends managed to visit 17 countries in 24 hours in 2012. Can the record be beaten? I have no idea, but I’ll try. It’s going to be...
Gunnar Garfors
May 7, 20142 min read


“198” omsider til sals
Eg er endeleg ferdig med mi aller første bok som straks vert given ut av Samlaget. Ho heiter noko så kort og konsist som “198.” Ganske...
Gunnar Garfors
May 6, 20142 min read


17 countries in 24 hours
Four friends had a mad idea in 2012. They wanted to see how many countries they could visit in 24 hours. They managed 17 countries in...
Gunnar Garfors
May 5, 20141 min read


The bridges over Oslo’s river
What do I do when I not travel? I am, contrary to popular belief, actually quite fond of Oslo, the city in which I live. I have walked,...
Gunnar Garfors
May 4, 20142 min read


5:1 Trip Approved by Guinness World Records
On June 18, 2012 I travelled to five continents in one day together with Adrian Butterworth from the UK. We had the honour of visiting...
Gunnar Garfors
Mar 15, 20141 min read


Retailers Should Stop Selling FM Radios
Norway will switch off FM as the first country in the world in January 2017. Digital Radio Norway is a non-profit organization that...
Gunnar Garfors
Feb 28, 20142 min read


Deliriousness Of Impulsive Travel (DOIT!)
What do you mean you are not impulsive, adventurous, restless or hyperactive? Well, bloody do something about it. Why? Because it is the...
Gunnar Garfors
Feb 17, 20145 min read


The World’s Shortest Scheduled Flight
Forget in-flight movies, magazines, on-board internet, meals or drinks to help pass time in the air. There simply isn’t time for any of...
Gunnar Garfors
Feb 16, 20142 min read


THE-BES-TOF-AIR-POR-TCO-DES
Why do you pick just that particular travel destination? Sometimes there may only be one reason to go to a specific airport or to travel...
Gunnar Garfors
Feb 14, 20143 min read


Book Finished, Sort Of
My deadline was February 5, and I managed to meet it with 7 hours to spare. The end result consists of stories from my travels all 198...
Gunnar Garfors
Feb 12, 20142 min read


Abkhazia, a Must-Visit During/After Sochi Olympics
The Olympic winter games will soon come to Sochi in Russia and thousands and thousands of people will be visiting. But the trip doesn’t...
Gunnar Garfors
Jan 4, 20143 min read


Smokers’ Paradise
Where should you go to find inspiration, to, say smoke? Presumably to the country where they finish more cigarettes than in any other....
Gunnar Garfors
Nov 26, 20133 min read


Brazilians Get 4 Weeks Extra World Cup Holiday
So, it is official. Brazil has gone mad. Not only will the country with the financially challenged economy host both the FIFA World Cup...
Gunnar Garfors
Nov 25, 20134 min read
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