by Matt Rood | 20 February, 2018 | Old
Before the Gay Galla in Oslo I had a meeting set up with a couple of transsexual people so I could learn as much as possible about their community in Oslo. What a lovely warm welcome I received from Christian Jasmine Karud-Lund and Ingrid Frivold. After we met I...
by Matt Rood | 13 February, 2018 | Old
Oslo was amazing! First of all you notice how cold it is, -10 degrees! Oh yeah. There’s an art of layering up to stay warm, and you need to learn it quick. Driving from the airport to the center of Oslo was so beautiful. All the tree tops, roofs of the houses were all...
by Matt Rood | 10 February, 2018 | Old
The last night of my stay in Oslo I was invited to the Norwegian Gay Galla 2018. I’m was looking forward to this event as who doesn’t like a bit of glitz and glam eh… and anyone that knows me well knows I’m a dogwalker in my day job. So my every day attire is...
by Matt Rood | 3 February, 2018 | Old
My second day in Oslo started well with a great gym session and a hearty buffet breakfast in the lovely Scandic hotel that I’m staying at. Busy day ahead I made a swift change to start my day. The current weather is -7C so I always learnt from mum to layer up! First...
by Matt Rood | 1 February, 2018 | Old
Arrived in Oslo, in a brand new Norwegian airplane. It was great to see all that snow, Brighton never sees any. Before I leave, I want to have a run through it. We got to the hotel and had a quick turnaround and had our first visit, which was at the Norwegian...