Travelling again

It’s my first trip overseas since 2018. I had planned to go to Italy in 2020 but we all know what happened then.
When planning this year’s trip I was informed 2025 was a Jubilee Year of Hope in Italy and they were expecting an extra 35 million visitors this year. I decided to not be one of them.
The next three places on my list were Scandinavia, Canada and New Zealand.
I needed more time to plan Canada and thought I could do New Zealand in a shorter trip so Scandinavia it was!
When I looked at suggested itineraries they all seemed to suggest visiting Stockholm and then going to Norway so I’ve skipped Stockholm and just focussing on Norway.
The planning has been quite complex and I was ready to cancel the whole thing at one point but now it’s happening it all seems a bit unreal.
The weather in Oslo should be just a bit cooler than Perth although with rain. Dubai will be 37 for the brief time I’m there. So layers it is.
Apparently there is no bad weather in Norway, just bad clothing.

Dubai - flight was fairly uneventful. It’s so hot here in Dubai but I’ve only got another 30mins before I go to the gate.
I got patted down at security. It happened on my first trip in 2016 and I was really concerned at having to leave my belongings to go the little cubicle to be patted down.
It didn’t bother me this time but I saw another lady questioning having to leave her belongings to get patted down.Read more