Expat Living 101.com Blog » Norway http://expatliving101.com Tips and thoughts on the ups and downs of living abroad Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:56:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 The Joys of Spanish Weather http://expatliving101.com/living-in-spain/the-joys-of-spanish-weather/ http://expatliving101.com/living-in-spain/the-joys-of-spanish-weather/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:05:08 +0000 Paul Allen http://expatliving101.com/blog/?p=52
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    • ]]>     Mid October and it was already down to -2 degrees centigrade this morning. Daytime highs at the moment are struggling to reach 5C.

    Not in my balmy corner of Spain, I hasten to add. In Norway.

    I was conducting a phone interview with a banking executive in Oslo this morning, and this is the weather report she gave me.

    By contrast, I was sitting with my office balcony door open, with the sunshine pouring through. It must have been about 20 degrees here today, and that’s much cooler than it has been the rest of the month. Last weekend I saw people still swimming in the sea (although I must confess it’s a bit chilly for me now).

    Norway consistently rates well in various quality of life measures such as its work/life balance, income levels and environmental performance. And for years it has dominated top spot in the United Nations Development Programme’s Human Development Index (HDI) table.

    Evidently the country has a lot going for it. Except its geography. Spain’s sunshine seems much more appealing.

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