Sarah Baker writes: When someone says “let’s go for a hike,” I immediately think of big Kathmandu boots and hours of breathlessness in a mountainous environment where you definitely can’t get iPhone reception. Being a city girl, I can’t say I’ve hiked much in my day, more like ‘extended walks’ during childhood trips to the [...]

Paul Johannessen — an Australian who has a home in Norway and is currently living in Japan — writes Part I of a two part series into living in the whaling nations. Norway was once poor and now has incredible riches.