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Jonas B. Gundersen Jazzkjøkken in Kristiansand

Jonas B. Gundersen Jazzkjøkken in Kristiansand

Bakgården in Kristiansand

Bakgården is a restaurant and bar in downtown Kristainsand.  It is where the in crowd hangs out in the city.  It has a good restaurant and the bar is known around Norway as one of the best stocked in the country.  They have a great wine list, but their speciality is mojitos.  They also make a killer margarita.  It is as good as this beach bum has ever had.  Terje, the bar manager keeps the bar as well stocked as any big city bar.  Go visit Terje, and tell him or the staff that the Beach Bum sent you there. 

KRISTIANSAND

Kristiansand is a wonderful beach town.  The city although small is extremely diverse.  There are promenades that run along the coast, parks, palm trees (summer only), hiking trails, a great fish market, sailing, sightseeing, islands, flowers, walking tours, fabulous city center, and you could go on forever.  Got to experience it!

The city boasts many festivals all year long, and is called by many “Norway’s vacation town”.  During the summer the population swells from the tourists.  In the city there are a number of good restaurants and fun nightlife.  The beautiful area surrounding the “Fiskebrygga” (Fish Market) is alive with boats, restaurants, and bars.  It is a wonderful place day or night

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Kristiansand has the laid back beach lifestyle that this beach bum loves.  Yet, a lively nightlife too!  It is a great place to visit.  Take a look at www.visitkristiansand.blogspot.com for some good information.

Beach Kristiansand, Norway

JOHN CRUZ Island Style

Ryan Balthrop song writer

Paradise Island

PENSACOLA BEACH 2009.mpg

The beach two minutes walk from my home in Kristiansand.  Not the same as the beach in Pensacola, but there are bikinis here in the summer.

Pensacola Beach

Jimmy Buffett, This looks like one of your songs! 

Going Down to Panama

The view looking out from the starting point of the grand quest. Where will it lead? How much of a BUM will I become? I will tell you one thing. I will be as bad as I can get away with being and go to the far reaches of the world.
Next you will see the rocky shore of the fjord about two minutes down the hill from my home just outside of Kristiansand, Norway.

Kristiansand, Norway has a beach. Not the place most thought this would start from in the world, but where it is beginning from never the less. My home here is overlooking a fjord and has quite a beautiful view. There is a rocky beach less than two minutes walk. Not the place that beach bums dream of, but a beach. My journey to discover the world's beaches will begin here, and end who knows where. Follow along and see.



I will write about the places that I visit, and the sights, views, and sounds of Beach Life from around the world. I will write about great places to eat, to drink, and make merry. There will be photos and videos that will give the feeling of the locals surrounding the beaches as well. Join the QUEST!