Taking Care of the World Tour

[louisbosco]

dried cod sounds delicious if it's the same fish as cod fish...

[beautiful_FrEaK]

I really thought World Tours were kind of dead just as real contests. But you guys teached me better: it's so awesome to see anyone's home and their way of living. Keep it up Mandel! Norway and the Lofoten are still on my to  do list

[holio cornolio]

dried cod sounds delicious if it's the same fish as cod fish...

It is the same. Not to be confused with codpieces however, which is something entirely different.

[Maynard Friedman]

Word up! Holio.

[oomslokop]

in my experience codpieces can also leave a strange taste in the mouth

[louisbosco]

I really thought World Tours were kind of dead just as real contests. But you guys teached me better: it's so awesome to see anyone's home and their way of living. Keep it up Mandel! Norway and the Lofoten are still on my to  do list

 

time for you to get in on it as well. oh and i'm possibly heading into Germany in Sept!!

 

 

 

It is the same. Not to be confused with codpieces however, which is something entirely different.

 

so is it fish or is it not fish???

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Not my size I am afraid 

[mandel9000]

I forgot to document the lutefisk, which is described this way on Wikipedia: Made from aged stockfish (air-dried whitefish) or dried/salted whitefish (klippfisk) and lye (lut). It is gelatinous in texture. Its name literally means "lye fish".

I find it a little hard to eat, after half a portion or less I get overwhelmed by the above mentioned "gelatinous texture" and my knowledge about the process and I get a bit quesy.

The day after (yesterday) we had my favorite christmas dish, pinnekjøtt, which is dried and smoked lamb that is steamed on twigs (or a modern equivalent) and served with mashed kohlrabi and potatoes. I was happy again!

After eating and staying indoors mostly, we went on a long hike earlier today. This was the first day with enough snow for a while, and the ski trails had just been made, so we pissed off quite a few eager skiers by walking there. My mom got in an argument with a youngster training for something, and I got really embarrassed. I guess parents have a way of bringing that out, no matter one's age.

I would have skied if I could, but I didn't bring any gear on the plane because it's a bit of a hassle and the forecast said it would rain the whole time.

My mom walking a little ahead of me.

This is the place where I played basketball for many years in my youth. Note that the name is written twice, first in Norwegian and below, a little smaller, in Sápmi, the language of the indigenous people here. Everything that is run by the government has to use both languages.

Having a little fun in the jungle gym we passed on the way.

This is the lake close to where I grew up. The mountain in the middle, Tromsdalstinden, is an iconic sight in Tromsø. I actually climbed it in September in my Ooe-Youfukutens. (Photo proof is in that thread.)

The Northern Lights Observatory looks very cool!

It's cold and clear tonight, good conditions for northern lights. I'll get on it if that happens!

Edited December 25, 2016 by mandel9000

[mandel9000]

@louisbosco

[mandel9000]

Not the best photos, but: SUCCESS!

[lance]

Great shots, mandel9000, brings back some great memories!

[Paul T]

Fabulous stuff, mandel9000.

[mandel9000]

Sorry about the absence in the last few days. I spent one day travelling to Oslo, and then two days indoors or at the office. Will be back tomorrow or Friday with lots more stuff.

[aho]

^No worries on updates, you've already made this a most excellent tour even if you don't update any more!

 

That said, the TCB20s are looking insane: http://happyjeans.jp/tcb/2016/12/29/14344

[Capsicum Fried Meat]

invasion of 20's! thanks for sharing aho.

 

are we gonna have contest jeans patch dedicated redesign next year? cause I really can't wait for putting those TCB 20's on.

[nycsurfer530]

If I remember correctly Volvo said the contest jeans would definitely have some unique contest details!

[volvo240thebest]

Yeah special patch and one extra detail...

[aho]

^Dare I guess..."Cat whiskers" on the rear pockets (ie: arcs)?!

 

Sorry to derail the thread!

[volvo240thebest]

^ Won't confirm anything until our Japanese sphinx will clearly confirm the plans...

[tigerstrom]

I'm really interested in a pair of 20s now!

[mandel9000]

An Oslo sunset viewed from my balcony beats the northern lights in my book.

I think I'll join the 20s contest, I've gotten used to the wider fit now and I think a size 30" will be spot-on in the waist and hip, tighter but still relaxed. The denim is soooo comfortable and it actually feels a bit stretchy when pulled.

[holio cornolio]

Another super post mandel. Great shots. We've been having some pretty epic sunsets my may recently too. I'm seriously considering the 20s contest too.

[aho]

Don't mean to hijack, but one of the rare photos I could ever find showing a '22 era denim (not Levis):

 

Surely these are 20's Levis?:

Edited January 3, 2017 by aho

[volvo240thebest]

schweeeeettt!

[Iron Horse]

Who's going to be gutsy one and cut off the cinch back like peopled used to?   

[volvo240thebest]

haha hopefully no one on the tour jeans. that would be a shame. generally with cinch backs it's possible to fasten the cinch under the belt loop when wearing a belt. I am doing that on my RC436XX all the time and the only moment it feels slightly uncomfortable is whan laying on the ground and playing with my daughter, but I can live with that no probs!

[Maynard Friedman]

Who's going to be gutsy one and cut off the cinch back like peopled used to?   

I did that with my LVC 37s, removed the cinch strap entirely by unpicking the stitching and easing the rivets off. I also tapered them - much happier now.

[volvo240thebest]

I may add that the further stress produced by the cinch under the belt loop makes for some very interesting fades. I will post a pic in the Red Cloud thread when time permits...

[heavydoom]

i am going to use the cinch exclusively when i get the tcb20.  see how this works out since i always buy my tcb jeans oversized as hell. 

[Ignaurus]

This thread and the talk over in the LVC thread has me itching for the upcoming 20's contest. I'm not sure how I could pass it up at this point. 

Edited January 3, 2017 by Ignaurus