About

Eirik

Norwegian by origin. Californian by choice. Perpetually somewhere in between.

I grew up in Geilo, a mountain town in Hallingdal — midway between Oslo and Bergen, at 800 meters on the Hardangervidda plateau. It's a place defined by long winters, deep snow, and the kind of silence you only get above the tree line. I spent most of my childhood on skis.

I live in Pacifica, on the California coast about fifteen miles south of San Francisco. The fog and the cliffs do something I didn't expect: they feel a little like home. We return to San Francisco whenever we can, for the food and the magic of the city. It's a twenty-minute drive that still feels like crossing a border.

This site is a personal corner of the internet. A place to collect the things I love — places that feel like home, food worth traveling for, and the experiences that stay with you long after you've left. It's not a travel blog. It's more like a notebook I've decided to leave open.

Geilo Hometown
Pacifica Home base
3 Places I know well

Two places feel like home. One has fjords; the other has fog. I've stopped trying to choose.

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What I'm working on

Playground Finder

Find the best playground for right now, not just the closest one.

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It factors in real-time weather, sun angle, distance, and features (swings, climbing, sandbox, water play) to give each spot an instant AI verdict. Browse a live list or map, filter by what matters to you, and tap through for photos, parking directions, and nearby snacks. Works worldwide.

Real-time weather AI verdict Maps Works worldwide

A spare-time project, built on evenings and weekends, between everything else.

SolarSmartCharge

Charge your Tesla from rooftop solar instead of the grid.

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A solar-aware charging service for Tesla owners. It watches your home's live grid import and export, then continuously trims the car's charging current so it soaks up surplus solar instead of exporting it for pennies. Works with any solar provider. Installs as a web app with boost mode, charge-by-time deadlines, and per-session savings tracking. The math matters most on NEM3 or without net metering, where using a kWh yourself beats exporting it. Live at solarsmartcharge.us.

Live solar matching Tesla Boost & scheduling Savings analytics

Also a spare-time project, built on evenings and weekends, between everything else.

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This site

  • → The travel section is a collection of places I know well — not a comprehensive guide, but an honest one.
  • → Everything here is firsthand. I write about places I've spent real time in, restaurants I've eaten at more than once, trails I know well enough to give actual advice about.
  • → More sections coming — food, music, things I'm thinking about. Slowly.