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'''CAMPING''': To the east of Oslo there is an extremely large and beautiful nature-reserve called Østmarka[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%98stmarka]. The park has extensive hiking trails, numerous lakes with fishing and swimming, and a minimal amount of development. When I was there at the height of summer, it was never crowded if not almost completely deserted. Camping in the park is safe, free and legal and you could spend days exploring it. Best of all it's accessible from the T-bane and, thus, connected to downtown Oslo. Near the Trosterud station there's an entrance to the Lutvann Lake[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutvann] recreation area within the park. When you leave the station, follow the paved pedestrian road to the left just a few meters. There will be another paved road/bike path going up the hill to your right. Follow this all the way up. You will reach a cluster of apartment buildings. Keep following the asphalt path. It will end in a small parking lot and a raised basketball court I think. At this point turn right and follow the car-road. Turn left just past the basketball court and follow this road as it veers up and to the right, I think it's called Lutvannsveien. You will pass a military base and the entrance to the park is another 50 meters or so past that. The lake itself is another 5-10 minute walk inside the park, just follow the big gravel path. All told it's about a 20-30 minute hike from the station. For hitching this spot is ideal because it's also very close to the E6 going north. There's directions to hitching spots from Trosterud at the top of this page.
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Another good spot for wild camping is Ekeberg park, very close to the center (20 min walking otherwise tramway 18 and 19 very easily blackridable)with an amazing view over the town and safe, desert, free and legal as well (just some runner and dogs with owners in the morning). There is also a paying camping inside it where you can sneak inside to have a free shower..close to E6 and E18 at a walking distance.
The squat called "Blå" next to the culture house "housemania" in the city centre has a guest room with 6 places, though most of the times it's full and it is not liked nor allowed to sleep on the floor, better option the parks, at least with the warm/good weather.
'''BUSKING''''
Unfortunately or not Oslo seems to be the worse city for busking in Norway if not in the whole Scandinavia. Overcrowded of streetsellers, "artists", painters, dancers, beggars, real or fake musicians, every 5 meters in the main pedestrian walks (Karl Johans Gate) you have somebody trying to sell you something; fact that makes the itinerant busker's life and job so much more complicated and difficult.
Better spot is the harbour (where tourist cruises and normal ferries to the islands arrive) though there too very often there are lots of people busking.
Definitely better move to another city like [[Bergen]], [[Trondheim]] or [[Tromso]]
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