Mountain pasture and wild cows
In the old days, farming and fishing were the most important ways to supply your family with the daily bread. This is called Natural Economy. People lived on farms, providing themselves with all they needed for living either by growing or exchanging. more - travel report by
terje
In anticipation of the midnight sun in Tromsø.
I have been wanting to go up north to see the midnight sun for years. After I became friends with a few Norwegians they told me that organising it could not be easier. Eventually I picked up Tromsø as a place to see it. Nord Cap, continental Europe's nort... more - travel report by
krisek
Flåm for the Active
Flåm is located at the head of the Aurlandsfjord, which is a branch of the Sognefjord (there are many branches of this 200km fjord). As I found out during my time in Flåm, it is a popular day destination for cruise ships which, in my opinion, destroys the... more - travel report by
lafalott
Bergen - Norway's super second city.
If you arrive around mid-day on a soaking wet Monday, I can only suggest you have a good book ready and head for your hotel, boat or whatever. On other days or Monday mornings you will find no shortage of museums and galleries and the aquarium will be ope... more - travel report by
davidx
The King, the Can and the Oil
Because of their remote distance to other major cities, the big cities in western Norway are known as cities that have it all. So also with Stavanger. The city and bishop-chair was founded by King Sigurd because he had no other bishops to marry him... more - travel report by
terje
Time-honoured Trondheim and remarkable Røros
Trondheim, at the mouth of the Nidelven river was founded in the 10th Century, in a time of Norwegian greatness and soon became the capital. Sadly, fires have destroyed all the earlier wooden buildings but anybody going to the city now and glancing at the... more - travel report by
davidx
Svolvaer for 2 nights and onward trip
We had two nights booked in a rorbu and took a cab from the boat. Reception was closed but new arrivals were received by the bistro attached to the rorbuer site. After admiring our rorbu we had a walk around whilst there was still enough light for photogr... more - travel report by
davidx
Oslo for the unpretentious goth
...while remaining firmly rooted in its thousand-year history. Just wandering aimlessly around the city centre, you will observe several-hundred-year-old houses (the date proudly displayed in large, curled lettering) rubbing elbows with high-rise office b... more - travel report by
ragnvaeig
Absurdly underrated Oslo
First and foremost, I am not an addict for city cards but an Oslo card is excellent value, because here the museums are so good that you will probably go into enough to save with the card, even excluding the free travel. Next, be prepared to use all forms... more - travel report by
davidx
Flåm - the kernel in the nutshell?
The ‘Norway in a Nutshell’ tour is rather a flexible term. It may be deemed to start at Bergen or even Oslo, depending on where you buy your ticket. However one circuit seems to come into every description. Since it’s a circuit, you can start anywhere and... more - travel report by
davidx
