Always always always when someone asks for advice for planning a northern lights trip I tell them to either book a northern lights tour (or several) or stay in accommodation with a transparent wall/roof. You see, even on the clearest of nights with strong aurora forecasts, the ...
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A Very Autumnal Weekend in Lyngen, Norway
When I first moved to Tromsø I admitted that I hadn't loved my recent visit to Tromsø a couple of years ago. Don't worry, my feelings for Tromsø have changed a lot since moving here - more on that another time though. First, back to that trip a couple of years ago. After ...
The 15 Prettiest Fjords in Norway
Probably the two main reasons people visit Norway are to see the fjords and the northern lights. And while over my years living in Norway I've written many blog posts about seeing the northern lights, and even an in depth northern lights ebook, I've never written a guide to the ...
Two to Three Week Norway Fjord & Culture Itinerary
Originally I was going to try to condense my four week road trip into a two week itinerary of highlights, but then I thought, why not share the whole thing and let you decide which parts to include? This itinerary takes you through some of Norway's most beautiful fjords, as well ...
Visiting Norway’s Most Beautiful Island: Træna
Even though I've now left Helgeland and moved to Tromsø, I still consider the islands off the Helgeland coast to be the most beautiful part of Norway, and the most iconic islands of all would have to be the Træna archipelago. Even before living here I recognized the shape of the ...