I first heard about the Lyngen Alps when I was a little girl, and I remember being so impressed that Norway had alps. Like Austria and Switzerland! And I guess the idea of Norwegian alps continued to enchant me, because the Lyngen Alps was probably the area of Northern Norway ...
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5 Things I Loved About Tromsø (and 2 Things I Didn’t)
The last time I visited Tromsø I was, I don't know, like six years old? My only two memories are of listening to builders working outside my family's hotel room at 4 am in the bright sunlight and watching the midnight sun not quite set over a beach. Come to think of it, I'm ...
Should Narvik Be On Your Northern Norway Itinerary?
At least that's the question Dan and I were asking each other when planning out our Northern Norway road trip. I had been to Narvik before, on a day trip from Abisko, Sweden, but while it made for a nice escape from Sweden (I mean, obviously), I wasn't sure if it was worth ...
Marmorslottet: Norway’s Marble “Castle”
I didn't make it far after leaving Mosjøen before stopping again for the day. Mo i Rana is about an hour and twenty minutes from Mosjøen, and while I was interested in seeing this old industrial town I was most excited about exploring some of the natural wonders in the area. I ...
Should I Stay in Norway? (And Should I Blog About It?)
Have you ever been on a flight where the person next to you won't stop talking, when all you want to do is plug into the airline entertainment system and cry over a bad movie? Well, a couple of weeks ago I was that person - the one who couldn't shut up. Sorry, Liam! I was ...