Even though I've been living in Northern Norway for years, it took me quite a long time to visit Svalbard. I finally visited Spitsbergen, the main island of Svalbard, and it turns out Spitsbergen travel is actually easier than I thought, especially if you're already in Norway. I ...
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An Insider’s Guide to the Best Tromsø Hotels
Since moving to Tromsø I've gotten a lot of questions from people planning their trips here. And while I've covered my top recommendations for things to do in Tromsø and seeing the northern lights in Tromsø, I haven't written much about where to stay in Tromsø. I mean, it's hard ...
The Airbnb in Swedish Lapland Where You Can Stay with Reindeer
Okay, you know how I said in my last post how Danielle and I wanted to chase the Northern Lights around Narvik but then I found Husky Lodge so we went to Kiruna instead? Well, there's actually more to the story than that. About ten minutes after I found Husky Lodge and ...
New City, New Blog!
My travels have slowed down a lot over the past few years, which has meant that I haven't had as much to write about here. And while I've been happy to travel a bit less, I have missed the blogging part of travel blogging. And so I started to wonder if there's any other kind of ...
What to Know About Whale Watching in Tromsø, Norway
Hi! I’m Katie, pretending to be Silvia for the day (I’ve swapped my English accent for an American one and everything). I’m a marine mammal researcher in Tromsø (northern Norway) and I LOVE whales. So, Silvia asked if I could write about whale watching in northern Norway from my ...