Even though I've now left Helgeland and moved to Bergen, 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 ...
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Is Norway Trying to Keep Mosjøen A Secret?
Updated September 2022 I talked to a few different people in Mosjøen, Norway and when I told them about my road trip through Northern Norway everyone had the same question: but why did I come to Mosjøen? And I mean, in many ways adding Mosjøen to my Northern Norway ...
Everything I Wish I Had Known Before Traveling to the Comoros Islands
Updated April 2022 Now, I don't usually do loads of research before visiting a new place, but even I came up disappointed with the little amount of information for travel to the Comoros Islands on the Internet. I tried all my usual searches but I failed to find answers to most ...
I Had a Blue Christmas
Remember when Christmas truly did feel magical? There's nothing like that nervous excitement we felt as kids on Christmas Eve. But somewhere along the way I started feeling more nervous than excited, and I realized that holiday magic also has a dark side. I mean my goodness, ...
Lovund Might Be My New Favorite Norwegian Island
I had always heard so much about Vega so I had a lot of expectations for my visit to Vega, Norway, but a few days later my friends and I went to another island that I had heard very little about: Lovund, Norway All I really knew about Lovund was that their hotel is ...