This past June I had exactly two weeks to explore northern Norway, and since I hadn't seen much of the region before, I filled my itinerary with as much as I could. This meant that I was constantly on the move and had to spend a lot of time in the car, but I don't think I would ...
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The Prettiest Place I’ve Stayed in Northern Norway
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 ...
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 ...
I Burned Down My Life (Again) at 37
When I was sixteen my friend Anna joined my family on our annual summer trip to Norway. This was before smartphones and WiFi (at least at our family's mountain cabin), so we spent our evenings sipping cocoa in front a fire while we pondered life's great questions. At least ...
7 Best & Worst Places to Spend Christmas in Norway
Growing up with a Norwegian mother and American father, I often alternated Christmases in the US and Norway. And every year that my family would stay in the US for Christmas I would be so bummed, because it was never quite as magical as Christmas in Norway. In fact now as ...