I think one of the reasons it took me so long to visit Svalbard is that it felt so remote. And I mean, it is. But now that I've been I realize that it's actually an easy place to visit, especially if you're already in Norway, and I definitely want to go back again (and again and ...
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7 Reasons to Visit Svalbard in Winter: Northern Lights, Huskies & More
Svalbard had been on my bucket list for years, and it felt like the last Norwegian frontier I had yet to explore.I remember as a kid watching the weather forecast on TV when I was in Norway and wondering where this Spitsbergen they always mentioned was. It appeared in a ...
Norway in a Nutshell Review – Is It Worth It?
Updated 6 October 2019I can tell summer is just around the corner now, because more and more people are asking me about Norway's most famous tour: Norway in a Nutshell.There are a few different versions of this tour, depending on whether you'll be departing from Oslo, ...
9 Reasons to Visit Bodø on Your Trip to Norway
Updated September 2019I visited Bodø for the first time a couple of years agao as part of my trip to the Lofoten Islands. I flew into Bodø in the morning, had lunch, and caught the ferry to Lofoten. And on my way back my ferry got in late at night and I flew back to Oslo ...
Is Norway Trying to Keep Mosjøen A Secret?
Updated August 2019I talked to a few different people in Mosjøen 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 itinerary did seem ...