Pining for the fjords? Us, too - but there's a lot of other stuff about the land of the Vikings that floats our longboat. Besides dramatic scenery, there's great history and culture in Oslo, Bergen, and other smaller cities and towns - and it goes without saying the winter sports are incredible!

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Arctic Bodø is a European Capital of Culture 2024

Jacob Wackerhausen This one´s of special interest to me since I recently experienced an exciting sojourn in Norway´s Arctic (though I didn´t make it to this compact city of a bit over 53,000 (second photo at top), located just above the Arctic Circle). Though there are plenty of urban amenities, here the main allures for visitors are adventure and ecotourism, starting with the Saltstraumen, a narrow strait (just 490 feet/150 meters wide) between a pair of fjords whose claim to fame is one of…

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Our winter adventure above Norway´s Arctic Circle

  Nearly 20 years ago, I visited Norge for the first time – on a press trip sponsored by Visit Norway to capital Oslo, historic second city Bergen, and a Hurtigruten cruise to the fjords and up to far-northern Svalbard. It was all beautiful, of course, but it was in summertime, and over this past Christmas and New Year´s I had to privilege of coming back in winter. Naturally, it was a whole different – and a chilling yet in many ways even more enchanting – experience. read post  

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5 of Oslo's top attractions

    Norway's beautiful capital is a major global hub, yet only around 20 percent of its extension is truly urbanized, so in addition to city streets it's possible to spend time in parks, woodlands, hills, and lakes. Oslo's major avenue, Karl Johans gate, is lined with pedestrian-friendly areas. Oslo's main pedestrian boulevard begins at Oslo Central Station on the waterfront and winds its way past several prominent tourist attractions, including the Royal Palace and National Theatre, as well…

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The spectacular scenery of Norway in a nutshell

  The "Norway-in-a-nutshell" tour can be undertaken throughout from Bergen or Oslo as a single-day trip or spread over three days. However, if planning a one-day excursion, Voss would be a more convenient and relaxing base. This small, thriving town nestles on the shore of Vangsvatnet Lake beneath mountains which, in winter, provide some of the finest skiing in the country. Throughout the summer, the ski lifts continue to operate, taking visitors onto the plateau to the north, where…

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  • David Paul Appell September 1, 2012 at 9:34pm

    Cool - please consider re-posting one or two of those on our blog - that way you can introduce yourself to our audience and drive more traffic to your own blog!

  • Andrea Spirov September 1, 2012 at 8:13pm

    Nice blogs! I like how Bergen town is set amongst the hills - I've heard it's like that. We have not left Stavanger, actually - been much too busy with work. You can check out all of our Norway posts here:

    http://inspiringtravellers.com/tag/norway/

    a lot of it is expat-related stuff (which will answer your questions about what is good and not so good) but there are a few photo essays from Stavanger. Hoping to at least head up north at the start of next year.

    Cheers,

    Andrea

    =)

  • David Paul Appell September 1, 2012 at 6:08pm

    How are you liking it? What's been toughest and what's been the most awesome? 

    Actually, I was just in Norway in August - but apart from Bergen and Oslo it was on a Hurtigruten cruise, so we were doing the usual port-hopping.  It was my first visit to the country - very cool and had me intrigued enough to want to come back soon!

    BTW here you can read my post on Hurtigruten and another on Bergen; plus I've got 3 more in the pipeline for September/October (2 Hurti, 1 Oslo).

    Please keep us all posted on how things continue going - and also we'd love to get a dispatch from Stavenger here on the blog.

    Lykke til!

  • Andrea Spirov September 1, 2012 at 2:50pm

    Hi David, Thanks for asking =) We are still here...bit of an adjustment but things are going alright. Are you headed this way?

  • David Paul Appell August 31, 2012 at 11:22pm

    Andrea, how is it going/did it go in Stavenger?

  • Andrea Spirov February 15, 2012 at 6:57pm

    We're moving to Stavanger shortly for work - would love any tips that members of this group have for Norway and look forward to checking out your blogs! http://inspiringtravellers.com/2012/02/15/moving-norway/

  • David Paul Appell June 14, 2011 at 2:01am
    Out in the fjords, the Trollstigen gets a shout-out today today on the Tripatini blog's post The World's 12 Craziest Drives!
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