Destination: Norway

A bit of Norway in a Nutshell

Wed, 16 May 2012 | By peterlee54 | Views [654]

Believe it or not there is a tour advertised here that gives the passenger an impression of Norway in one day! It entails a train journey from Bergen, the fabulous train down to Flam, a fast ferry along Sognefjord and then a bus tour. To that ... Read more >

Photos: Fjordland

Thu, 10 May 2012 | By peterlee54 | Photo Gallery

Fjordland

Thu, 10 May 2012 | By peterlee54 | Views [515]

A few of my plans have had to change as some of the roads are still closed because of snow. Above 2000ft. winter is reluctant to let spring in. Yesterday I spent about 2 hours above 3000ft. in driving snow! I was unable to get near to either Priests ... Read more >

Oslo

Tue, 8 May 2012 | By peterlee54 | Views [624]

I arrived in Oslo to find it shut or rather the camp sites do not open till 1 st June so I had to go about 8 miles out to find somewhere decent to stay. Bogstad Camping turns out to be one of the largest campsites in Norway and is situated just below ... Read more >

Feeling the Fear in the Arctic Tundra

Fri, 2 Mar 2012 | By jchesters | Views [374]

Feel the fear, but do it anyway. This is about how I felt “the fear” but said screw it, and spent 5 days in the Arctic wilderness of Norway, driving a pack of huskies across the tundra. It’s an often-repeated mantra, but it has become ... Read more >

Tags: arctic, arctic circle, dog sledding, norway, tundra

Photos: The Arctic Adventure

Thu, 1 Mar 2012 | By jchesters | Flickr Photo Gallery

Chasing the Northern Lights

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 | By milko_rosie | Views [1330] | Comments [4]

Friday 10th February We started our holiday with a half day at work. At lunchtime I collected Em and after lunch we caught the bus out to Shannon airport. We flew across to London and arrived at 6:30pm, followed by a tube trip to James and Julie's house ... Read more >

Photos: Chasing the Northern Lights

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 | By milko_rosie | Photo Gallery

Photos: Norway

Wed, 1 Feb 2012 | By ozedot | Photo Gallery

Trip planning

Tue, 3 Jan 2012 | By shakes78 | Views [341]

Preparing my route and setting up the flight schedules has been one of the more enjoyous parts of the planning process. The process started in a local pub (where great ideas often are conceived) in Oslo with a work colleague who had taken a career break ... Read more >

Tags: pre-planning

My Photo scholarship 2011 entry

Tue, 8 Nov 2011 | By karun | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: #2011wnphoto, Travel Photography Scholarship 2011

Photos: My Photo scholarship 2011 entry

Tue, 8 Nov 2011 | By sandara | Photo Gallery

August 2011- Stavanger, Norway

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 | By arm | Views [609]

Stavanger, Norway My Birthday present from M was a weekend to Norway, a very generous and amazing gift! M had seen a billboard with a picture of "The Pulpit Rock," a beautiful sight of Stavanger which can be reached by ... Read more >

Photos: Fjords & Bonfires in Bergen

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 | By drmitch | Photo Gallery

Fjords & Bonfires in Bergen

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 | By drmitch | Views [1264]

My ticket directed me to the "family car" of the train to Bergen where I was the only passenger. I was a bit worried that I'd caught the wrong train until the ticket collector came through and put my mind at rest! There had been a fire ... Read more >

Tags: bergen, fjord, glacier, hiking, mt floyden