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Begin in Bergen

Fri, 7 Sep 2007 | By george | Views [2492]

Hei! from Norway... Getting off the overnight ferry from Newcastle and arriving in pouring rain in Bergen (this is a city where it rains for 275 days per year), I found my hostel, dumped my stuff and hit the mean streets. My first task was to ... Read more >

Tags: bergen, norway

Chasing the Northern Lights

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 | By milko_rosie | Views [1381] | 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 >

Fjords & Bonfires in Bergen

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 | By drmitch | Views [1330]

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

Out and About in Oslo

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 | By drmitch | Views [1139]

I had to get up stupidly early to catch the 6 hour train to Oslo, where I walked the 15 minutes to Anker Hostel . Once again it is more of a “hotel” feel than a hostel, with a large waiting room, no kitchen but a hotplate in the dorm room, and very ... Read more >

Tags: akershus slott, bygdoy island, castle, fram museum, kontiki museum, maritime museum, nobel peace centre, opera house, oslo, vikings

Oslo - 7-9 July

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 | By romsterrom | Views [1036]

Arrival & Accommodations It was grey and rainy for most of the train trip from Stockholm so not too much to say about it. There was some obligatory pretty scenery, of course. Seemed typically Swedish ... Read more >

Oslo, Norway

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 | By david_vanessa | Views [1007]

Hi All, Not quite sure about whether we made any savings travelling with ryanair. To get from Vienna to Frankfurt we spent 10 hrs on the train then to get to frankfurt hahn airport another 1.5hr on a bus then a wait of 6hrs before our 1.5hr flight ... Read more >

Alesund

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 | By brandonborn | Views [764]

Finally made it to Norway, after years of dreaming I’ve finally made it to the top spot on my bucket list, and so far it hasn’t disappointed. The trip here was incredible, five planes, 8 buses, 2 trains, 2 taxi’s and a ferry. For anyone ... Read more >

Tags: adventure, city, explore, fun, norway, school, travel

Reisaa ner...

Mon, 7 Jan 2008 | By hildegunn-moyfrid | Views [746]

Turen vaar ner te Tanzania va bare utruligt masse lenger enn an hadde trengt aa vaer, men de e jo kjekt paa tur, aa me fekk masse reis for pengen.. Eg aa Hildegunn tog fysst nattog fra stavanger te oslo, saa fyssta reisenaatt va paa tog. Itte 12-... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Getting to the mysterious location afar

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 | By lib | Views [570] | Comments [1]

After a long and hectic journey via Asia to get to the far foreign scandinavian land of Norway, i finally arrived to my final destination. My first thoughts when flying into Oslo airport, was that i was entering a land of fairy tales. The picture perfect ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

36 hours in Oslo

Sat, 13 Oct 2018 | By shire_girl | Views [529]

Such a short time for a city with so much to do, namely so many museums! After taking an hour to relax at our airbnb and getting to know the friendly kitten sized cat that came with it we headed out to explore a piece of Oslo. Perhaps the best moments ... Read more >

Tags: fram museum, norsk folkemuseum, open air museum, oslo, transportation, vigeland park

Karlsøy Festivalen

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 | By utegute | Views [473]

The Karlsøy festival is a special occasion where we gather together to resist and oppose a society with values based on profit, competition and greed. The festival is a protest against razing of the rural communities, environmental destruction and ... Read more >

Plutselig hjemme...

Sun, 4 May 2008 | By rune_thorsen | Views [428]

Tok bare 28 timer ifra jeg gikk inn på første flyplassen til jeg kom ut av den siste...  Er en smule sliten.  Men slapp å dra på bagen min da, vet ikke helt hvor den er...  Etter å ha mista overgangen i New York, så ble jeg sendt til Paris hvor jeg også ... Read more >

Norway's Fjords

Tue, 19 May 2015 | By | Views [172] | Scholarship Entry

When you think of Norway, what comes to mind first? The most common association are fjords. They are the symbol of the country and one of many reasons people consider Norway the most naturally beautiful country in Europe, specifically in Scandinavia.... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Interrupted by eruptions

Tue, 13 May 2014 | By | Views [142] | Scholarship Entry

When I was nineteen I got the chance to go to Norway to compete in judo at the Scandinavian Championship and prove that I was something more than a large fish in the small pond that Iceland was. For the trip it is hard to choose what was the most unforgettable ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

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