Destination: Norway

Night Sailing in the Norwegian Sea

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [1393] | Scholarship Entry

The cold, damp concrete floor in Fedje's derelict whaling station is solid under my back. Thin, grey clouds scud across the whitewashed sky, and a weak, watery sun swims overhead. If there is a more perfect place than right here and now, I don't want ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Out and About in Oslo

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 | By drmitch | Views [1118]

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, Norway

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 | By david_vanessa | Views [989]

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 >

Intet tema - ingen tur

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 | By bota | Views [788]

Atter en gang skal meter og mark tilbakelegges, med alle underlige og sjarmerende karakterer man møter på sin vei - denne gang på Filippinene. Noen uker skal tilbakelegges, hey, jeg vet - det er ikke mye. Men fast jobb eller ei: reising er en livsstil, ... Read more >

Tags: the planning phase

Bergen

Mon, 16 Dec 2019 | By david_vanessa | Views [737]

Day 20 - 15 Dec 19 Bergen Bergen is the wettest town in Europe. I am pretty sure last time we visited I never wanted to return. Not because Bergen is not a nice place. It is beautiful both in location and architecture. It just rains a lot.... Read more >

Reisaa ner...

Mon, 7 Jan 2008 | By hildegunn-moyfrid | Views [732]

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

Oslo

Tue, 8 May 2012 | By peterlee54 | Views [656]

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 >

Trondheim

Sat, 12 Sep 2015 | By brandonborn | Views [586]

September 11th, Trondheim       Currently I am sitting in the old Vikhammer Hotel, just up the hill from where I pitched my tent for the two nights I'm here. First impressions of Norway are great, the landscapes are incredible ... Read more >

Tags: adventure, city, explore, norway, travel

Karlsøy Festivalen

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 | By utegute | Views [453]

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 >

Testing

Sun, 3 Feb 2008 | By rune_thorsen | Views [429] | Comments [2]

Tror dette kan være et bra alternativ til mail. Er jo tilhenger av minste motstands vei.  :)  Latskapen lenge leve... Kun timer igjen til avreise nå.  Om det da blir noen, er jo ikke måte på hvor mye det plutselig skulle begynne å snø.  Håper jo på ... Read more >

Gallery: Karlsøya

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 | By utegute | Photo Gallery

Photos: Norway

Sat, 10 Apr 2010 | By 00bitbybit00 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Norway

Mon, 6 Jun 2011 | By flashback_by | Photo Gallery

Photos: Oslo

Mon, 28 Aug 2017 | By bstess | Photo Gallery

Photos: My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 | By amoromnia2213 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry