One of the destinations almost every traveler adds to their roadtrip itinerary when travelling through Norway is the Geiranger Fjord. Since this place is a UNESCO World Heritage Site it probably would have been a disgrace to skip it on the grounds of there being too many other tourists swarming the place. It did help… Continue reading A day in the most famous Fjord in Norway, the Geiranger Fjord
Author: Ellen
Hiking on Mount Hoven and driving along the Gamle Strynefjellsvegen
Opening the curtains of our friend’s beautiful little home in the Fjords on the morning of our ninth day in Norway we were super excited to find some blue skies and a beaming sun greeting us. Gone were the rain clouds for now; hurray! But not all was glee. We sadly had to say goodbye… Continue reading Hiking on Mount Hoven and driving along the Gamle Strynefjellsvegen
How to spend your rainy days in the Norwegian Fjords
When you’re traveling to Norway, you have to know that there is a very big possibility that you’ll have quite a bit of rain during your holiday. A two-week trip up north without an overcast sky and a single drop of water would probably be half a miracle. The first days of our trip had… Continue reading How to spend your rainy days in the Norwegian Fjords
An afternoon in historical Bergen, Norway
The day after our victory on Trolltunga, it was already time to hit the road again and continue our trip across Norway. Destination for the day; Bergen. Our planning only put us in Bergen sometime late afternoon, but when we checked the weather forecast and it was all rain and cloudy in the area around… Continue reading An afternoon in historical Bergen, Norway
Hiking to the famous Trolltunga viewpoint
After my friends and I had decided that our travel destination for 2019 would be the beautiful Scandinavian country Norway, we immediately began the discussion about whether or not we would accept the challenge to hike to one of the most famous views in the country; Trolltunga. Trolltunga is a rock cliff that horizontally juts… Continue reading Hiking to the famous Trolltunga viewpoint
From Oslo to Odda in two days
After our visit to the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo, it was time to really hit the road and start our trip through Norway. Finally! Our main event of our trip was going to be the hike to Trolltunga on Monday. We left Olso Saturday before noon so we had two days to make it… Continue reading From Oslo to Odda in two days
The highlights of Norway’s Capital: Oslo
For me this trip was my very first time traveling to Norway, so I was really excited to discover its capital as I had already fallen in love with the other Scandinavian capitals Stockholm and Copenhagen. But one of my friends who was traveling with me had already been to Norway a couple of years… Continue reading The highlights of Norway’s Capital: Oslo