Norway’s Greatest UNESCO Road Trip
One notable country was missing from UNESCO’s World Heritage list this year: Norway. Here is a road trip through all of Norway’s UNESCO sites.
One notable country was missing from UNESCO’s World Heritage list this year: Norway. Here is a road trip through all of Norway’s UNESCO sites.
Norway is working on one of the world’s most ambitious highway projects with massive improvements on its E39 highway along its rugged coast.
Tromso: The Northernmost City in the World By Jean Koo Where: Tromso, Norway located on the island of Tromsoya which bobs its oval shape from the Norwegian Sea, 350 kilometers inside the Arctic Circle. Why Go: The city’s ribbon of shoreline is scribbled with walkable paths and stories of Viking Sagas. The streets, hugged by…
Bergen to Oslo by bus, train, ferry, scenic railway and then train. A long journey through a spectacularly beautiful country across the fjords.
By Simon Glassock I first went to Sjusjøen in Norway to learn classic loipe (track) skiing, with a view to eventually going on off-track hut-to-hut tours, and I was immediately smitten by both the sport and the country. The basic technique of traditional cross-country skiing is so close to walking that if you can be…
Svalbard Archipelago Provides a Seaside View of Polar Bears in their Natural Habitat By Greg Roensch “The Greeks called the whole of the region Arktikos, the country of the great bear.” — Arctic Dreams, Barry Lopez The loud groan outside my cabin woke me from a deep sleep. I propped myself up on my bunk…
Norway’s coastal cruise: The Hurtigruten. Kent St. John cruises up the coast of Norway in winter from Bergen to Tromso.