Yesterday we reached Kirkenes on my Hurtigruten cruise. We’re now heading back toward Bergen. I don’t have a lot to write about, and because the ship’s wifi blocks photo apps, it’s hard to post a lot of photos. So I’ll … Continued
This is Thursday, day four aboard the Richard With. We set sail from Bergen on Monday evening, and early this morning we crossed the Arctic Circle. So far I’ve been off the boat twice so far, once for a bus … Continued
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my most memorable travel experiences. Sometimes it4. comes down to moments that just made me weak in the knees. Sometimes it’s a monument or edifice or place that wowed me. Other times it’s … Continued
Yes, I know, I just got home. And now I’m getting ready to travel again, this time to London and Norway. I’ll be staying a week in London and then taking a Hurtigruten cruise up and down the west coast … Continued
I spent a good portion of the day yesterday at the airport in Bergen. Since I had to check out of my apartment by noon, and my flight to Trondheim wasn’t until 15:45, and I didn’t want to haul my … Continued
One of the lessons that’s hard for me to learn when traveling is to pace myself. As one loyal blog reader pointed out, I may have set a record for museum visits, and yet all I can think about is … Continued
There’s a contest in this blog post. Keep reading to see what it is and how you can win. I drove around the Sognefjord region today, probably less than 300 kilometers, starting at 8:30 this morning and getting back to Balestrand … Continued
I am on the balcony of my room at the Balestrand Hotell, trying to focus on what I’m typing. But I am distracted by the view of the Sognefjord in front of me.
Fredrikstad could be the next Cinque Terre. It is surprising to me, given his Norwegian heritage, that Rick Steves gives short shrift to this country. His Scandinavia guidebook includes Oslo, Bergen, and the fjord region, and that’s it. Fredrikstad is … Continued
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