The likelihood of seeing the Northern Lights is far greater at sea than on land, and in Norway’s high Arctic the aurora can be seen day and night during the polar winter. No wonder, then, that Norway ...
My grandparents came over on the boat from Norway, so I’m partial to that corner of Europe. But even if you’re not from Viking stock, don’t miss the fjords. From Oslo, northern Europe’s most scenic ...
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NORDKAPP, Norway — The calendar says it’s the day of the summer solstice. The map tells us we’re in a country known as the “land of the midnight sun.” Yet the weather at this remote clifftop 300 miles ...
Norway in a Nutshell: One-way trips from Bergen to Oslo start around $112; www.norwaynutshell.com. Ulvik: Brakanes Hotel rates begin at about $215 for a double room, including breakfast; ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. The Norwegian fjords region of Norway remains firmly at the top ...
Flam is one of the most visited areas of Norway, and at first glance it’s easy to see why. Nestled between tall, steep mountains and sitting ever so photogenically on the shore of the Aurlandsfjord, ...
HARDANGERSFJORD, NORWAY - Jørgen Wengaard steers around the rocky islands of a fjord, his boat cutting through the water's still surface, sending ripples toward silent forested shores. But here in the ...