"I first visited Voss as a student many decades ago, en route to Norway’s highest peak Galdhøpiggen, and swore to return to this lakeside town once day since unlike Galdhøpiggen it offered bars and restaurants in which to enjoy some R&R after..."
The Best Travel Writing About Norway
In addition to our collection of fabulous hotels - and their equally fabulous reviews - Travel Intelligence is built upon some of the finest travel writing on the web. So, to find a range of travel writing about Norway and general Norway travel tips, you just need to browse the selection of travel articles below...
Articles about Norway
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Twenty Four Hour Opening: A Guide to the Norwegian Fells
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Alf Alderson
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Norway
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The Fjords
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Voss
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Oslo's Cheap Thrills
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David Atkinson
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Norway
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Eastern Norway
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Oslo
"Henrik Ibsen was, by all accounts, a frugal old goat. This year, as Norway hosts a major cultural celebration of its best-known dramatist to mark the centenary of his death, the author of A Doll’s House would have been, no doubt,..."
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Finding a Good Value in Norway
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Ben Mallalieu
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Norway
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The Fjords
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Voss
"The price of alcohol in Norway guarantees you will have a holiday to remember. Most visitors either turn teetotal for the week or take their full duty-free allowance and drink the lot in the first weekend. Fortunately, both of these are authentic..."
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Galdhopiggen and Glittertind
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Anthony Toole
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Norway
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Jotunheimen
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Lom
""... or you could use the swimming pool,” said the receptionist. " You’re joking," I gasped. He wasn’t. The pool, housed in the basement, may have been only eight metres long, but it was clean and heated. As well it might have been, for..."
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In the Jotunheimen Cathedral
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Anthony Toole
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Norway
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Jotunheimen
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Balestrand
"Sognefjord, often claimed to be the world’s longest and deepest fjord, winds for some 200 kilometres from the Norwegian coast, past towns like Balestrand and Sogndal and countless tiny hamlets served only by boat. To north and south, it reaches..."
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Lofoten Islands
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Andrew Eames
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Norway
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Northern Norway
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Lofoten Islands
"For anyone with an ounce of poetry in their soul there can be few better places to arrive than Norway's Lofoten Islands on a calm summer's eve. The short crossing by propeller aircraft from the mainland is like drifting across a giant billiard table..."
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Rafting on the Klaralven
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Nigel Tisdall
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Norway
""You'll need at least 120 logs for the raft" Stefan said, pointing to a mountain of tree trunks a short way from the river bank. "Get 40 of the heaviest down to the water, then I'll be back." And he left - leaving us to ponder darkly on the best..."
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Hotel Konventa Seta
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Matthew Barker
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Norway
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Eastern Norway
"Nine converted medieval buildings house this restored complex, with bright, trim interiors (some rooms still have original wooden joists) overlooking St Peter’s Church and the rooftops of the old town. 140 rooms.Hotel Attractions:..."
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The Long and Winding Road
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Tina Walsh
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Norway
"The county of Molde and Romsdal in south western Norway is one of the country’s most beautiful areas, with snow-capped mountains galore, majestic fjords (ranked by National Geographic as the world’s most unspoiled travel destination)..."
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Before You Die: Crabs at Midnight
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Andrew Ferree
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Norway
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Southern Norway
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Mandal
"Stay in Mandal in the South, go to an island, then into a small boat around midnight - reach down and pick the crabs up by your own hands in torch light. Later, sit around the fire, eating freshly picked, freshly boiled crabs. Delicious! Svein..."
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