Our most challenging and enlightening adventure to date must be our week in Iceland, which we visited in late March 2024. The ‘Around Iceland’ visitors guide has a welcome note from Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir, the Minister of Culture and Business Affairs which sums up the country nicely: “every day there is an adventure waiting to happen in Iceland. With its abundance of mountains, glaciers, rivers, lakes, caves and otherwise rough […]

We visited Bergen (pic. 1) and Oslo (pic 2) in Spring as the sun was starting to thaw the snow on the ground and the sky (in Bergen at least) was a deep cobalt blue. The capital city and the second largest city in Norway were full of life as it was just before the Easter break and there was a holiday atmosphere. Quick summary of Bergen and Oslo: Norway’s […]

We enjoyed two weeks in Norway in March and found the country, its people and the geography fascinating. This post provides our overall impression of Norway plus some interesting tidbits. Read about our 1 week Hurtigruten coastal trip from Kirkenes to Bergen (we saw the northern lights off the ship – amazing!) and read about our explorations of Oslo and Bergen to find out more about these colourful cities. Long, […]