Avalanche danger dims sunny Easter
March 25, 2013 ·
Norway’s traditional Easter skiing holidays in the mountains got off to a mostly sunny start, but the ongoing danger of avalanches hung over them like a dark cloud. Another man was killed during...
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Classic ‘Lofoten’ calls at Lofoten
March 25, 2013 ·
PHOTO FEATURE: As the Easter holidays settled in, there was no break for the “Hurtigruten” vessels that sail up and down the Norwegian coast. We spotted several calling at Svolvær in Lofoten...
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Great outdoors at the ‘cultural core’
January 14, 2013 ·
After a week of media debate over what comprises the core of Norwegian culture comes an answer based on 17,000 votes and 500 proposals submitted by the readers of the country’s largest newspaper:...
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Norway’s emerging Arctic capital
August 10, 2012 ·
Norway’s northern city of Tromsø has been called “The Paris of the North” for years, but now it’s taking on entirely new significance as the “Capital of the Arctic.”...
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Island tranquility, just minutes away
August 14, 2011 ·
EXCURSIONS: After a challenging summer in the City of Oslo, the island of Gressholmen in the fjord off Norway’s capital beckons as a haven of tranquility. It’s just a short ferry ride from...
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Grabbing a fall fling on the fjord
October 15, 2010 ·
EXCURSIONS: The sun is sinking visibly lower in the sky all over Norway, but while it’s still shining over the Oslo Fjord, it’s possible to soak up what’s left of it with a cruise over...
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Island-hopping in the Oslo Fjord
September 1, 2010 ·
EXCURSIONS: Even though Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) recently declared that another summer is over, the weather can still be nice, at least in the inner Oslo Fjord. For those yearning to extend the summer...
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