Apr. 23, 2016: Leaving Bergen, Early Morning
Clouds and sun create a dramatic view over Norway's coastal waters as the express boat to Flam leaves from Bergen just after sunrise.
Clouds and sun create a dramatic view over Norway's coastal waters as the express boat to Flam leaves from Bergen just after sunrise.
In a move reminiscent of the movie "The Italian Job," a hapless Norwegian stole a miniature (electric) car...and then ran out of juice in a tunnel.
Travel Rob visits Brekkeparken, a 36-acre open-air museum in Skien, Norway, with 14 heritage buildings and a beautiful Tulip Park.
Conflicting trends face Norway: its mountain areas have grown in popularity, but climate change is challenging its future as a winter destination.
You can get an up close view for the Changing of the Guard at the Royal Palace in Oslo.
Norway will build bicycle expressways in 10 cities to make bicycle commuting more attractive and to reduce urban pollution.
Cash is still king for some travelers, but these guys took it to another level, traveling with big sacks of Scandinavian coins.
Copenhagen, which is working on a goal of being CO2-neutral by 2025, has decided to remove its municipal funds from fossil-fuel industries.
Travel Rob shows us a unique parking lot in Kragero, Norway.
WITW was TravelGumbo this week? He was at Oslo's Akershus Castle and Fortress. Find out some of the history.
Sherpas from Nepal, famed for their high-altitude work, have been rebuilding Norway's network of mountain pathways.
It's not yet a done deal, but a campaign to give Finland a mountain as a gift on the 100th anniversary of its independence is gaining support in Norway. Norway has lots of mountains; Finland is mostly flat. On their common border, Halti rises to 1365 metres, not even one of the top 200 in the country...but one of it spurs, over 40 meters lower, is the highest point in Finland. The proposal, which now has the support of the Norwegian Mapping Authority, would shift the border 20 meters to put...
As world leaders gather in Paris for a world climate conference, Norway struggles with a possibly related issue—or at least one the Prime Minister believes is related. Prime Minister Erna Solberg (photo above) has managed to offend...
A dog-sled team had to be sent out to rescue two tourists in Norway's Arctic north after their GPS sent them down the shortest line between two points. The only problem is that the shortest route between Garga and Masi has been closed since the...
Sometime around 12,000 years ago, this huge rock was left behind near Ljosland village in Norway's Vest-Agder region when a glacier melted. Just another item for the lost-and-found...except that it took nearly forever for it to be found. Over a...