Blogs from Norway, Europe - page 237

Motorhome News from Europe 29 Norway July 2005 Europe - from the top down. Northern Norway Nordkapp. The most northerly point of Europe, on the island of Magoya. Picture a magnificent cliff, ragged peaks and tiny dark islands. Picture a knot of people bent into the wind at a lookout point high above a raging sea, gazing north to the distant horizon, dreaming of snow and ice, polar bears, brave explorers, and the North Pole, just 1,100Km distant. Then, dream on. As David, a young Polish hitch-hiker plucked from the roadside in the bitter arctic wind and rain described it, ‘The Visitor Centre was a bit like MacDonalds.’ We had already put the 1989 built Visitor Centre at Nordkapp in the Mickey Mouse category of Disney, but it serves its purpose well, bringing tourists and their ... read more

Motorhome News from Europe 28. Finland July 2005. Out of Finland into the wastes of Norway’s Finmark There is not a lot in Inari at first glance. It’s one of those places you could just pass through on your way to somewhere else and there are, after all, few roads from Finland through to Norway in the north. For most people Inari is on the way to, or from, Nordkapp, (North Cape) on the island that claims to be the most northerly point in Europe. We were on our way there too, but first we wanted to visit the outstanding Sami (Lapp) Museum, built since Janice’s last visit to Inari umpteen years ago. There are many such museums in Scandinavia, but this one should rank amongst the best, for not only does it truly value these ... read more

Oslo, hmm, a very very beautiful city, but not very exciting. But generally I have found that how much fun you have in a place often depends on the people you spend time with while there. I never got too friendly with anyone at the hostel here, so my time was alone to myself. I still made the best of it though. The trainride here from Copenhagen was a long one, 9 hours, But comfortable enough since the trains were all of an extremely high standard of quality. The Scandanavians don't let things get run down too much it seems. Oslo is very far north, it barely got dark the whole time I was here, and I found myself sitting outdoors reading a book when it was almost midnight yesterday without even realising it. Oslo is ... read more

Motorhome News from Europe 23. Norway/Sweden June 2005 Oslo, Norway, and on into Sweden To the best of my knowledge, I have never seen a photograph of Oslo, so I had little by way of expectations when we arrived at the campsite overlooking the city, mid-morning. The E18 motorway runs straight into the City, through the tunnel under the centre and out the other side. Consequently, there is little traffic in the centre and it has a peaceful air, with wide streets and green parks everywhere. The pedestrianised main street, Carl Johans Gate, runs straight as an arrow about one and a half km from the railway station to the Palace, between smart shops, cafes and restaurants. Nothing like our chaotic Oxford Street! We left Smiley at the campsite and took the bus into town, planning ... read more

Hej Allesammans! Klockan 11 på måndag den 28 februari så kommer jag äntligen sitta på flyget på väg mot NY och så vidare till Cancun, Mexico. I Cancun så kommer jag att träffa mina två kompisar Pål och Snorre. Reseplanen är iaf att vi börjar i Mexico och avslutar i Brasilien. Därimellan så ska vi innom en rad länder och jag hoppas att jag får möjligheten att skriva ett nytt inlägg vid varje ny destination. ( Ni får ursäkta språket, jag är faktiskt bättre på norskan men av hänsyn till mina svenska läsare så blir det en form för skadeskuten svenska... ) Alexander... read more