Blogs from Norway, Europe - page 190

Hello, hello From backpacker to cruiser - sheer luck! The best way for us (and cheapest, interestingly enough) was to get on a cruise ship to make our way to Lofoten islands - the best place in the north to see some of the spectacular fjords that are Norway. So, we jumped on the boat, paying student deck space price and found a cosy corner to curl up and sleep. What we had never anticipated was that we had free access to everything the other cruisers had, from laundry (of which we were in desperate need!) to sauna and outdoor jacuzzi!!! Who would have thought that budget travellers could sit outside in a jacuzzi on a cruise ship taking in the passing Fjords as a local magazine interviewed us! In fact, the magazine interview is a ... read more

I normally dislike rainy and cold places. In a couple of brusiness related trips to Southern Norway that was basically all I could see of the country: constant rain and a temperature low enough to make me want to stay indoors all the time (although surprisingly mild for the latitude). However, we still wanted to go all the way to Nordkapp, the mythical Northernmost point of the continent (OK, I knew it is a tourist trap, it is not in the continent and it is not even the Northernmost point... but still we wanted to make it there and enjoy the midnight sun). Surprisingly, the weather was fine almost all the time. We spent a few days in the amazingly beautiful Lofoten and Vesteralen Islands under glorious sunshine and then drove all the way to Tromsø, ... read more

I did resort to playing cards after my last entry, as I predicted... Anyway, the title says it all really...! Yesterday in Bergen, I went to the fish market again with 2 people from the hostel (or apartment!!)- a girl from Chile and an Italian guy. And I was a little more adventurous this time, in my quest for free food...I tasted WHALE and crab!! And REINDEER sausage!!! Very nice! We bought a reindeer sausage and then went back to the "apartment" haha even though we had checked out to make lunch...(shocked face)...so we had reindeer sausage sandwiches and pasta and I had spaghetti cooked by an Italian for the 2nd time this trip...so it was a good food day... However, it was raining all day, as it does 275 days a year in Bergen, apparently! ... read more

Nå er det ikke lenge igjen:) Endelig ferdig med alt av pakking... skulle tro jeg kunne dette nå, men det er like vanskelig hver gang. Trenger jeg den? nei, jo, nei...jo? Men etter tre-fire ganger med pakking ned og opp av sekken har jeg endelig kommet frem til det mest essensielle tror jeg. Så nå har nervene begynt å komme sigende og jeg er ganske så våken og gira.. så vi får se hvor mye søvn det blir i natt. Reiseruta er som følger: Lander i Rio de Janeiro fredag morgen kl 5.20 lokal tid.. på selveste nasjonaldagen i Brasil. 12. september starter GAP turen som varer i 68 dager. Starter i Rio og reiser sørover til Uruguay. Deretter videre til Argentina, Chile, Bolivia og ender til slutt opp i Lima, Peru 18. november. Er veldig ... read more

Tirsdag den 28.08.07 Begynner å gå mot veis ende, og vi går inn i vår siste dag med venting. Eller skal man kalle det siste dag med hotel cæsar, senga, datan, brunosten, melkesjokoladen og alt her hjemme. Litt skremmende må vi si at det er, men sommerfuglene i magen er vel kanskje større:) Men med Ida som i dag ble sendt på akutt time til MR med hodet, tar vel bekymringene overhånd. Så vi krysser alle ben i kroppen som er mulig å krysse, at prøveresultatene viser at bekymring var unødvendig. At det Ida trudde lå i hodet satt bare i mangelet på jern. Så hun sitter nå og trykker i seg brokkoli, kruspersille, jerntab og appelsinjuice. Så pakkeutsettelsen vår var kanskje en dum ide, for vi har jo "ingenting" å ordne i morra uansett:P Det ... read more