NorwayExplainedSpring in Norway is a season of quick change and quiet magic. Snow hangs on in the mountains while the lowlands turn green almost overnight. Waterfalls wake up, fjords lose their winter hush, and cities trade heavy coats for café terraces. If you want crisp air, longer days, and fewer crowds than summer, spring is … Read more
Norway keeps its official public holiday calendar simple and consistent, with a core of Christian feast days plus a few civic dates that shape how the whole country works and travels. If you are planning a trip, moving here, or coordinating work across borders, knowing the 2025 dates will save you from closed shops, sold-out … Read more
Autumn in Norway is a sweet spot that many visitors miss. The air turns crisp, mountains glow with copper and gold, and the crowds of summer fade away. Prices often dip, hiking trails feel calmer, and northern lights season quietly switches on in the north. If you’re asking what to do in Norway in autumn, … Read more
Buarbreen is one of the most accessible glacier arms of Folgefonna, the vast ice cap that spills into the Hardanger region of western Norway. Tucked into the green Buer Valley just outside Odda, this hike takes you from farm fields and birch forest to roaring meltwater rivers and a dramatic wall of blue ice. It … Read more
Lysefjorden is one of Norway’s most dramatic fjords, a 26-mile corridor of sheer granite walls, emerald water, and cliff-top panoramas that don’t feel quite real. If you have seen photos of people standing on Pulpit Rock or dangling their boots above the void at Kjeragbolten, you have already met Lysefjorden. The fjord sits east of … Read more
The Rauma Line is one of Norway’s most beautiful railway journeys, gliding through the dramatic Romsdalen valley from the mountain junction of Dombås to the fjord-side town of Åndalsnes. It is a short route with an outsized punch: emerald rivers, towering cliffs, arched stone bridges, and postcard vistas that appear one after another before you … Read more
Planning a trip to Norway and wondering whether you can skip the visa paperwork? Many travelers can enter Norway visa free for short visits. Norway follows the wider Schengen rules with a few uniquely Norwegian twists like the special status of Svalbard. In this guide, I will walk you through who can come visa free, … Read more
Norway has a reputation for fish, brown cheese, and wild game, but the plant-based scene has grown up fast. From oat lattes in every café to solid vegan options in supermarkets and city restaurants, eating vegan in Norway is easier today than it has ever been. Whether you are visiting for fjords and northern lights … Read more
Istrehågan is one of those places that quietly stops you in your tracks. Tucked between Larvik and Sandefjord in Vestfold, the site features large standing stones arranged as ship outlines and circles on a low ridge above farm fields and forest. It is an open-air archaeological site, easy to pair with a coastal day out, … Read more
Renting a car in Tromsø gives you the freedom to chase the northern lights, explore quiet fishing villages, and reach viewpoints that tour buses skip. As someone who grew up in Northern Norway and still drives these roads in all seasons, I can tell you a car opens up a very different Tromsø than the … Read more