Jotunheimen is where Norway goes big. Home to the country’s highest peaks, sapphire lakes, and a legendary network of mountain huts, this region is a dream for hikers, scramblers, and skiers who want serious scenery with accessible logistics. Whether you want a classic ridge walk like Besseggen, a summit day on Galdhøpiggen, or a hut-to-hut … Read more
Few places in Norway capture our coastal history as beautifully as Bryggen in Bergen. The colorful wooden gables facing Vågen Harbor are more than a postcard scene. They are the living remnants of a trade network that shaped Northern Europe. As a Bergen local, I grew up passing these crooked alleyways on rainy school trips … Read more
Rondane is one of those places that quietly gets under your skin. Norway’s first national park, established in 1962, is a high-mountain world of round, gray peaks, wind-brushed plateaus, and light that seems to stretch forever. It sits between Gudbrandsdalen and Østerdalen in Eastern Norway, with trailheads like Høvringen, Mysuseter, and Dørålseter opening the door … Read more
Valldal is one of those valleys that quietly steals the show in Western Norway. Tucked between fjords and high peaks along the famous Route 63, it is a place of green slopes, glacier-carved rock, and a river that runs clear enough to make you want to drink from it. People often pass through on the … Read more
Åndalsnes is a small fjord town with big-mountain energy, tucked where the Rauma River meets Romsdalsfjorden and ringed by sharp granite peaks. We locals call it the mountaineering capital of Norway for a reason. It is a place where you can step off a train and be on a trail within minutes, ride a scenic … Read more
Trollstigen is one of those places that looks unreal until you are standing in the wind at the viewpoint, listening to the roar of Stigfossen and watching tiny cars thread their way up 11 tight hairpin turns. This iconic stretch of County Road 63 is part of the Geiranger–Trollstigen National Tourist Route and connects the … Read more
Bergen is Norway’s classic postcard: colorful wooden warehouses lined up along the harbor, mountains rising in every direction, and sea air that smells like rain and pine. As a Bergenser who grew up with wet shoes and big views, I can tell you the city is both a cozy cultural hub and a gateway to … Read more
Trondheim blends Viking roots, medieval grandeur, and a forward-looking tech scene into a city that feels both intimate and exciting. Set where the Nidelva River meets the Trondheimsfjord, it’s walkable, creative, and full of character, with colorful wooden wharves, Nordic flavors, and easy access to forests and coastline. If you like destinations that reward slow … Read more
Bodø is the salty, wind-polished capital of Nordland, sitting just north of the Arctic Circle with wide skies, sea eagles overhead, and islands scattered like stepping stones across a deep blue coast. As a local, I think of Bodø as a place where the urban and the wild shake hands. You can sip a good … Read more
Narvik sits at the edge of the Ofotfjord, ringed by sharp granite peaks and long, quiet valleys. It is a working town with a dramatic World War II story, a mountain that rises almost from the harbor, and an Arctic climate that brings both midnight sun and winter darkness. As someone raised in Norway and … Read more