Retro Cafe
Fruene på torget in Finnsnes, Northern Norway, is a throwback to the past. The cafe is dressed in vintage furnishings…
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Cheap(er) and Centrally Located
Comfort Hotel Xpress in Tromsø, Norway, is not budget friendly, but it might be among the cheapest you’ll find in…
Roasting Coffee in Arctic Norway
I didn’t know about Senja Roasters until about a year ago, in a way. I’ve spotted their products here and…
Snapshots of Everyday Life at 69 Degrees North
Silsand on Senja in Arctic Norway, is where I grew up, and since my base is in Oslo, this is…
The World’s Northernmost Church
Svalbard Church is a red, wooden church built in 1957, after Longyearbyen‘s first church, dated 1921, burnt down during the…
Wong’s Restaurant
This Chinese restaurant was the Finnsnes area’s first meeting with foreign cuisine, if you disregard hamburgers, pizza and the likes…
A (Short) Hurtigruten Voyage: From Port to Port
For us/those living on the coast of Norway, Hurtigruten has always been an alternative way of getting from A to…
Walk the Pier
It was a quiet Sunday in Bodø. At the pier bay area I suddenly noticed a lot of people walking…
Street Art Treasure Hunt
It didn’t start out this way, but with extra time on my hands in Bodø, I decided to add more…
Wow, Bodø, You Surprise Me!
Rewind to fall 2018. A friend is planning to take Hurtigruten from Bodø to Tromsø, and wonders what there is…
Perfect Location, For Me
This hotel I chose due to where it’s at, in Bodø. Arriving on the night train, and departing on Hurtigruten,…