As a very mountainous country, you can’t visit Norway and not do at least one hike! When I visited, we managed a trek to Blåvatnet (also called Blåisvatnet), a surreally blue lake with some of the best views I’ve seen in this country. This lake is such a brilliant shade of turquoise, you kind of…
Can you believe my introduction to Norway was during the winter?! I know, me neither. However, I had a super fun few weeks exploring with my friends, Silvia and Sher, and it all started with a little Trondheim winter welcome. Silvia says she likes to have new visitors to Norway fly into Oslo and then…
Looking for an underrated part of Norway to visit? Look no farther than the Helgeland Coast! Back when my friend, Sher, and I visited our friend, Silvia, in Norway, we got our first introduction to a place I’d never heard of before — the Helgeland Coast! You see Silvia had moved from Rauland a little…
Want to escape the crowds a bit? Why not check out beautiful Lofoten in the winter? When we asked Silvia what Norwegians would say about Lofoten, she told us that if you had asked them before things got too touristy, many of them would probably agree that it’s one of the most picturesque places in…
Our first stop in Norway? At the gorgeous Britannia Hotel in Trondheim! Check out my full review of this stunning place below! Disclaimer: We were guests of Britannia Hotel and each had our own suite. All opinions are, of course, my own. The best part of planning a trip with people who also like to…
One of the lovely places we visited along the Helgeland coast was the beautiful Vega, Norway! Here’s all you need to know if you want to visit this UNESCO World Heritage Site. First of all, you’ll want to know there’s Vega Archipelago and the island of Vega, which is the largest of over 6,000 islands…