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Prices Bergen
5 Reviews Otherwise Bergen is extremely pleasant and safe town, except for one thing... Yes, the prices! What ever stories you have heard about the huge prices in Norway, they all are true ;) Well, if you...
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Expensive/taxes Trondheim
4 Reviews IMHO this is the most stupid way to collect money from foreign cardrivers, stupid for them and stupid for us: The Toll-system for cars is fully automatic and an invoice will be sent to your...
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Weather Bergen
10 Reviews Rain, rain, rain... Fortunately, the Sun was on rendez-vous, when I was in Bergen. I was suprised to see an umbrella distributor machine in the street (I read that it was the world's first umbrella...
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Walking Bergen
4 Reviews There is a park up the hill of Bergen (quite close to the center), that should be really avoided, especially in the evening or night. One of my friends lived there while studying and was attacked by a...
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Driving Bergen
7 Reviews You can not drink and drive in Norway.....And you can not just go out on the streets to call on a taxi...They live in some places... and if you want a taxi you have to go there or call on the phone....
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From this sign began your trip to NordKapp. At the end of the tunnel you must pay for a car NOK 140 and NOK 46 for each adult. You must pay the same price also when you go back!!!When you visit Nordkapp prepare to spend a lot...here you must pay everything and a lot!!!!!
One of the best things you can see in the Finnmark Region are the reindeers!!! I found lot of them along the road E69 toward NordKapp. There are a lot of them on the borders of the road and sometimes they cross it suddently, so you must pay attention when you seen them!!!
Alcoholic drinks like in all the Nordic Countries are a big issue. Also, be aware that it is not allowed to drink in public places, so if you really need to drink at the train station, at list try to hide your beer.
Norway is one of the world most safest country --If you are out in the city at nighttime.Try to avoid the drunken fools,ignore .Some of them can be pretty annoying and people often tend to get into fight with them.-Avoid going arround with heavy camera gear at night if you are alone.I am a amateur photographer and i love to take night pictures.If you are in a group and in central area then its should be no problem.
Not that I think any VT'er would be so stupid, but please leave the roadsigns alone. Particulary warningsignes. There have been trouble with missing signs that people have dismounted and taken home as souvernies. In particulary the moose signs. Such signs can be bought at just about any souvernieshop in Norway, there is no need to be a criminal to get one.
A warning for those who has heard that it's expensive in Norway, and wish to brink their own alcohol:Not only is Alcohol expensive in Norway, but the limits of what you are allowed to bring with you over the border is ridicculesly low. These are the limits:1 l beverage with 22-60% alcohol per vol and 1l beverage with 2,5-22% alcoholcontent OR 2 l with 2,5-22% alcohol per vol2 l beer with alcoholcontent above 2,5%, or other beverage with alcoholcontent between 2,5% and 4,75%. To bring alcohol you have to be 18 years old or older. Alcohol stronger than 60% is prohibited.1 carton of cigarettes (200 cigarettes or 250 g tobacco)10 kg meat (dog- and catfood not included)You cannot bring more goods than what you've bought for 6000 NOK (3000 if you've been out of Norway for less than 24 hours)Petrol/Diesel: You can fill the tank in your vehicle (if under 600l) and have a 10 l spear gastank.Cash:...
The tidal differences on the coast of Norway have left many visitors (including Norwegians from Oslo and the inland region!!!) at loss of how to retrieve camping gear, cameras, shoes and what not that is left at now two meters water depth at the time of breaking camp in the morning... Or found their camp site inundated...In the Oslo Fjord area there is hardly any difference at all, while further north on the coast it gets to nearly 3 meters between low and high tide. Local fjord systems may also be severely affected by winds stowing up water, so a combination of strong westerly winds and high tide can cause exceptionally high tides.The photo shows a kayaking friend rescuing his clothing left on what used to be dry mainland...
The adder is the only poisonous snake in Norway, but doesn't have a potent venom. Don't fool with it, if you find one, though, being bitten is nevertheless best avoided.They are found half-way up the length of Norway and can be quite common in suitable habitats.
The local saying here goes: "There is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing!"If you are surprised by a sudden change of weather, especially in the mountains, you are in danger of succumbing to hypothermia if your are not properly prepared - you may loose coherence and eventually freeze to death. Remember that 1000 meters above sea level in Norway climatically roughly compares to 3000 meters in the Alps. Rain- and wind-proof clothing with layering options and long underwear in your back pack is the order of the day if you venture in high and remote places. Also, do not go by yourself unprepared for freak events. Check the photo, too, it is taken in July....
Musk oxen seem very docile and tame - but lo and behold! are they volatile. The closest comparison is the Indian rhino: its faint glimmer of thought that this may be an enemy is immediately followed by a charge...Many tourists try to get quite close for that spectaclular photo or close-to-nature experience. Just know that the danger zone set by Norwegian wildlife authorities (at Dovre National Park) is no less than 400 meters, 200 on guided walk-in safaris. Closer than that and you are at risk of being charged, flipped and torn by irritated musk oxen. There may be a warning, typically snorts and stomping or a family group or small herd backing up bum-to-bum in a defensive circle or semi-circle with the young ones in the middle. Or there may be a charge with absolutely no warning. Yes, they may seek to run away most often, but do you chance it doesn't? A particular dangerous situation is...
Holmenkollen Park Hotel Rica Oslo Oslo
9 Reviews and 221 Opinions The hotel is located close to a popular hiking and cross-country ski area and in walking distance...
Rica Travel Hotel Bergen Bergen
3 Reviews and 204 Opinions Having no advance bookings due to traveling without set itinerary and during peak summer season, we...
Rica Nidelven Hotel Trondheim
1 Review and 159 Opinions Unbelievable, astonishing, great, surprising, delicious, unique, wonderful, outstanding......
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Q: I am wondering which is the best period for a 1-week ski mountaineering holiday in the Lofoten Area and I would like to know if...
A: The Lofoten (and Vesterålen) islands never have that huge amount of snow, they are out in the Gulf stream. Mind you, they weren't even covered by the ice cap that covered...
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