The likelihood of seeing the Northern Lights is far greater at sea than on land, and in Norway’s high Arctic the aurora can be seen day and night during the polar winter. No wonder, then, that Norway ...
There’s dramatic scenery all the way up the Norwegian coastline that’s best seen on a fjord cruise - Trym Ivar Bergsmo b' Gaze out across Geirangerfjord, from either the Eagle Road or the Flydalsjuvet ...
Steeped in natural beauty that has inspired artists and travelers for centuries, the Norwegian fjords remain one of the world’s most iconic tourist destinations. These expansive bodies of water were ...
Photo credit: Jenn Allen. Built for Norway’s coastal routes, today Hurtigruten carries travellers the same way locals have journeyed for more than a century: by sea, between fjords, fishing towns and ...
A splash of Arctic ice down my back and a hug from a hairy Norse sea god confirmed my initiation into the Arctic Explorer's Club after our Havila Voyages ship crossed the Arctic Circle. For seasoned ...
SKJOLDEN, Norway – There is a reason the Sognefjord – the longest navigable fjord in the world – has earned the nickname “The King of the Fjords.” In addition to its length – 127 miles – the ...
Norway was named the “World’s Happiest Country” for 2017 by the Sustainable Development Solution Network for the United Nations. What? Could an entire country of just over 5 million really be that ...
If you eat salmon, there's a good chance that it comes from a salmon farm in Norway. The country has been farming salmon for over 50 years. Deep inside a Norwegian fjord, a dream of farming salmon ...
Water permeates the world here, bringing spring in its wake. Snowmelt has begun to swell the stark Valldøla River beyond its winter low water line, creeping slowly up toward the thick blanket of moss ...
For more than a century, Hurtigruten, formerly Kystruten Bergen-Kirkenes, has been Norway’s connection to the sea. Founded in 1893 to carry mail, cargo and passengers between remote coastal towns, it ...