Peterstravels Leave nothing but footprints take nothing but photos and remember that souvenir is being carried for over 10000 miles!!

Photos: Helsinki

FINLAND | Thursday, 14 Jun 2012 | Photo Gallery

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Helsinki

FINLAND | Thursday, 14 Jun 2012 | Views [576]

I am still astonished at the beauty of this country. The forests of the North, the lakes of the East and now the setting of Helsinki! The harbour is right in the city centre and the Market Square is bordered on one side by water (except in winter ... Read more >

Photos: Northern and Eastern Points in EU and the Best View in Finland!

FINLAND | Thursday, 7 Jun 2012 | Photo Gallery

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Northern and Eastern Points in EU and the Best View in Finland!

FINLAND | Thursday, 7 Jun 2012 | Views [525]

Lets me first say I’ve done a lot of driving these last few days, It’s a long way from Nourgam the most Northerly point in Finland and the EU. It is also so non-descript that all I’ll show you is the Town Sign! Then it was south to Inari to ... Read more >

Photos: NordKapp (North Cape)

UNITED KINGDOM | Thursday, 31 May 2012 | Photo Gallery

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Photos: Gamvik Slettnes and North EU

NORWAY | Thursday, 31 May 2012 | Photo Gallery

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Several Northern Norway Highlights

UNITED KINGDOM | Thursday, 31 May 2012 | Views [486]

So let’s start with saying that I forgot to say that Tromso claims to be the most Northerly City in the world. So then it was further north to Hammerfest which claims to be the most Northerly Town over 10000 and have the most northerly university ... Read more >

Photos: Hammerfest

NORWAY | Thursday, 31 May 2012 | Photo Gallery

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Photos: Childish, Yes, but these made me smile!!

NORWAY | Monday, 28 May 2012 | Photo Gallery

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Photos: Tromso

NORWAY | Monday, 28 May 2012 | Photo Gallery

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Life up North

NORWAY | Monday, 28 May 2012 | Views [623]

I cannot imaging what this area is like in Winter with no daylight for 2 whole months each year! It has been raining constantly now for 3 days and this morning I woke to a fresh layer of snow on the van! I have been in Tromso for 2 nights and spent several ... Read more >

Photos: Lofoten Islands

NORWAY | Friday, 25 May 2012 | Photo Gallery

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The delightful Lofoten Islands

NORWAY | Friday, 25 May 2012 | Views [574]

I was not prepared for the delights of these Islands, The journey over on the ferry took me across Vestfjord on a cold, damp morning, but the view of the mainland Mountains brightened the day. On the Ferry I met a man from Suffolk who is a ... Read more >

Photos: Frozen Fish, Nameless Trolls and Fantastic Vistas!

NORWAY | Thursday, 24 May 2012 | Photo Gallery

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Frozen Fish, Nameless Trolls and Fantastic Vistas!

NORWAY | Thursday, 24 May 2012 | Views [451]

The journey from Kiruna to Narvik should have taken about 2 hours in the end it took me 6, I just had to keep stopping to take in the views. I had thought as I left Kiruna that the journey would be boring as the countryside was flat, wet and ... Read more >

Photos: Lapland, The Stig and a large Hat

SWEDEN | Tuesday, 22 May 2012 | Photo Gallery

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Lapland, The Stig and a large Hat

SWEDEN | Tuesday, 22 May 2012 | Views [551]

I know I said no more waterfall but the Storfosen is the largest by volume in Scandinavia and it was a mighty sight. I have now travelled north above the 66 degree mark and now I’m officially in the Arctic Circle, in Swedish Lapland. I spent ... Read more >