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Trip: Northern Europe 2012

There are [53] stories from my trip: Northern Europe 2012


Photos: Gamvik Slettnes and North EU

NORWAY | Thursday, 31 May 2012 | Photo Gallery


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Photos: NordKapp (North Cape)

UNITED KINGDOM | Thursday, 31 May 2012 | Photo Gallery


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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 [622]

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 >


Photos: Umea

SWEDEN | Sunday, 20 May 2012 | Photo Gallery


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Umea

SWEDEN | Sunday, 20 May 2012 | Views [518]

Firstly let me Thank Gunnar and Lisa Lott for putting up with me for 4 days. For those of you who do not know, Gunnar and I were exchange student to the USA way back in 1980. I thought it was time to visit him as he owed me a drink! ... Read more >


Photos: A bit of Norway in a Nutshell

UNITED KINGDOM | Wednesday, 16 May 2012 | Photo Gallery


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A bit of Norway in a Nutshell

NORWAY | Wednesday, 16 May 2012 | Views [561]

Believe it or not there is a tour advertised here that gives the passenger an impression of Norway in one day! It entails a train journey from Bergen, the fabulous train down to Flam, a fast ferry along Sognefjord and then a bus tour. To that ... Read more >


Photos: Fjordland

NORWAY | Thursday, 10 May 2012 | Photo Gallery


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Fjordland

NORWAY | Thursday, 10 May 2012 | Views [420]

A few of my plans have had to change as some of the roads are still closed because of snow. Above 2000ft. winter is reluctant to let spring in. Yesterday I spent about 2 hours above 3000ft. in driving snow! I was unable to get near to either Priests ... Read more >


Photos: Oslo

UNITED KINGDOM | Tuesday, 8 May 2012 | Photo Gallery


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Oslo

NORWAY | Tuesday, 8 May 2012 | Views [517]

I arrived in Oslo to find it shut or rather the camp sites do not open till 1 st June so I had to go about 8 miles out to find somewhere decent to stay. Bogstad Camping turns out to be one of the largest campsites in Norway and is situated just below ... Read more >


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