The Lofoten Islands

The Lofoten Islands

We flew the next day to Bodø, a small town of 50 thousand people, which markets itself as the ‘gateway to Norway’s true north'. The city was still covered with a layer of ice, making walking quite challenging, so we spent about three hours until the ferry’s departure,...

Bergen and Oslo

Bergen and Oslo

We flew from Athens to Copenhagen and then to Bergen. The second largest Norwegian city is the hub to the fjord world, surrounded by great landscapes and dominated by the bold color palette of the city’s houses. When we arrived the sun was shining, the skies were...

Norway

Norway

Why is Norway so rich? How is life during the dark and cold winter north of the polar zone? Why are Scandinavian murder novelists so successful? What is so magic about the northern lights? These are some of the many questions I was hoping to answer at the northernmost...