Norway | Hole in the Donut Cultural Travel

PHOTO: Riding a Troll Car to the Foot of Norway’s Briksdal Glacier

August 14, 2021November 13, 2019 by Barbara Weibel

Taking a Troll Car to the Briksdal Glacier in Norway

Glaciers might be a dime a dozen in Norway, but I know of no other place in the world where I could get to one in a “Troll Car.” Actually, these 7-seater open-air buggies have only been transporting tourists to the foot of the Briksdal Glacier since 2004. For 100 years prior to that, farmers … Read more

Hunting the Northern Lights in Norway with Hurtigruten

April 9, 2023May 1, 2014 by Barbara Weibel

Hurtigruten's MS Richard With stops in Oksfjord to deliver supplies

I’ve never been a “bucket list” kind of traveler. At the very least, the idea of checking places off some tally before I die seems crude; at worst it seems an irreverent measure of one’s worldliness. And yet, I must confess to having one item on what I prefer to call my “travel wish list.” … Read more

PHOTO: Riding a Troll Car to the Foot of Norway’s Briksdal Glacier

Hunting the Northern Lights in Norway with Hurtigruten

PHOTO: Late Afternoon Sunshine Bathes Old Wooden Cathedral in Tromso, Norway

PHOTO: Polar Museum in Tromso Norway Reflects Into Still Waters of a Finger of the Norwegian Sea

PHOTO: Storgata Street in Tromso, Norway is Full of People, Regardless of the Season or Weather