Urnes Stave Church in Norway
PHOTO OF THE DAY 2015: Urnes Stave Church in Norway By WAVEJourney WAVEJourney visited Urnes Stave Church in Norway during a 2012 visit to the Fjord Region. This is a UNESCO World Heritage site dating back to the early 12th century, and is the oldest wooden church in Norway. The decorative carvings on the outside […]
Riding the Flam-Myrdal Railway in Norway
PHOTO OF THE DAY 2015: Riding the Flam-Myrdal Railway in Norway By WAVEJourney The Flam-Myrdal Railway in the Fjord Region of Norway is one of the steepest railway lines in the world. The 20 km/12.5 mile train journey between Flam and Myrdal takes approximately one hour. The railway rises 864 meters as it makes its […]
Exploring Norway’s Fjord Region – Geiranger to Alesund
Exploring Norway’s Fjord Region – Geiranger to Alesund By Vivienne Chapleo, photos by Jill Hoelting Continued from previous page – Solvorn to Geiranger Geiranger to Alesund: Today the sun finally broke through, and although we had good intentions of getting an early start for our 110 km drive to Alesund, the Geirangerfjord views from the […]
Exploring Norway’s Fjord Region – Solvorn to Geiranger
Exploring Norway’s Fjord Region – Solvorn to Geiranger By Vivienne Chapleo, photos by Jill Hoelting Continued from previous page – Flam to Solvorn Solvorn to Lom – National Tourist Route Sognefjellet: On our scenic drive from Solvorn to Geiranger we took the National Tourist Route Sognefjellet, and crossed Northern Europe’s highest pass – at […]
Exploring Norway’s Fjord Region – Flam to Solvorn
Exploring Norway’s Fjord Region – Flam to Solvorn By Vivienne Chapleo, photos by Jill Hoelting Flam to Solvorn – National Tourist Route: After we completed our buffet breakfast at the Fretheim Hotel, it was time to depart and we started the drive to Solvorn. We first drove 8 km along Aurlandsfjord to Aurland, then continued […]
Exploring Norway’s Fjord Region – Bergen to Flam
Exploring Norway’s Fjord Region – Bergen to Flam By Viv Chapleo, photos by Jill Hoelting Backpacking around Europe for a few weeks during the summer of 1987, I made the split-second decision in Amsterdam to take the train south into France instead of going north to Scandinavia. In all those years, I’ve returned to France […]
WAVEJourney Travel Tips: Discover Norway’s Fjord Region
WAVEJourney Travel Tips: Discover Norway’s Fjord Region Fancy a fjord? There is no better place to start exploring than in Bergen, Norway. Dubbed “The Gateway to the Fjords of Norway”, Bergen is the perfect jumping off spot for a Western Norway adventure. WAVE Journey enjoyed eight full days on the ground in Norway this summer. […]
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March 2019 Travel Tips and Tales Newsletter
March 2019 Travel Tips and Tales Newsletter By WAVEJourney Greetings! Spring is here in the Northern Hemisphere and WJ has big travel plans! How about you? Chat with us and let us know where you’re going, what you’re doing, and ask for the advice and travel tips you need to enhance your adventures. After a […]
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