WAVEJourney Travel Tips for Norway – Exploring Oslo
WAVEJourney Travel Tips for Norway – Exploring Oslo Situated at the head of Oslofjord, Oslo touts itself as the Capital of Culture and Nature. As Norway’s capital, it is the largest city with a population of approximately 600,000. Including the greater Oslo region, the population bumps up to around 1million. Oslo is both the country’s […]
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 […]
WAVEJourney Travel Tips for Norway – Exploring Bergen
WAVEJourney Travel Tips for Norway – Exploring Bergen Bergen is Norway’s second-largest city (Oslo is the largest) with a population approaching 270,000 in the municipality and nearly 400,000 in Greater Bergen. Known as “The Gateway to the Fjords of Norway”, Bergen’s city center actually faces a fjord – Byfjorden. Bergen Port, hugely popular with cruise […]
WAVEJourney Discovers the Wonders of Skåne in South Sweden
WAVEJourney Discovers the Wonders of Skåne in South Sweden Follow in our footsteps – WAVEJourney recommends some of our favorite things to do, see and experience in Skåne: Sofiero Parks and Gardens Sofiero, located 5 km north of Helsingborg, is named for Princess Sofia and Crown Prince Oskar of Sweden, who bought a homestead in […]
WAVEJourney Explores Helsingborg, Sweden – Fun and Flavorful!
WAVEJourney Explores Helsingborg, Sweden – Fun and Flavorful! Our first impressions of Helsingborg, with a population of close to 100,000 ranking it the second largest city in Skåne, were good ones. After arriving by train from Gothenburg, and as we made our way to our hotel, we were captivated by the small-town feel. Not only […]
Gothenburg to Pensionat Styrsö Skäret – Exploring West Sweden’s Archipelago
Gothenburg to Pensionat Styrsö Skäret – Exploring West Sweden’s Archipelago Location and excellent public transportation make Sweden’s second largest city, Gothenburg, the perfect jumping-off spot for visitors who want to explore West Sweden’s southern archipelago. In fact, it was so quick and easy to get from the city to the archipelago that a visitor to […]
Travel Prague, Czech Republic | WAVEJourney Travel Tip
Travel Prague, Czech Republic | WAVEJourney Travel Tip Prague: We Came for the Pils, but Left Thirsty for More of the City! By WAVEJourney – Vivienne Chapleo and Jill Hoelting On a cold and blustery day in early April (in what was supposed to be spring), Jill and I arrived in Prague after a scenic […]
Weltenburg Monastery in Bavaria, Germany | WAVEJourney Travel Tips
Weltenburg Monastery in Bavaria, Germany | WAVEJourney Travel Tips We would rather be downing the famous Weltenburger Kloster Barock Dunkel beer whilst taking in the splendid sights of the baroque Weltenburg monastery! Boarding a small river boat in the Bavarian city of Kelheim (situated at the confluence of the rivers Altmuhl and Danube), WAVEJourney cruised […]
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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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