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WAVEJourney Travel Tips for Norway – Exploring Bergen

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 […]

Romania Travel Tip – Visit Bran Castle

Romania Travel Tip – Visit Bran Castle

Romania Travel Tip – Visit Bran Castle “Dracula’s Castle” Do You Dare To Visit? By Dan & Jeannette Dudek Consider this, when your colleagues, friends or relatives (especially the young ones) start talking about the latest horror, vampire or sci-fi movie — you mention your visit to “Dracula’s Castle in Transylvania”. You got to admit, […]

WAVEJourney Travel Tips: Discover Norway’s Fjord Region

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. […]

Gothenburg to Marstrand – Discovering West Sweden’s Archipelago

Gothenburg to Marstrand – Discovering West Sweden’s Archipelago

WAVEJourney’s June 2012 Visit to West Sweden Gothenburg to Marstrand – Discovering West Sweden’s Archipelago Our day started in Oslo, Norway, but after a comfortable 5-hour train ride we arrived in Gothenburg, West Sweden to a cool and rainy morning. Thankfully, our hotel for the night was just a couple minutes walk once we stepped […]

Contiki European Discovery Tour Review

Contiki European Discovery Tour Review

Contiki European Discovery Tour Review The Ultimate Tour for First Time Travel to Europe for 18-35 Year Olds By Lex Foster Thinking of traveling Europe but not sure where to go or what to see? Try out the European Discovery tour with Contiki. This fast-paced tour takes you through 9 countries in 12 days to […]

WAVEJourney Discovers the Wonders of Skåne in South Sweden

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!

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 […]

Go Gothenburg – WAVEJourney Explores Sweden’s Second Largest City

Go Gothenburg – WAVEJourney Explores Sweden’s Second Largest City

Go Gothenburg – WAVEJourney Explores Sweden’s Second Largest City Gothenburg (known as Göteborg in Swedish) is the gateway to West Sweden, and arriving in the city by train from Oslo, Norway, gave us an ideal opportunity to view the green and lush area of the surrounding westcoast countryside. With only a short window of time […]

Gothenburg to Pensionat Styrsö Skäret – Exploring West Sweden’s Archipelago

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 […]

WAVEJourney Travel Tips: Discover West Sweden and Skane

WAVEJourney Travel Tips: Discover West Sweden and Skane

WAVEJourney Travel Tips: Discover West Sweden and Skane Fast and furious flew our four days in Sweden. What a whirlwind of new and fabulous experiences in this Scandinavian Kingdom. With only a few short days available for this part of our trip, our attention was focused on West Sweden and Skane, in the southwest of […]

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