WAVEJourney Travel Tips: Discover Finland Did you know that Finland has had its independence for less than 100 years? Did you you know that Finland has so many islands that there are enough for every 30 Finns to share one? Did you know that Finland’s capital, Helsinki, is the northernmost national capital on the European […]
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 […]
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 “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 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. […]
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 […]
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! 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 […]
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 […]