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 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 “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 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
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 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 […]
WJ Tested: Hotel Altstadt Vienna Review
WJ Tested: Hotel Altstadt Vienna Review WAVEJourney’s Review of 4-Star Boutique Hotel Altstadt Vienna in Vienna, Austria After a luxury Uniworld river cruise along the Danube from Romania, we arrived in the fascinating city of Vienna in Austria. We weren’t in any rush to disembark the elegant boutique ship we had called home for the […]
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 […]
About WJ
Since 2005... Viv Chapleo & Jill Hoelting are the dynamic duo behind WAVEJourney.com - Women's Adventures, Vacations & Experiences ~ Your Journey Starts Here!
WAVEJourney.com is a women's online travel magazine that provides valuable first-hand travel tips, tales, steals and deals to a world-wide audience.
WAVEJOURNEY IS A MEMBER OF TBIN
CONTACT THE ADVENTURE CREATORS FOR CUSTOM PYRENEES TRIPS
ROAMING MAN 4G WORLDWIDE WI-FI HOTSPOT
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 […]
-
November 23, 2015
TRAVEL CANADA: QUÉBEC WINTER CARNIVAL
-
February 25, 2013
WJ Tested: Discovering History-Rich Quebec City
-
June 12, 2012
Travel Canada: Exploring Quebec’s Eastern Townships
