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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 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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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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