Backpacking the south of Norway
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Oslo 2.0
Day 10: August 9th After arriving in Oslo, we went searching for our hotel. In the evening, it started to rain again. However, we still decided that we wanted to do the laundry, so we went looking in the pouring rain for a laundromat. Once in the store, we met a nice...
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Oslo
Day 1: July 31 Today we flew from Amsterdam to Oslo. My first time flying from Amsterdam Schiphol. This airport is huge: easy to get lost in! The flight and train ride went smoothly. After checking in to the hotel (Citybox) we went exploring the city. We walked along...
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Stavanger
Day 2: August 1 Arrived in Stavanger after the 8. 5 hours train and bus journey, we tried to figure out how to get to our hostel. Arrived at the hostel, Stavanger Vanderhjem, we already started to meet new people. From Swiss, to French and even Brazilian people. Already...
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Bergen
Day 6: August 5 It is still day 6. The boat arrived around 12:30 at Bergen harbour. Our next challenge awaited us, trying to find our hostel. It did not take us long to find it in the end, the YMCA hostel. We stayed in a 16 people dormitory, curious to know how that...
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When planning/going backpacking (TIPS!)
When planning on going backpacking somewhere, alone or with a friend, you need to plan a lot. Usually it is not smart to just let things happen as they are, you need to plan it carefully, also to know how much money it will probably or estimated cost. Below I will...
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Trolls!
Trolls are a part of the Norwegian culture, it surprised me how many statues are situated around Norway and how many souvenirs feature the little creature. It all comes from the Norwegian mythology, and several tales are listed around the trolls. Trolls usually live in...