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  1. LadyLuna avatar

    Re: What to bring to Norway

    by LadyLuna 09 May 2012

    Agree with the above in regards of bringing food! As for clothes: for such a long time you will probably encounter all kinds of weather.…

  2. katiemarvin avatar

    What to bring to Norway

    by katiemarvin 07 May 2012

    I'll be moving from the US to Lillehammer, Norway in August until next April or May. I was just wondering if I could get some suggestions…

  3. paul88888 avatar

    RE: Travel Itinerary Advice Please

    by paul88888 20 April 2012

    Salzburg to Munich is less than a two hour train trip, you could stay at one and visit the other as a day trip, if you got up early and…

  4. s001787 avatar

    Norway and Oslo on a budget, money saving tips

    by s001787 16 April 2012

    . I've dealt with quite a few tourist in Oslo and Norway. They love the place, expept from one thing - the prices. Norway is a quite expens…

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    Re: Money saving tips for Sweden and Norway please.

    by s001787 16 April 2012

    I've dealt with quite a few tourist in Oslo and Norway. They love the place, expept from one thing - the prices. Norway is a quite expensive…

  6. muminmamma avatar

    Re: Norway or Sweden?

    by muminmamma 10 March 2012

    Uppsala has great student opportunities, easy to get to know people and lots of activities. Have been a student there myself, admittedly…

  7. wyndham29 avatar

    Norway or Sweden?

    by wyndham29 09 March 2012

    Hi, I'm an Australian University student, currently considering an year on exchange to either Norway (Lillehammer or Gjøvik) or Sweden…

  8. wyndham29 avatar

    Norway or Sweden?

    by wyndham29 08 March 2012

    Hi, I'm an Australian University student, currently considering an year on exchange to either Norway (Lillehammer or Gjøvik) or Sweden…

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    Re: Hiking in Norway (Winter, public transport accessible)

    by rjsol 03 January 2012

    To make most of the day I suggest you stay in Oslo, and go skiing in Nordmarka, as mentioned above. Closest "mountains" would be North…

  10. emilgil avatar

    RE: Backpacking around Scandinavia (mostly Sweden) with £2500?

    by emilgil 28 December 2011

    In western Norway, I'd worry more about constant rainfall and minuscule visibility than freezing temperatures. When I lived in Bergen…

  11. scribblerkeith avatar

    RE: Skiing in Norway

    by scribblerkeith 27 December 2011

    Geilo easily reached from Oslo by rail - fly in to any of the Oslo airports and then head for the city centre and the rail stations. Have…

  12. ausbackpacker avatar

    Re: Splitting Oslo and Bergen

    by ausbackpacker 21 December 2011

    thanks, I think I have found a solution. I will catch the day time train from Oslo to Bergen on the saturday even if it means I am wasting…

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    RE: Norway in February (northern lights)

    by richiavo 12 December 2011

    I have seen them all other Norway, you do not need to go that far north. I have seen them on the road from Oslo to Geilo, and have seen…

  14. scribblerkeith avatar

    RE: Norway in nutshell

    by scribblerkeith 01 November 2011

    The Norway In A Nutshell trip is a one day circular tour that can be done from Bergen, Voss and other starting points and is one of the…

  15. Herlov avatar

    Re: Flam to Dombas - how to get there

    by Herlov 22 October 2011

    Hi, Heather, I would suggest that you choose of one the following routes; a) Train (nsb.no) or bus (fjord1.no) from Flåm to Bergen th…

  16. scribblerkeith avatar

    RE: Oslo

    by scribblerkeith 18 October 2011

    Seen the Northern Lights three times. The last was over one of the stave churches near Lillehammer. The other sightings were at Aviemore…

  17. cd13jones avatar

    Camping Gear

    by cd13jones 07 September 2011

    Hi everybody, I'm going to Norway for 2 weeks at the end of September. We're landing at Gardermoen and driving North towards Lillehammer.…

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    RE: Norway - July 2nd to July 10th, 2011

    by vimse 07 June 2011

    On day 6, how far are you planning on driving? On day 7, you have a 7h drive from Romsdalsfjord to Oslo. Personally I think that is too…

  19. 30something avatar

    Re: Summer Solstice 2011

    by 30something 05 April 2011

    St. Hans is celebrated on the 23rd of June in Norway as a family barbeque or late picnic. For tourists best place would probably be at…

  20. arizona avatar

    RE: Norway in April and budgetting

    by arizona 13 March 2011

    +I've not been able to find out how much the tolls are (varying is not an answer). Is there anyway to find out how much they would be…

  21. Bjoern avatar

    RE: To Norway from Germany: Road trip or via plane?

    by Bjoern 06 March 2011

    The trip to Norway from Germany is 2 days - same returning. Does this have to be subtracted from the 9 days??? "and drive up the country"…

  22. Avastra avatar

    RE: Photographic Trip to Norway

    by Avastra 11 February 2011

    I drove through Norway this summer and it does take time. We stopped and took photos and had lunch and stuff like that all the time so…

  23. ianmanderson avatar

    Re: Photographic Trip to Norway

    by ianmanderson 09 February 2011

    I remember taking the train to Lillehammer once and the train had a place to hang up ones coat and inside it there was wooden coat-hangers.…

  24. robdjones avatar

    RE: Oslo - Christmas/NewYear

    by robdjones 14 November 2010

    Hi everyone. Thanks so much for your responses. Really helpful. We are definitely going to look into a day trip to Lillehammer, and i…

  25. karolinelien avatar

    Re: Oslo - Christmas/NewYear

    by karolinelien 12 November 2010

    The Opera House is also a must-see - I tell everyone that visits Oslo that. Even though you can't walk on the roof in the winter (one…

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