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  1. Mrs_Trellis avatar

    RE: By car - Gothenburg to Copenhagen, to Hirshals to Oslo

    by Mrs_Trellis 07 May 2012

    Stavern is nice, near Larvik and you could take the inland road to Kongsberg rather than the more expensive (tolls) coastal road. Between…

  2. ms3187 avatar

    Re: Skiing close to Moss Airport

    by ms3187 01 February 2012

    http://www.kongsberg-skisenter.no/ 2 hours 10 minutes by train. The skisenter is a few minutes by taxi from the railway station in Kongs…

  3. jostmoen avatar

    RE: 9 June days in Norway - seeking highlights & variety

    by jostmoen 07 March 2011

    Stay south! Consider a bus to Hardangerfjord, head south to Haugesund and Stavanger and hike to Prekestolen. Bergen and Bryggen is ok…

  4. Martin2008 avatar

    RE: fjord and landscapes close to oslo

    by Martin2008 01 June 2010

    Sceggy> I use to think you could only see the great scenery in western Norway - which by the way is true if u want to see the real mountains…

  5. Bea71 avatar

    RE: stopover for oslo - bergen by car

    by Bea71 12 March 2009

    There is another route you might consider. It Is Oslo-Drammen-Kongsberg-Haukeli-Hardangerfjorden-Bergen. Road E134.

  6. OsloViking avatar

    RE: Norway Skiing

    by OsloViking 14 January 2009

    hmm, not sure what you mean by "northern ski regions". For cross country skiing (also called nordic skiing) in Febr, Oslo itself is a…

  7. OsloViking avatar

    RE: Snow arond Sandfjord (Torp) around November

    by OsloViking 29 October 2008

    Torp/Sandefjord is in the lowlands and near the warm ocean, so don't expect much. But if you move only a few hours inland and a bit higher…

  8. OsloViking avatar

    RE: Skiing in Sweden

    by OsloViking 12 July 2008

    Depends on type of skiing: Alpine or cross-country. Cross-country is popular and possible in most of Sweden north of Stockholm or near…

  9. steinarh avatar

    Re: Transportation in scandinavia

    by steinarh 14 April 2008

    If you want to fly to Lithuania, you would be better off with a direct flight from Oslo to Vilnius or Riga. www.norwegian.no In northern…

  10. shiru80 avatar

    Transportation in scandinavia

    by shiru80 11 April 2008

    Hi all, I'm from Singapore and I'm planning to go to Europe this summer. I'm planning to fly with Qantas from SG-London-Copenhagen and…

  11. Scand1 avatar

    RE: Oslo (Torp) Ryan Airs Airport

    by Scand1 07 March 2008

    It's near Sandefjord (pop about 40.000) and Tønsberg of similar size, the latter is the oldest town in Norway. The bus was quite slow…

  12. jostmoen avatar

    Re: 5 days in Oslo

    by jostmoen 02 March 2008

    You could check out Kongsberg and the silver mines. The museums collection of genuine silver is great. I don't think the mines are open…

  13. jostmoen avatar

    Re: Self catering Norway in July

    by jostmoen 08 January 2008

    You could rent our little house in the woods. It has got running hot and cold water, 3 bedrooms and it's situated between the towns Kongsber…

  14. galgeberg avatar

    Norway: Good maps for cycling Oslo to Bergen

    by galgeberg 27 June 2007

    I see that the Norwegian bicycling association (only in Norwegia…

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