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RE: Places on earth you would like to visit...

by ben_hanscombe 28 May 2012

Mecca, but obviously that'll never happen. Only slightly less unlilkely, some of those really remote Arctic places like Svalbard or the…
RE: renting snowmobiles in Northern Iceland - no tours

by luisBKK 22 May 2012

Not lot, but rode at least 1000 kms in Lapland and Svalbard, in tours as well as individually. Why, do you or someone you know rent…
RE: Svalbard - Gun

by peocro 10 May 2012

definitely and positively YES. Outside Longyearbyen you have to carry and adequate weapon. That means a .308 riflet, or repetition shotgun…
Svalbard - Gun

by Geschu 09 May 2012

Hi, I am planning a trip to Svalbard. I am wondering if I will need to carry a gun, even when I stay within the "management area 10"?…
RE: Norway in mid-June 2012: how to go around

by hurricanebertha 04 May 2012

Planes are cheaper than trains/buses in Norway and the trains only go as far as Bodo anyway. Svalbard is easiest by plane from Tromso.…
Norway in mid-June 2012: how to go around

by bruneski 03 May 2012

Hello. This June, I'll spend about two weeks traveling in Norway. My basic plan is to visit Oslo, Stavanger, the fjord region around Bergen,…
Re: Easiest places to immigrate to?

by renael 02 May 2012

If memory serves, you can't just go and live on Svalbard. You have to be allowed by the Governor. You must have a place to live in Oslo…
RE: Norway or Iceland

by Gonorthwest 25 April 2012

I've been to both. Svalbard or Lofoten would be my picks for spectacular nature, but as a whole I preferred the uniqueness of Iceland.…
RE: Norway or Iceland

by Bjoern 24 April 2012

Canada? Greenland? Alaska? Svalbard?....... What are you looking for? Budget of importance? Out of the 2 you mention I really think…
RE: Easiest places to immigrate to?

by obione980 11 April 2012

Svalbard. Population 2,700 or so. Arctic Climate. North on the mainland, but part of Norway. I doubt I'd enjoy that - nor want to try…
Easiest places to immigrate to?

by nomanymore5 05 April 2012

To make a very painful and long story short, I can't imagine living in the country I'm in right now for even one more year, I have to…
RE: Svalbard on a budget

by johnthefinn 19 March 2012

I went early June, when there are 24 hours of daylight for photography. The boat to the Russian town at Barentsburg stopped by a glacier…
RE: Svalbard on a budget

by HansDKNY 19 March 2012

#4 at what time of the year did you go to Svalbard? I'm interested in nature and photographing stunning vistas. I would like to know if…
RE: Bergen to Svalbard.

by RudiK 17 March 2012

We joined he ship on 15th June in Bergen. We returned to Bergen on 30th June. For all the details of the cruise, including all the curren…
RE: Bergen to Svalbard.

by Shona 16 March 2012

Thanks Rudi, all this has been very helpful. Yes, I have seen both those sites. It is good to hear from someone who has actually been…
RE: Bergen to Svalbard.

by RudiK 16 March 2012

Shona, I presume you have seen this: http://www.hurtigruten.com/Spitsbergen/Spitsbergen-Voyages/Spitsbergen-voyages-with-MS-Nordstjernen/…
RE: Bergen to Svalbard.

by Shona 15 March 2012

Rudi, thank you for all your input, found it very interesting. i also asked these questions in the Scandanavian branch and learnt more…
RE: Bergen to Svalbard.

by RudiK 15 March 2012

Shona, my wife and I did the Hurtigruten trip from Bergen to Kirkeness and back in the year 2000. Our choice of departure date from Bergen…
RE: Another Hurtigruten question.

by bjornmu 14 March 2012

Yes of course the Svalbard trip stops for sightseeing along the way, what I meant is that you can't get off, spend a few days, and then…
Re: Bergen to Svalbard.

by BMBeeb 14 March 2012

Hi Shona - Yes, I found this trip by ferry a few years ago and did lots of research. We figured the summer was the best time (I have…
RE: Another Hurtigruten question.

by Shona 14 March 2012

Actually, the Svalbard trip does have some stops along the way. I have the itinerary and they say that you get off at Alesund, Trondheim,…
RE: Another Hurtigruten question.

by bjornmu 13 March 2012

I don't know what they're planning for 2013, whether they will have a ship to use for Svalbard. But if they do, the long trip from/to…
RE: Another Hurtigruten question.

by bjornmu 13 March 2012

That first trip is only done once, departing Bergen on May 28. This is when MS Nordstjernen goes up to Svalbard for the summer season.…
RE: Flights London-Longyearbyen and Tromso stopover?

by bjornmu 13 March 2012

OK but this is no fenced-in park but a large area of relatively undisturbed nature and the muskox are left to themselves. But no they're…
Bergen to Svalbard.

by Shona 13 March 2012

I have found a most exciting trip, but would like any advice from someone who has been there, done that. Travelling on the Hurtigruten…