Spitzbergen vs Greenland

hi everyone,

it's been quite a while I want to visit both Greenland and Spitzbergen. but seeing the cost of such trips, I'm not sure I want to spend say one or two weeks in these two parts of the world. maybe a small sidetrip of 2 to 4 days (either from Iceland for Greenland or Tromso for Spitzbergen) could be enough for one of the two.

my main questions are which one deserves more time and how different are both ?

from my very meager knowledge, I'd say Greenland has local people and civilization when Spitzbergen only has westerners and not a civilization per se. I'm also thinking Greenland is also greener and rockier (especially in the South which is much easier to visit) when Spitzbergen gets more ice.
I'm also pretty sure parts of both destinations are pretty similar.

isn't Greenland very much like North of Canada or North of Norway or parts of Iceland (where I alread... more »

travel Bergen to Flam

I see there's a 5.5 hour express boat trip (stopping at 10 small towns) or a 3 hour bus ride. Is the boat journey scenic and worth the extra time? or is the bus trip better? ~Barbara

Clarion Collection Hotel With, Tromso. Near bus stop?

Hi,
Can anyone tell me if the Clarion Collection Hotel With is near a bus stop that serves the airport?
Will it be easy enough to work out where to get off bus for this hotel?

The Coastal Express Norway

I have looked at the 7 day trip on Hurtigruten Coastal Ferry but have decided that it is a little expensive. Does anyone have information on using it as a passenger ferry as per the locals. I would like to view a timetable and costs.
Many thanks,
Dianne

Can we interrupt a train journey in a station

Hi!
First I apologize for my English, I hope you will understand me and give some advice.
We intend to travel to Norway in june-july (26.06-07.07) .
We fly into Oslo and live Norway from Oslo ( Torp Aeroport) .
We travel on buget, we try to travel by public transport and if we cannot do that in a rezonable time or price , we rent a car.But we prefer public transport.

We have hotel reservation :
26-30.06 – Oslo
30.06-03.o7- Bergen
03.07-05.07 – Geiranger
05.07-06.07 - Alesund
06.07-07.07- Trondheim

From Oslo to Bergen we travel by train.But I have a question.We intend to travel from Flam to Myrdal and return by train.Can we buy a train ticket from Oslo to Bergen and
interrupt the jurney in Flam and go to Myrdal and return - and after take the next train to Bergen?
I mean there is the possibility to interrupt the jurney for a few hours in a station ?
I think it is ch... more »

working and travelling in Norway

Hello
I am a Belgian and want to travel to Norway with my motocycle.
But I need to work too.
I have looked to all these websites but maybee a can look there
for myself.
Are there many chanches to travel arround and find work sometimes?
Working in farms, picking fruits....
Thank you

Fjord Kayaking

Hey everybody,

I'm interested in going kayaking in the Nærøyfjord, but I want to know a few things prior to deciding whether I want this holiday or not.

Firstly, like the know if anyone has undertaken this activity? If so was it a good experience and was it fun? Also my holiday being ecotourism based, would you classify this activity as an ecotourism activity and why?

I know this may be a bit to ask for, but if anyone could answer my questions it would be greatly appreciated. Being from Australia, I'd like to get the best ecotourism experience with my money.

Thanks for your time!

Bergen to Oslo

I will travel from Bergen to Oslo during late August. Here are my questions:

Do I need a reservation for the train? If so how far in advance should I make a reservation?

Do I need a reservation for the bus? If so how far in advance should I make a reservation?

Will I be able to use a regional Scandinavia train pass if I take the train (it makes sense that I should be able to but you never know)?

Other than the amount of time, are there any advantages for the bus or the train that makes one better than the other?

Any info will be appreciated.

Thanx,

Kim