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Restaurant Maven, Copenhagen

This place just ticked all the boxes. End of. I can´t wait to go again. I was recommended this place by a lovely new friend who lives in Copenhagen. Long story short, she booked a table for 5 of us and we turned up not really knowing what to expect but that it was nice.Continue reading “Restaurant Maven, Copenhagen”

Munch, Oslo

Visit to the new Munch art gallery/museum including 12th floor restaurant Yesterday the husband and I and a couple of friends decided to visit the much hyped “new” Munch museum. Well, it opened in October 21, so that still qualifies as new to me and means they should be finished with any teething problems, right?Continue reading “Munch, Oslo”

Hotel Bristol, Oslo

One of the best hotel lunches I have had in Norway. So, OK, I´m not mega rich, I don´t frequent fancy hotels on a regular basis and I haven´t actually had many lunches in them, but in the past month I´ve been to two and both were sufficiently fantastic to warrant me including them hereContinue reading “Hotel Bristol, Oslo”

Fjellheisen, Tromsø

The number one attraction in Tromsø and rightly so. If there´s one thing you must do when you visit Tromsø, it is to go up the cable car called Fjellheisen (literally means, the lift up the mountain). You ascend for 4 mins up to a mountain ledge called Storsteinen which, at 421m more or lessContinue reading “Fjellheisen, Tromsø”

Pust sauna, Tromsø

Let´s face it, most saunas are a bit dull. They serve a purpose if you can be bothered – (obviously speaking for myself here). But what if you make one purpose built, in wood, floating off the end of a pier in a harbour, making the sea it looks out onto your plunge pool toContinue reading “Pust sauna, Tromsø”

Tromsø Arctic Reindeer Experience, Tromsø

Do not plan a visit to Tromsø without this included! Tromsø is a great location for several activities people often say “Oh, you´re so lucky, I`ve always wanted to do that” when you tell them what you´ve been up to, namely: Whale watching, Northern Lights and getting up close to a flock of reindeer. NowContinue reading “Tromsø Arctic Reindeer Experience, Tromsø”

Granstubben, Norwegian cheese

You know the feeling when you are introduced to a dish, or a foodstuff, you taste it and can´t understand how you´ve lived without it until now? At the same time it´s so good you feel a bit embarrassed you hadn´t heard of it before? Well, at the weekend we became acquainted with Granstubben bark-wrappedContinue reading “Granstubben, Norwegian cheese”

Langfoss, Vestland

Stunning waterfall within easy access of the main road with parking and a path to the top. What´s your position on waterfalls? I love them – especially when they are dramatic, long and accessible. In the case of Langfoss (Langfossen) on the E134 just outside the village of Fjæra, Etne municipality, Vestland, this ticks allContinue reading “Langfoss, Vestland”

Hvittensand Beach, Larvik

A round walk that takes you along a spectacular sandy beach to a fabulous picnic area and back. You can go further and take in more, but for an evening stroll with or without a dog, I am hard pushed to think of one better than this. While I love many local beaches, Hvittensand inContinue reading “Hvittensand Beach, Larvik”

Birdbox Tokke, Telemark

A one night stay that felt like a week´s holiday. Alongside the traditional hotels, cabins and campsites that shape the typical Norwegian tourism landscape, there´s a new breed of quirky and innovative places to stay popping up. We´ve stayed several times at the treetop cabins near Horten for example (future post), and are eager toContinue reading “Birdbox Tokke, Telemark”