Category Archives: Norway

InterRail memories from before the internet age

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Andy Jarosz

I set off on my first InterRail journey in 1987. It was long before the days of blogging, and the few notes that I recorded in a notebook are now long gone. Yet I did recently dig out some of … Continue reading →

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A guide to seeing the Northern Lights

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Andy Jarosz

Seeing the aurora borealis for the first time is one of my most vivid memories. We were staying in the Shetland Islands, around 100 miles north of the Scottish mainland, and had returned to our cottage after dinner. It was … Continue reading →

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Clean air, clear water, pure tranquility – Kattfjord, arctic Norway; the perfect secret getaway

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Andy Jarosz

If I ever go missing, here’s how you’ll most likely find me. Fly up to Tromso in northern Norway, several hundred miles above the Arctic Circle. Hire a car from the airport, and take a drive west for around 50km … Continue reading →

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