One month in what was, in my opinion, the most beautiful country…in the world!! There, I said it! The competition is still out as there’s heaps of the world left for us to see but Norway really was breathtaking. I’m actually glad we didn’t see moose or reindeer in Norway, otherwise Sweden and Finland would…
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Whale safari in Norway – success!!
Andenes lies at the most northern point of Andoya island (north east of the Lofoten Islands) and roughly 400km above the arctic circle. The area of islands is called ‘Vesteralen’ and is home to more sheep than people. The scenery is less dramatic than Lofoten, but it’s blessed with being only an hour boat ride…
Goodbye island paradise
We spent five wonderful days in the Lofoten Islands, hiking 4 (small) mountains and being rewarded with some of the worlds best scenery. What I loved about the area is there’s a lot of short hikes, most of the ones we did were only 2 hours long. Not easy going though; it was rough terrain,…
Photos of The Lofoten Islands/Paradise
Here are some photos of the past few days travelling the eastern half of Lofoten. It really is an incredible place, with some of the best beaches and mountains I’ve ever seen. If you live in a campervan, like us, stock up on food in cheaper countries (thank you German Lidl’s) and wild camp –…
I lied, Norway got even better, Hello Lofoten!!
I knew the Lofoten islands would be stunning, but they’ve still managed to wow me and leave my jaw hanging low. We’ve only been here a few days and already seen such incredible scenery. The ferry dropped us off at Moskenes at 9pm, from which we headed west to the end of the road at…
The Arctic Circle and ferry to Lofoten
So we have officially crossed over the invisible Arctic Circle line. It was a bit of an anti climax, with an ugly gift shop and eatery – but hey we made it! We camped 2km north of the circle and at 690m elevation, finally had a cool breeze. We started the next day with a…
A taste of Sweden
We only spent 4 days in Sweden as we’ll be coming back through the northern section in a couple of weeks. But it was a good taster. The country is flatter, so yes, less dramatic than Norway, but bloody great driving for Pablo. The scenery reminded us of Canada; pine forests, mirrored lakes and lonely…
Searching for Bear and Moose in the midnight sun
Everyone we’ve asked about seeing wildlife has said different things. In Norway, we were told that our chances of seeing moose were like 1% as they only come out at dark – and the midnight sun kinda fucks up your chances. They also said our odds of seeing Reindeer were zero to none, apparently we’re…
Caught with my pants down infront of a bear
We are officially in bear country – the Scandinavian version. We’ve taken an ‘S’ shape detour north east from Trondheim in Norway to Stromsund in Sweden. From here we’re driving the Vildmarksvagen (the wilderness road) it’s a 500km loop route, so we’ll probably drive a quarter to half of it. The first section is through…
Living the dream – Campervan life
Here are a few photos of the past few days road-tripping around the fjords in Norway. Absolutely loving campervan life, it’s my favourite way to travel, we’ve done a lot of backpacking and it’s so nice to shed the turtle house and have a home on wheels again.
NON STOP TRAVELLING 