A hike to Norway’s top attraction

On the opposite side of Lysefjord is Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock) which is said to be the top tourist attraction in Norway and one of the best views in the world. So we got a car ferry across from Lauvvik to Oanes and took the road up to a carpark. What a difference from our hike…

Brown pants moment – Kjerag Boulder

The past few nights I’ve been picturing myself standing on the Kjerag boulder and dying. There were a few options of how exactly I would die: 1. The classic ‘Lauren’ – trip on my shoelace, stumble, die. 2. Slipping on the rock, and holding on to the edge of the boulder for dear life, Craig…

Route 45 and the midnight sun

The most direct route to the Stavanger region in the south western corner of Norway was route 45, which travels diagonally across the country. I wasn’t aware that it’s the highest altitude road in Southern Norway. Poor Pablo, but lucky us – it’s been an incredible drive. There wasn’t many other cars using the road,…

Travel sickness, and the ferry to Norway

Rotten fish, that’s what the car deck smelt of as we stepped out onto the luxury Fjord Line ferry. The floor was all wet and it smelt exactly like a fish market in Asia; it was rather unpleasant so we left Pablo in the stench and found ourselves a seat well away on the 7th…

A short trip to Denmark

It’s been quite a significant change here compared to Germany; everyone speaks fluent English, very smiley, polite, friendly and courteous. They’re much better drivers than the Germans too, they actually indicate at roundabouts!! park in between the lines and don’t get up your arse. We visited Denmark’s largest wilderness area (bless ’em) which was Thy…

Stocking up for Scandinavia

The past few days have been rather uneventful as we’ve driven straight through Northern Germany towards Scandinavia. It got as exciting as Craig and I finding baked beans for the first time on this roadtrip. After being deprived of them for over a month, I was practically doing the conga up and down the aisles….