Have you ever wondered how you ended up here… right now? I do. Often… and last night was one of those times! It was 11:08pm and I was completely cocooned in my sleeping bag on my ice bed, in my -4C bedroom inside the Snow Hotel at Kirkenes, Norway. I’d layered up from thermals to […]
Year: 2016
Onboard a Working Ship
According to legend, the name Norway comes from an old norse word Norðrvegr and means “the way north”. This name was given to the long, craggy coast because it was largely ice-free in the wintertime. Yesterday, we joined a Hurtigruten ship for a couple of nights cruising across the Arctic Circle from Tromso to Kirkenes. […]
In the beginning, there was Tromso!
Well isn’t Tromso in Norway a delightful little surprise!! I had never heard of this place before (well, have you??) … but after being inspired by yet another travel show, I found so many reasons to visit: * I wanted to catch a slow boat north to see the awesome coastline of the Vikings. * […]