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Today was a lot of short trips making up the journey from Bergen to Oslo. Norway tourism has been smart and created a very successful package called “Norway in a…

We took the 7 minute funicular railway trip to the top of Mt Floyan – 320m above sea level. The views over Bergen were useful. From here we could see…

An early start to catch the 6.05am fast train, the “Arlanda Express” to Stockholm airport. The train travelled at more than 170km. You can get your money back if it…

This morning was to explore Gamla Stan – the old town of Stockholm. We walked past the palace which over the last 2 days has been groomed as a cross…

We headed off to check out the Vasa Museum. The Vasa was a ship that sank in 1685, on its maiden voyage in Stockholm harbour. It lay on the bottom…

After a quiet night ( it was certainly no Cook Strait trip, there was no roll) we woke to find ourselves in the Stockholm archipelagos. There was a surprising amount…