I recently had the chance to visit Hammerfest, Norway… one of the most northern towns in Europe (and in the world). The town may be small but there are still a fair amount of things to do in Hammerfest! If you’re looking for what to do in Hammerfest to plan your trip to Norway’s far […]
Author Archives: Megan Starr
My recent trip to Guatemala was the result of my not wanting to be in the US all summer (I had two events that were two months apart) combined with visiting places I had never traveled to before in the country. One of those destinations was El Paredon, a cute surf town located on the […]
I have had this guide partially written for years. I don’t know why I never went and published it, but I guess by the time I got back to it, I just felt it needed a fresh update. I’ve done this journey too many times to count, and finally, I did it again, putting myself […]
Another place I had on my Varanger bucket list was Berlevåg. I had ignored this part of the peninsula on previous trips and I knew this trip was going to make visiting Berlevåg a top priority. And I loved it! Berlevåg sits at the end of Route 890 except a small road that will take […]
Are you planning your trip to Lapland and looking for the best Rovaniemi restaurants? This guide discloses my favorite places to eat in Rovaniemi (and what I typically order at each)! I also give a few ’round-ups’ later in the guide so you can have a list of options depending on what you’re looking to […]
When I came to Varangerhalvøya on this trip, I knew I was going to finally visit both Båtsfjord and Berlevåg but I didn’t know too much about what was in between the two Norwegian villages. It turns out that both villages are well worth the visit and the road between them was way more than […]