I always seek out the best coffee shops and cafes wherever I travel, and Tromso is no exception! I have spent a significant amount of time in the Arctic city, and these are my favorite coffee shops and cafes in Tromso. These coffee shops in Tromso are not created equally. But that is a good […]
Category Archives: Scandinavia and the Nordics
Whenever I take a road trip up here in Lapland, I tend to drive north and very rarely to the south. While I have been to Kemi before, I had never driven further south to Oulu. I finally made that happen once I saw a direct bus route from close to my house to the […]
Are you looking for the best things to do in Copenhagen in winter? I have you covered! I have taken several trips to Copenhagen during the winter months and want to share a few of the best things to do for first-time visitors in this guide… sprinkled in with some of my personal favorites! Aside […]
The Lofoten Islands are home to some of Norway’s most beautiful and colorful villages but none have my heart quite like Henningsvær, a village of just over 500 people. And this is a guide to the best things to do in Henningsvær, Norway (for first-timers). Having visited three times (in different seasons) and even ‘lived’ […]
I love taking good road trips in Norway and think the country has the best scenic routes in the world. In this guide, I will cover one of my favorites, the Norwegian Scenic Route spanning the Varanger Peninsula in Northern Norway. I’ve driven the Varanger scenic route a few times, and it honestly never gets […]
I have visited this part of the Varanger Peninsula twice, but on my first journey up there, it was covered in fog. Not just for a few hours, but days! It made a trip to Hamningberg kind of scary since I had never ventured out that way. So, on my last trip to Vardø, visiting […]