“So what’s your favorite country you’ve ever been to?” It’s that dreaded question I know most travelers hate. How do you narrow down the whole world to one favorite country when everywhere is so uniquely different and beautiful? We still can’t choose just one favorite place. Everywhere we’ve traveled to has left a mark on […]

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  The Arctic Circle is known for many things, namely Santa Claus, the Northern Lights, long summer days and endless winter nights. But sitting 100 miles north of the Arctic Circle also lies a surprising island paradise and one of Norway’s most scenic destinations: the Lofoten Islands. The Lofoten Islands are harsh and dramatic, with […]

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Rising 600 meters above the Lyesfjord, the views from the top of Pulpit Rock—also known as Preikestolen—are said to be some of the best in all of Norway. After seeing countless pictures of Pulpit Rock ‘repinned’ on Pinterest, we knew this was one adventure in Norway we had to experience for ourselves.     We […]

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The response from our most recent post, 35 Photos of Norway That Will Make You Want to Pack Now, was overwhelmingly cohesive. Basically you all said: “Yep-Norway is absolutely stunning. I’d love to go. Too bad it is way out of my travel budget.” It’s true. Norway is one of the most expensive countries in […]

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After only two and a half weeks, Dan and I came to the same conclusion: Norway is easily one of the most beautiful countries we have ever visited. Having traveled to over thirty countries together, we feel like that’s saying a lot. But don’t take our word for it—let these Norway pictures speak for themselves! […]

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When we first booked our plane tickets to Stockholm, we had no intention of making the journey up north to Lapland. To be completely honest, I don’t think we even knew where Lapland was. But when we learned that the Northern Lights were visible there through the start of April, there was no question about […]

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It was a long day. We had breakfast in Finland. We drove to Sweden. We then took a train to Norway. We had no accommodation booked, so we walked with all our gear up and down the hills until we finally stumbled upon a guesthouse. But in the end, we made it. And this was […]

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