Two key routes for the energy industry are to be resurrected by Loganair after the collapse of Flybmi at the weekend. When Flybmi announced its sudden end to operations and bankruptcy at the weekend, two key...
Service charges and gratuities are the bane of travellers the world over. How should you approach tipping in Norway? The question of how much to tip in Norway is one that all first-time travellers – and...
Measured by the number of guest nights in Norwegian hotels, Norway's travel industry enjoyed its fifth record-breaking year in a row in 2018. 33.8 million. According to figures released by Statistics Norway today, that's how many accommodation...
A 23-minute guided video tour of the second oldest ship in Hurtigruten's coastal fleet. Twelve days of diary entries weren't enough it seems! Many people have asked me for a more thorough review of the Hurtigruten...
Day 12: Twelve days that seems more like a month comes to an end as we pull back into Bergen and bid farewell to the MS Vesterålen. Today was something of an anti-climax as we spent...
Day 11: A look at one of the other Hurtigruten ships in Trondheim before some long sailing time down the coast to Kristiansund and Molde. Everything is now winding down as we spent the last full...
Hurtigruten Diary Day 10: A sensational view of the blood moon was an unexpected highlight of the trip as we crossed the Arctic Circle southbound and sailed down the Helgeland coast. It's a great feeling to...
Hurtigruten Diary Day 9: Today we got to enjoy arguably Norway's most spectacular coastal scenery lit by a glorious full moon. As I wrote previously, the southbound return to Bergen is shorter and today it's been...
Hurtigruten Diary Day 8: Blizzards on the deck, Hammerfest in the snow, and northern lights in Tromsø. Finally the northern lights came out to play properly! But more on that later… Hurtigruten Diary: Day 1 / Day...
Hurtigruten Diary Day 7: After the turnaround port call at chilly Kirkenes, we begin the southbound leg of our epic winter journey along the Norwegian coast. Today was a strange day. After a busy breakfast room,...