We are well into polar night here in Tromsø, with barely any of that magical blue light we were getting in November. Right now Tromsø gets some twilight around 11 am, and then by 1 pm it's dark. But I'm happy to report that the darkness doesn't seem to be affecting me much. I'm ...
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Hoddevik Beach: Norway’s Surfing Beach Paradise
In the past when I've visited western Norway I've pretty much stayed around the fjords, so this time I wanted to head farther out and explore the coastline a bit. After staying at the Kråkenes Lighthouse, I had three more places I wanted to visit along Norway's west coast: the ...
Hiking in Norway : 17 Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make
On my recent trip to Finnmark I had to skip out on a couple of days of hiking because the weather was really bad. On one of those days I was sitting in a cosy café chatting to the owner and when I told him what my plans had been for the day before it started snowing (yes, in ...
Inside My Camera Bag: All My Travel Photography Gear
I have to admit, this is the sort of blog post I love reading, as I'm always curious about what gear my favorite bloggers are using and I'm also just a bit nosey like that. But even though I get a lot of questions about what photography equipment I travel with and what I use to ...
What Is Hvaldimir, the Russian Spy Whale, Actually Doing in Norway?
Back in April some fishermen outside of Hammerfest in northern Norway encountered a very friendly beluga whale that was trying to rid himself of a camera harness against the side of their boat. Maybe you've heard the story? The fishermen helped removed the harness, which was ...