by Oliver | Oct 10, 2015 | Travel Posts |
My journey into Sweden began by train from the West coast of Norway. After changing trains at the border and continuing on for several hours, I ended up in Sundsvall, Sweden. Sundsvall is a city roughly halfway up the East coast of Sweden. I stopped here because it...
by Oliver | Oct 7, 2015 | Travel Posts |
Trondheim, Norway may seem out of the way, further North than Bergen. However, it turns out there are three Starbucks locations here, so how far out of the way can it really be? This area has been settled for over one thousand years and it is where the Monarchs who...
by Oliver | Oct 1, 2015 | Travel Posts |
One of my hostel roommates was surprised to learn this was my second trip to Bergen, Norway. “There is so much of the world to explore, why come back to Bergen?” Bergen’s geographical beauty captivates me. This city sits beside a harbor, on gently rolling hills,...
by Oliver | Sep 29, 2015 | Travel Posts |
Stavanger’s claim to fame is being the center of the Norwegian oil industry and is often referred to as the oil capital of Europe. There is an entire museum dedicated to the industry here, called the Norwegian Petroleum Museum. Outside of Museum Oil was...
by Oliver | Sep 25, 2015 | Travel Posts |
Oslo is fortunate to have some of the most complete Viking ships on display. These ships were uncovered in the mid eighteenth century from ancient burial mounds. The ground conditions in these burial mounds were kind enough to preserve them for over 1,000 years. The...
by Oliver | Sep 24, 2015 | Travel Posts |
I apologize for the lack of updates. I have been fighting a cold and terrible cough, along with keeping up with my studies. I hope to write a bit about Amsterdam soon. Rainbow looking over downtown Oslo, Norway. I am now in Norway. After a day of visiting the Viking...
