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"I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move."

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Air Norway

My 20th Anniversary Flight

December 17, 2024March 2, 2025

To mark two decades in the air, I recreated my first ever flight.

Oslo 2022 Things to See and Do Norway

Gallery: Oslo 2022

August 14, 2022May 20, 2023

An art-heavy return to Norway’s capital.

Oslo 2022 Air Places to Stay Things to See and Do Food&Drink Radisson Rewards Norway

Two nights in… Oslo

August 13, 2022May 20, 2023

The chance to join Norse Atlantic’s first flight from London to Oslo seemed an ideal excuse to revisit one of my favourite countries.

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Europe, South to North

December 1, 2016May 23, 2023

Overview of my travels this summer, exploring Europes extremes from sand dunes to glaciers!

Europe, South to North Things to See and Do Weird&Wonderful Norway Svalbard

Gallery: Pyramiden

July 19, 2016May 23, 2023

Photos from the Russian ghost town of Pyramiden.

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A tour of Pyramiden

July 19, 2016May 23, 2023

In a long-abandoned soviet mining settlement 79 degrees north, Lenin is locked in a staring match with a glacier…

Europe, South to North Things to See and Do Norway Svalbard

Gallery: The world’s northernmost fjord cruise

July 19, 2016May 23, 2023

Photos from a visit to the Nordenskiöld glacier, and the beautiful scenery along the way.

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The world’s northernmost fjord cruise

July 19, 2016May 23, 2023

To reach an abandoned Russian town – and the northernmost point I’ve ever set foot – I had to continue my travels by boat. The best weather of the trip meant endlessly beautiful scenery, culminating in the Nordenskiöld glacier.

Europe, South to North Norway Svalbard

Gallery: Longyearbyen

July 12, 2016May 23, 2023

Photos from in and around Svalbard’s main settlement.

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Visiting Svalbard

July 12, 2016May 23, 2023

The remote arctic island of Svalbard – or, at least, its main settlement Longyearbyen, is not as inaccessible as you might imagine! Here’s what lured me there, how I managed to visit, and what I got up to whilst I was in town.

Oslo 2016 Europe, South to North Norway

Gallery: Oslo 2016

February 8, 2016May 23, 2023

Photo highlights from a pair of visits to Oslo this year.

Oslo 2016 Air Places to Stay Things to See and Do Food&Drink Executive Club Radisson Rewards Norway

Two nights in… Oslo

February 7, 2016May 23, 2023

Despairing of the lack of a proper winter in the UK, I took a weekend in Oslo in search of snow.

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European Easter

April 18, 2009May 21, 2023

A summary of my Scandinavian wanderings: EDI-OSL-AES-OSL-CPH-LGW on Norwegian, then home via Cambridge.

European Easter 2009 Norway

Gallery: Ålesund (and Hareid)

April 7, 2009May 21, 2023

A visit inspired by a single photo.

European Easter 2009 Getting There Norway

Gardermoen, 3am

April 3, 2009May 21, 2023

Overnighting at Oslo’s main airport.

Norway

Gallery: Oslo

April 13, 2008May 21, 2023

Photos from my return to the Norwegian capital.

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