Since I am born and raised in a country that is part of Europe, I always liked to check and assess what would be to live in any of the countries, not only those part of the European Union, but from the extended Europe. I am referring here to Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and, more recent,…
Tag: Norway
Some more activities in Tromsø: Polaria, Mack beer & visiting the famous Arctic Cathedral
When we travelled first time in Tromsø, in January 2023, at the beginning of the year, we covered a lot of things, and activities, but we actually miss some as well. This is why when we decided to spend our New Year’s Eve in Svalbard, Longyearbyen, we jointed four more nights in the Paris of…
Tromsø’s tunnels – how many are there and when all started
Visited Tromsø for the second time in 2023, and spent some of 2024 as well there, since our New Year’s Eve was celebrated in Svalbard, but what consolidate my astonishment regarding this city, Paris of the North, as they call it, is mainly the underground network of tunnels. Experience it in January 2023, but also…
Things to do in Svalbard & Longyearbyen – Kingdom of… snow
Here is the story of Svalbard and Longyearbyen, by winter or… by Polar Night! If you figure it out how to make enough money to sustain the burning fire of the desire to see the entire world, many remote places, then every sweet dream can become reality. Since I didn’t figured that out yet, I…
Tromsø, how to live a dream – chapter 2
My curiosity about Tromsø was born from a… magazine. I saw the Midnight Sun Marathon advertised, so I have decided from that moment I needed to attend it. Now, it is not so easy to go to the northernmost city of Norway and, I think, the biggest northernmost city in the world actually, so for…
Tromsø, the flavor of the North: coffee, northern lights, snow and reindeer!
Since I have seen the advertisement for the Tromsø Midnight Sun Marathon, somewhere in 2017, I knew that I need to see the wonderful Nordic city. Truth being said, it is not an easy path from Bucharest, considering from our airports it is hard to reach too many destinations. Thinking about all the time, I…