Oslo - Post Report Question and Answers
What have been the highlights of your time in this country? Best trips or experiences?
Everything. The best experience has been the wonderful friends we have made followed by many travel experiences and time outdoors. - Dec 2022
Great sailing. - May 2021
Northern lights. All winter sports that we learned to enjoy. Beautiful snowy landscapes. Fjords are incredible. Definitely go see a glacier up close. Doing a dip in the oslofjord with friends in the winter (there are companies who offer floating sauna services). - Jan 2020
Hiking and camping; seeing natural beauty while touring especially by car; easy access to outdoor life from Oslo; good fresh fish; appreciation of work-life balance; Norwegian and expat friends. - Dec 2015
We have seen the Northern Lights, been in the Arctic Circle in summer when the sun never set, hiked some unbelievable country in Lofoten, been skiing out in the woods just 15 minutes' drive from the city and stood on Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock) 600 meters above Lysefjord (I wasn't kidding about the outdoors bit)! - Jun 2015
Preikestolen is excellent! Visits to cities in the western part of the country (Bergen, Trondheim). - May 2013
Our fjord trip last summer and taking the Hurtigruten (working Norwegian cruise/postal) ship) to the Lofoten Islands which are located above the Arctic circle. - Aug 2011
