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Borselv, a campsite on the taiga
It’s a cold grey August morning in Finnmark when I pack my things that lay spread out in my room at Nordkyn hotel, go to the backyard and load the luggage on my motorcycle. The wind swirls in the parking lot … Continue reading
Kjollefjord, a town gazing at the western sea
Often considered the most beautiful cruise trip in the world, Hurtigruten is a passanger line linking, on a daily basis, thirty four ports of call along the Norwegian coast, from Bergen to Kirkeness, crossing awesome fiords and going through stunning … Continue reading
Summertime lethargy of Slettnes lighthouse
On Norway’s northeast end, where East and West silently meet, present day Finnmark county –the largest and less populated– was for centuries land of the sami, called finnar (finns) by the Norge. Its coastline measures almost seven thousand kilometres (including the … Continue reading
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Tundra and the heart of Finnmark
The rover who roams towards Nowhere does not want to retrace his steps or tread twice the same path. Why should he go past again places where his unknown destination–if at all exists!–was not already found? The search must go … Continue reading
Vadso, a stunning view to the Arctic
When the famous explorer of tragic death Roald Amundsen, first to reach the South Pole during his epic Antarctic expedition in 1912, headed for the opposite end of the globe (90º north) sailing on the Italian zeppelin Norge, he made … Continue reading
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Sevettijärvi, where the wind turns round
Or the Spanish family staying at the same hostel, traveling in a rental car guess where to? Yes, to Cape North. And on top of those, in the evening another couple from Spain arrived: Guillermo and Olatz, two agreeable Basques … Continue reading
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Inari, tale of a trip and a return (message in a bottle)
Definitely everyone wakes up earlier than me! I get out of bed and see that many campers are already gone, those still here being finishing preparatinons for departure. None of the tents I saw yesterday on the lawn is left, … Continue reading
Sodankylä, gate to the Great North
Whichever the route a traveler takes for getting into the heart of Lapland, most likely he’ll go by Sodankylä, where all the roads meet. Same those who go to the popular Nordkapp, or those aiming the unforgettable Inari, or the … Continue reading