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Norway: Go hiking

We can’t recommend this activity more highly—just be sure to pack a sturdy pair of hiking shoes. Hiking’s the national pastime, and you’ll never be too far from a well-marked mountain trail here. One of the best places for beginners is the gently sloping terrain of the Hardangervidda plateau.

Posted by Fodor's Editors on July 23, 2010 at 2:00:00 AM EDT in Travel Tips
Scandanavia: Venture north of the Arctic Circle

Between early June and mid-July the sun doesn’t set here—a phenomenon known as the midnight sun. Some of the prettiest places to take in this phenomenon are Bodo, Narvik, and Nordkapp in Norway; or while skiing the King’s Trail in northern Sweden. Equally moving (though in a less gleeful way) is the reverse experience at the height of winter, when the Arctic goes completely dark for a few months.

Posted by Fodor's Editors on July 09, 2010 at 2:00:00 AM EDT in Travel Tips Tagged:
Norway: Try the breakfast cheeses

Norway's famous brown goat cheese, Geitost (a sweet, caramel-flavor whey cheese made from goat and cow's milk) and Norvegia (a Norwegian Gouda-like cheese) are on virtually every table. They are eaten in thin slices, cut with a cheese plane or slicer—a Norwegian invention—on buttered wheat or rye bread.

Posted by Fodor's Editors on June 02, 2010 at 2:00:00 AM EDT in Travel Tips

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