Posts Tagged ‘ norway ’

Alan photographed this gorgeous scene as Regent Seven Seas Voyager sailed from Longyearbyen on a Norwegian cruise itinerary that began and ended in Denmark. So where is Longyearbyen?  Located on the island of Sptizbergen in the administrative area of Svalbard, Norway, Longyearbyen is the
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Every destination has its best time of year. So, to help you plan your trip, Lonely Planet's Tom Hall has put together a calendar of countries best seen in 2012 January: Georgia Winter sports fans and city breakers looking for somewhere new should try Georgia. The country is...
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Here are some great gifts for travelers; some are great stocking stuffers and others will be “just the thing” for your favorite traveler. 1,000 Places to See Before you Die This second edition of the New York Times Best seller by Patricia Schultz, expands...
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There's much more to Lapland and the Arctic Circle than Santa. Been there readers share their top tips, from sea skiing in Canada to watching the northern lights from your bed in Finland • Add a tip for next week and you could win a digital camera Winning tip: Senja Island...
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Lofoten Temperature Anomalies A surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle When you think about those painfully Northern lines of latitude known as the Arctic Circle, you probably imagine a barely hospitable alien world, probably set in mid-winter's freezing cold and unbearable darkness. Although the ...
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Another month, another series of excellent posts to choose from. In this monthly feature we try to capture the best of the travel web in one single place. We're on the look-out for the best posts to recognise them in a special round-up post. October 2011 has been another month...
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If you're 42 and your knees are creaking, is it time to retire your snowboard and embrace the gentler world of cross-country? "Glide it out, guys! Slide it out!" shouts Oskar. He does a few demonstration strides along the twin cross-country tracks...
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I don't usually write about cruise lines' ad campaigns because, y'know, they're ad campaigns, and you'll be seeing them for yourselves anyway. However, (a) today's a pretty slow news day, (b) I've been in a bit of a Mad Men mood, and (c) this particular campaign — ...
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If you look near the top of a globe — inside the Arctic Circle between 74° and 81° north latitude — above continental Norway — you will find a small mass of islands known as the Svalbard archipelago. The Svalbard archipelago
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(Courtesy Time) TIME’s upcoming Great Places of History – Civilization’s 100 Most Important Sites (pre-order on Amazon.com , released October 11, $18.59) is the kind of coffee table book that will have you polishing up your bucket list and booking flights ...
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