16/08/2026
✈️🇳🇴Norway: escaping the heat and heading north ☀️⛰️
Last week I made the decision to escape the high UK temperatures and head to Norway - and what a fantastic decision it turned out to be.
My first stop was Tromsø, way up in northern Norway and inside the Arctic Circle. I spent 3 nights at the Home Hotel Aurora, right on the harbour, and experienced the amazing midnight sun.🌅
I took the local bus out to the Fjellheisen cable car and headed up Storsteinen Mountain. Sitting in the sunshine at the top, breathing in the fresh Arctic air and taking in the panoramic views across Tromso and the surrounding fjords was simply unforgettable 🗻
Back in the city, I visited the striking Arctic Cathedral before walking across Tromso bridge. Then, at 8pm I headed out on a 3 hour summer evening cruise along the fjord. Wildlife highlights included a pair of white tailed sea eagles, red foxes and porpoises 🦅🦊🐬 I even had a go at fishing - unfortunately, the fish weren’t interested 🎣🤣
The following day I visited the Polaria museum and spent some time wondering around Tromso’s shops before flying south to Oslo.
After a 1hr 55min flight, followed by a quick 20 mins train journey, I arrived in central Oslo. My next base was the Radisson Blu Plaza hotel, conveniently just a 5 mins walk from the station.
Over the next few days I explored as much of Oslo as possible. I walked across the roof of the Opera house for fantastic views over the Oslofjord, explored Akershus Fortress, and took a ferry to visit the fascinating Fram museum and Kon-Tiki museum. I also walked around the Royal Palace gardens, enjoyed a cruise around the Oslofjord on a traditional wooden sailing ship, and explored the impressive sculpture park.
One of my favourite adventures was taking the metro for around 35 mins up into the hills to Frognerseteren in Nordmarka Forest. The views over the forest, Oslo and the Oslofjord were stunning. On the way back down, I stopped at the Holmenkollen ski jump museum.🌲🏙️⛷️
Oslo really impressed me. It’s a wonderfully compact city that’s easy to explore on foot, while the buses, trams and metro make getting around very simple.
From the Arctic Circle and midnight sun to fjords, mountains, wildlife, museums and city adventures, Norway was the perfect escape from the UK heat🇳🇴❤️
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