A traveller friend recently exclaimed that the pound was killing them in the UK. Well, I can guarantee that a visit to Scandinavia will be carnage to any savings. Despite Norway being the world’s fifth-largest oil exporter, the price of unleaded fuel in Norway was a boggling AU$2.84/L, and marginally better in Sweden at AU$2.48/L. [...]
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We’re didn’t make it to Stockholm; we scored flat tyre no.’s 5 and 6. We’re stranded at a camping ground, 200 km north of Stockholm, because mechanics in Sweden definitely don’t work on the weekends. If it had to happen, getting a flat close to a camping ground, alongside the remote highway, was timely. We [...]
In Transit to a Darker Place (Stockholm from Lofoten)
Posted in Lofoten Islands, Norway, Sweden, Van on Aug 8th, 2008
Right now, we’re driving to Stockholm (and the Taj’s inability to attain subsonic levels has forced us to concede defeat; we’re finally wearing earplugs). Lofoten was an awesome experience but once we conquered Vestpillaren on Presten, everything paled a bit and motivation dwindled. Preston is a really impressive slab of rock; clean and striking against [...]
As soon as the children’s song ‘incey wincey spider’ crawled into my mind and stuck, it was time to leave Sweden and the other disturbingly catchy nursery rhymes, despite the lovely company and much needed break from the van. So, as the beautiful Swedes wished us luck, we apprehensively left for Norway from Lomma, Sweden [...]
Wales to Norway – Part 1
Posted in Sweden on Jul 24th, 2008
It’s 12 am and the sun obstinately sits above the horizon. We’re in Norway where much of the land lies above the Arctic Circle. Specifically, we’re on the Lofoten Islands, camping freely on a sandy beach, alongside enormous, 500m plus- granite cliffs begging to be climbed (Steve.H, you’re missing out, man!). Back tracking a bit, [...]