Norway!

Playing with my food.


Ever since visiting Svarlbad and Tromso a decade ago I have wanted to come back to Norway, it's different in subtle ways to the rest of Europe, not exotic but has a parallel universe feel to it. Absolutely one of the best places I visted on the Rough Guides, also one of the most expensive, they are oil-rich [North Sea Oil - remember that? I think it bought some tax cuts for the well-off here in the UK in the 1980's] and their currency is separate to the Euro and consequently very strong. Alesund is billed as an Art Deco town, very pretty and friendly, and it gets rather wild in isolated pockets at the weekend. Delicious food but bring your own everything if you are even thinking of being on a budget there.

If you want to stay on a lighthouse or fly up a fjord,
this is a good place to start