So after our trip to the High Arctic we headed back to mainland Norway, to the town of Tromso. From there we caught a Hurtigruten boat to take us down the coast to Bergen. The Hurtigruten ships started out as mail delivery ships a bit over 100 years ago, sailing up and down the Norwegian […]
Adventure Travel
Up in the High Arctic
It was a bit of a last minute decision that we decided to go to Norway but when we saw a trip advertised for Svalbard for what seemed like a reasonable price so we jumped on it. Svalbard is a group of islands way up north in the high Arctic, it’s about as far north […]
A Short Detour Through Montenegro and Bosnia & Hercegovina
Since we were down in Dubrovnik we thought we’d take a short trip to Montenegro and Bosnia & Hercegovina since there’s some cool stuff nearby. First stop was the town of Kotor in the Bay of Kotor. The naming’s not super-original but a bit more thought went into it than ‘Townsville’. The bay itself is […]
Cruising Along the Croatian Coastline
Since the last update we’ve been travelling along the Croatian coastline and checking out old towns like Split and Sibenik and attempting to get fitter by riding bikes up mountains on Hvar. Hvar is a lovely island in the Adriatic Sea with bright white limestone shores, lush green pine trees and beautiful blue water. But […]
Andorra: Tiny Country, Giant Duty Free Shop
We spent a few days in Andorra on our way out from Spain, and the first feeling you get is that you’re in one giant duty free shop. There’s alcohol, tobacco, perfume & designer accessory shops EVERYWHERE. They even have giant stacks of Toblerones, just like at the airport. Andorra is a bit of a […]
