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Fancy trying to take a Ford Mondeo through Siberia in winter? I thought not. But trying to do just that was at the heart of documentary maker Richard Creasey's 1993 Overland Challenge expedition, the goal of which was to travel overland from London to New York, via the not-yet-open Channel Tunnel … [Read more...]
Road Tolls in Norway Road tolls are in place on certain roads in Norway, but the system is somewhat different to those used in countries such as France. In Norway, as far as we could tell, road tolls are used to pay for major road works. The tolls are not permanent and an updated list of toll … [Read more...]
Ever thought of taking a taxi to Sydney? That's exactly what the team behind itsonthemeter.com are doing. While they're at it, they are also aiming to raise £20,000 for the British Red Cross and set a new Guinness World Record for the longest ever taxi journey. Hannah, the team's 19 year old … [Read more...]
After spending the night at Flekkefjord, we slowly made our way down to Lindesnes Fyr (lighthouse), the southernmost point of Norway. This neatly completed our tour of Norway, as we had now visited the northernmost point in Europe (and mainland Norway), the westernmost point and the southernmost … [Read more...]
After leaving Preikestolen, we headed towards Lysebotn. En route, we stopped at the Månafossen waterfall (turn off route 45 between Dirdal and Byrkjedal. The walk only takes about 20 minutes but it is steep and rocky: It was a pleasant diversion, after which we rejoined route 45 and … [Read more...]
One of the most popular tourist destinations in the western fjords region is Flåm, best known for the Flåmsbana Railway, which runs from Flåm, up through the Flåmsdal Valley, to Myrdal, a village which cannot be reached by car. The train takes 50 minutes to climb 900m, passing through numerous … [Read more...]
After leaving Runde, our route took us along route 60 and 650 towards Linge, where we took another ferry and continued with the second part of the Trollstigen/Geiranger pass route (for more about the Trollstigen Pass, click here). The road itself was as scenic as you would expect and Geirangerfjord … [Read more...]
We don't tend to visit towns and cities all that much on our motorhome trips, as we are usually on a budget that precludes living it up and are not really that keen on big cities. Still, it's only polite to visit one or two towns in a new country, and so we rolled into Trondheim, full of hope, on … [Read more...]
Heading north from the island of Senja, we rejoined the E6 and begin the journey to Magerøya Island, home to mainland Europe's most northerly point (despite the fact it's an island!). Contrary to popular belief, Nordkapp (the North Cape) is not the most northerly point - it's just the most … [Read more...]
Our next destination was the Lofoten Islands, where we hoped to be able to see some sea eagles (a.k.a. white-tailed eagles) and enjoy some great scenery and something of the remote island feel that we loved so much in Scotland's northern isles last summer. Our first port of call was the island of … [Read more...]
