Where winding roads, rusty rails, iffy health and lean budget meet the calm
Thu, Jan 15
I want to begin with Portuguese are really nice and friendly, if I haven’t stated this in my blog posts from the previous 3 years. Because this is our fourth winter trip starting in Portugal. Continue reading “A broken tooth, missing meds supplies – and Tavira”
In the quiet after Christmas Eve, neighbours gathering (shh, it was my birthday and although unannounced most knew it) and sending off the full of adventures old 2025 year, Alex managed to finish another video from our Scandinavian trip.
Mon, Jun 30
After 18 days since we crossed from Sweden to Norway way up above the arctic circle it is time to say goodbye to Oslo and Norway with our last stop in Malmö Sweden. Continue reading “Malmö Sweden”
Wed, Jun 25
Oslo is our last stop in Norway. Our home is an Airbnb apartment with a bedroom, a living room and kitchenette located a historic working-class district named Grünerløkka or Løkka as the local call it. Continue reading “Chasing The Scream in Oslo”
Tue, Jun 24
After a big delay here is the next post from our Scandinavian trip – Flåm.
Bergen saw us off with its usual gloom, rain and cold. Continue reading “From Bergen to Oslo via Flåm”
After a 6 months delay, here is Alex’s first video from our June trip to Scandinavia. If no other major issues with his or our house health, he may be able to pull one more of the hat before our winter 2026 travels. Fingers crossed.
It’s been a long time since my last post. Life got in the way. There are still a few posts left from the Scandinavian trip in the spring. It is fall now and we were supposed to be on another European trip. But this will be a post for the health section. Continue reading “Quick update”
Fry, Jun 20
Bergen, with about 294 000 people, the second most populous city in Norway after Oslo, is also the wettest Norwegian city. It also is the rainiest city in Europe. Continue reading “Bergen”
Wed, Jun 18
We love Trondheim. Trondheim, the Viking capital along the river.
Arrived late last night after about 10 hours of spectacular train ride from Bodø. The train pulled into the station at 22:13. The area around the train station is in construction so although the hotel was 5 minutes away it took us some time to get through the mud and find our bearings. Continue reading “Trondheim”
Tue, Jun 17
The-Norland-Railway (Norlandsbanen) runs from the town of Bodø about 100-kilometers above the Arctic Circle to the historic city of Trondheim about 350-kilometers to the south. Usually referenced as Trondheim to Bodø this 729-kilometer-long railway is one of the most spectacular in Norway. Continue reading “From Bodø to Trondheim by train”
Mon, Jun 16
From our most northern point we now turn south. Since we don’t have unlimited time to roam in Norway, I’ve booked a flight with SAS to Bodø. First of two. After breakfast and packing we take a cab to Tromsø airport. Continue reading “Bodø”
We are in Tromsø. Still Sat, Jun 14. At 69.65° it is about 660km longitudinal north of Iqaluit, Canada, and 340km north of the Arctic Circle. Its centre is located on the island of Tromsøya (Tromsø island) and is connected to the mainland Tromsøbrua, by a kilometre-long bridge Continue reading “Tromsø”
Sat, Jun 14
Moving further north day. Not that we are not north, but today we’ll take a bus all the way to Tromsø. The farthest north I’ll likely ever be. There was a time we dreamt to ship our van (now long time gone) and drive all the way to the North Cape, Europe’s most northern point at about 71° and some 470km north of the Arctic Circle. Continue reading “Narvik to Tromsø on bus 100”
Fri, Jun 13
And so late last night we checked in Scandic hotel, Narvik. As the previous two posts covered, we had to part with my dream to cross the arctic circle by train. As far as we understood from various conversations, due to a mud slide the tracks were damaged somewhere after Gällivare. Continue reading “Narvik, Norway”
And so, after all the confusion and scramble to understand what was going on, as the previous post says, our arctic circle train was replaced by a bus. To Gällivare (pronounced something like Yēllivarey. I could never quite get it right – A) so far. Continue reading “Will we cross the border toady?”
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