After the long drive yesterday this will be the opposite. Stay local and look around Kirkenes. After a nice breakfast I stay in my room doing some stuff I had to do with my bank – more leisure time. Lunch at the local Thai Food Truck. Ok food. Not too expensive. But after that was…
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Today is a driving day. After breakfast and some room made sandwiches for the trip I am off west. Todays goal is the national tourist road “Varander”. The road is 160 km long and starts at Varangerbotn all the way to Hamningberg. On the way I want to film the drive, collect geocaches from the…
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A good nights sleep and time to get up and eat breakfast. I have opted for the latest time for breakfast, that was a mistake. I should know that I wake up early on holidays. So after I took a free bicycle from the hotel and found some geocaches I could finally start the day…
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And again it was time to travel inside of Norway. Burn some more bonus points from SAS. Traveling to a place I have not been before, and which is not the first choice of holiday destination for me under normal circumstances. Kirkenes, at the Finnish-Russian border (on the Norwegian side of course). 4 nights in…
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Another day in Bodø. After breakfast I wanted to explore the city. Not so much to explore, but again with geocaching you get around. The transport alternative of choice was an eBike of the same company I had rented the car from. Placed at bike standsaround the city. Use the app, unlook the bike and…
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Time for a small tour. Breakfast at the hotel. Very nice buffet. Friendly staff. Nothing to complain at all. That is a good start. The bed was not as perfect as I like it (to soft). But a great view from the 13th floor after getting up. I did some research on the net before…
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The first of my short holidays – or long weekends – however you wanna call them. I booked a 3 night stay in Bodø and then a train trip down to Trondheim with the Nordlandsbana. Said to be a great train ride. The ticket for that was a birthday present from my parents. First day…
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What do you do, when you still have a lot of days of holiday left, but no plans? When your holiday budget still has a buffer? You plan another trip. And again, with all the uncertainties around it has to be inside of Norway. Many people – in normal times – dream of a trip…
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Sunday- Harstad After a long and very tiring day I changed my plans to drive another big tour on Sunday. I slept in and that was what I needed. So today it will be a tour in Harstad and the surrounding areas, just taking it easy and do some geocaching. Harstad on a Sunday is…
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The day started early because I have a lot of driving to do. The plan is quite simple. I start in Harstad, drive down to Å at the southern tip og Lofoten and then work my way back to Harstad. The Trip is 296 km one way and it is calculated to tak 4.5 hours…
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