Sneak a look at the viking churches decorated with animals!

A stave church is a wooden medieval Christian church. The prefix ‘stave‘ reflects how they were built by framing logs of timber called staver in Norwegian. I knew nothing about these structures before coming to Norway, and even when I speak to Norwegians now, it is not as commonly known as I would have thought. […]

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Sneak a peek at one of the last remaining viking churches in the world – Uvdal

Stave churches are one of my guilty pleasures about Norway. For one, a lot of people AND Norwegians don’t know about them! So you’re already earning some bonus points right there straight off the bat. Secondly, they’re so unique and such a different take on people’s interactions with churches that I find fascinating. It’s a […]

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Norway’s own little version of top gear- race around like a pro in Egersund

Ever want to live out your top gear fantasy and be a pro race car driver for a little bit? Well here you go! Once you’re done with all that sightseeing, over the fjords, tired of the mountains, maybe nature just isn’t doing it for you anymore. No, no, of course I am kidding, this […]

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Living between a rock and a hard place

Not to far from Stavanger, in the Jøssingfjord, you can visit these intriguing houses built in the late 1700s. Once you are done looking at the houses, which are left unguarded, and are often without visitors, so you are able to take a closer look, you can enjoy the surroundings, as you do in Norway, by […]

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Watch “The Slackline Guys” do Preikestolen

In the video above, Florian Oberleiter, Georg Friodolin Aichner and Tobias Plaickner — known as the Slackline Guys — are shown walking on a slackline under Preikestolen (The Pulpit Rock) in Forsand, Norway. Forward to 04:19 for the most spectacular shots, where Tobias is wearing an action camera.

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Visting Kjerag in The Winter

The video above was taken on May 21st, shortly after the road to Kjerag opened. If you’re hiking to Kjerag and Kjeragbolten, you would normally have to drive this stretch of road around the mountains to get there. The road is closed in the winter season, so if you’re planning to go in early spring […]

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