Facts about Norway

Featured stories from Norway

• Just back: In pursuit of Norway's night lights Source: The Telegraph, UK (Jan 2013)
  Emsal Leo wins this week's travel writing competition for this account of a water-bound quest for a glimpse of the aurora borealis in Norway.
• The Thief Hotel Opens in Oslo Source: Fodors.com (Jan 2013)
  Every designer-friendly city needs a boutique hotel to exude said design-iness, no? That's where The Thief comes in.
• Would you stay in a hotel called 'The Thief'? Source: CNN Travel (Jan 2013)
  A Norwegian hotel pays homage to its island's criminal past - and also helps ex-cons reenter society. By Frances Cha.
• Norway's rakfisk: Is this the world's smelliest fish? Source: BBC News (Dec 2012)
  Could the secret of the Norway's success be connected to the local appetite for some exceedingly smelly fish? asks By Kieran Cooke.
• Scenic Norway Source: Travel Squire (2012)
  Getting from Point A to Point B on a road trip through Norway may end up taking much more time than you expected.
• Simply what Christmas is all about Source: Travel Mole (Dec 2012)
  Christmas markets now abound worldwide. How can a tiny destination compete - and win authentically?
• Skiing in Fefor, Norway: looking for the wild blue yonder Source: The Telegraph, UK (Dec 2012)
  Norway's remote Fefor ski resort is beautiful, unspoiled and the perfect place to learn how to cross-country ski, says Pamela Goodman.
• Cold play Source: The Financial Times, UK (Feb 2012)
  IceMusic is the only festival in the world to showcase instruments made out of pure frozen water.

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