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Tag Archives: Scandinavia

Scandinavia 2017 (part VII): Oslo-Kiel

December 3, 2017by matt-travels 3 Comments

Oslo, Norway – Kiel, Germany: We took the MS Color Fantasy from beautiful Oslo all the way to Kiel in northern Germany. During the entire time of our journey through […]

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Germany, Kiel, Norway, Oslo, Oslo-Kiel Cruise, Scandinavia 2017

Scandinavia 2017 (part VI): Oslo

November 26, 2017by matt-travels 1 Comment

Oslo, Norway: We reached Oslo in the late evening after the wonderful Norway in a Nutshell Tour. In the following two days, we explored Norway’s capital and some of its […]

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Norway, Oslo, Scandinavia 2017

Scandinavia 2017 (part V): Norway in a Nutshell

November 19, 2017by matt-travels 3 Comments

Norway in a Nutshell Tour, Norway: After exploring Bergen for a day, we left the city again and traveled to Oslo, Norway’s capital. However, we did not choose the direct […]

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Norway, Norway in a Nutshell, Scandinavia 2017

Scandinavia 2017 (part IV): Bergen

November 12, 2017by matt-travels 3 Comments

Bergen, Norway: On the day following our long railway journey across the Hardangervidda mountain plateau, we explored the city centre of Bergen. Bergen is the second-largest city of Norway with […]

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Bergen, Norway, Scandinavia 2017

Scandinavia 2017 (part III): Bergen Railway

November 5, 2017by matt-travels 5 Comments

Bergen Railway, Norway: We left Gothenburg very early in the morning to go on the long train journey all the way to Bergen in Norway. Slowly, the landscape became truly […]

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Bergen Railway, Norway, Scandinavia 2017

Scandinavia 2017 (part II): Gothenburg

October 29, 2017by matt-travels 3 Comments

Gothenburg, Sweden: After leaving Copenhagen behind, we continued our journey north to Gothenburg in Sweden. We only spend one afternoon in Gothenburg strolling through the city centre and visiting the […]

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Gothenburg, Scandinavia 2017, Sweden

Scandinavia 2017 (part I): Copenhagen

October 22, 2017by matt-travels 9 Comments

Copenhagen, Denmark: At the end of May, I took a train to Copenhagen to meet a friend. Together we would discover Denmark’s capital and travel further north through Sweden and […]

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Copenhagen, Denmark, Scandinavia 2017

Video: Railway journey from Kiel to Bergen (Scandinavia 2017)

October 15, 2017by matt-travels 7 Comments

In May 2017, a friend and I took the train from Kiel in northern Germany all the way to Bergen in Norway. We travelled for several days and passed the […]

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Denmark, Germany, Kiel-Bergen Train, Norway, Scandinavia 2017, Sweden

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