Jun 7th, 2012 at 1:00PM:
Norway is famous for its breathtaking fjords and Viking heritage. A hundred years ago at the Oseberg fjord, archaeologists discovered a Viking ship burial containing the bodies of two women. The ship was so well preserved that it could be entirely reconstructed. Now it's the centerpiece of Oslo's Viking Ship Museum and one of the country's most popular attractions.
The Oseberg ship is 21.58 ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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The Viking Ship Museum In Oslo, Norway
Jun 7th, 2012 at 1:00PM:
Norway is famous for its breathtaking fjords and Viking heritage. A hundred years ago at the Oseberg fjord, archaeologists discovered a Viking ship burial containing the bodies of two women. The ship was so well preserved that it could be entirely reconstructed. Now it's the centerpiece of Oslo's Viking Ship Museum and one of the country's most popular attractions.
The Oseberg ship is 21.58 ...Airbnb: Six awesome experiences
Jun 7th, 2011 at 12:00PM: Last autumn, after having tracked the Airbnb buzz for a while, I finally took the plunge and reserved rooms through the site in Panama City and Bogotá for my two-stop December jaunt.
About a half-hour into my first pit stop, it was already clear to me that the service was a perfect fit for budget-conscious travelers. (For the record, I'm not the only Airbnb fan at Gadling. Check out my ...Fuglen, Oslo: The world's most stylish cafe-furniture shop
Mar 16th, 2011 at 1:30PM:
After a few days wandering around Oslo in the middle of winter, I felt as if I'd hit upon the city's essence. In a frenzy of reductive resolution, I decided that the Norwegian capital is best described as a city of winter sports-crazed jocks.
My evidence: the many locals who made it abundantly clear that they couldn't wait to drive to their cabins in the mountains for a skiing weekend. That ...Launchpad London: Oslo budget strategies
Feb 24th, 2011 at 10:30AM:
In hindsight, Oslo was probably the worst possible inaugural destination for a budget travel series. And in fact my first few hours in Oslo, though a great deal of fun, were a budget traveler's nightmare. An hour in and $90 down, I had to wonder if I would be able to come up with any useable Oslo budget strategies at all.
A one-way journey on the airport express train, which sets off from a ...Launchpad London maiden journey: Midweek jaunt to Oslo
Feb 21st, 2011 at 10:30AM:
London is one dizzyingly well-connected city, uniquely positioned as a hub for air travel around Europe and beyond. The city has five airports--Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, and London City--six if you count tiny Southend. In 2010, over 127 million passengers were carried through these airports. By way of contrast, Paris, the next biggest city in Europe in terms of passenger numbers, saw ...Photo of the Day (8.21.2010)
Aug 21st, 2010 at 4:00PM:
You know how it's really popular for travelers to pose for photos in front of statues by mimicking them? Well, I sort of think this would be a really funny statue to mimic. You'd have to have the right hair, of course. Flickr user AlexSven captured this free spirit frozen into stone in Oslo, Norway.
Have any photos from your travels that make you want to strike a pose? Upload them to ...Airport efficiency: the world's winners
Jul 23rd, 2010 at 2:00PM: Do you get frustrated when you walk into an airport? Even before you get there? On good days, it's a painful experience, with long lines, the security gauntlet and procedures (which may or may not be appropriate) that are guaranteed to annoy. It should come as no surprise that some are better than others. While the hope for a headache-free flight may not change your vacation plans, knowing that ...Get out and go: Events around the world (December 9-14)
Dec 9th, 2009 at 8:30AM: It's time to look at the festivals and events happening around the world, and this week has a particularly international selection of happenings. If you're close and have time, then you have no excuse to get out and go!
Toronto - The Festival of Carols, a holiday tradition, will be held in Toronto this Wednesday, December 9th.
Oslo - The Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony will be held in Oslo ...Disney Cruise Line heads to new waters in 2010
Oct 14th, 2008 at 1:00PM: I've never been on a Disney Cruise. I have a couple of relatives who say a Disney Cruise is the best thing since sliced bread. Not really, but they've shown me the pictures of their swell time.
Disney is expanding its repertoire of offerings in 2010. Booking starts today, October, 14, for cruises to St. Petersburg, Russia; Tunis, Tunisia; Malta; and Corsica. There are several options.
One of ...Photo of the Day (9/18/08)
Sep 18th, 2008 at 9:00PM: Today's photo of the day comes from Flickr user pirano who captured this picture, titled Fist and Rose in Oslo, Norway. You might think the sculptor was trying to make a political statement, but from the accounts in the comments of this site, he apparently never intended for it to be political. Pirano did a nice job of using the sun to highlight the sculpture, giving it a fantastic glowing cast. ...King unveils largest cultural center built in Norway in 700 years
Apr 14th, 2008 at 9:00AM: Is Norway planning to surpass Australia as the country with the "coolest opera building on the water"? Could be.
Norway's King Harald V has just opened a $835 million white marble Opera House on the shore of the Oslo Fjord in the heart of the capital, BBC reports. From the outside, the most striking feature is the sloping stone roof, made up of 36,000 fitted pieces, which seems to rise from the ...Oslo, London and Copenhagen: The world's three most expensive cities
Mar 24th, 2008 at 12:00PM: If you're planning a trip to Europe in the near future, you may want to consider the recent study conducted by Swiss bank UBS which ranked 71 world cities according to their costliness. Oslo, London and Copenhagen made the top three with Dublin coming in at a close fourth. Thanks to a weak dollar, US cities like New York -- which made the 18th spot -- have moved down on the list compared to last ...10 of the 53 places to go in 2008
Dec 28th, 2007 at 12:00PM: I already mentioned Detroit as being number 40 on the list of the New York Times places to go in 2008. Sad to say, I have only been to the airport in Detroit. After posting about this city, I agree that the capital of the automobile and Motown is indeed a place to see this year.
Places to go lists such as the New York Times version can either make a person feel as depressed as hell that one can't ...The Price of Gas Around the World
Jun 26th, 2007 at 4:09PM:
The next time you pull into the station for a fill-up, keep this in mind before you curse the prices: People elsewhere have it a lot worse than we do in America (and we tend to gripe about it the most, it seems!). Take Asia for instance -- Hong Kong averages a whopping $6.30 per gallon, with Seoul, South Korea, not too far behind. Europe also pays well above what we do in America. London, ...The World's Most Expensive Cities
Jun 18th, 2007 at 11:30AM: Mercer, a human resource consulting company, has compiled a list of the most expensive cities in the world based on a cost of living survey which "measures the comparative cost of over 200 items" in each city. Two years in a row Moscow has topped the list, followed by London, Seoul, and Tokyo. Here's the top 10:
Moscow
London
Seoul
Tokyo
Hong Kong
Copenhagen
Geneva
Osaka
...Norwegian Customs Handled By Machine
Apr 3rd, 2007 at 4:01PM: Next time you're traveling through Norway and have goods to declare, chances are your transaction will take place at one of the world's first automatic customs tellers.
The Finance Minster is excited because the move leaves his "personnel to fight more serious smuggling," and I agree. You can always tell with customs officials are bored -- they grab the first shaggy-looking college student they ...World's Most Expensive Cities
Mar 6th, 2007 at 4:02PM: According to a recent study by The Economist, the World's Ten Most Expensive Cities are:
Oslo
Paris
Copenhagen
London
Tokyo
Osaka Kobe
Reykjavik
Zurich
Frankfurt
Helsinki
The most expensive city in the US is, of course, New York (thank you very much) -- though it didn't show up on ...The International Ecotourism Society Searching for Intern
Aug 25th, 2006 at 3:24PM: This could be cool -- very cool if you're on the hunt for unique job experiences, but you'll need to move quickly and act fast! The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) is seeking an Intern to work in their Washington DC office to help organize the 2007 Global Ecotourism Conference, which will be held in Oslo, Norway, from May 14-16, 2007. It mentions nothing as to whether the position is a ...
