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Category Archives: Norway

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Norway: The Land Of…Chlamydia

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 27, 2018June 26, 2018 2 Comments
Norway Chlamydia

You step off a train at Oslo Central Station and are met with a towering billboard. The ad showcases Norway’s beautiful nature, but features the following text: Welcome to Norway! The Land of Chlamydia. That’s not a typo or a...

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Longyearbyen to Stockholm via Tromsø on SAS

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 20, 2017July 20, 2017 6 Comments
SAS Tromso

It was time to leave Longyearbyen and I was very sad to go. That said, the weather had turned decidedly chilly, with a cold pelting rain greeting us on our final morning. One other tidbit on Longyearbyen: no one...

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Where to Eat in Longyearbyen

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 19, 2017July 20, 2017 6 Comments
Longyearben Dining

On a remote island in the Arctic Circle halfway between the northern tip of Norway and the North Pole, where do the ~2,000 residents go out to eat?  Would it surprise you to know one restaurant has a wine cellar...

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Exploring Pyramiden with Two Armed Female Bodyguards

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 19, 2017July 19, 2017 10 Comments
Exploring Pyramiden Night

There was one thing I did not mention in my earlier piece on Pyramiden: there are polar bears roaming around. America is not the only home of gunslingers: in Svalbard and particularly on Pyramiden, you don’t go outside without a...

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Why Pyramiden is a Must-See (Photo Tour)

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 18, 2017July 18, 2017 4 Comments
Pyramiden Photo Tour

Let’s play a game of imagination. Imagine a thriving village bustling with hard working men and women who have left the comforts of home to serve the motherland in a far corner of the world. Imagine a formal dining...

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Fascinating Soviet Hotel Experience on a Russian Island in Norway

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 17, 2017July 18, 2017 22 Comments
Tulpan Hotel Pyramiden Review

While most people just spend a few hours touring around the mostly-abandoned Russian mining settlement of Pyramiden, you’re invited to stay the night. That’s what I did. After the mine closed in 1998, the island’s population sank from over 1,000...

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A Boat Trip to an Abandoned Russian Mining Island

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 14, 2017July 14, 2017 5 Comments
Arctic Explorer Cruise Pyramiden

The highlight of my trip to Svlabard was an overnight trip from Longyearbyen to Pyramiden, a near-abandoned Russian mining settlement reached via boat. I booked with Arctic Explorer because it offered the better schedule, though other companies offer full...

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Why I Chose Airbnb in Longyearbyen, Norway

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 13, 2017July 13, 2017 6 Comments
Airbnb Longyearbyen

For months I had a room reserved at the Radisson Blu Longyearbyen Hotel for about $270/night after taxes. But in the end, I cancelled it and went with an Airbnb rental. One, Lucky decided to book his trip to Longyearbyen...

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Introduction: A Scandinavian Summer

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 7, 2017July 7, 2017 3 Comments
Longyearbyen Summer

As much as I love solo travel, exploring the world with others represents many of my best travel memories. Last summer I traveled to Scandinavia with my Uncle Bill, who I have mentioned before in this story on why...

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