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Category Archives: Scandinavia

AustraliaBusiness ClassHot DealsQatar AirwaysScandinavia

Hot Deal: Scandinavia to Australia in Qatar Airways Business Class $1658 R/T Plus 30K Bonus Miles

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 28, 2017November 14, 2023 2 Comments
Qatar Airways Cheap Australia Business Class

Qatar Airways is like the gift that keeps on giving. Business Class companion fares out of Scandinavia to Australia remain incredibly low. Let me make clear from the outset, this is for companion fares…meaning for two tickets purchased together,...

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Review: Hilton Stockholm Slussen (it was disappointing)

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 22, 2017November 14, 2023 6 Comments
Hilton Stockholm Slussen Review

It’s rare I post a negative review and perhaps you’ll find my comments nitpicky, but I was left disappointed by my stay at the Hilton Stockholm Slussen. I realize that prices are high in Scandinavia, but perhaps not as high as you...

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Hotel ReviewsScandinaviaTrip Reports

747-200 Hostel vs. Radisson Blu Stockholm Airport

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 21, 2017November 14, 2023 4 Comments
Radisson Blu Stockholm Arlanda Review

It was a tough choice. Parked directly across the street from our hotel was a Boeing 747-200 with rooms available at a similar price. But I was happy I ultimately chose the Radisson Stockholm Airport. The Choice Both properties were...

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NorwayScandinaviaTrip Reports

Longyearbyen to Stockholm via Tromsø on SAS

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 20, 2017November 14, 2023 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, 2017November 14, 2023 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, 2017November 14, 2023 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, 2017November 14, 2023 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, 2017November 14, 2023 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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Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: July 17, 2017

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 16, 2017November 14, 2023 Leave a Comment
SAS Business Class

I’m hardly in full relaxation mode, but after another week in beautiful Germany I’ve acclimated back nicely to a life of paying in cash and not being able to buy groceries on Sunday! As we start thinking about the...

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A Boat Trip to an Abandoned Russian Mining Island

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 14, 2017November 14, 2023 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, 2017November 14, 2023 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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Review: Oslo to Longyearbyen in SAS Plus (“Business”)

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 13, 2017November 14, 2023 2 Comments
SAS Oslo Longyearbyen

At 2hr,55min, Oslo to Longyearbyen is the longest domestic flights on the SAS route map. How does service look on a flight that long in SAS Plus? After spending half the afternoon and entire evening the SAS Gold Lounge,...

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Pictures: The Most Scenic Flight I’ve Ever Flown

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 11, 2017November 14, 2023 11 Comments
SAS Stockholm Oslo Business Class Review

This flight review will focus not on what took place inside the airplane, but on what I observed outside. As a rule, I prefer window seats, but I don’t generally spend time gazing out of them. Instead, I choose...

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Review: SAS Gold Lounge Stockholm (ARN)

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 10, 2017November 14, 2023 9 Comments
SAS Gold Lounge Stockholm Review

Stepping off the plane from our Los Angeles to Stockholm flight, we had 3hrs and 40min until our connection to Oslo. While some fresh air would have been nice, we headed directly for the SAS Lounge. The SAS Lounge...

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NorwayScandinaviaTrip Reports

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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