Postcard 4 from Norway – Voss, Bergen and back to Oslo – The Unsupervised Tour
The hotel is advertised as a hostel and I suppose it could be if it was populated with large groups but it’s not. We’re largely single like me or couples …
The hotel is advertised as a hostel and I suppose it could be if it was populated with large groups but it’s not. We’re largely single like me or couples …
Oslo and Voss Today is a culture day with more use of city bikes to explore places that I don’t think I would have found. I didn’t plan the routes …
Today is a wall to wall sunshine, bike hire (again) and ferries sort of day. I leave the SmartHotel as they’ve quadrupled their prices as the town is flooded with …
The original plan was to fly in to Bergen, wander the streets and take a cable car up the mountain but I was beaten to the peak by the pilgrim …
Today is a slow day. We have a five miler planned, it’s mostly flat although we will discover that there is a bit of ‘up’ this will achieve our aerobic …
The Yorkshire Dales, National Park post on Facebook encourages us to use nature to reduce anxiety. Maybe things are different in Cumbria! The plan is to walk to Brown Pike …
So Switzerland is a memory and after a brief stop off to wash my smalls and talk to the dog, I’m back on the road again. Millie gave me one …
Today was a wonderful day with my own personal guide to show me around Geneva. It begins with a natural move in bed, just changing position and my toe rubs …
Hergiswil, Interlaken Ost, Zweisimmen, Montreux and Geneva The Interrail Planner App is on fire today. It wants to route me to Geneva through Bern and miss out all the good …
So, it’s wet. Yesterday was great though so the yings and the yangs are in balance. I take my time with breakfast which is part of the deal and it …
Luzern, Kriens, Pilatus Kulm, Oberhaupt and Hergiswil The train drops us smoothly into the centre of Luzern (if you’re looking it up try Lucerne) and I make my way out …
The weather forecast could be better but the morning seems promising so I’ve been on the app and booked tickets to Luzern. It’s the 9:15 change at Orten and only …
The Ireland, Italy, and Geneva Interrail adventure is just a memory, but the reality is it’s only a fortnight ago and in between was the wonderful Costa Music festival in …
This is hugely different to what I’ve been doing over the last few weeks. At the beginning and well up the stone path to Carr Ridge, spring is displaying her …
All goes well with planning the Arona to Geneva trip with only one change of trains at Stresa. The wait is slightly over an hour so we take the opportunity …