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Edvard Grieg’s Troldhaugen – in the home of Norway’s musical king

by Sara Dobak | Europe, Featured, Norway

Click on this link, close your eyes and listen for a couple of minutes. What does the music make you think of? Even if you already recognise composer Edvard Grieg’s classic ‘Morning Mood’ masterpiece, there is no doubt this is one of those musical works of genius...

From Fishermen to Fine Art – A Walk Around Old Stavanger in Norway

by Sara Dobak | Europe, Norway

It’s an uncommonly warm and sunny September morning in Stavanger, Norway. The locals go about their daily tasks as visitors stroll around the harbour taking in the picture-postcard prettiness of it all. It’s not somewhere I had thought to explore, to be honest. It...

Cruising into New Territory – The Norwegian Fjords

by Sara Dobak | Norway

It’s not that I have anything against water, but I’ve always been more of an over-lander or fly-driver when it comes to international travel. So tomorrow is going to be a case of in at the deep end (metaphorically speaking, I trust), as I head off on my first cruise...