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Alta Via 4 (day 2): Rifugio Locatelli Tre Cime to Rifugio Fonda Savio + Via Ferrata Merlone

5 June 2023
Europe / Italy

Alta Via 4 (day 1): Rifugio Tre Scarperi to Locatelli Tre Cime + Via Ferrata Torre di Toblin & Innerkofler

5 June 2023
Europe / Italy

Alta Via 4 (day 0): San Candido to Rifugio Tre Scarperi

28 December 2022
Europe / Italy

Alta Via 2 (day 12): Rifugio Boz to Croce d’Aune

11 October 2022
Europe / Italy

Alta Via 2 (day 11): Passo Cereda to Rifugio Boz

11 October 2022
Europe / Italy

Alta Via 2 (day 10): Rifugio Treviso to Passo Cereda + Via Ferrata Canalone

11 October 2022
Europe / Italy

Alta Via 2 (day 9): Rifugio Pradidali to Rifugio Treviso + Via Ferrata Porton & Nico Gusella

3 October 2022
Europe / Italy

Alta Via 2 (day 8): Rifugio Mulaz to Rifugio Pradidali

3 October 2022
Europe / Italy

Alta Via 2 (day 7): Passo San Pellegrino to Rifugio Volpi al Mulaz

3 October 2022
Europe / Italy

Alta Via 2 (day 6): Lago di Fedaia to San Pellegrino + Via Ferrata delle Trincee

1 October 2022
Europe / Italy

Alta Via 2 (day 5): Piz Boè to Rifugio Castiglioni Marmolada 

1 October 2022
Europe / Italy

Alta Via 2 (day 4): Rifugio Pisciadú to Piz Boè + Cima Pisciadú

30 September 2022
Europe / Italy

Alta Via 2 (day 3): Rifugio Puez to Rifugio Pisciadú + Via Ferrata Gran Cir, Piz da Cir, Brigata Tridentina

25 September 2022
Europe / Italy

Alta Via 2 (day 2): Rifugio Genova to Rifugio Puez + Via Ferrata Piz Duleda

25 September 2022
Europe / Italy

Alta Via 2 (day 1): Bressanone to Rifugio Genova + Via Ferrata Sass d’Putia

25 September 2022
Europe / Ireland

The ultimate Ireland travel guide

25 July 2018
Europe / Ireland

12 amazing things to do in & around Dublin, Ireland

15 July 2018
Europe / Iceland

A perfect 8-day Iceland road trip itinerary

25 May 2018
Europe / Spain

Discovering the real Mallorca: 8 incredible places to explore

23 July 2017
Europe / France

Sea of Ice: Exploring France’s largest glacier, Mer de Glace

20 July 2017
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hi, I’m brooke!

I'm obsessed with getting off the beaten path, exploring backcountry gems & travelling beyond the ordinary! I left Australia 5 years ago after finishing a PhD in Biomechanics & have been travelling the world full-time ever since (now joined by my life/climbing partner, James). I hope this blog will inspire your future adventures & help you find wonder in every corner of the globe. xx bb

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  • Ryten winter hike

    Best winter hikes in Lofoten: your guide to safe winter hiking in Arctic Norway

    30 January 2026
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    6 awesome day trips from Cusco, Peru

    24 November 2025

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    17 November 2025

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    3 September 2025

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    31 August 2025

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  • Everything we spent for 2 people travelling around Norway for 5 weeks in January 2026: **this is not meant to represent the cheapest way to explore Norway in winter, it’s just what we personally spent for one of the best trips of our whole lives!! $6,388 ACCOMMODATION 🏡35 nights in apartments/cabins = $6,388 $2,785 TRANSPORTATION ✈️ airfare = $647 🚘 car hire = $1,807 ⛽️ fuel + parking = $113 🚕 private transport (Uber) = $111 🚃 public transport (train) = $107 $1,699 FOOD & DRINKS 🧁 bakery treats = $103 🍹 drinks = $152 🌮 eating out = $611 🧀 groceries = $833 $1,155 ACTIVITIES 🔥 sauna entry = $302 🐋 tours = $853 $27 TRAVEL LOGISTICS 📲 eSIM = $27 TOTAL… —> $12,054 USD for 2 people over 35 days —> an average of $172/day per person Is this more or less than you expected?? ——— #norway #norwaytravel #lofoten #tromsø #travelbudget
  • Although sauna culture is shared across much of the Nordic region, Norway has put its own spin on the tradition with thousands of floating, fjord-side saunas (that I am truly obsessed with). In many coastal towns, these wood-fired saunas are moored right in the harbour, with a hatch or ladder that drops straight into the icy fjord for a cold plunge. The result is a distinctly Norwegian winter ritual: alternating intense heat and 3C seawater while surrounded by dramatic mountain and fjord scenery 😍 a few of our favourite floating saunas in Norway: 📍 Fjordsauna, Flåm @fjordsauna 📍 Vulkana Arctic Spa Boat, Tromsø @vulkana.adventure 📍 Pust Lavvo Sauna, Tromsø @pust.lifestyle 📍 KOK Langkaia, Oslo @kokoslo.no 📍 Soria Moria Sauna, Dalen @dalenhotel ——— #sauna #floatingsauna #norway #scandinavia #winterescape
  • Nearly 2,000 stone steps (installed by a Nepalese Sherpa team in 2021) have transformed Reinebringen from a notoriously dangerous ascent into a straightforward hike to the most iconic viewpoint in all of Lofoten! In good winter conditions, it’s a steep but spectacular ~45min push. But in POOR winter conditions? Or with no experience + insufficient winter gear?? It’s a drain on the Norwegian search & rescue teams who keep having to haul tourists off the mountain. I’m expecting some criticism for even posting about hiking Reinebringen in winter, but I believe strongly in personal accountability + responsibility in the outdoors, so I hope this empowers you to make an informed decision, whether that means tackling routes like Reinebringen or finding equally beautiful but easier + safer hikes around the islands! —— #lofoten #norway #reinebringen #reine #winterhiking
  • *me frantically sending Lofoten photos to every group chat I’m part of* We spent the last 3 weeks exploring this dramatic archipelago off the northwestern coast of Norway, high above the Arctic Circle & almost never considered a winter destination. Yet we turned to each other no less than 10 times a day to announce that THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST TRIPS WE’VE EVER TAKEN. We hiked to empty summits without seeing another person, snapped photos on windy ridges, watched the aurora on 20 different nights, ate soup in the hot tub at 5am while it snowed around us, baked cardamom buns with our favourite friends, ran out of the sauna in towels to witness the strongest solar storm in 20 years, and had a lifetime worth of wow-moments in the span of just 22 days. It was the kind of trip where everything just feels ✨special✨, like you already know you’re going to remember it forever. —— #lofoten #norway #aurora #northernlights #arcticcircle
  • Norway in winter, are you insane?!! The conditions can be brutal, temps are well below freezing, the daylight is short (for nearly 2 months, the sun doesn’t rise at all)…. but when the weather clears and the light hits JUST RIGHT, you get pastel sunsets in the middle of the day + bright auroras at 4pm + some of the most dramatic, mind-blowing scenery you can possibly imagine. If you’re willing to be patient (and wear a lot of layers), winter might just be THE most magical time to be in Norway ❄️✨ #norway #tromsø #lofoten #northernlights #aurora
  • WINTER IN TROMSØ, NORWAY: MINI TRAVEL GUIDE ❄️✨ Above the Arctic Circle at 69.6° North, Tromsø is one of the best places in the world to experience a true Arctic winter— explosive northern lights, snow-covered mountains, dramatic fjords, and cozy saunas after a day in the cold. 🐋 WHAT TO DO - Snowshoe in the Lyngen Alps - Vulkana Spa Boat - Pust Floating Sauna - RIB boat whale watching in Skjervøy - Northern Lights tour - Arctic Cathedral - Fjellheisen cable car 🥘 WHERE TO EAT - Mors Mat - Nitty Gritty - Bardus Bistro - Fiskekompaniet - Svermeri Kafé - Vervet Bakeri 📆 WHEN TO GO Tromsø experiences *polar night* (where the sun literally doesn’t rise) from 27 Nov - 15 Jan— this is the absolute best time to see the aurora AND you still get gorgeous sunset colours for several hours in the middle of the day, which can make for incredible photos! From Jan to March, daylight increases quickly, which is better for skiing and longer outdoor adventures. ⏱️ HOW MANY DAYS Accounting for the often extreme winter weather and limited daylight that will prevent you from doing more than 1 activity per day (and sometimes even cancel tours for several days at a time), one week is the minimum amount of time I’d recommend in Tromsø during the winter to really maximise your experience. 🚗 GETTING AROUND With so much snow on the roads, we’d recommend skipping the rental car and instead staying within walking distance of the city centre + choosing a few worthwhile tours who will handle the transport logistics. —— #norway #tromsø #arcticcircle #northernlights #aurora
  • hi from arctic Norway!!!!! 🇳🇴❄️ I’ve spent the last 5 years of full-time travel chasing summer + basically avoiding winter at all costs, but this year we decided to do something TOTALLY different: 3 months in Norway, Sweden, and Finland. Basically the most winter that winter can be. And already a month into Scandinavia, we’ve been absolutely loving it!!! We arrived in Tromsø at the end of December to -15C blizzards and *polar night* (where the sun literally doesn’t come over the horizon), but despite being absolutely FREEZING and completely dark for 22hrs a day, it’s insanely beautiful for the few hours of glowing sunset lighting around midday and the northern lights are out in full force as early as 3pm. It is, quite simply, MAGIC ✨ We can’t wait to share more of our adventures as we hike, ski, sauna, dogsled, and romp with our cameras through the glorious Nordics over the next few months! —— #norway #tromsø #arcticcircle #winterwonderland #tromso
  • A friend asked me recently if I’d noticed a shift in my follower demographic here on Instagram (as it had been my goal over the last year to reach more women). According to the data, not really— I still have a majority male followers— but I have absolutely FELT a shift in the quality of people who choose to interact with my account. There was a time when posting a photo in a swimsuit or a sports bra would trigger a flood of angry villagers sprinting to the comments to tell me that I needed to leave more to the imagination, that I was sexualising myself (and therefore couldn’t expect others not to), that I was a wh*re … simply for existing in the body that I was born in. And I’ve always pushed back against the notion that my only solution was to wear baggy t-shirts or turtlenecks simply to make others feel more comfortable with MY BODY. The reality is that a woman’s worth CANNOT come down to what she’s wearing, her cup size, her willingness to cover herself up so that others don’t feel tempted to treat her like an object... If you only respect a woman when her body is entirely hidden, do you really respect her?? It’s been difficult to cling to these ideals amidst disparaging + often disgusting comments from strangers online, but it felt important to keep showing up as myself, in whatever I felt comfortable in, saying whatever I needed to say, if only to prove that wearing a swimsuit doesn’t make me less of a person, just like wearing sports bra doesn’t make me less of a climber and having breasts doesn’t automatically invalidate my opinions as a travel blogger. And somewhere along the way (after many feminist rants that cleaned out the undesirables & quite a bit of good ol fashioned blocking), I felt the shift I’d been waiting for. Comments this past year have been more about the content of my posts and the recommendations I make than what I’m wearing, and it feels SO FJKING GOOD to have made even a small degree of progress in this tiny corner of the internet. So please comment below if you don’t agree with any this and want to continue judging me based on what I wear so that I can block your account & protect my inner peace 🥰✌🏼
  • IS IT SAFE TO TRAVEL TO ETHIOPIA?? 🇪🇹 Since falling in love with Ethiopia and sharing so many spectacular, unique experiences here on insta, I’ve received a small flood of DMs asking about traveller safety— especially considering the US currently lists Ethiopia as “Level 3: Reconsider Travel” So here’s some context and our personal experience 👇🏻 From 2020 to 2022, Ethiopia experienced a brutal civil war centred in the northern Tigray region that spilled over into some of the surrounds. The conflict claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and displaced millions, but by the grace of a peace agreement signed in late 2022, communities across northern Ethiopia have been actively rebuilding in the years since. We travelled through Ethiopia twice in 2025 for several weeks at a time, visiting many regions that were directly affected by the war and, with our own eyes, experienced a country that felt stable, welcoming, generous, and deeply grateful for visitors returning. Perhaps most importantly, tourism here has REAL power. Every guesthouse stay, home-cooked meal, and local service directly injects money into communities recovering from the conflict, helping families restore their livelihoods, put food on the table, and send their children to school. We absolutely adore Ethiopia and the beautiful people we’ve met here, so we’re passionate about sharing these experiences with fellow travellers— especially at a time when tourism dollars mean life and opportunity for so many. PLEASE don’t trust everything you read online. I would strongly encourage you to come discover this warm, unique, resilient country for yourself WITH the support of a trusted local guide and/or driver, who will always prioritise your safety based on real risk, not fear-mongering. If you need a recommendation for a great guide/driver anywhere in the country, talk to our local friend Kiros @lucyethiopiatours and he will absolutely take care of you 🙏🏼 — #ethiopia #travelsafety #travelethiopia #tigray
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  • Everything we spent for 2 people travelling around Norway for 5 weeks in January 2026: **this is not meant to represent the cheapest way to explore Norway in winter, it’s just what we personally spent for one of the best trips of our whole lives!! $6,388 ACCOMMODATION 🏡35 nights in apartments/cabins = $6,388 $2,785 TRANSPORTATION ✈️ airfare = $647 🚘 car hire = $1,807 ⛽️ fuel + parking = $113 🚕 private transport (Uber) = $111 🚃 public transport (train) = $107 $1,699 FOOD & DRINKS 🧁 bakery treats = $103 🍹 drinks = $152 🌮 eating out = $611 🧀 groceries = $833 $1,155 ACTIVITIES 🔥 sauna entry = $302 🐋 tours = $853 $27 TRAVEL LOGISTICS 📲 eSIM = $27 TOTAL… —> $12,054 USD for 2 people over 35 days —> an average of $172/day per person Is this more or less than you expected?? ——— #norway #norwaytravel #lofoten #tromsø #travelbudget
  • Although sauna culture is shared across much of the Nordic region, Norway has put its own spin on the tradition with thousands of floating, fjord-side saunas (that I am truly obsessed with). In many coastal towns, these wood-fired saunas are moored right in the harbour, with a hatch or ladder that drops straight into the icy fjord for a cold plunge. The result is a distinctly Norwegian winter ritual: alternating intense heat and 3C seawater while surrounded by dramatic mountain and fjord scenery 😍 a few of our favourite floating saunas in Norway: 📍 Fjordsauna, Flåm @fjordsauna 📍 Vulkana Arctic Spa Boat, Tromsø @vulkana.adventure 📍 Pust Lavvo Sauna, Tromsø @pust.lifestyle 📍 KOK Langkaia, Oslo @kokoslo.no 📍 Soria Moria Sauna, Dalen @dalenhotel ——— #sauna #floatingsauna #norway #scandinavia #winterescape
  • Nearly 2,000 stone steps (installed by a Nepalese Sherpa team in 2021) have transformed Reinebringen from a notoriously dangerous ascent into a straightforward hike to the most iconic viewpoint in all of Lofoten! In good winter conditions, it’s a steep but spectacular ~45min push. But in POOR winter conditions? Or with no experience + insufficient winter gear?? It’s a drain on the Norwegian search & rescue teams who keep having to haul tourists off the mountain. I’m expecting some criticism for even posting about hiking Reinebringen in winter, but I believe strongly in personal accountability + responsibility in the outdoors, so I hope this empowers you to make an informed decision, whether that means tackling routes like Reinebringen or finding equally beautiful but easier + safer hikes around the islands! —— #lofoten #norway #reinebringen #reine #winterhiking
  • *me frantically sending Lofoten photos to every group chat I’m part of* We spent the last 3 weeks exploring this dramatic archipelago off the northwestern coast of Norway, high above the Arctic Circle & almost never considered a winter destination. Yet we turned to each other no less than 10 times a day to announce that THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST TRIPS WE’VE EVER TAKEN. We hiked to empty summits without seeing another person, snapped photos on windy ridges, watched the aurora on 20 different nights, ate soup in the hot tub at 5am while it snowed around us, baked cardamom buns with our favourite friends, ran out of the sauna in towels to witness the strongest solar storm in 20 years, and had a lifetime worth of wow-moments in the span of just 22 days. It was the kind of trip where everything just feels ✨special✨, like you already know you’re going to remember it forever. —— #lofoten #norway #aurora #northernlights #arcticcircle
  • Norway in winter, are you insane?!! The conditions can be brutal, temps are well below freezing, the daylight is short (for nearly 2 months, the sun doesn’t rise at all)…. but when the weather clears and the light hits JUST RIGHT, you get pastel sunsets in the middle of the day + bright auroras at 4pm + some of the most dramatic, mind-blowing scenery you can possibly imagine. If you’re willing to be patient (and wear a lot of layers), winter might just be THE most magical time to be in Norway ❄️✨ #norway #tromsø #lofoten #northernlights #aurora
Everything we spent for 2 people travelling around Norway for 5 weeks in January 2026: **this is not meant to represent the cheapest way to explore Norway in winter, it’s just what we personally spent for one of the best trips of our whole lives!! $6,388 ACCOMMODATION 🏡35 nights in apartments/cabins = $6,388 $2,785 TRANSPORTATION ✈️ airfare = $647 🚘 car hire = $1,807 ⛽️ fuel + parking = $113 🚕 private transport (Uber) = $111 🚃 public transport (train) = $107 $1,699 FOOD & DRINKS 🧁 bakery treats = $103 🍹 drinks = $152 🌮 eating out = $611 🧀 groceries = $833 $1,155 ACTIVITIES 🔥 sauna entry = $302 🐋 tours = $853 $27 TRAVEL LOGISTICS 📲 eSIM = $27 TOTAL… —> $12,054 USD for 2 people over 35 days —> an average of $172/day per person Is this more or less than you expected?? ——— #norway #norwaytravel #lofoten #tromsø #travelbudget
Everything we spent for 2 people travelling around Norway for 5 weeks in January 2026: **this is not meant to represent the cheapest way to explore Norway in winter, it’s just what we personally spent for one of the best trips of our whole lives!! $6,388 ACCOMMODATION 🏡35 nights in apartments/cabins = $6,388 $2,785 TRANSPORTATION ✈️ airfare = $647 🚘 car hire = $1,807 ⛽️ fuel + parking = $113 🚕 private transport (Uber) = $111 🚃 public transport (train) = $107 $1,699 FOOD & DRINKS 🧁 bakery treats = $103 🍹 drinks = $152 🌮 eating out = $611 🧀 groceries = $833 $1,155 ACTIVITIES 🔥 sauna entry = $302 🐋 tours = $853 $27 TRAVEL LOGISTICS 📲 eSIM = $27 TOTAL… —> $12,054 USD for 2 people over 35 days —> an average of $172/day per person Is this more or less than you expected?? ——— #norway #norwaytravel #lofoten #tromsø #travelbudget
Everything we spent for 2 people travelling around Norway for 5 weeks in January 2026: **this is not meant to represent the cheapest way to explore Norway in winter, it’s just what we personally spent for one of the best trips of our whole lives!! $6,388 ACCOMMODATION 🏡35 nights in apartments/cabins = $6,388 $2,785 TRANSPORTATION ✈️ airfare = $647 🚘 car hire = $1,807 ⛽️ fuel + parking = $113 🚕 private transport (Uber) = $111 🚃 public transport (train) = $107 $1,699 FOOD & DRINKS 🧁 bakery treats = $103 🍹 drinks = $152 🌮 eating out = $611 🧀 groceries = $833 $1,155 ACTIVITIES 🔥 sauna entry = $302 🐋 tours = $853 $27 TRAVEL LOGISTICS 📲 eSIM = $27 TOTAL… —> $12,054 USD for 2 people over 35 days —> an average of $172/day per person Is this more or less than you expected?? ——— #norway #norwaytravel #lofoten #tromsø #travelbudget
Everything we spent for 2 people travelling around Norway for 5 weeks in January 2026: **this is not meant to represent the cheapest way to explore Norway in winter, it’s just what we personally spent for one of the best trips of our whole lives!! $6,388 ACCOMMODATION 🏡35 nights in apartments/cabins = $6,388 $2,785 TRANSPORTATION ✈️ airfare = $647 🚘 car hire = $1,807 ⛽️ fuel + parking = $113 🚕 private transport (Uber) = $111 🚃 public transport (train) = $107 $1,699 FOOD & DRINKS 🧁 bakery treats = $103 🍹 drinks = $152 🌮 eating out = $611 🧀 groceries = $833 $1,155 ACTIVITIES 🔥 sauna entry = $302 🐋 tours = $853 $27 TRAVEL LOGISTICS 📲 eSIM = $27 TOTAL… —> $12,054 USD for 2 people over 35 days —> an average of $172/day per person Is this more or less than you expected?? ——— #norway #norwaytravel #lofoten #tromsø #travelbudget
Everything we spent for 2 people travelling around Norway for 5 weeks in January 2026: **this is not meant to represent the cheapest way to explore Norway in winter, it’s just what we personally spent for one of the best trips of our whole lives!! $6,388 ACCOMMODATION 🏡35 nights in apartments/cabins = $6,388 $2,785 TRANSPORTATION ✈️ airfare = $647 🚘 car hire = $1,807 ⛽️ fuel + parking = $113 🚕 private transport (Uber) = $111 🚃 public transport (train) = $107 $1,699 FOOD & DRINKS 🧁 bakery treats = $103 🍹 drinks = $152 🌮 eating out = $611 🧀 groceries = $833 $1,155 ACTIVITIES 🔥 sauna entry = $302 🐋 tours = $853 $27 TRAVEL LOGISTICS 📲 eSIM = $27 TOTAL… —> $12,054 USD for 2 people over 35 days —> an average of $172/day per person Is this more or less than you expected?? ——— #norway #norwaytravel #lofoten #tromsø #travelbudget
Everything we spent for 2 people travelling around Norway for 5 weeks in January 2026: **this is not meant to represent the cheapest way to explore Norway in winter, it’s just what we personally spent for one of the best trips of our whole lives!! $6,388 ACCOMMODATION 🏡35 nights in apartments/cabins = $6,388 $2,785 TRANSPORTATION ✈️ airfare = $647 🚘 car hire = $1,807 ⛽️ fuel + parking = $113 🚕 private transport (Uber) = $111 🚃 public transport (train) = $107 $1,699 FOOD & DRINKS 🧁 bakery treats = $103 🍹 drinks = $152 🌮 eating out = $611 🧀 groceries = $833 $1,155 ACTIVITIES 🔥 sauna entry = $302 🐋 tours = $853 $27 TRAVEL LOGISTICS 📲 eSIM = $27 TOTAL… —> $12,054 USD for 2 people over 35 days —> an average of $172/day per person Is this more or less than you expected?? ——— #norway #norwaytravel #lofoten #tromsø #travelbudget
Everything we spent for 2 people travelling around Norway for 5 weeks in January 2026: **this is not meant to represent the cheapest way to explore Norway in winter, it’s just what we personally spent for one of the best trips of our whole lives!! $6,388 ACCOMMODATION 🏡35 nights in apartments/cabins = $6,388 $2,785 TRANSPORTATION ✈️ airfare = $647 🚘 car hire = $1,807 ⛽️ fuel + parking = $113 🚕 private transport (Uber) = $111 🚃 public transport (train) = $107 $1,699 FOOD & DRINKS 🧁 bakery treats = $103 🍹 drinks = $152 🌮 eating out = $611 🧀 groceries = $833 $1,155 ACTIVITIES 🔥 sauna entry = $302 🐋 tours = $853 $27 TRAVEL LOGISTICS 📲 eSIM = $27 TOTAL… —> $12,054 USD for 2 people over 35 days —> an average of $172/day per person Is this more or less than you expected?? ——— #norway #norwaytravel #lofoten #tromsø #travelbudget
Everything we spent for 2 people travelling around Norway for 5 weeks in January 2026: **this is not meant to represent the cheapest way to explore Norway in winter, it’s just what we personally spent for one of the best trips of our whole lives!! $6,388 ACCOMMODATION 🏡35 nights in apartments/cabins = $6,388 $2,785 TRANSPORTATION ✈️ airfare = $647 🚘 car hire = $1,807 ⛽️ fuel + parking = $113 🚕 private transport (Uber) = $111 🚃 public transport (train) = $107 $1,699 FOOD & DRINKS 🧁 bakery treats = $103 🍹 drinks = $152 🌮 eating out = $611 🧀 groceries = $833 $1,155 ACTIVITIES 🔥 sauna entry = $302 🐋 tours = $853 $27 TRAVEL LOGISTICS 📲 eSIM = $27 TOTAL… —> $12,054 USD for 2 people over 35 days —> an average of $172/day per person Is this more or less than you expected?? ——— #norway #norwaytravel #lofoten #tromsø #travelbudget
Everything we spent for 2 people travelling around Norway for 5 weeks in January 2026: **this is not meant to represent the cheapest way to explore Norway in winter, it’s just what we personally spent for one of the best trips of our whole lives!! $6,388 ACCOMMODATION 🏡35 nights in apartments/cabins = $6,388 $2,785 TRANSPORTATION ✈️ airfare = $647 🚘 car hire = $1,807 ⛽️ fuel + parking = $113 🚕 private transport (Uber) = $111 🚃 public transport (train) = $107 $1,699 FOOD & DRINKS 🧁 bakery treats = $103 🍹 drinks = $152 🌮 eating out = $611 🧀 groceries = $833 $1,155 ACTIVITIES 🔥 sauna entry = $302 🐋 tours = $853 $27 TRAVEL LOGISTICS 📲 eSIM = $27 TOTAL… —> $12,054 USD for 2 people over 35 days —> an average of $172/day per person Is this more or less than you expected?? ——— #norway #norwaytravel #lofoten #tromsø #travelbudget
Everything we spent for 2 people travelling around Norway for 5 weeks in January 2026: **this is not meant to represent the cheapest way to explore Norway in winter, it’s just what we personally spent for one of the best trips of our whole lives!! $6,388 ACCOMMODATION 🏡35 nights in apartments/cabins = $6,388 $2,785 TRANSPORTATION ✈️ airfare = $647 🚘 car hire = $1,807 ⛽️ fuel + parking = $113 🚕 private transport (Uber) = $111 🚃 public transport (train) = $107 $1,699 FOOD & DRINKS 🧁 bakery treats = $103 🍹 drinks = $152 🌮 eating out = $611 🧀 groceries = $833 $1,155 ACTIVITIES 🔥 sauna entry = $302 🐋 tours = $853 $27 TRAVEL LOGISTICS 📲 eSIM = $27 TOTAL… —> $12,054 USD for 2 people over 35 days —> an average of $172/day per person Is this more or less than you expected?? ——— #norway #norwaytravel #lofoten #tromsø #travelbudget
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Everything we spent for 2 people travelling around Norway for 5 weeks in January 2026: **this is not meant to represent the cheapest way to explore Norway in winter, it’s just what we personally spent for one of the best trips of our whole lives!! $6,388 ACCOMMODATION 🏡35 nights in apartments/cabins = $6,388 $2,785 TRANSPORTATION ✈️ airfare = $647 🚘 car hire = $1,807 ⛽️ fuel + parking = $113 🚕 private transport (Uber) = $111 🚃 public transport (train) = $107 $1,699 FOOD & DRINKS 🧁 bakery treats = $103 🍹 drinks = $152 🌮 eating out = $611 🧀 groceries = $833 $1,155 ACTIVITIES 🔥 sauna entry = $302 🐋 tours = $853 $27 TRAVEL LOGISTICS 📲 eSIM = $27 TOTAL… —> $12,054 USD for 2 people over 35 days —> an average of $172/day per person Is this more or less than you expected?? ——— #norway #norwaytravel #lofoten #tromsø #travelbudget
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Although sauna culture is shared across much of the Nordic region, Norway has put its own spin on the tradition with thousands of floating, fjord-side saunas (that I am truly obsessed with). In many coastal towns, these wood-fired saunas are moored right in the harbour, with a hatch or ladder that drops straight into the icy fjord for a cold plunge. The result is a distinctly Norwegian winter ritual: alternating intense heat and 3C seawater while surrounded by dramatic mountain and fjord scenery 😍 a few of our favourite floating saunas in Norway: 📍 Fjordsauna, Flåm @fjordsauna 📍 Vulkana Arctic Spa Boat, Tromsø @vulkana.adventure 📍 Pust Lavvo Sauna, Tromsø @pust.lifestyle 📍 KOK Langkaia, Oslo @kokoslo.no 📍 Soria Moria Sauna, Dalen @dalenhotel ——— #sauna #floatingsauna #norway #scandinavia #winterescape
Although sauna culture is shared across much of the Nordic region, Norway has put its own spin on the tradition with thousands of floating, fjord-side saunas (that I am truly obsessed with). In many coastal towns, these wood-fired saunas are moored right in the harbour, with a hatch or ladder that drops straight into the icy fjord for a cold plunge. The result is a distinctly Norwegian winter ritual: alternating intense heat and 3C seawater while surrounded by dramatic mountain and fjord scenery 😍 a few of our favourite floating saunas in Norway: 📍 Fjordsauna, Flåm @fjordsauna 📍 Vulkana Arctic Spa Boat, Tromsø @vulkana.adventure 📍 Pust Lavvo Sauna, Tromsø @pust.lifestyle 📍 KOK Langkaia, Oslo @kokoslo.no 📍 Soria Moria Sauna, Dalen @dalenhotel ——— #sauna #floatingsauna #norway #scandinavia #winterescape
Although sauna culture is shared across much of the Nordic region, Norway has put its own spin on the tradition with thousands of floating, fjord-side saunas (that I am truly obsessed with). In many coastal towns, these wood-fired saunas are moored right in the harbour, with a hatch or ladder that drops straight into the icy fjord for a cold plunge. The result is a distinctly Norwegian winter ritual: alternating intense heat and 3C seawater while surrounded by dramatic mountain and fjord scenery 😍 a few of our favourite floating saunas in Norway: 📍 Fjordsauna, Flåm @fjordsauna 📍 Vulkana Arctic Spa Boat, Tromsø @vulkana.adventure 📍 Pust Lavvo Sauna, Tromsø @pust.lifestyle 📍 KOK Langkaia, Oslo @kokoslo.no 📍 Soria Moria Sauna, Dalen @dalenhotel ——— #sauna #floatingsauna #norway #scandinavia #winterescape
Although sauna culture is shared across much of the Nordic region, Norway has put its own spin on the tradition with thousands of floating, fjord-side saunas (that I am truly obsessed with). In many coastal towns, these wood-fired saunas are moored right in the harbour, with a hatch or ladder that drops straight into the icy fjord for a cold plunge. The result is a distinctly Norwegian winter ritual: alternating intense heat and 3C seawater while surrounded by dramatic mountain and fjord scenery 😍 a few of our favourite floating saunas in Norway: 📍 Fjordsauna, Flåm @fjordsauna 📍 Vulkana Arctic Spa Boat, Tromsø @vulkana.adventure 📍 Pust Lavvo Sauna, Tromsø @pust.lifestyle 📍 KOK Langkaia, Oslo @kokoslo.no 📍 Soria Moria Sauna, Dalen @dalenhotel ——— #sauna #floatingsauna #norway #scandinavia #winterescape
Although sauna culture is shared across much of the Nordic region, Norway has put its own spin on the tradition with thousands of floating, fjord-side saunas (that I am truly obsessed with). In many coastal towns, these wood-fired saunas are moored right in the harbour, with a hatch or ladder that drops straight into the icy fjord for a cold plunge. The result is a distinctly Norwegian winter ritual: alternating intense heat and 3C seawater while surrounded by dramatic mountain and fjord scenery 😍 a few of our favourite floating saunas in Norway: 📍 Fjordsauna, Flåm @fjordsauna 📍 Vulkana Arctic Spa Boat, Tromsø @vulkana.adventure 📍 Pust Lavvo Sauna, Tromsø @pust.lifestyle 📍 KOK Langkaia, Oslo @kokoslo.no 📍 Soria Moria Sauna, Dalen @dalenhotel ——— #sauna #floatingsauna #norway #scandinavia #winterescape
Although sauna culture is shared across much of the Nordic region, Norway has put its own spin on the tradition with thousands of floating, fjord-side saunas (that I am truly obsessed with). In many coastal towns, these wood-fired saunas are moored right in the harbour, with a hatch or ladder that drops straight into the icy fjord for a cold plunge. The result is a distinctly Norwegian winter ritual: alternating intense heat and 3C seawater while surrounded by dramatic mountain and fjord scenery 😍 a few of our favourite floating saunas in Norway: 📍 Fjordsauna, Flåm @fjordsauna 📍 Vulkana Arctic Spa Boat, Tromsø @vulkana.adventure 📍 Pust Lavvo Sauna, Tromsø @pust.lifestyle 📍 KOK Langkaia, Oslo @kokoslo.no 📍 Soria Moria Sauna, Dalen @dalenhotel ——— #sauna #floatingsauna #norway #scandinavia #winterescape
Although sauna culture is shared across much of the Nordic region, Norway has put its own spin on the tradition with thousands of floating, fjord-side saunas (that I am truly obsessed with). In many coastal towns, these wood-fired saunas are moored right in the harbour, with a hatch or ladder that drops straight into the icy fjord for a cold plunge. The result is a distinctly Norwegian winter ritual: alternating intense heat and 3C seawater while surrounded by dramatic mountain and fjord scenery 😍 a few of our favourite floating saunas in Norway: 📍 Fjordsauna, Flåm @fjordsauna 📍 Vulkana Arctic Spa Boat, Tromsø @vulkana.adventure 📍 Pust Lavvo Sauna, Tromsø @pust.lifestyle 📍 KOK Langkaia, Oslo @kokoslo.no 📍 Soria Moria Sauna, Dalen @dalenhotel ——— #sauna #floatingsauna #norway #scandinavia #winterescape
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Although sauna culture is shared across much of the Nordic region, Norway has put its own spin on the tradition with thousands of floating, fjord-side saunas (that I am truly obsessed with). In many coastal towns, these wood-fired saunas are moored right in the harbour, with a hatch or ladder that drops straight into the icy fjord for a cold plunge. The result is a distinctly Norwegian winter ritual: alternating intense heat and 3C seawater while surrounded by dramatic mountain and fjord scenery 😍 a few of our favourite floating saunas in Norway: 📍 Fjordsauna, Flåm @fjordsauna 📍 Vulkana Arctic Spa Boat, Tromsø @vulkana.adventure 📍 Pust Lavvo Sauna, Tromsø @pust.lifestyle 📍 KOK Langkaia, Oslo @kokoslo.no 📍 Soria Moria Sauna, Dalen @dalenhotel ——— #sauna #floatingsauna #norway #scandinavia #winterescape
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Nearly 2,000 stone steps (installed by a Nepalese Sherpa team in 2021) have transformed Reinebringen from a notoriously dangerous ascent into a straightforward hike to the most iconic viewpoint in all of Lofoten! In good winter conditions, it’s a steep but spectacular ~45min push. But in POOR winter conditions? Or with no experience + insufficient winter gear?? It’s a drain on the Norwegian search & rescue teams who keep having to haul tourists off the mountain. I’m expecting some criticism for even posting about hiking Reinebringen in winter, but I believe strongly in personal accountability + responsibility in the outdoors, so I hope this empowers you to make an informed decision, whether that means tackling routes like Reinebringen or finding equally beautiful but easier + safer hikes around the islands! —— #lofoten #norway #reinebringen #reine #winterhiking
Nearly 2,000 stone steps (installed by a Nepalese Sherpa team in 2021) have transformed Reinebringen from a notoriously dangerous ascent into a straightforward hike to the most iconic viewpoint in all of Lofoten! In good winter conditions, it’s a steep but spectacular ~45min push. But in POOR winter conditions? Or with no experience + insufficient winter gear?? It’s a drain on the Norwegian search & rescue teams who keep having to haul tourists off the mountain. I’m expecting some criticism for even posting about hiking Reinebringen in winter, but I believe strongly in personal accountability + responsibility in the outdoors, so I hope this empowers you to make an informed decision, whether that means tackling routes like Reinebringen or finding equally beautiful but easier + safer hikes around the islands! —— #lofoten #norway #reinebringen #reine #winterhiking
Nearly 2,000 stone steps (installed by a Nepalese Sherpa team in 2021) have transformed Reinebringen from a notoriously dangerous ascent into a straightforward hike to the most iconic viewpoint in all of Lofoten! In good winter conditions, it’s a steep but spectacular ~45min push. But in POOR winter conditions? Or with no experience + insufficient winter gear?? It’s a drain on the Norwegian search & rescue teams who keep having to haul tourists off the mountain. I’m expecting some criticism for even posting about hiking Reinebringen in winter, but I believe strongly in personal accountability + responsibility in the outdoors, so I hope this empowers you to make an informed decision, whether that means tackling routes like Reinebringen or finding equally beautiful but easier + safer hikes around the islands! —— #lofoten #norway #reinebringen #reine #winterhiking
Nearly 2,000 stone steps (installed by a Nepalese Sherpa team in 2021) have transformed Reinebringen from a notoriously dangerous ascent into a straightforward hike to the most iconic viewpoint in all of Lofoten! In good winter conditions, it’s a steep but spectacular ~45min push. But in POOR winter conditions? Or with no experience + insufficient winter gear?? It’s a drain on the Norwegian search & rescue teams who keep having to haul tourists off the mountain. I’m expecting some criticism for even posting about hiking Reinebringen in winter, but I believe strongly in personal accountability + responsibility in the outdoors, so I hope this empowers you to make an informed decision, whether that means tackling routes like Reinebringen or finding equally beautiful but easier + safer hikes around the islands! —— #lofoten #norway #reinebringen #reine #winterhiking
Nearly 2,000 stone steps (installed by a Nepalese Sherpa team in 2021) have transformed Reinebringen from a notoriously dangerous ascent into a straightforward hike to the most iconic viewpoint in all of Lofoten! In good winter conditions, it’s a steep but spectacular ~45min push. But in POOR winter conditions? Or with no experience + insufficient winter gear?? It’s a drain on the Norwegian search & rescue teams who keep having to haul tourists off the mountain. I’m expecting some criticism for even posting about hiking Reinebringen in winter, but I believe strongly in personal accountability + responsibility in the outdoors, so I hope this empowers you to make an informed decision, whether that means tackling routes like Reinebringen or finding equally beautiful but easier + safer hikes around the islands! —— #lofoten #norway #reinebringen #reine #winterhiking
Nearly 2,000 stone steps (installed by a Nepalese Sherpa team in 2021) have transformed Reinebringen from a notoriously dangerous ascent into a straightforward hike to the most iconic viewpoint in all of Lofoten! In good winter conditions, it’s a steep but spectacular ~45min push. But in POOR winter conditions? Or with no experience + insufficient winter gear?? It’s a drain on the Norwegian search & rescue teams who keep having to haul tourists off the mountain. I’m expecting some criticism for even posting about hiking Reinebringen in winter, but I believe strongly in personal accountability + responsibility in the outdoors, so I hope this empowers you to make an informed decision, whether that means tackling routes like Reinebringen or finding equally beautiful but easier + safer hikes around the islands! —— #lofoten #norway #reinebringen #reine #winterhiking
Nearly 2,000 stone steps (installed by a Nepalese Sherpa team in 2021) have transformed Reinebringen from a notoriously dangerous ascent into a straightforward hike to the most iconic viewpoint in all of Lofoten! In good winter conditions, it’s a steep but spectacular ~45min push. But in POOR winter conditions? Or with no experience + insufficient winter gear?? It’s a drain on the Norwegian search & rescue teams who keep having to haul tourists off the mountain. I’m expecting some criticism for even posting about hiking Reinebringen in winter, but I believe strongly in personal accountability + responsibility in the outdoors, so I hope this empowers you to make an informed decision, whether that means tackling routes like Reinebringen or finding equally beautiful but easier + safer hikes around the islands! —— #lofoten #norway #reinebringen #reine #winterhiking
Nearly 2,000 stone steps (installed by a Nepalese Sherpa team in 2021) have transformed Reinebringen from a notoriously dangerous ascent into a straightforward hike to the most iconic viewpoint in all of Lofoten! In good winter conditions, it’s a steep but spectacular ~45min push. But in POOR winter conditions? Or with no experience + insufficient winter gear?? It’s a drain on the Norwegian search & rescue teams who keep having to haul tourists off the mountain. I’m expecting some criticism for even posting about hiking Reinebringen in winter, but I believe strongly in personal accountability + responsibility in the outdoors, so I hope this empowers you to make an informed decision, whether that means tackling routes like Reinebringen or finding equally beautiful but easier + safer hikes around the islands! —— #lofoten #norway #reinebringen #reine #winterhiking
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Nearly 2,000 stone steps (installed by a Nepalese Sherpa team in 2021) have transformed Reinebringen from a notoriously dangerous ascent into a straightforward hike to the most iconic viewpoint in all of Lofoten! In good winter conditions, it’s a steep but spectacular ~45min push. But in POOR winter conditions? Or with no experience + insufficient winter gear?? It’s a drain on the Norwegian search & rescue teams who keep having to haul tourists off the mountain. I’m expecting some criticism for even posting about hiking Reinebringen in winter, but I believe strongly in personal accountability + responsibility in the outdoors, so I hope this empowers you to make an informed decision, whether that means tackling routes like Reinebringen or finding equally beautiful but easier + safer hikes around the islands! —— #lofoten #norway #reinebringen #reine #winterhiking
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*me frantically sending Lofoten photos to every group chat I’m part of* We spent the last 3 weeks exploring this dramatic archipelago off the northwestern coast of Norway, high above the Arctic Circle & almost never considered a winter destination. Yet we turned to each other no less than 10 times a day to announce that THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST TRIPS WE’VE EVER TAKEN. We hiked to empty summits without seeing another person, snapped photos on windy ridges, watched the aurora on 20 different nights, ate soup in the hot tub at 5am while it snowed around us, baked cardamom buns with our favourite friends, ran out of the sauna in towels to witness the strongest solar storm in 20 years, and had a lifetime worth of wow-moments in the span of just 22 days. It was the kind of trip where everything just feels ✨special✨, like you already know you’re going to remember it forever. —— #lofoten #norway #aurora #northernlights #arcticcircle
*me frantically sending Lofoten photos to every group chat I’m part of* We spent the last 3 weeks exploring this dramatic archipelago off the northwestern coast of Norway, high above the Arctic Circle & almost never considered a winter destination. Yet we turned to each other no less than 10 times a day to announce that THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST TRIPS WE’VE EVER TAKEN. We hiked to empty summits without seeing another person, snapped photos on windy ridges, watched the aurora on 20 different nights, ate soup in the hot tub at 5am while it snowed around us, baked cardamom buns with our favourite friends, ran out of the sauna in towels to witness the strongest solar storm in 20 years, and had a lifetime worth of wow-moments in the span of just 22 days. It was the kind of trip where everything just feels ✨special✨, like you already know you’re going to remember it forever. —— #lofoten #norway #aurora #northernlights #arcticcircle
*me frantically sending Lofoten photos to every group chat I’m part of* We spent the last 3 weeks exploring this dramatic archipelago off the northwestern coast of Norway, high above the Arctic Circle & almost never considered a winter destination. Yet we turned to each other no less than 10 times a day to announce that THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST TRIPS WE’VE EVER TAKEN. We hiked to empty summits without seeing another person, snapped photos on windy ridges, watched the aurora on 20 different nights, ate soup in the hot tub at 5am while it snowed around us, baked cardamom buns with our favourite friends, ran out of the sauna in towels to witness the strongest solar storm in 20 years, and had a lifetime worth of wow-moments in the span of just 22 days. It was the kind of trip where everything just feels ✨special✨, like you already know you’re going to remember it forever. —— #lofoten #norway #aurora #northernlights #arcticcircle
*me frantically sending Lofoten photos to every group chat I’m part of* We spent the last 3 weeks exploring this dramatic archipelago off the northwestern coast of Norway, high above the Arctic Circle & almost never considered a winter destination. Yet we turned to each other no less than 10 times a day to announce that THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST TRIPS WE’VE EVER TAKEN. We hiked to empty summits without seeing another person, snapped photos on windy ridges, watched the aurora on 20 different nights, ate soup in the hot tub at 5am while it snowed around us, baked cardamom buns with our favourite friends, ran out of the sauna in towels to witness the strongest solar storm in 20 years, and had a lifetime worth of wow-moments in the span of just 22 days. It was the kind of trip where everything just feels ✨special✨, like you already know you’re going to remember it forever. —— #lofoten #norway #aurora #northernlights #arcticcircle
*me frantically sending Lofoten photos to every group chat I’m part of* We spent the last 3 weeks exploring this dramatic archipelago off the northwestern coast of Norway, high above the Arctic Circle & almost never considered a winter destination. Yet we turned to each other no less than 10 times a day to announce that THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST TRIPS WE’VE EVER TAKEN. We hiked to empty summits without seeing another person, snapped photos on windy ridges, watched the aurora on 20 different nights, ate soup in the hot tub at 5am while it snowed around us, baked cardamom buns with our favourite friends, ran out of the sauna in towels to witness the strongest solar storm in 20 years, and had a lifetime worth of wow-moments in the span of just 22 days. It was the kind of trip where everything just feels ✨special✨, like you already know you’re going to remember it forever. —— #lofoten #norway #aurora #northernlights #arcticcircle
*me frantically sending Lofoten photos to every group chat I’m part of* We spent the last 3 weeks exploring this dramatic archipelago off the northwestern coast of Norway, high above the Arctic Circle & almost never considered a winter destination. Yet we turned to each other no less than 10 times a day to announce that THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST TRIPS WE’VE EVER TAKEN. We hiked to empty summits without seeing another person, snapped photos on windy ridges, watched the aurora on 20 different nights, ate soup in the hot tub at 5am while it snowed around us, baked cardamom buns with our favourite friends, ran out of the sauna in towels to witness the strongest solar storm in 20 years, and had a lifetime worth of wow-moments in the span of just 22 days. It was the kind of trip where everything just feels ✨special✨, like you already know you’re going to remember it forever. —— #lofoten #norway #aurora #northernlights #arcticcircle
*me frantically sending Lofoten photos to every group chat I’m part of* We spent the last 3 weeks exploring this dramatic archipelago off the northwestern coast of Norway, high above the Arctic Circle & almost never considered a winter destination. Yet we turned to each other no less than 10 times a day to announce that THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST TRIPS WE’VE EVER TAKEN. We hiked to empty summits without seeing another person, snapped photos on windy ridges, watched the aurora on 20 different nights, ate soup in the hot tub at 5am while it snowed around us, baked cardamom buns with our favourite friends, ran out of the sauna in towels to witness the strongest solar storm in 20 years, and had a lifetime worth of wow-moments in the span of just 22 days. It was the kind of trip where everything just feels ✨special✨, like you already know you’re going to remember it forever. —— #lofoten #norway #aurora #northernlights #arcticcircle
*me frantically sending Lofoten photos to every group chat I’m part of* We spent the last 3 weeks exploring this dramatic archipelago off the northwestern coast of Norway, high above the Arctic Circle & almost never considered a winter destination. Yet we turned to each other no less than 10 times a day to announce that THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST TRIPS WE’VE EVER TAKEN. We hiked to empty summits without seeing another person, snapped photos on windy ridges, watched the aurora on 20 different nights, ate soup in the hot tub at 5am while it snowed around us, baked cardamom buns with our favourite friends, ran out of the sauna in towels to witness the strongest solar storm in 20 years, and had a lifetime worth of wow-moments in the span of just 22 days. It was the kind of trip where everything just feels ✨special✨, like you already know you’re going to remember it forever. —— #lofoten #norway #aurora #northernlights #arcticcircle
*me frantically sending Lofoten photos to every group chat I’m part of* We spent the last 3 weeks exploring this dramatic archipelago off the northwestern coast of Norway, high above the Arctic Circle & almost never considered a winter destination. Yet we turned to each other no less than 10 times a day to announce that THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST TRIPS WE’VE EVER TAKEN. We hiked to empty summits without seeing another person, snapped photos on windy ridges, watched the aurora on 20 different nights, ate soup in the hot tub at 5am while it snowed around us, baked cardamom buns with our favourite friends, ran out of the sauna in towels to witness the strongest solar storm in 20 years, and had a lifetime worth of wow-moments in the span of just 22 days. It was the kind of trip where everything just feels ✨special✨, like you already know you’re going to remember it forever. —— #lofoten #norway #aurora #northernlights #arcticcircle
*me frantically sending Lofoten photos to every group chat I’m part of* We spent the last 3 weeks exploring this dramatic archipelago off the northwestern coast of Norway, high above the Arctic Circle & almost never considered a winter destination. Yet we turned to each other no less than 10 times a day to announce that THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST TRIPS WE’VE EVER TAKEN. We hiked to empty summits without seeing another person, snapped photos on windy ridges, watched the aurora on 20 different nights, ate soup in the hot tub at 5am while it snowed around us, baked cardamom buns with our favourite friends, ran out of the sauna in towels to witness the strongest solar storm in 20 years, and had a lifetime worth of wow-moments in the span of just 22 days. It was the kind of trip where everything just feels ✨special✨, like you already know you’re going to remember it forever. —— #lofoten #norway #aurora #northernlights #arcticcircle
*me frantically sending Lofoten photos to every group chat I’m part of* We spent the last 3 weeks exploring this dramatic archipelago off the northwestern coast of Norway, high above the Arctic Circle & almost never considered a winter destination. Yet we turned to each other no less than 10 times a day to announce that THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST TRIPS WE’VE EVER TAKEN. We hiked to empty summits without seeing another person, snapped photos on windy ridges, watched the aurora on 20 different nights, ate soup in the hot tub at 5am while it snowed around us, baked cardamom buns with our favourite friends, ran out of the sauna in towels to witness the strongest solar storm in 20 years, and had a lifetime worth of wow-moments in the span of just 22 days. It was the kind of trip where everything just feels ✨special✨, like you already know you’re going to remember it forever. —— #lofoten #norway #aurora #northernlights #arcticcircle
*me frantically sending Lofoten photos to every group chat I’m part of* We spent the last 3 weeks exploring this dramatic archipelago off the northwestern coast of Norway, high above the Arctic Circle & almost never considered a winter destination. Yet we turned to each other no less than 10 times a day to announce that THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST TRIPS WE’VE EVER TAKEN. We hiked to empty summits without seeing another person, snapped photos on windy ridges, watched the aurora on 20 different nights, ate soup in the hot tub at 5am while it snowed around us, baked cardamom buns with our favourite friends, ran out of the sauna in towels to witness the strongest solar storm in 20 years, and had a lifetime worth of wow-moments in the span of just 22 days. It was the kind of trip where everything just feels ✨special✨, like you already know you’re going to remember it forever. —— #lofoten #norway #aurora #northernlights #arcticcircle
*me frantically sending Lofoten photos to every group chat I’m part of* We spent the last 3 weeks exploring this dramatic archipelago off the northwestern coast of Norway, high above the Arctic Circle & almost never considered a winter destination. Yet we turned to each other no less than 10 times a day to announce that THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST TRIPS WE’VE EVER TAKEN. We hiked to empty summits without seeing another person, snapped photos on windy ridges, watched the aurora on 20 different nights, ate soup in the hot tub at 5am while it snowed around us, baked cardamom buns with our favourite friends, ran out of the sauna in towels to witness the strongest solar storm in 20 years, and had a lifetime worth of wow-moments in the span of just 22 days. It was the kind of trip where everything just feels ✨special✨, like you already know you’re going to remember it forever. —— #lofoten #norway #aurora #northernlights #arcticcircle
*me frantically sending Lofoten photos to every group chat I’m part of* We spent the last 3 weeks exploring this dramatic archipelago off the northwestern coast of Norway, high above the Arctic Circle & almost never considered a winter destination. Yet we turned to each other no less than 10 times a day to announce that THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST TRIPS WE’VE EVER TAKEN. We hiked to empty summits without seeing another person, snapped photos on windy ridges, watched the aurora on 20 different nights, ate soup in the hot tub at 5am while it snowed around us, baked cardamom buns with our favourite friends, ran out of the sauna in towels to witness the strongest solar storm in 20 years, and had a lifetime worth of wow-moments in the span of just 22 days. It was the kind of trip where everything just feels ✨special✨, like you already know you’re going to remember it forever. —— #lofoten #norway #aurora #northernlights #arcticcircle
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*me frantically sending Lofoten photos to every group chat I’m part of* We spent the last 3 weeks exploring this dramatic archipelago off the northwestern coast of Norway, high above the Arctic Circle & almost never considered a winter destination. Yet we turned to each other no less than 10 times a day to announce that THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST TRIPS WE’VE EVER TAKEN. We hiked to empty summits without seeing another person, snapped photos on windy ridges, watched the aurora on 20 different nights, ate soup in the hot tub at 5am while it snowed around us, baked cardamom buns with our favourite friends, ran out of the sauna in towels to witness the strongest solar storm in 20 years, and had a lifetime worth of wow-moments in the span of just 22 days. It was the kind of trip where everything just feels ✨special✨, like you already know you’re going to remember it forever. —— #lofoten #norway #aurora #northernlights #arcticcircle
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Norway in winter, are you insane?!! The conditions can be brutal, temps are well below freezing, the daylight is short (for nearly 2 months, the sun doesn’t rise at all)…. but when the weather clears and the light hits JUST RIGHT, you get pastel sunsets in the middle of the day + bright auroras at 4pm + some of the most dramatic, mind-blowing scenery you can possibly imagine. If you’re willing to be patient (and wear a lot of layers), winter might just be THE most magical time to be in Norway ❄️✨ #norway #tromsø #lofoten #northernlights #aurora
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