Our journey from Trondheim to Bodø started at 0738 and saw us arrive at the northern extremity of the main NSB network just before 1730. This nine hour and fifty minute journey took us through some stunning landscapes with snow covered mountains, icy rivers, frozen lakes, ravines, gorges and remote towns all passed by as we headed north. We again travelled in Komfort Class, which for a flat fare supplement of 90 NOK (£8.50) for any length of journey was...

The journey from Oslo to Trondheim, by train, took six and a half hours. Soon after leaving Oslo, as the train climbed to over 1,000m/3,000ft at points of the journey, there were some lovely snowy scenes with frozen lakes and nice mountain views. This was a pleasant journey by train and being in Komfort Class there was a constant supply of free tea/coffee available - we had our own snacks too! Our hotel in Trondheim, the Quality Hotel Augustin, was in the city ce...

With the flight delay we were on the ground at Oslo's Gardermoen airport at around 1340 rather than 1225 so our time in the city was reduced just a little bit - but we still had about eighteen hours. Heading into the city we caught the normal train rather than the dedicated express train as we didn't have to pay for the former because of our free NSB rail travel coupons. The Scandic City Hotel was slap bang opposite Oslo Sentral station - very handy now upon arri...

Every holiday, however long (or short), has to begin somewhere and only once we had arrived at Gatwick Airport and checked in at the Sofitel in the North Terminal did our Norwegian break really start. Having received some travel vouchers from my uncle and aunt the previous Christmas we decided to upgrade from our normal Premier Inn type of accommodation with the stay at the Sofitel. The hotel is very 'international' and probably, like ourselves, most people are h...

Another weekend and another adventure but this one featured The Cheeky Boys, aka Spencer, Gavin, Roy, Kev, Steve and myself of course - the question is, which of us is the cheekiest of them all? This time we were off to northern Italy featuring three nights away starting with a flight to Bergamo north of Milan, then by train Tirano on the Swiss border and wrapping the trip up in Bellagio on Lake Como. Planes, trains, automobiles, boats and buses all featured in ...