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Brisbane, Australia
Fly Brisbane to Sydney.
Fly Sydney to Copenhagen.
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Sydney, Australia
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Copenhagen, Denmark
Train to Central, not metro. Hotel not far from train station.
Hilderod to see Frederiksborg castle
Can do laundry at sister hotel Absolon hotel for reasonable price including laundry detergent.
Wash/clean
Offered Monday to Saturday. Drop off your clothes before 8:00 am and get them back the same day at 7:00 pm.
We have a washing machine and dryer in the basement. Prepayment at the reception.
Netto canal boat tour down side of canal. Cheapest. Walk left hand side of canal to a small white booth for tickets.
You can also go to the very top of Illum department store where there’s a balcony you can go out on for free! Only on one side, but you can still see a lot from up the Christiansborg Palace for one!! It’s right on the pedestrian streets near the Stork fountain!!😃😃
Langelinieparken for cherry blossom.
Coffee collective
Stroget near Nyhaven for pedestrian shopping.
Strøget. It is actually 3 streets, and they have other names. It starts at the municipality hall and goes to Kgs. Nytorv.
Christiansborg Palace catch lifts to top. Queue from 9.50 am.
Wulff & Konstali for lunch. Vesterbro location
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Oslo, Norway
Train from Oslo to Bergen
We are currently on a road trip too and have found these to be useful.
For weather - yr.no
For road conditions - vegvesen.no
For tolls and ferries - EPass24
For parking - Easy park
Laundry is called clean kokos. There is one in Frogner, Skovveien 6, 0257 Oslo and Cafe laundromat is a 510-minute ride from Central.
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Bergen, Norway
Hertz rental. The office is on the top floor of the terminal, in the "Departures" area on the right-hand side.
Mount Floyen
Bergen to Gudvangen
Laundry is called clean kokos also laundry at Youngstorget branch, a tram ride or 10 min walk away. Bergen centrum
Domkirkegaten 3, 5017 Bergen
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Aurland, Norway
Gudvangen viking tour
Cruise ship due 26th April
Flam Marina apartments for laundry
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Sandane, Norway
Sandane to Loen skylift 1hr 2mins
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Stranda, Norway
The Golden train 1 hours 30 minute drive to Andalsnes from Stranda. Golden train 12.23pm departure.
Andalsnes to Kristiansund 2 hours 24 minutes drive.
Valldal has a temperate climate, and you can buy fruit, berries, and vegetables straight from farmers during the summer season.
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Åndalsnes, Norway
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Ålesund, Norway
Ship in Port. 5th May & 7th
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Førde, Norway
Tandoori grill hus.
https://tandorigrillhus.no/ Bulahdelah
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Bergen, Norway
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Reine, Norway
Eliassen rorbuer accommodation Hamnoy
Sakrisoy rorbuer accommodation
Ascension day 14th May
Driving tips for tourists
Having spent the summer in Lofoten, I thought I could post some general driving tips for tourists, in semi random order:
• Don't drive too slowly, and let others pass. You may want to drive 50 km/h in an 80 zone to enjoy the landscape, but you are not alone in the world. Try to drive close to 80 km/h. If you want to look at the nature: Park somewhere safe.
• The gray sign with "60" and three diagonal lines across means the 60 km/h zone ends, and that the speed limit is now 80 km/h. Same with 50. Don't be "that tourist" continuing in 60 km/h in the 80 zone.
• If you have a car behind you: Let it pass you as soon as possible. On a clear stretch: Blink to the right to signal that you can be overtaken.
• Learn how wide your car is, and drive on your side of the road, as close to the white line as possible. Most roads are wide enough for two normal cars to pass each other, but only if both cars are driving properly on their side, and not 1 meter from the line.
• Don't stop in the middle of the road to take photos (and don't drive slowly to take photos either). If you want to take photos: Find somewhere safe and legal to park, and walk to where you want to take the photo.
• Respect the speed limit. If it's 60 km/h, it's for a reason - probably because it's a populated area, there are sheep, etc. The size of the fines may surprise you: Drive 81 km/h in a 60 zone and you may get a NOK 13,050 fine (1100 EUR).
• Narrow roads without a center line often have some slightly wider meeting spots marked with "M" signs. Those spots are for when two vehicles are too wide to pass each other on the road itself - like a tractor. Don't park there, because you'll be in the way of everyone.
• Don't drive off road. All off road driving is illegal in Norway. Vegetation can take several years to grow back after someone in a campervan has driven a few meters offroad to stay in a nice spot for one or two nights.
• Learn where it's legal to park. One example: It's illegal to park on a road where the speed limit more than 50 km/h. Since it's illegal to drive (and of course park) offroad, you may not be able to park exactly where you want to, so you may have to walk a little.
• Respect the "no parking" and "no camping" signs. The right to roam does not mean that you are entitled to park or camp everywhere. As a tourist you are not equally qualified as locals tho decide whether you are a nuisance or burden. It should not be necessary with all the signs, but sadly it is.
• Don't rely 100 % on Google Maps, follow the signs instead. What may seem like a shortcut is probably not. Some narrow roads may have an 80 km/h speed limit, even though no sane person would consider that safe. In reality it has no speed limit, and drivers must drive according to the conditions. Still: Google considers that narrow road equal to a main highway, and some tourists (and even tour buses) choose the narrow road instead of the main one.
• Country roads usually don't have a shoulder. If you drive outside the white line, the ground may simply give away, and you end up in the ditch. This is especially important if you are driving a large mobile home, or even one of those expedition trucks - which are completely pointless in Norway.
Visit Norway has some information about driving in Norway: https://www.visitnorway.com/plan-your-trip/getting-around/by-car/
This is good about winter driving, not just in Lofoten: https://guidetolofoten.com/how-difficult-is-driving-in-lofoten-in-winter/
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Leknes, Norway
Constitution day 17th May
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Copenhagen, Denmark
Illum department store
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Singapore, Singapore
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Sydney, Australia
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Brisbane, Australia