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Pilot guides reporter: Ian Wright
Viking Land, Most of the west coast of Scandinavia, Only independent for the last 100 years.

Another Interesting trip... probably go for the views.

Itenerary:
Stavanger (Fjords) - Bergen (University Town) - Voss “Extreme Sports Mecca” - Stryn (summer Skiing Village) - Trondheim - Bodo - Tromso - Kautokeino - Tromso to Island of Spitzbergen (Longyearbyen) the wilderness

Stavanger
Base jumping
Ferry

Bergen
Tourist Board – cheap home stays b&B style + kitchen cook own save on expensive accommodation
Norwegians don’t buy rounds

Voss
Can camp on any land public or private – just keep 150m away from any buildings
If need a tent get one from the tourist board near Voss station
Riverboarding (Riding rapids on bodyboard)

Stryn
On the way to Stryn – take note of historic places to visit
One place is stave church 12th century represents the crossover between the Viking to Christianity. Covered in tar...
Summer skiing village – one of the Few in Scandinavia

Transport leaves on time

Trondheim (bus)
(stopover)
Free bike 20 kroner deposit to ride and return to get deposit back

Train to Bodo
Travelling past the Arctic Circle “Land of the Midnight Sun”

Bodo to Tromso (Plane)
To get to Kautokeino i.e. in Lapland (Tsamiland) hardly any public transport
Visited tsami reindeer farmer

$240 to Island discounted ticket “back” no food service

Wilderness survival training in Longyearbyen for polar bear etc…
Tunnel tent, space, trip wire rife…

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