(And so I continue writing about the Norway trip that my wife, Mary Pat Treuthart, and I took in May.) Tuesday, May 13, 9:36 a.m. (Central European Summer Time): We’re sitting in a train car headed ...
Travel from a remote snow-covered station high on a mountain plateau, through a lush valley packed with astonishing views, remarkable tunnels, and powerful waterfalls, down to a picturesque fjord-side ...
In some countries, train travel is nothing more than a means to an end. In Norway, the journey itself is what matters. Views from the carriage window range from snow-covered mountain plateaus through ...
Hop on as we go on one of the most scenic train journeys in the world - the Flåm Railway. Considered "the world's most beautiful railway" by Tripadvisor's Traveller's Choice 2024 and Lonely Planet, ...
It’s been a few days since I returned from my first trip to Europe (and my very first time aboard a cruise ship), and in between waking up at 4 a.m. every day and longing for just one more Mai Tai, ...
With an abundance of fjords and mountains reachable by train, boat and on foot, outdoorsy families will find much to enjoy in this Nordic country’s western region — billed as ‘Norway in a nutshell’.