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Nordic Experience - Scandinavian Specialists: March 2012
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Monday, 19 March 2012. Northern Lights in Tromso. I was recently given the opportunity to fly to Tromso to experience the Northern Lights. In Northern Norway. There is never a guarantee that the aurora borealis will play fair and come out to play, but I was hopeful and set out with a DSLR, tripod and the instruction manual for the camera. It also provides a basic evening meal as part of the deal - useful as Norway can be expensive to eat out. This is not meant to be a half board option but an opportu...
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Nordic Experience - Scandinavian Specialists: December 2012
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Wednesday, 19 December 2012. There are many reasons to visit the Arctic north in winter. So much to see and do – the Northern Lights, Husky mushing in Norway, Sweden’s Ice Hotel, Iceland’s volcanoes, cross country skiing in Finland or Greenland’s wildlife. Lapland has one very special resident though who is a must see for families who want a taste of Christmas Magic. That resident is, of course, Santa and whether the visit lasts one day or is a short break, this will be an amazing experience. Did you kno...
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Nordic Experience - Scandinavian Specialists: April 2012
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Friday, 27 April 2012. Trondheim to Alesund via the Atlantic Coastal Road. The annual Norwegian Workshop presented me with the opportunity to take a short tour before joining the business sessions in Fredrikstad near Oslo. After checking into our Hotel (Rica Bakklandet) we were whisked off to Norway's National Museum of Rock. Not knowing what to expect we arrived with intrepidation at a large unassuming building, with what looked like a suitcase perched on top - not quite what we were expecting! This is ...
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Nordic Experience - Scandinavian Specialists: October 2012
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Friday, 26 October 2012. Slapped ears' - Perfect for an Autumn afternoon. Now if somebody offered you a slapped ear you would most probably reply “No thanks”. Or run a mile. But if you should happen to be in Finland, don’t be rash with your refusal. For in Finland, Slapped Ears (Korvapuustit. In Finnish) are delicious cinnamon buns. 1 and a half. Tsp ground cardamom pods. 1 packet of fast-action dried yeast. 250 ml lukewarm milk. 75 g butter, softened. 50 g butter, softened. 4 Tbsps. caster sugar. Cover ...
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Nordic Experience - Scandinavian Specialists: SCIENCE OF THE NORTHERN LIGHTS
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Thursday, 29 November 2012. SCIENCE OF THE NORTHERN LIGHTS. The Northern Lights have always captured man’s imagination and as our last blog depicted, there are many myths and legends surrending them. As far as science was concerned though, it took a very long time for man to uncover the scientific truth behind the Northern Lights. Galileo first used the term boreal aurora (later changed to Aurora Borealis) after Aurora, the Roman goddess of dawn. Eventually he discovered that the force disturbing the mag...
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Nordic Experience - Scandinavian Specialists: MEETING SANTA
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Wednesday, 19 December 2012. There are many reasons to visit the Arctic north in winter. So much to see and do – the Northern Lights, Husky mushing in Norway, Sweden’s Ice Hotel, Iceland’s volcanoes, cross country skiing in Finland or Greenland’s wildlife. Lapland has one very special resident though who is a must see for families who want a taste of Christmas Magic. That resident is, of course, Santa and whether the visit lasts one day or is a short break, this will be an amazing experience.
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Nordic Experience - Scandinavian Specialists: January 2011
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Saturday, 1 January 2011. Welcome to 2011 and a new decade. It's 2011 and the start of a new decade. We've left the "noughties" and are now in uncharted territory. Are we now in the "tens"? Only time will tell. Nordic Experience is welcoming the new year with it's new website, and a plethora of new tours for our summer programme, which will be released in the next month. Full details of all these can be, or soon will be on our website. Posted by Paul Bennett. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Nordic Experience - Scandinavian Specialists: April 2011
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Monday, 18 April 2011. Can I visit the ICEHOTEL in the summer? The obvious answer to the question, "Can I visit the ICEHOTEL in the summer? Is no, however the clever chaps in Sweden have found a way of allowing you to experience the cool ICEHOTEL during the more temperate months. The summer ICEHOTEL is opening on the 10th June 2011, and "warm" accommodation can also be booked whilst you enjoy activities such as ratfting, canoeing, hiking and fishing., instead of dog sledding, snowmobile tours and nor...
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Nordic Experience - Scandinavian Specialists: ROUGH GUIDE 2013 TRAVEL HOTLIST - NORDIC SPOTS TO SEE
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Monday, 7 January 2013. ROUGH GUIDE 2013 TRAVEL HOTLIST - NORDIC SPOTS TO SEE. We would like to wish everyone a very happy new year. It was good start for two Nordic Countries as they were named in the Rough Guide’s 2013 Travel Hotlist. The travel trending two are Stockholm, the Swedish capital and the North East of Iceland. So what do these places have to offer? Well, in a nutshell…. Climb the City Hall tower and enjoy the splendid view over the city. Century ship on the planet. Just walk through this m...
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Nordic Experience - Scandinavian Specialists: January 2013
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Wednesday, 16 January 2013. ICELAND’S POPULAR VOLCANO TOUR TO REOPEN AGAIN THIS SUMMER. One of last year’s most popular tourist attractions, the Thrihnukagigur Volcano in Iceland, is set to reopen again this year. From 15. May, the tours which are entitled “Inside the Volcano’ will offer visitors the chance to see just what a volcano looks like from the inside of a magma chamber. The tour will run from 15. May – 10. September, with several confirmed departures each day. For more information, visit. The t...