We’re heading to another well-known stop on our road trip: the Atlantic Ocean Road, or Atlanterhavsvegen in Norwegian. It’s a short yet iconic stretch of road on Norway’s west coast that links a string of tiny islands and skerries in …
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Explore Norway through practical, first-hand travel guides. From complete road trip itineraries to driving essentials like AutoPASS, tolls and parking apps, we focus on what you need on the road.
You’ll also find tips for visiting with a dog, short hikes and scenic stops, and real examples from our own journeys—so you can plan confidently or follow along day by day.
Nordøyane: little-known islands an hour from Ålesund
In 2024, during our road trip through Scandinavia and the Baltic states, we ended up driving almost the entire Nordøyane archipelago. This little-known corner of Norway slipped into the itinerary by pure chance—while planning, a road threading across these islands …
Romsdalseggen Ridge with a Dog
Romsdalseggen ridge is a famed mountain ridge and hiking route in Western Norway, sitting above the town of Åndalsnes in the Romsdal region. It’s a scenic traverse with dramatic views over fjords, valleys, and the peaks of the Romsdal Alps. …
Kjeragbolten: Hiking Norway’s icon with a dog
Kjeragbolten is one of those places you know long before you ever set foot in Norway. The photo of a boulder jammed between two walls of rock, hanging a thousand metres above a fjord, has travelled the world and become …
Leka Island
I picked most of the stops on our Norway road trip, but Iva also got to shape the plan. One of her additions was Leka Island. Honestly, we’d never even heard of it. So it was all the more surprising …
Værøya and the Håen Hike
On our road trip through Norway, we’ve made it to Bodø. This is where the next little adventure begins. We’re heading for the famous Lofoten archipelago, but unlike most visitors we plan to start with one of its lesser-known islands—Værøya. …
Marmorslottet: A Marble Wonder of Northern Norway
Northern Norway offers countless natural wonders, yet some remain well off the main tourist trail. One of them is the Marmorslottet rapids—a marble gorge the river has carved into white stone that feels almost unreal. We only made a brief …
Trek over Kviptefjell
After several days traveling through Norway, we deliberately stepped away from the busy tourist spots. We wanted quiet, fewer people, and more nature. We found exactly that at Lake Birtevatn, tucked into the Setesdalsheiene mountains. It’s a very picturesque area …
Climbing Kyrkja
On our journey through Norway, our wheels took us into Jotunheimen National Park. We turned off the main route and headed up the Leira valley to the Leirvassbu mountain lodge, where we parked. The lodge sits on the park boundary …