Comments on: 168 hours in Norway https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/09/168-hours-in-norway/ Writer, Author, Speaker Tue, 12 Sep 2023 12:56:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/09/168-hours-in-norway/#comment-477135 Tue, 12 Sep 2023 12:56:41 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19263#comment-477135 In reply to Maria.

@Maria- that sounds like a fun trip! We were having a good time but needed to get back to real life after 1 week…

]]> By: Maria https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/09/168-hours-in-norway/#comment-477134 Tue, 12 Sep 2023 12:38:49 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19263#comment-477134 Oh this was fun to read because we just came back from a family trip where we roadtripped in a van for 2 weeks around Norway and it was amaaazing, highly recommend for any nature lovers

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/09/168-hours-in-norway/#comment-476461 Thu, 07 Sep 2023 13:50:36 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19263#comment-476461 In reply to SK.

@SK – I don’t think it will become a favorite, but it was worth a try! Just like trying Vegemite in Australia…

]]> By: SK https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/09/168-hours-in-norway/#comment-476280 Wed, 06 Sep 2023 14:39:07 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19263#comment-476280 I am so glad you made it to *my* country! Sounds like you guys had a wonderful trip. I have lived here many years and still never tasted the herring, so am very impressed that you tried it

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/09/168-hours-in-norway/#comment-476260 Wed, 06 Sep 2023 12:28:39 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19263#comment-476260 In reply to Lori C.

@Lori C- hard to know – what would be the equivalent? Norway isn’t known for being a cheap place to visit. The kroner is worth around 9 cents currently, and that (11-1) felt a little cheaper than the 10-1 or 9-1 I know it has been at other points. I know when I’m traveling internationally, none of the prices feel real. We paid 189 kroner for a hotel breakfast, which I guess is $17 but is that a good price or a bad price for a hotel buffet? Hard to know!

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/09/168-hours-in-norway/#comment-476258 Wed, 06 Sep 2023 12:24:32 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19263#comment-476258 In reply to Vanessa.

@Vanessa – Norway is lovely, and yes, I’ve read Kristin Lavransdatter! That was epic, for sure. I was surprised she didn’t seem like more of a major celebrated figure there (Sigrid Undset I mean). Are there statues anywhere…?

]]> By: Vanessa https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/09/168-hours-in-norway/#comment-476240 Wed, 06 Sep 2023 09:56:40 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19263#comment-476240 Norway sounds so lovely! If you’ve finished your Jane Austen project and have never read Sigrid Undset’s trilogy Kristin Lavransdatter, it’s one of my favorite novels. She won the Nobel prize in literature for her depiction of life in medieval Norway.

]]> By: Lori C https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/09/168-hours-in-norway/#comment-476165 Tue, 05 Sep 2023 23:16:23 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19263#comment-476165 Sounds like an all around great trip for 6 people! Trips always have their hiccups, but it’s refreshing to hear you talk about them rather than sugar coat the trip. The scenery looked gorgeous in your pictures. What is the cost of living/traveling like over there? I’m curious how it would compare cost-wise to a similar US trip.

]]> By: Elisabeth https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/09/168-hours-in-norway/#comment-476152 Tue, 05 Sep 2023 21:07:22 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19263#comment-476152 This was so fun to read and, like others, I appreciate you “keeping it real” about travelling with kids. We did a big city road trip last year and while there were glorious moments (going to Broadway twice; swimming on a rooftop pool close to the Chrysler Building)…there were a lot of pretty awful and exhausting moments too. Mostly involving the lack of public bathrooms in cities and complaints about all the walking. I’m so glad we went, but it’s really not the same as travelling without kids in tow!

I’ve never been to Norway but my husband has worked there many times and LOVES it. I’m keen to visit someday. My brother lives in Denmark and it’s a regular favourite vacation spot for him.

]]> By: Tiffany https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/09/168-hours-in-norway/#comment-476142 Tue, 05 Sep 2023 19:25:56 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19263#comment-476142 Oh how your comparison of your two eaters made me cackle. I simply love the way you share the reality of your trip vs trying to whitewash it as the perfect experience. I believe keeping your sense of humor is key to life and especially to traveling with a group, and yours is clearly intact. The challenges will be the things they remember.

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