-Did you figure something out, Stewart?
Most things cost about the same overhere in Norway, but alchohol, tobacco and hotels cost more.
If you are not alone hytte/cabin is a good idèa as a single room are the most expencive alternative.
If you bring a sleepingbag you pay less at most hostels too, and in some of the simples cabins at campsites.
Type ''visit'' and the name of the area you want to spend the night in (is searching at google) and you get hits for the typical touristareas - that way you'll find out where most of the tourists go, and where to prebook if you go there in July and August, and you'll find the most expencive areas that way too.
-How not to empty your wallet in Norway?
Bring a tent and camp in the nature - and it's your right to do it for two nights at the same spot, if you like! But make sure it's not the lawn for the city hall or a farmers area...
And ride in the popular areas, but spend the night at not so poular areas.
Knut (my boyfriend) and I often make a packet lunch and have a quiet hour outside somewhere, waving ''hello!'' to tourists on two wheels as they are passing, and we are saving some money at the same time. Nothing wrong with the cafeterias, but if the weather are nice this is much nicer!
Call your bank and make sure you can use your plasic money (Visa or simular) in Norway;
over here you can take out money from your account when you pay for a bottle of coke at the petrol station or at a store!
-Where to go:
For one week - south part of Norway, and if you like fjords, mountains and hairpinroads, then do the west part of the south part, like Sognefjorden.
Nordkapp? Nah, I wouldn't do it because that way you are spending too much time in not as fun area as mention above, and one week is not much time.
-Two weeks? No we are talking!
My favorite way of holiday in Norway are to spend two nights in every place, and ride in the area before moving to the next place for two nights.
-How to find funny roads?
As said above, and pick narrow roads!
Not many roads who is not a dead end are gravel, so if there are an option; the narrow road!
See the highest mountains?
Sognefjellet; ride Lom - Turtagrø/Fortun, the thin road from Turtagrø direction south to Øvre Årdal. And if you go direction Bergen or Stavanger after that you'll get fjords too.
Want to wet your pants?
Try to go down to Lysebotn, at the end of the fjord Lysefjorden (Stavanger). Or go down from the hotel Stalheim, Stalheimskleivene (sissies can go down the boring road and use the thunnel, and then go UP those hairpins - I did that!).
Read my thread called ''Norway Norway Norway'' at the travel secton, and tell me if there is something you are not able to figure out.
And meet me at
www.tyrigrava.no at a wednesday evening, or let me pick you up at the campsite Fjordcamp and show you the road to Tyrigrava - it's 5 minutes down the road!
Or meet me at Flåm in July!
Have fun!
Liv.
The picture: he's having rest, no problem!
