Anyone been to Norway?

[tuscan_al]

I have just been told in work today I'm off for a 25 day deployment in Stevanger, Norway. Not really what I planned 3 days after moving house, but hey ho.

Anyone been or know what its like / fancy a trip out to meet up for a beer lol!?

Edited by tuscan_al on Monday 28th September 13:57

[Crusoe]

expensive

Been a few times on business, you’ll do fine and they all speak great English. Speed limits are really low so it isn’t much fun to drive though plenty of interesting views. Worth taking a day boat trip up the fjords if you get a chance, watch the base jumpers going off pulpit rock.

[Dakkon]

Worked in Oslo for a bit, lovely place and very nice people, alcohol is expensive, had colleagues work in stavanger, they liked it, people are very friendly, you should have fun there.

[Lefty Guns]

Stavanger is lovely, good bars and restaurants but, as has been said, is very expensive.

£7 a pint or therabouts.

Oh and it rains a lot!

People v friendly, lots of attractive women.

[VerySideways]

If you're going to have access to a car and some weekends off let me know and i can provide some points of interest to visit.
As already said though, everything is very expensive...

[tog]

The key thing, which no one has mentioned yet, is that it's quite expensive out there.

Don't forget to use your full duty free allowance if you can. It is however a wonderful country, full of wonderful people. So wonderful I married one of them in fact

[tuscan_al]

Cool thanks guys.

Should be fun, looking forward to the local ladies And I shall take a bottle of decent malt to soften up the local bar with

[touching cloth]

Rent car => take lump hammer to silencer till free from car => drive 6-7 hrs north to Laerdal Tunnel => drive back and forth till out of Petrol =>call breakdown service.



Has anyone mentioned it's expensive yet

[Harsh]

If you're going for 25 days or more then take your car and take a few days out to drive around...
it will be so worth it.

when are you going?

[Cas_P]

Lived in Sweden for a couple of years. Not too different, expensive, cold, beautiful, take your car out, don't forget snow tyres

[tuscan_al]

Harsh said:

If you're going for 25 days or more then take your car and take a few days out to drive around...
it will be so worth it.

when are you going?

Im off on the 12th Oct, till 6th Nov.

Wanted to take the Tuscan but work are flying me and wont pay for the ferry??

[john_r]

tuscan_al said:

Im off on the 12th Oct, till 6th Nov.

Wanted to take the Tuscan but work are flying me and wont pay for the ferry??

Well I guess the best part is that you'll think the drinks at BTaP are really really cheap!

[Harsh]

tuscan_al said:

Harsh said:

If you're going for 25 days or more then take your car and take a few days out to drive around...
it will be so worth it.

when are you going?

Im off on the 12th Oct, till 6th Nov.

Wanted to take the Tuscan but work are flying me and wont pay for the ferry??

ah well in that case the roads wont really be Tuscan friendly...at least not at that time of the year.

hire car!!!!!

[Robatr0n]

tuscan_al said:

Harsh said:

If you're going for 25 days or more then take your car and take a few days out to drive around...
it will be so worth it.

when are you going?

Im off on the 12th Oct, till 6th Nov.

Wanted to take the Tuscan but work are flying me and wont pay for the ferry??

Need a car sitter then?

John has a point though, BTaP will seem pretty cheap...provided you're not too broken to make it the day after you get back to blighty.

[GG33]

I have......

I flew up to Spitsbergen along the entire west coast with two other aircraft in convoy. Makes quite an interesting read, see here http://www.artifax.net/misc/FLY07.Arctic.TN.PW.ioa...

(Has anyone mentioned - it's expensive)

GG

Edited by GG33 on Monday 28th September 22:06

[john_r]

GG33 said:

I have......

I flew up to Spitsbergen along the entire west coast with two other aircraft in convoy. Makes quite an interesting read, see here http://www.artifax.net/misc/FLY07.Arctic.TN.PW.ioa...

(Has anyone mentioned - it's expensive)

GG

That's superb!

[VerySideways]

john_r said:

GG33 said:

I have......

I flew up to Spitsbergen along the entire west coast with two other aircraft in convoy. Makes quite an interesting read, see here http://www.artifax.net/misc/FLY07.Arctic.TN.PW.ioa...

(Has anyone mentioned - it's expensive)

GG

That's superb!

+1

[Robatr0n]

VerySideways said:

john_r said:

GG33 said:

I have......

I flew up to Spitsbergen along the entire west coast with two other aircraft in convoy. Makes quite an interesting read, see here http://www.artifax.net/misc/FLY07.Arctic.TN.PW.ioa...

(Has anyone mentioned - it's expensive)

GG

That's superb!

+1

Fascinating read!

[Dudd]

Not been to Norway but I've driven through Sweden, Finland and Denmark last week.

I know beers are about €4-9 and petrol/disiesel about €1.00- 1.20 per litre. So its cheaper than UK for fuel but costs more for alcohol. See if you can get a 10day transit visa for Russia (about $50) then head over with a van and get yourself some cheaper-than-duty-free booze. Its very rarely any more than a quid for a beer there and about 20-30pence for petrol/diesel.

Just bring back what you'll need for a month there and job done.

If you need someone to drive the Tuscan there and back, I'll volunteer.

[pilbeam_mp62]

I competed in the Scally Rally in August in a 1989 Ford Escort estate..... we took the ferry to Hook of Holland then drove to Copenhagen - Oslo - Bergen - Trondheim - Bodo - well inside the Arctic Circle.

Fantastic scenery - slow roads - police will nab you if you go too fast.

Oh... one other thing.......... it is expensive....

Regards