Northern Europe on the Scandinavian Peninsula
To be honest, the original decision to plan a winter city break in Tromso, was largely driven by a desire to see the Northern Lights. However, there is so much more to Tromso in Norway than this natural phenomenon. Once I started researching the trip, I discussed a long list of reasons to...
Tromso is a treasure of a city, nestled on an island surrounded by mountains and fjords. In winter it feels like something out of a dream, when the days are dark or twilight blue, a pastel pink light glows on the snow, and white lights glow in every window of downtown buildings. As the...
Seeing the Aurora Borealis, otherwise known as the Northern Lights, is a Bucket List item for many people. Despite the lights having appeared briefly (and faintly) over our home in the UK recently, the experience just felt like a taster, and left me wanting to see them in a Northern...
A winter visit to Tromso offers the best of both worlds – a city break with incredible scenery. Whilst you can enjoy stunning views without even leaving downtown Tromso, taking a guided tour of the Tromso Fjords is unmissable. You can see snow globe landscapes of mountains, fjords, frozen...
‘There’s no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing,’ the saying goes, so when planning a January trip to Tromso above the Arctic Circle, it seemed important to make sure that we were correctly equipped for the occasion. Based on our research and trip experience, here are some tips...