Showcase your creative talents and win a trip to Norway. Your Way

Congratulations! You’re one step ahead of everyone else as you’ve heard about Norway.Your Way!

Does awe-inspiring nature charge your creativity? Do vibrant urban scenes and local culture beg you to get your camera out? If so, you’re perfect for discovering Norway and documenting it on ‘Norway. Your Way.’

For your chance to be a part of a 10 day exploration of the true Norway, we want to see examples of your creativity  that have been inspired by Norway and it’s values.

The competition isn’t quite live so you’ve got a head start on everyone else to come up with some amazing content that showcases your creative talents…..then on Monday 7th June, you can start uploading your weird and wonderful pieces of art! We want to see; short films (5 minutes at most), photos, stories, blogs, poems, songs, music. Anything that can express the feelings Norway inspires in you. The content doesn’t have to be produced in Norway, but must be inspired by it.  Whether it’s the country, the people, or the values of being fresh, friendly, innovative and genuine, we want to see your creations.

Now go forth and be arty and remember to come back soon, when we’ll be showing you exactly how you can enter!

Let there be northern lights

Northern lights above the mountains outside of Bodø - Photo: Andreas Skjervold

No pencil can draw it, no colours can paint it, and no words can describe it in all its magnificence. Julius von Payer – explorer and a keen observer of the northern lights.

The North Cape in Finnmark is one of many good places in Northern Norway to see the northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis.

Seeing the northern lights is a jaw-dropping and mystical moment. The lights are at their most frequent in late autumn and early spring. October, February and March are the best months for auroral observations. The highest northern lights frequency is between 6 pm and 1 am.

In order to get full value from the show you should avoid the full moon and places with a lot of light as they make the experience considerably paler.

Theoretically, you can see the northern lights all over Norway. However, the best places are above the Arctic Circle in Northern Norway.

An absolutely fabulous trip to see the northern lights

Joanna Lumley, the actress from the BBC series Absolutely Fabulous, had dreamt of seeing the northern lights since she was a child. And finally she got to live out her dream. In a splendid BBC film, she travels accross Norway in search for the aurora borealis. For Joanna, as for many others who get to experience the illusive lights, it was an altogether emotional experience.

Watch an extract from the film Joanna Lumley – In the Land of the Northern Lights.

See slideshow with pictures of the northern lights.

Read the full story “Let there be northern lights” at visitnorway.com

Hiking Campaign 2009

Hiking in Norway

This year’s hiking campaign includes fjords and mountains, waterfalls and canyons, wildlife safaris and guided tours.

Check out the hiking campaign at www.visitnorway.com

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A cruise-and-hike is a cost-effective way to see Norway

At this trip you will see Bergen, Sognefjord, Flåm, Eidfjord and Hardangervidda.

Hiking in Norway

“…I found a neat way to explore this lovely land without paying an arm and a leg.

By cruising with a group of hikers, we were able to see the sights at affordable prices – with the added creature comforts of a cruise ship as a bonus…

…The idea of taking an organised walk at each port of call is new, but it’s one which is gaining in popularity…

…By day you can yomp around in shorts and T-shirt, trainers and boots, exploring the local countryside. By night, back on board, you can shower and change into your gladrags for the evening’s entertainment…”

What’s the deal?

An eight-day trip sailing on Balmoral to the Norwegian Fjords costs from £861pp including shore transport and some tips with Ramblers Worldwide Holidays. For more info go to www.cruiseandwalk.co.uk or call 01707 386767.

Read the full story at www.mirror.co.uk