Our week in Italy flew past like a dream! Plenty travel videos showed crowded places but even in the crowds, the charm of Italy is not lost. Alberobello and Matera offered unique characters in the quieter corners of Puglia region along the Adriatic Sea. A short day-trip from Rome to Pompeii and Amalfi Coast was…
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Sao Miguel, Azores (Aug 2022)
Trip to the Azores was something that we set out without a lot of planning. The convenience of a direct flight from Newark to Ponta Delgada and the decision to stay within the Sao Miguel island for the whole trip made it simpler, I should say, relatively speaking! As soon as we landed, it was…
Voss to Oslo – Norway (Day 8)
Next day morning, the breakfast was quite good though. We drove to Fleischer’s hotel, returned the car and walked to platform in time to catch the train to Oslo. The train journey was about 5.5 hrs and the initial portion of the journey was through the snow-covered mountains and it was quite spectacular to see…
Nes Gard to Voss – Norway (Day 7)
After the breakfast at Nes Gard, we continued on Hwy 55 further down until it ended at Hwy 5. We took the Hwy 5 towards Flam and continued on E16 towards Borgund Stave Church, another Stave Church that is much bigger than the one we visited in Lom. Unlike Lom, Borgund Stave Church is not…
Hjelle to Nes Gard – Norway (Day 6)
Started off with a scrumptious breakfast at the Hjelle Hotel. Our plan is to continue on the Hwy 15 towards Lom and proceed to Hoyheimsvik for our stay at the Nes Gard. The drive on Hwy 15 from Hjelle to Lom was something that we were skeptical about because a stretch of the road goes…
Geiranger to Hjelle – Norway (Day 5)
The next day, we vacated the place and stopped by the Geiranger town for a tasty hot chocolate breakfast at Geiranger Sjokolade where we also grabbed locally made chocolates. Next is our longest ferry ride in a fjord to get to Hellesylt. 2.5hrs of amazing ride that curved several times giving everchanging views of the…
Trollstigen to Geiranger – Norway (Day 4)
While the visitor center felt like a winter wonderland, further drive beyond that led us to an unbelievable landscape with greenery in the foreground, streams of water along and tall snow covered mountains around. Norwegians had constructed roads to places that seemed like they just wanted to drive around for enjoyment as we could see…
Åndalsnes to Trollstigen – Norway (Day 4)
From the cabins, it was very close to get to the famous winding roads of the Trollstigen, but the cabin hosts had indicated that due to a film shooting that day, the roads maybe closed. We checked their fb page and it said the same thing. So, we were disappointed that we may have to…
Ålesund to Åndalsnes – Norway (Day 3)
From Alesund, it was a short drive to get to the Rampestreken Starting point for the hike to Romsdalvegen viewpoint. We had some quick bite to eat before starting to hike. The instructions/map at the trailhead was not so clear. So, we decided to check with couple of people who appeared to be relaxing after…
Molde to Ålesund – Norway (Day 3)
We drove from Molde towards Alesund to the Aksla viewpoint. To get out of Molde, we had to take a ferry across fjord. Little did we know that this would be first of many ferries in the days to come. The Aksla viewpoint is situated in an apt location to get a view of the…
Chronicles of a Wanderer 