Me and a mate used to work for a company based in Oslo. I went their once but flew from Heathrow (I think). All I remember was that it was f****ing expensive for beer. Mate fancies riding there to call in on some ex-colleagues. Happened on this and the scenery does look good - although roads are a bit narrow!
Norway - it's simple - just don't drink in bars! I've been loads of times to climb there, staying with friends and I don't find it any more expensive than here. They are, however, strict on speed so touring sedately is probably the order of the day and you'd get to see some awesome scenery... Also, you can wild camp anywhere in Norway - it's the law
We went to our nephew’s wedding in Norway (Drøbak). Fantastic wedding on Oslo fjord and wonderful reception held in an art gallery. Hotel In Oslo and cabin in Drøbak were priced very reasonably, but food and drink was very expensive. One evening we had some of our family over to the cabin we were in and we ordered 8 pizzas. The pizzas were very ordinary, nothing extravagant either in size or ingredients, but they cost £250! And that was about 10 years ago! That said the scenery is spectacular and worth a visit!
Make sure that you are aware about personal allowances for stuff like fags etc for when crossing the border. Like most customs officials, they can be a pain if they are having a bad day or are rubbed up the wrong way. The fines for small transgressions are eye watering. (also for speeding as mentioned above).
I know that they are hot on speeding and my mate wants to camp because it's free as (apparently) you can just stop and doss out. Didn't really appeal to me as I f***ing hate camping and like beer, hotels and good cheap food cooked by someone else - so France and Italy win. But the scenery looks good with it not really getting dark in the middle of Summer.
Errr.... I think camping’s free in Norway coz it’s f**king freezing (it’s a bit near the North Pole don’t you know Perry) and the authorities think no-one in their right mind is gonna camp. Then there’s probably polar bears up north and brown bears down south. Nahhhh, I’m with you Perry, hotels all the way (or B&Bs).
When I ‘did’ Norway a few years ago, it was 24*C as we crossed the Arctic Circle. I’d bought a small, one man tent, sleeping mat and stove, just in case we had to camp one night. They never got used at all. We also took lots of army ration packs and porridge sachets Most camp sites have ‘Hytte’, small huts that have a couple of bunks and a two ring stove. Crossing the Arctic Circle The Arctic Ocean, getting here was more of an achievement than getting to Nordkapp. A Hytte
Sweden or Norway - what's the difference? They are both a long way North a speak strange languages! Actually, because it's getting so warm at the arctic circle, might go for a tan!!
