Travel

The British newspaper The Daily Mail raves about Oslo's cross-country ski opportunities in an article about the Norwegian capital's easily accessible outdoors.

Tourists travelling with Norwegian Hurtigruten's cruiseliner "Fram" can now add an overnight stay among penguins in the Antarctic as part of their itinerary.

Expertly hidden around two and a half hours drive south of Oslo, is Kragerø, a small seaside town nestled in amongst one of the little fjords that fray the coast from Oslo to Vest-Agder. On discovering this little secret, you will quickly realize that there is a little more beneath the surface here. 

A record number of cruise ships have called at Norwegian harbours this year. So far, the increase is 23 per cent over last year, according to Cruise Norway.

The age of the Polar bear is coming to an end ! In 20 years, it will probably be extinct from the polar areas, according to a number of Scientists, and in 30 years, - maybe also from the Zoo's.