This summer the New York TImes’ Travel section seems to have criss crossed every inch of Scandinavia. And their sojourns, from capitals Stockholm and Oslo to lonely Norwegian fjords and lush mountainscapes, have set my heart and wandering spirit on fire. In fact, with each new story I started to feel like a dog leaning three quarters out the car window, reaching with every fiber possible to smell, taste and feel this delicious far away land. If I had stayed in France this summer, I’m 99.9999% certain I would have found my way to these pristine northern territories. This journey though will have to wait for another time, and until that day the fire will burn on – a slow and steady smolder.
What about you – where are you wanting to go today?
P.S. Here are links to each of the NY Times Travel articles:
Stockholm and the Kindness of Bloggers
Driven to a Fjord Lately?
In the Fjords of Norway, a Family Reunion
Scandanavia on $125 a Day
A $100 Weekend in Oslo
Photos: Norway by Seth Kugel / Oslo / Sweden / Denmark
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