Norway
Independent hotel guides, travel articles, and travel videos for Norway.
Destinations within Norway
Hotel guides
Spectacular Hotel Views is the defintive guide to the world's best hotel views. It has over 600 destination rankings with hotels ranked by view quality, uniqueness, and breadth of availability across the property, has a searchable database of 2,500+ hotels with exceptional views and also allows you to browse by view type.
Their Norway ranking provides a useful guide for finding hotels in Norway with the best hotel views.
Read the guide at spectacularhotelviews.com/en/rankings/norway.
spectacularhotelviews.com/en/rankings/norway
Secretplaces is a curated accommodation site focused on small, stylish, and authentic places to stay.
This page presents a Norway selection of boutique hotels, B&Bs, romantic getaways, villas, and holiday homes, with listed examples including Amerikalinjen, Lysebu, and Store Ringheim Hotell og Restaurant.
Read the guide at secretplaces.com/norway/best-boutique-hotels-holiday-homes.
secretplaces.com/norway/best-boutique-hotels-holiday-homes
Travel videos
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Creative Travel Guide is a YouTube travel channel from a British couple sharing vlogs, advice, and destination guides.
This Norway guide video gives a helpful planning overview, covering places to see, transport, typical prices, budgeting, and activity ideas before a trip.
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Wolters World is a YouTube travel channel offering first-hand travel advice, destination tips, and visitor dos and don'ts.
This Norway travel video balances positives and challenges by covering five things travelers may love and hate, with useful attention to nature, prices, and Oslo.
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Yellow Productions is a YouTube travel channel focused on detailed destination guides, hotel reviews, restaurants, travel gear, and practical planning.
This itinerary video follows a Norway in a Nutshell journey through Oslo, Bergen, and a fjord tour, offering a clear route-based view of the destination.
Travel articles & blogs
ViaTravelers is a travel media and planning site with structured destination guides and practical trip-planning tools. Their Norway guide gives a well-rounded country overview, bringing together fjords, mountains, glaciers, coastlines, cities, Viking heritage, and outdoor activities for trip planning.
Read the guide at viatravelers.com/destinations/norway/.
viatravelers.com/destinations/norway/
Nomadic Matt is a budget-travel advice site focused on practical ways to travel cheaper and longer. Their Norway budget guide is especially practical for cost-conscious travelers, covering things to do, daily costs, savings ideas, transportation, accommodation, and planning advice.
Read the guide at nomadicmatt.com/travel-guides/norway-travel-tips/.
nomadicmatt.com/travel-guides/norway-travel-tips/
Be My Travel Muse is a solo female travel blog and travel business with adventure, nature, and destination-planning coverage. Their broad Norway guide is a helpful planning resource, pairing insider tips and detailed itineraries with packing advice for different seasons.
Read the guide at bemytravelmuse.com/norway-guide/.
bemytravelmuse.com/norway-guide/
Earth Trekkers is a family adventure travel site specializing in detailed guides, itineraries, hikes, and road trips. Their 10-day Norway summer road trip itinerary is a strong fit for active travelers, combining the fjord region with Trolltunga, Pulpit Rock, Kjeragbolten, Bergen, Geirangerfjord, Stavanger, Oslo, and Alesund.
Read the guide at earthtrekkers.com/norway-itinerary/.
earthtrekkers.com/norway-itinerary/
Travel Dudes is a community-led travel site publishing destination articles, practical tips, and contributor-based travel guidance. Their country-wide Norway roundup provides a useful starting point for planning, grouping activities and attractions into an easy overview of things to do.
Read the guide at traveldudes.com/top-things-to-do-in-norway/.
traveldudes.com/top-things-to-do-in-norway/
The Broke Backpacker is an adventure and budget-travel site focused on backpacking, low-cost travel, practical resources, and independent trips. Their Norway cost guide is a practical resource for budget planning, explaining how expensive the country can be and where travelers can save money.
Read the guide at thebrokebackpacker.com/is-norway-expensive/.
thebrokebackpacker.com/is-norway-expensive/
Goats On The Road is a travel guide site and travel-lifestyle resource run by Nick and Dariece. Their Norway activities list gives travelers a varied seasonal overview, including fjord cruising, reindeer visits, dog sledding, hiking, and other trip ideas.
Read the guide at goatsontheroad.com/best-things-to-do-in-norway/.
goatsontheroad.com/best-things-to-do-in-norway/
NOMADasaurus is an adventure travel and photography blog focused on destination guides, outdoor travel, visual storytelling, and trip planning. Their beginner's guide to hiking in Norway is a helpful outdoor resource, using treks to three notable spots to orient travelers new to the country's trails.
Read the guide at nomadasaurus.com/beginners-guide-hiking-in-norway/.
nomadasaurus.com/beginners-guide-hiking-in-norway/
A Broken Backpack is a practical long-term-travel and travel-resources blog covering destinations, SIM guidance, and living abroad. Their Norway SIM card guide is a practical connectivity resource, comparing in-person purchases, online options, prepaid SIMs, and eSIM choices.
Read the guide at abrokenbackpack.com/norway-sim-cards/.
abrokenbackpack.com/norway-sim-cards/
Tales of a Backpacker is a travel blog by Claire Sturzaker with practical guidance for backpacking, budget travel, and independent trips. Her Norway motorhome and campervan guide is a useful road-trip resource, focused on planning an independent journey through the country's landscapes.
Read the guide at talesofabackpacker.com/norway-motorhome-adventure/.
talesofabackpacker.com/norway-motorhome-adventure/
Love and Road is a travel blog by Nat and Rob, focused on practical trip planning and long-term travel. Their Norway road trip cost guide helps travelers budget more clearly, covering hotels, activities, food, and ways to save money.
Read the guide at loveandroad.com/road-trip-in-norway-costs/.
loveandroad.com/road-trip-in-norway-costs/
Ciao Bambino is a luxury family travel agency with a family travel blog and advisor-led destination planning resources. Their Norway collection page is a helpful family-travel resource, gathering expert posts on family trips and custom vacation planning in the country.
Read the guide at ciaobambino.com/blog_destinations/europe/norway.
ciaobambino.com/blog_destinations/europe/norway
Girl About The Globe is a social impact travel site focused on conscious solo female travel and planning resources. Their Norway guide book page is a thoughtful fit for women planning solo travel, focusing the country through a conscious solo female travel lens.
Read the guide at girlabouttheglobe.com/gatg-country/norway/.
girlabouttheglobe.com/gatg-country/norway/
Solo Traveler is a specialist digital publication focused on guidance and stories for people who travel alone. Their Norway solo travel story offers an encouraging perspective for independent travelers, centering on a visit to Preikestolen and the fear of traveling alone.
Read the guide at solotravelerworld.com/solo-travel-destination-norway/.
solotravelerworld.com/solo-travel-destination-norway/
Inside The Travel Lab is a journalism-led online travel magazine focused on thoughtful destination writing and cultural context. Their Norway bucket-list guide gives travelers an inspiring but grounded overview of places and experiences, with the fjords among the featured draws.
Read the guide at insidethetravellab.com/norway-bucket-list/.
insidethetravellab.com/norway-bucket-list/