A segment of a ski movie we saw last year was filmed in the Lofoten Islands. Skiers were getting ready inside seaside cabins before being dropped off by helicopters on the ridges of steep mountains, seemingly shooting out from the beach. Now, our jam-packed ferry is slowly coming in the […]

With some friends waiting for us in Trondheim (they had been waiting 3 years for our visit to Norway since we had met at the TDLG in Gaspésie) we started to hit on the pedals a bit harder. During a dreamy fast ride along the broken up coast of More […]

The Sognefjellsvegen, Norway’s first national scenic route, is the highest pass (1434m) in Northern Europe and it has been voted « one of the most beautiful bike rides in the world » by The Guardian, amongst many publications. It made sense that we started sighting bike tourists on our way up from […]

We know we have ridden our bikes over several kilometres during the past 25 years, we have the photos and resumés to prove it. We look like the real deal with our fancy bikes and high tech gear. When Norwegians ask where we are going to and we answer « to […]

“The 10-minute taxi ride to our house would end up costing you about one hundred dollars. Norway is expensive. If someone offers you a drink here say yes, always!” Simon had already started dispensing good advice and we were not even out of Stavanger’s airport. Stavanger was chosen two weeks […]