Location: Norway
Tromsø I visited Norway in the winter of 2014 for new year. The company I used to do this tour can be found here . I flew from the UK to Oslo and then stayed overnight, before making my way north to the city of Tromsø where the tour would start properly. Tromsø is inside the arctic circle so the sun doesn't rise above the horizon in the middle of winter and is a great for viewing the Aurora Borealis(northern lights). We checked into the hotel and had some free time before waiting for our pickup in the evening for dog sledding into the Norwegian forest. Special warm and windproof clothing was provided as we were pulled along by 5 huskies. We finished the day in a Sami tent and ate some stew before been transferred back to the hotel. The following morning we had some more free time to explore the city properly. So I took a bus to the other side of the Tromsø bridge and went up the Fjellheisen(Cable car) to get a great wide shot of the city. In the evening the cruise pulled up...