The world famous travel magazine Condé Nast recently held up Oslo as “the place to be this summer” in an article. Among the featured spots were the new seaside town of “Tjuvholmen” or Thief island with the Astrup Fearnley Museum of Contemporary Art, shown in the photo above. Also mentioned was the food and delicacy mall Mathallen in the Vulkan area, which we have written about before.
Last week saw the European finals of the most prestigious food contest in the world, the Bocuse d’Or. Informally known as the world championships of fine culinary arts and cooking, the event to decide the qualifiers from Europe was held in Tallinn – the capital of Estonia. With some of the strongest contestant nations, the […]
All the Nordic countries have a lot of beautiful, quiet nature – often very close to the cities. Helsinki has the Nuuksio National Park, Stockholm has the UNESCO World Heritage site, The Woodland Cemetery, as well as the island Royal Djurgården famous for its many museums, parks, canals and forest paths. Oslo has its own […]
Did you know that the Oslo Pass is among the best ways to explore the city, both in terms of value and flexibility? With free use of public transport, entrances to all the main museums and discounts on sightseeing tours, restaurants and other services, it’s a one stop shop for any tourist wanting to maximize […]
Oslo is great! Thanks for this post!
Love Dina