olig
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Jun 10, 2013 15:33:14 GMT
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That looks an awesome road trip and I'm loving your mx5. I'd love to go to and see the fjords in my camper, when I looked into it there wasn't a ferry crossing from the UK. I'd have to catch a ferry to Calais, drive up into Denmark and catch another ferry, or drive round the Baltic either makes it prohibitive.
Are the mozzies bad up there?
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mino
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Jun 10, 2013 20:30:55 GMT
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There seems to be a ferry between Harwich UK and Esbjerg DK, then you could do what I did and take the most austere ferry in the world between Frederikshavn and Oslo or one of the many other options. The passage towards Oslo through the Fjord is great in itself.
Norway is overwhelmingly beautiful, definately worth the visit. It's very diverse with all the Fjords, neat villages and snowy mountain passes. Sweden up north is very barren and the distances are hard to grasp for a central european. We drove around 800kms and honestly haven't seen more than 5 villages (not counting the small houses you find at every lake). It was very beautiful still, but not as cozy as Norway. The part of Finnland we passed was green and the population much denser. The lake region was again strikingly beautiful, but in a whole different way then Sweden, it felt quite crowded all of a sudden. Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland are all worth a visit and it was a pity we didn't spend more time there.
We had no moskitos at all in Norway, quite a lot at night in Sweden (unbearable) and it wasn't too bad in Finnland, we also prepared ourselves better later on. I think last year started cold, so there were relatively few moskitos around.
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olig
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Jun 12, 2013 15:19:40 GMT
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I've been having a google around and have found some routes to Denmark and then onto Norway, still looks an expensive trip, but youve given me some serious inspiration for my next road trip. Also been looking at Iceland, its not really worth trying to drive/sail there, although you can get a ferry from the Faroe Isles. I've found a campervan hire that has Airport collection:) Meanwhile, I'll keep dreaming and look forward to your next updates
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