Norway 2026 A travel chronicle

Section 01 · Before the trip

Understanding Norge

The country, in advance. Long-form notes on history, culture, the daily-living practicalities, and the folklore that never quite lets go.

Practical Money, plugs, phones, driving, packing for late July. The daily-living stuff. 17 articles — tap to expand
Culture Friluftsliv, food and drink, traditions, kos. How Norwegians live and what they value. 17 articles — tap to expand
History The long arc — Vikings, the medieval kingdom, the union years, modern Norway. 17 articles — tap to expand
Folklore Trolls, the hulder, the nisse, Soria Moria — the stories that never quite let go. 17 articles — tap to expand
Connections and Heritage The American and Norwegian sides of the family — the emigration, the ancestral farms, past visits, the people who keep the connection alive. 6 articles — tap to expand