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“I’m working on an article about travelling to Norway in winter. I personally love Norway and I could write hundreds of pages about it. I’m having trouble squeezing all the good stuff into one article! What are the “essentials” of Norway?” 4 answers	Caroline Antwerp
“should we squeeze in a quick day in kristiansand or spend more time in stavanger? we're planning on doing the triangle tour with two days in oslo, 1 1/2 days in bergen, and a day in stavanger before we head back to oslo.”   3 cheers 10 answers	pfeffy hopes she's back to 43T Indianapolis
“I will be traveling in Scandinavia for about 11 days. We only have 4 days to spend in Norway. What area is a "must see." I'm very outdoorsy and would love to get in a hike or two through the fjords.”   2 cheers 9 answers	travelchica Boston
“Does anyone know what the Norway In A Nutshell Tour is like. I've seen pictures of it and it looks nice but I'd rather get it from someone who's been on it.”   2 cheers 4 answers	Phil Cork
“I'm goin to Alesund in Møre og Romsdal for 4 weeks in the summer. I have been lookin in guidebooks and there dosn't seem like much to do except climbing mountains and the like. Is there anything else that can be done?” 4 answers	Phil Cork
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Norway [ˈnɔɹweɪ] (help·info) (Norwegian: Norge (bokmål) or Noreg (nynorsk)), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, stretching from its northern ex http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway

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