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A bite of Bergen (CNN.com)
Bergen's old Hanseatic Quarter has a crude yet romantic charm. I crouch under creaky timbers, as I wander through the Hanseatic Museum. The oversized cupboards around me once housed humble Norwegians -- each miniscule "bedroom" giving them darkness and warmth through the cold, but not very long, Nordic night. Primitive paintings of buxom maidens with come-hither smiles decorated the doors, as if ...
You can be an adventurer - got a checkbook? (Boston Globe)
No one would confuse me with Admiral Byrd or Frank Buck, but I have had my share of adventures. I have held my breath as a leopard sauntered past my jeep in Tanzania. I have mingled with penguins and seals in Antarctica. And I have been chased by emus in Australia. Nowadays it's easy to have such experiences with one ...
Arctic adventure in Norway (Asbury Park Press)
One disconcerting thing about sightseeing on the frozen Arctic islands at the edge of the polar ice pack: the biggest tourist attractions might be returning your stare. And to them, you're a potential meal.There are an estimated 4,000 to 5,000 polar bears on or around Svalbard, Norway, an Arctic archipelago as far north as you can fly on a commercial flight. At about 78 degrees north latitude, ...
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