Monthly Archives: July 2019

Sweden – Gotland (Visby)   July 29, 2019 On Monday, July 29, 2019, I went to Gotland, my 7th new NM region in 9 days. Starting in Finland’s Lapland, Sweden Lapland, North Norway, Lofoten, Trondheim, Norway, Norrland East and Jämtland, Sweden … Continue reading →

Sweden – Norrland East and Jämtland (Umeå, Östersund) July 25-26, 2019 I came from Trondhiem Norway on E14 and crossed into Sweden. Tännforsen Waterfall. 50kms from the Norway/Sweden border turn north for 8.2kms to reach the parking area. Reach a … Continue reading →

Norway – Lofoten and Vesterålen July 24, 2019 I left Bardu at 8:00am. bought gas for €13.83 and turned west towards Lofoten onto E10 at 9:40am. It took me till 16:30 (almost 7 hours) to drive the kms to Moskenes … Continue reading →

Norway – Trøndelag (Trondheim) July 25, 2019 It was a huge drive day to get to Trondheim at the end of the day. See the Norway – Nord-Norge (Tromso, Narvik, Kirkenes) post for details of the drive.  Falstad Centre, Ekne. In … Continue reading →

Sweden – Norrland Lapland (Luleå) July 20, 2019 When parked for the night along the water in Helsinki, a very drunk Norwegian couple from Tromso stopped by the van to talk. They had driven the 1200kms here in two days. … Continue reading →

When parked for the night along the water in Helsinki, a very drunk Norwegian couple from Tromso, Norway stopped by the van to talk. They had driven the 1200kms here in two days. I had not thought of seeing northern … Continue reading →

TIPS & OBSERVATIONS 1. Time. Norway is one hour behind Finland. Norway actually spans three time zones. Eastern Norway is over Istanbul and western Norway lies over the British Isles. 2. Diesel prices. Diesel is cheaper here than gas (like … Continue reading →

VILNIUS (pop 575,000) Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania and its largest city, with a population of 574,147 as of 2018. The population of Vilnius functional urban area, that stretches beyond the city limits, is estimated at 697,691 (as of … Continue reading →

    NOMAD MANIA Norway – Lofoten and Vesterålen Tentative WHS: The Lofoten islands (07/10/2002) Islands Andøya Austvågøy Hinnøya Moskenesøya Borders: Norway mainland (sea border/port) XL Rost island Røstøyan Villages and Small Towns Henningsvær Kabelvåg Nusfjord Reine Svolvær Airports: Leknes … Continue reading →

Finland – Western and Central (Turku, Tampere, Jyväskylä) July 18-20, 2019 After a 120km drive from Jyväskylä (which I included in Finland east and north), I saw Mobilia and then parked near the boxing museum for the night mooching free … Continue reading →