Norway

by Insight Guides

Book Overview

Insight Guides, the world's largest visual travel guide series, in association with Discovery Channel, the world's premier source of nonfiction entertainment, provides more insight than ever. From the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887291368
• ISBN13: 9780887291364
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: APA Publications
• Length: 390 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

should've gotton one years back

I bought this book as a gift, to lure my friend to visit me in Norway. I have traveled to different parts of Norway several times before moving to Oslo for work last year. The information on this book is well structured and accurate. Unlike most travel guides I found, it doesn't simply list famous museums, the fjords or the eateries, the usual to-go places for tourists. But covers from the country's history to culture side and customs and outdoor life of the Norsk, with tales and anecdotes. Very well researched. And on the "Places" part, it offers the reader great travel tips and quite unique insights. I wish I had read this book years back so I would have been much better informed on my first trips. If you are planning a trip to this amazing land, this book is not to be missed. Even if you are only interested to get some general info on Norway, this book, with the gorgeous photography and beautiful writing, is a pleasant read.

Norway Tour Book in great condition.

I found this book to be very informative, with wonderful photos, and it was in perfect condition. I love the Insight Guides.

A must-have for a vist to Norway!

We bought this book before traveling to Norway. It gave us so much valuable information. We traveled along the fjords, Bergen, and Oslo. We would have missed so much if it were not for this book. It even prepared us to expect the astronomic price of food. I think it made for a great trip because of the information in this book. Do not even think of traveling to Norway without this guide. It is worth every penny.

Happy Days!

For part of our honeymoon, my wife and I decided to tour Norway and the rest of Scandinavia. For Norway, there was no better guide than this little book. It gave us all the info we needed - baring accommodation. But that can be seen to easily by popping into Norway's myriad tourist offices and booking ahead.It's great for a number of reasons. One, it's very small and fits in your pocket - unlike most of the competition. Two, there is little so-called 'travel advice'. It focuses mainly on the best places to visit, what you can see when there and then ranks them in orders of fabulousness. The nice thing is that each chapter is a self-contained route that you can follow by car, by train or in Norway's case, by boat. Three, there are colour pictures of each destination along the route - to whet your apetite. Yes, there are one of two that look a bit dated, but most are nature pics and these won't change much in a 1000 years, never mind fifteen. I really liked this book and found it extremely useful - along with its Finland counterpart. What better than a guide book that's ultra-light, clearly written and full of colour pictures. Top marks Insight.

Excellent overview of Norway, people and places to visit!!!

I have just returned from my second trip to Norway. My husband and I travelled there last year for almost 3 weeks. I had purchased your book over 3 years ago, as I knew that we would be travelling there in the upcoming future. We have friends that live in Nesoddtangen, its mentioned in your book, they do not get many American visitors there its a very beautiful area to visit. Its a 20 minute ferry boat ride from the Aker Brugger. I just returned from a 2 week visit to Nesodden again. This time my friend and I travelled to Lardner, building the longest tunnel in the world, stayed two days, but on the trip over, visited the Stave Church, over 1000 years old. Left to Bergen on a 3 1/2 ferry boat ride on the Sonjefjord, the longest and deepest of the fjords. It was absolutely BEAUTIFUL. We then travelled by car to Bergen and stayed for 3 days, what a charming city. What I love about your books, I have Iceland also, is they are so informative and when I visit a town or area that I have read about, I feel so informed about geography, politics, weather, etc. Keep up the good work. I was in Iceland three days before travelling to Norway, and your books are right on the mark. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!! LOVE YOUR BOOKS!!!