Skip to content
  • Home
  • Destinations
    • Antarctica
    • Finland
    • Iceland
    • Latvia
    • Lithuania
    • Mexico
    • Norway
    • Poland
    • Portugal
    • Russia
    • Slovakia
    • United Kingdom
    • Vietnam
  • Travel Advice
  • Contact
  • About me
Menu

Passport and Boots

  • Home
  • Destinations
    • Antarctica
    • Finland
    • Iceland
    • Latvia
    • Lithuania
    • Mexico
    • Norway
    • Poland
    • Portugal
    • Russia
    • Slovakia
    • United Kingdom
    • Vietnam
  • Travel Advice
  • Contact
  • About me
Home / Destinations • Norway / Tromsø – A Journey to the Frozen North
Posted inDestinations Norway

Tromsø – A Journey to the Frozen North

Posted on 14 January 2019

Tromsø is the most northerly place I have ever travelled. At 69.65°N it’s up past the Arctic Circle, the sun sets on 27th November and doesn’t rise again until 15th January. I came up here to welcome it back when it finally reappears tomorrow. Apparently I won’t see it though as Tromsø is an island, surrounded by mountains. Sunrise won’t be visible!

Getting to Tromsø

Getting here in winter is surprisingly easy from the UK. Budget airline Wizz Air offer direct flights from Luton. For somewhere so exotic the flights are remarkably cheap – but maybe that’s because it’s the middle of winter! Travelling in the summer is a different story with no direct flights from the UK. I’d not flown with Wizzair before but as budget airlines go things went smoothly enough. Their luggage restrictions are fairly draconian allowing just a fairly small rucksack on-board unless you pay for priority boarding. This gets you a less than standard 55x40x23cm sized trolley bag too. For £13 return this seemed a reasonable expense to bring my thermals and ski pants when average temperatures are around -4°C. Seat pitch is only 30 inches and even though I’m not tall an extra inch or two leg room would have been nice for the 3hr 30 min flight.

Somewhere to stay

A word of warning. Norway does not come cheap. At an eyewatering £9 for a medium bacon double cheeseburger meal in Burger King, you know you’re not in Kansas anymore.

With that in mind, I took the jump into Airbnb and, first impressions, it was a great decision. The house I stayed in was lovely with a huge and cosy bedroom. The owner messaged me with all I needed to know to get here from the airport and it just a short walk into town. Beats the overpriced hotels down the road.

100% cloud cover this evening so no Northern Lights. Instead, time to try a Norwegian beer – Icebear, brewed by Mack whic claim to be “the world’s northernmost brewery”. In fact, that accolade belongs to a brewery based in Svalbard. Anyway, the beer was cool and crisp with a light hoppiness.

Mack brewery used to be based in Tromsø

For an idea of what to do in Tromsø you might be interested in the blogposts here and here.

Follow me here
fb-share-icon
Tweet
fb-share-icon

Share this:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
Tags: Beer Norway Tromso
Previous Article Snowboarding in Tahko, Finland
Next Article Things to do in Tromsø

Related Posts

Finnish Ice Marathon
Posted inDestinations Finland

Finland Ice Marathon, Kuopio

The Finland Ice Marathon has been running since the early ’80s and this year was the 37th competition. It’s something special, something different and it takes place on the frozen lake in Kuopio harbour every February. Follow me here

Share this:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
Read More about Finland Ice Marathon, Kuopio
Posted on 27 February 2020
Glacier terminating in the sea off Antarctica
Posted inAntarctica Destinations

Antarctica -The Great White Continent

For me, nowhere stirs the imagination quite like Antarctica. The Great White Continent at the far end of the planet. Discovered less than 200 years ago and the reserve of rugged explorers and adventurers. A few years ago I was

Share this:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
Read More about Antarctica -The Great White Continent
Posted on 14 January 2020
72 hours in St Petersburg
Posted inDestinations Russia

72 Hours in St Petersburg, Russia

Like many major cities, 72 hours in St Petersburg will only let you scratch its surface. As you’d expect of a former capital there is an incredible amount to see and an awful lot of history to soak up. Founded

Share this:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
Read More about 72 Hours in St Petersburg, Russia
Posted on 10 November 2019

Picture of Charlie
Hi, I’m Charlie.

Welcome to Passport and Boots. I’m a simple travel blogger hoping to share my travels and experiences from around the world with you. Maybe it will give you ideas and inspiration for your own adventures.

Find out more

Enjoy this blog? Please spread the word

Share
fb-share-icon
Follow
Twitter
Visit Us
Follow Me
Tweet
Pinterest
Theme by Bloompixel. Proudly Powered by WordPress