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Driving through the Lofoten Islands of Norway<\/strong>, the wide vistas screamed out for a panoramic camera. \u00a0So here are a selection of my favorites from harbors to beaches to mountain passes. \u00a0As beautiful as these are during summer, I can only imagine how elegant they will be this winter with snow on the mountains and the Northern Lights flickering above. \u00a0Somebody get me a plane ticket – I want to go back.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Blurb” title=”Fishing boats in Hamnoy harbor, Norway” url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”off” icon_color=”#7EBEC5″ use_circle=”off” circle_color=”#7EBEC5″ use_circle_border=”off” circle_border_color=”#7EBEC5″ image=”http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Norway-6.jpg” icon_placement=”top” animation=”top” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_icon_font_size=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Blurb” title=”Panoramic view across the Gravdalsbutka toward the fishing town of Reine, Norway” url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”off” icon_color=”#7EBEC5″ use_circle=”off” circle_color=”#7EBEC5″ use_circle_border=”off” circle_border_color=”#7EBEC5″ image=”http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Norway-5.jpg” icon_placement=”top” animation=”top” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_icon_font_size=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Blurb” title=”Rambergstranda Beach in Ramsberg, Norway” url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”off” icon_color=”#7EBEC5″ use_circle=”off” circle_color=”#7EBEC5″ use_circle_border=”off” circle_border_color=”#7EBEC5″ image=”http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Norway-4.jpg” icon_placement=”top” animation=”top” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_icon_font_size=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Blurb” title=”Torvdalshalsen rasteplass (rest stop) view of Bostad, Norway” url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”off” icon_color=”#7EBEC5″ use_circle=”off” circle_color=”#7EBEC5″ use_circle_border=”off” circle_border_color=”#7EBEC5″ image=”http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Norway-3.jpg” icon_placement=”top” animation=”top” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_icon_font_size=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Blurb” title=”Panoramic view of Ersfjord, Norway” url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”off” icon_color=”#7EBEC5″ use_circle=”off” circle_color=”#7EBEC5″ use_circle_border=”off” circle_border_color=”#7EBEC5″ image=”http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Norway-2.jpg” icon_placement=”top” animation=”top” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_icon_font_size=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Blurb” title=”Mountain pass at Geitskarelva, Norway” url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”off” icon_color=”#7EBEC5″ use_circle=”off” circle_color=”#7EBEC5″ use_circle_border=”off” circle_border_color=”#7EBEC5″ image=”http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Norway-.jpg” icon_placement=”top” animation=”top” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_icon_font_size=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Blurb” title=”Horseback riding with Icelandic horses at LofotHest in Rolvsfjord, Lofoten, Norway” url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”off” icon_color=”#7EBEC5″ use_circle=”off” circle_color=”#7EBEC5″ use_circle_border=”off” circle_border_color=”#7EBEC5″ image=”http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Norway-1.jpg” icon_placement=”top” animation=”top” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_icon_font_size=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label=”Section” fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Artisan Travel details” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” use_custom_gutter=”off” custom_padding=”|” padding_mobile=”on” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” make_equal=”off” column_padding_mobile=”on”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Description of Artisan Travel” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”on” border_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”2px” border_style=”solid”]\n

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I was hosted on this trip by the good folks from Artisan Travel in the UK<\/a>. \u00a0The package I tried was the Best of Northern Norway – 10-Day Self-Drive Tour<\/a><\/strong>. They offer a super wide variety of other trips to Norway<\/a>, Sweden<\/a>, Finland<\/a>\u00a0and more.<\/p>\n

Some tours are for groups, while others are self-drive. \u00a0You pick which is best for you.<\/p>\n

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Artisan Travel<\/span><\/p>\n

Suite 2, Netherton Park, <\/span><\/p>\n

Stannington, Northumberland, NE61 6EF<\/span><\/p>\n

United Kingdom<\/p>\n

Phone\u00a0+44 (0)1670 785 085<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

eMail \u00a0\u00a0info@artisantravel.co.uk<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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