SJC to Oslo $613 British Airways-AARP July travel with checked bag
Over the past month California to Europe summer travel airfare has been offered at low fares around $600 round trip to many cities from many airlines in a trend for cheap summer travel that has not...
View ArticleTravails of travel planning for London, Oslo, Paris and Rome
“How about a week in Paris?” I posed this question to Kelley. “Pear-iss!” she replied in a way that signaled to me with no uncertainty she was not thrilled about the idea. Kelley’s memory from her one...
View ArticleOslo vs. Prague price comparison
Prague is relatively cheap and Oslo is pretty damn expensive for a middle class American tourist. Six days in Prague eating out in restaurants two times every day, drinking copious amounts of beer,...
View ArticleThe Thief Oslo steals any negative connotation of Choice Privileges
Choice Privileges is a hotel loyalty program that gets little attention from travel bloggers. The Points Guy gives Choice Privileges points a value of $6.00 per 1,000 points. I find that value...
View ArticleEarly spring walk through sunny Oslo
The first week of April in Oslo meant snow-covered hills around Oslo Airport on the 50 km train ride to the city and limited appearance of green buds on trees once in Oslo city center. Still, the clear...
View ArticleMilan-Venice-Amsterdam-Oslo winter 2023 trip overview
Last week my wife and I returned from a 23-day trip from San Francisco to New York, Milan, Venice, Amsterdam and Oslo. A couple weeks before leaving for Europe I had a little sticker shocker at our...
View ArticleOverview of June 2022-May 2023 four trips to 13 cities in Europe
I returned last week from my fourth trip to Europe since June 2022. Since Kelley retired last June we have taken four 3-week trips to Europe. In Europe we stayed in 9 countries, 14 cities and 22...
View ArticleFour weeks in California planning six travel weeks in Europe
“Travel is the frivolous part of serious lives, and the serious part of frivolous ones,” is one of my favorite travel theme quotes by Sophie Swetchine. In the mid-19th century she was well-regarded for...
View ArticleRich pretenders at The Thief Oslo, Ascend Hotel Collection
While chatting with a couple of Norwegian football fans during a Liverpool match at The Highbury Pub in the Frogner district of Oslo, we were asked which hotel we were staying at. When I replied, “The...
View ArticleFrogner Park, Oslo for Vigeland’s circle of life installation
Clear skies over Oslo, Norway with a late-April temperature climbing to over 21C/70F made for a perfect day to walk through Frogner Park. The Vigeland Park sculpture installation consists of more than...
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