Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. The landscapes and nature of Norway’s spectacular Lofoten ...

A jagged thread of granite and sea stacked above the Arctic Circle, Norway’s rugged Lofoten islands look less like they were placed on a map than hurled at it. Primordial, vast and vertical, its ...

Norway has toyed with the idea of introducing a tourist tax for some time now in order to help smaller municipalities cope with mass tourism. Now the government has confirmed it will introduce such a ...