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 ...

Planning a trip to the Lofoten Islands, Norway, but don’t know where to start? Keep scrolling for my ultimate guide to planning a trip to Norway’s Lofoten Islands! This Lofoten Islands planning guide ...

Northern Norway may not spring instantly to mind for those planning a beach vacation. Yet the golden sands of the remote Lofoten Islands draw photographers, surfers and backpackers from the world over ...

The Lofoten Islands stretch for nearly 100 miles into the Norwegian Sea. Photograph by Scott Salt This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Viking chieftains in Norway’s most ...

If you're looking for one of the world's most idyllic island destinations, you might be surprised to discover that it's nowhere near the tropics, but rather 100 miles north of the Arctic Circle: The ...

AT A RESTAURANT above the Arctic Circle, just as plates of long-smoked halibut arrived, everyone ran out into the cold. Above us, in a swirl of green, the northern lights danced, surreal, alive and ...

At some point on my second night in Norway, I stop checking my watch. Not out of laziness or an act of rebellion, but simply because it has stopped mattering. It’s 11 p.m. I am standing on ...

The report by Helmut Gargitter about the 2013 climbing trip to the Lofoten islands in Norway, together with Simon Kehrer, Federico Pisani, Ivan Calderon and Fernando Gonzales Rubio. We managed to ...