Svalbard becomes one of Lonely Planet´s top ten travel destinations for 2009

“When I’m sixty-six, I’ll do what I want,” is a line from a song that was a hit in Norway a few years ago. These days, this rings true for a great many Norwegian pensioners, who are blessed with good health, sound finances and wanderlust. The fact that a growing number of them are buying motor homes and plotting out their own route for their holidays reflects this freedom-seeking trend.  

Winter fishing, whale safari, and sleep-over in small fishing villages at the mouths of the fjords. There are few places tourists will get closer to nature than in Lofoten.  

Whale safari in the Arctic Circle, sleepover in a lighthouse at 71° north, or what about a GPS-pub crawl in Bergen?

The Atlantic Road's sharp turns and wild nature have ranked it first on British paper The Guardian's list of the world's best road trips. The more than eight kilometer long road along the Norwegian west coast places first even in sharp competition with world renowned attractions such as Northern Ireland's Antrim coast road and the Himalayas.