Laters London - MC and JD's adventure back to NZ

Norwegians are so friendly - we tried to go on the wrong bus and they legitimately wouldn't have it! They then kindly pointed us in the direction of the correct one, same number, same name, but going where we wanted to go.

Baguettes and chippies in hand we set off... and stayed on the bus for 7 hours until arriving in Odda, but WOW! Norway has some beautiful vistas! We spent the whole time on two lane highways driving around fjords, over mountains and through ski fields without the snow. We can honestly say that was the best 7 hour bus ride of our lives.

Odda is a stunning little town set at the top of one of the arms of Hardangerfjord. Actually just learnt this as we thought it was a lake...... This is the closest town to the start of Trolltunga so it is very much set up for the outdoors. There were hikers, mountain bikers, etc all around. The hikers were noticeably walking funny, great for the confidence!

We found our way to our accommodation, Trolltunga Studios right on the fjord/lake. Here we cooked some dinner and chilled out before a big day tomorrow.

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The second longest travel day... so far!

July 16, 2018

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Oslo to Odda, Norway

Norwegians are so friendly - we tried to go on the wrong bus and they legitimately wouldn't have it! They then kindly pointed us in the direction of the correct one, same number, same name, but going where we wanted to go.

Baguettes and chippies in hand we set off... and stayed on the bus for 7 hours until arriving in Odda, but WOW! Norway has some beautiful vistas! We spent the whole time on two lane highways driving around fjords, over mountains and through ski fields without the snow. We can honestly say that was the best 7 hour bus ride of our lives.

Odda is a stunning little town set at the top of one of the arms of Hardangerfjord. Actually just learnt this as we thought it was a lake...... This is the closest town to the start of Trolltunga so it is very much set up for the outdoors. There were hikers, mountain bikers, etc all around. The hikers were noticeably walking funny, great for the confidence!

We found our way to our accommodation, Trolltunga Studios right on the fjord/lake. Here we cooked some dinner and chilled out before a big day tomorrow.



1.

On our way!

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The second longest travel day... so far!

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What we came to Norway for

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Travelling through postcard worthy scenery

5.

The city of seven mountains

6.

Our first overnight train and Ryanair sucks

7.

Tiger Woods and Ellie Lock

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Scotland in the school holidays

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A sleep in and a distillery

10.

Island hopping in Scotland

11.

A Ben is a mountain

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Highland weekend

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Hopefully the earliest start of the trip

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Catalonian culture and Spanish summers

15.

Travel lessons

16.

The Moorish Kingdom in Europe

17.

Exploring sunny Granada

18.

Holy shit it's hot

19.

Seville round 2

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Back to Madrid

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Spanish Culture and 101 Montaditos

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Travel days and Swiss facts

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Toddlers and Mountains

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Cow fighting and Swiss horn orchestra

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À bientôt Suisse et ciao Italia!

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Back to the seaside!

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Wine tasting and the beach

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Scenic walk and the beach

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Falling Towers and the Renaissance

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Michael and David

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Florence round two

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Avoiding flying Italians

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Tour de Umbria

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Don't go chasing waterfalls between 1 and 3pm

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Saints and signal failure

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Floating city and random catch ups

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Sunsets, pasta and tiramisu

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Ciao Italia, zdraveĭ Bŭlgariya

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More Romans and the Ottomans

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Balkan bites

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Victory Day!

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The oldest city….we have visited

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Pilgrimage to ANZAC Cove

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Living in caves

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Sun comes up, sun goes down

46.

Hiro tour let’s go!

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It’s a party in the sky with Turkish Airlines!

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Corn, fish sandwiches, and the art of bargaining

49.

The longest travel day by far

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Chilling and a cultural education

51.

Famous graves and forest walks

52.

Living like a local

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Escaping the city

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New York, New York!

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Bagels and memorials

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Old faces and sexy shoes

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J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS

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Green space in a concrete jungle

59.

“Bonus” night in NYC

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Toronto!

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We can play dodgeball!

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The bright lights of the big waterfall

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Roughriders and Whiskey

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The Sunshine State

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Going to the zoo zoo zoo

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California Sunsets

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I feel the need, the need for speed!... and shopping!

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Beverley Hillbillies

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A day at the beach

70.

Escape to suburbia

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Back to the hustle

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Last day on tour

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The most beautiful country in the world

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