Tripping 2019
NORWAY / NEW ZEALAND
Population: 5,100,000 / 4,200,000
Pop of largest city: Oslo 630,000 / Auckland 1,657,000 (2017)
Land mass: 387,000 sq km / 267,710 sq km
Highest mountain: Galdhopiggen 2,469m / Aorangi Mt Cook 3,724m
Lowest point: Coastal sea level / Taieri Plain -2m
Longest fjord: Sognefjorden 204km / Doubtful Sound 40km
Deepest fjord: Sognefjorden 1,308m / Doubtful Sound 320m
Longest river: Glomma 600km / Waikato 425km
Largest lake: Mjosa 362 sq km / Taupo 616 sq km
Highest waterfall: Brudesloret 300m / Browne Falls 836m
Largest glacier: Jostedalsbreen 487 sq km / Tasman 101 sq km
Length of mainland coast: 21,500km / 15,134km (both islands)
Number of islands: 50,000 / 600
Natural hazards: Floods, avalanches, landslides / Flooding, earthquakes
Temperature extreme ranges: minus 50 to 35 / minus 25 to 42
Arable land: 2.20%/ 2.24%
Annual rainfall: Geiranger 1,268mm / Milford Sound 6,412mm
Road tunnels: 1094 and growing each year / 36
Electric cars 10% in 2018 / 0.25% 2019
Norway v New Zealand stats
June 25, 2019
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NORWAY / NEW ZEALAND
Population: 5,100,000 / 4,200,000
Pop of largest city: Oslo 630,000 / Auckland 1,657,000 (2017)
Land mass: 387,000 sq km / 267,710 sq km
Highest mountain: Galdhopiggen 2,469m / Aorangi Mt Cook 3,724m
Lowest point: Coastal sea level / Taieri Plain -2m
Longest fjord: Sognefjorden 204km / Doubtful Sound 40km
Deepest fjord: Sognefjorden 1,308m / Doubtful Sound 320m
Longest river: Glomma 600km / Waikato 425km
Largest lake: Mjosa 362 sq km / Taupo 616 sq km
Highest waterfall: Brudesloret 300m / Browne Falls 836m
Largest glacier: Jostedalsbreen 487 sq km / Tasman 101 sq km
Length of mainland coast: 21,500km / 15,134km (both islands)
Number of islands: 50,000 / 600
Natural hazards: Floods, avalanches, landslides / Flooding, earthquakes
Temperature extreme ranges: minus 50 to 35 / minus 25 to 42
Arable land: 2.20%/ 2.24%
Annual rainfall: Geiranger 1,268mm / Milford Sound 6,412mm
Road tunnels: 1094 and growing each year / 36
Electric cars 10% in 2018 / 0.25% 2019
1.
Pre trip prep
2.
Where to this time?
3.
Beijing - day one
4.
Beijing - day two
5.
Beijing - day three
6.
Chinese delicacies
7.
This one is for you Finn
8.
Moving on to Germany
9.
Schloss Glücksburg
10.
Wacky signs
11.
Lisa and Kay’s wedding
12.
Nord Art
13.
Croatian food for a change
14.
Copenhagen, Zealand, Denmark
15.
Overnighting in Goteborg, Sweden
16.
Norway - the land of our forefathers
17.
From the sublime to the ridiculous
18.
And the road trip starts
19.
Trolling Trollstigen - Troll’s Footpath
20.
More wacky bits and bobs
21.
Stranda
22.
Ferries, alpine walking and loo capers
23.
Norway v New Zealand stats
24.
Island hopping across the Atlantic Road archipelago - another of the 11 must drives
25.
Little sods everywhere
26.
Another day another National Scenic Route
27.
Overnighting in Trondheim
28.
No fishing = time for Lom Stave Church
29.
What was that? Let’s go see.
30.
Nes Church, where Thore and Martha were married
31.
Tante Gerda
32.
Flying solo now
33.
Lisbon orientation walking tour
34.
One for you Madz
35.
Lisbon to Coimbra
36.
Out and about in Coimbra
37.
Porto - my Portugal favourite
38.
JK Rowling’s Hogwarts inspiration
39.
More of Porto and port tasting
40.
Tour group photos taken by Ana
41.
Mapping Portugal
42.
Home sweet home
43.
Tim & Karen UK’ing it
44.
Alfriston
45.
Hampton Court Palace
46.
Last leg
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