Varanger – Arctic Passion

Peak of the Week: Øretoppen

Posted on 19/06/202019/06/2020 by Apollonia

This week I climbed an ear! The Øretoppen has a twin-peak that looks like two small ears of a mouse and it is this analogy that also gave the name to the mountain. Øre in Norwegian is the ear. With ... Read More

Hurtigruten – MS Finnmarken

Posted on 29/05/201929/05/2019 by Apollonia

From Tromsø to Kirkenes How to slow down the rhythm of your life? If you ask the internet, you will find many advices on what to do to make your everyday life stress-free. Meditation, mindfulness and... Read More

Drakkar

Posted on 09/10/2018 by Apollonia

What happens if you cross a dinosaur with a viking ship? You will get a monster called Drakkar which is living on the barren coast of the Varanger peninsula. I only had to walk twenty minutes out of V... Read More

Photoworkshop in Vardø

Posted on 15/09/2018 by Apollonia

No other town in Finnmark is more suited for a photoworkshop than Vardø. Although Vardø is both the oldest town in Finnmark and the easternmost town both of Norway and Europe, the number of inhabita... Read More