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Travel<br />

CyclinginNorway<br />

includingseveralrestandtravelingdays,Icycled<br />

1600km.<br />

ManypeoplehavequestionedwhyIchosetogoto<br />

Norwayandtheanswerisverysimple.Itoferssome<br />

ofthebestsceneryinEurope,whileitisalsohometo<br />

manyincrediblychalengingclimbs.<br />

Formostpeoplethatwouldbeareasonnottogo<br />

cyclinginNorway,butformeitwasthecomplete<br />

opposite.Ilovethechalengeofalongclimbandthe<br />

exhilarationofcyclingbackdowntheotherside.<br />

Norwaysurelyoferedthat,asIhadseveralclimbs<br />

spanningover20km.<br />

Highlightsofmytripincludedcyclingfrom a<br />

fjordsideatsealeveluptonearly1500m inonestretch<br />

andfeelingimmenselyproudofwhatIhaddone,<br />

lookingbackdowntothefjordbelow.Theviewswere<br />

simplyspectacular.Itriedtotakefuladvantageofthe<br />

placesIwasin,whetheritwasswimmingin<br />

mountainrivers,climbinguphilsbesidetheroadto<br />

lookatmysurroundingsorevenexploringabandoned<br />

railways!<br />

InNorwaythereisalaw caled‘RighttoRoam’which<br />

basicalyalowsyoutocamponanyuncultivatedland<br />

providedthatyouareover150m from anyinhabited<br />

building.Itookfuladvantageofthis,asIstayedin<br />

onlyfourcampsitesduringthethreeweeks,spending<br />

15TheFarlingayeStudentMagazine

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