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Turn the pages of the guide.
 
What is a Personal Planner?
Other Resources
Norway in a
Nutshell: a truly beautiful virtual tour of Norway.
SN Norway Links: a well-done business and travel guide.
Embla: a Norwegian arts and culture magazine, nice layout and excellent photography.
The Green Arctic: a website which discusses Norway's northernmost regions.
The Coastal Route: all about a scenic Norwegian highway that runs along its Western coast.
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The Berkeley Guides:
Berkeley Guide to Europe:
Norway
By Pete Craig and Aran Johnson
Norway's severe, dramatic landscape has left its mark on the Norwegians; with the power of nature constantly asserting itself, they are forced to adapt or die. An old man in a youth hostel reminisced about a couple who, after World War II, went north to hike. They set out for glacier territory and were never seen again. Recently their bodies were recovered: The glacier had spit their frozen carcasses into a lake. This wild land gives rise to countless similar stories of human frailty in the face of nature, as well as a fair share of fairy tales, most involving trolls who lurk about wreaking havoc on fishermen and farmers. The steep mountains and deep valleys have kept regions isolated from each other, resulting in a number of cultural and language variations.
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