Travel

Setting out from Beijing on 1 August 2011, three young Norwegian men are embarking on an adventure which would have made Jack Kerouac jealous. During the following five months they will attempt to drive two CJ750 motorcycles from Beijing, China to Egersund, Norway. Read more

The Royal Norwegian Consulate General in Shanghai is pleased to report an astonishing growth in the number of Chinese tourists visiting Norway. Read more

All Norwegian missions abroad now offer visa applicants the opportunity to use an online system. Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre commented, “This will give visa applicants a much better service and reduce the processing time for applications.” Read more

The Norwegian polar explorer, educator and motivational speaker Liv Arnesen is visiting Beijing from 27 February until 5 March, and will be talking about her breathtaking past endeavors as well as...

• Norwegian polar explorer Liv Arnesen stops by The Bookworm on her way to the Antarctic

Mr. Løken has become famous in China after his Great Wall expedition. Read more

The Norwegian who followed his dream Walking the Great Wall is about to reach his goal. After an expedition lasting for 600 days, Robert Loken is expected to reach the Hushan Great Wall by the North-Korean border within next week. Read more

On the 31th of August, Norway won the prize for “best ecological travel destination” in Travel Weekly China Travel and Meeting Industry Awards 2010. Read more

The summer is one of the best times to experience stunning Norwegian nature and culture. It is also high season for Chinese vacationers. On that note, the Norwegian Tourist Board is launching a bus/poster campaign in the Beijing area. Read more

Norway has much to offer tourists in the winter: snow, mountains, fjords and the unique culture of the Sámi people. We invited Audun Pettersen, one of the people most actively involved in Norway’s tourist industry, to tell us about some of the activities he would recommend. Read more

Robert Løken quit his job, sold his house to follow a 21 year old dream of walking the Great Wall of China. Read more

The fjords of Norway have once again been crowned the world’s top travel destination in the annual survey of National Geographic Travelers panellists. Read more