Norway (Insight Guides) [Paperback]

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Book Description

Series: Insight Guides | Publication Date: March 15, 2008

This brand new edition Insight Guide to Norway features illuminating text written by expert, local writers alongside inspiring full-colour photography that vividly brings Norway and its people to life, at the turn of a page. The top attractions are highlighted to help you plan your trip priorities, including Norway's infamous stave churches, fjords and wealth of other natural wonders. A brand new 'Best of' section features recommendations on many exclusively Norwegian experiences, such as the best views, best drives, best geographical points of interest and even some useful money-saving tips. An in-depth 'Places' section covers the entire country, region by region, from the busy street life and artistic attractions of Oslo, to the arctic wilderness and snow-covered glaciers of Svalbard. All the principal sites are cross-referenced by number to the accompanying full-colour maps found throughout the guide, whilst additional maps inside the front and back covers enable instant orientation and easy navigation at a glance. Colour-coded sections explore Norway's intriguing history and also provide interesting features on everything from 'Epic Explorers' to 'The Sami: People of Four Nations'. A comprehensive 'Travel Tips' section details transport, accommodation for all budgets, eating out, useful Norwegian phrases, essential telephone numbers and much more practical information, to ensure your trip goes smoothly. The unique combination of insightful exploration alongside practical advice means that this guide truly is a pleasure to read before, during and after your visit.

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About the Author

Since 2000. Hammond, American Map, Langenscheidt Dictionaries, Insight Travel Guides, Delorme – the famous names in the Langenscheidt family. These represent the most authoritative, up-to-date, and extensive travel and reference products available. In January 2003, the renowned Berlitz Publishing became part of the Langenscheidt Group. The Langenscheidt Publishing Group, the premier group of map and travel companies, offers over 4,000 North American and international street maps, road maps, atlases, language-learning, bilingual dictionaries, and travel-related products covering countries, cities, and languages in every continent. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 392 pages
• Publisher: Insight Guides; 3 edition (March 15, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9812587128
• ISBN-13: 978-9812587121
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #596,774 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #39 in Books > Travel > Europe > Norway

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but too old pictures, January 3, 2001

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Kai Engstroem (Mandan, ND) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Norway (Insight Guide Norway) (Paperback)

I bought this book as a gift for my Host Family in Minnesota, USA , when I went there as a foreign exchange student. The book is good, and tells a lot about Norway, but for a book being marked as printed in 2000, the pictures are really old. I would say some of the pictures in this book looks like they are from the 80's. One example is the Royal Family, where the Crown Prince looks like he is around 11-12 years old. He is now in his 20's and engaged. But the nature still looks the same, so if you don't care too much about pictures, you can buy this book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great guide if you're not actually going to Norway, June 9, 2010

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P. Lahoud (Brooklyn, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Norway (Insight Guides) (Paperback)

The Insight Guide Norway is a beautiful book with well-written descriptions of the country and breathtaking photos. If you want to get an idea of what Norway is like, get ideas of which areas you want to visit, or are on a package or bus tour, this is your book. If your travel style is more like my husband and I where you just buy a plane ticket, rent a car and start driving across the country, this is not a terribly helpful book. The most frustrating thing I found with it is the tendency to describe a stunning hotel or excellent restaurant, and then not include any logistics for how to find it! The hotel/restaurant guide in the back is laughable. Even the sections on Oslo and Bergen had very limited information on where to stay and where to eat. I also purchased the Lonely Planet Norway and found this a much more useful guide for our style of travel. It's not exciting at all, very few color pictures and substandard maps, but the logistical information about each area was much more thorough. We found ourselves bookmarking the 2-page map of central Norway in the Insight Guide to help us get around, then using the Lonely Planet guide to actually find hotels, restaurants and landmarks. The Insight Guide is definitely a great book, I just wouldn't call it a guide per se.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have for a vist to Norway!, January 26, 2008

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This review is from: Norway (Insight Guide Norway) (Paperback)

We bought this book before traveling to Norway. It gave us so much valuable information. We traveled along the fjords, Bergen, and Oslo. We would have missed so much if it were not for this book. It even prepared us to expect the astronomic price of food. I think it made for a great trip because of the information in this book. Do not even think of traveling to Norway without this guide. It is worth every penny.