I watch a lot of these too and like you would love to go there and do the journeys myself.I have watching some of these wonderful cab rides of Norway on you tube. It has got me hooked and I want to go there hopefully next year. I would consider staying in Oslo and doing at least one out and back long distance such as Bergen or even to Trondheim or Bodo (!)
Has anybody been there for a railway holiday and got any tips or suggestions? I am 67 years old and have no FIP entitlement so any suggestions regarding fares/passes etc welcome also. Thank you.
Norway prices:
Mars Bar £1
Lager Pint £5
This was over 30 years ago.
At £13 a pint you must have really been to Hell and back!I was £13 for a larger pint, around 800ml, in a Trondheim pub last year.
Nice pint though.
Was a bit surprised though that I was one of only 4 people using the train from the airport into town. Had just come off a full flight from Oslo but everyone else went the other way for cars, buses or taxis. Still it did mean the little local train into town was pleasantly quiet for our trip to Hell and beyond.
It’s not just alcohol that is comparatively expensive. Norway’s sugar tax adds 7.49NOK (about £0.75) per kilo of sugar in a product. Sweden’s border town supermarkets have been hit hard by COVID border closures, since they do a great business selling soda, chocolate and sweets to Norwegians.At £13 a pint you must have really been to Hell and back!
That works out at about 0.3p per teaspoon. Doesn't seem like it's enough to justify the crossing tbhIt’s not just alcohol that is comparatively expensive. Norway’s sugar tax adds 7.49NOK (about £0.75) per kilo of sugar in a product. Sweden’s border town supermarkets have been hit hard by COVID border closures, since they do a great business selling soda, chocolate and sweets to Norwegians.
Until recently they also had a "chocolate tax" in Norway on chocolate, sweets and certain bisquits. I was abolished in 2020, but it 2018 it was 36.92 NOK (£3.16) per kg. And while that tax has been abolished, the sugar tax is still there. And when you add alcohol and the general lower price level in Sweden, the border shopping will probably continue. Just like people in the south of Sweden will continue to buy their alcohol in Denmark and Germany.That works out at about 0.3p per teaspoon. Doesn't seem like it's enough to justify the crossing tbh
Oh, for the alcohol and potentially some other taxes I can see it. Going from Germany to Denmark to Sweden to Norway in a matter of days you definitely notice the difference at each stage. In that context the sugar tax just seemed surprisingly cheap.Until recently they also had a "chocolate tax" in Norway on chocolate, sweets and certain bisquits. I was abolished in 2020, but it 2018 it was 36.92 NOK (£3.16) per kg. And while that tax has been abolished, the sugar tax is still there. And when you add alcohol and the general lower price level in Sweden, the border shopping will probably continue. Just like people in the south of Sweden will continue to buy their alcohol in Denmark and Germany.