{"id":4691,"date":"2026-04-26T17:55:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T17:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/?p=4691"},"modified":"2026-04-27T20:20:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T20:20:58","slug":"about-norway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/about-norway\/","title":{"rendered":"The Norway You Didn&#8217;t Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\">Curated by Ed Boitano<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8f84ecc7d06825f32991845b869bb4a5\">What are some of the \u201cthings\u201d or activities that people in Norway do for fun?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ANSWER:<\/strong> <em>Friluftsliv<\/em>, directly translated as \u201copen air living\u201d, is the Norwegian way of outdoor recreation and an important part of the Norwegian cultural legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/travelingboy.com\/3things\/norway4.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Outdoor recreation in Norway: hiking, skiing and kayaking. Photo courtesy: Visit Norway<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9613bc0f04065a8a07d7129cdfb02ffa\"><br>What\u2019s one thing the public probably does NOT know about Norway?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ANSWER:<\/strong> Norway has evolved from the poorest nation in Western Europe to the <a href=\"https:\/\/gfmag.com\/data\/richest-countries-in-the-world\/\">wealthiest<\/a> \u2013 yet we don\u2019t boast or show-off and still live a frugal lifestyle. Of course, we\u2019re the only nation in the world who goes shopping in Sweden for bargains.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/travelingboy.com\/3things\/norway1.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A fishing village in the Lofoten Islands. Photo courtesy: Hurtigruten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-63fff0383c2e6f7bfaec0052e0f83ce7\">Share some aspect of Norway as regards to what it has contributed to the world.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ANSWER: <\/strong>I think the Trampe (Norwegian: Sykkelheisen Trampe) is the first and only bicycle lift and is absolutely more fun than anything else. The prototype was built in 1993 in Trondheim, and still in service today. Trampe is a Norwegian verb meaning \u201cto stomp\u201d. 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