In brief:

Holidaying in Norway is very, very expensive. Food and drink is two to three times as expensive as it is back home. Travel costs are high but, as at home, it is possible to book train tickets in advance and save money. Hotels are expensive but there are reasonable prices to be found when booking online in advance.

The weather is similar to British weather, perhaps a little colder and wetter.

Norwegians are very friendly, polite and helpful.

Public transport is excellent; it is extremely efficient and tourist-friendly.

The landscape is absolutely breathtaking. Whether it’s taking a boat right into the fjords, or a bus or train which looks down into a valley or fjord or up at a waterfall, Norway as the most natural beauty of all the countries I’ve ever visited. Even in poor weather it is magical but also haunting and forbidding. In good weather you get the full spectrum of colours: a blue sky, lush green valleys, the mostly black cliffs, pure white waterfalls, reds, yellows and browns of vegetation and the blue-green water. Simply spectacular.

The food is ok. The food culture that has recently developed in Britain doesn’t seem to have caught on here judging by what is available in supermarkets. There is decent food to be had, especially fish, but, whatever the quality of the food, you can rely on it to be expensive.

Everyone speaks English, although often with an American accent.