Norway’s wild west

It’s a part of Iceland that’s off the tourist trail, but it’s brilliant for birding, writes Vanessa Wright

In northern Iceland, Prima ’s Andrew Pye rediscovered his sense of adventure and calm, along with a dusting of snow-covered magic

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As we drive to our hotel in Trondheim, the Trøndelag landscape unfolds like the opening of a Scandinavian drama. Red Monopoly-style houses with candlelit windows are scattered among towering pine tree

It’s 7pm. There is just 5km left between me and the cod drying rack that marks the finish of this race. I’ve got a cramp in my left thigh. I’m soaked through and just about to set foot into the forest

The Norwegian fjords are UNESCO World Heritage sites, and the biggest attraction in Scandinavia. Brutally forged over many millions of years, Norway’s fjords were carved by ice and rock during success