Hammerfest

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TODO

  • write dam pln.

possible plan 2 : Festivals

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possible plan 1 : The North Cape Driving Tour

references

driving to the North Cape : http://goscandinavia.about.com/b/2008/08/30/driving-to-the-north-cape.htm

the North Cape driving tour : http://goscandinavia.about.com/od/norwa1/qt/northcapedrive.htm

driving to the North Cape in a reliant : http://www.3wheelers.com/rncc08.html

driving plan
place leg distance google map's travel time notes
Calais 0 might as well start the plan from here.
Horsens 1,046 km 10 hours where the medieval festival is, on 29th to 30th August.
Oslo 503 km 9 hours [...]
Trondheim 496 km 8 hours [...]
Fauske 653 km 10 hours [...]
Olderfjord 825 km 14 hours [...]
Nordkapp 128 km 2 hour this is as far north as we go.
3651 km 53 hours

Lists of key data

All of these should have links / details / maps / etc.

dates

29th to 30th August - European Medieval Festival in Horsens, Denmark.

places to visit

  • TODO: write this list.

places to stay

  • TODO: write this list.

distances

  • TODO: write this list. Provide distances and journey times. Cross-reference with the lists of places above.

Tontonis's notes

Countries and Places to Visit (In vague order of transit)

France

May drive through due to Chunnel.

Germany

  • Hamburg

Stopover.

Denmark

  • Copenhagen

European Medieval Festival in Arhaus on the last weekend of August

Fairly industrial. Nice views of the sea.

Sweden

  • Malmo
  • Goetenburg

Old cities. A lot of forests and countryside also.

Norway

  • Oslo
  • Bergen (Very near fjords)
  • Hammerfest
  • Tromso

Driving from Oslo to the North Cape. Potentially divert via Bergen?

Fjords and mountain/hillscapes. Possible Arctic Circle area

Finland

  • Vaala
  • Turku
  • Tampere
  • Helsinki/Espoo

Many lakes (south of the country) and a lot of forested countryside.

Baltics (Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania) Maybe

Things going on in Scandinavia