In about 45 days I will be arriving in Oslo, Norway on United flight UA38. My arrival and my flight departure from Oslo 13 days after arrival are the only confirmed portions of my two week trip. Time to start Norway trip planning and put in place some Choice Privileges and Club Carlson hotel nights…
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Norway in some way for two weeks in September
Saturday I had a travel buzz and pulled the trigger on a $541 United airline ticket from San Francisco to Oslo in September 2014 with a two week return date. Planning 14 days in the world’s most expensive country is challenging for a traveler on a budget. Norway is a big country and I am…
SFO-OSL or LAX-CPH $511 to $571 on United in spring, fall, Christmas
United airfare between San Francisco and Oslo, Norway or Los Angeles and Copenhagen, Denmark is as low as $511 and up to $575 all-in for the past two days for travel through April, September-October and Christmas holiday season. SFO-OSL is good for flights departing August 24 to October 24 on the outbound transatlantic flight. Sample…
Choice Hotels reward nights analysis Paris, Copenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo
Choice Hotels has posted fall season reward rates for European hotels covering dates September 16 – November 30, 2013. Comfort Hotel Mouffetard/Latin Quarter, Paris The bad news is no hotels in Paris or London drop to 8,000 points in the fall. Here is the breakdown of reward night rates for 18 Choice Hotels in Paris…
Oslo Winter Walkabout, Hotel Rates and Points
Without a map I headed onto the streets of Oslo for a winter walkabout in the four hours before I needed to head to Oslo Gardermoen Airport. Oslo city is a mix of old and new. There seemed to be far more new than old looking buildings in the areas I walked. I thought to…
Radisson Blu Plaza Oslo Norway
Oslo has three Radisson Blu hotels in the city center. Radisson Blu Plaza Oslo is adjacent to the city train station. Radisson Blu Scandinavia Oslo is about 1.6 km or one mile from the train station. I did not see Radisson Blu Park Hotel Oslo. Radisson Blu Plaza is near the train station supermarket and…
The King’s Royal Guards in Oslo
A pleasant surprise in Norway was walking to a large yellow building on the hill in the center of Oslo. The statue is what first grabbed my attention. The statue is King Karl Johan XIV King of Sweden and Karl Johan III, King of Norway (1763-1844). Yeah, one man was king of both countries with…
Europe in 5 cities for 50,000 AAdvantage miles + $168
Zurich, Berlin, Oslo, Helsinki, London in 12 days out of San Francisco Airport. I was surprised at how much of Europe I could visit on one trip using 50,000 American Airlines AAdvantage miles for three one-way economy class award tickets and no other transportation except to and from airports on city trains, trams and busses.…
Hunger in Oslo. Prices? What Prices!
“Norwegians are always in a rush and have too much money” is how a Canadian born man explained to me why nearly all the flyers traveling to Oslo Central Station were buying the Flytoget express train tickets for 170 NOK ($29.75 USD) rather than NSB local train tickets for 90 NOK ($15.75 USD). Kiosk for…