My first visit to Bergen was September 9, 2014 one year ago today. I came to the city on Norway’s west coast in the heart of fjord land last year to hang out and hike for a week. Statistically, September is the wettest month in Bergen. Last year I barely saw a cloud for the…
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American Airlines SFO to several Scandinavian airports $644 to $694
Ticket prices from San Francisco to several Scandinavian airports in Demark, Norway and Sweden are priced in the $600s for departures in September and October with American Airlines and British Airways. Scandinavia today is once again the low fare gateway to Europe, as has been the case for most of the past six months. If…
Oneworld American-British Airways Scandinavia to California under $400 round trip fares

Low fares, priced at under $400 round trip from Bergen and Oslo, Norway have been available for the past week flying British Airways and American Airlines to San Francisco. Airfare last week to Los Angeles was more, around $550. I alluded to the low Scandinavian airfares in my posts about planning travel to Europe, but…
American Airlines Executive Platinum Challenge routing ticketed and six intra-Europe flight choices

Three trips to Europe to earn American Airlines AAdvantage Executive Platinum elite status are ticketed. Six airline tickets for intra-Europe travel are ticketed. This is a long piece detailing in part how I created a multi-faceted European itinerary for September 2015 while pulling in some 40,000 EQM and 70,000 redeemable miles in American Airlines AAdvantage,…
AAdvantage Executive Platinum Challenge 39,294 EQM booked for $1,583

Yesterday, I realized that any savings I would get from lower ticket prices to complete my 30,000 EQM American Airlines AAdvantage ticket challenge was being negated by lost productivity and income. Hours spent studying airfares, routes, and hotel options resulted in low writing output this past week as I planned September travel for miles. Sightseeing…
Six days in Norway and $6 spent on food
Thought I would give an update on Norway now that I have completed six days of my 13 day trip. Six days in Norway and $6 spent on food so far. I have not been lying awake at night with hunger pangs either. The duvet overheating me is what wakes me at night. Nordic Choice…
DL/KLM SFO-Norway $571 (multiple airports) April-May 2014
Looks like airfare dropped by $50 from $625 last week on several Delta/KLM routes to Norway for April and May 2014 travel. Bergen (BGO), Stavanger (SVG), Kristiansand (KRS) and Alesund are four smaller Norwegian airports with rates at $571 and lower than Oslo. Sunday, April 27 – Wednesday May 7 $571 SFO-KRS KLM roundtrip $571 SFO-BGO…