Preserved in the idyllic waters and lush landscapes of Norway’s fjords are the country’s Viking history and mythology, presenting travelers with unique cultural adventure opportunities.
Read MoreNorthbound: Skateboarding on Frozen Sand
Ice, driftwood, foamy waves and … skateboards? Four skaters head north to the cold Norwegian coast, applying their urban skills to a wild canvas of beach flotsam, frozen sand and pastel skies. The result is a beautiful mashup — biting winds and short days, ollies and a frozen miniramp.
Skaters: Hermann Stene, Didrik Galasso, Henrik Lund, Karsten Kleppan
Director: Jørn Nyseth Ranum
NORWAY: North of the Sun
Norwegians Inge Wegge, 25, and Jørn Ranum, 22, spent nine months of cold, Norwegian winter in the isolated and uninhabited bay of a remote, arctic island by the coast of Northern-Norway, facing nothing but the vast Atlantic Ocean. There they built a cabin out of driftwood and other cast-off materials that washed up on shore, and ate expired food the stores would otherwise have thrown away. But they brought with them two items of utmost importance: surfboards—their motivation for the Arctic adventure.
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"Poverty Porn" Parody
This parody video calls on Africans to save frostbitten Norwegians... by donating radiators. Made by The Norwegian Students’ and Academics’ International Assistance Fund, it highlights how exploitative "poverty porn" can be. As the Africa for Norway website asks, "What if every person in Africa saw this video, and it was the only information they ever got about Norway, what would they think?"