How many bottles of wine can you bring into Iceland?

How many bottles of wine can you bring into Iceland?

Iceland’s duty free limit is relatively generous, and bringing wine into the country with you can be a big money-saver. Saving money in Iceland Iceland is an astonishingly expensive place to visit. This is particularly the case if you like a drink or two, as…
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The Salmon in Oslo, Norway.

The Salmon: Oslo’s best free museum?

The Salmon in Oslo is both a fish restaurant and a museum about Norway’s salmon industry. And this free museum is strangely fascinating. A fish restaurant that’s also a salmon museum The Salmon in Oslo’s touristy Aker Brygge area is an unusual place. It’s a…
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The Orto Botanico in Padua, Italy.

Orto Botanico, Padua: The world’s oldest Botanic Garden

At Padua’s World Heritage-listed Orto Botanico, the world’s oldest botanic garden throws up some surprises on where our food comes from. Why the Padua’s Orto Botanico is World Heritage-listed Sometimes the new can rudely shoulder-barge the old out of the way without intending to. And…
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Thor Heyerdahl's Kon-Tiki Raft in Oslo's Kon-Tiki Museum.

The Kon-Tiki Museum, Oslo: Review

In Oslo, Norway, the Kon-Tiki Museum explores Thor Heyerdahl’s raft expedition from South America to Polynesia. What is the Kon-Tiki Museum The Kon-Tiki Museum in Oslo tells the story of Thor Heyerdahl, the Norwegian explorer who set out to prove Polynesia could have been settled…
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