In winter’s darkness, we bid summer to come and warm us. And it does, perhaps fulfilling our wishes too well. Now is the time to think of Northern European destinations where you can have your summer and stand it too.
Now That’s Refreshing
By Sue Bryant
When the heat and humidity begin to wrap you in their climatological cloak, think of Norway’s fjords, where water cascades down the sides of glaciers and gives rise to fields of wildflowers and where chill towns beckon travelers to soak up the respite and relief of a no-sweat summer.
“The Norwegian coast is one of the most dramatic landscapes on the planet,” says famed photographer Steve McCurry, whose photo is below. Spending time in Flåm proved his point. Join his photographic journey to a land unlike any other.
Throughout the land of fire and ice, you’ll find micro-homes, pint-size dwellings built for…whom, exactly? The answer may surprise you: Almost two-thirds of the population believes in fairies and elves, and these homes add further to the mysteries.
