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26 August 2002, 03:27 PM
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Just booked up my hols,cottage on the fjords,
cracking deal for a week and taking the scoob, has anyone been,are prices as high for food, beer etc as everyone says,is petrol dearer,etc,should i stock up on wine/beer in duty free? price of cottage/travel was cheap,so usually that means everything else is expensive,i was quoted £380 to hire a polo for four days!,so decided to take own car on ferry
any info/tips would be appreciated
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cracking deal for a week and taking the scoob, has anyone been,are prices as high for food, beer etc as everyone says,is petrol dearer,etc,should i stock up on wine/beer in duty free? price of cottage/travel was cheap,so usually that means everything else is expensive,i was quoted £380 to hire a polo for four days!,so decided to take own car on ferry
any info/tips would be appreciated
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26 August 2002, 04:24 PM
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Well, it's near Sweden!
Yes - booze and **** are expensive - however it is NOT in the European Union and so import limits apply - 200 smokes and 1l of spirits - so not much joy there.
It is a very expensive country - a sandwich and coffee for lunch can easily be a tenner.....
just like London then 
It has beautiful scenery
- oh and the landscape is quite nice too (can get away with saying that as my wife is Norwegian )
Finally - if you go in the summer - take a sleeping blindfold - it doesn't get dark - or conversely in the winter take a torch - it doesn't get light!!!!!
Trout
Yes - booze and **** are expensive - however it is NOT in the European Union and so import limits apply - 200 smokes and 1l of spirits - so not much joy there.
It is a very expensive country - a sandwich and coffee for lunch can easily be a tenner.....
just like London then It has beautiful scenery
- oh and the landscape is quite nice too (can get away with saying that as my wife is Norwegian )Finally - if you go in the summer - take a sleeping blindfold - it doesn't get dark - or conversely in the winter take a torch - it doesn't get light!!!!!
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26 August 2002, 10:33 PM
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Trout, im going in a couple of weeks, gets dark up here at 8.30,so i presume it'll be a wee bit later than here(i hope)
what is the chance of smuggling a crate of beer in? are the customs likely to do random searches?
we have a two year old,and most of the time will be spent at the cottage in the country, and i wont mind stumping up for the odd meal in a restaurant,its more the booze,petrol and **** were worried about!!
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what is the chance of smuggling a crate of beer in? are the customs likely to do random searches?we have a two year old,and most of the time will be spent at the cottage in the country, and i wont mind stumping up for the odd meal in a restaurant,its more the booze,petrol and **** were worried about!!
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26 August 2002, 11:14 PM
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Not so sure about taking in a crate - I think you can do 24 cans within the limit - never taken a car in so not sure about random searches. I think they are more diligent than most however.
Also when you get there you can only buy booze from nationalised outlets....Vinmonopolets....there will be a little window where you take your order - all very strange.
Have a good time.
Trout
Also when you get there you can only buy booze from nationalised outlets....Vinmonopolets....there will be a little window where you take your order - all very strange.
Have a good time.
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29 August 2002, 08:17 PM
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My Norwegian family do booze cruises to Denmark as it is so expensive!
Crates of beer shouldn't be a problem, but hey enjoy the country side and driving not the hangovers!
Norwegian culture is to be sober all week then demolish a few crates of beer over the weekend!
Crates of beer shouldn't be a problem, but hey enjoy the country side and driving not the hangovers!
Norwegian culture is to be sober all week then demolish a few crates of beer over the weekend!
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