Best time to visit Norway is May-Sept. The Midnight Sun occurs in the far north from mid-June to mid-July. Worst is Winter with short, dark days, unless you want to either ski or see the northern lights.

Minimum worthwhile stay is 4 days in Oslo, Bergen.

Main festivals in Norway are easter, Sami traditional celebrations in the north, esp. Karasjok, including reindeer racing and Constitution Day, the country's most colourful day, with national costumes coming out of the closet.

The Viking Museum with three real ships, the Kon-Tiki Museum and the huge open-air Norwegian Folk Museum are all in Oslo and interesting. A great place for lovers of excellent and varied seafood or exotic meat dishes such as reindeer or elk, but oceanically deep pockets will be required.

Vegetarians will have a hard time finding anything interesting to eat. Many travellers on a budget survive on fast food, sandwiches at Konditori bakeries, or supermarket purchases, with opportunistic stuffing at hotel breakfast buffets.