Svalbard and Jan Mayen Archives - In the Know Traveler

Dog-sledding in Svalbard, Norway

by ITKT Featured Writer | Aug 23, 2024 | Europe, ITKT Blogs, Norway, Spotlight, Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 2

After a late night wandering the streets of Longyearbyen, under the midnight sun, I was up early....

A Whiskey in Svalbard

by Martin Krogh-Poulsen | Aug 10, 2008 | Adventure, Norway, Spotlight, Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 2 |

It felt kind of weird fleeing a hot Swedish summer and going up north to the cold regions of the North Pole. Nevertheless, going to Svalbard during the sunny period, where temperatures are only a few minus degrees below-zero...

The Kingdom of Norway

by ITKT Media Partner | Dec 31, 2007 | Norway, Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 0 |

Norway is a monarchy situated in Northern Europe. The Kingdom of Norway consists of the western and northern parts of the Scandinavian peninsula as well as the northern territories of Jan Mayen and the Svalbard archipelago, and...