Norway – the social experiment that worked

Norway, land of 1000 waterfalls and possibly the world’s most successful society, has a secret. It’s called friluftsliv, which sounds like a Nordic yoghurt but is, in fact, a complicated Scandinavian word for a simple, rather lovely concept. It’s an abiding passion for landscape, and an active appreciation of the country’s incredible natural beauty.

Here’s a PDF of my cover story on this wonderful country, published in The Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne Age Traveller in November, 2018. You can also read it here online:

http://www.traveller.com.au/norway-land-of-1000-waterfalls-has-a-secret-h17bts#ixzz5Y6phVPv8

Norway cover Screenshot 2018-11-25 07.09.34 (5 files merged)