Travel First with Alex First

Day 6 in Norway - and Alex begins his Bergen adventure...  Bergen is a city on Norway’s southwestern coast. It's surrounded by mountains and fjords, including Sognefjord, the country’s longest and deepest. Bryggen features colorful wooden houses on the old wharf, once a center of the Hanseatic League's trading empire. The Fløibanen Funicular goes up Fløyen Mountain for panoramic views and hiking trails. For more visit: https://www.visitnorway.com/                        www.visitbergen.com                         www.fjordsafari.com   [email protected] Subscribe, rate and review Travel First at any good podcatcher app, including ApplePodcasts (formerly iTunes) (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, CastBox.fm and more. Email: [email protected] For more, follow Travel First on Facebook, twitter, Google+, Instagram and Clammr: Facebook: @travelfirstpodcast twitter: @biteszHQtravel Instagram: www.instagram.com/biteszhqtravel Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/collection/wi0YaB If you're enjoying Travel First, please share and tell your friends. Thank you... #travel #Norway #Europe #holiday #podcast #travelfirst #bergen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Day 5 in Norway sees Alex heading off to Bergen via The Nærøyfjord....spectacular is a word he uses a lot.  The Nærøyfjord is a fjord in the municipality of Aurland in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. The narrow fjord is a branch of the large Sognefjord, and it is featured on the "Norway in a Nutshell" daytrips for tourists - Wikipedia Bergen is a city on Norway’s southwestern coast. It's surrounded by mountains and fjords, including Sognefjord, the country’s longest and deepest. Bryggen features colorful wooden houses on the old wharf, once a center of the Hanseatic League's trading empire. The Fløibanen Funicular goes up Fløyen Mountain for panoramic views and hiking trails. For more visit: https://www.visitnorway.com/                         https://www.visitoslo.com/                         www.fjordtours.com                         www.visitflam.com                         www.fjordnorway.com                         www.fjordsafari.com Subscribe, rate and review Travel First at any good podcatcher app, including ApplePodcasts (formerly iTunes) (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, CastBox.fm and more. Email: [email protected] For more, follow Travel First on Facebook, twitter, Google+, Instagram and Clammr: Facebook: @travelfirstpodcast twitter: @biteszHQtravel Instagram: www.instagram.com/biteszhqtravel Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/collection/wi0YaB If you're enjoying Travel First, please share and tell your friends. Thank you... #travel #Oslo #Norway #Europe #holiday #podcast #travelfirst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Alex’s 4th Day in Norway sees him in Flam for a second day….taking in spectacular views and the fjords...oh the fjords. Plus there’s pretty spectacular food involved as well. ..and shoes. Flåm is a village in southwestern Norway, in an area known for its fjords. It sits at the end of Aurlandsfjord, a branch of the vast Sognefjord. The dramatic Stegastein viewing platform juts out high above the Aurlandsfjord. South of Flåm Harbor, the 17th-century wooden Flåm Church lies in the valley. The Flåm Railway offers valley and waterfall views as it climbs to a station on the Hardangervidda plateau. Norway is a Scandinavian country encompassing mountains, glaciers and deep coastal fjords. Oslo, the capital, is a city of green spaces and museums. Preserved 9th-century Viking ships are displayed at Oslo’s Viking Ship Museum. Bergen, with colorful wooden houses, is the starting point for cruises to the dramatic Sognefjord. Norway is also known for fishing, hiking and skiing, notably at Lillehammer’s Olympic resort. For more visit: https://www.visitnorway.com/                         https://www.visitoslo.com/                         www.fjordtours.com                         www.visitflam.com                         www.fjordnorway.com                         www.fjordsafari.com Subscribe, rate and review Travel First at any good podcatcher app, including ApplePodcasts (formerly iTunes) (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, CastBox.fm and more. Email: [email protected] For more, follow Travel First on Facebook, twitter, Google+, Instagram and Clammr: Facebook: @travelfirstpodcast twitter: @biteszHQtravel Instagram: www.instagram.com/biteszhqtravel Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/collection/wi0YaB If you're enjoying Travel First, please share and tell your friends. Thank you... #travel #Oslo #Norway #Europe #holiday #podcast #travelfirst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Alex’s 3rd Day in Norway sees him taking a couple of spectacular train trips to the village of Flam. We're not sure he'll want to come back... Flåm is a village in southwestern Norway, in an area known for its fjords. It sits at the end of Aurlandsfjord, a branch of the vast Sognefjord. The dramatic Stegastein viewing platform juts out high above the Aurlandsfjord. South of Flåm Harbor, the 17th-century wooden Flåm Church lies in the valley. The Flåm Railway offers valley and waterfall views as it climbs to a station on the Hardangervidda plateau. Norway is a Scandinavian country encompassing mountains, glaciers and deep coastal fjords. Oslo, the capital, is a city of green spaces and museums. Preserved 9th-century Viking ships are displayed at Oslo’s Viking Ship Museum. Bergen, with colorful wooden houses, is the starting point for cruises to the dramatic Sognefjord. Norway is also known for fishing, hiking and skiing, notably at Lillehammer’s Olympic resort. For more visit: https://www.visitnorway.com/                         https://www.visitoslo.com/                         www.fjordtours.com                         www.visitflam.com                         www.fjordnorway.com Subscribe, rate and review Travel First at any good podcatcher app, including ApplePodcasts (formerly iTunes) (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, CastBox.fm and more. Email: [email protected] For more, follow Travel First on Facebook, twitter, Google+, Instagram and Clammr: Facebook: @travelfirstpodcast twitter: @biteszHQtravel Instagram: www.instagram.com/biteszhqtravel Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/collection/wi0YaB If you're enjoying Travel First, please share and tell your friends. Thank you... #travel #Oslo #Norway #Europe #holiday #podcast #travelfirst #flam #fjords Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Alex’s 2nd Day in Oslo, Norway - and he’s off to Holmenkollen and the famous ski jump. Holmenkollen (Urban East Norwegian pronunciation: [²hɔlmənˌkɔlən])[1][2] is a neighborhood in the Vestre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway. In addition to being a residential area, the area has been a ski recreation area since the late 19th century, with its famous ski jumping hill, the Holmenkollbakken, hosting competitions since 1892\. To the north, the area borders to the woodlands area Marka. - Wikipedia Norway is a Scandinavian country encompassing mountains, glaciers, and deep coastal fjords. Oslo, the capital, is a city of green spaces and museums. Preserved 9th-century Viking ships are displayed at Oslo’s Viking Ship Museum. Bergen, with colorful wooden houses, is the starting point for cruises to the dramatic Sognefjord. Norway is also known for fishing, hiking, and skiing, notably at Lillehammer’s Olympic resort. For more visit: https://www.visitnorway.com/                         https://www.visitoslo.com/ Subscribe, rate and review Travel First at any good podcatcher app, including ApplePodcasts (formerly iTunes) (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, CastBox.fm and more. Email: [email protected] For more, follow Travel First on Facebook, twitter, Google+, Instagram and Clammr: Facebook: @travelfirstpodcast twitter: @biteszHQtravel Instagram: www.instagram.com/biteszhqtravel Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/collection/wi0YaB If you're enjoying Travel First, please share and tell your friends. Thank you... #travel #Oslo #Norway #Europe #holiday #podcast #travelfirst #Hollmenkollen #Holmenkollbakken #winter #sport #skiing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Alex’s European adventure continues as he moves to Oslo, Norway for the first day of his Scandinavian experiences.  Norway is a Scandinavian country encompassing mountains, glaciers and deep coastal fjords. Oslo, the capital, is a city of green spaces and museums. Preserved 9th-century Viking ships are displayed at Oslo’s Viking Ship Museum. Bergen, with colorful wooden houses, is the starting point for cruises to the dramatic Sognefjord. Norway is also known for fishing, hiking and skiing, notably at Lillehammer’s Olympic resort. For more visit: https://www.visitnorway.com/                         https://www.visitoslo.com/ Subscribe, rate and review Travel First at any good podcatcher app, including ApplePodcasts (formerly iTunes) (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, CastBox.fm and more. Email: [email protected] For more, follow Travel First on Facebook, twitter, Google+, Instagram and Clammr: Facebook: @travelfirstpodcast twitter: @biteszHQtravel Instagram: www.instagram.com/biteszhqtravel Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/collection/wi0YaB If you're enjoying Travel First, please share and tell your friends. Thank you... #travel #Oslo #Norway #Europe #holiday #podcast #travelfirst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Day 3 of Alex’s visit to Porto...and what a magical place it is….including a strong connection to Harry Potter. Porto is a coastal city in northwest Portugal known for its stately bridges and port wine production. In the medieval Ribeira (riverside) district, narrow cobbled streets wind past merchants’ houses and cafes. São Francisco Church is known for its lavish baroque interior with ornate gilded carvings. The palatial 19th-century Palácio de Bolsa, formerly a stock market, was built to impress potential European investors.  For more visit: http://visitportoandnorth.travel/ Subscribe, rate and review Travel First at any good podcatcher app, including ApplePodcasts (formerly iTunes) (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, CastBox.fm and more. Email: [email protected] For more, follow Travel First on Facebook, twitter, Google+, and Instagram: Facebook: @travelfirstpodcast twitter: @biteszHQtravel Instagram: www.instagram.com/biteszhqtravel Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/collection/wi0YaB If you're enjoying Travel First, please share and tell your friends. Thank you...  #travel #Lisbon #Portugal #Europe #holiday #podcast #travelfirst #Porto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Day 2 of Alex’s visit to Porto and the beautiful Douro Valley and wine growing. The Douro Valley could as easily be called the enchanted valley, such is the beauty and magic that its landscapes offer. Departing from Porto, where the river flows into the sea and where the Douro wines (table wines and Port wine), produced on its hillsides, also end up, there are various ways to get to know this cultural landscape, listed as a World Heritage Site: by road, by train, on a cruise boat and even by helicopter. None will leave you indifferent. Porto is a coastal city in northwest Portugal known for its stately bridges and port wine production. In the medieval Ribeira (riverside) district, narrow cobbled streets wind past merchants’ houses and cafes. São Francisco Church is known for its lavish baroque interior with ornate gilded carvings. The palatial 19th-century Palácio de Bolsa, formerly a stock market, was built to impress potential European investors. For more visit: https://www.visitportugal.com/en/content/douro-valley Subscribe, rate and review Travel First at any good podcatcher app, including ApplePodcasts (formerly iTunes) (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, CastBox.fm and more. Email: [email protected] For more, follow Travel First on Facebook, twitter, Google+, Instagram and Clammr: Facebook: @travelfirstpodcast twitter: @biteszHQtravel Instagram: www.instagram.com/travelfirstpodcast Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/collection/wi0YaB Clammr: http://www.clammr.com/app/travelfirst If you're enjoying Travel First, please share and tell your friends. Thank you... #travel #Lisbon #Portugal #Europe #holiday #podcast #travelfirst #Porto #Douro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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After 7 days in Lisbon, Portugal, Alex’s travel adventures continue with a visit to Coimbra University, then on to Porto. The University of Coimbra is a Portuguese public university in Coimbra, Portugal. Established in 1290 in Lisbon, it went through a number of relocations until it was moved permanently to its current city in 1537, being one of the oldest universities in continuous operation in the world and the oldest university of Portugal. Porto is a coastal city in northwest Portugal known for its stately bridges and port wine production. In the medieval Ribeira (riverside) district, narrow cobbled streets wind past merchants’ houses and cafes. São Francisco Church is known for its lavish baroque interior with ornate gilded carvings. The palatial 19th-century Palácio de Bolsa, formerly a stock market, was built to impress potential European investors. Websites mentioned in the show: http://visitportoandnorth.travel/ https://blisstours.pt/en/ https://taylor.pt/ http://www.sixsenses.com/resorts/douro-valley/destination Subscribe, rate and review Travel First at any good podcatcher app, including ApplePodcasts (formerly iTunes) (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, CastBox.fm and more. Email: [email protected] For more, follow Travel First on Facebook, twitter, Google+, and Instagram: Facebook: @travelfirstpodcast twitter: @biteszHQtravel Instagram: www.instagram.com/biteshqtravel Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/collection/wi0YaB If you're enjoying Travel First, please share and tell your friends. Thank you… #travel #Lisbon #Portugal #Europe #holiday #podcast #travelfirst #Coimbra #Porto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Day 7 of Alex’s visit to Lisbon, Portugal sees him returning to Sintra to explore more of what’s on offer.  Sintra is a resort town in the foothills of Portugal’s Sintra Mountains, near the capital, Lisbon. A longtime royal sanctuary, its forested terrain is studded with pastel-colored villas and palaces. The Moorish- and Manueline-style Sintra National Palace is distinguished by dramatic twin chimneys and elaborate tilework. The hilltop 19th-century Pena National Palace is known for a whimsical design and sweeping views. (google maps) For more details visit https://www.visitlisboa.com/ Subscribe, rate and review Travel First at any good podcatcher app, including ApplePodcasts (formerly iTunes) (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, CastBox.fm and more. Email: [email protected] For more, follow Travel First on Facebook, twitter, Google+ and Instagram: Facebook: @travelfirstpodcast twitter: @biteszHQtravel Instagram: www.instagram.com/travelfirstpodcast Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/collection/wi0YaB If you're enjoying Travel First, please share and tell your friends. Thank you... #travel #Lisbon #Portugal #Europe #holiday #podcast #travelfirst  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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