Level 1 · Exercise Normal PrecautionsFjords that break your camera, a coastal steamer (the Hurtigruten) that crosses the Arctic Circle, and cities that Kill-Bill-quiet at 9 pm. Oslo is the design capital; Bergen is the fjord gateway; Tromsø is aurora country. Safe, bookish, and frankly expensive — worth every kroner.
A handcrafted timber lodge overlooking the Storfjord u2014 open fires, sauna, and a chef doing locavore at the end of a mountain road.
Tjuvholmen's art-hotel, with works by Warhol and Fontana in the halls and rooftop pool views of the Oslo Fjord.
The architectural glass cabins of Ex Machina fame u2014 nine rooms, one black-water river, zero distractions.
