(And so I continue writing about the Norway trip that my wife, Mary Pat Treuthart, and I took in May.) Tuesday, May 13, 9:36 a.m. (Central European Summer Time): We’re sitting in a train car headed ...

Travel from a remote snow-covered station high on a mountain plateau, through a lush valley packed with astonishing views, remarkable tunnels, and powerful waterfalls, down to a picturesque fjord-side ...

The Flåm Railway descends 864 meters from Myrdal Station down through the Flåm Valley to the fjord at Flåm, covering that elevation change on a standard gauge adhesion railway with a peak gradient of ...

The Flåm Railway is often called one of the world’s most beautiful train rides, and for good reason. In under an hour, it takes you from the fjordside village of Flåm to the mountain station of Myrdal ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. When not abroad, travel writer John Oseid can be found in NYC or LA. Porpoises! What in the world are those guys doing here nearly ...

Tone Rønning Vike and her husband, Bjørn Vike, share the same sentiment in regard to running a restorative travel company. “The whole experience and operation need to be on board, not just one element ...

If you're after an unforgettable scenic train ride, then the Flåm Railway in Norway should be going on your travel bucket list right now. Hailed by train enthusiasts as one of the most beautiful train ...

One of the world’s most scenic train journeys takes only a leisurely 60 minutes one way but is worth travelling to the other side of the globe for. Norway’s Flam Railway can be experienced in a day ...

I wanted our family to have a unique experience on our family trip to Denmark, Norway, and Iceland. While in Norway, we traveled to Flam to rent a private sauna floating in a fjord. The experience was ...