Adolescenza **** Discoteche/   Web stradivariusconcerti.com

Europa

World Emotions

French Emotions ( Baci Baiser alla Francese)	German Emotions (Bacio Kuss alla Tedesca)	English Emotions	Spanish Emotions ( Un Beso in Spagna)
Italian Emotions (Baci Italiani )

Norway

Southern Norway	Splitsbergen	Stavanger	Bergen
Tromso	Trondheim	Flam	Floro
Hammerfest	Hurtigruten	Lofoten	Oslo
Lillehammer	North Cape	Nord Norge

Thanks to http://www.world66.com/ *********************The content is published under a creative commons licence : http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0 / ).

Spitsbergen Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see x For the ultimate Arctic adventure, take the journey to the Spitsbergen islands (a.k.a., Svalbard), where you can expect to see Polar Bears and floating icebergs. Svalbard was probably discovered in 1194 by Vikings from Iceland. Forgotten, then rediscovered by Dutchmen in the16th century, the interest in the archipelago increased with intensive whaling and Arctic hunting in the 17th century. Since the early 1900s, coal mining and scientific research have dominated the islands. The mines are operated both by Russians (Pyramiden, Barentsburg) and Norwegians (Longyearbyen, Svéagruva). Ny-Ålesund is mainly a scientific colony, with researchers from many countries involved in the polar field (glaciology, arctic biology, etc.). Svalbard was also key in many attempts to reach the North Pole area. Since the Paris treaty of 1920, Svalbard is under Norwegian sovereignty, administered by a Sysselman based in Longyearbyen. All signatory nations have equal rights to access the area. In some features (including the interdiciton of any military base), this treaty is a precursor of the Antarctic Treaty. Longyearbyen is the main settlement (approx. 1000 inhabitants). It is mainly a coal mine, but tourism has become increasingly important. During high season there are (almost) daily flights from Tromso, and almost anything (clothes, polar equipment, food...) can be purchased there. Svalbard is a duty free zone, which make some Norwegian high quality products very attractive buys here (Ajungilak sleeping bags, Hell Sport tents, etc.). Nybyen is a charming village close to Lonyearbyen. Out of the capital there is the arctic desert, it is not possible to go around without meticulously organized trips. The environment doesn't allow improvisations and the polar bear is very dangerous, it attaches without warning and it races much faster than humans. The main vehicle used in Svalbards is the snowmobile. The agencies hire them for their organized tours, teaching the guide of it. They are not difficult to be governed, just a little uncomfortable for whom has not accustomed. Travelling with the snowmobile, it is possible to drive over dry land and over the frozen surface of the sea continu ously . It is not distinguishable where snow covers the ground or where it covers the pack. The experience of the companions and the modern half technicians make not to feel sure in a difficult environment. The weather is suddenly varying and it passes in few minutes from the full light of the sun to the fog or it comes upon us in a snowstorm. The landscape, however, broadly repays from the difficulties and from the cold. The silence reigns anywhere. There are no trees, houses, city. The beauty of the place is given by the shapes of the mantle of snow that covers mountains and valleys. The white is the dominant colour. The always clear sky, with the sun that turns tall in sky all over the day, it makes to lose meaning to the words day and night. The time is not established from the cycle of the sun or from the alternation of the light and the dark anymore, each one regulates himself only with a clock. The time fades away and it loses in the white. It seems to be suspended in the sky and, apart for the rigid temperature, you could be thought about being in H eaven. The arctic landscape is made of ancient mountains, dug by the glaciers, and from fiords frozen that they wedge him in the islands. In some rare place rests of human installations, some hunters of last century that picked up the scarce deposits of the ships to build small shelters whether to take refuge during the hunting. Some of these shelters are used today also. Certainly the most fascinating show is represented by the glaciers that go down from the valleys and that, instead of falling in sea, they are stop to the frozen surface. The blocks of ice remain suspended in their fall, advancing slowly during the short summers. The ice, when it starts to form him, it is initially white, then, as it is compressed during the centuries of the trip toward valley, it assumes all the tonalities of the blue. When it picks up soil in his to advance, it assumes a layer of dark coloration. The polar bear is not rare to be seen on the pack, especially during the spring when they go in search of the seals that emerge from the ice. The tour leader s, obligatorily armed, hold under control the situation for the tourists. ::::::::::Longyearbyen Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Longyearbyen panorama Longyearbyen panorama Kjell Adolfsson Longyearbyen, or Longyear City, is located at Isfjorden, or Ice Fjord, where it serves as a coal-mining hub and the chief port and administrative center for the isolated island group. The only airport offering shceduled flights to mainland Norway is located nearby. Longyearbyen is the place to get your trip arranged before you head off for the wild and unknown. In recent years, research activites related to climate and the aurora borealis have increased, and there are scientists and some university students here as well. Although located in the arctic climate zone with large glaciers covering most of the island, temperatures in July is on average about 7 C (46 F). While the name may seem apt to someone working in near isolation from civilization, Longyearbyen takes its name from the American mining entrepreneur John M. Longyear who founded the town in 1906. There are quite a few organisations in Longyearbyen who can help you with your trip. Refer to the Practical Information section for more information. Part or or all of this text stems from the original article at: Wikipedia article about Svalbard and Wikipedia article about Geography of Norway ________Practical Information Edit This [Add Practical address] Svalbard Wildlife Service AS Edit This To rent, buy, get any sort of competent advice planning the trip type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: PB 164 , 9170 Longyearbyen tel: 79 02 10 35, fax: 79 02 12 01 Sysselmannen på Svalbard Edit This To get permit (rarely needed), and drop the planned route type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Skjaeringa, 9170 Longyearbyen tel: 79 02 31 00 Norsk Polarinstitutt Edit This to get map (1:100 000 are the most precise) type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: PB 505, Longyearbyen tel: 79 02 26 00, fax: 79 02 26 04 Info-Svalbard Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: PB 323, 9170 Longyearbyen tel: 79 02 23 03, fax: 79 01 10 20 :::::::::Nybyen Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see x Southern-most in Longyear Valley, at the foot of the Longyear Glacier, lies Nybyen. Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani built the tiny "village" after the Second World War, and the company's miners lived in the eight houses for many years. The village also included a common bathhouse, a laundry, a shop and a canteen, which soon became known as Stormessa - the large canteen. The miners moved out and what is left is a very charming place. The solid timber houses are original, and have been redecorated and modernised several times. But it has not been possible - or desirable - to erase all the mining stories imbedded in the walls here. In Nybyen you live near a glacier, and feel a little "out in the wilderness", but in close proximity you have the "Huset" and Galleri Svalbard, both rich in tradition. Old mining equipment looms large against the mountainsides, and the whole area invites you to a very special stay in Longyearbyen.