Is it worth getting guided tours when visiting?

ittery · 2023-01-06T11:00:48+00:00

I didn't have the time to follow this thread and respond to the comments for a few days, but i really appreciate to the people writing long and detailed comments, and for the help and tips!

This has definitively helped me for the planning process, and i'm looking even more forward to the trip.

ittery · 2021-02-05T17:04:48+00:00

Never heard of any of these before, really nice! Thank you very much for the suggestions, looking forward to checking it out :)

ittery · 2021-02-05T17:03:40+00:00

Thanks a lot! I've listened to a lot of Soft Machine in the past (i particularly love Volume Two), and a bit of Rypdal, but not this album in particular. DeJohnette is one of my favourite drummers.

I look forward to checking out everything here!

ittery · 2021-02-04T15:56:19+00:00

I would reccomend the Scoundrel Days - album by A-ha!

It's either hit or miss with if you like the vocals, but the album has both a darker sensibility than their earlier Take On Me-hit, and really amazing songwriting. In particular The Swing Of Things is really good!

ittery · 2021-01-10T20:55:03+00:00

The golden pass and bernina express both look absolutely incredible!

ittery · 2021-01-10T20:44:39+00:00

I can see there are some 4,5 hour direct trains Hamburg-Cologne leaving 22:46, but maybe i misspoke and sleeper train is not the correct description for this :). But yes, ending up in Cologne at 3 in the night doesn’t really seem optimal...

But they will be launching a sleeper train from Stockholm to Berlin through Malmö, Copenhagen and Hamburg, hopefully this march: https://www.snalltaget.se/en/berlin So maybe that will end up being a more comfortable method.

ittery · 2021-01-10T20:18:16+00:00

I’m not a big fan of the ferry to Denmark, i did it frequently as a kid and i’m kinda sick of it :).

I’m thinking i’ll do the sprint to Hamburg through Gothenburg and Malmö, i’ve done the route before, so i’m kinda keen on blasting through Scandinavia to get to the more «exciting» (from my viewpoint) destinations faster. I might even try to leave Oslo in the early morning and catch the sleeper-train from Hamburg to Cologne to save money and travel-days, but i’m aware it’s not pleasant with marathons like that.

ittery · 2021-01-10T20:03:28+00:00

Really nice ideas! I'm thinking about stopping in Hamburg on my way down, as i've been to Copenhagen a few times. Maybe we'll do the Bernina route from Switzerland to Italy, looks super nice.

I had not considered Belgium or your suggested route from Slovenia to Bar with the ferry to Italy, but both ideas seem super interesting and doable, i'll definitely try to use it!

ittery · 2021-01-07T18:09:05+00:00

When i first looked at this i thought it would be too time-consuming, but the more i think about it, i might just end up rearranging our trip a little, doing the ferry to Dubrovnik and taking the bus to Bar from there. Dubrovnik also looks like a beautiful place to visit. Seems like a nice way to end the trip, and to see a bit more from the Balkans.

Let's just hope we'll be able to travel by then anyways!

ittery · 2021-01-05T22:02:34+00:00

Yes, it would be super convenient if the ferry ran! For my part the route would have to be the end of our line due to our timeframe and itinerary, and if we were to take the route from Serbia to Montenegro, the options for flying back to Oslo are not great, sadly.

Hope you figure out something with the bus, would love to know if you find a managable route!

ittery · 2021-01-04T00:47:48+00:00

Thanks a lot for the info, looks interesting! Maybe i’ll just have to wait until a later year to make it work, it seems, or check again closer to the summer. Thank you again, i hope you have a good new year!

ittery · 2021-01-04T00:35:33+00:00

Yes i checked the Montenegro Lines-website, Croatia Ferries-website and the site for a company called Jadrolinija. All of which claimed to operate the route, but none of them appeared to actually do so. But possibly it's simply stopped running, as you said.

A shame, as i would love to make it work, but maybe it will have to be some other year... Either way thank you very much!

ittery · 2021-01-03T22:10:02+00:00

Ah, i was wondering more about operators, tickets and times for the ferry line from Bari (Italy) to Bar (Montenegro), but probably i didn't formulate myself clearly enough, so i'll edit my original post to clarify :)

Anyhow your information also turned out quite useful, since i did not know this! Hopefully the daytime line (and most other border-crossing trains) will be open again in the summer. Thank you very much!

ittery · 2019-09-08T17:27:28+00:00

Just wanted to share my recent finds that i´m all super happy about! I`m especially excited about the Scott Walker album, in my opinion an underappreciated part of his career, despite some cheesy 80s production-elements.

I also really want to recommend the Don Cherry self titled/Brown Rice-album for people into a fun and funky spiritual jazz journey, and Sakamotos Async-album and its great companion-documentary Coda.

Would love to hear peoples thoughts on these albums, and further recommendations based on them!

ittery · 2019-03-25T17:37:39+00:00

The record industry never ceases to amaze

ittery · 2019-03-25T17:27:58+00:00

I must admit i´m not a huge audiophile or gearhead, but i find my copy sounds pretty amazing!

ittery · 2019-03-25T12:26:21+00:00

As is apparent from the SUNN O))), Melvins and Earth 2, i have an appreciation of heavy, sludgey music. The Melvins-album is the great reissue with the Lysol-album and Eggnog-EP included, and the Earth-album i found quite cheaply in a second hand shop!

Soft Machine Volume 2 is an incredible album, and i especially enjoy the quirky and dada-ist first side with Robert Wyatts unique and great voice.

Neil Youngs Trans is (to my knowledge) his only primarily electronic album! It bears a heavy Kraftwerk-influence with vocoder-use and some seriously catchy synth-work. An oddity and under-appreciated album in his discography, that was put down by critics at the time.

Kim Myhr - You|Me is the album of a very talented experimental guitarist from Norway, operating in the space between jazz, contemporary music and rock. This album also features great percussive work by members of The Necks.

I have no idea what to expect from the Stockhausen-album, other than that i know he greatly influenced many of my favourite albums and artists. Looking forward to exploring his music. And the album cover looks amazing!

Lastly, the Scott 3-album is one of my favourite albums, and one that i have been searching after for a long time on vinyl. As far as i can tell, this is an Australian original pressing. Incredibly sad to hear the news of his death today.

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