We've spent a lot of time in Norway across different seasons — Lofoten and Alta in fall chasing the aurora, hiking near Ålesund, dogsledding in Tromsø and snowmobiling in Svalbard in winter, exploring the fjords in summer — and the one thing that's been consistent is how quickly conditions can change and how far from the nearest hospital some of the best parts of the country actually are.

Norwegian mountain rescue is world-class. Norwegian hospital bills, for those who aren't covered, are not cheap.

This guide covers what travel insurance for Norway actually needs to do, what activities require specific coverage, what to watch out for if you assume your existing policy already handles it, and an exclusive discount for our readers with Heymondo.

We've been to Iceland three times — in September, October and February — doing the kind of things that make travel insurance less of an afterthought and more of a genuine necessity. Driving remote roads in the dark chasing the northern lights, hiking across lava fields and glaciers, navigating weather that changes faster than any forecast predicted.

Iceland is small but mighty. It's one of the most geographically dramatic countries on earth, and a lot of what makes it worth visiting — the interior highlands, the glacier lagoons, the black sand beaches — is also genuinely remote. The nearest hospital to some of the places we've been is a long drive or a helicopter ride away.

That changes the insurance conversation.

When we wrote Norway, Svalbard and Jan Mayen — Next level Arctic, what struck us most wasn’t a single activity. It was scale. The exposed mountains. The quiet Longyearbyen streets. That feeling that you are standing at the edge of the world, while having all the modern amenities.

In the high Arctic, what you feel there depends entirely on light. And light depends entirely on season. If you’re wondering about the best time to visit Svalbard, here is a month-by-month breakdown, based on two decades of Arctic experience.

Klaksvík is not where most people stay on their first Faroe Islands trip — and that’s exactly why it works so well.

Set in the northern islands, Klaksvík feels lived-in rather than curated. It’s calmer than Tórshavn, closer to some of the Faroes’ most dramatic landscapes (Kalsoy, anyone?), and surprisingly practical as a base if you want space, silence, and real access to the north.

We stayed at a lovely fishermen’s cabin in early September and absolutely loved every minute we spent in this region.

Every stay below is:

• somewhere we’d genuinely consider staying

• chosen for location, comfort, and realism

We’ve mixed hotels, apartments, and cabins, because in Klaksvík, the right choice depends heavily on how you travel.

The Faroe Islands don’t have a “wrong” season. They have consequences (evil laugh).

Pick the wrong moment for you, and you’ll fight wind, crowds, or closed routes. Pick the right one, and the islands open up — quietly, dramatically, on their own terms.

We went late August to early September — for our wedding elopement before our official wedding in Spain — and it turned out to be the sweet spot. But that doesn’t mean it’s the best time for everyone.

This guide is structured the way people actually search—and plan: by season first, with month-level truth where it matters.

Spoiler alert: Weather is fickle year-round. Don’t expect guaranteed sun just because it’s summer!

We were looking for a nature destination with whimsical, dramatic landscapes for our unofficial wedding. Iceland had gotten way too popular, and the Lofoten Islands seemed to be next…

We found the perfect Faroese photographer, so we decided to travel to the Faroe Islands to symbolically get married, and, of course, explore this one-of-a-kind destination!

Will you join us on an unforgettable trip to the Faroe Islands?

Spoiler alert: A very famous character died there!

Svalbard had been on our bucket list for a long time. And we finally took the leap… with a little help from a Black Friday offer on flights!

Remote… Freezing… Empty… Dark… Everyone asked us why on earth we decided to go there.

Well, because it’s the northernmost place you can go without an expedition, which means flights are actually affordable.

Yep, the northernmost, so close to the North Pole… How could we NOT want to go there? And in the heart of the winter, of course!