Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Toilets
Most towns (and many roadside stops) have public facilities. However, at some shopping
malls, train stations, bus terminals and even some (but not many) restaurants, you may
have to pay up to Nkr10.
Tourist Information
It's impossible to speak highly enough of tourist offices in Norway. Most serve as one-stop
clearing houses for general information and bookings for accommodation and activities.
Nearly every city and town has its own tourist office, and most tourist offices in reasonably
sized towns or major tourist areas publish comprehensive booklets giving the complete, up-
to-date low-down on their town.
Offices in smaller towns may be open only during peak summer months, while in cities
they're open year-round, but with shorter hours in the off-season.
Tourist offices operate under a variety of names -
turistkontor
and
reiseliv
are among the
most common - but all have the information symbol prominently displayed outside and are
easy to identify and find.
Norwegian Tourist Board
(Norges Turistråd;
TOURIST INFORMATION
22 00 25 00;
www.visitnorway.com
;
PO Box 448, Sentrum, N-0158
Oslo)
For general info on travelling in Norway.
Travellers with Disabilities
Norway is generally well set up for travellers with disabilities and all newly constructed pub-
lic buildings are required by law to have wheelchair access. That said, like in most coun-
tries, the situation remains a work-in-progress. As a result, anyone with special needs
should plan ahead.
Most Norwegian tourist offices carry lists of wheelchair-accessible hotels and hostels, but
your best bet is to contact the Norwegian Association for the Disabled. Nearly all street
crossings are equipped with either a ramp or a very low kerb (curb), and crossing signals
produce an audible signal - longer beeps when it's safe to cross and shorter beeps when
the signal is about to change.
