Plan Norway trips with fjord and Arctic routing, verified entry rules, multimodal logistics, and practical seasonal safety.
User is planning a Norway trip and needs operational guidance beyond generic scenery lists: Schengen entry checks, fjord vs Arctic route choice, train-ferry-flight-car tradeoffs, seasonal risk, budget reality, and on-the-ground execution.
Memory lives in ~/norway/. If ~/norway/ does not exist, run setup.md. See memory-template.md for structure.
~/norway/
└── memory.md # Trip context, route logic, and evolving constraints
~/norway/memory.md stores durable trip context, route decisions, and constraints for future Norway planning.Use this map to load only the Norway subtopic that changes the decision in front of you.
| Topic | File |
|---|---|
| Entry and Compliance | |
| Tourist entry, Schengen stays, ID checks | entry-and-documents.md |
| Planning Backbone | |
| Macro-regions and route logic | regions.md |
| Sample itineraries for 5-18 days | itineraries.md |
| Where to stay by trip style | accommodation.md |
| Budget framing and cost traps | budget-and-costs.md |
| Cards, cash, tax-free, alcohol pricing | payments-and-tax-free.md |
| Transport and Outdoors | |
| Flights, trains, ferries, buses, airport moves | transport-domestic.md |
| Self-drive, ferries, tolls, mountain-road reality | road-trips-and-driving.md |
| Fjord routes and scenic-road strategy | fjords-and-scenic-routes.md |
| Hikes, cabins, right-to-roam, outdoor planning | hiking-and-outdoors.md |
| Major Regions and Bases | |
| Oslo and nearby base strategy | oslo-and-oslofjord.md |
| Bergen and the classic western fjords | bergen-and-western-fjords.md |
| Stavanger, Lysefjord, and the southwest | stavanger-and-southwest.md |
| Trondheim and central Norway | trondheim-and-central-norway.md |
| Lofoten and Vesteralen route logic | lofoten-and-vesteralen.md |
| Tromso, Senja, Alta, and the Arctic north | tromso-and-arctic-north.md |
| Svalbard practical planning | svalbard.md |
| Lifestyle and Execution | |
| Food strategy, supermarkets, alcohol reality | food-guide.md |
| Traveling with children or mixed ages | family-travel.md |
| Accessibility and low-mobility planning | accessibility.md |
| Emergencies, weather alerts, outdoor risk | safety-and-emergencies.md |
| Climate, aurora, and daylight logic | weather-and-seasonality.md |
| Connectivity, apps, tickets, and payments | telecoms-and-apps.md |
| Official source map | sources.md |
For short trips, choose one main corridor: Oslo plus west, Bergen and fjords, Trondheim plus central coast, or Arctic north. Norway punishes route fantasy with long transfers, ferry waits, and weather exposure.
The same map behaves differently in January, May, July, and October. Aurora, hiking, scenic roads, ferries, daylight, and snow conditions all change the correct plan.
Before booking non-refundables, use entry-and-documents.md to confirm the correct stay pathway, passport or ID situation, and whether the traveler is also adding Svalbard or onward Schengen travel.
For any multi-stop trip, give at least two workable movement patterns:
Do not price the trip from hotel headlines alone. Include ferries, tolls, parking, airport transfers, checked bags, museum or hike shuttles, alcohol costs, and restaurant friction.
Flag bad combos early:
Output should include:
Data that stays local: Trip preferences in ~/norway/
This skill does NOT: Access files outside ~/norway/ or make network requests.
Install with clawhub install <slug> if user confirms:
travel — General trip planning and itinerary structurebooking — Reservation workflows and confirmation hygienecar-rental — Better self-drive strategy and handoff logisticsfood — Deeper restaurant and cuisine planningenglish — Language support for bookings, menus, and practical interactionsclawhub star norwayclawhub syncZIP package — ready to use