Local Speciality: Icebar in Oslo

Icebar Oslo
Icebar Oslo

Ice bar Oslo is the only permanent bar in Norway made entirely of ice and kept at minus 5 degrees at all time. Everything inside is made out of crystal clear ice taking from the frozen Torne River Northern Sweden.

Tickets are available from 45 minutes. If you buy one, you will also got gloves, a designer thermal cape to keep you warm and also a personal glass which is for order one cocktail. And how to book tickets? You can buy one on the spot but it is advisable to book them in advance, principally for larger groups. The place has a capacity only for 60 people so this is another reason for early booking, mainly for weekends. Icebar Oslo is a great experience for all ages however it is interesting that from 21:00 pm they have an age limit of 20 years. What does this mean? Of course party.

And if we are talking now about parties let see what events can be found or organized there. It is an ideal place for small gatherings as well as for private parties or we can rate there some company events as well. (extreme element of the party could be a company logo captured in blocks of ice). For big conferences, Ice Bar offers a new opportunity in their hot lounge. They can serve groups from 10 to 250 people with dinner and different local specialties, on the other hand they are closely working together with Thon Hotels which is in the neighborhood so you can combine meetings in the Icebar and accommodation in the hotel.

Finally some word about the menu: it contains special designed drinks. Monica Berg, the eminent bar manager and one of Norway’s best bartenders drew up an interesting challenge for all the workers working there. The Icebar is in the cold environment so reduces tastes. They are working hard to reach the widest possible taste spectrum. All of the drinks have name inspired by the actual year’s theme, this year: Nautilus.

If you are in Oslo you must try this special place and taste the real coldness of winter with the help of the interesting atmosphere and extraordinary drinks, so for sure, you will go home with an incredible experience and probably, next time you will not entering “only for 45 minutes”.

How to watch NRK live stream from abroad?

I would like to watch the NRK live stream from abroad, but it is only available to people in Norway. Can you help me solve the problem?

NRK online from outside Norway
Watch NRK from outside Norway

Thank you for the question. We have already answered this question in another blog post available, though that question dealt with the question how to get a Norwegian IP address. The reality is that the reason why you can not watch NRK from abroad is that the live stream is locked to people with a Norwegian IP address, thus the solution to the problem is to get a Norwegian IP address, and then the live stream will be available to you at once.

If you try to watch NRK live stream from abroad without a Norwegian IP address you will get the following error message: (this is the Norwegian language version)

NRK live stream from abroad
Error message when trying to watch NRK live online from outside Norway

To fix this problem we normally recommend to use the services of HideMyAss. They offer a VPN service giving you a Norwegian IP address, and if you visit their page, register and download their program and make a subscription you can find yourself watching the NRK livestream in 5 minutes from now on.

How to watch NRK live stream from abroad? – Useful links:

NRK live stream
HideMyAss
How to get a Norwegian IP address?

We have used this service lots of times ourselves, and not only to get a Norwegian IP address making it possible for us to watch NRK live online, but we have also used it to see German TV online, Hungarian TV online and lots of other broadcasts which are normally limited to people with local IP addresses. In addition it is given you an encrypted connection making you and your information safe and protected on the net. This is especially important when using open WiFi networks all around the world without any form of encryption.

Enjoy your protected web surfing and enjoy the broadcasts of NRK online.

Ps: If you first get a subscription with HideMyAss, do not forget that you can use this in the same way to see other nations TV channels live on the net. Thus you can for example watch the British X Factor or Champions League matches live on ITV online on the web, or watch Italian Rai or similar channels normally locked with a geo block. Enjoy!

How to get a Norwegian IP address?

I am currently living outside Norway, but I am in need of a Norwegian IP address. Are there any ways in which I can arrange this easily?

There are many ways in which you can arrange this, some harder and some easier. The solution to the problem is in most situations a so called VPN, or a Virtual Private Network. Instead of describing this in detail we can warmly recommend a service offering you the service of a VPN. This means that when you live in for example Spain and need a Norwegian IP address you start a program which creates a VPN to a Norwegian server, and thus you receive a Norwegian IP address and after that you can surf the net and it will look like you do it from Norway to different servers and whatever websites you visit.

The program and service we normally use to get a Norwegian IP address when surfing from abroad is HideMyAss. It has a monthly subscription fee, but it is a great investment as it also encrypts your surfing, making it safer, especially compared to using open WiFi networks at cafes and restaurants around the world. Just connect to the WiFi server there for free, then start the HideMyAss application, and in a few seconds you are protected and surf the web with a Norwegian IP address.

For more information, prices and subscription, visit the HideMyAss page.

Lots of people, both Norwegians and foreigners keep on asking how to watch the Norwegian state television from abroad on the internet. The live stream is only available to people living in Norway, or people who has a Norwegian IP address. Again HideMyAss is a great solution and it will make it possible for you to watch the NRK live stream for all around the world!

Recommended Oslo hotels now!

Oslo is known to be a very expensive city in general, but when it comes to hotels in the central parts of the city it is not at all that expensive, at least if you find a good offer from one of the hotels. In this article we have some recommendations for you, giving you the names on some Oslo hotels with great locations in the very central parts of town, and at the same time they have received good feedback from their guests and they have good offers available at the moment. Do not hesitate, take a look at them, and hopefully you will find a hotel giving you exactly what you need and want, and hopefully at a price you can accept!

While in Oslo, do not miss out on the interesting restaurants, Holmenkollen and the other cool attractions in town.

Recommended Oslo hotels now!

Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel (****)
Thon Hotel Astoria (***)
Hotel Continental (*****)
Park Inn (***)

If you plan on visiting another city with quite a lot of rain in 2012 named Dublin, do not miss out on our brand new Dublin Guide. Also, WorldCityGuides arrange a very cool pub crawl there, so that is a sure winner activity if you go to the Irish capital.

Sensation White Oslo 2012

Sensation White event Oslo 2012On September 15th Sensation White, or Sensation, will come to Telenor Arena in Oslo. When Sensation comes to town it means a great party where the best DJs play the best music and the crowd dance to the rhytms. If you would like to be there, this will be one of quite few Sensation White events in Europe in 2012, so be sure to check it out. If you want to, you can also check out the Sensation White event in Barcelona one month later.

Sensation White Oslo

September 15th
Telenor Arena

Tickets: WorldTicketShop – Seatwave.com

New design on our Oslo Guide

The Oslo Guide has just gotten a new design, making it much more user friendly, and not at all mobile friendly. Our last page was not at all optimized for mobile users and tablet users, but with our new design hopefully everyone will be satisfied! So keep coming back and hopefully you will enjoy our new design just as much as we do!

So read about the best attractions and restaurants in Oslo, visit the blog, and write some comments after staying in the different hotels and eating in the different restaurants!

Justin Bieber Oslo 2013

Justin Bieber concert in Oslo 2013Justin Bieber visited Oslo not long ago for a free concert in front of the State Opera. It was packed with screaming girls and it was totally crowded. Now we are happy to announce that Justin Bieber will come back to Oslo in 2013 to perform twice in the Telenor Arena, which we can guarantee will be packed both nights for the Justin Bieber concerts.

If you would like to be there at any, or maybe both of these evenings, you will for sure have problems grabbing hold of the official tickets, as they for sure will be sold out within 5-10 minutes. But, there are sites on the net selling second hand tickets, totally legal and safe, and you can buy tickets for the Justin Bieber tickets from these. You can find links to two such sites further down in this text.

Justin Bieber is probably the number one teenager star in the world today, and since his first single in 2009 he has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide. His career started with adding some private videos to YouTube, and now some years later he has turned into a millionaire and a super star. What a dream coming true. Maybe you do not dream of turning into a star like Justin Bieber, but maybe the dream is just being there at one of the evenings in Telenor Arena. Your dream might come true in 2013, but you better hurry up and order your tickets as soon as possible!

Justin Bieber Oslo 2013

Telenor Arena
April 16th and 17th

Tickets: Seatwave.com – WorldTicketShop

If you want to listen to Justin Bieber on some more exotic locations in 2013, why not visit Barcelona or Arnhem instead?

Muse Oslo 2012

Muse Oslo 2012Muse is coming to the capital of Norway in the start of December 2012. Muse is the famous British band formed in 1994 consisting of Matthew Bellamy, Christopher Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard. The concert venue for the Muse concert is the popular Oslo Spektrum, located in the heart of Oslo, only a few metres from the main train station in Oslo.

If you would like to be there on this Muse concert and listen to what they play on their “The 2nd Law Tour” tickets can be bought from Seatwave and WorldTicketShop.

Muse Oslo 2012
December 5th, 20.00
Oslo Spektrum

Tickets: Seatwave.com – WorldTicketShop

This will only be one of many Muse concerts in Europe in 2012. Before they come to Oslo Muse will for example perform in Vienna and Prague. Tickets for these concerts can also be bought on the above sites.

Nicki Minaj Oslo 2012

Nicki Minaj OsloA great concert is on the list of upcoming concerts in 2012. This concert we are speaking and writing about is the Nicki Minaj concert which will be arranged in Oslo Spektrum. This concert will be arranged on June 9th, and it will start around 20.00 in the evening. Nicki Minaj, this singer from Trinidad and Tobago, will for sure fill Oslo Spektrum with 8000 people, making the venue packed and creating an amazing concert atmosphere.

This concert is a part of the tour celebrating the release of the new Nicki Minaj cd to be released in a couple of days, in April 2012. The first CD was named Pink Friday, and now Pink Friday is taken to a more romantic level with the new CD to be released. You will for sure be able to hear the best and most famous songs from Nicki Minaj on this Oslo concert, so if you are interested, do not miss out on this event.

In Oslo there are possibilities to go on Fjord cruises, so if you are in for some culture and beautiful landscape while in the capital of Norway, we can warmly recommend going on such a tour. If you are into river cruises, why not visit Prague and go on a river cruise there instead?

Nicki Minaj Oslo 2012
June 9th, 20.00
Oslo Spektrum

Tickets: WorldTicketShop – Seatwave.com

Jay-Z and Kanye West Oslo 2012

Jay-Z OsloOn May 28th Jay-Z and Kanye West will come to Oslo to perform in the popular concert venue named Telenor Arena. This will be a concert for R&B lovers and for Hip Hop lovers. The album made by Jay-Z and Kayne West named Watch the Throne became a large hit as it was released in 2011, and on this concert you will hear the biggest hits for sure from the album. Do not miss out on this event!

Jay-Z and Kanye West Oslo
Telenor Arena
May 28th, 19.30

Tickets: WorldTicketShop – Seatwave.com

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