Scandinavia’s Biggest Beach Party

June 28, 2023 at 8:00 am · Filed under international travel, norway, tourism, travel and tagged: palmesus, short reads, travel writing

By Linda Tancs

The county of Agder rests on the southernmost end of Norway in a region sometimes called “the Norwegian Riviera” for its temperate climate. It’s where you’ll find Palmesus, billed as Scandinavia’s biggest beach party. The two-day music festival takes place on the city beach in Kristiansand, where over 60,000 revelers gather annually. The fun includes a pool party, fireworks and international entertainment. This year’s event takes place between June 30 and July 1.

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Billed as the Great North American Eclipse, a total solar eclipse will cross North America on April 8, 2024, passing over Mexico, the United States and Canada. The path of the eclipse begins in Mexico, entering the United States in Texas, and traveling through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. The eclipse will enter Canada in Southern Ontario, and continue through Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton. This will be the last time any solar eclipse will be visible within the United States until 2045. 

Be prepared! So long as supplies last, you can purchase eclipse glasses and other accessories, like a phone app and photo filter, from American Paper Optics, a NASA-approved manufacturer. The link in the preceding sentence is an affiliate link, which means that if you click on the link and purchase merchandise from the page, then I may receive a small commission.

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