Western Norway is known as being particularly dense with fjords, you can also see the natural wonders in certain other regions of the country.

As well as getting up close and personal with these awe-inspiring sights, you may also want to enjoy the cultural attractions that can be found in Fjord Norway’s various towns.

These include Alesund in Sunnmore – which boasts beautiful architecture, a huge aquarium and some interesting museums – as well as Tromso, which is surrounded by mountains, and Bergen, the medieval gateway to the fjord region.

Visitors may also want to head to the North Cape for more amazing scenery and the chance to see the most northernmost village in the world.

However, if your main focus is the fjords, then make sure you take in Geirangerfjord and Naeroyfjord first.

Located in south-west Norway to the north-east of Bergen, these fjords are particularly high and steep – their rock walls measure as much as 1,400 metres in height and extend below sea level for about 500m.

It should be easy enough to see both fjords in the same cruise holiday, as they are situated 120km apart.

Some of the sights travellers can take in when visiting these fjords include huge waterfalls, glacial lakes, deciduous and coniferous forests, craggy mountains and a range of native land-based and marine animals.

If you decide to visit Fjord Norway via a cruise, you will find that the experience is unlike other sea voyages as you remain in sight of land for most of the time – giving you a huge opportunity to take in the country’s gorgeous natural landscape whenever you head to the deck.

With a rich Viking past, wonderful food and a superb arts and culture scene, Norway could be the perfect cruise destination for anyone looking for a holiday to remember.

Norway has a unique set of laws related to technology, particularly as it applies to the web. One set of laws tries to create a consumer friendly air for particular software to product applications. In human terms, these laws state that a software system designed for a specific problem also has to be adaptable to other products not owned by the company in question. In this case, we are talking about the Itunes and Ipod relationship.

Unlike most countries, Norway has a unique way of enforcing its laws in this regard. The country appoints an “Ombudsman” to rule on various issues such as whether a company is or is not complying with the laws of the country. The current ombudsman has ruled that Apple violates the law because Itunes cannot be used to download to Nokia and Microsoft products to name but a few. So, is Itunes going to be blocked in Norway now? No. The company has until October 1st to make changes that allow other products to receive downloads from Itunes. How Apple goes about this, of course, is going to be the interesting development.

Obviously, the Norway ruling is not good news for Apple and its incredibly popular Itunes-Ipod product line. Then again, how big a hit could losing the Norway market be? Probably not a big one, but more bad news may be on the way. Other countries in the European Union are now reviewing the ruling and considering adopting it. If Apple faces this problem across all of Europe, you can bet it will move quickly to modify Itunes.

At the end of the day, the ruling of the ombudsman in Norway may look like the usual unwanted government intervention. In truth, it is probably a good move. As consumers, we should want as much flexibility as possible with the things we pay for. If Itunes can be accessed through more products, it can only be a good thing.