You're likely to be setting yourself up for disappointment if you wish for a holiday to blow your expectations out of the water. Though my 15-year-old daughter and I risked high hopes for our trip to Nusfjord.
We hoped to be struck dumb and breathless by the vertiginous, snow-covered peaks erupting like towering shark’s teeth from the Norwegian Sea; to dine on incredible local cuisine; and to let our jaws gently drop in wonder as the Northern Lights fire up their psychedelic display across the night skies.
