arctic – Gregory Gioro

Clouds shroud over a distant mountain island

August 27, 2019March 5, 2020

Vega: Norway’s Island Kingdom

The Vega Archipelago, with over 6,500 islands, is not just a kingdom of natural beauty, but also home to a world heritage.

A dramatic landscape of jagged mountain peaks and a wide fjord

July 18, 2018December 26, 2018

Moskenesøya: Mountains, Fjords, and Cloudberries

The island of Moskenes in the Lofoten archipelago reveals some of the Norway’s most sublime views for those who are willing to seek them out.

A young man resting in front of a camping tent and Arctic scenery

July 14, 2018April 2, 2020

Idyll on Horseidvika

The remote Horseidvika on the island of Moskenesøya may just be Lofoten’s most beautiful beach—a true paradise for hikers and nature-lovers.

July 8, 2018June 20, 2020

Å i Lofoten, at the End of the World

Sixty-eight degrees north of the equator is a pelagic paradise where the land slices into the sea, sharper than the claw of a lynx. This is Lofoten.

I am a spare-time travel writer, singer, and songwriter based out of Zürich, Switzerland. Originally from sunny California, I packed my bags after high school and moved to Norway to be an exchange student, a decision that would change the course of my life.

Borne out of a passion for good travel literature and landscape photography, this is my humble little endeavor to capture, remember, and share the beautiful things I’ve come across on my journeys. It’s also where you can find some of my music! Happy perusing, happy listening. —Greg