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Competition: Come visit Østfold

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:53:27 +0000

Win a weekend at the Quality Hotel Fredrikstad

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:50:17 +0000

An hour’s drive from Oslo, and stretching all the way to the Swedish border to the south, Østfold is home to beautiful nature and many great attractions, yet this county is still relatively unknown outside Norway. Heard of Gamlebyen, Scandinavia’s best-preserved fortress town? Or the stunning Hvaler archipelago? Fredriksten Festning? The Halden Canal? All are located in Østfold, where you’ll also find, among many other things, prehistoric rock carvings, top art galleries, Europe’s first marine national park, and Scandinavia’s last manned fire-watch tower. All this, plus acres of forests, myriad lakes, and miles of coastline. Direct flights from several European cities to Rygge Moss Airport mean it’s easier than ever to get here. And now you even have the opportunity to win a two-night stay in one of the best hotels in the region.

WIN A WEEKEND AT THE QUALITY HOTEL FREDRIKSTAD

To celebrate a year of blogging, www.elusivemoose.eu, your (unofficial) guide to Østfold, has teamed up with the Quality Hotel Fredrikstad to run a competition, and offer one lucky winner a two-night stay for two here in Østfold. The Quality Hotel Fredrikstad, which opened in October 2009, enjoys an excellent location right on the main pedestrian street in central Fredrikstad, with the riverside bars and restaurants only a few minutes away. This is a great base to explore the town, and the rest of the county. So now there is really no excuse not to come and visit Østfold.

All you have to do is leave a comment, anywhere on the site, before 31 October. So get involved, and share your views (you can use the ‘search’ function or the tag cloud to the right to look for topics that interest you). We’ll draw a winner among all the entries in November. Good luck to all of you!

* Please note that the prize is subject to availability, and only applies to weekends. Travel to and from Fredrikstad, Østfold, is the responsibility of the prize-winner. For more information on the Quality Hotel Fredrikstad visit www.choicehotels.no/hotels/hotel?hotel=NO117

The competition is over

admin — Thu, 13 May 2010 13:28:16 +0000

And the winner is…

admin — Thu, 13 May 2010 13:27:56 +0000

Hanneke Luijting in Tromsø!

A big thank you to everyone who entered the competition, and congratulations to Hanneke, who will be staying two nights in the beautiful town of Halden, Østfold, courtesy of Thon Hotel.

For all of you who didn’t win, some good news! Thon Hotels have a great offer on this summer – book one night, and get one free!! This applies all weekends between mid-June and mid-Aug, and all week during the month of July. So why not book that long weekend in Østfold anyway? At that price, it would be silly not to!

You can book online at www.thonhotels.no/halden

And watch this space. This competition’s been such a success, it’s made me want to organize more in the future

Competition: Come visit Østfold

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:48:47 +0000

Win a two-night stay at the Thon Hotel Halden

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:48:20 +0000

It’s been six months! Yes, already… Six months of blogging about Østfold, and trying to tell the world about this wonderful, all-too-often forgotten corner of Norway. To celebrate, Elusive Moose has teamed up with the Thon Hotel Halden to run a competition, and offer one lucky winner a two-night stay for two here in Østfold. The Thon Hotel, which opened in June 2009, enjoys an excellent location right by the harbour in the pretty town of Halden, from which you can easily explore the rest of the county. So now there is really no excuse not to come and visit Østfold. Take the quiz below. There are 10 easy questions about Østfold, the answers to which can all be found on www.elusivemoose.eu (use the ‘search’ function or the tag cloud if you need a little help). Send your answers by 1 May 2010 to marie@elusivemoose.eu, and we’ll draw a lucky winner among all the correct entries. Good luck to all of you!

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HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW ØSTFOLD?

1. Norway’s most famous chef, Eyvind Hellstrøm, comes from Østfold. But where from exactly?

2. The Ytre Hvaler NP, Europe’s first marine National Park, opened in Hvaler in September last year. Which member of the Norwegian royal family attended the event, and officially declared the park open?

3. Which Østfold town is famous for its thriving community of vintage American car buffs?

4. What’s the airport code for Moss Rygge Airport, Østfold International Airport?

5. Who founded the city of Sarpsborg in 1016?

6. Norway’s first holistic spa can be found in Rømskog in Indre-Østfold. What is it called?

7. When was the oldest building in Gamlebyen, Fredrikstad’s Old Town, built?

8. What’s unique about Linnekleppen fire watchtower in Indre-Østfold?

9. Østfold’s highest waterfall can be found in the Halden municipality. What is it called?

10. The Fredrikstad Bridge is an impressive sight, high up over the River Glomma. But how long is it exactly?

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* Please note that the prize is subject to availability, and does not include breakfast. Travel to and from Halden is the responsibility of the prize-winner. For more information on the Thon Hotel Halden see http://www.thonhotels.no/halden