Lødingen in Nordland is located on the southeastern corner of the island of Hinnøya, and part of the traditional district of Ofoten. While in the area, you should check out the famous Eye in Stone (Øye i stein) part of Artscape Nordland (Skulpturlandskap Nordland), as well as the Norwegian Telecom Museum, the Pilotage Service Museum and the Rotvær Lighthouse, before you get the ferry across to Bognes.

The village is based around the Glomfjord hydroelectric power plant, which was the target of the 1942 commando raid entitled Operation Musketoon. The Forså and Sundsfjord hydroelectric power stations were built in 1963 to supply power to heavy industry in Glomfjord.

Take a trip up to Stor Glomvatn through some of the exciting tunnels in the area, which is also perfect for canyoning, climbing, rappelling and other adrenaline-infused extreme tours. If you have the energy, climb up along Fykantrappa - 1100 long, steep stairs used by miners early last century - worth it for the magnificent view from the top. To the southeast is Saltfjellet–Svartisen National Park, where you can visit The Svartisen Glacier in Austerdalsisen, Norway’s second-largest glacier.

You can take a frerry from Tjøtta to The Vega Archipelago - a Unesco World Heritage Site worth a detour from your main itinerary. Vegaøyan is a picturesque group of islands with fishing villages, old farms, deserted beaches and a large variety of bird species. Back on the mainland, continue south towards Hofles, and stop off in Brønnøysund, Berg, Kolvereid and Rørvik, or take a ride west to Lyngsnes, before heading back to Hofles for the ferry.

Jotunheimen National Park is an eldorado for great nature experiences with the two highest mountains in Norway; Galdhøpiggen (2469m) and Glittertind (2464m). You will ride through lush vegetation and experience the magic of the blue glacier, or maybe go hiking for days in the beautiful scenery.

Lom National Park Village is known as a cultural history center in Norway, where you can find a magnificent Stave church from 1150, one of the largest in Norway. You ride through Gudbrandsdalen on the way to Lillehammer, and be sure to visit Maihaugen open-air museum and Lillehammer Art Museum, and take a ride around the site of the 1994 Winter Olympics.

Take a ride along Brudfjellsvegen in Dalsland, one of Swedens best MC roads connecting Tisselskog and Håverud. Stop off at Kopparskogen and Kanalmuseet (Channel Museum) at Håverud. In both Trollhättan and Vänersborg are a wide range of museums such as the Saab Car Museum or the Doll Museum. You can immerse yourself in the exciting history of the area at Vänersborg Museum or the Canal Museum in Trollhättan. Visit Höljebacka Fire Museum for a collection of fire vehicles and equipment from the 1940s to the 1970s - in a museum built like a 1950s fire station.

Take a trip back in time in Swedens oldest preserved museum, Vänersborg Museum. Just like a British Museum on a smaller scale, Vänersborg Museum is filled with art and natural history collections, and exotic (stolen/borrowed/expropriated) artefacts from all over the world. Everything from rare Egyptian sarcophagi to endangered wildlife is stashed here, hiding in plain sight.

Karlskrona is adorned with buildings from the 17th century Baroque period and the 18th century Neoclassicism, and has two large museums - Blekinge Museum on Fisktorget (Trossö) is the county museum for all of Blekinge, and the Marine Museum on Stumholmen tells about the history of the Swedish fleet. Stumholmen is a military area with many exciting buildings, bastions, hangars, where you will also find Karlskrona Kunsthal.

You can take a boat trip out into the archipelago from Fisktorget on Trossö in the center of Karlskrona, or just ride out to the islands of Hasslö, Tjurkö, Sturkö and Senoren which have a land-bridge connection. Tjurkö was the center of the stonemason industry in the mid-19th century, and from Herrgårdsviken you can find a 1.5 km hiking trail which passes quite a few of the old facilities from the stone industry. In October 1981, the Russian submarine U137 ran aground at Torrumskär east of Sturkö, and within a few days the Karlskrona Archipelago was infamous around the world.

On Langeland, visit Langelandsfort Cold War Museum, souvenarium, old windmills, manor houses and Tranekær Slot, a royal castle from the 13th century. Fyn is Denmarks third largest island and a great motorbike destination with rolling landscapes, lots of history in the modern city of Odense, and relaxing nature everywhere else. Fyn is divided in the regions of Odense, South Fyn, Midtfyn, North Fyn, and the Great Belt.

Fyn is home to many fairytales, and also the birth place of writer Hans Christian Andersen. Many beautiful castles are scattered around the landscape here, such as Nyborg Slot, Egeskov Slot, Broholm Gods, Holckenhavn Slot, and Harridslevgaard Slot. Nyborg was first mentioned in 1193 in the history of Denmark as Nyborg Castle, which still exists today, but the town itself was not mentioned before the year 1202. In the 17th century, Nyborg was one of three major fortified towns in Denmark, together with Fredericia and Copenhagen.Egeskov Slot, the Living Castle is one of Europes finest Renaissance buildings.

On the way across Lillebæltsbroen you can try Bridgewalking to get the adrenaline flowing again. Visit the The Danish Railway Museum then Øhavsmuseet in Faaborg. Fredericia is located in the eastern part of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark. It was founded in 1650 by Frederick III, after whom it was named. Every 6th of July, the town of Fredericia holds a festival to commemorate the 1849 Battle of Fredericia, fought during the First War of Schleswig, in which Danish troops won a victory over the Schleswig-Holstein rebels who were laying siege to the town. When you get to Horsens, visit Horsens Art Museum, Denmark’s Industrial Museum or take an overnight with a difference at FÆNGSLET - Europe’s largest prison museum.

Take a ride up to Skagen and the northernmost point of Denmark, the headland at Grenen, where you can stand with one foot in The Kattegat Sea, and one foot in The Skaggerak. This makes for turbulent seas, and strandings, beachings and shipwrecks are common. The frequent shipping losses and the strategic location as the gateway to the Baltic led to Skagen being the site of one of Denmarks earliest lighthouses, the Vippefyr, constructed in the 17th century. A reconstruction of the lighthouse is located to the north of the town of Skagen. Take the west coast route southwards and visit the bunkers at Løkken, or cut over to the city of Aalborg.

Whichever direction you take to Hanstholm, visit the bunkers at Vigsø before you arrive at Bunkermuseum Hanstholm, a large sea fortress, constructed by the occupying German military during World War II. The fortress was part of The Atlantic Wall and its main purpose was to seal off the entrance to Skagerrak together with the Vara fortress in Kristiansand, in southern Norway, with extensive marine minefields in the Skagerrak. The fortress had a wide range of artillery, ranging from medium-sized 17cm guns up to four massive 38cm S.K.C/34 guns, weighing 110 tonnes each. The 38cm guns were similar to the ones fitted to the Bismarck class battleships and had been intended for Gneisenau. However, after Gneisenau was damaged in a bombing raid, a decision was made not to fit the guns to the ship, but to use them in stationary fortresses instead.

The region around Ribe and Tønder hosts a wealth of historical experiences, such as Løgumkloster Church, Højer Mill or the historic site where the Golden Horns were found. On the island of Rømø, climb The Marsh Tower for spectacular views. Ribe is Denmarks oldest town and the atmosphere in the medieval city has a history that stretches back to around 710 AD. From here, trading between Scandinavia and the rest of Europe began, followed by the spreading of Christianity, with Ribe maintaining its greatness well into the Middle Ages. Vikings departed from Ribe in their wooden ships and set course for other parts of Europe to trade, and to spread terror.

Wadden Sea National Park is a Unesco World Heritage Site. Tønder was granted Hanseatic port privileges in 1243, and is Denmarks oldest market town. In 1532, the town was hit by severe flooding, with the water reaching 1.8 metres high in St Laurents church, 5.3 metres above normal levels.

Between 1915 and 1918, a base for Zeppelin airships was operated in Tønder by the German Navy. The former site now houses a museum, the Zeppelin and Garrison Museum Tønder. An aircraft hangar from World War 1 survives, as do some of the other buildings from back then, but only the foundations remain of the large Airship hangars constructed to house the Zeppelins. Crossing the border into Germany, the region along Flensburg Fjord offers an exciting palette of cultural locations, events and programs, and some cosy restaurants, original pubs, bars and a handful of clubs await in the nightlife of Flensburg.