Yes, it’s expensive, but Oslo is also relatively uncrowded and a pleasure to visit, says Katy McGuinness Oslo's waterfront, with its Opera House. Photo: Mats Anda / Getty Earlier this year, Visit Oslo’s promotional video, ‘Is It Even A City?’, went viral. Travel ads tend to be a dull business, relying on the same old tropes of views and tourist attractions year after year, but this was a disruptor.

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