Many travelers are intimidated because of Oslo’s reputation as one of the most expensive cities in the world. Tokyo and Moscow are some of the other cities which are associated with this title and for the Filipino traveler; this used to raise a red flag. In recent years however, more and more Filipinos have been going out of their comfort zone to travel both for work and pleasure. The Filipino traveler has discovered that flights to Europe cost only as much as flights to the States and all these exotic cultures are just as reachable. Of course, the most cliché destinations are first on the list. People go to cities like Paris, Rome, London and Barcelona. However, they generally leave out Scandinavia and cities like Oslo which have a reputation of being expensive. Times are slowly changing and with more Filipinos exploring Europe, Scandinavia is slowly becoming the next big thing. The land of the midnight sun. The first time I went to Oslo, it was the dead of winter. The sun would rise