Big Norm,
You are very velcome to visit Norway! Oslo is an actualy more expencive than NY or Moscow.. but that's Oslo.. if you go somewhere else, you will find the prices very much the same as in the US. I come from Trondheim, wich is in the center of Norway, but now I live in a small farm just outside the city. Live there with my Vorster (think it is written that way), it's a dog I use for hunting. Perhaps taking the "Hurtigruta" along the coast from Bergen to Kirkenes is a good idea