The glorious call of nature is robustly answered in rustic Geilo, Norway, where popular activities include fishing, horseback riding, camping, white-water rafting, hiking on the glacier Hardangerjøkulen, and going on a safari to spot foxes, reindeer, moose and other Norwegian animals. But the biggest attraction by far in the small town’s ski slopes on the mountains that surround Geilo. Come wintertime, these slopes are among the world’s best. After your train rolls into town, the slopes are only a few minutes away.