Viking Visits Norway For The First Time
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- Опубликовано: 16 авг 2023
- In this video, I the Wild Viking will visit Norway for the first time.
We will journey through its modern capital Oslo, check if Norway is truly as expensive as they say, and also discover Trolltunga one of the most iconic hikes in the country.
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HELLO THERE:
We are Joe and Liisu, relatively new to RUclips but really excited to be a part of this community. We live small and sustainably in my home on wheels (a lovely van called Freyja) and from time to time out of our backpacks (we have not named the backpacks yet). On this channel, we ask you to join us on our travel adventures off the beaten track where we show you the beauty of untouched nature and wander into places most tourists don't dare to go.
Fun fact: Nordic blue berries are not the same berry you buy in the shops. The Nordic type is actually called bilberries in English. They are way more nutritious and flavourful, but they travel very poorly and almost instantly start losing all those amazing vitamins, and so the only way to get them is fresh from the shrub or frozen at the super marked!
No, we call them "blueberries" in Europe. But, yes, the domesticated variety are much less flavourful and best avoided. This year was a bumper harvest. I've never seen so many wild blueberries in Norway as this season. We ran out of freezer space to store them so had to stop picking.
@@johnmcmullan9741 they are related, but the American type is not a domesticated variation. A quick google would have saved you :)
@@ArthurOfThePond I'm not American. I'm British. The blue gray berries commonly found growing wild in northern Europe, including in Norway, and in my garden, in fact, are considered blueberry. Blåbær, in Norwegian. Bilberries are much rarer with darker shiny berries. The wild blueberries taste so great and are much easier to find, being so common. So it makes little sense to insist on bilberries.
@johnmcmullan9741 I didn't say you were American. I said the type at the stores is from America. And not a domesticated sort, although they are related to the bilberries that grow here in Scandinavia.
I'm sure you think you are right, but just because blåbær translate directly to Blueberry doesn't make it botanically accurate. If you don't trust information from the internet, a common textbook might help you!
@@ArthurOfThePondHaving done a BSc, MSc and PhD in ecology and molecular ecology with a bias towards plants, I'm about >99.9% sure, thanks. 😂
That “supermarket” you went to is actually more like a convenience store or a 7/11. So the prices are going to be very high compared to an actual supermarket. Even Norwegians only go these stores (Matkroken etc) unless it is absolutely necessary.
Heyhey!
Thanks for letting us know.🙏😊
We realized it ourselves as well (now after spending about 10 days in the country) , that prices in KIWI and REMA are fair bit cheaper, but as the video was already made we could not change it anymore 😅.
Anyway hopefully we can fix that mistake in one of the future videos.
I am sure there are still many amazing adventures to come 😁👍
Yes. I personally shop a lot at Kiwi myself. Matkroken is a bit expensive. And now even a lot of Norwegian thinks the food is too expensive (prices on food have increased in Norway lately). Hope you had a nice time in Norway.
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@@WildVikingTravels
Amazing video ! 👏
New subscriber here.
Sorry about the dimwit up on the Mountain.
You clearly met a decendant of the actual TROLL ! 🤣
Looking forward to the next chapter of your adventure. 👍🇪🇪
Love from Oslo 🇳🇴
Norway is one of the most beautiful and one of the most expensive country of the world. There are some big supermarkets lacated in the border with Sweden and many Norwegians go to these big supermarkets. Greetings from istanbul.
Ohh you are so right!
It amazes us to just be driving here next to the Fjords.
But when we get more north (more closer to Sweden border) we just might do some shopping there 😂😂😂.
@@WildVikingTravels Sweden is my favourite and Stockholm is like a dream. Enjoy.
@@WildVikingTravels How far north are you going into Norway?
@@FlyingFoxyPolarbear all they way 😁👍.
The end goal is Nordkapp 😊
@@WildVikingTravels Let me know if you are stoping by in Tromsø..... And if I may, visit the viking museum in Lofoten!
I wholeheartedly apologize for how you were treated by the park ranger..... As a Norwegian I'm really shocked and embarrassed by the way he was acting, and how he was treating you. People like that should not work in the
"tourist business". I hope that all the other people you encountered on your trip were nice, polite and helpful..... as they shoud be.
I hope that you will come back to Norway 🇳🇴 and have a lot of adventures here in the future ❤
🇳🇴 Welcome 🇳🇴
Heyhey.😊
Thank you for the kind words!
Ohh and don't worry about the ranger, every country has people who lack the social skills to communicate their wishes and Norway is no exception 😁👍🇳🇴.
But our adventures here have only started. We plan to stay for at least a month and hopefully get to experience Norway and its nature in its whole glory.
Best wishes currently from near Alesund 😊.
@@WildVikingTravels Thank you very much 😃 I really hope that the weather will change for the better while you're here..... The weather we have now is the worst weather we've had in over 25 years...... I wish you a GREAT rest of the trip 🙂 and hope you'll get better weather. I'll have to keep watching your videos..... This is the first video I've seen..... I just stumbled upon it last night. I loved it..... except for the park ranger 😄 😂 Have a nice holiday 💕
Greetings from Sørlandet.....
Southern Norway 😊
The ranger seemed quite ok to me. Wrong or not, it was the couple in this video who were acting up.
What a stupid post, the ranger was correct to tell them not to fly the drone as it’s not allowed at Trolltunga and some other similar places, also of course not allowed near airports or military areas. The clowns were wrong, and the ranger was 100% in his right to tell them to stop, I plan to walk to Trolltunga myself next summer, if anyone fly a drone it will be annoying.
I love this! So glad that you got an even better photo/video opportunity. It shows you that the instagram hype is just that, you need creative adventurous people that create their own path. If I ever go to Norway and do that hike ill be looking for the spot 300meters away hehe 😂
Hey Joe and Liisu, another fantastic video! Norway looks amazing. Oslo is very impressive. Really enjoying your style travel
Ohh you are too kind.
And we totally agree Norway is one of a kind place and I am sure the roads ahead will be amazing!
@@WildVikingTravelsYOUR information And Knowledge about clean energy , Source of energy ... and Norway is very is superficial and naive .... we let you learn buy your own .... See in 10 years
I’m so grateful to y’all for posting your adventures of all the amazing places you guys have visited. I know I’ll never be able to travel anywhere due to health issues. Thanks to y’all I get to experience these places through your lens. It’s the closet thing to actually being there. So just know what a wonderful thing you both are doing for those of us that cannot. Safe travels & blessings upon blessings 🙏🏻🩵
Ohh wow, thank you so much for this comment. 🙏😊
Reading words like this makes us truly humbe and we are lucky to have a person like yourself on this channel traveling with us! 😁
And always feel free to tell us which topics you would be most interested in hearing about, it might be great inspiration for another video 😁😉
Hugs!
Joe and Liisu
Thank you for taking the trip to Norway. I always think it's fun to see visitors' impressions of us.
And really sorry that guard was so rude! Unfortunately, not all guards actually know what the official rules are in some such cases. For them it's just a summer job, and they aren't taught all the rules before they start. Which is very sad, as it can quickly lead to misunderstandings! It's really not how we in Norway usually behave!! Hope it didn't ruin too much of your trip. Hopefully it won't happen again. And I look forward to your further exploration of our country. ❤
Nice video! It’s embarrassing how you were treated at Trolltunga. But you should use a blur filter on the person you argued with. It’s not legal to publish it without an agreement with the portrayed person.
BTW, Estonia was a Viking country as well, so…
Cheers from Norway 🇳🇴 🇪🇪
I`ll come back for more. Really enjoyed watching, it had a perfectly balanced vibe to it. Norway is stupid beautiful fr
Soooo mine to see you guys enjoing our beautyful nature and culturw❤ Hi from a vanlifer in Norway😊
I really love your videos and I'm so glad I found your channel. You both are so adorable and adventurous, but also intelligent and perceptive. I love how you go to different places and describe things that can't be experienced by us as viewers -- tastes, smells, feelings. Safe travels!
Joe, you are a true Viking that park ranger never stood a chance. Lol
I loved your positive life lesson at the end of the video, despite your problems with the park ranger. You got some amazing shots ❤
The "park ranger" is the biggest idiot I have ever seen. And that is a comment from a fellow Norwegian. Hope he is fired by now. A total idiot.
Welcome to Norway! Yes it may be pricy here, but it is a wonderful and safe country to live in 😀🎶
Thank you!
We truly love it here.
In many ways it feels like home (similar plants and nature), but at the same time the mountains and Fjords are absolutely one of a kind!
Little woke warmongering NATO poodle like the rest of the Collective West
@ll602 Was Norway not where the biggest mass shooting in world happened?
@@jonathanbell7154 yes a mentally retarded man did that. Before and after that tragic incident we are living here still feeling safe and in peace.
@@jonathanbell7154 Correct sir. One of the most upsetting things that's ever happen here.
❤thank for sharing this beautiful sight of Norway...aww see things work out ...actually looks more like a tongue to me😂
So glad you enjoyed the video!
Ohh Yea, it was so nice that things went our way in the end 😁
Great video as always ♥️👊👏
One of my best friends is Estonian who has lived most of his life in Norway.
Tallinn is a beautiful city, love the medieval architecture, same goes with Tartu very quaint town.
Heyhey.
Thanks for the kind words about Estonia 🙏😁.
And well I can't blave your friend from moving to Norway, in 2 weeks that we have been here so far it already seems like a wonderful country with amazing nature!
Best wishes currently from near Alesund 🇳🇴👍
Know that Estonia vikings were also known for a spirit of adventure, their fearlessness and ... being funny! Good luck my two brave young vikings on your wonderful journey and greetings from even more expensive Switzerland!
Thank you for such a kind and awesome comment 🙏😊.
Best wishes currently from Norway 🇳🇴😁
16:27 HAHA This was a great video! Keep up the good work! 👍
Great work- keep them coming 🙂
Thank you!
We sure will 😁👍
How awesome that you just found another "tongue" nearby! I'll look for it too when I go there😃
That last cout was inspiring I hope I also find my own special moment
I am sure you will 😁👍
💚nice to see you again togheter!
Enjoy your road 😊
Thank you!
I am sure the roads ahead will be amazing 😊👍
There are a few mountains in Jotunheimen and Dovre where drones aren't allowed, but both Trolltunga and Prekestolen have special exceptions.
There used to be a lot of Stave churches in Norway. They were built from wood which was relatively plentiful, cheap and people were used to building wooden structures; stone buildings were few and far between, demanded specialist workers an were costly.
Over the centuries and for a variety of reasons, there are now only about 20 left.
What has disappeared are the painting on the inside: they used to be brightly painted with biblical scenes, saints and famous clerics etc. The Lutheran reformation in the 16th century must take some of the resosibility for this.
There can be several reasons why bought blueberries don't taste the same as self-picked ones. One is psychological. Sometimes referred to as the IKEA effcet, viz. that if you put ittogether yoursel (i.i. pick them) it's better than if you get it as a finished product.
The second is that the pipening in the colkd north is slower tahn in, say, greenhouses or sites furter south, thus being tastier.
The third, and possibly most important reason is that they could be different varietals of blueberry. The"commercial" varieties can be bigger, grow and ripen faster, and keep fresh longer than the "wilde" variety, and be cheaperb but have less and/or different taste.
Fun fact about oslo, there was a viking battle in Gamlebyen, on the foot of Ekeberg.
Sogn og Fjordane is probably the place to be if you want to see the famous fjords.
I hope you guys had a great trip despite the extreme prices, even the average Norwegian feels it.
That "guard" tho, there are some Kevins in Norway as well. I would have told him off in Norwegian if i saw something like that, he obviously doesn't know anything about drone laws wich aren't that strict unless you're in a city.
Fantastic vlog, you two definitely chose a great country to meet up in. As for the Ranger, the joke is on him, as you saw it from a much better angle/view point. 😊
Perfect ending! So very true. 😊
Glad you enjoyed it 😁👍
Nice video. And hi from the South of norway
Heyhey.
Glad you enjoyed the video!
Best wishes currently from near Alesund 😁🇳🇴
How great to see you two in my old country Norway 🇳🇴❤️ I haven’t been there in over 4 years, but it seems like it still look good 👍🏼 And yes Joe, freaking expensive 💰💸💵 I will finally visit Norway next year, and leave my beloved Tenerife for a few weeks 🏝️☀️😎
Heyhey!
Ohh man for sure, the nature in Norway is unbelievable and we feel quite at home here with most spieces of plant and trees being the same. I am sure we will have many more great experiences in the Norwegian wilderness 🇳🇴😁
And Yea, the prices are quite rough to us coming from a country with lower salarys, but at the same time there is a funny balance to it as we felt quite rich in countries like Nepal or Pakistan 😆😅
A Christian country right
Love it... First time watching both of you. 😂😢😂
I liked your video...Hope you two enjoy yor stay in Norway!
Thank you for the kind words!
I am sure we still have many amazing adventures ahead of us here in Norway 🇳🇴👍
A magical landscape like this favours the one's that vibes with it, the mountain guided you to that other location ;-)
Wonderful video... Thanks
checklist to go through before trying to enforce the law in Norway:
1. understand the law
2. be a cop or a judge
Hello new here !. 😁 I got so engaged to the video and the way you were telling the story, that I also got so upset with the guy who didn't leave you alone up in Trolltunga 😅 sorry you had to experience that here in Norway, specially after a so long hike. But after that everything turned out and I'm so glad you guys could take the shots you wanted !. ❤🎉
Heyhey.
Thank you for the kind words!
Hahh Yea, such things just sometimes happene, but luckily it was all for the best.
And also welcome to the channel!
We are so glad to bring you with us on our Norway adventures 😁🇳🇴
Really, it’s not allowed to fly drones at Trolltunga and some other hot spots like it, anyone with a brain will understand why!
@2:35 Calling himself viking walking around in Harem pants... HAHAHA lol.
Just an fyi. Milk and apple slices are very common at McDonald's in Canada but usually only in children's meals. I have to thank you for the stunning video of your own personal tongue!
Wow.
For me it was the first time to see them ordered in Macdonalds 😅.
And thank you for the kind words!
So glad to hear that you enjoyed the video 🇳🇴😁
What a scenerie. Its on my bucketlist. Allreadu been in Norway, Heddal done. The most authentic stave hurch is Borghund. Quit small but best preserved.
Amazing, thanks for sharing.
I think it could be a good idea to make comparing countries one by another in separate videos.
Something like this Iran vs Norway :)
Hold on to your money, they fly very fast in Norway 😂
So nice to see you on this side of the planet. Stay safe and have fun ❤
Hahaha.🤣
We do our best, years of practice has though us quite well how to manage even the expensive countries, but I'll be honest Norway is a challage for sure 😅😅😅
@@WildVikingTravelsWe don`t have very far to the border (from Gothenburg, Sweden) but 3 days with some friends outside Oslo was the same as 2½ weeks in Spain!
It goes to show there are jerks everywhere in the world. Luckily good people are more prevalent. Glad you guys were able to get the drone shots you so deserved and wanted. Thank you for the amazing video 🙏🏻
Trolltunga is in a no-drone-zone, but it has a special exception like many other popular spots. But generally drones are not allowed in heavily trafficked places, thats probably why the guy was so mad.
This is correct, Trolltunga have a no fly zone around it, but if the drone is registered in the correct Norwegian registry and mark your drone with a unique identifying number, and you have a Norwegian drone flying licence, AND you get a special permission from the Norwegian Aviation Authority you could fly there. You still would have to obey the rules for distance flying over people, wich is about 130 meters if I remember correctly. EDIT: Trolltunga is actually NOT in a no fly zone as a lot of other places like this is... BUT Trolltunga is on privately owned land, and they can refuse takeoff/landing from there.
@@vergil8833
@@vergil8833 Which is why you listen to the local authority, instead of acting up like two spoilt tourists who demand their drone shot. They are guests in this country, and should behave accordingly when someone says no.
Amazing adventures. I love it
Glad you like them!
To be fair, most electricity in Norway have been hydro/renewable from the star when electricity was introduced in Norway, so no transition needed :) The transition in Norway is mostly about transportation and industry.
Staybless enjoying your content
i was at the old church on odda about the same time as you :D
Wow what a story ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ I love 💕 you guys such amazing story
❤great video!
Glad you liked it!!
The chocolate made all the difference!! :)
This is so cool, i fell in love with your channel a few weeks ago & thought you'd still be somewhere in india. Today i discovered that you have been in germany (where i come from) and that you guys are currently in norway (i will go on a radtrip there in september). So watching this video makes me even more excited about our own trip :) I'll take some notes for sure (where to stay, what to see, how not to go bankrupt because of food)
Heyhey.😊
So glad to have you on the channel and nice to hear that you enjoyed the videos.
How are you planning to travel Norway (car/motorhome/public transport)?
And Yea, we will do our best to do some good research for you and I think in first week of September we might also do a video how to keep costs low in Norway (talking about free activities and so on)
Best wishes
Joe and Liisu 😁👍
@@WildVikingTravels we rented a campervan in stockholm, so we can drive along the swedish coastline, head over to abisko & lofoten, then travel back in norway. Sounds like your video will come just in time then :D enjoy your trip & this beautiful country
Hi guys!! In June and July a Big Mac meal in Dalaman airport Turkiye was £20 !! Same meal in Dubai Airport in March was alot cheaper
Hi guys, I just returned from Norway a week back. We made a fjord cruise.....don't miss it. Also, try 'Brunost' brown goat cheese.
Heyhey.
Awesome and thank you for the suggestion we will definitely try the cheese and hopefully find a good way to see the Fjords 😉😁
I think google is tracking me... I was on a roadtrip in Norway 3 and a half weeks ago. xD And now this video appeared in my feed. Greetings from Sweden! :) So funny though to see that you two stopped in places me and my travel partner drove through. When you said that you were going to Trolltunga and saw those buildings I instantly thought "Oh are they in Odda now?" and then I saw the bus driving past saying "Odda" on them xD
Lol...I have indeed ordered a McDonalds cheeseburger/fries with a carton of milk on rare occasions. Usually when I am traveling in the US and just want a quick, cheap drive-thru meal that I can consume while driving. 😊
As a Norwegian who lives in Oslo, you can of course order directly from the counter. Those self service machines was either implemented before or after covid, don't remember as I don't go to McDonalds often. But I could be wrong. It's just to make it faster and more simple for people in terms of waiting time. And to me junk food is cheap. And now days many orders McDonalds through Foodora. And even though you're not Nordic, you're still Scandinavian, as Estonians are the mix of Proto Finns (migrating from Siberia Asia to Scandinavia), Yamnaya and Germanic farmers aka Vikings, same for the Finns, which is what separates you from your Sami cousins who didn't intermix with those groups, but with the original Europeans, why they are considered indigenous, who used to live here before all the different migration waves of people from Central Asia, and the Middle East which are the origin of all white people. And Norway is expensiveness now, and has been for the past year, especially food prices, electric bills, and gas. So much so that many Norwegians are struggling to make ends meat and feed their families, of course these are people who where already struggling pre Covid. And even though the majority of us are middle class, we do have poor people in Norway, and they are just growing in numbers. It's just hat it's not as visible as in 3rd world countries. Fun fact: Blonde hair originated in Asia and was brought to Europe by the Proto Finns, who where not Germanic, but distant related to all 1st nation/indigenous peoples of America. Blue eyes originated in the Middle East, the cradle of all white people. All of this is backed up by science and biological, archeological, linguistic and historical evidence. Coop, besides Meny and Joker, is one of the most expensive supermarkets in Norway, Kiwi and Rema 1000 is better, or Bunnpris which basically translates to ''the bottom price''... you can find the big supermarket locations outside the bigger cities, like suburbs and towns.
As a Christian I believe we all originated from Adam & Eve. Therefore we are all related on some level. Too bad we don’t all treat each other as family. Would you send me links or let me know where to learn about blue eyed ppl being from the Middle East? Kind David was reported to have blue eyes & red hair btw. So to me it would make sense. Science actually can correlate w/ Biblical history
They were there before the wu-flu. I know because I could actually get burgers without pickles for the first time, despite earlier informing the cashiers of these. Seldom did it come without pickles.
Norway loves Estonia. Welcome, brother!
Just about Micky D’s, in America, milk and apple slices are available. It’s usually in a happy meal for kids. I haven’t been to an American Donald’s in over 15 years. I was just in one in Lisbon, in June. Late night drinking, at almost 2am. I also need gluten-free food. I had to order at the counter. I’ve been to Norway twice. It’s very beautiful, and I know several wonderful people there. I’ve spent most of my time in Trondheim. I can’t wait to go back.
You & Liisu are true naturals. Sorry that bully ranger tried to mess up your private time.
But you got a better spot & shot in spite of that rude dude.
Stay safe and enjoy
Well, you definitely have the genes of the Vikings 🪓
In the US the McDonalds kids meal, one of the choices is milk and apple slices. Different brand of milk though.
Hi guys, loved the video. I live in this area, and I'm grateful on how much you loved the nature. :) On the park ranger, I'm sorry for that weird incident. Some are doing this just to help out, they are skilled, but not always up to date on regulations. He was obviously not informed that you had permission to fly drone. (In his defence, they meet a lot of strange things from tourists they have to handle) That is something I hope they learn from. Hopefully you two came away with it with nice memories, and will consider to come back 1 day with better weather. 😂What day that could be? Nobody can say, weather here is like a Lottery 🤣
Can u emagine if everyone up at Trolltunge decided to fly a drone? Some days there are around 100 people up there at the same time. That drone rule apply's for quite a lot of our big tourist attractons. Somthing alot of us norwegians are glad for, we don't all like things flying around our heads making a noise when we are out in the nature. We try to respect everybody.
Seeing such powerabuse from that parkranger makes me almost embarrassed to be a norwegian. A written complaint would be in order here. But over to the positives. What a fantastic video! And so nice to see you guys standing up against that muppet of a parkranger! Keep up the awesome work!
Tenkte det samme, må være ett sted man kan klage på den oppførselen der. Uprofesjonelt og dårlig reklame for både land og sted
@@TaastyTom Hva var det han hadde gjort gæli egentlig? Videoen viser bare en fyr som klager over at en fæl parkvokter var slem, og i neste klipp er det de to som lager drama mens parkvokteren nesten ikke sier noe som helst. Skjønner ikke hvordan denne videoen viser dårlig oppførsel, ville heller reagert på oppførselen til disse to.
@@samuelhakansson6680didnt you hear the ranger say f*ck off while turning around
@@samuelhakansson6680 Videoen kan jo være redigert alle veier, men i følge han hadde de tillatelse til å flyge dronen og vokteren nekter dem og ber de om å «fokk off». Det skal mye til for å rettferdiggjøre den responsen
Thanks for the Norway tour it’s on my bucket list ❤
You are so welcome!
Hahh, we will do the research for you and let you know about the most amazing place in the coming videos 😁👍
There is a similar church in Poland in the town of Karpacz. It is an authentic dismantled and assembled church in Poland named WANG.
Wow.
That's cool!
We will mark it down for future travels 😁👌
Welome to Norway 🇳🇴 ❤
You look and sound like a viking, as a Norwegian i embrace you as a viking brother :p
Try Switzerland, the McDonalds meal is 16-18 CHF
Norwegian pilot myself. and for you to experiance that "Power dude" im very sorry. you had paper work in order and license to do this flight. Beside that bad apple, i hope you and misses had a great time in Norway. Skål my friend :D
It's a bit strange that you and your girlfriend didn't visit the Viking museum. on Bygdøy, when you were in Oslo. You could have seen the Oseberg ship and many other things from the Viking Age.
I live in Yukon (northern Canada), in the Klondike, and prices here seem a bit more than in Norway. You gave the prices in Euros, and American dollars. Our numbers are much the same as the US ones, but US dollars are worth a lot more than Canadian ones! The Big Mac extra value meal is $13.99 in Whitehorse. Great video though!
Heyhey.
Wow you are all the way up in Whitehorse!
I lived in Alberta for a year few winters ago and truly liked the Canadian people and relaxed way of being, but I never made it so far north.
-42 in fort McMurray was enough for me 🤣
Ohh but from what you say it seems that the prices have changed a fair bit since I was there in 2019 😅.
But I guess it is the same everywhere in the world.
@@WildVikingTravels I am actually over 500km from Whitehorse. Food here is almost double here! -42? Warm after a week of -52!
For drones in Norway the ninox app shows warning and do not fly zones. It's basically standard eu regulation on drones here.
Considering prices and stuff in Norway, nowadays its too expensive for the average person here aswell. Inflation has really hit us hard.
That ranger guy was actually 100% correct in telling you not to fly the drone. Yes generally it’s allowed to fly drones but as with everything else it’s exceptions. For example military areas, airports and then places like Trolltunga and other similar places. So you were wrong!
I am truly sorry for the encounter you had with this official here, he certainly should have behaved much more professionally and contacted you in a different manner. Now it must be said that I do not know the background, but the use of language is totally unacceptable and if the supervisor had been aware of this incident, he would have had to resign from his position on the day.
Regardless of whether he feels that tourists are a nuisance, he must still be the professional party and say that he disagrees with you, and leave you alone as this does not entail the safety of you or other tourists in the area.
I also sent the information back to Trolltunga Trail Information as well.
Anyway, I really hope that this mess did not disturbed your trip to Norway 🙂
-- Update 2 days later --
I received a response from Trolltunga trail information today, and they were really sorry for the caretakers' behavior towards the public, and will therefore address this as well as further training in how to contact the public.
But here it must also be mentioned that they have posted 2 different posts here on the channel, and both posts have been removed?
If this is true, Joe, then this is not good. It is very important that the other party is also allowed to present both apologies and present their own angle of the case, since they have no opportunity to cut the film to their advantage.
On green energy in Norway: the country has a unique topograpraphy with tons of mountains and waterstreams that lends itself perfectly to develping hydropower. That would be impossible to copy in virtully all other countries in the world.
I had no idea you had to get clearance before using a drone. I don’t own one so thought you just flew it when and where you liked.
Milk and apple slices are the norm here in the USA
Whilst what Norway's been able to do with regards to the adoption of EV cars is further than most countries one has to remember that Any subsidies , the infrastructure and renewable energy sources have all been funded by the sale of North Sea oil. So don't judge the success of your own country by their success of Norway because they are not the same. Also Norway has a relatively small population for example The city of London has a bigger population than the country of Norway.
I totally agree, Norway is rich in oil, but I don't think we should neglect their success.
They are nearly the only nation who has not become corrupted after finding oil and the way they have turned this situation into beneficial for their whole society is something many others could learn from.
@@WildVikingTravels Yes I agree with what you said and as I said in my initial message we shouldn't take that away from them. But I would like to add that you also need to have the Right kind of geography in which to construct hydroelectric dams the wet weather to fill them and the governmental infrastructure to implement it. Other than Canada I can't actually think of another country that Has All of that and the oil with which to fund it.
Heddal Stavkirke! My home town
If you are not rich and want to visit Norway. This is the time. Because of massive oil revenue via Ukraine vs Russian war leading to Europe looking for alternative energy sources than Russian gas. Norway is selling massive amounts of oil. The "problem" is that oil companies pay allot of taxes in NOK (Norwegian currency) which ironically lowers the value of the NOK because supply is being inflated more than demand. Point is, if you convert your nations currency to NOK now. You get more NOK than you would have for the last 30 years,
What a nice Norwegian encounter with the park ranger ☹☹☹☹☹☹
As a Norwegian om ashamed of his behaviour. This is not normal behaviour and he seemed realy grumpy.
The ranger was 100% correct to tell them to stop, it’s not allowed to fly there. Anyone with a brain will understand why. So many tourists come there, if just a few percentages of them would take a drone to fly it would be very disturbing and maybe even unsafe, as it’s very steep in places, people fall off there regularly. They were actiling like spoilt kids to behave like that, they are tourists and should respect the rules.
Norway - which is actually a petrostate - hasn't made an energy transition. Hydro was adopted about 100 years ago, when Norway began industrialization. Although low emissions, it's actually pretty damaging ecologically, especially to aquatic systems. Electricity used to be one of the few reasonably priced things in Norway, but since demand increased due to electricity exports to Europe, prices increased dramatically and remain volatile due to variation in precipitation. EVs are set to be heavily taxed too, with many benefits like free road tolls, free parking, etc., ending. Yes, prices in Norway are insane. Cost of living > 2-3 times the rest of Europe. Salaries aren't 3 times higher, though, so it can saddle people with among the world's highest levels of household debt. People in Norway are undeniably still pillaged by vikings. 😬 There are some picturesque fjords on the west coast and stunning mountain seascapes in the north, but, generally, the landscape is a sorry state of affairs being dominated by monotonous plantation forestry. It's very rare to see any old trees growing in the landscape and there's hardly any natural forest left, which is really surprising given Norway is among the sparsest populated places in Europe. Before oil there was forestry and the landscape was stripped bare. Combined with the biting insects in the short summer and the long dark winters, it can get a bit miserable much beyond a holiday. Living further south in Europe with fertile soils is undeniably a better option overall, with a better quality of life, depending on what "quality" means to an individual.
Yes well we would call that park Range a “Jobs worth” but this was a great video.
Haha 😅.
Yea there is good and people in every country 🤣.
And so glad to hear that you enjoyed the video 😁👍
Regarding the berries next to the trail; that’s the ones the dogs pee on. We usually leave those.
Nice video 👍
Fair enough 😂😆.
Glad you enjoyed the video 😁
Maybe I could try the "Girlfriend" sign with chocolate at an airport and up with someone nice.
You need to first understand, what type of girl are you after 😉😁.
And once you have decide that eighter buy flowers, chocolate or both depending on the personality you are looking for 😉.
And then it's just a waiting game 😀
The second tongue 🎉😂😊
Wow prices in Norway are brutal compared to my country of Czech republic, especially food is like three times as much.
Welcome to Norway :) Are you sure those were blueberries and not kråkebær/gooseberry? They are quite sour. Gonna check out the next video. I have a feeling I will see my city, Bergen and the viking village near us in that one :D
Thank you! ❤️ Yes, we are sure these are not crowberries (gooseberry is a different one from what you mentioned). Liisu liked crowberries as well with 2 open palms 😅. But as we have grown up with crowberries, blueberries, lingonberries, cloudberries etc in the forests surrounding our home, the most important thing we learned was to only eat what you are 100% sure of.
@@WildVikingTravelsThat is a good rule to go by :)
I guess in Switzerland you will be shocked about the cost of a BigMac meal...
Another great video. Love the solar, water generators, and wind generators.💪🌞⚡👍
Not a fan of how they get the materials for the batteries of electric vehicles.
If you want to ever get a look of a post apocalyptic world 🌎
Try to visit one of these mining regions. Sorry for that rabbit whole.
Yea, I totally agree, there is still long way to go with EV-s and specially mining for the certain metals, but it is still nice to see, that Norway is using their oil money for a greener future.
Nice
Isegi kui on olemas drooni lennutamise luba, on seal veel omad reeglid kui kaugel inimestest ja majadest ja kui kaugel üle kaljunuki ääre drooni lennutada ja kui kiiresti. Antud kohas Trolltunga's ei tohi drooni lennutada lähemal kui 150 m inimestest. Elan Norras ja valdan seda keelt, ning lugesin nati nende reeglite kohta ja sellel pargivalvuril oli õigus.
Aitäh vastamast.
Jaa olen ka ise antud reeglitega kursis (see on osa drooniga reisimisest, et need endale enne selgeks teha).
Mida aga pargivaht meil ütles, et me peame drooni lennutama 300m kõrgusel inimeste kohal.
Nimelt on norras tavadroonide kõrguspiirang 120m.
Tean, et see ei tulnud videos selgelt välja, kuna ma ei näinud selle loo jutustamisel sügavamat mõtet, aga pargivaht pmst käskis meil drooni väga kõrgele taevasse lennutada ja ma keeldusin sellest, kuna oleksin seadusega vastuolusse läinud
Norrakatega on teinekord raske suhalda ka, eriti kui on tegemist vanemapoolse norrakaga, ei osata väga hästi inglise keelt jne. Oma kogemuste poolest 99 % on positiivne aga eks seda juhtum igal pool et komistame otsa mõnele üksikule tegelasele kellega negatiivne kogemus. Loodan, et see vahejuhtum teil kiiresti ununeb ja saate nautida ilusat norrat ja vägagi positiivseid inimesi siin. Ilusat avastamist. P.S. Soovitan käia veel Kjeragboltenil, ning all fjordis on väga ilus kämpingu ala. 🙂
dont forget, Norway has the PERFECT conditions for water and wind power, its not the case in the rest of the world.
Of course it can be done in other countries as well, but we have to remember that Norway sells a hell of a lot of oil which has given them money to be able to invest in green enegy. So how far Norway is environmentally friendly or not can be questioned.
Awesome video! While I am absolutely not defending the attitude of the park ranger, the official Trolltunga website strongly advices against any flying of drones around Trolltunga and explicitly asks not to operate a drone when there are other people on or near the rock itself. There has been a huge problem of drones operating at or near such places in Norway causing severe safety issues. In addition, drones are not allowed to fly the drone near groups of people. I am afraid to say that flying a drone around Trolltunga when there are lots of people in queue break this rule. Getting approval to use the drone does unfortunately not automatically remove these rules. And even if you are not in direct breach of a rule it is best to respect the advice and regulations for each attraction.
Your videos are great and I have subscribed. I only meant to correct some possible misunderstandings regarding drone flying around such places in Norway. Regulations are very local and may change from attraction to attraction. Keep producing your awesome content! 🙂
And historically and culturally foraging is huge here, and we have seasonal berry pickings, so much so that people won't even say where their secret spot is to keep the berries to them selves, we juice them, make jam etc. And no it's not normally along any famous high traffic hiking trails to any tourists spots. It's in the deep forests near the Norwegian Swedish border lol. I grew up picking blueberries, and lingon berries with my family. Cloudberries are especially important as we use them for our traditional Xmas dessert (I was just at my family's cabin, and people everywhere up in the mountain marches, and swamps picking them lol). Utterly boring and I hated it. Hot, mosquitos, bugs etc. And we are also famous for our strawberries. Tho my favorite is sweet cherries known as Moreller in Norwegian. And yes our weather is unpredictable, what we are famous for. Why you always need to check the weather forecast, and bring a sweater, jacket, and have the proper shoes. Especially if hiking. I guess you where here before the storm Hans, which caused extreme flooding all over Eastern Norway, and I myself was caught in the middle of it, trapped inside my cabin, as all roads where closed so couldn't get home. We have flooding every spring, but this was so extreme, as it hasn't been this bad in 50 years.
Heyhey.
Thank you so much for the information. It helps us understand the country much better 😁👍.
And no we were actually here after the storm Hans.
I think this was filmed like 2 days after the main flooding, but we were lucky enough and it didn't really affect us.
Anyways once again thank you for sharing this and I am sure we have many fun adventures ahead of us as we are heading north towards the Nordkapp.
Best wishes
Joe and Liisu
One Of The First Estonians recognising himself as non Nordic. 😁👍
Hahaha 😅.
Yea, we tend to do everything in our power to distance ourselves from the Russians 😅
Welcome to norway :3
Hello, im Norwegian and im proud of my country. But every country has its flaws. I also want to apologise for any uncomfortable encounters you may have had. This is not how we Norwegians should be treating guests in this country. I also want to give a tip. There a Viking town in Karmøy in Rogaland and it is very nice. All the best wishes