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Hi, I have one clarification that might be useful to any future visitors: The driest months in the region you spent most time are May and June. August is actually pretty rainy. July somewhere in the middle. I recommend visiting Norway in June in general, although May is slightly less wet, June is significantly less cold. A bonus: The more populous European countries often have their school holidays in July, August and sometimes stretching into September, and this inflates the tourist numbers during those months, so by coming early you also beat some of the crowds.
Hello! Thanks for taking the time to share this info ☺️ This is super helpful for trip planning for others looking to visit Norway. We enjoyed the weather overall when we were there in August. Definitely a bit more rainy than expected.
@@HelenandTimTravel August can be rainy but often it is the best time to be high up in the mountains if your are lucky with the weather. Because the snow takes a long time to melt on the highest altitudes so there is less snow in August and still warm weather.
Thanks so much, Amanda! Such a stunning place and we wish we had more time there. We couldn’t stop saying “wow” everywhere we turned. Always appreciate your support 🥹❤️
Thank you, Tami. That means a lot to us 🥹 The video took way to long to edit, but we knew we wanted to make it a good one because we had so many memories campervanning in Norway. Thanks for watching ❤️
Well done and nice commentary. How is the cellular phone service while traveling there? Refueling stations and cost? Thanks for sharing. What a blast you guys are having.
I remember travelling to Geiranger fjord via Trollstigen. It is my favourite road trip. Keep creating great content like this. Amazing video. Great content, great editing. You guys deserve way more subscribers !!!
What a great video this was !!! Some of the most reflective and balanced ones I've seen !!! I am truly glad that our country did treat you with some good weather !! Hope to see you 2 back here some day !! Best greetings !! P.S: I have done the trip from Trollstigen to Geiranger on 3 different occations, and I got just as impressed each time!
Thanks you! We are glad you enjoyed the video. We got lucky with the weather for sure. It’s a stunning area! Glad you have been able to do the trip multiple times. You’re so lucky! ☺️
The right to roam applies not only to publicly owned land but also to privately owned land. Most of the land in Norway is privately owned. The law says: Allemannsretten (meaning "everyman's right") is a law that allows everyone to roam free on uncultivated land in Norway. Cultivated land means privately owned land, meadows, pastures, gardens, building plots, and industrial sites. In a practical sense, this means that you are free to responsibly hike, camp and enjoy the fresh air in forests, mountains, and coastal areas, which make up the majority of Norwegian nature. Norway’s Right to Roam is a free common good and is part of our cultural heritage. It entitles you to make use of uncultivated land, whoever the owner is. Nature is for everyone who exercises caution. By the way, very interesting video from Norway. 😊
Your country is so beautiful and we can’t wait to visit again. This is super helpful! Thanks for sharing such an informative comment. Will be useful for many others. Didn’t know it applied to private land either. 🤙🏽 Always appreciate when people take the time to educate us as travelers
Thanks so much! Definitely worth the trip 🏔️🥾 Norway is spectacular and we already want to go back to see more. We will be posting about the Lofoten in our next video.
Thanks, Emmie! You would love Norway! Definitely a trio of a lifetime. We can’t wait to share our Lofoten video after we finish our trek in Nepal. Hope you’re having a blast on your Eurotrip
Man, I was thinking of traveling to Europe from mid east, but when I saw you guys hiking a lot. I told myself well I can't do this. 😂 Thanks for these detailed trip videos.
There are definitely more activities to do than just hiking ☺️ happy to provide recommendations for Norway or the other places we have been in Europe. Thanks for watching!
Norway blew us away! It’s worth the trip out there for sure. If you have any questions about planning, definitely let us know. Happy to answer questions ☺️
Great video and glad you enjoyed your stay here :) As a Norwegian I enjoyed this video! Just some important info: Freedom to roam (allemannsretten) does not apply for vehicles or on private land, only when you are hiking and tenting on public land. Many tourists sadly have this confused and think they can park their camper anywhere - in some cases this is ok (where a road is leading to a campsite), but driving offroad or travel on cultivated land is illegal. Unfortunately this is an issue with plenty foreign campervans coming here thinking they can cut down trees to make their way to a desired spot where there is no road or car/caravan/camper camping in a not designated spot. Like, driving off the road for 3-4 meters to camp besides it can be illegal and the fines are high.
Glad you enjoyed this video. Thanks for taking the time to share this information. Always good to be informed. We camped where others were camping on public lands. We used a camp app and made sure it was a gravel spot right off the road.
What time of the year did you folks go ? We are looking at Sept. 2024 as we did Sept. in Iceland and loved it . Ope !! Just heard you were there in August - thanks !
Ohhhh that is a tough choice! Both are very different from each other and very beautiful. We do know that if we return to Norway, we would hands down go to explore Lofoten more. It is more difficult and more expensive to get to and visit, so there are fewer people. Not as many cruise ship ports as in the West Fjords. If this helps, the beauty of Lofoten made Helen cry multiple times 🙃
@@HelenandTimTravel thank you so much for your response - we are doing Western Norway this year.We are old, and unable to do with anything "difficult" - we enjoy driving around on scenic routes, we are not big on cruises either. Just drive, stop and enjoy the beauty.
@WingsOfPeaceToronto great choice! Norway’s west fjords have so many scenic stops ☺️ You are going to enjoy it. Safe travels! We didn’t have a chance to make it up to Bergen but heard many good things
@@HelenandTimTravel interestingly, we are starting and ending our trip with Bergen :) ..and will also go to Alesund. We wanted to ensure it is mix of nature and cities. Thank you once again for your response.
Thanks for watching and the information. Our campervan rental company did let us know after and now we can’t edit out that part out 😆 We did read online there are unmarked cars with speed cameras. Is that true?
@@HelenandTimTravel Yes, I do believe that is true. Once it was required by law that every speed trap should be announced with a sign warning road users about upcoming controls. However, now it is possible to encounter speed traps without any prior warning. But this practice is not as common as in Denmark (where I live). Here, they hide everywhere, ready to fine you thousands for speeding just 4 km/h above the limit
@@looo571 We did notice in some countries they offer warning signs for speed cameras. It was a common practice in Italy. Interesting that it was once required and now it is not. We would love to go to Denmark someday and it's good to know there are speed traps there. Wow, that's a lot of money for a speeding fine!
In Norway fixed/automated cameras still needs to be announced (sign post). There aren't too many of them, and many of them are empty (just the box, no camera inside) - but you never know which one is active and which is not. Cars with speed cameras are basically unmarked police cars, and there aren't too many of those either. Mostly in the vicinity of big cities.
When you mentioned speed cameras, the camera system you passed under was for road tolls not speed. That’s a horrible camper van. That are so many better options available in Norway than this.
If you watching this it good to know that the Trollstigen is closed at the moment because of to much loose rock’s falling down. 😊 it may not open next summer, but you have many other good and spectacular roads you can choose😊 it is September 2. 2024 when I write this.
Appreciate the heads up! Sharing a link on current status of what is open in Trollstigen: www.visitnorway.com/plan-your-trip/travel-tips-a-z/norwegian-scenic-routes/trollstigen-road-closed-2024/
Paying 2200$ for 10 days rental is not cheap. I rented car from bergen 350-400$ . And pay 100-120 $ a night stay anywhere hotel or airbnb. Is still cheaper then renting caravan 2200$ 10 days.
Definitely! I bet it was much more affordable…. we wanted to wake up with nature outside the door. We loved that all our stuff was with us and we didn’t have to move it everyday from Airbnb to Airbnb. It was cool to wake up and watch the sunrise and also sunsets from the van Also, as full time travelers it was nice to have a place to stay for 2 weeks at a time ☀️🥾
Heh. Your pronounciation of Norwegian place names is more that decent enough. I notice that English native speakers (like the UK, US) have this tendency of adding extra letters or even syllables when trying to pronounce Scandinavian (and German) words. I dunno where that comes from. Some sort of selective dyslexia perhaps :) "Oh, that's a difficult word. I gotta take a deep breath and get it over with as soon as possible", or something like that ;)
Haha thanks! We definitely have a tendency add syllables and letters. German is also a difficult language linguistically. I just think we don't often use a lot of using different parts our mouth, like the roof of the mouth to speak. This is a funny comment and made us laugh! Hopefully we somewhat passed your test 🙃
We had a 9 day rental. Here is the cost breakdown in Norwegian krone for our summer 2023 rental. Prices can change ☺️ Wi-Fi Router (without data): kr95,00 Final cleaning: kr750,00 Unlimited Mileage: kr0,00 Full insurance: kr1.125,00 Outdoor pocket shower: kr200,00 Additional Taxes VAT (25%): kr4.570,00 Total Amount: kr22.850,00 ($2,100 USD total or $233 USD per night) We found it average $250 per night depending on rental company Additionals for 9 days Toll passings (452 NOK) and for added camping furniture, unlimited internet data, voltage converter (1227,5 NOK) Prices can change due to high or low season 😎 Hope this helps, Peter!
its 30%-50% cheaper to rent the van in germany if driving in scandinavia there is also ferry´s to norway from denamrk.. and buying food for the trip in germany also saves 50%
That’s a great tip! Thanks! ☺️Renting a camper van in Germany would be awesome. That’s an idea to rent from another country, but some companies have additional fees for taking it out of the country.
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We know this is a long video, but we had a blast renting a camper van in Norway, we wouldn’t wait to share 😆 Let us know if you would campervan Norway! If you are interested in real time updates, check out our newsletter www.helenandtimtravel.com
Hi, I have one clarification that might be useful to any future visitors: The driest months in the region you spent most time are May and June. August is actually pretty rainy. July somewhere in the middle. I recommend visiting Norway in June in general, although May is slightly less wet, June is significantly less cold.
A bonus: The more populous European countries often have their school holidays in July, August and sometimes stretching into September, and this inflates the tourist numbers during those months, so by coming early you also beat some of the crowds.
Hello! Thanks for taking the time to share this info ☺️ This is super helpful for trip planning for others looking to visit Norway. We enjoyed the weather overall when we were there in August. Definitely a bit more rainy than expected.
@@HelenandTimTravel August can be rainy but often it is the best time to be high up in the mountains if your are lucky with the weather. Because the snow takes a long time to melt on the highest altitudes so there is less snow in August and still warm weather.
@Kulumuli that’s helpful information. Thanks for this! Interesting August can be rainy.
I don't know what I enjoyed more in this video, the plethora of useful tips or the overabundance of stunning scenery! Loved every minute of it!
Thanks so much, Amanda! Such a stunning place and we wish we had more time there. We couldn’t stop saying “wow” everywhere we turned. Always appreciate your support 🥹❤️
Hello 👋. Norway looks so amazing. Excellent video ! I can tell that you put your heart into your video creations...love what you do, you are epic 👍
Thank you, Tami. That means a lot to us 🥹 The video took way to long to edit, but we knew we wanted to make it a good one because we had so many memories campervanning in Norway. Thanks for watching ❤️
Yes tap water is absolutely drinkable in norway and so is mountain water from waterfalls and creeks, absolutely!
The water tastes so so good!
Love this channel. Authentic and interesting. Not just drone shots and intrusive music. Solid info too.
Thanks so much for watching! Appreciate the nice words and glad you like our RUclips style 😎
Well done and nice commentary. How is the cellular phone service while traveling there? Refueling stations and cost? Thanks for sharing. What a blast you guys are having.
I remember travelling to Geiranger fjord via Trollstigen. It is my favourite road trip. Keep creating great content like this. Amazing video. Great content, great editing. You guys deserve way more subscribers !!!
The Trollstigen area is just magic! We would definitely go back and recommend it. Thanks so much! That means a lot to us 🥹🥹🥹
What a great video this was !!! Some of the most reflective and balanced ones I've seen !!! I am truly glad that our country did treat you with some good weather !! Hope to see you 2 back here some day !! Best greetings !! P.S: I have done the trip from Trollstigen to Geiranger on 3 different occations, and I got just as impressed each time!
Thanks you! We are glad you enjoyed the video. We got lucky with the weather for sure. It’s a stunning area! Glad you have been able to do the trip multiple times. You’re so lucky! ☺️
The right to roam applies not only to publicly owned land but also to privately owned land. Most of the land in Norway is privately owned. The law says: Allemannsretten (meaning "everyman's right") is a law that allows everyone to roam free on uncultivated land in Norway. Cultivated land means privately owned land, meadows, pastures, gardens, building plots, and industrial sites. In a practical sense, this means that you are free to responsibly hike, camp and enjoy the fresh air in forests, mountains, and coastal areas, which make up the majority of Norwegian nature.
Norway’s Right to Roam is a free common good and is part of our cultural heritage. It entitles you to make use of uncultivated land, whoever the owner is. Nature is for everyone who exercises caution.
By the way, very interesting video from Norway. 😊
Your country is so beautiful and we can’t wait to visit again. This is super helpful! Thanks for sharing such an informative comment. Will be useful for many others. Didn’t know it applied to private land either. 🤙🏽 Always appreciate when people take the time to educate us as travelers
@@HelenandTimTravel That's nice to hear.
I love your videos! great edition and drone videos, enjoy and travel the world!
That so much for the nice comment ☺️
Very nice video, great editing - it was like we were there! Now I have to add Norway to our list 😊
Thanks so much! Definitely worth the trip 🏔️🥾 Norway is spectacular and we already want to go back to see more. We will be posting about the Lofoten in our next video.
Great vid guys and very informative. Will definitely watch again when the time comes for our trip to Norway.
Thanks, Emmie! You would love Norway! Definitely a trio of a lifetime. We can’t wait to share our Lofoten video after we finish our trek in Nepal. Hope you’re having a blast on your Eurotrip
Man, I was thinking of traveling to Europe from mid east, but when I saw you guys hiking a lot. I told myself well I can't do this. 😂 Thanks for these detailed trip videos.
There are definitely more activities to do than just hiking ☺️ happy to provide recommendations for Norway or the other places we have been in Europe. Thanks for watching!
Amazing job with this video! I am now thinking about a trip to Norway to see the wonderful views!
Norway blew us away! It’s worth the trip out there for sure. If you have any questions about planning, definitely let us know. Happy to answer questions ☺️
My family lives in Alesund and they always drive me to those places whenever I visit them. I miss Norway
Alesund looks like an incredible spot in Norway. So cool you have family there to visit. Sounds like you need to make a trip soon 😊
Wow! Thank you for the video! Really useful 😍
You’re welcome! Glad you found it helpful ☺️
Great video and glad you enjoyed your stay here :) As a Norwegian I enjoyed this video!
Just some important info: Freedom to roam (allemannsretten) does not apply for vehicles or on private land, only when you are hiking and tenting on public land. Many tourists sadly have this confused and think they can park their camper anywhere - in some cases this is ok (where a road is leading to a campsite), but driving offroad or travel on cultivated land is illegal. Unfortunately this is an issue with plenty foreign campervans coming here thinking they can cut down trees to make their way to a desired spot where there is no road or car/caravan/camper camping in a not designated spot. Like, driving off the road for 3-4 meters to camp besides it can be illegal and the fines are high.
Glad you enjoyed this video. Thanks for taking the time to share this information. Always good to be informed. We camped where others were camping on public lands. We used a camp app and made sure it was a gravel spot right off the road.
Happy to see, couples like you, enjoying your life. one day I will explore like this!
Thanks so much! We worked hard to make this trip happen ☺️ Appreciate kind words like this. We would flow to go to India one day!
What time of the year did you folks go ? We are looking at Sept. 2024 as we did Sept. in Iceland and loved it . Ope !! Just heard you were there in August - thanks !
We had pretty great weather for the most part when we went in August. You will love it! Looking to rent a campervan?
Wow briksdalbreen has really melted a lot it was touching the water when i was there about 15years ago
Wow! That’s very sad to hear how much it has receded over 15 years ☹️ What a sight those glaciers would have been back then in Norway.
what video ediiton you use? I love the music
We use Final Cut Pro to edit and source music from Soundstripe for the licensing. Let us know if you have other questions
@@HelenandTimTravel working in my videos so lot to learn! Thanks for the advice.
You’re welcome ☺️ cheers!
Skåla up is a famous uphill race in Norway.
Sounds like a real challenge 😅 It’s a really beautiful hike and kudos to those that want to race it.
how would you compare Western Norway vs Lofoten Islands? ..if you were to pick one !! :)
Ohhhh that is a tough choice! Both are very different from each other and very beautiful. We do know that if we return to Norway, we would hands down go to explore Lofoten more. It is more difficult and more expensive to get to and visit, so there are fewer people. Not as many cruise ship ports as in the West Fjords. If this helps, the beauty of Lofoten made Helen cry multiple times 🙃
@@HelenandTimTravel thank you so much for your response - we are doing Western Norway this year.We are old, and unable to do with anything "difficult" - we enjoy driving around on scenic routes, we are not big on cruises either. Just drive, stop and enjoy the beauty.
@WingsOfPeaceToronto great choice! Norway’s west fjords have so many scenic stops ☺️ You are going to enjoy it. Safe travels! We didn’t have a chance to make it up to Bergen but heard many good things
@@HelenandTimTravel interestingly, we are starting and ending our trip with Bergen :) ..and will also go to Alesund. We wanted to ensure it is mix of nature and cities. Thank you once again for your response.
How did you pay for tolls, tunnels and ferries? Thanks
Good questions! Our Norway campervan company provided a roll tag for us and they just billed us when we returned the van
Those cameras are not speed cameras. They are for the automatic payment of toll roads
Thanks for watching and the information. Our campervan rental company did let us know after and now we can’t edit out that part out 😆 We did read online there are unmarked cars with speed cameras. Is that true?
@@HelenandTimTravel Yes, I do believe that is true. Once it was required by law that every speed trap should be announced with a sign warning road users about upcoming controls. However, now it is possible to encounter speed traps without any prior warning. But this practice is not as common as in Denmark (where I live). Here, they hide everywhere, ready to fine you thousands for speeding just 4 km/h above the limit
@@looo571 We did notice in some countries they offer warning signs for speed cameras. It was a common practice in Italy. Interesting that it was once required and now it is not. We would love to go to Denmark someday and it's good to know there are speed traps there. Wow, that's a lot of money for a speeding fine!
In Norway fixed/automated cameras still needs to be announced (sign post). There aren't too many of them, and many of them are empty (just the box, no camera inside) - but you never know which one is active and which is not.
Cars with speed cameras are basically unmarked police cars, and there aren't too many of those either. Mostly in the vicinity of big cities.
Hey Tim! I'm just now getting around to making contact. I hope you and Helen are having an amazing adventure! Dan Urbach
Hello Dan! Hope you’re well! Thanks for reaching out. Cheers! -Tim
When you mentioned speed cameras, the camera system you passed under was for road tolls not speed.
That’s a horrible camper van. That are so many better options available in Norway than this.
Thanks for the info. We enjoyed our campervan company. Sure there are many great options.
If you watching this it good to know that the Trollstigen is closed at the moment because of to much loose rock’s falling down. 😊 it may not open next summer, but you have many other good and spectacular roads you can choose😊 it is September 2. 2024 when I write this.
Appreciate the heads up! Sharing a link on current status of what is open in Trollstigen: www.visitnorway.com/plan-your-trip/travel-tips-a-z/norwegian-scenic-routes/trollstigen-road-closed-2024/
You have not seen much before you have seen northern Norway, all three counties.
Would love to go back and see Northern Norway!! 🤙🏽😃
Paying 2200$ for 10 days rental is not cheap.
I rented car from bergen 350-400$ . And pay 100-120 $ a night stay anywhere hotel or airbnb.
Is still cheaper then renting caravan 2200$ 10 days.
Definitely! I bet it was much more affordable…. we wanted to wake up with nature outside the door. We loved that all our stuff was with us and we didn’t have to move it everyday from Airbnb to Airbnb. It was cool to wake up and watch the sunrise and also sunsets from the van Also, as full time travelers it was nice to have a place to stay for 2 weeks at a time ☀️🥾
Heh. Your pronounciation of Norwegian place names is more that decent enough. I notice that English native speakers (like the UK, US) have this tendency of adding extra letters or even syllables when trying to pronounce Scandinavian (and German) words. I dunno where that comes from. Some sort of selective dyslexia perhaps :) "Oh, that's a difficult word. I gotta take a deep breath and get it over with as soon as possible", or something like that ;)
Haha thanks! We definitely have a tendency add syllables and letters. German is also a difficult language linguistically. I just think we don't often use a lot of using different parts our mouth, like the roof of the mouth to speak. This is a funny comment and made us laugh! Hopefully we somewhat passed your test 🙃
Costs please.
We had a 9 day rental. Here is the cost breakdown in Norwegian krone for our summer 2023 rental. Prices can change ☺️
Wi-Fi Router (without data): kr95,00
Final cleaning: kr750,00
Unlimited Mileage: kr0,00
Full insurance: kr1.125,00
Outdoor pocket shower: kr200,00
Additional Taxes VAT (25%): kr4.570,00
Total Amount: kr22.850,00 ($2,100 USD total or $233 USD per night) We found it average $250 per night depending on rental company
Additionals for 9 days
Toll passings (452 NOK) and for added camping furniture, unlimited internet data, voltage converter (1227,5 NOK)
Prices can change due to high or low season 😎 Hope this helps, Peter!
its 30%-50% cheaper to rent the van in germany if driving in scandinavia
there is also ferry´s to norway from denamrk..
and buying food for the trip in germany also saves 50%
That’s a great tip! Thanks! ☺️Renting a camper van in Germany would be awesome. That’s an idea to rent from another country, but some companies have additional fees for taking it out of the country.
Will be using your videos as reference for future travel plans from now on 🫡 love catching up on your adventures
Awe 🥹 we love that! Always happy to answer questions if you have any. Excited for all your future adventures