9½ HOURS on a VY Express Coach from Oslo to Stavanger and I wasn't looking forward to it...
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- Опубликовано: 8 авг 2023
- An all-day coach journey? I could do without it to be honest. But by the time I got off at the end of the day, has my opinion changed?
Join me on this 9½ hour coach journey from Oslo to Stavanger in Norway. Trust me, it will be worth it...
Trip date: Wednesday 12th July 2023
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('Endeavour' by Jakob Ahlbom)
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Hi there Steve! I have worked as a taxidriver in Kristansand. There has been a few times where people has taken the wrong plane / train. I remember one incident where a young girl (12 years old max) came with the last plane to Kristiansand Airport. She was confused of where she was. She was supposed to be in Kristianstad in Sweden. I was the only taxi at the airport at the time, and she became more and more scared when she noticed she was in the wrong city and the wrong country. I got a hold of one of the airport employees and told them that she was going to Kristianstad instead of Kristiansand. We asked the girl poor girl how she got on the wrong plane and she told us that the employees at Oslo Airport had told her that the plane to Kristiansand was the correct one and that they changed her boarding card without her noticed it.. This resulted in Avinor paying for me as a taxidriver to drive her to Gothenburg where her parents waited for her. That was a trip I'll never forget..
Poor girl, but thankfully she ran into you! I hope it was a decent payday for you too! :)
@@steve-marsh It was very randomly that I still was at the airport.. and I felt so bad for her when she told about her being in a wrong place .. The payday was also great, but getting her to her parents was a better “payday” for me..
That's a long ass drive 😅 Lots of karma points though 👏✌️
@@SwantonSexBomb 7hrs to Gothenburg and 7hrs back.. I did not care about the length of the drive, my only mission was to get the poor girl back to her parents .. I remember her telling me she was hungry when we came nearby Strömstad, Sweden. I know the drive between Strömstad and Gothenburg by the back of my hand since I has been a truck driver and drove Oslo - Gothenburg every 2 weeks. So I found a McD we stopped at and I paid for her meal, let her eat in the car while we drove towards Gothenburg. At 7AM we arrived at the place in Gothenburg we had an agreement with the parents at, and both the parents and the girl was so happy they got to see each other again! And I? I was just happy I could get some rest before I went back home.
Lol. Sounds about right. Though we are well educated in Norway. It sounds about right that the pride of norwegians, some makes us practically like people who never went to school.
Hi Steve I have been following your channel for a while now. I suffer from anxiety and am unable to travel within a 3 mile radius from my home without the risk of panic attacks. Thanks to your videos I am able to travel to places from the safety of my own home, keep up the excellent work
Hey Trevor thanks so much for the kind words and wishing you all the best mate!
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be good to yourself Trevor , the demons are of our own making tell em to F OFF
Bless you dear! After a very bad recent experience with my landlords, their employees and some other tenants, I understand some of your anxiety issues. Having been intimidated and actually physically threatened (and with no help from the busies), I eventually hid myself away on a campsite for several months where the staff were brilliant to me! I'm now in temp accommodation and feeling so much better and stronger. My plan now is to buy a caravan or even a trailer tent, and take myself off to wherever I want to go! And no, it's not easy to rid yourself of anxiety even though you know it's doing you no good. No matter how strong you are inside, it all takes time. I so very much hope it gets better for you. All the best dear. 🙏🏴🇨🇮👍
I know you often apologise for things like rainy windows on trains and dark tunnels but you really dont need to. What you produce is material that would be exactly as it would be for us, and that is what makes it so Interesting. If people want ultra clear perfect shots then there are no end of commercial videos in this world, none of them however have the heart and soul you put into yours, I and many others enjoy them just the way they are.
I really really appreciate this comment!
I love how clean and civilised everything is in Norway, everybody minding their own business. Aaaaaah Norway is so high up there (pun intended) 🙂
Haha so true on both counts :D
@@crobnson not really. we just consider it polite to stay out of peoples business unless explicitly invited.
Even driving through the national Park in the USA there’s trash on the side of the road that says some thing doesn’t it.
One thing about Norway, and perhaps the only thing that is truly disgusting is the snus tobacco mouth/gum pouches. Probably the only litter you'll see, but horrible things.
The countryside is pretty spotless.
I agree with those sentiments too!
as a English man living in Norway, it was so cool to see you drive past the town I lived in and towns I work in. I live 1 hour south of Stavanger. Algard is always an issue so I was not shocked you got stuck there. its the first roundabout in many many many miles and hours of driving so it always seems to end up with a backlog there at rush times or after holiday weekends with people returning from the cabins
I had the joy of traveling on trains and coaches in Norway last June. The coach drivers were amazing on the tiny winding fjord roads. Spectacular scenery, lovely people.thanks for sharing this southern route journey.
13:12 Remember in '96 '97 when phones exploded onto the scene? On buses there would be 1 person carrying a phone. They would feel they had to talk loudly into the thing just in case the person on the other end couldn't hear them... "Yeah, Im on the bus!"
I didnt realize that some folk still did that.
Haha brilliant 🤣 yeah this guy was doing the same but for about 7 hours, no idea what they had to talk about!
@@steve-marsh It was important enough for everyone else know about it. Or he was talking to a deaf person. 7 hours though... Jeez thats annoyed
I passed the place at 9:20 once and I remember being amazed by how the road went through a tunnel, exited to a bridge and then entered another tunnel, with an absolutely amazing view from the bridge. Would have wanted to sit on the bridge for a while and just take in the view.
It's incredible eh! Some of the views just come out of nowhere and I was scrambling to get the camera on :D
Fedafjorden bridge and the town at 10:05 is Flekkefjord 👍
You can .... if you like looking at drilling rigs. Try freezing the video.
I've been over and under a similar Bridge that does exactly the same thing (Hardanger Bridge). Man, the engineering, the views, it's all incredible. As is Norway as a whole tbf
Aw dang, I did some geosleuthing to find the town of Flekkefjord at the 10 min mark just to see that someone else already commented on it. Oh well, it was still fun to follow along on Google maps!
By the way, I just wanted to say that I really appreciate your channel. So many travel channels on YT are more about the presenter than the location, or they're only interested in showing the prettiest footage possible. Your videos are just good old-fashioned authentic travel with lots of practical info, while still showing all the beauty that is out there (and doing a great job of editing as well).
Haha I still appreciate the efforts! And thanks for the kind words, that's exactly how I want my videos to be :)
I’m running out of adjectives to describe the places you take us on your videos. Stunning, Gorgeous, Breathtaking. Take your pick as they all apply. And I love how you just let us enjoy the journey. Thanks again. ❤
It's crazy eh, this appears to just be a 'regular coach journey' in Norway!
Stunning scenery Steve. Public transport, and the state of the road and infrastructure networks in these countries you film in must make you wonder where we Scots and indeed the UK in general have gone wrong...
Keep up the great work.
Broken Britain eh!
@@steve-marsh If the UK had a population in proportion to the Size of Norway and it's population then we would have only around 2.7 million people living here and the stress on the country's infrastructure would be rather lower than it is with 67.7 million plus people here, Norway is roughly twice the size of the UK with 7.99% of the population, one reason why it has built up it's fund from oil and gas is that population level and it is disingenuous when politicians and others make economic or other comparisons with Norway as if it is a directly comparable country.
@@RushfanUKSpot on.
I am a Scot living in Norway, and Norway is definitely better, not just because of the money, infrastructure and lower population, but because Norwegians are just better people than Brits on virtually every single measure.
Crime, vandalism, litter, anti social behaviour, health, obesity, etc is just better and the only bad behaviour I have seen is from Eastern European immigrants.
UK has more than 10 times as many people to build the roads. Money has never built any roads.
@@okklidokkli UK is just ineffective at engineering these days. Norway think nothing of tunnels that the UK would never undertake.
Ah Steve! All these videos of Southern Norway you keep pulling out of the hat bring back so many memories from last September I can’t tell you. Particularly Oslo and Voss, where my dear dad was for a time in 1974/75 ish, and he’s always telling me how much he loved Norway and would love to go back one day. Funny how life works out, 18th August last year dad suffered what turned out to be a relatively minor heart attack, just 3 weeks before I was due to go. Fast forward 3 weeks he’s more than well enough to take me to Heathrow airport and pick me up again when I got back. I’m not religious or spiritual but I do believe after trying and failing to go to Norway in the past, it was meant to happen last year for the reasons I’ve just explained. Therefore I would honestly say it became one of the most memorable, and probably emotional travel trips I’ve ever taken. I too would love to go back to all 3 Scandinavian countries again, but for the moment, thank you for showing myself and the RUclips community all the stunning scenery again that I remember so well. If I could I’d buy you a 🍻 right now! Ps Stavanger on my list now too!
Thanks so much for sharing! Meant to happen indeed! Hey, you can buy me a pint in Norway, that is one way to break the bank :)
@@steve-marsh nah you’re alright, just give us a shout when you’re on UK soil that’d suit me better my friend, thanks all the same, good suggestion though 🤣🤣.
Living up in the northern Norway I sometimes forget how beautiful the southern parts are.
Ohhh nice! Next time I'm in Norway I'll be heading north for sure!
@@steve-marsh I've heard the VY train from Trondheim to Fauske is great! Then add to that the bus from Fauske to Narvik is spectacular as well. If you still want to travel a bit more then add the bus from Narvik to Tromsø (which also got flights to and from the UK)
Another beautiful video- love the Norwegian countryside and your background music was very relaxing. Norway seems to have great road and transport infrastructure and all the houses looked lovely too - everything looked so clean and well cared for
As in most countries, we often complain about how bad the roads are.
But the main road network is pretty good, for the most part. The smaller roads might not always be so good though. And there are A LOT of toll roads in Norway, which some don't like to much.....
You are spot on! It's a wonderful country to travel round :)
@@arildrnes3630 Thanks - interesting information. I'm in Australia and we have toll roads too - mostly for motorways through larger cities
Nine and a half hours in a bus, but the footage was stunning and at least you did not get any form of 'tunnelvision'.....................happy tripp home!!!!
Haha beautiful! :D
Lovely country, so clean, great scenery. You must have a very patient nature, I would have been suicidal after 9 + hours on a coach with no breaks, the guy on the phone unfortunately isn't unique, there are plenty like him over here.
Yeah true, I think my patience would have been more tested if it wasn't for noise cancelling headphones!
Norway has 1260 road tunnels (2022 numbers) of a total distance of 1550 km - in addition there are a number of railway tunnels. The longest tunnels either go under fjords or through mountain ranges. There is even one road tunnel complex in Tromsø that has a roundabout inside.
Is that the one with the blue lights inside?
@@Z4G. Maybe, I haven't been there in years.
@@Z4G. No, that is the Lærdal Tunnel - 24,5 km long
What a treat to wake up on a Wednesday, grab a coffee and find out there is a vlog from Steve Marsh!!! So wonderful going on a road trip with you through some very beautiful scenery. I agree the view came out even nicer by coach. Thank you again for all you do and as always have a wonderful week!!!
And you too! I didn't;t even expect this to be a video to be honest, always worth recording intros just in case though!
I just read the comment below, strangely my day started with a panic attack (I'm under so much pressure atm) and I come here to your channel to calm down. I thank you for being a place I can come to watch something calming & nice with no fear of seeing anything unpleasant. You are a star Steve ❤
Hey that is such an appreciated comment, thank you :)
Hi Steve. Stunning scenery again !
For that length a trip , i am glad to hear the seats were comfy. A decent bit of legroom in your seat too !
Lol....an " express bus service" with 45 stopsi hate to think how many there are, if the bus stopped at every single stop, instead !😅..
Haha true! But every time there was a slip road, we took it! Nice for those who live on the route, but a bit monotonous for me :D
What a lovley way to start a Wednesday morning.at the risk of sounding like a broken record what stunning scenery.why is everywhere but Great Britian so clean with no litter?.thank you for that trip.
Yeah, I see it in Montrose every day, sections of society think it's totally fine to just drop their rubbish where they stand, it's a blight it really is. Norwegians seem so much more respectful of their surroundings
Thanks , Steve, for sharing your journey.Greetings from Australia.
Cheers Richard! An absolute pleasure :)
That was brilliant Steve, such beauty on the way.. Cheers.
Hello Steve mick from Hull really enjoyed this episode hope you are well and looking forward to the next episode 😊😊
Cheers Mick!
Beautiful. Your camera work is first class. I think you should have your own tv show ‘Travels with Steve’, oh, and the you tube as well. Really enjoy these ,thank you.
Norway even has a tunnel with a ròundabout in it! Ive seen over 50 countries - Norway 3 times - absolutely my favourite. And the people are just lovely, so friendly, polite and helpful
Spot on in everything you say!
The bridge with roundabout tunnels is Hardanger bridge / Fv13. Have been there a couple of times.
there's a tunnel with a roundabout in it that I've driven through in Tromsø
There are quite a few tunnels with roundabouts in Norway. It's a good way to do it when you don't just want a tunnel that goes from A to B. Examples include the under-city tunnels in Stavanger and Trondheim, the tunnel that leads onto the Hardanger Bridge and many more.
One of the more interesting tunnels is the one that goes up to the Hardangervidda plateau from the Hardangerfjord by the Vøringfossen (waterfall). It spirals up several hundred meters inside the mountain, and replaced the old road that clung to the mountainside and had multiple hair-pin turns.
Steve once again a super video thank you.I have Driven this route (E18 then E39) many times after Ferry Crossing from Newcastle to both Stavanger and Bergen to Tonsberg then Oslo.Have stopped at various places enroute Lillesand/Brevik/Kragero/Asker to name a few.Your remarks about the services and transport in Norway are world class this is so obvious compared to other European Nations.As a Scot we have so much in common with Norway even words in our Language are similar.Your Videos again brought back so many happy memories of my friends in this beautiful Country
So glad to bring back many happy memories of our wonderful neighbours! I'd love to be able to travel slowly there and visit all the places you mention!
Nice little surprise bonus I was not expecting to wake up to, thanks Steve
Cheers :) Have a greta day!
I nodded off through the beautiful ride and relaxing music-So i rewound the video.....and nodded off again !!😅
My videos tend to have this affect on people
@@steve-marsh 😆
Just saw your Fjordline video pop up in my recommended, and been watching through your last videos. As someone originally from Bergen and currently living near Oslo, I'm super happy you're enjoying what our country has to offer. I've yet to see much of it myself, and can't wait to go farther up north at some point. You're welcome back any time, Steve.
Hey thanks so much for doing me on a memorable trip! Really want to get up north at some point too, next time :)
I recently traveled on the train from Trondheim to Fauske and then a bus all the way up to Narvik. It's incredible what NO has to offer. Amazing vistas and kind people
I have been fortunate to have seen much of Norway through work and holidays, so the wonderful scenery was as expected but….windscreen wipers on the top deck of a coach, that was astonishing!
Another bucket list place for me... well done sir!!!! AND 75K SUBS!! WOW!! You need to return to Northern Norway... Tromso and the Lofoten islands !!
Oh that's a good shout! And thanks so much :)
Hey Steve, great video, thanks! This country has probably the prettiest landscape I've ever seen. Off to your next video, thanks again. 👋
So sad in many ways Steve that your Norwegian odyssey has come to an end! It's been brilliant from start to finish, not just the stunning lansdcapes but also the friendliness of the Norwegians has been a heart-warming feature throughout. Thanks a million for this epic and greatly looking forward to your next trip.... 😇
I'm sad about it too :D
kieronheath4813 . Agree . I was so sad Steve's journey in Norway has come to an end . As much as I love the Scottish ventures this Norsk outing has been a wonderful trip and I do love the music as well .a top notch series .
There are over 1000 road tunnels in Norway with total length exceeding 750 km.
LÆRDALSTUNNELEN - The world's longest road tunnel is 24,5 km long and situated between Aurland and Lærdal.
That is some impressive infrastructure! I hope they have more than a pick axe and a bucket
@@steve-marshSadly, they make the worlds cheapest tunnels, they use explosives. It is cheap, the cheapest tunnels in the world per meter, but if the rock is old, like from Oslo to Kristiansand, 3.5 billion years old, that makes for unstable tunnels.
In the west of the country the mountains are only 70 millions years old, there it is no problem.
But the best way, using tunnel boring machines, are only used by hydroelectric commercial builders and tunnels under the sea bottom.
There are more than 1260 road tunnels in Norway.Length 1550 km, all tunnels, including Hydro tunnels for hydroelectric plants is 8000 km, most tunnels are for hydroelectric plants, the ones that build with tunnel boring machines
I' ve taken that bus a couple of times, never paid more than 99 kr, (£7,50)
Mornin Steve your so right top bus seat gave you a great Filming point stunning scenery indeed and you ended up in my new favorite city Stravanger thx again see you soon 😘🌼🌸🌺
I'll see you in Stavanger! :D
What a beautiful stunning country and this trip was just showed it off to a tee.
Thanks so much Wayne!
Another beautiful coach journey is between Bergen and Ålesund - through the heart of the fjords 😊
Oh that sounds like the one for me! Cheers!
What interests me is that so much of that countryside topography looks exactly the same as northern Ontario/eastern Quebec....this just confirms for me that (landwise anyway) we are so close to each other. I can imagine a time when it was all one land mass.... utterly beautiful. I can't wait to get to Norway. Thanks for another super video.
It is not that strange. North America and Norway/UK ++ gave each other a jolly close hug some 390-490 million years ago, thus sharing and creating the Caledonian Nappe. Later we shared similar geological events, such as the 40+ glaciations that produced our Till, scoured bedrock and valleys. We are also sharing the largest biotome on the planet (the Boreal Forest, also known as the Taiga). Thus you would feel right at home here, saying hi to the Norwegian Brown Bear, Moose, Reindeer, Arctic Fox, Wolverines and Wolves, forest and mountain Lagopus, and all the Spruce, Pine and Birchtrees you can wish for. This seems to also have shaped the people who settled in very different places but with a very similar natural history, as we tend to get along tremendously :)
Interesting stuff!
@@glacieractivity this is fabulous information...thank you SO much🥰
Looks absolutely breathtaking. Some parts reminded me of our own Scotland!
Very true mate! I really wasn't expecting this scenery, I thought it'd be motorways all the way
Steve what a great looking coach. Picture looked good on the TV and as ever a fabulously produced travelogue. D
Woot Woot! Steve twice in a week! Loving seeing Norway, it is a beautiful country...but Scotland is by far my favorite! Have a great week! 😀
You toooo! I'll be back in Scotland this weekend :)
Some of this scenery reminded me of the Sea to Sky Highway between Vancouver and Whistler. Beautiful!
Oh that'd be a trip I'd like to take!
Love how you are always one anxious turn away from missing your next ferry, plane, train, bus, coach, donkey!!!!!
Haha keeps me on my toes!
In my part of the country (Møre & Romsdal, on the NW coast) the little book with the ferry tables was known as the 'Vigra Bible'. (Vigra is an island and also where the airport serving Ålesund, the largest town in the county, is situated) You read it and you learned your routes. There was over 30 routes back in the day. Now theres only about half left. The rest has been replaced by bridges or tunnels.
Another brilliant journey. You are right about those people who talk so loudly on there phones I used to grin and bear it. Not any more! Cheers Ken
Oh Ken, I think I need to be more like you !
What an amazing coach journey. There must be too much to see along the road. Thank you again Steve for this great video.
I didn't;t dare fall asleep! :D
Norway is such a beautiful country, all those stunning views. Thank you for sharing this journey. 💕🇦🇺
My pleasure Liz! :)
Great Scenery, Gives Scotland a run for its money 👍 Thanks for giving us the benefit of this Steve 👍
A pleasure Scott!
I just found your channel a few days ago and wow! I really enjoy that you write comments in your video instead talking them. You do a really great job. Thank you!
Really appreciate it, welcome aboard! :)
Norway is stunning, good roads, not fast but well maintained. Would recommend buss 220 between Åndalsnes and Geiranger via Trollstigen.
Oh another one to note down, thank so much!
What a great video, Steve! Thanks for that. The views evoked memories of travelling in Switzerland but this part of Norway certainly has fabulous scenery in it's own right without having to compare it to anywhere else!
So true, I wasn't expecting it at all in the south!
Marvelous set of videos, they have only increased the temptation to head north.
I could see by the hordes of motorhomes I 'm not alone 😮
Haha yes! I can only dream of doing a slow motorhome trip round the whole country!
@@steve-marsh That's exactly what I would like to do 😀 both summer and winter.
Breathtaking. Thank you.
So many of the shots taken on your journey remind me so much of the scenery in Central & Western Newfoundland. Norway really is a beautiful country and another excellent job of filming for us to enjoy, thanks Steve.
Also, the changeable weather is very similar to what I am used to, lol.
Oh I've only been to the east coast, need to venture inland next time!
I was surpirsed and happy to find this midweek posting. As always, enjoyable. Norway is spectacular. Would be a great place to have a kayak hidden in the trunk of your car. All those little lakes and streams. Wow! I am ready to explore.
Oh you are so right! I'd happily spend a whole season there kayaking!
Just put the kajakk on your roof rack and use the trunk for luggage...
Stunning!
Feels like we are on a train...so smooth !!
Yep, Between your trip videos and Rail Cow Girl's, Norway will be up the top of my overseas holiday wish list!
Some place eh! :)
Thanks Steve, A fantastic set of videos from your current Norwegian epic. You can see why Slartibartfast won an award for Norway. Really enjoy your travels on our behalf.
Thanks for coming along! This was the last of the footage from a memorable trip!
You really have to know your classics, to understand this comment 👍🏼
The answer is 42
This was beautiful. The coach ride and music just took me away. Nice work.
Absolutely gorgeous scenery all around!
I liked that you enjoyed the trip from Kristiansand and westward. Most tourists are so focused on getting to the impressive mountains and fjords on the west coast, but I think they miss some of the best parts of Norway. The southern part of Norway, where Kristiansand is about in the middle, is called Sørlandet, "The South Country", and to me, this is the "soothing" part of Norway. Perhaps not as impressive as some other parts of the country, but the coast is filled with beautiful and "calmer" nature and lots of islets,. small towns and settlements with a bunch of charm. A lot of Norwegians consider Sørlandet the real summer paradise of Norway. Many spend their time by the sea, some on the beach, and some in a boat in the archipelago, but the inland has also a lot to offer. And it is not that far to drive if you want to experience the mountains either. Setesdalen, the valley up from Kristiansand can be quite nice, and Suleskarvegen, the road from Brokke over the mountain to Lysebotn in Lysefjorden are quite impressive, especially just after the road opens in the spring, with the narrow road going through several meters of snow on both sides.
Great rip and views. I wonder if similar trip is possible with a bicycle. Those roads looked tight to squeeze a biker.
Aye and don't fancy the tunnels in a bicycle! I wonder if they have a decent cycle network?
Looks quite beautiful. Thanks for sharing Steve! One more for my bucket list.
A pleasant surprise, be sure to get the same seat!
Again. Thank you, another wonderful video
If you ever decide to go south, then Nice has 2 great journeys - the bus for 1.50 euros east along the coast was breathtaking, and the trains des pignes took you north through the mountains to an amazing walled village. Nice little airport close to the city.
Oh noted, thanks!
Stunning Steve. The Norwegians sure know how to do things properly
So true! I get very jealous travelling on their public transport 🤣
It's called North sea oil !
Oh they make many mistakes.
Breathtakingly beautiful scenery… and “best seat in the house” to boot. 👍🇨🇦
Aye, so glad I went for that seat!
Thank you so much for your wonderful videos!
The norwegian geography is very challenging for railroad building. The country is more rugged than northern scotland. The habitable island and small places inside the fjords are the places where farmers lived and live. To keep the small settlements liveable is the main reason for building the transport network - not only roads. It is this small communities viking spirit that lives on and the Norwegians are so proud of. The clan chief or even the king wad nothing without his warriors. He was hired raiding together with his men. Everyone fighting bravely was paid! The clanchief depended on his men there was no duke or viscount without his fighters - and they knew it. So today everyone who pays taxes has the right to participate in the wealth of the country! To think of oneself being higher in class and status is an absolut nogo in Norway! It is completly different from the stratified british class system which exisist even today and everyone seems to accept. Taxprofits for the wealthy would be a deathsentence for any norwegian politician.
Totally agree with your post 100%
Hey this is really interesting and makes a lot of sense, thanks! I guess these things are so engrained in society that we'll never have a system like it, however much it works!
Great views , those roads must have taken some building. I like the top deck wipers.
Your system will work well in a small country of people with high standards.....not every country is like that though.
It’s what we call «janteloven» (or «law of jante» in english) in Norway.
9,5 hours?! Ouch😮 Glad you enjoyed your Norway trip. As you noticed, western part of Norway has got the most beautiful scenery. They say the north of Norway is also very beautiful, but I have never been there myself. It is too expensive to go there, so its cheaper for me to take a trip to Scotland. I am now looking forward to my trip to Inverness in September. My first time there 😊
Yes, very expensive indeed.
Ah have a blast! I'm the same, would love to explore the north, some incredible train journeys to get there, but every time I check prices I see why it's never happened!
Norway isn't that expensive with the creeping cost of the UK as a comparison.
Alcohol and eating out is more, but in general it isn't.
Agree with you but Alcohol is EXPENSIVE having been visiting and working there since 1947 ( 15 years old then)
@@georgec7899 Works out about £8.50 a pint at current exchange rates. Edinburgh is north of £6 in places, so not that bad.
Got to admit, getting a round in hurts.
Yet another excellent clip! Very enjoyable. Manythanks.
Well, I just found one of my favorite videos here. You did a fine job with the video and music. I hope to make this trip one day!
I really enjoyed your journey. By the way, Google says there are over 900 road tunnels in Norway!
Think of how many metres that equates to! Wow! And that's just the road ones!
Google isn't even close to the truth...
It's over 1260 (2022 numbers) with a total distance of over 1550Km. 900 is just the number of tunnels longer than 750m
All those tunnels are what a country can do with its oil money rather than give tax breaks to the rich.
There's the truth!
My local tunnel in Stavanger costs me 171 NOK to go through each way. That's about £13.
UK just used it's oil revenue differently, plus they only have to benefit 5m people, not 70m.
Meanwhile Aberdeen's Union Street looks pretty run down these days.
@@johnmcconville6055 always has done
They also have the 10th highest tax average married worker with two children at 32.3% in 2022 so no tax breaks for anyone you want nice things you must pay for them
Such Beauty. Thank You.
Thanks´for sharing!
A pleasure!
What a treat. Thanks for sharing.
A pleasure!
Beautiful video! Love this route and the comfort on the Vy busses
Nicely done, beautiful country.
great filming Steve, loved every bit of it !
Excellent and interesting video Steve. Thank you. 👍
Thanks John!
great video, as always😍 Thanks for posting😊
Cheers for coming along! :)
Beautiful drive…love the water coming down the mountains
Stunning scenery Steve thanks for posting !
A pleasure!
Another great video. Beautiful scenery. Norway sure looks to be a clean and tidy place. 👍👍
Thanks Steve, that was a beautifully shot vlog & scenery accompanied by very therapeutic music too. Thank you, its made my day better.
An absolute pleasure!
What a wonderful journey that was, thanks
Hey thanks for coming along! :)
That was stunning Steve, another great trip,feel we were actually there.❤ Jim&David
Wow, second half of that bus journey was just stunning - rivers and mountains. Makes The Lakes look tiny.
But where was all the snow 😂😂😂
Stunning eh!? I'll go back in winter and do it again :)
very beautiful and scenic bus journey....❤🤟🏻
I found your channel recently and wanted to say "thank you", your videos have made me a bit home sick for Europe and the nordic countrys in particular. Nice bonus vid to wake up yto at 2.30 am here in middle of USA .
Hey thanks so much for your kind words! That's either a very early morning or a very late night!
Lovely video, always enjoy the journeys,
Thanks so much Christine! I wasn't sure I'd have much footage from this one, but it turned out okay :)
1:01 'if you want to see this man suffer' you know you love it and , yup, that was a beautiful journey
Haha funny thing is it turned out to be an absolute pleasure! :D
How wonderful and amazing the scenic route. Lush greenery! Love it ❤
Great content you make. Love seeing your videos. Just subscribed. Good job mate.👍
Welcome aboard! Thanks so much for the support!
It's incredible that a country with only about five million population can put together such an amazing infrastructure , but then, the taxes are very high. Thankyou for this beautiful ride with you.😊
The infrastructure is incredible eh!? I guess high taxes are acceptable when the money is well spent!
Taxes in Norway are on average in Europe. Down from the podium after Sweden and Denmark in 2013. The tax has been reduced by 6%. But you get back 86% of everything you pay in taxes and fees throughout your life - against an average of 30%. In the US you only get 19% back. The tax also includes old-age pension - where everyone receives an income after the age of 62-67. If you have never worked, you will receive £2,000 per months If you have worked for 40 years - you can earn ten £4-7000 per month with low tax and many other discounted services such as free medicines (without deductible max £25)
You can even make rainy long bus journeys entertaining! Great one ❤️👍😃
Haha cheers :)
Well that scenery was absolutely stunning. Going to have to do a trip to Norway soon.
Lovely scenery and great photography. Some of the scenery is so much like Scotland in places. Thanks for this 👍
Glad you enjoyed it, was totally thinking the same about Scotland :)
What a breathtaking scenery😍. Thank you so much for this.
My pleasure 😊