The remote visa-free island at the top of the world - BBC REEL

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  • @draven9481
    @draven9481 4 роки тому +2451

    “Maybe if you dont fit in the world out there, then maybe this is your place.”
    True words hit home

  • @youtubesuckss7058
    @youtubesuckss7058 4 роки тому +2093

    This is the introverted dream

    • @grayacebelgica2818
      @grayacebelgica2818 3 роки тому +3

      @Good Girl Exactly 😍

    • @chriswyatt9869
      @chriswyatt9869 3 роки тому +124

      Such a vast over simplification. By common use today the word introverted is used to define any edgy teenage girl who thinks they're different and don't like people, because they like to spend time in their room watching yt or reading or such. Living on this island, or any isolated place is far far different than that. It is not for introverts nor it is for extroverts (no one is purely both either) it is for people who truly love the lands, nature and harsh lifestyle. Just because you think you're 'introverted' does not mean you will be accustomed to living there.

    • @ethanYT_1219
      @ethanYT_1219 3 роки тому +102

      Quite the opposite really, there's a much more profound connection and sense of community in small places like these where everybody depend and checks on each other

    • @lsaf6573
      @lsaf6573 3 роки тому +7

      Yes. Correct. Absolutely

    • @taffelost6221
      @taffelost6221 3 роки тому +57

      I would believe it's much easier to be left alone in a big city than on Svalbard where everybody knows you and wants to know you're ok.

  • @jeonlyxoxo
    @jeonlyxoxo 4 роки тому +566

    I need a place like this just to ‘detox’ from the current mad world. I need my human senses back.

    • @le_th_
      @le_th_ 3 роки тому +5

      No, you can't go until you get vaccinated. End of story. Get your vaccines, THEN you can go.

    • @cheezheadz3928
      @cheezheadz3928 3 роки тому +14

      No matter where you go the mad world is still there.

    • @le_th_
      @le_th_ 3 роки тому +5

      @@cheezheadz3928 True, but you sure seem to be far away from that mad world in Longyearben.

    • @mitchellbooth8435
      @mitchellbooth8435 3 роки тому +1

      @@le_th_ is everyone vaccinated there? surely you mean tested?

    • @le_th_
      @le_th_ 3 роки тому

      @@mitchellbooth8435 WHAT? Where did I post a statement that suggests that there is a place on this planet where "everyone is vaccinated". No place exists like that as of 1/5/21.
      ....and no, I do not mean "tested". Testing only helps in diagnostics because you can walk out into the world 3 minutes later and walk right into a cloud of someone else's aerosolized particles (maybe they're jogging without a mask on?) and become infected less than 10 minutes from the very moment you were tested.

  • @vanishagarg9934
    @vanishagarg9934 3 роки тому +117

    I think, for a person like me, sunlight is the most important. It gives so much energy and positive vibes. Hats off to the people who manage to live in their houses without sunlight that too straight away for a period of 3-4 months!

    • @bordersonbudgets
      @bordersonbudgets 3 роки тому +2

      Hi Vanisha. The 24-hour daylight in Svalbard is bizarre. Here is a video of an abandoned mine and the town's campsite. Enjoy!
      ua-cam.com/video/d_bqBBfonqg/v-deo.html

    • @colleenr7268
      @colleenr7268 3 роки тому +4

      I think I'd be OK with it. Where I live is nowhere near that extreme, but we do have only 8 hours of daylight in the winter, and most of the time in an office that didn't have windows. We have the opposite in the summer where it is only fully dark for about 5 hours.

    • @adara4635
      @adara4635 3 роки тому +2

      @@colleenr7268 From November to January there is no daylight at all, just black darkness. November-February/March there is no sunlight.

    • @colleenr7268
      @colleenr7268 3 роки тому +1

      @@adara4635 I'm aware of that thank you.

    • @jamesdettmann94
      @jamesdettmann94 3 роки тому +2

      @@adara4635 it wouldn't be November to March, it's October to February. March seems like a winter month but has the equinox so it's as light as September

  • @Pilot-ud3yj
    @Pilot-ud3yj 4 роки тому +68

    I had the privilege of meeting Chicco Mattos a few years ago when visiting Svalbard during the polar night. A very unassuming guy. He was working behind the bar at the Radisson Blu. We got talking about our mutual love photography and he turned out to be a fantastic videographer as well as a photographer. Top bloke with some mad skills.

  • @airira
    @airira 4 роки тому +1721

    Too bad I’ve learned about this place 30 years too late. I’m too old now, too unhealthy to go anywhere like this but I would have loved it for a while back when I could live and love and travel without the ties of approaching mortality. Beautiful place.

    • @kitabGo
      @kitabGo 4 роки тому +96

      Let's travel with me

    • @ed4all33
      @ed4all33 4 роки тому +46

      awais khan that was such a sweet offer. I hope the person takes it up if their health and circumstances permit.

    • @a.a.s.3799
      @a.a.s.3799 4 роки тому +90

      i've seen you do this under like three videos already, just get out and enjoy what's left already for fucks sake.

    • @since4everrr
      @since4everrr 4 роки тому +18

      take out a loan and go AWOL!

    • @rlguerrero2263
      @rlguerrero2263 4 роки тому +11

      Sad with you, my friend
      What you told will make think deeper about going there

  • @atexaninkorea1773
    @atexaninkorea1773 4 роки тому +4812

    "It's the animals homes. We're guests"
    Carry guns everywhere.
    Bears be like, "worst guests ever. Can't take a hint."

    • @I-_-I_SB
      @I-_-I_SB 4 роки тому +24

      james johnston THANKS

    • @ayleena5148
      @ayleena5148 4 роки тому +44

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
      I swear, worst guest ever

    • @kishanshivakoti256
      @kishanshivakoti256 4 роки тому +2

      👍🏽😁🤡👹👻

    • @Nova_1945
      @Nova_1945 4 роки тому +18

      humans are animals as well learn sole biology you ignorant dummy

    • @TriniMonstera
      @TriniMonstera 4 роки тому +50

      Perhaps it is to scare them off not harm them.

  • @imoSTAY
    @imoSTAY 4 роки тому +126

    On arrival in Oslo, visitors will need to go through passport control. While Norwegian authorities do not require a visa for visiting Svalbard, as you will be transiting through Norway, nationals with visa requirements for Norway or the Schengen area will need a valid visa. No visa is required for EU passport holders.

    • @garcsstuff6734
      @garcsstuff6734 2 роки тому +26

      You can also take a boat from Russia and also legally you can sail your own boat from anywhere to Svalbard legally

    • @jusmeetsingh1907
      @jusmeetsingh1907 2 роки тому +1

      @@garcsstuff6734 😊🙏

    • @pannyvet92
      @pannyvet92 11 місяців тому +4

      So if I want to immigrate there from Romania I can use my passport and declare to authorities that I want to go to Svalbard and they will let me go and never ask about visa? What about residency?
      I am a vet student, 1 year and I finished and I want to work and travel

  • @godsmarch2717
    @godsmarch2717 3 роки тому +27

    I can feel the positive energy by just watching this video.❤️

  • @lakshyajindal4151
    @lakshyajindal4151 3 роки тому +164

    Svalbard is definitely one of the most venturous and intriguing spots where one can think of living. Even though, one can find out numerous downsides about this place. For me, its upsides seem to outweigh everything else. I consider Svalbard as the ideal place for a getaway or a temporary residence and that too visa-free. Having a peaking interest in photography, I would definitely visit this place at least once in my life. Its stupendous scenic beauty can leave one flabbergasted and its innumerable relief features like the snow mountains and lakes can give you Goosebumps. Well at last, if you don't fit in the world out there, maybe Svalbard is your place.

    • @iZacq
      @iZacq 2 роки тому +4

      To reach there you need Norway Visa

    • @sheezy2526
      @sheezy2526 Рік тому

      Can you buy Oreos?

  • @DonVigaDeFierro
    @DonVigaDeFierro 4 роки тому +1244

    "We're literally at the edge of the world"
    Flat earthers: WRITE THAT DOWN!! WRITE THAT DOWN!!!

    • @tam9749
      @tam9749 4 роки тому +23

      😂😂😂

    • @bruceparker6142
      @bruceparker6142 4 роки тому +6

      The edge of the flat Earth.

    • @soniavinluan8979
      @soniavinluan8979 4 роки тому +12

      My message to Flat Earthers.. I will give them a World Map and slap them in their faces many times..

    • @rosegarcia2158
      @rosegarcia2158 3 роки тому +22

      @@soniavinluan8979 no no, get a globe lol 😂

    • @clairecadoux471
      @clairecadoux471 3 роки тому +4

      😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @RadioDadJokes
    @RadioDadJokes 4 роки тому +543

    Was there in February. Unreal. It has a B movie feel with the disused mines and doomsday vault - I loved it. Saw the aurora for the sixth time too. Svalbard is incredible beyond words.

    • @jenlinds1
      @jenlinds1 4 роки тому +3

      How do you think it’d be to live there?

    • @youngforeign8197
      @youngforeign8197 3 роки тому +7

      How do you get there?? Do you have to go through Norway??

    • @somethingbright4268
      @somethingbright4268 3 роки тому

      Very lucky 🍀

    • @mrscitrine3592
      @mrscitrine3592 3 роки тому +9

      @@jenlinds1 watch the vlog of Cecilia blomdahl she lives over there. Just discovered her

    • @yoen1_1
      @yoen1_1 2 роки тому

      @@youngforeign8197 he swimming to there and walking lol...

  • @edithvelez5874
    @edithvelez5874 4 роки тому +738

    When he says if nature wants, nature keeps you inside your house. So true especially considering what we are living mow.

    • @archivariusdee2127
      @archivariusdee2127 4 роки тому +1

      I thought the same ... ;)

    • @wiltrvl4evr
      @wiltrvl4evr 4 роки тому +28

      Manmade virus courtesy of Gates and his NWO cronies

    • @politicallycorrectredskin796
      @politicallycorrectredskin796 4 роки тому +33

      This is government keeping people indoors, not nature. No evidence of any kind that it even helps with anything, and plenty of evidence that it severely harms people's mental health and the economy.

    • @IndianFoodbyGermanGirl
      @IndianFoodbyGermanGirl 4 роки тому

      *Steel Beam* They want if u belong to useless humans without paying taxes

    • @coyoteprophet9734
      @coyoteprophet9734 4 роки тому +21

      Nothing natural about this Plandemic and COVID-19.

  • @bmr208
    @bmr208 3 роки тому +77

    "If you don't fit in the world out there, maybe here is your place." 🥺

  • @nordicgaming2572
    @nordicgaming2572 3 роки тому +616

    The Brazilian guy literally moved from southern edge of the world to the northern edge.. Must have been a crazy transition ^^

    • @shendaraalshedir1933
      @shendaraalshedir1933 3 роки тому +6

      Seriously eh? 😅🇨🇦☘️

    • @tristanlee6538
      @tristanlee6538 3 роки тому +45

      Actually, Argentina and Chile is more southern edge than Brazil

    • @ARSENICKMUSIC
      @ARSENICKMUSIC 3 роки тому +26

      Brazil touches the equator almost so it's really not as drastic as you making it sound

    • @joatanpereira4272
      @joatanpereira4272 3 роки тому +14

      The south of Brazil is the coldest region, so...

    • @moz3617
      @moz3617 3 роки тому +19

      Please buy an atlas or a map.. 🤦🏻‍♂️

  • @zurgboy07
    @zurgboy07 4 роки тому +427

    UA-cam algorithm showing me remote places to visit while I'm on lockdown because of COVID19.

    • @kz687
      @kz687 4 роки тому +5

      after this lockdown now we are ready to live in remote place and isolation

    • @JJ-er1ng
      @JJ-er1ng 4 роки тому +2

      @@kz687 svalbard population in 2022: 219,000

    • @oncetwice2195
      @oncetwice2195 4 роки тому

      You can’t if you’re from u United States. Thx trump

    • @1982nauj
      @1982nauj 3 роки тому +3

      You are not lockdown for covid19, you are lockdown for politicians, dont forget that.

  • @FlorianHWave
    @FlorianHWave 4 роки тому +571

    Svalbard is the only place in the world that is completely visa-free...
    ...except for MasterCard HQ.

    • @umitsahin8698
      @umitsahin8698 4 роки тому +20

      I reckon it is not completely visa-free since you first have to go to Norway to go to Svalbard anyways..
      Even if you hold a schengen-visa then what happens when it expires?
      Are you stuck there?
      I have questions.. 😂

    • @FlorianHWave
      @FlorianHWave 4 роки тому +11

      @@umitsahin8698 If you have an option to go there without a stop in Norway, you can enter visa-free.

    • @FlorianHWave
      @FlorianHWave 4 роки тому +2

      @nishant kumar I know. For a reason.

    • @Wanderlens197
      @Wanderlens197 4 роки тому +2

      @nishant kumar Bro what is meant by visa free. How many days we can live there

    • @yououtuber4176
      @yououtuber4176 4 роки тому +5

      Most underrated comment..

  • @stutzstudiowerks
    @stutzstudiowerks 4 роки тому +98

    That was lovely. I'm glad places like this still exist in the world. Thank you for showing us. ❤

  • @stayalivenow
    @stayalivenow 3 місяці тому +2

    Been looking at Svalbard for a while now, I'm from the Caribbean. I would leave for Longyearbyen if I could get a job there. Beautiful place.

  • @KeepCalmandLoveClassics
    @KeepCalmandLoveClassics 2 роки тому +18

    I am an engineer and a mathematics teacher. Wish I could have come to this place. Love from Darjeeling, India

    • @aallearn4927
      @aallearn4927 2 роки тому

      Isn't Ladakh same like this in winter though

    • @mortalclown3812
      @mortalclown3812 2 роки тому

      @@aallearn4927 At least Ladakh has sun in the winter. And the Svalbard temps are a lot lower.

  • @nazzme6181
    @nazzme6181 4 роки тому +228

    It's an exceptionally gorgeous place. Sadly, some people don't realize that "getting away from it all" means leaving your bad habits and customs behind also!!!!🙏🏻💝

  • @Emma-ll5wv
    @Emma-ll5wv 4 роки тому +21

    I visited Svalbard in January 2020, in the middle of the polar night. I completely fell in love with the place and the people. I know it sounds mad but I felt very comfortable there. I guess I like cold dark places.

    • @caesarmeer
      @caesarmeer 2 роки тому +2

      same here it's beautiful

  • @tluskas
    @tluskas 4 роки тому +182

    "oh my god, what am i doing here. This is not my place"
    -Man of the year

  • @MelanieSakowski
    @MelanieSakowski 3 роки тому +12

    Life, truly: “This is a real community and people check on each other.”

  • @killerninjaz13
    @killerninjaz13 3 роки тому +201

    This is why documenting places like this is important as they won't be here forever

    • @koreanfriedchildren
      @koreanfriedchildren 3 роки тому +5

      they won't be here forever because they are being documented *paradox activated*

    • @kathryncarter6143
      @kathryncarter6143 3 роки тому

      I was thinking the same thing

    • @TheRedDevil_NC
      @TheRedDevil_NC 3 роки тому

      It’s been there millions of years. Climate has always varied. This video should celebrate the place not be all dooms dayish. A limousine liberals paradise

    • @Jake-mv7yo
      @Jake-mv7yo 3 роки тому

      @@TheRedDevil_NC if anything the place will just be nicer to live in

  • @kongkonasahadola2949
    @kongkonasahadola2949 Рік тому +3

    I am grateful to know about this place when I'm still young, hope to visit this heavenly earth someday 😊

  • @UTTAMRAY07
    @UTTAMRAY07 4 роки тому +225

    I would like to thank BBC REEL FOR COVERING SUCH A WONDERFUL EPISODE WITH US.....

    • @Erminestreet
      @Erminestreet 4 роки тому

      Rohit Singh Gour you need visa to enter Norway.

    • @geirstianaaslund7141
      @geirstianaaslund7141 4 роки тому +2

      @@rohitsinghgour3014 Normally yo do not need a Visa but you have to prove that you can provide for yourself. It is expensive to live there, the welfare system is normally available only if you are a Norwegian citizen or work for a Norwegian company.

    • @shrach8
      @shrach8 4 роки тому

      Geir Stian Aaslund is there Internet in Svalbard

    • @geirstianaaslund7141
      @geirstianaaslund7141 4 роки тому +5

      @@shrach8 there is Internet. There is a cable from the mainland. There is some research and even some university education. But it is a very small and limited society. A town with 2000 inhabitants, only 40 kilometers with road, you are not allowed to go outside the town without a gun. In the summer there is 24 hours of daylight, in the winter 24 hour of darkness. Fresh food(vegetables) are limited, nothing is grown up there. I have only been there on vacation, but it is different than anything else on this planet.

    • @yousefmahmoud842
      @yousefmahmoud842 4 роки тому

      I really like it ..how can i go there ...im jordanian passport holder ..i will do any job

  • @Amuzic_Earth
    @Amuzic_Earth 2 роки тому +8

    I especially liked each of the people who were interviewed.. they do seem vastly different from each other and yet have a common thing, a connection with the nature and an aloofness with the mainstream human civilization.

  • @thebetterbeyond
    @thebetterbeyond 4 місяці тому +1

    I was just there last week. It truly is one of the most special places I have ever visited. I can't wait to return in the winter.

  • @malakwaqasawan4371
    @malakwaqasawan4371 2 роки тому +1

    watched for the 2nd time after few months and love it again,... love the spirit of people.

  • @goldbridge
    @goldbridge 4 роки тому +1531

    Anyone here after the coronavirus outbreak looking for an escape

    • @augusto9255
      @augusto9255 4 роки тому +43

      If corona doesn't kill you, the bears will

    • @dragonflyjones4611
      @dragonflyjones4611 4 роки тому +13

      The weather will kill him

    • @jay1970
      @jay1970 4 роки тому +28

      Anyone else here posting stupid questions to get useless likes?

    • @user-jq6lm5nl7p
      @user-jq6lm5nl7p 4 роки тому

      Haha

    • @goldbridge
      @goldbridge 4 роки тому +2

      jay1970 Just you you 50 year old clown

  • @imoSTAY
    @imoSTAY 4 роки тому +239

    Take my money, I’m on my way!!! Once the travel bans are removed 😷🧣

    • @allisonkeller1085
      @allisonkeller1085 4 роки тому +6

      Agree 100%

    • @niceguy9790
      @niceguy9790 4 роки тому +4

      ya sure go and take more land from the wildlife and buy a gun because hey you want to take selfies of the snow

    • @JEENAKKA
      @JEENAKKA 4 роки тому +1

      Same

    • @francosworld5030
      @francosworld5030 4 роки тому

      Big talker!

    • @ratedr9672
      @ratedr9672 4 роки тому +2

      And that’s when? Don’t see those bans being removed anytime soon ☹️

  • @abrar6920
    @abrar6920 4 роки тому +44

    I wish I could go someday only to see the northern lights 😍 it’s incredible

    • @catsandcrows8880
      @catsandcrows8880 4 роки тому +1

      You can see the aurora borealis in several northern countries.

    • @survivortechharold6575
      @survivortechharold6575 4 роки тому +3

      The only thing stopping you is you.

    • @floralscene
      @floralscene 4 роки тому

      Me too. I'm going to research a Northern Lights trip.

    • @floralscene
      @floralscene 4 роки тому

      @Spud Chuffington jones Good to know. I'm going to look that up. Do you have any recommendations of companies?

    • @TheeeDanielR
      @TheeeDanielR 3 роки тому

      @@floralscene McDonald’s

  • @m.javier-tala1892
    @m.javier-tala1892 5 місяців тому +1

    Such great respect for the arctic wildlife.

  • @williamarnold5826
    @williamarnold5826 11 місяців тому +1

    Svalbard is such a beautiful place. I'm lucky enough to be able to visit it in January and it will be spectacular

  • @nathalielaizet2219
    @nathalielaizet2219 3 роки тому +52

    "If you don't fit in the world out there, maybe here is your place" Ok, I'm coming, then :-)

  • @charujain1010
    @charujain1010 3 роки тому +49

    Whoa !! I can’t believe that a place with surfeit of environmental constraints can be this captivating and bewitching. I loved the fact that nature is in the control of the place . Well , it hit me really hard when he said that future generations might not be able to witness such a picturesque view first hand. Also, I found it extremely affectionate that even though they are from different nationalities they still check on each other and wholeheartedly welcome the new people who visit or move over there. Being an introvert , I would absolutely love to visit this place one day.

  • @vickimeyers2672
    @vickimeyers2672 3 роки тому +46

    I'm presently living in a little one room cabin in the woods of Alaska. This video has me now interested in moving further north, to Svalbard!! I'm retired, and my newest research project will be the cost of living and whether I can afford to move. 😁

    • @user-ue3pl2gf4o
      @user-ue3pl2gf4o 3 роки тому +2

      no tax there

    • @harryhoudini1669
      @harryhoudini1669 3 роки тому

      Pitcairn

    • @norsenomad
      @norsenomad 3 роки тому +4

      @@user-ue3pl2gf4o Not exactly... Everyone who resides on Svalbard is liable to pay tax to Svalbard on all their capital and income. You are considered a tax resident when you have taken permanent residence on Svalbard.
      The Svalbard archipelago is a separate tax zone, but still proper land of the Kingdom of Norway. According to the Svalbard Tax Law of 1996, tax is collected by Norway on all personal income on Svalbard.
      Income tax is much lower on Svalbard than on the mainland, however. For annual income up to and including 12G, your income tax will be only 8%. For higher income, i.e. exceeding 12G, there is a 22% tax. (12G in the Norwegian National Insurance scheme equals ca NOK 1,276,500 per year, and below 12G is considered “a normal salary” in the scheme).

    • @pinchebruha405
      @pinchebruha405 3 роки тому +1

      Do it!!!

    • @gregfleenor9654
      @gregfleenor9654 3 роки тому

      Go even further north than Svalbard. Russia, Canada or Greenland.

  • @emoses
    @emoses 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you all you wonderful people for sharing your stories and inspiring me!

  • @jodagv8958
    @jodagv8958 2 роки тому +2

    Beautiful place that truly will live in my heart forever

  • @paulduncan1635
    @paulduncan1635 4 роки тому +48

    I would like to visit this place someday after my master's degree

  • @miamijim5964
    @miamijim5964 4 роки тому +35

    At present I am in Northern Finland, my plan is as soon as my lad is 18 (another 6 years) I will be looking into Longyearbyen as a very strong possibility as my next place to live...

    • @miamijim5964
      @miamijim5964 3 роки тому

      @Obama Only Fans is that what they call kids nowadays ?

    • @Byrzzaa
      @Byrzzaa 3 роки тому

      @Obama Only Fans What did I just read

  • @D-Dollie
    @D-Dollie 4 роки тому +34

    Oh wow. I would love to live there for a couple of years. I love snow and this place looks beautiful!!!!
    “If you don’t fit there in the world, maybe here is your place!” I am packing my bags and coming!!!!

    • @kimjong-un2564
      @kimjong-un2564 4 роки тому +3

      @cm. CG no it's cause 70% of the people are so selfish and running behind money and fake relationships..
      Guess you are in that 70%

  • @svenpb1996
    @svenpb1996 3 роки тому +12

    I've been here on work and went on a tour with huskies, it's a beautiful place, and they make great waffles and hot chocolate!

  • @BeBeBraveSpirit
    @BeBeBraveSpirit 2 роки тому +12

    I don’t say this glibly, I am in love with this place after watching this and I just can’t wait to experience the same wonderment in person one day. We all need to respect the earth and it seems very likely like this is one of the few purest places left, like this gentleman said. It’s a form of life where you depend on each other and take care of your environment because this beautiful land is giving us a chance to live there with nature in control of our daily lives even more so than anywhere else.

  • @zapfanzapfan
    @zapfanzapfan 4 роки тому +536

    I guess I should visit before it melts...

    • @itsmyparty4637
      @itsmyparty4637 4 роки тому +47

      OR ices up again. we live in a very young world. climate change is normal not a problem.

    • @dirtysanchez941
      @dirtysanchez941 4 роки тому +22

      Humans Destroy everything 💯

    • @rlguerrero2263
      @rlguerrero2263 4 роки тому +6

      @@itsmyparty4637 That's it! :)

    • @rlguerrero2263
      @rlguerrero2263 4 роки тому +28

      @@dirtysanchez941 oh yeah?
      So, why don't you stop destroying things and do something for the good of nature
      For example, going there and offering your self as food for a polar bear??

    • @ayleena5148
      @ayleena5148 4 роки тому +2

      😂😂😂😂😂

  • @ravin2363
    @ravin2363 4 роки тому +11

    Definitely going there. Jotting it down on my bucket list. Yay.

  • @0HARE
    @0HARE Рік тому +6

    I learned about the existence of Svalbard from watching the film “Far North”, which was filmed there.
    Ever since then, I’ve been wanting to go there.
    I had mistakenly thought it was an “Off-Limits” scientific and military outpost.
    I’m surprised, and happy to learn that I’ll be able to visit there.
    Thanks, BBC Reels!

  • @jimy_rizu
    @jimy_rizu 10 місяців тому +1

    I'm in the himalayas... Man it's cold outhere as well... The mountain is testing the limits

  • @aymanalshehri4393
    @aymanalshehri4393 3 місяці тому +1

    I like how they’re showing how diverse it is

  • @elitepunch1498
    @elitepunch1498 4 роки тому +5

    Svalbard - Love at first sight ❣️

  • @vanishagarg9934
    @vanishagarg9934 3 роки тому +6

    It was quite fun to see a person doing the chit thing to choose a place to live! This completely shows how adventurous that woman is. I congratulate her for having this beautiful place on her chit!

  • @madre6322
    @madre6322 3 роки тому +7

    "If you don't fit in the world out there, maybe here is your place." This statement just tickled my mind. I have been thinking of leaving and settling somewhere more peaceful. I am not sure yet about this Longyearbyen, but good to know I have a hassle free option.

    • @realasscracka
      @realasscracka 2 роки тому

      just do IT... I lived in Italy-Bahrain now visiting alaska

  • @LONE_WOLF_GANG
    @LONE_WOLF_GANG 9 місяців тому +1

    This place is very dreamy.

  • @CRswitchedup
    @CRswitchedup 2 роки тому +2

    Definitely am going here at least once in my lifetime. Beautiful place.

  • @bikinggal1
    @bikinggal1 3 роки тому +5

    Thanks for this film! I love learning about other parts of the world and the people!

  • @IanAlonzoX
    @IanAlonzoX 4 роки тому +60

    The polar bear who wrecked that tent must've said, "get off my lawn!"

  • @OzzyOscy
    @OzzyOscy 3 роки тому +8

    5:56 - *_Instead of cars, you just hear the wind..._*

  • @bruceneiman5158
    @bruceneiman5158 3 роки тому

    Very nice awesome people... real down to earth... no egos... just real

  • @relaxationmusicwithanne8898
    @relaxationmusicwithanne8898 4 роки тому +1

    Awwww. Such a beautiful place. Seeing the Northern lights before i die is a must.

  • @ralishroutray
    @ralishroutray 4 роки тому +44

    It just hit a different chord in my heart when he said that his grandchildren might not be able to see this place because of the climate change.

  • @XSemperIdem5
    @XSemperIdem5 2 роки тому +6

    They didn't go into the whole no trees and the ground being in permafrost part. I've been watching a UA-camr who lives on Svalbard and makes vlogs and it's truly beautiful there. But she doesn't live in town, she actually lives in a cabin near the ocean.

  • @gusidichaitanya176
    @gusidichaitanya176 4 роки тому +84

    " I am not sure if I'll be able to show my grandchildren and thats a shame "
    I felt that !!!

    • @romancetips365
      @romancetips365 Місяць тому +1

      Because it will be a warm liveable place?

    • @martina5296
      @martina5296 20 годин тому

      @@romancetips365 Or just unlivable. His kids might not even get to see the beauty.

  • @bangkokwalks8875
    @bangkokwalks8875 4 роки тому +1

    Pure joy to watch my friend! This is what I am striving for in my videos!

  • @probashipothochari2450
    @probashipothochari2450 4 роки тому

    Last 3 lines is epic..!!! Thnx BBC .

  • @kal2487
    @kal2487 3 роки тому +3

    Wow, I've never heard of this place before and I'm totally intrigued and fascinated.

  • @cgntube
    @cgntube 4 роки тому +15

    I was there last November and fell in love with the island. I wanna go there again

  • @livingintheforest3963
    @livingintheforest3963 3 роки тому +3

    Saw you on Cecilia’s channel!!!
    So much to learn about Swalbard

  • @ur_full_stack_dev
    @ur_full_stack_dev 8 місяців тому +1

    My Dream Place

  • @neo87011
    @neo87011 3 роки тому

    Peace. Silence. Solitude
    I like this place already

  • @ejohnson3131
    @ejohnson3131 4 роки тому +32

    Y'all can go literally "chill" in that island visa-free. I'll stay nice and warm at home.

    • @SoRaw514
      @SoRaw514 4 роки тому +1

      You're a different breed. The one that needs to be warmed by its mother's (the sun) womb, untill it's death

  • @ricardomina9265
    @ricardomina9265 4 роки тому +12

    I would like to live there. I think it is a perfect place for me.

  • @sutats
    @sutats 3 роки тому +8

    I feel the seclusion, sadness, and liberation all at the same time.

  • @tullulah5294
    @tullulah5294 2 роки тому +1

    Ohhh my God I am 25 years too late for this place !!!! Wish I knew about this place long time ago !! ....but I can always dream about it! What a beautiful place !!!

  • @SUCCESSPASS
    @SUCCESSPASS 6 місяців тому +1

    It’s so beautiful! ❤

  • @xananymous431
    @xananymous431 3 роки тому +21

    Finally a place where I can established my own ice Kingdom.

  • @3NA_exe
    @3NA_exe 4 роки тому +76

    I saw “Svalbard” and immediately thought of His Dark Materials

  • @lumenous6540
    @lumenous6540 4 роки тому +110

    If I’m tired of everything else in this world, I’ll go there.

    • @kasha3829
      @kasha3829 4 роки тому

      @Norm Macdonald Ruminations how much money one needs to go there..rough estimate?

    • @kasha3829
      @kasha3829 4 роки тому +4

      @Norm Macdonald Ruminations i live in Pakistan.. and i am health care provider so i think i might find some work there

    • @kasha3829
      @kasha3829 4 роки тому

      @Norm Macdonald Ruminations haha yeah... may be...

    • @kasha3829
      @kasha3829 4 роки тому

      @Norm Macdonald Ruminations haha...all who??? just me...after i finish some going work here... how about you...well this is just a thought... if we go there, we need a back up plan just in case we can't survive there

    • @bicyclist2
      @bicyclist2 4 роки тому

      I've been to Norway in 1990. I wouldn't mind visiting some day.

  • @andreagale6058
    @andreagale6058 2 роки тому

    Oh those magical lights!!!! I soooooooo want to be there!

  • @kheldaur2107
    @kheldaur2107 3 роки тому +1

    Oh man, I'll have to visit Svalbard sometime

  • @pratyushchamoli343
    @pratyushchamoli343 3 роки тому +6

    I don't have much of a penchant for traveling but I would love to visit Svalbard and probably stay there for a couple of months. True, 4 months day, 4 months night and capricious polar bear attacks may be a bit off-putting at first but the prospect of tranquility, marvelous northern lights, and the community have me sold!

  • @cegb551
    @cegb551 4 роки тому +24

    I was lucky enough to go there last year.. what an amazing place, with lovely people. I would love to go back.👌🏿

    • @SoRaw514
      @SoRaw514 4 роки тому +3

      Are you black? If so how did they treat you? And how long did you stay there? Did you work? If so what did you do?

    • @jenniferdavis2110
      @jenniferdavis2110 4 роки тому

      @ cegb... so how do you get there?

    • @bjrnjensen7074
      @bjrnjensen7074 4 роки тому +2

      @@SoRaw514 Why on earth would they treat a black person any different than a white person up there?

    • @SoRaw514
      @SoRaw514 4 роки тому +8

      @@bjrnjensen7074 you're kidding right? Where have you been living under a rock???

    • @bjrnjensen7074
      @bjrnjensen7074 4 роки тому +7

      @@SoRaw514 Nobody said racism doesn`t exist-however Norway is a fairly open and tolerant society. I my self have friends of all colours, and none of these have ever experienced discrimination. Doesn`t mean it never happens, of course. I can hardly imagine that he would face discrimination up there, as there are quite a few nationalities living up there already. However, we should fight discrimination based on ethnicity wherever and whenever it happens.

  • @himasa
    @himasa 4 роки тому +19

    Svalbard, one of my favorite place in the world. Been here by cruise ship when i was working as cruise ship photographer. People here is quite friendly. I feel lucky 🍀 to see this vids because it’s encouraging me again to visit Svalbard, maybe stay lil’ longer and make a friend with some polar bears. “when you feel you’re on the bottom of the world then go here and you’re on the top of the world.”

    • @kasha3829
      @kasha3829 4 роки тому

      can you share the experience..how can one go there,expense....can a medic go there and find a job???

    • @himasa
      @himasa 4 роки тому +3

      kasha ; the most common route to reach Svalbard is by flight via Oslo, it takes approximately 3hours. on average, cost for accommodation & food around 10000 Krona / 1000usd but it depends on someone’s lifestyle. anyone can go there, to seek an opportunity to find a job, i believe there’s a hospital somewhere but when i was there i didn’t see it. and there’s several restaurants/ cafe/ shops, i think is more common for starters to find theirs job there. hopefully this will help you out. and lemme know if you already reach Svalbard. Good Luck :))

    • @kasha3829
      @kasha3829 4 роки тому

      @@himasa thank you for the information.. so kind of you.. probably later this year or next..will let you know :)

    • @ansl3004
      @ansl3004 2 роки тому

      Bro is it possible to find a job there in hotel/restaurant/bar/shop fields

  • @andreagale6058
    @andreagale6058 2 роки тому +2

    Absolutely stunning 🤩

  • @maderandyviryawan443
    @maderandyviryawan443 3 роки тому +3

    The place looks very pleasant. Someday I will go there and savor the nature directly :)

  • @debjanilahiri7100
    @debjanilahiri7100 4 роки тому +4

    I loved this place wish I could stay there 💕

  • @dasrajalaxmi947
    @dasrajalaxmi947 3 роки тому +4

    "If you don't fit in the world out there, maybe here is your place". that got me

  • @arcie3716
    @arcie3716 2 роки тому +1

    I would want to go to this place. It seems like a nice place to escape from this world...

  • @timross1077
    @timross1077 2 роки тому

    God bless that town and these people

  • @EvolvingLark
    @EvolvingLark 3 роки тому +4

    It just sounds like a really epic address to drop. Like: "Where do you live?" "Svalbard."

  • @vikasn4388
    @vikasn4388 3 роки тому +4

    Can we appreciate the choice of music used

  • @RVboyjunior
    @RVboyjunior 4 роки тому +540

    I'm sad for the polar bears. They are slowly getting displaced as humans start to encroach in their habitat

    • @rondoconcept2331
      @rondoconcept2331 4 роки тому +21

      also because of a warming planet the brown bears are race mixing the polar bears out of existence.

    • @thabuneni26nxaa
      @thabuneni26nxaa 4 роки тому +17

      Even where your house current accomodation stands, used to be wildlife habitat oo.

    • @niceguy9790
      @niceguy9790 4 роки тому +22

      @Lipton Teabag you are stoopid, humans don't need to be there, but they want to feel special and disturb the wildlife even though they say that they are only guests

    • @muzakkifuad
      @muzakkifuad 4 роки тому +2

      @@niceguy9790 did you know about svalsat? most of Google maps photograph captured from there. we need svalbard.

    • @niceguy9790
      @niceguy9790 4 роки тому +2

      @@muzakkifuad WHAT ARE U ON ABOUT MATE????

  • @atrayeeroy4501
    @atrayeeroy4501 2 роки тому +1

    Looks so beautiful....almost out of this world, surreal!. I hope it lasts a long time.

  • @munimanjunath
    @munimanjunath 2 роки тому +1

    I wish I travel here and stay for 3 months

  • @ChristysChannelYall
    @ChristysChannelYall 4 роки тому +17

    Would love to visit, but I def couldn’t live there. 4 months of darkness would be VERY difficult for me being from the southern U.S.

    • @davidhutchinson7888
      @davidhutchinson7888 3 роки тому +3

      It's all fun and games until you start turning into a daywalker.

    • @ThatNorwegianGuy-
      @ThatNorwegianGuy- 3 роки тому

      But then you get 4 months of sun 😎 Norwegian summers are the best even here in the mainland

    • @holoholopainen1627
      @holoholopainen1627 3 роки тому

      Go on Summer !

  • @004venkat
    @004venkat 4 роки тому +4

    I was there in Svalbard in February 2018 ! And, it has been the best ever investment in memories that I made till now. I will go there again !

    • @yogicooldude5958
      @yogicooldude5958 3 роки тому +1

      Bud... Can U give More Info... Like How do U get There..?? Cost of Living ..?? How to Manage the Living-Finances there..?? Day-to-day Facilities..??
      Also, what Type of Visas Do Indians need to get there..??

  • @vikisood3526
    @vikisood3526 4 роки тому +34

    Never in my wildest dreams did I know that such a place existed.

    • @SoRaw514
      @SoRaw514 4 роки тому +1

      Me too 😭

    • @alizo3
      @alizo3 4 роки тому +1

      Truee. It's like Mars or something

  • @JuiceMyRandomness
    @JuiceMyRandomness 3 роки тому +2

    This world has so many hidden corners of beauty!

  • @RamandeepKaur-tb6nk
    @RamandeepKaur-tb6nk 3 роки тому +2

    If you don't fit in the world out there may be here is ur place❤️❤️
    Loved it

  • @jaydeepsen4769
    @jaydeepsen4769 4 роки тому +11

    There is a place in India called Auroville where they don't use currency. No money is used there. People from many nationalities have been staying there for decades.

    • @bjrnjensen7074
      @bjrnjensen7074 4 роки тому

      Interesting! would definitely like to visit this place, as I LOVE cultural diversity. Also, a visit to India is on top of my bucket list.

    • @marinatolo
      @marinatolo 4 роки тому

      yes, but there is a rather expensive entrance fee, like 10K $ at least i believe

    • @jaydeepsen4769
      @jaydeepsen4769 4 роки тому

      @@marinatolo on the contrary, it's absolutely free. There is no charge to visit Auroville or Matrimandir. But you do need to book passes in person. No tour guides or travel agency are permitted. It's a place for peace and concentration. If you would like to visit Auroville, I would advise you read about Auroville first. Understand what it has to offer and then visit the place.❤️