THE HYPE IS REAL: Lofoten Islands, Norway
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- Опубліковано 3 тра 2019
- Lofoten Islands, Norway - The Lofoten islands off the northern coast of Norway, are home to some of the most beautiful and rugged stretches of landscape I’ve ever seen.
Our journey to Lofoten actually started in the city of Bodø, where we spent the day exploring the city and the saltstraumen maelstrom before catching the ferry from Bodo to Lofoten (Moskenes).
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The saltstraumen is one of the best things to do in Bodo, as it is a small strait that connects the sea and a fjord with one of the strongest tidal currents in the world.
This wild whirlpool of boils and vortex’s happens when tides change and water funnels through the strait.
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From our basecamp in Sorvagen, we have two days to explore the best things to do in Lofoten, on the southern islands, before needing to report to the capital city of Svolvaer for a dream event.
Our first stop is on the southern end of Moskenes Island at little fishing village called Å - Once a town that specialized in stockfish, it’s main income now is tourism, although, there isn’t many people around this time of year - which is actually one of the big reasons why we came in March.
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Next up, its the oldest and perhaps most picturesque fishing village in the Lofoten Archipelago - Hamnøy
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And just a few minutes back down the E10, is Reine. The 69-acre village is the administrative center of Moskenes Municipality, has a population of 314 people, and it’s major lifeline is very easy to see - and smell.
Cod or Skrei, is known as the Norwegian Miracle.
Skrei comes from one of the world’s largest and most sustainably managed cod stocks.
Although it doesn’t seem like it here, only 10% of over 400 million migrating cod are caught and branded skrei.
All over the Lufoten islands between February and May, you’ll see an endless supply of drying cod on these giant wooden racks.
They’re left out here for about three months, before being brought inside to mature for up to another 12 months.
Stockfish is the countries longest sustained export commodity, going all the way back to the viking days.
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We also stopped at Anita's for her classic fish burger and finished the day at Ramberg beach (Rambergstranda).
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Wow, loved this video! I'm from Lofoten and I truly appreciate the honesty and that you didn't "overedit" the colors and make it look like it's sunny all the time, like most people do. Lofoten has changing weather all the time, often all the seasons in one day - and that is a huge part of the experience! Thank you!
Thank you so much for watching Anette! The weather will definitely be a big factor in this week's video! 😀
Anette Kf I want to visit Lofoten but I don’t know how to get there ( hotel , food, tour guide etc )
I was a tourist there as a young man over 20 years ago. Stayed at a hostel at A (pronounced Ore). Stunning place.
Is it night 24 hrs in summers?
Cool video man, I found you from your Iceland series and Norway has always peaked my interest so it was nice to see this from your perspective 👊🏼
Thanks for watching man, I appreciate it. 🤙
Please come and do a travel vlog in Norway Wil!
Every time I see a video about Norway, makes me miss it even more.
If home is where your heart is, I left mine at Norway, and I need to go there to find it ASAP. Maybe when I retire? Before that would be way better, but who knows?
Miss the cold, the mountains, the afternoon hikes, the camping, just roaming around crossing beautiful landscapes and forests, the nice and friendly people, the great meals, and speaking bit of Norwegian, for as much as my small vocabulary allowed me to.
From the boller to whale, from Bergen to Oslo, from Mandal to Skarsvåg, from the forst to the fjord, I miss you, Norway!
Love to you all, all the way from a Brazilian to whole Norway.
To the smell of cod we tend to say "it's the smell of money" (dæ lokta pæng! )
So great to see your thoughts and experience from our home, it's so easy to forget to be thankful when you get used to the sourroundings.
I always love your style in vlogging, you always show the beauty and highlights of the country and places you’ve been visiting which I rarely found in some vloggers. Your style makes me want to go visit the places you’ve been to, I always feel excited watching your vlogs!
Congratulations on consistently delivering quality videos. Your storytelling is so effective and makes me want to drop everything and just travel to experience the incredible things this world has to offer.
Thank you for sharing another new episode of new places in Norway.
I think it's most suitable occasion to travel or explore of the places (as mentioned above), moderate chill & picturesque. Cool beans!!!
Well, you're inexplicable awesome.
I just love your videos. Thanks so much for sharing these adventures with us.
Thank you so much Meggie! 😊
Great video guys, and cool that you took some time in my birthtown Bodø. Lofoten is truly a gem, was lucky to travel through Lofoten for a few days every month for 5 years due to work. It doesn't matter if it's January or July, it's still one of the most fascinating and picturesque places in Norway.
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Hey I am in Leknes right now and I could say great presentation of what Lofoten has to offer! Good video
Gareth, again I must say THANK YOU for your amazing video from Norway. Enjoy your holiday. Grts from Slovakia .... Ladislav
I'm Norwegian and have travelled all over the world. But I have never been to Northern Norway and this video made me really want to go!
Ta deg en tur 😁 men turistsesongen e intens så lurt å planlegg før og etter. Vinteren, april eller mellom august-september. 😁
What a glorious way to wake up to. Absolutely picturesque.
You’re very punny too 😁
Jippi! Bodø is my hometown. So nice to see you experience Saltstraumen. Lofoten is amazing. Hope you enjoyed yourself our part of Norway. 😊😊
Spent 6 weeks in North & Vest of Norway, Its AMAZING. My absolute highlight was Nyksund & Senja. Its of the beating track, more rugged & less tourist than Lofoten. Just Stunning + Seeing The Northern Lights is just Beyond Magical
Amazing and beautiful place, Nice video Gareth, thanks for sharing
Thank you Nadia! 😃
Stunning! Magnificent drone shots, I love all the little details and even those wall arts. And those red cabins with mountain back drops..simply beautiful. There's no part of this video that I didn't like, even the part that you were singing😅. All the best 👏👏
Thank you so much Jaclyn, Lofoten truly is an incredible place!! I can't wait to discover more!
Those drone shots are so beautiful! Thanks for sharing this beautiful place with us!
Thank you! My pleasure 😃
That beginning drone shot is absolutely incredible!
I'm from Lofoten but been living away for some years because of studies, always cool being able to see my home region again :)
That is amazing! I am very honored to have you watch this video and I hope I did your home justice. 🙏 😊
Dude whaaaaaaaaat is this edition and what is this place! Glad foudn you on UA-cam now at last. Subscribed!
Wow love this video! Ive always wanted to go to Lofoten! Thanks for the amazing content! Now I want to go even more~!
Love the video, looking forward for my trip to Lofoten :)
Watching your videos make me wanna go visit Norway. 🤩 Amazing vidoes Gareth! Kudos!
Yes!!! 😃
What a beautiful country! Thank you for sharing.👍
COD HELP US with your cheesy but funny one liners! Thank you for all the amazing adventures you take us on! I especially love learning about the country's histories and cultures. I am a big foodie myself. So keep on eating! LOL! 🖖🤪
P.s. I would love to see you visit Scotland and it's amazing castles, beautiful culture AND FOOD!
Thanks for the display of beauty you found in the cold North. Both scenic and human.
We battled some elements for this one! Haha, but very well worth it!
Makes me homesick. I'm from just across the fjord from Lofoten. Glad you had a good time :) Good call to travel outside the season :)
That's awesome!! Thanks for watching, and yes, I would love to see Lofoten in the summer, but I am allergic to crowds. 😂
Thanks for putting a smile on my face : )
omg...the Lofoten are really stunning🤩
Thanks for sharing video nice place.
The Lofoten islands are cool guys :) I love the scenery.
Looks amazing. I need to go somewhere like that to see the Northern Lights.
It was such an amazing experience, but unfortunately, we didn't get lucky with Northern Lights this time - that's what makes them so special!
@@GarethLeonard I think it is too late for the northern lights. It must be pitch black and clear sky. The colder it is the better the chances are to see the northern lights. January is a good month for such things. But I'm not completely sure when the northern lights are most visible. I do think it is january. It is for sure freaking cold here then, and dark. And not the best time to visit for anything else than the northern lights.
By the way, we didn't care too much about the northern lights before tourist started to come in thousands in the middle of winter to see it. It was just like whatever, nothing much to be hysterical about. But now even local people go out and look if the northern lights are extra strong. If it is just a little bit, nobody really cares too much, if at all. But the extra strong northern lights flashing over the sky is quite fascinating, I must admit. But even the strongest northern lights does not really look like in photos, where I suspect they have amplified the colors quite a bit. Or perhaps the artificial lights most places make the colors disappear more? I have never seen the northern lights from a remote location without artificial lights, so it might look different. I know tourists are sent to such locations, so it must be a reason behind. I have watched northern lights from quite remote places with less artificial light, and yes, it appeared stronger.
I have not really been in Lofoten since 1995 (the exception was a short daytrip to Svolvær), and I live only 2,5 hours of so away by car. I must drive out there some day. It is for sure a very beautiful place.
I dream of travelling to America one day, to see the magnificent tornadoes. A tornado chasing holiday, if I dare.
You can see Northern lights from late fall to early spring. But i do reccomend from the middle of december out january. In this time period we have a few days called darktime (mørketid) and the sun won't come over the Horizon. This is a very depressing time for those that live here. But also its magical how everything that is covered in snow gets a rich blue glow. And the moonlight is so bright at night you probably won't need a lamp walking outside. Not to forget the stars and Aurora dancing. After the darkperiod the sun will make the most amazing portraits as its slowly rising a little higher every day. The sky still gets pitch black at night out march. But it's different all over Norway. I write from Lofoten Islands.
ThePurpleRay sounds magical in a way. You live in such a beautiful place!
I've been in Båtsfjord (Finnmark) for 3 months-ish, jan-apr. Indeed I saw a bunch of those "weak" northern lights, it was almost becoming a common sight. But the surprise came when I saw the first (of three!) dancing northern lights, with 2 to 3 different color dancing around, blending in together and changing shape. I saw all 3 in February. Such a stunning, inspiring experience. Æ ælske Norge å nordmenn!
I have cousins that are half Colombian half Norwegian, my favorite cousins, beautiful people inside & out. I wish I could visit there.
Wow, that is a great (and beautiful) combination!! 😀
Fantastic video. One of the best i have ever seen. I am not sure what camera you are using but it is amazing.
great shooting as well.
I just saw some videos from Ave n Martin and now im watching your video again!🤣...great one bro... you presented it differently!!👌👌🇵🇭🇧🇭 i CODnt believed it!🤣🤣
omyghad..lofoten island is a great place..my sister lives in there..and ive been there many times summer and winter!! will be moving to harstad soon 🥰😍
You visited the country Im living now, Norway but you also travelled to my home country, Philippines! I love the 2 countries. ❤️
As part of our Hurtigruten journey up the coast from Bergen to Nordkapp and Kirkenes, we spent time in one of the most beautiful places on earth -- Lofoten. It has a fascinating history.
Great video bro hymn! 👍👌😎👊
Arctic in winter? Both times I've gone, Late May and June respectively, it was 75°F (24°) the whole time. And midnight sun too.
Been looking forward to this. 🇳🇴 🇺🇸 ❤️
Thanks RL! 🙏
Beautiful
Very nice adventures
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Wonderful video from my hometown Reine🙌🏻
That is so cool that you are from Reine!! Thank you for watching! 😃
I really want to go to northern Norway, I’m from Norway but very far down- almost at the bottom. Would recommend for you to go further down as well. Many pretty things to see here. But maybe not Oslo (you should go there sometime also tho, but it’s so basic) Go to Tønsberg for example- Norway’s oldest city.
Amazing!! Will Dasovich was here too !! Wow two if my idols !!
The cod outtakes at the end though!😂
This looks gorgeous. Norway looks amazing...
It truly is!
I am from further north in Norway. I remember threee friends and me had a road trip from the high north down to Lofoten. We drove via Finland. In Lofoten, well, we think it's beautiful but we are used to our own country. We're really not that much in Å from what we see. We hear tourists says how beautiful Norway is. We go 'Oh, OK, thank you, well it is' and we think what the hell they mean about that. For us the riviera is nice, the swiss alps etc. That is exotic to us. btw did you taste the stock fish? It is my favorite. 1/3 of my annual meals are fresh cod, salted cod and 'boknafisk' (cod aired for about 12 days).
The next time you visit Lofoten you should try out the food at Maren Anna in Sørvågen! they got some amazing food
Such a beautiful place! We should really visit 👍
Love these videos❤️
I rented a fisherman's cabin in Hamnøy in late May 2016. Why you guys went in March is beyond me. Looks freezing and miserable. In late May and early June it was green and beautiful, hiking was fantastic.
I live 30 mins away from where a lot of the stuff you showed in Lofoten, skreifestivalen is a big riot but it got pretty much ruined by weather this year.
I was lucky enough to sail over this one time, very lucky!
Nice drone clips 👍
Wow!! Beautiful place!!👏👌🇵🇭🇧🇭
Happy to watch you're video Gareth Leonard and safe journey!!..
Thank you Christian!
I wanna go to this play sooooo bad ❤️
Lovely video. You should come to Mehamn and visit the northern most rc flight club in the world and do jetski in the Barents sea.
Stunning opening shots
What a beautiful vlog 😍😍
Lovely views! I am just not sure if I can stand the cold weather 😏, I am from the Philippines, so obviously I love the sun. But am currently living in TX, and weather here is just damn crazy, you will experience summer, winter and fall in 1 day! Hahaha! 😂
I cant believe i got the opportunity to drive him around for fivs days. Great guy
Nice video, and place
I can’t wait to go someday
Simply stunning
Lofoten the first place i lived in Norway. Svolvær and Leknes . Veldig vakkert sted å bo. ❤️❤️
Godt forsøk på norsk, det skrives Vakkert!
Karoline Bergersen takk
10:31 what a view 😍😍😍
Curious! Other than just wanting to take the ferry or visiting Bodo, is there a reason why I never see people simply take flights from Oslo/Bergen directly into the lofoten islands? It just seems easier if you’re mostly wanting to spend your time in Lofoton. I understand there are two airports and the pricing is about the same as flying to Bodo. I want to make sure I’m not missing something! (We are going in May) We won’t mind renting a car in Lofoton if it’s going to save us a lot of time. Thanks!
As a Norwegian, born, raised and still living in the Oslo area, I am feeling inspired to take a road trip to the north of Norway this coming summer. Perhaps visit my daughter & grandkids in Helgeland. Only trouble is, everybody else is likely to have similar plans, due to the pandemic. Cod knows when vaccine will be available in any significant quantity.
A great place to go is Bear Island. I call it Jarneg because it has so many call minerals, like Iron way
What a beautiful place. 100% must do for all travellers. ;)
Awesome 💚
Woo, Bodø lets go!!
Are you gonna check out Skrova too? Really nice place^^
So cool...I wanna go so bad😍😍
Hello, i randomly shaw this video in recomended. I live in northen norway (harstad) and i think you should visit a place that are called grytøya. Its a bridge over to the beutifull sandsøya and a tunnel over to bjarkøy. Please visit!
Wow dude now this is a travel vlog
I was wanting to go here and was wondering at what month you went
great vid mate, mycket tack.
That is Swedish, us Norwegians say "tusen takk" (a thousand thanks)😊
Thank you, I do think "tusen tack" is also used in Swedish as well.. I am only learning Swedish, so I am also beginning to understand some Norwegian as well. Tusen Tack!
@@Nord. Takk.
Youre funny! Planning to go there in March too! So best if I rent a car in Bodø instead of going via plane? Did you get to see the Northern Light in Lofoten?
Beautiful country, though I'm not one for cold places. Love the bloopers at the end. Great vid as always, Gareth. Cheers!
Awkward Aquamarine Its warm in the summer👍
@@p.t.a Thanks. Good to know that. Unfortunately, I'm flat broke so I don't have the means to travel anywhere. Cheers!
@@awkwardaquamarine19 Yeah it gets all the way up to 15C and 18 if you're lucky ;)
@@gullintanni Brrr! Glad I live in a tropical climate. I feel miserable even during heavy rains and thunderstorms. I can't imagine myself shivering all day, but I suppose it would be worth it to experience just once. Lovely country though. I love living near the ocean/sea. Cheers!
@@awkwardaquamarine19 You get used to the cold and we live for skiing and winter activities. We have to spend a lot of money on warm clothes though. Luckily it's cheap for us to escape the winter for a fortnight in the sun as our salaries match how expensive it is here. Down south where I live it's already 20C and it can get to 30C in the summer. I ski and I am a pc gamer so the winter is tolerable to me. I love this climate actually, but the winters can be hard if you don't ski or snowboard. You should come visit in the summer and see the midnight sun, I recommend Senja over Lofoten as it has barely any tourists and is just as nice.
whoa, I want to go there!
Yes!!
Beautiful place
I wish kindly your 9milion subscriber bro
I miss Norway!
This country is where I wanted to visit to together with Uruguay
Why do you rec renting the car in Bodo instead of Lofoten? I’ll be there in 6 weeks and curious about your answer. Thanks!
Wow!
Im from Norway! The best country ever
Cool blog and Norwegian people r really good and friendly. Also another blogger Harald is from Norway. keep it up mate.👌🍹
Yes, we have had such great experiences with the Norwegian people so far! Thanks for watching!!
Can you advise what type of car best to drive in early April? Any recommendation for rental company to go for, at Bodo Airport? Thank you in advance!
QUICK, SOMEBODY GET APETOR OUT THERE!!! *sips vodka* "AHHHHHHH".
Oh man, you just introduced me to Apetor!! I should have collaborated with him when we were there! He is awesome! 😂 😂 😂
@@GarethLeonard wow! To get a reply from you is insane but the fact that you didn't know Apetor's channel eve existed is INSANE-ER!!! Def see if you can collab with him next time! Thank you for the reply, it made my day. Keep up the awesome content, been watching since the Japan episodes.
Apetor is a Nice guy, he lives in my Town here ;)
@@justelynnnjoelle Apetor live in eastern norway. Far from lofoten.
I spent a month in Norway. Drove from Oslo to Lofoten...I thought Lofoten was awful. Far too many people, crazy drivers, weather that changes every 15 minutes...after a week of putting up with it, I got out the place. Plus the campsites are the pits...it may be great for a snapshot for IG when the weathers good, but to actually stay there for a week it’s very different in reality.
LOL it smells like a high school dance!! ROFLMAO! "Takk for besøket"
Incredible scenery this is another reason to save our planet... What if Cod was one of us lol😂
4:17 the morning wood part ....wink😉wink
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