Taking a TRAIN to the MOST NORTHERN STATION in the world...
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As a european train driver, I am kind of proud of you that you show the beauty of travelling by train in Canada, the US and Europe to a wide audience. Thank you, Sir!
His channel is doing more to promote rail travel than these rail companies could ever imagine!
He should get a cut of the proceeds 😂
Yes! Thank you
@@nicholasgignac7065 Absolutely 😉! I reckon railway companies should hire Mike to get advice on how to present their companies and their staff. I love that Mike always shows the staff. They are the face of any railway, apart from the stations and trains.
Careful, Mike. You and Jess make such a great team that we’re going to miss her when she’s not with you. You might have to start taking her everywhere with you.
I had to play that part back in case I misheard it: "The beginning of the Alphabet: Å". That's literally the last letter of the Norwegian alphabet :) We've got the standard A to Z and added Æ, Ø and Å at the end just to make it confusing.
Nice and enjoyable video, guys.
Interesting. I can see how he would not know that, but there's no excuse for turning the simple Lofoten into Loofoten!
They obviously had a good time. I hope to get there this year - after Covid and other frustrations stopped me going in 2020, 21, and 22.
Å is actually the very last letter in the Norwegian alphabet. It may look similar to A, but it is its very own letter. And the "hard to pronounce" part of Narvik station is the Sami name for Narvik. Awesome video, with you as a story teller i could watch anything!
Does Norway have the letter Ä or Ö?
Yes they do,AE and O with a / over the O.
@@urbankotto9685 so arent they the final letters?
@@MrEpicLeaf No we have Æ, Ø and Å not with two dots, thats Swedish
@@DraslyThe1 I know but aren’t they the last letter in the alphabet?
I'm really hoping you do read these messages because I want you to know that many of us (your subscribers) would never be able to travel to these wonderful places except through you and your wonderful channel. You have a unique ability to make your viewer feel like they're actually there, enjoying the experience. I am now too old to do many of the things you do, so I wait patiently for you to take me to my next magical place on this beautiful planet of ours. I know there are many people, like me, just waiting to see where you're ever smiling face will take us next. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart! God bless
I'm glad to hear it I can help transport you around the globe. And yes, I read every single comment/message on here.
I love it when Mike and Jess travel together!
I agree! The siblings together are a joy to watch.
eurotrip movie innit
@@IntelligentEating you guys are the worst twins ever.
Jess is the BEST travel companion. Adventurous! Enthusiastic! Always packing chocolate! 😊
Couldn't agree more!
In the Canal Boat series, Nicole came close.
As a Swede, I thank you for riding with Swedish Railways 🇸🇪😎
Norge är bättre
@@abeljohannes_tt1004the rivalry never seems to end 😂
@@abeljohannes_tt1004Norge har aldrig funnits
NORGE ÄR SVENSK MARK
We could buy the whole of Sweden if we wanted.
@@nor-wayking6757
You just be glad you still have to independence... FOR NOW
Best wishes, the danes
Looks like you had a great time!
Hope Jess’s concussion wasn’t too bad 😂
I would have needed to change shorts after that holy moly!
Now if she would have had to stay there with her her hair stuck in the door, until the next station. Lol. I would have watched that blooper reel to the end. She’s a good soul.
Makes you wonder if those doors would actually crush your body parts or do they have proper safety mechanisms.
Mike & Jess, we loved this series so much! Thank you for taking us with you.❤❤
Such beautiful trains and beautiful scenery. In my opinion, trains are the absolute best mode of transportation and they allow you to see things you wouldn't see otherwise. I also just really appreciate slower forms of travel. Can't wait to experience this trip for myself one day! 🥰
Couldn't agree more!
Trains make the trip part of the destination. Planes may be efficient and fast (and required for long distances) but in country, they're awesome. It's a shame more people don't have more vacation time to include a few days of train travel before their destination :)
@@Daphoid Exactly. I just wish that I had access to trains where I currently live. I'd be taking them all the time. :(
I agree with you 💯.
My dream is to be able to afford such a trip one day! I want to see MOUNTAINS. And I must have an open car, or at least windows that open!
What a beautiful ending to a beautiful series. Thanks for taking us along
Our pleasure!
This line was built for and is still primarily used for transporting ore from the mines in Kiruna and Gällivare (some of the largest mines in Europe) towards the ports of Luleå and Narvik.
yes and very attractive during WW2.
Haha. Love that sister Jess took your outro as a personal invite 🤣 And I agree with her. More travels with Jess!
That mountain climbing looked intense. I'm from NY, and I love riding waves too. Great series, loved your cinematography. Your sister is a lot of fun. Nice to see adult siblings spending time together.
Mike, you are a gifted storyteller. Your episodes invite us to reflect on our world, our relationships, and the important people in our lives. You highlight fantastic stories and awesome adventures yet you don't make it about you or solely about the accomplishment. You make it about the journey and how we can all find joy and purpose by discovering our journey and sharing that with someone special. Your relationship with Jess is so endearing that I hope all those with siblings recognize how lucky they are to have the chance at experiencing that bond. And no surprise that train travel is one way we can experience some of that. It forces us to slow down and be present in the moment. It dares us to look out and see the world through a different lens. It encourages us to consider simplicity as a version of happiness. Thank you, Mike.
Hi Mike
Thanks for this series of Nordic trains .
I am currently in hospital, and watching today's episode helped cheer me up.
You videos help me ( and countless others, no doubt) escape to another world, and I find I am always feeling happier at the end of each one.
Can't wait to see your next adventure 🧡
4:38 Love old school trains - Thats true art 🙂
And they could run for ever.
You know, I moved to North Germany from England. I recently went through some crap and have been considering moving to California. But seeing this series, and what there is to see and do above me, has ignited a desire to go and explore. Thank you.
Go explore the world, Tim. You may just find yourself...
I live in the Northwest of Germany, what went wrong here?
Did you actually moved to California
@@janette2691 Im actually getting my German citizenship this year, then moving to California!
After watching the Nordic Edition episodes, we want more!!! The series is fun, exciting, and laugh out loud entertainment! Keep bringing the great content, Mike. Thank you for all you do 😊
More to come!
Nordic Adventure was already on the bucket list before any of these videos but it's only gotten more intriguing Definitely a must do
If you wanted to do this for the Southern Hemisphere, you'd need to take the 'Ultimate New Zealand Train Journey', which is the only way to get to the most southern train station (connected to the mainline, a small preservation railway in Argentina more Southern). It's like the Rocky mountain tourist trains you did in US and Canada. The most Southern station with regular service is Christchurch via Coastal Pacific train.
Love how you can turn a travel vlog into a beautiful story, Mike. Your willingness to go and share hidden treasure parts of the world with us is a blessing 🙌 Can't wait to see you go to the most southern part of the world, aka Antarctica 😄😉
My pleasure!
EXACTLY
EXACTLY
I was in Russia a couple years back and got a train to Murmansk! Arguably that’s further north! 😂 (hence you mentioned standard gauge)
I commented this last time, "Just started watching you yesterday and I've watched atleast 30 of your videos. Great vibes. Keep up the great work." and you are now one of my top 3 fav youtubers. You have earned a lifetime subscriber
Welcome aboard!
This is my favorite show so far! Love that you and Jess are able to travel together and have time to make memories!
You and Jess made this trip fun. Your energy, together was infectious and like I said last video, we all know where you get this energy from.
The last hour of this train is insanely scenic. But you couldn’t really see anything here because of the weather
Wow, that train station in Stockholm was majestic! This was such an amazing adventure but watching you and Jess surfing in the arctic was amazing. Such sibling goals ❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
12:15: Abisko is the start of the "Kings trail" which with its 400+km is the longest hiking trail in Sweden. Amazing scenery to hike through. Would explain the amount of hikers getting off at that station
Wonderful series, Mike. Actually, all of your train videos have been great. It is so great that you get to bring your family with you. I think Jess brings out the real adventurer in you, though. I hope you know how rare it is to have a sister that goes on adventures like this with you. Of all your travel companions, she seems to inspire your inner daredevil. Thanks for making train travel cool.
Thank you for taking me with you throughout your journey, Mike and Jess! I love it, I enjoyed it, and I felt like I was there with you both! Have fun and safe travels! Looking forward to your next trip! 🥰
Thank you for bringing your unique form of enthusiasm to these videos-I love riding on trains-and am always happy to meet a fellow traveller..bon voyage!!
Thank you very much!
Thanks you guys...I'm at a loss for words on how great this series is...Be well
Thanks for watching!
I absolutely love that you make sure your Sister's bucket list items were challenged and done! Very cool! Probably the coolest brother ever! Thank you both for taking us with you.
Love it when you travel with your sister. She’s great!
The best!
Moose salami!!!! Reindeer stew!!! Those trains 🚆 are amazing! Thank you for continuing to inspire my travel ideas! (Romanian trains, this past summer during my honeymoon, were our main form of transportation as we spent 2 weeks visiting family we had never met, visiting a country that I absolutely fell in love with!)
I watched your series where you went to the most northern train station in North America and it inspired me to take this exact train to Narvik. So happy to see you thought the same thing and did the same journey (and beat me to it)
Mike and Jess, This video is proof that it's not just about the destination but also the journey.
Great job!
Check out the movie Narvik to get a handle on why this port was so strategic in World War II, mainly because of the rail connection to Sweden.
I mean this in the least creepy way possible but… I’m absolutely falling in love with Jess. She’s absolutely the coolest. “Mediocre”. 😂 I love how happy and positive you two are. Thank your parents and thanks for sharing. ✌️❤️
She seems so fun!
Jess has great energy!😃
What a great place to visit, especially with your sister. Thanks for bringing us along, Mike and Jess!
Our pleasure, Ken! Glad you enjoyed it!
What a beautiful, scenic, cute, heartwarming, happy video!!!
Thank you for these beautiful pictures ! The main reason the railway was built through the Norwegian mountains are the iron oar mines in the Swedish town of Kiruna. Best possibility for an ice-free harbour allowing to export was Narvik.
You two are adorable! Your excitement is so infectious. I was smiling and laughing the whole time.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hey Mike! The way you narrate your videos is just so smooth. It feels like we are travelling along with you.
You should definitely narrate a documentary 😆
One of the best travelling content creators out there!
More power to you, Kudos! ☺️
I love seeing siblings with a great relationship. My brother was also my first travel buddy, and we love traveling with each other.
🤣14:20 That announcement keeps making me laugh. The way he says it sounds so lustful, yet so sad at the same time lol
I wish I still had that type of relationship with my siblings. I'll have to settle for living vicariously through you. Great vid!
This made me so happy to watch! What an amazing adventure, and you captured it so well.
Thank you so much!
Glad you visited my home country of Sweden! I recognized that iconic old SJ train immediately when I saw the thumbnail! Been riding those between my hometown of Karlstad and Stockholm so many times throughout the years! I really want to make this journey to northern Norway sometime!
OMG! You and you sister are so much fun...As a reiteri, I love living vicariously through your travels. My wife and I unfortunatly cannot travel as we used to, but you make my train bucket list fulfilled!
Great series! Have you ever thought of trains through Australia? I think there is so much to learn, and just the size of the country is fascinating. Course I have no clue what the rail system there is, but be fun to see.
Oh, I would love that!
the good thing about night trains is that they usually drive way under the speed limit of the track so they just speed up if they have a slight delay and arrive still on time
Wow ... this was wonderful. It is a pleasure to witness the joy that you and Jess share with each other.
Thanks Mike and Jess , I really enjoyed watching this Episode. Jess you make a great travel companion and what a great relationship you two have, it’s a joy to see how alive and real you both are. 😊
Again Mike & Jess, an amazing journey you’ve just shown us all. Loved it
Mike is simply one of the nicest TH-camrs ever.
You and your Sister went to a very beautiful place this time. Thank you for this amazing series. Love you Guys.
Glad you enjoyed it
Y'all are just gold mines of humans. Your parents raised some fantastic human beings. Thank you for taking us along on your journeys!
You are so kind
Thanks Mike for taking us on a journey to parts of the world that many of us will never see in person. You and Jess are such good friends as well as siblings and that makes the video even more enjoyable.
Great series! How does Sweden have train wifi in the arctic circle but Amtrak has none????
Love this! So happy for you and your sister to be so close, and to be able to create amazing memories together, it's awesome. Thanks for taking us along.
Can certainly see the resemblance to your sister. Both enthusiastic and adventurous souls. Glad you both were able to check items off your bucket list. Loved all the content so my thanks to both of you for sharing as always.
Another incredible journey with you and Jess! Loved it!
Glad you enjoyed it!
The towns, the view, even the fog. What a place.
I have loved this series. All your series are amazing but the Nordic countries are near the top of my list.
You and your sister have a great bond
And I love the "blooper" of Jess hitting her head made my day. I may or may not have rewound several times
Mike! You did it again! WOW! Did you ever see a city as clean as Stockholm? Even the oldest buildings are so clean and maintained that they look like they were just built! Also, I never saw so many tall thin people! I was there one August too. Long sunny days! I noticed that you were wearing shorts throughout. Were your legs cold as you went north? I love your posts!
This is epic!!! Love the adventures that the train brings you too. It’s not just about the train, it’s about the entire journey!!
after the door incident...I think Jess owes you one Mike!
Right !!!😂😂😭
Oh My Word, not only train but these islands are incredible. Your Father, Mother and Sister, thank you as my memories will always be here. But you've allowed me to travel with family again ❤😊
9:26 your poor sister. Boom. 😮 I would have done all of these adventures but the climbing one would certainly have been the hardest one. Thanks for bringing us along. Can’t wait for your next adventure.
15:46 There is two languages. Its not just one name. The station called "Narvik" in Norwegian language and "Áhkánjárga" in Northern Sami language. 17:39 PS btw Åå (Its Norwegian Oo) is not in the beginning alphabet, its actually the last one.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Æ Ø Å
And of course, just to confuse everyone, the Swedes added those last letters in a different order: "Å, Ä(Swedish version of Æ), Ö"! 🙂
Ok, It's a bit clickbaity.
Not that I don't appreciate Swedish railways or going to Narvik, but I expected a journey to Murmansk or Karskaya, since I'm not sure the latter is open to the public, but the former surely is.
Discriminating gauges... So sad.
Mostly discriminating against Russia, a country that has started a war.
@@DownieLive I mean, that's fair
I don't like Russia either, they have a dictator and invaded Georgia and then Ukraine.
I just like obscure railway content.
I have loved these Nordic adventures. How great that you could share the trip with your sister! Can’t wait to see where you go next. Safe travels.
Lol…I love my sister, would love to take her on adventures. As you said, siblings relationships are unique…but nobody else loves you like (including hate love, lol), knows you/understands you better or will unconditionally be there for you like your sibling. Don’t ever take them for granted and don’t ever let that bond fade…glad to see your bond! (And glad to see it in such a beautiful place!)
Whenever I am having a bad day, I watch your episodes. Turns out I had a bad week this time and your episodes are refreshing enough to wash it off. Travelling with family is like hitting two birds with one stone, quality time with them and a memorable trip. Love your work Mike! 👌
Lofoten is one of THE most beautiful places on this planet. We took our caravan up north a couple of years ago, for almost 4 weeks in Scandinavia and gladly we took our time to drive down to Å and Unstad. Surfing north of Island is just crazy. And yes, the water is just ok in summer, with up to 15°C. Sure, that's a good 10°C below my preferred temperature, but Unstad is way closer to Svalbard or the North Pole, than to Rom or Mallorca.
Glad you had fun!
Love when you travel with your sister. That last scene was priceless.
Awesome! Beautiful scenery and such adventurous fun with Jess! Thanks for sharing!
I fell in love with the ferries when I visited Stockholm, such an efficient way to get around. One thing that surprised me when visiting Norwegian fishing villages is just how much they look and feel like their counterparts in Newfoundland.
I really chuckled with a full heart when you said that Å is in the beginning of the alphabet. I mean logically it would be to someone not utilizing Å Ä Ö
But they're actually the last letters, ie, end of the road, end of the alphabet!
Å would for someone not familiar with those letters, be easiest to think of as a compressed oh. Like the O in 'Porch', 'Pork', 'Orc' or 'Orchard'. A mix of A and O
Ä is more like the first E in Beverage, a good example to listen to is that famous clip of Freddie Mercury doing some warmup with the crowd. 'WÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ oh!' A mix between A and E
Ö is a harder one to explain, it sounds something like the first E in Earn but without rolling the R.
Hope I could make some sense for someone.
Wow, I truly love this!! Thank you for taking us along.
This series is so cool, so so cool. I'm doing this. Thank you Downie and Jess!
You guys need to do a yearly trip. I’ve loved this series.
Mike and Jess.... Love it, love it, live it!!! Thanks💪💪 kisses from Portugal 😘
I love all of your videos. I especially love that you so often do some activity off the train or are traveling with someone fun like Jess or Will. It differentiates your videos and makes them so fun to watch!
those water splash transitions were awesome man!
Love that you are always so grateful and appreciative of being able to travel like you do, especially when you bring your family along! Every time you end your videos on that note makes me a little teary.
Thank you so much!
Not a tunnel, it's a snowshed. Behind you, there is probably a mountain from which snow can avalanche and the snowshed tips the snow over the other side of the railway track.
What a beautiful and fun travelling companion. We are both jealous.
Probably my favorite video from you so far!! This series was one of your best ones yet, my girlfriend lives in Finland so Ive always wanted to take trains in the nordic region and make videos about them. You have inspired me to create my own series :) thank you Mike! - From America!
What an incredible journey. Another adventure that I am grateful that you and your sister shared.
One song can spark a moment...one flower can wake the dream...one tree can start a forest...one bird can herald spring...one smile begin a friendship...one hand clasp lifts a soul...one star can guide a ship at sea...one word can frame the goal...one vote sunbeam lights a room...one candle wipes out darkness...one step must start each journey...💖
Mike & Jess, thank you for making my morning. Surfing in the arctic circle! What! I have got to take more trains. Thanks for another great episode. 😊
Did you just say "Arctic Surftel" ? 🙂OK, I'll leave myself out ...
That black locomotive is awesome BTW! The Lofoten look so photogenic!, indeed you recognise it from epic shots, great visit!
I just found your channel, and I gotta say your videos makes me so happy! Positive and feel good vibes all the way. Thanks
I'm so thankful you've shared once again family😊 you are so blessed. Norway is beautiful& sister great fun. Your parents, excellent job YA. Looking forward to the next one 🤎
the delays on this trip are sometimes insane because the iron ore trains are always prioritized.
I remember the soccer/football field from 'The Grand Tour'.
That's cool you have such a great relationship with your family. It says a lot if you can travel together.