American Reacts to The Lofoten Islands
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- As an American I am continually surprised by how many amazing places in Norway I have never heard about before. That is why today I am very excited to react to the Lofoten Islands for the first time. If you enjoyed the video feel free to leave a comment, like, or subscribe for more!
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I lived there for a year. At that time there were less tourists and perhaps less of the infrastructure too. The two southernmost islands are not connected, those are Værøy and Røst. To visit Værøy was one of the most special experiences as they seemed so cut off from everything in the many years since the airport was closed down. We couldn’t reach Røst due to the weather. The light in Lofoten is special, particularly to watch it through the seasons. Also it’s the only time so far I have come close to a white tailed eagle (our sea eagle) as it flew up just a few meters in front us while hiking.
Road trip in Norway is just amazing. Go late spring or early autumn to avoid most pf the tourists. Its glorious.
i lived in Lofoten for a year and it is absolutely beautiful
My home turf, growing up there with the Lofoten wall, Lofotveggen ( the many islands mountains in a row) , a daily view, I didn`t realize what a beautiful place on earth this is. I had to move away to find out. The place where my heart is. Ann
I was born and raised at Ballstad in Lofoten and have lived here most of my life and live there now. The name Lofoten comes from Old Swedish ló, 'lynx', and Norse fotr, 'foot'; originally used for Vestvågøya. It is a comparative name, presumably used with reference to the strongly incised coastline (Taken from the Norwegian encyclopedia/hentet fra det store norske leksikon)
You have to take a trip to Norway soon, and see for your self how magnificent this country is..
I used to live in Lofoten and my family is from there. It is still of the most beautiful place i know of. The fishing have for millennias generated huge wealth which of course most of which didn't benefit the people there. In fact the tax income from "lofotfeske" is what funded the construction of Nidarosdomen in its time. The islands have a rich history, culture and a hospitable people (within reason).
In my opinion Lofoten is best viewed by boat like it was supposed to. However its still beautiful by land. Lofoten is definitely special.
Also Lofoten have 2 more municipalities further out than the "mainland" Værøy and Røst, they're small islands out in the sea
Hi, you forgot Røst and Værøy are the two outermost islands of Lofoten. you should make a film about those islands :)
I have family in Lofoten and I travel there every year. The nature blows my mind every year that I come up there. Nature and mountains up there is so different then from here I live, in Drammen. If you get a chance and I hope you do. You need to go to Lofoten.
One of my favorite childhood memories was when we traveled to Lofoten around Easter. It took us something around 20 hours by car I think. Lofoten is in Nord-Nogre(North of Norway), so the snow was over a meter tall. I dug myself a snow cave by the house we stayed in, and since I and my sibling slept on the first floor, our window was covered in snow. And a little ferret-like creature(I no longer remember exactly what type of animal it was) had a little tunnel right outside the window. I think me and my sibling only saw him once or twice but we were amazed!
I have many good memories from it, and we lived right by the ocean with mountains surrounding us. Something that is not unusual for me who still lives near the ocean in the city with mountains surrounding me, and used to live on an island as a small child and still have a family member living there. But even then, I was still amazed by the scenery and it looked awesome covered in so much snow.
While I have traveled north of Norway before and have experiences meters of snow, Lofoton just stands out in my mind. I hope to travel back there sometime.
I will advise you to find some videos of Senja, which is also a really beatutiful island. It is the island north of Lofoten. Senja is also called «Norway in miniature».
Reminds me of home. Alaska, USof A
I hope that you get a chance to experience both Lofoten and Western Norway at some point in your life.
Just remember that both areas have more tourism then funding.
I live nearby Lofoten in Bodø, and driving the entire road is a one time life experience for many (i done it many times though, and find some beautiful girls hidden out there). air always fresh, no pollution from cars and stuff, always good air from the sea. Put all my hiking stuff in car, including tent etc. It's nice to explore for free
One of my friends and I just yesterday talked about wanting to drive through Norway up to Lofoten next summer, if one of us can find the money to get a reliable and comfy enough car. We both live between Hamar and Lillehammer, and none of us have been that far north yet. It's so beautiful there!
Beautiful girls hidden in Lofoten? Haha. But true, many beautiful hidden pearls in Lofoten, no doubt
I LIVE IN BODØ!
I am from Svolvær in Lofoten 😁👍
Congrats.
Thanks!
Beautiful places in Norway. Look for Kragerø and Lillesand. Many small places in Norway will take your breath away. Welcome ❤️🇳🇴
I grew up in Gravdal, a tiny place on the Vestvågøy Island in the middle of the Lofoten Islands.
The right to roam only applies to "utmark" and well establish trails and roads.
"Utmark" and "innmark" is well defined in Norway.
"Innmark", where right to roam does not apply includes gardens, industrial parks, fields, pasture, orchard +++
There was a court case some decades ago, where a person wanted to prevent people walking on the path past his bedroom window.
The court concluded that since the established path was 10 meters from his window, he was not able to prevent people using this path.
Camping for the night on the other hand is still 150m.
Well defined? Dream on brathe
drove a few months ago from kristiansand up to Lofoten and back via Røros , Oslo to Kristiansand
If you ever think of actually comming for a visit, you should reach out. To do us and our country even marginally right you have to plan for, at the bare minimum 3-4 weeks, and rent an RV for the duration, unless you know someone that would lend you one.
There IS an island chain not too dissimilar to Lofoten - The Aleute Islands and Kodiak in Alaska.
It seems that many Americans are not aware of how special Alaska is. The state will probably be experienced as exotic for most Americans.
....well.....the difference is that the Aleutian islands does not have much infrastructure ...it's as close to zero as possible. That is generally also the case for Alaska as a whole.
Lofoten is also located much further north than the Aleutian ....in the Arctic and is facing a lot of extreme weather.....still they have infrastructure of all kinds.
@@Dan-fo9dk That should actually make it even more interesting, especially when it's an archipelago that can be reached by boat.
@@ahkkariq7406 "...can be reached by boat..." ....well...yeah...isn't that also the case with most islands....that they can be reached by boat....??? ....unless the sea is frozen over and block the access. I'm not sure what your point was....??? The Aleutian islands and Alaska has a fantastic nature that very much can stand on it's own feet. You have to be some kind of expedition wilderness camper brought out there with some kind of float plane in order to experience that large land.... ....but there are very little accessibility for the average tourist due to the absence of infrastructure. As far as I know are there no regular boat service (for passengers/cars ) to the archipelago ...like to Dutch Harbour/Unalaska. You have to go by plane. Don't come up with the "Alaskan Marine Highway"...which is mostly a joke....with a handful of small outdated old ferries that operate mostly around Juneau....
You can certainly come to Lofoten "by boat". There are 3 car ferry routes ...that can bring you there from different directions. Lofoten has 2 ports for the larger coast express ships (hurtigruten) ...every day one north- and one south-bound service. Tourists think it is a cruise ship (which it is not....but still they come from all over the world to travel with it). Those ships takes passengers, cargo and cars. There are 2 maybe 3 passenger routes with fast catamarans which brings you to and from Lofoten.
There are also 3 airports plus one heliport ....hence no bush piloting there. All this mentioned above is daily year around services.
Then you have the main road that was build in order to give Lofoten direct access to the mainland through an extreme difficult topography. The road are made possible by many large bridges, tunnels and also 2 under-the-sea tunnels. Such kind of infrastructure does not come for free.... In Alaska they don't want to pay the price for the needed infrastructure....hence ...nothing to see of that kind...... instead they claim that it is impossible.... example: road access to Juneau....
@@Dan-fo9dk "An archipelago that can be reached by boat" unlike a mountain range that cannot be reached by boat. My point is that even if there are no roads and other infrastructure, an area can be made accessible to tourists when you can reach the area by boat - as with an archipelago. For example, there is no infrastructure in Antarctica, but tourists still travel there. The same with large parts of Svalbard. The only thing missing is for someone to see the potential of the place, and I can't imagine anything other than that the Aleutians must be a wonderful tourist destination if people stop creating blockages for themselves, and instead see the possibilities. If people request the trip, the tourist agencies will organize it all. That was my point. Otherwise, I am well acquainted with Norwegian conditions since I am Norwegian and have lived in several places in the country, both in the north and south and in the middle. I have traveled up and down the country by car almost every year for 30 years, also in Lofoten.
From Old Norse, the name is Lófót. "Lóf" refers to the fur of the lynx, and "ót" refers to "óss," which means peaks. Therefore, it can be translated as "Fur of Lynx Peaks." Despite the similarity between the "en" ending in Norwegian and the definite article "the" in English, it is not a correct translation to render "Lofoten" as "The Lofoten." In Norwegian, "Lofoten" is in the plural and indefinite form. "Óss" has evolved to "ot" over time. The plural aspect pertains to the "peaks," which are described as the fur of the lynx. This implies that translating "Lofoten" as "The Lofoten" is inaccurate. In fact, "Lofotens" would be more precise, but due to tradition, it is preferable not to modify proper names. Although English speakers tend to add "the" before proper names to sound more official, it does not align with Norwegian names for various reasons.
....naaahhh.... that theory is by no means proven ....and is likely nothing else than fantasy and has nothing with reality to do. It that lynx theory is valid ....then tell me which animal does the name of the neighbouring area of Ofoten come from.....????
I was born and raised in Lofoten and have lived here most of my life and live there now. The name Lofoten comes from Old Swedish ló, 'lynx', and Norse fotr, 'foot'; originally used for Vestvågøya. It is a comparative name, presumably used with reference to the strongly incised coastline (Taken from major Norwegian encyclopedias/ hentet fra store norske leksikon)
Hi
If you digging a bit deeper of TH-cam videos of Lofoten, you find some amazing videos!
The northernmost islands they showed are not Lofoten. They are Vesterålen.
....naahhh...not exactly. The map did also include Hinnøya (the largest island along Norway's coast). The most part of that island is neither in Lofoten nor in Vesterålen ..... That consist of Lødingen, Kvæfjord, Tjeldsund and Harstad.
Many believe that Austvågøy is fully within Lofoten, while the reality is that eastern and northern part of it is administrative under Vesterålen ...
Hence only a quarter......or somewhere around there.....of the shown map actually are within Lofoten
@@Dan-fo9dk Yes, that's why I said the northernmost islands. Look at the map!
@@pumagutten Haha ....that kind of "excuses" will I not buy at all. You are really on thin ice. There was absolutely no indication in what you said otherwise than that everything was Vesterålen. I really don't need a map ....I know this area to well....
Most of Hinnøya is indeed "further north" than Lofoten....even the south-western tip are within Vågan kommune (lofoten).
Of the area of Vesterålen is it only Andøy that stretches further north than Hinnøya, Grytøy/Bjarkøy. So ...sorry kid ....you better be more specific next time when claiming something.
The Lofoten would basically translate to Lofotenen since we use "en" as an ending in words like how english speakers use "The" in front of words lol
Im sailing to Lofoten this summer. But its gonna be one of the most busy summers there. Wonder if ill find a place to park my boat
Park?😂
@brgeravna1332 haha yeah I don't know what it's called in sailing 😅 just got my first sailboat 😅 dock maybe? 😅
Since you have so few vacation days or weeks in the States I can understand why you have not yet gone to our beautiful country. I guess it cost alot too, so it s a matter of priorities.
Look at
Norway midnight sun kayak
I mean it has one of the coolest football pitches on one of the islands alone which is quite famous / known....
I would recommend checking out the lofoten museum to check out Viking history
Tyler is the king of dummies! "This kind of thing, an archipelago that extends from the mainland, doesn't exist in America." Um, the Florida Keys, the Aleutian Islands, the Hawaiian Islands themselves....
Å is pronounced as oar without the r
Yes, driving in Norway is exciting. I can't speak for Lofoten, but when we went to Saltstaumen from Sweden my mother kept her eyes covered almost the whole car trip.
It is not the village of "A", the Å is pronounced like your O in more, door, etc :)
OO ?
The “melody” of the pronounciation has stress on the first syllable, and furthermore some similarities with the English words “thunderstorm”, “winterland” and “wonderful”. And pronounciation of “o” (both of them) is much like in English “wool”.
I was up there last summer. In the little town called Reine. I was even on the beach and swam in the ocean. It was COLD! Even for a Norwegian like me
Would love to see you react to the cozy town of Lillehammer, the town was the host of the Winter Olympics in 1994. There’s also a theme park located near the town called Hunderfossen, it is themed around old Norwegian folk fairytales. I think you would enjoy learning about the town.
You can not compar Lofoten with Lillehammer, if you want a view.
@@randihelenehansen4169 I’m not trying to compare the two at all. I’m just saying he would enjoy reacting to it. Not the same thing.
I am from Mexico, but when there are Winter Olympic or Olympic games, I like to know about the cities and towns, and the county in general, when I hear about Lillehammer was the home Winter games, I start to looking fir information about the town, is really beautiful, like all Norway,
Welcome to my backyard :)
You do have Key West don't you? Isn't that island like?
Hi from Bodø!
Hi from Lofoten😊
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Well...
If you sail north along the coast of the state of Washington and along the coast of Canada towards Alaska then that's the closest that the US has to Norwegian terrain and indeed climate.
New Zealand also has a similar terrain in places.
Yes you have. Where is Dutch Harbour? 😉
i live on the island on 8:38 the Henningsvær
Kult! Æ bor i Svolvær 👍🏻
"Å" as in "All"
Most Norwegian (me for sure) have a very ambivalent attitude towards tourists. On one hand, we love that the world loves us. On the other hand, we some times get a little fed up with the tourism, and their constant nagging about the prices and lack of facilitation. We are used to being careful and respecting the weather, whereas some tourists seem to regard Norway as an amusement park, and want to see the manager, whenever they don't get to see the aurora borealis, or a wave has killed one from their tourist party, because they wanted to stand in the water and take a selfie. Perhaps tourists are the reason why we have a saying "You cannot protect people from themselves"
Of course, many tourists know exactly what they're doing and have done their research, and most of those who come to paraglide, surf, or go mountain-climbing, are experienced people, who doesn't f#ck up more than a similarily inclined norwegian.
Do one under water wich is more amazing
16:53 its Å not A
I live on an "island" on the west coast containing approximately 1000 islands...
Tyler is the king of dummies! "This kind of thing, an archipelago that extends from the mainland, doesn't exist in America." Um, the Florida Keys, the Aleutian Islands, the Hawaiian Islands themselves....
@@SilvanaDil you seem... unproportionately upset 😉
@@SilvanaDil Yes, it was cool mountainclimbing in Florida. Amazing mountains.
@@OhNoNotFrank - Tyler's stupidity, especially about his own country, does make me upset. (The word you're looking for is "disproportionately." "Unproportionately" is not a word.)
@@torehund2104 - You can do that in The Hawaiian Islands and The Aleutian Islands. While you can't do that in The Florida Keys, they are indeed an archipelago -- which was the main point. How's the sunbathing in Lofoten? LOL
the town is named just A :D name the other town B, so we can explain how to go from A to B in real life :P
Not A but Å ☺️ It’s the last letter of our alphabet. It also is a noun and an infinitive marker like the word «to» in «to do».
This video you are reacting to contains a few factual errors. Both Leknes and Svolvær ARE official cities , and the top right islands are Vesterålen, not Lofoten 🙂 Strange when people make explanation videos when they don't know the facts themselves 🫣 Anyways, you should visit Lofoten one day 👍🙂
I agree and let me add to your claimed "knowledge"....that when commenting you should know what you are talking about.
The map is not correct at all. But don't claim that the rest is Vesterålen. Both Bjarkøy/Grytøy and most of Hinnøya (largest island along Norway's coast) is not located in neither Vesterålen nor in Lofoten. That consist of Lødingen, Kvæfjord, Tjeldsund and Harstad. Only around 25% of the shown area on the map are actually within Lofoten.
@@Dan-fo9dk I have only been to Lofoten ones,many years ago -to visit my roots ,my grandfathers home Island Gimsøy
SilvanaDil !!
If you don't have something nice to say..................................
When you live in Norway you get so used to this kind of nature that it just becomes a normal thing.
Yeah....yeah.....everyone on Østlandet and Oslo area, where a significant part of the population is living, are super used to the type of nature you see in Lofoten.....right...???
I wouldn't buy your theory of generalisation .....that "Norwegians" in general are used to "this kind of nature".....
@@Dan-fo9dk Uuuh, most are sort of used to it. Not like in Lofoten ofc, but there are a lot of other spectacular places further south too. I live in Oslo myself
@@Ray-lw2rh You say "this kind of nature" (as in the video).....that is being very specific.....claiming that generally Norwegians are "used to it" ...which is a claim that will not stand the test up against the reality. . So sorry nothing of what you say changes anything ....let me repeat that I was also very specific saying that a significant part of Norway's population are to be found on Østlandet and Oslo ....and they can hardly claim to be used to that kind of nature. But maybe you were referring to the magnificent Alps surrounding Oslo.... like Ekebergåsen, Grefsenåsen, Tryvannshøgda and ....not to forget St.Hanshaugen......
@@Dan-fo9dk lol, what’s your problem? Most of us travel around the country. Maybe you are stuck in Oslo, but most people aren’t. And what’s up with all the “………..” You strike me as a bitter old Facebook user 😂
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The video is made by a Dane.
Their language is similar to ours and have the same letters as us.
But the sounds are *slightly* different.
So don't take it as gospel.
How do you surf in a fur coat ?
The biggest contributor to small communities is the State, "kommune" and Fylke" these are public services uphold by tax payers money. they take care of all the social benefits wich employ local entreprenaurs. roads, garbage, elecricity, educcation, health, sewage etc. this keeps the communities thriving and create jobs wich in return give more tax money to keep growing the country.
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Å, not A.
The guy in the video treats it as a English letter when it's not.
You need to react to videos from Alaska. If you do, I'm sure you'll discover that Alaska is just as exotic, and has just as many exciting places and history as Norway.
Also has Sarah Palin unfortunatly, but yes they should also probably check out a lot of places in Canada
Doesn't exist?
...what would you call the Aleutian Islands, then... ?
@TYLER WALKER
Will you please just block SilvanaDil from your comment section. I’ve tried several times to talk reason but it’s falling on deaf ears. Unnecessary negativity on every single video since the beginning. Gets tiring.
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This is not game of THrones 🙂
once they destroy the place, there will be no more tourism - what a shame !
It hurts when he mispronounces it.
You want extreme? On some of the volcano peaks in the Hawaiian Islands, it snows. I don't think any beaches in The Lofoten Islands are ever "tropical" beaches.
That doesnt have anything to with this video from Taylor. Make your own extreme video.
no one is saying Lofoten beaches are tropical...
The beaches in northern norway are still way more senic aswell, such as Kvalvika Beach, Horseid Beach, Bunes Beach and so on. And snow on a moutain peak, really? The extreme winter weather on for example the North cape peninsula is no where near what hawaii has to offer. The snow last longer in Lofoten, the geography is more intimidating. So hawaii is not extreme.
Lofoten is not like Hawaii. The Hawaiian Islands have their own special treats and are unique and beautiful in their own way, just like Lofoten Islands.
Kind of like how the Florida Keys are connected, huh? (What a dope!)
Lofoten Islands are more scenic
chill
You are the king of dummies! "This kind of thing, an archipelago that extends from the mainland, doesn't exist in America." Um, the Florida Keys, the Aleutian Islands, the Hawaiian Islands themselves....
Yes, I’ve been to the Florida Keys, no real difference to lofoten. I judge all natural experiences by the textbook definition, and that saves me a lot of traveling.
How does Hawaii stretch from the mainland?
That's just islands, and the scenery is vastly different. No mountains like that.
While putting woormwood in his drink you did not come out as the sharpest spoon in the shed: Hawaii does not extend from any mainland as it is a chain of islands out in almost the middle of the Pacific ocean.
I hope Tyler blocks you soon. I would
Aw, the waves were too big for the "surfer dudes" in the video. I don't think they could cope with the Banzai Pipeline in The Hawaiian Islands or Mavericks near San Francisco, California.
Are you okay?