SVALBARD CABIN TOUR | How much did it cost? We burn our poop!? | Off grid arctic living
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 มิ.ย. 2024
- In this video I take you on a tour of my Svalbard cabin home! The cabin doesn't have any running water and is located outside of Longyearbyen. I have lived on Svalbard for 4.5 years and make videos about my life here, so subscribe to see more! :)
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for those interested , the house is around 290k dollars. Did the exchange so you dont have to. :)
Bless you 😊
Or 207k pounds sterling.
American dollars?
@@natalierathbone4349 yes
Thank you
After your words “Thank you so much for watching “ I want to say “Thank you so much for recording“ 😊
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@@CeciliaBlomdahl is there current job vacancy in Svalbard pls reply
Wonderful to see somewhere that my wife & I visited on a P & O cruise a few years ago. Still one of our fondest memories & as we are now in our eighties it is possible that we may not return to this wonderful location. Thank you for re-uniting us.
This is my favourite comment on TH-cam. How wonderful that this platform can inspire such connections and memories. Thank you for sharing.
What a beautiful place to have visited together.
I'm sorry for being so ignorant but, what is a "P&O" cruise?
@@Godric_71 P & O are a cruise line that sail the world in ships that are floating hotels. We boarded our ship in Southampton & cruised across the North Sea to Norway & then made our way up the coast, calling in on many places on the way. Each day we woke up in a new port. Finally we reached Svalbard & awoke in a bay surrounded by glaciers. You never forget moments like that. After a couple of days it was time to return down the coast & go home to England. I hope this explains a little to you & may inspire you to one day try cruising & enjoy the sites, while eating & drinking & being entertained aboard the finest "hotel" you could imagine.
@@davidmatthews4911 Thank you so much. It sounds amazing. Unfortunately, with my wife's health issues, we will never get to experience it. Thank you again.
One thing about Cecilia is that her content isn’t boring. You watch it and you want more.
The way she presents everything isn’t vain or an attempt to show off.
There’s something very genuine about her style. She provides a lot of useful information and you really feel like you’re there with her.
Even something as simple as showing her cabin was entertaining. She’s very down to earth and she’s funny too.
I really enjoy watching her videos about Svalbard and her editing is really nice. She uses her resources quite well.
But holy shit….if I did the conversion correctly, that cabin was $280k!!!?? That’s crazy expensive. But I suppose it’s not cheap to live in paradise.
Please keep posting Cecilia. I know I’m not the only one that enjoys your content. Grim is cute! Say hello to Grim from us in California! I have two Great Danes. Probably too cold for them! Lol
Every time you turned the taps on I wanted to say "Please don't waste your precious water for our viewing benefit". Lol!
Haha! 🙏💙
Watching your videos is an escape from a world that is going crazy...
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Oh yes. I 2nd that. I live in the states and the last 4 years have been crazy. Just want to scale down and travel. Your place is so cozy, you’ve done such a nice job. Really, how much do people really need. You are as happy as you make up your mind to be, don’t you think? I subscribed, I look forward to your video’s.
@@louisel.sinniger2057 It's going to get crazier
@@louisel.sinniger2057 last 4 years? Lol! Résistance ! ❤️
@@bobsmith6953 uh oh. Dare I ask Why?
Absolutely gorgeous views!! Thank you for making this video and sharing it with us. I live in East Hollywood in LA, it’s so crowded & loud & polluted here. I have bars on all my windows but I keep my curtains closed anyway since there’s another apartment building right next door, so I never see anything beautiful outside… I watch videos like this and think to myself “why am I living like this” 😕
I hope to visit this corner of the world one day. I think I would cry if I was in such a beautiful place in person. I’m sure the fresh air smells so nice. Thank you again ❤
Throwing the buckets in the ocean when it is dark outside for four months, and 40 below sounds challenging.
Just thinking that in the winter you could end up with your own "wee glacier". Please excuse the pun😂😂.
Id rather do it when it’s dark out tbh
@@johncolvin3724 priceless. 🤣🤣 You gotta make sure you know the direction of the wind for sure. lol I wonder if it is like hot water when you throw it into the air when it is cold. You would have to get it while its still warm lol.
they are disgusting animals throwing their waste water into the ocean.
@@HashiAkitaPuppy your solution instead?
Oh My God, a place where it's cold year round. That would be heaven to me. I am extremely heat intolerant and this looks like my dream! I live in Kansas City, where it is hot and humid in the summer and I die during those months. I am so jealous!
There are intermediate climates!!
Whilst small, it was already still such a beautiful cabin! I could sit there for hours too watching that gorgeous view.... takes your breath away and I'm only watching on a screen, so I can't begin to imagine what it must be like in real life! Thank you for showing us around :-)
Your channel is so underrated since you make great content! I have never heard about that island (feeling very ignorant now) but I am stoked to find out more! However, I do not get over the fact that it is only 7°C during the summer! I always put shade on the German weather but won't be complaining from now on. Very in awe of your minimalistic lifestyle. I can imagine the renunciation of different luxuries can be liberating but honestly running water would be a necessity for me. Very excited to see more of your life :) Thanks for sharing!
I've been obsessed with Svalbard for years and finding your channel has been such a journey! Thank you for such quality content!
Awesome! Thank you sooo so much!
I live in Los Angeles, basically the complete opposite of Svalbard.....but my heart yearns for this kind of simplicity, nature and beauty! Thanks so much for sharing your experience!
Amazing to see how far you've come in 2 years. Very happy for both of you.....and Grim.
The fashion is GIVING EVERYTHING
as a snow loving introvert this is the dream
Thanks for sharing and giving us the cabin tour. The utility room you have is common here in the U.S. mainly in the country or small towns, especially where we get the four seasons (especially long Winters) where we know it as the 'mud room'. This usually includes a place to sit down, hang coats, remove boots, and any outerwear.
"we have to be wary of, (looks over her shoulder), you know, that they could show up at any time"
Hello from Indonesia!
Just found your TH-cam channel, and I’m sooo glad I found it. Thank you for recording and showing around! With this pandemic and having nowhere to go, it’s so fun to watch videos like this, and the way you record them is sooo amazing. Feeling like I couldn’t stop wow-ing. I could spend the whole day watching your videos! Thank you!
Woow thank you sooo much! 🙏
the views from every single window are indescribable!😍 it's so exciting to see wildlife in your videos!
It reminds me very much of the far north of mainland Norway - except I would imagine even colder LOL. I've been all over Norway, but never to Svalbard - would love to go one day. I did once plan a trip after visiting Nordkapp but sadly our trip itinerary changed - can't remember why now. Oh well, maybe another time!
I would love to see what you do for food and how your prepare meals/ways to preserve foods. Because of the polarbears you probably cant grow anything?
Love the way you decorated it!! Absolutely love the lights!! The string lights and love the light fixtures. So beautiful. And the view is breath taking !!!
Thank youuu! 🤩🤩 The view is unreal!!
This was both a joy to watch, and absolutely fascinating. Thanks so much for sharing this wee peek at your life and home.
Glad you enjoyed it! 💕
Hello from Texas 😊
I’m so excited I found your channel. I’ve been sitting beside the fire place in my home watching your videos all afternoon. I’m blown away by the beauty of that part of the world. I hope to visit there someday. I just had to look at the map to see exactly where your located. I’ve traveled to Iceland and Lapland and I thought I was far north then, but apparently not 😊. I guess I’ve got even further north to visit.
Thank you sooo much 🤩🙏 Yeah Svalbard is just a littttle bit more North 🤩
Hi Cecilia, love the videos, keep up the great work! Since the pandemic started, I’ve been travelling vicariously through TH-cam and discovered Svalbard through you!! What a beautiful place, I’m slightly envious of your view, but not of your winters. I found myself this morning looking at flights and it’s relatively cheap, so who knows, when all this madness ends I might just take a look around myself!! Great videos! Martin
Wonderful!! I hope you do! So happy you enjoy my videos 🙏🏻
Such down to earth video's of your life and times. Great format. Outstanding.
I don't know how I got here but I FEEL LIKE IT IS HEAVEN. Your kitchen is not messy at all lol. I thought that you had the bigger fridge just because it is very necessary but then I thought damn do they love coffee, the water heater looks just like a coffee maker. Your bedroom made me feel like I would never leave the bed. Its so small yet looks so cozy and the view is unbelievable. The color of the ocean alone almost brings me to tears. I live in Regina Saskatchewan, Canada where its said you can watch your dog run away for days. I am so happy I found your channel as how you are living is my bucket list. God Bless.
Love your video presence and editing style. I’ve been recording and editing for so many channels yet neglecting my own. This inspired me to get back to MY business. Thanks!
Thank you so much!! So appreciated 😊😊 Editing takes up so much time so I understand how you might have neglected your own channel! I hope to see some of your videos on your channel soon then 🤩
Loved our trip to Lonyearben. The guides on our cruise tour had rifles. Miss the cool air, as in Florida. Your home is cozy. Jeanne
Wow. I drove twice to the North Cape, around 900km south of Svalbard. Even in early June there was still snow. We drove both times allong the fjords and Lofoten from North Cape back to Oslo, 3'000 km of fjords, emptyness and pure beauty. Driving through different seasons, since it was around 5 degrees in the North and over 20 degrees in the south of Norway. You could see the vegetation change every day. I can understand that you want to life in this magical place. Despite the long winters, despite never having a sommerday. The light, the fjords, the gletjers, its all amazing. Summer 2022 we go again to the North Cape. Wish you lot of success with enlarging your cabin and hoping after Corona times tourism is getting back on track (although I hope not to much, it would spoil the serenity of the area). Greetings from Switzerland.
Hello hello trying to catch up on all the videos I have missed! So much fun to see the cabin before the renovation! I enjoy relaxing at the end of the day watching your videos.
You live such an extraordinary life, to me, that watching your channel feels like reading an adventure book as a teen! I LOVED it! Greetings and best wishes to your lovely island
Wow, thank you! 🤩💕
would love to see more of your dog running around and having fun =)
OMG...The epic view from your cabin is EVERYTHING!!!!!
The epic view of ur pic is also good my lady ❤️
Astonishing! Mesmerizing! Never had any imagination how living there would be. It made me also realise how much we take water for granted in our lives here! Though its heaven there i wouldn't teade lives for the sake of water. Its very difficult for us to live the lives of people there having the kind of dependency on water here. Amazing video. Opened a new perspective 🙏
Svalbard has become a new goal for me. I think it looks beautiful and I hope to, at the very least, visit one day but would LOVE to live there . Great videos!
I've been waiting for this! It's so interesting, yet so beautiful.
Hope you enjoyed it! :):) Thank you for watching giirl! 💕
What a beautiful cabin, creative space, and wonderful nature ! Wow - that Northern Lights from that deck must be awesome !
What an absolutely magical home. Those views!!
Wow, that million dollar view on the corner in the cabin with ocean and glaciers on distant mountains, is not to be asked for more from life!
Wish I could be there!
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Great video. I admire your lifestyle very much.
It is so hot here in Southern Europe, that even just watching your video makes me feel a lot better. I love the cold, obviously lol.
Thank you for watching! 🙏 Oh wow, I can imagine it is hot there at the moment! Our 6°C summers are lovely 🤩
I always enjoy your videos about Svalbard!! It is such a fascinating place and I'm happy you and your boyfriend enjoy it!!
When I saw the b-roll of the view, literally took my breath away and I love coming back to this video. Still takes my breath away.
You have a beautiful home, thanks for sharing it! Amazing part of the world - am very much enjoying your videos. 💗
Thank you 🥰 and thanks so much for watching! 🙏
I would love to know what you and the people of Svalbard do for work, average salaries etc! Also, how you moved there, how much rent was etc.
Check out my video with the Q&A! I answer a bunch of questions there! :)
@@CeciliaBlomdahl Hello! New subscriber here :) Love the videos. I can't find the Q&A video, probably me being stupid but could you point me in the right direction? Many thanks
@@Beckface26 it's the "Svalbard Autumn turning into Winter" video :)
most of the people receive social benefits from the government....
Your cabin is so cute for sure the way it’s decorated and the view is amazing!!
I bet it's so peaceful and quiet, city people need to experience stuff like this and get away from all their problems and city stress.
Thanks for sharing, it was amazing. I definitely should visit sometime in the future 🙌✌️
From South Africa 🇿🇦
New subscriber here! I totally love your videos! Life in the Arctic is so interesting!! I live in Greece and I absolutely love watching how different life is over there! 💕
Thanks so much for subscribing! 🙌😊🙏
@@CeciliaBlomdahl Hi, me too I love your videos! 👍
It is an amazing and very special place in the world 🌍
Please, I would like to know if you became somehow famous in Svalbard for being its ambassador on TH-cam, and also how the island is connected to internet and electricity. Thanks much, greetings from Switzerland 🙂
hi my daughter and i had the fantastic opportunity of visiting longyearbyen a few years back for her 21st. Absolutely amazing place and quite rightly properly the best place on earth. Thank you so much for your videos as so nice to keep an eye on whats happening there. So jealous you live there as it would be a dream come true. Keep posting
That is so cool you've been here! Longyearbyen is an amazing place! 😊😊😊
Please dont lie...why dont you move there than...you sure hate people and socializing
I’ve been watching you on utube tv since I discovered your channel. This is the first time I’m actually posting. I subbed immediately on tv but am only now doing it here on my iPad. 💕 your channel and am binge watching it!
Thank you for sharing your life. I’m watching alllll of your videos and TikTok’s!! Hello from California
What a dream. I especially love your deck.
It really is! :)
Wonderful, fascinating tour. Thank you for taking the time to make it! Absolutely a new subscriber here. I've always wanted to know more about what it's like living in Svalbard.
Thank you so much! 😃🙏
Hi Cecilia! Your channel showed up on my feed. And I have to say they are fantastic! Just ❤️ your videos! 🥰
Your TikTok videos brought me here and I can't stop watching your videos! You truly live in an enchanting place that I would love to visit someday when the world is somewhat back to normal
Thank you so much for sharing. 🤗 Love your cabin. A new fan and subscriber here. Can't wait to see your extension now. 😄🥰
Thank you sooo much! 🙏 I'm also so excited for the extension 🤩🤩
You Two have made a lovely home!
Thank you so much! 🙏🤩
That is amazingly gorgeous! Oh man! I don't think I could handle all that snow but that view! Wow!
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Thank you Cecilia and Christoffer for sharing this with me and many others. I enjoy looking into your dream project and I am certain that this will be fantastic when finalized. Tempting to come and visit some time, enjoying the project and the fantastic view from your house and also as i have never been to Svalbard. Sould do one day as my son Morten, Christoffers cousin has been up there a few times. Take care and best of luck with your project which will be fantastic when complete. Uncle Leif :-)
I love this so much. So glad I found your channel. This place looks amazing! Subscribed!
Thank you so much!! :):)
This is literally the best work from home location in the world
Right!? :) Also a very distracting one haha
Greetings from Canada Cecilia! What a beautiful home and country you live in! I’m a new subscriber and enjoy watching your very entertaining videos! Thank you for making them and seasons greetings to you, hubby and dogs!
You have my dream home. I bet you are happy . I'm glad you shared this . You make my heat turns warm . You have a nice calming voice. Thank you
i saw your video on tiktok and came straight to your youtube channel. And now one more subscriber from canada❤️❤️.
Thank you so much! 🤩🙏💙
Thanks so much for posting. What an amazing Place. So different to life way down here in Sunny Warm Western Australia.
OHH literally polar opposites 🤩 Summer is coming for you guys! 😊
How Blessed you are to live like that ! Wowzers ! Grim is adorable. I have a huge rescue German Shepard . 149.5 Lbs . It was my Sisters and her husband’s dog they died tragically a couple years ago in Indianapolis Indiana. No one to take her dog, so We did.. I had never met this dog of hers she’s always had German shepherds, so I was a little intimidated by him , ( lucky I look a like like my sister) but he’s turned out to be a great boy ..he’s very highly trained , And a very big part of my family now. See you on the next video
Thankyou for sharing your home with us. Such a fascinating place to live.
It was like being on a cruise ship without the seasickness. Though I've never been on a cruise ship
I would actually rather be in your cabin.
Your living room view is amazing!
🤩 We love it 🤩 We can see 7 glaciers 😊
@@CeciliaBlomdahl lucky you
Just came across your videos... Love them! I didn't realize that there were homes like this in Svalbard, I thought it was mainly just what you see in pictures/videos of Longyearbyen
Thank you so much for watching! Yes there are a few cabin areas with houses like these 😊
You have the best window view ever, it's so breathtakingly beautiful. As someone born and raised in tropical county, I always wonder how people live in different parts of the world. Just found your channel and I binge watching backwards... Love it💜✨
Thank you for the kind words! 🧡🙌
I just recently found your channel (it was recommended on youtube) and have been making my way through your videos! 😍
I just discovered your channel, fascinating place you live!!! Beautiful, informative video...thank you so much. I'm in Arizona, desert region southwestern USA
Thank you! I'm so glad you ejoyed it!
I saw a random video on Svalbard's permafost, thought it was really interesting and I wanted to learn more about Longyearbyen, so I put it into the search bar and up popped your channel. Devouring the information now (thanks for recording and sharing!). I would definitely watch more videos about life in this town, and I second many people here in saying I'm interested in learning about the local economy, the people who live there, and seeing the sights (as well as tourism! I've been planning a trip to Norway and may just have to extend it to come see this beautiful place).
Random question: Is it typical for cabins to be without running water/electricity etc, or is it because you're far outside the city center?
That's great! Thank you for watching! :):) I will make more videos about the village! 😊 All the cabins outside of the village lack running water. The ones close to the village, like our area which is only 10min by car; have electricity, and the ones far outside the village don't :)
Who needs Netflix with that view. I live in the mountains of Central Calif. Near Yosemite USA. We have had droughts and have had to haul water for about 4 years. It teaches you to never take water for granted. I love your channel. Hugs, Diana.
Tiktok brought me here..dream location 😍thank you for showing us your beautiful home❤️ I would love to visit
Living in Svalbard, ESPECIALLY in a lone cabin like yours in the midst of polar bears trains you to be pretty resourceful and live humbly. I'm rather minimalistic, and hearing how you manage waste and water would be positive accomplishments in my day. So far, Svalbard is ticking all my bells tbh
It's a unique kind of life, and I love it! :)
Minimalistic and humble? Sure... if your idea of minimalistic and humble include LV and Gucci bags. LOL
@@hejiranyc I thought the same thing
Designer bags?
@@hejiranyc aside from that, everything else is much more minimalistic & humble in comparison to most.
Omg that view out your bedroom window is amazing. Maybe you put up with the extra chores needed for the plumbing not b/c of environmentalism, but because of this stunning view
The view is so amazing!! We don't have plumbing, not by choice 🙈
I would certainly like to be there and do the stock video work as much as I can. I will never switch off my camera. Your place is pure GOLD. I will record every second of my stay there. Every second of videos of this place is going to make lot of money.
We sure have some amazing scenery here :)!
Your life to me is like living in another universe, incredible 🥰😍
Great video ma'am keep growing.
Lots of love and support ❤🙏
Thanks a ton! :)
Tiktok brought me here. Such an amazing place. 😍❤️💖
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Wow, absolutely beautiful. Lovely video - thanks for sharing!
So glad you enjoyed it! :):)
Would you ever consider setting up the camera with an hour long view from your windows? Something to have on while doing quiet work? Would be nice to "feel" like we're sitting on chairs looking out the window as clouds pass and water laps :)
tiktok brought me here 😊
Heeeey Tiktok fam! 🤩⭐️
Memezar on Instagram showed me. I'm so in love!!!!
Yeah, same here!
@@CeciliaBlomdahl polar bears are not dengereous for you?
Best location in Longyearbyen the surfing area Bjorndalen!!
100%! We look forward to you and Mia becoming our neighbours in the future!! 🤩
@@CeciliaBlomdahl 😍😍😍
@@CeciliaBlomdahl kkjb
@@CeciliaBlomdahl You made a BIG mistake moving so CLOSE to the sea .
Its global warming now . The glaciers are melting in a crazy speed . your house will be under water in matter of 2 years
@@legolas7r at the current speed the trend of roughly 30 cm per 100 years. Between 1900 and 2016, the globally averaged sea level rose by 16-21 cm. waterfront properties will always be in high demand.
This is beautiful. I can just imagine how relaxed it is to live here!! Spectacular! Just subscribed 😁
Amazing video! I have been binge watching all of your videos!
Greetings from Montreal 🇨🇦
Awesome! Thank you! :):)
This was so fascinating, thank you for sharing! From Canada, so I am sorry if this is a silly question: is there hope that as you build extensions to get running water on your property?
I love how "urban" your house look
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Watching from the philippines. Saw you on tiktok. Its amazing watching a different perspective of life in a different continent. Thank u for sharing ur daily life.
Thanks for watching! :):):)
Wow! Amazing views from your living room!!
Are you planning on adding running water? I don’t think I could ever feel comfortable in a house where I can’t take a shower...
I guess the pipes would freeze and brake during winter.
@@isabellaaragon144 that is true but i cant imagine them not having any solution for it. i assume they do have running water in places like school.
an indoor water tank and septic tank underground ,also a geothermal solution will help
A custom made insulated water deposit in the ceiling or on the wall a septic tank could be also fitted the same way as the motorhomes
TH-cam Suggested your video, I'm enjoying it. Thank you
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I got here from TikTok . Reminded me of my year in Thule Greenland. Thank you.
LOVE IT!!! new subscriber here! gonna binge watch your videos tonight.
The perfect place that I'm looking for. I want to live here also
Reminds me of my time living in Northern Canada (north of the Arctic Circle) even down to incinerating toilets!
I can imagine it is quite similar! 🤩
Wow what a breathtaking place.
I understand that you choose to live although I have to say I couldn’t imagine living without runny water and electricity.
Love your channel and can’t wait for the notifications
do you have any idea how they wash clothes? I‘d assume in town or?
I'd probably not want to live there but very, very interesting. It is a very cute cabin.
While I absolutely loved visiting Troms in northern norway 2 times and love the midnight sun, I'll take a pass on the polar night!
Greetings from San Francisco, California.