@@MispronouncedAdventures Oh no that was one of the first drinks I was offered when I arrived here……a 40th party with drunken men drinking Minto nothing like being dragged into the culture literally!
We have snow here in Oz too @@MispronouncedAdventures .. coming from Norway, get a bit of skiing done in Victoria over the winter.. ;-P But yeah, nothing like home!
Hello! Norwegian here, just wanted to let you know you should dust of the snow on the van. You can get a pretty hefty fine by the police since it can turn into ice and fly off and hit another car. Love your videos though, hope you've had a great time here in Norway. I need to go up to northern Norway some time 😊 Edit: It can also hide important lights from far away
I will admit I did let it build up from time to time. ( but make sure lights can be seen ) But some days I could drive for 5 minutes and they back being covered again . Glad you like my videos, I love the north
That sign flashing at the end is to tell you the Mountain pass in Kvænangen is closed, you can still go thru the tunnel ahead when the sign is light. I'm from Alta.😁
8.44 poor reindeer falls right down on front legs (far right/bottom of screen)! Ah bless it! Most annoying to lose ones passport (happened to me before)! Great video once again Alex. Keep safe and keep em videos coming!
Lovely video. Your passport could slide down behind the liner. There are a crack between the head liner and shelf over yor head. Lost some things in there. Sad I didn't see this before now. on the way down there are a place called Unnstad. Beautiful place. in region Lofoten. Beautiful moutain and bye the sea.
Cod tongue...? I'd try it. It's great that you have a community up there. And yeah... boudoir is the perfect description for the lighting in your van. Ohh la la!😂🚚
Love your videos! And im pretty well known in these areas you were driving inn, i live in Alta like 1km away from where you had to park when it was windy outside :D you should try coming up at eastern times like april/mai its such a nice time of the year in northern norway
Brilliant one Alex. Just looking at the street lights you can see how strong the winds were. Hopefully that passport will suddenly re appear from its hiding place. Hats off to the couple in the Landy. Although it looks a cozy little set-up. Fantastic to follow this adventure bud.
@@MispronouncedAdventures yeah the sprinter is a bit luxer. They can choose between 2wd and 4wd. The vito is permanent 4wd. But the rest its like the little brother of the Sprinter van.
There's many downsides with Norway, but all the upsides far outweigh them in my opinion, and no mud season is one of them :) Our mountains makes it impossible for mud to form and cause trouble to the same extent it would in flatter areas. Even our flat areas aren't flat... And it's funny to read because I want to go to Canada at some point. Your pow can get amazing I know. And there must be so many fun kayak routes.
Nice one Alex. Apart from the Passport.. I always photocopy the important pages or photograph on your phone.. Next time eh. 😂 Stay Free and Safe Travels 😀 👍 🙏
Glad you enjoyed the cod tongue dried reindeer heart . And hope the Minttu warmed you up .. maybe catch up again next time your up this way .. cheers Alex 🍻
i am making fried cod tongues this upcoming week , is the best on the "torsk". more than 3 minutes unless they are tiny tiny and much more butter . i fry them in oil sometimes
Good luck with getting a new passport back here they are on strike again on the bright side good to see you will be back at Vanlovefest again this year
Don’t worry, due to the difference between video release and real time, I’m already in the possession of the new passport, although I did have to pay extra fast track it
Cod Tonques are commonly eaten in New Foundland and Canadian Maritimes, PEI, NB, NS. If you’re not from Newfoundland, you may be a little perplexed. But, please stay with me here. They’re really yummy! Think of them as little cod nuggets; essentially, nuggets seasoned well, dredged in flour and fried in olive oil until crispy, golden brown and scrumptious. You see, this is a traditional Newfoundland recipe. As you may have heard me say before, Newfoundland has a deep rooted history in the cod fishery. We have all sorts of recipes for cod in these parts, all unique and delicious. What I particularly love about the concept of this recipe is that it uses a part of the fish that may often get overlooked. It’s using something aside from the most commonly used parts, like the fillets.
400 g Torsketunger 4 ss hvetemel 1 ts Salt 0.5 TS Pepper 0.5 ts caennepepper 2 stk. EGG 2 dl grillmel 2 dl oil 1 stk. Sitron THIS IS WHAT YOU DO Rinse and dry the cod tongues. Mix wheat flour, salt, pepper and cayen pepper in a deep plate, whisk eggs in another deep plate and have grilled flour in a last plate. Turn the cod tongues first into flour, then in eggs and finally in grilling flour. Place them on a barrel until everyone is done. Heat oil in a saucepan and fry the cod tongues until golden brown on both sides. Place them on a little paper towel to drain. Serve piping warm cod tongues with lemon boats and remulade. If you want to serve cod tongues as a full dinner, so have cooked potatoes and cracked carrots next door. Do you have dry bread? Then you can make homemade grilling flour yourself.
Cod tongue, just make it like fish&chips, its perfect for that. More traditionally we fry it in the pan, serve with boiled potatoes, carrots and melted butter.
Hope your passport turns up Alex. I too thought it may have been in your clothing / rucksack from your epic walk to the Russian boarder. Fingers crossed it turns up when your not looking. In the meantime I will give ask St Anthony to help with the search. Sending you warm wishes from Warrington in the UK xx
@@MispronouncedAdventures Thanks for responding Alex I hope it does turn up though for the stamps of the countries you’ve been too. Take care look forward to following your future journeys xxx
Just started to watch your videos Alex. Always wanted to go to Norway, but not had the opportunity yet. Look forward to watching more of your adventures. Btw, did you spot the eerie face between the trees out of your side window at 9:12 Very odd! Have subbed. ATB Dave.
I always carry a coloured photocopy of my passport with me when abroad. Its not a legal document but if stopped by the police etc before going to a police station it is a help in a difficult situation. Good luck with your travels.
@@MispronouncedAdventures i recall when “I were a lad” the only things open on Sundays in UK was the local Spar until lunchtime. Anyway - if you ever find a cheap pub in Norway - let me know!
We found a “cheap” pub in Finland. Normally a pint had been €10, this one was €6.50. We splashed out and allowed ourselves, three financially damaging beers. 😂
I have never heard of eating 'cod tongue' before. However, here in Japan we do eat cod milt or melt. Basically, the testes or sperm bags of cod. It is put into a hotpot and eaten. It is called 'shirako' in Japanese. We also eat the milt of pufferfish (fugu), anglerfish, salmon and squid.
I live in the most southeastern town in Norway. Last stop before leaving Norway south to sweeden and Denmark. If ya wanna hang out or need a tour guide just holler out. :) the town is called Halden
Cutting out the Cod tongues is traditionally done by children. It's often their first real earnings. There was recently a story about a 4year old who did it for the first time. He is saving up to buy a fishing boat. He absolutely knows what he wants to be when he grows up. Winter eating... Fried herring. It's season for fresh herring now. A pair of 400grams will do nicely. With head and tail removed and guts cleaned out. Leave the skin on. Rub with a mix of Flour, salt and ground black pepper.(Two tablespoons of Flour, two teaspoons of salt, and as much pepper as you like) Fry in butter on liw to medium heat. And make certain it's butter, and not some sort of Margarine. Fry on both sides until it starts loosening from the spine. The skin should be brown and crispy. Serve with cooked potatoes and 'Flatbread' Because there's no way you can ever manage to remove all the tiny little bones. I'll not try to get you to eat Lutefisk or other chemical warfare agent. If you enjoyed the Reindeer heart, look for canned food named either 'Joikakaker'(tins) or 'Vilti'(new cardboard packaging) It's meatballs containing some reindeer meat. Serve with mashed potatoes, and if you have it a dab of Tyttebær(Lingonberry, Mountain Cranberry and many other names) jam or jello will add a bit of a zest to the meal. Actually, that works with just about all red meat. ;-)
Nice video from you again. I visited Alta about 10 years ago but in summer. Losing the passport is so frustrating! Did you know that Nordic countries have had a passport union since 1950s and citizens of those countries can cross the borders freely without a passport?
It’s definitely quite a nice place. I didn’t know about the union, but I had presumed it was something along those lines given the lack of checks at border crossings
@@MispronouncedAdventures yep that's a lot more free than Schengen agreement. The members are Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland. I have crossed Nordic borders so many times that I don't even remember how many, and my first stop was in September 2021 when I drove from Finland to Norway. They wanted to see just the covid certificate and some ID. I showed my driver's license and got in. When I came back to Finland I wasn't even stopped. The border guards just looked that they were thinking: "Nah, a camper with Finnish plates going to Finland... Won't stop" :)
Hi How unsafe is it to drive a UK vehicle on the right when driving on a single track road by yourself without a passenger for your eyes when driving around a blind corner like a mountain or a blind rocky side? as there are miles of these blind spots in Switzerland or especially Norway, or even a cliff top edge , is this is a really dangerous concern? or am i worrying to much? I have bought a dash cam for the left side of the front window screen and a very dodgy tiny mirror to clip to my left wind shield , I need a fixed one but I fear that is not enough! many thanks
Really it’s very easy, i’ve now done more miles in this van on the wrong side of the road ( British vehicle in Europe ) and then I have on the UK side of the road. It’s really a non-issue for me. You adapt
@@MispronouncedAdventures Ok thanks for the reply and the confidence, but is has been many years since I have driven in Belgium/France and I had a passenger helping me, My dashboard camera is not so good on the far left of the windscreen and the tiny mirror attached to the windshield is flimsy, do you think I will adapt ok then on miles of curved rocky blind spots? thanks
@@MispronouncedAdventures Thanks, I will not be travelling far North this time or taking hardly the coast, more the National parks of the South and lower mid section for a lot of hiking, but I will still have the issue of probable single track lanes driving on the right of the right around blind spot cliff rocky bends to the right obscuring my vision, I will take some caution, a few blind spot mirrors heading forward from inside of passenger rear of front window frame, ans a cam set up on the left wind screen and be driving very slow, using horn if its that bad and headlights,
I use the same tyre all year round. The Bfgoodrich KO2 is 3PMSF rated to approved for winter use in the Nordic and central Europe winter. It’s performance on my van has been excellent.
Use same BFG K02 on Sprinter 4x4 170 here in Wisconsin, USA. Use all seasons on car year round. Haven’t bothered with snow specific tires in last 40 years. Grandparents came from Norway. We’re used to cold, snow and ice.
Scotish, grew up down south and l lived north east of England for almost 10 years. So Scottish mannerisms, easy southern English accent and strange northern words.
Great video as always Alex. The one thing that I want to know more about is how you go about tow-starting a diesel engine van? Is it straightforward? I have an auto Iveco so I reckon it would be impossible to tow start mine! That gives me another question: Do you take any mechanical spares with you, 'just in case'?
With the vast majority of European vehicles all being manual, it’s pretty easy. Same as a bump start, only towing opposed to pushing. clutch down, first gear, get it rolling and then drop the clutch. With the key in the on position
Mechanical spares wise, I’ve got spares of most things which are not easily replaceable such as diesel heater components and so on. Vehicle components plenty of automotive shops up in the Nordics.
@@MispronouncedAdventures First gear is too Low .. Always Second Gear . Same for down Hill Starting / launching pad 😂 Always allow speed to build up before releasing the Clutch .. Automatic Can Not be Towed to Start.. and Can't be Towed except at Very Slow Speed /short distances..Unless you Disconnect the Prop. Shaft .. and I've been Towed n Towing Vehicles for 60 years 😮 Jayzus I must be Old 😊
Good episode again, was looking forward to an update. Hope all will go well with your passport. Maybe a honest Norwegian will find and return it- for memories now, but still. Does Norway actually have cameras everywhere like the UK? haven’t spotted any ANPR e.g., so seems you are free to go around there. Did you actually have trouble finding an insurance for your van? After all, it’s „modified“ and that’s usually a killer when you tick that box with any insurance.
Passports are pretty easy to sort. Just a online form, local police to report lost and collect a emergency one. I would imagine there are some ANPR camera as there are quite a few tolls around. Actually, really easy to van insurance as I use a company which specialises in it
@@MispronouncedAdventures Coild you name the company? I know Brits get a terrible deal on insurance usually (named drivers only, modifications/non-fault claims etc being held against you etc.), very different from French or German insurers. So the ones that stand out might be worth mentioning 🙂 Yes ANPR might be at toll roads & borders, but in the UK it‘s everywhere in the roadside, small black cams on traffic lights or lamp posts- massive surveillance by police. Watch out for cameras with a fairly steep angle onto a lane
It’s sometimes tempting to dash about too much but it seems you’ve got a good system of chilling out for a while when the pitch seems to work well? As for moving pitches due to changed weather - it’s noticeably hard AFTER you’ve gone to bed. I’ve got it down to about five minutes - preceded by huge mental effort (about an hour) to get out of bed to start the process.😂
Yeah, once you’re already in bed, it slowly comes to about an hours worth of debating that I really should move and then it’s starting to get really bad and finally making the movement. As for moving around yeah my system is a couple days moving around and then I need to be stationary for one or 2 to edit videos and I quite like that it works well for me
@@MispronouncedAdventures Got mine a couple of years ago and it's so dark blue that it looks black. I thought the bright bright blue ones were for diplomats.
One thing I hate more than Mondays is Sundays. Everything shut down, no signs of life in towns. And full of pesky tasks preparing for another work week.
I’m pretty used to it as it’s normal in the UK as well. on trips like this days of the week are kind of irrelevant to my plans so I don’t often know what day it is. This was one of the occasions where I didn’t realise it was a Sunday.
Just watch Alex, you’ll get back home and be doing something random in the van and there it will be looking right at you, your passport just laughing at you 😂 Sod’s Law.
Nothing better then living in Norway....A country with four beautiful seasons ❤ And yes, we norwegian can handle both the extreme cold but also we love really hot weather, that's why we travel to "Syden" I am greatful i live in Norway 🇧🇻🥰
@@MispronouncedAdventures yes indeed, im from europe my self , first time eating torsketunger was last year and i was blown away. i actually bought them in far away shop from Tana bridge.
Whilst I’ve definitely heard, it’s synthetic pig, urine, chemically or something along those lines I don’t think directly peeing in it would help. The countdown on the transit is 1500 miles. It would just not allow the engine to be restarted. After a shutdown at zero it won’t restart
Passports are slowly being replaced by "National ID" cards. I don't know how effecient this progress is across some countries but I don't have a passport anymore. You can fit it in your wallet where your bank cards are etc.
It’s a passport the same things? First I’ve heard the idea of replacing. I travel the work year round for work, where would all my massive visa stickers go?
It’s not really every an issue for me . I just full fill it up every few thousand miles. People do code it out but it’s not an issue for me so I’m bothered about
Oh I still stripped out the van multiple times over. Every bit of clothing even ones I hadn’t worn, all rucksacks, bottoms of every cupboard. I’m sure it will turn up unexpected months down the line or thaw out in the spring.
@AmericaBound the rock climbing wall was in / over the pool not your normal indoor wall. You climbed in from the pool and land in the water so it’s got adults and children in swim clothes. you can go filming other people kids in there swimming kit! please do stick to the US
Cods have tongues? WTF? Oh....checked the google brain and now I understand. They are about the same as fish balls in Asian food. Fish have balls? WTF ;-p
That doesn’t work, adblue is 32.5% urea, human piss is about 2-4%. The issue isn’t getting hole of it. it’s available everywhere. It’s more it freezing again with the level gauge down
I'm Def living thru you! Your in my fav countries! Ty for sharing! Hey,I noticed your bracelet. Check out Sam Dussel creations. You might like....have a safe trip.
Thank you very much for watching they are. also some of my favourite countries as well. I’ll check out your recommendation. My bangles are from Namibia from some of my trips working there.
It’s possible to get two passport ( depending on the nature of your job, mine would be applicable ) but it’s generally have to entry and leave one the same one. As they are unique documents with unique I’d numbers
@@MispronouncedAdventures It's also good to have 2 if you're planning on going to countries that make it hard to visit if you've been to the other (like Armenia and Azerbaijan), which I recently did btw and recommend. The Caucasus is epic. Make sure to check it out when you get around to it.
It was a joke. I spent my childhood and youth in northern Norway, with a father who could not get enough of all things fish. Protesting it, we had two arguments. The first was that we had so much fish that the gulls wouldn't leave us alone, and when cod tongues were on the menu, the above argument. It didn't help us a bit, but we thought it was funny, and never stopped protesting. And, mind you, I always shell my eggs before eating them!
Not really sure what you mean? I had to get s emergency passport now from the Norwegian embassy in layer video. Then a got a new passport when I got home to the uk
Depends what’s I doing. The passport is normal in the overhead cupboard when I needed to use it a lot for boarders, other wise it’s put somewhere safety ( which may be the case and where I forgotten where it is ) or I brought it on my walk to the Russian border, and it fell out on my pocket
@Per Øfstaas as someone who travels for a living and work for the last decade I am well aware of it importance and security, but accidents do happen. It’s kept in a small folder along with other important documentation such as my yellow fever vaccination certificate which is often used with work. Of which I lost the whole thing, I don’t take loosing of my passport lightly, and a pain to replace the passport and the other documents
My experience of this country: A police state of the first order.....never again. Come/go to Ireland 🇮🇪 ....., if you wanna enjoy yourselves. Good craic,good people and definitely NOT a police state .
Hey Tony here from Halden just two hours from Oslo. make sure you visit Halden and if you then reach out to me and i can show ya around. i will send you a mail on how to contact me
@@MispronouncedAdventures Yea i noticed that i replied to an 2 weeks old clip after i send the mail 🤣🤣 Did you leave Norway from Svinesund down from Oslo and in to Sweden ? and where are you now ?
What other foods ( or drinks ) should I try in the Nordics?
I would avoid Minto 🙈
You could Mammi a Finnish yeast thing eaten over Easter- I’m not a fan of it myself
@@arcticradio I’m on my second bottle!
@@MispronouncedAdventures Oh no that was one of the first drinks I was offered when I arrived here……a 40th party with drunken men drinking Minto nothing like being dragged into the culture literally!
Also nearly forgot in Norway - Brown cheese. We buy in when we go across the border.
Well, I'm in Australia and I'm getting chills just watching your video. I've never even SEEN snow. Love your videos mate.
It’s definitely pretty chilly! But I love it! Not sure I could survive the heat of Australia
We have snow here in Oz too @@MispronouncedAdventures .. coming from Norway, get a bit of skiing done in Victoria over the winter.. ;-P But yeah, nothing like home!
I’m hoping at some point, I’ll make it over to Australia, regardless of snow or not!
I just love you energi and videos.👌
Thank you
Hello! Norwegian here, just wanted to let you know you should dust of the snow on the van. You can get a pretty hefty fine by the police since it can turn into ice and fly off and hit another car. Love your videos though, hope you've had a great time here in Norway. I need to go up to northern Norway some time 😊
Edit: It can also hide important lights from far away
I will admit I did let it build up from time to time. ( but make sure lights can be seen ) But some days I could drive for 5 minutes and they back being covered again .
Glad you like my videos, I love the north
@@MispronouncedAdventures when its snowing like that they wont be too bothered. We know that sometimes snow builds up quickly even while driving
Dried raindeer heart.. that is a luxury item and sooooo yum!! You're a lucky man!
It’s was lovely, nice to meet people who enjoy the channel and can some me stuff I wouldn’t normally know about
Great video Alex 🤗, We're so happy We've got to meet up on this trip it's always nice to share adventures with like minded people, Friends 🤗
Definitely is lovely to meet up with others!
I love these kinds of videos in a van with the weather outside howling
Yes, severe snow and rain is quite fun when parked up in a good spot inside the warm
van
That sign flashing at the end is to tell you the Mountain pass in Kvænangen is closed, you can still go thru the tunnel ahead when the sign is light. I'm from Alta.😁
Ah I see. You will of probably notice that I had to turned around to get the shot and I was going toward Alta originally
8.44 poor reindeer falls right down on front legs (far right/bottom of screen)! Ah bless it! Most annoying to lose ones passport (happened to me before)! Great video once again Alex. Keep safe and keep em videos coming!
Ah I didn’t see, that I’ll check the time stamp.
Definitely annoying to lose a passport, but these things happen
Lovely video. Your passport could slide down behind the liner. There are a crack between the head liner and shelf over yor head. Lost some things in there.
Sad I didn't see this before now. on the way down there are a place called Unnstad. Beautiful place. in region Lofoten. Beautiful moutain and bye the sea.
I’ve checked everywhere I could think off including cracks like this. Unfortunately no luck.
Unnstad looks great, I’d love to visit Lofoten again
Currently, enjoying your daily adventures...Greetings from Scotland.
Thank you very much! Which part of scotland
@@MispronouncedAdventures North East .
Cod tongue...? I'd try it. It's great that you have a community up there. And yeah... boudoir is the perfect description for the lighting in your van. Ohh la la!😂🚚
It’s really nice. ( as long as you like fish ) tastes like normal cod, but with a far more muscle / meaty texture if you know what I mean
I love my boudoir lighting
@@MispronouncedAdventuresI dig it! That lighting has its own theme music and 1980's action series. 🤣😂🚚
thanks, thats cool you go north to experiens the cold. Im a swede, btw
You have a lovely country, I love the winter here
Love your videos! And im pretty well known in these areas you were driving inn, i live in Alta like 1km away from where you had to park when it was windy outside :D you should try coming up at eastern times like april/mai its such a nice time of the year in northern norway
Brilliant one Alex. Just looking at the street lights you can see how strong the winds were. Hopefully that passport will suddenly re appear from its hiding place. Hats off to the couple in the Landy. Although it looks a cozy little set-up. Fantastic to follow this adventure bud.
One can hope it will one day reappear, it might thaw out in the spring.
The guys in the Landy had a lovely set up inside
Epic roads 😎, the snow is super crazy. Even in the tunnel 😳. Another awesome vlog. Have an awesome week dude 🤙🏽
Thank you very much
Building my own 4x4 campervan for this kinda tripss! I like the video a lot👌🏻
Glad you love it. What base vehicle are you using for your 4x4 campervan?
@@MispronouncedAdventures its a 2013 160hp Mercedes Vito 4x4. A small compact van but i have great plans for it :)
Sounds like a good base, I know a few who have 4x4 sprinter from a few dinner years
@@MispronouncedAdventures yeah the sprinter is a bit luxer. They can choose between 2wd and 4wd. The vito is permanent 4wd. But the rest its like the little brother of the Sprinter van.
Do you remember what fishing village the lad came from, who gave you the cod? :)
Unfortunately I do not, but I could try and find out
come to the south coast of norway the city of arendal is super nice great video ceap em coming
all the love from norway
Thank you very much, I’ve not heard of that place I’ll look it up
Love the caption on some adventure awaits
thank you
cod tounge dipped in tempura batter and then deep fried is insanely good,i recommend that you try it that way.
Sounds good to me
I'd love to be up there, I love winter. I'm in Canada and the snow is starting to melt and mud season will start soon.
I would love to see the North American continents winter. But I can imagine mud season is a lot less fun!
There's many downsides with Norway, but all the upsides far outweigh them in my opinion, and no mud season is one of them :)
Our mountains makes it impossible for mud to form and cause trouble to the same extent it would in flatter areas. Even our flat areas aren't flat...
And it's funny to read because I want to go to Canada at some point. Your pow can get amazing I know. And there must be so many fun kayak routes.
Bucket list trip! Another ace video 👍 am a big fan of identity cards.......👍
Thanks, it’s definitely an amazing place. The uk scrapped ID cards in 2011. Normally a driving license is used a everyday version of ID in the uk
@@MispronouncedAdventures i know but not everyone has a licence! You are living a wonderful life.....well jell 🤣🤣
Brilliant Video, I Always carry “ copies “ of our passports in the form or passport photos, if that makes sense. ❤
I always have passport photos and copies with me. It makes like easier when lost
I look forward to the video in the future when you find where in the van the passport ended up...
I’m also looking forward to that video!
Unplug the adblue sensor and and fix it so the system always reads full tank...
Normally doesn’t give me issue Or the people up here
As a norwegian fried cod tongue is my favourite. Or "torsketunge" as its called in Norway.
I definitely enjoyed it
I'm envious of where you are and what you've done since getting to Norway!
Norway is pretty wonderful
Nice one Alex. Apart from the Passport.. I always photocopy the important pages or photograph on your phone.. Next time eh. 😂
Stay Free and Safe Travels 😀 👍 🙏
I’ve got plenty of photographs and photocopies of my passports and documents. But those are unless. You can’t do anything with photocopies
@@MispronouncedAdventures but you've got all relevant information etc. Anyway hope it's easy to get a replacement 😉
Glad you enjoyed the cod tongue dried reindeer heart . And hope the Minttu warmed you up .. maybe catch up again next time your up this way .. cheers Alex 🍻
Thank you for all the gifts they were excellent and I’m already on the second bottle of minttu
You should have said
"Thank f$$$ they've gone"
comedy gold.
Those roads look sketchy af. There was points where I couldn't see the curb, what lane I was in and where the junctions were.
Yeah pretty normal for here in the winter. Curbs have be a issue that’s for sure
The roads are pretty grippy however
@@MispronouncedAdventures 2cm of snow in the Uk and its total shutdown. 😆
I did fish in tana elv in 1975. Nice.
Love to go fishing next time in the Nordics. Hope you had a decent catch that day
Very nice ,good to see something different from beaches and hot weather vanlifers… what is your cctv,security u are using
Thank you yes, I much prefer the cold.
Camera at the moment as Neosmart cams
Awesome bud cheers 👍🏻
Thanks for watching
i am making fried cod tongues this upcoming week , is the best on the "torsk". more than 3 minutes unless they are tiny tiny and much more butter . i fry them in oil sometimes
Good to hear, so many recipes to look into
Good luck with getting a new passport back here they are on strike again on the bright side good to see you will be back at Vanlovefest again this year
Don’t worry, due to the difference between video release and real time, I’m already in the possession of the new passport, although I did have to pay extra fast track it
@@MispronouncedAdventures oh ok didn’t realise you had a significant delay still waiting on mine great video as usual see you in June on the runway.
Cod Tonques are commonly eaten in New Foundland and Canadian Maritimes, PEI, NB, NS. If you’re not from Newfoundland, you may be a little perplexed. But, please stay with me here. They’re really yummy! Think of them as little cod nuggets; essentially, nuggets seasoned well, dredged in flour and fried in olive oil until crispy, golden brown and scrumptious.
You see, this is a traditional Newfoundland recipe. As you may have heard me say before, Newfoundland has a deep rooted history in the cod fishery. We have all sorts of recipes for cod in these parts, all unique and delicious.
What I particularly love about the concept of this recipe is that it uses a part of the fish that may often get overlooked. It’s using something aside from the most commonly used parts, like the fillets.
Yeah I agree they are very yummy. I enjoyed them. I can imagine there are many ways you can cook them.
Alexa, how do you cook cod tongue?
Flour, salt and pepper covered in fried in butter
400 g Torsketunger
4 ss hvetemel
1 ts Salt
0.5 TS Pepper
0.5 ts caennepepper
2 stk. EGG
2 dl grillmel
2 dl oil
1 stk. Sitron
THIS IS WHAT YOU DO
Rinse and dry the cod tongues.
Mix wheat flour, salt, pepper and cayen pepper in a deep plate, whisk eggs in another deep plate and have grilled flour in a last plate.
Turn the cod tongues first into flour, then in eggs and finally in grilling flour. Place them on a barrel until everyone is done.
Heat oil in a saucepan and fry the cod tongues until golden brown on both sides. Place them on a little paper towel to drain.
Serve piping warm cod tongues with lemon boats and remulade. If you want to serve cod tongues as a full dinner, so have cooked potatoes and cracked carrots next door.
Do you have dry bread? Then you can make homemade grilling flour yourself.
Cod tongue, just make it like fish&chips, its perfect for that. More traditionally we fry it in the pan, serve with boiled potatoes, carrots and melted butter.
I found it quite delicious, but glad to hear there are lots of recipes
Didn't expect the amount of snow there was inside the tunnel.
If the wind is blowy the right way it will get funnelled down it
Hope your passport turns up Alex. I too thought it may have been in your clothing / rucksack from your epic walk to the Russian boarder. Fingers crossed it turns up when your not looking. In the meantime I will give ask St Anthony to help with the search. Sending you warm wishes from Warrington in the UK xx
His passport will mostly end up in the hands of a Russian KGB agent who will use it for his own mission somewhere in the West.
Thank you, it’s cancelled now, so pretty useless. I search all of that kit as well. But think it was probably lost long before the Russia walk
I think it’s most likely to be frozen in a car park in Sweden somewhere.
@@MispronouncedAdventures Thanks for responding Alex I hope it does turn up though for the stamps of the countries you’ve been too. Take care look forward to following your future journeys xxx
Now I’m just picturing a cod sticking it’s tongue out 😂
I didn’t even realise cod had tongues let alone the size of them!
mega vlog mate
Thank you very much!
Why don't you get a add blue delete
Just started to watch your videos Alex. Always wanted to go to Norway, but not had the opportunity yet. Look forward to watching more of your adventures. Btw, did you spot the eerie face between the trees out of your side window at 9:12 Very odd! Have subbed. ATB Dave.
It’s an amazing place, I love going there! And Sweden and Finland too, I’ll check the face thing you say
I always carry a coloured photocopy of my passport with me when abroad. Its not a legal document but if stopped by the police etc before going to a police station it is a help in a difficult situation. Good luck with your travels.
I have Copies as well. For this situation.
0:50 Tana bridge :)
It’s looks lovely at night
Welcome to Norway… the only things open on a Sunday here are petrol stations….
Yes it’s not too dissimilar from the UK in that aspect. I just didn’t know what day of the week it was when I was driving over
@@MispronouncedAdventures i recall when “I were a lad” the only things open on Sundays in UK was the local Spar until lunchtime.
Anyway - if you ever find a cheap pub in Norway - let me know!
We found a “cheap” pub in Finland. Normally a pint had been €10, this one was €6.50. We splashed out and allowed ourselves, three financially damaging beers. 😂
Greetings from Northern Norway
Thank you very much
@@MispronouncedAdventures I am from somewhere smack down in the middle of Bodø and Tromsø
I have never heard of eating 'cod tongue' before. However, here in Japan we do eat cod milt or melt. Basically, the testes or sperm bags of cod. It is put into a hotpot and eaten. It is called 'shirako' in Japanese. We also eat the milt of pufferfish (fugu), anglerfish, salmon and squid.
I’m always up for trying new things. I did really enjoy the cod tongue
I live in the most southeastern town in Norway. Last stop before leaving Norway south to sweeden and Denmark. If ya wanna hang out or need a tour guide just holler out. :) the town is called Halden
Thank you for the offer, sorry I missed the post when you sent it!
Kvænangsfjellet detour is about 500 miles ... !
I will look up that place
@@MispronouncedAdventures That mountain pass was closed when you arrivide
Cutting out the Cod tongues is traditionally done by children. It's often their first real earnings. There was recently a story about a 4year old who did it for the first time. He is saving up to buy a fishing boat. He absolutely knows what he wants to be when he grows up.
Winter eating...
Fried herring. It's season for fresh herring now.
A pair of 400grams will do nicely. With head and tail removed and guts cleaned out. Leave the skin on.
Rub with a mix of Flour, salt and ground black pepper.(Two tablespoons of Flour, two teaspoons of salt, and as much pepper as you like)
Fry in butter on liw to medium heat. And make certain it's butter, and not some sort of Margarine. Fry on both sides until it starts loosening from the spine. The skin should be brown and crispy.
Serve with cooked potatoes and 'Flatbread' Because there's no way you can ever manage to remove all the tiny little bones.
I'll not try to get you to eat Lutefisk or other chemical warfare agent.
If you enjoyed the Reindeer heart, look for canned food named either 'Joikakaker'(tins) or 'Vilti'(new cardboard packaging) It's meatballs containing some reindeer meat. Serve with mashed potatoes, and if you have it a dab of Tyttebær(Lingonberry, Mountain Cranberry and many other names) jam or jello will add a bit of a zest to the meal. Actually, that works with just about all red meat. ;-)
Just seen this post, thanks you for the information and the difference things to try! Cheers
Nice video from you again. I visited Alta about 10 years ago but in summer. Losing the passport is so frustrating! Did you know that Nordic countries have had a passport union since 1950s and citizens of those countries can cross the borders freely without a passport?
It’s definitely quite a nice place. I didn’t know about the union, but I had presumed it was something along those lines given the lack of checks at border crossings
@@MispronouncedAdventures yep that's a lot more free than Schengen agreement. The members are Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland.
I have crossed Nordic borders so many times that I don't even remember how many, and my first stop was in September 2021 when I drove from Finland to Norway. They wanted to see just the covid certificate and some ID. I showed my driver's license and got in. When I came back to Finland I wasn't even stopped. The border guards just looked that they were thinking: "Nah, a camper with Finnish plates going to Finland... Won't stop" :)
Hi How unsafe is it to drive a UK vehicle on the right when driving on a single track road by yourself without a passenger for your eyes when driving around a blind corner like a mountain or a blind rocky side? as there are miles of these blind spots in Switzerland or especially Norway, or even a cliff top edge , is this is a really dangerous concern? or am i worrying to much? I have bought a dash cam for the left side of the front window screen and a very dodgy tiny mirror to clip to my left wind shield , I need a fixed one but I fear that is not enough! many thanks
Really it’s very easy, i’ve now done more miles in this van on the wrong side of the road ( British vehicle in Europe ) and then I have on the UK side of the road. It’s really a non-issue for me. You adapt
@@MispronouncedAdventures Ok thanks for the reply and the confidence, but is has been many years since I have driven in Belgium/France and I had a passenger helping me, My dashboard camera is not so good on the far left of the windscreen and the tiny mirror attached to the windshield is flimsy, do you think I will adapt ok then on miles of curved rocky blind spots? thanks
I’d say so. The Norwegian coast is pretty winding I’ve not really had issues.
@@MispronouncedAdventures Thanks, I will not be travelling far North this time or taking hardly the coast, more the National parks of the South and lower mid section for a lot of hiking, but I will still have the issue of probable single track lanes driving on the right of the right around blind spot cliff rocky bends to the right obscuring my vision, I will take some caution, a few blind spot mirrors heading forward from inside of passenger rear of front window frame, ans a cam set up on the left wind screen and be driving very slow, using horn if its that bad and headlights,
Did you put the winter tyres on the van before you went to Norway or after you arrived? Just wondering if better to do it in Norway.
I use the same tyre all year round. The Bfgoodrich KO2 is 3PMSF rated to approved for winter use in the Nordic and central Europe winter. It’s performance on my van has been excellent.
Use same BFG K02 on Sprinter 4x4 170 here in Wisconsin, USA.
Use all seasons on car year round. Haven’t bothered with snow specific tires in last 40 years.
Grandparents came from Norway.
We’re used to cold, snow and ice.
How much exactly is an expensive pint?🍻👍
My bet is £10 each
@@Johnnybanarna about €10 is most bars!
@@MispronouncedAdventures I am aware, i have travel quite a bit myself.
Love your British accent. Are you from Liverpool?
Scotish, grew up down south and l lived north east of England for almost 10 years. So Scottish mannerisms, easy southern English accent and strange northern words.
Did you buy braoun cecse
Not sure what you mean?
Brown sauce?
This is where Real Norwegians is produced
I like you
Thank you, it’s great up here
Thank you, it’s great up here
You are a madman. Call your doctor!
It's a brutal
Great video as always Alex. The one thing that I want to know more about is how you go about tow-starting a diesel engine van? Is it straightforward? I have an auto Iveco so I reckon it would be impossible to tow start mine! That gives me another question: Do you take any mechanical spares with you, 'just in case'?
With the vast majority of European vehicles all being manual, it’s pretty easy. Same as a bump start, only towing opposed to pushing. clutch down, first gear, get it rolling and then drop the clutch. With the key in the on position
Mechanical spares wise, I’ve got spares of most things which are not easily replaceable such as diesel heater components and so on. Vehicle components plenty of automotive shops up in the Nordics.
@@MispronouncedAdventures First gear is too Low .. Always Second Gear . Same for down Hill Starting / launching pad 😂 Always allow speed to build up before releasing the Clutch .. Automatic Can Not be Towed to Start.. and Can't be Towed except at Very Slow Speed /short distances..Unless you Disconnect the Prop. Shaft .. and I've been Towed n Towing Vehicles for 60 years 😮 Jayzus I must be Old 😊
It must be nice to meet-up with other nutters.
That is not snaps - that is Minttu, or as some call it; liquid toothpaste - very tasty.
Definitely tasty! On the second bottle
Good episode again, was looking forward to an update. Hope all will go well with your passport.
Maybe a honest Norwegian will find and return it- for memories now, but still.
Does Norway actually have cameras everywhere like the UK? haven’t spotted any ANPR e.g., so seems you are free to go around there.
Did you actually have trouble finding an insurance for your van? After all, it’s „modified“ and that’s usually a killer when you tick that box with any insurance.
Passports are pretty easy to sort. Just a online form, local police to report lost and collect a emergency one.
I would imagine there are some ANPR camera as there are quite a few tolls around.
Actually, really easy to van insurance as I use a company which specialises in it
@@MispronouncedAdventures Coild you name the company?
I know Brits get a terrible deal on insurance usually (named drivers only, modifications/non-fault claims etc being held against you etc.), very different from French or German insurers.
So the ones that stand out might be worth mentioning 🙂
Yes ANPR might be at toll roads & borders, but in the UK it‘s everywhere in the roadside, small black cams on traffic lights or lamp posts- massive surveillance by police.
Watch out for cameras with a fairly steep angle onto a lane
Brentacre is the company. Popular with uk self builders
@@MispronouncedAdventures Thanks, will check it out 👍
I thought people from UK don't need documents
What do you mean? Within Europe?
It’s sometimes tempting to dash about too much but it seems you’ve got a good system of chilling out for a while when the pitch seems to work well?
As for moving pitches due to changed weather - it’s noticeably hard AFTER you’ve gone to bed.
I’ve got it down to about five minutes - preceded by huge mental effort (about an hour) to get out of bed to start the process.😂
Yeah, once you’re already in bed, it slowly comes to about an hours worth of debating that I really should move and then it’s starting to get really bad and finally making the movement.
As for moving around yeah my system is a couple days moving around and then I need to be stationary for one or 2 to edit videos and I quite like that it works well for me
Ah well you’ll get the new ‘backwards we go’ blue one……🤣 I’m glad I escaped I wasn’t going to be dragged back into the past!
I’ll be getting a bright bright blue emergency passport first before I can reapply for my new one, which will be the new dark blue colour
@@MispronouncedAdventures Got mine a couple of years ago and it's so dark blue that it looks black. I thought the bright bright blue ones were for diplomats.
One thing I hate more than Mondays is Sundays. Everything shut down, no signs of life in towns. And full of pesky tasks preparing for another work week.
I’m pretty used to it as it’s normal in the UK as well. on trips like this days of the week are kind of irrelevant to my plans so I don’t often know what day it is. This was one of the occasions where I didn’t realise it was a Sunday.
Just watch Alex, you’ll get back home and be doing something random in the van and there it will be looking right at you, your passport just laughing at you 😂 Sod’s Law.
I fully anticipate that happening! Or I get a phone call at some point in the spring where it thaws out
@@MispronouncedAdventures 😆😆 that’s very possible.
Imagine you stumble upon a serial killer somewhere in the darkness, like the ones they show in Nordic noir thriller movies. What would you do?
It would be really unlikely to have two serial killers in the same place at once 😂
@@MispronouncedAdventures Puahahahaha 😂...that´s a nice one.
Looks Beautiful but not for me looks far to cold. Those Norwegians must be built from different stuff. Great Video. Thanks for sharing.
Definitely beautiful and chilly at times that’s for sure. Most of my other van friends went south for the Sun.
Nothing better then living in Norway....A country with four beautiful seasons ❤ And yes, we norwegian can handle both the extreme cold but also we love really hot weather, that's why we travel to "Syden" I am greatful i live in Norway 🇧🇻🥰
Cod tong is the best man is expensive and hard to get in norway
It was really tasty! My later attempts were far better at cooking
@@MispronouncedAdventures yes indeed, im from europe my self , first time eating torsketunger was last year and i was blown away. i actually bought them in far away shop from Tana bridge.
OK sorry was wondering if no Ad blue could you infact pee in ad blue tank ? Think my brother was we ran out of it once and engine didn't stop
Whilst I’ve definitely heard, it’s synthetic pig, urine, chemically or something along those lines I don’t think directly peeing in it would help. The countdown on the transit is 1500 miles. It would just not allow the engine to be restarted. After a shutdown at zero it won’t restart
next job on cooking:do not use margerine or so but use proper butter or animal-fat (reusel on dutch) and no veggie-oil!
To be honest I have no idea what I used. It’s looked like “butter” I’m not sure if it was or not
Passports are slowly being replaced by "National ID" cards. I don't know how effecient this progress is across some countries but I don't have a passport anymore.
You can fit it in your wallet where your bank cards are etc.
It’s a passport the same things? First I’ve heard the idea of replacing. I travel the work year round for work, where would all my massive visa stickers go?
Man if i had adblue bullshit on my car i'd hack it out of the system completely
It’s not really every an issue for me . I just full fill it up every few thousand miles. People do code it out but it’s not an issue for me so I’m bothered about
@@MispronouncedAdventures Its more of a principle thing for me. I refuse to do as they tell me :D
Why dont you have your Adblue disabled mate ? That is useless stuff that literary we do not need. Just disable that thing and drive with pleasure.
It doesn’t really give me issues. I just fill it up when I need to
Have checked for your passport in your coat pockets and in your rucksack pocket's
Oh I still stripped out the van multiple times over. Every bit of clothing even ones I hadn’t worn, all rucksacks, bottoms of every cupboard. I’m sure it will turn up unexpected months down the line or thaw out in the spring.
Thank you for that vegetarian warning.
No problem
dude that`s not onion, that`s leek.
At that size, you could definitely confuse it as one. definitely an onion, I don’t want cheese and ham and leek toasties!
shake and bake.....
Cheers!
And now it’s time to find your now canceled passport in some cranny it’s fallen into!
I fully expect so, or to get a phone call in the spring where it thaws out
Would have rather saw the pool and rock wall then the police station....
filming in public leisure centres or pools doesn’t really go down well
@AmericaBound the rock climbing wall was in / over the pool not your normal indoor wall. You climbed in from the pool and land in the water so it’s got adults and children in swim clothes. you can go filming other people kids in there swimming kit!
please do stick to the US
Cods have tongues? WTF? Oh....checked the google brain and now I understand. They are about the same as fish balls in Asian food. Fish have balls? WTF ;-p
i approve of your editing beer! :)
Yeah, I was wasn’t aware it was a thing, but quite tasty!
Just piss in the AdBlu tank.
That doesn’t work, adblue is 32.5% urea, human piss is about 2-4%. The issue isn’t getting hole of it. it’s available everywhere. It’s more it freezing again with the level gauge down
@@MispronouncedAdventures that all depends how dehydrated you are.
A pint of full strength Trucker's Tizer will have a higher urea content.
I'm Def living thru you! Your in my fav countries! Ty for sharing! Hey,I noticed your bracelet. Check out Sam Dussel creations. You might like....have a safe trip.
Thank you very much for watching they are. also some of my favourite countries as well.
I’ll check out your recommendation. My bangles are from Namibia from some of my trips working there.
And this is why having identity cards is epic. Always have 2 identity documents instead of 1.
It’s possible to get two passport ( depending on the nature of your job, mine would be applicable ) but it’s generally have to entry and leave one the same one. As they are unique documents with unique I’d numbers
@@MispronouncedAdventures It's also good to have 2 if you're planning on going to countries that make it hard to visit if you've been to the other (like Armenia and Azerbaijan), which I recently did btw and recommend. The Caucasus is epic. Make sure to check it out when you get around to it.
I made foto my passport and left also fotocopie at home.
I also have copies
You shouldn't eat what others have had in their mouth!
Where is the fun in that! The cods didn’t need them anymore
Do you eat eggs ?
Yes
It was a joke. I spent my childhood and youth in northern Norway, with a father who could not get enough of all things fish. Protesting it, we had two arguments. The first was that we had so much fish that the gulls wouldn't leave us alone, and when cod tongues were on the menu, the above argument. It didn't help us a bit, but we thought it was funny, and never stopped protesting. And, mind you, I always shell my eggs before eating them!
My bad, sometimes things like that get lost in comments
You DONT have your passport just lose. BUT YOU DO......LOLOLOL
Not really sure what you mean? I had to get s emergency passport now from the Norwegian embassy in layer video. Then a got a new passport when I got home to the uk
@@MispronouncedAdventures Realy? LOLOL..you dont lett your passport just lay lose.
Depends what’s I doing. The passport is normal in the overhead cupboard when I needed to use it a lot for boarders, other wise it’s put somewhere safety ( which may be the case and where I forgotten where it is ) or I brought it on my walk to the Russian border, and it fell out on my pocket
@@MispronouncedAdventures Its HARD to lose a PASSPORT if you have it in a "folder" ore "purse" etc etc. Its the most importen id dokument you have.
@Per Øfstaas as someone who travels for a living and work for the last decade I am well aware of it importance and security, but accidents do happen. It’s kept in a small folder along with other important documentation such as my yellow fever vaccination certificate which is often used with work. Of which I lost the whole thing, I don’t take loosing of my passport lightly, and a pain to replace the passport and the other documents
Have you tried trimming your beard above your lip with some scissors? Way less annoying.
Doesn’t really annoy me to be honest
My experience of this country: A police state of the first order.....never again. Come/go to Ireland 🇮🇪 ....., if you wanna enjoy yourselves. Good craic,good people and definitely NOT a police state .
I enjoyed myself a lot in all the Nordics. It my experience it didn’t come like that to me. I found the police helpful when they were open
Try sheep's head and lingonberry cream
I’ve had sheep’s head when working in Morocco, but not this recipe. I’m sure it’s very nice
Hey Tony here from Halden just two hours from Oslo. make sure you visit Halden and if you then reach out to me and i can show ya around. i will send you a mail on how to contact me
Hey Tony, I got you mail. Unfortunately the window can be behind real time I have left Norway now. But thank for you offer Halden does look lovely
@@MispronouncedAdventures Yea i noticed that i replied to an 2 weeks old clip after i send the mail 🤣🤣
Did you leave Norway from Svinesund down from Oslo and in to Sweden ? and where are you now ?
If that is the 50% minttu buckle up soldier. Tastes like foxes glacier mints and is seriously dangerous juice.
I like it! Already on my second bottle. not sure this one was 50%
@Mispronounced Adventures 35% is all you can get in stores in Norway, thats why I was a bit excited for you getting the real McCoy from Finland. Haha.