Honest talk about cycling in Norway and the feeling of failure. This is the fifth video of my series about cycling to Norway, watch the full series on my channel.
More about us and our trip:
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– Epidemic Sound
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– Iphone 7
– OnePlus Nord 2
24 Comments
So proud of how you portray the journey!
Weer een mooi en puur verhaal🙏🏻
Prachtig🏞👍🏻
I only cycled in Norway for the last 1,5 days of my trip to Kinnarodden and I found it really challenging. The wind, the fog, the mountains,…. That's why I decided to travel through Finland when I planned my route last winter. On the other hand I missed so much beautiful nature. It's always a give and take 🙂
Je brengt jullie fietsreis heel mooi in beeld met mooi en slecht weer, met gelukkige momenten en met dagen waar de twijfel toeslaat, wat een geweldig indrukwekkend land !! Zo groots en ruig en pittoreske huisjes en de drone beelden vind ik ook echt top !! Heel benieuwd naar de volgende video’s ❤️
You must be the only one who has problems with camping in Norway. Camping is allowed almost everywhere.
Everyman's Right in Norway
In Norway, allemannsretten (or freedom to roam) means that you can make up your tent or park your camper van for the night almost wherever you like. Allemannsretten evolved from a customary into a formal written law in 1957 with the implementation of the Outdoor Recreation Act.
Simply defined, common law makes it legal in most cases for people to walk through any piece of undeveloped private property without first obtaining the owner's permission. You can even camp on someone else's private property for one night, provided that you're polite and stay at least 150 meters away from any buildings.
Beste reizigers, zeer mooie reis die jullie maken en eindelijk een eerlijke reportage over hoe leuk en hard het kan zijn … Doet me denken aan mijn eerste motorit (ja was in 97' oeps, voel me plots oud) in Zweden. Achteraf een prachtige ervaring maar heb ook zwarte sneeuw (lees véééél regen) gezien. Mijn ketting heeft het ook nog begeven en zat 4 dagen zonder geld, klinkt als een paradijs van een trip! Lokale bevolking sprak over de slechtste zomer in 100 jaar, dus ja het kan tegen vallen. Geniet vooral van de leuke dingen die jullie tegen komen en blijf filmen hoor. Ik kijk nog geregeld naar de foto's (heb geen drone of fancy camera) en doet me wegdromen op de leuke maar ook minder leuke momenten. Iedereen heeft het wel eens moeilijk op vakantie, bij pech, ziekte of slecht weer. Doch de unieke plekjes en prachtige mensen die je ontmoet zijn de moeite waard om door te zetten. Geniet van een extra stop, een warme hut en kijk niet te veel naar de over geromantiseerde verslagen van anderen. Weet dat vele mensen dromen om te doen wat jullie nu doen! Veel fiets en reisgenot vanuit België.
You know, you always feel a little like a failure when something doesnt go your way. I felt that when we were bike touring Gotland and the last day I couldnt do anything. You guys are doing awesome!
I like the stories of the area, how people lived back in the time… very nice to hear about them!
I am sure Norway also has the allemansrätten, meaning you can pretty much pitch your tent wherever you please unless it is in someone's actual garden, or in case you would cause harm or damage. Sure, it is always safe to ask, but I think you would be fine.
I think those were wild strawberries, or smultron 🙂 They grow smaller, but so much more sweet 🙂 ah now i see that is how you called it too, cool 😀 no need for me then to be a smarty-ass 😀
It should be extremely simple to find a camp spot in Norway without breaking the laws. You are allowed to camp everywhere, even on private property. The only exceptions are cropland, the private zone around buildings (a good measure is 150m), and spots officially marked as forbidden. This basically means that more than 19/20 of all ground is available. You won't find more liberal laws in the entire world.
Btw, Norwegians are a much more individualistic people than you Dutch will ever be. This should be very clear just by watching how they build their houses as far as possible from each other. In fact, they have populated their entire country despite being few people. This is also why you find Norway so beautiful, the mix of nature and a touch of man-made things. How reserved they are until they know you well is also a clear indicator of pure individualism. The reason why this guy allowed you to use his things is because he takes pleasure from you having a good time, but first of all, he is motivated by money. I'm sure you gave him some – otherwise, I can tell you he's not a typically Norwegian. Don't think you understand Norway and Norwegians from one visit. Come back ten times or more and you will get the hang of it.
Hej ! I have just discovered your channel and I just wanna say that I love it 🥰 ! I love bicycle touring , nature and Northern Europe and you have all of these on your channel :)) I watched almost all your videos such a nice activity for Friday night 😅 , looking forward to seeing other videos, warm greetings from Romania and safe trip in South America 🙏
Erg mooi gefilmd! 🙂
Fantastisch om te zien hoe jullie door Noorwegen gaan. Wij gingen met een camper erdoor. Complimenten voor jullie vlogs
You guys are so lucky and courageous!!! Wish you many more wonderful adventures ahead!!!
Thanks for the nice words! I found you guys inspiring too, and it has helped me to finally get back to doing some cycle touring of my own – thanks!
Welkom in onzere land!
This is the first of your videos that I have come across, and I am inspired by you two. Do not be disheartened, for although you struggled and things did not work out as you hoped, yet just watching the one video, by cyclotouring in Norway, wild camping where you could, you have done and seen so much. You are embracing the opportunities before you, and I admire you. In my mind, I would have loved to have done some touring, but the years have passed and my heart problems limit what I can do. Make the most of your youthful energy and drive. Despite what you do not achieve, you will have done much. Thank you for the video, and your honesty. The scenery is beautiful, and the filming really good.
Weer een erg mooi verslag en lekker eerlijk en persoonlijk over hoe jullie het ervaren. Scandinavië is gewoon een uitdaging qua weer. Ik was vorige week in Fins Lapland en ook daar zie je de enorme schommelingen. We begonnen de week met -7 wat in de loop van de week doorschoot naar -29 en de dag na ons vertrek was het er +1 graad. Juist dat vind ik persoonlijk erg mooi in Scandinavië, geen dag is hetzelfde.
Fietsen in de regen heb ik in 1998 meegemaakt tijdens onze fietsreis van Noord naar Zuid Vietnam. We kruisten toen de moesson die van zuid naar noord bewoog. Voordeel daar was dat de regen vaak kort en heftig was en dat na de bui het regenwater in je kleding in rap tempo weer verdrongen werd door zweet…
Great video thanks
Hi I am going to Norway for a month in July. Do you have a gpx track of the route. Especially the one through the quiet valley ??? Cheers
Hey, beaufiul video, thank you so much 🙂 do you have the track by any chance? the landscape is stunning and preparing the trip in some a app is mostly by highroads
video assolutamente meraviglioso! catturare la bellezza e far percepire i momenti di difficoltà, per raccogliere tutta l'essenza del cicloturismo. siete stati bravissimi!
Last summer (2022) was one of the most rainy summers for years, so unfortunately bad luck for those travelling by cycle or foot. This summer seems to become better, definitely warmer.
I highly appreciated that you shared your feelings and thoughs about challenges on a bicycle tour especially from minute 12 on. I recently experienced pretty much the same mixed feelings about challenging weather/camping/riding-conditions on a tour in the US. I agree with you that especially the hard/frustating/annoying sections of a bicycle tour are – on average – underrepresented in youtube videos about the topic. Thus: Thanks a lot for sharing these parts as well especially to such a great level of detail!
Just a comment about wild camping. There is no difference between public and private land. You can camp wherever you want without asking anyone for permission as long as you don't camp closer than 150m to a house or on cultivated land. A lot of foreigners seem to think there is a distinction here.
norway is to big to travel on bikes, if you dont have a year to do it..
in a car it takes atleast a month to drive up north and back if you want to experience what norway have to offer.. (a couple of months for findland/sweden/norway)
and both because of the weather/mosquito`s and for the camping and for the size of the country, some kind of car is needed
those wet and cold days are no fun in a tent.
you can bring bikes in or on the car, but in many places you want be able to bring them along for the hike or to use them for the drive anyway
i am dane so i dont mind biking in the rain, but in norway a bike will end up taking your freedom, if you dident bring a van to carry it with
to bring a cano/kajak, can be more imortent if you want to get in to the heart of some places in north scandinavia
if you dont like to rent stuff