I’m no expert on cheese, but it is my understanding that whey is typically acquired as a byproduct of cheese production. Certainly brunost has a production process afterward and we did read up on that before recording. Just an ad-lib 😉

It was fabulous 😭

Thanks friend! We paid around $530, and it included: -6 nights' rental -Automatic Transmission -Insurance -Unlimited Mileage -Extra Driver -Fuel Discount -Stove & Fuel and Kitchen Utensils -Fridge/Cooler -Heater -Sleeping Bags -Camping Table and Chairs -5G Hotspot & GPS I'm not able to isolate the insurance charge from the rest of the cost at the moment, unfortunately!

Glad it was helpful!

I didn’t know that was an option! I can definitely see that being a good thing. Sounds like this will be on our list when we visit for a proper stay in Norway. 48 hours was not enough!

I am a brown cheese believer now! 😍

Oh wow! That’s how we were served so we figured that it was a ‘both’ thing. Which do you prefer?

Usually we don't at home no, but it's common at Syverkiosken.

Our next visit will have to feature more home-style hotdogs. I am loving the hot dog dialogue!

@@AwayWithTheMays You didn't miss out on that much 😅 "homestyle" often just means boring. Using a lompe around the bread is actually not that bad of an idea if you have stuffed the hotdog with condiments.

It was excellent. Weapon of choice in this weather!

Thanks so much! We got the ‘Essential Kit’ The kitchen kit with camping stove and water jug (already included) Electric cooler Table and chairs 2 pillows and 2 sleeping bags Built in diesel heater GPS unit We paid for the additional driver and the WiFi hotspot. There was not extension cord and the van was not plugged in. There is a secondary shore battery powering the rear plugs and lights We would love to hear about your journey!! Please tag us on IG or come back around to this video to tell us how the trip goes. Safe travels!

Greetings friend! ❤️

That is a very good question. I’d say it was an older model. But it had a Bluetooth input for the stereo, so it was *new enough* 😂

@@AwayWithTheMays 😂 thank you. And did you take out any extra insurance policies?

We took out the rental company’s recommended policies for wind, gravel, etc. Knowing our luck if we skipped it I’d open the van door and watch it get snapped off into a ravine somewhere! We also had credit card standard rental coverage. But we did not seek out any supplemental third party coverage.

@@AwayWithTheMays amazing thank you for the help 😊

Happy to help! If you end up renting a van or taking on the Ring Road, we’d love to hear how it goes! 😁

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Oslo is so cool! And the weather was perfect 😭

Sounds like a great setup!

Thank you so much! It was such a special day. I’m glad we could be helpful - it certainly is a complicated roadmap. And congratulations on your upcoming elopement! That is so exciting. September will be such a lovely time. You’ll be in very good hands as well. Where will y’all be doing your ceremony?

@@AwayWithTheMays Aw thanks!! We asked Haukur to choose the place, and he chose Þurofoss, which is PERFECT. We looked it up after that and learned it's also a Game of Thrones filming location. Extra bonus for us since we're complete GOT nerds. lol!

Þórufoss looks stunning! What an excellent choice. Please tag or DM us on IG in September - we would LOVE to see a picture. Congrats again!!

We like the 'Pro' model because it allows for 2 sets of earbuds to connect and it has a send + receive switch. So if we rent a car without bluetooth we can transmit from out phones. Anna uses it it to watch the in-flight entertainment, and it sounds pretty great!

You're too kind, Earl! It has taken us a few years to cover this much ground...perhaps one day we can go full time 😊

I used an old Jansport for years until it finally gave up! We are firm believers in using these items until you just can't anymore. I'm sure that old Under Armor backpack is a champ!

Glad you liked it, thank you! ☺️

@@AwayWithTheMays i watch your KZbin video.Your KZbin video is really amazing.But your channel and your videos expect more views and subs. I analyzing your KZbin video channel and i found KZbin video SEO is not done.This why your video views are not increasing.

Thank you so much 😀

Thanks so much!!

Thank you!!

It is a Diesel 😀

The icy blue water is truly stunning!

@@AwayWithTheMays you are a great filmer

Sounds like we’re planning our next road trip together 👀

Asthildur at (asthildurbridal dot com) did my hair and makeup! I ordered the flower crown from a Reykjavik area florist, Reykavikur Blom (Blum dot IS) and picked it up the day before. I started by sending an inquiry through her website and we continued via email from there. She came to the airbnb, which I was great! I would definitely recommend her. I _did_ end up blotting away some makeup after the ceremony for the photos, because I am someone who prefers very minimal coverage, and I did not do an excellent job communicating that when I said I wanted a natural look. That's on me! She did send me off with a small touch up kit, including a tiny pallet of lip color she mixed for me. :)

Thank You!! ❤

What a great suggestion!

We visited in August! I would imagine April would be warming up, but I would recommend checking online for average annual temperature ranges in different months. That usually helps us decide!

Winter sounds spectacular there! 😍

Hey Earl! I (James) also have a Samsung phone, and boy, have I got some good news for you! Samsung makes a similar tracker called the Galaxy SmartTag, and it works the same way AirTags do by pinging off other nearby Samsung phones to update its location in nearly real time. Our bags got left behind in Toronto on our way back to Charlotte, and being able to see where our bags were in the terminal made it easy for us to help them get found. They're definitely worth it in our opinion!

SO beautiful! We were very lucky with the weather, that’s for sure. Don’t you love going all way to see a mountain to see just a pile of clouds? We’ve had plenty of hikes end that way! Thank you for watching! We want to get out to Australia some day - we’ll have to connect with y’all ☺️

Switzerland is stunning! Thank you for watching our video - cheers, friend! 🥂❤️

August! 😀

Sorry to hear that you feel videos like these are sad! We had a beautiful time experiencing Switzerland affordably, and we did so by making careful budgetary choices. Where you may see a focus on money, others see transparency. There are a lot of reasons someone might choose to make a video speaking to the financial details, and we choose to do it to help people conceptualize and prepare for what a trip would look like for them if they choose to pursue it themselves. What is in our budget may not be in the budget of others and vice versa, and it’s up to them to determine what that budget is. Affordability is subjective. There’s no harm in putting the information out there to let a viewer determine for themselves if they’d like to consider visiting. Some people make KZbin videos to help people live vicariously through them, and as you imply. Some videos are designed to give people information. On this channel you’d expect to see the latter. Information helps people make decisions about their own lives and plans. You will also not see us spending $275 per person per day at Disney world. That’s not how we choose to spend our money or time. For those that do, great. And I imagine there are hundreds of channels that showcase doing just that. As you say, Switzerland can be very cheap. Our videos in this series are transparent about the budget meals, campsites, and affordable experiences. Feel free to circle back to earlier videos in this series for a look ☺️

I, for one, appreciate the pricing information. As someone who is careful about budgeting, it's helpful to know how much something is gonna cost, and to know if something is potentially worth what it costs. Also, way to gatekeep, man. If someone wants to do something and doesn't want to spend a ton of money doing it, good for them! If people focused on traveling the way you prescribe to be correct, then tons of people wouldn't get to experience many of these wonderful places, and THAT is truly sad. To the Mays, keep doing the good work! There are plenty of people out here that appreciate the effort you're making to inform all of us

@@EarlSwinton776 So glad you’re finding these helpful! Videos are a more recent venture for us after several budget trips over the years. Perhaps as a budget-minded traveler yourself you might agree - the research can be so much FUN. Seeing how others navigate different locations with their own budgets as it compares to yours personally in the planning stages of a trip is so helpful and entertaining. We want to help people feel prepared for their own travel! Perhaps a $145 round trip train ticket is no matter for some, and for others it requires some careful planning and weighing of options and priorities. Thank you again for your kind comment! If there is anything specific you'd like to see us try to speak to in terms of budgeting, please let us know. The next video is in the works now, and we're likely going to have a "Switzerland on a Budget" video at the end of this series to discuss some key takeaways for those that just want the highlights.

It does!

Hey, thank you so much! I emailed a couple of the goðar individually to ask about them performing our ceremony. You can find a list of all of them and their email addresses here: asatru.is/godar/ The website is completely in Icelandic so Google Translate is your friend here. To the best of my knowledge, the ones that are ordained to perform marriages are able to do so everywhere in the country, but it would be best to choose one that lives close to where you want to have your ceremony since they will charge travel fees. We used Haukur Bragason because he was the closest to our destination, but he ended up being the coolest guy! He was very responsive to my emails and was incredibly helpful with navigating the paperwork and all the legal hoops we needed to jump through. He was also super nice and very easy to get along with, and his personality made our big day that much better.

Thank you so much for replying! Emailing now :)

@@hayleyj8038 good luck! 😊😊

I’m so glad it helped! And thank you!! If you have any other questions that we might be able to answer, please don’t hesitate to reach out ❤️❤️

I do! That’s neat! Thank you for sharing that 😁

Way better!

The Victorinox flagship store in Geneva! Rue du Marché 2 is the street address.