14 Misconceptions tourists have when coming to Norway

[@steinarhaugen7617]

Aren't there hidden gems in Norway? Yes, there are thousands of them. That's where Norwegians go while foreigners go to Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock) and Trolltunga.

[@XploreNorway]

Yes, there are tons of them. What I ment is that many videos who claim they are showing these don't deliver. We have two hidden gem video coming: One video is ready for channel members (released to all later) : kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWXQZnqjrMudiJo and another which is still in production.

[@fuqupal]

Who gives a shit about watching some fucking rocks?

[@stewspielberg]

As a Norwegian this video is quite accurate and informative.

[@NorwayHikesTrails]

Nice information. Thank you for sharing.

[@danieldober9324]

Thanks for your videos! You‘re helping a lot, We‘re from Austria and will visit Norway in June this year!

[@josteingravvik2381]

Hi there !! Good video !! But there is one point more I would have added, and that is :"It's easy to drive in Norway during the winter season". Too many foreigners come to Norway on unsuitable (But legal according to EU/EEC rules) "winter" tires bought in other parts of Europe... Especially if one is not used to drive on slippery conditions, this is a bad combination.

[@XploreNorway]

This is a very hot topic, because today there was a longer video on the news about foreign tourists who rent cars in Northern Norwy and have no clue what to do. The one locals wants to forbid tourists to drive cars on Lofoten, unless they have proper qualification. There are now several cases per days, where these drivers end up on the wrong lane, causing frontal collisions. It's just a matter of time until people die. Before it was not a problem, because no one went to Lofoten in winter. I didn't put it in the video, because I wrote this like last autumn.

[@josteingravvik2381]

@@XploreNorway Yes exactly !! I understand your reason as to this not being included, but in the future it should be stressed more and more to tourists that diving here during the winter isn't a joke, especially if you come from a country that never experience snow and/or ice.... Keep up the good work !!

[@XploreNorway]

I'm currently working a driving tips video where this will included.

[@josteingravvik2381]

@@XploreNorway 😀 Excellent !!! 👍

[@relax9056]

Thanks! Really good info and nice presentation!

[@Glenni91N]

I should add that The Viking Village on Bukkøy, and the Nordvegen Historiesenter (Museum) in Avaldsnes on Karmøy outside of Haugesund is also one of the good places for viking stuff. =) While I don't have a massive interest in it, it was still interesting to learn about my my area's history back then, as someone from Haugesund. And as you said, this one caters to Norwegians first and foremost, then tourists.

[@XploreNorway]

Thanks for the info. I wasn't at village myself, but I went with my ex to the history museum and the church nearby in 2014. She was already irritated by me caring a camera all the time, so I hadn't bother taking it that time, thus I had no footage to mention it. Making KZbin videos at that time was still considered weird by most people.

[@peacefulminimalist2028]

It's also illegal to drive when you're sleepy, so stopping your motorhome to sleep is allowed.

[@AudunWangen]

The chapter about Allemannsretten warrants more explanation. When driving a car or a motorhome, the traffic laws apply, obviously. So if parking is allowed, you can stand there. Some Norwegians try to restrict parking where no parking restrictions apply, which is rude, in my opinion. For example, you can restrict parking to certain times, or have paid parking, but you cannot restrict only motorhomes (if they can fit in the parking spot). If there's no official signs by the Norwegian public road administration (and it's a public road), you can legally ignore it. You may get approached by some angry Karen or Darren, but just calmly tell them to petition their government to put up public signs. They don't own that land, and they don't have MY permission to restrict it! You can tell them I told you so 👿 Also, motorized vehicles off road is illegal, so you can't ride motorcycles, snowmobiles or 4x4 on trails that are not marked specifically for that purpose. And they can restrict driving on private roads. And to be fair, most Norwegians are very welcoming, so if you see a nice spot on private property, just knock on the door and ask. We have a cabin close to a trail, and we often let people pitch a tent there and use our well and facilities completely free of charge.

[@XploreNorway]

I don't know where your cabin is, but I was in Lofoten last year. There, it seemed that every land owner had to put a sign with "No parking" or "Private ground" in their driveway. You should watch our Kvalvika video. For more information about Allemannsrett, this video is quite good: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3rYYnecaNOYb9k

[@AudunWangen]

@XploreNorway I've been to Lofoten two summers in a row now on a motorcycle. It's kind of an extraordinary place when it comes to tourism in Norway, so our cabin is not even close to that busy. I call it a cabin, but it's actually a two story house right at the border between Norway and Sweden along the Finnskogleden trail. Anyways, Lofoten is completely overrun with tourists in the summer months, so I understand their position. But they still can't restrict parking on public land, unless there are official parking restrictions. It's a battle between convenience for residents, economy, preserving nature and accommodating tourists. The first year I was there, we took the last ferry from Bodø and arrived around midnight. Smartest choice I've made in my life. We basically had the roads to ourselves, with the midnight sun lighting up the mountains. Gorgeous 😍 I have a video of that on my channel, but haven't put out the one from this summer yet.

[@AudunWangen]

@XploreNorway Wrong! I haven't uploaded anything from Lofoten yet, actually. Just Trollstigen and the Arctic Road. I need to step up my game 😆

[@torgrimhanssen5100]

While many spots might seem like a parking space it is for meeting traffic, they are often marked as such and not with a no parking sign as they are out in the sticks. And along the main road there are often turning spaces, be it for summer or winter they are used by farmer's, school busses and road services. They exist mainly so such traffic don't have to use private driveways to turn around as there is 10's of kilometers of nothing but wilderness up here.

[@andersgulowsen2814]

Shit I mean Akerelva in Oslo.. if you go to the correct place? Even a friend from Canada was impressed..

[@jeschinstad]

There is another way to separate between tourist traps and real Norwegians. You ask about Cannabis. You see, in Norway, cannabis is extremely illegal, but it was cultivated for centuries and it was critical to shipping. There is no evidence that it was ever used as a drug, but is a critical material in seafaring, like rope. My grandfather was a sailor, as we say today and he taught me how to make a backpack from cannabis. But it is extremely illegal. It is like carrying a gun.

[@JohnnyRoscoe01]

@@jeschinstad There are several varieties of hemp. The one used to make rope is usually not the one smoked. Cannabis is quite common amongst younger people, not like carrying a firearm…😉🇳🇴

[@fuqupal]

The Marshall "help"/plan required it to be illegal in several countries after Europe was bombed back to the stone age.

[@verbalDK1]

nice video and useful info ✌🍀 Norway is beautiful and really worth a visit. One summer long ago I was on a seven-day camping trip at the international Narcotics Anonymous convention (Kristiansand archipelago, Bragdøya). Beautiful memories. I still keep the photos taken with a disposable camera (back then, 2003. there were still no smart phones)........... p.s. in those seven days we were there, it only rained for a few hours one afternoon, all the other days were sunny🌅🌅