LOFOTEN: A roadtrip to the MOST AMAZING places of Lofoten Islands // EPS. 7 EXPEDITION NORTH

If there is one place on earth where it doesn’t matter if it rains, if snows, or if the sun shines because it’s beautiful never the less - it must be Lofoten Islands in Norway. A rugged mountain chain is rising up from the Gulf Stream, forming a rare and unique world. It’s wild and beautiful, with azure blue water, white beaches, green mountainsides, beautiful fjords, old fishing towns and maybe some of the most spectacular roads in the world.
Here are my Highlights for a visit on Lofoten islands:
- Visit the town Å i Lofoten
- Sleep in traditional Rorbuer, old fishing huts that are often reused as appartments and rent out to tourists
- Dine at Holmen Restaurant
- Drive over the stunning Fredvang bridges
- Check out the artistic village Henningsvær and it's football field, that is situated on it's own island
- Visit Nusfjord, one of the best preserved historic fishing villages in all of Norway
On our arrival with the ferry from Bodø in Moskenes on the island Moskenesøy of Lofoten we first did a trip to the most southern village of the island - that has the shortes name I ever came across: Å. After arriving in our accommodation Eliassen Rorbuer I invited my travel partner to Holmen Restaurant for a amazing dining experience.
The next day we finally took off to explore Lofoten: We drove over water at the beautiful Fredvang bridges, visited Nusfjord and it's restored historic village, looked at some art boutiques and the football field at Henningsvær and ended our day in Svolvær. Why I loved Lofoten? Check out the video for some of the most scenic shots of this whole journey!
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//Join the journey from Switzerland to Nordkapp - to Europes barely inhabited places and it's last big secrets. The wild ride takes my travel partner and me 12.000 kilometres through 6 countries: Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden.
Time of the journey: July 2020 to September 2020
// Welcome to the journey! I am Lea, a journalist and author and I want to take you with me on a motorcycle overlanding adventure to all the wild and beautiful places in the world!
// I circumnavigated the world solo from 2016-2017 and now I am going to all other places I have not seen yet. Now on the channel: my motorcycle trip around africa/ the first stage of the journey through westafrica.
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[@Got2Go]

Thank you guys for all the birthday wishes for my travel partner! He is so happy about all your nice comments and says thank you too!!! 💃🏻🎉🎈🎂 If you want to follow him on another Plattform you can find him as hairpinsandgravel on insta. 🙏🏻 Some of you asked why he doesn’t want to be on the KZbin videos - do you remember that he always comes in the picture when something goes wrong? (E.g. him being stuck in Sand in Mauritania, dropped motorcycle in Guinea, stuck in Sand in Sierra Leone ...). Yes, if I was him I wouldn’t trust me either that I will portrait him in a good way. 😂 (And another answer is: some people just don’t want to be all over social Media because of their jobs/ difficult family situations / or just because they simply don’t want it. I think that’s very legitimate as there come as well a lot of negative things with it. It’s never wrong to protect your privacy 🙏🏻)

[@Got2Go]

@Toto Arriba You should have your own channel Toto! It would be a hit! You know so much about all these things! I will subscribe yours - just in case you at one point will start to make videos! :)

[@paulcosgrove6160]

@@Got2Go HaHa well said.

[@DrRezaAliRumi]

Norway 🇳🇴- my dream country

[@brienfoaboutanything9037]

Interesting about Lofoten: kzbin.info/www/bejne/emSte2OLmsh2b5I

[@paal8193]

The videos / filming /presentation is among the best I've ever seeeeen 🙂 You should get a JOB at a major TV channel , in my humble opinion

[@baar_nii]

People like you make KZbin a great place. Fantastic visuals and production quality. Don't stop making videos :)

[@Got2Go]

Thank you so much for that huge compliment! ☺️☺️☺️

[@Porsche996driver]

👆🏼

[@jeettt27]

@youtube #youtube

[@dazzer4220]

Lea....I think this is one of your best videos of this series. The filming, audio and production are worthy of Netflix. You should be really proud of your work. Ride safe 👍🇬🇧

[@Got2Go]

Wow thank you for that compliment! But it’s one of my favorites too, the nature is just so stunning!

[@traveliersmusicmountains2180]

I agree really nice !

[@perhennung]

Absolutely wonderful. Lofoten is like an enormous cathedral where heaven meets the sea. Thank you very much for taking us there.

[@attesmatte]

I'm so glad you included the part telling your viewers to be respectful of the locals! ❤️ It's a really small place that can't accommodate loads of people at once.

[@hectorarielmarostica6121]

Que lugar maravilloso, me gusto muchísimo la introducción del video, la descripción que hizo del lugar, muy lindas palabras, excelente.

[@edvanandel]

This is such a beautiful country... I can understand you would like to stop every few minutes to take pictures. The Norwegian Tourist Office would love your contribution. Thanks for showing all this. Und viele Glückwünsche an Ihren Reisepartner. 😉

[@edvanandel]

@@totoarriba Edward Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No.1

[@Got2Go]

Peer Gynt was for my travel partner - kind of his birthday wish to use that song at least once when cutting the Norway series! ☺️ Ed, thank you for your comment!

[@edvanandel]

@@Got2Go You’re welcome. Very appropriate music.

[@eziodamico633]

Lofoten are breathtaking.....your video makes them ever better. You pointed out the best of landscapes. Brava! Ciao 🌷Happy birthday to your partner 🍾

[@Got2Go]

Thank you so much! ☺️

[@jvilhelml]

Norge är otroligt fint....och gillar norska folket....ett " broderfolk" och hela Skandinavien är 🙂👍

[@swedishpsychopath8795]

But we make Ockelbo snowmobiles and we have the Dala-horse in Sweden and we also invented the word "fika" that means to eat between meals so I think we are about at the same or maybe at a higher level when it comes to attractions.

[@laurapaling7640]

What a beautiful trip. Nice to see it through your camera, thnx and very late birthday whishes to your travel partner.

[@MrJasy46]

This is absolutely stunning .wow

[@Got2Go]

Thanks! ☺️

[@rogerhjelmseth3368]

So glad to hear you talking about respect for the residents and importance of keeping the fantastic nature untouched for generations to come😍👍🏻👏🏻🇳🇴

[@tundra.runner]

Having been there by bike, I totally agree, the Lofoten Islands are beautiful in every way, even when there are some very violent storms.

[@gangadharrao1963]

Fantastic journey, wonderful coverage of all the places_Gangadhr.

[@takamino69]

Beste Dokumentation über eine Motorradtour durch Norwegen, finde ich. 👍 Wir waren fast zeitgleich auf den Lofoten, übrigens auch im Eliassen Robour und auch mit Ducati 😏 Ab Nordkap dient mir Eure Tour als perfekte Vorlage für die nächste Reise. Vielen Dank!

[@Got2Go]

Ach wie lustig! Da müssen wir uns knapp verpasst haben - hat euch der Regen dafür wenigstens nicht so lange begleitet? Auf der Fähre nach Norwegen haben wir Motorradfahrer getroffen, die bis nach Bergen mit der Fähre gefahren sind (und einen etwas strafferen Zeitplan hatten als wir) - und sie hatten die ganze Zeit Sonnenschein! 😂

[@takamino69]

@@Got2Go 😊 Leider hatten wir auf den Lofoten nur Regen. Dann ging es weiter bis Narvik, was auch unser nördlichster Punkt war. Danach wieder Richtung Süden. Angelehnt an Eure Reise, werden wir auf unserer nächsten Tour über Finnland bis zum Nordkapp fahren und dann über Schweden zurück. Sind schon neugierig auf deinen nächsten Clip.

[@Got2Go]

Ja das ist eine gute Idee! Ich würde ja auch gerne noch Norwegen weiter an der Grenze von Schweden im inneren des Landes bereisen - das ist sicher auch nochmal anders und spannend! So viel zu tun in Skandinavien! Und: oh nein bezüglich eures Lofoten Wetters. Es ist immer ein Glücksspiel!

[@FernandoGarcia-vw7wc]

increasingly enchanted and proud of our beautiful europe. Thank you so much sweet Lia

[@maxi2005100]

Just beautiful , was in norway september 2019 was excellent to say the least good on you , lovely energy and expression , world travel is just the best thing to do

[@MT64MT]

After working in and traveling around all over the world i have seen so many beautiful and fascinating places. Then i travelled around Norway and i must say it must be the most beautiful country on the planet. And Lofoten is the most beautiful place i have ever visited. I was lucky with the weather with blue skies all over. Totally stunning. It´ s like having the Alps in the middle of the sea. I come from the country next door, Sweden, which is quite beautiful itself, but i must admit Norway is even more so.

[@beniehabrian4282]

Wow..there is beautiful place for living

[@peternabitz707]

Thank you for your marvellous story and your video

[@jlizardi5013]

Happy belated birthday to your travel partner! I'm going on a cruise soon and through my planning got across your wonderful trip. Love it! Thank you for sharing it ❤

[@AlyneDominguez]

Great Video! Super nice to see, beautiful images!

[@daveydoo3173]

The Lofoten Islands look amazing and beautiful , it is a place id love to visit, thank you for sharing with me.. And what a wonderful place for your travel partner to celebrate his birthday..

[@hejiranyc]

When I visited Lofoten in 2014, I was literally shocked by the beauty. I knew almost nothing about the place. It was raining buckets on my first day, yet it was already the most beautiful place I had ever seen. More than anything, I was shocked that almost nobody (at the time) knew about this incredible archipelago. I was hoping to return someday before I die... but it sounds like the rest of the world has discovered it and it will be hard to find a place to stay.

[@Got2Go]

Yes it’s not a secret gem anymore - but you should go back to vesteralen and senja (that episode will be published on Thursday!) which are still much less traveled than Lofoten!

[@bmwgsblackgus7636]

5:12 really is the most beautiful view from a window I have ever seen . It is a place I must see . Thanks for another brilliant episode.

[@Got2Go]

Yea, even when I saw the video a few times when cutting it I was always like: „wow, that’s really beautiful“.... 😍

[@Porsche996driver]

Amazing locations. Love the soccer field gets its own island. The restaurant window view is like a painting. Thanks for all you do with a motorcycle ha.

[@antoniocoutinho511]

From one end to the other...mountains, plains, waterfalls,... blankets of greens and rocks touch and embrace the sea. Fishing villages welcome those who are constantly surprised by sun, rain and so much beauty... For the daring whose birthday has been not forgetten a small banquet was offered. Congratulations for both. Fröhliche Weihnachten. ☃️🎄🎁

[@Got2Go]

Merry x-mas to you too! Antonio, soon I think you have to write my voice overs for my videos - you are much more poetic than I am!

[@jazzsanj1999]

Truly heaven ❤️😍

[@familyontherun]

Ok, we just put Lofoten on our bucket list! Wow!!!

[@veronikaong4447]

Thank you for showing this journey, I was there myself at Svolvaer with a group of tourists, lovely places in Lofoten. 🙏

[@ianoneil4444]

Happy birthday travel partner. Thanks for accompanying Lea on this fantastic journey. These videos are simply stunning.

[@robin_hornychwanderer9583]

Hi, I don' t know what to tell. I don' t have words. Amazing video, amazing scenery, good commentaries. I like motorbikering, my hearth is with you. Many regards from Czech 🇨🇿

[@johnbastille5483]

Lofoten is spectacularly beautiful, something akin to what a child would attempt to build in a sandbox, a dreamscape!

[@amsidsnow1740]

Spectacular view and very informative thanks for sharing👍🏾👍🏾

[@corentinferrier702]

Great video. Thank you for the sharing. I love the Lofoten Island.

[@nigelcooper8204]

How lovely was that to watch ? On my list of places to visit .. now its at the top ! Thank you for all this ... I shall watch your other videos too.

[@uweschulze6683]

Happy Birthday to your travel partner and thank you so much for your Story. Great to see! So beautiful...

[@MariaReyes-te7lk]

Life in a islands is different ..always enjoying your sorounding and food is the best exchange. Stranger are welcome today enjoy the the island

[@popeye77ish]

Well since I'm watching in Oct of 21 belated B'Day wishes to your friend for this past birthday. Hopefully, it was spent in another beautiful place. So glad I now know what ' Å ' is. If it were not for you I would have been expecting to see B, C and so on 🤣🤣. This looks like an area where one could spend months soaking in the beauty of the scenery. Thanks for showcasing it.

[@baldandbiking]

You have a very poetic way with your words in the videos. I think that is part of what makes them so interesting.

[@Got2Go]

Thank you for that compliment! ☺️

[@lubecavi]

What a beautiful place. I was there in may 2023. My son and I drove from Narvik. Is the most north place I have ever been. I really enjoyed driving with my son. I am 68 and he is 30. I live in Colombia and he lives in Oslo.

[@mauriziobassani1350]

Fantastico le lofoten da viverci per sempre complimenti per il video ciao

[@hanivasdeanty5582]

Lofoten is truly magical! Thank you for this stunning video!

[@adlinatriani0382]

My pleasure!

[@helios1225]

Ein schön gemachtes Video. Es ist halt sehr wechselhaftes Wetter dort oben. Den Bildern nach war ich in Island daher noch gut bedient. Weiterhin viel Spaß beim Reisen. ❤

[@friederikehansen7858]

Sure..... dear travel-partner.... a warm Birthday- wish to you..... stay well in your life...... and both of you thanks for sharing lovely places......

[@davideurenius5272]

What a gamechanger drones are to these kind of diaries! Thanks for all your efforts! The quality is just outstanding!

[@miclinda256]

Have never been there, but everywere else around Nothern norway. I only live 500 km from Lofoten 😂 in Sweden. But because of your video , My T7 is going to visit Lofoten 😘. And Trollstigen

[@mikegrady8931]

If I was a Viking I would be homesick every time I set sail. Beautiful Norway.

[@Got2Go]

That is very well said! 😍

[@njpaddler]

Beautifully presented.

[@Got2Go]

Thanks! ☺️

[@phelimoneill8000]

Beautiful...thank you so much for sharing

[@Wupperbandit369]

Da ich mit englischen Worten nicht so gut bin, bleibe ich bei Deutsch. Meine Fresse, ich kann nicht beschreiben wie sehr ich dich um diese Reise beneide. Das Video ist absute Extraklasse und ich will will will auch mal unbedingt mit dem Motorrad dort hin. Vielen vielen Dank für diese atemberaubenden Bilder und Eindrücke von diesem wunderschönen Land. Diese Welt ist toll 🥰🥰🥰

[@Got2Go]

Du musst es unbedingt machen wenn es dich dort hin zieht. Es ist wirklich atemberaubend (wenn auch manchmal etwas regnerisch und im Vergleich zu anderen Ecken auf dieser Welt auch etwas teuer...). Aber am Ende macht man ja auch nicht alle Tage eine Reise zum Nordkapp! Ab nächster folge gibt es übrigens noch mehr Sonne auf unserer Reise - vielleicht bekommst du dann noch mehr Lust (obwohl du jetzt schon klingst als würdest du am liebsten sofort die Motorrad Stiefel anziehen 😍).

[@charlieindc4528]

One of the few (wild) places I would have loved to visit/journeyed, but this world is done. A+ vidieo. Thank you.

[@nyp3939]

No doubt the best one yet. Thank you for completing my holiday vicariously. But my god, the rain, does it ever stop!!

[@chan7677]

Hey @#!! Happy Birthday to your Travel partner , And thanks For the stunning View 👍👍😘😘

[@Muppajevel]

Wow, thanks for the great videos. I have so many beautiful memories from Lofoten. I worked there as a nurse for a full summer some years ago. I enjoyed the scenery and the lush fresh air so much. A truly wonderful place... This video brought me right back to all the memories 💜🌄👍🏻

[@Got2Go]

That makes me very happy - you must know Lofoten like the back of your Hand then!!!

[@dawalepcha1737]

Wow! So amazing place, when i see this video i feel like very peaceful mind✌️

[@tapiorautiainen6993]

So many beautiful places. And lots of beautiful memories too. I was once lucky enough to live in the Lofoten for about half a year. Thanks again for the very great videos. 4K is awesome!

[@Got2Go]

Must be a beautiful place to live!

[@GSrijder]

I was glad this morning that it was thursday. That means at the evening sit back and relax watching a new episode of this journey. Yes the Lofoten are amazing and it brings back memories. We were lucky that we stayed at Henningsvær. Pity your travel partner stays out of sight but a late happy birthday for him.

[@Got2Go]

Henningsvaer is very scenic! I was happy that I at least could see it for our short ride! Feel like there are so many places on Lofoten that I would like to go back to...

[@riderrahat1732]

I watched all your videos, it was amazingly beautiful and I really liked it.

[@charlescharles7275]

So beautiful pics and videos ! For sure now i want to go there. thanks for that ✌️

[@Baste_Bastesen]

Fantastisk video. Utrolig flott framstilling av Lofoten. De som aldri har vært i Lofoten må jo få lyst til å reise dit, etter å ha sett videoen din 🇳🇴 Har kjørt Lofoten mange ganger, på min R1250R. Blir aldri lei, fantastiske mc veier, flotte fjell og strender. All in one 🇳🇴

[@nelsonmorales9780]

Saludos desde Quito, Ecuador. Siempre les escribiré en español, Feliz cumpleaños y muchas bendiciones tardías. Felicitaciones que hermosos paisajes que fotografía tan bonita.

[@kerryadams3429]

Happy Birthday to your road partner whoever he is??? awsome filming great trip . NZ

[@Got2Go]

Thank you Kerry!

[@deanmaguire9773]

Hi Lea and birthday travel partner so glad you did get some sunny days brilliant Drone footage and the scenery island looks so pleasant fisherman's cottages gorgeous liked that tremendous bridge would have been nice if dry on a bike thanks for the information and tour take care and be safe see you soon in your next vid cheers 🤗🏍👍

[@Got2Go]

Cheers to you dean! The next episode will be completely dry without rain! 😂😍

[@koreanature]

Wow, Beautiful Upload friend. keep it up. Thank you for sharing this to us. Greetings from Korea

[@California__Sun]

Beautiful ❤️ great to see a girl out there on a motorcycle... Yeah...belated happy birthday 💜💚💛🧡💙♥️❤️🎂

[@rumik-stahnke6512]

The most beautiful place in the world 👍❤✌😁

[@alfonsocrespo4945]

Great video, beautiful places and history. thank you.

[@Got2Go]

Thank you for joining the journey!

[@harrydejong-virtualtrucking]

Thanks for sharing another amazing video ! And happy belated birthday wishes to your travelpartner

[@Got2Go]

Thank you! ☺️

[@steffenstritt2685]

Hi Lea Versprechen gehalten. Diese Episode war ein absolutes Highlight. Klasse gefilmt, toll erzählt. Ich bleibe dir treu..... Happy Birthday an deinen Kamerascheuen Reisepartner. LG

[@Got2Go]

Danke dir! Das freut mich! Und endlich gibt es für dich ab nächster Woche nur noch Sonne - vielleicht bekommst du dann doch noch Lust auf Skandinavien! 😁

[@brianmerillat5378]

I think Norway is so eerily beautiful and hauntingly stunning and your visual presentation of it is really phenomenal I really wish it would be sunny and blue skies for at least a day though

[@Got2Go]

Your wishes will come true - from the next episode on we had weeks of sun! 😁😍

[@Hogdriver88]

Wow - what a stunning place - I would love to ride here! 👍👍

[@dreamtraveldream]

Beautiful videos from Lofoten! Thank you very much for sharing your journey with us!

[@Got2Go]

You are welcome! Great you are joining the journey! ☺️

[@rogerholmen2383]

Så vackert ! Är själv från 🇳🇴 och varit där några gånger. Mycke proffsig video ❤️❤️❤️🇳🇴🇳🇴🇳🇴

[@nasirbasra]

9:45 true 😊 very scenic every minute but the rainy weather i think very trouble for motorcycle riding with luggage 😂🙏

[@midsad696]

les images sont sublimes : merci a toi de nous faire partager cela

[@bernhardkarli8946]

Gratulera zum Geburtstag! Super vlog.

[@eiriksimonsen3784]

Beautiful! Love your positive attitude.

[@Got2Go]

Thank you!

[@jameshamre8778]

I concur with the many positive comments about this episode in trip. Happy birthday to your travel partner. Looking forward to the next chapter in the trip

[@Got2Go]

Thank you for joining as well the next rides! 😄

[@breezeblowingonme8000]

Oh man what a great view! Thanks for sharing 👍

[@Nora_meow99]

Thanks for sharing I enjoyed your beautiful video 🌷😍

[@hectoruribe788]

Thanks for the beautiful video. The scenery is just fantastically amazing.

[@markcollins2010]

Looks amazing, even in the rain.

[@ron091]

Simply a superb piece of travel video and information for anyone thinking of visiting Norway. Danke !!

[@Wossner89]

Your genuine manners and awesome telling deserve more than a thumb

[@Got2Go]

Thank you ☺️

[@APAYOYO76]

Amazing. We are very lucky to see your vídeos. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[@Got2Go]

Thank you for joining the trip! ☺️

[@FloriTravels]

Lofoten is such an incredible awesome place!

[@davidevans3974]

Such a lovely video, beautiful photography, fascinating.. Charming, peaceful, informative commentary.. Wonderful

[@jubermirajkar7181]

you are living a very beautiful life, this is one of the best video, Ride safe

[@umbertocrisafulli]

wonderful, spectacular, breathtaking. Thank you for these wonderful images that, in this terrible moment when we are at home far from each other, carry us around with our eyes and mind.

[@ClarkieBoy]

A stunning place and well filmed. I'm looking forward to the next installment.........

[@Got2Go]

Great that you are joining the journey!

[@johnimmins7302]

Another excellent video Lea, More! more! more please..

[@Shawshank_Maskdance]

I envy the fact that there is such a great natural landscape.

[@gerardfangeau7162]

I discover your roadtrip to Lofoten... A bit late for a birthday cheer to your mate ... But anyway, Happy Birthday !!! (last or next) Beautiful ride, fantastic views... You tested your rain equipment. 😉

[@ichadchadestenzo8520]

Nice view nice music background this is one of the best video created😊

[@babarmathew6537]

Hello, Happy birthday in adavnce dear travel partner.

[@robkeith1776]

Thanks Lea. Magic scenery. Happy birthday to invisible travel partner.

[@naida077]

Happy birthday man and thank you for awesome video got2go

[@capdink]

Wow just wow. Amazing.

[@mayabreathe]

Wow Lea! This video is stunning! Thank you!❤