🏔️Scandinavia Part 1!!🏔️ Bergen and Balestrand- perfect places for a cozy vacation in nature!!

[@summerh1059]

This really is the most Meredith and Brian coded place you could think of! How gorgeous and peaceful

[@MerediddyS]

Hehe yes!!! I agree!

[@bekah_st]

I know you were bummed about your trip being delayed, but I think you were meant to go in the fall. I just kept thinking about how perfect this was for you as a big fall (and recently cold weather) fan. Also, it's so nice being able to watch these in the correct season now that I'm all caught up vs binging all your fall and winter vlogs during the summer haha.

[@MerediddyS]

Thank you for saying that- and I agree! I think it was so much better being there during cozy season when it wasn't super busy. 🥰

[@Pobe16]

19:53 That’s my favourite tree! Monkey puzzle tree

[@MerediddyS]

Omg!!! Tell your wife I vote for the monkey puzzle tree!!

[@TheLaneyShow]

Oh wow, that is so picturesque!! I can’t wait to see the rest of your adventures!❤ I am always here for an anti-car rant btw, I absolutely hate driving in my town. Also, I have a friend who got hopelessly lost in Bergen once and it was very funny 😂

[@MerediddyS]

Heheh can't help but slip in a lil anti-car talk now and then!! And omg what a beautiful place to get lost in!

[@PartTimeSarah2]

Awww, it looks like a great, relaxing way to start your trip! I think I'm conditioned by trips with my family growing up to think you have to do SO MANY things every day, see literally ALL THERE IS to see in every place you go, that I feel bad when I have a quiet day with maybe one thing planned (even if it's a big thing like *hiking up a freakin mountain!*). I'm glad you got to get away and enjoy some peaceful nature and quiet little towns

[@MerediddyS]

Yes!! The second half of our trip was more like that, but honestly I prefer just hunkering down in one amazing place and really sitting and enjoying it!! I even like returning to the same restaurants every night- it feels comforting to get a routine going!

[@Linda-yg4zy]

Hey Hey Meredith & Brian, Scandinavia huh - it looks spectacularly beautiful, especially without tourists clogging up the streets! Slack jaw = jet lag to me any day of the week by the way! Keep on enjoying your time away (snacks n all, including a warming cup of tea) & I’ve been wanting to comment on your music choices for your vlogs for such a long time - whether it’s Vulfpeck, Clark or Mark …. it’s FREAKN FANTASTIC! ❤️

[@Bas-gg9fk]

What incredible sights! Added Balestrand and Bergen to my bucketlist!

[@watchlistenwrite]

How wonderful!! I’ve been dreaming of going to Norway for years. Your trip reminds me of when I visited New Zealand in their early wintertime - wet, cold, basically empty of tourists, still drop dead gorgeous. It’s a fun, calm way to travel!!

[@MerediddyS]

Yes I think it was better than if we had gone in July!

[@steff3279]

This made me so emotional. I lived in Norway for six months and miss it so much. Thank you for the video!

[@MerediddyS]

Omg I'm so jealous!

[@keikustar]

YAY!!! im sooo happy you guys got to go! what a gorgeous place, kept gorgeous by respect for the land and not prioritizing cars!

[@MerediddyS]

Hehe YES! Anti-car infrastructure talk is my fav!

[@Btm10000]

This vlog was soooo good! I can't wait for the second part!

[@MerediddyS]

Thank you so much!!

[@vaarinmackborander]

This fall, I have discovered that autumn is my favorite season, and I just LOVE the way all the trees are changing color!! The trees, at least here in Oslo, are soo cute right now🍁🍂 I'm so sad for it to be over soon and for them to lose their leafs, but then I'll be excited for christmas❤ I'm so glad you guys got to go to Balestrand in the fall, I bet it was beautiful🤗

[@MerediddyS]

Omg the colors in Oslo were so beautiful!! It's really the best season!!

[@linihutchings8822]

Well, you were right: it's amazing. And I say that as someone who lives in a very similar climate/landscape. Also -- what a privilege and pleasure to witness your collaboration with Brian. Always heartwarming.

[@MerediddyS]

Omg jealous you live somewhere similar!!

[@musicdude700]

Thank you for the post hurricane comfort 🙏🏽

[@MerediddyS]

Oh I hope you're ok!

[@jenniferch3ck]

I was on a full train carriage the other day and I was like "imagine if all these people were cars on the road. Or worse, imagine if they were stuck at home because they weren't able to travel!"

[@MerediddyS]

Yes exactly!

[@jenniferrichardson7790]

Wow! Everywhere you guys went was just so beautiful!! Glad that you were able to go on your trip, excited for part 2! :D ❤❤

[@MerediddyS]

Thank you so much!!

[@MariaEverlasting]

I watched this after getting home from work while cuddling my cat and it was PERFECT. WOW!!!!! What a gorgeous start of your trip! So much beautiful nature. Thank you for sharing this with us!!!

[@MerediddyS]

Oh that sounds so nice!!!

[@lottaisaveryangrywoman]

this is sooooooooo relaxing and perfect for the season!!!

[@MerediddyS]

Yay!!! 🍁

[@jennschalle2825]

What a gorgeous place! Also, it is the strangest feeling when you are shown confirmation that red mushrooms really do exist. 😲

[@MerediddyS]

I know!!! I slammed on my breaks when I saw it!! 🍄

[@meikeklok]

Stunning nature and perfect cozy vibes for mending my socks! Thanks for posting these, looks like you've had a great trip! 🍂🌻

[@MerediddyS]

omg sock mending!!!! I want to learn

[@meikeklok]

@@MerediddyS It's not too difficult actually and pretty easy to try it out! All you need is a sock with an almost-hole or tiny hole (that's easier to start with), a bit of yarn/thread (i like using rainbow on black socks, but you could try to find some matching), a needle (depending on the type of sock either a thick sewing needle or a tapestry needle) and the first time I tried it I used a cup/mug and an elastic to put tension on the sock, but you can also use a tennis ball or an actually darning mushroom/egg. Once you have your supplies all you do is weave over the hole first horizontally and then vertically. Mending/darning is really low risk, because you'd probably throw out the sock if you didn't try so if it goes horribly wrong you just do that anyway 😅 Good luck if you give it a try! 😊

[@AmandaLovesYouu]

Having traveled to the Netherlands to visit my boyfriend (from Chicago), I feel the same way as you.

[@lunarb00ts3]

Wow this vlog was incredible ! The views and architecture were stunning ! Excited for next week !

[@MerediddyS]

Thank you!!

[@elizabethsmith3553]

What a stunning place! Hope to go to Norway one day. Fun fact - Monkey Puzzle trees were called that because it was once thought that monkeys couldn't work out how to climb them as they're so spiky

[@MerediddyS]

omg!! I believe it!! Such cool trees!

[@thatoneguy9399]

This is so flipping beautiful! What a wonderful vacation for you two :)

[@MerediddyS]

Thank you!! It really was!

[@meghanhowe9300]

This is just so stunning, thank you for taking us along! Also, so happy to see someone try out Interview with the Vampire- I'll be curious what you think because it's a very intense, graphic, traumatic show and I'm not sure based on some previous book reviews etc. whether it's something you'd be into! I for one love it I think it's very well done, but I also know it's not for everyone.

[@MerediddyS]

We watched both seasons and loved it! You're right- it's def violent and graphic and I had to close my eyes a lot but I loved the performances and the relationships!

[@surreptitially]

I need to go there with my husband nowww

[@MerediddyS]

Can't recommend it enough!!

[@EH-lt9wc]

Ooh, Love Letter is so much fun! That and Doomlings are my two current favorites 😁

[@MerediddyS]

Ooo I've never played Doomlings!!

[@ALBARADELWHOEntertainment]

BEAUTIFUL!!! So peaceful and the views are breathtaking!

[@MerediddyS]

Thank you!!! It blew our minds!

[@micheleabercrombie]

OMG that hotel totally reminded me of The Shining! Spooky! love it

[@MerediddyS]

I know, right???

[@kingofpointless]

Every frame of this was beautiful. What inspired you specifically to go to Scandinavia this time?

[@MerediddyS]

Honestly... Jonna Jinton!! Her KZbin channel made me obsessed with Scandinavia!

[@isabelastwood1655]

glad you were able to reschedule your trip, it looks so beautiful!

[@MerediddyS]

Thank you!!!

[@omt28]

Scandinavia is at the top of my travel bucket list! All the landscapes and towns look soooooo beautiful. Can't wait to see part 2!

[@MerediddyS]

It's so worth all the planning!! Rick Steves can help you plan!

[@Ministf]

So fun to see! Balestrand is such a random place to go to, what was the inspiration?? Really glad you liked the crisps 🥹

[@MerediddyS]

Rick Steves told us to go there and stay in that hotel! So we did!!

[@Ministf]

@@MerediddyS 😄🙌🏻

[@wiebki]

I hate when my chips are too fingery 😔 what a lovely trip!

[@MerediddyS]

😜

[@Isafixi_]

As a Scandinavian fan YEEEEEEESSS!!!!❤️🇸🇪

[@MerediddyS]

Hehehe we are big fans now too!!

[@jacksaltzman5902]

I’m so curious did you have to learn Swedish or Dutch or anything? Or do many people speak English?

[@MerediddyS]

Literally everyone spoke English!! They almost all defaulted to English as well!

[@pienstolp4436]

I don't think she would have gotten very far with speaking Dutch, in Scandinavia🙃 Scandinavia, consists of the four countries Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland. Dutch is spoken in Holland/The Netherlands, which is not a scandinavian country. It's a tiny country next to Germany/lh

[@CartoonJessie]

I was watching like "how wonderful. Wow. Maybe I should go there one day" Then I saw that shot of that GINORMOUS slug. Nope, nope, never, nope, noping on out of here, nope. (big slug phobia) (I mean, I know I can outrun them, but still.)

[@MerediddyS]

OMG! I swear we only saw one sluggy!!

[@CartoonJessie]

@@MerediddyS it was too big a sluggy, Meredith, I can't ever go there. XD

[@Ibelieveinthedoctor]

I feel like all my mental illness would go away if I lived there LOL

[@MerediddyS]

AGREED! I had 0 panic attacks there!