DIY Norway In A Nutshell Tour

[@WAYAWAYWithAsh]

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[@TheFishingJoker]

I find it strange that someone recommended Flåm as a destination. However, keep in mind that alot of Norwegians do use this as a "launchingpoint" (like you said) to go hiking and disappear into the nature. The right to roam basically means one could sleep pretty much wherever they want. But yeah, most Norwegians just enjoy the scenery and continue to their cabins or destinations. I really do recommend going hiking in that region though, there is amazing scenery and the feeling of "conquering" it by feet is great.

[@SivenMs]

I live in Norway and I have been to Flåm 3 times. Once we cycled there through Rallarvegen (paths made by the people building the railway), second time to do Flåmsbanen (the small old train that goes back and forth from Flåm to the main railway) and third time we did what you did, boat, bus, train. Flåm isn't the destination, it is the nature around that is spectacular. Also, you missed out on the "viking hall" with Ægir micro brewery? It is a must if you spend the night in Flåm!

[@Gazer75]

Flåm is really just a tourist village. With no cruise ships and packed with people it is pretty a quiet place to relax and go for walks. Obviously coming from Bergen which is the second largest city in Norway the contrast will be big. A better stopover would probably have been Voss. A trip on the new gondola if it was opened when you passed through. $100 for a room sound pretty normal to me. In Flåm during tourist season I thought it would have been more expensive.

[@xpost9381]

Sorry your wrong when saying "....no cruise ships....". The reality is the opposite. Flåm is THE cruise ship destination. There comes a lot of them there.....

[@KristoferOlsson]

You dont go to Flåm for the town. You go for the boat and the trainride and the views.

[@TravellingTorunn]

And perhaps also for the micro brewery :-)

[@cirlex5104]

Yeah, I'm not sure what they were expecting. They completely missed the point of traveling to Norway. You don't go to norway to visit cities. I mean, there are some nice towns like Bergen and Trondheim but there are many other European towns you should prioritize over Norwegian towns. You go to Norway to hike and look at nature.

[@1computernew]

@@TravellingTorunn Thank you. I now know NOT to visit Norway. I prefer cities.

[@TravellingTorunn]

@@1computernew I believe it was not me who advised you not to go to Norway... We do have cities. And several of them are worth the visit.

[@perlsie]

How neat that you are doing just about the exact trip around Norway that I did a few years ago. Including the modes of transportation! Nostalgia hit me big time!! Maybe I went when there was less people, but I had a different experience in Flåm. The town's tranquillity and taking a boat through the breath taking fjords is still one of my favorite memories of the entire trip. I agree that there's basically nothing nearby...but what an amazing place to just stop for a day (definitely don't need longer than that) and sit in peace with such gorgeous surroundings.

[@waynejones5635]

The Norway in a Nutshell tour is all about the scenic journey. The townsite of Flåm is just a glorified transfer point between the ships and the Flåm train, but it is among incredible mountain views. There is a beautiful historic hotel in the town of Flåm that is surrounded by amazing scenery. If you wanted to spend time in a nice Norwegian town you should have spent time in Voss. It has a very nice lakeside town center with plenty shops, restaurants and cafes while bring surrounded by mountains.

[@BjrnOttoVasbottenbjovas]

LOL at your comments about Flåm, it is very true that the town has evolved into pretty much a tourist terminal. So take it for what it is, and a great thing to manage expectations of other travellers in that regard. :)

[@karenogush5622]

Wow, this brings back memories of my one and only visit to Norway - back in 1974 when I was in high school (yes, I'm that old, haha). I was with a large group of other USA high school kids on a whirlwind tour of Europe and we did pretty much that same route (except we did the full one-day version that got us all the way to Oslo - no stop in Flam). But that was one of the highlights of the summer for me - especially the fjord portion and seeing all those waterfalls and tiny towns built into the side of the mountains by the water. So beautiful! The bus ride down to the ferry terminal, however, terrified me! This makes me want to go back and take Mike with me. Plus I can take proper pictures now (back then all I had was a little Kodak Instamatic 104 camera...).

[@heddaskarblokhin9447]

I would not recommend using cash as payment unless you have to as most of the time it’s more expensive if you pay by cash. When you take the buss it’s best to use the Skyss app as it’s cheaper and you have the ticket on your phone and can see exactly how long it’s valid. In Bergen you don’t pay on the bus per ride, when you have a ticket you can use it as much as you like while it’s valid

10:30 none of those people have ever seen a vlogger before. lol

[@magyar5615]

Appreciate Norway in a Nutshell DIY advice, seems like Ashley should be leading tour groups, she has this stuff figured out !!! Looking forward to the second half !!!

[@MsKestrela]

I've been with you almost since the beginning of your travels. It tickles me to see how you've evolved as people and as travelers. Where a couple of years ago, the bus ride and ferry ride would have evoked a non-stop series of, "oh WOW!", now it's more like, "What can we share with the viewers about traveling here?" That's ok though. I was sitting here in a sweltering heat index of 109F, sighing out, "Oh WOW!!" for all of us.

[@coupleandacompass7454]

Oooooh, the views from that train ride! Incredible.

[@_Viking]

Flåm isn't the center of the world, thats true. But it has a bit more to offer. There is a small brewery that you can visit. There is also a restaurant that serves nice food. Anyway, as you said, Flåm is a starting point for further excursions, like the train up the mountain to Myrdal. You can then use the train to go to Oslo or Bergen

[@joanne1486]

Oh Josh 😂😂😱 so hilarious with your reaction of the town, at least the scenery is stunning, plus it’s great to see such honest views on the expectation and the reality 😊

[@martinwilkie1673]

We liked Flam but it is just a beautiful natural harbour with tourist shop and cafe not somewhere to make a special trip too. We stopped there on a cruise ship and loved the view but headed out to the twin waterfalls and a mountain hotel with stunning views. We went in May much less crowded.

[@janicequick5193]

I love the honesty and hearing your different viewpoints. We will be spending a night in Flam also in our schedule in two weeks. This is good to know to avoid a surprise and disappointment. I am pretty sure that my Josh will have the same reaction as you, Josh. I will have to warn him. Thanks!

[@WAYAWAYWithAsh]

Yeah hope it helps!

[@gunnara7625]

What was your experience in Flam? To me Flam is not a destination but, a port and trainstation between the vouage on the fjord and the train up the hill.

[@prathameshwagh5231]

Hope you had a wonderful tour of Norway Ashley and Josh.Keep smiling

[@vrp406]

How pretty the scenery is.

[@onomatopoetisk]

There’s literally about 500 people living in Flåm, and they do not live by the port. 😆 They live behind the small hill a short walk from the ”town” centre. If you follow the fjord a bit further into the valley you get there. There’s also a good hike to Brekkefossen waterfall on that route. The Stegastein viewpoint is another thing to do nearby if you want more of those winding roads. I’m glad we didn’t take the bus on our trip... omg those steep and winding roads. 😳 Another alternative route that also sort of is Norway in a nutshell that we took is Oslo-Myrdal and Myrdal-Flåm with train (vy.no to book it ”diy”) and then Flåm-Bergen with Norled boats (norled.no). And back to Oslo by train all the way from Bergen.

[@primrosedahlia9466]

Karin Much better way to go about it. When you’re first on the train from Bergen it’s so much easier to take it directly to Myrdal and take the Myrdal to Flåm train and then the ferry from Flåm to Bergen. All in one day. It won’t cost as much either, plus Getting on and off train busses and ferries with luggage is exhausting... so I would rather store the luggage at the train station in Bergen or at the hotel you stayed at etc.

[@onomatopoetisk]

Primrose Dahlia Oh yeah, that’s a good way to go too! Good tip. 👍

[@ronrose2322]

Loved this video. What an adventure you are having.

[@einarbolstad8150]

FYI, the railway company NSB recently changed its name to Vy. Name changes of household names are tough, so you might hear a lot of people still refering to Vy as NSB. But NSB = Vy.

[@ShawnQuish0904]

I am goi g the first week in March and goi g to try the exact same route.

[@dustgreylynx]

Ok, Flam is on my bucket list now

[@dougsrepair1060]

Thanks for the honest assessment. This is why we do our research on KZbin 😊

[@danmcquesten7567]

So COOL! We did that EXACT trip almost exactly a year ago - mid July. We LOVED it. Great to see you guys doing so well! We’re ready to go back now! - D

[@jrgenb8107]

I've actually spent a night in Flåm, but that's because i hiked "Rallarvegen", which end up in Flåm. We left early in the morning..

[@lapis3834]

Love your positive energy! Could enjoy any place with so positive company and lovely people !

[@jenjenfaye]

So beautiful! Norway is definitely on my bucket list:) Love to see where most of my family is from.

[@johnboy3343]

Flam is beautiful. I loved it

[@nyonyopraia]

Wonder the views in autumn. Breathtaking, I guess.

[@honee2short200]

Norway 🇳🇴 looks incredible and the scenery is beautiful 🥰🥰🥰

[@sydneydaramy1032]

She's being so nice

[@JeanGenie92]

Wow had no idea how rugged the Norwegian landscape is! Stunning! 😍

[@theuniversewithin2065]

And these clips are still just a tiny portion. Norway is by far the most epic display of nature on the planet. I've been all over Norway, but still I have tons to see. It's just breathtaking, even to me and I'm Norwegian. 🤗

[@linforcer]

Oh yeah, this is pretty much the beat I worked, Voss, tvindefoss, stalheim, gudvangen, only guided the boat around the aurlandsfjord only a few times though, ( the alternative is through some loooong tunnels )

[@WAYAWAYWithAsh]

Ooh fun! And that's cool that is tunnels through!

[@Shaun_Garratt]

Gorgeous views, definitely more about the journey than the destination.

[@engjalalahmed2180]

It’s really stunning guys. I have been there in April . Which Camera you are using ?!

[@lauralenau590]

So, so, so beautiful is right! I can only imagine how magnificent it was to travel through the fjords in real life, but the footage was so nice! Thanks for the DIY tour info, and the transparent review about Flåm 😊

[@Pettwintip]

If you come back, you should go i bit more north. Like Geiranger and see the "Norwegian Alps". Maybe go all the way north

[@kjetilnossum]

You had 1 hour in Gudvangen and didn't enter the viking village? It's like the main attraction there now. I suppose you might have found it too expensive, or perhaps you didn't walk over that little wooden bridge so you didn't notice it?

[@janicequick5193]

We have a stop in the Viking Village scheduled on our tour in two weeks. I can't wait.

[@golgumbazguide...4113]

Amazing

[@aditigupta4634]

Hey! I totaly enjoyed watching this video, I have a trip planned in Aug'22 and I am doing it solo, all through public transportation. Would you mind sharing what were your dates of travel, I will be there (Western Fjords) sometime mid-Aug and I am a little worried about the tourist hoardes. Although I have heard thta mid-late Aug is not as bad as July.

[@trixiaastillero2584]

Hello where did you stay in Flam?

[@monno-eq2mj]

i like your green house emission consideration.

[@NaomiKGarza]

You should've took the train to onto Myrdal then catch the Flåm Railway to Flåm then back to Myrdal then got on the train to To Gol to campout. I Subscribed love seeing your adventures in Norway 🇳🇴

[@nanp544]

Beautiful views!!!

[@maxjeggo8014]

This is great to know, will be in Bergen and flam in a few weeks. The norway in nutshell is £239 each on our cruise, so nice to know what it entails, as its too expensive for us.I was thinking of doing train in flam so look forward to your next vid xx

[@rachelmaley1426]

You guys should come to Ireland before the stormy weather, but go around the country not jsut Dublin as Dublin in my opinion is not a good reprention of what Ireland is like , I'm from Waterford in the south east 😁

[@WAYAWAYWithAsh]

We've got a whole playlist chock full of Ireland travels! But we would love to go back.

[@toobydude41]

Shame that Flam was abit of a fail. The scenes though were NOT. And yeah that's pretty cool how that boat runs.

[@lynnbrunn7865]

What happened with the trip to India? Did you finally get your visa? All mention seems to have disappeared so I’m thinking maybe not.

[@chercare200]

Beautiful, thank you!

[@AnnelinnBaalen]

If you want to see a real Norweigian town, come to Øvre Årdal in Sogn og Fjordane:) Make sure you travel there on a weekday or on a Saturday because it is pretty dead on Sundays hahahah.

[@zlatan.amzilissamissam1597]

Hhh welcome maroocan

[@Olbear040]

Love the honesty...

[@TT-zd6nr]

Great video. So much for my view that Norway is remote and largely unvisited apart from workers in the oil industry (due to the cost of living). Instead it looks a bit like Venice (beautiful but crowded with tourists). Hopefully if you return to Norway, try going to the less popular parts - like visiting the northern prefectures of Japan.

[@christinematias8144]

Wow what magnificent views

[@drmjd4385]

Great vid as always guys! keep it up! btw how many days would you guys suggest to stay in bergen?

[@WAYAWAYWithAsh]

1 if you just intend to look around, 2-3 of you want to do other activities like a fjord tour or hiking

[@stevie_M]

Guys a fabulous video thank you 🙏

[@gabyslife4355]

Love your videos!!!very interesting content.One day hopefully I’ll visit Norway too.From Melbourne with love:)))

[@joanhall3718]

Josh, go on a hike or kayaking. It's beautiful!

[@Chloevelyne]

if you dont like nature, but the cities, don’t go to Norway. hope other loud American turists cruise to see the fjords from the ferry and then go hiking, because this is what Flam is abt.

[@qasimgujjaruk]

Wow very beautiful place nice video 👍👍from UK

[@hwplugburz]

Not to be blunt, but 6:36 "theres literary nothing to do in this little town.." You are sitting 60 meters away from Norways biggest Viking village... 😂 (just saying)

[@kimm3473]

You guys are hilarious! This often happens when we travel as a couple;)

[@thepiddlingpicker6623]

Josh was off the chain funny about the town....honest evaluation.😁😁❤

[@bobguenther6658]

Can you imagine that huge waterfall in your backyard! Norway is absolutely incredible! How did you find prices there?

[@jasonevans8403]

Okay, Finland is clearly winning the way away's nordic summer jam ✌😎 Next time, oh and there will be a next time mr.Brown, we doin' sum wicked driving where our door handles go first in the front 🙈

[@WAYAWAYWithAsh]

If we aren't coming into the turn backward, we're doing it wrong.

[@jasonevans8403]

@@WAYAWAYWithAsh Or if we don't get at least 2 tires in the air in every other turn 😆👍

[@waynejones3428]

That was GR8!!👍 😁 🍻 💗

[@mohammedali-rh7cq]

Hello! Does the travel app way away on mobile phones belong to you?

[@WAYAWAYWithAsh]

No, and I don't think they are still active

[@mohammedali-rh7cq]

@@WAYAWAYWithAsh thanks, but they still active!

[@SetCCC]

How much do you think it saved you to do the DIY tour vs taking the tour?

[@butik2k]

how much you pay for the bus in cash ?

[@FreedomStrider]

Honestly, we're going to have to come back to Norway and the Nordics when it is sunny and not raining.sleeting.snowing they are amazing in the summer!!!

[@angiestark9912]

Ashley is definitely a glass half full and Josh is half empty kind of guy.

[@Joakimjakobsen]

I have lived in Gudvangen for 7 weeks one summer and drove sightseeing bus. 😁 You get used to the mountains really quick. 😂

[@Nubianette]

Wow! Still, Norway isn’t allowing you to use your US bank account. I 1st went to Norway 5 years ago. The website would start off in English, but the pay portion was in Norwegian. I called my bank, and the transaction never reached my bank. I couldn’t buy my train until I got to Norway, and the train station. The problem, I had to pay more since I couldn’t get the early booking discounts. Still, it was beautiful. I went from Oslo to Trondheim by train.

[@WAYAWAYWithAsh]

Some claim that it works with debit cards but it's been hit or miss for us.

[@Nubianette]

WAY AWAY Neither worked. I assume it’s to give Norwegians an advantage over tourists. Once I got there, my Norwegian friends would do the transactions in Norwegian and pay for me. I’m lucky! Last year, I noticed more websites had English translations, but I couldn’t get money out of 1 ATM. Norway is great, but you have to travel there in the old school, be prepared way. Always have enough cash! It’s not Sweden.

[@KristoferOlsson]

@@Nubianette Its becasue of the low security on the US cards. Have a new card with a chip and your pin to it. This way you avoid 80% of the problems. Then in Norway Have Visa as the first card then Mastercard, Cards like American Express is not recomended as your only card. But you can still get in to trouble so cash is not a bad thing. I tried 1 atm it was only for Visa I had Mastercard. if your remote you can still get in to trouble if they have a bad connection to the server. It can also be something so easy as there are dust on your chip.

[@sverige619]

Seems to be the case in most of Scandinavia. When I lived in Sweden I ended up having to open a bank account linked to a temporary personal number. Seems like the payment systems are only compatible with Scandinavian based cards.

[@Nubianette]

Kristofer Olsson I have that. Plus, chips and pins wouldn’t matter for online purchases.

[@edsondantas7179]

Vocês cão excelente e muito especial e maravilosa que Deus abençoe o amigo e está linda princesa você é uma linda modelo muito linda

Where are you going after Norway? :)

[@mrkizzazz]

also remember a normal hotel room can easy be up to 200$ in norway :D

[@cassiepitchford5488]

Your hair is starting to get so long and pretty ! 😍 You should color it pink ! 1:55

[@WAYAWAYWithAsh]

I'm planning on donating so I need to keep it natural 🥰

[@cassiepitchford5488]

WAY AWAY Oh wow, chapeau!

[@cassiepitchford5488]

I am guessing you already left Norway, but when you go next time you should go to Øvre Årdal. There is a direct 5 hour bus from Bergen, it‘s a tiny typical Norwegian town that‘s not touristy. The area is called „Utladalen“ which means area of waterfalls! It‘s surrounded by national parks and fjords to go hiking in! 😀👍🏼

[@WAYAWAYWithAsh]

Ohh that sounds, lovely! Thank you

[@cassiepitchford5488]

WAY AWAY Wishing you happy travels! I am off to Iceland on Wednesday ✌🏼🥳

[@gavindavis1710]

Come on guys, youve come so far to enjoy this.....dont be cheap and stay in a hostel.....enjoy a nice hotel!

[@SebHaarfagre]

Well. The moment Flåm would open (edit: many .. you get what I'm saying) restaurants and accomodations _just_ for the tourists, it would be another lost town. For Flåm at least. The nature is already being ruined by the huge cruisers and tourists who're not taught to clean up after themselves (in Norway it's common sense _and_ a rule of thumb for _ANY_ hikers to remove _ANY_ trace you've been there - hence the right to roam in the first place). It's horrible. That being said, it's nice to see people are able to enjoy the same nature we do. It's just sad it comes at a cost.

[@coupleandacompass7454]

Wow, those fjords (is that how you spell it haha?)! Thanks for sharing all this info guys! Super informative video.

[@WAYAWAYWithAsh]

Yeah incredible!

[@Luredreier]

9:38 The train you where taking where *also* fueled by hydroelectric power. Pretty much the only thing that was using fossil fuel there was the bus. Ps. I noticed that you used jazz in the video. If you guys are into jazz then check out the jazz scene in Trondheim, Norway at some point.

[@Vegas-Must-Try]

All those people looking at your vlogging LOL

[@leohoward7282]

The lady in the railway museum is Norwegian I assure you

[@SetCCC]

Where are youuuuuuuu? Missing my way away videos! 😁😁👍👍🕺🕺

[@CristianDF]

I work with tourism locally in Bergen and I was interested to see if you have actually found a hack to this very popular tour. Apparently you did not. Unless you have this eurorail ticket as you two did, buying the public transportation separately will be more expensive than buying the nutshell tour as a package. The difference is not much, but it is not convenient at all (no guarantee of having a spot in the boat for example). You were sitting in Gudvangen saying that there is nothing to do there. About 200 meters away from where you sat you could find the best viking village in the country! www.vikingvalley.no And yes, Flåm is 100% a place for tourists. Nice hikes and activities as you mentioned, but nothing like a tipical Norwegian village. Paying 100 usd for a double room in high season is not bad at all given the conditions.

[@herregud]

Bergen - Voss kr 216.00 Train (vy.no) Voss-Gudvangen kr 59.00 Bus (skyss.no) Gudvangen - Flåm kr 405.00 Boat (visitflam.com) Flåm - Oslo kr 969.00 Train (vy.no) Total kr 1,649.00 If I were to book it on Fjordtours.com: kr 2,200.00 Savings kr 551.00 ($66.47 USD at the current exchange rate)

[@AieshasKitchen]

Nice views

[@krishnag2437]

5:00 is that lady filming you? 😄

[@laurencliver6452]

I’m going to be sad when the nordics are over. Where do u go next?

[@WAYAWAYWithAsh]

We'll make an announcement video! Glad you're enjoying!

[@bonniefromwashingtonstate7808]

Dang I love glorified campgrounds

[@Rallybear]

$100 in Norway isn't bad 😉

[@Oslohiker]

Interesting view on Flåm. Yes, it mostly turist. The few Norwegians that live there mostly keep to themselves. It is also the end destination for Rallarvegen, a very scenic bike route. Other than getting waisted at the brewery (Ægir), it is not much else to do there. Personally I like to stop there and look at the scenery and eat some food, when I am traveling between east and west, but that is just me. Compared to San Francisco and New York it is not expensive.

[@HrHaakon]

US bank cards are denied by a lot of vendors because of the high amount of banking fraud in the US. As American banks adopt safer and more secure card technologies, you'll start to see things becoming available.

[@hemantahudza5646]

You guys are great couple and happier.n lady you hot amazing smile your face i just smily all the time that is good sign in all this expensive journey😂

[@nassimback]

when u make a video about nature places try not to use jazz music xD

[@healthyandanextraincome4746]

Ashley, is a strong woman........rest a bit. Where do you get your energy ?

[@derplinkster]

Lol Poor Ashly Fail.

[@karenrisen1381]

Wow someone is spoiled. Make the best of the beautiful town and stop complaining!!!

[@xpost9381]

Well, actually Flåm has as around 300 inhabitants. Last time I was there I saw a lot more than 2 houses. But whatever. You contradict yourself... yeah... one can call it a total collapse of logic.... Here comes tourists from all over the world - including you - to Norway to see the wild and unspoiled nature. Then you go out there and say that you don't recommend people to come there because there are no people living there. ....What the heck....??? What do you expect.....??? Is this ignorance in a nutshell? You obviously don't understand what wild and unspoiled nature means...... Hint: There are no people living out there - it's just the nature that does it's own things..... This is not a zoo, or some Central Park in New York..... So this was the first and last time for me on this channel....