I live in California and have my whole life. This place looks like a fairytale! I can’t believe places like this exist in the world. I love your channel! So different, I love it.

@MackieMc8709

2 жыл бұрын

Same here. I live in California as well and Svalbard is absolutely stunning. It is so unique and pure.

@sukiecastillo2351

2 жыл бұрын

I feel the same I’ve lived in California my whole life and i can watch her channel all day!

@princesami9526

2 жыл бұрын

@@MackieMc8709 it maybe beautiful but not the best to live in freezing temperatures all year around especially when your not getting vitamin D from the sun

@ians9390

Жыл бұрын

It looks depressing af

@ians9390

Жыл бұрын

@@princesami9526 winter depression is real

I am an adult educator and I can see that you would be a fantastic teacher :) and so would Grim!

@CeciliaBlomdahl

2 жыл бұрын

🙏🏻😊

I don’t know why I’ve become obsessed with Svalbard. I think it seems like such a cut away from the fast paced British life

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

It is a very different life up here 😊

@hejiranyc

3 жыл бұрын

I was obsessed with Svalbard (and Greenland) ever since I was a little kid. I have always loved maps and I loved the fact that these spots were so remote and cold. It was a dream come true to finally visit Svalbard and Greenland a couple of years ago.

@kristenherndon8250

Жыл бұрын

I live in the south in the US and am fascinated by this place!

The dogs are like "Who are you talking to? Must be us; we're the only ones here. Maybe you want to play with the squeaky toy? No? Humans are so weird."

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha!

@Prof.SchulzeSternberg

3 жыл бұрын

Hohohoho

@erxe2937

3 жыл бұрын

@@CeciliaBlomdahl I just found this channel the other day and I fell in love with it! Your videos really make we want to get out there and go explore!!! I love your lifestyle, I wish I could live just like it! Where I live it’s very warm so I hardly ever get to see snow ❄️ I really would like to visit your town, keep up the good work Cecilia!

@erikolsson

2 жыл бұрын

@@CeciliaBlomdahl I live in Penang - a tropical island. When it gets too warm here I go to the tv room, sit in front of my large 4K tv, turn the air conditioner to minimum and with a rum & coke, I completly chill out with one of your ‘trekking’ videos on my 75” tv. Bliss.

I've fallen in love w Svalbard this week omg

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

😃💫

@deepbluesong5067

3 жыл бұрын

Me too! Fell in love with a place I never knew I needed in my life

@lewiswheeler6444

3 жыл бұрын

Not hard to do with such a great host!!

@narriparri

2 жыл бұрын

Same!

Happened to find your channel randomly a few days ago. I haven’t stopped watching , the scenery , the daily happenings. So awesome. Hi Grim.

You live a magickal and fascinating life my dear girl ! In my humble opinion it's like a faerie tale. I do realize you face hardships, but you've presented this in a way to allow us to see the BEST parts. Seasons greetings once again from Arizona. 💜🎄🎀

So glad I found this channel. I read a couple of books about Svalbard during lockdown, but your videos are so much more informative. I’ve promised myself I will visit one day.

Enjoy your videos as it brings back memories of previous visits. We've been to Svalbard twice for somewhat short stays and found the location to be very special. Nothing like relaxing with a cup of coffee at Rabalder, exploring the town shops and museums and learning about life in a challenging polar environment. We were also able to get to Gruvelageret for a terrific dinner.

I'm 60 yrs old . I have Reynauds. I'm English living in Spain for the warmth . . . . . So why am I so obsessed with your vlogs? Xxx

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

🤩 Thank you so much for watching 🤩🙏

@saberalgeriano

3 жыл бұрын

imagine growing up in dublin having raynauds 😖.. now i'm in a warmer place, but i still have flashbacks .. hope u're doing ok in sunny spain.. merry Xmas

@elizabethball4954

3 жыл бұрын

igho clubiste . . . That sounds nightmarish! Glad that you are in a warmer place now and a Very Happy Christmas to you too. X

@Silvina46

3 жыл бұрын

Me too 😉.. 63, living in Southern Spain and enjoying Svalbard and Féroé Islands during Covid lock down 😊

@purseypurslane

3 жыл бұрын

I hear you! I too am a warm weather person but something about this cold and dark lifestyle is very soothing..... IF I don't have to feel the actual cold! You have to be young to be able to shovel all that snow without having heart failure. I enjoy being an armchair traveller.

I was there in July 2007 for a few days with my father and my maternal grandfather for a short cruise with the small, old Hurtigruten ship "Nordstjernen" (back then Nordstjernen was still in regular Hurtigruten service in winter, cruising Svalbard in summer). This was a magical experience - letting the sun shine in my face from far up in the sky in the middle of the night, surrounded by glaciers, sipping a beer on deck of the ship, and it was my birthday! Extremely memorable. I'm sure that the perpetual night sky in winter is equally fascinating as the sun staying up for 24 hours a day in summer, and indeed would like to visit Svalbard in winter at some point in the future. Actually, I could well imagine living there (doesn't seem to be more expensive than it's here in Switzerland anyway ;-) ), but I suppose that the demand for (Swiss) German-speaking librarians with mediocre English and near-zero knowledge of Norwegian is very limited...

That soft spoken intro with absolutely marvelous views is a masterpiece! I really like the way your videos are evolving, Cecilia 👍 Fluffy co-hosts stole the q&a 😍

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sooo happy you enjoyed it! 🤩🌟 haha the fluffy co-hosts are not ideal company for filming 🤣

Your videos are wonderful. Composition, editing, narrating, music, amazing photography …. All of it! What a magical place to live. Your videos really portray the uniqueness of the place and the way of life. On top of all that, you seem like a wonderfully warm and happy soul.

People like you inspire me to live life not only exist 🤗❤️

@cheezheadz3928

3 жыл бұрын

Can you share an example of living life?

Goodmorning, since a couple of days i follow your vlogs. I like them al lot and they inspire me to go tot Svalbard. Greets from Holland

I live in Vermont, USA, and I am an amateur photographer. Svalbard is in my bucket list and you definitely make it more appealing. I love adventurers of life and definitely you guys are. The presentation is phenomenal.

Love the time you give your pets, that's love and love it

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

😊😊😊😊😊

I need more of your videos 😍 I can't stop watching!

Going to a folkehogskole in longyearbyen seems amazing! Wow. Awesome.

Just found the channel and I'm already addicted to your vlogs! Give Grim a treat for me 😄

Thx again for the beautiful footage! Love to come back again and celebrate xmas and my bday in Longyearbyen. Hopefully next year! Love the dogs and their squeeky toyys :)

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! :) I hope you can visit next year ⭐️🙏🏻😊

Thank you Cecilia. This video was so useful. You almost answered all my questions without me having to ask them.

Just discovered your channel thank you so much for showing us a wonderful way of life such an amazing beautiful place you live . Have a lovely Christmas.

I could smell the fresh air out there💝

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

Sooo crisp! 🤩

I love how raw and honest you are

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

💙💙💙

I have an obsession with coffee too and being cozy and I love your taste in clothing! Great style. I used to have a shetland sheepdog and she lived 17 years. She had fur like Grim and his brother, especially in the winter and we don't live in the arctic!!

Cecilia, I visited Svalbard 2 years ago during winter and I can't wait to go back there again! Its such a magical and a wonderful place...

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

No way how cool! 🤩

I fell in love at first sight in Svalbard and I wanted to live there someday, it looks so peaceful! 🥺🌬❄️💖

This YT account should be followed by a lot of people even in tiktok. Entertaining and educating. Thank you for sharing this 😍

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

Aww thank you so so much! 😃🙏

Thank you Cecilia, loving your videos, greetings from an Spaniard in London

I love watching your videos it’s such a different life❤️

Breathtaking landscape! I wouldn’t be able to get anything done if I had those teddy bear dogs as I would cuddle with them all day long!

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

hahah story of my life! 🤩

I just found your Channel , have been watching it non-stop for two days .

Wonderful video :) I’ve always wanted to visit Svalvard when I was still in Norway. Now, I am having the idea again ☺️😍

It’s more like a warm winter turns into a cold winter ❄️, great content btw !!!

I always wondered what is life there. Thanks for that video and definitely going to check your others.

Fascinating!!! This is my new favorite channel!!!!!

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so so much 💙🙏

Hello from the other end of the world at the bottom of the South Island of New Zealand. I went to Svalbard four years ago and it was amazing and I’m so glad I went. We are in Summer now with lovely long days. Have a great Christmas in a magical place.

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

That's amazing! :):)

Wonderful, I'll visit there someday or maybe even move there. Svalbard is amazing.

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

😊🙏

I’m on vacation on Maldives and here I am watching your KZread, TikTok and Instagram for more than a hour 🤩 Very interesting! 🤩

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

haha! How is the maldives thoo?! 😍😍

What a beautiful part of the world this is, nature at is best thanks for sharing your video

I heard about your Channel from Shaun from Scotland. I am really enjoying it. Such a beautiful place to see. Thank you🇨🇦☮️

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

Wow thank you so much! 🤩🙏🏻

Spent 2 weeks there in 1992 got a lift on a ship. Camped near airport. Although Sumner it was cold, used to rest up in airport foyer which was open when airport wasn't.

Just found your channel , very interesting loving watching ! Thanks from Sydney Australia 🇦🇺 😃😃👍👍

Nice one Cecilia. Your videos are nice and your voice your english are clear. 1million thumbs up for you 😘

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! 🤩🙏

I am so addicted to your vlogs love from Singapore 🇸🇬 ❤️🥰

@CeciliaBlomdahl

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them! 😍

You definitely have “professional “ skills in video production. Your videos are top notch, and the editing is outstanding. I’m assuming that besides being fluent in Swedish and English, you are also fluent in Norwegian. I spent time in Tromso and Abisko to see the auroras.

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you! Really appreciate it! 🙏🏻🤩 Yeah Norwegian is easy to learn since it is so close to Swedish 😊😊 Thank you for watching!

I have been following your Chanel since a long time but It never gets old watching your videos❤️❤️❤️❤️ lots of love from India. May be I will be there some day.😚😚😚

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, it means a lot 😊😊🙏🙏

New subs here and yes I am not skipping adds too hehe. Thank you for showing us the other side of the world! It’s an amazing place to go to! One in my bucket list!

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! 🤩🙏🏻

Longyearbyen seems absolutely magical. Working hard to be able to visit in the next year, or whenever travel clears up. Don't know if a job will ever be possible for American but I can dream!

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

We have plenty of different nationalities here, so maybe you can find suitable work when covid has calmed down! :) :)

When she said it's expensive to live there my heart dropped... until she said $700/month. I live in New York City, and the closest I got to that was when I lived with two roommates and paid $800/month, and that was ONLY because we got lucky with Covid prices. Needless to say, I want to move to Svalbard. Also- I just paid $6.50 for a carton of oat milk :/

@jbeeee42

2 жыл бұрын

I know!! When I heard $2000 as the high end I almost died, given I pay $1750 for a tiny studio in Brooklyn...

@s.romahora1825

2 жыл бұрын

@@jbeeee42 $1750 for even a small studio in Brooklyn is sadly pretty lucky!

@jbeeee42

2 жыл бұрын

@@s.romahora1825 this is true!! And my landlord didn't raise my rent a single penny this year, which is absolutely unheard of.

Omg i just found you’re KZread channel today & I‘m loving it so much. Svalbard is beautiful 😍 now I will watch all of you’re Videos in a row 😂😍😍 greetings from Germany 🥰

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

Oh I'm so happy you enjoy them! Thank you sooo much!

Nice information here, Cecilia, thank you for sharing this video !

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! :)

I can see National Geographic or some similar entity come calling for you to host/produce shows. You come across instantly as very likeable, funny and astute. I'm learning so much about Svalbard. Seems like a northern Shangri-La.

Im from the sunny Caribbean, currently in Canada🇨🇦 you make polar living look so nice. I just found your channel and i love it🤗 Greetings from Montreal❤

Came across this place after looking off of Apple maps and I seriously want to travel here someday. Great video !! ❤️❤️

I loveee your walrus in the background 😍

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

haha isn't it cute?! It's a cutting board but we have it as a decoration haha!

Your dogs are fantastic.

I was there twice and you can feel that it is Life on the Edge, like the BBC series. It was magical to me but fearful for others. I guess you get used to wearing a rifle and a flare gun once you pass the city limit.... i recommend visiting the Pyramiden settlement. And scooter trips of course.

Oh wow. Cool. Could never live in a place like that, it's the complete opposite of where I would like to be which would be somewhere that's warm all the year around with lots of sun- but would love to go and visit it someday.

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

🤩 Yeah it is a plus to like the cold when living here :)

du får mig att vilja flytta till svalbard!! såå coolt!

Jeg ble født i Oslo, men jeg lever i det fuktige og varme tropiske klimaet i Sør -Louisiana. Orkaner, mygg og sump. 😜 Når du ser videoen din, får en mann til å lengte etter et sted som Svalbard. Bravo.

I'm in love with your dogs 😍

It's surely the best place for meditation

Thank you very much for this very beautiful and informative video 👍👍👍 ! As I'm planning my next trip to Norway on february/march 2022, including a week in Svalbard, and as shooting northen lights is one of my goals 🤩, I’d like to know which camera you used to shoot such natural and beautiful auroras ? Because i noticed it was not a time laps !!!! Really great job !

Your dogs are so adorable!!

Loving the videos... going into polar nights looks cosy... but will be quite strange... how did you cope the first time you went through total darkness?

What a magical tour of an amazing place Lovely voice to listen to as the scenery rolls by Great channel - subscribed ✅

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so so much!! :)

Sounds like an amazing place to live. Would love to see around the town (I’ve just started watching your videos). Love your channel so far. So only one dog you own and the other is the neighbors but lives with you? I love photography also!

I can see this place as being a mecca for photographers. Beautiful.

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

It really is! A photographer's dream 🙏

What an interesting place! I would love to visit! I definitely have no cold tolerance though. I live in Arizona in the US where it gets over 120 degrees Fahrenheit sometimes. It’s like a different world.

@christinaslocum8761

3 жыл бұрын

Me too. I get so tired of the hot long Summer here, but it’s home.

@marcob4630

3 жыл бұрын

you will also soon get tired of the freeze in the Arctic: dreaming is nice, but...

@hannahmorris1835

3 жыл бұрын

@@marcob4630 lol I could never handle the cold of the arctic for an extended period of time!

@marcob4630

3 жыл бұрын

@@hannahmorris1835 - I thought that: me too. I far prefer Sardinia or Sicily!

Thank you...you answered questions I had...

When she said a 1 bedroom apartment was expensive (i.e. USD 700) I almost CRIED. In San Fanciso and Los Angeles, a tiny 1- bedroom apartment is...at a minimum...USD 1900 but more like USD 2,500-3,500 (and up). You can only find a 1-bedroom apartment in the US for $700 in maybe one or two undesirable cities, like Toledo, OH.

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

That is soooo crazy! But for being in the middle of nowhere close to the North Pole, you maybe wouldn't expect a 1 bedroom to cost as much as it does here haha!

@le_th_

3 жыл бұрын

@@CeciliaBlomdahl The pandemic has actually brought those prices to where there are now. Last February, they were a few hundred to a thousand dollars more than stated above (and yes, it IS crazy!). Keep up the great videos!

@aak8297

3 жыл бұрын

@@le_th_ 700 is still a lot, just like the one wooden cabin looking more like a little barn I found in Costa Rica for more than few hundred dollars.

@le_th_

3 жыл бұрын

@@aak8297 You're trying to make me cry, aren't you? USD300+/month!?! lol I know people who spend USD$200 just to have cable television. You should post a link for those cabins in Costa Rica. Someone might want to spend the rest of the pandemic living there! : )

@aak8297

3 жыл бұрын

@@le_th_ I was being sarcastic, +300 USD for a barn in the middle of nothing, with no elec and running water... That's way too much money, just like the container houses in Svalbard. For that price you can still get something nice, like a studio in Thailand, with a view on the beach, gym and pool included or a loft in Chile surrounded by mountains. I guess the property market in Svalbard is quite small, the island is very remote hence the high cost of rent. Prices in the US sound just like a nightmare.

Hey Cecilia :) Nice Q&A vlog loved it. i have question for your next Q&A if you make one in the future. 1.Can anyone buy land in Svalbard or need any land allocation permit to build cabin or house. 2.how much it cost to build a normal size cabin or house in Svalbard. 3.construction Companies names if any. Thanks 😊✌️

Basically you have to have money to live in that little piece of paradise!! Lucky you!! Enjoy your life!!😊

I’m half Norwegian and Swedish and live in Australia I’d love to live there maybe someday! ❤️❤️

How do you heat your house in winter, do you have wood fireplaces and if you do, is the wood easily available and is it cheap and easy to get to?

Ohh myy.i really want to hug that fluffy dog brothers 😆😆

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

🤩🤩🤩

"adoption papers for Christmas" love it! 😅😂 Can't wait for this world to normalise so I can finally see that place!

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

Hahah I need to be Grim's mother!!!! 🤣🙏 YES! You need to come visit! 🤩

What is the oceanic wildlife like there? Orcas? Beluga? Or narwhal? I love your channel and follow you here and tiktok! You have made me fall in love with Svalbard and I am definitely adding this to my travel list!

Looks so beautiful but 2 cold for me!

That's a great video :) Good to know more about you

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! 🤩🙏

@shibuofofof

3 жыл бұрын

@@CeciliaBlomdahl Hai I am shibu Are you still in svalbard

@shibuofofof

3 жыл бұрын

@@CeciliaBlomdahl may I get your mail ID please

I've watched a couple of vlogs of yours and I've is subscribed!

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! 😊

For my fellow americans, she is 5'9".

How much wood do you burn a year? (Face cords). I like the blinking harness. Do you have issues with your vehicles starting when it’s so cold, and they are parked out in the elements? Will you be able to park your vehicles unde4 cover when you expand your home? Interesting videos

If I had that much darkness to deal with I would have string lights everywhere too!

The no cat thing thing though lol I am not a dog person I have 4 cats. I would never move there because of that. But it's a beautiful place and I give you credit for being able to live in such cold weather.

You could just grow your own vegetables with a greenhouse! With a sun-lamp, you can grow veggies year-round!

Another nice video, Cecilia. Very well done! Dogs - - totally understand. Yep. I could live with that. Coronavirus very bad news here in South Africa. I would imagine you are in one of the safest places in the world! You're enjoying your life. Good for you! Stay as you are. Bye, Cecilia. Keep well and stay safe.

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I think so too, a very good place to be right now 🙏🏻 Stay safe!

@barryisland5942

3 жыл бұрын

@@CeciliaBlomdahl Thought you might like this video. kzread.info/dash/bejne/nKdpyLudiabUkrw.html

wow the dogs are amazing

Cecilia- Love your videos. Just a few questions: 1) How in the world does anyone make a living up there, especially people like yourself who moved threre in recent years. 2) How is it that you can get a WiFi signal in such a remote location? 3) What is the culture like in the village near you? 4) How does the village feel about you promoting Svalbard to people all over the world. For years my family and close friends enjoyed meeting up in the summer at a remote campground in Montana. Then an article came out raving about the great fly fishing there. The massive influx of tourists ruinded the whole area Now it's like parking in an urban RV park. Tourism can bring in money, but it can destroy the culture and the appeal and beauty of a rural environment. It sure did so in my home town in Alaska. I wish you well, though. Enjoy it while it lasts.

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

Hiii thank you for watching! I moved up here for a job as a booking manager at one of the locations in town, and then after that moved on to some other jobs :) I now work at a school, a clothing store and as a photographer/videographer. We have fiber here on Svalbard, drawn from the mainland with optic fiber cable, so we have high speed internet here. We also have the mobile phone carrier telenor's mast very close to our house haha We already have a lot of tourism (pre covid) during our high season so I think people just enjoy that I am spreading the word about Svalbard a bit more. A lot of people have businesses that rely on tourism and are struggling right now :/ There are a lot of rules around tourism here and protecting the wildlife so I hope it won't ever get out of hand 😊

@daisychain3007

3 жыл бұрын

@Amalie Olsdatter Then it is not the paradise that do many people on this chatroom think that it is. For me, a place has to be comfortable for living in. I feel sorry for the homeless because it is not always their fault. Life may have dealt them a harsh hand and I would not like to come face-to-face with a polar bear.

@daisychain3007

3 жыл бұрын

@Amalie Olsdatter If it is not meant for living in, why do do many people live there?

your dogs are so beautiful omg

I'm from Puerto Rico and your videos make me want to go there so badly

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching 🥰🥰

Did you say that Grim is a Finnish Lapphund? He is a GREAT dog! I love seeing him!

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

Yees he is! :) He is the greaaatest!! :D

I have been watching Drake Paragon & Eric Andrea and thinking about the North. I miss a little ship and a iron wood stove.

I really like your vids, keep up the good work! I live in California and they are really interesting!

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you so much! :) 🙏🏻🙏🏻

I take it the cost of living is very high where you live. I had a friend who lived and worked in Iqaluit, Nunavut in Canada and his salary was twice or more what he would have earned as a teacher in Toronto. While he was there the cost of one head of lettuce was $10. What would a head of lettuce and fresh tomatoes or bananas cost where you live? What would the average income be for a teacher or government worker or construction or research person be where you live? Income averages are needed to relate to your prices. Thanks so much for you vlog, you provide an insight into a land 650 km from the North Pole which is a very unique perspective. Thanks.

This video is so relaxing 😎

@CeciliaBlomdahl

3 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad! :):)

How do you get vitamin D and how are you not extremely depressed??😳I live in Canada and can’t wait to get out because of the long depressing winters!! Cheers to you for being mentally strong!!!

Hi, I've been watching your videos for a while. I am in love with svalbard! Silly question? Is there a hockey rink in svalbard? My dream is to visit there I am so intrigued. Thanks