The remote visa-free island at the top of the world - BBC REEL

Longyearbyen is the northernmost city in the world. It is also a visa-free zone where everyone is welcome to live and work. People from all over the world come to this remote Norwegian archipelago to start a new life at the top of the world.
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  • @draven9481
    @draven94813 жыл бұрын

    “Maybe if you dont fit in the world out there, then maybe this is your place.” True words hit home

  • @blackpinkistherevolution4998

    @blackpinkistherevolution4998

    3 жыл бұрын

    Charot

  • @LabRat6619

    @LabRat6619

    3 жыл бұрын

    Maybe this place is for me?

  • @waleedalgharabally9385

    @waleedalgharabally9385

    3 жыл бұрын

    And me

  • @NormanVsNorman

    @NormanVsNorman

    3 жыл бұрын

    THAT phrase hit me! Like... I want to move there, right now kinda feeling.

  • @musti747

    @musti747

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@NormanVsNorman Until you move there and realise no matter where you go you'll always feel out of place.

  • @youtubesuckss7058
    @youtubesuckss70583 жыл бұрын

    This is the introverted dream

  • @grayacebelgica2818

    @grayacebelgica2818

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Good Girl Exactly 😍

  • @chriswyatt9869

    @chriswyatt9869

    3 жыл бұрын

    Such a vast over simplification. By common use today the word introverted is used to define any edgy teenage girl who thinks they're different and don't like people, because they like to spend time in their room watching yt or reading or such. Living on this island, or any isolated place is far far different than that. It is not for introverts nor it is for extroverts (no one is purely both either) it is for people who truly love the lands, nature and harsh lifestyle. Just because you think you're 'introverted' does not mean you will be accustomed to living there.

  • @ethanYT_1219

    @ethanYT_1219

    3 жыл бұрын

    Quite the opposite really, there's a much more profound connection and sense of community in small places like these where everybody depend and checks on each other

  • @lsaf6573

    @lsaf6573

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes. Correct. Absolutely

  • @taffelost6221

    @taffelost6221

    3 жыл бұрын

    I would believe it's much easier to be left alone in a big city than on Svalbard where everybody knows you and wants to know you're ok.

  • @nordicgaming2572
    @nordicgaming25723 жыл бұрын

    The Brazilian guy literally moved from southern edge of the world to the northern edge.. Must have been a crazy transition ^^

  • @shendaraalshedir1933

    @shendaraalshedir1933

    3 жыл бұрын

    Seriously eh? 😅🇨🇦☘️

  • @tristanlee6538

    @tristanlee6538

    3 жыл бұрын

    Actually, Argentina and Chile is more southern edge than Brazil

  • @ARSENICKMUSIC

    @ARSENICKMUSIC

    3 жыл бұрын

    Brazil touches the equator almost so it's really not as drastic as you making it sound

  • @joatanpereira4272

    @joatanpereira4272

    3 жыл бұрын

    The south of Brazil is the coldest region, so...

  • @moz3617

    @moz3617

    3 жыл бұрын

    Please buy an atlas or a map.. 🤦🏻‍♂️

  • @jeonlyxoxo
    @jeonlyxoxo3 жыл бұрын

    I need a place like this just to ‘detox’ from the current mad world. I need my human senses back.

  • @le_th_

    @le_th_

    3 жыл бұрын

    No, you can't go until you get vaccinated. End of story. Get your vaccines, THEN you can go.

  • @cheezheadz3928

    @cheezheadz3928

    3 жыл бұрын

    No matter where you go the mad world is still there.

  • @le_th_

    @le_th_

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@cheezheadz3928 True, but you sure seem to be far away from that mad world in Longyearben.

  • @mitchellbooth8435

    @mitchellbooth8435

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@le_th_ is everyone vaccinated there? surely you mean tested?

  • @le_th_

    @le_th_

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@mitchellbooth8435 WHAT? Where did I post a statement that suggests that there is a place on this planet where "everyone is vaccinated". No place exists like that as of 1/5/21. ....and no, I do not mean "tested". Testing only helps in diagnostics because you can walk out into the world 3 minutes later and walk right into a cloud of someone else's aerosolized particles (maybe they're jogging without a mask on?) and become infected less than 10 minutes from the very moment you were tested.

  • @atexaninkorea1773
    @atexaninkorea17734 жыл бұрын

    "It's the animals homes. We're guests" Carry guns everywhere. Bears be like, "worst guests ever. Can't take a hint."

  • @I-_-I_SB

    @I-_-I_SB

    4 жыл бұрын

    james johnston THANKS

  • @ayleena5148

    @ayleena5148

    4 жыл бұрын

    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I swear, worst guest ever

  • @kishanshivakoti256

    @kishanshivakoti256

    4 жыл бұрын

    👍🏽😁🤡👹👻

  • @rosemillerson4946

    @rosemillerson4946

    4 жыл бұрын

    humans are animals as well learn sole biology you ignorant dummy

  • @TriniMonstera

    @TriniMonstera

    4 жыл бұрын

    Perhaps it is to scare them off not harm them.

  • @DonVigaDeFierro
    @DonVigaDeFierro4 жыл бұрын

    "We're literally at the edge of the world" Flat earthers: WRITE THAT DOWN!! WRITE THAT DOWN!!!

  • @tam9749

    @tam9749

    3 жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂

  • @bruceparker6142

    @bruceparker6142

    3 жыл бұрын

    The edge of the flat Earth.

  • @soniavinluan8979

    @soniavinluan8979

    3 жыл бұрын

    My message to Flat Earthers.. I will give them a World Map and slap them in their faces many times..

  • @rosegarcia2158

    @rosegarcia2158

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@soniavinluan8979 no no, get a globe lol 😂

  • @clairecadoux471

    @clairecadoux471

    3 жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @bmr208
    @bmr2083 жыл бұрын

    "If you don't fit in the world out there, maybe here is your place." 🥺

  • @ManjeetShivam

    @ManjeetShivam

    2 жыл бұрын

    hi can i contact you

  • @killerninjaz13
    @killerninjaz133 жыл бұрын

    This is why documenting places like this is important as they won't be here forever

  • @koreanfriedchildren

    @koreanfriedchildren

    2 жыл бұрын

    they won't be here forever because they are being documented *paradox activated*

  • @kathryncarter6143

    @kathryncarter6143

    2 жыл бұрын

    I was thinking the same thing

  • @TheRedDevil_NC

    @TheRedDevil_NC

    2 жыл бұрын

    It’s been there millions of years. Climate has always varied. This video should celebrate the place not be all dooms dayish. A limousine liberals paradise

  • @Jake-mv7yo

    @Jake-mv7yo

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@TheRedDevil_NC if anything the place will just be nicer to live in

  • @airira
    @airira4 жыл бұрын

    Too bad I’ve learned about this place 30 years too late. I’m too old now, too unhealthy to go anywhere like this but I would have loved it for a while back when I could live and love and travel without the ties of approaching mortality. Beautiful place.

  • @kitabGo

    @kitabGo

    4 жыл бұрын

    Let's travel with me

  • @ed4all33

    @ed4all33

    4 жыл бұрын

    awais khan that was such a sweet offer. I hope the person takes it up if their health and circumstances permit.

  • @a.a.s.3799

    @a.a.s.3799

    4 жыл бұрын

    i've seen you do this under like three videos already, just get out and enjoy what's left already for fucks sake.

  • @since4everrr

    @since4everrr

    4 жыл бұрын

    take out a loan and go AWOL!

  • @rlguerrero2263

    @rlguerrero2263

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sad with you, my friend What you told will make think deeper about going there

  • @zurgboy07
    @zurgboy074 жыл бұрын

    KZread algorithm showing me remote places to visit while I'm on lockdown because of COVID19.

  • @kz687

    @kz687

    3 жыл бұрын

    after this lockdown now we are ready to live in remote place and isolation

  • @JJ-er1ng

    @JJ-er1ng

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@kz687 svalbard population in 2022: 219,000

  • @oncetwice2195

    @oncetwice2195

    3 жыл бұрын

    You can’t if you’re from u United States. Thx trump

  • @1982nauj

    @1982nauj

    3 жыл бұрын

    You are not lockdown for covid19, you are lockdown for politicians, dont forget that.

  • @vanishagarg9934
    @vanishagarg99342 жыл бұрын

    I think, for a person like me, sunlight is the most important. It gives so much energy and positive vibes. Hats off to the people who manage to live in their houses without sunlight that too straight away for a period of 3-4 months!

  • @bordersonbudgets

    @bordersonbudgets

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi Vanisha. The 24-hour daylight in Svalbard is bizarre. Here is a video of an abandoned mine and the town's campsite. Enjoy! kzread.info/dash/bejne/lpOW06R7ltLUoco.html

  • @colleenr7268

    @colleenr7268

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think I'd be OK with it. Where I live is nowhere near that extreme, but we do have only 8 hours of daylight in the winter, and most of the time in an office that didn't have windows. We have the opposite in the summer where it is only fully dark for about 5 hours.

  • @adara4635

    @adara4635

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@colleenr7268 From November to January there is no daylight at all, just black darkness. November-February/March there is no sunlight.

  • @colleenr7268

    @colleenr7268

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@adara4635 I'm aware of that thank you.

  • @jamesdettmann94

    @jamesdettmann94

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@adara4635 it wouldn't be November to March, it's October to February. March seems like a winter month but has the equinox so it's as light as September

  • @Pilot-ud3yj
    @Pilot-ud3yj3 жыл бұрын

    I had the privilege of meeting Chicco Mattos a few years ago when visiting Svalbard during the polar night. A very unassuming guy. He was working behind the bar at the Radisson Blu. We got talking about our mutual love photography and he turned out to be a fantastic videographer as well as a photographer. Top bloke with some mad skills.

  • @profmembrane1720

    @profmembrane1720

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lovely story. Hope I can one day go myself.

  • @FlorianHWave
    @FlorianHWave3 жыл бұрын

    Svalbard is the only place in the world that is completely visa-free... ...except for MasterCard HQ.

  • @umitsahin8698

    @umitsahin8698

    3 жыл бұрын

    I reckon it is not completely visa-free since you first have to go to Norway to go to Svalbard anyways.. Even if you hold a schengen-visa then what happens when it expires? Are you stuck there? I have questions.. 😂

  • @FlorianHWave

    @FlorianHWave

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@umitsahin8698 If you have an option to go there without a stop in Norway, you can enter visa-free.

  • @FlorianHWave

    @FlorianHWave

    3 жыл бұрын

    @nishant kumar I know. For a reason.

  • @vinay1057

    @vinay1057

    3 жыл бұрын

    @nishant kumar Bro what is meant by visa free. How many days we can live there

  • @yououtuber4176

    @yououtuber4176

    3 жыл бұрын

    Most underrated comment..

  • @RadioDadJokes
    @RadioDadJokes3 жыл бұрын

    Was there in February. Unreal. It has a B movie feel with the disused mines and doomsday vault - I loved it. Saw the aurora for the sixth time too. Svalbard is incredible beyond words.

  • @jenlinds1

    @jenlinds1

    3 жыл бұрын

    How do you think it’d be to live there?

  • @youngforeign8197

    @youngforeign8197

    2 жыл бұрын

    How do you get there?? Do you have to go through Norway??

  • @somethingbright4268

    @somethingbright4268

    2 жыл бұрын

    Very lucky 🍀

  • @mrscitrine3592

    @mrscitrine3592

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jenlinds1 watch the vlog of Cecilia blomdahl she lives over there. Just discovered her

  • @yoenyoen3121

    @yoenyoen3121

    Жыл бұрын

    @@youngforeign8197 he swimming to there and walking lol...

  • @lakshyajindal4151
    @lakshyajindal41512 жыл бұрын

    Svalbard is definitely one of the most venturous and intriguing spots where one can think of living. Even though, one can find out numerous downsides about this place. For me, its upsides seem to outweigh everything else. I consider Svalbard as the ideal place for a getaway or a temporary residence and that too visa-free. Having a peaking interest in photography, I would definitely visit this place at least once in my life. Its stupendous scenic beauty can leave one flabbergasted and its innumerable relief features like the snow mountains and lakes can give you Goosebumps. Well at last, if you don't fit in the world out there, maybe Svalbard is your place.

  • @iZacq

    @iZacq

    Жыл бұрын

    To reach there you need Norway Visa

  • @sheezy2526

    @sheezy2526

    9 ай бұрын

    Can you buy Oreos?

  • @nathalielaizet2219
    @nathalielaizet22193 жыл бұрын

    "If you don't fit in the world out there, maybe here is your place" Ok, I'm coming, then :-)

  • @tluskas
    @tluskas4 жыл бұрын

    "oh my god, what am i doing here. This is not my place" -Man of the year

  • @edithvelez5874
    @edithvelez58744 жыл бұрын

    When he says if nature wants, nature keeps you inside your house. So true especially considering what we are living mow.

  • @archivariusdee2127

    @archivariusdee2127

    4 жыл бұрын

    I thought the same ... ;)

  • @wiltrvl4evr

    @wiltrvl4evr

    4 жыл бұрын

    Manmade virus courtesy of Gates and his NWO cronies

  • @politicallycorrectredskin796

    @politicallycorrectredskin796

    3 жыл бұрын

    This is government keeping people indoors, not nature. No evidence of any kind that it even helps with anything, and plenty of evidence that it severely harms people's mental health and the economy.

  • @Eigenverantwortung

    @Eigenverantwortung

    3 жыл бұрын

    *Steel Beam* They want if u belong to useless humans without paying taxes

  • @coyoteprophet9734

    @coyoteprophet9734

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nothing natural about this Plandemic and COVID-19.

  • @KeepCalmandLoveClassics
    @KeepCalmandLoveClassics2 жыл бұрын

    I am an engineer and a mathematics teacher. Wish I could have come to this place. Love from Darjeeling, India

  • @aallearn4927

    @aallearn4927

    Жыл бұрын

    Isn't Ladakh same like this in winter though

  • @mortalclown3812

    @mortalclown3812

    Жыл бұрын

    @@aallearn4927 At least Ladakh has sun in the winter. And the Svalbard temps are a lot lower.

  • @gusidichaitanya176
    @gusidichaitanya1763 жыл бұрын

    " I am not sure if I'll be able to show my grandchildren and thats a shame " I felt that !!!

  • @Orion227
    @Orion2274 жыл бұрын

    On arrival in Oslo, visitors will need to go through passport control. While Norwegian authorities do not require a visa for visiting Svalbard, as you will be transiting through Norway, nationals with visa requirements for Norway or the Schengen area will need a valid visa. No visa is required for EU passport holders.

  • @garcsstuff6734

    @garcsstuff6734

    Жыл бұрын

    You can also take a boat from Russia and also legally you can sail your own boat from anywhere to Svalbard legally

  • @jusmeetsingh1907

    @jusmeetsingh1907

    Жыл бұрын

    @@garcsstuff6734 😊🙏

  • @pannyvet92

    @pannyvet92

    4 ай бұрын

    So if I want to immigrate there from Romania I can use my passport and declare to authorities that I want to go to Svalbard and they will let me go and never ask about visa? What about residency? I am a vet student, 1 year and I finished and I want to work and travel

  • @TheThirdEYE07
    @TheThirdEYE074 жыл бұрын

    I would like to thank BBC REEL FOR COVERING SUCH A WONDERFUL EPISODE WITH US.....

  • @Erminestreet

    @Erminestreet

    4 жыл бұрын

    Rohit Singh Gour you need visa to enter Norway.

  • @geirstianaaslund7141

    @geirstianaaslund7141

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@rohitsinghgour3014 Normally yo do not need a Visa but you have to prove that you can provide for yourself. It is expensive to live there, the welfare system is normally available only if you are a Norwegian citizen or work for a Norwegian company.

  • @instalocktaka9628

    @instalocktaka9628

    3 жыл бұрын

    Geir Stian Aaslund is there Internet in Svalbard

  • @geirstianaaslund7141

    @geirstianaaslund7141

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@instalocktaka9628 there is Internet. There is a cable from the mainland. There is some research and even some university education. But it is a very small and limited society. A town with 2000 inhabitants, only 40 kilometers with road, you are not allowed to go outside the town without a gun. In the summer there is 24 hours of daylight, in the winter 24 hour of darkness. Fresh food(vegetables) are limited, nothing is grown up there. I have only been there on vacation, but it is different than anything else on this planet.

  • @yousefmahmoud842

    @yousefmahmoud842

    3 жыл бұрын

    I really like it ..how can i go there ...im jordanian passport holder ..i will do any job

  • @godsmarch2717
    @godsmarch27172 жыл бұрын

    I can feel the positive energy by just watching this video.❤️

  • @vickimeyers2672
    @vickimeyers26723 жыл бұрын

    I'm presently living in a little one room cabin in the woods of Alaska. This video has me now interested in moving further north, to Svalbard!! I'm retired, and my newest research project will be the cost of living and whether I can afford to move. 😁

  • @user-ue3pl2gf4o

    @user-ue3pl2gf4o

    3 жыл бұрын

    no tax there

  • @harryhoudini1669

    @harryhoudini1669

    2 жыл бұрын

    Pitcairn

  • @norsenomad

    @norsenomad

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@user-ue3pl2gf4o Not exactly... Everyone who resides on Svalbard is liable to pay tax to Svalbard on all their capital and income. You are considered a tax resident when you have taken permanent residence on Svalbard. The Svalbard archipelago is a separate tax zone, but still proper land of the Kingdom of Norway. According to the Svalbard Tax Law of 1996, tax is collected by Norway on all personal income on Svalbard. Income tax is much lower on Svalbard than on the mainland, however. For annual income up to and including 12G, your income tax will be only 8%. For higher income, i.e. exceeding 12G, there is a 22% tax. (12G in the Norwegian National Insurance scheme equals ca NOK 1,276,500 per year, and below 12G is considered “a normal salary” in the scheme).

  • @pinchebruha405

    @pinchebruha405

    2 жыл бұрын

    Do it!!!

  • @gregfleenor9654

    @gregfleenor9654

    2 жыл бұрын

    Go even further north than Svalbard. Russia, Canada or Greenland.

  • @nazzme6181
    @nazzme61814 жыл бұрын

    It's an exceptionally gorgeous place. Sadly, some people don't realize that "getting away from it all" means leaving your bad habits and customs behind also!!!!🙏🏻💝

  • @anishsharma2606

    @anishsharma2606

    3 жыл бұрын

    Exactly

  • @dg8359

    @dg8359

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, And we as humans are polluting with waste and the placewith our products that don’t degrade naturally and can harm others in the habitat I am another one of those humans even though live in a different place n used consume and so support an economy of this harm Use this place to meditate how can we be live as a human race that shall be benefit n conflict free for all

  • @mortalclown3812

    @mortalclown3812

    Жыл бұрын

    They drink a lot there, tbh

  • @Emma-ll5wv
    @Emma-ll5wv3 жыл бұрын

    I visited Svalbard in January 2020, in the middle of the polar night. I completely fell in love with the place and the people. I know it sounds mad but I felt very comfortable there. I guess I like cold dark places.

  • @caesarmeer

    @caesarmeer

    2 жыл бұрын

    same here it's beautiful

  • @bikinggal1
    @bikinggal13 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this film! I love learning about other parts of the world and the people!

  • @theultimatebusiness
    @theultimatebusiness3 жыл бұрын

    The polar bear who wrecked that tent must've said, "get off my lawn!"

  • @paulduncan1635
    @paulduncan16353 жыл бұрын

    I would like to visit this place someday after my master's degree

  • @stutzstudiowerks
    @stutzstudiowerks3 жыл бұрын

    That was lovely. I'm glad places like this still exist in the world. Thank you for showing us. ❤

  • @emoses
    @emoses2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you all you wonderful people for sharing your stories and inspiring me!

  • @malakwaqasawan4371
    @malakwaqasawan43712 жыл бұрын

    watched for the 2nd time after few months and love it again,... love the spirit of people.

  • @ravin2363
    @ravin23634 жыл бұрын

    Definitely going there. Jotting it down on my bucket list. Yay.

  • @MelanieSakowski
    @MelanieSakowski3 жыл бұрын

    Life, truly: “This is a real community and people check on each other.”

  • @livingintheforest3963
    @livingintheforest39633 жыл бұрын

    Saw you on Cecilia’s channel!!! So much to learn about Swalbard

  • @kal2487
    @kal24872 жыл бұрын

    Wow, I've never heard of this place before and I'm totally intrigued and fascinated.

  • @akramwahba1187
    @akramwahba11874 жыл бұрын

    Thank you bbc reel so much

  • @miamijim5964
    @miamijim59643 жыл бұрын

    At present I am in Northern Finland, my plan is as soon as my lad is 18 (another 6 years) I will be looking into Longyearbyen as a very strong possibility as my next place to live...

  • @miamijim5964

    @miamijim5964

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Obama Only Fans is that what they call kids nowadays ?

  • @Byrzzaa

    @Byrzzaa

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Obama Only Fans What did I just read

  • @bangkokwalks8875
    @bangkokwalks88753 жыл бұрын

    Pure joy to watch my friend! This is what I am striving for in my videos!

  • @relaxationmusicwithanne8898
    @relaxationmusicwithanne88983 жыл бұрын

    Awwww. Such a beautiful place. Seeing the Northern lights before i die is a must.

  • @vanishagarg9934
    @vanishagarg99342 жыл бұрын

    It was quite fun to see a person doing the chit thing to choose a place to live! This completely shows how adventurous that woman is. I congratulate her for having this beautiful place on her chit!

  • @goldbridge
    @goldbridge4 жыл бұрын

    Anyone here after the coronavirus outbreak looking for an escape

  • @augusto9255

    @augusto9255

    4 жыл бұрын

    If corona doesn't kill you, the bears will

  • @dragonflyjones4611

    @dragonflyjones4611

    4 жыл бұрын

    The weather will kill him

  • @jay1970

    @jay1970

    4 жыл бұрын

    Anyone else here posting stupid questions to get useless likes?

  • @user-jq6lm5nl7p

    @user-jq6lm5nl7p

    4 жыл бұрын

    Haha

  • @goldbridge

    @goldbridge

    4 жыл бұрын

    jay1970 Just you you 50 year old clown

  • @0HARE
    @0HARE Жыл бұрын

    I learned about the existence of Svalbard from watching the film “Far North”, which was filmed there. Ever since then, I’ve been wanting to go there. I had mistakenly thought it was an “Off-Limits” scientific and military outpost. I’m surprised, and happy to learn that I’ll be able to visit there. Thanks, BBC Reels!

  • @jodagv8958
    @jodagv89582 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful place that truly will live in my heart forever

  • @3NA_exe
    @3NA_exe4 жыл бұрын

    I saw “Svalbard” and immediately thought of His Dark Materials

  • @ravin2363

    @ravin2363

    4 жыл бұрын

    Also polar bears visit this place. I might find my lost golden compass here 🤫

  • @varunswat007

    @varunswat007

    4 жыл бұрын

    Exactly ! A polar bear as a companion 🙄

  • @marylousherman5471

    @marylousherman5471

    4 жыл бұрын

    😎👍

  • @kekistanihelpdesk8508

    @kekistanihelpdesk8508

    3 жыл бұрын

    The shittest film ever made

  • @voreshbo7031

    @voreshbo7031

    3 жыл бұрын

    Very close to a documentary

  • @abrar6920
    @abrar69204 жыл бұрын

    I wish I could go someday only to see the northern lights 😍 it’s incredible

  • @catsandcrows8880

    @catsandcrows8880

    4 жыл бұрын

    You can see the aurora borealis in several northern countries.

  • @survivortechharold6575

    @survivortechharold6575

    3 жыл бұрын

    The only thing stopping you is you.

  • @floralscene

    @floralscene

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me too. I'm going to research a Northern Lights trip.

  • @floralscene

    @floralscene

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Spud Chuffington jones Good to know. I'm going to look that up. Do you have any recommendations of companies?

  • @TheeeDanielR

    @TheeeDanielR

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@floralscene McDonald’s

  • @Amuzic_Earth
    @Amuzic_Earth Жыл бұрын

    I especially liked each of the people who were interviewed.. they do seem vastly different from each other and yet have a common thing, a connection with the nature and an aloofness with the mainstream human civilization.

  • @BeBeBraveSpirit
    @BeBeBraveSpirit2 жыл бұрын

    I don’t say this glibly, I am in love with this place after watching this and I just can’t wait to experience the same wonderment in person one day. We all need to respect the earth and it seems very likely like this is one of the few purest places left, like this gentleman said. It’s a form of life where you depend on each other and take care of your environment because this beautiful land is giving us a chance to live there with nature in control of our daily lives even more so than anywhere else.

  • @zapfanzapfan
    @zapfanzapfan4 жыл бұрын

    I guess I should visit before it melts...

  • @itsmyparty4637

    @itsmyparty4637

    4 жыл бұрын

    OR ices up again. we live in a very young world. climate change is normal not a problem.

  • @dirtysanchez941

    @dirtysanchez941

    4 жыл бұрын

    Humans Destroy everything 💯

  • @rlguerrero2263

    @rlguerrero2263

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@itsmyparty4637 That's it! :)

  • @rlguerrero2263

    @rlguerrero2263

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@dirtysanchez941 oh yeah? So, why don't you stop destroying things and do something for the good of nature For example, going there and offering your self as food for a polar bear??

  • @ayleena5148

    @ayleena5148

    4 жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂😂😂

  • @svenpb1996
    @svenpb19962 жыл бұрын

    I've been here on work and went on a tour with huskies, it's a beautiful place, and they make great waffles and hot chocolate!

  • @ADayintheLifeofRia
    @ADayintheLifeofRia3 жыл бұрын

    Seems like the perfect time for this to pop up! 👌💞Can't wait to watch!

  • @CollinWilliam1
    @CollinWilliam1 Жыл бұрын

    Definitely am going here at least once in my lifetime. Beautiful place.

  • @D-Dollie
    @D-Dollie4 жыл бұрын

    Oh wow. I would love to live there for a couple of years. I love snow and this place looks beautiful!!!! “If you don’t fit there in the world, maybe here is your place!” I am packing my bags and coming!!!!

  • @kimjong-un2564

    @kimjong-un2564

    4 жыл бұрын

    @cm. CG no it's cause 70% of the people are so selfish and running behind money and fake relationships.. Guess you are in that 70%

  • @josiptumapa
    @josiptumapa4 жыл бұрын

    The closest I've been to a place remotely like this was WAY UP NORTH in Finnish Lapland, #Kilpisjärvi where Norway, Sweden and Finland met. And it was amazing.

  • @3rdGenerationFilms27

    @3rdGenerationFilms27

    2 жыл бұрын

    Kilpisjarvi was amazing. So amazing. My heart lies with the finnish lapland.

  • @pradeeps5557
    @pradeeps5557 Жыл бұрын

    Truly Great Informative Video, Many Thanks

  • @pratyushchamoli343
    @pratyushchamoli3432 жыл бұрын

    I don't have much of a penchant for traveling but I would love to visit Svalbard and probably stay there for a couple of months. True, 4 months day, 4 months night and capricious polar bear attacks may be a bit off-putting at first but the prospect of tranquility, marvelous northern lights, and the community have me sold!

  • @ejohnson3131
    @ejohnson31314 жыл бұрын

    Y'all can go literally "chill" in that island visa-free. I'll stay nice and warm at home.

  • @SoRaw514

    @SoRaw514

    3 жыл бұрын

    You're a different breed. The one that needs to be warmed by its mother's (the sun) womb, untill it's death

  • @debjanilahiri7100
    @debjanilahiri71003 жыл бұрын

    I loved this place wish I could stay there 💕

  • @bruceneiman5158
    @bruceneiman51582 жыл бұрын

    Very nice awesome people... real down to earth... no egos... just real

  • @probashipothochari2450
    @probashipothochari24503 жыл бұрын

    Last 3 lines is epic..!!! Thnx BBC .

  • @elitepunch1498
    @elitepunch14984 жыл бұрын

    Svalbard - Love at first sight ❣️

  • @Orion227
    @Orion2274 жыл бұрын

    Take my money, I’m on my way!!! Once the travel bans are removed 😷🧣

  • @allisonkeller1085

    @allisonkeller1085

    4 жыл бұрын

    Agree 100%

  • @niceguy9790

    @niceguy9790

    4 жыл бұрын

    ya sure go and take more land from the wildlife and buy a gun because hey you want to take selfies of the snow

  • @WISEMARTIAL

    @WISEMARTIAL

    4 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @francosworld5030

    @francosworld5030

    4 жыл бұрын

    Big talker!

  • @ratedr9672

    @ratedr9672

    4 жыл бұрын

    And that’s when? Don’t see those bans being removed anytime soon ☹️

  • @b.a.l.i5142
    @b.a.l.i51423 жыл бұрын

    wish i could come and stay there😊 what a beautiful beautiful views there😍 i love to see and touch the snow in which iv never see or touch it b4😊

  • @atrayeeroy4501
    @atrayeeroy4501 Жыл бұрын

    Looks so beautiful....almost out of this world, surreal!. I hope it lasts a long time.

  • @vikasn4388
    @vikasn43883 жыл бұрын

    Can we appreciate the choice of music used

  • @XSemperIdem5
    @XSemperIdem52 жыл бұрын

    They didn't go into the whole no trees and the ground being in permafrost part. I've been watching a KZreadr who lives on Svalbard and makes vlogs and it's truly beautiful there. But she doesn't live in town, she actually lives in a cabin near the ocean.

  • @yougotgarlicinyoursoul

    @yougotgarlicinyoursoul

    2 жыл бұрын

    Cecilia Blomdahl👍🏻

  • @tullulah5294
    @tullulah5294 Жыл бұрын

    Ohhh my God I am 25 years too late for this place !!!! Wish I knew about this place long time ago !! ....but I can always dream about it! What a beautiful place !!!

  • @captaincaveman8729
    @captaincaveman87292 жыл бұрын

    Added to bucket list ☺️, thank you ❤️🙏

  • @maderandyviryawan443
    @maderandyviryawan4433 жыл бұрын

    The place looks very pleasant. Someday I will go there and savor the nature directly :)

  • @xananymous431
    @xananymous4312 жыл бұрын

    Finally a place where I can established my own ice Kingdom.

  • @ernestscuttle9139

    @ernestscuttle9139

    2 жыл бұрын

    Like a sand castle swept away by tides.

  • @timross1077
    @timross1077 Жыл бұрын

    God bless that town and these people

  • @RamandeepKaur-tb6nk
    @RamandeepKaur-tb6nk3 жыл бұрын

    If you don't fit in the world out there may be here is ur place❤️❤️ Loved it

  • @madre6322
    @madre63223 жыл бұрын

    "If you don't fit in the world out there, maybe here is your place." This statement just tickled my mind. I have been thinking of leaving and settling somewhere more peaceful. I am not sure yet about this Longyearbyen, but good to know I have a hassle free option.

  • @realasscracka

    @realasscracka

    Жыл бұрын

    just do IT... I lived in Italy-Bahrain now visiting alaska

  • @ricardomina9265
    @ricardomina92654 жыл бұрын

    I would like to live there. I think it is a perfect place for me.

  • @andreagale6058
    @andreagale60582 жыл бұрын

    Oh those magical lights!!!! I soooooooo want to be there!

  • @lukasnummer1
    @lukasnummer1 Жыл бұрын

    I've come to love lying in my bed, reading and then watching documentary after documentary. When it gets dark and colder outside in the late evenings once autumn kicks in, that's what I'm looking forward to do every day. This island here... I'm sure I couldn't live there (I like the sun, I like it warm), but it seems fascinating that these people are happy.

  • @charujain1010
    @charujain10102 жыл бұрын

    Whoa !! I can’t believe that a place with surfeit of environmental constraints can be this captivating and bewitching. I loved the fact that nature is in the control of the place . Well , it hit me really hard when he said that future generations might not be able to witness such a picturesque view first hand. Also, I found it extremely affectionate that even though they are from different nationalities they still check on each other and wholeheartedly welcome the new people who visit or move over there. Being an introvert , I would absolutely love to visit this place one day.

  • @OzzyOscy
    @OzzyOscy3 жыл бұрын

    5:56 - *_Instead of cars, you just hear the wind..._*

  • @williamarnold5826
    @williamarnold58264 ай бұрын

    Svalbard is such a beautiful place. I'm lucky enough to be able to visit it in January and it will be spectacular

  • @kongkonasahadola2949
    @kongkonasahadola2949 Жыл бұрын

    I am grateful to know about this place when I'm still young, hope to visit this heavenly earth someday 😊

  • @cgntube
    @cgntube3 жыл бұрын

    I was there last November and fell in love with the island. I wanna go there again

  • @faheemahmadofficial7701

    @faheemahmadofficial7701

    3 жыл бұрын

    Will u go with me❤️

  • @ritzyritzy4229

    @ritzyritzy4229

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lucky u

  • @aallearn4927

    @aallearn4927

    Жыл бұрын

    So lucky human

  • @vikisood3526
    @vikisood35264 жыл бұрын

    Never in my wildest dreams did I know that such a place existed.

  • @SoRaw514

    @SoRaw514

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me too 😭

  • @alizo3

    @alizo3

    3 жыл бұрын

    Truee. It's like Mars or something

  • @andreagale6058
    @andreagale60582 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely stunning 🤩

  • @shanthishanthi4371
    @shanthishanthi4371 Жыл бұрын

    Wonderful place, thanks for sharing your experience and useful comments congratulations 🙏

  • @dasrajalaxmi947
    @dasrajalaxmi9472 жыл бұрын

    "If you don't fit in the world out there, maybe here is your place". that got me

  • @cegb551
    @cegb5514 жыл бұрын

    I was lucky enough to go there last year.. what an amazing place, with lovely people. I would love to go back.👌🏿

  • @SoRaw514

    @SoRaw514

    3 жыл бұрын

    Are you black? If so how did they treat you? And how long did you stay there? Did you work? If so what did you do?

  • @jenniferdavis2110

    @jenniferdavis2110

    3 жыл бұрын

    @ cegb... so how do you get there?

  • @bjrnjensen7074

    @bjrnjensen7074

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@SoRaw514 Why on earth would they treat a black person any different than a white person up there?

  • @SoRaw514

    @SoRaw514

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@bjrnjensen7074 you're kidding right? Where have you been living under a rock???

  • @bjrnjensen7074

    @bjrnjensen7074

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@SoRaw514 Nobody said racism doesn`t exist-however Norway is a fairly open and tolerant society. I my self have friends of all colours, and none of these have ever experienced discrimination. Doesn`t mean it never happens, of course. I can hardly imagine that he would face discrimination up there, as there are quite a few nationalities living up there already. However, we should fight discrimination based on ethnicity wherever and whenever it happens.

  • @stephanieyee9784
    @stephanieyee97842 жыл бұрын

    Stunning. I'd Love to live there.

  • @eimz28
    @eimz28 Жыл бұрын

    I really want to see this place. A few months spent here would be amazing and it looks so beautiful and peaceful. I like quiet

  • @zoeycat2646
    @zoeycat26463 жыл бұрын

    Would love to visit, but I def couldn’t live there. 4 months of darkness would be VERY difficult for me being from the southern U.S.

  • @davidhutchinson7888

    @davidhutchinson7888

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's all fun and games until you start turning into a daywalker.

  • @ThatNorwegianGuy-

    @ThatNorwegianGuy-

    2 жыл бұрын

    But then you get 4 months of sun 😎 Norwegian summers are the best even here in the mainland

  • @holoholopainen1627

    @holoholopainen1627

    2 жыл бұрын

    Go on Summer !

  • @himasa
    @himasa4 жыл бұрын

    Svalbard, one of my favorite place in the world. Been here by cruise ship when i was working as cruise ship photographer. People here is quite friendly. I feel lucky 🍀 to see this vids because it’s encouraging me again to visit Svalbard, maybe stay lil’ longer and make a friend with some polar bears. “when you feel you’re on the bottom of the world then go here and you’re on the top of the world.”

  • @kasha3829

    @kasha3829

    4 жыл бұрын

    can you share the experience..how can one go there,expense....can a medic go there and find a job???

  • @himasa

    @himasa

    4 жыл бұрын

    kasha ; the most common route to reach Svalbard is by flight via Oslo, it takes approximately 3hours. on average, cost for accommodation & food around 10000 Krona / 1000usd but it depends on someone’s lifestyle. anyone can go there, to seek an opportunity to find a job, i believe there’s a hospital somewhere but when i was there i didn’t see it. and there’s several restaurants/ cafe/ shops, i think is more common for starters to find theirs job there. hopefully this will help you out. and lemme know if you already reach Svalbard. Good Luck :))

  • @kasha3829

    @kasha3829

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@himasa thank you for the information.. so kind of you.. probably later this year or next..will let you know :)

  • @ansl3004

    @ansl3004

    2 жыл бұрын

    Bro is it possible to find a job there in hotel/restaurant/bar/shop fields

  • @titons6ix972
    @titons6ix9723 жыл бұрын

    I wanna for once feel the positive energy of world’s purest place😉

  • @yogahypomaster8906
    @yogahypomaster89062 жыл бұрын

    You are amazing, liberated my soul

  • @sriharshacv7760
    @sriharshacv77603 жыл бұрын

    The capital looks like a trekking base camp.

  • @ralishroutray
    @ralishroutray3 жыл бұрын

    It just hit a different chord in my heart when he said that his grandchildren might not be able to see this place because of the climate change.

  • @berniewatts7598

    @berniewatts7598

    2 жыл бұрын

    bs

  • @jannellejamandre3500
    @jannellejamandre35002 жыл бұрын

    Lovely place! I'd be sure to visit once this is all over! See you guys~

  • @dancourt4792
    @dancourt47923 жыл бұрын

    I have been lucky enough to visit Svalbard twice.......its a beautiful place x

  • @Only1God
    @Only1God4 жыл бұрын

    Svalbard looks amazing! It is so beautiful! I would love to go 🖐🏻😃

  • @manoranjitha2969
    @manoranjitha29693 жыл бұрын

    If you don't fit in the World out there, maybe here is your place! I felt that!

  • @susannewittner2834
    @susannewittner28342 жыл бұрын

    This is a wonderful place to be....thank you for this interesting Video. I Mist come to Svalbard ❤️

  • @neo87011
    @neo870113 жыл бұрын

    Peace. Silence. Solitude I like this place already

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