10 Things NO ONE TOLD YOU ABOUT NORWAY: every tourist's mistakes when planning trip to Norway

Let me destroy your delusions about Norway in 10 minutes. Watch this video before your trip to Norway - it will help you answer major questions you might have about Norway.

TIME CODES:
00:00 - Welcome to Norway!
00:47 - Is Norway expensive?
01:48 - Train Tickets and Accommodation in Norway
02:43 - Food at Convenience Stores and Gas Stations in Norway
03:37 - Wearing Sunscreen in Norway
04:13 - Do not eat only fish in Norway
05:47 - Do not take you bag when visit museums in Norway
06:31 - ALWAYS Clean After Yourself in Norway
07:38 - You do not need Cash in Norway
08:47 - No need to tip in Norwegian Restaurants
09:33 - Do not Spend all Time in Norwegian Cities

1. Norway is NOT insanely expensive
Instead of taking a taxi Norway, use Norwegian public transportation. Instead of eating out for lunch in Norway, buy
something at Norwegian supermarket
Instead of renting a hotel in Norway, try and book on AirBnb in Norway. Instead of buying water Norway, have a water bottle.
Pro Tip: Eating out in Norway can get expensive fast! Therefore, one of my top Norway
travel tips is to do like the locals do and get some meals from the local Norwegian grocery store.

2. Do not buy Norwegian train tickets and book your hotels in Norway the last minute
There is no high season in Norway. Every season is
high in Norway.
As a result, train tickets and hotel rooms in Norway can book up fast.
That’s why, one of my Norway travel tips is to try and book your train tickets/hotel rooms at
least 90 days in advance, just to be safe.

3. You will NOT save money buying food AT Norwegian CONVENIENCE STORE OR GAS STATION in Norway
WHEN ROADTRIPPING NORWAY
This is one of biggest Norway travel tips.

But Seriously. The prices of food and drinks at these places are not convenient in any way,
shape, or form. And by no means are they helping you travel Norway on a budget.

When travelling through Norway, Stock up on goodies at Norwegian supermarket

4. You should wear SUNSCREEN in Norway

5. I will not eat only Norwegian FISH in Norway
While Norway is known for its love of Norwegian fish, especially the dried and salted variety,
Norwegian cuisine has come a long way.
You can try Norwegian Smalahove, which is a traditional Norwegian dish in Norway which basically consists of sheep’s head.
If you’re traveling to the northern parts of Norway, you might get the chance to eat reindeer dishes – which is another traditional food from Norway.
Certainly, Norway is known for having the BEST salmon and actually introduced the food to the Japanese in the 1980s.
Norwegian salmon is delicious and will be authentic Norwegian meal.

6. DO NOT take your bag when you visit museums in Norway
In Norway, you do NOT take your backpack with you, into a museum.

Just follow this Norway travel advice.

7. Not Cleaning Up After Yourself in Norway
If you’re travelling in Norway, be prepared to clean up after yourself.

8. You do not need a lot of cash in Norway
You really don’t need cash in Norway.

Travel Tip: Just in case you’re not sure, Norway does NOT use the Euro as its currency, even though Norway is a part of the EU. So, don’t try to pay for things in Euro in Norway.

What is Norwegian currency? What is the currency in Norway? Does Norway use Euro? Is Norway in European Union? Is Norway a part of EU? Can I pay in Euro in Norway? Can I pay in Norway in US Dollars?
Norwegian restaurants. Norwegian food. Norwegian dishes. Norwegian cuisine

9. Tipping in the Restaurants in Norway
Norwegians are so nice that I literally had a waiter return the tip I left him.
Not much tipping is required in Norway, as the service charge will always be included in your bill in Norwegian restaurant

10. Spending all your time in Norwegian Cities in Norway
Norway is known for a large number of amazing things.
cities in Norway.
Norway is known for its stunning Norwegian natural beauty, which is why you should
definitely go out in nature while you in Norway.

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🆓 DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION ABOUT TRAVEL TO NORWAY, living in Norway or travel in general?
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[AnnaGoldmanTravel]

⏱⏱⏱ TIME CODES:
00:00 - Welcome to Norway!
00:47 - Is Norway expensive?
01:48 - Train Tickets and Accommodation in Norway
02:43 - Food at Convenience Stores and Gas Stations in Norway
03:37 - Wearing Sunscreen in Norway
04:13 - Do not eat only fish in Norway
05:47 - Do not take you bag when visit museums in Norway
06:31 - ALWAYS Clean After Yourself in Norway
07:38 - You do not need Cash in Norway
08:47 - No need to tip in Norwegian Restaurants
09:33 - Do not Spend all Time in Norwegian Cities

[redgrail]

I've worked in several museums in Norway. The no-bag rule is for two reasons: 1) if there are sensitive objects out in the open, we don't want you to inadvertently turn around and knock into something, 2) we don't know what's in your bag! You could have a soda and a sandwich that you want to take in so you can have a sneaky snack, for example. A spillage of that in a museum could cause damage in and of itself, but also potentially lead to problems with insects and mites that could seriously damage objects. Especially if the building is protected (very strict regulations for this in Norway) or if the objects are especially sensitive, the no-bag rule is quite common. And your instinct is correct - it is to better protect the objects that are exhibited!

[AmandaAkiwele]

As a Norwegian, I would agree that every tips in this vid is on point👌🏾🇳🇴 (we are not a part of EU tho, but EEA)

[HansPetterBekeng]

As a "born and bred" "through and through" Norwegian I so enjoy your channel and videos. I'm a huge fan of foreigners doing their Youtube thing on Norway in come capacity, of which there has become quite a few, thanks to our outstanding quality of living, our outstanding nature and our outstanding prison system. It's a funny feeling to realize that you actually live in a country like you're run-of-the-mill normal boring old country, which to many people in the world actually is as exotic and foreign and strange as China or Brazil is to me. In fact, I've come to realize that we really are kinda the "different-land" of the World, which we actually like to call ourselves, "annerledeslandet Norge".

I feel so lucky having been born a Norwegian and growing up in Norway, simply because it's the best country in the world to be born and grow up in. We constantly top indexes and rankings like the UN Human Development Index and the Intellgigence Unit's Democracy Index. We have been #1 on both those for like forever, and we're mostly always among the 3-5 best in all such lists. World Happiness Report, Freedom in the World Report and so and such.

As such, you should do a thing on that, the fact that we're "objectively" provable to be the best country in the world to live according to all these international independent rankings, indexes and reports.

Also, dunno if you've mentioned already in your vids, but you should do a thing on what lies behind and drives our "outdoorsiness", the law literally called "every mans law", which entitles all Norwegians to roam freely everywhere and to pitch a tent, make a fire, cook a meal and sleep over, but two nights in a row in one place, absolutely everywhere, as long as you're not in someone's front garden. That is, all land defined as "utmark", or "outback" is free for anyone to roam, even if it's privately owned land. Together with the outstanding nature and the opportunitites it presents, this acts as a huge incentiv to just go out there and do all the things we can dream of.

To us Norwegians, this is one of the things which really makes Norway such a great country where you not only feel free but truly are free. All you need is an orange and a Kvikk Lunch. As you of course know well by now too.

This I think you've mentioned, but no, Kvikk Lunch is NOT the Norwegian KitKat. We don't even know what a "KitKat" is here in Norway. Is it some kind of cat? We who've been unfortunate enough to been made aware of that other thing simply deny its existence. I donnu what the h*ll you're talking about. Sounds like a Hello Kitty knockoff to me.

Interestingly enough, to one of the people claiming to live in the land of the free, to an American, this is simply unthinkable. Evil socialism. They have the quite opposite law, where you can actually shot people who happen to wander into the woods which you happen to own as a land-owner and they refuse to leave on you telling them to. That's "freedom" to the American people. Go figure. But then again, "look to Scandinavia" said Bernie Sanders, and every American looked to Venezuela.

Another "socialist" feature we practice here in Norway is the coming together to do organisational work, maintenance work etc volunteerly and freely in our spare time. We like to say it's unique to Norway, which it really isn't, but was is unique is that we have a word meaning just that, "dugnad", and that this it's something it's taken for granted that everybody participates in some form and to some degree. Even if you lack the skills to coach your local children's soccer team or do the team's local sport club's accounting, you have plenty of skills to participate in the spring cleaning of your neighborhood.

To us Norwegians these things aren't "socialist" things, it's just part of being Norwegians and things we appreciate about living in Norway. I've come to understand that for many, especially Americans, this sounds like "socialism" and to all Americans, all things "socialist" is per definition bad and evil.

But then again, Americans just claim that the USA is the greatest democracy on Earth, when in fact Norway is and has been for a long time, and the USA isn't even among the #10 most democratic countries in the world.

Thank you very much for all your awesome videos Miss Goldman, and you're welcome for me subscribing, watching them, and leaving this comment. I'm not a "liker", I'm too lazy to hit that like button, and that may sound strange having written this extensive comment, but being a Youtube-junkie watching Youtube pretty much all day every day hitting that like thingie gets to become a huge hassle very fast. Instead I write a comment which I actually put some effort into on a vid on the channels I really like, and find that much more preferable, even though they go unread most of the times.

Thank you. Have a beautiful day, I hope the stunning weather continues.

[elizabethquainoo]

Bravo Anna for this video. You are always on point with your information.

[bobmalibaliyahmarley]

If you litter in Norway, expect people to tell you to pick it up. Also, the no backpack in a museum is so people won't accidentally knock something on display over while having them on their backs.

[ingvillsusann]

Norway is not part of EU😃 although we have some agreements/deals with EU..

[oh]

Great as always, but you forgot to mention tents as money savers. You can set up tents for free almost anywhere you want in nature. but only for a night or two at the same spot. Along the fjord and coast, you may also want to bring a fishing rod for a free meal.

[NateTheDawgg]

Thank you so much for the tips! Leaving for Norway tomorrow and im so excited for the life change

[blizzero]

I'm born and raised in Norway and I'm also a ginger so my skin tone makes it really easy to get sunburned, I was out fishing in a boat with my father and it was cloudy the whole day so I thought to myself that I don't need sunscreen. Well after fishing for 2 hours and I got back to the cabin my whole upper body was sunburned (I didn't not wear a shirt that day) also when you're out on the water the sun is even stronger because it reflects on the surface back to you.

[ToreHansen]

The Sun is no joke in Norway or Uganda, skin cancer is to common.

[busylivingnotdying]

The best salmon in the grocery store is SALMA LAKS. The small portion (a little more than a quarter of a kilo) is about 10 dollars. It is sushi quality! (1-2 portions with "stuff")

[samuelmulugeta]

Anna I just can’t get enough of your videos I appreciate your work and I would like to see you making A week in the life.. like what you do at work, shopping, hiking, cooking...etc just how you living that life you know 😁

[pataudi]

Hey! Great video(hilarious as well) this one definitely will help me around the 'petrol station food pickup' routine as I have a habit of doing it at my place!

[Nashobawolfvarg]

Rock on! Very interesting thank you for the info. ☺️

[universityofgod-allanadlawanob]

I love your vlogs about Norway so Thanks

[adamakaru]

Thank you, so much Anna you are great and do a fantastics job. Love to you and all the Norwegian, people from Tucson Arizona USA.

[meliodasonline]

3:35 Sunscreen is needed if your sensitive to the sun, (i never use sunscreen in norway) infact the sun is actually longer visible the longer north you go.

[arveqn]

Nice videos. I think the bag at museum is more about laziness.

Ps: Norway is not part of EU.

[pkg]

About the drinking water. Norway have very stright rules when it comes to drinking water. We have so little bacteria in our water that we are actually told to not drink the tap water in a lot of other countries because we are not used to the bacteria you would normally find in it.