That's nice to hear! Thank you 🙂

Wow. That sounds like an experience!

That's pretty crazy, can you elaborate more? how did you find a job to go there? what did you do for 18 days? how much gear you need to not freeze to death camping???

@@_smirk_ I went to the ship man who said the ship arrives in a week. Captain was happy to take me, thought I was crazy, he leant me some clothes. It was around -2 to +2 c. When the girl at the camp ground left for lunch, i had a cold shower. The airport had a small room open 24 hrs. I would sit on the floor reading. Little strange but I managed.

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'll happily go to many other cold places you don't want to go to as well. So stay tuned I guess.

If you get blown away by watching this video, then try Longyearbyen yourself. I would recommend spring, late march to early may. Been there twice and I will go at least a couple of more times. It is magnificent. Longyearbyen itself is not a good looking town, but the scenery makes it all like the inside of a temple.

You'll have a 🐳 of a time!

Thanks Smirk. Well I highly recommend it! 😊

I'm from South England and I can confirm it was cold! 🥶

Thanks for kind comment. Hoping to make a video of Nepal soon 🇳🇵😊

Ah thanks so much! 😊

Thank you! Appreciated. I agree with you.... Go tell everyone 😂

Thank you, glad you liked it :)

Yeah it's not that long ago is it. Certainly an interesting place to walk around. Bit of a time capsule.

Thanks Torunn. You live in the best country!

@@philrwesty Thank you, yes, I think it is great, but so is your country too 🤩

Thanks for watching!

Enjoy it when you go. I'm sure you'll have an extraordinary time!

Thank you!

Ah thank you so much! What a nice message. 😊 Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoy watching my future videos too. 🇬🇧

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Cool! Thanks

Thank you. Its actually a relatively accessible place considering how unique it is. I would defo recommend it but make sure you do activities to make the most of your time.

Thanks :)

Thank you. It sure was an experience I'll never forget :)

Sure was :)

That sounds like quite the mission....worth it though!

Thanks!

Perhaps it's because there's less pollution?

Certainly is. I wanna go back!

@@WestGoesEast I'm here in the United States pick me up and take me there

@@wildlifewarrior2670 OK, I'll warm up the jet...

@@WestGoesEast ok

Thank you :) Luckily for us we knew a local guy who knew this walk. We definitely lucked out on the weather that day too. I would imagine it can be pretty grim on a bad day!

Ahh gotcha, well thank you for responding! I appreciate it!

Sure is!

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Thanks! It was September

@@WestGoesEast I will pack warmer clothes for our trip this September thank you

​@philippathrossell1931 100% you'll need them

It sure is a beautiful place. Yes I know what you mean about the dogs. They do have 2 layers of fur unlike other dogs so at least they have that.

Hello from currently in Petra, Jordan. Well that doesn't surprise me as we didn't see a single one and we saw loads of people! That's not what Google says though.

Thank you 😎 apparently the bears are just good at reading road signs. I know this because I saw one driving at the right speed in a 30 zone.

Good gun knowledge

Thanks for watching :) I think it was the 18th Sep when we flew there? And the boat we went on was called Polar girl. Was a really cool trip!

And yes 2022

@melodysagelife6444 my husband and I are going in October 2023 as well!! 🙂

It was also September :)

Thanks! We went in September

@@WestGoesEastdo you think it’s better in May?:) or when? 🙌🏽

@@user-ov8nj5yt2g I think May is meant to have bluer skies and more chance of icebergs but can't say for sure as I have not been to Svalbard then.

Thank you! Hopefully coming in May and hope see Polar Bears 😃🤝🏽

@@user-ov8nj5yt2g fingers crossed you see them 🤞

Thanks....Your best bet is checking out activities on this link gjestehuset102.no/svalbard-activities/

Thank you. The first hike was Sarkofagen and the second was Trollsteinen. Both of which are accessed from the top end of Longyearbyen. Our guide was a friend of ours but there are plenty others to choose from no doubt. Have a great trip!

@@WestGoesEast thanks very much!

Haha, it does a bit.

Who's Cecelia?

Vlogger also. Im watching her youtube channel

@@jerroortega7083 ah yes, I know who you mean now. We passed her home.

September 🙂

Thanks. It was September ☃️

I think just don't fly it over the town or near the airport. Apart from that everything else is ok I recon.

I had to Google this word. Yes it is :)

I'm not entirely sure tbh. I know places to rent or buy can be very expensive though. I think you might be able to buy a plot on private land but generally I don't think the Norwegian state allows it as they own most it. It looked like there were some privately owned cabins along the seafront.

There is a link in the description to all available activities and costs :)

We got the polar girl boat there from Longyearbyen. This is the first I've heard that Pyramiden is closed. Its a ghost town so surprised to hear they're not letting people visit?

Maybe the tours that have shut down are to Barentsburg? The still operating Russian Town.. And then Pyramiden is still accessible? Not sure though.

www.gjestehuset102.no is the website of the guesthouse. Prices vary throughout the year.

Well depends what you are after. Summer months have warmer weather and longer days. Winter is very cold and is always dark. Also it depends on what activities you want to do.

All year I'm assuming

I can't remember exactly but it was probably about £1200. That's for flights from England, accommodation, activites and food.

@@WestGoesEast where did you book activities?

@@kataisimon we booked through out guesthouse called Gjestehuset 102. We got a bit of a discount because we stayed there.

Correct :)

September

September 🐻‍❄

@@WestGoesEast thanks! We’re going in may, really looking forward to it

@@WillKMB it's epic! You'll love it.

September

@@WestGoesEast Thanks. Great video! Hopefully one day!

@@robbiehallie thanks for watching. Hope you get to go!

It was September :)

@@WestGoesEast Thnx. I finally managed to get my wife onboard. She always want to travel to Asia and other warm exotic areas whereas I want some more "adventure" places and also do stuff besides eat, sunbath and some "sightseeing". I travel a lot to those places in my work so..... The tipping point now was whwn I said that I will go to Svalbard with or without her and she understood that I was serious. Then I went halway - she wanted to go in july/aug or sept. The tickets were sold out for the 2 first month so Sept it is. Personally I would like to go twice - once in late nov and once in may but but. I saw that you have been in Faroe - that is also on my bucketlist aswell as Siberia in the winter, Tjernobyl, Greenland, Alaska and Cooks Islands.

@@AmateurTravelOutdoor Well tell your wife it's one hell of an experience. My gf loved and would like to go back. I would also like to go twice as would like to see the Walruses which are only there certain times of year. Plus I would like to be there when you can skidoo and see the northern lights. The Faroes are incredible and quite magical....you should watch my film if you haven't already to get a sense of what it's like. I've been to Chernobyl but not those other places you mentioned but I would defo like to visit those places too!

It might appear so but they have 2 layers of fur and they seem genuinely excited to go for a run. According to the owners they a born to cope in those conditions and it's not cruel. But I dunno?

September

@@WestGoesEast I’ll be there this September so your piece gave me a good idea on what to expect. Cheers.

Yes and you don't need a visa I believe

Yes...do you know any details about this?

Not really, sorry

Yes, most people speak English. We had no troubles. In fact, none at all.

@@WestGoesEast How are the job opportunities? do you know?

@@laurencebeyter5139 I think there are opportunites. The good thing is that you don't need a visa to work there.

You're telling me the only thing you thought worthy of commenting on this video is because I moved a paper a few inches. If you watched all the video you would see the guide moving lots of items and it didn't seem to matter to her.

Interesting