Tromsø during polar night. My life in the darkest period of the year.

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  • čas přidán 31. 12. 2022
  • How is it to live with no sun for 2 months?
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Komentáře • 107

  • @thewatchmen4920
    @thewatchmen4920 Před 10 měsíci +41

    Trømsø, Sweden, Norway, Cotswold, England and a few other places is what keeps me at ease, happy,less stress. These residents if all them only knew how blessed they are. I appreciate the vacation that I get when ever I view these videos. Thank you 🇺🇲

    • @martindohnal55
      @martindohnal55  Před 10 měsíci +2

      Thank you.

    • @teacherwellnesspath
      @teacherwellnesspath Před 8 měsíci +2

      Me too. Watching these I can feel my blood pressure going down 😊

    • @martindohnal55
      @martindohnal55  Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@teacherwellnesspath It was the same for me before I moved here. 😊

    • @Fatasha776
      @Fatasha776 Před 8 měsíci +2

      England is extremely similar to America..

    • @martindohnal55
      @martindohnal55  Před 8 měsíci +2

      @@Fatasha776 In what way?

  • @rhyacinthlevrini6577
    @rhyacinthlevrini6577 Před rokem +8

    What a wonderful Life! I would rather be in Tromsø! Happy New Year in 2023 from California; I hope to be back in Tromsø in 2023.

    • @martindohnal55
      @martindohnal55  Před rokem +3

      Happy New year to sunny California and thanks for the comment.

    • @rhyacinthlevrini6577
      @rhyacinthlevrini6577 Před rokem +2

      @@martindohnal55 Thank you. It may be sunny in California, but I live in the northern mountains where today it is snowing! This is why I love Tromsø, it doesn´t get as hot as California, and the winters due to the Gulf Stream are not much colder than what I experience here. I am planning to return to Tromsø some time in 2023. I shall see how things develop. Best wishes for the New Year!

  • @torekristoffersen176
    @torekristoffersen176 Před rokem

    Takker for videoen! Ha en fin dag!

  • @Ludwig98000NL
    @Ludwig98000NL Před 10 měsíci +1

    Love this video. It's great. Thank you for your good job. 🙏🙏👏👏👏👏

  • @judithheard6079
    @judithheard6079 Před rokem +34

    Please keep making videos there’s a woman who makes videos about Salvard I personally would love to see the difference in the two towns I think it is so interesting your channel is going to blow up. If you just keep making the videos, her channel blew up and I’m sure many other viewers would love to see the difference of the two towns. I am one of her viewers, and now I’m one of yours because I want to see the difference in the two towns. Check out some of her videos. I would like to see you do a comparison video.

    • @denisevdb69
      @denisevdb69 Před rokem +20

      Cecilia Blomdal and her partner Christoffer live in Svalbard and have been making excellent yt videos, which inform intrigue and entertain thousands of subscribers across the globe.

    • @christip20
      @christip20 Před rokem +11

      I was just thinking about saying the same thing everyone is trying to tell him. It would be strange if they didn’t know each other wouldn’t it? She & Christopher are wonderful!

    • @judyl5260
      @judyl5260 Před 9 měsíci +2

      Tromsa is on my list ti visit…will be cruising, Norway looks so beautiful!

    • @martindohnal55
      @martindohnal55  Před 9 měsíci +2

      @@judyl5260 I am sure you will love Tromso.

    • @lucanolallo1776
      @lucanolallo1776 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Cecelia is the best!

  • @smartphonevideography
    @smartphonevideography Před rokem +2

    Thanks for sharing. My grandparents lived at Skolegatam, and I haven't been to Tromsø since 1974. Your video brings back a lot of childhood memories.😊

    • @martindohnal55
      @martindohnal55  Před rokem +2

      I guess it has changed a lot since 1974. :)

    • @smartphonevideography
      @smartphonevideography Před rokem +2

      @@martindohnal55 It certainly has😉The city is much bigger now. I just took a walk on Google Street view to see if my grandparents' house is still there - it looks almost the same👍

    • @salomesandroshvili6711
      @salomesandroshvili6711 Před 7 měsíci +1

      ​@@smartphonevideography❤

  • @deetalks962
    @deetalks962 Před rokem +3

    Seems scary yet mesmerizing.. love from India 💗

  • @dagmarh2583
    @dagmarh2583 Před rokem

    So beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

  • @Panos835
    @Panos835 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Tromsø is a beuaty. Love the sound of the snow :)
    I suppose it has its struggles living with no sun for 2 months though.
    Subscribed to your channel

    • @martindohnal55
      @martindohnal55  Před 8 měsíci

      You either love it or hate it. Most people I talked to love the polar night, hard to describe it but I love it! :)

  • @camgaerlbacus4218
    @camgaerlbacus4218 Před rokem +1

    Wish I can visit there one day so wonderful place watching from Philippines 🇵🇭 ❤️

  • @jameswattles7341
    @jameswattles7341 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Just spent the last few days of January 2023 there. The polar night profoundly touch me I seen whales I seen the northern lights what a great place, but to me the polar night was the highlight. The lighting can't be capture on a photo or video.

    • @martindohnal55
      @martindohnal55  Před 5 měsíci

      Agree, you need to come here and experience it.

  • @janisp-d6545
    @janisp-d6545 Před rokem +2

    The city of Tromso is beautifully lit at night. We are going to visit there in March! Can’t wait!

  • @tatkiana
    @tatkiana Před rokem +2

    wow! amazing video Love from Ukraine 💙💛

  • @brendasnow8255
    @brendasnow8255 Před rokem +1

    I love to cross country ski. That looked like so much fun.

  • @ivanavalentinagiarrusso9251

    Beautiful ❤️🇧🇻

  • @lareverie8285
    @lareverie8285 Před rokem

    Beautiful

  • @Perinunes
    @Perinunes Před rokem +1

    Muito bom.Adorei.

  • @richardruiz6972
    @richardruiz6972 Před rokem

    What a beautiful town....

  • @lucian-danielpop6079
    @lucian-danielpop6079 Před 9 měsíci

    Such an amazing city !

    • @martindohnal55
      @martindohnal55  Před 9 měsíci

      Are you going to visit or planning to move here?

  • @denisevdb69
    @denisevdb69 Před rokem +1

    Tusen takk.. look forward to more videos giving insight into a cold harsh environment that may seem romantic and easy. Vaer trygg stay safe 🥰

  • @areenakju
    @areenakju Před rokem +1

    Thanks for.yr.nice.video

  • @vinayjoshi4588
    @vinayjoshi4588 Před 8 měsíci +3

    You are wondering in to the trees and hills, isn't there any bear on those area? How are you making sure that these areas are safe from the animals.

    • @martindohnal55
      @martindohnal55  Před 8 měsíci +1

      There are no bears or other dangerous animals around Tromso. There are few bears close to the border with Sweden, but even there I would feel safe, they are very shy and avoid humans.

  • @brendasnow8255
    @brendasnow8255 Před rokem +4

    My maternal ggf was Norwegian, Thor Degerness from the island named Degerness. He became a farmer in North Dakota, USA. My Swedish ggf came to America from Lapland at the age of 7. His father changed their name from Swanson to Erickson because there were “too many” Swansons where they settled in the U.S. I wouldn’t be able to tolerate polar nights. I can barely tolerate January in the upper South, US.

    • @martindohnal55
      @martindohnal55  Před rokem +2

      Well, polar night is nice experience, for some it's once in a lifetime experience and it's enough, on the other hand the people I spoke to here love it (most of them).

    • @judithheard6079
      @judithheard6079 Před 7 měsíci

      @@martindohnal55
      My life is the polar opposite of your life. I live in Sarasota Florida in the United States the sun rises and sets day of the year however 11 months out of the year it is sweltering hot the 12th month drops down to 60° maybe 55 at night, and that Celsius , what I would give to be able to trade

    • @martindohnal55
      @martindohnal55  Před 7 měsíci

      @@judithheard6079 well, you should come for a holiday. I would recommend winter as it is the most beautiful time here. :)

  • @larissa0671
    @larissa0671 Před 6 měsíci

    I would really love to live there, in about a week i will visit Tromsø for the 2nd for 1 week and i cant wait for that

  • @christip20
    @christip20 Před rokem +1

    I’ve just subscribed, the video was great. It looks so happy & cheerful!

    • @martindohnal55
      @martindohnal55  Před rokem +2

      Polar night is truly spectacular. Only downside is that you get a bit tired because of lack of sun. But it feels so cozy,

  • @Hello_Helen_2024
    @Hello_Helen_2024 Před rokem +2

    Interesting video (but music worrisome)! Shoot more movies👍

  • @AltoonaYourPiano
    @AltoonaYourPiano Před 7 měsíci

    I imagine for someone like me, living in the northeastern US, the short twilight-only "days" would be a bit jarring at first, but nothing compared to living in Svalbard where it's pitch-black 24/7 and you have no day/night cues during December. And Tromso's climate is similar to ours (but with cooler summers). I think in Svalbard there's like 4 hours of astronomical twilight (which just means that you can't see the faintest stars when looking through a telescope that you'd be able to see in total darkness, which for most people is indistinguishable from night).

    • @martindohnal55
      @martindohnal55  Před 7 měsíci +1

      Never been to Svalbard, but it is on my list. Yeah they have pitch-black 24/7, not sure I would like that.)

  • @susannechakan4939
    @susannechakan4939 Před 8 měsíci

    Thank you. A very nice video...would have liked a little information along the way. What time was it? Are the lights up because it's Christmas or because it makes it more bright during the Polar nights? What was that place in the beginning that looked like you went into a tunnel in that brick/wooden shack...etc.

    • @martindohnal55
      @martindohnal55  Před 8 měsíci +2

      I took this video through the December, at different times. The lights are up because of Christmas, though there are lights in the streets everywhere, even when you go cross-country skiing on the island at midnight.

    • @susannechakan4939
      @susannechakan4939 Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@martindohnal55 Thank you...Great video

  • @Travel_Ball
    @Travel_Ball Před rokem +1

    Fra en til ti. Hvor mye liker du disse to månedene?

  • @sazzadur
    @sazzadur Před rokem +2

    You should add and show Time on the video

  • @rachelhardy144
    @rachelhardy144 Před rokem +3

    It's dark in the UK all winter. When you wake up at 7am, dark and when you come home at 4pm dark. We just get rain and no snow. Rather live there than see depressing rain, at least snow makes everything look pretty! Roll on summer then I can visit the lake and go out walking!

    • @martindohnal55
      @martindohnal55  Před rokem +2

      Agree, that's why I left Manchester after 6 years there.

    • @rachelhardy144
      @rachelhardy144 Před rokem +2

      @@martindohnal55 I love the summer months here but not winter.

  • @GhostPlaysCodm
    @GhostPlaysCodm Před měsícem

    Hey! I'll hopefully be able to spend a year in Tromsø in summer 2025-2026. Ill be 16 years old. Are there any tips you got?

  • @yvothecat1144
    @yvothecat1144 Před 7 měsíci +1

    How long do people in Tromsø leave the Christmas lights up?

    • @martindohnal55
      @martindohnal55  Před 7 měsíci

      From November till end of January I would say. Longer than usual as it is dark most of the time.)

  • @judithheard6079
    @judithheard6079 Před rokem +1

    They also have a period where the sun doesn’t go down for four months I believe if that’s wrong please correct me I would love to live there or Salvard not sure if I spelled your name of that town correctly it’s so beautiful and I believe the only thing you ever have to worry about is polar bears

    • @martindohnal55
      @martindohnal55  Před rokem +5

      Polar night is getting to the end here in Tromso, but in Svalbard it is much longer and even during day much darker, as it is closer to the North pole. I 'll check that channel, thanks.

    • @rachelhardy144
      @rachelhardy144 Před rokem +1

      And finland and Norway have the midnight sun too. I have been to finland and stayed in Levi, it was dark at 2pm!

    • @martindohnal55
      @martindohnal55  Před rokem

      @@rachelhardy144 Midnight sun means sun 24 hours a day, it does not go below horizon.

    • @KQuinn672
      @KQuinn672 Před rokem

      Love this! I love being outside: snow and night...beautiful lights😀

    • @KQuinn672
      @KQuinn672 Před rokem

      Cuuute pup!

  • @judithheard6079
    @judithheard6079 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Are there polar bears roaming around freely?

    • @martindohnal55
      @martindohnal55  Před 7 měsíci

      There are no bears or polar bears around Tromso, you would need to go to the Swedish or Finnish border, there are few bears, though very shy, not like in the US or Canada. Closest polar bear live on Svalbard.

  • @vildemo6268
    @vildemo6268 Před rokem +1

    Hilsen nabo! Bor på Kvaløya, enn du?

  • @port443p
    @port443p Před rokem

    What is harder - polar night or polar day?

    • @martindohnal55
      @martindohnal55  Před rokem +2

      Hmm, hard to say. Maybe midnight sun as I could not sleep very well last summer. Both have positives and negatives.

    • @port443p
      @port443p Před rokem +1

      @@martindohnal55 I would have imagined day is worse as we can easily do artificial light, but are much worse with artificial darkness)

  • @dennisprice8798
    @dennisprice8798 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Narration would be nice.

  • @eathanmarkland-read7784

    It's actually 3 months and 7 days

  • @Karl-076
    @Karl-076 Před 7 měsíci

    do mis time marks,..thx for the rest!

  • @tyskerbarn5171
    @tyskerbarn5171 Před 10 měsíci

    dra hjem med en gang! Tromsø??- never again!🚫🚫🚫🚫