I paid $20 per night to stay in a remote cabin in Svalbard's wilderness︱North Pole
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IT'S HERE! The Sunny Winter season begins, and you know what that means - exploring the wilderness on Svalbard and staying in small, offgrid, old, cabins! We paid 200nok (20usd/euro) per night for this tiny wood cabin in the middle of nowhere. Come along for a few days of complete isolation in this tiny cabin surrounded by only ice and snow. I hope you enjoy this video showing off much of the magic of this island close to the North Pole! Thank you so much for being here, I love y'all! ✨
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About Cecilia:
Cecilia Blomdahl is originally from Sweden and moved to Svalbard 8 years ago. She works as a photographer and videographer in Longyearbyen, and with her social media channels. Check her out on tiktok and instagram under her handle @sejsejlija! Here on youtube she posts videos about her daily life in her cabin with her boyfriend Christoffer and her dog Grim, living just outside of Longyearbyen. Subscribe for videos about her daily life as well as adventures on an island close to the North Pole. They have polar bears there!
Just want to say Grimm saved your life. Grimm could smell the polar bear you couldn't see. Good job trusting the dog instead of pushing through. Always trust the dogs reactions.
YEP!!!! 🐶
But she has a rifle & is a dead shot.....
@@Lookup2Wakeup Better to avoid the situation altogether than to have to be in that situation.
@@kasession Absolutely 👌
No need to shoot a polar bear just to want to take a stroll. Always listen to your dog!
When *Cecilia* calls a cabin "remote", you know how remote it is going to be! 😅😅
I am so glad you decided to listen to Grim. Dogs always can sense when something is off. If he doesn’t feel comfortable going there it is for the best. Stay warm and cozy.
I totally agree. ❤
We Canadians can appreciate you standing out in the snow saying it feels like summer! Living in a remote community in northern Manitoba, we would hit the road to visit other remote communities, just to combat cabin fever.
That’s how we roll in the Keweenaw Peninsula in the UP of Michigan. We always go for more remoteness. Standing out in the cold feels amazing. It awakens the soul. 💙🕯️❄️🙌🏻
❤🇨🇦 keeps sanity like wearing shorts with hoodies.
You should do a YT channel from Manitoba! 😊🎉
@@pjk1714 LOL Like Manitobans wearing their sneakers all winter...it really hurts when the soles of your shoes freeze and then you go back inside.
@@TheWoodsyintrovertsI have so many friends that live in and around Keweenaw. They’re glad they didn’t plant anything in their gardens yet as they woke up to snow this morning.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and CECILIA DAY!!! My favorite day of the week!!! Love you to pieces 😂❤👏👏👏
You're the best!
Same with me! I LOVE this channel and little family so very much. 💕
She’s amazing isn’t she!! Love her and Christopher
I look forward to these videos every Sunday morning! 😊
@@maureensmullen6836 YESSSSS and let’s not forget Grimm. He always makes me smile. 💕
I love Christopher's personality, he's such a chill dude.
Agreed ❤
Her saying she sleeps like a baby when a polar bear could rip that cabin apart has me 😂😂😂 Cecilia is a baddie, love from Texas 😘
Woah - did Grim sense danger on the fjord? And he looks so content circling into his dug-out bed next to his two humans tucked up against the cabin. 😍 The stars with Orion at the end - wah!
I was looking in the comments if sombody noticed orion👍👍
That's the first thing I thought of, when Grim did that.
My dog likes snow boots
Your videos got me through some rough times (chemo) and I’m still enjoying them today! (remission) thank you for posting your beautiful life/scenery. ❤
Yes PLEASE PLEASE be careful of those polar bears Ce xx Grimm must have sensed something. Bless him. xx
Ahhh that Blue & Pink jumper is sooooooo beautiful!
Cecilia: it feels like summer
Also Cecilia: it's 0°C
Like, girllll 😂 Love you! What a gorgeous trip!
Happy St Patrick's day from Ireland. Thanks for your video.
Happy St. Patrick's Day from the USA! 🍀❤🎉
I'm so pleased you took notice of Grim and chose to return back to base. For a wee sec, I imagined Grim arriving back to Christopher without you, it would of given him a moment of concern. Thanx Grim for having all your senses on Alert. Big cuddles.
I'm going to be visiting Svalbard end of August this year after watching your channel since you started producing content. You got me through lockdown and now I can't wait to soon be able to explore this magical place, all thanks to you, Christoffer and Grim
I just finished your next Book! You’ll love it, it’s what I think of as a Adult Fairytale too!! I’ve read all of those & I’m looking for more writer’s that are similar. I’m so glad you share your titles with your “audience”, I like to see what people are reading besides the normal list’s….
Yayyyyy! It’s Grim, Cecilia & Christoffer off on another cabin adventure. As always > Thanks for taking us along. Safe travels to you all. Blessings! 🤗❤️
Growing up in Westlake Ohio my parents had a woodstove in the basement. My dad would grab wood in the Metroparks through the year, chop it & we’d stack.
Our basement was over 110. He inserted a fan through the floor and our wood stove heated the whole house in the winter.
One year the gas company came by because they found it odd having $0 bill in Jan.
My mother used to work in Westland when I was a child😊
@@drlisa3 where at in Westlake if u don’t mind me asking.
I love it! You live in one of the most remote towns in the world and then go 50+ miles in snowmobiles to a tiny cabin to get away from it all. You two are amazing! Opps, I mean you three are amazing - gotta give Grimm his props!
Smart you followed Grim.
Their hearing and vibration awareness far exceeds ours.
This time of year it's not rare that people fall through here with repeated days of bright sunshine.
Good you got away, miss your friend with her life drastically changed.
OMG 😭 I LOVE the Christopher bits when he explains something, his voice is so relaxing and, honestly, I think he’s really funny
I was telling my 75 year old dad all about you guys yesterday. Explaining how it is amazing to see such a different way of life than I know. I live in the country in small town Illinois USA. U guys re amazing!!!
😊😊😊😊
I can see that you’re well prepared for the polar bears but can I ask you, have you ever encountered any ? It looks so peaceful and beautiful though ❤
Same!
howdy fellow illinoisian (i aint no small towner tho)
I'm in Illinois too.
As an Australian, your little Aussie accents are absolutely hilarious - please keep them up 😂
I can relate to what you said about off-grid time. To me, as an older person, I see it as life before computers and cell phones. I think it helps mental health to consciously return to that on a regular basis. Thanks for sharing what that looks like for you!
I'm in my mid-30s and I remember life before technology took over. These past few months, I've realized how tired I've gotten with technology and I'm cutting back on a lot of tech usage. Already the impact on my mental health is incredible.
That's what we had for supper tonight(though German Skinless Weiners) and country style baked beans, so yummy! Enjoy your meal and the cozy fire! Love reading a book while away! My favorite mystery author is Lilian Jackson Braun(with The Cat Who series). 😊❤
I was having a terrible morning. I saw the notification pop up and immediately felt a little calmer and a little peace. Each week it's like a visit from an old friend and girl I was so happy to see you today ❤️ you!
Same response between Cecilia and Christoffer and Jack at living the sky life.
They reset me for another week ❤
@@pjk1714hello 😊 from Poland 🇵🇱 and mindful life by Agnes - channel and countryside
Cabin season is my favorite!! Keep watching for those polar bears and share when you see one. 😊
Sunday is my favorite day because a new video comes up!! Thank you for always sharing your beautiful world with us!
I love this community 😊❤️
Warm hearted, cozy, while watching about life in the north 😁
Your potato bread looks just like the lefse I grew up making with my Norwegian grandmother. Her parents came from Norway to Minnesota in the late 1800's. We make it around Christmas time as a delicacy. My grandmother and I taught my wife how to make it, and we taught our children and grandchildren how to make it. Thanks much for bringing back some wonderful memories.
OMG the sky is magical ❤ Will never get sick of seeing it. And yay for Christoffer speaking to the camera 👏 😅 I know he doesn't like it. Cheers from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺
His first real performance. He came across well 👌
That beautiful pink sweater was stunning on you out in the beautiful white snow! What a amazing place! So glad you shared it with us! ❤
Sometimes here in Michigan, the wind blows off the lake so strong that it literally blows you over. Svalbard simply looks like total freedom, and that's beautiful. Great video!!!
I m very relieved now that I’ve seen your satellite (?) phones!! Obviously I realised you’d not head out into the middle of nowhere without any way of getting help, but phewee! 😊
It’s so wild and beautiful but nature has a force of its very own doesn’t it?
I think Grim knew something/polar bear was out there so you made a good call going back to the cabin.
I’d loved to have had experiences like you and Christoffer have, too late now but I really enjoy ‘coming along with you!’ I also love the cold!! Thanks Cecilia, Christoffer & Grim 😃🍦🍦🍦🥰🙅♀️🙅♀️🙅♀️
I believe you are one of the most positive people on this planet! Love your videos!
Thank you so much 🤗
I really think Grim is feeling his age and slowing down. He is less about the cold and staying outside and more about resting and staying warm.
I think so too! He is def slowing down a little bit and enjoying comfort more vs adventure 🧡
That’s part of life. You give him a great life. 🧸🐶❤️
@@CeciliaBlomdahl Being 67 years old, I strongly identify with that!! Cozy comfort and good food to eat is what I'm about these days!!
Grimm Day is the light in my week! (I mean... er... Cecilia Day!)
I love Christopher talking. It makes me so calm inside and he has so much to tell 🙏
Cecelia, you always shows us how beautiful Svalbard is. You have gorgeous videos.
Too cute to see Grim digging out her own place as you sit on your snow bench. I love each adventure you take us on and I’m telling anyone who will listen about your channel. The simple life with so many things to experience.
I am a field geologist (CA, USA) and we use those phones in the field all the time! I am so looking forward to the rest of Cabin Season :)
We call it "Lefse" in Minnesota, we have a lot of Norwegian heritage here. We eat Lingonberries here, also. Making Lefse requires a special wooden spoon/ spatula and a person with Lefse experience. Good luck!
Christopher has such a beautiful soothing voice
Good boy Grim and smart of you to pay attention to him and head back. He probably saved your life🧡polar bear or maybe thin ice. I really enjoy your videos.
Was waiting as usual thank you , with lots of love from South Africa 🇿🇦
Oh how I would love to come to South Africa!!! Sending warm regards to you from Texas 💕 🇺🇸
@@Pristeep_Tejas oh please make time to come and see our beautiful country, it’s hot right now but ok , lots of conservation happening and more , with lots of love
@@user-tl9vk5md1z I am retired now and you’re on my travel list! I can deal with the heat pretty well, we had temps of 112 degrees Fahrenheit here last summer. I truly hope I get to come! Thank you for your response. 💕 EDIT: What is the best month to come?
@@Pristeep_Tejas best month with be April ,may and August to September if you enjoy the heat November and December, look into going to Kruger National Park , Durban east coast , Mother land Cape Town , even Johannesburg (Soweto ) and more . There’s so much to explore here , hikes and more
@@user-tl9vk5md1z oh my goodness! Thank you so very much!! I am going to screen shot this so I’ll have the references you suggested if that’s ok with you. I won’t if you would rather I not.
Oh, wow. Haven’t seen that sweater. Love it. Pink and sky blue/turquoise are my favorite color combos. 👍🏻
northernmost chaimberlain coffee tumbler xD. I love Brandon Sanderson novels so much! I've just finished re-reading the Mistborn series for the 3rd time, its my favourite!
Good morning!! I'm having my first cup of coffee while I'm watching you make yours. I love the candle at the breakfast table. My mother lit candles every morning for the kitchen table, it was how she started her day, it was a normal part of breakfast/coffee time.
I would love staying at an off grid cabin like that one! And the price is amazing! So happy for you all that you can do that! 😊❤
I feel like I'm with you. The coziness, the wind, the bathroom the coffee. You make me feel like I'm right there. You are an artist of emotions!
Lovely as always. I thoroughly enjoy your trecks to these far and away cabins. The landscape never ceases to amaze me!! I'm so glad you do the drone shots!! Thank you Cecilia for another video. Hope you and Christoffer feel rested.
Love moka pots. I think I'd grind my beans prior though ... 😂😂
Grim sensed something.
Thank you Cecilia, Christopher and Grimm for sharing your amazing life with us.🐶💗🥰
Is the potato bread similar to lefse? My Norwegian grandma used to make lefse with the leftover mashed potatoes. It was so yummy! I haven't had it in many years. Love your channel.
Your videos make my Sundays brighter 💗.
You are so kind ☀️
Ooooo I remember this cabin! One of the first videos I watched was you all in this cabin or maybe it was a similar one, but you all had another person with you all. It looks so cozy and quiet!
I’d be excited too to see the sun after months of darkness. Glad the two of you have a chance to get away to a calm, remote cabin with Grim. How exciting!
I love your channel.....❤❤❤❤❤......I am an American from Philadelphia............with all of the constant chaos that I have to hear.....It is a pleasure to tune into your channel and just watch the beauty of the landscape and your lifestyle.....It is soothing ❤
Go Birds
Christoffer!!! You must make Norwegian potato bread for us so we can learn. It looks delish! Your burgers look delicious but don't look like beef...what are they? Also, just a thought Cecilia but maybe Grimm sensed the strong winds coming and wanted you safely back at the cabin before it happened. Animals can almost always detect a change in weather/atmosphere before we can. What do y'all think?
Nostalgic for me. When we came first time in 1998 we camped on the south side of Hornsund for a month near an even smaller cabin. I have photos taken from some 400m away of a very hungry young isbjorn trying to find a way in. I had to tell friends inside by firing a warning shot.
Our communication was by the Norsk Polar Instituut netwok. Came again in March 2003 but travelled with two dog team sleds, camping each night.
Your videos bring me a sense of peace.
Ohhhhh! I see you're reading "The House In The Cerulean Sea" -----what a fantastic book---my book club really enjoyed it. Hope you do, too! Let us know, eh? Your and Christopher's videos are the best on You Tube! From Maryland in the US. 🙂
Enjoyed your video, thank you for sharing your most unusual life.
Remembering what someone once said about my love of tent and cabin camping, “So you leave your comfortable air conditioned home to drive in your expensive vehicle to a remote place where you pay to pretend to be homeless?” “Yes! Yes I do!!!”
Fresh lawn clippings 🤣I love your sense of humor! 🤣
Seeing you going to the toilet in the out house made me wonder what or if any bugs or creatures you have in such a cold environment. Here in NZ we might have rats, mice, cockroaches, spiders or huhu bugs flying around that would make going to the toilet outside extra scary 😅
What did you think of the book? It was a little slow to start for me but then picked up and was an amazing read. I listened to it and loved the different voices the reader did for the children. There is a video here on the 'tubes of you' where you can listen to it.
Nice that your vacations are also your job, Hope you get your footage knocked out quickly so you can actually rest and enjoy your trips, I used to have a video business mainly shooting weddings, doesn’t matter if you have your own business or work for others, there’s always challenges that make you wanna pull your hair out😅been there done that.
Thank You Cecilia From Minnesota/Wisconsin home of my many Swedish and Norwegian kin folk❤
It's amazing, but when you're camping, nothing tastes better than hamburgers and hot dog. You can drop a hot dog into the camp fire, brush it off...and STILL tastes amazing!😅😅
Look up with a migraine at 5:00 in the morning. I do my usual treatments of shots in a few medicines. It's refreshing to watch this part of your channel where you're out in the nature of this beautiful Island.
I want to thank you how to teach me to use that French coffee cooker also the hand grinder. I think I like to buy one.. sometimes I'm going to use less electricity..
Then I told a few people about your channel and I said I think I'm on the fancy machine that Cecilia has. I'm 59 years old and you young people are impressing on me of your tools and the cutest way.. I think I have a daughter your age in California cuz I live in Tennessee..
I just can't remember her exact age in the middle 30s it's funny how that happens I have six children. Lol
I want to show my grandchildren the beautiful world that you and your husband live in. There's so much out there get through people like you we could see this world.. I don't know what kind of cameras you're using but I could see real well with my 57 inch television.. my first brand new one. I'm going to show my grandchildren are the best CZcamsrs. You deserve an award from CZcams and beyond that for your village..
So I'm going to re-watch how you made homemade coffee.. let me know what type of coffee beans do you prefer.. cuz I'm not sure if I'm going to like organic coffee beans or not. I tried to buy arabica organic I didn't like it at Costco.. my favorite is Colombian Starbucks.
I'm supposed to get off coffee cuz I have migraines no I don't drink it everyday. I like coffee.. well maybe I like it a little bit more.. it's the way you prepare for it.. and it perks your mind up in the day.. to let you know I'm not sensitive to coffee like I used to be so I've been desensitized even though I've been off of coffee..
I used to never have coffee cuz it wouldn't have me bounce off walls.. until I got real ill then things change.
Summary rewind this to make sure I got every step down.
Your husband the waffles he made outdoor is amazing technique.. I love butter.. I think I need to get a large waffle maker like him. Use the same ingredients.. I like to use organic maple syrup. But never use sour cream in the other type of cheese you put?
You said the cheese is a caramel but I don't think we have that here.. maybe y'all will have time for a little short cooking tips of your husband and you..
If you ever come to Tennessee I will help you out and try to show you the best places to go and what to avoid. They are beautiful cabins all around Tennessee some that are close to Chattanooga.. near the border of Georgia and Alabama.. we have beautiful nature here but it's the time of the year you want to come.
It's wonderful that you shown US Portugal cuz man I would love to be in warm climate.
But I enjoy watching your desert type of cold climate..
Thank you for how you edit your videos so I could see your steps that what you're doing..
God bless you both Anne Grimm...❤️🌹
House in the Cerulean Sea is SO good! Great choice!
Here in the states, we have a thin potato bread called lefse that I’ve been told is what our Norwegian forefathers brought with them from the “old country”. We heat them up, put butter and brown sugar on them and roll them up to eat them. Are lefse and lumper the same?
You are both very brave and adventurous. I could never do what you do but I so love watching you both. Maybe if I was younger I would have less fear. Thanks as always.
Idk why but watching your videos makes me feel relaxed. Living in busy and crowded city, your life seems like a heaven to me.
You are doing what most people can only dream of, thank you for sharing it with us. It makes sitting and working on photos for a client just that bit easier.
Youve got me saying "oy yoy yoy!" I love your channel.
Amazing. I would like to see more of that 90km snowmobile traverse of the island.
I love accents and listening to Christopher talk is the best! Thank you for sharing a part of the world I’m sure I’ll never make it to. Indiana US is a far way! ❤
Love your videos and look forward to every Sunday. Fabulous sweater! Did Christoffer's mother knit that? I know she is a great knitter.
I just started House on the Cerulean Sea! It’s soooo good! ❤
That was the FASTEST 23 minutes ever! I wish it was an hour! ☺️ Thank you, to you both for sharing your adventures, out at this cabin and just at home or going in to town, with all of us! Warm regards from Texas!! ❤️🇺🇸❤️ (ps - I am so glad that I have finally figured out how to comment on videos! I have been watching you from the very first but did not know how to comment! 🎉 🎉, I’m old, what can I say? 🤷🏼♀️😆)
You did well❤
Awwww thank youuu! And well done 😍😍
@@karinkeijzer1488 Thank you! ☺️
@@CeciliaBlomdahl Thank you Cecilia ☺️
@@Pristeep_Tejasblessings from Poland 🇵🇱 and mindful life by Agnes 😀- channel. And countryside 🐕!
Thing I have been wondering since starting to watch this channel - how did these cabins get there? Like, how were they built? My understanding is that no one is allowed to use vehicles on the land when it isn't snow covered.
Härligt Cia! Och fin tröja med massa färger!
😍😍😍😍
Love the snowmobiling.
I would love to visit Svalbard with my 4 year old daughter.. I was telling her about the length of days in some countries near to the north pole, shes very interested and finds it bizarre that places never see the sun for a few months, and then that it stays light for months. She said "mummy, how do they know when its bedtime?". The scenery, and the nature is just stunning.. Forget the Caribbean, if i was to win the lottery, Svalbard would have to be first on our bucket list... What a stunning place. Xx
Love this, I know your daughter would be highly impressed and you two would have a lot to discuss 😁
I have visited in March last year and it is out of this world, truly. A lifetime trip! I had sunny, dry days, very cold, perfection. Go, you will not be sorry! ❤️
@@Marty22408 I hope to one day.. Travel teaches children so much. Especially places that dreams are made of. Xx
Ooh! Can you ask Christoffer to make the Norwegian potato bread in his next cookbook, please? I'd love to see his recipe!
Grim's like, I just want to be in my snow hole! 😂
Do you have to bring gas for the cooking or is there some already in the cabin?
I love your cabin weekends! It seems like a simple way to live... no intrusions other than the environment around you. 💜💜
Marianna
The propane is in the cabin. But if its empty we take it to town and next person brings a new one😊
Beautiful. Thanks for taking us along.
Has anyone out there tried AG1? Is it worth it? Different way to eat a hot dog. My husband has health issues and it’s nice knowing we can get help. We have a weather radio. Keeps us posted on possible incoming hurricanes or any weather issues. I was going to ask about if there was a potty somewhere. Thanks for sharing.
Not strange at all to desire the remote cabin life, everyone needs “me days” and these look like the best.🇨🇦
Your videos make my Sundays brighter 💗
MY KIND OUTDOOR LIFE …. GREAT SCENERY !!!!!!!! Soooooooo RELAXING !!!!!!
Omg the sun over the snow!! 😎🌞💙
I love this one, Cecilia, reminds me of when you started filming. I love watching you filming yourself in front of the mirror 😅 in such amateurish, Cute way. That's how I found your channel at first!
Thank you for sharing your life. Always looking forward to your videos and beautiful visuals.
Cecilia Sundays are the best! ❤
this is so rich with beauty and simple life pleasure. thank you all. At the end I love seeing the aurora and recognizing Orion constellation and Pleaides/ Seven Ssters constellation.
Yay! Sunday is Cecilia Day🌞
I enjoyed our little trip, through your lens. Thanks xx
I just finished that book yesterday.. I love to watch your adventures! I think I would love to stay in that treehouse you guys were in. I use the Garmin mini for hiking. Love it.
Beautiful landscape over there, as always!
Required viewing on my quiet Sunday mornings! 😊🎉❤ Thank you for all your beautiful content!