Trying out Van Life in Norway - Not a great start... - Day #1

A stressful start

24h after getting back from Bulgaria and landing at Gatwick, I was heading back to the airport. I had 24h to sleep, do laundry, repack and reorganise for my trip to Norway. I was exhausted. But at least the flight with Norwegian Air was pleasant and well organised, unlike the hell experienced with Wizz hours prior. I met an interesting Scotsman on the plane and spent the time in nice conversations.

Once landed in Oslo, me and Juli hopped on a bus to get to the depot where we were to collect our van for the week. The weather, the vibe, the views amazing…until we ended up at the depot and had to wait 4h to get our vehicle. Trouble after trouble. First it wasn't cleaned yet, then it wasn't starting and we had to change the battery and oh-god-let's-go-already....

False advertisement - the lies and the legality of it all

I must admit, I was a massive pain in the ass with the company after all the troubles they caused - including the fact that they falsely advertised and gave us a much smaller van than I have paid for. It turned out they didn't even have the van they advertised on their site. And I managed to get part of my money back because I hate being lied to and charged for it...

For those who need to know it: it is actually a legal offence to falsely advertise - sell and charge for something different than what you give to people in the end. If you are ever in that kind of position - you're in your right to seek compensation and even take the company to court.

Anyhow!

The peaceful and beautiful first night - Trying out Van Life

Finally, we did leave absolutely starving, we hit the shops, and after having a sandwich 🥪 each, we drove to Viken where we parked at the lake and will sleep over.

Trying out Van Life in Norway was actually such a great idea, I cannot believe my luck for being able to do this expensive journey, celebrating my 30th in a new and exciting way with the most important man in my life.

Tomorrow, we'll explore Lillehammer, just on the other side of the bridge. I hope I can finally catch up on sleep, I feel like I might be getting ill and need to ensure I don't… Night, night 🌃