This film shows what a hostelling holiday in Norway might look like, with similar activities at the hostel to other countries such as meeting new people, doing chores, and using a membership card. It also promotes the exciting things to do whilst visiting, such as skiing, swimming, sports, and exploring the local historical sites around Norway. Title card - NUH triangle logo Title card - Youth Hostelling in Norway Credits - Produced by Sandberg Brothers for The Norwegian Youth Hostels...

This film shows what a hostelling holiday in Norway might look like, with similar activities at the hostel to other countries such as meeting new people, doing chores, and using a membership card. It also promotes the exciting things to do whilst visiting, such as skiing, swimming, sports, and exploring the local historical sites around Norway. Title card - NUH triangle logo Title card - Youth Hostelling in Norway Credits - Produced by Sandberg Brothers for The Norwegian Youth Hostels Association Recorded in Svekon Soundstudions Script and photography: Haakon Sandberg Waves crashing over the rocks in shallow water are shown. Countryside/lake/mountain landscapes are shown, some with snow on the mountains and trees. A man wearing a rucksack moves towards the mountains. Someone is shown skiing down a snowy mountain. Plants and wildflowers are shown. Young workers and school-goers are shown looking bored and pondering at their desks. One boy passes a map to the boy at the desk in front of him. A series of views of NUH youth hostel buildings against outdoor and mountain backdrops are shown. A map appears, showing the location of many of the youth hostels in Norway. Two young men on bikes are shown cycling up a track, whilst two others are sat beside the track looking at a map. Both sets of people discuss directions whilst looking at the map. The cyclists continue their journey and the others pick up their backpacks, ready to also continue. The backpackers walk through a series of picturesque scenes off the beaten track, arriving at a youth hostel. A signpost reads ‘NUH’ [triangle logo] on one side and ‘NUH Ungdoms-herberge’ on the other. The backpackers enter the hostel just as some female backpackers also arrive. The young men walk over to the women and help to carry their bags into the hostel. A series of chores at the hostel are shown, including mopping, peeling potatoes, sweeping, sawing wood, building/digging, cleaning windows, painting the exterior and shaking off the doormat. A train is shown against the landscape, followed by a bus. Hostellers are shown walking on foot through the town, carrying backpacks. A woman is shown waving to a boat on a river. A sunset scene from the view of a boat is shown. One of the cyclists from earlier in the film is shown tending to his bike, which has a problem with the wheel. The cyclists wheel their bikes to a nearby hostel. The cyclists hand in their hostel membership cards at the reception desk, as well as pick up sheets for the beds. The pair enter a bedroom and make their beds, with some difficulty. They unpack their things, including leaving shoes outside the bedroom door. The young men are then shown in the bathroom (one is washing his face whilst the other brushes his teeth), followed by one of them washing in the shower. The two young men are then shown helping themselves to breakfast which is laid out on a table. Danish women are shown sitting at a breakfast table, and then serving their own tea from a teapot. A man in swimming shorts is shown diving into a lake, followed by others also enjoying the lake. A group of young people are shown playing sports on a beach, including badminton and volleyball. Sailing boats are shown on the water, travelling relatively fast in the wind. More buildings are shown, including a folk museum. A young man and woman are shown holding hands and walking around the buildings in the countryside. They go and sit by a lake in the sunshine. A group of people from different countries are shown sitting in a communal room of a hostel by an indoor fireplace, chatting to each other. The two young men (cyclists) retrieve their membership cards back from the reception desk, shaking the hand of the receptionist. They are shown leaving the hostel on their bikes, cycling away against a picturesque lake/mountain landscape. Title Card - ‘The End’