Hi we’re Gem & Alex Swan, in 2017 we quit our jobs, rented out our house and set off on the adventure of a lifetime. We’ve been travelling continuously since then, and have been lucky enough to have some amazing experiences and meet some great people.
Before our trip we were glued to RU-vid, every evening we watched travel vlogs by @karaandnate, @lifeofjord, @lostleblanc @markwiens and @funforlouis, and these content creators inspired us to document our travels on RU-vid too. We bought a new camera, and started the steep learning curve of shooting and editing videos, and producing travel vlogs of our epic trip!
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great video, just booked my first liveaboard on manta queen 1, 4d4n. cant wait! what camera/equipment are you using underwater? any filters or underwater lights? footage is great
@@jackhopkins9618 thanks! You’ll have an amazing time… this is quite an old video - I think GoPro Hero 6, no lights but a red filter… I’ve upgraded a bit since then!
@@GlobalSwans yes, looking forward to it! I’ve recently bought a gopro 12, so was wondering how I can achieve similar looking footage for my trip. I also bought some filters too
@@jackhopkins9618 I use a GoPro Hero 12 which I use for some B-roll… personally I don’t use filters and instead I use native white balance and adjust it afterwards - but it’s more work that way!
@@mrinalwaghela43 you will love it! You’re at a different time of year to us, but allow more time than you think you need (we got sick so glad we had an extra day!) pack light, but in layers - merino is excellent because you can wear it multiple times! And take a way to sterilise water rather than buying plastic bottles, the pollution is a real problem! Stay safe and enjoy!
I don't know about Cambodia bc I've never lived there. But Laos is a super corrupt country. I once had to pay bribe to a teacher and government official once tried to take my money. Be careful where you go Laos.
FYI. The government officials in Laos are not paid well. Hence them charging you to cross the border. Most of the time to get one of these jobs yoy don’t even get paid for the first couple years. It’s a much better system then the UK or USA. Only 2 bucks
Great video indeed and thank you for sharing 😀 👍, I have a few questions if you don't mind : What high altitude sunglasses are you using? Did you use a Trekking company? What camera are using?
Hey! Alex had Julbo sunglasses, and I (Gem) had Serengetti both cat 4 (and needed!!). This was shot with a mix of Fuji XPro 2 and Sony RX100iii. We used Eagle Treks to organise a Porter/guide for us, rather than joining an organised tour - and I’d highly recommend doing it this way, gives you flexibility if you get ill (as we did!) rather than having to cut your trip short. Hope that helps - happy to answer anymore questions you have!
Stop complaining and talking so much. Irelevant topics, irelevant about the Steri pen, general knowledge would have told you electronic water purifier in Everest region is a stupit idea. And your pricing is wayy of.
Sorry you didn’t like the video, why do you feel an electronic water purifier is a stupid idea? And what in our pricing seems off - this was a few years ago now, things may have changed?
koh rong does have a lively party scene. did you check out police beach? surprised you didn't go to koh rong samloem too. that's REALLY chilled out. www.globaltreats.net/a-definitive-guide-to-the-best-of-koh-rong-samloem/
Only just found your channel. Looks like you visited a lot of the same places I visited when I spent a year in Southeast Asia so I'm going to enjoy watching these whilst I wait for the world to ope up again.
Did Cho La pass with a bit of snow on it in october and we also had a lot of clouds sadly enough. I had a guide and was happy he was there. Couldn't always see the right path between the rocks and snow.. it's also very slippery and used my tiny spikes to go up and down the last part.. even slipped with the spikes going down. Most challenging day but so nice!
Thank you for making this video, it’s very helpful to see real honest travel videos. Regarding the tuck tuck where you paid double, that published rate may have been per person. I’ve never been to India yet, but I’ve been to lots of places in Asia and I find it’s best to learn just enough local language to ask the price of a taxi, I find the more English the driver speaks the more likely they are to see you as a target.
Just ask the name of the officer ... but expecting some other issue ... I spend the border closing and lockdown in Laos. Just happy beeing here, and not at some repressing country such as thailand. Ihzda’lot ofnfreedom, some fun in families partys. It IS a corrupt country, but people are really free here
The plastic bottles in the water is a very bad sign. Pollution is destroying the pristine beauty of Laos. We need to start cleaning up the garbage and trash there.
