Hello! :) My name is Alisa and I am a self taught artist from Latvia. Being in nature makes me endlessly curious, calm, connected and inspired. Therefor I love hiking, cycling, running, crafts, photography and learning through every one of my experiences. Come along the journey with me to finding a simpler life amongst nature.
Great filmmaking, 😎🚴♀️ best wishes from another Vlogger. You create a very cozy and natural atmosphere, very immersive. I learnt a lot from watching this, thank you very much 🌳
THANK YOU, YOU ARE!!! Happy to see you here like the old times! :D Yes, that's my one and only road bike :D I didn't take it on this adventure, because I don't have a bikepacking setup for it and a mtb was a more reliable choice to prevent punctures and other potential damage.
Thank you! :D my husband is from Latvia...i still haven been there, but now i know I can servive the trip 😅 great chocolate options if no Vegan food at his family 😂 👌 and Katjas now have some vegan candy:)
These days there are so many options for us in any supermarket in Latvia! If you go to bigger stores there are even dedicated vegan sections where you can find anything from cakes, yoghurts to meat and fish substitutes. Fresh and canned fruits and vegetables are also decently priced and I can’t recommend our bread enough, the variety and taste is just profound, our bread is the tastiest bread you will EVER eat :D
To us Dutchies cycling is purely transportation. To go from A to B. And it stops right there for 99% of the people so no need to be profound. Take it lightly. Pointing out the obvious about this mode of transportation makes it that much easier to convince people in other countries to start thinking about it. Us Dutchies don't do profound. We're opportunists first and foremost. Cycling is fast, cheap and safe when you design proper streets. Nothing else to it. You want it too? Go out and protest. Demand proper infrastructure. Organize. And it's easier now than it was for us since you can just copy our designs. We already worked out all the kinks. So many urban areas in the world could be easily transformed and made car free. The will of the people really is the only missing ingredient.
Seeing the bicycle as a status symbol because it means you can live so close to your work - I have never thought about it that way, but I love it. Thanks for mentioning that!
We see a lot of the same reactions on these types of video and i love them too but for me living in Utrecht and seeing the city transform so much from when i was born 1970 to now is amazing the change is speeding up not going down. I just moved to my second ebilke and its not a cheap one so it has more than a few facebook groups with users. What impressed me most and the joy and hope i can be one of them some day is the amount of 70+ people on this group many closer to 80 than 70... I think thats one thing people from outside the netherlands don't fully grasp the effect ebikes and better (safer) infrastructure has for elderly who are moving around like they are in their 40's of 50's... I hope someday i can join them in that age bracket and be like them...
"The higher educated see bikes as statussymbol" Such nonsense, outside of the netherlands cycle culture is relegated to tofu eating snobs that want to lecture everyone they come across about their co2 footprint. The working classes here have embraced the bike more than anyone. And yes i live in groningen. We al grew up like this.
Thank you for this video! My vecmāmina passed away seven years ago and I miss her very much. I have never been to Latvia, but out of all my family I think I love it the most. I wish I could have learned more about it from her. Happy summer solstice to you.
I have depressions and I agree that cycling brings joy. (when you're not hindered by cars all the time ). The weather is grey but the physical exercise helps. Plus a pot of tea.
Its not just you watching and observing the world and see what others are doing but cycling also releases dopamine and endorfine which are known for their feeling happy effects.
Also how 'stupid' it may sound BUT you INHEAL and live with the 'seasons air' and the seasons smell from the earth as they change and THAN IS ALSO SO INCREDIBLE...! to be one as part of the nature.. makes one mood so much better...!
Nice comments abt biking in Groningen. Still have to unlearn the globalist 'sustainability' speak, which probably won't happen anytime soon. So for what it's worth, here's some inconvenient facts: CO2 is not a greenhouse gas. CO2 is essential for plant life. This Club of Rome 2.0 speak has replaced actual care for nature and the environment, and many dupes bought this wrong kind of green hook line & sinker. Geologically speaking we're living in CO2 starved times, but don't let these facts get in the way of the propaganda the ultra-rich & powerful have been pushing since the nineties. Cheers from Amsterdam!
I suggest you check out the channel 'not just bikes' it goes a lot more in depth on this topic. Also, I don't think most Dutch people know the benefits of cycling, they just cycle because it is the most convenient way to get around. And as others have mentioned, it is not a status symbol, maybe in small sub cultures. Finally you say that this cannot be implemented everywhere because not every place is as compact. This has to do with zoning laws where in some countries shops and schools cannot be built close to or even in residential areas so all destinations are out of cycling range (for most). This could obviously be changed by adapting zoning laws so that destinations can be closer to people's homes.
I’d change the quote to “when the cities are created FOR everybody” not BY everybody because not everyone is capable of making good decisions regarding urban planning
Your hands are a work of art in their own right, they're incredible, lol :D That painting you did is superb! Always thought provoking and inspiring..plus your friends sewing skills are out of this world! OMG! :D Love how your style is evolving! Are you making your own clothes too?
Thank you, that’s very kind of you :) I agree, my friend is very skilled and what she makes is very beautiful! And no, I’m not making my own clothes *yet* :D
one way to make cities more liveable is relatively simple: create Superblocks (like Barcelona) and take space from cars and turn them into protected bike lanes (remember: paint is not biking infrastructure) as well as improve public transport within and rail connections between cities. It might sound radical, but it's actually hyper-conservative when you remember what roads looked like 100 years ago.
Made me cry. What an incredible filmmaker you are Alisa. I say that every time but it's true. Will speak again. Amazing. So glad you're still alive in the world.
Oh, I agree, the music is very touching! :D Thank you so much for your words, it makes me very happy that you're still here watching my videos and it's always so great to receive your comments! Thank you so much, you are the one who is amazing! :D
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