Looking For A Drink In Deepest Siberia 🇷🇺 

That train guy was straight Flexing his English skills. 😂

Thank you Teacher Anna. You made this world a better place.

Not even 100 yards out of the train station and he's already found the local nutter 😂.

Seriously impressive English from the guy on the train. Especially for a Russian- they find our grammar incredibly difficult. That guy is a serious scholar.

I 100% thought Anna was going to make an appearance 😂

You certainly prove that communication is the key to having a great time in another country. Loving your vlogs.

The raw sincerity of the story and trip to the city for the teacher is a really nice story. Always something interesting around every corner on this channel

Наши люди более лояльны к иностранцам, чем к соотечественникам. Сразу такие общительные и улыбчивые, как буд-то с пришельцем встретились.

Novosibirsk: 12°C London: 10°C Time to move to Siberia!

When I was a kid, I had a part-time job to clean this Tomsk hotel paths from snow. Nice to see it in your video 20 years later:)

When Vladimir stole the lighter I laughed my ass off

Helping that old lad out with a pack of smokes, little deeds like this are what make the world go around; such a selfless traveler you are, I love it. Liked and Subscribed!

Bless the train guy, how often does he probably even get the chance to speak English on his rural commute. You could tell he was genuinely happy interacting with you!

HOLY CRAP, BALD IN TAYHSET! THAT'S SURREAL. You were standing right at my grandma's flat block, if I knew you've been there I would have told my grandparents to invite you for a cup of coffee. Greetings from Irkutsk btw! Let me know if you're going towards Irkutsk right now so we could hang out and I would show you our town

So funny how he called the small town school guys "gopniks" and the true gopnik "a nice young guy"🎃

I am very impressed by the way Ben approaches people He is friendly even with Crazy dudes or hobos. I do not speak Russian but is evident that those people in the bar meant that guy whom Ben was drinking beer with was very special :-)

I'm from the UK and got a taxi recently, the driver was Russian and we bonded over how much we both loved bald's videos, we smoked in the taxi together which shouldn't be allowed and he almost came for a beer with me until he got his next job called through, such a lovely dude

This guy is just ace at talking to people he's never met before.

I moved from Tomsk to Australia 5 years ago and still think that my hometown is way more beautiful and what even more important, has a deep and kind soul behind severe Siberian frosts. Thank you Ben for showing it to the world!

When you were in Novosibirsk and mentioned the lovely architecture you pointed at the hotel. I stayed there during my Transsiberian trip in 2019. I liked Novosibirsk and think you'd like it too! Great video nevertheless. Love how you put a smile on everyone's faces.

You just casually met the Russian Mila Jovovich in Novosibirsk, love it

Being a teacher myself, I can only hope that one day when I will be either very old or very gone, some former student of mine will speak of me like you spoke of Anna. Wherever she is, she would be so proud of you, Ben!

That sweet lady that was just happy to see someone with a nice personality had me smiling cheek to cheek!!! 😌 it’s amazing how some people get happiness from others, in this case someone that wasn’t even from her country.

You don’t even image how much I do enjoy travelling together with you through Russia from my Ipad!!

i can't get enough of Bald's vlogs!

I would give up my full head of hair for this guy’s personality, language skills and joie de vivre!

As a Texan born and raised, I grant you the title of honorary Texan

Man the people you meet in these videos are so friendly! I've never met people like that in my 30 years of being in Texas. Makes me want to learn Russian and travel the Siberian like you. Cheers mate. You're living the good life.

Teacher: So boys, what do you want to do when you grow up? Tom: I want to be a footballer. Steve: I want to be a doctor. Ben: I want to visit Tomsk.

I swear to everything that's holy and good that this man is a natural TV presenter-watching his videos feels like I'm watching a studio made programme. Splendid.

I wanna learn Russian and travel like this dude.

May I suggest for a future presentation visit Barnaul and the Altai region. The Altai mountains are 25 times the area of Switzerland. Arguably the most beautiful place on earth. The native people are incredible. God Bless.

That Luton joke was beautiful 😇😂😂😂

That fresh water guy was bloody hilarious!

I am consistently impressed by the Russian public transportation infrastructure, all the railway stations I've seen in your videos are beautiful and unique, I wrongly assumed that such attention was only given to the Moscow metro.

You have such a great style of filming the real culture moments of a trip. So much fun to watch. :)

The part where he gave the guy who was clearly down on his luck 20 rubles for a pack of smokes without the guy even asking for money warmed my heart. Simple gestures of kindness like that are the world's universal language. You're the man, Bald.

I was born in Tomsk and moved to Germany 3 years ago absolutely alone and I'm only 22 now but it feels like itwas another life before I moved. I have a smile while watching whole vid. Thank u Bald, I love your content.

These videos are one of the best moments in my everyday life.And new uploads have been always watched with a special ceremony in the evening, in bed, with a glass of whisky. And they are perfect to improve not only my English, but Russian, as well 😃

I'm Texan, and I love your videos. Thanks for the trips around the world :)

I hope somehow this reaches Anna and she sees how well her student is actually doing now and her role in that is pretty big too, cause Mr.Bald's content is different cause he interacts with people in their language, that's what makes it so authentic and enjoyable to watch sitting thousands of kilometres away. I'm sure she'll be proud! :')

Benjamin is a literal magnet for local bums. I swear I ve seen more of them in his last few videos than in a whole year of living in Russia :)

What a lovely guy, genuinely nice to everyone he meets. We need more people like this

The way he speaks 'tight shit' instead of "Тайшет" is killing me

I think it's time we, the viewer, gave back to Mr Bald our gratitude for his channel and use the power of the internet to help him find Anna, Russian Language teacher in Portsmouth circa 1992, so he can thank her personally! Let's help him find her!!

As an English teacher who has taught for 23 years in four countries, I can only hope that I inspired at least one student like that. Way to go Anna!

Oh, my! 🥰 Thank you so much for your video about Siberia, my homeland! And your Russian is sooooooo good! I'm so happy to watch it because I'm from Tomsk, a Tomichka :D By the way, it's not 'Tomachi', it's 'Tomichi', 'Tomich' for males, 'Tomichka' for females. 😊 That funny lovely woman in Novosibirsk was right about people in Novosibirsk; they are cold or colder. She might be from a town; we, people, from towns view big city people like this. But still it depends; I love Saint Petersburg culture for example. Russia is too vast and diverse to jump to quick conclusions about such differences but Siberians in general are viewed as some of the most humble and warm people. I was rolling in laugh at 19:50 😂 My Tomsk family still use those. 😂 Lenin monuments are still all over Siberia; in Tomsk central square there’s a big Lenin Monument next to a church. 😂 A friend from Netherlands sent me this video and when I saw the title contains Deepest Siberia” I thought it must be about a tourist going into Taiga forest or somewhere in Yakutia because for us, Russians, Novosibirsk, Tomsk are not the deepest Siberia; in fact, it’s the opposite, it's a developed/industrialised Siberia. Novosibirsk is the third largest city in Russia and Tomsk has been always called "Little Siberian Europe" due to the good number of universities and the international relations it's got. Taiga and Taishet are 'deeper' but still a bit far from the deepest. It's just interesting how perspectives differ. Again thank you for getting in real touch with the locals, and I’m sure you left a great impact on them; they’ll remember your friendliness and kindness. If more tourists like you were visiting Russia, I believe Russians would change their views of foreigners, the world and their own place in it. “What am I going to do? Stuck in Taish**. 😂 Good luck! You’l need it.

I am excited to see where you are going next! It's amazing to see your interactions with local people! I'm amazed at the similarities between peoples of different cultures. Please keep up the great job!

It’s impossible not to have a smile on my face watching these videos, seeing all these places and people that I never would have even herd of, it’s so heartwarming seeing all the wonderful interaction you have with the people you meet. Really proves that no matter where you are or where you drew up we are all still human.

when Bald in the very first video announced that he is gonna make a journey through trans-Siberian railway I thought "so pitty he is gonna miss Tomsk, since railway is going by". I was really surprised to see he is really going to visit Tomsk (it's 300km away from Novosibirsk). Such a pitty he stayed only for a single night. We'we got much to show here: old wooden houses, universities, nature. Please come back and stay for another day or two, you will never regret about that

Teachers tend to remember their students. I really hope that Anna sees this episode.

So heartwarming to hear my little city Bratsk being mentioned! You should definitely visit Bratsk, it's a very soviet city with many architectural places. Though nature is our real treasure, Bratsk is a hilly region with rocky cliffs and sandy beaches; overall, you'd love Bratsk. Братчани ждут тебя в гости!

We finally learned the origin of Bald’s Russian language and cultural spark that started it all.

I'm such an introvert but you make me feel like I can be more outgoing. I just love how you can talk to EVERYONE. Impressive.

this is the first video I've ever seen of you, but watching this really reminds me of the time when me and my brother traveled around Morocco on a couple dirham. we left our comfy home in Norway and headed straight to Morocco one day, the types of people you meet is truly amazing. We were both fluent in french at the time, 17:19 this local dude really resemble a lot of the people we met, full of local knowledge, with a touch of sketch, but in the end just a stranger talking to a stranger. To this day 20 years later I will never forget the strangers that welcomed us to their home, they work, their village, even though we were a couple of teenagers walking around morocco with no destination.

- Здравствуйте, скажите, есть место? (В гостинице) - Нет. - Совсем нету? Этот человек жил в России, иначе как объяснить тонкое понимание русского языка.

Bald is a magnet for local freaks, amazed how good he is👌🏻👌🏻

Bald’s comments sections are some of the most positive I’ve ever seen on RU-vid. Nothing like the toxic hell holes on most channels. Americans, Russians, and Brits all being friends for once 😁

My family is from Novosibirsk and its really nice to see that you show that city. Really love it. Brings back memories !

you sharing a beer with someone in siberia called "siberian corona" is beautiful

You can’t have both: A golden Lenin and a working hotel

As a Russian, I have never imagined that I will be observing my country through a British man's videos on RU-vid! Nice job Benjamin! You have been to places where 99% Russians will never visit! Keep on rolling! Great work!

Your content is unmatched dude. I get so hyped every time i see a new video.

Holy crap, I LoL-ed so hard when I saw that bottlecap opener 😂 We have the same one in our kitchen. I'm from Croatia btw. Love your channel man, keep up the great work 😉

Benjamin, I can't even describe how good is your content. Splendid

that little prologue about your teacher Anna is truely inspiring. hope she sees this vlog and feels proud of you!

If this channel teaches you anything, it's something I think we all intuitively knew anyway, and that is, if you go around travelling alone talking to strangers, you will end up befriending every town drunk.

Hugely interesting trip as always. One of the most unique travel channels on RU-vid for sure 👍

I'm glad to hear you've become a fellow Texan!... even if it was only for a bus trip and not your choice. As a Texan living in Moscow and someone whose first Russian language teacher also sparked an interest in the country that ended up bringing me to Russia long-term, it's great to hear a similar story.

It's sad that you, Benjamin, are passing by such an interesting city as Omsk for the second time. We have something to see, and 250 km from Omsk, in the Omsk region, the village of Okunevo and five lakes near it is one of the places of power in the world, there are many strange and interesting events happening there. By the way, Omsk is also a millionaire, a little smaller than Novosibirsk, even if not so modern, but there is a lot of pre-revolutionary and Soviet architecture. And our people, in contrast, from Novosibirsk are more provincial, and therefore, more friendly and responsive. Please bring this comment to the top so that Ben will definitely notice it!

My both thumbs and big toes up! Enjoyed you video so much. Novosibirsk, actually a small town near it, was my place of abode at my childhood. it was interesting to see it again even if you've passed through so fast. But your journey is a journey of how far you may get to the east. I recall reading ones the diaries of Prince Kropotkin, a founder of the Anarchism. FYI he was a great traveler and geographer in his youth after coming out from the Pages Corps where her studied. Kropotkin also traveled to the east, exploring new sites, but at that time there were no all those comfy trains, buses and railroads, and his journey with a group of Kozaks on horsebacks lasted almost a year or even two. In winters there they had to trudge through deep snowbanks up to the bellies of their horses, and there was no chance to think about where they could get Siberian Corona beer from. I wish to bet that finally you'll reach Vladivostok. There is the Sakhalin Isle though (or Karafuto as some old Japanese sometimes call it for the trace of their memory). But I believe to get there one has to get a special pass. Anyway, Good luck, man!

I love how Covid isn’t even a thing to this guy, drinking from random dudes beer…I salute you! Hahaha.

Bald, I am currently traveling solo in Belarus and it's my 3rd week already. Your videos have opened up my eyes why post soviet countries are not only fascinating but feels very different than others than I have been to. I always smile ear to ear watching your interactions with local and I understood why being able to speak Russian will not only unlock Russia as a country, but Russian-speaking countries (15 to be exact)!! Spasibo bol'shoye!

Anna has given millions of people an escape from their daily lives through you. I hope she hears about the impact she had! Thank you Anna!!!

And finally, I figured out when, where and how you learned Russian. Loving every moment of your journeys.

Glad you chose the BAM. Think I learned more during that video then any other place you went very informative

i wonder how many times Benjamin slept outside because he couldnt get a room and didnt tell us. PROPS TO YOU MY GUY

Everytime Bald puts his hand on a door handle.. will it open or will it not.. its a thrill..

You uploaded this video on my 25th birthday so I’m glad we had a drink “together” that day! I love your videos and you’re always inspiring me to do more traveling with my lovely wife! Shout out from Arkansas, United States!!

Such incredible videos! Thank you for sharing the experiences!

"what are you doing here" "searching for beer" Thats literally me in every country i ever was xD

Loved the train conductor conversation, brilliant anecdote straight from a true Siberian!

OK I have just 'stumbled upon' this channel/vlog. love this vlog and for many different reasons it means a lot to me. brilliant.

Always interesting. What a guy! Portsmouth's finest! And it all began with those Russian lessons at the age of 16. Respect!

As a a retired teacher after 37 years in the classroom, I appreciate your making the pilgrimage to Tomsk in tribute to Anna. Thanks, Baldy, and keep up the good work.

There is now a console beeping furiously in a hidden data center, telling the FSB to star looking for the Texas man who appeared out of nowhere in Siberia...

The content is so high quality, mindblowing. Thanks for sharing!

Language teachers are some of the most important people. Such a lovely way to honour yours.

That guy on a train totally stunned me with his fluent eloquent english. Odd, but he looked like regular russian alcoholic.

Brother, my father defected from the Soviet Union in 1979, and watching your channel is not only educational, but greatly therapeutic, especially your interactions with the quirky locals. Well done.

Bro you are a legend. Your videos are amazing, you are motivating people to travel a lot!

Ben's communication and russian speaking skills on another level. 16:40 he spoke with them so slangy and free so they used "Вы" in question istead of "Ты". It's like comparing Hey, mister and Hey, you, more respectful attitude you know. In one moment they realise that this bald chav can kick your ass if he hears something wrong from you. It is brilliant!

I know that everybody's drooling on the idea of Anna leaving a message for Baldy in the comment section. That would be awesome! Great content mate, you're a treasure.

Bus ticket ladies probably couldn’t find UK in their software because I think it was named there as Соединенное Королевство (Soedinennoye Korolevstvo), which literally means United Kingdom, and it is official name of UK in Russia. But nobody among common people in Russia really use that name of UK, usually they refer as Velikobritania (Great Britain), or just Anglia (England), but of course there is no such country in official software.

Hey Bald, I just wanna say, great job! The effort you're putting into videos as of late (and always, of course) has not gone unnoticed. I think you're finding a sweet spot between the style of your older videos (i.e. India on the motorcycle, much more documentary-esque) where your impeccable storytelling ability shines and the newer vlog-style man-on-street vibes where your unique knack for connecting with others . It's a great, compelling balance. I also greatly admire watching you learn and increase the quality of your videography and editing- I'm not sure I saw you use yellow captions before this video but overall it seems that you are experimenting and learning how to better edit for your unique style (i.e. the walking cuts between the Анна story). Though there have been more gaps between your video publishing that make me hankering for more...I can see it's because you're putting the work in to up the quality and it's just really damn cool. Keep up the good work! ;)

I swear, u the only blogger or vlogger or whatever they r called these days, that I watch...u a legend, seen lot of land coz of u...all the best!!!

Wow! Thank you to Anna for showing Bald the beauty of Russia. Because of her patience and enthusiasm we now met Bald 😃

I cannot understate how much joy I feel when I wake up and get to watch these videos before I go to work. Ben your my favorite ‘TV Show’ for sure.

I currently have covid right now so I can't really travel. This channel has been a great escape for me. Thank you, bald!