Meeting the headman of a Xhosa village [S5 - Eps. 18] 

I hope you like this mini series of videos that I made in this Xhosa village! ❤️ For me, it was a great place to film something different than normal and dive a bit more into local culture rather than just passing through. There are a couple of more episodes coming about the people and their lives here, and after, I will hop on Savannah again and continue the ride through South Africa! 🙌🇿🇦

I really appreaciate how both of you took your time to carefully listen to one another. It's a feat of humanity which you don't often see in 'travel videos', let alone human interactions nowadays. It shows you don't undermine the conversation and is the strongest form of respect you can show.

Thabisa is such a character! What a fun guide, Noraly! I love her, so funny and good natured!

Noraly is quickly becoming the world ambassador for good will toward all people.

We would never see such places without people like you, thank you.

What a view. I would sit for hours and contemplate life. So very peaceful.

Great video, i was born here and lived my whole life in south Africa and was still blown away with the insight. Many thanks

It's amazing how quickly our society is changing. Not long ago our people were called heathens and savages. The 21st century technology is revealing to the entire world that we're one people who care for their land and culture. Nelson Mandela was born and raised in this region. Thank you for interacting with the people!

Noraly's friend is just so original.I can't stop smiling along this whole video😂😂😂😂😂.

I loved this series in the Xhosa village, Noraly! The children were so cute and happy, they don't realize how precious that life they live is! People pay millions of dollars for that kind of view in Southern California! The wonderful young lady who translated for you and took you around the village to meet everyone was a big blessing!

Thabisa is like the sun that's always shining!

The Xhosa wedding song, famously known as the "Click song" was performed by the brilliant Miriam Makeba many years ago and can be found easily. Thabisa gave me a pleasant surprise when she started singing this spontaneously. The Wild Coast is the part of the Transkei region of South Africa, from where Nelson Mandela came.

Thabisa is such an awesome person/guide... what a cool experience.

Hi Noraly, you show a lot of interest in understanding and transferring the true spirit of humanity with out any bias and interruption! We are so lucky to observe all this along with your ride. Thank you.

Really interesting to see how they live and their beliefs. Kids seem so happy and healthy!

Noraly, you have found a wonderful soul in Thabisa. So nice to see such truly friendly people around the world 😊👍👍🙏🙏

“Do I need to take my shoes of”? Say hello to the chickens 🐣🐥🐔

Another great day video! When I travel to new countries I always bring a map and a few pictures of where I live to show people where I come from. I also buy inflatable globes to give to kids. They love to see our own countries on the globe.

We would never see such people and how they live without you Noraly! You are a true world ambassador! 🤠

Thabisa is pure great soul, I like her personality❤️

Such a charming tour guide, and with a song of Noraly (daughter) climbing the hills and passes.

This is what I needed to see - people mixing and relating to each other on a human level. No masks, no “social distancing”, just smiles and sharing of stories and food. Thank you so much for this. 🙏🏽 South Africa seems like an awesome place. ❤️

What a fabulous view from the headman's home. I don't think you could be happier Noraly. It will be hard to leave when that time comes.

Thabisa is a character! What a wonderful personality!

You have just shown us a piece of paradise on earth, these people live with such peace so close to nature; unbelievable! Thank you Noraly!

I love how they put the broody hens into pots on the wall. Keeps the hen and eggs safe until they hatch.

Love your guide. She hawe a real personality. This is realy interesting. This is on another level then most youtube scannels. With love from sweden

Beautiful! Love the little kids. They know what to do in front of a camera after the shyness abates a little bit - dance!

It's really great Noraly, that you take us to these fascinating places that we ordinarily would never see or know about. I really appreciate it.

"local culture vs just passing through" reminds me of the enlightenment about hiking that happened to me after having children: they wanted to slow down and look at everything, whereas I previously had been "peak bagging", hiking fast and viewing the final summit as the goal. The children's method made more lasting memories, even when I didn't make it to the top.

Brilliant stuff, seeing the world in lockdown thanks to Noraly. learning stuff I never knew and seeing places I'd like to visit some day.

I find myself calmer after I watch these village videos. Thank you, Noraly 🌈 ☀️

When move here and there with the local girl , it feels like you met your old friend after a long time.

Xhosa village seems to be well organized! The local authority "the headman" takes care of the everyday problems incl. small crimes. He's the respected and wise "advisor" of the community and knows his people. I like that and it makes a lot of sense. The Xhosa roundhouse has two sides... One side for the women, the other side for the men. How wise to separate the 2 bickering sides... to maintain piece in the roundhouse... 👍Lol The roundhouse interior is simple but tidy. You don't need more than that really. Great vid noraly!

Looking forward to watching this a bit later with my wife, we always enjoy your videos 👍🙂

Wow...such a beautiful group and interesting traditions. Your new friend is a hoot. I know you enjoyed your visit in this gorgeous area! Have fun and see you next time 😉🏍🇺🇸

A very interesting video, we will not ever have the chance to see how these people live. They seem to be happy. Thank YOU

Thank you for staying in the village and sharing ALL that information about the people and culture. So different from what I have experienced, but so much the same in so many ways. Your guide Thabisa is wonderful!!!

Thats a 3.4million dollar view of the coast where I am. Amazing, this man lives where I can only dream to live and can only drive hours just to see.

It's impressive how the alienating cell phone "culture" has spread all over the world.

You're so lucky to travel and meet such a great humans across the globe. I love how your new friend does her clicks when speaking her language. Amazing! Such a beautiful place. Thank you for posting such great videos. Be safe. 🤠👍

There she is!! Spending time between the wonderful children and the headman .. another new facet in life. Traveling the village paths with Thabisa. Thank you for sharing the Xhosa community. A break from the saddel is not everybody's thing, but the experience and depth from the local people and their customs is inspiring. Be careful, Stay safe...

This is a very interesting addition to your normal riding videos. Thanks for showing us the culture in SA. You will find genuine people all around the world. Ride safe Noraly!

Even in the remote South African coastal village a young woman sits with her child in her lap looking at her cell phone . We are all basically the same .

Round houses are structurally stronger since they don't have any joints which are normally the weak points, better resisting to the wind and earthquake. The same goes for Mongul yurts but the are basically round tents since they move all the time. She is so cool and open minded for someone who lives in a small village. The men have such a lazy and happy lives. Over all, a relax place to live for everyone. Such an informing video. We would never get exposed to this kind of things when we travel as tourists. Vielen dank!

Really enjoying this. As a hearing impaired person I have always struggled with other languages but when I am able to connect and learn about their life it is so inspiring.

Such happy souls. I could easily live there looking at the sea. Great video.

So awesome to see two beautiful humans from different parts of the world interact and genuinely care for each other.

Am I the only one who had The Shire Theme from Lord of the Rings playing in the back of his mind as the view from the Headman's house was shown? ^^) Thanks to Tabissa for telling us all the details and greetings from Germany! :oD

I love the chickens inside the round house laying their eggs…so cute

Noarly, thank you so much for taking us all on a wonderful voyage.. Stay safe, ride well...

Tabisha is a breath of fresh air, what a fantastic comunicator, she explained so many interesting outlooks on life. Loved the song too

Hello Noraly, from Derbyshire ,England.

Noraly is so great because she is a good listener. Her videos are better than any modern multicultural course our pitiful universities have to offer. Go Moto...

Hey Noraly, Wauw!! Wat een fascinerende levensstijl hebben deze lokale bevolking !! Hier, weggestopt in onze mooie, goed uitgeruste huizen, hebben we de neiging om veel dingen als vanzelfsprekend te beschouwen !! Je voelt je voor alles zo dankbaar. Heel openhartig gevangen, Noraly !! Echt genoten van deze vlog. Blijf veilig en wees voorzichtig. Groetjes, Anjali

South Africans are some of the nicest people in the World,it was great to met them.Thank you for the wonderful videos

Very nice, Noraly!

What a lovely and hospitable people. Save stay and greetings René.

Noraly I have been on holiday at the wild coast resort so many times and I we used to rent horses to ride on the beach. I have seen those rondawels so many times in the distance, but shamefully have never visited the tribe, nor seen the place close up. I guarantee you have experienced more of these villagers, and wonderful people, than most South African born "whites" that live a stones throw away from their village. Imagine having freshly laid eggs, right next to your bed, never seen anything like that in my life, just amazing. Thank you so much Noraly, I am going to make it a point now to visit our neighbors.....

Thank you for inviting us to see this beautiful place with you. It certainly leaves me wanting a simpler life.

Fascinating indeed Noraly. I've never seen anything quite like this in depth adventure before. Keep up your wonderful journey, be safe, be well, have fun.

This is so beautiful and I love how she's using gestures to try make you understand isiXhosa.... What you were eating there it's called "umngqusho" - samp and beans.

I found your channel about a week ago, and i have been binging the whole series. (almost at the end of season 2). i would like to say i really admire what you are doing, and i would like to commend you on the sheer amount of work you put in your videos. Second to that i would say that i think people underestimate the amount of planning and preparing it takes to go on those big journeys and think you should get some recognition for that. I myself just started my motor cycle license lessons and you inspire me even more to succeed in that. As fellow dutchy i would like to say i am proud of you and never stop doing what you love.

Definitely one of my favourite episodes so far ❤️ It shows something very important - that perspective is everything, and we should understand that we're not always right. Some may look at Xhosa as primitive people - how they live, their belief system and the "strange" customs they have. When you told them about how houses are crammed together due to lack of space in the Netherlands, the headman looked like he thought WE were crazy. Imagine if you had told him you would need to work 45 hour weeks and eat food from a tin for the next 35 years to afford one. We walk around listening to music beamed to us from the sky on our smart phones - Thabisa's singing, her smile and the joy it brought her instantly had me beaming from ear to ear as well. It touched me far more than any of the latest pop stars ever could, and I couldn't even understand what she was saying. We like to stand on the outside and judge people who are different from ourselves, but they show a spiritual fulfilment and a happiness for life that a lot of us lost a long time ago. Maybe we're the crazy, primitive ones? Thank you for sharing this with us ❤️

I'm positive this nice happy local girl knows everything that goes on with everybody in the village, because this is the way everywhere around the world.

Thank you so much for taking us with you and sharing the different life style and traditions around the world... keep going and waiting for more update👍👍👍❤️

Amazing, I love watching these videos. Always inspiring and make me look forward to travelling again.

I really enjoyed this Noraly! The village woman with you was so enchanting and charming. Loved her and that song! She should be head man.

Thank you for showing us around this lovely village. I really appreciate this mini-series and to get an insight in how they live. I'm sure it's not just me that finds this fascinating. Drive safe, and see you in the next video❤🙏

So relaxed and easy going life there. Close to nature .So refreshing to see the essence of life and people relations. If you can think out of your box.

Love tabishas gorgeous smile !

Eastern Cape has such beautiful Villages I didn't know about this Village until I came across this video I wish you rode past Queenstown (Komani)

The men were usually absent in order to work in the industrial & urban economy. (Historically catalyzed by the colonial hut tax) This often left rural & domestic work to women with boys doing maintenance and herding of livestock.

Noraly - world's greatest and most humblest ambassador who puts nothing below her or nothing above her. When all your travels are done, you should employ a very reputable, most competent video production company and skilled editors to share your life story, venture and odyssey in a series of DVD mini-documentaries. You were born and destined for what you are doing for God put it in your heart. Your gift of travel and bravery will bring curiosity, excitement and joy to everyone who wants to do what you are doing but are too afraid, aren't physically able or just can't afford to do so. Thank and may God always keep you safe.

I don't know if you realize how famous you did SA, Xhosa and especially Thabisa to the bikers community and maybe rest of the world! Very smart choice to go to SA! I love your idea! Until now I knew about it NOTHING!

Im also in South Africa ....I love what im seeing❤

Would love to see more of their work and farming activities. Also how they make an income to sustain such a great living.

Thank you Noraly. Seeing this video SHOULD make everyone THANKFUL for what we have.

Great episode!

This is truly an amazing cultural experience I especially love your respect for the Xhosa way of life and your openness friendship and respectful interaction shown to the Xhosa people

Like to face those people who give a thumb down to Noralys videos. What's wrong with them?

Thabisa is very cute.... seems happy and content in her life... God bless her and the entire village

The last two videos have probably been the most interesting because you have taken the time to show the local culture. I, and the other viewers, have gained a little insight into a culture we otherwise would not have seen. Thank you. For me, it is traveling to gain insight into the way of life of others and be confronted with the fact that you can live well in a different way than we do in Europe. I hope in the future you will give yourself time to and show the local culture where you come from. For me, it will make your videos significantly more interesting. Thanks again.

Such a great video. As a trained geographer and social worker it always interests me in how people live their lives and how a culture works.

Take care health ❤❤❤❤❤ all God bless you

I m so entrees in this village living styles...everything love it..very2 simple from manipur,India

The little ones 😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️

I have been to Bulungula many times. It is a fantastic place with wonderful people. Dave and his wife did a wonderful job to get the community involved in the running, managing and owning of the backpackers. I recommend everyone that is visiting South Africa to spend the time to get there. It is far off the main route and takes a bit of dedication and effort to get there. But it is worth it! As a South African, sitting here in Sweden, I am really enjoying Noraly's videos. Thank you for sharing your experiences Noraly! Hamba Gahle!

first viewer! I'm a traveler myself but nothing at this scale..thanks for what you do!

Not sure how the connection was made, but have much enjoyed the daily walks of this fascinating village and its inhabitants. Thank you.

Its refreshing to see a whole community of people and not one person looking down at their mobile phone, or tapping away on the ipad posting on social media about how bad their life is. No kids spending their childhood on video games.

Fascinating and yes please keep sharing more culture, archeology etc

This is another very good video and I applaud your decision to include this village and bring us all closer to the people of South Africa. Again this young woman is a treasure. She has a heart of gold...

She deserves more than one million subscribers. Come on guys n girls please support her,for her hard n sincere work. Keep up your good work,I always love watching your program always filled with sincerity, beautifully narrated n film with kind n honest heart. Thank you again. Take care and stay safe too.

Am I correct if I say you added an extra component to your travel stories? Namely Human interest, more interaction between you and the people you meet along, and have an interesting story? It enriches your stories. Well done Noraly. Your followers like this very much if i read the comments well. Big thumbs up 👍👍

This is slow television optima forma, and I love it so much!

Brilliant as usual!

So very interesting and what a lovely and charming guide.

Thank you to the Head Man and Xhosa ladies for giving their time and good craic. May your God and Ancestors be with you. Good health. Swansea, UK.

One of those small boys is a future Nelson Mandela. Lovely video, and much respect to Thabisa for bridging both cultures.