Ed, Hi! This is Emir, the kid you taught at English Zone and the one who appeared in this video for a few moments. I hope you are doing well in the times of distress. I just wanted to ask a favor. I’d be grateful if you could share with me some of the videos you made at English zone with all of us together. Thank you!
@@andrewharvey6400 Looks like you never traveled like that ! there is no longer "Mr" when you're sharing that kind of moments with peoples on the other side of earth :)
Like the one where he woke up with the tent completely flooded. :-) The impressive thing about Ed is the way he deals with adversity whether stranded with a broken hub or crippled by injury and unable to mount the uni. Always cheerful, always optimistic.
@@DaveKahn The one he had to in USA go under the underpass in rain and camp, that might be the same one. Oh and the caught by the USA Forest ranger for the National Park. those are some of his worst I would bet. Also the one where the wind in Australia on the Nula Bore Flat nearly had him flying away, was a day or two before or after the Hines Bake Beans thing.
Ed, you’re the perfect example of courage and positive thinking. So many of us are just not even able to project ourself in such adventures, and even if we were to make the first move, we would stop at the first difficulty. At least, we can dream to have been able to do like you, and seeing your videos just remind us what we are missing!
Really makes me want to go camping now! In relation to the creepy toys; I spent some time on a constuction site at a remote village in China. Workers are usually given simple accomodation on site and it seemed like it was normal that they brought their close family to live with them. During the work day the women would cook and clean and the children would play.
9:10 that must’ve been such a seriously amazing moment to remember and be apart of. How cool that some of the community came by to enjoy time together. So awesome
He was lucky there. In my experience if you get found by the locals there are two options: Either they are totally friendly, giving you food and a place to sleep OR they harass or even rob you. It’s pretty much 50/50.
i just spent the last 3 months up until the snow started falling here in Canada on my riding around the mountains on my Adventure motorcycle while camping the entire time. i have to say that There is something seriously special about wild camp spots that just makes my soul happy. no cost and no people just at one with nature. something i just really love about it. makes me so happy to see your favorite wild spots. id love to see a 10 more wild camp spots video because i know you have a lot more than just 10 thanks for sharing. :)
I likewise do single-track cross-country. When Canada again allows me winter entry I go look for caves east of Mount McGuire in BC. Summer ride takes me up that mountain to find other caves. See the BC Speleological Federation to learn more. In hot weather the cave air is cool. In freezing weather the cave air is warm. Hmm. Go figure.
Definitely one of the better compilation videos I’ve ever seen on RU-vid. Great work Ed, well jealous of your amazing tour, but also your wonderful perseverance. Thanks for making these videos
I have often thought I might be a bit mad for loving wild camping/trekking, thanks for the validation, you really captured the spirit of adventure and freedom...
The look in his eyes at the end when he knew.. one of life’s truly amazing moments to behold, because there is no going back ..in every sense of the meaning
When I read the title of this video, I immediately knew that the castle in Germany "Ruine Reußenstein" would be among your top 10. And hey, it almost made it to the fist place. Not far from where I grew up and I did a lot of cycling over the years in this gorgeous mountainous area including the L1200 you also travelled along that day. Big thumbs up for this beautiful vid.
Sadly, wild camping isn't allowed in Germany - although you might get away with it if you don't leave traces, respect private property and are friendly. On the other hand, failure to follow those rules of conduct may result in fines ranging from 100 euros up to several thousand euros. There is an exception for bivouaking and hammocks, though, as those setups are considered to be more temporary than tents. It's also worth pointing out that it is not allowed to light an open fire in or near forested areas most of the time of the year. The exact rules vary from state to state, so it's a good idea to look them up before setting off on a journey.
Man this is truly an envious lifestyle. To travel all over the world. Meet all kinds of people. Wish I was rich. ‘Nomad’ traveling isn’t really for a lonely person. You had comrades to go with.
This is my first introduction to you, I will watch, and subscribe, mostly because of your attitude! I'm in the twilight of my life, and I think the streetlights are on, lol, some will understand. You have done a wildly magnificent thing, and to have the rest of your life to pass on this adventure, to future generations, is almost without description. Back in the day, lol, I worked with an English gentleman, it was backbreaking labor, I was young and he was old. Sometimes when I was at the end of my rope, he told me that the English, have a saying, or motto, "Crack On" that he told me meant you just keep going! Never forgot it, and somehow to me it just seemed better to say, 'I guess I'll just crack on' than to say 'don't quit', lol don't know why. But when I watched you, I thought of him, and that's a compliment.
The tunnel works in Sichuan looked very familiar. On my last adventure around China a few years ago I picked a random highway in the direction I wanted to go and hitchhiked down it. A forgotten number of rides and hours later I got to where an earthquake or landslide had destroyed the highway and new tunnels were being constructed. I was following some workers up a rough path around a rockslide, couldn't keep up because my packs were heavy and awkward and ended up in a very loose sketchy section with nobody around. Somehow I managed not to slide all the way down into the river, ferried my gear across to solid land, and call out to some other workers who helped carry my stuff back to the road and into a tunnel where their car was parked and given a ride to something like civilization to continue hitching. I didn't camp in any bits of tunnel though and I'm jealous you went through Qinghai too.
I am from China and I can tell you what the man made cave is. It is a bunker, there was a lot of them built in China in the Second World War when the Japanese used to bomb China.
I was in a bunker when Chinese 122 mm rockets were exploding. Made to deliver either a lethal chemical or canister loads. If I killed any Chinese it was purely accidental as I was paid to go there and kill Non-Chinese.
Do you remember 'Dead Poets Society' Ed? Mr Keating encouraged his students to stand on their chairs and see the world from a different angle. Maan, you did that well countless times on your journey. Long live unusual angles. Mark
Does ed have a step two? Oh, I wonder if Steve can ride a unicycle? Props and kudos to anyone who can ride a unicycle... even more so, to anyone who rides thousands of miles on one carrying camping gear! As for me, a bicycle with one wheel is a broken bicycle!
Great video as always. Right now I’m on day 7 of a thousand mile bikepacking trip from Key West Florida to South Carolina. I will be celebrating my 68th birthday next week on the trail. Thanks for all your wonderful videos!!
@@pineapplepizza27 I’m off the Keys now. And yes there were some flooded roads about 10” deep salt water. Was able to wash off the salt at the end of each day. In December I will have videos of the trip. Subscribe to my channel and you will see them. Thanks for the comment Isaac!!
Super nice video Ed. It is nice to see footage from different time in your travel. We can see you getting older (and wiser) from this adventure. And we can also see your filming skill getting better. That's very inspiring. And It's nice to see your excitment when you realized that you loved this adventure and you won't give up. I felt it too after couple of week or unicycling around Estonia. And now, I just want to do more of it !
After walking through a tunnel through a mountain, which was also a fallout shelter, in Yosemite National Park, and it was late enough there were no more cars coming by to hitchhike to, so I slept in the bushes at the south end of the tunnel. I was later told that was a favorite spot for people looking for rattlesnakes. Another time after doing some backpacking in Desolation Wilderness in the Sierra Mountains, my friend and I hitchhiked to Santa Cruz, California. It was quite late when we got there, so we climbed up a cliff and slept in a small grove of bamboo. In the morning two very surprised children coming to playing what was apparently their fort, found us sleeping there. My friend cried and said "I want to go home." So to give him the full experience of living on the road the next night I got two large boxes out of a shoe store dumpster, climbed over a fence and slept in some trees between two highways. We slept remarkably well in those boxes.
And then, here's me at 47years old, suddenly feeling like I wasted my youth, I congratulate you Ed, what a fantastic journey that you will remember forever
Awww man I followed your journey from the later China episodes. You made me seriously consider setting off for a similar tour (on bike or hitchhiking though :) ) ... During summer I thought I had my runaway phase settled and booked myself into university. Now, after the introduction month to my forestry studies the old call of the far away is kicking back in... Oh what a ride your video has triggered. I love every bit of your reports, the energy you are transmitting. Thank you for opening my eyes for your way of experiencing the world outside ones selfes square. Who knows, maybe I'll be on the road by next weekend? See ya Till
Thanks Ed. Watching this brought back happy memories and made me nostalgic. Missing the simplicity of bike touring, I wish I could return to Almaty where I left my bicycle and just return to cycling, eating, sleeping.
Ed your videos are brilliantly done, great job...a TV channel should buy the rights and show them to a global TV audience...(those who don't RU-vid!)...
I've done loads of cycle touring, and once ate a scuffed up can of Chunky Clam Chowder that I found on the side of the road in Louisiana. It's nice to know I'm not the only one.
Can't believe some of these didn't make the final cut! Still, must be hard boiling down over 3 years into a few videos. Incredible stuff man, keep inspiring!
This was a lovely video, but the bit I especially loved - more than the amazing campsites - was the moment atop the platform in Bulgaria where suddenly everything seemed to make sense...
I'm watching you from beginning ,and I was enjoy every minute you trip. Now I'm preparing for my tripwith my girlfriend around the world on bike next year (because covid) , I can wait for that day. Have a nice day Ed
Absolutely awesome dude...I traveled for 10 years backpacking and like you never considered looking back, just forward... it's a beautiful life we have seeing, feeling, sharing and caring about our amazing planet.... cheers to you 🤟🎶
I followed your journey from the start a friend turned me on to your channel on one of my many bike trips.. The sights you've seen is amazing and thank you for taking us along gor the ride...
Ed you are a light in my life, thank you for your amazing videos. I've watched every single one of them. I watched the whole series months ago and I can't help but keep coming back. I'm probably not the sort of person you'd think to be friends with by image. But you are great and I wish one day we can meet up and have a ride or something. Your an amazing intelligent human 💓
Hey Ed. Love your videos. Just awesome. Was thinking as you went to pick up that can of baked beans from the road in Australia: how many of these encounters does this guy film? Does he check something out first and then go and film it? How many times has he wanted to film something but can't? Was thinking that you could make a video about all the best stories you weren't able to catch on camera. Maybe collaborate with a small animation channel and tell the story through their animation and your narration? Just a little idea.
Great video! I still think you've met many interesting people. An episode about those you met on the road, who helped, you etc., could be an awesome one too.
1:00 its perfect, steps like these keep a second building the bare scale of steps away: it makes art from a house, an entire climb away; not just a floor/ceiling; but an entire gaping transition, it looks good.
Wow what an awesome journey can't wait to watch more vids. I do similar in my truck and cant image a moto much less a bicycle and then you, you're on a unicycle 😳🤯 WOW!! How cool 🍻
Hi Ed! Wow! What amazing camp spots you have found :o I camped once in an old castle and it has been a wonderful and comfy night. But almost never had such nice people around me when I did trips alone. I really like that on your trips :)
Totally awesome. What is it about spending a night somewhere that makes it more memorable? Just going is cool, but to sleep there is on another level. I took a 3 week trip this summer, camping in my van most nights (Not quite as wild as you, I know, but it was cool to me). Some of the most memorable parts of that trip were the places I spent the night. You should do a "10 worst places I slept" video!
Nice work! My personal favorite camping spot I've done was on top of a natural arch on the coast of Puerto Rico that has since been destroyed by an earthquake
Yoo I'm from Bulgaria, and around the start of the vid I said to myself: "scenes if Bulgaria is included in the video and to my surprise, it was, and N1 too!"
If you're Bulgarian did you ever kayak under the Sophia International Airport hoping to reach the Black Sea ? Nice caves downriver before it joins the Danube.
This video was so fun to watch! And the music was superb, too. You've been to some amazing spots, man. Haha the question no one wants to ask and the subject of your next video: Top 10 Weirdest Places I've Pooped😂 Ah the joy of camping
I Think I recognize that tunnel from Another video. It was supposed to be a shortcut through the mountain if the People in the Town below had to evacuate.
the reason you post these videos is for me, or people like me. ill never do anything like this. but i have wonder lust as well. i dont eat a lot of the food you do so that counts me out at the start. also just cant see myself ever biking around another country. ( having enough money to get me out of what ever) driving through them might be ok but still the food would stop me. so whats this mean. THANKS for showing me all this.
