Ben Braz
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Into the wild of West Sumatra 🇮🇩
A rented scooter is the perfect tool to explore the rugged wilderness surrounding Lake Maninjau in West Sumatra.
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Відео

Epic hitchhiking journey in West Sumatra 🇮🇩
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The overwhelming friendliness of locals in West Sumatra made for an epic first hitchhiking experience on the island.
Indonesians take over my video in West Sumatra! 🇮🇩
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The overwhelming friendliness of West Sumatran locals brought me into a local cafe where I would chat and hang out with a crowd of new friends.
First impressions of Sumatra, Indonesia 🇮🇩
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I've touched down in the Indonesian city of Padang to begin a Sumatran adventure. First, I set out to learn the lay of the land and get a feel for the big coastal city.
Absolute mayhem in Batam market, Indonesia 🇮🇩
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I'm back in Indonesia and in the chaotic city of Batam for the first time. Join me for a walk through the madness of Saturday's market.
Thai girl shows me luxury condo building in Pattaya, Thailand 🇹🇭
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Local real estate agent Pemi took me on a tour of the ultra-luxurious Once Pattaya condo building in one of Thailand's fastest growing tourist destinations.
The quickest Laos border run ever 🇱🇦
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I ran out of days on my Thai visa so I had to make a border run, which turned out to be a fun albeit short run to Vientiane.
Solitude and serenity in Northeast Thailand 🇹🇭
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I know I keep saying it, but I just can't express how special this scooter journey through Thailand's Isan region has been. It's true serenity, peace, solitude, and adventure.
Why you MUST travel to the Mekong River 🇹🇭
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I'm in a state of total awe and appreciation for the magic of the Mekong River as I travel by scooter downstream on the Thai side of the border.
Wild-camping on the legendary Mekong River 🇹🇭
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I began the scooter journey downstream along the Mekong River, searching for beautiful sights, cheap local food and the perfect wild-camping spot.
Scooter journey to the Laotian border 🇹🇭 🇱🇦
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Scooter journey to the Laotian border 🇹🇭 🇱🇦
Have you been to Northeast Thailand?? Isan Region 🇹🇭
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Have you been to Northeast Thailand?? Isan Region 🇹🇭
This Bangkok market is MASSIVE! 🇹🇭
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This Bangkok market is MASSIVE! 🇹🇭
Drone Compilation 4K: Canada 2024 🇨🇦
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Drone Compilation 4K: Canada 2024 🇨🇦
How much does travel in the Philippines cost?? 🇵🇭
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How much does travel in the Philippines cost?? 🇵🇭
What does $5 buy you in Manila? 🇵🇭
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What does $5 buy you in Manila? 🇵🇭
Inside Manila's most famous ghetto; Makati 🇵🇭
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Inside Manila's most famous ghetto; Makati 🇵🇭
Is Puerto Princesa worth checking out? 🇵🇭
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Is Puerto Princesa worth checking out? 🇵🇭
Hitch-hiking in the Philippines; would you do it?? 🇵🇭
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Hitch-hiking in the Philippines; would you do it?? 🇵🇭
Alone in paradise; beach camping in Palawan, Philippines 🇵🇭
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Alone in paradise; beach camping in Palawan, Philippines 🇵🇭
World-class scenery and adventure in northern Palawan, Philippines 🇵🇭
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World-class scenery and adventure in northern Palawan, Philippines 🇵🇭
Don't go to El Nido! Go further north instead 🇵🇭
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Don't go to El Nido! Go further north instead 🇵🇭
Getting off the beaten path in Palawan, Philippines 🇵🇭
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Getting off the beaten path in Palawan, Philippines 🇵🇭
Is it easy to hitchhike on Palawan, Philippines? 🇵🇭
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Is it easy to hitchhike on Palawan, Philippines? 🇵🇭
The Philippines' unknown city of Palawan 🇵🇭
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The Philippines' unknown city of Palawan 🇵🇭
Hitchhiking to Cebu City 🇵🇭
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Hitchhiking to Cebu City 🇵🇭
Journey back towards Cebu City 🇵🇭
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Journey back towards Cebu City 🇵🇭
The expat town of Negros Island; Valencia 🇵🇭
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The expat town of Negros Island; Valencia 🇵🇭
Best barber in chaotic Dumaguete, Philippines 🇵🇭
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Best barber in chaotic Dumaguete, Philippines 🇵🇭
Strange encounters in Manila 🇵🇭
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Strange encounters in Manila 🇵🇭

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @Rumy-j6w
    @Rumy-j6w 7 днів тому

    Hichhiking to bali ...

  • @andrephilipp
    @andrephilipp 7 днів тому

    cool vlog

  • @rio1711
    @rio1711 7 днів тому

    Try to ask truck driver on the road for a free ride man..

  • @mikelyons3117
    @mikelyons3117 9 днів тому

    Merry X MAS Ben , loved all your videos this year and all the best in 2025 .

  • @BrutalTurtle
    @BrutalTurtle 9 днів тому

    merry christmas ben and wish u all the best for 2025, your vids inspire me to travel to these places. loved your hong kong trip video

  • @ruggedpassport
    @ruggedpassport 12 днів тому

    Nice room

  • @bdon77
    @bdon77 17 днів тому

    Best off the beaten path vlogger in the game

  • @BrutalTurtle
    @BrutalTurtle 17 днів тому

    I hear that Indonesian coffee is very different to Arabica. What did you think?

  • @worldmikel
    @worldmikel 17 днів тому

    Definitely the best! What good fortune to be entertained by all those folks! You should make some little cards with the channel URL.

  • @mikelyons3117
    @mikelyons3117 19 днів тому

    Hi Ben , pretty sure it is called motorized para gliding . Those rock structures might be called Jettys .Great video and that lunch looked delish for a buck .

  • @PHGUY2024
    @PHGUY2024 22 дні тому

    ...and never hurts that the agent is a babe. 😊

  • @JohnWayne-z4s
    @JohnWayne-z4s 23 дні тому

    please stop to clear throat constant. irritate

    • @mikelyons3117
      @mikelyons3117 19 днів тому

      What in gods name are you talking about ?

    • @JohnWayne-z4s
      @JohnWayne-z4s 15 днів тому

      @@mikelyons3117 constant to clearing voice

  • @ruggedpassport
    @ruggedpassport 24 дні тому

    Walking ATM 😂💵 💵

  • @robdavinroy1761
    @robdavinroy1761 24 дні тому

    Ok thanks for the info. Looks like I will follow in your footsteps but luckily have friends near Nang Khai. Thanks for sharing your adventure.

  • @robdavinroy1761
    @robdavinroy1761 24 дні тому

    So I perhaps missed something. Why did you have to go into the main city? Could you not have just gone back thru immigration and crossed back in? Or was there some office you had to visit and stay the night? Thanks.

    • @benbrazyoutube
      @benbrazyoutube 24 дні тому

      Nope didn't need to go into Vientiane, I just wanted to make the trip more worthwhile. I could have just turned around at immigration and immediately re-entered Thailand.

  • @chandanafernando6477
    @chandanafernando6477 24 дні тому

    That long Hair Guy has no Experience about the Elephants and try to play Stupid Hero. Who Pays for the All Damages

  • @chandanafernando6477
    @chandanafernando6477 24 дні тому

    Thats what you get Being Total Assholes, you should have let that Wild Elephant be. Your Long Haired friend caused all this. You guys responsible for Creating damages for other peoples vehicals too. And creating all the caoes.

  • @ruggedpassport
    @ruggedpassport 25 днів тому

    See ya soon bud 😂

  • @Memerman2010
    @Memerman2010 27 днів тому

    But addictive

  • @worldmikel
    @worldmikel 28 днів тому

    About 20 years ago, while at a hostel in Singapore, I met a bunch of Europeans that were going from there to Bali. At the time, Bush was telling the world that Indonesians were out to kill Americans. State Dept. issued travel warnings about Indo. I asked the kids going to Bali if they were afraid. They were from Germany and Belgium. Of course, they said no. So I asked if I could tag along (thinking the "killers" wouldn't spot me as an American and I'd be safe). 😛 Off we went. Guy from Germany determines we go on that ferry to Batam. A ferry that sat really low in the water. We got off and there were only a handful of buildings in the "downtown" and we were going to the airport anyway to fly to Jakarta. The plane cancelled and the next flight was hours away, so I got a taxi back into the town. I didn't aske, but the driver insisted he'd wait for me. After "shopping" I came out and he was still there, so I asked if he'd take me back to the airport. He drove on quite a different path than we came. He spoke little English and I didn't know any Indonesian. He was a little guy and nice enough, but I still felt like I was being kidnapped to be robbed or something. All of sudden, we were at his house that was part of mass sort of encampment of attached housing made of concrete walls. He goes in to get his wife and son. His wife walks to the door. She has her face covered in Cold Cream and he invites me in. The whole idea of it was that I was the only American he'd ever seen and he wanted to show me to his family. It was great! After about a half hour there with his wife and son, he takes me back to the airport. Fear and fun in Batam! And I never would have even thought to go there without the opportunity to tag along on the trek across Java to Bali... I look forward to seeing your stuff from Sumatra. To see what has become of Banda Aceh since the tsunami.

  • @AnggaAngga-f3h
    @AnggaAngga-f3h 29 днів тому

    Hello my friends please visit Pontianak city west Borneo Kalimantan Barat Indonesia is equatorial monument in world in Pontianak city welcome to visit Pontianak city is wonderful my friends ❤❤😊

  • @nityanundy5318
    @nityanundy5318 Місяць тому

    Always be wary of the cows!

    • @benbrazyoutube
      @benbrazyoutube Місяць тому

      Haha that’s right Nitz! I’m bumming around the Lao countryside on a scooter at this moment and constantly avoiding cows in the road 😅

  • @hajirissa8380
    @hajirissa8380 Місяць тому

    كيف يمكنني الحصول عليه!؟

    • @benbrazyoutube
      @benbrazyoutube Місяць тому

      Maybe you can find it online! Otherwise, go to a Sri Lankan pharmacy 🤪

  • @luslus..19
    @luslus..19 Місяць тому

    Shoe size appartment as usual in Thailand for new construction.

    • @benbrazyoutube
      @benbrazyoutube Місяць тому

      Small apartment but how about those common areas!!

    • @luslus..19
      @luslus..19 Місяць тому

      @ yes common areas are amazing !!!!

  • @lordklemenc
    @lordklemenc Місяць тому

    good condo i went to see some apartments....just too much wind on the pool , little bit disturbing

    • @benbrazyoutube
      @benbrazyoutube Місяць тому

      I'd love to see more properties as well! I found there was almost no wind by the pool actually

  • @jensrasmussen6814
    @jensrasmussen6814 Місяць тому

    Oh my Buddha, you are speaking like you have been living in a tent all your life. You behave like a little boy, that never have been in a good condo building or an obscure hotel 🙈

  • @alanturner5688
    @alanturner5688 Місяць тому

    Bad filming spoilt the video …

  • @captainobvious8037
    @captainobvious8037 Місяць тому

    One thing i can't get used to in Thailand and also the Philippines is that some people just look at their phone during conversations. I notice it every time

  • @worldmikel
    @worldmikel Місяць тому

    Similar to Da Nang with the construction, but until it gets all built up, pretty nice! Any idea of what utilities cost for one unit per month? Electric, Internet, Water & Gas?

  • @ultimateone
    @ultimateone Місяць тому

    Excellent and very luxurious condo building. The vista from it is the best I've seen Pattaya. Even better than the view from Buddha Hill in Pratumnak. We'll definitely sample it for a few days when we are next in town in a few weeks' time. But how pathetic and misogynistic is the headline of this video? The headline "Thai girl show me" is pathetic, gives demeaning sexual connotation and is wrong. Why not, "Lettings staff show me"? Or simply, Luxury condo building in Pattaya? Please STOP this immature and pervasive sexualisation of everything Thailand.

    • @benbrazyoutube
      @benbrazyoutube Місяць тому

      Glad to hear you'll be checking out this beautiful property. "Thai girl shows me" is literally, word-for-word, exactly what happens in the video. You're the only person who has perceived it as sexualization. YOUR mind went to "sexual connotation" when there is absolutely nothing sexual about the video or its title.

  • @CIOXYZ-c6i
    @CIOXYZ-c6i Місяць тому

    That's not luxury looks into a construction site. Small my bathroom is bigger. Way over priced!

    • @ultimateone
      @ultimateone Місяць тому

      It is but they can't stop others building their own stuff on their on land. Once must have obstructed others too while they built theirs. Yes, the place is costly but calling is "over priced" is subjective. You get what you pay for in life. I doubt your place which you've insinuated is priced less, has an infinity pool over Pattaya city and the ocean; and all that state of the art electric buttons. That's what buyers with discerning taste, deep pocket and affordability pay for. It's certainly worth it to them. It's OK if you are not in that league. No probleeeem, as our Thai people say.

    • @benbrazyoutube
      @benbrazyoutube Місяць тому

      Not luxury??? You should see the places I usually stay at 😂😂

  • @dayanap.f1664
    @dayanap.f1664 Місяць тому

    Tu es Québécois!!!!!

  • @michaelondic5884
    @michaelondic5884 Місяць тому

    Trading in the tent for the luxury condo. Nice

    • @benbrazyoutube
      @benbrazyoutube Місяць тому

      Hahaha oh I'll be back in the tent very soon 😅

  • @washerrrr
    @washerrrr Місяць тому

    How much are the condo fees? And what about the municipal/school taxes if any?

    • @ultimateone
      @ultimateone Місяць тому

      Go and find out on their website.

    • @benbrazyoutube
      @benbrazyoutube Місяць тому

      Hi @washerrrr I’m told that the only condo fees are electricity according to the government rate of 4 baht per unit, water is 35 baht per unit, and Internet depends on the speed you choose.

  • @เปรมิกาเมธาจารุพรรธน์

    Welcome to beautiful property in Pattaya 🙏🏻😊

    • @benbrazyoutube
      @benbrazyoutube Місяць тому

      Thank you so much for the wonderful condo tour Pemi. See you again soon!

  • @BrutalTurtle
    @BrutalTurtle Місяць тому

    What was your itinerary for this part of your trip? Fly to Vientiane, rent a moped, then go back into Thailand?

    • @benbrazyoutube
      @benbrazyoutube Місяць тому

      Actually I found this moped in Udon Thani (see earlier videos) and drove up to Nong Khai, then followed the Mekong until Nakhon Phanom. Every rental company I asked would not rent a scooter for interprovincial travel, only for local travel.

  • @UgochukwuEmmanuel-e3b
    @UgochukwuEmmanuel-e3b Місяць тому

    Hello sir, please where can I enter bus going to taba heights in Egypt,am currently living in cairo

    • @benbrazyoutube
      @benbrazyoutube Місяць тому

      I think they have buses directly from Cairo to Taba Heights, and if not you can take a bus from Dahab to Taba Heights

  • @UgochukwuEmmanuel-e3b
    @UgochukwuEmmanuel-e3b Місяць тому

    Hello brother,am a new suscriber to your channel,am currently in Cairo Egypt,but i will like to visit isreal by taba-border,so whats the requirements to that for foreigners residing in Egypt

    • @benbrazyoutube
      @benbrazyoutube Місяць тому

      Hey mate! With my Canadian passport I didn't need anything, I just arrived at the border, was asked a few questions, and then allowed to enter Israel for free. I don't know about other nationalities unfortunately. And I wonder if things might have changed a bit in the last two years...

  • @RavinduyasasKumarasinghe
    @RavinduyasasKumarasinghe Місяць тому

    You are fools 😀

  • @petrusdijkzeul6698
    @petrusdijkzeul6698 Місяць тому

    Hello, where did you start the journey on the scooter? Is a motorcycle license required, and helmet mandatory?

    • @benbrazyoutube
      @benbrazyoutube Місяць тому

      Hi! I started in Udon Thani where I found the only scooter rental company that would allow me to travel interprovincially with their scooter. I believe a regular international drivers license is required to drive abroad but I've never been asked for one. Helmet is not mandatory but I insist on always wearing one.

  • @BangkokBurbs
    @BangkokBurbs Місяць тому

    Fess up, driving around all day every day on a crap scooter is pure hell.

    • @benbrazyoutube
      @benbrazyoutube Місяць тому

      Hahaha! Did you have a bad experience or something? To be honest I didn't mind it at all, as long as you take frequent breaks. One day I powered like 320 kms in 5 hours and still felt fine

  • @craigkeller
    @craigkeller Місяць тому

    Thanks for taking us along! Beautiful!

    • @benbrazyoutube
      @benbrazyoutube Місяць тому

      My pleasure Craig! Thanks for joining in on the journey 🙌

  • @klmklmklm2581
    @klmklmklm2581 Місяць тому

    Amazing! These videos are really inspiring me to take a trip like this one day soon. Even the thought of getting one of those 400 baht hotel rooms gets me more excited than the thought of staying in an expensive hotel , they just look so cozy and peaceful and you get to see real Thailand. So paradoxical how this looks so incredibly fun yet is costing minimal

    • @benbrazyoutube
      @benbrazyoutube Місяць тому

      I couldn't have said it better myself. I have often found that the most epic, memorable adventures are the ones that cost the least. Hitchhiking and wild-camping have changed my life for the better. Doing epic stuff for little or no money is true freedom, in my opinion. It gets me excited every time. By coincidence, I just landed back in Thailand today (my videos are usually published long after filming) and I can't wait to get back into the wild for some more adventures.

    • @klmklmklm2581
      @klmklmklm2581 Місяць тому

      @benbrazyoutube Oh wow! lucky, What a coincidence. Enjoyyy it mate :)

  • @BrutalTurtle
    @BrutalTurtle Місяць тому

    Great video Ben, would love to take a trip like this one day.

    • @benbrazyoutube
      @benbrazyoutube Місяць тому

      Thanks for the kind words Brutal Turtle. I hope you'll have the chance. It's truly inspiring.

  • @Thailand-Wanderer
    @Thailand-Wanderer Місяць тому

    Beautiful morning on the Mekong!

    • @benbrazyoutube
      @benbrazyoutube Місяць тому

      The absolute best. Can't wait to go back.

  • @mikelyons3117
    @mikelyons3117 Місяць тому

    Thankful for no elephant incidents again . The scooter seems to be very reliable ?

    • @benbrazyoutube
      @benbrazyoutube Місяць тому

      Hahaha yeah I'm not looking to encounter any elephants. Yeah despite the obvious wear on the scooter and its relatively high kms, I had no issues with it all week, putting on over 1000 kms and pushing it pretty hard at times.

  • @andreascherli9988
    @andreascherli9988 Місяць тому

    FIRST THEY LOOK FOR THE LEAST EXPENSIVE HOTEL AND THEN THEY GO TO THE CASINO TO THROW THE SLOTS MONEY IN THE GARBAGE

    • @benbrazyoutube
      @benbrazyoutube Місяць тому

      lol FIRST OF ALL ONLY BRACA PLAYED IN THE CASINO, MAINLY JUST FOR THE EXPERIENCE AND SECONDLY YEAR WE'RE BUDGET TRAVELLERS AND THEREFORE MUST CHOOSE CAREFULLY WHEN AND WHERE WE SPEND OUR MONEY

  • @princeicio
    @princeicio Місяць тому

    How far did you have to walk to get to the panoramic view?

    • @benbrazyoutube
      @benbrazyoutube Місяць тому

      Not so far, maybe 20 minutes from that nearest pyramid? It's all within a pretty easy walking distance. Bring water though... the sun is strong and it gets hot in summer time.

  • @princeicio
    @princeicio Місяць тому

    "You look Egyptian" every scammer's favourite line

    • @benbrazyoutube
      @benbrazyoutube Місяць тому

      Hahaha yeah I must have heard it a million times...

  • @nityanundy5318
    @nityanundy5318 Місяць тому

    How amazing!

    • @benbrazyoutube
      @benbrazyoutube Місяць тому

      Thanks for following Nitz! Can't wait to see what you're cookin up