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lol srsly who gaf if an entire ppl in Shinjang is being jenoseided into oblivion, less ppl less pollution less environmental degradation no more overpopulation and the earth can breathe better. stop being a bi ch Americans, Chinese are doing the right thing cleansing the land unless someone can prove me wrong right now
Hearing you speak Chinese, Russian, and French in this video was wild. Amazing that you're conversational to fluent in so many languages, huge respect.
@@christophernicol5266I think your tin foil hat might be a little to tight. There is people in the world which are interested in travelling and languages just like that
Hey, just enjoying whatching your videos! The guy who gave you a ride from Sary Tash to border is my brother! Was very happy to see him here. What a coincidence!
The watermelon welcome by those truckers and border folks shows how everyday people are genuinely welcoming. Speaking/trying to speak the language also helps show humility of effort to learn their culture.
That container hotel was 5 star compared to freezing to death. I'd definitely stay there. The folk you meet when out in the bush are always good. Thanks for sharing your experience with us.🙏 Happy new year 🖖
orang2 cina, baik dan polos, dan masih natural, jangan diganggu budaya2 barat yg sebagian besar negatif( sex bebas; minumankeras, perkelahian, rasis, homo/ lesbi, iri, dengki, pikiran kotor,penikaman, pembunuhan, gangster, pelacuran, preman, kaya jajahan inggris dihongkong, sistim demokrasi batat dithailand
Read a backpacking account through Asia where they noticed a road side stops latrines were over pig pens & the stops also sold fresh takeaway . . all very elegant
@sej2972 Je suis au Cambodge, je suis passée du Kirghizistan au Népal en passant par la Chine, le Pakistan et l'Inde, maintenant je voyage en Asie du Sud Est :) Je ne suis pas assez à l'aise pour vlogger :)
Kudos for your depth and breadth of language and your humility in engaging people. I took a double credit Chinese course some years ago and I was overwhelmed. I negotiated an honorable exit with the professor after showing up for every office-hours session and doing everything I could... BTW - I love Ground News!
This place gives me Peru/Bolivia vibes. Watching you from NYC in 20 degree weather, I can almost feel as cold as you do there. I can only imagine the discomfort you guys went through. Good thing you're a polyglot and can speak to both the Chinese and the Kyrgyz locals, plus the French chick accompanying you. Great stuff, Tommy!
The combination of video length and the number of uploads is a standout feature of this channel, along with all the other amazing experiences it offers to viewers like me.
I'm surprised that Mad Max didn't show up at your 'hotel'. Your resiliency towards everything for the sake of your unique travels is astounding, Tommy.
I think where you boarded the bus is the border, and the last check point is the custom office where you really clear the custom. You are not allowed to roam freely before you clear the custom, so you have to take a government charted bus. Kind of like the part in between you getting off a plane and passing the custom in an airport.
Great video as always Tommy! I loved how you said “Fallout is a great way to put it” @ 10:26. It instantly reminded me of playing that game and matching it to the environment you were showing us. Thank you brother!
In former Soviet Union, to do “AvtoStop” (Hitchhike) you don’t do the Thumbs Up like in the West. You just stick out your arm out at an angle toward the road. They probably didn’t know that you wanted a ride using “thumbs up”.
Yeah it same caper Oz . . you just angle arm out in vague fashion with one finger out while ambling along forward or just sit there with a carboard sign perched saying next town . . you don't get too greedy in terms of destination wanted . . tell some tales of loons I picked up hitching
I've been watching your videos for a long time. I decided to subscribe because I found your videos very interesting. I find you kind and well-mannered. Pretty brave, too. Be safe!! God bless.
This is some hard core road tripping. I think you’re lucky not to have to backtrack to wait out the night. It’s good you have some company. I’ve traveled extensively for business, but never had to go anywhere near that rough. But I have experienced people from all over the world not on a tour guide map, and find people everywhere have a lot more in common than most realize. I’ve stayed and dined in some dodgy looking places and had a lot of great experiences from it, and very few that weren’t so good, (but I never got arrested), but I’m really glad to see you sharing your experiences here.
That’s funny, I was at this border early summer this year and found out the border is closed to tourists on the weekend. But I carry camping equipment on my bicycle so I picked the next best abandoned container and slept in there, saving a few bucks :D Crossed the next day without problems, Xinjiang is really nice 👍
@ no, there are simply plenty of abandoned shipping containers near the border gate, in which you could sleep if you have your own camping gear. They are a bit dusty but protect you from the rain and wind
@@MaxRovingHow recently did you go? I read online that you need a special permit to travel there as well as your L Visa . Some sources say you can get the permit on arrival. Is that true?
@@ctb1977 I was there early June, and entered visa-free thanks to my EU passport. But even if you plan to enter Xinjiang with a regular tourist visa you won’t need any additional permits, this isn’t Tibet
This is maybe my favorite video of yours so far. Just a couple of westerns stuck in the absolute middle of nowhere Central Asia. A remote corner of the earth. Nice one!
Chinese pay US military to work for them.. it will come down at some point to them taking back Taiwan and the US sticking its nose in, the Chinese know that
Love your vlogs dude. You and Smol Brain are killing it with the Chinese content. I take it this is after Smol Brain visited Dalian and the NK border. You guys got balls. Respect.
Your language ability is what keeps me coming back. Russian, Chinese and then French? Honestly half expected you to whip out some Arabic. Very impressive!
Well Tommy, think this video is the best of what I have seen from you, great to show this corner of the world and portray the harsh conditions, we are not used to it at all in the west. My hat off to the French lady, nice that she went with you. It is enjoying your travel story, thank you and best wishes for 2025.
Have a good day ~I like you showed something of fishing or trying something on your own channel which reminded me seeing my father in-law before.looks like you have not recorded or post for a while though~😊
If everything is wonderful in Xinjiang then why so many restrictions, checkpoints, and police? Tommy is not allowed to get off the bus, not allowed to talk to locals, etc. Chinese government is clearly trying to hide something.
i was in JROTC too, now I live in Mexico. cool to see the chinese guy from texas all the way out there. life takes many twists and turns. the world is smaller than you think. JROTC stands for Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, it was offered in my highschool, I think the guy you ran into probably just did it in highschool as well.
We need to see more videos like this to bring our countries closer together. The Chinese people look pretty happy to me. All we hear about China in the US is the complaining about censorship and propaganda. We need to stop being righteous in our way of living as if it’s the only way to live and let other countries live without such criticism.
I've been to China 10 times about to go again in a couple of months, I've been to Xinjiang China twice it's an amazing place beautiful people, Chinese / Xinjiang Uighur people alike. I wish more Americans could truly see how Happy most of the people are... 🙏
OMG! I watched your almost fatal trip to Russia! It was so scary, I was crying, I was worried. Such relief you got out and didn’t disappear in the Russian black hole of prisons. Love your video trips. HAPPY NEW YEAR❄️
Truck drivers in general are awesome people, but I love Chinese drivers. From all I've seen they're pretty nice, good people. Thanks for the video, very interesting
Hello Tommy, I have been watching your videos for several months now and I am planning to eventually watch all of them. I am truly impressed that you have the courage to visit countries that most people would not even consider visiting. You are a true pioneer that is not afraid of taking risk, you remind me of Christopher Columbus when he set sail to discover the America's . I saw in one of your earlier videos that you are from Hempstead, NY. Hempstead is an area that I am very familiar with, because for many years I was always going to Belmont Park Racetrack, located on Hempstead Turnpike. It turns out that we are neighbors, because I live in Queens NY close to St Johns University. The most amazing talent about you that I admire is your ability to effortlessly converse in so many languages truly makes you a remarkable polyglot. Steve
I’m a big fan of your channel brother~been watching your channel for a very long time and I really enjoy it I don’t understand why you’re playing with your life and going through these countries where they could in` prison u and there’s no way to save you
Firstly, never hitchhike in groups. It's intimidating to the driver and they are way less likely to pick any of you up. Secondly, the thumbs up thing is American. In most other places I have hitchhiked, you point to the road at like a 45 degree angle.
I don't think Kyrgyz are intimidated... It's just that hitchhiking is different. It is not a free ride, it is a ride for a rate offered/negotiated when they stop. It is actually ride sharing to reduce the cost of travel or increase the profitability of the driver making the trip. If there are 4 people hitching and there is not room for 4, the car may not stop... not because they are scared, but just because they don't have room. If they don't have room for 3 and stop for one, they may then be compelled to make room because they want to help. If you are 3, it is most respectable to show yourself in hitching as 3. They will not be afraid in Kyrgyzstan, I guarantee that.
This is the greatest youtuber video ever lmao. For context. 2 american guys and 1 french girl are in some real rural end of the world place in Kyrgistan hitchhiking to the chinese border. They find a hotel which is an old shipping container turned into a room which is smaller than a Tokyo motel. They meet some Chinese people who pay for fruit for them and see some funny Kyrgistani Chinese dudes. They then hitchhike again and also btw one dude speaks Russian, Chinese and English within a 5 minute span fluently....thats as far as ive gotten so far!
The hotel apocalyptic scene was unreal…you guys are either courageous or insane to travel that way, the,”el cheapo way”, with no security but at least you’re 3 together and not alone in your journey
Hes actually a moron. It’s turning into just like the guy that went to the Philippines or whatever it was. Hes proving the dumb American stereotype right
It seems like he more or less followed the rules (he didn't try to get off the bus at an unapproved location). I think the Chinese government is not as dumb as the Russian government: they don't arrest obscure[1], harmless YT vloggers, as Russia has done at least twice (that I know of). It's bad publicity and it accomplishes nothing. ([1] No shade is intended by use of the word "obscure". Mr. Bald and Tommy are big-time UA-camrs with lots of subscribers. But in the Vast Scheme of International Relations, they are relatively obscure. No reason that the Chinese or Russian governments should concern themselves with them. But the Russian government is not running the brightest bulbs, if you understand my meaning.) But who knows, maybe the next video will prove that you were right, and I was wrong 🤷
My favorite part was in the same "I went to prison vid" he gets out towards the end and Flys to China. . Man's first thing he did was go to Tianemen square and throw shade at China on camera. Lmao, like wtf
TOMMY! Happy New Year! I really enjoyed this video as it shows everything that you do to take us on adventures is not always glamorous and VIP. Thanks for all you do to show us places that we would never be able to imagine other wise. P.S. The French Girl was really mid for you to be taking the liability of her keep blowing her nose into a tissue the entire time and get your trio quarantined. She needed to be more respectful when it strangers' vehicles - those drivers don't want to get sick.
The Chinese were really cool to share their watermelon. Big ups to the Chinese truckers ! That hotel was super sketch. Sorry that French girl ditched you right before the border crossing that was sus. People seem to be friendly. Amazing how many border checks. I thought that was a safe area of the world. Great adventure so far. I’m totally enjoying your vblogs. Keep it up.
sharing like that is never out of our true heart. we either were told to do this since we were little, so it became a habit, or do it to show our "face", show that we are "hospitable"
Hey :) I met Tommy and Connor in Sary Tash the night before our crazy adventure, I also wanted to hitchhike to the border so we went together. I'm traveling for fun for a year :)
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Happy new year ! 🌃🎉
My only issue with Ground News is that they force you to auto-enroll future payments.
“There’s reasons for that”
Yeah, I don’t think that part was included in your script lol
Happy new year! Hope you can have more delightful trips in 2025👍
lol srsly who gaf if an entire ppl in Shinjang is being jenoseided into oblivion, less ppl less pollution less environmental degradation no more overpopulation and the earth can breathe better. stop being a bi ch Americans, Chinese are doing the right thing cleansing the land unless someone can prove me wrong right now
Hearing you speak Chinese, Russian, and French in this video was wild. Amazing that you're conversational to fluent in so many languages, huge respect.
Hes probably on the CIA payroll...they learn basic phrases in different languages 🤔😉
@@christophernicol5266I think your tin foil hat might be a little to tight.
There is people in the world which are interested in travelling and languages just like that
Missed the chance to throw in a Texan accent for the cherry on top. I think Tommy was floored when the Chinese US Marine spoke.
@@christophernicol5266 he got arrested for this suspicion not too long ago. luckily he isn't otherwise he would have never escaped Russian prisons
Or..... He just travels the world as a job. So he needs to know basic phrases @@christophernicol5266
Hey, just enjoying whatching your videos!
The guy who gave you a ride from Sary Tash to border is my brother! Was very happy to see him here. What a coincidence!
Your brother seems like an awesome dude.
@@Aziret-u4q That’s awesome, he was a great guy. Most comfortable hitchhiking experience ever
@Sunshine-uz4cx As a Kiwi I want to say that I concur. What an awesome dude!
Your brother didn't stop becoz of Erika? 😅
He saw Tommy on the side of the road and was like 'WOAH is that Sabbatical?!'
The watermelon welcome by those truckers and border folks shows how everyday people are genuinely welcoming. Speaking/trying to speak the language also helps show humility of effort to learn their culture.
It was a really nice gesture.
Little did they know they were feeding spies.
在中国文化中，那是一种客套话，并不是真的想邀请对方吃西瓜，中国人都知道答案是礼貌的拒绝，外国人不明白这一点，以为是真的在欢迎自己。
@@gmkyuPlease explain. Why?
@@tirkentube Very good points. His videos go to interesting places but he comes over as an entitled little prick just too often.
@@tirkentubetop comment 👌🏻
Oldest trick in the book.
Gal flags down the ride and then the boyfriend runs up
“Hey man! Thanks so much! We really appreciate it!”.
The driver is like “score!” then quickly realizes he got got.
They call it honeytrapping
They also call it “effective”.
Deserve if that's the only reason you stop the vehicle.
那么你想听到什么呢？一个怎样的人就会看到怎样的人，这反应了你内心的真实想法😅
There is always something so fascinating about these type of videos you do, seeing some random part of the world, that people never get see.
That container hotel was 5 star compared to freezing to death.
I'd definitely stay there.
The folk you meet when out in the bush are always good.
Thanks for sharing your experience with us.🙏
Happy new year
🖖
1000%
orang2 cina, baik dan polos, dan masih natural, jangan diganggu budaya2 barat yg sebagian besar negatif( sex bebas; minumankeras, perkelahian, rasis, homo/ lesbi, iri, dengki, pikiran kotor,penikaman, pembunuhan, gangster, pelacuran, preman, kaya jajahan inggris dihongkong, sistim demokrasi batat dithailand
After this eventful border crossing, all the borders seemed very easy to cross 😂 Glad we shared this adventure together Tommy !
how was the watermelon though?
Read a backpacking account through Asia where they noticed a road side stops latrines were over pig pens & the stops also sold fresh takeaway . . all very elegant
We were a great homeless team!
M'selle Ericaaa! T'es où maintenant? Tu traverses toute l'Asie? Tu pourrais vlogger aussi!
@sej2972 Je suis au Cambodge, je suis passée du Kirghizistan au Népal en passant par la Chine, le Pakistan et l'Inde, maintenant je voyage en Asie du Sud Est :) Je ne suis pas assez à l'aise pour vlogger :)
Kudos for your depth and breadth of language and your humility in engaging people. I took a double credit Chinese course some years ago and I was overwhelmed. I negotiated an honorable exit with the professor after showing up for every office-hours session and doing everything I could... BTW - I love Ground News!
Thanks!
This place gives me Peru/Bolivia vibes. Watching you from NYC in 20 degree weather, I can almost feel as cold as you do there. I can only imagine the discomfort you guys went through. Good thing you're a polyglot and can speak to both the Chinese and the Kyrgyz locals, plus the French chick accompanying you. Great stuff, Tommy!
A French woman, two Americans in the backlands of Kyrgyzstan… sounds like the plot to an insane comedy movie
@@DasJaegar you didn't even mention the donkeys
She kept ditching them too lol
@grendale87465 100% she was tired of their terrible shits. Poor girl. Poor nose.
When 3 nato secret agency agents have a mission to do in russia-china sphere 😂
The french woman ditched them because they were being idiots.
My favorite travel vlogger hands down, bar none. Enjoy, have fun and be safe Tommy 👍
We got a marine and a homeless French girl in the middle of nowhere already a wild video lol
Yeah I dont think he was a Marine dude
@@EthanSoFar He says in the video he is from Texas "In marine military academy [...] JRTOC", so it sounds like he went to highschool in Texas.
thats @SmallBrainedAmerican
All before GTA 6….
When 3 nato secret agency agents have a mission to do in russia-china sphere😂
The combination of video length and the number of uploads is a standout feature of this channel, along with all the other amazing experiences it offers to viewers like me.
I'm surprised that Mad Max didn't show up at your 'hotel'. Your resiliency towards everything for the sake of your unique travels is astounding, Tommy.
Tommy is the best!
"resiliency?" well, that's one way to look at it.
@@m.f.m.67 you do it then, mr "resilient" guy ;)))
@@perfectmazda3538 Nah! "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread."
Rambo 2.0 . . storming the red border
I think where you boarded the bus is the border, and the last check point is the custom office where you really clear the custom. You are not allowed to roam freely before you clear the custom, so you have to take a government charted bus. Kind of like the part in between you getting off a plane and passing the custom in an airport.
Happy New Year man and here’s to more awesome travel content from the channel.
Great video as always Tommy! I loved how you said “Fallout is a great way to put it” @ 10:26. It instantly reminded me of playing that game and matching it to the environment you were showing us. Thank you brother!
In former Soviet Union, to do “AvtoStop” (Hitchhike) you don’t do the Thumbs Up like in the West. You just stick out your arm out at an angle toward the road. They probably didn’t know that you wanted a ride using “thumbs up”.
I do that gesture all the time, I had no idea.
Same method we use in Jamaica. Except we point the index finger down and move the hand up & down.
Exactly. I learned that when I moved to Russia for a bit.
Yeah it same caper Oz . . you just angle arm out in vague fashion with one finger out while ambling along forward or just sit there with a carboard sign perched saying next town . . you don't get too greedy in terms of destination wanted . . tell some tales of loons I picked up hitching
the hats didn't help
"It's a lot easier to hitch as a woman, probably, a lot more dangerous though"
Yep, I hope Erica is ok in her traveling.
Thank you, everything is going well for me :)
@@Erica-Bdr where did you end up going to? Does not seem like there are too many options out there
@@Erica-Bdr Great to hear that. Wishing you always find decent people, from the Boot
@@Erica-BdrIt’s actually you? Where do you plan to visit
@@Erica-BdrI hv subscribed to your channel. You should be filming or vlogging
I've been watching your videos for a long time. I decided to subscribe because I found your videos very interesting. I find you kind and well-mannered. Pretty brave, too. Be safe!! God bless.
This is some hard core road tripping. I think you’re lucky not to have to backtrack to wait out the night. It’s good you have some company. I’ve traveled extensively for business, but never had to go anywhere near that rough. But I have experienced people from all over the world not on a tour guide map, and find people everywhere have a lot more in common than most realize. I’ve stayed and dined in some dodgy looking places and had a lot of great experiences from it, and very few that weren’t so good, (but I never got arrested), but I’m really glad to see you sharing your experiences here.
I dont know who is crazier, Tommy for subjecting himself to all these government checkpoints, or me for enjoying watching.
you are amazing, thank you for tagging us along your journeys ....
I love this series. My two favorite travel Vloggers. I've always wanted to visit these parts of the world, but I can't. Thank you for this!
Why
I really hope sabbatical hits a million subscribers this year! I can see it happening!! 👍🔥💯
Dude... You guys hitchhiking in the middle of Asia kinda speaking the language. Couple white dudes with Kyrgyz hats on. Wild. Shit is crazy. hahaha
Kurdish?!? WRONG. Dem hats is Kyrgyz Hats!!!
Kurds / _KYRGYZ_ = *_not_* the same thing
It reminds me of a traveling buddy from years back. He was such a character but people loved him.
@@wackyruss my bad my bad. i fixed it
We got similar hats in Hungary as part of our national costume.
Nice to see you teaming up with Connor. enjoy both of y'alls channels and adventures very much.
Just about to go to bed and Tommy uploads a video. Dammit, I gotta stay up now.
The strange places he visits are really fascinating. It does raise the concern for spy activities for authorities.
Great videos as always. Not about chasing tail, but about exploring foreign lands and cultures
That’s funny, I was at this border early summer this year and found out the border is closed to tourists on the weekend. But I carry camping equipment on my bicycle so I picked the next best abandoned container and slept in there, saving a few bucks :D
Crossed the next day without problems, Xinjiang is really nice 👍
so do they have camp there? any video ?
@ no, there are simply plenty of abandoned shipping containers near the border gate, in which you could sleep if you have your own camping gear. They are a bit dusty but protect you from the rain and wind
Living the life!
@@MaxRovingHow recently did you go? I read online that you need a special permit to travel there as well as your L Visa . Some sources say you can get the permit on arrival. Is that true?
@@ctb1977 I was there early June, and entered visa-free thanks to my EU passport. But even if you plan to enter Xinjiang with a regular tourist visa you won’t need any additional permits, this isn’t Tibet
This is maybe my favorite video of yours so far. Just a couple of westerns stuck in the absolute middle of nowhere Central Asia. A remote corner of the earth. Nice one!
No. Central Asia is not a remote corner of the earth; it's probably the center of the earth. Maybe Japan, or New Zealand etc is a corner of the earth.
Central Asia is not a remote corner of the earth; it's probably the center of the earth
The level of insanity in your language knowledge really comes together in this video, truly amazing, lots of respect!
That guy did not say he was a Marine. He said he attended the Marine Military Academy which is a military high school in Texas.
Chinese pay US military to work for them.. it will come down at some point to them taking back Taiwan and the US sticking its nose in, the Chinese know that
Still pretty interesting
Happy New Year Tom. All the best for2025 buddy.
I will never ever get tired of watching Tommy interact with Chinese people.
Love your vlogs dude. You and Smol Brain are killing it with the Chinese content. I take it this is after Smol Brain visited Dalian and the NK border. You guys got balls. Respect.
大连不跟朝鲜接壤呀😅
Really enjoy your videos. The people are so generous and friendly.
Love you Tommy. Carrying the torch of Anthony Bourdain better than anyone. Be safe brother
Now that is real adventure ! I enjoyed watching it since that is not a part of the world frequently visited and shown. Thank you !
This is absolutely nuts. You can't make this stuff up. At least there was shelter from the wind and some food.
what an awesome video, thank you for sharing it.
Dude you just pulled a "spies like us" with Chevy Chase, Dan Akroyd, and Donna Dixon ... Riding in the truck hitchhiking lol
Always carry lysol...a small cold weather tent and cold weather gear..Honestly the hotel wouldn't bother me it's basically camping in a metal tent...
Decoy GLG 20s….Emmitt fitzhume and austin millbarge
Your language ability is what keeps me coming back. Russian, Chinese and then French? Honestly half expected you to whip out some Arabic. Very impressive!
He actually does speak Arabic I’ve seen in other videos and maybe some Hebrew or both but he def was there speaking better than I would
Well Tommy, think this video is the best of what I have seen from you, great to show this corner of the world and portray the harsh conditions, we are not used to it at all in the west. My hat off to the French lady, nice that she went with you. It is enjoying your travel story, thank you and best wishes for 2025.
Know your from the hangzhou video, you are one of the best UA-camr documents real side of china.
This guy is the best definition of resilience .
Woow I learned a lot of things,for my future journey I have started already .
i feel like knowing all these languages helped, very impressive
@scuffed_jayz2976 exactly true.
Where did he learn that? He's a CIA AGENT IMHO. Who pays for all his travel? Has no means of making anything day to day?
@katpuss6564 what ever he is brilliant ,
@@katpuss6564who cares bro
Love the humor even when you guys are in dire situations of unsure acceptance. Your awesome dude 👍🏼
I get to sit in my living room and travel all over the world with you ...... thanks for the ride along.....
Have a good day ~I like you showed something of fishing or trying something on your own channel which reminded me seeing my father in-law before.looks like you have not recorded or post for a while though~😊
I wish I could do what you do. You're living the dream. Respect.
Tommy and Conner together is probably the greatest collab of 2025 so far
Agree
Can't wait to see the next video😀
hi,Tommy.
我是一个来自新疆的汉族人，先祝你的新疆之行愉快。
看完了你的视频，我认为你目前的经历都还正常。没有因为你是外国人就收到了特殊的对待。
新疆是我的家乡，希望你能尽量不受某些西方媒体和中国官方媒体的影响，客观全面地记录你的所见所闻。你不仅应该记录你的看到的事情，还应该尽量多地和新疆当地的各族人民交流想法。否则，你可能会得到片面甚至错误的认识。
在我去过的所有省份中，新疆的社会情况最为复杂，不同民族和不同年龄的人对于新疆社会的认识和评价也不一样。
最后，欢迎你来到中国新疆🎉请你记录一个真实的新疆。新疆的各族人民都热情好客，我确信你会有美好的体验
If everything is wonderful in Xinjiang then why so many restrictions, checkpoints, and police? Tommy is not allowed to get off the bus, not allowed to talk to locals, etc. Chinese government is clearly trying to hide something.
i was in JROTC too, now I live in Mexico. cool to see the chinese guy from texas all the way out there. life takes many twists and turns. the world is smaller than you think. JROTC stands for Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, it was offered in my highschool, I think the guy you ran into probably just did it in highschool as well.
Really enjoyed this vlog. Keep em coming Tommy ✌
We need to see more videos like this to bring our countries closer together. The Chinese people look pretty happy to me. All we hear about China in the US is the complaining about censorship and propaganda. We need to stop being righteous in our way of living as if it’s the only way to live and let other countries live without such criticism.
I've been to China 10 times about to go again in a couple of months, I've been to Xinjiang China twice it's an amazing place beautiful people, Chinese / Xinjiang Uighur people alike.
I wish more Americans could truly see how Happy most of the people are... 🙏
Amazing video, thank you
I knew I recognized Sba. Been watching both of you for a bit now. Awesome content dudes ❤
Love a tough guy like you. Love to watch and admire you're stamina !!
OMG ! one of the most interesting border crossings I have watched !! 😃
All those checkpoints must have been exhausting.
These years will remain interesting, at least until the US stops supporting terrorists infiltrating China.
OMG! I watched your almost fatal trip to Russia! It was so scary, I was crying, I was worried. Such relief you got out and didn’t disappear in the Russian black hole of prisons. Love your video trips. HAPPY NEW YEAR❄️
The most interesting and best video by far.
I enjoy your videos. You are doing what I will never do.
Truck drivers in general are awesome people, but I love Chinese drivers. From all I've seen they're pretty nice, good people. Thanks for the video, very interesting
What an absolutely fascinating part of the world. Thank you for sharing.
Love these videos! Can't imagine living in a condition like those border towns, windy and cold as well with houses with a standard from 100 years ago.
This was great! You guys need to do more trips together. Happy New Year, Sabbatical.
Hello Tommy, I have been watching your videos for several months now and I am planning to eventually watch all of them. I am truly impressed that you have the courage to visit countries that most people would not even consider visiting. You are a true pioneer that is not afraid of taking risk, you remind me of Christopher Columbus when he set sail to discover the America's . I saw in one of your earlier videos that you are from Hempstead, NY. Hempstead is an area that I am very familiar with, because for many years I was always going to Belmont Park Racetrack, located on Hempstead Turnpike. It turns out that we are neighbors, because I live in Queens NY close to St Johns University. The most amazing talent about you that I admire is your ability to effortlessly converse in so many languages truly makes you a remarkable polyglot. Steve
Don't get thrown in prison again!
or daleseb39 will appear and he will leave and you will miss him. And it will be not that very nice.
I swear, sometimes I think he is trying to be thrown in a grave.
I believe these are uploads prior to him being arrested in russia
This was prior to his FSB debacle.
@@TaterPSsounds like content
I have to tell you I was slightly disapointed without seening any Yurts.. great vid, thanks for the share.
I’m a big fan of your channel brother~been watching your channel for a very long time and I really enjoy it I don’t understand why you’re playing with your life and going through these countries where they could in` prison u and there’s no way to save you
Loved the video man! 🙏
Firstly, never hitchhike in groups. It's intimidating to the driver and they are way less likely to pick any of you up. Secondly, the thumbs up thing is American. In most other places I have hitchhiked, you point to the road at like a 45 degree angle.
@@TeSp00kie1 Took notes for when I'm doing this in 6 years
I don't think Kyrgyz are intimidated... It's just that hitchhiking is different. It is not a free ride, it is a ride for a rate offered/negotiated when they stop. It is actually ride sharing to reduce the cost of travel or increase the profitability of the driver making the trip. If there are 4 people hitching and there is not room for 4, the car may not stop... not because they are scared, but just because they don't have room. If they don't have room for 3 and stop for one, they may then be compelled to make room because they want to help. If you are 3, it is most respectable to show yourself in hitching as 3. They will not be afraid in Kyrgyzstan, I guarantee that.
Great show! Thanks for doing this for us all.
Bro your hotel looked like a set from a Quentin Tarantino movie
Where is the ball gag and the cuffs?
More like a Stephen King movie 🙈
I think this is my new favourite episode
Happy new year brother ! ☺♥ I wish you and your family the best ! ♥
Amazing video as always!!!!!
10:32
"would you stay here? let me know"
If your alternative is chilling outside around 0°C and for $5? Yeah, definitely lol.
depends, if he went there in August it would be warmer outside...
Fantastic !!! Happy you 3 were safe.😊
This is the greatest youtuber video ever lmao.
For context. 2 american guys and 1 french girl are in some real rural end of the world place in Kyrgistan hitchhiking to the chinese border. They find a hotel which is an old shipping container turned into a room which is smaller than a Tokyo motel. They meet some Chinese people who pay for fruit for them and see some funny Kyrgistani Chinese dudes. They then hitchhike again and also btw one dude speaks Russian, Chinese and English within a 5 minute span fluently....thats as far as ive gotten so far!
They are not Chinese, but Mongolians from Kyrgyzstan. They just look like Asians, and maybe have some Chinese blood.
The hotel apocalyptic scene was unreal…you guys are either courageous or insane to travel that way, the,”el cheapo way”, with no security but at least you’re 3 together and not alone in your journey
Is this a trying to go to prison challenge channel? 😂
Hes actually a moron. It’s turning into just like the guy that went to the Philippines or whatever it was. Hes proving the dumb American stereotype right
It seems like he more or less followed the rules (he didn't try to get off the bus at an unapproved location).
I think the Chinese government is not as dumb as the Russian government: they don't arrest obscure[1], harmless YT vloggers, as Russia has done at least twice (that I know of). It's bad publicity and it accomplishes nothing.
([1] No shade is intended by use of the word "obscure". Mr. Bald and Tommy are big-time UA-camrs with lots of subscribers. But in the Vast Scheme of International Relations, they are relatively obscure. No reason that the Chinese or Russian governments should concern themselves with them. But the Russian government is not running the brightest bulbs, if you understand my meaning.)
But who knows, maybe the next video will prove that you were right, and I was wrong 🤷
Yeah, he acts like a douche. People are pretty nice to him considering the way he behaves.
My favorite part was in the same "I went to prison vid" he gets out towards the end and Flys to China. . Man's first thing he did was go to Tianemen square and throw shade at China on camera. Lmao, like wtf
@@dustman96 he's american, they all are like that, don't be jelly ;))))
Awesome video!
The more I watch the closer I get to being debt free and traveling the world without a worry for the rest of my life
Thank you for the post Tommy, love your videos.
Old style, no smartphone, adventure. Love it!
This was like some videogame side quest action Tommy 😂
Stay in the strange saloon town before moving on to the next map area 😅
It is a shame that governments cannot get along, but people to people can get along just fine minus the politics and hidden agendas.😅
The 'govt' . . are Swiss banks
没有政府，部落跟部落，人与人更残酷。政府就是为了解决这个问题才诞生的。
@@333zzz-m4l 很多那些所谓自由的无政府主义根本不考虑后果
@@333zzz-m4l Do You really believe that?
@@333zzz-m4loof ccp brainwashing
TOMMY! Happy New Year! I really enjoyed this video as it shows everything that you do to take us on adventures is not always glamorous and VIP. Thanks for all you do to show us places that we would never be able to imagine other wise. P.S. The French Girl was really mid for you to be taking the liability of her keep blowing her nose into a tissue the entire time and get your trio quarantined. She needed to be more respectful when it strangers' vehicles - those drivers don't want to get sick.
Thanks for a year of great videos! Happy 2025!
感谢，很好的视频，从未想过的角度过关，一整天过关，真的很复杂了，应该是因为人少管的严，并不是通常游客会走的路。只能说幸好是夏天！
Hell yeah man love your stuff, love small brained Americans shit what a fate collab. Happy new year to anyone who reads this!
Outstanding video. Really enjoyed it and thanks so much for sharing.
The Chinese were really cool to share their watermelon. Big ups to the Chinese truckers ! That hotel was super sketch. Sorry that French girl ditched you right before the border crossing that was sus. People seem to be friendly. Amazing how many border checks. I thought that was a safe area of the world. Great adventure so far. I’m totally enjoying your vblogs. Keep it up.
sharing like that is never out of our true heart. we either were told to do this since we were little, so it became a habit, or do it to show our "face", show that we are "hospitable"
A lot of these chicks in his videos are working girls so they are sus to begin with.
She showed up again later in the "prison yard" didn't she? I think she just left earlier than them/didn't want to walk.
The truckers even pay for their hotel "rooms".😂
@@EnnTomi1 You must be fun at dinner parties.
I'm really impressed how you manage to take everything in stride.
Tommy, can you tell us more about why Erica was there, and is she traveling for fun or doing the UA-cam thing?
Hey :) I met Tommy and Connor in Sary Tash the night before our crazy adventure, I also wanted to hitchhike to the border so we went together. I'm traveling for fun for a year :)
@@Erica-Bdrgood luck and safe travels.
@@Erica-Bdr I hope you enjoy your travels and that you will be safe!
I’ll comment on that; God Bless the honest man!
Should of paid for the “hotel” in bottle caps 😂
Haha that’s exactly where the US is headed. Fallout style.
yeah shit looks like straight out of fallout
@ good thing I’m no where near the US or any potential fallout zone. But always good to carry some iodine tablets, just in case 😉