So the reason I visited Bordeaux in March as opposed to the summer or harvest time is simply because it was my birthday! I just wanted something to do that wasn’t in England, and I’m glad I went. It was certainly an education and I recommend anyone who’s a wine lover (or just curious) to visit Bordeaux once in their lives. Let me know your thoughts in the comments section below! 😊
Ninh, what can I say…we’ve been sat here watching video after video on things to do and see in Bordeaux, we got fed up of boring videos with no information! You were completely honest, straight to the point and very informative! We’ve absolutely loved your video and have actually booked our flights after watching this! You’re amazing and I look forward to watching more! ❤
Hi Naheed, wow thank you very much for your kind comments. 😀 Yes, I try and inspire people to go to these places by making it easy, straightforward and fun. I don’t fill my videos with AI robot-rubbish or point the camera at myself for 90% of the video (like every other 'travel guide' out there). I think you’ll have an amazing time exploring the city (which you'll find super easy to walk around) and doing some fantastic winery tours. It’s a beautiful part of the world! 😍 Be sure to share this video on your social media if you’ve found it helpful, but in the meantime: enjoy your trip to Bordeaux! ✈🍷🙂
I appreciate that! I agree, these videos should be getting more views than they are. It's heartbreaking at times, but comments like these keep me going!
Ninh’s quality and professionalism of videos is so high - it’s criminal that he has so few subscribers! Keep it up - best and most informative travel guides. Makes me want to go travelling!
Wow, thank you very much, I appreciate that! I'm glad these videos inspire you to go travelling yourself - that's what I'm aiming for in these videos :) And I agree, it's criminal the amount of views and subs I get compared to the effort I put in them.
I recently went to Bordeaux and visited St Emilion! I can say that everything on the video is 100% correct. If you go at the end of May, you will have the water in the fountains for sure and green grape land 😊. It's a lovely place to visit !
It really is! I was so surprised when I went out there - the friendly people, the nice weather, the amazing food, the beautiful countryside ... everything! Hopefully you get to go back one day :)
Yes, I've heard of the Dordogne - beautiful part of France if you ever get to go. But in the meantime, thanks very much for stopping by and enjoy Bordeaux! :)
Yes absolutely! I visited quite a few when I was there. - Le Havane, it's right around the corner from Bordeaux Cathedral, really easy to find. - Tabac du Centre, located inside Meriadeck Shopping Centre. - Le fumerais de Bordeaux - specialist shop down the street from the Opera House. With these three, they're literally a 6 minute walk away from each other. The selection isn't massive, but the prices are good. The only other place I went to is: - Tabac Presse, if you cross over the Pont de Pierre Bridge, it's immediately to your left. Not great selection, but they were the cheapest smokes in town. Hope that helps?
Thank you very much for sharing so generously . I have enjoyed your video tremendously. Will be making a trip to Bordeaux in June and all your tips are so useful. Cheers , from Singapore.
You're welcome, I'm happy that you enjoyed this video and found it useful to plan your trip to Bordeaux! Be sure to help others by sharing this video to your socials 🙂
Hi there. Love your video. We arrived this afternoon in Bordeaux and after we settled in our hotel room, went out for a walk. Managed to see / walk by most of the sites you mentioned in less than 2 hours.
Thank you very much! Yes, Bordeaux is a very compact city and most of the things that are worth doing won't take you all that long. I do recommend spending some time at La Cite du Vin and going to the Bordeaux tourism office and arranging a wine tour. I think you're going to have an amazing time out there. Enjoy! 😃
Quite surprised you did not include Bassins des Luminieres. (Submarine base). And surprised it isn’t right near the top of your list. It is remarkable!! Especially with the immersive exhibition of art that they project. I highly commend it!
Hey, French Bordelais here. Now the tram A is available at the airport, do not use the bus and even less the 30min Airport / Train Station bus (too expensive for nothing)
You're welcome! I'm glad this helps you plan your trip. If you like this video, be sure to share it on your socials. But in the meantime: enjoy wine country!
@@UltimateBucketList Yes, doing research for a trip to Bordeaux. Yours was very informative. Threw me off a little bit to hear a fellow Vietnamese (I think) descendent speak with nice British accent. Great job. Thanks.
You're welcome, I'm glad you enjoyed this video and found it helpful. I'm surprised that it has so little views compared to my other videos, so if you could share this video on your socials, that'd help me out a lot. Enjoy Bordeaux! 🙂
One thing he did leave out and I know he can’t put everything in here about his trip to Bordeaux. I recently returned from there, and if you’re a foodie, their farmers markets are unbelievable. They have one of the oldest farmers markets in the country I believe started back in the 1700s and then they have a new modern farmers market by the river, which is just also as phenomenal. Also, I did enjoy your video.
The markets were nice, but I didn't think they were anything special or unique. And thanks! It's one of the more fun city breaks that I did throughout my channel.
Most fountains in France would be shut down in winter, because, well... water freezes. And since the author visited Bordeaux in March, it makes sense there was no water.
Great video, thanks for posting it. My father was born in Bordeaux but not sure if I still have any relatives there. Do you think Bordeaux would make a good retirement destination? BTW, @ the 4:48 mark in the video when you were at the Place de la Victoire there were some people in orange jackets that looked like they were either going to confront you or help you. sometime it's hard to figure out which till it's too late. What where they about?
Thanks very much. Bordeaux is quiet enough, so it'd make a decent retirement place. The guys in the orange jackets were just people trying to get you to donate to some charity of some kind? Nothing to be worried about.
The tour I booked at the Tourism office included transport to and from the wineries, and they start and finish at the tourism office. It's the easiest way to see them.
Hi Ninh, i just came across your video researching wine tours in the Bordeaux region. I'm curious how much did you pay for your wine tour and what was the company name that you booked with?
Hi, thanks for stopping by. I think it was €150, but you get three winery tours and tastings and a trip to Pomerol and Saint Emilion, so even though it was expensive, it was worth the money in my opinion. There isn't a company name - the Bordeaux Tourism Office arranges it for you. Just go inside and ask and they will give you a range of tours and prices. Hope that helps?
L’entrecote is a great restaurant if you like steak! You cannot book (hence the queue) and there is no menu, starter is a walnut salad, and the main is steak (thinly sliced, best ordered rare or at most medium rare) and chips with an amazing buttery/herby sauce (secret menu) when you are served you may be dissatisfied with portion size but soon they bring a tray with more steak and sauce they will offer more chips. Small but good wine selection , and nice deserts if you can manage! They also have restaurants in Toulouse, Paris and Lyon (all excellent) and London (not managed to try them yet)…
OH WOW! I didn't know that?! If I'd have known, I probably would have joined the queue because I LOVE steak and fries! It sounds like my kind of place - thanks for the heads up! 😀
If you time it right you don't have to queue up too long... for example it opens at quarter to seven for the evening meal... if you queue from six thirty you are guarenteed to get a seat because very few french people eat that early ! When they open the doors they seat LOADS of people at once
Can I ask when in march you visited? I am planning on visiting end of April start or may and wondered if the vinyards would be more in bloom then. Thanks.
Hi Holly. I visited on my birthday (3rd March). You might see the vineyards and flowers more in bloom at the end of April, but to really get the massive juicy grapes and the full winery experience, the end of summer and around harvest time is the best time to go.
Yes absolutely! I'm pretty sure I'll be going sometime this year, hopefully April/May, but if not, it'll be October when ice hockey season kicks back up.
@@UltimateBucketList I don't blame you. French football was one of the most balanced leagues in Europe with over a dozen clubs with a similar amount of league titles including Bordeaux and Saint Etienne who both got relegated last season. I'm just glad that Arsenal still top your stadium tours. 😊
Do another travel guide for Manchester. Lots have changed in Manchester since you last did the tour during COVID lock down. Manchester has changed drastically in the last 2-3 years and it would be great, if you do a guided tour. Love Manchester. 😍 ♥
It's not really changed that much. Everything is pretty much still there, it's not like they tore down the Arndale Centre or Old Trafford or something like that?
@@UltimateBucketList I thought you might be interested in architecture, so give us the tour of different architectural buildings in the great city of Manchester, from the 18th and 19th century architecture to the modern skyscrapers.
The competition between those 2 cities is hard. Bordeaux is a little bigger, more old beautiful white stone buildings, better wine bar and there is St Emilion, Arcachon and Dune du Pilat around the city. Strasbourg is more on the food, the german/alsace old wood house, not the same vibe. The two citie are easily visitable with bike / tram
We had the best time driving around France in May this year. It was our favourite country in all of Europe. However, we went to Le Carre for dinner on your recommendation and had a very average experience. The worst part of it was the service. The young guys serving that evening were inattentive and rude, and the food average. Everywhere else we dined was good. We had an exceptionally good experience at the small town of Luynes at a hotel restaurant called Le X11 de Luynes.
2:24 did you say "colonial buildings" ? What do you mean, if you mean an era please use the century, a century is not caracterized only by outside campaigns
@@UltimateBucketList its got as much to do with the contrast of volume as the music. It kinda worked when you did your football stadium video. Furthermore it feels like the video will be fast and energetic whereas you are more thoughtful and experience oriented. I really haven't missed one video since you did your sports rules videos.
I can't disagree with you on that, because you have some valid points. From my point of view: it's just a generic channel bumper that I use for everything. But I totally understand where you're coming from. Thanks!
Please can you do a Video on the great UK City of York. It's charming & historic, also has a Real life diagon alley. VisitYork is a great website to find out more.
So the reason I visited Bordeaux in March as opposed to the summer or harvest time is simply because it was my birthday! I just wanted something to do that wasn’t in England, and I’m glad I went. It was certainly an education and I recommend anyone who’s a wine lover (or just curious) to visit Bordeaux once in their lives.
Let me know your thoughts in the comments section below! 😊
Ninh, what can I say…we’ve been sat here watching video after video on things to do and see in Bordeaux, we got fed up of boring videos with no information! You were completely honest, straight to the point and very informative! We’ve absolutely loved your video and have actually booked our flights after watching this! You’re amazing and I look forward to watching more! ❤
Hi Naheed, wow thank you very much for your kind comments. 😀
Yes, I try and inspire people to go to these places by making it easy, straightforward and fun.
I don’t fill my videos with AI robot-rubbish or point the camera at myself for 90% of the video (like every other 'travel guide' out there).
I think you’ll have an amazing time exploring the city (which you'll find super easy to walk around) and doing some fantastic winery tours. It’s a beautiful part of the world! 😍
Be sure to share this video on your social media if you’ve found it helpful, but in the meantime: enjoy your trip to Bordeaux! ✈🍷🙂
I totally agree! The best, most entertaining and informative video I've seen on Bordeaux! Can't wait to go.
These videos easily deserve 6 figure view numbers, honestly so helpful and thorough!
I appreciate that! I agree, these videos should be getting more views than they are.
It's heartbreaking at times, but comments like these keep me going!
Ninh’s quality and professionalism of videos is so high - it’s criminal that he has so few subscribers! Keep it up - best and most informative travel guides. Makes me want to go travelling!
Wow, thank you very much, I appreciate that!
I'm glad these videos inspire you to go travelling yourself - that's what I'm aiming for in these videos :)
And I agree, it's criminal the amount of views and subs I get compared to the effort I put in them.
I recently went to Bordeaux and visited St Emilion! I can say that everything on the video is 100% correct. If you go at the end of May, you will have the water in the fountains for sure and green grape land 😊. It's a lovely place to visit !
Thanks Nora, glad you like the video. And I'd love to go back when it's warmer and grapes are growing, definitely very lovely to explore 😀
I’ve been to a lot of places in the world but Bordeaux is definitely on my to-do list. Hopefully in the future🍷🤞🏽
I hope you do! It's a very relaxed city and you'll love the atmosphere and the wine experiences in the countryside :)
I’ve been to wine country in France it is truly beautiful. Hopefully I’ll be back in Bordeaux next time. Thanks for the tips!
It really is! I was so surprised when I went out there - the friendly people, the nice weather, the amazing food, the beautiful countryside ... everything!
Hopefully you get to go back one day :)
Best Bordeaux travel guide video I've seen yet - well done Ninh!
Thank you very much!
Thanks for useful guide...visiting Bordeaux for the 1st time in couple of mths time
Thank you very much - I hope you enjoy Bordeaux
Very much enjoyed. Thank you!
Thanks Kim, hope this inspires you to go to wine country yourself! 😉
Going there end of August 2023, thank you, cool place no one knows called Dordogne, learned it from Rick's travel documentaries
Yes, I've heard of the Dordogne - beautiful part of France if you ever get to go.
But in the meantime, thanks very much for stopping by and enjoy Bordeaux! :)
Life is so much more peaceful with a cigar, fellow BOTL
Yes sir! Well spotted - cigars are cheap and plentiful here 😉👍
@@UltimateBucketList I am planing on visiting next week, anywhere nice I can find some good cheap smokes you recommend?
Yes absolutely! I visited quite a few when I was there.
- Le Havane, it's right around the corner from Bordeaux Cathedral, really easy to find.
- Tabac du Centre, located inside Meriadeck Shopping Centre.
- Le fumerais de Bordeaux - specialist shop down the street from the Opera House.
With these three, they're literally a 6 minute walk away from each other. The selection isn't massive, but the prices are good.
The only other place I went to is:
- Tabac Presse, if you cross over the Pont de Pierre Bridge, it's immediately to your left. Not great selection, but they were the cheapest smokes in town.
Hope that helps?
Thank you very much for sharing so generously . I have enjoyed your video tremendously. Will be making a trip to Bordeaux in June and all your tips are so useful. Cheers , from Singapore.
You're welcome, I'm happy that you enjoyed this video and found it useful to plan your trip to Bordeaux!
Be sure to help others by sharing this video to your socials 🙂
Hi there. Love your video. We arrived this afternoon in Bordeaux and after we settled in our hotel room, went out for a walk. Managed to see / walk by most of the sites you mentioned in less than 2 hours.
Thank you very much! Yes, Bordeaux is a very compact city and most of the things that are worth doing won't take you all that long.
I do recommend spending some time at La Cite du Vin and going to the Bordeaux tourism office and arranging a wine tour. I think you're going to have an amazing time out there. Enjoy! 😃
Excellent Vlog... My friend. And a big help. As I visit Bordeaux on Aug 5th for 5 days. I can't wait.
Hope you enjoy Bordeaux! Be sure to share this video where you can :)
What an excellent video, very well done big thumbs up! 👍
Thanks, I appreciate that!
Quite surprised you did not include Bassins des Luminieres. (Submarine base). And surprised it isn’t right near the top of your list. It is remarkable!! Especially with the immersive exhibition of art that they project. I highly commend it!
I honestly didn't know this existed?!
Wow, thanks for showing me ... I'll have to go back to Bordeaux just to see that, it looks amazing!
Hey, French Bordelais here. Now the tram A is available at the airport, do not use the bus and even less the 30min Airport / Train Station bus (too expensive for nothing)
Ah, that wasn't working when I was there.
Great news that the tram now runs all the way to the airport 👍
What a beautiful city,
Yes indeed!
Thank you for your information that is detailed & helpful for our future trip to Bordeaux. 😊
You're welcome! I'm glad this helps you plan your trip.
If you like this video, be sure to share it on your socials.
But in the meantime: enjoy wine country!
Thanks for sharing. We are planning a trip to Bordeaux, and your video has been most helpful. Thoroughly enjoyed.
Fantastic! I'm glad this video helps you plan your trip to wine country.
Be sure to share this video if you like it, but otherwise: enjoy Bordeaux!
Hey Ninh. Great work! First time running across your videos.
Thanks! I hope you find my videos helpful and that they inspire you to go to these places.
Enjoy my other videos!
@@UltimateBucketList Yes, doing research for a trip to Bordeaux. Yours was very informative. Threw me off a little bit to hear a fellow Vietnamese (I think) descendent speak with nice British accent. Great job. Thanks.
Great stuff mate. Looks like you had a blast, thanks for showing us around this awesome French city!
Thanks my friend, it really is awesome and I hope you get to visit one day!
Im waiting for some more vids❤
I'm editing some as fast as I can, but these take forever to make!
This is a great very informative video! Thank you! We’ll be there in about a month and it’s the most helpful video I’ve seen so far
You're welcome, I'm glad you enjoyed this video and found it helpful.
I'm surprised that it has so little views compared to my other videos, so if you could share this video on your socials, that'd help me out a lot.
Enjoy Bordeaux! 🙂
I always lookfor your videos ❤
Thank you Carleana!
Great Vid!
Thanks!
Another great video, Ninh, how many glasses of wine did your drink?!
Thanks Jason. I've honestly never drank that much wine in my life!
Needless to say that I came home feeling roooouuuugggh! 😂
@@UltimateBucketList 😀
Amazing video thank you
Glad you enjoyed it - hope you get to go to Bordeaux yourself one day.
fantastic video
Thanks Stuart
Loved this vídeo ❤
Thanks very much!
One thing he did leave out and I know he can’t put everything in here about his trip to Bordeaux. I recently returned from there, and if you’re a foodie, their farmers markets are unbelievable. They have one of the oldest farmers markets in the country I believe started back in the 1700s and then they have a new modern farmers market by the river, which is just also as phenomenal. Also, I did enjoy your video.
The markets were nice, but I didn't think they were anything special or unique.
And thanks! It's one of the more fun city breaks that I did throughout my channel.
Great video, as for the lack of water I think it might be for water savings / secheresse
That makes sense, thanks.
Most fountains in France would be shut down in winter, because, well... water freezes. And since the author visited Bordeaux in March, it makes sense there was no water.
Great video, thanks for posting it. My father was born in Bordeaux but not sure if I still have any relatives there. Do you think Bordeaux would make a good retirement destination? BTW, @ the 4:48 mark in the video when you were at the Place de la Victoire there were some people in orange jackets that looked like they were either going to confront you or help you. sometime it's hard to figure out which till it's too late. What where they about?
Thanks very much. Bordeaux is quiet enough, so it'd make a decent retirement place.
The guys in the orange jackets were just people trying to get you to donate to some charity of some kind?
Nothing to be worried about.
Thanks for the info. Yeah the orange vest guys didn’t look dangerous but you never know. Especially here in the US.
I swam in the fountain of the monument to the Girondins when Bordeaux beat Milan in 1996 :-)
Cool! 😎
You're probably having the time of your life travelling around the world
Life's too short not to?
@@UltimateBucketList fair point
Hi Ninh, did the wine tours that you went on include transport to/from the wineries or did you have to make your own way?🇫🇷🍷
The tour I booked at the Tourism office included transport to and from the wineries, and they start and finish at the tourism office. It's the easiest way to see them.
Hi Ninh, i just came across your video researching wine tours in the Bordeaux region. I'm curious how much did you pay for your wine tour and what was the company name that you booked with?
Hi, thanks for stopping by.
I think it was €150, but you get three winery tours and tastings and a trip to Pomerol and Saint Emilion, so even though it was expensive, it was worth the money in my opinion.
There isn't a company name - the Bordeaux Tourism Office arranges it for you. Just go inside and ask and they will give you a range of tours and prices.
Hope that helps?
Amazingly made video, the best I've come across. Very professional, clear, engaging and positive 😊 A massive thank you!
Thanks very much, I'm glad you like this video on Bordeaux!
L’entrecote is a great restaurant if you like steak! You cannot book (hence the queue) and there is no menu, starter is a walnut salad, and the main is steak (thinly sliced, best ordered rare or at most medium rare) and chips with an amazing buttery/herby sauce (secret menu) when you are served you may be dissatisfied with portion size but soon they bring a tray with more steak and sauce they will offer more chips. Small but good wine selection , and nice deserts if you can manage! They also have restaurants in Toulouse, Paris and Lyon (all excellent) and London (not managed to try them yet)…
OH WOW! I didn't know that?!
If I'd have known, I probably would have joined the queue because I LOVE steak and fries!
It sounds like my kind of place - thanks for the heads up! 😀
If you time it right you don't have to queue up too long... for example it opens at quarter to seven for the evening meal... if you queue from six thirty you are guarenteed to get a seat because very few french people eat that early ! When they open the doors they seat LOADS of people at once
6:13 Nice tribute to the 6 times European Champions #LFC 👍
I think you've commented on the wrong video?
@@UltimateBucketList I think he’s talking about that bird looking like the bird in the Liverpool badge.
Can I ask when in march you visited? I am planning on visiting end of April start or may and wondered if the vinyards would be more in bloom then. Thanks.
Hi Holly. I visited on my birthday (3rd March). You might see the vineyards and flowers more in bloom at the end of April, but to really get the massive juicy grapes and the full winery experience, the end of summer and around harvest time is the best time to go.
Could you do a Berlin tour guide?
Yes absolutely! I'm pretty sure I'll be going sometime this year, hopefully April/May, but if not, it'll be October when ice hockey season kicks back up.
Ninh, Im just wondering if your ever going to go back to your sports channel where you explain the rules of different sports?
Yes, I've got about 30 written scripts for it ... I just need time to film and edit them.
❤️❤️
Thanks!
I wish to be in Bordeaux as postdoc student
One day you will!
What's your predictions for this year's champions league especially after milans game?
It's anyone's game - but City look like the frontrunners right now.
Did you do a stadium tour of Bordeaux by any chance? Their stadium hosted games in Euro 2016. 🇫🇷
I did not. I'm sure if they were a bigger team with a more well known stadium, I probably could have.
Too busy enjoying wine country!
@@UltimateBucketList I don't blame you. French football was one of the most balanced leagues in Europe with over a dozen clubs with a similar amount of league titles including Bordeaux and Saint Etienne who both got relegated last season. I'm just glad that Arsenal still top your stadium tours. 😊
Ideas for videos:
Cadburys world and burmingham travel guide
Sadly Cadbury's World is pretty lame compared to what it used to be.
I want and it’s good
I’ve been to Bordeaux airport.
Not the best airport in the world, I'll admit.
Do another travel guide for Manchester. Lots have changed in Manchester since you last did the tour during COVID lock down. Manchester has changed drastically in the last 2-3 years and it would be great, if you do a guided tour. Love Manchester. 😍 ♥
It's not really changed that much.
Everything is pretty much still there, it's not like they tore down the Arndale Centre or Old Trafford or something like that?
@@UltimateBucketList I thought you might be interested in architecture, so give us the tour of different architectural buildings in the great city of Manchester, from the 18th and 19th century architecture to the modern skyscrapers.
Can anyone tell me if Bordeaux or Strasbourg is a better vacation option?
If you like wine, Bordeaux definitely. If you want more things to do, probably Strasbourg.
The competition between those 2 cities is hard. Bordeaux is a little bigger, more old beautiful white stone buildings, better wine bar and there is St Emilion, Arcachon and Dune du Pilat around the city. Strasbourg is more on the food, the german/alsace old wood house, not the same vibe. The two citie are easily visitable with bike / tram
We had the best time driving around France in May this year. It was our favourite country in all of Europe. However, we went to Le Carre for dinner on your recommendation and had a very average experience. The worst part of it was the service. The young guys serving that evening were inattentive and rude, and the food average. Everywhere else we dined was good. We had an exceptionally good experience at the small town of Luynes at a hotel restaurant called Le X11 de Luynes.
Are you sure you're commenting on the right video? I made no such recommendation.
Hey very informative video, great job. Funny i thought you’re white if you didn’t show your face 😅
A lot of people do. The British accent confuses everyone!
Third.
You were actually third.
2:24 did you say "colonial buildings" ? What do you mean, if you mean an era please use the century, a century is not caracterized only by outside campaigns
Relax bro, it was just a description.
Opera in French!!!! in a French city!!! shocking!!!!
Not sure why the weird sarcasm, but Opera is actually an Italian invention.
Disappointing that the cakes taste so bland
Ah, you've had them too?
I agree - I didn't think it was worth the money.
The worst intro ever m8. Just misplaced for the content. Great video tho keep it up
You mean the 5 second bumper with the jarring music?
It's not that bad, though I am thinking about changing the logo and the whole look of my channel.
@@UltimateBucketList its got as much to do with the contrast of volume as the music. It kinda worked when you did your football stadium video. Furthermore it feels like the video will be fast and energetic whereas you are more thoughtful and experience oriented. I really haven't missed one video since you did your sports rules videos.
I can't disagree with you on that, because you have some valid points.
From my point of view: it's just a generic channel bumper that I use for everything.
But I totally understand where you're coming from.
Thanks!
Thanks for a very nice and informative video!
Thank you so much!
Be sure to share this video if you've found it helpful 🙂
Please can you do a Video on the great UK City of York. It's charming & historic, also has a Real life diagon alley. VisitYork is a great website to find out more.
You mean this one? ua-cam.com/video/4HSR8rD7gJA/v-deo.html