My Biggest Mistake in China? | Zhangjiajie National Forest Park
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in China's Hunan Province is known to be one of the most stunningly beautiful places in the world - a UNESCO World Heritage Site that inspired the movie "Avatar" with its more than 3,000 sandstone pillars and peaks, some higher than 200 meters/660 feet. Unfortunately, my adventures in the Avatar Mountains with its glass bridge and grand canyon and Tianzi Mountain didn't go as planned...Around the 3:50 mark, I talk about how my friends and I have been rethinking our framing around regret and 'bad' decision making. I'd love to hear your thoughts on that or anything else in the video!
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Thank you so much❤ Your video is sooo helpful to us planning to visit this November 🙏🥰
Your logic at 3:50 is sound - you undoubtedly made the right decision even though it didn't end up working out very well!
Thanks Sally! :)
The dealing with disappointment thing is such a big part of traveling. SO many things go wrong traveling it’s easy to let yourself get down. So you seemed to be very positive about it!
SO TRUE, so much can end up going wrong. But yeah, I try to stay positive - some days are more positive than others haha
I stopped watching at 3:00. So tired of her complaining and not opening her eyes to the beauty I can see from the few times she does not have the camera on herself while she complains.
There is so much of beautiful nature around you..you just had to open your eyes😄😂👀👀👀
Nice video. Thank you for sharing. What a nightmare going all the way to the top and there was zero visibility, that's the kind of luck I would have lol. You looked really cold on your way back down. That ticketing system is definitely weird because you're definitely travelling back down the same way you went up, unless you have packed a parachute lol. Totally agree about the wildlife and a definite no giving them plastic.
Loll I should have brought my parachute! The cold and zero visibility was a bummer, I was just so happy to be able to see a few good views and the monkeys the next day. Yes, it was so disappointing to see tourists interacting with them like that :/ Thank you for watching, Steven!
Girl! You are my hero! I'm at zhangjiajie and will NOT go there. It's end nov, so, similar weather.... I just gave up... And I laughed loud in some parts of your video! You are Amazing!
Haha so glad you enjoyed it, Raquel :)
Thank you for sharing, love winter scenery so really enjoyed what you managed to show us, felt the cold just watching, agree with u about the decision to visit being a sound one, weather conditions can rarely be helped, hope you warmed up well Leigh.
Thanks so much for watching and for your thoughtful comment, Scott :) So true, we've just gotta roll with the weather conditions that life serves up to us
Went there a couple of months before you. We decided to book a tour on a minibus recommended by the small hotel we stayed in. As it turned out, we were the only two booked so we were taken in a car instead with our own personal guide/chauffeur. It did rain hard at times but the mist and cloud only made it more atmospheric. The only disappointment - guide taking us to an eating establishent in the mountains. KFC!!! Didn't get to see the glass bridge but did the glass walkway on Tianmen over looking Zhangjiajie City. Fantastic day - I just can't understand why I didn't take any videos other than a short clip going down the mountain elevator.
That's so awesome that you ending up getting a personal guide! Lol KFC, that's unexpected. I hope I get to return to Zhangjiajie someday when the weather is better!
I really appreciate your love life attitude✌
Thanks very much :)
I think it looks beautiful. That's what you get in high mountains during cold weather.
Snowy mountains are definitely beautiful but google "Zhangjiajie National Forest" and you'll see what I was missing. I can see beautiful snowy mountains in California, but the views at Zhangjiajie are once in a lifetime if you're lucky enough to see them
you should visit there in a woking day (not weekend,not summer holiday ,not public holiday), and in a sunny day, from june to october
Yes, I would love to go back during the summer or autumn!
Are you alone in that tram? I hope that you are having a good time. I have your support. The season is different. In USA it is summer. It is odd that it is snowing over there
Yes I was alone in the tram, should have taken it as a sign that there wouldn't be a good view at the top haha! This was actually filmed back in February, I'm behind in editing...
What month did you visit? Thanks
This was in February!
The time around 2:50 had me dying 😂😂 it sucks that you got stuck with bad weather 😫 but on the bright side you did still get some good views from the bottom 😃 hopefully next time you go back you’ll get good weather! 😱 I can’t believe the tourists would give the monkeys plastic! That’s horrible!
😂😂 I feel like I was trying to find the humor but also pretty close to losing my mind at that moment haha! I was SO happy that I got some good views the next day. I can only imagine how truly incredible it would be on a clearer day. Yes, such a huge bummer to see the plastic interaction :/ Thanks for watching, Crystal!!
Hi Dear May I know when was this? I am deciding to go in Mid November
Quite stunning
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Lolll should I change my title immediately?
How come there was no snow at the bottom but it was completely white on the top?
There was some snow on the trees and then we were just surrounded by dense white fog
What month did you go? Thanks for sharing your experience!
This was February. Thanks for watching!
What month did you go? We are thinking about going in November...lol
This was February! Maybe November will be nicer? I'm not sure haha
Boa viagem muito bom👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏
Thank you Francisco!
Sorry for late reply ❤️
Your video is very nice 😊
Thanks very much Ameet!
Welcome ❤️
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Thanks for watching!
Shame about the white out ,I wouldn’t worry to much about the monkeys they are just local entrepreneurs taking advantage of the free food , I’d be more worried about the engineering on the lifts etc , you are so brave can’t wait for the next episode .. take care thank s for sharing 👍
Lol oh no, I hadn't even thought to question the elevator engineering! Have you heard something sketchy about them? 😫 Thanks so much for watching, Oliver!
Leigh-Anne Marie No it just looked so precarious but you lived to tell the tale so they are obviously as safe as Otis or other western equipment 🙈
Very nice video ❤️
Thank you! :)
Welcome dear ❤️ how are you?
Hows is mother and father?
We're all good, thank you! How about you?
Good to hear welcome I am good too 😊
So did you not get a tour guide?
No I didn't :(
How much is the entrance fee at the park?
Giving the monkeys plastic?! Wow, some people! Ugh sad to see it was so dreary but hopefully you get to go back someday and see some better views!
Right?! It's so disappointing that so many people still don't seem to understand what isn't okay treatment of animals. Yes that'd be wonderful if I can revisit someday!
Your sacrifice will be passed onto the next generation
Yeah ma'am! Sooo helpful
Thanks for watching! :)
lol. No one in his/her sane mind would go to Zhangjiajie in winter to see its full green splendour. You can't see the "floating mountains" of Avatar at all. On the positive side, you have the entire park pretty much to yourself. Lol again. :)
There was a little bit of a glance into the splendor of the floating mountains on the second day, but definitely an overall disappointment :/ I hope I can go back in warmer, clearer weather someday
But it is so mystical in winter
It was beautiful, but I was sad not to be able to see the famous views from the top