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[@2GoRoam]

Did you see the Typo! Sorry about that... Share your top tips here so we can all learn from you too! We hope you enjoy this video as much as we enjoyed making it. Neil & Sarah

[@FranHenderson-y7l]

Great tips. Especially No 3 for me. I definitely need to take this on board.

[@2GoRoam]

Thank you!

[@tnl7881]

@@2GoRoamthank you for the generous sharing. Can you share if / what you used to spot hidden cameras in airbnbs or hotels ?

[@theacase8738]

You two are a gas to follow. Thx for the smiles.

[@jontownsend8090]

We stumbled across your channel 2 days ago, looking for Malaysian study material, as we will shortly be visiting Kuala Lumpur in late September into October. We have absolutely fallen in love with your content and the way you both interact and put this all together, it's unique. I have hours of footage of our travels around the world, but none of it is on KZbin. I feel that it is our memories as we grow old and woolly around the edges. We have recently talked about retirement in Malaysia, our vacation will be a learning curve. We both agree, the climate in the UK is not for us as we get older. Keep up the great work, you're both an inspiration.

[@2GoRoam]

Hey Jon, Thank you so much! That makes our day that we are making a difference for you. This is why we make this channel so thank you for taking the time to let us know.

[@tendegreeswarmer]

Great video. The rubber door stop is a great tip and would have saved me a weird encounter in a hostel in Thailand when I woke up at 2am with a hotel employee in my room making his way to my backpack.

[@2GoRoam]

Sorry about the Typo! Did you see it? We hope not. Anyway, what tips do you have? We would love to learn from you. Let us know below! Neil & Sarah

[@denise-stevens]

Excellent tips! I love the door jam idea. It’s so simple, small, lightweight and so useful. Also, listening to your instincts is excellent advice and not blaming your travel partner for anything is a wise tip. Thanks for another great video in a beautiful setting.

[@2GoRoam]

It was a lovely spot for the video wasn't it! :-) Thank you as ever!

[@rogerm478]

I agree with the suggestion of recording memories.I have been maintaining a travel blog with over 500 entries since 2013. Only my family reads it (and really they just want to follow along with us when we are travelling). It is really great to look back at previous trips and remember what we experienced

[@DeborahFrameMcLennan-hf3jo]

We are about to start on a big adventure… what tools are you using for your blog?

[@2GoRoam]

Fantastic Roger, what a lovely thing to do. There is a tip from another viewer above for an App called Journal that we are now checking out.

[@rogerm478]

@@DeborahFrameMcLennan-hf3jo I just use Blogger

[@denise-stevens]

Inviting us to share our tips? Not my original idea: a rubber sink /tub stopper. Sometimes you need a sink full of water for quick clothes washing, etc. and there is often no way to plug a sink or a tub.

[@2GoRoam]

Hey Denise! YES! The rubber sink plug is a great one! Hope you are well. Neil & Sarah

[@char2965]

Great video as usual. I totally agree with not looking at everything through a lens. Enjoy the moment experience where you are. Take a few photos so you can look back and reminisce (making a photo book) put it on a coffee table and enjoy your memories. Absolutely love your videos ❤

[@rustykatt3870]

Excellent ideas!! 😀

[@2GoRoam]

Thank you RustyKatt!

[@travellingwithcrowsfeet]

We went back to this one. Nice work. Always good to watch.

[@adamflannigan5446]

Haha I remember the 'how to pronounce mall' debate from the livestreams 😂

[@2GoRoam]

Haha... we never learn do we :-)

[@reveandrobl4906]

We had tears of laughter that day... you guys sure do provide a lot of entertainment

[@alextravelandexplore2841]

Hope you had a wonderful birthday!!! Can’t believe it’s been two years and not a Monday has gone past when I haven’t been excited about putting your video on. (It’s my Monday morning routine which helps me face my work week 😂). I know KZbin is hard work but I appreciate it SO much and enjoy every one! Thank you

[@2GoRoam]

Hey Alex!!! We always love seeing your comments :-). Thank you so much.

[@cathycooper7933]

You guys are awesome… Neil you look and sound sooooo much better…. Really happy to be watching you after 2 years… Loved the tips…

[@valeriewhyte5955]

Thanks again so helpful. I love my journals from my travels.

[@2GoRoam]

You are most welcome. Enjoy the Journaling as you go!

[@joeschu7794]

When I watch youtube videos, I always do a thumbs up. This let's me know I have watch this video. However, I missed this. I enjoyed the section on old equipment and making use of them. It's a shame we are being forced to upgrade when there is nothing wrong with what we got. Yes I know, it is usually has something to do with security. So finding out that I can use an obsolete piece of equipment is a bonus. Thanks for sharing this info. - Joe from Parkland County, Alberta, Canada

[@minimalliving8648]

glad to see you guys continuing the journey

[@BALMYPALMY]

I take a sketch book and coloured pencils with me as a form of journalling. Also you can give pencils out to locals in poorer areas, depending on where you are and who is interacting with you. Ipad tourists or 'Tablet tourists' are maddening - not just taking pics at a tourist hotspot with a camera... but with their tablet!

[@AndreWilliams7]

I’m so far behind with watching your videos. Notifications on and watching now. ❤

[@2GoRoam]

Well that is fantastic to hear! Hope you enjoy them all!

[@thatsharpguy1]

Love this ! Another great video :)

[@lindadorman2869]

All good tips - reminds me of Steve & Ivana of JetLag Warriors, another KZbin couple who got robbed in Peru. Someone broke into their hostel room through a window and stole $10K of electronics including their laptop and editing equipment. They had to cut their travel short to return to Canada, file an insurance claim and buy new stuff to continue filming. Suggest a tensile rod or crowbar to put in the window jamb to prevent anyone from entering that way. No place is safe when they see your expensive gear!

[@2GoRoam]

That is really interesting. Harrowing story but another interesting thing to look into. Thanks Linda!

[@susancalvert8059]

Great tips! Yes, please do share more of the tips youve discovered in your travels. Such valuable info from you two! Thank you!

[@2GoRoam]

Ok, we'll do that Susan! :-)

[@shannonchance9105]

BONUS! Yes, please!

[@1965stockport]

Excellent work as usual 🙂Yes to more videos like this please

[@2GoRoam]

We're on it :-). Thanks so much.

[@travelrefocused]

Great tips guys. I especially like the tip to seek out the local eats. It's such a huge party of the experience. It's one of our favorite things to do and we spend a good deal of our time in each place seeking out the great local eats. Doing a bit of research regarding local food ahead of time is helpful. Another tip regarding local food is to look for the places where the locals are going as you walk the streets. Sometimes us westerners can be a bit put off by the look of a place and get concerned about it's hygiene standards. However, if there are many local folks patronizing a place you feel confident it's ok for you as well. Safe travels guys.

[@2GoRoam]

Hey Skip! Absolutely, check out where the locals go. We loved that place you took us to behind the Robertson Building. Hope you are both well.

[@kategreen9647]

It's a neat bar in San Miguel de Allende but good points about listening to that inner voice if something doesn't feel right. I teach my kids this and my 17 year old daughter told me somewhere we were at felt "sketchy" to her. I didn't feel it but I listened to her and we left the area as it's important to grow these skills without losing the adventurous push:) I will say that your comment about starting at a mall works well in many places except we went into a huge food court at one in Santiago and it was filled with every single US fast food you could imagine! It was crazy as we couldn't fine anything "local." Great video as always. Do more please.

[@leahpowers711]

Happy Birthday Neil. Hope you had a great day.

[@2GoRoam]

It was brilliant, saw some old friends and laughed like a drain for hours :-)

[@NewUser-em7qm]

EXCELLENT VIDEO! My wife and I have been watching your videos for over a year now as we will selling everything ourselves and traveling full time in 5 years from now (hopefully sooner) and this is exactly the type of content we are looking for. Security tips, exact budget numbers and other things we would never know and can only learn from your first hand experience. Great job guys, we love this new direction back towards your original style and mindset of videos. A+!

[@2GoRoam]

That is awesome! Good luck with the plan, you will love it, we are confident of that. We are working on more tips!

[@MadeNCda]

Mall, Mole, Mull 😅😂 You two are funnier than you realize 🤭 As for tips, i hang bells on my door handle. Also when I travel I arrive during daylight hours. Im a solo traveler and when meeting people or out on street, I stand tall (Im already 5.9) look people directly in eye and always trust my instincts. No blame is smart 👌🏻

[@2GoRoam]

Hey Kate, That is a good tip, to not shirk in the shadows, appear confident. Nice one!

[@adventureswithangelaandwayne]

We decided to start KZbin for similar reasons, a way of documenting it too. Great clogging guys

[@whyme5024]

As always, very useful.

[@2GoRoam]

Brilliant, thank you.

[@jonwaller7856]

Thank you really useful and enjoyable. Congrats on 2 years in. Looking forward to the next 8.

[@2GoRoam]

Cheers Jon! Appreciate it.

[@ryanbooth8421]

Great vid guys. I think I was recently followed in Mexico. I used my spider senses and walked into a shop. He was definitely up to something.

[@wsgriffi]

Happy Birthday Neil!! Enjoyed the video.

[@2GoRoam]

Thank you so much. I had a brilliant birthday.

[@annetterobinson3213]

Really enjoyed this video guys. Some good tips here, thank you. Just added a rubber door stop to our mounting pile ready for our launch in April. Love the no blame agreement too….now that is something we’re guilty of so think I’ll have words with Pete and make this a rule.

[@no-secret-chart]

Yes, please. I would love more tips like this. (But I love all your videos!) PS- We just took a little trip to the UK because I am 26% Scottish and my husband's grandmother was born in Wales. We loved Scotland! ❤ It was too busy everywhere else.

[@2GoRoam]

We are working on more videos with tips so keep an eye open! Scotland is wonderful.

[@janrossie5805]

Love the no blame culture! The one time I was in charge of paying a restaurant bill in Cartegena , Columbia, I left my purse with £200 in it at the restaurant . I remembered when my other half checked I had it 10 minutes later. After a panicked march back , we found they had it- we were glad we’d tipped well! To be fair, my other half has never even taken the mickey( which is very unusual😂) We’re thinking of YouTubing our travels next time we go rather than our written blog so any tips would be great .

[@2GoRoam]

Sounds good! We all make mistakes, last thing you then need is to be constantly reminded of them :-) Ping us an email to [e-mail] and we will happily answer any questions on YouTubing!

[@veronicaburgess7250]

Happy birthday 🎉 thanks for the extra tips too 😉xx vee

[@joannenardi4234]

Great tips! And I remember that Acropolis video - incredibly impressive! I hope you are both doing well and look forward to the next Patreon livestream!

[@janellr6321]

Happy Birthday! Love these tips. Started documenting our travels on a private Facebook group and we take pictures of things that bring back memories even if it's something no one else will care about. Might be a sign, a plate of food or a view out of the window. Those are the best to look back and mentally travel back to all the places we've traveled.

[@2GoRoam]

Private Facebook is a good idea. It doesn't need to be the best photos does it, just things that resonate with you. Good on you Janell!

[@RussandSherri1996]

You two are so darn cute! 😊 Love the vid and yes plz, more tips/tricks if you have them. We’re heading to Europe for three months next year and Africa the next so planning some longer trips going forward as we retire early in 2024. 🎉Keep up the great work. Take care

[@2GoRoam]

No, YOU TWO are so damn cute for saying so! Thank you so much for the kind comment.

[@Stchristopherofatlantis]

Great tips on security guys. We usually get Claire to sleep facing the door. It keeps the burglars, thieves, room service and cleaners out.

[@2GoRoam]

That is a top tip. I like it! Let us know if Claire is ever available when we are in a particularly unsafe place.

[@karelmuller6716]

guys, this is really nice video, full of alpha for us. Thank you and keep enjoying your journey.

[@2GoRoam]

Thank you!

[@globalguys284]

We moved from TX to Costa Rica and after 3 yrs we moved to Ajijic, MX. We also can tell you how we did it. I retired at 50 and my husband at 58. Planning, planning, and planning.

[@2GoRoam]

Always planning is the winning solution. Thank you so much for the comment.

[@evadeanu1]

Yes please, share more tips with us. Thank you.

[@2GoRoam]

We're working on it, pleased you are liking this content.

[@BoninBrighton]

Wherever we go we take teabags and individual packets of porridge oats with us so that at least a basic b’fast is sorted.

[@GrrliinaK]

Thanks for this. I agree with the fact that it is easy to forget things and travels all start to blur in time. There are some excellent journalling apps. I like Journey, but there are many more. They allow you to write and add photos in a chronological manner. It's easy to google a list of the best ones.

[@2GoRoam]

Not heard of Journey, but we are going to check that one out! Thanks for the tip!

[@carolyntrepper40]

I just LOVE you guys! I watch every video you make.. (from Chicago)

[@2GoRoam]

Would love to get to Chicago one day. Pleased you are enjoying what we are doing :-)

[@omrouk]

Very useful information! Thankfully Joey is way more observant about these things, than I am, and he’s steered us around to avoid a few potentially dodgy individuals. It’s fun when you run some of your B-roll and I’m like, “I’m pretty certain that’s the theatre in Guanajuato.” Hope you had a Happy Birthday back when you filmed this! We fall into the taking photos of everything everywhere camp, however I find this works well as an aide to memory. The photos are all timestamped and geotagged, so we can often piece together when and where we were for anything. I have tried to do bullet point journals at the of the day, but I often forget. The only thing I’m relatively consistent about is logging restaurants we go to and what I ate there. It’s a little thing, but it’s actually come in handy a few times during a re-visit. Still looking forward to the Pivot episode 😊.

[@2GoRoam]

The Pivot will be coming very soon and we think you will love it :-)

[@omrouk]

@@2GoRoam awesome!

[@petehalvorson-ls5mf]

Great ideas. I document big travels by making a Shutterfly book with photos of each location and a story or two of people we meet.

[@2GoRoam]

Brilliant, and do you print the book, that is a cool idea!

[@loriwoehrle8887]

Yes, more of your tips and advice, please ❤ (maul)

[@2GoRoam]

Haha yes! We are working on it now :-)

[@paulhunter6652]

Hi Neil and Sarah! I agree about living in the moment. I have parked my camera system and use my iPhone 14 pro max. Too many photos on the computer! Cheers from Canada!

[@2GoRoam]

Sounds like a good plan Paul!

[@travellinman382]

Great tips, thanks!

[@2GoRoam]

Thank you Travellin Man!

[@reveandrobl4906]

Love the tip about Alfred. Had spotted it on one of your previous videos and forgotten to ask how you did that.

[@2GoRoam]

Brilliant guys! Easy to use and we always carry a backup phone so while not using it as a phone this re-purposes it perfectly! Hope you are both well. Careful eating any carrots that Rob brings home Reve!

[@shannonmann5501]

Can't wait to see the next one! ❤

[@2GoRoam]

Thank you Shannon!

[@BabyMama1234]

Thanks guys !

[@2GoRoam]

Thank you! Appreciate the comment.

[@GlobetrotterGranny]

Really good advice! I even proactively purchased a Vaultz Money Bag with Lock and some Scotch door stops that will be easy to travel with and help us be “safer”. I am also looking into the Alfred Camera. What a great idea! Never thought of that. Thank you!

[@2GoRoam]

Alfred is such a simple solution, we love it. They should sponsor us! :-)

[@calicokitten6121]

Thanks for sharing about alfred, i was going to ask what software you use! I remembered previously you mentioned about using your phone as a room cam. Appreciate the ‘be present’ advice. It’s easy to always to think about the next thing and forget about now. Btw Sarah, your hair always looks fantastic, and your complexion is flawless- feel great!!

[@2GoRoam]

Kitten - how about my hair and complexion?!?!?!?! :-) Be Present was the one that I in particular learnt from most.

[@calicokitten6121]

@@2GoRoam 😏

[@jfk5402]

haven't watch your videos for a few episodes. first thing noticed in this new video within 5 second is you two looked much much heavier than before. you looked glowing vs looked tired before (in some videos at least). things must be going better and you are managing your travel stress better I bet. big congratulations and pls keep it up! health is everything, literally.

[@nomadjim]

I think you meant they look "much much healthier", not "much much heavier". Big difference between the two. LOL

[@jfk5402]

@@nomadjim Hahaha, sorry. early morning here. yes, HEALTHIER for sure. thx for catching my typo. hope you have a wonderful day ;-)

[@2GoRoam]

HAHAHAHAHA I read the initial comment to Sarah and her face dropped :-) I knew what you meant. Thank you so much :-)

[@debbysteggall5616]

Love the tips. Great suggestions for low-tech safety. I have been documenting our trips for years some of them are on a small videotape that I need to convert to something. LOL I have even done room tours of our AI resorts that I may have tortured people with. I did this before it became a thing on KZbin and we love to go to memory lane and watch them. (Only with each other.) :) I bought a go-pro after watching your first video but, I need practice. Thanks for another great episode.

[@2GoRoam]

There should be someone local that can convert the videotape but don't leave it too long as the tape will degrade and fewer people to help! GoPro is fantastic, really worth learning to use well.

[@agasque]

Great video!

[@2GoRoam]

Thank you Ashley!

[@travelsrus]

great video guys

[@2GoRoam]

Thank you so much!!! Appreciate it.

[@amandanortheastengland1403]

Gather you are both back in England from the location. Not on patrion so not perhaps up 2 speed, as long as both ok x

[@TruthPain]

Traveling in the moment: I've had to learn that and it is HARD. I love to tote my various gizmos around to video / photograph as much as I can, or as the mood allows it, and I kick myself at times for not just pausing , just pausing for a few minutes to enjoy the moment with my woman and her with me and take it in. Nope... I'm already looking for composition angles, rules-of-thirds, .... shadows and light ..... how to frame .... where is a good place for my B-roll tripod............ and I dont realize this until I get home. It is a terrible travesty. It is akin to going to Mount Vesuvious to visit, and taking a photo of it, ..... then painting it back home, when you could have taken 15 minutes to pull out your fild notes and sketch a carbon image of the mountain and remember it forever. We have become slaves of the potential future audience and the monetization we hope it brings, rather than REALLY understanding what it is were are wilnessing, and the joy to be in a place where so much has happened before we were born, so many lives have been at this very place and so on. We, unfortunately, have the attention span of a gnat.

[@2GoRoam]

Hey Dardin! As always, you sum it up perfectly. We need to live in the moment. Hope you are well man! Neil & Sarah

[@suzettejonestravelinfo]

This is Suzette I am going to Paris I would love any tips on documenting and planning it ..

[@2GoRoam]

Interesting... Ok, we may work on something with this! Thank you Suzette!

[@MikeOxlong12]

I would have preferred a "Top 8 Tips" Best place you've been with tonnes of tidy flange?

[@2GoRoam]

Hi Mark. Erm, maybe we'll make a video on that one day! LOL

[@MikeOxlong12]

@@2GoRoam Cushty!

[@awalker916]

With Alfred & an old cell, what's to stop the maid from just taking it? Also, do you hide the phone or just leave it in the open? Thanks for yet another great video!

[@lindathornton3626]

What would u suggest to.a single female traveler? Anything different?

[@AnthonyBrockAmerican-Wanderer]

Hello, We are leaving in 3 weeks for our slow travel journey. we will be doing a travel KZbin channel called " Traveling Abreast Abroad " Embracing wanderlust ! Hopefully we can meet up one day on the road! Thanks for the wonderful videos.