Absurd EASTERN EUROPE Travel Reality

Eastern Europe is full of surprises! We travel through the less seen part of the continent and show you the reality of this land. While figuring out if eastern Europe is really this absurd and poor as the stereotypes say.
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I'm Joe, relatively new to KZbin but really excited to be a part of this community. I live small and sustainably in my home on wheels (a lovely van called Freyja) and from time to time out of my backpack (I have not named the backpack yet). On this channel, I bring you along on my travel journeys off the beaten track where I try to show you the beauty of untouched nature and wander into places where most tourists don't dare to go.

[@cela-ho2hy]

So you don't have to travel so far. The suburbs of Paris, France will give you the same people and basically the same houses.

[@WildVikingTravels]

Ohh crap. I never knew 😬

[@mikebourke1185]

Yes While Millions of euros are wasted on a Cathedral/ Notre Dame . N people a stone throw away are Condemed to Poverty..Christianity ?? I don't think so..

[@dr.perfectsmile4175]

@@WildVikingTravels definitely avoid St.Denis and mainly 93&95 departments outside Paris if you’d like to get out alive…..they don’t steal your phone there, they stab you directly.

[@abygorsonabor7982]

no, those are much more violent. Gypsies can be annoying, they will steal etc. but few will stab you in the throat or rape you.

[@TheWolfteamGamerN00b]

@@dr.perfectsmile4175 hein?

[@Storm-ib7uz]

Ok so that is a very small part of Eastern Europe and you went straight in their home. You can find poor people in literally all countries, especially in US. I’ve seen much worse in San Francisco. I can also go to some neighbourhoods in SF and say “look this is how US/California looks like”.

[@WildVikingTravels]

What do you mean?

[@vkdrk]

@@WildVikingTravels that comment was pretty self explanatory

[@esgee3829]

yeah, there are different cultural manifestations of poverty. this example of these romani people rather shows how superficial interactions can lead to superficial content. perhaps they'd prefer the "quiet poor" as you find (very widespread) among the elderly in estonia? maybe some of this is playing up the drama for yt?

[@gergelygeiszlinger5133]

By the way, you did the right thing, you were in real danger back there.

[@petrakov6531]

@@WildVikingTravels Focusing on the worst (and very limited) aspect of a country is trully misleading.

[@Kamelot1250]

I think your video has the wrong title. It should be called "The Search for Gypsy Settlements in Europe". You are really good at this! I have been traveling in Eastern Europe for a very long time, but in 40 years I have not found as many as you have in one trip :-).

[@paulmares9815]

Wild Viking Travels: We're not racist Czecks and Slovaks: CIGAAANI DO PLYNU!

[@leonapater6071]

I felt more safe in eastern Europe than any big city in sweden and germany when I visited

[@meetimian3383]

How exactly? Lol doesn't make sense

[@leonapater6071]

@@meetimian3383 How it does not make sense to you ?

[@JosephJoseph-ij5sr]

when you treat others as savages, they will treat you the same way you treat them. Don't expect more no less

[@Thomas-lu7dn]

​@@meetimian3383it's the safest part of Europe currently. Western Europe has it's problems, the very east is still poor but is rapidly developing, so central Europe (Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Croatia...) is currently the safest part of Europe

[@PGN1967]

​@@Thomas-lu7dn I totally agree with you.

[@vebr73]

I lived and worked in Prague for over 10 years, and now I've been living and working in Krakow, Poland for more than 5 years. Based on my experience, I kindly suggest Wild Viking Travels to avoid referring to these countries as part of Eastern Europe and refer to them as Central Europe. Using that term creates a division. The expressions "Cold War," "Iron Curtain," "East," and "West Europe" are a thing of the past. To me, Krakow and Prague are two examples of beautiful European cities.

[@azzflavius]

😂😂😂😂 pls tell me are you taking your medication properly? 😂😂😂 Est Europe is the poor Europe that means your poor countries were your living, the West Europe are the rich countries like Germany, France, Belgien, Italien and go on. The only reason why everybody hates URSS ( Russia ) is because USA want that, because is the only Country bigger, better and stronger then USA. Why all the Film’s are made like America save the world and Russia is the Bad one and Germany is with A.Hitler, only the Americans ar the saviors of the world? 🤮🤮🤮 You need to understand that if He made a mistake, that doesn't mean you can criticize because you've live there for 5 years and you know them all better.

[@grilablitznet3574]

Western EU, Central EU, Eastern EU, aspiring to join EU.

[@revertrevertz5438]

They ARE Eastern Europe. You cannot geographically move a country to fit politics.

[@kogelmogel3338]

​@@revertrevertz5438go educate yourself, Czech Rep, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary are geographically CENTRAL Europe! ;)

[@meetimian3383]

​@@kogelmogel3338then what are Eastern European countries

[@BH-gh6qm]

even bald and bankrupt had to pay a lot of money and get a guide to explore this place and they still didnt let him film in a lot of places

[@WildVikingTravels]

Ohh crap, I did not know he went there! Have to check it out 😅

[@user-ni1dm2oc5v]

Wheres the hotties?

[@fenyloetyloamina3830]

I'm from Poland and honestly, most of the country does not look like you've pictured it... You've only shown countryside and local folclore, cities look so much different. In cities having a garden is an exeption. Even in most suburbs people dont have their own veggies in gardens. Also, going to church is not a thing for everyone. Unfortunatelly, our country is religious and religion has too much pressure on politics, but many of us are atheist.

[@WildVikingTravels]

Thank you for sharing!

[@Pidalin]

Here in Czechia, these gypsy people got new apartments in 90s and this is how it looks like after 30 years, they steal even their own things like metal rails in those buildings and water pipes, what is the solution of this problem? Nobody knows. But the main fault was that they put them into one place, when you have some gypsy family around between other people, there is mostly no problem.

[@totallynotd4ve]

Ok so im responding to the main comment and i wanna correct 1 thing or just add 1 thing cuz like in my city szczecin most people have gardens and grow their own plants and vegetables also its really nice here and modernized its not like the eastern europe you imagine

[@mnemonicpie]

Poland supa pawa 2030

[@jumolbureanu2415]

Who is us ? Most polish are atheists? Bahahahqjahq

[@NikaMango68]

Hey, I am Slovak... you could have shown better places that we have. We have amazing nature and castles. I expected you would show people more of that... I know Lunik IX is a problem in our country (it is located in the second biggest city Košice in the east of Slovakia), and generally also the other Roma villages, and that it is a part of our reality and we cannot deny it, which we are not. It just look like this is awaiting you when you come to Slovakia.

[@WildVikingTravels]

Next time, sure!😉

[@sam-ww1wk]

Yeah, these guys are racist morons, don't count on it. I'm from the states and excited to visit Eastern Europe with my son this summer to see my brother and friends. My friend is Czech and told me all about bad neighborhoods there, same like we have here. No worries.

[@Yaguu6540]

I am Slovak. Only i can say you show the bad part of the Slovakia. People think we live like that but is not true we have very nice cities and castles.

[@Yaguu6540]

You must show people something good about our country.

[@bgstyle5361]

Unfortunately every Eastern European country has to deal with Roma population and the lack of ability of both Roma and government to coexist for majority of reasons. Its really sad to see.

[@GUITARTIME2024]

Dude, you were driving way too fast through that gypsy area. There were kids all around. I know you're from a soft country but calm down. You were acting like it was midnight in a Rio favela.

[@WildVikingTravels]

What do you mean by soft country? I think eastern Europe has no soft countries in that sense 😁 but yeah we drove faster to escape this madness

[@draxman76]

@@WildVikingTravels Slow your roll big chutes

[@zkilerex9661]

@@WildVikingTravels dont worry gypsys are not dangerous in the balkans and most east european countrys if you dont look them in the eyes

[@VicVinegar710]

You're from a 3rd world country. 🤣🖕

[@rsmlinar1720]

​@@zkilerex9661 haha you described them like some wildlife. Kinda rude but still funny

[@nauticalnovice9244]

I've met hundreds of Romas, 90% of those interactions were negative. The vast majority of Roma people are BAD people. The good ones are quite rare.

[@WildVikingTravels]

😅 Yea, our experience was quite extreme as well...

[@communications23]

The one common factor in those interactions is you.

[@nauticalnovice9244]

@@communications23 meet them yourself and see

[@communications23]

@@nauticalnovice9244 I just hope I never meet you.

[@nauticalnovice9244]

@@communications23 you don't know me, idk why you assume such a thing about me

[@boomerix]

"I don't wanna be racist" dude no worries. I know some some decent Gypsies and they are also well aware about the negative stereotypes. In fact they are more then happy to warn people about them. For all the Americans and sheltered westerners: yes there is an ingrained culture of stealing and scamming people within the Gypsy community which is mostly kept alive by the elders who make a good living off of it. There are some places where it is better and these tend to be interestingly enough areas where people and noteworthy Gypsies themselves "demand" that the communities integrate into society, but there are also more "wild" areas where they just live out their worst stereotypes and alienate anyone of their community who doesn't want to be part of it.

[@kolos221]

Decent gypsies arent real gypsies. The decent gypsies are the children of the ancestors who married outside their clans and got banished out of by the gypsy clans for that.

[@WildVikingTravels]

Thank you for sharing and writing this here 🙏

[@Pidalin]

Sad is that some of them (younger) want to live like a "normal people" and some of them even speak english, but as you sad, their elders force them live like "gypsies"

[@sandycheeks1580]

😢🎉Sounds just like the African American community. You get disowned for being kind & leaving their indecent ways behind!

[@liv0003]

​@@sandycheeks1580you sound a lot like a racist with your bullsh##

[@marklisiecki5790]

You should make video about your beautiful Swedish cities occupied by beautiful diversity;)🤔😉

[@WildVikingTravels]

What has Sweden has to do with anything? We are definitely not from there

[@catg.3633]

I’m sure you guys are very nice people but the decision to make this video is rather disappointing. You obviously knew what you would encounter there and to make poverty and lack of education a tourist point is demeaning. You have also unconsciously reinforced the stereotype in many westerners heads that all of Eastern Europe looks like this and all the people from there behave like that. As a university educated Eastern European myself with a job in Finance I still get remarks and treated differently by people in the UK due to the perception of Eastern Europeans. If you want to find poverty like this, most countries have it, they just don’t advertise it so you are not aware until you visit. You can try visiting Croydon at 3 am in London and make it a survival video. Next time please keep in mind how this will affect people and the trickling down effect. If you want to show poverty how about also showing the generosity, culture, landscapes, amazing food Eastern Europe also has.

[@WildVikingTravels]

Thank you for your opinion. As Eastern Europeans, it is a bit harsh saying that people have a fully negative stereotype of us from the Eastern Block and that showing a ghetto in Eastern (or Western) Europe will have everlasting effect on the country. This is the reality in this place and hiding it and making it seem like everything is London and Paris is not realistic, moreover especially as social media depicts only positive experiences. Sorry this all upset you but we really did not know where we drove into. Otherwise we truly would not have :). As always, we show the negative and positive sides of travel (and Eastern Europe). Check out the other videos of places we visited if requesting some nature shots of this part of the world.

[@tigroussibirak8006]

@@WildVikingTravels If it was a mistake, you didn't have to make a video of it, did you?

[@Bracci0]

I mean, Lunik 9 is pretty infamous, known to be potentially the sketchiest place in all of Europe, especially if you don't know anything or anyone local. Even though, they are not that bad people, they were likely excited to see some foreigners come by

[@eem8039]

As a Romanian I got scared every time while travelling in any major European capital The level of secis so low over there

[@lamebubblesflysohigh]

Lunik 9 used to be a "premium" settlement designed for police and army officers and their families in Socialist Czechoslovakia. Highly desirable address when it was newly built. Then some communist brain got a brilliant idea to also move in gypsy families. The theory was that example of the creme de la crop of socialist society living there would have positive impact on them and they will change their ways.... and also with so many policemen living there, they thought they will not be a problem. Communist megaminds forgot about one natural law though.... if you reach a critical mass of gypsies in one place, nothing can influence them. Lunik 9 became unlivable for young families very quickly and white flight started. Fast forward couple years and this is what is left. A monument to 700 years of failing to integrate them into European society.

[@WildVikingTravels]

Thank you for writing this here! Very informative and interesting. But also sad ...

[@tconnolly9820]

Those balls are wrapped silage bales. They are everywhere in Europe and North America and probably the rest of the world too. Come to Ireland and they are in farmyards and the corners of fields everywhere. The plastic can be any colour. Black is the most common and followed by white but it can be any colour. Sometimes you can see bright pink 🩷 when that colour is being sold to aid cancer research.

[@Prometheus101]

The Czechia, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary are not Eastern Europe, but Central Europe

[@WildVikingTravels]

I understand what you are saying, I am also from a country that is considered Eastern Europe and it is not a good reputation, but in international view all of the countries you mentioned are considered Eastern European. And I don't want you to take my word for it. Just Google it...

[@Prometheus101]

@@WildVikingTravels The correct name is "Eastern Bloc". Many people in the West imagine Eastern Europe under the term Eastern Bloc. They are so used to it. This myth is then constantly spread. By the way, you are also missing East Germany on that map.

[@PaulPaul-qe6dx]

@@WildVikingTravels Europa wschodnia to okreßlenie geograficzne. Europa mieści się w przedziale 7 południków. Polska w całości leży po zachodniej stronie środka Europy.

[@nylixneylix8785]

@@Prometheus101 And this leaves out former Yugoslavia which was not part of the Eastern Bloc.

[@Prometheus101]

@@nylixneylix8785 Yugoslavia was also in the Eastern Bloc en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Bloc

[@Akitlosz]

rasicm = life experience, wisdom A smart person learns from other people's mistakes, a stupid person doesn't even learn from his own mistakes, other people only learn from their own mistakes. Europeans already have 700 years of experience with Gypsies. Let's learn from this!

[@Swarzec_Swarzewski]

Yeah, they were a big problem in Poland in '90 and early 2000. F**ing thieves and beggars. Always avoid them, no eye contact. Thanks god they moved to West when we joined EU.

[@cezarstefanseghjucan]

Exactly. The stereotypes don’t happen for no reason. They are historical behaviors that became civilization typologies or archetypes.

[@MariaMorales-tw3jr]

We never had a problem in Türkiye, after been here one year, so just enjoy, by the way you style improved a lot, great job. Maybe we meet one day in the road.

[@haktannm]

This is not Turkey, what are you talking about?

[@cubertmiso]

Im not rich and still interested of visiting Türkiye. Could you suggest a site to see their food prices in supermarkets? And how about the cost of street food? Where I live street food (burger or kebab with fries) is 10-15 eur so I cant eat outside.

[@lerapol]

Turkey*

[@mueroft5]

Well, as Polish i can say eastern Europe doesnt look like its shown here xd Things shown here like architecture, run-down blocks and bad roads are rather exceptions, not standard Countries which joined EU developed very quickly and are now normal just like western ones

[@lavienx6510]

Well not exactly, there are many parts in Poland which aren’t as rich as the western parts, holes in roads, dirty apartment blocks, also, Poland only joined EU to get money, they don’t follow any of the rules

[@mueroft5]

@@lavienx6510 What do you mean by not following rules of EU?

[@WildVikingTravels]

Yeah, as we are native Eastern Europeans as well, Estonia is also not that modern everywhere and there is a lot of poorer areas as well

[@Sabakinno]

Its Sh**le like shown in the video

[@carolynslap4150]

@@WildVikingTravels that kind of stuff you are going to see in France Spain Italy or the USA as well. Every nation has good and bad neighborhoods, just showing bad parts is not going to help. I am from Los Angeles we have neighborhoods that look so much worse than this, but then you show LA to the general public you don't focus on that.

[@mimi5769]

Beautiful, I'm from Italy and one day I'd love to see eastern Europe.

[@MrTekeshi]

Bro put Poland, Czechia and Slovakia into Eastern Europe. You know what to do with him guys!

[@Latvians]

it surprised me that you are Estonian... because it surprises me if you thought that eastern europe is anywhere near as safe as the west, or when you stopped by the hay field and they had hay bales wrapped to avoid weather (yes its not fermented grass... its wrapped hay that way it stays dry & clean during winters and rough weathers)

[@WildVikingTravels]

Hay ferments in those balls, it keeps them moist and full of nutrition as so it makes a better feed and has a specific smell. I grew up on a farm next to those things and most farmers use both options to feed their cattle.

[@Lily-cq8rb]

Gypsy are not European there are from India … we have problém with them in whole europe

[@curtisclaire4341]

When I looked it up it said they're closest "relatives" are Italians, and that Romanian is a romance language (derived from latin) and having many similarities to Italian, French, Portuguese, and Spanish, It says originally they are from India, but now I'd have to assume they aren't 100 percent Indian, are mixed with other European people's and are mostly born in Europe, so I'd say that yes they are European but have ancestors from southeast Asia and the middle east, Very interesting I was curious but it's basically exactly what I thought it was

[@ClifffSVK]

@@curtisclaire4341 Don't know if you're just trolling, but in case you're not, you mixed up Roma/Romani with Romanians.

[@curtisclaire4341]

@@ClifffSVK I'm just telling you what I found when I looked them up

[@ClifffSVK]

@@curtisclaire4341 Yea, you looked up wrong people.

[@curtisclaire4341]

@@ClifffSVK I really didn't though, I mean it's the Internet son, people who post things may not have posted the right information, all I'm doing is relaying what I read, if you don't like it you can feel free to cry in the corner

[@Maldives2025]

Soooo many places to see in Poland!! missed em! And nothing has changed, my mum lived in Poland in the 70s when it was still communist and the Romanians were so poor they even hounded her when she drove through.

[@qwertyqwerty-zi6dr]

Lol these guys are trying to make Eastern Europe😂😂 they was in few shithole places and that s it, the reality in Eastern Europe is totaly different. Now imagine them to show the reality in their country😂

[@Storm-ib7uz]

Almost nobody speaks Russian in Romania. What are you talking about? I can’t believe these videos sometimes.

[@WildVikingTravels]

What do you mean?

[@mnemonicpie]

That's why everyone leaving Romania probably

[@krayxeez]

Lol. So many oportunities to see one of the Best regions in the world and you choose the filthiest place there is.

[@j.w.grayson6937]

Excellent job on the video. In April 2024 we will cruise the Eastern Danube from Vienna to the Black Sea, then a few days in Transylvania. This part of the world interests me.

[@WildVikingTravels]

Glad you enjoyed the video! And we hope you will have wonderful time on your adventure 😊👍

[@vkdrk]

Lunik 9 is the perfect example of people from India (gypsies from Indian state of Punjab) bringing their way of life to Europe. They are not a representation of Eastern Europe. We were stupid to let them destroy these areas. People in Eastern Europe welcomed them and this is what they do pretty much the same is happing in Western countries such as France where they have people destroying their cities and towns. Interesting fact, recent census (2021) shows that the number of Gypsies in Slovakia is down a lot but not because they left, it is because thousands of Gypsies don't consider themself Gypsies anymore, they don't want to be part of what you've seen in places such as Lunik 9 and that's a good thing. It looks like they are finally waking up and actually trying to become part of our society. Their culture and language is protected in Slovakia under the law for minority groups which gives them freedom to celebrate their culture, music and language but at the same time, they are choosing to live a European way of life. Many Gypsies in Slovakia actually live in regular houses and flats, work regular jobs just like other Slovaks and these ''slums'' are more and more rare which is great. Slovaks are very supportive of those who try to integrate into our society but you can't help those who aren't willing to do so and prefer to stay in these isolated areas where laws don't apply. Slovakia and Czechia are safer than the UK, France, Italy and so on but people will always look down on us because we are ''Eastern Europe''

[@WildVikingTravels]

Thank you for this informative comment. As we are from the so-called Eastern Europe part of Europe as well, this is the image what remains but true, there is a lot of integration.

[@FlochFoster]

Tak to ste si teda dobre uleteli 😂 treba aj niekedy vyjsť z Bratislavy😂

[@HibikiKano]

All EU nations have a sign right at the border that states the speed limit for 1.Towns 2.Road outside towns 3.Autobahn. Any additional signs are for speficic corners or such. And seriously its like that even in Auatria and Italy

[@coreyschattgen9153]

Are you sure it was Fermented Grass!? As a US Farmer I'm curious

[@zvxkacka]

It was not. He is an idiot. It actually keeps grass fresh.

[@travellingwithcrowsfeet]

Holey moley, now that was an encounter you wont forget anytime soon...note to one self for next time, so glad you are both safe as its your van. Phew.

[@Gheorghe99]

Congratulation! You look high and low to find the most undesirable places in each country you visited while managing to offend its people. The two of you must be marketing geniuses!

[@MOBU76]

Kosice in slovakia is my hometown. Lunik 9 was like this since ever. Gypsies got brand new apartments there and they managed to turn them into ghetto within couple years.

[@WildVikingTravels]

This sounds like an unsolvable problem altogether.

[@Pidalin]

It's mainly fault of post 1989 governments that they have put them into one place, the same problem as here in Czechia in some places. I don't want to say that commies were better, but they were able to do some things better, like mix roma people between other people, not concentrate them in one place.

[@sandycheeks1580]

They just need help to change the negatives of their culture & better job opportunities. They’re clearly welcoming but lonely.

[@gytan2221]

How do you drive to Japan? Japan is an island nation

[@oles629]

Well.. I spent some time here, traveled in a 120,000eur Dodge Challenger. People notice the car but they are good people!!

[@jameshaxby5434]

My friend was at a hotel in Prague, and it flooded. There were several inches of water on their floor, and the hotel staff were just standing around looking unsure what to do about it.

[@MagicMiro]

Absurd EASTERN EUROPE Travel Reality, this title is offensive to Slovak people

[@tyesoteric]

I'm so glad that when I was in Eastern Europe that I didn't have this experience! Lol

[@cibko]

Shows a couple rural areas + a gypsy getto = "Absurd EASTERN EUROPE" lol. You've seen 1% of EE, and not even the best parts :) still, I gave you a like.

[@WildVikingTravels]

I live in eastern Europe, so trust me I have seen a fair bit of it 😅. And I totally agree, this video barely touched the surface of this region of the world 😁👍

[@mikebourke1185]

Hey Joe that was a Close Call .Phew.. Don't be Too Trusting..as it can be taken as Weakness . Safe Travels and good Health 👍 🙏 ❤

[@PEDROv0311]

Scotty Doesn't Know! Scotty Doesn't Know!

[@mikevarga6742]

I Prefer Eastern Europe to Western Europe. The people are a 1000 times friendlier. West Europeans have some superiority complex lol. Plus crime is high in west Europe. I prefer Serbia. And for ex pats witn financial freedom, I recommend living there

[@thijseijk25]

To me it didn't look like that people had bad intentions whatsoever. It looked more like they wanted to greet you. Also, the Roma are a quite closed community, if a stranger is driving right in that, that attracts attention.

[@WildVikingTravels]

Maybe you are right... we did not stick around long enough to challenge our luck

[@QueenOfTheGreen27]

They want to greet you because you look like you have money and they are willing to jack your sh** whatever they can. They have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

[@txth9]

I can assure you that if they would stop everything would be stolen from that van

[@fbm9001]

Yeah…when I was a kid back in my home country Ethiopia when we saw tourists we used to run after them calling them hey you…you because it was a new experience for us as kids!!!

[@aaaaaa2206]

Don't be naive. There is a very high chance that even if at first Gypsies are friendly to you, they might have ulterior motives and you might get hurt and/or robbed if you stop with your car on their turf where they outnumber you.

[@romanvssvmromania]

These blocks are situated in a very good area with forest. It is the people (their lack of education) that got that into a ghettoo.

[@richardsingh5827]

Interesting video, my favourite country is Slovakia

[@dr.perfectsmile4175]

How the hell did you get there 🤣 don’t have a GPS ? You can see from the buildings something’s dodgy .

[@hard.to.define]

Thank you for also visiting Estonia! I am from Estonia 🇪🇪

[@WildVikingTravels]

Our pleasure, we are originally from Tartu as well :)

[@eksiarvamus]

Nad on ju selgelt eesti aktsentidega. :)

[@Siranoxz]

The difference between the east part of Europe and the western part of Europe has always been huge. And what we´re seeing now with more eastern countries joining the EU that their economic prospects can finally takeoff for the better. And Poland will probably reap the benefits of the bigger developed country of Eastern Europe.

[@tigroussibirak8006]

I wonder to what period you know history and I think I would guess. Poland is in Central Europe.

[@gabriel-ck7qp]

Not trying to be racist: *proceeds to be racist*

[@soratenshi2847]

he's not

[@cezarstefanseghjucan]

That’s because some people demand the worst stereotypes. They are very problematic.

[@plonss]

No, I can simply not believe that you strayed accidentally into this Roman neighborhood...

[@WildVikingTravels]

😅

[@kodiekulp]

In states. Planning a backpacking trip. El camino trail or something? Doing research now. not going till next year. This was a good video for me to understand more about Eastern Europe. Stay safe out there. I had someone, when I was younger, lay down in the back off my car on the floor, got in through my open sunroof when I was parked in a bad area. Held me up at gun point. He was maybe 13.

[@WildVikingTravels]

Ohh gosh that sound like a crazy experience you had! And thanks for the positive feedback!

[@kodiekulp]

@@WildVikingTravels you two stay safe out there! Eastern Europe can get a bit dicey , at least what I’ve read about. Seems the closer people to get to Russia the more unnerving it came become. I’m glad you two have each other to watch your back. And I hope you have some bear spray or some type of non lethal protection in case you have anything scary situation happen again. It’s better to have something and never need to use it then to have something happen and not have something to protect yourself. Sorry about your phone too. Having something stolen from you really hurts and makes you lose a little faith in humans in general.

[@ashleynicole9423]

I really didn’t see anything scary except the building conditions. The people actually seemed friendly.

[@WildVikingTravels]

Sure 😅. We sadly don't see forcefully opening doors, banging on the vans sides and holding on to a driving vehicle as a sign of friendship 😅

[@ashleynicole9423]

@@WildVikingTravels 😆😆😆

[@mayjunealone5168]

That area is called Luník 9, its a place where an ambulance car must be accompanied by police car if they are called there.

[@cezarstefanseghjucan]

People need to keep ‘friendliness’ to their own. I don’t see a woman and suddenly become friendly to her by fondling her…

[@Wawawalulu]

You've spelled guidelines as ''quitelines'' and ngl, that's the cutest thing ever!

[@WildVikingTravels]

Oh, I didn't even realise before. Thanks for bringing it out 😅

[@maximumtso-wy1fw]

The road reminded me of my favorite T Shirt from high school. It was patched and repatched so many times…😂

[@Jetske]

Well.. many consider East bloc countries as Eastern Europe and it may sound harsh but your country belongs to that as well. I think, and I'm happy about it, that this has changed and your country is now one of the Baltic States, much different, I would say. But there are still many people who think that old fashioned way.... Still every country has it's good things and not so good things. And some countries require more investigation of places to go and places rather not going to, than others. I myself feel, and probably agree with you, that Eastern Europe is still more corrupt but I might be wrong. Let's hope so! 😃 Keep up the good work, I enjoy your channel a lot!! And I am currently planning my own van road trip through Europe, Morocco and Turkey. Since I'm travelling as a woman alone I have to take some extra precautions, but I already have been to Morocco a couple of times (fly there and rented a car), and that went really well. So you would say Turkey is a better place than some of the countries in Eastern Europe. Also for a woman travelling alone?

[@WildVikingTravels]

Heyhey. In my opinion turkey is the best place in the world for van life. And in my opinion it is safe. But I cannot but myself into the shoes of a single woman traveler, so I am probably not the best person to ask advice about that.

[@user-he8nu2ic1h]

What kind of drone you use for the aerial shots? I really like your footage and editing.

[@WildVikingTravels]

Thank you! I use DJI air 2S for the drone shots 🙂

[@user-he8nu2ic1h]

@@WildVikingTravels Seems like a beautiful piece of equipment 😊. Can you fly drones in Türkiye without the EU kind of registration and theory exam system atm? Stay safe when exiting Türkiye guys! Доверяй, но проверяй 🙃.

[@Jim1971a]

Thanks for the warning about going to Slovakia!

[@Viviennnnnnn]

People in Eastern Europe are warm people with fascinating cultures and they know how to have fun and how to smile… (Hungarian here)

[@WildVikingTravels]

Hahh, i love hungry 😁. Good wines, good food, good people 👍

[@aaaaaa2206]

Hungary is in Central not Eastern Europe.

[@repajozsef8961]

@@aaaaaa2206it is considered eastern, by economy and political standards.

[@Andrei-ev7du]

⁠@@repajozsef8961So aslo Estonia is est europe?, not exist est europe, and countries of estern europe not even have same cultures and peoples same genes , even countries who have same languages like Poland and Bulgaria not have culturally similarity, i think Bulgaria is closer in mentality to greeks and italians than are to polish peoples and polish are closer to germans and russians in mentality, Hungary is aslo much developed than countries of est like Ukraine, is closer to Austria than Ukraine in level of ,,developed” so no,Hungary is not so est european

[@repajozsef8961]

@@Andrei-ev7du but see, politics suck, so politically yes they are eastern, and sorry economically closer to Austria. But you know, communism is fucked up, unlike fatass eating Democrats eating processed shit aka. Joel Bin ded

[@Emulator833]

Gypsies are... yeah. I know you have been to Turkey but be careful in Turkey and Romania both countries have a lot of(probably the most in Europe) Gypsies, be extra careful with the flower selling ones in İstanbul, few days ago a gypsy kid bit a tourist becuase they didnt buy his flower lol.

[@dr.perfectsmile4175]

Not really, Romania gypsies flew to Paris and Sweden.

[@Zdamaneta]

@@dr.perfectsmile4175 well they should culturally enrich other countries as well, not just my country... 😂

[@blogger1851]

No france has way more gypsies than the countries mentioned here. Spain has the most. Also turkey is in Asia. Whatsup?

[@Emulator833]

@@blogger1851 Where did you get that? Source(euractiv) i am looking at shows estimates for France are at 500k to 1.2m while for Spain it says 750k to 950k. For Turkey while officially it is 500k, according to the Council of Europe’s Roma and Travellers Division, Turkey has an estimated 2.75 million Roma population. For Roma offical number is 620k and estimates are 1.85 million. Also Turkey is a transcontinental country meaning it is both in Europe and in Asia. Come on now it is not hard to google.

[@blogger1851]

@@Emulator833 My source is Wikipedia and the the rest of the websites that pop up with them not an unverified blog. Turks are asians turkey is in asia. Only 1 percent could be 1.something is in europe and this part is conquered its not turkish anyways. Why did you mention Romania? What does Romania got to do with them these people they are indian they came as slaves to Romania and the rest of europe. Stop mentioning Italy Roma or Rome or Romania when the gypsies are mentioned they are not from there. They even have their own language. Also do you think Romanias Austrians and Hungarians are equivalent to turks?!

[@ig0rikvid35]

Traveling? come to Siberia! it will be difficult. 1000 km is only in one direction, and 1000 in the other))

[@WildVikingTravels]

We really wanted to come to Siberia this year actually but sadly the situation in the world politics made it not possible. 😔

[@2697metin]

Edindiğiniz bu global bilgilerinizi bir tv program dizisi yaparak daha geniş kitlelere ulaştırmanız güzel olurdu.

[@nannunbgd]

They dont end work on streets,because is in there advantage to take more mony.

[@martinsalavec9003]

Get your geography together. Eastern Europe stops with Estonia, Lithuania, Belarus, and Ukraine 🇺🇦. Poland, Slovakia,Hungary, and Czechia are Central Europe countries. PRAGUE is called the hearth of Europe.

[@Ya_Berries_Himmel]

The only crap is them living like this!!!! While they are cititzens and the guy simply wanted a ride

[@cezarstefanseghjucan]

They asked for that life. The state helps them, yet they go begging everywhere and much worse. The kingpins have luxury autos and properties.

[@bpalics09]

A little bit fake this suprised Pikachu face on you because of Lunik next to Kassa 😆 KZbin is just full with Lunik videos..like Bald's one. It's now overhyped/ overfilmed to be honest...next time try Lyukóvölgy in Hungary!

[@theomonte892]

I saw a yellow van completely destroyed in a video showing a Russia x ukraine combat footage

[@WildVikingTravels]

Not ours luckily

[@mr.mictlan3544]

For a moment I thought you would taste the grass.

[@ptankov]

So, you're not using MacBook, but a Dell instead. You must be a good person. 😅

[@WildVikingTravels]

😅

[@Drekavacmilitaria]

Ok so you went to the absolute worst part of Eastern Europe in a slum that is one of a kind

[@WildVikingTravels]

We visited a slum, yes.

[@scoopidywhoop7484]

That thumbnail is CRAZY

[@robdonkersloot4657]

your start is wrong information negative ,your from EST

[@MassiveCarbonFootprint]

Did you really criticize capitalism right after explaining how the communist system forced most people to have their own gardens?

[@cezarstefanseghjucan]

Dude, Communism isn’t the worst thing to happen to humanity and Capitalism isn’t the best.

[@MassiveCarbonFootprint]

@cezarstefanseghjucan True, unless one is referring to the spheres of politics and/or economics...dude.

[@Tycini1]

They "accidentally" drove into Lunik IX. I'm out

[@WildVikingTravels]

👍 Have a good one

[@gacekwilkooki]

Ok, maybe you're quite nice guys, but you talk about Eastern Europe a bit like rich people who went to the wild regions of the continent and out of the perfection of superiority, like in a National Geographic nature film, you contemplate local customs. That's a bit rude and disrespectfull, don't you think?

[@booster1454]

Yeah, he keeps claiming they’re also Eastern European but I doubt they’ve lived there for barely a fraction of their life. Just a couple of snobs who are trying to shock the audience by going to the worst places and claiming this is Eastern Europe. And as you said disregarding the culture like we are some savages to them. You could get robbed/mistreated in Paris or London just as easily as over here.

[@form76]

Your videos are funny as well as fascinating , loved this one .

[@themediterraneanguy]

Thanks for sharing, a great perspective. Very informative video, I like the content. Just subscribed

[@WildVikingTravels]

Heyhey. Glad you enjoyed the video! And welcome to the channel 😁👍

[@puchatek5584]

Ginger translate to Polish is RUDY

[@FelipeFigueira]

7:45 brutalism's pinnacle

[@WildVikingTravels]

What do you mean?

[@knihomoladam]

these people got houses for free from the state. they ruined them by themselves. what they are and how they live is only their blame. try to live in Slovakia and then make movies about poor people.

[@diannemomon]

'Gypsy ' is considered a slur to the Roma but that really spooked me glad you got out there

[@lucianboar3489]

Considered by some

[@steffen6987]

5:05 Man has never seen hay bales before...

[@gaylegrenfell8625]

So happy you are safe. Be safe

[@tao444]

I like this video because it shows me reality.

[@WildVikingTravels]

Glad you enjoyed the video! Best wishes from Bulgaria!

[@PerfectWorld777]

You chose the worst place in Slovakia to visit.

[@Slav_boi]

There are gypsy areas in romania,like tf not all of east europe is lile this we got nice stuff too,dammit westerns

[@WildVikingTravels]

You are funny but sorry to be the one to tell you that we are Eastern European as well 😅😅 but geography seems to be mixed up these days for some people.

[@Slav_boi]

@@WildVikingTravels a e ,look,im new on chanell while i was scrolling my phone in 3am,here i live in croatia( i know,more western) but i was in russia,serbia,bosnia,montenegro,... Well,i seen some comunist era buildings but yeah,mostly of it was modernised and its nice now

[@Voveapp]

Interesting vid!

[@immedicatedhowareu]

great video!

[@ErwinMaas]

Someting similar happened to me once too, in a village even with only one apparrmentbuilding. This was somewhere in Slovakia, Luckily no harm done but never ever do I go again into these kinds of places.

[@user-fz7zt6cw6f]

I am impressed with how you are real travellers. Your videos are excellent.

[@WildVikingTravels]

Glad you like them!

[@OneNewMan]

yeah, definitely food is better WAY BETTER in E. Europe. Western europe was up because of Christ. now it's going down.

[@carlitoxb110]

Come on guys you're way too soft, in South America is way worse, they looked friendly just in poverty

[@puchatek5584]

lol this chanel should be called Gender studies students travel

[@eineStunde]

Türkçe dilini eklediğin için teşekkür ediyorum 😊

[@user-uo2hv8lc1t]

This is the Lunik X in 🇸🇰 bighest gipsy city in europe

[@spicykola4301]

Great video thanks for sharing

[@kinietis3338]

We have same gypsy neighborhood in Vilnius, Lithuania