DON'T FILM in this Colombian Barrio! 🇨🇴

I came to the Barrio of Bogota here in Colombia in hunt for content. This area of Bogota is known for being some what dangerous so I brought a local with me to show me the way around however it wasn't that easy...🇨🇴
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[@ceecee1876]

Respect to Johnny, you’re a legend mate 🙌🏼

[@BackpackerBen]

Literally saved me 😂

[@DeprivedofZZZ]

@@BackpackerBen saved your pale cheeks 😂

[@DeprivedofZZZ]

@@RagtagTV saved him from soiling his trousers

[@Doriamo]

Wish we knew how to contact Johnny! His English is amazing!

[@robor88]

Haha I have a funny feeling Ben is lucky Johnny didn't roll him. I think Sergio is the unspoken hero here 🤣

[@spoonerson1103]

Rodrigo. The young man with the bracelets. Loved his confidence. Learned enough English to hustle. Made the sale and moved on. Didn't give a dang about camera time.

[@BackpackerBen]

Well said

[@m3ll0b0i]

U can tell he's had to grow up fast he's gonna be a cold hustler by the time hes an adult.

[@joblo2277]

And this is why I enjoy watching Ben, goes where most men don’t dare to go. Keep up the good work, top notch content!

[@BackpackerBen]

I appreciate that! Yeah it’s dodgy here

[@johnafrica7979]

Well said. He deserves more credit

[@nunayobiznass]

Herald Baldr went here the other day.. not a big deal in broad daylight

[@MicPoitras]

He have balls... yeah... the Ben Dude went to Talliban stronghold... Bogotta is probably a morning walk for the men! BUT in talliban country, no chance for the camera to be stollen... they cut hand of thieve.... Ben, I understand you wont come to Canada.... to much safety... But we can still do dangerous stuff. Respect peace. Mike

[@kieranhudson4938]

In that case you should give Indigo Traveler a try.

[@blaxter101]

Take care Ben! Safe travels! Thanks for sharing your adventure!

[@BackpackerBen]

Thanks, will do 🫡

[@SBmasta441]

Nice video Ben. I was in Bogota in 2012 and visited the barrios. Very rough but interesting place. Props to you for taking a risk to bring us a personal perspective of life in these places!

[@IrrelevantMat]

12:17 . I met this Santiago kid last year. He was selling candy and didn’t spoke a word of English to me. I even have the footage posted. So glad he’s learnt to speak English. Stay safe Ben. Can’t wait to watch the next one.

[@BackpackerBen]

Haha no way. That’s cool mate Glad he’s picked up English

[@DC42087]

The lad at the end was lovely great english. Good on ya helping him out Ben

[@richardvass1462]

Didn't expect much after watching mr. Bald and you traveling across from Peru on the boat and you are out of it all the time. This is the first video I've seen of yours and it's good. Liked and subscribed. Stay safe.

[@grandpascoffee]

Ben is a gutsy guy. Appreciate to see some possible dangerous streets or strangers.

[@BackpackerBen]

Last week or so in South America then it’s back to the greatest continent in the world…Asia. Which countries should I visit there? Let me know. Instagram - backpacker.ben for updates

[@aronjohns4662]

Yes Asia is the best!! South America just looks dangerous everywhere

[@DAVEBROWNE2004]

I recommend Cambodia, Lao, and VN. Is this South Bogota?

[@PilgartExplores]

You should stay longer in South America mate

[@RandOm-xc4qi]

I reckon Mongolia would be cool!

[@ceecee1876]

Philippines mate 🇵🇭

[@Mr_Yorkie]

Great video Ben keep it up just be careful out there 👍

[@petermauritzson9521]

In his last report from the bordertown, before Bogota, mr Bald told us Ben was leaving, travelling on his own. But 3:56 in to this report from Ben in Bogota, I can spot mr Bald at the same "fountain" from where he starts his latest video, visiting the rough parts of Bogota. Ben, you seem to walk the same streets as mr Bald here, still being in the same place as him, at the same time!? It´s great fun to follow you guys and it makes it more interesting to try to spot any of you from the "other side" , in your videos. 😎

[@corey1845]

I think they really didnt get along well and just split apart without creating damage. And bald does create really good content, he always seems shady when seen from a different perspective. Im not judging anyone here but i have my opinion on why they split. That being said, im not cheering for either of these guys, in fact i didnt even know Backpacker Ben before that trip. But i have my opinion about Bald

[@mr.search2013]

Real great job meeting the people Ben!

[@mariajefferies8555]

What nice people you met👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 in all countries there will be someone who wants to act up eh, thank goodness for the nice young guy in the Blue cap, Johnny Great channel Ben

[@blackthornandbramble8080]

Another great video there BB. Watched and enjoyed thanks.

[@BackpackerBen]

Awesome, thank you!

[@chrisb2535]

Nice video. Keep up the good work, Ben.

[@dustdevilz4771]

Good job Ben. I’ve come across lots of places in the world where just walking on the sidewalk close to your hotel can be dangerous. I was once walking after dark near our hotel in Tashkent, another garden spot, when I realized that a gaping hole the size of a refrigerator was in my path on the sidewalk. This hole had no barriers to prevent pedestrians from falling in. This next morning I could see that the hole was full of steel rebar sticking straight up to skewer whomever happened to fall in. I was in Khartoum in the late eighties where I was walking close to my hotel when the smell of death overwhelmed the sidewalk. I turned around to find a guy lying dead beneath a small palm tree. He’d been there for a while. Of course American street in big cities are dangerous too and full of crazy people. People will soon get sick of it. It’ll change and get cleaned up eventually, it always does. But, there’s little hope for the third world. Good luck with your travels with Bald. He set the bar pretty high with his walk to the Russian copycat Space Shuttlsky.

[@pointblank3409]

"you speak good english, Johnny" "Yeah I know" Respect

[@BackpackerBen]

Hahah legend

[@mariesahota1478]

Definitely becoming a lot more confident in blogging. Great adventure BRO

[@AwesomeFish12]

Interesting place. Thanks for sharing this video.

[@WoodlandWalks]

Cracking video again Ben.

[@BackpackerBen]

Thanks my man

[@J.D.Vision]

I've walked those very same Bogota streets at night, with my cousins ofcourse. I miss Colombia, can't wait to be back. Awesome video Ben!

[@junebug14344]

Gezzz Benjamin, the place is worse than the slums here in the Phils. Good to know you're still safe til the end of the vid. Cheers to Johnny for protecting you . Please never do it again alone.stay safe!

[@EnockMberego]

How did Johnny just disappear? I guess he was just sent to protect you.

[@BackpackerBen]

Think you’re right there

[@johnafrica7979]

Definitely sent over

[@mrpeartree7045]

Great Vid!

[@KardosoMedia]

Some of the graffiti art is amazing! Johnny was your guardian angel for sure. Stay safe mate

[@zootsoot2006]

Is it though? They might take more pride in where they lived if it wasn't all daubed in cartoon characters.

[@ingislakur]

Glad to hear you going to Venezuala, Bald manage to charm you and make you change your decicion, , great video !

[@BackpackerBen]

My idea not his ;)

[@ingislakur]

@@BackpackerBen Great man, looking forward to the content!

[@sacredtarotbysophia2543]

Your commentary is hilarious 😆

[@FactLOCO]

Johnny seemed like a secret cop or something.

[@BackpackerBen]

Special service ;)

[@WalkingRawChannel]

Great adventure in the center of Bogotá!

[@andreasjacovides4800]

Big up Ben ! 🎉

[@stormer6364]

Johnny would be an awesome guide too, nice work Sergio

[@murpNL]

thanks for showing this video!

[@LosingLincolns]

Great content from a very rough area of the world, good luck in your journeys! New subscriber here!

[@mal_752]

Fabulous 👌. Great vlog. 👍

[@djphilipj]

Found your channel threw bald. I like it you got a new subscriber here! Cheers Ben.

[@BackpackerBen]

Awesome, thank you!

[@stormer6364]

Great video Ben.. 🙏 Do you need tip the guys you interview or are they happy just to share their story?

[@Vertical-sandwiches]

Stay safe Ben!!

[@tamanako2507]

3:48 A local tv media truck, probably the guys reporting on the protest 🚛😄

[@PJS_PJS]

7:57 Yes!!! Devon in Colombia!

[@johndouglas5712]

Great work . What a tip . Must have a Labour type govenment

[@rahuls8429]

Wow. Interesting place. If you start with a bit of history or about the present situation of the place. would be great.

[@Amelietravel]

Actually just love your videos man. As a female I could never travel here alone. You give me insight to places I would literally get robbed ahha 😂

[@BackpackerBen]

Yeah don’t come here 😆 but Colombia has many safer places

[@elkedge]

Wild stay safe man

[@johnshakur6087]

Love your videos Benny boy

[@jkjobies]

Loving your South American tour. Hope you and Bald do Venezuela together. I went to Venezuela. Isla Margarita beautiful.

[@somelikeithot444]

I'm glad u had some help.Stay safe Ben.Curious was the cd good?Thought it might be dubbed,lol Until next time.

[@bcccl569]

that kid santiago is the future of colombia, love that you paid attention and rewarded his efforts. you're the best ben keep it up 👌

[@BackpackerBen]

🫡

[@beaugoespro]

I was just here 2 days ago! now in Cali and heading towards Ecuador

[@thomasprince4992]

nice seeing your numbers growing , glad Tim hasen t popped up lol

[@MrSimonj1970]

Pushing your luck mate! Vaya con Dios.

[@danoldduck5835]

Johnny with the huge save. Too bad u couldbt thank him on video. He is a legend

[@johnafrica7979]

Ben is it really worth the stress going these places? Looks a right dump

[@patrickoleary6835]

Very warm people there, Ben...heehee

[@frederikkok9284]

Ben has a good teacher!😀

[@A08121974]

im Colombian and i love ur videos!!

[@rhaulsparrow6644]

was very impressed with Rodrigo, sharp kid!

[@CarlosTheG.O.A.T]

Great.... love it

[@Nonayabizness360]

I’m hoping that man who did the paintings can see the comments he has amazing talent!

[@katherinewright1409]

Deja vu ~ ‘let’s go’ ~ I wouldn’t be surprised if I hear ‘check it out’ soon. Vamos 😂

[@scottsimon8543]

It was very nice of you to spend some money there, I'm sure the people could use the money.

[@darylfortney8081]

You should check out some of the places Escobar bombed out or lived in

[@lakelse2]

Hey, Ben! Really enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing your adventures with us. Stay safe!

[@BackpackerBen]

Glad you like them! Thanks for watching mate

[@RanOutaNames]

I hope you enjoyed the Adam Sandler movie, Ben, it's a knee-slapper :-)

[@philwatts]

Ben: You speak good English, Johnny. Johnny: Yeah, I know. 😄

[@maureenalder8905]

Thanks Johnny 👍

[@TommyRobertsMusicChannel]

Love your vids Ben and you only live about 30 minutes drive from me in Dawlish, Devon. Please keep tormenting Mr Bald haha :D

[@BackpackerBen]

Haha small world and yes I will don’t worry ;)

[@bernardo3493]

Thoroughly enjoyed your odyssey so far, in particular the Amazon river segments. Caught a glimpse of Mr. Bald at 3:56, around that water feature, making his documentary. Looking forward to the rest of the trip.

[@bartstr666]

dee mural @ 1:50 is kreazyy.'' ! love blak laaidis!

[@cfcuker]

Looks cold mate, never thought of Colombia getting winter!

[@TheBuddha666]

Show all things when walking along in your dayly life 👍 good & bad 😎 Really through vlog 👍

[@MrDEWaters]

I saw a documentary film 2 or 3 decades ago about gangs of orphan children in Bogota, and it was horrible. I can see why you didn't think it was safe. You get a vibe of danger when you see people openly taking drugs and acting against the law. Sadly, isolated parts of the USA are getting to be like this. Certain local governments refuse to activate law enforcement against this sort of thing.

[@AILAM43]

Super scary vlog. I was nervous the entire time watching. Be careful bruh.

[@veritas2145]

It wasn’t live. Lol

[@fdk7014]

1:54 The Queen's guard and Colombian food carts stop for no one!

[@tamanako2507]

3:30 Farmatodo, a venezuelan franchise 🇻🇪🤠👍

[@JCASTadventures]

Nice clickbait title m8. Last half of the video was superb. Loved it. The Adam Sandler DVD too damn funny

[@sarahjane8949]

Crazy place 💯👍🤗

[@bathsaltzombies8855]

Piano guy playing with his feet?? LEGEND

[@BackpackerBen]

🏆

[@dutezore]

Ben I lived on the Moor in the 70s and went to school in Plymouth until 1981 and this is what Plymouth looked like. The streets behind Union street towards Millbay were full of hookers , drunks , drug addicts and were extremely dangerous plus Marines and sailors looking to sample the local delights . I’m told that it’s lovely around the Ferryport are much better now ……..but this could be your city if you were born a few years ago .

[@BackpackerBen]

Still the same now mate 😂

[@BillyT886]

Come to Bucaramanga!!!!

[@dee74raz]

In regarding North America, when the British ruled the place, the descendants of the settlers made America 🇺🇸 and Canada 🇨🇦 rich developed countries but when the Spanish and Portuguese ruled Latin America, the descendants of those settlers seemed to have made most of those places so poor.

[@offthecuffadventureswithjamie]

I’ve spent 3 weeks in Colombia. Some of the warmest people I’ve ever met!

[@jamesgrattoncolombia]

Are you coming up to the Caribbean coast of Colombia. I am a British guy who has been living here in Colombia for almost 26 years now. I live in a small fishing town very close to Barranquilla.

[@this.is.berlin]

Is it really exaggerated when people say: Dont go to Colombia Dont go out at night Avoid this and that street Dont trust the girls on the street .... ?

[@bennykoh]

Hi, Ben did you go to Colombia Bogota with Bald and Bankrupt too? He was filming at some of the places you went to just a day ago! EDIT: I just saw him at 3:56😅

[@johnafrica7979]

My god what a place 💀💀💀💀 be careful Ben ffs

[@Scorpion949494]

The guy with the helmet at 8:07 showed you the throat-slitting Gesture. :D

[@BackpackerBen]

Ffs 😂

[@lizzie2301]

Dang I just noticed that 😂

[@555rerun]

I like how you’re not “on” for the camera like other KZbinrs. You’re just yourself, traveling and taking it all in with no pretenses. Keep it up!

[@BackpackerBen]

I appreciate that mate

[@basedpatriotLT]

Who are on? Hardal baldr? Bald and bankrupt? Kurt caz? Sabbatical?

[@Johnny-Michael]

It still looks safer than most U.S. cities !

[@BackpackerBen]

Well said

[@oceejekwam6829]

The city looks the features of any urban city in the West. Lots of street life. That young boy was speaking English and he didn't even look 16. Respect to Colombians.

[@nelsonorozco4569]

I miss my Bogota. As dangerus as it is but I lived my childhood there. :(

[@johnafrica7979]

Always been dangerous ??

[@Scorpion949494]

@@johnafrica7979 It is still dangerous but much much better than 20-30 years ago. Back then the murder rates where higher than any place in the world because of the drug lords like Pablo Escobar.

[@aronjohns4662]

Be careful Ben in Colombia. It really is a dangerous place and don’t trust the local women they are known for drugging tourists or worse. Take care and excited to see you back in Asia soon

[@BackpackerBen]

Yes unfortunately it happens a lot I’ve heard many stories 👀💀

[@davidwhitton9050]

Especially be careful of accepting drinks from locals or leaving a drink unattended. Scopolamine poisoning is a issue in Colombia.

[@BackpackerBen]

Yes that’s the main one. Heard so many stories on this

[@johnafrica7979]

Yes I’ve seen the documentary

[@goku.lc80]

Yes the issue with women usually happens to stupid guys looking for trouble or trying to free their frustrations. Hopefully you’d never visit, please stay away from Colombia

[@hamcheeselettucemayosandwich]

Fun fact, then Venezuelan exodus since 2015 is larger than both the refugee crisis’s in Ukraine and Syria.

[@AlterMann57]

Beautiful people in Columbia, the drug cartel is awful, but the people of the streets are actually good. They are living in tough times, and I respect them. Please be careful, Ben. Thank you Sergio for being there, and thank you Johnny!

[@Tannertraversed]

Ben, I recently traveled across my country for the first time solo, biggest trip of my life. Ive learned that watching someone travel online can look appealing but once put in their shoes you realize how it can be a struggle! Do you ever feel like stopping? Or do you feel like each trip gives it own experience and wisdom, enough for you to move on to the next? After all, living a normal 9-5 can be quite the struggle as well. CHEERS BEN!

[@BackpackerBen]

I’ll be stopping in couple years mate it’s exhausting

[@Tannertraversed]

@Backpacker Ben thanks for the feedback Benjamin! Cheers!

[@theseeker7938]

Fortune favours the Backpackers.

[@alexanderjames3045]

i met a lady from bogota in cambridge uk we were walking a round cambridge after pubs shut and shy said you can't walk a round bogota after dark

[@neilwoodward7336]

Walking in the footsteps of Bald and Bankrupt. I salute you. 🥳

[@kayoku4169]

I got CIA vibs from Johnny and love it Ben you got a new sub

[@BackpackerBen]

Agreed 😆

[@hoboroller5642]

Looks like Seattle

[@shilu009]

Johnny to you was Casemiro for Manchester United. 😂 GGMU!