Gils Solo Trip - Police presence, fights, breaking into cars..Is Alice Springs safe to visit & stay?

Рет қаралды 17,212

Gil & Joy - EATS Australia

Күн бұрын

Пікірлер: 39

@MrAidenaiden71 Ай бұрын

I live in Alice and love the place Sadly a few continue to.spoil it for the many And it's always the same few

@giljoy-eatsaustralia8768 Ай бұрын

That is so sad. It is a hard issue to fix and it doesn't matter where you live. We found that where we had our shop we had a few that would come and graffiti often or steal. Gil had his old car stolen twice. Crime is a bit too frequent in many places these days. 😢

@ursodermatt8809 Ай бұрын

no matter what the attractions, if the some of the locals are hostile, i reckon it is better to keep off altogether. there are plenty more civilized places in australia where you do not have to worry about this.

@giljoy-eatsaustralia8768 Ай бұрын

@@ursodermatt8809 I would agree, but Gil is more a risk taker 😳

@ursodermatt8809 Ай бұрын

@@giljoy-eatsaustralia8768 ah yes each according to his own. also some need to learn the hard way: a smart man learns from his mistakes a wise man learns from others mistakes.

@giljoy-eatsaustralia8768 Ай бұрын

@@ursodermatt8809 he definitely will learn the hard way 🤣

@kadachiman7234 Ай бұрын

I have travelled extensively throughout Australia and in my opinion the worst place to free camp is anywhere within 10kms of a town. (especially Fri and Sat nights) Why? ... it is close enough for the townsfolk to come out of town and party, drink, hoon, whatever else they feel like doing as they themselves are getting out of town and from under the cops' noses to have some fun. This is where Starlink has been a game changer 🙂 as the #1 reason for parking close to towns was to have access to internet/phone. Tip - buy pool noodles, split the down the middle and cable tie them around exposed plastic pipes, cables, etc under the van.....prevents the majority of rock damage.

@giljoy-eatsaustralia8768 Ай бұрын

Totally agree. We don't tend to free camp any distance that is good to walk to a town if the town is iffy. Starlink is amazing to be able to keep in touch. Love the tip on the pool noodles. 👍

@whatheduce Ай бұрын

Can just picture Gil spending hours on those trains like a big kid 🤣

@giljoy-eatsaustralia8768 Ай бұрын

He is a big kid, because he likes to explore everywhere and everything. It's hard to keep up with him at times.

@steeldragon5867 Ай бұрын

So Gil to answer your question is it safe in the Alice, went there years ago and no probs but times have changed, we stayed at big 4

@giljoy-eatsaustralia8768 Ай бұрын

To be honest Gil doesn't like to spend money on accommodation, so he tries to free camp as much as possible.

@steeldragon5867 Ай бұрын

@@giljoy-eatsaustralia8768 we're the same , with the price of fuel these days ,but sometimes a bit of comfort with friends is nice,cheers 👍

@giljoy-eatsaustralia8768 Ай бұрын

@@steeldragon5867 perhaps we will see you on the road one day

@MrJohnnybe123 Ай бұрын

Just don’t go there if the locals can’t control their off spring

@giljoy-eatsaustralia8768 Ай бұрын

That is a good perspective. The parents need to lead by example, a good way to look at solving the issues 👍

@Moxieman Ай бұрын

I saw a KZbin channel that showed Alice springs as unsafe place but it was misleading please correct me as I know nothing of Alice springs. I did hear of it in movie . .. from the 70s

@giljoy-eatsaustralia8768 Ай бұрын

Like with anywhere you go you have to lock your things up, make sure that nothing valuable is in sight. With Alice Springs personally we wouldn't stay in the town but outside the town and it is not recommended to go out at night there. This was an exception because of the event that was on and the police presence. Our daughter stayed in Alice Springs by herself for 3 months just prior to this and she felt safe, but again didn't go out at night. I think it depends on you as a person too. What would you feel comfortable in being around. Gil is ok and relaxed with this but he has traveled places in the world that the average person wouldn't go to, me on the other hand would not feel safe in this type of place and would get anxious staying anywhere near there.

@thelonewolf666 Ай бұрын

ruined by locals

@giljoy-eatsaustralia8768 Ай бұрын

Not sure. When Gil went there were not only locals but people from outside of Alice Springs that gathered for the event

@chloeew4627 Ай бұрын

Yeah , people’s come in from bush camps at weekends. Basically typical of indigenous lifestyle now days.

@giljoy-eatsaustralia8768 Ай бұрын

@@chloeew4627 There was a lot of people these this time because of the festival that was on.

@marcusrwalker Ай бұрын

Yeah would love to see Alice, but I will drive though without stopping or unlocking the doors. And cut the BS it is because of the aboriginals.

@giljoy-eatsaustralia8768 Ай бұрын

As we don't live in Alice Springs it is not for us to judge and determine who or what is the cause of the issues as we would only see one view and I think that there is more to it than just that. Politics have a big play but I don't want to start a political debate.

@marcusrwalker Ай бұрын

@@giljoy-eatsaustralia8768 Its not just you, but that's the copout and weakness that's got us into this mess. People need to just start being honest instead of being silenced by fear of the so called politically correct. Jacinta Nampijinpa Price said it herself.

@gregpennell Ай бұрын

Plain and simple, just do not go there.If the law can not control the town how safe is it "NOT"

@giljoy-eatsaustralia8768 Ай бұрын

I would like to totally agree, however I think it is up the the individual to decide where they want to visit. I would personally not want to go to Alice Springs because of what I have heard from others (but I'm not one to take many risks, or what I see as risks), however Gil did go, our daughter did stay there solo for 3 months and like with every place you have to be aware of your safety and your surroundings. If you feel uneasy about a place then move on.

@kneewall49 Ай бұрын

When it was safe it wasn’t worth going!

@giljoy-eatsaustralia8768 Ай бұрын

I guess you have been there perhaps years ago. That would of been interesting to see the place back then and compare it to now

@johnkenny2210 Ай бұрын

Alice Springs is just bad news 👎

@giljoy-eatsaustralia8768 Ай бұрын

I wonder if things will change in years to come. Wouldn't it be great if we could visit places like Alice Springs without any worries?

@jagarg6573 Ай бұрын

I woudnt be anywhere near there unarmed.

@giljoy-eatsaustralia8768 Ай бұрын

Wouldn't it be nice if we could go anywhere in Australia without having issues!

@stevedehosson275 Ай бұрын

Are you a paranoid American?

@leoncellier4719 Ай бұрын

In Alice right now, SayGday van park, just south of the gap is always spotless, I find it impossible to find anything and have to google it all, everything is of on side streets hidden from plain view, the shopping centre is impossible to get to, I am disabled a bit but don't have disabled parking and it is just to far between shops within the centre, all the easy entrances on the outside are closed and only one track in and it is kilometres of walking. As far as being safe, different skin colour does not make it unsafe but poverty does. I wanted to buy a bottle of port, missed Sundays time then found monday and tuesday were no alcohol days, this policy is so racist against white folk and annoying to me. I had to stop in Alice due to breaking both my car keys but I think just an over night stay from now on then spend my money elsewhere, can't wait to get going again.

@giljoy-eatsaustralia8768 Ай бұрын

It is like any town that you visit, if they don't supply convenient parking and a place that you feel safe you will take your money elsewhere. Hope you managed to get your keys replaced.

@johnkenny2210 Ай бұрын

It will never happen

@giljoy-eatsaustralia8768 Ай бұрын

😩