Backstreets of Alexandria: Motorcycle Driving Tour | Egypt Vlog 221 | حواري اسكندريه

[@nrmccartney]

Your motorbike riding abilities are out of this world and fun to watch. Also, your commentary is very informative. Makes me feel more confident in going to Egypt for a visit. Cheers! Thankyou.

[@Gventures]

Thank you so much! 🙏 It sounds like you enjoy it as much as me, and I love to hear that ❤️

[@GHoltz]

This was actually one of my favorite videos. Unexpected interactions with locals is always entertaining.

[@Demitri79]

Love these ride-throughs. Love that there's so much history and personality in the streets. Please do more!

[@m.amr.abdelsalam]

So happy to see this video within the area where I lived and was passing through almost everyday. It is jogging my memory to these old days. Greetings from Australia G and keep making nice Vlogs.

[@Gventures]

🙏🥰

[@WilliamBensch]

Congratulations with the growth of your channel.

[@Gventures]

Thank you 🙏😊

[@WilliamBensch]

@@Gventures

[@lolachlih3136]

Egypt is absolutely gorgeous ❤ I feel like I’m on the bike with you enjoying the streets of Egypt ❤

[@lizsharpe1031]

Love your stream of consciousness on these street rides Gigi💗👍

[@Gventures]

Haha, thanks Liz ❤️

[@lesleycoward3078]

Loved it! I really like those local areas with little snapshots of everyday life here and there - just the sort of place that I like to explore! Always want to know what’s round the next corner.

[@Gventures]

Yeah, I love it

[@chantal5332]

I like these driving tours, seeing the street and local life 👌

[@antonellasiri1793]

Thank you Giselle for all your work. Always great videos 👌

[@Gventures]

Thank you Antonella ❤️🙏

[@jennifermarquess8145]

I love your motorcycle tours. They give such a real feel of the streets and places.

[@izlandsisterztv8792]

Love this! You make me want to be in Egypt like now 😂 I still have a couple of day to go before I’m actually there

[@WiggyPineda-eg3gb]

omgI love it! just driving through and raandom interactins

[@Gventures]

I really enjoyed it. Getting a fair amount of upset Egyptians on IG for filming in a place like this, but honestly, this is a part of Egypt too! And I love it. It's full of life

[@PhilGun-yz3qm]

Really enjoy your bike rides. The markets in Alex looked really interesting , would love to see you doing walking videos around Cairo markets. Cheers.

[@Gventures]

I have made quite a few walking around the markets in Cairo. Not recently, but markets are markets, they haven't changed much 😅 All of these videos are under the playlist "Local Life" on my main page on KZbin. Markets in Cairo or Giza: Ataba: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2O3Y3ebntyXpZY Al Moski Part 1: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYTRh3xshMeWl8U Al Moski Part 2: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqKXYoWEia5pnKM Animal Market: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZXbc6Cch7ZsqqM Camel Market Part 1: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pna2iZyDoa5sh5Y Camel Market Part 2: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iX-XXoijYrCngtk Cattle Market: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoG9lpepgNyorJo There are also quite a few videos about Khan el Khalili in that playlist

[@veroniquebeaulieu7160]

I love your bike rides videos, and this one was absolutely great! Lots of spontaneity. so fun to watch. At time I wandered where you were in exactly Alex and wished you could give some kind of indication (I'm not sure how. .. just a tought). keep up the good work. stay safe. ❤

[@Gventures]

Near the catacombs at the end, I think I showed that in the video

[@ByePrie]

You were brave riding in the backstreets of Alexandria , As someone who lives in Alexandria the backstreets is not friendly for driving a car either specially in rush hour. if you look at the map Alexandria is like a very long rectangle city divided into 3 sections or parts : -The first part is across the Mediterranean sea , the easiest and the fastest to drive through . Straight forward back and forth "Mostly cafes and restaurants " - The second one " Abou Quer Street" , also Straight forward back and forth but somehow narrower and slower "Mostly offices , cafes and restaurants " - The third one is the backstreets / old areas . Not so straight forward, with multiples crossections crowded sometimes , pumpy road "Mostly local markets and local shops "

[@Gventures]

I love it all, but I really enjoy the 3rd 😄❤️

[@ByePrie]

@@Gventures Yes, sometimes in the narrow streets you find gems no one knows about

[@ArtFreeman]

I have enjoyed watching your adventures.

[@LiriC19]

Did I just watch the entire 51:30 min video ? Yes, yes I did... did G loose her calm at around the 40 min mark ? Yes, yes she did.... did G embrace the full manner of driving in Egypt ? Yes, yes she did... Did I mostly panic 50% of the video because of the set driving ? Yes, yes I did. Did my beer help me stay calm ? Yes, yes it did. Would I EVER DRIVE IN ALEXANDRIA !? No, no I would not. Thank you for the video G , great video as usual, loved every minute of it !

[@Gventures]

🤣🙏❤️

[@badbenito]

The sky was spectacular! And you saw some guys playing Tawla. Yay!

[@karl-ford]

I visited Alexandria a long time ago-1993, to be exact. Wow, this video makes me want to book a ticket right now! It’s such an excellent video. I’d love to take a long walk through these streets. By the way, your Arabic is improving so much. An American who can speak Arabic is rare, and it will open many doors for you!

[@Gventures]

Thank you 🙏 Book a ticket! Egypt is still here and ready for you 😄🇪🇬

[@mrs.yasawilliams5656]

I love Egypt ❤❤❤

[@Gventures]

Me too 😍

[@Raccoonist1]

Loved watching the chaos of Alexandria through your eyes

[@Gventures]

I love Alexandria ❤️

[@alanhodge984]

this is one of my favorite videos nerves of steel face of an angel the 'remarks' are hilarious

[@Gventures]

🤣 I definitely could have been more patient 😅 Oops. Still, good times

[@MelbourneShorts11]

Watch the whole thing on my big screen tv. Thanks for making this content. Looks exciting 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@egyegyegey]

Amazing driving skills. Respect! ❤

[@MustafaAdelAli]

Back when I was in Egypt I didn't even dare to go near these areas. It wasn't because it was unsafe as it would've been in the morning, but because of the grumpiness of some, not all, but still.

[@Gventures]

Haha. Well, it was a fun ride, despite some...interesting...interactions 😅

[@Sarim_]

Superb, as usual 💯

[@nadiamahmoud7959]

Amazing 🌸🌷Nice video as usual🙂I like your positive spirit

[@sherifnassar2729]

Omg! You went through areas that we Alexandrians never go 😅

[@Gventures]

😅

[@UserUtube902]

Very brave as usual 😂❤

[@JoshuaPerry-u2g]

i would love to see you do a food tour of cairo like the top 5 restaurants there

[@CALETA36]

your guardian angel had a lot to do that day :) in Germany you lose your driver's license if you drive from the "wrong" side onto a highway. I almost couldn't watch anymore, but you did it! ;) well done :)

[@Gventures]

Hahaha. Yeah, driving in Egypt and Egyptian traffic is certainly different than in Germany. Good times 😂 ❤️

[@mahmoudyousry8198]

42:46 Lmoa, i loved how you went from (sorry i don't understand 🥺) to (chill out 😡) that's hilarious 🤣 Anyway, don't care about him.

[@Gventures]

😅 I can have a temper. It's the latina side of me 🤣

[@MustafaAdelAli]

While still in Alexandria, you can try the house of Raya and sakina, fort Qaitbay, greco-roman museum, and the Roman amphitheater.

[@andrea.reyes93]

I liked this video very much! Always nice to explore the local areas through your videos… I like elder people but that grandpa was mmm kind of obnoxious, it was not what he said but the way said it you know, but I loved how you didn’t stay quite and gave a response to him haha that was my favorite part 😎😁👍🏻

[@Gventures]

Yes it was the way he said it. But it's okay it all ended civilly 😊

[@blk90s13]

Seriously Gigi !!!!! A street tour in Karmouz ? 😂😂 next time stay around the blue tram lines Thank you for the tour in my beautiful city Alexandria, I don't see the need for me to visit this winter now that I saw things are ok and people are doing well 😅

[@ahmedezzelarabvologs]

Enjoy your time in Alexandria 😅

[@worldhippie]

Girl, that old man who was mad you stopped suddenly. I was actually telling him off through my phone! 😅😂 "Don't talk to Giselle like that, Mr. KAREN"!

[@Gventures]

It ended civilly at least

[@josh0012]

Why this gave me anxiety 😂. Thank you for sharing

[@thestein3532]

Amazing video 😂.. how's the benelli bike doing so far ? Can you make a short review?

[@Gventures]

I don't have much to say about it, and I don't think a good portion of my audience would be interested in a bike review so I won't be doing that, but I can tell you here that she's doing fine. 😎

[@gabymessih188]

You are brave driving and filiming in Karmouz that's like Harlem in New York

[@leiper72]

It was easier to drive in the desert, but always fun to follow your days like this.. 😄🏍

[@krsofas]

Another nice place for you to visit is Andrea boat for a dinner on the top deck. Not in the closed restaurant but on the top deck in the open air at about 5 or so pm. It's right in front of El Sallam Hospital on Maadi Kornish.

[@Gventures]

That sounds fanccccyyyyyyy (and expensive 😅)

[@krsofas]

A good meal is about 200-400 pounds per person. A good meal on the top deck. And you can stay on the boat for the early dinner trip as well as the later dinner trip. Last time i was on it we saw Mars and Jupiter in the sky with a group of a Americans who were with us on the top deck. I told them about the planets being aparrent because I heard about it a couple of nights before on CNN

[@bernstin6846]

I love your adventures

[@nada.12563]

Oooh you are in local places of alex🤦‍♀️😂 I shocked that too much comments found it fun😂😂❤❤ Love you guys from alex

[@EnglishwithBB]

You said how the tuk tuks are a menace but I’m going to Egypt in June and I’m looking at going around the narrow streets like you do. Would you say that they’d be a good option for a 64 year old solo male traveller? I’ve done tuk tuks in India and enjoyed taking in the traffic fumes 🤣 while taking in the street life.

[@Gventures]

Oh yeah! Tuk tuks are always a fun ride, I took them around in India a lot as well, and I take them here fairly often as well. I only mean they are a menace because I am driving a motorcycle and having to drive near them, and their drivers are a little bit crazy 🤣 but fun

[@EnglishwithBB]

@@Gventures, cheers! Love your videos and I always make sure I hit the ‘like’ button.

[@Gventures]

@@EnglishwithBB Thank you so much 🙏❤

[@mzmarwat]

cool

[@gem9944]

Hey girl, iam, coming from Tennessee to cairo next week would absolutely see you if you will still there !! Iam a biker too lamo ❤

[@Gventures]

Sorry, I won't be able to, my schedule is absolutely packed. Been on the road and need to do a bunch of stuff when I'm back in the city. But welcome to Cairo! I'm sure you'll have an awesome time

[@gem9944]

@Gventures stay safe out there. Have a wonderful day, sweetheart

[@gamsolo7]

You're doing great,

[@krsofas]

I have a suggestion for you.. You should visit an icecream parlor that I consider has the best icecream flavors in the world. It's called El Jockey & it's in a part of Cairo called Manial. They have more flavors than Baskin Robin's. I hope you like it if you have a chance to try it... It's about 83 years old..

[@Gventures]

I like this suggestion, I will make note of it. Thanks! 😁

[@krsofas]

​@@Gventures❤

[@mohamedfahmy6418]

Welcome to Alexandria

[@WiggyPineda-eg3gb]

what was the traffic fight? you say fight and i picture American traffic fight, like did the truck hit someone and everyone stopped to look?

[@Gventures]

I wasn't there to see what happened to cause the fight, I just saw lots of traffic, squeezed through with my bike, and then when I finally got to the front noticed there was a fight. Probably someone hit someone else, and then this happened. Pretty typical but usually the crowd doesn't get so big

[@bishoragaee1627]

At the end u ve just passed the gas station it was the last right before u turned lol... U picked the worst part of alexandria to drive in 😅😅😅

[@Gventures]

I saw the gas station but I thought I was going to a different one. Also, to be honest, I didn't "pick" a neighborhood to drive in. I am not familiar with the city at all. I just went to an area on the map that I know I hadn't really been in much yet, and decided to go driving around in that area. I have made many videos and filmed a lot by the Corniche and certain areas of the city, I wanted to try something new. And I had a lot of fun!

[@amirkhairy14]

hi ... the old man was angry because you stopped suddenly :)

[@Gventures]

I know, it's in the subtitles in English. But he was following very closely. You can see in the video.

[@Modiaaa]

I’m here on my nightmare Tampa and you living my dream in my home town, I’m jealous in good way 🤬😘

[@Gventures]

😅

[@nabiltawfik4514]

👍👍

[@essameldin888]

You spent many days in Alex all what I need is few minutes to see you and check hand with you your trip is finished and you will back to Cairo okey gigi you promised me that one day you will come again 😢

[@Gventures]

I did not promise anything. I said "maybe some day on another trip." That means "MAYBE" and if I maybe did in the future, "ANOTHER trip (not this one)." Many people ask to meet. I am not obligated to do anything. I am not being rude either, I wish I wasn't forced to say this to you, but you really shouldn't be trying to demand or guilt me into anything. I hope you have a good day.

[@essameldin888]

@Gventures you right you said in another trip okey no body guilty not you not me thanks gigi

[@krsofas]

The problem in this video is that you drove along a lot of tight over crowded roads & parts of Alexandria that most people like to avoid entering. Some of those old areas with the tram tracks are hard to ride a bike on & are very bumpy.

[@Gventures]

No problem for me, I very much enjoyed this ride 😁 The team tracks run all over the city not just here of course, but I can agree that the tram tracks are a nightmare to ride on 🤣

[@krsofas]

​@@Gventures I enjoy watching your rides. Just like me on my scooter around Cairo. Have fun & stay safe..

[@NasserGomaa-l6i]

مرحبا بيك في الاسكندرية. برافو عليكي انت بقيتي مشاغبه وعا رفه تتعاملي مع الاسكندرانبه. هههههههههه

[@Gventures]

Lol, whatever you wanna believe 🤣

[@mrs.yasawilliams5656]

❤❤❤❤

[@HAMADA52359]

You are in the worst area in Alexandria 🤦‍♂️ You always strong 💪

[@alanhodge984]

i could smell your clutch plates overheating

[@Gventures]

🤣

[@merlindal1859]

Thx for reminding me to never drive car in Egypt

[@Gventures]

🤣 You're welcome

[@moworld5260]

لازم تزوري مدينة رشيد

[@SmsmSmsm-uh6my]

جي جي ❤ .

[@يوسفمصطفى-ع4و3ض]

You should be in amiriya 😂

[@Gventures]

Don't know where that is

[@يوسفمصطفى-ع4و3ض]

@Gventures are you in alex now

[@Gventures]

@ Where is Amiriya

[@يوسفمصطفى-ع4و3ض]

@@Gventures In the western part of Alexandria.

[@يوسفمصطفى-ع4و3ض]

And iam suggests to visit the Friday market to (selling a pets and birds)

[@gbjhghdh929]

I’m in this video 5:15 😂

[@Gventures]

😄🙌

[@redam262]

The old or dilapidated buildings were not hit by bombs, as you say. Haha, it's very old, since the days of the British occupation, they are the ones who built those buildings and they are still standing now

[@Gventures]

Haha, yes maybe these specific buildings were not 😅 But I did read that Alexandria was raided by the Germans and Italy in WW2

[@redam262]

@Gventures Your words are true, but most of the buildings are dilapidated by time, let's leave this aside, haha, I enjoyed your channel very much, I watch some videos every day 🤙🏻♥️

[@essameldin888]

Gigi you walk in a most dangerous and local place in Alex it is very old pace and you walk a lot of time no harassment the people is good

[@moustaomra4165]

The guy didnt say something bad just he said you stopped suddenly

[@Gventures]

Yes i know it is written in the subtitles, you didn't see the subtitles?

[@MemooMemoo-v7j]

you have to go .... معموره والمنتزه

[@mohamedsaad110]

is wrong to enter a popular area and walk around the empty space to no avail, because there are people with previous convictions, just like there are good people. Go to the well-known places and the main streets.

[@Gventures]

Stop telling me what to do

[@MuradMuhammad-s7w]

مسخره بجد الاسكندريه القاهره مسخره الناس كتير َزحمه 😂😂😂

[@MiaMia-px5xo]

Haha that gentleman with sunglasses was confused I guess lol.

[@Gventures]

Yeah...I was a bit harsh with my reaction to him scolding me. But I really don't appreciate being talked to that way, and I have a fiery temper 🫢

[@bernstin6846]

People seem to make their own lanes and direction. Yikes

[@Gventures]

🤣

[@arizhashmi18]

Nice videos. Have you introduced your boyfriend yet.

[@Gventures]

Yeah, in the past a little. But he doesn't like to be on camera, so not anymore. We went flying over the pyramids for his birthday a couple years ago kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJrLmJd4o7OJhZY And he also agreed to be in this video about feteer kzbin.info/www/bejne/inbEoaOkhd2DfbM A few others but I can't remember which ones. Not many though.

[@gabrielgabor7747]

One advice: …….run

[@Gventures]

Nah I'm driving, chill man 😆😏 And Alexandria is beautiful, I love all parts of the city. But you run if you want 🤣

[@MJE0505]

To tell you the truth and to be frank with you Gisell. I watched most of your videos and loved them but this one is a real bad. I never knew that Alexandria is a real bad inside. Not sure why it took all of that fame? One strip along the water can give it that fame? bugger that!!! Also I haven't heard you swearing before! what has happened to you? Please behave young lady you are broadcasting publically. Thanks and keep rolling your cam!!!

[@Gventures]

To tell you the truth and be frank with you MJ, I don't care what you like or think is bad. As stated in this video, I love these kinds of areas, and if you disagree, that's fine. I literally say that in the video. And Alexandria is a big city, there are many different areas to the city. As someone else said, this is like the Harlem of NYC. If you only saw Harlem, perhaps you would say the same thing about NY. And perhaps you should just go to Dubai, that may be more your vibe. I also swear a lot and have in quite a few of my other videos, especially my driving videos! My mother has always told me I cuss like a sailor. So don't ask me "What happened to you?" as if you ever knew me. I'm broadcasting publicly and I'll say whatever the hell I want. I despise being told what to do. If you don't like it, don't watch. Simple as that.

[@TW42022]

Love your videos but please never compare Egypt to India! Egypt is way better than India.

[@Gventures]

I love you watching, but please don't tell me what to do. And a place reminding me of another place is not saying one place is better than the other. By the way, I love India. If you are offended by an inoffensive comment, you have to examine why that bothers you and deal with that yourself.

[@TW42022]

The only thing I agree with you on why it’s like India, is all the Tok-Tok. They should not be used in Egypt. I am an Egyptian and live in Egypt too. We Egyptians do NOT like to be compared to dirty and racist India!

[@Gventures]

@@TW42022 oh okay so you're clearly racist, holy shit. Stop commenting before I block you from the channel, I don't want this hateful shit on my channel

[@saida494]

The unorganized villagers/farmers' immigration to big cities made it worse. They have brought their farm culture into the city. Also, side streets have been neglected by the local authorities on purpose. They don't offer any services like cleaning the roads, law enforcement. Alexandria was the most clean, organized city in the middle east back in the days.. Very disappointing..

[@Gventures]

Yeah, fuck those peasant villagers, uneducated animals. They should just stay in their rural villages and farm food for the city people. City people are better, so classy and smart. No, I am just being sarcastic, I don't believe that at all. This comment was disappointing to read.

[@nada.12563]

You shocked me twice by that comment you are great gigi😂😂😂❤​@@Gventures

[@Gventures]

@@nada.12563 So much discrimination out there, it's crazy 😩

[@hassanabdelmonem5747]

@@Gventuressome of the Alexandrians blame all the city problems on what they called villagers .. anyone who isn’t originally from Alexandria…pure racism 😂😂

[@Gventures]

@@hassanabdelmonem5747 Yeah it's unfortunate. I've encountered this way of thinking in other areas as well, not just Alexandria. Thankfully, from just a select few and not the majority of people.

[@Interesting.59864]

Very bad area in alex

[@Gventures]

People were fine

[@Interesting.59864]

@ nope they are dangerous *lm Egyptian

[@Gventures]

@@Interesting.59864 And I went there and I'm fine. *I was there

[@Interesting.59864]

@@Gventures I know but you don’t see the full photo

[@Gventures]

@@Interesting.59864 Oh I'm not saying it's the best neighborhood, obviously I just drove through it for a little while. I'm just saying I was fine and the people I ran into were fine

[@USAHealth-h2b]

good job

[@saedhasanhasan3672]

❤❤❤❤