How to Avoid Tourists Traps (and save money)

[@HONESTGUIDE]

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[@techfixuk]

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[@gf8983]

@ Techfixuk Cry somewhere else ! You don’t have money to donate , be honest like Honest Guy !

[@techfixuk]

​Only people who struggle with cash say nonsense like that. I probably make more in a week than you do in a month.

[@AmjadKhan-cm5sm]

Let me apply for a visa and wait for 1 year, and then try this Ice cream or ....

[@AmjadKhan-cm5sm]

​@@techfixuk So.....

[@madamnicknack]

I was afraid to buy a trdelník, walking with it unexpectedly running into you, so I didn't.... 😂

[@HONESTGUIDE]

This made me laugh out loud. Next time, please do buy it, I'd love to have THAT interaction!

[@soothsayer1900]

We were in Prague last month. Our child got Pneumonia but the doctors at Motol really helped. We stayed in our room nursing them and missed almost everything; but great love and respect for people of Prague The hotel we stayed at had magnificent staff too. We will be back soon, hopefully

[@MarvinCZ]

That is a bummer but I'm glad it turned out well.

[@Bauibaubau]

I wish so much your format would extend to many many more cities and areas I feel so alone planning trips to other cities 😂

[@3rdalbum]

I've toyed with the idea of doing this format for my own city! I don't have time to do it - yet... Might not help you anyway as I live in Western Australia and it's a long way from many places.

[@Smalltar]

When we went to Prague, i wanted our last day to be a make Janek angry tourist trap day, buy some ham, get some trdlelnik, go to a mini-mart and buy a keychain, take a selfie by the astronomical clock and ride the elevator thing, maybe also get some money exchanged by a scammer and do it all on a Lime scooter. Unfortunately we got Covid and weren't able to go out for the rest of our vacation, but i think it would be super funny.

you forget to set your love lock :D

[@Yannickille]

Just get 5000 $ in belarus money, it is a lot of fun😂😂😂😂😂

[@qwe5qwe566]

what is funny on wasting money and supporting scammers?

[@EsoRimerCz]

You are first person saved by Covid I heard of

[@alexia3552]

The ultimate tourist experience: getting scammed out of your whole trip by stupid viruses

[@Senteri]

20 euro for a pizza is even very pricy here in the Netherlands. In my town at a very good pizzeria, it's 11 minimum for like a salami pizza and max 17 for the priciest most extravagant pizza.

[@amd4929]

2 topping pizza Long Island New York USA$31 (27.75 euro)

[@eStoky23]

Btw. fun fact, Pizza Nuova (mentioned in video) has genuine Napolitana pizza and got audited regulary by Associacion Verace Pizza Napoletana. So you can go Napoli...or Prague :) One whole pizza pie costs around 300 CZK (12 EUR) there ;)

[@HakanMB]

Felt pretty expensive to pay 26€ for a pizza, not even really fancy restaurants here in Sweden got so high pizza prices.

[@weswest8666]

Seems steep but I am in Italy where a handmade pizza is less than €10 😎

[@stanley3647]

it is almost twice more, than You pay average in UK.

[@MariaMaria-uq3zi]

Friendly criticism 😊 His episodes started to be repetitive due to his obsession about Tredelnik, i think. I think that there are a lot of topics to cover still such as extremely dirty metro elevators, kid friendly places, barrier free places etc. (He needs to have kid to realize these topics maybe😅)

[@kevwwong]

I think many KZbinrs like to have a "callback" joke that gives the viewer a sense of comfort. The tredelnik appears to be Janek's. But I do agree with you - it's way too easy to dunk on the tredelnik so I think it may be time to retire it for a while or use it to segue to something else.

[@MartinPeroutkas]

Trdelniks are pretty repetitive themselves. He still didn't mention them as meny times as many trdelnik shops are on one street of Prague 🙂

[@Elatenl]

@@MartinPeroutkas completely irelevant to the point

[@juliewalsh7401]

We just visited Prague last week, and I kept in mind the advice from Honest guides, even coming down from the Prague castle I took a quick pic of the Vegan restaurant for my vegan friends! We were honestly amazed at the amount of tredelnik places here but had amazing Czech food at the secret place next to Tyr Cathedral and a wonderful breakfast at Mondieu, just 2 minutes away from a self serve laundry/wine bar, both places very friendly! The most beautiful city!

[@tomaszs2426]

Every big city should have guides like this. Thanks guys.

[@reallynearlythere]

Honestly, if I see the same shop/product/cafe/food on every street corner then that’s a tourist trap. We have been going to Prague since 2006 and our visit this year was the last for us. The sheer amount of Thai massage/sweet/duck/cake/cannabis shops has put us off. Also noticed far more graffiti 😢 than before. We absolutely love Prague, the people and the food but will give it a miss for a few years in the hope that it improves. I will still visit via your channel and thanks for all the hard work ❤️

[@markojancikic9837]

Just go outside of prague 1. Thats what I do when i come every time.

[@reallynearlythere]

Oh I agree and that’s defo something we’ll be looking to do. After all Janek has talked about so many beautiful places to see.

[@jj9749]

The graffiti has been crazy since the 1990s not sure why they can't do anything about it.

[@alexia3552]

Maybe a smaller historical city or town would be better? In case the country is still of interest. Idk tho

[@Chris-fn4df]

Hey Honest Guide… sorry for stopping you at the brewery today… couldn’t help but to fanboy on you! Thanks for the picture!

[@carolpingel39]

Your channel is very similar to one I watched before I went to Budapest this year, Stuffed Cabbage Adventures. Same vide and I love it.

[@martykaspik]

note for editor, at 9:04 the music is too loud (or maybe the woman singing) that i cant hear Janek properly

[@bro5756]

i don't think it was to loud i think it's bad for two peoples to speak at the same time

[@martykaspik]

@@bro5756 check the czech version of this video, the same music is quiter there

[@bro5756]

@@martykaspik that's good that's better. btw you know what is this song?

[@MrRazoroz]

@@bro5756it is ‘give it a go’ by curtis cole and jenny penkin

[@RitikaJainShorts]

Very useful videos. Big fan ❤

[@Stan2010Stan]

You should be your cities official ambassadors. Keep up your very important and great work.

[@GiovanniNaufal]

I went to Pizza Nuova when I was in Prague and it was one of the best I had in Europe. But I didn't know they had an "all you can eat" option! I actually chose them because they have a nice kid's corner and my toddler loved it. By the way, it would be great if you made a video of where to go in Prague with kids, maybe splitting by age (babies, toddlers, kids, etc). :)

[@Imerik28]

Thank you honest guide for your tips, I visited Prague last September and your tips where very usefull. ♥️🇨🇿

[@sarahcamara1463]

I passed by a lot of Prague's tourist traps these couple of days and couldn't help but remember your videos 😂

[@MrScupperdog]

Speaking of saving money and avoiding tourist traps, last year we went to the wine bar Na skleničku that you recommended. Its the one that has the "bottomless wine glass" - all you can drink wine (you can choose from 6 different wines) for 20 euros. Its not unusual to pay 10 euros for one glass or wine at a restaurant in Canada, where I am from. Lets just say that four hours later we were sitting at the bar talking to a gentleman from Poland, a local university student and the bartender- and we were all sharing photos of our cats on our phones. Best travel tip ever!

[@emilaslan8452]

The thing is, why would a tourist want to have pizza, a South Italian dish, in the capital city of Czechia?

[@ravenlmao1006]

And why would they buy hungrian chimney cake? Dont question the logic of tourists, it doesnt make any sense.

[@hellterminator]

Yeah and who goes to the movies while travelling? You have the same movies at home, but you don't have al the local sights and attractions. A pretty weak episode.

[@ravenlmao1006]

@@hellterminator Tourists will be tourists, Janek is just here to make sure peoople dont get scammed while visiting our capital

[@HakanMB]

@@hellterminator Who doesnt go to the cinema while traveling? Just as everything else, most countries got their cinema culture. If its with old theatres, being able to drink alcohol, eat food, different snacks and popcorn, maybe a pause in the middle of the movie for toilet break. Who knows what you will get into? Was in Manchester and went to the movies, they had 7 commericals for alcohol before the movie started. No wonder english people are alcoholics. In germany they got strange kind of popcorn, that we dont have here in Sweden. Always something different.

[@RamboZabikuch]

And why would Janek promote stupid pizza All You can Eat restaurant for 500 while you can buy pizza for 189. How many pizzas can one person eat???? Me personally half of one. He's becoming a paid clown and tourist trap himself

[@kumbaya69421]

Ngl, i kinda hate that the honest guide maps are now under the patreon instead of being free, but hey, I'm happy the videos are free. Janek and Honza, you guys do great work!

[@MarvinCZ]

These large lists have always been paid

[@barse.255]

The battle between janek and tredelnk continues..

[@tcap3310]

We enjoyed the chimney cakes on our trip (apple and cinnamon and cream filling was lovely), but there's a reason why we only had them once but went to Creme de la Creme twice. The ice creams there are legitimately world class

[@VirBobBatra]

Jan is awesome man. Your vids are so good.

[@vladimiradoshev5310]

Lets watch, always excited about new episodes, greetings from Berlin

[@Michibelle24]

I really appreciate your channel! Great advice overall! Im heading back to Prague next month and I usually go straight to your $ exchange vlog to refer to the honest exchange Map but UNFORTUNATELY it seems to not be working. I just thought you’d like to know and hopefully it can get sorted out. Thank you again for all your great advice! You are the Best Guide for your magical city! ✨🏰🙏💛

[@mariondeland2332]

On the subject of pizza prices, Johnny Pizza, mentioned only in passing in your pizza videos, though you mentioned their takeout place, charges 10-14 euros, depending on the size. Plus, it's a very nice place.

[@mariondeland2332]

And VERY good pizza.

[@ronbajaroff8708]

Pizza Nueva is absolutely worth it, in service and in food! last time I been there I enjoyed it so much and left the Restaurant so full I could barely talk, I recommended that spot for friends too, everyone enjoyed it, worth a visit!

[@mirandalord8116]

The Red Peacock which is a restaurant in Prague is absolutely brilliant.

[@ciscoviking4209]

JANEK IS THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@philc2729]

I was Prague early this month and took advantage of all his tips. Btw, I highly recommend Miners Coffee shop in the Old Town Area, just off the main square. Great little place for excellent coffee and a place to grab a needed rest from the bustle of Old Town Square.

[@yannisdimoulos8973]

GREAT VIDEO GUYS

[@KATH0RZE]

😆 "Creamy water in the shape of icecream with a subtle vanilla flavor (optional)".

[@accidentalfarmer1877]

I am sure that Honzo' s videos made visit to Prague safer. No doubt. We are different people and sometimes need a lesson. For example i never understood why would anybody exchange money in any of the kiosks…or in atm which is not high street bank. Yet people do various things….

[@mikiqex]

Honest infomercial for Honest Maps.

[@MGX93dot]

honestly, if youre a tourist and you go to a cinema of all places, you deserve to be conned

[@themanamana81]

Thanks!

[@L3MechaBuilders]

Créme de la Créme is actually fantastic, we tested it this summer :)

[@DKNW62]

Love your videos in Prague right now - small tip Mc Cafe cake 50% off after 6pm also some gluten free !

[@MeshkaLepeshka]

You forgot to mention "Jídelna Světozor" in the basement, where you can have a beer for a price of a coffee and a nice and cheap meal (open till 15:00) before a movie, so everyone can hear you snoring :)

[@ChilleUK]

How was I not subscribed. I love the videos

[@arimermelstein9167]

I love watching your videos and dream of going to Prague one day to explore the Jewish history of the place (which goes back centuries). Good luck with the NHL games coming up

[@Mycr0bi]

I love Cream de la Cream ice cream! They are the best! Btw, still. try the Hungarian chimney cake in Budapest! Way better from those small kiosks. (not at fancy places..) Thanks for the cinema tip!

[@UniverseBeauty-ff4eo]

Thank you🫶🤝🤝

[@mruniverse7672]

Love your channel, just curious will you do Australia?

[@CaptainKremmen]

Beer is cheaper than iced tea! I think we just learned something about Czech priorities.

[@Digger513]

No joke, some of the best gelato I've had were there in Czechia lol. There's a stand in a mall out in Opava that was AMAZEBALLS!

[@dhoyt902]

Look at everyone critiquing. Keep it up boys!

[@simonepatrick381]

I'm going to Prague on Sunday for three days and your videos have been so helpful! Can I ask a question though, can you pay with Euros or do you just use Euros in your videos as it's a more commonly understood currency. I'm planning on just taking my debic card anyway but just curious.

[@Bozebo]

I love all the peaceful courtardy/terracy places there. We do get them elsewhere of course, just not the cities I've lived in (plus a peaceful atmosphere wouldn't be enough customers to cover overheads they need tens of tables packed in close full all day or will go bust). Also yeah the combined maths from exchanges and other things checks out well: you have saved tourists easly over 100m and taken it out of the hands of scammers and a similar amount has instead gone into good businesses that wouldn't have otherwise. That's the low estimate.

[@Alexandru017]

Good to know. Going to prag on the 2 October my Birthday

[@konradsmile.c4]

Thanks :) Will You do video out sauna culture in Czech? Any tourist traps in that topic?

[@kookarini]

it has been a decades long family tradition to go to svetozor for ice cream and eat in the Franciscan garden on the benches.

[@mikeenslin8344]

Holy cow I love that popcorn isn't allowed in that downtown movie theater. I wish they did that everywhere, the people eating snacks, opening their cans, and whatnot, is so annoying. Exactly, you are there to see the movie.

[@UwePieper]

4:20 Check your conditions before using your credit card in a foreign county. There are cards with REALLY bad fees when used abroad.

[@well_i_liked_it]

Love the popcorn ban if only it was everywhere!

[@HakanMB]

Swedish cinema prices on the biggest cinema chain (there is more or less only one cinema chain, that owns all cinemas except small cinemas on the country side). 1 ticket = 12-15€ (standard, no IMAX/VIP seating), medium popcorn and soda = 8€.

[@anttikatajainen]

See you within a week. We will visit Prague the second time.

[@RyanAtlus]

In my city, Antwerp, you will find the orange Donkey bikes everywhere. Their slogan is "bike like a local" but they charge €5 for a ride, while the locals use the red city bikes at €55 for a year. I guess tourists don't want to use the bikes that have to be put back into designated stations (that you find everywhere) but rather use the expensive tourist traps that they can leave laying around in inconvenient places.

[@swampthing20]

God I love Prague so much ❤

[@nubianus]

Fav ice cream flavour? Mine are white chocolate, caramel and raspberry

[@mratp123]

Rekola bikes (pink bikes) are now in Tallinn! Make sure to try the out, they're really cool😊

[@RamboZabikuch]

They're a piece of shit. I do 5000km a year on my bike. But on this piece of garbage bike i felt really unsafe.

[@realhawaii5o]

4:27 they're not Czech based only! They're also in Tallinn, Estonia (for example)

[@glasprinzessin]

Wo trdelnik reminds me a lot of Baumstriezel which is a german thing (i think. Could also be austrian) so my theory is, that german tourists thought it would make sense that this dish mightve swapped over and transformed into its own thing so people dont really question it. At least that was my first thought seeing those booths.

[@Wharferine]

I avoided the chimneys on your advice

[@alinegary]

I have been to all those cinemas and the price completely matches the quality of the video and sound systems. The old ones are just nice and they do not offer higher quality projectors or screens... Also, they do not have IMAX.

[@AtheistDD]

We had a day trip to prague yesterday literally on our way back to the florenc busstation ( took tram3) my Girlfriend, spottet a Ice place (in a passage with a colourfull Tesla (not after the car, after Nikolai i guess) window) we jumped out of the tram got a swirly Banana/Strawberry softice, two for one (40 Czk), very tasty. And i tried to follow some of your advises. And i think spending 40,- Each including a tasty czech meal, is ok. Even included some eatable suveniers from BILLA, Beer and Karlsbader Oblaten😂.

[@zuberaspirit]

I did go to the last cinema next to the upside down rider last time I was in Prague. It really is a beautifull building/cinema. I was struggling with the sound though. It was really hard to understand the voices. However it was Tennet, which is notorious for awfull mixing so it might have just been the movie.

[@hal90001]

What you need there is more regulations and your local authorities to really work for protecting the consumers/tourists. Your local authorities know what's happening but there's a reason why they don't take action. The reason is money and corruption.

[@Scarpato03]

The cinema on top of the palladium shopping is 6.4 eur. went today

[@mattihp]

3:20 red light versus green light!

[@jdubcek]

Tip. If you are over 60 years old, you can get a monthly ticket to the city's public transport facility for 150 crowns. It can be bought at many metro stations in Prague. You need a passport photo and an identity card for that. People over the age of 65 travel for free. Convenient and cheap. Remember to watch out for pickpockets!

[@SteelHand071]

11.7 Euros (AUD$18.85) for a movie ticket is still cheaper than the AUD$24 we pay here in Perth, Western Australia for a no frills standard seat.

[@3rdalbum]

Reading Cinema in Belmont still does $15 movie tickets.

[@nickskelton242]

Cinnamon and pistachio at creme de la creme, just last week.

[@ivantepo]

I went once to that cinema and it's more an "independent" "hipster" place, the seats are not confortable and quite small, the place of the seats vs the screen can be problematic if you are a short person and a tall person sit in front of you, the access to go to the toilet can be problematic too. I mean, yeah you can buy good beer and their "hipster" "fancy" snacks but come on Honest Guide, the pop corns in the cinema it's like beers in a sport bar. Cheers. 😅

[@Faith1199]

We were in Prague last week, we ate at “U Prince”. Across from Orloj.. yes it was very expensive but the food, the view and entire atmosphere was excellent. The experience and the memory I now have was worth the money.

[@janekrubes]

Understand. I ate there many times. Very average quality and prices are just insane, but again, I understand :)

[@razierrr]

One of the best episodes, recently thank you Janek and Honza. All love from Hungary!

[@kheldaur2107]

Those cinema prices are still cheaper than here in Finland. Our country is so expensive it´s ridiculous

[@MirGaGu]

I can't wait to be there again in January, even in the cold I'll be eating a Crème de la Crème ice cream. 😅

[@victorytilidie]

See you there! I'm making my first visit in January. It's never too cold for ice cream. Can't wait for that and a vetrnik.

[@oomafan9678]

I live in an area where the prices are more than what is shown in the video for a movie ticket and equivalent snacks. In other words, the prices in this video are less so I would be happy to pay those prices.

[@OksanaZimina-tp9ig]

Actually, your bikes can be rented here in Tallinn, Estonia since September 😂

[@IIXxSLAYERxXII]

Those high movie theater prices are totally standard in Germany.

[@kevwwong]

Soft serve in a trdelnik vs gelato in a proper cone is the equivalent of celebrity KZbin boxer vs a current heavyweight world champion. One is inescapable even though you want it to go away. The other is very, very good. I was researching Barcelona and I noticed that the decently priced bikeshare program was designed for locals only. Are there any such restrictions with the Prague bikeshare?

[@kamiami311]

The best ice cream in the world ❤

[@costadinover]

In Poland, for little more than the price of the ticket there, you can get a monthly subscription to the same cinema brand (yes the exact same brand) where you can watch as many films as you want per month.

[@DanTheZombieGaming]

Good episode. Love watching this for incase i get to go there one day. I can only dream about a trip there. In south africa our rand has such bad vakue vs rest of world currnensy its real expensive for us to travle. 1 euro is like 23 rand for us. So i have to muliplay everything by about 22 or 23 on avarage. 😢

[@trongnhangoaipho1090]

great video as always. May i ask for people that got fined ticket as tourist, how do they settle? pay the police righ away? or mail in payment? what happen if they dont pay? will they get ban or go in come criminal record in Prauge? thanks

[@oberfrange]

Do not travel anymore. The whole world is now a tourist trap.

[@Jenssu]

Damn, In finland these cinema popcorn and ticket prices are quite average xddddd

[@TheSeba152]

Janek,pokaż Krknoše! To super region aby go pokazać na YT.

[@wowwiz]

I trust you, I won’t bother buying the chimney cake. Don’t want to contribute to food waste.

[@cruisingfromtheozarks]

Those movie prices are typical US prices, maybe even cheaper.

[@mariobaglivo6729]

just to point out, for the disgusting electric scooter from bolt, they did a deal for which for 70 czk you can use the scooter for 40 minutes. Personally, i would love the rekola bike to be without the automatic stop that makes them kind of annoying if you are not used to, but there are also other bike rental option that work really good, like next bike

[@jasiekzar]

What’s to discuss about Deadpool.😅 And why „no one wants to see art films”? For one, I like them. It seems against your vibe, guys, to say sth like this. ;)

[@jdjphotographynl]

He didn't say nobody wants to see art films, but art films nobody wants to see. Similar sentences, but with a vastly different meaning between the two. :)

[@kurostyx9124]

hes talking about the general population

[@grzegorzpaulewicz7890]

2:46 That one Evangelion episode

[@Mikesamen]

Asuka was always the trash bin

[@ravenlmao1006]

Lmaoo

[@ANKITPATEL1661]

I have an idea why don't we buy trdelnik without shitty ice cream go to the next shop and ask them to fill it with great ice cream. 😂😂😂 😂

[@n.j.s.givemeasmile2158]

For 2,50 Euro I get three times of the amount of ice at Lidl in Germany "Eierlikör Premium Eis" , and it taste even better 😅

[@ravenlmao1006]

That really doesnt compare though

[@n.j.s.givemeasmile2158]

@@ravenlmao1006 just taste it.

[@jryan9547]

I think he secretly likes the Chimney Cake....

[@LiiVE2RAVE]

Just get a blank one and i think those are a nice Snack even they seem to be not traditional. I like the taste.

[@manosmanos1371]

If I go with my kids can I watch a movie in English or it’s been shown by Cz voice actors?

[@pitdoctor]

Am i the weird one that if I'm going on vacation to Prague, going to a movie isn't even on my radar as something to do. Also, for me having popcorn or something else to snack on during the movie is part of the experience of going to the movies.