I Played Monopoly Travel Edition In Real Life - Episode 1

[@TheMMBro1]

Simon 100% believed he needed to ride a sheep across that bridge for a couple secs

[@SimonWilson12]

1000% 😅

[@TheMMBro1]

@@SimonWilson12 appreciate the honesty though 😂 been watching for years, your content never gets old man

[@MrCALLUM9999]

@@SimonWilson12 Can't help your Welsh roots hey...

[@mtisya]

In fairness, I’m Kenyan and my annunciation of ship and sheep does get Brits confused. That said, it was easy to deduce that he meant ship and not sheep.

[@liamburnes845]

😂😂😂

[@leocoy6804]

Something tells me crossing the bridge on that sheep would’ve been a whole lot easier 😅😅

[@TheNails3]

lollll

[@biking-viking-claus-andersen]

And all he was saying was crossing by ship. Just pronounced slightly wrong 🙂.

[@matteoj226]

I genuinely thought they would let him borrow a sheep and walk it across the bridge in some sort of ceremony lol

[@sagbon98]

​@@matteoj226I can't get the thought of Simon sitting on a sheep adorned in colourful clothes and bells with three or four Turkish men walking the sheep with Simon on it accross the bridge singing a chant and Simon wearing a typical Turkish hat with a strand on top of it out of my head. 😂

[@robertoceferino1456]

Says it all about your character that all of the staff in the hotel love you. Legend.

[@Eric_Tennant]

Here I am getting kick out of low end hotels.

[@mirp5497]

Simon is the GOAT 🐐

[@shmet]

If you pay them enough, everybody is friendly

[@haraldsigurdsson1232]

​@@mirp5497 *Simona

[@mirp5497]

@@haraldsigurdsson1232 🤣🤣🤣

[@sacrilegiousboi978]

This was one of the funniest things I’ve seen in a long time. That taxi driver was 100% taking the piss - letting another random family in, speaking and understanding English just fine talking about family and suddenly not being able to when Simon gives directions to the bridge, drives in the wrong direction, starts smoking, says it will be $300, ends up back where they were 2 hours earlier 😂

[@abekor70]

Should’ve just used google translate initially

[@anthonygait8500]

Yes hilarious I can't stop laughing oh it's so funny I peed myself 😮

[@careyroberts3924]

As you say, funniest thing I seen for age too. Classic :-) Simon has the patience of a saint :-)

[@sacrilegiousboi978]

@@careyroberts3924 yeah, he probably was annoyed but he also knew it would make for hilarious content

[@walboyfredo6025]

Just like that taxi driver over in Morocco who charge Simon far more then he should. I believe the taxi driver was banned, lost his licence and fined for what he did to Simon.

[@Spifey]

Crossing a bridge never needed so much persistence haha respect for the effort

[@spuncyco9914]

Harder than crossing a minecraft bridge 🥰

[@emilyisoffline]

no shot its spifey

[@rowdybme4584]

simon is the most polite person ever except when it comes to eating food that isnt mcdonalds.

[@mediatube8521]

He got scammed the Taxi drove him around for no reason

[@xneapolisx]

The "sheep" across the Bosporus! 😂😂😂

[@yahkthx]

funny how the taxi driver could speak english when you asked him about random stuff and his family, but the moment you say where you want to go he "forgets" how to speak english and drives around aimlessly lmao 🤣🤣

[@iplaydthis]

Istanbul..you gotta love it

[@jelloo3661]

Simon, I’m sorry but that taxi driver knew what he was doing, driving aimlessly for 2 hours.

[@timurtheking]

if they know you're a tourist theyll try overcharge or do dodgy stuff so u gotta be careful

[@annabellecook7127]

@@timurthekingturkey is the worst for ripping off brits

[@ivo3111]

He was about to drive to the northern Bosphorus bridge

[@richardryan6439]

Taxi driver thought he said 'beach'

[@HoNow222]

@@richardryan6439 when?

[@saeedzahra]

As a person who lives in Istanbul, it was so painful watching this. The taxi driver could've crossed that bridge in less than 30 minutes from where the van dropped you off xD Oh man 300 dollars he said, that's literally a 3/4 of a salary in Turkey. Anyways great video as always Simona :D

[@lewismiano9208]

I think the problem was them not understanding each other

[@wuhaninstituteofvirology]

(should've used google translate immediately)

[@nicholasgilli3601]

Simona😂😂😂😂

[@saeedzahra]

@lewismiano9208 believe me, the taxi driver understood him well 😄

[@Mr_Wanderlust1]

Thought it was 50 euro trip for the bridge from the airport

[@leehowells8527]

Simon trying to get the taxi driver to cross over the bridge is one of the funniest things I have seen for ages 😂

[@sonetteduplessis1023]

thank goodness he only thought of google translate at the end, otherwise we would have missed out on most of it

[@MRMEMM11]

...me and you, Simon and Raheem, in the car, over the bridge... 🤣

[@AnnaMariaKonova]

The taxi driver is laughing all the way to the bank. I bet he speaks perfect English too 🤣

[@julianm5986]

@@AnnaMariaKonova yeah, as every taxi driver in the world he just rip simona off 😂

[@neilwoodward7336]

Wasn't funny. It was bloody irritating. I wish I could have smacked Simon in the face at this point. 😫

[@GeorgeWalker182]

For a man that travels as much as Simon does he never haggles and gets scammed so easy

[@dokomir]

thats why he is still alive and well.

[@rhyswilliams4893]

He knows it easier to pay the guy and make his day.

[@klo1235]

He compensate it with doing stuff for free right

[@alexcupungonyy]

This has to be the funniest taxi ride Simon has ever had in his KZbin and travel career😂

[@SimonWilson12]

I’d have to agree with that 😂

[@BasedinReality1984]

Just a shame there wasn’t a sheep in the back seat 😂

[@padraicwalsh5432]

Jesus I was stressed watching that, thought you would never get across. Safe travels Simon 😂

[@beorlingo]

@@padraicwalsh5432 I like how Simon's only job is to travel but goes about it like he has a deadline to make every second minute! 😂

[@dontpanic716]

@@beorlingo I feel like there is a lesson from the Amazing Race here. If you feel like you got a bad taxi driver just bail and find a new one. A bad taxi will cost you the race. Or who knows what.

[@Aydin-Adam]

I can't believe such a seasoned traveler as Simon would take so long to finally use Google Translate 😂 And didn't even download Turkish using WiFi prior to arrival so he wouldn't have to use data. 🤦‍♂️

[@markmcniven2625]

I can't help feeling that the taxi driver at the bridge was scamming you from the minute you got in. Stopping to let a family in, then telling you it will take 3 hours to cross the bridge, telling you its going to be $300 & then driving for ages in the wrong direction.

[@benc6252]

He 100% knew

[@leebryantravels]

Shocked Simon fell for it. He's been pampered in dubai for too long

[@ohc1492]

If only Bald or Harald would've been there to first, make fun of him, and second, give that taxi driver a piece of their mind...

[@Ferrari-sw7nl]

Taxi drivers are super sketch all over the world. Had one in Washington DC start driving in the opposite direction and I stopped him immediately and got out and called a Uber instead.

[@julianm5986]

“I like to help” 😂😂

[@dafneorlow]

I believe the taxi driver COULD of made the best joke ever. Simon:"Where are you from?" Driver:"Pakistan" Simon:"Which part?" Driver:"All of me!"

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

A $300 taxi fare should have immediately started your warning bells ringing loud and clear. A totally crazy idea and I totally love it. Can't wait for the next episode.

[@sp3ckedout224]

He never said $300 🤦🏽‍♂️ he said it will take 3 hours…

[@thebat7048]

​@@sp3ckedout224What you on about.??He did say 300 dollars 🤪

[@Sniperboy5551]

@sp3ckedout224 You might need to get your hearing checked lol

[@SanrollySoccer]

You love being scammed ?

[@Ruslan_davudov_photography]

Maybe it was 300 hours 😳

[@noeonoohno4219]

"this is where you picked me up!" "lol yea" the cabbie got you so good. he taunted you by taking you back round where he picked you up. honestly a legend.

[@geckopubg]

"Do i have to sit on the sheep?" that would've been a crazy sight simon 😂

[@klenzgaming]

Haha that turkey taxi guy took you for a ride. Playing dumb works.

[@scudda85]

Some say that Simon and the taxi driver are still trying to find the bridge 😂.

[@niezohe7392]

Local legend has it that, magically, his wallet kept on shrinking.

[@matteoj226]

Simon being relentlessly friendly to every single worker he meets is reminding me I need to go back to Wales soon.

[@nathan9207]

I doubt the person who wrote that monopoly card knew how difficult it would be to cross that bridge, or that it could be done with a sheep.

[@karinaobrien2474]

Im 3 minutes into your video - this travel idea is incredible but the one thing that has grasped my heart is the bond you created with staff where you went. so much respect, not many people show staff in hospitality that much respect. thats just incredibly heart warming

[@daniellestevens6267]

Simon, this Borat impression you do when talking to anyone foreign is absolutely gold😂😂😂😂

[@sefgrt]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@kaiwangle5003]

For real, this guy thinks the Bosporus is a river and doesn't know what Anatolia is. I can't tell if it's an act or if he's really just that daft.

[@Arek_R.]

It's the gradual language simplification so non-native English speakers will eventually understand, it's a very crucial skill for UK man.

[@unknownpresence1669]

​@@Arek_R.You forgot the part where you have to get louder the more they don't understand

[@samcox8182]

🤣

[@akhis5459]

I love this guy's energy (first time coming across this channel) Also love how he treats workers, amazing mannerism.

[@wekker090]

I laughed my balls of with that amazing Taxi ride.

[@Eric_Tennant]

Driver a bit of a scammer running the bill up.

[@gsw007]

Got to love that Simons biggest concern about running along a turkish motorway in the dark when it's raining. Was that he didn't have an umbrella.

[@k.k4231kk]

Simon, what stands you apart from the other travel KZbinrs is unique concepts like these. Always excited to see your videos, keep up the hard graft

[@SIDDALLPVFC]

Never heard the word bridge so much in one video 😂 got a banging headache watching this

[@stevestewart5172]

We’ve missed you, Simon!

[@SimonWilson12]

Missed you too ❤️

[@safarkurd6890]

Want part 2 already lad!

[@KevKlopper]

"Simona" please 😂

[@lboy2754]

The sheep thing and the Turkish driver , both were hilarious to me 😂😂😂

[@jessicastoyreviews]

That taxi driver knew exactly what he was doing 🤦 come on Simon how much did he charge you? 😂

[@flaviusvespasian]

Way too much, that is how much!!

[@babavoz91679]

$10 for can of coke

[@neoxyte]

Which one? Hahah got overcharged on each one

[@leebryantravels]

Turkiye is CHEAP aswell 😂🙈

[@samelmudir]

​@@babavoz91679 which is hilarious because you can buy a meal in the most touristic part of Istanbul for $10

[@imwatchinout4u]

The moment that the taxi driver let other people in the taxi I would have gotten out. The driver clearly scammed Simon. Simon was too nice and just went along with it

[@muhilan8540]

eh that's normal in some countries, he was still a scammer though

[@Muklova]

Great to see you back! Laughed so much, first the ''sheep'' incident whilst they meant ship, and the amazing taxi driver who had no clue what you were talking about. Can't wait for episode 2!

[@chrissams88888882]

Pissing myself watching you politely try to get across the bridge... When the taxi driver starts smoking is gold! Bravo mate!

[@2loudway2much]

Crossing the bridge on a sheep? I'd die to see that one 😂😂

[@tonygrinney7115]

What they meant was a ship.

[@alinas7266]

A ship not sheep😂

[@puredruid]

Simon would be giving a shout out to the sheep while riding the sheep. This sheep is Shaun, honestly what a great guy!

[@ArthurTugwell]

Cringe

[@WanderlustWizard]

As an Aussie that used to live in Turkey, I have never laughed so much this was so bloody funny.

[@careyroberts3924]

Simona trying to explain to Byron where he wants to go was hilarious! Nice one 🙂

[@timurtheking]

its bayram but it was hilarious watching simon pronounce it like 10 different ways everytime

[@213byron]

Us Byrons don’t claim him 😂

[@careyroberts3924]

@@213byron He was cool. Probably earns a fortune from the tourists taking them on 3 hour round trips :-)

[@jfer721]

So you’re the sheep that was supposed to cross him. He went through all that trouble because you weren’t there!

[@LlamasAreBest]

The ship part was hilarious.

[@Amzyy]

Simon is one of the most underrated content creators. This is up there with the Race to Monaco series. What a banger mate

[@TheKingOfBeans]

He’s not underrated he’s just unlikeable

[@IndridColdSteveAustin]

He has a million subs lol when did the meaning of underrated change

[@Jipwell]

@@TheKingOfBeansHow can you dislike Simon he’s such a nice bloke

[@BH-sy1qt]

@@TheKingOfBeans the world must be a very dark place for you if you find a guy like Simon unlikeable.

[@WV_Raised1983]

@@TheKingOfBeans It's not healthy to carry all that hate inside your soul. You need to forgive yourself and learn to laugh at what has made you sad. Life will get better if you let it trust me I understand all to well.

[@mainlineto5988]

8:06 When Simon misheard 'ship' for 'sheep'.

[@chee60]

If this was a drinking game...and we had to take a drink everytime Simon said "bridge"....we would all be drunk 10 minutes into the video !! 🤣

[@YTBraN]

Or high-5s or shakes someone's hand to say hi or congrats hehe

[@LlamasAreBest]

That taxi driver swindled you like no other. lol. You always get scammed and you have done this so many times.

[@lukeharper29]

This is the greatest video series idea I’ve ever seen! So excited for episode 2 to come out!!!

[@oscarrowley_]

Same!!

[@myOhmy566]

"Sorry, I said Simona, I don't know why" 😂😂😂

[@ChokyoDK]

Simon has to have been living at that hotel for some time to know the staff like that😂😂

[@andyrabble]

That whole taxi journey, never laughed so much watching a KZbin video 🤣🤣🤣 tremendous amount of patience Simon haha

[@barryscott7178]

Simon is such a cool guy, his ability to talk to anyone with charisma is such a huge attribute

[@ryanpacker1115]

I miss traveling when I watch the interaction between you & the taxi driver. Some of the best moments of travelling is the random moments & interactions with genuine nice people in awesome places. Brilliant! 🤣

[@nabeeltahir167]

7:46 He was saying about ship😅😅 Not sheep😂😂😂

[@nabeeltahir167]

😂😂😂

[@darthvulture]

man i am a man of patience usually but i'd be pissed of, well done to simon for holding his cool as always and i absolutely love this video idea, great stuff and look forward to more content!

[@ItsmeOmeriko]

10 minutes of a taxi driver trying to understand Simon😂😂

[@jenbetty3077]

That taxi journey was absolute gold! You should have asked the taxi driver to do the full series with you 😂🙊

[@toxigenic]

I really wanted to see Simon take a sheep on a ship across the bridge!🐑This series looks like it will be a blast.

[@LiveTheDash]

This taxi driver is such a legend. Creasing, at this but!! 19:02 😅

[@PapaClarkeTheGoat]

Love how friendly Simon is with everyone he meets

[@joelbartor]

everytime you think there's no way in hell simon could make a better series than what you just watched since 2018, he then proves you wrong and come up with a better crazier concept everytime

[@andybaker2456]

I was in Istanbul a week ago. The first taxi dropped you at Ortaköy, famous for Kumpir (huge, stuffed jacket potatoes)! I knew from the start that you wouldn't be able to run across the bridge, so was curious to see how this turned out! You used to be able to walk across at one time, but it's no longer allowed.

[@sevenseas7107]

O

[@RoseGarden86]

Kumpir is awesome. Best Turkish food

[@Trektrendy]

Still trying to work out the deal with riding a sheep across the Bosphorus 😂

[@Charlie1776_]

Simon is such a genuine guy.

[@davideterminidubbings]

Lol, that cab driver had not understood anything at First 😂😂😂😂300 euro 3 hours 😂😂😂😂

[@p4uli016]

This Taxi ride has got to be my favourite part of ANY Simon Wilson video 🤣🤣🤣

[@Travelwithchris]

Ahahaha the "sheep" across the bridge was mad funny!

[@SAM-my7sh]

Simon, with this taxi driver you got the patience of a Saint 😂🤣

[@the_oslovian]

This is one of the best conversations I have seen in a long time! ❤

[@samhumphries7377]

Only problem I have with this series is that I can’t binge watch it all at once🤣.

[@Joeitaly10]

This encounter with this taxi driver is like a comedy movie hahahaha I love it

[@sefgrt]

he's saying SHIP, Simon!!! ⛴🐑 08:00 🤣

[@georgeclark9061]

Crossing the bridge could be a series in itself 😂😂

[@connorfitz-patrick]

Hahaha I'm so glad you made it across the bridge 😂😂 the language barrier was painful 😂😂😂😂

[@liquidc0bra]

Considering this was all about crossing a bridge this was more entertaining than I thought it would be

[@TheGuinnesstaster]

This is going to be an amazing series. So glad you’re back can’t wait for the next one

[@ZweiBein]

Great Vlog SimonA

[@ham1sh99]

The difference between Simon sneaking into a hotel and paying to stay in a hotel is black and white😂

[@philiprussell7557]

@10:04 Haraldo balder laughs as he watches this lol

[@PritchLife]

“Do I have to sit on the sheep”🐑 😂😂

[@vish4939]

Can’t believe Paddington is on his travels again. Hyped for this series

[@DudeFromHere]

Just paying him a month salary for 3 hours. I think you got robbed 😂

[@MihailBFC]

100% 😂

[@mek2594]

Yes he definitely knew what he was saying too. Do not use yellow taxis in Turkey unless you talk the language. You will be had off 😂 that journey a cross the bridge should be about £10 or less depending on traffic

[@MJ-ev4nw]

The chance cards are in different position between 1:21 and 1:25 when you actually pick one, so you manipulated them lol

[@robertoceferino1456]

Thing about videos like these...if he didn't manipulate it, he'd be stupid.

[@chrisd3676]

I reckon he just got a chance card at the top that had nothing to do with a location so just kept pulling them until he got one that worked

[@RealJoeSlice]

Great idea Simon. I haven't seen any of your vids for a year or so but this one caught my attention. Bang on mate!

[@ShanghaiGoat]

That poor taxi driver, no wonder he was confused, you told him Wales was better than England!

[@WAJG_96]

The “poor” taxi driver knew exactly what he was doing

[@ShanghaiGoat]

@@WAJG_96 I was fully aware of the taxi drivers games, just making fun of the Wales - England jibe.

[@dannyb8169]

OMG that taxi driver ripped you off big time 😂😂😂 He knew very well where you were going but this is the trick they use. From the moment you took the taxi it was only 6 minute drive to the other side of the bridge 😂😂😂😂😂

[@radicalnomad1]

Babe, cancel the plans for today, Simon Wilson just uploaded!!

[@Noelia-of1yc]

I can’t with that taxi driver and Simon, it’s so hilarious 😂

[@geraskatinas1846]

Im so sad that they clarified that its a ship and not a sheep. Would of loved to see Simon riding a sheep across this bridge.

[@crossfade3036]

Should’ve paid the taxi driver in Monopoly dollars 😂

[@lloydi4395]

That taxi ride was hilarious, it felt long just watching it, I don’t know how you kept you cool haha great content

[@rubinxhelili9055]

Funniest interaction with the taxi driver. Hilarious 😂

[@Kam2.0]

Lmaooooo you spent $10 on drinks that cost less than $1 😂 and the taxi LMFAO $300 taxi mans treating his fam to the finest kebabs in Istanbul for the next whole year

[@MihailBFC]

300$ wage for 2 months for him 😂

[@charlie2834]

No wonder he had the biggest smile at the end 😅

[@TheNails3]

LOOOL when that couple came into the taxi omg what the hell

[@MaryWoodMS]

OMG just seeing that cab ride was so stressful, I dont know how you managed not to loose it Simon, always keeping the cool and positive attitude. Great content as always, new videos to show my students. All the best from Uruguay!

[@LeMan12349]

What a mistake not taking the multivan taxi over the bridge.

[@JasonGair]

Simon really does epitomise Quality over Quantity as a KZbin

[@toosas]

omg I was in stitches when he came back to the place he picked you up from.... tears flowing

[@TheMrdominator1997]

Hotel staff are now all happy that he’s made it and can afford to pay

[@mikemackay994]

That guys just straight bewildered…..”why does this guy care so much about this damn bridge??”

[@ljafrain]

Great to have you back. One hell of an idea for a series. Gutted you didn't land on Easter Island 😂

[@jelloo3661]

“Bodabone park-” 😂😂😂

[@callummcculloch8988]

Always a great day when Mr Wilson uploads 💙

[@chris_e940]

Ha ha Simon has since married a local and has 6 kids he’s been there that long 😂

[@PhantomOfDarkness]

Simon always has the best video series. this is going to be epic!