The biggest SALT FLATS in the world (Bolivia!) - EP 83

[@Alexander-kj1bk]

Nevado Sajama National Park is insane ❤

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

so beautiful

[@Alexander-kj1bk]

@@NextMeridianExpedition thank you for your reply 🙏 😊 ❤️

[@ursinidaho]

The city on the hillside was amazing. Some of the further away houses looked vulnerable to avalanche. It was cool how you met the Man with his two Dogs and he got to put the sticker on. The Salt flat was really beautiful. I loved your pictures of tiny Albo. Loved the drone footage of Albo driving on the endless flats. How great that your friends showed up in the middle of nowhere.

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

thank you! yes Bolivia was really special I think we want to go back one day to explore more

[@Doodledogs]

Another amazing video! Mathilde, I bet you were loving the drive on the Salar with no traffic! The ending of the video has hilarious :)

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Glad you enjoyed it! hahahah yes so fun driving there

[@kristensaenz6421]

I have to say WOW to the approach to the salar de uyuni. What a view! So interesting how the salt piles up in those lines to make the shapes. I wonder if that was an ancient ocean that was lifted and then evaporated. I'll have to look it up. Thanks for explaining the diesel situation. Interesting. Still catching up on your videos. I dont want to skip any and i want to watch them on the tv instead of my phone to see everything better.❤ I forgot to say that the photos of mini albo were so fun!

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Thank you Kristen! Makes us super happy that you enjoyed. Yes it was a lake or a sea that disappeared can you imagine the size of these things ? Look it up it is fascinating

[@heatherandrews2057]

😂. Surprise ending…. Didn’t imagine that Bolivia is such a varied and unique topography. What adventures you have enjoyed! And meeting those other travellers in the middle of all that salt! Amazing! As usual, fascinating account of your adventures. Have a great week, Nick & Mathilde.

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Thank you Heather!!! Yes Bolivia is a 💎 we kinda want to come back one day and spend more time

[@lucioinacio4816]

Beautiful landscape and perfect music for the scenery congratulations for the movie 🍿 amazing love everything 👏👏👏👏👏💪💪💪

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Thank you very much!

[@florafeliciano2857]

Omg what an adventure. Big thumbs up Nick n Matilde.

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Thank you!

[@rhousto1]

Somehow the two of you make every place you visit so interesting. Interesting story about the creation of the salt flats. You two manage to meet people in the middle of nowhere....must be your magnetic personalities.

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Happy you liked it! Yes amazing we found friends in the middle of nowhere

[@ericpillou9389]

Très drôles ces photos. Encore des superbes images et encore un pays à ajouter dans la liste des destinations à faire. Il va falloir prendre des jours sans solde pour tout faire 😢. Profitez bien

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Oui cette region du sud de la Bolivia au Nord de l Argentine /Pérou c est le top! Mise les jours la dessus. Exceptional

[@ldosucowboy3279]

"dreamy, breezy"--yesss, great music. Amazing, beautiful salt flats. You do the best job ever of showing beautiful areas, explaining local facts, educating, and showing your everyday life, like meals and fuel and water stops. Just so professional the way you put it all together. And,. . . You are such a wonderful couple.😊

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Thank you so much ! We re glad you enjoy the trip together !!!

[@nancywaler-dv4df]

This video was so much fun to watch. You guys can take a boring landscape with very long drives and make it fun, interesting, and beautiful. Drama, romance, comedy, beaury, education, reality. Your videos have it all, and I know you work hard to make it happen for us to enjoy. Thank you so much. What a treasure of memories you are making. You're in my prayers. God bless!

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks a lot for taking the time to watch and comment it makes it all worth it

[@clupu2]

Unbelievable beautiful, what an experience!

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Yes it was!

[@barbaratudor8502]

What a breathtaking landscape! All the best!

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Really special!

[@stuartrollings602]

Howdy Albies! Wow y’all have so much fun! Love the music and filming! Drone on!

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Thanks so much! Happy you enjoyed that episode 🥰

[@christopherharris6005]

Awesome video as always Nick and Matilda. The salt flats were so spectacular. The road y'all are going to next in y'all's adventures is it the famous Bolivian death road?

[@RichardVac]

Incredible amounts of salt, loved the video ❤❤

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Thank you 😋

[@nicoleziegler6112]

I needed sunglasses just to watch this!😎😝

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

true!!!!

[@danmoore1811]

As always GREAT DRONE FOOTAGE. GREAT ASPECT

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Thank you Dan!

[@buhayngsimplengguro]

So amazingly trip you had. Godspeed Nick and Matilde

[@terrahmama]

OMG...it's Friday night and it's popcorn and a movie! How fun! Crazy meet up. obviously it was meant to be! Love the peeps you meet!!! Poo on the salt flats...ewww!😅

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Hahahahaha ewwwww!!!!!

[@prernaz]

Wow enjoyed it fully, merci beaucoup for the story of course 😊🤗

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Glad you enjoyed it!!!! De rien !!!!

[@ianmatlock1]

Another great video. 😂😂😂the ending. 👍🏻

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Glad you enjoyed it 😜😜😜

[@prernaz]

What a lovely ending 💃🏻

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Yesss!!!! Made us so happy!

[@shannons148]

So excited for you! How fun running into friends and for the next part of your adventure!

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Really was!!! can't wait :)

[@Joni.b.]

Besides the as usual excellent video, the photos with tiny Albo were fun!😊

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Glad you enjoyed it! it was fun to do!

[@annickmuller7769]

Hello 😊🤗Encore un maaagnifique reportage 👍☺️Jadooore. Merciii et... À la suite 😁🤗

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Merci Annick!

[@marciacoker2968]

Salar de Uyuni is impressive!! Mathilde going 100km yoohoo no traffic 😅 Nice to find friends!! Safe travels 👋💌

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Thanks! 😃

[@marciacoker2968]

Impressive Salar de Uyuni!! Mathilde drivin

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

🫶🫶🫶

[@LivvyAlex]

So cool!!!! I’d love to visit Bolivia!

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

It is a superb country !

[@MrDonJBerg]

OMG...Our sweat Mathilde talking about "Poop" and just leaving it here...Sorry..That caught me off guard and cracked me up...Another memorable ending to a fabulous video

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Hahahaha we did not remember that video and while editing when I found it we cracked up laughing and thought ending it there was gold 😅😅😅

[@MrDonJBerg]

@@NextMeridianExpedition I almost fell out of my chair....When this is all done in a couple of years, you have to make a "Highlights" reel and put that in it..

[@aRVeesBlog]

wow very nice experience friend

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Thank you so much 🙂 it was really!

[@aRVeesBlog]

you're welcome@@NextMeridianExpedition

[@jeffhampton2767]

The Salt Flats do get covered with water a few months out of the year. There is still water underneath the Salt Flats.

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

yes it s insane you can see holes we the water through ... friends got stuck next to one of these islands...

[@pennygrubbauthor]

Amazing place - it looked like an ocean from far off. Bit of a nightmare if the tide came in while you were in the middle of it. Those shots of Albo crossing the salt flats will be some of the most iconic of the whole expedition I think. The mini-Albo ones were good too - made me laugh.

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

we are glad you liked it. yes you are right it looks so weird to watch the horizon

[@johnmontana18]

Beautiful video

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Thank you John !

[@g0ora]

Merci Nick and Matilde, what a video. You are going next level each week. Bon Chance.

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Many thanks! we re lucky the places are truly exceptional!

[@BrentKelly5]

very fun!

[@ronfinch5532]

That’s a lot of salt! Ya I would be hosing it down like crazy once I got out of it. Living in northern Michigan and going to the car wash all through winter, the cars and trucks still start rusting in like 6 years. It was still cool too see though.

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

yes we paid the guys twice to clean also twice hahahahaha so stressed about that

[@maxibossicovich1735]

Hola. Soy maxi desde rosario Argentina. Felicito vuestro trabajo y la calidad de los videos. Estoy muy enganchado a ellos. Si quieren conocer mi ciudad, funes, con gusto los recibiré en mi casa. También podemos ayudarlos con el albatros ya que también hacemos 4x4 con hilux. Nuevamente los quiero felicitar y espero disfruten del noroeste argentino y de se gente. Fuerte abrazo

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Hola Maxi! Muchas gracias! llegamos a argentina y nos encanta. Ya no sabemos si vamos por rosario, pero para tener tu contacto quizás mándanos un email a [e-mail] así que podemos contactarte si pasamos por alla.

[@belindacarinaboco6410]

Exciting video🎉

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@robsadventures4653]

Fantastic ❤

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@ingvarkaasler3169]

Love your videos! Could you show us, who live in light polluted cities (NYC) what a truly dark night sky looks like? I saw a dark sky once and there were so many stars, I wasn't able recognize any constellations. "Keep on truckin".

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Great suggestion! But I m not sure our camera captures the stars! I ll promise I try! Not sure will succeed though

[@Love_rainy_days]

Guys, 💑Thanks for sharing your dive cross the Salar de Uyuni. 🌍You always seem to meet friends on the road. To meet in the middle of the world's biggest salt flats what are the odds. 🚙🚐🚑Glad you got Albow washed off all that salt. Love your channel stay safe and happy exploring Bolivia. Cheers 🍺🍺🤵

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Thank you Rainy Days!!! Yes what are the odds it was so funny

[@markmitchell457]

Albo in that salt gives me the creeps. Please wash it every chance you can in a salt free area until you feel confident. I like Albo a lot, and would hate for it to be eaten up. The fine salt dust off the tires gets everywhere and has to be wiped down with a damp rag several times. it's sneaky. I'd like to see you get Albo through the whole trip, and back home in one piece. I mentioned we used to race $100 pieces of crap cars on our local salt lake, and they rusted away in months. Next season we would get another junker for the new season. The only rules were it had to cost no more than $100, and you had to drive it stock. Great fun for a bunch of young hippies 49+ years ago 😎

[@VintageWanderer]

Another great video!

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Thank you Will!!!!

[@TesLatino]

Let’s go!

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Yeeeeeees

[@essamalwazir757]

Alberto 2 is very wounderful 4 Wheel drive car..

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Really great!!!!

[@rogerevans1117]

What an amazing video. I really enjoy your perspective in each video. You never know who you will encounter and I believe it is destiny when the unexpected occurs. Continues safe travels to you both!!!

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Thank you so much! Yes it was an amazing encounter

[@doussotchristophe9411]

Hello , one of my favorite place on earth..... you need take leasure in San Pedro Atacama!!!!

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

we did stop there a bit !

[@doussotchristophe9411]

@@NextMeridianExpedition Ok just a bit ....because it' s full of foreigner!!! and a little bit expensive!

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

hahahahah @@doussotchristophe9411 yes compared to Argentina it is expensive. it was nice but indeed full of foreigners (like us I guess hahaha)

[@stevestott1514]

Awesome video again you two 😁 . I’m like nick about salt-flats fun BUT very happy to get off them and have a verrrrrryyyy clean rig again . Bolivia is sure looking like fun places to explore . Thanks again for sharing your wonderful travel memories with us all your over landing friends . Cheers from Steve Stott in Sutherlin Oregon U.S.A. :) :) 🌎🍻👍🏼😁

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Bolivia is awesome 🫶🫶🫶 and we re happy for he clean rig indeed hahahahaa thanks a lot for being here everyweek!!!

[@stevestott1514]

@@NextMeridianExpedition 👍🏼😁

[@jeffhampton2767]

Very creative artistic video. I am not a fan of the Salt Flats it just seems like such a waste of space, but like always if you did a great job with the video and it just adds to your amazing adventure! 👍🏻👍🏻❤🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@masz10676]

Is that snow?😊 A great and interesting vlog. Learning the culture and land keeps it all interesting. I wonder what the probability of poo in my table salt?😝 Stay safe. 👼👼👼

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Only salt!

[@jodiprofdanglais]

I love the silly pictures!

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

thank you Jodi!!!

[@AdelaArdeleanu-n8y]

cool

[@mark2073]

You can spray with fluid film or other rust inhibiting oil to prevent rust. It might be hard to find somewhere capable of doing it down there but I'd try to get some sort of oil covering everything underneath, even after leaving the salt flats.

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Yes over there locals put straight up diesel. We decided against and bet on our layer of mud hahahaha

[@alexandral6273]

Du blanc et encore du blanc a perte de vue ! Ça doit être INCROYABLE ! 😍😍😍 C’est quoi le bouton sur quel Mathilde à appuyer sur sa veste ? C’est une veste chauffante ?? Si oui, quelle marque / référence ? Ça fonctionne bien ?? 😊

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Salut Alexandra! Oui on est frileux on an est fit Pourquoi pas essayer. On fait in petit partenariat avec eux. C est iHood. Ca marche pas mal oui!

[@skyworld937]

What an amazing adventure! Bravo! I enjoyed all the videos very much. Good to know you will also travel to south east asia. I wonder whether kuala lumpur is in your road trip plan.

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

We hope so! But we did not plan the detail of our route in the region. We will see that later as we get closer

[@skyworld937]

Good to know! I will be following your next trips on youtube with great enthusiasm. please drop me a message if kuala lumpur comes in your plan. @@NextMeridianExpedition

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

thanks a lot@@skyworld937 !!! Would you mind sending us an email so we have your contact ? we might not find you again here. you can reach us at [e-mail]

[@russmartin4189]

So much I could say about this one. The mountain in the beginning was amazing, the drone shots great, the music very fitting. the serendipitiy of meeting up with the Swiss people. the salt flats amazing too. But, how could you have any concern about pooping on the surface of the salt flat and just leaving it. Animals do that all the time. It will just dry out, shrivel up, and eventually be battered by the salt and wind and blow away. Besides that, it is bio matter. Nothing bad about it. Not in the middle of a huge salt desert. Next time you are in a desert, don't worry about burying it, unless you want to. So, you are not going down through Patagonia? I once saw a TV program where a guy traveled the length of Patagonia. Very cool trip. Better bring a lot of fuel down there. Bon voyage, ou bon expedition. PS. Do you know that the dinosaurs did not bury their poop? It is found by scientists and studied to determine what they ate. If you leave your poop, maybe scientists in a million years will study it to detemine what you ate! So, support future scientists and leave them something to study! 😀

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Good point !!! Hahahaa no did not know about the dinosaurs 😍 interesting indeed Yes we re heading toward there should do that end of December something like this

[@russmartin4189]

@@NextMeridianExpedition When I was a teenager, I had a job mowing the lawn at the Post Office in town. There was a big lawn out back that people used as a bathroom for their dogs. Once in a while, I would hit a fresh one, or step in it. Eeew. I hated the fresh ones. However, if they were there for a while, they would get hard and dry. They were no problem. Anyway, poop is just a problem when there are people around, for many reasons, such as neatness, disease, or attraction of animals. Since you do not have those issues in the desert, or most wild places, there should be no concern. I wish the people who pooped their dogs on that lawn picked up after their dogs, but in 1962, nobody did that. Some things have changed in a big way. For instance, a single woman would never have traveled with a man. Her reputation would have been damaged forever. You would have had to be married before you left. Matilde's parents would have demanded it.

[@cynan1019]

To give some perspective as to how huge the salt flat is: 10,000 sq km = 3861 sq miles. The ENTIRE States of Delaware, AND Rhode Island, AND the City of Houston Tx will fit there with room to spare! Puerto Rico is 3459 Sq miles. The Bonneville Salt flats in Utah is a measly 46 Sq miles.

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

omg! thanks for the facts! it is huge indeed and that helps a lot realising it !

[@heatherandrews2057]

What?! Twelve hours early?

[@MrDonJBerg]

That's what I was thinking. Maybe it's because they have Star Link and can upload the video from anywhere

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

I messed up … 😅😅😅 where we are it should come out at noon.And I saw 12 and thought “all good” but it was jot the right 12… it s a pity cause it really killed the trend launch of the video at least it confirms posting at the right time matters 😅

[@ntorres9138]

How many languages does each of you speak? I enjoy and love your videos 🤩

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Thanks a lot!!!! Nick speaks French English, Italian fluently, very good Spanish and a bit of mandarin. Mathilde speaks French English fluently, good Italian and Spanish and a bit of arabic

[@dennispike9869]

Have you read Tristan Jones. Incredible journey try it dennis south Africa are you coming to sa or have I missed it

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

ooooh will check it out! thanks!

[@amygregfrancisco4372]

Another great episode. One note though. It is considered traditional when crossing the Uyuni to strip down and travel in the buff. Just sayin'😉

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Oh no!!!! We did not know that!!!!

[@grahames9228]

Give that Defender a real good wash.

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

We paid the guys more to clean twice hahahahah

[@KevIsOffGrid]

I'm sure there are specialist car washes with ramps to give the under of the car a good wash after the salt flats. (edit - you found them :) ) The salt flats are so large and flat they are what GPS & other satellites use to calibrate height off. You need some bags for when you cant dig a hole ;)

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Yes we read that! Amazing

[@sagarschavan]

🙏❤️👌👍🇮🇳

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

🫶🫶

[@SubiTrekker]

I'm no expert, but with all the problems the earth has, I don't think a little human poop will make that much of a difference.

[@MarcelEling]

just poop where you need to do it?😅

[@noonieone7026]

Nothing is OK.

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Everything is OK :)

[@JohnS-zq8ks]

I think the local law requires travelers to poop in their hats on the flats.

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Ahhahahaha yep

[@bertplank8011]

Wilderness is pronounced.. WILL-DER-NESS.....not WILD-DER-NESS.

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Duly noted ! Thanks

[@Donneczka1]

That was serious salt! That’s when it’s time to poop in a bag and carry it out. Yuck!

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Aghahahaa maybe

[@jeffhampton2767]

Just poop 💩 on the Salt Flats and it will turn into a salted turd. A wild animal will carry it off for late-night snack. Rodents eat human poop. 🤔😂😂😂

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

hahahah maybe although there ... not sure they come it was km from the first "land" on the islands maybe

[@forestshomer4043]

This recent tendency toward a musical soundtrack has not made the videos more watchable. Lower decibel level, please. How about using some tracks from the locality you are in? For example, Bolivia has a great musical heritage and contemporary culture that would enhance the visuals you are showing here.

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

We have always used a lot of music in the video. Sorry if it less to your taste. As for localized music it is not that simple. You need free of right music which limits greatly choice. In our case producing one video per week while traveling we would not have the time to request for music rights in each place we go each week.

[@grahameroberts8109]

Next town/city look for a cheap 12v vacuum cleaner. If you don’t have one when you land in Australia, I will buy one for you. Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre in Australia is almost the same size but you wouldn’t drive on it as you will sink. P.S. It’s toilet not bathroom. Where’s the bath? Lol. Thanks for the vid. 👍🏻🙏🦘

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

hahahah we are still looking for one! not easy around here! ... ooooh I thought you could use it also as a polite way to say toilet. now I know! thanks !

[@marciacoker2968]

Impressive Salar de Uyuni!! Mathilde drivin

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

🥰😍🫶❤️