Solo In Estonia's East 🇪🇪

🇪🇪 We all know about Tallinn the vibrant capital of Estonia with its tech start-ups and modern infrastructure. It's lauded as a miracle of the post-Soviet sphere and rightly so. But what about the rest of the country? Is that reaping the benefits of EU accession too? I jumped on a train heading east to find out...

[@YashKMusic]

Almost 30 minutes with no background music, no special effects, no fancy equipment. Just a man and his camera documenting reality - _this_ is real quality content

[@tomcooney183]

That’s the best thing about bald, just 100% content and no unnecessary frills. Makes it seem like you’re there.

[@driftdotus]

Real history... Lets play this again in 100 years...

[@galaktikvapay77]

Only 10sec. with street musician

[@KurtGAndersen]

Totally agree! And he makes videos from the strangest places in the world, totally untouristic places. And he does it with a huge portion of humor, respect and love for the places and the pepole living there, unprententious style but still with lots of information and knowledge about the places.

[@barrysteven5964]

And he doesn't start off by yelling 'what's happening, you guys?' Just talks normally - as though we're adults who don't need to be patronised. Love him.

[@santsuma]

I just love how Bald interacts with old people. He sees a babushka and immediately goes there, talks to her and buys her stuff. Thanks man, for always giving attention to old people. The world needs more humans like you.

[@KohaAlbert]

Though incapable to separate Estonians from Babushkas. Saying Babushka to Estonian may imply, Hey you Russian. Estonians have: Tädike = Aunty (this way wont imply to age either), Memmeke = Granny (but sweet). Makes you see vid different after knowing

[@kdoeone]

Babushka are the most important

[@Sarah_270]

Agree wholeheartedly.

[@andreyares6824]

Bald might think babushka is a third gender!

[@Tomartyr]

Babushka's Secrets: pg.1 _I didn't really make the socks._

[@Tomartyr]

@@PollyDrom oh

[@GoshaSon]

@@PollyDrom и что это меняет? Носки то всё равно сделаны не вручную. Бабушка зарабатывает на жизь перепродавая носки.

[@CanalDuModem]

The conversation with that old man in Sillamae was pure gold!

[@HarryXHemispheres]

That same Babushka was selling things at that same spot in the train station when I was there in the winter two years ago. Glad to see she's still hustlin and getting those bags!

[@Chonstantin]

Don't think she is getting bags.

[@mickymikado4240]

are you going to let a sock-selling babushka out-hustle you!?

[@Invincible_joe]

I know you didn't need those socks but you bought them simply out of kindness of your heart. Thank you, Benjamin ♥️

[@olevet75]

I disagree, he looked very comfy wearing them on train!))

[@robertmcmanus636]

@@olevet75 And handmade babushka socks! They've gotta be good!

[@miriam2909]

They look awesome!

[@saint-naive]

So jealous of those socks. It’s going to be below freezing where I live and they look so warm and lovely.

[@accountnumber90]

I'd buy the shit out of those socks!

[@maxyefimov901]

The sock selling grandma is actually quite sad. A lady of her age having to sell socks near a train station in the cold to get by or even make some extra money is really depressing if you think about it

[@mishXY]

yes and no. my grandma didn't need the money, but after she was too weak to work the garden, she needed something to do - so she sold stuff in the next town over, even in winter.

[@anderander5662]

Perhaps she doesn't want to be idle and depend on welfare.....

[@Gonclick]

Yes, she is looking very sad.

[@CrippleX89]

If there's one thing that I can really appreciate, besides the actual content of course, it's that you *don't* beg viewers to "like and subscribe", as if we wouldn't when we like the video. You're the only big youtuber that I know that doesn't do that. Thank you!

[@hoggravyandchitlins]

Agreed, when I hear "SMASH THAT SUBSCRIBE BUTTON!!!" it's already not going to happen.

[@wemit.]

Damn, wasn’t expecting my hometown Sillamäe at all. A friend of mine just sent me the video and I immediately rushed here to watch it. They were very interesting 28 minutes of my life, Ben, thank you.

[@realmart3451]

What the fu k do you guys even do in Sillamäe Love from Rakvere

[@iandoherty5451]

@@realmart3451 wtf do you do in Rakvere? love from Pärnu

[@wemit.]

@@realmart3451 actually there is a lot to do as a kid, I was attending music school for 7 years, tried practically every sport that is available in the city and was practicing them for several years each, each season there are sports tournaments between teams of every school in the city. When I was a teen, I would mostly just walk outside with my friends and play video games, also I would try to visit Tallinn almost every weekend to see some other friends. In the summer I worked at the дача of my grandparents so we could have fresh vegetables and fruits. There isn’t much to do if we talk about clubbing, going to the restaurants and so on, but I always had something interesting to do with my friends, we would just walk from one end of the city to another and it still was fun. Or go to the forest and prepare some food on an open fire. If I think about it, I actually did more crazy and exciting stuff in Sillamäe than I do in Tallinn atm :D

[@user-hq3lh4qo1l]

@@wemit. а там у вас эстонско и русскоговорящие часто между собой на английском общаются ?

[@bobbarker142]

@@iandoherty5451 wtf do u do in Pärnu? Love from Alpharetta, Ga

[@LifeofBoris]

Go to Kopli for instant good friends. Bring vodka.

[@kasparmuur5860]

if you have a deathwish*

[@Fantastic_Timez]

Always keep a bottle in the freezer and under the bed

[@erikj7303]

collab needed - life of bankrupt

[@jesper9212]

Yes collab

[@morphine219]

Wow didn't knew real life of boris also watch bald & bankrupt

[@mtlman906]

Ive never heard Bald go off on the Russian government like that. On point

[@mtlman906]

@Italo-Celtic defends by forced oppression

[@ShrivledAlienLol]

@Italo-Celtic The Russian government also participates in widespread embezzlement and open corruption. Navalny is a hero.

[@retardinhojunior6546]

@Italo-Celtic Brother, you are being very optimistic about the Russian Government. Yes, it pretends to be conservative, but in reality there are not that many other nations in the world that is being replaced as fast as Big Vlad replaces native Russians with new "Russianers". And just like in France, UK, Portugal, Belgium etc: if you dare to point that out - you're going to prison.

[@shashankkolhe4111]

@@ShrivledAlienLol Navalny is paid NATO agent

[@ShrivledAlienLol]

@@shashankkolhe4111 Do you have proof?

[@Llampec95]

Old chair: *exists* Bald: LOOK AT THIS SOVIET CHAIR

[@walkera170]

😁😁😁👍

[@Aho_o]

The old dude talking about the food was so sweet.

[@ChauncyFatsack]

Yummy

[@MrBern91]

Yeah, I thought so too. :) Reminds me of when I was in the Hungarian countryside once. People are so welcoming and nice! Sure as hell would not have someone who would take a stroll and share stories with a stranger in my country. xD But one thing's for sure... When it happens, it's surely a beautiful moment. :)

[@Yo-Man]

Yess))

[@levvy3006]

In the Soviet Union Caviar was only a few Kopeks, you could buy ot for pocket change. Now it's almost 20 Euro for even a small can. Capitalism sucks.

[@ChauncyFatsack]

@@levvy3006 lol Russia is not capitalism lol its Mafia have you even watched the video and listened to Bald?????

[@munichbier1167]

I don’t know why I get more concerned over Bald finding a hotel room or transport back to cities than he does!

[@autozeL_]

@@ncole9299 where

[@radizor]

My thoughts exactly.

[@SUBSCRIBEtoSHAHRIYAR]

@@radizor when he went to visit the babushka in Belarus Chernobyl zone, he had to park his car and walk 20km to reach her house. He found someone to help him along the way. There were swamps. It’s making some of us viewers anxious how he finds his way back

[@PlanetaryCitizen]

I think he sees it as a challenge!

[@blindbyjoy3095]

I was thinking the same thing. Man could freeze to death. Have a phone but not knowing who to call or even how to explain where you are at

[@jordanwendolowski5889]

Man really had to walk 10 miles to the highway all for an abandoned soviet town.... legend.

[@john90430]

I really like how you get first-person history from locals. The older people telling anecdotes from their lives... Well done!

[@ghosttown2173]

If the UK had 10% of that snow.....every train would be cancelled. Beautiful country that deserves more visitors.

[@Martin-88]

In the UK we only get a few days a year where there's snow on the ground. It would cost more to buy the equipment to enable everything to work through the snow than shutting things down for 2-3 days.

[@samuelurb2214]

Its very rare to have that kind of snow in estonia tho, the last to winters here had decent snow only for like 5 days

[@caseymae457]

If a snowflake falls in Texas school gets canceled 😂

[@GusArchievs]

Not in Scotland though. Or at least not in the highlands.

[@TheBlondeyBoy]

Yeah let's rephrase that if England had 10% of that snow.... We are very used to that kind of snow in Scotland.

[@cmakka33]

You really can't beat content like this. Showing people the real world, teaching us and doing so brilliantly. Fantastic as usual.

[@sergeyohotskiy6714]

yeah common folk just saying it like it is - Estonia was great in the Soviet Union, and then EU came and robbed it blind and now it is a deserted and dying country with no future.

[@AFA111]

Watch BBC and CNN - you'll see the ground reality behind every country.

[@andresduques2013]

@@AFA111 BBC and CNN??? Lol thanks but no

[@killerkakaz]

@@sergeyohotskiy6714 yeah If you Are a russian and dont want to learn estonian then sure lol..otherwise most stupid thing Ive Ever heard

[@gingerNinja688]

5:20 BOYZ IN THE HOOD lol. didn't realise he was in Compton side of Estonia

[@jayfloramusic]

When you speak to someone in their own language, it goes straight to the heart. Bald looking for transport, guy goes come with me for free.

[@CanadianWookie]

18:55 I believe this is the reason why Bald was banned from Russia

[@liamnugent4373]

From the comfort of my humble home and my depressed bank account I can travel the world wit mr bald thank u man

[@svenolofandersson2572]

Exactly my thought. Who needs to travel nowadays? :-)

[@IEATU95]

@@svenolofandersson2572 still gotta get out there ! :)

[@dirkholt1745]

I concur sir

[@cryptospacexxxit6281]

Protect yourself against money printing by buying uncensorable assets. Thank me later.

[@mmmantax128]

I am a simple Lithuanian, I see Baltics, I click like 🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹

[@vasiavisilievic1873]

Labas

[@kaur9384]

Hello from Estonia & Finland

[@ferrochrom2191]

Lots of love from Italy! Love the baltics 😁

[@lady_be]

I am a simple Latvian and I love Baltic countries :)

[@benaspetkauskas6966]

Lithuanian. The older I get more Į fall in love with my homecountry

[@NoName-yq4wr]

Sillamäe is town where Soviet Union made their first nuclear bomb. But local Estonian uranium ore is not enough good, so they brought uranium ore from Siberia. The factory still exists and it produce rare earth metals.

[@HackebeilHarry1]

Wow the trains look super modern, even more than ours in Germany

[@venomtailOG]

I'm a simple Latvian. I see our brothers Estonians, I click like

[@ThePhoenix109]

You people speak same language right?

[@jeivii]

@@ThePhoenix109 they have very different language

[@Kallogee]

both are finno-ugric languages but very different

[@zhalt123]

@@Kallogee Latvian is indoeuropean in the balto-slavic branch, not finn-ugric.

[@Kallogee]

@@zhalt123 my bad, livonian is the latvian branch of finno-ugrics

[@mcgubert]

Goes to Sillamae: nothing there except some old folks, everything's closed Goes to abandoned village: "how do you buy things?" "we travel to Sillamae" lmao

[@joaopedrobento4728]

Thought the exact same thing

[@RB3565]

Only that he was in Viivikonna🤦‍♂️

[@RB3565]

@@ingeborgm6147 haha sant d! 😂

[@sko1beer]

was it bombed by the germans no the Russians bald was speechless🤣

[@73dlb]

🤣same here. They all travel to Sillamae, the big smoke. Then when the only hotel is closed, Narva it is. Narva where most have left to find work elsewhere. Bald sure has passion.

[@adumbaby]

11:09 the old man reminiscing about years past and expressing his discontent with how things are now contrasts with the children playing and laughing in the background

[@Sicaoisdead]

I never thought there'd be a man wearing a neon green hat, walking around Eastern Estonia.

[@NahumBecker]

Bald is literally documenting all of the old Soviet areas and people who remember that era before it all disappears.

[@illsenze]

I think you really are onto something here

[@cj5273]

yeah give him the nobel peace prize...

[@pedallinraw]

@Tori6 lots of Tartarian architecture still around....🤔🙂👍🏻

[@ys0Minecraft]

It's disappearing for good. Capturing it is still good doe and def enjoyable to watch

[@stevemuzak8526]

Same will happen to USA. Some big cities in USA looks way way worse that post Soviet areas. Like Los Angeles or Detroit. Shit holes. All ruled by democrats.

[@falco5448]

"You know Sillamäe?" "What?" "Sillamäe." "Aah, you mean Sillamäe"

[@szejkox]

it's like my Sundays in London. I've been buying coffee from the same person for the last 7 months and she still doesn't understand me when I order a latte.

[@MrKoyama2004]

lol I lived in Denmark for a couple of years and that exchange sums up my whole experience

[@errata]

he fuckin said Sallimäe

[@poniacgtolover]

In russian it is just pronounce in other way. Like sillamjae

[@MajesticSkywhale]

@@szejkox do they say it different in england?

[@DonGivani]

I really like the Eesti flag , blue black white !!!!! 🇪🇪

[@Xachy]

16:05 I love how utterly disappointed Bald is by the completely normal bathroom.

[@5mft]

I’m convinced by the amount of soviet places he has visited to that’s he is on the MI6 watchlist

[@Mr_Rabbit]

@Kevin S yea lol, not on the list, on the roster.

[@akbarnauabi5437]

He is from mi6

[@damarh]

Agent B. Benjamin Bald Bankrupt

[@The_Anunnaki]

Especially when he’s been to every mercenary country on the map 🤣

[@Suomi91]

KGB got Agent Bald's back, no worries citizens.

[@marcmckenzie5110]

My last surviving friend from my decade of cancer/transplant, and recovery, died less than two weeks ago. Her name was Christine Anderson (over the years we encouraged each other, but I failed to ever ask her maiden name). Christine’s mother was from Estonia, and she visited her family there many times in these past few years until she could travel no more. Her extended family there greeted her with open arms, and it proved to be the best part of her life. What a beautiful place, indeed. Please join me in pausing to remember her in reverence - she was one of the finest human beings I ever knew. Thank you Bald for bringing us there.🌿🙏🏼🧣

[@rayofcreation3996]

@ Marc ❤️💐

[@najdaraj9420]

Very moving stuff mate.....consider that pause for reverence done!!

[@kiradotee]

Why does Babushka's Secrets makes me think of Victoria's Secret. 😂

[@birdkio20]

I really want to see him playing geoguessr someday

[@arturrehi]

Finally something about my country

[@Anthony-wf7ss]

came to the comments specifically looking for you! Love both your channels man!

[@titanforce1808]

Was expecting you

[@caseymae457]

ARTHURRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[@philippruppaner3616]

make a reaction Artur! :)

[@Practitioner_of_Diogenes]

Good to see ya here, my man.

[@otobrizs5261]

I'm a simple Latvian. I see Estonia, I like.

[@b.a.m.5078]

I had the great privilege to live in your country for a few years, was absolutely lovely!

[@dababy9442]

What are the relations between the baltic countries?

[@pepperis7282]

I'm a simple Lithuanian. I see Baltic's, I like.

[@rihardstuka413]

@@dababy9442 pretty good

[@kristjaninsler8201]

Oh you latvian? Name every potato

[@JavidAlisgandarli]

It seems like you didnt eat anything on day 1. Bald, pls include where and how you find food on the cities you go too. That is one of the important and interesting things when it comes to traveling

[@inc6667]

I’m Estonian and never been to any of the places you went to 😂🇪🇪

[@HansDelbruck53]

This brings back memories. I met my wife-to-be in Tallinn, proposed to her in Sillamae where she lived at the time and worked as a neurologist (our pre-wedding party was at the Hotel Krunk). We took a day trip to Narva. The fortress there is fascinating and features a toilet on the upper floor that's open to the ground below; got a chuckle out of that. Bald should have taken a closer look at the fortress. It's open to tourists - or at least it was in the late Nineties.

[@eksiarvamus]

*Sillamäe

[@andrejhofer2007]

Wasn't it a Swedish fortress? I remember reading something about that, and anyway Estonia used to be a Swedish possession in the 1600s.

[@Koopa3000]

@@andrejhofer2007 According to Wikipedia it's Danish not Swedish. They started to build a fortress there in 1200-1300s.

[@andrejhofer2007]

@@Koopa3000 Oh ok. I do remember that Denmark also had possessions in Estonia back in midieval times.

[@eksiarvamus]

@@andrejhofer2007 Tallinn literally comes from the meaning of "Danish Castle" or "Danish Town", basically meaning "Da-town" in Estonian in that sense.

[@paulsingh4111]

I will never ever get tired of this man saying "Soviet" !!!

[@HPMlangdale]

you mean "...reminiscent of the places we've been before together in the former USSR"

[@viralvideos6542]

Brand ambesader of soviet...

[@abarag8]

I really liked that you bought the socks from the grandma there, even if you did not actually need that sock, you bought because it was sold by a babushka. Those 10 Euros would be much needed for that lady. The world needs more people like you. Thanks for buying that socks!!

[@liliansmeenge3297]

Your channel is interesting as it teaches us something, you show things I would otherwise never see and you use lots of humor. I love your channel so much, it's perfect!

[@redkingoldhero38]

estonia has one of the best looking flags imo

[@TransistorLSD]

Agreed

[@sfontesv]

That Narva hotel brings back 2009 memories!!! Narva was the city I got into after literally walking out of Russia on a foggy morning after being detained the night before during a passport check when the bus I was in reached the border. My visa had expired for 2 hours and I was not allowed to leave Russia until I paid a fine the next morning. I remember walking straight into that very same hotel and being helped by the lovely receptionist who let me use her reception computer and internet so I could book a flight back to Vienna where I was attending last year of college (Erasmus). Great times!

[@irakleuserakleus544]

Oh my god WTF?

[@Jonas-rq1mi]

erasmus in rotterdam?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Cool story.

[@experience5988]

And you weren´t arrested? Just paid a fine? In the US you´d be shot.

[@acos21]

A fine or 'a fine' ?

[@ellyrob2002]

Bald is the most interesting thing on KZbin by a country mile love the way he interacts with the locals and the babushkas he loves the old soviet stuff keep it going Ben absolutely fantastic !

[@-n3v-]

Another interesting and well put together video of travels, history and culture. Great upload as always. 👍🏻

[@lordazuzu]

"Train to Narva" sound's like a movie title

[@carlosbaja678]

Who would direct? Hitchcock, Kubrik, or Ron Howard?

[@MrTimodon]

@@carlosbaja678 Maby Pusjkin? Or Dostojevskij?

[@eily_b]

My aunt and uncle had a horse named Narva. Never knew it was also a town. 😃

[@Sofi00]

haha like a rip-off of train to Busan?

[@songrada1]

document movie title: train from narva to siberia

[@Neon12J]

When bald's life comes to an end, he won't go to heaven or hell - he will go back in time to the soviet union.

[@Alex-kd5xc]

He will go to GULAG where he can forever admire soviet sink

[@Slythe01]

So Hell then

[@Saddam_al-Husseini]

Soviet Union is Communist Paradise and Heaven!

[@mogun34]

So basically heaven! Long live USSR! big love from Turkey's Communists

[@mravecsk1]

@@mogun34 It can come just from someone who didnt experienced it or naive westerners. Comunist where the same bloody like Nazies. No difference. We had them for 40 years. What is left is disapeared people and blood.

[@r00t_sh3ll]

Bro, I just want to say your free wheeling hop on a train and explore and hop on another train and explore life is really amazing for what we see. I love your off the beaten path approach and your love for east block things. I feel like if I ever had the chance to do it my way, your adventures would serve as my guide. Love what you do and thank you for letting us live this adventure through you. Safe travels bud.

[@linusfotograf]

You keep putting out top shelf content Mr Bald. We're here along for the ride where ever you go.

[@ACEAndreeas]

So cool the fact that he interacts with random people to find out their story and the history of the town

[@andresduques2013]

Mi-ar plăcea să vină și prin România dar nu știu dacă o să se întâmple

[@Kaizzer]

Just like you do in role playing games! xD

[@conalquinn5276]

It's a real talent. What makes his channel better than all the other travel vlogs out there

[@brettwilliams5594]

2 minutes in and we find the source of Bernies gloves.

[@krissimissi7014]

Underrated comment

[@celticbarry9877]

Bernie in cahoots with the russians

[@lewstone5430]

Yes, I thought about Bernie’s mittens as well.

[@koljumurru]

please stop

[@fatguy9]

Bernie is really a Russian babushka spy

[@mozisgrimm140]

I have no words for how much I love this guy and his channel. So just thanks for being awesome man

[@inspirepaul3258]

This videos are so calm and interesting. I could watch for hours and hours

[@brenstevens774]

Bald and Bankrupt is an absolute historian who seems so passionate about the Russian people.. Best vlogger on You tube by a country mile. Every vid is an absolute pleasure to watch, long may it continue 🇬🇧🇪🇪🇷🇺

[@eily_b]

Well, but going to Estonia and praising the Russians is like going to Poland and praising the Germans. 😃

[@Adi-vs3qk]

@@eily_b I dont think he praised the russians here

[@thelocustemperor]

That town is basically perfect for filming a movie, it's like a set that has taken millions of dollars and years to create and it's just waiting for a film crew to show up and shoot something epic!!

[@aneeshprasobhan]

true

[@Clockwork_999]

Tennet was filmed here.

[@alz4437]

It gives me old world vampire vibes

[@Zitrolika]

"Who gives you the permission to film here?" XD

[@alz4437]

@@Zitrolika The EU gives permission.

[@denziioo]

This channel is just giving me an edge... like I want to break free and just jump into an unknown travel adventure. Just keep it on, my man! You crazy explorer 🤙🏼🙏👍🏻

[@slimytiny]

As an Estonian i didn't understand him saying Jõhvi and thought he was in some city called Jovy.

[@BillyPerry]

Tallinn is a beautiful city to see in the Winter! My first time in 5 years not visiting this month

[@Vezooncheek]

Привет, Билли!=)

[@Coldbreezed]

Why you not come brother? Virus?

[@kejserrige]

I've been there once on a trip a few years ago. Very beautiful city and friendly people

[@NeilEugeneNewman]

100% agree. I went there in January 2 years ago, I was really impressed by how modern and at the same time medieval the city is.

[@BillyPerry]

@@Coldbreezed Unfortunately Europe's travel restrictions for US citizens will not allow it

[@DjSeptimus]

Holy shit my hometown. Damn would have never thought

[@julianshepherd2038]

Is it all original are some of those buildings rebuilds from the USSR days?

[@Xpayne1]

haha same, lets find him xD

[@Taevasilm]

@@julianshepherd2038 those are all original buildings, some facades are renovated but yes. A little reminder - we Estonians got our independence in 1991.

[@kimjong-un5203]

@@Taevasilm Yeah like you can't just demolish all the soviet buildings and build new ones in 30 years. My local football stadium in Vilnius is getting planned for 15 years! Planned not even built.

[@kam2894]

@@SERBIAZ true

[@marshalllucky]

Bald should add babushka socks onto the merch page and keep the nice old babushka busy forever ....

[@S4m0sv4L]

Watching your videos for a long time and today I was shocked, when I saw a title "Estonia".. I'm from Tallinn myself.. Very cool to see so well known places) Thank you for visiting us.. Have a nice journey!

[@thiaguinhooitodois2211]

I appreciate no annoying intros or the usual “like this video and subscribe” comment.

[@deinisdesousa2969]

curte compartilha comenta me segue me add no facebook no instagram no twitter e no tik tok ahh e compra minhas camiseta

[@Maddack]

I was just thinking the same. One big reason for his success.

[@naveedquadeer3752]

This guy's authentic, he doesn't give a $#!t if you like or subscribe. He is not in it for money. He genuinely loves what he is doing, and so do all of us.

[@pocketpicker6613]

Yup, he gets straight to the point... *pure content*

[@american-professor]

I find his obsession with babushkas absolutely hilarious

[@PlanetaryCitizen]

Lol. When in doubt, ask a babushka :)

[@sirromja]

Imagine if he came across a babushka at an old Soviet bus stop on the highway.

[@sjacrane]

Imagine if he came across a babushka at an old Soviet bus stop carrying an old Soviet sink.

[@rocklord16]

That's his kink.

[@janicamaljanen7876]

can relate!

[@makkylaproductions6563]

Finnish movie "Näkemiin Neuvostoliitto", was filmed in Sillamäe. The name of the town in the movie is Leningrad 3.

[@joemorrison4977]

I love you and when lockdown started last year I was watching you on my lunch break and it just got me through my days and I loved it

[@ltnord4635]

Greeting from Lithuania 🇱🇹 ❄️-23 today

[@theodoreroosevelt4260]

Nice weather

[@SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath]

Greetings from Colorado, USA

[@Izrealeu]

-25 near Moletai, finally some real winter in LT. :)

[@mmmmmmmmmm.m.]

UK here l believe we're experience your cold wind right now ❄️🤣

[@VGK4EVER]

65F in the Southwest of the USA today. Warmer than normal.

[@juusosaltiola9280]

as an estonian fan and a bald fan, i have never clicked on anything faster

[@Lapcenoks]

Kiitos

[@Lapcenoks]

Jussi Pekkonen i am

[@anttam117]

Bald gets a nice restroom for once: “Meh...”

[@lazywastelander5250]

What an incredibly sad and interesting tour. Thank you for sharing!! I couldn’t fathom going there but am grateful for a virtual tour.

[@EduardoMano]

The bit you did when on the border of Estonia and Russia was a very emotional one. I've been watching your videos for quite a while now and you opened a window to a world I never knew existed. Being from Brazil, there's so much we learn about the old Soviet Union and Russia. But your speech about Russians, contrasting them to their leaders, showed how much you truly care for them, their culture, and history. Thank you for your videos, man.

[@Orlington17]

that was about the soviet past not today Russia, if u didnt get it

[@kehw]

I'm from Australia. I didn't learn much about the user at all. Bald's videos make me wish I had looked into it sooner.

[@philipp3877]

@@Orlington17 i think you'll have to rewatch that ... wait i'll give you the timestamp: 18:29

[@WARStPierre]

@@Orlington17 pretty sure you completely misunderstood him. He's talking about the rulers since independence, which includes current ones

[@dw620]

Ben had better stay in ground floor hotel rooms in Russia after that. Putin does not take kindly to criticism... ~

[@nhjwright]

"Let's see if they've got a room" ... "Fuck"

[@VirtualTech]

Lmao

[@deanhewitt32]

Best part of this video

[@gingerNinja688]

5:20 BOYZ IN THE HOOD lol. didn't realise he was in Compton side of Estonia

[@dmitrinikolski5248]

"Krunk" )))

[@shilohe4685]

DUDE! I love your adventures. Thanks for the great content!

[@hardXcoreminecraft]

Wow, if I'm being honest Estonia looks a lot nicer than I might've imagined. Hope I can visit some day.

[@zacharyharris438]

The old man told the most captivating story ever lol

[@Perkelenaattori]

Yes! I too enjoy salami, butter and caviar.

[@maiemomaiemo]

Welcome to the Baltics, Bald! Greetings from Lithuania

[@dinozauriukas100]

Baltics unite!

[@MultiDoubledutch]

I love the way you take us on your journeys! I used to travel alot a few years ago. Thx man, I am new to your channel and definately will watch your videos!

[@bucharestbiketraffic]

30 euros for that room? Mr. Bald, sorry to say, you got ripped. :)

[@LolAsdov]

10 euro for 1 pair of socks xD

[@flavius6200]

@@LolAsdov Probably not even homemade xd

[@strawberries7534]

No he didn't. That's a decent price for a country like that plus the room was cosy and with new furniture.

[@andrei147]

chiar ca, si a luat teaca

[@sammiah7490]

What do expect in pandemic when not many people are travelling they have fewer guest so price will go up to keep business afloat you donut

[@wiltedamaranth]

Bald: censors “prick” Also bald: “Fuck, a little snow just went down my neck”

[@vipr1142]

I giggled when he said that European democracies care about its citizens. Read up the Swedish constitution, the Swedish "bill of rights". Its pretty funny.

[@AXEMAN299]

Beast mode

[@34cvc]

@@vipr1142 never been to sweden but the average citizen there must live quite better than in many other countries

[@jmasters7515]

I think he said cunts

[@topsunnn]

@@vipr1142 swedish laws are fucked up in many aspects

[@cpratibhu9289]

He is back boysss!!!

[@roblanger5546]

Really enjoy your videos - brilliantly filmed and informational, kept me entertained during lockdown 👍

[@chrismorgan3137]

This video took me back. My first ever trip to Estonia was in February 2008 in similar conditions, and I fell in love with the country (not just Tallinn), and it was also my first visit to 'Eastern' (I know it's technically Nordic) Europe, and I've gone on to discover much more since. Cheers Bald.

[@sarasays9883]

When growing up in Russia I used to visit my babushka who lived in Ivangorod. Very close to the border of Estonia. I used to look out the window and see Estonia and it looked liked a completely different world. The grass literally looked greener on the other side

[@katyagor8244]

No Way! I was born in Narva and grew up for a little in Ivangorod and still go back all the time. Ivangorod is now like a ghost town :( I agree with you about the grass being greener, immediately crossing over to Narva, everything is nicer.

[@JSmith-nu4bl]

When we needed him the most, he returned.

[@devenprzybylski6639]

Discovered you recently, hoping you are able to travel to more places and look at the history and such in the future. Lots of stuff you could put into videos, love seeing the videos where you make friends and drink with them. Hoping I caught you at a time when you start uploading more and more.

[@hasteandfury2424]

When your done with your KZbin channel, you really need to teach a class about the old country. Thanks for your work, wish I could be there with you.

[@liquidbooks1845]

Bald you're lucky to have experienced such a rare sight of seeing a Gopnik in February since the thin abibas tracksuits make them hibernate for most of the winter.

[@williamsmeds1368]

We love Estonia! Greetings from Finland!

[@this.is.berlin]

How similar are the languages? Do you understand each other?

[@williamsmeds1368]

@@this.is.berlin well i am a Swedish speaking fin but i know finnish. And yes, Estonian sounds really similar. They seem like the same language. If a Finnish person would listen to an Estonian conversation they would probaly understand a lot and probaly have an idea of what the conversation is about. A lot of words are identical and some are very similar. Even Estonian words that are completely diferent from the Finnish ones sound like they could be finnish. I was really suprised when i first went to Estonia beacuse of how similar the language was. As a tourist who didn't speak Estonian i could just ask a question in Finnish and people would understand what i asked.

[@MrTimodon]

@@williamsmeds1368 Its same with the Norwegians and Swedish, especially in the north.

[@rmack2778]

Oh my word, recently happened upon this charming fellow. Now my absolute favourite bloke - enthusiastic and involved. And very funny. Love love love your vids! Feel like I’m travelling in lockdown and learning so much! Wish you were my mate.

[@johnny97246]

Good film Mr. Bald! I really enjoyed the traverse and history of these areas and what they have turned into current day. It's not easy being out in the middle of deep Winter. I would love to see you cover Mr. Bald's "Tallinn"! Thanks for all of your great films!

[@nmjzyea3843]

I am a guy from Lithuania and I can say that your videos are exciting and entertaining. I especially like when you are talking to the older people and they tell how it was back in the day of the places which you visit. You should also visit Lithuania and Latvia. These places have very beautiful and interesting places as well.

[@THEKITPLUG]

I really need to travel more.

[@stepanpoljakov7221]

didnt expect to see u here

[@THEKITPLUG]

@@stepanpoljakov7221 lol I love this channel

[@stepanpoljakov7221]

@@THEKITPLUG I live in Estonia lol

[@THEKITPLUG]

@@stepanpoljakov7221 It looks like a beautiful place.

[@stepanpoljakov7221]

@@THEKITPLUG in certain places, in certain time )

[@joelex7966]

Congratulations on learning Russian. I just stumbled onto your blog and find your experiences to be fascinating. Keep up the good work.

[@mikeymoose7253]

It all looks beautiful and similar to Finland in many ways.

[@hardlife8026]

True that there is a strong influence! Even though it's officially a Baltic country, Estonian people are close to Finnish, as is the language. Latvia and Lithuania are closer to each other than they are to Estonia in many ways.

[@tigran2197]

Estonia 🇪🇪 have a very beautiful touch of a nordic country with a Soviet past. I will visit it after the pandemic. Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪

[@kaur9384]

if you visit in the summer while bars & stuff are maybe open again then i suggest visiting Pärnu , it's our summer capital. Fun fact , after some adminstrative reforms Pärnu is now bigger than New York with 858 km² wich used to be 35km² while most of the city is now swamps and forests

[@deinisdesousa2969]

They want so much to be nordik i'm sure they will rush to like your comment

[@dandei545]

No

[@Demid05]

Countries having Soviet pasts isn’t bad (not excluding Stalin of course) in fact some of the leaders after Stalin were great and helped the economy of the whole Soviet Union grow. And also most countries under the Soviet Union lived great compared to what they are now for example Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, etc..

[@eily_b]

And you can fly there with just your passport. And you can pay with Euro and can estimate the prices. No one will rip you off by telling you some strange price with 238 digits you can not convert. That's when I love the EU. 😉

[@danielv85]

I have to say, it is very refreshing to see a British man being appreciative of European, East-European countries. Having lived for five years plus in the UK, I have rarely met people like you. You seem to be quite friendly with the natives, too. Very well done!

[@songrada1]

when will you learn geography? it is north country

[@danielv85]

@@songrada1 I honestly had no idea. I'm from Romania. I've only traveled to Bulgaria, Greece and UK. :)

[@lewistaylor2858]

we are European as well... just because we don't really like the EU doesn't mean we don't like Europe.

[@mihaimihai4925]

@@lewistaylor2858 Let's see what will happen with United Kingdom after Scotland and N.Ireland will follow EU 🇪🇺

[@Ben-yp9nh]

@@mihaimihai4925 errr no they won’t they are part of the U.K. lol

[@pmciprof1]

great to see you again, Ben and so glad you just keep on truckin on and on