This is How People Live in RURAL & FORGOTTEN Spain 🇪🇸

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‪@RealLifeLore‬ Did a video on population and demographics in Spain so I thought I'd go an adventure Northern Spain to find out for myself. Bald and Bankrupt is always showing Eastern Europe, but in this video I bring you to the abandoned ghost villages of Western Europe - this time in Northern Spain. It's hard to believe there are places like this in Western Europe (Asturias Spain) in 2022.. Whilst on the Camino de Santiago I discovered several desolate and empty ghost towns/villages where some people still inhabit the villages.
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Adventure Elliot is a bilingual travel vlogger (English and Spanish) with a particular interest in the Spanish speaking world. I enjoy taking adventures - big or small - and my goal is to show the Spanish speaking world 1 video at a time.
The goal of my channel is simple yet complex: I want to document and share authentic & educational content of anything related to Adventure Travel, Geography, & Language in the Spanish-speaking world. It's kind of a loaded topic, but it allows me to never exhaust my creative outlets. The truth is, I've always been extremely passionate about what I'm doing on my channel, but I never properly documented it when I started adventuring as a younger man in my college years. I've made over 150 KZbin videos in both English and Spanish, and I have aspirations to make 1000s more. If that sounds interesting to you, join the community and follow me along the way.. After all, we're just getting started.

[@AdventureElliot]

Europe's Villages are DYING OUT RAPIDLY! kzbin.info/www/bejne/imXHlpR7e7N7h8Usi=EffhaeKXbnF44P9l I made a few mistakes in the video.. 1) I said 300-400 centuries. Obviously I meant years. 2) I said people live for free or next to nothing. What I meant to say is that people live cheaply and most people have owned their houses for generations, and if they rent, it’s very cheap. 3) Apparently I spoke in the “tú” form too much which is informal. However, since living in Spain, it’s easy to get used to saying “tú” as opposed to “usted” which is only used in a formal setting or with elders. In Costa Rica I used “usted” for almost everyone as it’s a custom there, but if you do that in Spain it’s a bit odd. Honest mistake.. If you want more rural Spain videos and curious places, check out this playlist: Rural Spain kzbin.info/aero/PLMjcOD0EiToTXwSqNvMytIjM5c8OQZ5Bj I hope you liked the video. More to come!

[@elainefigueiredo4234]

No te preocupes por nada. Aprendemos por nuestros pecados. De Elaine la profe de NJ

[@rayvogensen2983]

I am not a native Spanish speaker but I would definitely feel awkward addressing those older villagers with tú. Just as I probably wouldn't feel comfortable being addressed as such.

[@AdventureElliot]

@@rayvogensen2983 it was definitely an accident and in Andalucia it’s so common to use tú even with older folk. I definitely learned my lesson.

[@rayvogensen2983]

@@AdventureElliot I'm sure they weren't offended, especially since they knew you were a foreigner. If you were to take up residence there, someone might correct you. Having said that, your Spanish is excellent. I once had fluent Spanish like you when I was in my late teens and early twenties (I studied four years at high school before traveling to Mexico, where I lived in small towns, just to practice my grammar-based Spanish. Now, I have the challenge of Iberian Spanish, plus Galego, which is a whole different ball game. I do miss my Mexican Spanish though.

[@AhJodie]

No problem, and thank you, great video!

[@DaniRunds]

I'm from Spain and I'm not sure why, but when you were talking with Maria Luisa (not Mariela) something triggered in me and I had to weep, people from this generation are the most honest, humble, friendly and hard working people you can ever imagine, after the civil war they built almost from scratch an amazing country for their children and grandchildren (like myself). Soon this generation will be gone forever, and with them one of the main aspects which makes Spain so wonderful and unique.

[@user-qd4td7yb8e]

Better Franco than Reconquista-undoers.

[@Konoronn]

Such things are happening everywhere.

[@illegalsmirf]

@@user-qd4td7yb8e Hahaha yes Islam is once again conquering all of Europe.

[@yucol5661]

@@Konoronnthen it’s not unique now is it. You can’t think honest kindly old villagers with nice ways of speaking are a specially Spanish thing

[@Agapimo]

@@user-qd4td7yb8eThis 👹franco💩 will FOREVER be remembered as the murderous NAZI supporter who REQUESTED the horrific German Lufywaffe bombing of innocent women and children by his BELOVED HITLER that destroyed Guernica. Picasso refused to allow his painting to be STAINED by Franco existence and prohibited it in Spain until franco was ROTTING & BURNING in HELL, so every time smoke can be smelled is a reminder of his inhumanity and him 🔥👹💩 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guernica_(Picasso)

[@jiveturkeeymc]

Being from Northern Portugal, this was beautiful to watch for the fact that northern regions of both Portugal (Viana do Castelo and Porto) and Spain (Asturias and Galicia) are extremely similar in terms of culture, mannerisms and way of speaking. Love my brothers from Spain!

[@MrWifly]

Misma história...El condado de oporto sobre el que se crea el reino de portugal fue reconquistado por el reino astur-leonés.

[@Aceliious]

Os galegos e portugueses eram um povo que falavam a mesma língua e tinham os mesmos costumes antes da fundação do Reino de Portugal. Entretanto os galegos caíram sobre o controlo de Castela, daí não fazerem parte do nosso território. De qualquer maneira, portugueses e espanhóis são irmãos para sempre.

[@MrWifly]

@@Aceliious ¿Eso os enseñan en la escuela a los portugueses? ¿Fuisteis separados de los gallegos por castilla? Es delirante ya no porque el castellano antiguo fuese muy parecido al actual gallego/portugués sólo hay que leer el cantar del mio cid: "Sospiro Myo Çid ca mucho auie grandes cuydados. Ffablo Myo Çid bien e tan mesurado: Grado a ti Sennor Padre que estas en alto, Esto me an buelto myos enemigos malos. Alli pienssan de aguiiar, alli sueltan las riendas: A la exida de Biuar ouieron la corneia diestra, E entrando a Burgos ouieron la siniestra" Lo irónico no es ya que el idioma partiese de la misma base (latín bastardo) lo irónico es que la familia más representativa e importante del reino de castilla es originaria de galicia como es la casa Trastámara (del latín Tras-tamaris que significa "más allá del Tambre" rio del noroeste de galicia) que como conocerás es precisamente la casa de los reyes católicos. ¿Cómo se produjo esa separación por parte de castilla? ¿Os fundaron el reino de portugal y os separaron de los gallegos y el reino astur-leonés? Es curioso como vuestra absurda aversión a castilla por las guerras feudales de sucesión os impulsa a maquillar, retorcer o directamente mentir sobre la história.

[@rupertsimmington4143]

I'm from London originally but have been living in Galicia for nearly 25 years . . . Moving here was one of the best decisions I ever made . . .

[@francoissaleta]

Los gallegos mucho problemo

[@rupertsimmington4143]

@@francoissaleta para mi, no . . . Galicia manda carallo

[@oldschoolbussdrive]

There's lots of Brits in Spain

[@avecesar4244]

​​@@francoissaletaThat was only in the film As bestas. Don't be afraid. There are also kind Galicians, though they are a bit odd people.

[@emiliosanudoortiz]

Cuando el señor dice que no le gusta la capital, no se refiere a Madrid en exclusiva, él está haciendo referencia a las ciudades o poblaciones grandes en general; en Asturias "la capital" se trataría de lugares como Oviedo, Gijón o Aviles. Normalmente la gente mayor de las aldeas o pueblos de Cantabria, Asturias o Galicia, se sienten muy a disgusto en las ciudades "grandes".

[@higherresolution4490]

Como has indicado, Galicia también, ¿como no? Yo pasaba los setiembres de 1971, 72' y 73' en Santiago de Compostela donde estudiaba la música clássica con Andres Segovia. Había muchas veces cuando de repente se pensaría que la ciudad se ha convertido en elementos de una época antigua.

[@robertbheatcoker8638]

bueno ellos y todo y muchos, yo vivía en un pueblo en las montañas en canarias, donde había nieve en invierno y verde por todos lados, ahora vivo en Irlanda, en un pueblo, igual :) , las aglomeraciones no son para mi ni para muchos, menos mal.

[@spam2908]

As someone with a lot of family from Appalachia who's studying in Spain, Asturias reminds me a lot of Appalachia. Beautiful nature, nice people, small mountain towns, but very few opportunities forcing most of the young people to leave for bigger cities. It's sad to see an area be so beautiful but with no opportunities for growth. I haven't had an opportunity to visit Asturias yet, but I have visited Basque country and it was the closest I have felt to home since moving to Spain

[@lynetteledoux2845]

I wonder if growth - more people, more things, more modernization is a good thing. It would be good if some of the younger people came back to raise crops, to keep in good maintenance the buildings and such.

[@NikoMoraKamu]

it's like those zones but in a smaller scale , USA is quite bigger and the distances from the rural areas to the big citys is larger here in spain even with the same problems of people leaving the rural areas the citys are not that far away and the young people keep going to see their hometowns on weekends and holidays so those towns are empty during the week and not vacation time and look ghost towns but they are still maintained by the young generations

[@themcfaceman]

@@lynetteledoux2845it’s a lot harder to maintain everything in the mountains, such as roads. They need viable industry and fast internet at the least

[@drums4free]

Also from Appalachia. ❤

[@georgecosta7209]

The first woman you spoke with broke my heart? When you left there was a sadness in her face? It must be challenging to be in a small village, never having left or ventured about the world. My mother, who’s 94, is from a small town in Galicia and the paisaje is very similar. We lived, in the U.S, for over sixty years and this video brought back some great memories from my childhood. Thanks for sharing this video.

[@qy-exotic7717]

hi

[@mareemacpherson9454]

Poignant and interesting!

[@MrPeachblossom]

ive been around the world no place like home you dont need to feel sorry if youve never travelled

[@davidtaylor-hg2bz]

We bought a house in the hills above a place called sotrondio,the best thing we ever did. Asturian people are really friendly and hard working and have welcomed us into the village with open arms😊

[@nick_playzvr9464]

I love it. I’m Cuban and my grandmothers were from Asturias, from Buelna de Llanes. They came to Cuba in 1917. My dreams is to be able to retire there. Thank you for sharing this

[@AdventureElliot]

Watch my canary island videos

[@nick_playzvr9464]

@@AdventureElliot I will. I’m pretty much half Asturian, half canarian. My grandfather from my mother’s side is from La Gomera and my dad’s dad was born in Cuba but he’s almost full blooded Canarian with a touch of native Cuban. Again thank you for these videos. It’s really hard to find an American that knows and understand the Spanish immigration to Cuba, Puerto Rico and Venezuela.

[@MarioGomez-uq3vq]

Same here

[@cristian427]

Soy gallego. Algunos antepasados míos emigraron a Cuba desde Asturias en el siglo diecinueve, a la zona de Holguín, y tuvieron bastante descendencia. Normalmente sentimos a los cubanos y argentinos más cercanos a nosotros por la gran diaspora que hubo desde el norte de España. Quizás incluso seamos primos lejanos! 😅

[@christiana.v.w9988]

I have been abroad for long, but I am Asturian; and when I saw this video, it was like I could smell our fields again, and the accent of the 85 years abuelina, my eyes became wet.

[@PanteraRosa91]

la güeli!!

[@xalau5270]

So proud of my asturian people, always friendly

[@AdventureElliot]

It was actually difficult to find a person that wasn't friendly. Now as soon as I entered Galicia, the vibe completely changed. It was actually a bit of a shock. People looked at me suspiciously.. I later found out that it's normal that Galicians are reserved - especially with outsiders.

[@josephpusateri440]

I am of Asturian grandparents living in Pittsburgh, PA. Without a shadow of a doubt you captured the friendly and welcoming nature of the the Asturian people. Their hard life, yet rich beyond American comprehension, is a statement to both their stamina and their joie de vivre. In the future, please be careful with the people of the North of Spain: 1) Don't use the tú form with people you've just met, especially if they're significantly older than you, use usted instead. It is rude. 2) Don't use the pleural ustedes from with younger people, instead use vosotros. If you don't know the vosotros form, learn it. Again instead of being friendly, ustedes puts a distance between the two of you, and as far as I'm concerned it keeps people at "arms length." 3) In Spain we do not usually say "Mucho Gusto," when you meet someone. It sound put on. Instead use: "Encando/a"

[@liul]

Sí se usa mucho gusto en España. De toda la vida

[@eb.3764]

He's clearly not fluent. Also most people in Spain tutear

[@josephpusateri440]

I use the tú form the vast majority of the times, except with older people whom I do not know well and governmental officials whom I do not personally know. @@eb.3764

[@Loramend]

36 adios llevo diciendo mucho gusto y soy de Asturias :)

[@privatepilot4064]

I spent 6 months in Spain when I was in the Navy, in Rota. I loved the Spanish people! So much culture!

[@AdventureElliot]

You’ll like this video Tourism Hasn’t Spoiled This Part of Spain! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHK2noSuZdmFfsk

[@nickh9619]

Seeing the 82 year old Tino is so amazing, full of wisdom & literally a wise old gentleman & is at peace with life. So humble 🤗🇪🇦

[@TravelAddictGuy]

You did a wonderful job of showing how life is in a pueblo in Northern, Spain. That was fantastic!

[@AdventureElliot]

Thanks bro!

[@tedrzepski3789]

Glad I stumbled on this film. Glad to hear an American speak Spanish competently. We walked part of the Francis route right before covid. The local people were also nice. I'm going to vie your other films about Spain. I'm particularly interested in the effects of the Spanish Civil War. Thanks

[@AdventureElliot]

I’ve got many more videos in rural Spain.. check out my canary island playlist or Camino de Santiago

[@kevinadams9468]

Great job, Elliot. Love your style and your respectful way with these people - unlike many other 'travel bloggers'. Stay the way you are and continue with these videos. You are a great ambassador for our country when such people are greatly needed!

[@TheExplodeArena]

This video deserved more views! Thank you for showing us the rural areas of Spain!

[@AdventureElliot]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rp3Kq4Wvltl5f6M here’s another

[@charalamposkatsenis2698]

It's the same here in Greece. You can find hundreds of villages with only a few old people living there. Unfortunately the world has changed and these places cannot sustain many people anymore. Only good thing is that in Greece most of the people that have left, live in cities two or three hours away, so in the summer or holidays life comes back.

[@peterfrance702]

Ah, the knee-wrecker! I did this wonderful camino 5 years ago. Your video brought back sweet memories of Asturias and Galicia. Yes my knees recovered and I regained weight!

[@AdventureElliot]

Whenever I need to lose 15 pounds I just head north and start walking 😂 I’m lucky enough to live in Spain. I’ve got a ton of Camino videos if you search on my channel .. I’ve been to almost every region of Spain and surrounding countries

[@danieldipalma704]

Visiting Spain was an eye opening experience... Fields of gold and green dotted with crumbling villages and towns, old men and women sitting by the roadside waiting for someone or something exciting... In Spain there's plenty of castles, empty and void, relics of a golden past, witnesses of a ghostly present...

[@AdventureElliot]

Jaén province has the most castles in Europe

[@zivkovicable]

When the castles were occupied, conditions for ordinary people were much worse. not a "golden" era for most.

[@danieldipalma704]

@@zivkovicable no, certainly only for the rich...

[@samlosco8441]

@@zivkovicable Finally a sane person. All these "Great man" history types remind me of cavemen. They see castles, shrines, and monuments and immediately think that means it was some golden age. Meanwhile in reality life was far worse during Spain's "peak" than it is now, and the same goes for Britain, France, Germany, etc

[@alegrebandolerotattoo]

@@samlosco8441 chill.. he probably refered to the Spanish Empire golden era, not that every single spaniard had a castle to live in lol

[@yossarianmnichols9641]

This is the first European travel video I have seen that actually stimulated my desire go there.

[@alexdetrojan4534]

Wow that 85 year old lady you talked to was so sweet. I wish i could speak spanish, i could see myself living in that area no problem. Glad i discovered your channel. 👍

[@robertocb7911]

Los edificios que ves de madera se llaman hórreos. Puedes verlo en países como Suiza o Gales. Reminiscencias celtas. Ahí se guardaba el cultivo lejos del agua y la humedad. Me alegro verte por allí. Gracias por estar en un lugar tan maravilloso como Asturias

[@rayvogensen2983]

Também há muitos no norte de Portugal. Os maiores complexes de sabugueiros ou espigueiros (hórreos) estão em Soajo (24) e Lindoso, perto de Ponte da Barca. São de pedra. Há ums de madeira perto de Ourense, em Mezquita. O maior de todos está na costa galega.

[@madgringo9263]

Horreos en Gales ??.....y por qué no Castañuelas y Flamenco también ??.

[@madgringo9263]

​@@rayvogensen2983 Certo e'...lembre Vostede que o Norte de Portugal mais a Galiza foron báixo os SUEVOS un mesmo estado na Idade Media.

[@duartesilva7907]

​@@madgringo9263também nunca vi nesses países... Em Portugal há sim.

[@TR4R]

Gracias por el aporte. En parte me pareció ingenuo pensar que un ratón no puede subir por esas columnas pero tiene su sentido 🤣😝

[@The_Gallowglass]

It is a beautiful place. So green and healthy.

[@thephilweknow3289]

Wonderful video Elliot! You make it feel like we’re there standing by your side enjoying every moment of your adventures! Take care

[@KettleCamping]

Fascinating to see these remote and near-ghost towns. The people whom you meet and speak with add such a rich dimension to the experience. Thanks for taking us along! Cheers desde 🇨🇦!

[@janesmith9024]

Lovely. I like peace and being alone. May be Asturias would be for me. The 85 year old and other older lady too both looked a lot younger than they would in the UK. It must be all the fresh air and moving around on the farms.

[@thisorthat7626]

The people you met were so friendly and looked so much younger than their age! The country side looked wonderful. I may have to visit to learn more about how people used to live and experience their charm first hand. Thank you for sharing this small village with us.

[@YogaBlissDance]

Totally younger than their age

[@AJR-zg2py]

It's because they're always moving, being active and feel like they have purpose. That will automatically make you feel - and look - much younger. Many 75yo women in cities aren't raising cows - they're sitting at home in a chair watching TV or wasting away in a medical bed. Having that purpose is essential.

[@mingorance8384]

La gente es muy agradable en España. Saludos desde España

[@Simplicius95]

xD

[@mikelamatria3610]

😅

[@RetoskiCat]

Muy humildes los españoles, saludos desde España

[@samrusoff]

Agh! I spent 5 months in Spain just before the pandemic doing work away travels. Now that it's been a few years this is giving me major urges to go back for the Camino! I love long walks and the countryside, it's great how you chat with the locals as you go along.

[@user-uw3fi2zg4t]

You should check transpirenaica or gr-11 if you want something more off the beaten path or more scenery

[@AdventureElliot]

Hello Sam. I like to do the Camino alone because I often get lost in the little villages and stop and talk with the people. Most of the pilgrims just keep marching really fast and when you do that, you often miss out on hidden gems that you only have 1 chance of seeing. Hopefully you can make it back for another camino. I highly suggest the Camino Primitivo.. you only need 14 days.

[@samrusoff]

@@AdventureElliot thank you for taking the time to reply! It sounds like the ideal pace and setting, most of my free time in Spain I chose to spend renting a dirt cheap AirBnb and wandering by foot through the candid small villages and side streets. It was also mostly southern and Mediterranean regions, the north west is new to me. Buen viaje!

[@samaale7381]

Tino is a sweet grandpa with a lovely smile. The way he laughs is cute, he seems to be a nice and happy person.

[@frankierodriguez8661]

It´s a nice video and I like the fact that you want to learn about Spain and our tradition and history. The video is made in a humble respectful way to show american people about Spain and I really appreciate that as a spanish citizen.

[@shortcityvlogs]

This was so fun to watch! Loved the bald and bankrupt reference too

[@estilatorre8928]

Maravillosas personas te encontraste en Asturias Elliot!! 👌👏😊

[@AdventureElliot]

Gente muy amable y humilde

[@AlejandroGarcia-gr1jm]

Hermoso video Elliot, millon de gracias.

[@maddie9185]

Beautiful and quiet. All that natural beauty

[@mattmeade983]

Fantastic interaction with the locals…insightful explanations too…subscribed!!

[@JO-mg6xc]

Thank you, Elliot, for showing these honest, hard working people. My father was an Asturiano and I had the wonderful experience to visit his town and all my relatives there. If I get a my business going and expand to Europe, I will have production in Asturias. My genes are calling me back to the source..

[@user-xi2zy2mv4e]

I like to watch movies to learn spanish and this was very educative for me. The people also spoke slower than they tend to do in movies which was great.

[@AdventureElliot]

Watch all my video haha I speak Spanish a lot. Also check out the most recent video I uploaded on how I learned Spanish

[@jayess6318]

These people are 1000 more blessed than the poor people living on the streets in the big cities of the USA!

[@Es97Coqui]

It feels almost distant yet so close, God those areas must have so much history. I’m Puerto Rican and mostly Spanish descended. My family lives in campo. What a whirl it would be to see those lands, perhaps maybe someday.

[@AdventureElliot]

The land of your ancestors.. I have many videos from there

[@javis5483]

Cada vez lo haces mejor Elliot! Felicidades

[@miguelruiz5727]

Thanks for showing our country in such a humble and interesting way. Granpas in Spain are the best people ever ❤

[@siomaras161]

im mexican but my paternal grandmother grew up in rural spain, this is so weird to see, that she must have lived in a place like this, ive never really thought about spains history before this, its a really weird feeling lol thank u for sharing

[@labird1994]

Bienvenido a mi querida Asturias Elliot vente por las cuencas mineras seras bien recibido tiene mucha historia , se zona minera e industrial saludos 👍👏🏻🤗👌😀🤩

[@SimpliciusTeutsch]

Interesting and beautiful! Thanks for showing.

[@elizaann1888]

Fascinating! Thank you.

[@JustNam66]

Tino reminds me of my late abuelo/lolo Costudios lolo is also a farmer and work at the age of 88. He pass away during the pandemic because of Covid. 😭😭😭 ta ama yo contigo lolo.

[@elainefigueiredo4234]

¡Gracias, Elliot! Es evidente que hay muy buena gente viviendo por allí. Es un medioambiente hecho para contemplar el verdadero sentido de la vida. Por eso es parte del camino. ¡Buen camino y ten cuidado!

[@rasguero914]

Many times people from the towns (both old and young) tend to call "Capital" to the important city in the region, usually the Capital of the Comunidad Autonoma/Antiguas Regiones, for example a person living in a town in asturias may say Capital when talking about Oviedo, or even Gijón. In the same way a person from a town in north Galicia may say Capital when talking about Coruña.

[@DC-ss2jx]

Portugal and Spain are my favorite countries on the world. Old soul people with rich culture and History full of up and downs. Kindness in their heart and real hardworkers. Soulful people but with their heads on their shoulders.

[@Censored.225]

Beautiful country, amazing people. With love from Australia ❤️

[@jewel2022now]

Thank s so awesome to hear all those people telling about life there. So beautiful

[@Paco-nq5yz]

Thanks for sharing Muy interesante, gente auténtica Saludos desde Francia

[@felipaperez3422]

Me encantan tus vídeos Elliot. Dás a conocer cono es España de variada y diferente, dependiendo de la zona donde vas. Saludos amigo 😊

[@gemiii3501]

Lo mejor de esta tierra son sus gentes. Buen video Elliot!!!😘😘

[@AdventureElliot]

Hola Gemiii.. Mira, en este video iba a saltar el pueblo porque era tan pequeño.. Pero cuando vi la chica (la chica del principio del video) deecedi quedarme y grabar. En el camino primitivo hay tantos secretos así..

[@gemiii3501]

@@AdventureElliot si, la verdad que hay unos rincones preciosos. Yo he disfrutado mucho. Me dio penar terminar en Lugo. El año que viene a ver si puedo seguir!!! Saludos para keri y para ti😘😘😘😘

[@carolgiangreco6548]

How fortunate for you to be traveling in this way, and through these mountains and small villages. You're encountering people who are amongst the most genuine on earth! And untouched nature, or maybe I should say, people who live in true nature and do no harm to their environment. Blessings on your travels and to all those you meet. These videos are a gift to the rest of us and precious memories for you.

[@robertgutierrez83]

Love the B&B style and you do it well! Would love to see more of the abandoned villages.

[@AdventureElliot]

Thanks Robert. More to come.

[@auradb1140]

Que bonico eres Elliot, se nota que eres buena gente, gracias por enseñarnos tantas cosas ❤️

[@AFVEH]

I know it might be too much to ask, I know your Spanish isn't perfect and you do get a pass for being a foreigner but you should try to speak to older people conjugating in "usted" instead of "tú". Your Spanish is still impressive for an American, just some advice.

[@simplemind7]

My brother lives in Gijón, Asturias and he loves it. It'd be nice if you can do a video of 'Pueblos Blancos'. Spain is so beautiful and majestic, thank you for the upload.

[@AdventureElliot]

Here’s a video in one of the Pueblo blanco : kzbin.info/www/bejne/enXTZKiibZ2eotE

[@anonimato1987]

Hahaha I can't believe you're also a BaldnBankrupt follower. I've been wanting to do El Camino Primitivo for years. Thanks for taking us along with you

[@AdventureElliot]

HUGE B & B fan although sometimes he's a bit too sketchy for me. I think he crosses some boundaries but his raw content is simply magical and probably the best that KZbin has ever seen from a travel perspective. The thing is, I've always been doing off the beaten path adventures like this - but the pandemic slowed me down. If only I had a camera from the years of 2013-2020..

[@LuizHenrique-bi7sz]

i am from southern brazil and seeing this video i notice many similiarities. The constructions, the people, the nature and the way of living. Its surprinsingly similar. Even more than portugal or italy, that you expect that will be similar regarding the colonization. The feeling is like i am visiting my parents from the interior in the weekend.

[@LifewithDavid]

Excellent video!

[@luissantiago5626]

Me quede con las ganas de seguir viendo mas. Como siempre buen video y gracias por compartirlo.

[@AdventureElliot]

Thanks Luis.. More videos to come in both english and spanish.. Un saludo amigo

[@carendancer8265]

Love this video-you obviously love people and they receive you well.

[@AdventureElliot]

Thanks Caren.. Glad you see that too :)

[@westho7314]

Very refreshing travel-vlog Elliott, enjoy your approach & interaction with the local elders, much respect, You received my humble sub, now i'll check out your channel to see where and what else your up too on your life journey. I've followed Bald for quite awhile.I enjoy his exploits & humor as well as his interconnectivity with local people while traveling and especially the babushkas & elders . I am almost an elder myself at 70 years old and not so very mobile these days, so travelers like yourself give a wonderous gift & outlook on the world we may have wished we had the good fortune to travel and explore.Living in a small near ghost town in a remote area of the desert southwest US, i can relate to and appreciate these hardy kindred souls who hang on to their beloved homeland , identity, freedom and space. Looking forward to viewing more of your past episodes & adventuras to come, via con dios my friend, WestHo

[@tom12878]

Muy bonito, gracias

[@rocaelgomez6616]

Thank you for such a nice video! It reminds me of my life at the farm in Central America.

[@HK-pp9ig]

Beautiful, great view.

[@reesbritton6623]

My family comes from Cantabria… northern Spain is a REALLY special place! ❤️

[@rodrigomonteromiguez6684]

working with an ems crew in the camino de Santiago led me to discover the most wonderful people out here in the north, best interactions ever.

[@larsfromaustria]

Absolutely in love with Northern Spain. Visited Galicia a few times and a few months back finally Asturias. As an Austrian I felt right at home there. Basque-Country next on the list!

[@AdventureElliot]

Exploring Spain's MOST MYSTERIOUS REGION (You Won't Believe This) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnjMk4FueJqpeac

[@AdventureElliot]

More basque region: It's a CRIME More People Don't Visit This SECRET PYRENEES PARADISE in SPAIN kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJzWc5Wwoplol5o

[@alejandromagnus2060]

Next time visit Cantabria. ❤

[@caesaraugustus4563]

Cataonia!

[@patriciatr2169]

Me ha encantado tu video, como siempre. Le has lanzado un cumplido encantador a la chica del principio, y a partir de ahi un disfrute de paisaje y paisanaje, solo una cosita. Por favor, no te refieras a nuestras abuelas como babuskas....me suena raro, cualquier abuela española se molestaria si la llamaras babuska, son muy suyas y tienen mucho genio 😉😘

[@stevenwebb9861]

Great work many thanks.

[@AdventureElliot]

Thanks

[@AJR-zg2py]

Lots of interesting characters in this village. Very honest, friendly and hard-working people.

[@johnbunyon399]

Blessings to all and everyone. So nice!

[@welshtoro3256]

I really enjoyed this video Elliot. I have travelled throughout the interior of Spain for years and know exactly what it is like. I have many Spanish friends that have no idea. My tiny house in a village in Malaga has a bar, pharmacy and a general shop open for a few hours a day. There is nothing else. Nada! It is quite close (by car) to nearby towns though. I'm very well travelled in the north of Spain and the interior so I know depopulated stuff like this though. I enjoy these places and if you want to understand Spain at a deeper level you must come to these places but they are a million miles from the tourist trail and that includes Spanish tourists too. These places tell a story about old Spain but even that world in the aftermath of the Civil War. A world of little opportunity and where people had to put their heads down, stay out of trouble and make a life. The old one's in these villages reflect that reality but their children and grandchildren have moved on. They can't wait to move out. WT

[@gregruland1934]

well done fascinating ty

[@jeffreylockhart8292]

enjoyed this

[@jesusbermudez6775]

Gracias por este video de una parte de España poco conocida. Excelente video.

[@AdventureElliot]

Espero que hayas podido entender porque es en inglés

[@jesusbermudez6775]

Sí y tu castellano es muy bueno. @@AdventureElliot

[@thomaseilertsen1308]

love it, they are not missing out on anything.

[@mmarioescareno]

Their accents seem to have retained older accents like a Mexican accent.

[@francoisdaureville323]

More Like many mexican accents comes from a variant in spain 😂😂

[@mmarioescareno]

@@francoisdaureville323 no because languages in the older countries evolve and the newer countries keep the older accents. I know it sounds reversed.

[@RetoskiCat]

@@mmarioescarenosounds weird but it's true

[@francoisdaureville323]

@@mmarioescareno how would spanish people adopted any mexican accent when spain is where spanish Developed and created?? Spanish comes from europe, any sort of spanish in the américas is Just an evolution from a regional spanish from spain, not the other way around

[@mmarioescareno]

@@RetoskiCat they didn’t adopt it, they kept an older style which Mexico still uses. While other places in the motherlands like Spain eventually evolved their language. Thomas Sowel has a good book about it. It’s happened in other cultures

[@CosmicLorito]

Adorable Elliot cuando se despide dandole 2 besos a Luisa.

[@redtobertshateshandles]

Gave a like from Australia. I appreciate the sweating. 😂

[@Lyubog997]

Rural Spain looks amazing

[@AdventureElliot]

Wait until you see my next video lol.. tonight or tomorrow 🤞

[@Mutaracha1]

When the old man mentioned he didn't like the capital I'm sure he meant Oviedo, capital of Asturias, rather than Madrid

[@johncharles9996]

Great video. I intended to retire to rural central Portugal after ruling out Brittany or Normandy in France, all places that I love and visited many times. But in recent years I have started travelling to Galicia and Asturias a lot and love it's rugged wild beauty and even the seasons which for me are a bonus and not off putting.. I seriously thinking about getting a smallholding in Asturias now. I am just going to check to see if you have made anymore videos of the same area

[@Asduyr]

& the best blue cheese south of Stilton ! & Vigo octopus takes some beating...

[@emlynjay8633]

Most Tourists head for 'the Costas', Balearics or Canaries and fail to visit Espana Verde. Good insight into what they're missing.

[@iansnyder274]

Asturias is GORGEOUS!

[@paulharrop5879]

We are great fan of Bald and Bankrupt and now we have found an equal in you . Just subscribed .

[@grod805]

This reminds me so much of Mexico

[@gowine504]

great videos. great job speaking both english and spanish. very good.

[@rayvogensen2983]

An interesting video. When I travel, like you, I like to talk to the locals, who generally are quite willing to have a nice conversation. When I travel through Spain I seek out small villages where usually these conversations can occur. I do it because I am naturally curious but also because I want to practice my Spanish, which I have lost a lot of having lived now in Portugal for thirty years. One thing I noticed is that you used tú with a woman of 85 years. Perhaps in Spain, the tú form is becoming more and more usual with older people but in most of Latin America it would be a sign of disrespect. I learned my Spanish in Mexico and the distinction between tú and usted was more clear-cut than in Spain. Oops, I just saw the explanation below of your pronoun use, so, others must have pointed that question out. But, I'll leave my comment anyway.

[@Xavier-oo9df]

That woman is not a local, she is an Ecuadorian that one old man has bring to be his whore in exchange for papers and standing or money. Believe me I know the region.

[@mickybcn7453]

I am 74 and always use the usted in spanish or vosté in catalan when I talk with older people or unknown old people.

[@eltamar4220]

Arbeyos translation was surprisingly good. If you ever want to find a place very similar to Asturias about climate and landscape you will find it in New Zealand

[@user-cl7cg8pe3u]

I live in the Alicante region of Spain, really nice to see this video

[@edwardedward08]

In the Island of Cebu, in The Philippines, we have a town in the North of the Island, named Asturias as well.

[@ez5643]

Nice video Elliot, don’t worry about the tu/usted thing. The usted is almost not used here in Asturias as it is in other parts. (I didn’t notice at all while watching the video, but when I read the comments hahaha)

[@AdventureElliot]

Yeah, lots of opinionated people but that’s because many of the commenters are probably Spanish learners or experts.. but no Spanish person would criticize me because they get it

[@bezsie8518]

I'm glad that you explained about (the nonsense of) the palm trees in this part of Spain. (Which personally I don't like and I think is tacky. This is not Alicante or Canarias).🙄 The returned migrant person wanted to live back in his roots with a touch of the country where he made money. Galician, here.

[@AdventureElliot]

Hola Bezsie.. Thanks for your feedback. Yes, that casa indiano was interesting because it was a very modern one where the original family is still alive. Apparently they weren't in town at the time. Speaking of Galicia, I will have a couple videos from there. Also, I will have videos from Galicia on my Spanish channel, Aventurero Elliot en Español.. Un saludo

[@bezsie8518]

@@AdventureElliot Ok. Te sigo en los dos canales.

[@raykleiner3151]

Nice video. I just got back from the northern area of Spain doing bike packing and was taken by emptiness of those places. The people are wonderful, the food so and so, but really enjoyed your dialogue with the locals.I am still processing my own experience from the adventure in that region.