I sometimes use travel vlogs as research material when planning my trips. I feel they have the potential to give us a glimpse of what everyday life in a foreign place away from the main sights. But I cannot for the life of me stand those vloggers who run around and yell “Hello!” at locals (I appreciate the effort to learn the local language, but who does that? That’s not normal human behaviour.).

Are there any vloggers who do not exhibit the behaviour above you could recommend?

  • BrianThatDude@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Harald Baldr for me. I think he does the best job of showing a true account of what it’s like somewhere without being overly sensationalist. His longer videos and mostly unedited style aren’t for everyone but I generally find him to be the best one.

  • FitEnthusiasm2234@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I like Paddy Doyle, CB Media, and NoTimeToBeSad (which is more of a daily like in Thailand vlog).

    BTW I say Hi to almost everybody I pass I’m Thailand. I at least give a big smile. It is amazing how friendly the locals are here. I always get a huge smile or a hello with a smile as a reply.

  • nadeycakes@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    There are a few I’ve been watching recently, but SwedishGringo has been the most helpful in my S.A. search (especially Brazil). TheCountryCollectors is another one off the top of my head

    • captaincryptoshow@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Oh man he’s so girl-crazy though. I sometimes wonder if he was targeted in Rio because people knew he had a YouTube channel. Bro stuck out like a sore thumb… but at least he’s enjoying himself.

    • talk-spontaneously@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Agreed. His style is still very DIY and less commercialised than many of the other travel vloggers.

      It’s got a less polished and more realistic feel.

    • Teestyfly@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      These are exactly what the algo feeds me too. Add ‘Small Brained American’ to this list, it’s pretty good.

  • Vladimir-Putin@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Why watch travel vlogs when I can literally be anywhere in the world that I want?

    It makes no sense to me to live vicariously through vloggers when I can step outside and vlog myself if I felt like my experiences are worth sharing. (They aren’t.)