Thanks for your amazing reaction to this series everyone. It's gone down a treat, and there was me thinking it might be too boring! This is great news because I'm now confident I could take this formula and recreate it in different parts of the world. Do drop the video a like and subscribe if you haven't already because there are more adventures coming soon! Finally you can listen to my mate's (Ead Wood) new EP here: soundcloud.com/eadwood/04-empath-master-v1-48-16?in=eadwood/sets/a-sparkling-gift
The friendly Barman that bought you a pint is called Luke. He was a neighbour of mine when I lived in hartington. I remember his family used to have a big Rottweiler called Maisy and it used to scare the shit out of me as a kid! Hope this interests you!
I am a 74 year old retired coal miner and never been abroad because my main enjoyment is the country side I was born in the little village of Pontyates in 1949 where I am now and I have spent most of my life out walking in the country side but now with a heart problem and a groin hernia I am not able to walk far and this is why I love watching this video.
Me too, it’s been long enough now that there is nostalgia for a straight line mission, and how not to travel Europe was fantastic. I could watch Tom just walking, with the classic soundtrack for the rest of time.
What the hell, is that actually the same Adam that walked across Jordan with Straybob? Geowizard and Straybob's mate just happened to be in the same pub in the same tiny village at the same time? Man, what an incredibly small world...
"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to."
Funny I should read your Tolkien snipit, as I have just read, The Hobbit and I am starting on, The Lord of the Rings! I have read both and other Tolkien works since I was a child, my sister Marilyn having introduced me to Tolkiens' Great Works!!!!❤😊
I was thinking about the Shire watching this and the previous video. you can really see that prof Tolkien got his inspiration from these lands, even 100 years later when I suppose some of it's old beauty has been lost to modern times. It's still great. The Road goes ever on and on Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, And I must follow, if I can, Pursuing it with eager feet, Until it joins some larger way Where many paths and errands meet. And whither then? I cannot say.
16:50 "managed to find a half decent spot to eat my lunch." Man specifically adventures through miles of glorious British countryside but the half decent place he finds for his dinner is next to some bins on the side of a road. Tom you are an enigma.
Geowizard, I’m genuinely gobsmacked as I sit here watching this. I didn’t realise you would be coming so close to my home. The Ramblers Retreat is mine and my partners absolute favourite place, I even went as far as to propose to my now fiancée in Dimmingsdale woods. So glad you enjoyed our “happy place” 😊 This video has made me so happy.
Might go for a wander there at the weekend, I'm only in Nuneaton so it's not overly far of a drive. Always looking for new beauty spots away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.
It is crazy how entertaining, yet how simplistic this series was. It shows how creative Tom is, and how good he is at being at the right place, at the right time 😂. But seriously, you’re so inspiring Tom. This series really brings back memories of how NOT to travel Europe, with how you relied on humanity and the hearts of people to fuel your journey. This is a certified Geo Wizard classic.
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Big coincidence, Adam in the video is in a youtube series with a mate of his where he walks 400 miles across Jordan. The youtube channels called "Straybob". Very good channel and series. Bob also documented walking in India and a raft trip in Australia.
How about that....what are the odds! Got introduced to your channel not too long ago. Watched the Wheel of Time and painting on Galdhøpiggen videos thus far. Wheel of Time one was more than enough to subscribe. Quite mindblowing tbh. Both you and Tom here have that infectious and genuine attitude and passion for what you do. Take care, have a good one!
People are generally lovely, especially if you're lovely to them. Awesome adventure and awesome to see human nature in it's most basic form. There are none of those pubs where someone wouldn't have bought you a pint. We all love you Adam, you pure Chad.
I know I'm late to the party and this comment will be lost in the masses, but these 2 episodes were my first exposure to you. I was hooked the second you said you'd always wanted to pick a direction and go, because I'd always had the same dream. Still do. But when you started talking about that one special day, I was reminded of my own day just like that Miles of treck through farmland, rivers, forests, and thorns. One of the most important days of my childhood. And now at the end of part 2, I was reminded of how humanity is still good hearted at the end of the day. I've always believed so, but it's good to see it in action. The kindness people show, the beauty in sudden friendships, it's a light in a seemingly dark world. I'm an American, I won't be able to go on a trip like this because it's just highways and cities near me, but that won't stop me from one day traveling someone it is possible, and having a go at it.
Honestly Tom, I think this is your best adventure series that you've done, right up there with the Europe trip in 2019. Definitely more chill than the straight line missions 😂
I agree. I have travelled a lot, I have family from Cornwall, and after visiting England and walking the Cornish countrysides with the coast not too far by and finishing on a secluded beach with no more than 1 or 2 surfers about was one one of the most enjoyable days of my entire life. There’s nowhere else on the planet I’d rather be.
@@eveningrice I think it's because there's still a sense of community in the small towns and villages, so everyone keeps it nice. The cities are just globalist hellscapes with language barriers where everyone relies on the authorities to look after everything.
Such an enjoyable watch Tom. It reminds me of how lucky we are in Scotland with our 'Right to Roam' legislation. We would not have to be sneaking about, avoiding farmers and 'Private land' signs. As long as we are responsible and respect others, we are generally allowed to walk where we want. I walk like this in Spain and France and have always been met with a welcome and generosity. Last autumn, I met a long distance walker in Scotland. He came back to my house, and despite my poor French, had a meal, a shower and bed to sleep in. I may never meet Guillaume again but it's sometimes time to 'pass it on'. Well done to Adam, showing exactly this attitude. yours aye, Norrie Frae Lithgae
I cried toward the start of this video, in bed watching with the wife on Christmas eve morning, cup of tea in my hand, sausage sarnie on the go, that mixed with the beautiful English countryside, the fabulous folk music and your lilting tones made me more proud to be English than probably anything else, ever (I don't patriotic that much these days)
Your adventures inspired me to quit hospitality and work outside in horticulture. Been pursuing this for a few years now and have landed a job in a world famous gardens. Your straight line videos butterfly affected me into success. Thank you
As an English lad that spent my teens rambling though picturesque villages like the ones in this adventure no series you do will trump this for me, pure nostalgia.
Another great adventure Tom, thanks. This mini series highlighted 2 things for me - 1. The public rights of way in this country are largely a joke to landowners (overgrown, grazed by crazed sheep and cows, blocked by electric fences, or just plain moved on a whim) and we need to do more to protect, and keep them (and keep them clear too!). 2. It's a stupidly small world - Adam, as others have pointed out, is friend of another RUclipsr but I'm pretty sure he's also a guy i kinda know through working in Manchester! Keep up the great work bringing our glorious countryside to the world!
I absolutely loved this adventure for the sheer relaxedness of it.. No difficult straight line to follow, no arduous tasks to completen, just a lovely hike through a beautiful landscape. It felt akin to the 'How (not) to travel Europe' series, which still remains my favourite series on RUclips of all time. My dream would be for you to film a 'season 2' of that.
As am old geezer for whom a good day is when something is not hurting or aching if I do not move too quickly. I am reminded how when young it is possible to do exactly what this 'young' man just takes for granted. Good luck to him and his form of individual but enviable madness.
Pulled a ligament rushing for the bus a fortnight ago, and I know my bod is no longer as flexible as it once was. Feels like only yesterday that I’d do a 25-mile hike without blinking… would have to plan carefully for that now. Keeping active seems to be the key. I’m out on my bike when I get the chance even with a pulled ligament. Just two or three miles a day makes a huge difference.
That's my favourite TV show, and I thought the exact same thing. Glad to see others noticed it as well. I really hope Tom makes this a regular occurrence.
I accidentally knocked the play button on the first one of these at 11pm. And I was so tired,but I thought,I'll just watch 5 minutes of it. I ended up watching all of 1 and 2. It was the "not knowing" what was going to happen though I had.
I have no clue why, but this series gave me hope for life again. Seeing how beautiful the fields next to your home town can be made me go on a walk for the first time in ages. Big love from the netherlands
Easily one of my favourite series of yours so far. The grand nature of your previous adventures are always fun, but this much more raw roots and easily replicable rambling mission oozes charm and as you say yourself, it's a great motivation to younger audiences to explore their own slices of countryside near them. This is a brilliant display of how taking the time to just enjoy being, rather than the constant rush to find entertainment, can be a highly rewarding and unique experience that I would argue holds higher value for the memories of such an experience that you'll carry through life with you.
These videos always impress me how much of a gifted storyteller Tom is. There aren't too many people who can make going for a ramble across some rural countryside so enjoyable.
When I lived in the UK, I took off from my front door in Bridstow, Herefordshire and walked South, West and East until I reached the coast over three years (separate adventures).Your own adventure reminds me of those times. Rucksack, tent and bedroll on my back, out my front door and off I buggered. Memories that will stay with me always. Good on you Tom! I loved these episodes. And thank you for not littering 🙏😊
@@LewisZilla get out of the city!!!!!! When I was Greece staying in Athens I made a point of leaving the big city and so glad I did, some of the most beautiful scenery and villages I have ever seen in my life
Reminds me of the Euro trip. Fun, chilled out and down to earth. Takes the simplest of what the world has to offer and celebrates it. The interactions with everyday people and the humanity and kindness on display just make it so much better. More adventures like this please.
My wife grew up in Oakamoor. It's a beautiful place, so cool that you passed through! Most the population worked at Alton Towers! We've been talking about doing the railway trail together for years. You've reignited us to go back!
I watched this video when it first came it out and it inspired me to get back out there... did two ten-mile walks through the countryside from my front door. Saw some great wildlife, met some interesting people and all in all had a great time. Cheers for the upload Tom, sometimes it's easy to forget that adventure is always just waiting to be found right off the step of your door.
Hello. I want to say how wonderful this series was for me. I’m American and I have never been to England, but I do have a deep vein of that adventurous spirit. This brought me back to days in my 20s when I was rambling around the country just going into the unknown each day. You captured that spirit so well. And all the little choices. The Bert Jansch song, the humor. Just well done man and I hope to see another series like this one. Very inspiring and fun.
Small moment but I love 16:09. Tom taking the time to read the label of the water. “M&S. Still mountain water from Scotland. Freezing cold.” Amidst the relentless rhythm of our bustling daily lives, we frequently overlook such subtleties. Here though Tom pauses and savours these seemingly insignificant. It’s reminded me to appreciate the small things in life and express gratitude in simplicity. There’s is beauty and joy in everything you just need to take the time to look a little closer.
This might be my favourite of your adventures yet! It's so simple yet cozy and relaxing. Really makes a difference when your interactions with other people are friendly and welcoming rather than sprinting away from angry farmers!
The english countryside is so underrated I swear. Very green and pleasant. What a beautiful series though... genuinely surprised at how comfortingly fun it was to watch. Great little 'speech' at the end aswell and the gesture to the shrewsbury arms was just wonderful, great content.
@@dislikebutton2462True, very realxing ,but there's also a place for that trip where you want to add the on-edge adrenalin of not knowing what's going to meet you around the corner, to face unknown dangers in a habitat lived in by other dangerous species - and survive said journey. Then of course retreat back to the chill of the UK/Ireland [add where applicable] countryside, to tell and embellish the tales of surviving such a wild adventure, over beers of course. Every journey counts.
I'm a photographer living in Birmingham and this video is giving me ideas for future projects. Thanks for showing us these amazing (usually unseen) parts of the UK. :)
There’s something truly amazing about the English country side the fact you can just walk wherever and adventure without a care is awesome dude. Love from Australia
The ability to broadcast a couple of days of walking in the countryside, making it so, so, soooooo entertaining is a true, masterful talent. Tom you are an adventurer and a wordsmith with such a great mana about you; please keep doing what you do.
Hi Tom, as someone who is just going through the worst patch in my life right now. This content is really comforting and allows to feel at peace for an hour. THANK YOU!
Thank you so much for this. I live in Canada now, and am always homesick like a muh-fuh, for the landscapes you're walking through. Despite being such a vast country, those landscapes simply don't exist over here. I never thought it would be possible to miss British fields so much, but I do. Anyhoo, this fills my happy box. Cheers!
This has been one of my favourite watches on youtube in quite a long time. It managed to encapsulate me in the story and keep me entertained the entire time! Props to you.
I know this is always a weird thing to get excited about but the wales missions always did this to me. Anytime I see an old stone wall like at 11:07 the fact that wall could be 1000 years old just blows my mind. As an american where "old" is anything over 100 years its just crazy that these old walls are still there.
@@Pebphiz Canada, plenty of places to walk but not that many footpaths around where i live. But there's just something about the English countryside that's always fascinated me, it looks so peaceful.
so many time during this journey i thought to myself "wow, this tiny village with its stonewalls and lovely pub and random streams does sort of look like something Tolkien wrote about in the shire chapters of LOTR and thehobbit" i quite enjoyed this miniserie, the editing and music was top and i look forward to more stuff of the same format! cheers!
Man I wish it was Summer, have a hankering for doing an adventure similar to this! Incredible how such simple things can be so engaging and entertaining! Brings me back to simpler times, before everything became so damn complicated!
Haha did a double take after watching Adam expertly guide Straybob through the deserts of Jordan. He must be carrying a youtubersmagnet of sorts. (Was actually walking there as well at the time. Wish I could've bought you a pint Adam!)
This is brilliant... Haven't enjoyed a RUclips series like this in a long time... Makes me proud to be British and an encounter with Peter Capaldi thrown in for good measure... couldn't ask for more! 😅
Interesting and beautiful trip! :) Just FYI - the sheep might just have been a bottlefed sheep. Meaning - if they somehow lost their mother, they would've been bottle fed and be used to running towards humans to say hi.
I live near the North Yorkshire moors and this series inspired me to walk there turns out 5 hours of walking gets you 4 hours of beauty. Thank you for continuing to post and being an inspiration.
Watching this has put such a smile on my face. I grew up just north of dimmingsdale and oakamoor. I spent so much of my youth in the woods of dimmingsdale and just this summer was in a charity cricket game at oakamoor. Keep it up Tom
Waking up cold and wet tends to be the most "I should just call in a ride home" moments of any expedition, no matter how many times you've experienced how much easier it is to just get up and get moving. Good to see you just powering through it!
Yo man this is how I always pictured England, but cant believe I’ve never actually seen it like this man. From the cover of rubber soul, listening to the village green preservation society and granchester meadows I ended up developing a picture in my mind of what England would look like. This is awesome bro
Yeah, I hate literring as I have the mindset that if every person thought it was OK to litter, then the planet would be swamped. We all have to do our little bit in keeping the planet tidy, in my opinion.
Right at 35:03 , you couldn't have said it any better. Where there is uncertainty and trepidation involved, especially then is the adventure worth it. I recently myself took a 22 day solo adventure starting from Las Vegas (where i live), and driving to Los angeles, all the way up the pacific coast of the US for over 1,500 miles. I stopped for a week in each major city (except portland, OR) and slept in the houses of the kindest people I had met! Meeting old and new friends alike who I either had not seen in ages or had only met once previously, I partied, drank, and had some of the most meaningful conversations. Only once did i sleep in my car, and even then it was a blissful, silent sleep. This video captures the very essence of that adventure in my opinion, and to watch another person striding through the unknown path in the same way brings me a ton of joy, seriously. I only now wish I had recorded it in the same way so I could re-watch it all. Great series and bravo to a great adventure. Cheers!
I'm actually crying, these two videos might be some of the best videos I've ever seen on the Internet. Pure determination, willingness, & peacfullnes. This is a must attempt type of experience that everyone should have the luxury of living through!
How the hell have you bumped into Adam? Who is stray Bob's friend? Their RUclips journey across Jordan was awesome and I followed Bob for many years through India and all his adventures in Australia. No way man that water coincidence
Tom I absolutely loved that , as someone originally from Stoke , watching you skirt up north into some very familiar places was a joy to watch . I was hoping you might of come across the “Chained Oak” in Oakamore but you’d of literally been down the road from Alton towers at that point. I can also confirm that the accents were very local indeed . As you move from north staffs into Derbyshire you do get that hybrid dialect. The people are super friendly too as you discovered . Can’t wait for the next adventure
lol just like myself I to can not stomach bananas. However I have really enjoyed watching these two videos. I to enjoy going for a walk maybe not quite as far as yourself. Mine tend end up in a pub
Always lovely how much Tom’s accent switches after talking to locals like after that conversation at 18:20. Immediately more Staffordshirey than the usual west country. My Dad’s family’s from Shropshire and their accents aren’t a million miles off of that gentleman’s.
Brilliant! I wouldn’t attempt such a trip in Canada here. Too many dangers and less roads to walk by. But people are really great. You would need a bigger pack for food. Thanks for the trip!😊
Thoroughly enjoyed this wholesome adventure, Tom! Some beautiful places you travelled through sir. Such a simple “challenge” can bring so much fun and joy. Huge respect for going back to fetch the lemonade! PS: Is that an Eastbound and Down reference @ 3:30? Love it! 🙂
This series has such a magical, nostalgic feeling to it. It's so powerful that I'm already sad that I'll only ever experience it once. Tom, you truly are a wizard. P.s. the shot at 16:21 where you stand and look at the cold, crisp bottle of water, is oscar-worthy.
This reminds me of the kindness of strangers in the countryside of my home country, England. I may have my gripes with the UK, it's very easy to get bogged down with the hustle and bustle of the city life I've always lived in. But as i lie in my warm bed on vacation with my friends here in America, it's videos like these that remind me of the small nooks and crannies that await me back home. Thank you Tom, your videos give me immense comfort 🫡
i love this series, there's no beautiful hills or tiny villages like this in the US (and I definitely can't traipse through private property as confidently as you do) and the camera captures it really well. i can almost imagine im there seeing it for myself. thanks for sharing this with us!
@@tndrunning3328 it's not something i hear abt everyday but I 100 percent would not do it. people have a short fuse and access to guns, its never something you want to get yourself tied up in. i feel like his interactions with angry farmers would be way more serious over here
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Thanks for your amazing reaction to this series everyone. It's gone down a treat, and there was me thinking it might be too boring! This is great news because I'm now confident I could take this formula and recreate it in different parts of the world.
Do drop the video a like and subscribe if you haven't already because there are more adventures coming soon!
Finally you can listen to my mate's (Ead Wood) new EP here: soundcloud.com/eadwood/04-empath-master-v1-48-16?in=eadwood/sets/a-sparkling-gift
Yes it's a good formula, just don't do it in the hood please!
I’ve found myself checking your page, waiting for part 2. Top stuff Tom
Definitely not boring at all. This is just the right kind of chill content, but also super cool to see the English countryside from this perspective.
bro this is exactly the kind of video i want to see when watching any sort of adventure esque video👍great job mate!
Love you man
Huge respect for getting the lemonade bottle, it would've been so easy to shrug that off and forget about it
agree ^^ but im honestly surprised it was still there :)
Wow you’re easily pleased.
@@GiraffeFeatures That's what your misses tells me too
Spoiler alert
he was not a litter bug
The friendly Barman that bought you a pint is called Luke. He was a neighbour of mine when I lived in hartington. I remember his family used to have a big Rottweiler called Maisy and it used to scare the shit out of me as a kid! Hope this interests you!
I am a 74 year old retired coal miner and never been abroad because my main enjoyment is the country side I was born in the little village of Pontyates in 1949 where I am now and I have spent most of my life out walking in the country side but now with a heart problem and a groin hernia I am not able to walk far and this is why I love watching this video.
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Nice mate
Hope you're going steady mate.
Good luck with those issues, keep enjoying the country side as best you can!
I wish you all the best
42:50 "I can use beer to lubricate the wheels of interaction" I love this line
the fact that his plan was to get so drunk that he didnt care where where he slept is amazing 😂
This content will always and forever be the most comforting for me. I can't explain it, it just is.
Autism 👍🏻
Me too, it’s been long enough now that there is nostalgia for a straight line mission, and how not to travel Europe was fantastic. I could watch Tom just walking, with the classic soundtrack for the rest of time.
@@DoubleDowner There's just something very calming about these travelling videos.
Try to explain it, use your words.
Watching ultra discomfort makes you grateful for your over abundance of comfort.
It's so nice seeing people be nice to Tom, rather than chase him on a quad bike, screaming.
😂
That’s Welsh farmers for you😬
When did that happen???
@@Amm68x Check out the straight line mission across Wales attempt 3. Well, check them all out, but that's the particular one 😄
@@SamJansson thank you!
What the hell, is that actually the same Adam that walked across Jordan with Straybob? Geowizard and Straybob's mate just happened to be in the same pub in the same tiny village at the same time? Man, what an incredibly small world...
I was so confused for a minute as well! What a coincidence!
I can't believe it either, I had to pause the video... what an unexpected crossover!
It's the very same Adam!
I can't actually believe it either! That's so crazy
I was thinking too "there's no way that's actually him". I loaded up the first episode of Bob's Jordan vid to check haha
Tom brushed his teeth with holy water. He is going to have a good rest of the trip now
"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to."
I did it for about 20 years ..
Funny I should read your Tolkien snipit, as I have just read, The Hobbit and I am starting on, The Lord of the Rings! I have read both and other Tolkien works since I was a child, my sister Marilyn having introduced me to Tolkiens' Great Works!!!!❤😊
I was thinking about the Shire watching this and the previous video. you can really see that prof Tolkien got his inspiration from these lands, even 100 years later when I suppose some of it's old beauty has been lost to modern times. It's still great.
The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.
You could crash right into a banana.
@@Blackadder75 Had to think of Tolkien and the Shire too 😊 Beautiful country.
16:50 "managed to find a half decent spot to eat my lunch." Man specifically adventures through miles of glorious British countryside but the half decent place he finds for his dinner is next to some bins on the side of a road. Tom you are an enigma.
It had the following advantages:
- a kerb to sit on
- shade
- a bin to dump your rubbish afterwards
suppose when hunger strikes any place is just as good
I live in a hot country and finding shade is a big deal if you are walking around, especially if you are sitting down to eat
Really glad you went back to get that lemonade.
Why
@@simon_1987 Less littering, more adventure
@@alexsysoev7774I think his lucky to not be in some list breaking in to a youth camp at night while drunk.
Aye, shouldn’t have left it there in the first place
He has went back to get his rubbish in other missions, wouldn't have expected anything less of Tom.
I can’t believe I just spend 85mins watching you walking….
Loved it! Thank you :)
Geowizard, I’m genuinely gobsmacked as I sit here watching this. I didn’t realise you would be coming so close to my home. The Ramblers Retreat is mine and my partners absolute favourite place, I even went as far as to propose to my now fiancée in Dimmingsdale woods. So glad you enjoyed our “happy place” 😊 This video has made me so happy.
Might go for a wander there at the weekend, I'm only in Nuneaton so it's not overly far of a drive. Always looking for new beauty spots away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.
It is crazy how entertaining, yet how simplistic this series was. It shows how creative Tom is, and how good he is at being at the right place, at the right time 😂. But seriously, you’re so inspiring Tom. This series really brings back memories of how NOT to travel Europe, with how you relied on humanity and the hearts of people to fuel your journey. This is a certified Geo Wizard classic.
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Amen
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Trench >
I don’t even have to go outside anymore
How not to travel Europe was a masterpiece, I don’t think it’ll ever be topped
Big coincidence, Adam in the video is in a youtube series with a mate of his where he walks 400 miles across Jordan. The youtube channels called "Straybob". Very good channel and series. Bob also documented walking in India and a raft trip in Australia.
Very odd that there was no 'shout-out' or reference to said channel - unless Adam kept it quiet on purpose, for whatever reason?
Definitely! Was gonna say Adam looked very familiar... Straybob is a great channel!
I was thinking … wait that Adam looks like the Adam from the straybob tour. Amazing, now Tom you have to make up for the pints! 34:35
this needs to be pinned!!!!!!!
Love stray bob
Loved this series!
To quote Man Carrying Thing: “I know these guys!”
sorry 😂
Forventet ikke å se dere her, så artig! God jul!
!!! love when two youtubers I wouldn't associate cross paths
How about that....what are the odds! Got introduced to your channel not too long ago. Watched the Wheel of Time and painting on Galdhøpiggen videos thus far. Wheel of Time one was more than enough to subscribe. Quite mindblowing tbh. Both you and Tom here have that infectious and genuine attitude and passion for what you do. Take care, have a good one!
Same!
People are generally lovely, especially if you're lovely to them. Awesome adventure and awesome to see human nature in it's most basic form. There are none of those pubs where someone wouldn't have bought you a pint. We all love you Adam, you pure Chad.
Yep. It's such a shame that the politicians and the media keep trying to divide us. Most people are honest, friendly and generous.
Sneed
@@Assault_Butter_Knife Sneed indeed.
I know I'm late to the party and this comment will be lost in the masses, but these 2 episodes were my first exposure to you. I was hooked the second you said you'd always wanted to pick a direction and go, because I'd always had the same dream. Still do. But when you started talking about that one special day, I was reminded of my own day just like that Miles of treck through farmland, rivers, forests, and thorns. One of the most important days of my childhood.
And now at the end of part 2, I was reminded of how humanity is still good hearted at the end of the day. I've always believed so, but it's good to see it in action. The kindness people show, the beauty in sudden friendships, it's a light in a seemingly dark world.
I'm an American, I won't be able to go on a trip like this because it's just highways and cities near me, but that won't stop me from one day traveling someone it is possible, and having a go at it.
Honestly Tom, I think this is your best adventure series that you've done, right up there with the Europe trip in 2019. Definitely more chill than the straight line missions 😂
If you haven't seen his Eastern USA trip with Greg I HIGHLY recommend it!
Bro I will NEVER forget that scooter downhill to death egg frying on broken wheel episode HAHAHAH 😂😂😂
@@rnyll iconic!!
@@fadence It has nothing on How not to travel Europe
Yet another series affirming the fact that Tom is RUclips’s finest story-teller and adventurer. What a wonderful journey!
Nobody will ever convince me that there's a nicer place to be than the English countryside in summer.
I agree. I have travelled a lot, I have family from Cornwall, and after visiting England and walking the Cornish countrysides with the coast not too far by and finishing on a secluded beach with no more than 1 or 2 surfers about was one one of the most enjoyable days of my entire life. There’s nowhere else on the planet I’d rather be.
i wanna go next year
Agreed. And it's so well kept. Outside of cities, the brits really take care of their villages and homes.
@@eveningrice I think it's because there's still a sense of community in the small towns and villages, so everyone keeps it nice. The cities are just globalist hellscapes with language barriers where everyone relies on the authorities to look after everything.
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Such an enjoyable watch Tom. It reminds me of how lucky we are in Scotland with our 'Right to Roam' legislation. We would not have to be sneaking about, avoiding farmers and 'Private land' signs. As long as we are responsible and respect others, we are generally allowed to walk where we want.
I walk like this in Spain and France and have always been met with a welcome and generosity.
Last autumn, I met a long distance walker in Scotland. He came back to my house, and despite my poor French, had a meal, a shower and bed to sleep in. I may never meet Guillaume again but it's sometimes time to 'pass it on'. Well done to Adam, showing exactly this attitude.
yours aye, Norrie Frae Lithgae
I cried toward the start of this video, in bed watching with the wife on Christmas eve morning, cup of tea in my hand, sausage sarnie on the go, that mixed with the beautiful English countryside, the fabulous folk music and your lilting tones made me more proud to be English than probably anything else, ever (I don't patriotic that much these days)
As a Scotsman who grew up in England, I'm loving this.
I don't patriotic much either
I can't even begin to explain the happiness I feel everytime one of these adventure videos pop up
Same here 👍
I love them mummy
Your adventures inspired me to quit hospitality and work outside in horticulture. Been pursuing this for a few years now and have landed a job in a world famous gardens. Your straight line videos butterfly affected me into success. Thank you
As an English lad that spent my teens rambling though picturesque villages like the ones in this adventure no series you do will trump this for me, pure nostalgia.
Adam is from the StrayBob channel! Holy shit, the crossover I never asked for but so badly needed!
Another great adventure Tom, thanks. This mini series highlighted 2 things for me - 1. The public rights of way in this country are largely a joke to landowners (overgrown, grazed by crazed sheep and cows, blocked by electric fences, or just plain moved on a whim) and we need to do more to protect, and keep them (and keep them clear too!). 2. It's a stupidly small world - Adam, as others have pointed out, is friend of another RUclipsr but I'm pretty sure he's also a guy i kinda know through working in Manchester!
Keep up the great work bringing our glorious countryside to the world!
3 Use it or lose it. Most of those overgrown paths would have been kept just fine by regular footfall
I absolutely loved this adventure for the sheer relaxedness of it.. No difficult straight line to follow, no arduous tasks to completen, just a lovely hike through a beautiful landscape. It felt akin to the 'How (not) to travel Europe' series, which still remains my favourite series on RUclips of all time. My dream would be for you to film a 'season 2' of that.
Tom you're a genius at taking what sounds like a relatively mundane task, and turning it into an engaging story and adventure.
As am old geezer for whom a good day is when something is not hurting or aching if I do not move too quickly. I am reminded how when young it is possible to do exactly what this 'young' man just takes for granted. Good luck to him and his form of individual but enviable madness.
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Pulled a ligament rushing for the bus a fortnight ago, and I know my bod is no longer as flexible as it once was.
Feels like only yesterday that I’d do a 25-mile hike without blinking… would have to plan carefully for that now.
Keeping active seems to be the key. I’m out on my bike when I get the chance even with a pulled ligament. Just two or three miles a day makes a huge difference.
I’m from Tokyo Japan. I came to this channel because my favourite Podcaster Luke’s English Podcast super highly recommended you.
I couldn't believe it when Adam from StrayBob turned up! Small world.
This series has real Detectorist vibes, and I’m all for it.
Great show and great RUclips series
That's my favourite TV show, and I thought the exact same thing. Glad to see others noticed it as well. I really hope Tom makes this a regular occurrence.
I’m here for the soundtrack - deep dectectorist vibes
This show is actually filmed quite near to where I live, it’s not the prettiest area, but it would be a cool place for another adventure like this
What a show
It's incredible to think that at 8:42 in all that peace and quiet, you were only about a mile from Alton Towers...
No way… this is the reason we have a comments section 🎉
Yeah I was hoping he’d come across the Chained Oak
Any time he says dew 🤣 gets me every time! Like, I hear "There's no Jew on my sleeping bag" and I doubletake and think "WHAT DID HE JUST SAY?!
I accidentally knocked the play button on the first one of these at 11pm. And I was so tired,but I thought,I'll just watch 5 minutes of it. I ended up watching all of 1 and 2. It was the "not knowing" what was going to happen though I had.
I have no clue why, but this series gave me hope for life again. Seeing how beautiful the fields next to your home town can be made me go on a walk for the first time in ages. Big love from the netherlands
Easily one of my favourite series of yours so far. The grand nature of your previous adventures are always fun, but this much more raw roots and easily replicable rambling mission oozes charm and as you say yourself, it's a great motivation to younger audiences to explore their own slices of countryside near them. This is a brilliant display of how taking the time to just enjoy being, rather than the constant rush to find entertainment, can be a highly rewarding and unique experience that I would argue holds higher value for the memories of such an experience that you'll carry through life with you.
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These videos always impress me how much of a gifted storyteller Tom is. There aren't too many people who can make going for a ramble across some rural countryside so enjoyable.
The absolute truth
The day someone will give him an actual television show, the world will become a better place.
@@HarryVerolme tv is dead mate
You owe Adam a night of pints. Great lad, great video.
When I lived in the UK, I took off from my front door in Bridstow, Herefordshire and walked South, West and East until I reached the coast over three years (separate adventures).Your own adventure reminds me of those times. Rucksack, tent and bedroll on my back, out my front door and off I buggered. Memories that will stay with me always. Good on you Tom! I loved these episodes. And thank you for not littering 🙏😊
England is so beautiful.
the countryside is but not anything else 😭
@@Guccifish-ik5ninot just the countryside, plenty of nice villages, get out of the major cities mate
I recently hiked a pretty large part of the southwest coast pathvand there are some truly beautiful areas there
@@LewisZilla get out of the city!!!!!! When I was Greece staying in Athens I made a point of leaving the big city and so glad I did, some of the most beautiful scenery and villages I have ever seen in my life
Reminds me of the Euro trip. Fun, chilled out and down to earth. Takes the simplest of what the world has to offer and celebrates it. The interactions with everyday people and the humanity and kindness on display just make it so much better. More adventures like this please.
So weird seeing Adam popping up in a GeoWizard video after seeing him in a lot of Straybob's videos! It's like some sort of adventuring cross-over!
Was looking for this comment!
I couldn't believe it, it's defo the same guy?
Would love this to get StrayBob some extra views. His hitchhiking series is RUclips gold
This is insane! We need a video with Tom, Greg, Bob and Adam
Right? Amazing - go watch some Straybob adventures through Jordan next people!
My wife grew up in Oakamoor. It's a beautiful place, so cool that you passed through! Most the population worked at Alton Towers! We've been talking about doing the railway trail together for years. You've reignited us to go back!
I watched this video when it first came it out and it inspired me to get back out there... did two ten-mile walks through the countryside from my front door. Saw some great wildlife, met some interesting people and all in all had a great time. Cheers for the upload Tom, sometimes it's easy to forget that adventure is always just waiting to be found right off the step of your door.
Hello. I want to say how wonderful this series was for me. I’m American and I have never been to England, but I do have a deep vein of that adventurous spirit. This brought me back to days in my 20s when I was rambling around the country just going into the unknown each day. You captured that spirit so well. And all the little choices. The Bert Jansch song, the humor. Just well done man and I hope to see another series like this one. Very inspiring and fun.
Small moment but I love 16:09. Tom taking the time to read the label of the water. “M&S. Still mountain water from Scotland. Freezing cold.”
Amidst the relentless rhythm of our bustling daily lives, we frequently overlook such subtleties. Here though Tom pauses and savours these seemingly insignificant. It’s reminded me to appreciate the small things in life and express gratitude in simplicity. There’s is beauty and joy in everything you just need to take the time to look a little closer.
The clouds in that shot omg that was awestriking
not that deep
While sitting in the dark on the shortest day of the year, I'm jealous of that lovely weather and countryside!
The woman calling her dog a dickhead was a highlight for me. That’s how you know you are in the north. And the sign made perfect sense
37:18 “oisky poisky” had me dying😂
Seeing this video during winter makes me miss the Sumner so much
This might be my favourite of your adventures yet! It's so simple yet cozy and relaxing. Really makes a difference when your interactions with other people are friendly and welcoming rather than sprinting away from angry farmers!
Aye - especially because Tom is such a friendly lad. He's in his element here.
There only angry because he's normally somewhere he shouldn't be lol
The english countryside is so underrated I swear. Very green and pleasant.
What a beautiful series though... genuinely surprised at how comfortingly fun it was to watch. Great little 'speech' at the end aswell and the gesture to the shrewsbury arms was just wonderful, great content.
Keep it underrated let us enjoy 🤫😂
the UK is lucky you can stroll around your countryside without fear of some bear or other wild life (other than farm animals) are out to get you.
@@dislikebutton2462True, very realxing ,but there's also a place for that trip where you want to add the on-edge adrenalin of not knowing what's going to meet you around the corner, to face unknown dangers in a habitat lived in by other dangerous species - and survive said journey.
Then of course retreat back to the chill of the UK/Ireland [add where applicable] countryside, to tell and embellish the tales of surviving such a wild adventure, over beers of course. Every journey counts.
I'm a photographer living in Birmingham and this video is giving me ideas for future projects. Thanks for showing us these amazing (usually unseen) parts of the UK. :)
There’s something truly amazing about the English country side the fact you can just walk wherever and adventure without a care is awesome dude. Love from Australia
The ability to broadcast a couple of days of walking in the countryside, making it so, so, soooooo entertaining is a true, masterful talent. Tom you are an adventurer and a wordsmith with such a great mana about you; please keep doing what you do.
Weird watching those warm late summer days in the middle of winter lol. Cant wait for summer 2024!!
I love the English countryside in the summer. Nothing like it. Thank you for this series Tom - so relaxing and nostalgic to watch.
Yeah summer in England is my favorite week of the year
@@demonstructie Good one 😂
@@demonstructieWe actually had 6 weeks of Summer in Spring, then the rest of the year was solid rain 😂
@@demonstructie you obviously weren’t here last year 😏
Hi Tom, as someone who is just going through the worst patch in my life right now. This content is really comforting and allows to feel at peace for an hour. THANK YOU!
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Thank you so much for this. I live in Canada now, and am always homesick like a muh-fuh, for the landscapes you're walking through. Despite being such a vast country, those landscapes simply don't exist over here. I never thought it would be possible to miss British fields so much, but I do. Anyhoo, this fills my happy box. Cheers!
This has been one of my favourite watches on youtube in quite a long time. It managed to encapsulate me in the story and keep me entertained the entire time! Props to you.
Adam with the pints and yurt, what a legend!
I know this is always a weird thing to get excited about but the wales missions always did this to me. Anytime I see an old stone wall like at 11:07 the fact that wall could be 1000 years old just blows my mind. As an american where "old" is anything over 100 years its just crazy that these old walls are still there.
dry stone walling, they're everywhere up north mate - people still build them
Doesn't help to have the actual "old" that was in the nation before anglos eradicated.
@@dopaminecloud seething over anglos hard
Makes me want to buy a plane ticket to the UK just to wander around the countryside, thank you again Tom!
It makes me glad I live in the UK 😉
Where do you live? Surely there are places to walk there.
@@Pebphiz Canada, plenty of places to walk but not that many footpaths around where i live. But there's just something about the English countryside that's always fascinated me, it looks so peaceful.
I think it's cause there's not really any wildlife that is likely to kill you @@Yuyam12
@@Yuyam12 And it is very beautiful and peaceful indeed
so many time during this journey i thought to myself "wow, this tiny village with its stonewalls and lovely pub and random streams does sort of look like something Tolkien wrote about in the shire chapters of LOTR and thehobbit"
i quite enjoyed this miniserie, the editing and music was top and i look forward to more stuff of the same format! cheers!
This has got to be my most favourite, comforting and inspiring series I have ever watched. This is why I love the countryside. Thank you. :>
Man I wish it was Summer, have a hankering for doing an adventure similar to this! Incredible how such simple things can be so engaging and entertaining! Brings me back to simpler times, before everything became so damn complicated!
This has reminded me of The Sandstone Trail that I did over three consecutive days in June! Come the next year I'll be out hiking every week!
@@mrkangaroo83 sounds delightful
Haha did a double take after watching Adam expertly guide Straybob through the deserts of Jordan. He must be carrying a youtubersmagnet of sorts.
(Was actually walking there as well at the time. Wish I could've bought you a pint Adam!)
😅 it is the same guy I was wondering 🤔
What are the odds, i had a mindfuck too
I also recognise him. I wasn't sure but I will take your word for it. Lol. What a coincidence.
This is brilliant... Haven't enjoyed a RUclips series like this in a long time... Makes me proud to be British and an encounter with Peter Capaldi thrown in for good measure... couldn't ask for more! 😅
Interesting and beautiful trip! :) Just FYI - the sheep might just have been a bottlefed sheep. Meaning - if they somehow lost their mother, they would've been bottle fed and be used to running towards humans to say hi.
OMG I thought I saw Adam from StrayBob's channel! This has to be my favourite RUclips crossover ever!
I live near the North Yorkshire moors and this series inspired me to walk there turns out 5 hours of walking gets you 4 hours of beauty. Thank you for continuing to post and being an inspiration.
Watching this has put such a smile on my face. I grew up just north of dimmingsdale and oakamoor. I spent so much of my youth in the woods of dimmingsdale and just this summer was in a charity cricket game at oakamoor. Keep it up Tom
Give my best do Doug Dimmingsdale
Dimmingsdale, of the Dimmingsdale Dimmadome?
Waking up cold and wet tends to be the most "I should just call in a ride home" moments of any expedition, no matter how many times you've experienced how much easier it is to just get up and get moving. Good to see you just powering through it!
Yo man this is how I always pictured England, but cant believe I’ve never actually seen it like this man. From the cover of rubber soul, listening to the village green preservation society and granchester meadows I ended up developing a picture in my mind of what England would look like. This is awesome bro
Granchester 🥰
Fair play in retrieving the bottle of lemonade
Yeah, I hate literring as I have the mindset that if every person thought it was OK to litter, then the planet would be swamped. We all have to do our little bit in keeping the planet tidy, in my opinion.
I'm sure a lot of us have got a few "plan pub" stories, but to watch someone put it in motion was actually amazing! 🤣
please more of this tom! go south through lovely worcestershire down to the cotswolds!
This is probably single handedly the most exciting series ever! Love the idea of just walking north
Right at 35:03 , you couldn't have said it any better. Where there is uncertainty and trepidation involved, especially then is the adventure worth it. I recently myself took a 22 day solo adventure starting from Las Vegas (where i live), and driving to Los angeles, all the way up the pacific coast of the US for over 1,500 miles. I stopped for a week in each major city (except portland, OR) and slept in the houses of the kindest people I had met! Meeting old and new friends alike who I either had not seen in ages or had only met once previously, I partied, drank, and had some of the most meaningful conversations. Only once did i sleep in my car, and even then it was a blissful, silent sleep. This video captures the very essence of that adventure in my opinion, and to watch another person striding through the unknown path in the same way brings me a ton of joy, seriously. I only now wish I had recorded it in the same way so I could re-watch it all. Great series and bravo to a great adventure. Cheers!
I'm actually crying, these two videos might be some of the best videos I've ever seen on the Internet. Pure determination, willingness, & peacfullnes. This is a must attempt type of experience that everyone should have the luxury of living through!
How the hell have you bumped into Adam? Who is stray Bob's friend? Their RUclips journey across Jordan was awesome and I followed Bob for many years through India and all his adventures in Australia. No way man that water coincidence
Tom I absolutely loved that , as someone originally from Stoke , watching you skirt up north into some very familiar places was a joy to watch . I was hoping you might of come across the “Chained Oak” in Oakamore but you’d of literally been down the road from Alton towers at that point. I can also confirm that the accents were very local indeed . As you move from north staffs into Derbyshire you do get that hybrid dialect. The people are super friendly too as you discovered . Can’t wait for the next adventure
Haha no way, that's the same Adam from StrayBob's walking across Jordan videos. Knew I recognised him from somewhere
lol just like myself I to can not stomach bananas. However I have really enjoyed watching these two videos. I to enjoy going for a walk maybe not quite as far as yourself. Mine tend end up in a pub
im from germany and this might very well have been the best unbiased insight into a british countryside you can get
England has so much beauty in it wow
England has many interesting places and people
“Special 2 plums for 1” had me in stitches 😂😂😂
Always lovely how much Tom’s accent switches after talking to locals like after that conversation at 18:20. Immediately more Staffordshirey than the usual west country. My Dad’s family’s from Shropshire and their accents aren’t a million miles off of that gentleman’s.
Brilliant! I wouldn’t attempt such a trip in Canada here. Too many dangers and less roads to walk by. But people are really great. You would need a bigger pack for food.
Thanks for the trip!😊
Thanks for sharing your adventure with us mate. Great watch. Very heartwarming. 👍
Thoroughly enjoyed this wholesome adventure, Tom! Some beautiful places you travelled through sir. Such a simple “challenge” can bring so much fun and joy. Huge respect for going back to fetch the lemonade! PS: Is that an Eastbound and Down reference @ 3:30? Love it! 🙂
I do love a simple "challenge"!
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Make the boy WATCH!
@@mattblack6736 he must learn like i learned from my father
This series has such a magical, nostalgic feeling to it. It's so powerful that I'm already sad that I'll only ever experience it once. Tom, you truly are a wizard.
P.s. the shot at 16:21 where you stand and look at the cold, crisp bottle of water, is oscar-worthy.
This reminds me of the kindness of strangers in the countryside of my home country, England.
I may have my gripes with the UK, it's very easy to get bogged down with the hustle and bustle of the city life I've always lived in.
But as i lie in my warm bed on vacation with my friends here in America, it's videos like these that remind me of the small nooks and crannies that await me back home.
Thank you Tom, your videos give me immense comfort 🫡
i love this series, there's no beautiful hills or tiny villages like this in the US (and I definitely can't traipse through private property as confidently as you do) and the camera captures it really well. i can almost imagine im there seeing it for myself. thanks for sharing this with us!
Serious question. I’ve seen other Americans comment that trespassing on private land in the USA can get you shot. Is that actually likely?
@@tndrunning3328 it's not something i hear abt everyday but I 100 percent would not do it. people have a short fuse and access to guns, its never something you want to get yourself tied up in. i feel like his interactions with angry farmers would be way more serious over here
We love your videos here at home! Your adventures remind me of mine when I was young in Portugal. Keep going!
Thanks so much that means a lot !
@@GeoWizard Come to Portugal, Tom!