I Visited the Town Where Everyone Lives Underground

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  • Опубликовано: 30 янв 2025

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  • @unearthedaustralianopal
    @unearthedaustralianopal Год назад +904

    Feel free to come mining again anytime Ben…you sure did bring the luck with you. Unearthed Australian Opal enjoyed having you along for a night of Opal Mining. Well done

    • @benmorris
      @benmorris  Год назад +80

      Cheers Dan, it was a great time!

    • @michaeljohndennis2231
      @michaeljohndennis2231 Год назад +10

      I really enjoyed Ben’s video of the Australian outback town of Cooper Pedy - I could not help thinking of the film “Priscilla Queen of The Desert” when I was watching it - and even to be in the same country that gave the world Kylie Minogue was amazing too ❤

    • @Mcniven02
      @Mcniven02 Год назад +10

      Opal mining deserves a full doc style video!!

    • @finesseddad3969
      @finesseddad3969 Год назад

      Hello do u have Snapchat or instagram I’d love to follow

  • @JordanJMcQueen
    @JordanJMcQueen Год назад +362

    I love how friendly everyone was - Paul was hilarious.
    Great video as always!

    • @benmorris
      @benmorris  Год назад +7

      Glad you enjoyed 😁😁

    • @ACDZ123
      @ACDZ123 Год назад +1

      Paul hates humans on the planet he said. He knows what to do then

  • @salmankhan-hc1wq
    @salmankhan-hc1wq Год назад +181

    "i always go to the creeks and catch lizards"
    The most Australian kid ever.

    • @damarthapa4496
      @damarthapa4496 Год назад +4

      😂😂

    • @sprig5173
      @sprig5173 6 месяцев назад

      Kids in small towns in Australia still get around on bikes and play outside

  • @ThunderRoad1
    @ThunderRoad1 Год назад +252

    Love Paul's dry humor (which is understandable) and Michael (who looks a bit like Beardyman) had such a cool vibe. He was a great walking PR for the town of Coober Pedy. However......the flies, jesus the flies. 🪰🪰🪰🪰🪰🪰🪰🪰🪰🪰🪰🪰

    • @benmorris
      @benmorris  Год назад +21

      The flies were terrible I don’t know how they do it

  • @ambermcdonald2643
    @ambermcdonald2643 Год назад +52

    I only watched this video because I heard my partner and baby were in it, now watching it, I remember you talking to my partner while I was working haha. You did a good job with the video and am glad you liked our quirky little town!

    • @benmorris
      @benmorris  Год назад +8

      Thank you for being so welcoming!! Hopefully I’ll be back one day

  • @raheem__
    @raheem__ Год назад +266

    Paul is hilarious, what a legend!

  • @eldoctorx
    @eldoctorx Год назад +42

    I live in Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, and i've meant to go up to Coober Pedy for such a long time. I've been to a few mines in SA and they're all really mindblowing. This makes me want to go even more! Great vid

  • @MisteryBoy-zk4kw
    @MisteryBoy-zk4kw Год назад +12

    hey ben if you see this at 8:01 im the kid in the blue jumper it was nice meeting you

    • @benmorris
      @benmorris  Год назад +1

      Nice to meet you too!! Thanks for watching 😁

  • @JohnSmith-cu1jo
    @JohnSmith-cu1jo Год назад +11

    We lived there in the early ‘90’s. Great couple of years. Glad you found it.

  • @katiegawthrop9426
    @katiegawthrop9426 Год назад +48

    im a silent watcher, but i have booked my first solo trip to rome next month, thank you ben for the motivation, great vlogs

    • @benmorris
      @benmorris  Год назад +9

      Have the best time and thank you for watching!! ❤️

  • @coreywilson7781
    @coreywilson7781 Год назад +18

    Ben! Never thought i'd see you in South Australia. Thank you for visiting my home state and Coober Pedy! Great video

  • @SearchingBobby
    @SearchingBobby Год назад +54

    Just amazing how you get better and better with every video. The storytelling the ideas you have just great! Keepi inspiring !

  • @jordandouvartzidis1745
    @jordandouvartzidis1745 7 месяцев назад +3

    My hometown, I grew up in Coober Pedy. I left in 2001 but still consider it home. My father moved to Coober Pedy from Greece In 1960 and was home to him for a long time. Can’t wait to go back.

  • @kimmypayne2559
    @kimmypayne2559 7 месяцев назад +3

    Binge watching Ben's channel. Been awhile and I forgot how funny and entertaining he is.

  • @rogermckinnon5738
    @rogermckinnon5738 Год назад +3

    Lol Coober Pedy is a place hard to describe to anyone who has never been, but once you've been you will never forget. Absolutely love the place

  • @RK-hc2qe
    @RK-hc2qe Год назад +6

    This is awesome! Thanks for sharing, Ben! Hope you're doing well!

  • @JohnSmith-sj2dk
    @JohnSmith-sj2dk Год назад +2

    Good man to visit a small Aussie outback town and showcase it. I was bought up in a small Aussie town - great (lil eccentric lol) people and community.

  • @alessiocarrocci757
    @alessiocarrocci757 Год назад +7

    No Way! I'm from Adelaide and I can't believe another famous youtuber actually came to South Australia. What a surprise, great video

  • @adildudhia7269
    @adildudhia7269 Год назад +13

    Been waiting so long for this. Glad you're back. Please keep uploading consistently🙏

    • @benmorris
      @benmorris  Год назад +6

      Hopefully it's worth the wait

  • @marklivingstone3710
    @marklivingstone3710 Год назад +5

    lol, there’s a whole suburb in Sydney where the whole population are housed underground….. it’s called Rookwood 😊. The flys in Outback South Australia are legend, from about Port Augusta to Katherine in the NT the first thing you learn is the Aussie wave.

  • @Giovanni_Tisera
    @Giovanni_Tisera Год назад +13

    Another amazing video!!
    Thanks for letting us travel with you & showing us so many cool places 🤩

  • @richards9750
    @richards9750 Год назад +5

    What an impressive place, so interesting! Loved it. Thanks Ben

  • @timfordfalconxf7714
    @timfordfalconxf7714 Год назад +1

    US Aussies are happy to have you here ben, Glad you enjoyed if you want to see the most isolated city in the world try Perth ( Where i am ) :)

  • @liamgeorge7317
    @liamgeorge7317 Год назад +5

    Amazing to see you in Australia! Hope you enjoyed your stay

  • @marybethhughes5320
    @marybethhughes5320 Год назад +2

    We stayed a few days in Coober Pedy when my kids were young. All adults now they still will tell you that when we checked into our motel, the owner gave them solo cups to trap the bugs in our room. The bugs were so big, all night long you heard the bugs crawling around each under a plastic cup. Good memories. .

  • @kmatzi
    @kmatzi Год назад +8

    I knew this was Coober Pedy without even watching the video! What a place! 😂

  • @pavelivosedlacek
    @pavelivosedlacek Год назад +2

    Great video! I visited Coober Pedy last year, it feels amazing watching this video and recognising a lot of places!

  • @nancyayotte2297
    @nancyayotte2297 Год назад +1

    Paul😅😅❤ the community was beautiful and so were the opals. When i see people just enjoy each other it makes me wish i was like that. Enjoyed watching. Ty

  • @nathancousins8426
    @nathancousins8426 Год назад +4

    Loving the videos as always mate. Keep smashing it Ben!

  • @missy183
    @missy183 Год назад

    Thanks for Sharing this Video. God bless. ❤❤❤

  • @vealtzioncliff
    @vealtzioncliff Год назад +3

    I love seeing Mr. Ben Morris living his best life! Missed out on a few years but I'm glad you're still pursuing your dreams. You're definitely one of the good ones 😅 you're a keeper haha 👀

  • @kamau6988
    @kamau6988 Год назад +7

    Awesome video Ben, also Paul seems like a hoot

  • @AmyCT622
    @AmyCT622 Год назад +2

    New subscriber here from Connecticut, USA....love this video!! So much fun, interesting and the people were so kind!!!

    • @Tassiedevil287
      @Tassiedevil287 4 месяца назад

      Most people in the outback of Australia are very kind and welcoming.

  • @hadalis
    @hadalis 7 месяцев назад +3

    15:45 not the faded blue ribbon ice cream container, i swear they are our version of biscuit tins

  • @kyms9390
    @kyms9390 Год назад

    Thanks for this great video, Im australian but have never been to Coober Pedy but it looks so good, love the bush, the red dirt and the great community of totally real geuine people, they are very blessed.

  • @icecreambodyrolls
    @icecreambodyrolls Год назад +6

    Paul's personality is stellar 😭😭🔥.

  • @lmb19661
    @lmb19661 Год назад

    omw to SE Australia next week for my first trip "down under". loved your video and tour of such a fun offbeat town. Well done & thank you! ❤

  • @roseclair3927
    @roseclair3927 Год назад +6

    This place reminds me of watching The Flintstones

  • @itsworkinprogress
    @itsworkinprogress Год назад +5

    Sounds like you had a good time. I like trips like this 💛 I'm sure the flies would welcome you again 😄

    • @lacodell
      @lacodell Год назад

      🎉😂😂😂😂

  • @hollyszakal7973
    @hollyszakal7973 Год назад +8

    The strange switch I’m feeling being from south Australia, living in London, watching this in London, a video of a RUclipsr I follow being in south Australia hahaha

  • @MillhouseSpeaks
    @MillhouseSpeaks Год назад +2

    Please upload more than once a month! You should be at over a million subscribers by now!

  • @LucieBalagova
    @LucieBalagova Год назад +1

    I hope you release more content Ben, you're my first ever vlog type youtuber I started to watch and enjoy the every day passion of travelling and meeting new people, cultures and really embracing life before technology ❤ but if it wasn't for technology I wouldn't be lucky enough to encounter your amazing content so keep up the good work your real fans love you ❤

  • @shamster24
    @shamster24 Год назад +6

    Welcome to Australia! 🇦🇺 should've worn a cork hat, shoo those flies away 😂

  • @JaneNewAuthor
    @JaneNewAuthor Год назад

    Went Coober Pedy about 30 years ago. Didn't stay overnight but visited a family who lived underground. When they wanted another room they just dug one. Great place.

  • @maddieg5325
    @maddieg5325 Год назад

    Mad to see you in my state when I've been following your channel for years! Love it

  • @harrythompson6977
    @harrythompson6977 Год назад +1

    im a westerner(uk) through and through but this makes way more sense to me

  • @redgarcia1427
    @redgarcia1427 Год назад

    Thanks for the interesting video! Love from Kentucky, USA!!🐢✌

  • @Ceedoestravel
    @Ceedoestravel Год назад +3

    Heyy Ben thanks for always making quality content!!

  • @jacksonopals3028
    @jacksonopals3028 Год назад

    Thank you for visiting our amazing town!

  • @kakumee
    @kakumee Год назад +1

    There's some underground houses in Alaska too, more like south of Anchorage.

  • @nopwess608
    @nopwess608 Год назад +34

    Who else thought the dog was driving 😂😂😂

    • @HannahCoziCorner
      @HannahCoziCorner 7 месяцев назад +2

      It does look like that 😂

    • @ItsartoTV
      @ItsartoTV 7 месяцев назад +2

      They drive on the left side
      So the driver was on the right side

    • @rickz5052
      @rickz5052 7 месяцев назад +2

      Never underestimate the skills of a dog.

  • @ohmydanidarling
    @ohmydanidarling Год назад +1

    Did NO ONE else notice what the bird said after the “Welcome to the Shooters Club” at 15:18 😂🦜 lmfaooo 😭🤣

    • @Jhiido
      @Jhiido Год назад

      That wasn’t the bird. That’s a meme.

  • @lisamilliken2194
    @lisamilliken2194 Год назад +2

    Ben is the most underrated youtuber out there!

  • @jj-if6it
    @jj-if6it Год назад +1

    Yay please visit more of our country! So cool

  • @adammcdonald6870
    @adammcdonald6870 Год назад +7

    Paul definitely hitting on Ben a little haha

  • @RolandTschiah
    @RolandTschiah 5 месяцев назад +1

    "what do you think about the unssolved murders around here?" - " didn't happen to me, don't care" 😂

  • @MindfulTarot
    @MindfulTarot Год назад +1

    “I didn’t mean to mis-bird her” - 😂

  • @trevorsbarkingmadchannel4501
    @trevorsbarkingmadchannel4501 Год назад +1

    Omg it’s so like it was in Prescilla Queen of the Desert. Did no one mention that there ? Scarey kinda place tho. Great vlog Ben. Best wishes.

  • @Graceelane
    @Graceelane Год назад +3

    South Aussie representation yessss Ben!

  • @wealthy.digital.journey
    @wealthy.digital.journey 5 месяцев назад

    Cant stop grinning while watching your vlogs:D I think I found a safe place to chear myself up xd thank you!!

  • @zakuraiyadesu
    @zakuraiyadesu Год назад

    Love the videos, man. Keep it up!!!

  • @babettebates2327
    @babettebates2327 Год назад

    We live in andamooka sa another opal mining place that comes with flies 😂..paul was awesome and loved his humour ..your such a character and love this video..thankyou for the tour 😊

  • @sarahcoblentz4700
    @sarahcoblentz4700 Год назад

    Paul is awesome. Love him. This looks like a very cool experience.

  • @sonic_sabbath
    @sonic_sabbath Год назад +3

    Flies - that is just Australia all over. You needed a cork hat for them!

  • @SamHofman
    @SamHofman Год назад +4

    Best notification I could get on RUclips !

  • @garawa1987
    @garawa1987 Год назад

    I remember when I was 15yrs old in 89 I wa catching a bus to Adelaide we made a stop at Cooper paddy at night it was a shock seeing the town it was something out of the twilight zone

  • @lisetteem588
    @lisetteem588 Год назад

    you should probably go in winter. gets down to 6c.. ppl cant leave coz they strike fortune on the opals..
    Severe heat is expected in this area.Windy 45°
    29°
    Thu
    Mostly cloudy
    42°
    21°
    32°
    17°
    Sat
    Sunny
    32°
    17°
    Sun
    Sunny
    35°
    18°
    Mon
    Partly sunny
    42°
    22°
    Tue
    Mostly sunny
    42°
    27°
    Wed
    Mostly sunny
    41°
    27°
    Excessive heat
    Coober Pedy SA
    4 hours ago

  • @parcelpmarhamparksuffolk6015
    @parcelpmarhamparksuffolk6015 3 месяца назад

    Great video tour. I'm in the UK but would love to visit sometime. Looks like somewhere I would love to spend some time in. I wonder what challenges are living there? Do they have TV or internet? Thanks again. Keith

  • @Warwck24
    @Warwck24 Год назад

    Ha ha u forgot to mention the flies bite ! 😂😂😂 just 50 or so riding on yr back? Don't miss it

  • @TheJournalofanExplorer
    @TheJournalofanExplorer Год назад

    Good to see you back with a banger! Miss your videos :'(

  • @AJ_UK_LIVE
    @AJ_UK_LIVE Год назад +1

    Sure is an interesting place! Given the temps, I'm not surprised they live the way they do!

  • @PandaRodent
    @PandaRodent Год назад +1

    ive been to coober pedy twice. I live in adelaide so Ive driven there i didnt even know there was an airport lol. Anyway it was amazing and the locals were so lovely

  • @bertrandrichemond1988
    @bertrandrichemond1988 Год назад +2

    Yoooo. Looking forward to watching it. Love your videos. Put my country on your bucket list. The Seychelles Islands 😎🇸🇨🙂

  • @adildudhia7269
    @adildudhia7269 Год назад +2

    The part where you're talking about Babbel, was that in your house? That place looks absolutely amazing.

  • @flyingdutchman3165
    @flyingdutchman3165 Год назад +2

    Ben's back with a banger! 🔥

  • @astreet339
    @astreet339 Год назад

    That’s small town people for you. Glad you had a good time

  • @Tbl-4
    @Tbl-4 Год назад

    Cmonnn Ben finally hope ur having fun in Bali

  • @michaeljohndennis2231
    @michaeljohndennis2231 Год назад

    Ben I really enjoyed this video - I kept thinking of the film “Priscilla Queen of The Desert” when I was watching it - and to be in the same country that gave the world Kylie Minogue is also amazing too, as I’m a huge Kylie fan ❤

    • @NcWcN1
      @NcWcN1 Год назад

      I thought of Coober Pedy on the spot after reading the video's title, while "Priscilla..." did not showcase the underground accomodations, I read somewhere of an underground hotel (located there) with vents to the surface and upside-down umbrellas to catch dust.

  • @alessiman
    @alessiman Год назад

    Fun Fact - Season 2 of the Amazing Race visited Coober Pedy and one of the roadblocks was to play a round of golf at the Golf Course

  • @KaltrinaDemiri
    @KaltrinaDemiri Год назад

    "Have a look at at our beautiful.. nothing" LOL idk why that made me laugh lol

  • @rick7081
    @rick7081 7 месяцев назад

    It’s amazing watching this very likeable guy do close ups as he talks. He doesn’t move his upper lip, but his lower jaw works furiously to make up for what is quintessentially the stiff upper lip. I guess that’s being British.

  • @markiusgalfordii9248
    @markiusgalfordii9248 Год назад

    I would love it. Think about it you save money on heat and a c. You save money on building material. And if they allow it you can personalize your house or room.

  • @haydenjones-h9c
    @haydenjones-h9c Год назад

    If you’re still in South Australia! I’ll be happy to show your around man :)

  • @DrewLnz
    @DrewLnz Год назад

    Okkkay beard!! It looks good!

  • @okaycola2
    @okaycola2 Год назад

    I love how u said woman & he gently corrected you saying WOMEN is a strong word what a gentleman

  • @peanut_almondandco
    @peanut_almondandco Год назад +6

    Did anyone else look at the thumb nail and wonder why it looks like the bed has abs

    • @KhallelaB.
      @KhallelaB. Год назад

      Nope lol. It looked like a quilted blanket 😂

  • @PaulOng-z6n
    @PaulOng-z6n Год назад

    Live a simple and peaceful life that will give you the true meaning of life🇵🇭 but it's hard if you're not used to it. But the people who live thete, i salute them🙇🏼‍♂

  • @basimorabe
    @basimorabe Год назад

    Great vlog! Those flies though😢😅, it's like bougie cave living 👌🏾.

  • @shaneedwards6704
    @shaneedwards6704 Год назад +1

    Coober pedy home of the last drive in in south oz wondering if the no explosives sign is still on the entrance lol

  • @liamgaus
    @liamgaus Год назад

    welcome to coober pedy mate I've gone there before pretty cool hoped u enjoyed the experience and u should go to adelaide cbd

  • @bbanglix
    @bbanglix Год назад +1

    i've just been in sydney and the flies have been the worst usually they're fine 😂

  • @chloearmstrong9535
    @chloearmstrong9535 Год назад

    Love your videos just wish you would post a bit more and I could listen to you all day long

  • @Contessa6363
    @Contessa6363 Год назад

    That part of Australia is almost identical to the Northern end of the San Joaquin Valley! Its hot boring and out in the middle of no where!! 😮😮😮

  • @DigitalNomadsExplore
    @DigitalNomadsExplore Год назад

    Great video! Interesting place. I love the simple life. Paul was funny.

  • @lastrawbella3951
    @lastrawbella3951 7 месяцев назад

    I love this vid and the person who says - everything is treasure here

  • @tiffanyloverbug1988
    @tiffanyloverbug1988 Год назад +1

    You have the same last name as me, so I guess I should watch this, lol. Homes made of rock are so beautiful... At some point in my life, I want to live in the desert.

  • @itssparticus
    @itssparticus Год назад

    I clicked the vid so fast after seeing the title... I was thinking, I wonder if it's like Coober Pedy. Went there in 2007!

  • @AnnabelleAndBensAntics
    @AnnabelleAndBensAntics Год назад +2

    If your in Australia you should visit border village and the world's smallest time zone

  • @Renezmee
    @Renezmee Год назад +1

    It seems like a suck close nit community, the town looks so cool!

  • @bryngriffith
    @bryngriffith Год назад

    Stayed for a few days in Cooper back in 1998!