I Took The World's LONGEST Bus Route. It was BRUTAL.

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  • @SSofIreland
    @SSofIreland 5 дней назад +1623

    That pretending to be Russian as a diversion tactic was pretty damn slick, ngl

    • @jancovanderwesthuizen8070
      @jancovanderwesthuizen8070 5 дней назад +116

      I usually go with Finnish, even less of a chance of anyone understanding that, let alone speaking it :D

    • @hamswakii
      @hamswakii 5 дней назад +41

      @@jancovanderwesthuizen8070Mitä-mitä?! Äijä on Suomesta? Ihanko oikeesti? Ei oo todellista! 😂

    • @jancovanderwesthuizen8070
      @jancovanderwesthuizen8070 5 дней назад +17

      @@hamswakii kyllä kyllä, torilla tavataan, mää en ymmärä suomea mutta he eivät tiedä sitä

    • @eleanorheptinstall5354
      @eleanorheptinstall5354 4 дня назад +27

      I do that with Hungarian. perfect way to escape the ticket tout's, taxi drivers etc, 'Nem, Nem Magyar, Magyar'🤣

    • @yorgunsamuray
      @yorgunsamuray 4 дня назад +45

      I kinda expected the touts starting speaking Russian instead. It happened to me in Thailand. I was addressed in English, while the Russian girls behind me were addressed in Russian by some beachside restaurants.

  • @Lloyd1885
    @Lloyd1885 3 дня назад +258

    I think this video has cured my fear of flying

  • @j.l9670
    @j.l9670 3 дня назад +163

    As a Brazilian I can you that you did EXTREMELY well. I would never, ever in my life get anywhere close to doing that. Well done. Really!

    • @spasskii
      @spasskii 3 дня назад +10

      I am not a Brazilian but live there. At first, I was like: hmm, maybe I should try this some day. About half way through watching the video: Nah! Glad Noel did it for me. 😂

    • @HrHaakon
      @HrHaakon 3 часа назад

      Why, do you not like Peru?

  • @nowacurmudgeon
    @nowacurmudgeon 4 дня назад +458

    You NEVER leave a transportation vehicle without your documents.

    • @importedmusic
      @importedmusic 4 дня назад +54

      Or wallet

    • @noteveryday
      @noteveryday 4 дня назад +49

      Im surprised he was so calm about it. I would be in a heightened state of anxiety.

    • @gigi9301
      @gigi9301 4 дня назад +13

      @@noteveryday I would have refused in the 1st place. My passport is staying with me; I guess maybe I should have a fake for exotic trips like this...okay yes my "passport" is on the bus.... I have been through the whole guinea pig thing in ecuador a few times; it's like chicken for them I suppose, but they love to laugh when we are taken aback because we consider them pets, not food. In case anyone's curious, it tastes like dark meat chicken/game. No bueno

    • @Divemaster4122
      @Divemaster4122 3 дня назад

      why?

    • @nowacurmudgeon
      @nowacurmudgeon 3 дня назад +19

      @@Divemaster4122 you never go in public without identification. And in a foreign country you always have your passport on your person.

  • @asiamommi
    @asiamommi 4 дня назад +398

    Frankly, I'm a little surprised you left your passport and other belongings on that bus.

    • @markjones2781
      @markjones2781 4 дня назад +65

      Indeed, getting out of arms reach from your passport and cards seems down right negligent. Who cares about your change of clothes and the like. But your passport and cards? No, these are chained to me when I travel.

    • @spasskii
      @spasskii 3 дня назад

      Amen to that, I would definitely stick mine in the pocket, before stepping down.

    • @ZEROHED
      @ZEROHED 3 дня назад +3

      @@markjones2781 The coach staff keep hold of them to make boarder crossing easier. That's my experience anyway!

  • @richardweston4493
    @richardweston4493 3 дня назад +28

    Hi Noel, my grandfather used to run a tour bus company in the 60’s -70’s called “India Man Tours” ferrying hippies from London to Calcutta, which was a 6 month journey, 1 way! He did that for 15 years and boy did he have some fascinating stories. You would by a ticket and were able to jump on and off anywhere along the journey……just had to wait a while before the next one came back through again.

  • @jasonmw1471
    @jasonmw1471 4 дня назад +360

    Did you know that between 1957 and 1976, there was a regular bus service between London and Calcutta, India? This 32,000 km, 50-day round trip was the longest bus route in the world. The bus featured sleeping bunks and even a kitchen! For just £145, passengers received food and accommodation.

    • @V4raggare
      @V4raggare 4 дня назад +101

      Sounds both fascinating and an absolute nightmare.

    • @jasonmw1471
      @jasonmw1471 4 дня назад +13

      @V4raggare totally agree.. There is footage on bbc i believe. It doesn't look fun..

    • @CricketEngland
      @CricketEngland 4 дня назад +15

      Adventures Overland launched a bus route in 2021 from London to india in which travellers covered 20,000km in 70 days, with stops in 18 countries.
      Passengers are to buy tickets for the full journey, or opt to travel for one of four legs. In fact, the bus route will be the first ever hop-on/hop-off bus service between the UK and India.
      I know it a luxury coach journey and not on the likes of flexbus but still it a bus route.

    • @1990drewman
      @1990drewman 4 дня назад +17

      I know people that would backpack and ferry hop from Sydney to India and then jump on that bus. It was a right of passage for some aussies to travel to England without ever boarding a plane.
      They’d go to Darwin or the northern parts of qld and get on cargo or fishing boats to PNG and then it’s a matter of paying your way until Indonesia and then mayalasia and either direct to India or go up through Thailand and south east Asia.
      Some of the stories I’ve had people tell me from their trip is quite amazing.

    • @whatever8282828
      @whatever8282828 4 дня назад +10

      I enjoy the sentiment travel reviewers share (probably Noel and also others) that an overnight train ride, especially with some kind of sleeping berth, makes sense because it saves you a hotel room! Maybe that old bus would be fun if it had bunks. 6 days in a bus chair sounds like a court-imposed punishment!

  • @Official_Maryam6
    @Official_Maryam6 4 дня назад +157

    Forget all the water bottle comments, a sponsor is a sponsor. Let’s appreciate Noel’s CRAZY dedication and patience to do something like this! I could never spend even 24 hours doing this. You’re something else Noel and we appreciate it, keep it up!😊 ❤

    • @-fuk57
      @-fuk57 3 дня назад

      So true.
      I'm happy to see Noel be able to do crazy things like this.

    • @FrozenDung
      @FrozenDung 4 часа назад

      I did a nearly 30 hour bus from Vietnam to Laos in the hope of saving £60, next time I'll just pay for the flight lol

  • @kleverich
    @kleverich 4 дня назад +187

    Yeah, I don't think I need a smartphone-enabled water bottle.

  • @mintismymeme
    @mintismymeme 4 дня назад +71

    Leaving your passport on the bus and it drives off without you and you don't know if it would come back? Straight out of a nightmare for me. PLEASE keep it with you at all times, Noel! You never know what might happen!

    • @simonbaker6962
      @simonbaker6962 4 дня назад +1

      So true. When I was S America my passport remained on my person at all times.

    • @kimberlywoodbury1739
      @kimberlywoodbury1739 3 дня назад +8

      @@simonbaker6962With a photocopy in my luggage in case something happened to the original - it makes getting a replacement so much easier.

    • @chasesquiresecuador
      @chasesquiresecuador 11 часов назад +1

      Absolutely, cram that passport up your wazoo if you have to. NEVER let that be separated from you. Also, shove some cash, even US cash, into a sock or something. Even if you get robbed you'll have a passport and some cash. Very important.

  • @Itchyknee88
    @Itchyknee88 4 дня назад +63

    "A Smart Water Bottle"... that has got to be one of the most over-engineered things i have ever seen in my life 😂

  • @rafaelvaliati3728
    @rafaelvaliati3728 4 дня назад +90

    Hi Noel! Glad you came to Brazil! Just one thing: around 34:00 you said that you were still in the Amazon, after going through Cuiabá, but that's not really the case. The southern part of Mato Grosso is well within the "Cerrado" biome, which is a savanna-type ecosystem, that actually needs some fires to prosper, although it has been getting out of control lately. Cuiabá is one of the hottest places in Brazil, and is routinely impacted by smoke plumes unfortunately.

    • @mattscarf
      @mattscarf 3 дня назад +2

      That’s really interesting, thanks!

  • @jinqster4384
    @jinqster4384 5 дней назад +259

    Ah, the good old suffering videos ,my personal favorite 😂

    • @V4raggare
      @V4raggare 4 дня назад +16

      Videos like this build character. 👍

    • @peregrino9154
      @peregrino9154 3 дня назад +2

      Schadenfreude

  • @steve-marsh
    @steve-marsh 3 дня назад +18

    Noel I'm only 6 minutes in to your 6 day adventure and already this is a ridiculously EPIC video!!!

  • @eusouguma
    @eusouguma 4 дня назад +174

    31:09 About all the random Statues of Liberty across Brazil: they're from a chain of megastores called HAVAN. Their owner, Luciano Hang, loves the USA, and they basically adopted the Lady Liberty as their mascot, making sure they build a Statue of Liberty replica at EVERY single store (that isn't inside a shopping center).

    • @gustavobuquera
      @gustavobuquera 4 дня назад +3

      Sadly in my city, São José do Rio Preto, its Havan doesn't have one, i dont know why.

    • @MrAndreCoutinho
      @MrAndreCoutinho 4 дня назад +15

      @@gustavobuquerayou guys are lucky

    • @complexgrafix
      @complexgrafix 4 дня назад +4

      thanks for for info

    • @gustavobuquera
      @gustavobuquera 4 дня назад +6

      @@crossovo Why? I love liberty, i wish our country had the slightest idea of what true freedom is.

    • @dawnpowers7626
      @dawnpowers7626 4 дня назад +3

      thanks for saving me the google search of WHY?

  • @NickBurman
    @NickBurman 3 дня назад +23

    Buses in Brazil are limited to 90kph (50mph) by law. This is strictly enforced, both by bus companies and the police through the use of speed recorders - bus companies read the recorder every time the bus pulls in for servicing, and the police can ask the driver to surrender the recorder disks if they suspect any speeding. Add the fact that piloting a juggernaut of a double-decker down undermaintained single carriageway roads is not a task for the faint hearted and you'll soon appreciate why speeds aren't something to write home about. This is a journey better don in stages, bus schedules permitting.

  • @KatNerd
    @KatNerd 5 дней назад +170

    The fully clothed shower beer was epic! 😂

    • @NaNaki11
      @NaNaki11 4 дня назад +6

      yes that spoke to me on a spiritual level, been there done that :D

    • @MrGhislain79
      @MrGhislain79 День назад +1

      En effet, j'ai trouvé ca génial! Quoi de mieux après 6 jours en autobus!

  • @Acturust0
    @Acturust0 4 дня назад +56

    I love how he touches his foot from the pacific ocean to atlantic ocean in the beginning and the end. Truly a dedicated traveler, what a legend.

  • @CallieMasters5000
    @CallieMasters5000 4 дня назад +154

    That bus is the ultimate gift for those afraid of flying, unless you're also scared of robbery, kidnapping and guinea pig on a stick. Then it's a pointless nightmare.

    • @matt_hayward
      @matt_hayward 4 дня назад +1

      Guinea pig is fan bloody Tastic!

    • @alfrredd
      @alfrredd 4 дня назад +7

      guinea pig is not that bad, it's pretty much the same as chicken.

    • @goodoldwilliam
      @goodoldwilliam 3 дня назад +2

      Ironically, the chance of dying in that bus ride is like 1/1000 to 1/500. Whilst, the chance of dying in a flight is 1/11,000,000.

    • @VinylHead94
      @VinylHead94 3 дня назад

      crispy guinea pig with fries and hot sauce are next level food

    • @cammy2100
      @cammy2100 3 дня назад

      Does it taste like chicken 😂

  • @codychoquette7440
    @codychoquette7440 4 дня назад +49

    “ I’m too old to be kidnapped” one of my favorite Noel Phillips quotes. You should have freed the Guinea Pigs at Cafe guinea pig

  • @Concorde79
    @Concorde79 4 дня назад +115

    Noel should take the Flixbus from Rovaniemi, Finland to Athens, Greece. 80 hours by bus.

    • @IsabelJones69
      @IsabelJones69 4 дня назад +3

      Do you have to go through Russia, then into Lithuania and Poland or is it done by going down Sweden, over the bridge into Denmark and then through Germany?

    • @DavidNewmanDr
      @DavidNewmanDr 4 дня назад +8

      @@IsabelJones69 On their timetable, they go over the Helsinki-Talinn ferry. But it is 3 buses, not one bus all the way.

    • @RoyalFlushFan
      @RoyalFlushFan 4 дня назад +6

      @@IsabelJones69 Can't imagine they're going through Russia, with requiring Visa for EU citizens, the current sanctions regime and foreign payment cards not being usable in Russia.

    • @willhelme2408
      @willhelme2408 4 дня назад +8

      Why should they go through Russia? There’s an easy two hour ferry between Helsinki, Finland and Tallinn, Estonia, that goes multiple times per day

    • @IsabelJones69
      @IsabelJones69 3 дня назад

      @@willhelme2408 I was just thinking of going over land because its a bus. I forgot that ferries exist.

  • @peterclark211
    @peterclark211 4 дня назад +30

    I am so glad I'm at home watching this video. I once did London to Inverness on a bus and bought a return ticket. I arrived into Inverness, I went straight to the airport. No way was I going to put myself through the return bus journey.

    • @GabrielsReviews
      @GabrielsReviews 3 дня назад +1

      That bus doesn't run anymore!

    • @peterclark211
      @peterclark211 3 дня назад +1

      @GabrielsReviews and at my age neither do I! Yes, I noticed that you have to change to a CityBus service. I remember the original bus had those slanting windows, which gives away the fact that trip was almost 50 years ago.

    • @GabrielsReviews
      @GabrielsReviews 2 дня назад +1

      @@peterclark211 Fair enough . I'd have potentially considered using it if it still ran . I know that it's not suitable for everyone but I've had plenty of London-Glasgow coach journeys (mainly overnight) so I don't think it would be that hard !

    • @gaelsweeney1903
      @gaelsweeney1903 2 дня назад +1

      In college I took the overnight bus from Edinburgh to London! 1975. Oy.

    • @GabrielsReviews
      @GabrielsReviews 2 дня назад +1

      @@gaelsweeney1903 I've never done that . I've done the Caledonian Sleeper between Edinburgh and London (and vice versa) but when I use the coaches , Glasgow seems to make more sense .

  • @MainesOwn
    @MainesOwn 4 дня назад +162

    I mean, really:
    There are channels who sacrifice themselves by enduring six days on an all-inclusive luxury cruise in nice places. I like these channels but for real: This here is heroic.

  • @HUNCurtis
    @HUNCurtis 4 дня назад +26

    A 2 hours bus trip is already my personal Hell.

  • @bas3q
    @bas3q 5 дней назад +101

    13:34 [Noel eats foreign food in a dodgy South American restaurant on the side of the road]
    VO: *It’s time for the Noel Phillips LOO REVIEW!*

    • @surf6009
      @surf6009 4 дня назад +4

      Noel must not know the "hover " , when you don't "sit" just go!

  • @samfordboy
    @samfordboy 4 дня назад +10

    it might be horrific for you Noel but you have provided a most entertaining journey for all of us. Well done.

  • @l3v1ckUK
    @l3v1ckUK 4 дня назад +30

    I can't imagine any journey worse than a six day coach ride. Five hours on National Express and I'm desperate to get off.

  • @JaegerDives
    @JaegerDives 4 дня назад +32

    Earplugs topped with a noise cancelling headset. You should have them everywhere you go.

    • @Apawcalypse_Meow
      @Apawcalypse_Meow 3 дня назад

      got same thoughts man... I use earplugs even at home to protect my precious sleep

    • @Matt92Machine
      @Matt92Machine День назад

      I don't know. In a foreign country traveling through some dodgy areas, I would want to have the use of all my senses at all times, but that's just me.

    • @Apawcalypse_Meow
      @Apawcalypse_Meow 22 часа назад

      @@Matt92Machine I believe the more you afraid the higher chance it will happen. I don't afraid traveling in any areas, don't afraid I can get robbed or pickpocketed and nothing like this has never happened to me so far. Yes, I'm being cautious and scan the area around but not paranoidally. I know this isn't a good tactic and someday I might get in big trouble. But YOLO. The choice is simple: sit at home or in the safest countries or be free

  • @LypsJackson
    @LypsJackson 4 дня назад +38

    TikTok out loud is diabolical.

  • @nar0156
    @nar0156 2 дня назад +4

    I went down the rabbit hole on this bus route a few years ago when I first learned about it in an HAI video despite still never having been to South America. Some interesting facts to share:
    The route was originally started by a Peruvian company, Expresso Ormeno, in 2016. Unfortunately it seems the company went bankrupt during COVID and the route was not reopened until last year when the Brazilian company here, Trans Acreana, took over the route.
    The original bus had a worse seating configuration. Only the ground floor had the 1-2 configuration with recliners, the entire upper floor was ordinary coach bus seating in a 2-2 configuration.
    The current bus supposedly changes drivers in Rio Branco, which probably contributed to the wait. On the Peruvian leg, they have a driving team of 3 drivers including 1 Peruvian, it then swaps to 2 Brazilians for the rest of the Brazil leg. There are 3 drivers on the Peruvian leg as the drive over the Andes is the hardest part of the trip, both on the skill and the body of the drivers. The original bus line with Ormeno seemed to use all Peruvian drivers.
    There's a nearly 4 hour long DW documentary on the earlier version of this bus route on youtube available for anyone interested.

  • @mamasinger49
    @mamasinger49 4 дня назад +62

    My pet hate, people playing videos or music on their phones without ear phones on public transport. I can't imagine enduring hours of that. I had panic moments watching this, especially leaving anything on the bus, I take everything always. Fair play to you doing this so we don't have to, entertaining but also felt for you in many moments!

    • @camogeko6804
      @camogeko6804 День назад

      Surely if they are listening to it then you should be listening to it too!! 😜

  • @jackiesumner2129
    @jackiesumner2129 4 дня назад +10

    You are mad for going that! But you’re right, you’re making memories and the sense of achievement must be immense. We love your videos, thanks for entertaining us!!

  • @walterfillingham
    @walterfillingham 4 дня назад +27

    I wander if Scott from Trains, Planes and Everything would manage this trip 😂 well done Noel 😊

  • @amandaclemente7068
    @amandaclemente7068 4 дня назад +5

    28:51 I guess the stops are longer because it is a very very long route. In shorter routes, the bus stops for like 15 to 30 minutes max.

  • @johnhboden48
    @johnhboden48 4 дня назад +14

    One of my favorite channels and this video is excellent. Ten hours is my limit for trains, planes and buses. Interesting route though, through the Andes, Amazon and high plains of Brazil. I`m a Canuck living in Brazil. Made this trip several times but by plane.

    • @joseramonvalenzuelaegea6745
      @joseramonvalenzuelaegea6745 4 дня назад +2

      Para mí hacer un viaje en tren o en bus por más de 5 horas es una odisea. ¡Seis días en bus es un auténtico tormento!

    • @johnhboden48
      @johnhboden48 4 дня назад +1

      @@joseramonvalenzuelaegea6745 Com certeza

  • @josuaerick9670
    @josuaerick9670 4 дня назад +16

    I know this type of video is hard to make but I'd love to see more like this 😅

  • @fink94
    @fink94 4 дня назад +7

    I was in Italy last year and was AMAZED at how Loud people were listening to tik tok videos without headphones!

  • @anitapresnell6403
    @anitapresnell6403 3 дня назад +1

    What a journey! You did extremely well. Thanks for taking us along with you.

  • @suefitz2498
    @suefitz2498 4 дня назад +6

    Oh wow Noel, you’re nuts…in a good way. That was an epic length journey, well done on surviving it. I admire your dedication and commitment to bringing us very unique content ❤.

  • @martip2736
    @martip2736 3 дня назад +13

    6 days on a bus without a shower? I can't imagine how stinky it was on the bus.

    • @marceloneves807
      @marceloneves807 2 дня назад +6

      In fact, the long stops along the route are for passengers to eat and take a shower

  • @HostileMike
    @HostileMike 4 дня назад +16

    I love how you don't always do the luxurious side of travel Noel. I have been watching for a long time and I know you haven't liked the bus rides. But it really is good seeing different kinds of situations. Thank you buddy

  • @lindzwild3346
    @lindzwild3346 3 дня назад +9

    Glad you took one for the team and did this so we don't have to. 😬 The tik Tok for hours would have sent me over the edge.

  • @radudeATL
    @radudeATL 4 дня назад +7

    What an incredible journey, Noel! You couldn’t pay me enough money to do something that outrageous, so thanks for bringing us along!

  • @CLapp4
    @CLapp4 2 дня назад +5

    This was less sketchy than they greyhound trip in the US

  • @amandaclemente7068
    @amandaclemente7068 4 дня назад +32

    21:05 Rio Branco is the capital city of a brazilian state called Acre. Some people in other regions would say you’re a legend for have being there and even question if it’s true haha.
    Turns out there’s a joke here in Brazil that says Acre doesn’t even exist since it’s kinda hard to meet someone from there and it’s very far away from the majority of the big cities that are mostly concentrated on the east coast. It goes deeper in history, but that’s the main point of the joke.

    • @axllii
      @axllii 4 дня назад +3

      It's the Brazilian Bielefeld 😂😂

    • @oswildo.1132
      @oswildo.1132 2 дня назад

      Brazilian Ohio

  • @ayb100
    @ayb100 2 дня назад +2

    You are absolutely insane yet another great vlog :) cheers

  • @ayeahmichael
    @ayeahmichael 4 дня назад +5

    I did the same route last year. The transfer at Rio Branco is always confusing.
    Brazilian coffee is really strong, and it is difficult to get internet service without a Brazilian SIM.
    It always starts like a great adventure, but by the 3rd - 5th day, it feels like you should have taken a flight.

  • @amandaclemente7068
    @amandaclemente7068 4 дня назад +1

    It was amazing to see you crossing South America! And specially Brazil, where I live. I’m sure it was exhausting, but I confess I got interested in doing the same thing! Although the scenery doesn’t change too much, it must be so interesting!
    Consider coming back another time! South America has so many beautiful places and cities, it definitely deserves more attention 🤍

  • @pilotleader
    @pilotleader 4 дня назад +37

    These kinds of challenges set Noel appart from the rest of travel RUclipsrs! No business class lounges, no preferential treatments! Much respect!

    • @ToilerOnTheSea
      @ToilerOnTheSea 4 дня назад +3

      Realistic for Brits(even those like Noel that live abroad) in that he pretty much whinges all the way there.

    • @SamanthaAnderson-o6o
      @SamanthaAnderson-o6o 4 дня назад

      You're watching the wrong kind of RUclipsr (TrekTrendy anyone!). Most of the travel RUclipsrs I watch travel mainly by bus/train/ferry with occasional flights, and no business class in sight!

  • @BlackCatMargie
    @BlackCatMargie 4 дня назад +1

    I love that you travel to experience travelling! It aint easy, but you learn lots about these countries. The sorts of things you cant ever learn from 1st class in a luxury airline. I know you do those too, but these voyages are the ones that enrich you as a person. Kudos to you, Noel.

  • @paulw.woodring7304
    @paulw.woodring7304 4 дня назад +25

    Noel does it so we don't have to.

  • @davidwill5347
    @davidwill5347 День назад

    Respect Noel. When you mentioned the mind numbing effect of long distance bus journeys it reminded me of several I took in South America in my backpacking days (Lima-Quito and Mexico City-Tijuana amongst others). But those were just 24hrs and 48hrs respectively and most importantly I was in my 20s. Hope you enjoyed that well earned rest in Rio. Keep them coming.

  • @CiaranC92
    @CiaranC92 4 дня назад +2

    I cant imagine the absolute pain of going through that journey. You can see the genuine sheer happiness in your face as you're entering Rio

  • @rmd4209
    @rmd4209 2 дня назад +2

    Noel endures a 6-day journey in South America for our entertainment. Hats off to you sir! 😍😍 (I love the sarcastic comments you make with the video Voiceovers 😂😂)

  • @colleensen3274
    @colleensen3274 4 дня назад +27

    This was the most interesting video I've ever seen -- thanks so much for putting yourself through such a grueling experience. You're the best!

    • @michaeljohnson1006
      @michaeljohnson1006 4 дня назад +1

      I remember seeing someone do this journey and there were roadblocks and even the coach couldn't get through.

    • @noelphilips
      @noelphilips  4 дня назад +2

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @carolinecaiger6717
    @carolinecaiger6717 3 дня назад

    What an absolutely magnificent vlog!!! Really enjoyed it from
    beginning to end. Thanks for putting yourself through it!

  • @hevymetldude
    @hevymetldude 4 дня назад +5

    Lol..that Guy Richie scene at the end.. light on>>beer from fridge>>shower on>>chug the beer under the shower while fully clothed like a champ.

  • @aebeaebe
    @aebeaebe 3 дня назад +1

    Noel, you are utterly mad, and that's fantastic. Thanks so much, I didn't know that such a trip existed, and now I know, and I could experience it a littlebit without suffering like you did for us. And I love your explanation about why you do that stuff, exactly what I keep telling people and friends too when I do crazy things. And it was fantastic and very obvious, your joy and rush of having finished that crazy trip ! Well done, congrats, keep the loo review (as you surely will), have some more beers in the shower (LOVE it !), and be kind to one another everyone ! 🥰🚌

  • @KenMathTeacher
    @KenMathTeacher 4 дня назад +10

    Hi Noel, to be honest these long adventurous bus (or train) journeys are my favorite type of travel videos. Not many tarvel vloggers are willing to undertake these arduous journeys, so much respect and kudos to you. You don't need to give anyone a reason why you do it. You do it because you can. Enjoy life to the fullest I say!

  • @madfinntech
    @madfinntech 3 дня назад +1

    42:45 I can imagine the feeling! I was already like that after the 10-hour flight and 2-hour bus ride from Thailand after sleeping one night on my friend's floor, one at the airport, and one on the plane!

  • @chowchillachuck
    @chowchillachuck 4 дня назад +4

    Your marathon analogy seems spot on. You endured six days of misery but walked away with a sense of accomplishment.

  • @mk310174
    @mk310174 2 дня назад

    Oh my! I felt absolutely shattered just watching this. The beer in the shower at the end was a wonderful moment and I sensed so much emotion in Noel's voice when he was stood in the ocean that I got a lump in my throat. Amazing!!

  • @wainber1
    @wainber1 4 дня назад +4

    Claims by Noel Philips of a long slow bus ride make me think of, from the Jerry Reed song “Eastbound and down”: “We’ve got a long way to go and a short time to get there.” That bus journey was looking like a Smokey-and-the-bandit one, South-American style lol.

  • @slobodan87
    @slobodan87 17 часов назад +1

    Nice changeup from all the flying! More!

  • @NoTengoDinero69
    @NoTengoDinero69 4 дня назад +4

    Major salute to Noel for putting himself thru Hell for our enjoyment. Thanks mate! American loves your grit and determination!

  • @westvirginiacouple
    @westvirginiacouple 4 дня назад +1

    Excellent video Noel. I love these types of journeys.

  • @letmetellyousomething123
    @letmetellyousomething123 День назад +3

    I'll get my south American adventure through the national geographic thank you. Looks like hell. More power to you Noel.

    • @Kat-tr2ig
      @Kat-tr2ig 14 часов назад

      Just go to center-southern Argentina, Uruguay, or southern Chile. Avoid all of the rest of the continent.

  • @spasskii
    @spasskii 3 дня назад

    Greetings from Brasilia! Thanks, Noel, for sharing this journey! ❤

  • @rydar8046
    @rydar8046 День назад +3

    I thought you were about to get to ur camera stolen when you where filming in Copacabana 😅😅😅

  • @mikerobinson5312
    @mikerobinson5312 3 дня назад +1

    Brilliant, just brilliant. Bravo Noel!!!

  • @christianfairhurst3877
    @christianfairhurst3877 4 дня назад +11

    Don't want to give you ideas Noel but I've seen a 40 week tour of Africa advertised on Facebook.

  • @vomarva
    @vomarva 4 дня назад

    What an amazing journey Noel! What you accomplish is of immense awe

  • @maxpowr90
    @maxpowr90 3 дня назад +3

    I wish Fung Wah was still around because RUclipsrs would love them.

  • @denise5224
    @denise5224 3 дня назад

    I can’t praise you enough - you did a wonderful job documenting this journey! Congratulations Noel!!

  • @BeyondWrittenWords
    @BeyondWrittenWords 4 дня назад +27

    That water bottle is just ridiculous

  • @Medolino2009
    @Medolino2009 4 дня назад +2

    This was so cool to watch... It's one of those video's where i think it is better to see someone else did it so i don't need to. Thanx for sharing. Greetings from Serbia.

  • @Yvone0707
    @Yvone0707 4 дня назад +7

    One advantage of taking a bus or train ride is that you get to see parts of the world you wouldn't see on a plane. Thank you for making videos. These videos gives viewers a chance to see parts of the world they may never see for themselves.

  • @eatinghealthy2893
    @eatinghealthy2893 3 дня назад +1

    ❤crazy Trip well done Noel

  • @alexalekos
    @alexalekos 4 дня назад +8

    it would be a good drinking game to take a shot every time a statue of liberty appears

  • @maxverschuren6858
    @maxverschuren6858 День назад +1

    Your pronunciation of gracias always cracks me up. 😅 And man what an insanely long trip... 😮

  • @ecastel1977
    @ecastel1977 5 дней назад +27

    Bald men like us need to wear beanie hats on these busses. They are really freezing cold. Blankets, beanies and ear plugs (or noise cancelling ear phones) are the survival items for bus rides down here.

  • @speedbirdavation9832
    @speedbirdavation9832 4 дня назад +1

    Noel Phillips has balls of steel for enduring this ,
    I’m seriously thinking about doing this myself now ,

  • @garymillerlcs
    @garymillerlcs 4 дня назад +17

    Wow! I really don’t know how you do it! The bus looked surprisingly good, but even so it was a hell of a trip to endure especially when you don’t speak the language.
    We love watching your videos. Thanks so much for all your effort filming and editing them.

    • @gustavrsh
      @gustavrsh 4 дня назад +2

      Almost all buses are like that in Brazil, and actually there are better and newer ones where the seat can pretty much turn into a bed. I once took a bus from Sao Paulo and there was a 2-1 configuration with these seats, curtains between seats.

    • @garymillerlcs
      @garymillerlcs 4 дня назад

      @ That’s interesting to hear. Thank you.

    • @noelphilips
      @noelphilips  4 дня назад +2

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @dejvaviationtrips
    @dejvaviationtrips 3 дня назад +1

    Wow! This one was hard, huge respect for this trip 👏

  • @unklemunky8992
    @unklemunky8992 4 дня назад +20

    Jesus wept. I travel across India regularly but I’d have to be ripped to the tits on Xanax to endure that. Fair play.

    • @iitbftw
      @iitbftw 4 дня назад

      Its India tho. Pretty much the worst hell hole on planet earth. You'd have to be high on crack to go there. I wasn't and I left within 4 days even tho i planned for 2 weeks.

    • @dawnpowers7626
      @dawnpowers7626 4 дня назад

      "ripped to the tits" ... my new favorite phrase.

  • @whattheflyingduck6878
    @whattheflyingduck6878 2 дня назад

    I seriously admire you for the torture you are undergoing to inform us. Huge respect!

  • @rossellarosin
    @rossellarosin 3 дня назад +6

    "why do we need a 2 hour break" I suppose the driver needs it.

    • @katycool123
      @katycool123 2 дня назад +2

      Definitely! And i hope there’s different drivers across the whole journey too.

  • @stogieguy7
    @stogieguy7 4 дня назад

    I’ve been waiting for this one and you didn’t disappoint! What an epic journey. I’ve been to both ends of your trip but only saw the in between stuff from 30,000 feet. Congrats on pulling this off!

  • @Elderly-Marian-in-UK
    @Elderly-Marian-in-UK 4 дня назад +8

    Russian tactics was excellent. Ur so brave and daring. As an elderly infirm woman, solo traveller, I'd be terrified of doing that journey and even going to those places. I'll have to go there vicariously through you. Thank you for taking me. Xxx

  • @thomasz.8011
    @thomasz.8011 4 дня назад

    These kind of outstanding videos out the box are the reason why I follow you. Some crazy airports in the middle of nowhere, flights in the dessert of Australia etc.

  • @Johngengelbach2
    @Johngengelbach2 4 дня назад +6

    I wished Greyhound, Flixbus had those kind of seats, wow

    • @gustavrsh
      @gustavrsh 4 дня назад +2

      These seats are the regular ones in Brazil, there are even better ones that recline almost to a bed

    • @paulshields2220
      @paulshields2220 4 дня назад

      We have redcoach and vonline in texas google first class bus and your state or closest major city to see if any companies exist near you.

    • @Johngengelbach2
      @Johngengelbach2 4 дня назад

      @@paulshields2220Red coach is down here in Florida, it would be interesting to try

  • @johnmedland
    @johnmedland 3 дня назад +1

    The things you do for us viewers. Fantastic stuff, as always!

    • @noelphilips
      @noelphilips  3 дня назад

      Glad you enjoy it!

    • @kiowa1508
      @kiowa1508 3 дня назад

      He doesn’t do it for you…he does it for $$$.

  • @annamass73
    @annamass73 5 дней назад +9

    Drivers need those long stop to eat proper meal.

    • @Roadent1241
      @Roadent1241 4 дня назад

      Two hours is long and I'm a horrifically slow eater!

  • @dianeshepherd7913
    @dianeshepherd7913 День назад

    Congratulations Noel thanks for taking us all along with you, as there is no way i would have done this 😊

  • @AndrewTubbiolo
    @AndrewTubbiolo 4 дня назад +23

    Know what I learned today? I learned that there's a Statue of Liberty scale model industry in Brazil.

    • @MrAndreCoutinho
      @MrAndreCoutinho 4 дня назад +2

      There are hundreds of them on all major cities as it’s one of the symbols of a department store.

    • @rodriados
      @rodriados 4 дня назад

      I have one in my city as well, hahaha. The biggest statue in Brazil is one of those.

  • @MrGhislain79
    @MrGhislain79 День назад

    Excellent vidéo! Merci d'avoir souffert pour nous.

  • @PoetryStud
    @PoetryStud 4 дня назад +57

    I know that it can be strange at first to see Guinea Pigs on menus at restaurants, but I think that when it comes to Cuy (as they're called in many parts of South America), it's important to remember that Guinea Pigs were originally domesticated as livestock, to be eaten as food, thousands of years ago.
    Even if they are often times kept as pets in other places, I don't think it's fair that sometimes people from the U.S. or other places immediately judge people from the Andes mountains for eating them as food, when that's literally why they were domesticated in the first place (by the ancestors of the same Andean people who live there today).
    I don't think Noel was trying to judge that restaurant for it, but I thought this was worth pointing out in case anyone did have a strong reaction to Guinea Pig being on the menu.

    • @JB-rt9zu
      @JB-rt9zu 4 дня назад

      You don't think he was taking cheap shots at the locals about the guinea pigs?

    • @surf6009
      @surf6009 4 дня назад

      Thanks for sharing. Some places don't eat beef/ cows.

    • @LadyBeyondTheWall
      @LadyBeyondTheWall 4 дня назад +2

      @@JB-rt9zu No? I didn't get that he was "taking cheap shots" - I think he just thought it was odd, the same way a lot of people who don't live there do. There's nothing wrong with thinking it's odd or can even be upsetting since a lot of people view them exclusively as pets, but it doesn't mean mentioning it is "a cheap shot". It's the same as being weirded out when in countries that regularly eat horse meat.

    • @kimberlywoodbury1739
      @kimberlywoodbury1739 3 дня назад +2

      People do the same thing with rabbits. Just because something is cute doesn’t mean it’s not food

  • @CadeMeuPassaporteMarcos
    @CadeMeuPassaporteMarcos 2 дня назад +2

    It must be funny. I am Brazilian and was funny how you pronounced Cuiabá.
    Keep the good work.

  • @WallmartSupport
    @WallmartSupport 5 дней назад +10

    I love it when my favourite airline RUclipsr pivoted more and more to bus videos. Please don't die.

    • @scruff520
      @scruff520 3 дня назад

      What a utterly strange thing to say

  • @balajikanakasabapathy6998
    @balajikanakasabapathy6998 4 дня назад

    Amazing video, Noel. As always.