This video made me realise how blessed we are as Europeans. The fact that you can get from the uk to 5 different countries in one day by train is amazing
The madness of frantically and immediately searching for a beer after getting off the train at Lille at 9 in the morning 😂 .. just such an epic video in that weird deadpan British humour way
Yeah, I appreciate the people who served me in the first few bars probably think I have a problem, but hopefully they’ll see this video and understand!
Belgium-Luxembourg-France-Germany-Switzerland-Liechtenstein-Austria-Italy may get you what you need. Drank in Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein myself last Thursday on an away day for Hong Kong against Liechtenstein, even though I'm Irish, which I now realise is probably the most Robbie Knox thing I've ever done.
06:19 London -> Brussels 09:21, 10:00 -> Maastricht 11:42, 12:53 -> Aachen 13:42, 14:21 -> Luxembourg 18:12, 18:47 -> Basel 23:34, then try and get over the border for a cheeky pint in France for country #7 Or, starting elsewhere: 06:08 Amsterdam -> Brussels 08:08, 08:38 -> Luxembourg 11:49, 12:43 -> 16:08 Basel, then hop over the borders to France and Germany and have a pint in each, then 17:06 train -> Vaduz 19:58, 21:48 -> Feldkirch, AT 22:36. Thats 8 countries and a hard maximum I think. Keen to try
right, probably clever to target at least one border town (or close to border town). Basel seems quite ideal in this regard (now curious to go there). Could you perhaps find some time to take a flight to a similar town with three closeby borders, and then start taking trains? preferably west-wards so you prolong the day a bit. (or start there and then go to Basel)
My idea has 9 but you probably need a car, Start in Trieste, go to Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo, Albania, Greece. The trip by car is only 12 hours. Include the stops to get beers you could do it in 24hrs
@@RobbieKnox Funfact: right besides that bar is the shop for the oldest coffee roastery in all of germany! 'Plum's Kaffee' has existed since 1820 in Aachen and is also where I go to get my coffee beans from
I've never been to this channel either but I like this guy a hell of a lot more than I like Richard Hammond. I'd be insulted by the comparison if it were me.
Alcohol RUclips remains undefeated. The mid life crisis deadpan narration combined with over the top music and sightseeing made this thoroughly enjoyable.
Ok, now I'm planning to make it from Brno, Czech Republic. You can easily start at midnight and make your way to Bratislava where it's quite possible to find a drink at 2-3 am. Than we can get to Vienna and you can find a beer at 4 am as well. After that we'll go to Maribor. The trip gonna be quite long, but most of the pubs are closed, so we don't care. There we'll drink some beer and go to Zagreb (it'll be around 14 o'clock when we'll arrive) and we'll have some time to get to Bosnia. Also, I missed Hungary which can be added by a smart logistic. I think when drinking 24/7 in a bar is your question - Central Europe is your answer.
Go by plane from London to Munich. Take the train to Innsbruck and then to Schaan/Vaaduz in Liechtenstein. You can walk across to Switzerland. After that take the train to Udine, Italy, move on to Slovenia and if you are lucky you can make Croatia on the same day. But that has to be carefully planned ahead. This way you can have eight in a day.
I love this comment😂 Just spent 30 days in Europe, didn’t get 5 in a day, but maybe 3. Germany, Switzerland, Italy during the train strike. Hubby and I did 5 countries in a month, all on the train, for the price of a roundtrip ticket within the states. As an American from the East coast, I absolutely love Europe.
It shouldn't be "normal"... A beer every once in a while is okay, but we shouldn't normalise alcohol consumption. It's bad for your health, your psyche and strains every health sector in every country with patients who occupy beds, which are more needed for people who had accidents. The world would be better, if we would collectively drink less alcohol
Your videos are simultaneously extremely entertaining and calming, and your fantastic sense of humour is the cherry on top. Long time listener of the podcast but first time watching your RUclips channel and will not be the last
Top! Top! Top video Robbie! .. that plot twist at the end was cinema.. was so happy you made the 6th country.. great concept for the video, would love to see more challenges like this 👍🏻
As an Australian who can drive for a whole day and not even leave the same state, this type of video is so fascinating to me. Anyway if you’re ever around Brisbane Robbie drop in for a beer, you’ve got my address from when you sent me a postcard. Cheers
As a Brazilian that also fascinates me!... the closest border to my house (in Rio) is probably Foz do Iguaçu - which is 18h drive non stop (1500km away). In many parts of the country its impossible to reach the border within 24h.
Heroic effort, Robbie! Yours wouldn't be the first travel challenge to almost be derailed by Deutsche Bahn, the only European train service that looks up to the UK
10 countries: - Midnight, a pint in Dover, UK, you take the car and cross the channel on the ferry or take leshuttle train. - Calais, France. You have a good one before they close the pubs. You drive to Brussels or liège. - Belgium. You drop the car there and have a good Belgian beer. Take the train and head off to Holland. - Maastricht, The Nederlands (by 8am you already drank a cold one in 4 countries. - Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Basel, Switzerland. You cross the German border. - Weil am Rhein, Germany - Vaduz, Liechtenstein. You cross the Austrian border. - Feldkirch, Austria - And eventually you try to make it to Milan, Italy before midnight. 😅 I know it sounds like a hell of a sprint but i think it's technically possible. I'll definitely try this challenge some day. Very exciting. (I'm Belgian btw)
I think it’s possible! I think the key is Switzerland being so close to France, Germany, Austria, Lichtenstein and Italy. Starting in Basel, you could do all 6 of these countries between lunch time!
I too didn't know I needed to see this. Excellent. I don't know if you've seen this but years and years ago the BBC did a series, I think it was called Comic Roots. Each week a different comedian would talk about how they got into comedy. It was all very earnest, 'Yes, I started in music hall' type stuff... until it got to Alexei Sayle. He barely spoke about comedy or his influences but made the programme a giant pub crawl advising on the best way to manages 24 hour drinking. Instead of 'Yes, I watched the Two Ronnies every week' it was 'There's a bar round 'ere opens at 4am...' 30 minutes of Alexei Sayle getting slowly drunk was by far the best use of the format.
Austria should be a starting point. In all my time in Europe I never experienced anything as efficient as their rail system. And you have close proximity to so many countries all with amazing beer
I’ve been here and can confirm you can straddle 3 countries at once and there is a bar there… Tri-Country Point Vaalserberg, where the Netherlands meet Belgium and Germany
Two of my favorite things, travel and drinking! RUclips knows me so well, great idea for a day and a fantastic personality on the other side of the camera. Thank you :)
Who else thought this would end with being left deserted on some German train station at night? DB classics. Wholesome and fun video, great discovery. If you started at midnight, in Aachen and used the full 24 hours I think you could do Belgium - Germany - Netherlands in a a few hours time and then get up to 6-8 countries possibly; would love a sequel or for this to become a big challenge like the beers & cigarettes one.
Reckon you need to fly to Germany from Heathrow and then go south towards Croatia and then can tick you off Czech, Austria, Slovenia & Croatia. That gives you 6 and then into Italy.
@@RobbieKnoxyou might struggle - train travel severely limited in Bosnia and anywhere south of that. Though Croatia and Serbia should be fine it’s not often speedy.
To get 7. Beer 1. Begin in Rijeka Croatia. Beer 2 + 3. Earliest available train/bus route to Trieste airport Italy. This passes through Slovenia (stop off) Beer 4. A flight to Budapest Hungary Beer 5. Work north to Bratislava Slovakia Beer 6. Vienna Austria Beer 7. Hopefully make it to Czech Republic border in time.
Start in Estonia, work your way across the Baltics (that's three), have drink in Warsaw, Poland (four) , try to find a flight to Basel (the airport is actually in France), get a drink there (five), find a drink in Basel proper, which is in Switzerland (six), then hop over the border to Germany to finish the day off there (seven).
Really amazing and funny video. I feel like if you play your cards right, you can catch a train to Denmark and maybe, just maybe squeeze Sweden in, maybe in Malmö.
Liked the 4:30 am beer. I used to work overnights so sometimes id buy beer at 6am on the way home, id always clarify that I had just gotten off work.lol.
Fantastic video with a great idea. I think you could’ve done a couple more by drinking in Scotland and Wales first, then from England heading out into Europe. Keep up the good work.
I love that this video was in my recommendations. Even better that you went to my hometown Aachen AND went to one of my favourite spots. This was so fun to see. I kinda want to try this challenge now too.
I went to Maastricht in the summer and it was really nice - the town centre is full of great shops, restaurants, etc. Seemed quite classy. Also public transport was excellent to get around to other places.
This is exactly what I needed today, something about the challenge and the vibe speaks to my soul. Trains, beer, a sort-of pointless goal, a this is all I need in life
class video as always mr knox🙌🏻 i guessed 6 at the start of the video, never thought i could be so captivated watching a bloke drink alcahol on a lounge chair in luxembourg
If you ignore drunk driving laws, you could theoretically drive this route: Pula, Koper, Trieste, Graz, Györ, Bratislava, Brno, Wroclaw, Dresden. Taking 17 and a half hours driving it would leave you 6 hours to drink at a pub in each city, and going through 9 countries would be very hard to beat. Just gotta dodge the coppers.
Awesome! You should Emily. If you book far enough in advance it doesn’t need to be prohibitively expensive, and there are so many lovely cities you can stay in for not too much money.
Thanks for the video! It's amazing that in my country I would not be able to drink a beer in 6 different *states*! Having a decent train network is amazing.
Bizarre watching this as a 27 year old Brit in Lille hearing a 47 year old Brit in Lille say he hasn't been here in 20 years. I can 100% see myself doing exactly what you're doing in 20 years time. In fact, I hope I do.
Nice video, I think you can do a better route that is outside UK and start with one of the 5 countries you visited and hop on a plane to another closely packed region (Metz to Luxembourg to Liege to Maastricht to Aachen, which has an airport) and then go on a plane to somewhere you can cross multiple countries in quick order, like Vienna to Bratislava to Hungary or Czechia.
I felt crushed for Robbie unable to get a beer in Luxembourg at the end of this enthralling video, and was cursing the nation of Luxembourg, but what a great dramatic twist in the hotel, and hats off to the porter man for grabbing Robbie a beer. Top stuff!
Great video Mr Knox Sir. Really enjoyed it. Shame it was solo but you probably wouldn’t have made it out of London with Bambino…. What a legend the guy at the hotel bar was too so you did 6 countries!
Awesome video! algorithm recommended it but well worth the watch, and now subbed! As for a different route, what about Manchester/Edinburgh, Oslo, Gothenburg, Copenhagen, Rostock, Gdansk, Kaunas, Riga, Tallinn and finishing in Helsinki? and start at 00,01 and finish at 2359?
Ok i loved it, kind of looking forward to see if you cold have make it to Bale on time, but i was delighted to see that it was not about rush but about enjoying every second of it. Also, i thought the eurostar was only running from london to paris, which means this video definitely has an educational purpose. Hats off to you
Start in Luxembourg at midnight, then get someone to drive you to Aachen, Liege and Maastricht for late night beers there. Take a plane to Vienna and get someone to drive you to Czechia, Bratislava, anywhere in Slovenia, Triest, Rijeka and finally Bosnia around midnight. 11 countries if there's actual flights that match up time wise and you find 2 people in completely different countries to drive a drunkard around.
I don't think I've ever been as hyped on RUclips as when the Luxembourg train arrived. I just wish you'd have gone to the city because there would have been drinks there and it wouldn't have been much further but the guy at the hotel came through! ❤
Great video! But by reversing the order and traveling back towards the UK, you could've squeezed in an extra couple hours from the time zone changes. Also by traveling on a plane and drinking from the airport bar LOL
Amazing, this is exactly the kind of thing that inspires people on my Facebook page - so I've shared it to the 238,000 members of Extreme Days Trips. Just perfect! What a great video, thank you 🎉
@@RobbieKnox pleasure. If you'd like to come along on an extreme day trip (all in a day!) to the middle of the high Alps, then feel free to! It's a regular trip for me, and I take groups of up to 15 people with me from the Facebook page too!
this was an awesome video. i like how a lot of the comments are like "well done!" and "keep it up mate!" i wish i got thid much praise when i want a beer at 8 in the morning 😂
If you have someone (or preferably multiple people) who can drive, the best route is Maastricht-Liege-Luxembourg City-Strasbourg-Freiburg-Basel-Vaduz-Innsbruck-Trieste-Koper-Umag. Can be done in one day if there are no major traffic jams and you spend no more than about 40 minutes in each place.
@RobbieKnox that's what I was thinking, I reckon 4 countries max if she was with you! If you're starting point wasn't england for the next one, you could probably do more.
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Luckily for me, watching a 47 year old man drink on his own in many different countries was exactly what I wanted to do today. So thanks Robbie xx
Well isn’t that a coincidence. The world moves in mysterious ways.
I read this comment at the same point
I was more wanting to see a 47 year old video himself taking a bus between a city and a town showing the bus route myself. So disappointing for me 😀
Popped up on my recommendations, subscribed after watching that video, class keep it up
Via Denmark 🇩🇰 probably faster as the are constructing the Baltics high speed line atm
Ferry crossing Estonia 🇪🇪 to Finland is very quick
This video made me realise how blessed we are as Europeans. The fact that you can get from the uk to 5 different countries in one day by train is amazing
Amazing isn’t it? And it wouldn’t have been possible for almost all of human history.
We are lucky that west Europe England scotland wales ireland northern ireland Netherlands belgium germany luxembourg all are close to eachother
He would not to be afford the train journeys in the UK, and the trains might not arrive.
I wish the UK was still in the EU. But oh well
Luxembourg isn't a real country, it's just a fucking tax haven.
Great idea, great video
Thanks pal!
Was just watching one of your vids mate😊
Not surprised I see you here hahaha
i bet geowizard can beat 6 hahaha
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The madness of frantically and immediately searching for a beer after getting off the train at Lille at 9 in the morning 😂 .. just such an epic video in that weird deadpan British humour way
Yeah, I appreciate the people who served me in the first few bars probably think I have a problem, but hopefully they’ll see this video and understand!
Belgium-Luxembourg-France-Germany-Switzerland-Liechtenstein-Austria-Italy may get you what you need. Drank in Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein myself last Thursday on an away day for Hong Kong against Liechtenstein, even though I'm Irish, which I now realise is probably the most Robbie Knox thing I've ever done.
That’s amazing! 😂
@@RobbieKnox I think we'd all love to see you attempt to beat your record. This video was brilliant!
you have a 16yr old son called Ryan. GG
what beer do they drink in Liechtenstein?
@@herbertdeniro Swiss and German beer from what I saw, didn’t see any local beers
The algorithm works in mysterious ways, but this was a glorious watch. Well done sir 🍺
Glad you enjoyed it!
06:19 London -> Brussels 09:21, 10:00 -> Maastricht 11:42, 12:53 -> Aachen 13:42, 14:21 -> Luxembourg 18:12, 18:47 -> Basel 23:34, then try and get over the border for a cheeky pint in France for country #7
Or, starting elsewhere:
06:08 Amsterdam -> Brussels 08:08, 08:38 -> Luxembourg 11:49, 12:43 -> 16:08 Basel, then hop over the borders to France and Germany and have a pint in each, then 17:06 train -> Vaduz 19:58, 21:48 -> Feldkirch, AT 22:36. Thats 8 countries and a hard maximum I think.
Keen to try
That’s an incredible bit of research! Could go wrong with any delays, but I like to aim for the stars!
right, probably clever to target at least one border town (or close to border town). Basel seems quite ideal in this regard (now curious to go there). Could you perhaps find some time to take a flight to a similar town with three closeby borders, and then start taking trains? preferably west-wards so you prolong the day a bit. (or start there and then go to Basel)
My idea has 9 but you probably need a car, Start in Trieste, go to Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo, Albania, Greece. The trip by car is only 12 hours. Include the stops to get beers you could do it in 24hrs
@@DoctorCongoChronicles Good idea, but you need a driver.
@@MrEddy-bm3eo Says who, this is the Balkans
That waiter in Germany was on a mission
I think he sensed the importance of what I was doing.
@@RobbieKnox Funfact: right besides that bar is the shop for the oldest coffee roastery in all of germany! 'Plum's Kaffee' has existed since 1820 in Aachen and is also where I go to get my coffee beans from
not a very good thing to make a beer spillover when you're waiting a table. Maybe it's okay with a german beer, but certainly not with a belgian one.
@@cedric3320 you're supposed to directly suck it off the table for extra flavour. As is tradition, in Germany
@@cedric3320 😂
Never been to this channel before but poor mans Richard Hammond getting on trains and getting beers is just what I needed! Cheers!
Very poor man after paying for all those trains!
Joe Wilkinson, surely? Both man & mission.
I've never been to this channel either but I like this guy a hell of a lot more than I like Richard Hammond. I'd be insulted by the comparison if it were me.
This is the best video you've ever done! the Drama, the production, the double twist at the end! nice one Robbie lad!
Like Inception wasn’t it?
(I’ve never seen Inception but I presume it’s the same)
@@RobbieKnoxInception was nothing compared to this mind blowing creation
@@TresSegon beerception
Alcohol RUclips remains undefeated. The mid life crisis deadpan narration combined with over the top music and sightseeing made this thoroughly enjoyable.
Very good summing up of my life to be fair.
Ok, now I'm planning to make it from Brno, Czech Republic.
You can easily start at midnight and make your way to Bratislava where it's quite possible to find a drink at 2-3 am.
Than we can get to Vienna and you can find a beer at 4 am as well.
After that we'll go to Maribor. The trip gonna be quite long, but most of the pubs are closed, so we don't care.
There we'll drink some beer and go to Zagreb (it'll be around 14 o'clock when we'll arrive) and we'll have some time to get to Bosnia.
Also, I missed Hungary which can be added by a smart logistic.
I think when drinking 24/7 in a bar is your question - Central Europe is your answer.
If you move from Russia towards Ireland the timezones will help you all along the way
Kaliningrad - Poland - Lithuania - Latvia - Estonia - Finland is possible as well.
Bratislava to a border town in Hungary ;) Or from Poland/ Czech border head into Austria or Slovakia (any order) then, Hungary and end in Slovenia.
Don't do it on a Sunday, Maribor will be dead
Very much enjoyed this dude. The challenge with your lovely personality and chat.
Aw, bless you. You’re very kind.
You're fueling the Brits abroad image in that first cafe.
Yeah, I accept that. 😬
@@RobbieKnox do it in a German accent next time
As if there’s no winos in France
Britons*, if you don't mind.
@@RobbieKnox ordering in french, politely, WHILE daydrinking. I'd say you're vastly improving it
Go by plane from London to Munich. Take the train to Innsbruck and then to Schaan/Vaaduz in Liechtenstein. You can walk across to Switzerland. After that take the train to Udine, Italy, move on to Slovenia and if you are lucky you can make Croatia on the same day. But that has to be carefully planned ahead. This way you can have eight in a day.
Great idea! I’ll research.
I love this comment😂 Just spent 30 days in Europe, didn’t get 5 in a day, but maybe 3. Germany, Switzerland, Italy during the train strike. Hubby and I did 5 countries in a month, all on the train, for the price of a roundtrip ticket within the states. As an American from the East coast, I absolutely love Europe.
Seeing the video title, I was immediately thinking that there's only two real options. The Rhine route and the West Balkan route.
Good luck finding a bar open early in Munich! Places close at 6 am and open at 12pm normally
@ the parties ending at 6 really messed me up, until I realized just take a nap after dinner then head in 😆
Don't ever feel bad drinking at 5am etc. Night shift workers do it all the time after work so it should be normal
Yeah, good point. I think it was the combo of beer and coffee that felt odd!
It shouldn't be "normal"... A beer every once in a while is okay, but we shouldn't normalise alcohol consumption.
It's bad for your health, your psyche and strains every health sector in every country with patients who occupy beds, which are more needed for people who had accidents.
The world would be better, if we would collectively drink less alcohol
@@TheWallCladding Agreed that the world should drink less alcohol in general, but enjoyed in moderation its good fun.
@@TheWallCladding 🙄 it’s only a few pints
@@TheWallCladdingI bet you’re fun at parties
What a life saver that hotel receptionist was. Great video!
Heroic man.
Your videos are simultaneously extremely entertaining and calming, and your fantastic sense of humour is the cherry on top. Long time listener of the podcast but first time watching your RUclips channel and will not be the last
Aw, thanks! You’re really nice!
Top! Top! Top video Robbie! .. that plot twist at the end was cinema.. was so happy you made the 6th country.. great concept for the video, would love to see more challenges like this 👍🏻
Aw thanks, you’re very kind! It was fun to make. I think I’ll do more like this if people like it.
As an Australian who can drive for a whole day and not even leave the same state, this type of video is so fascinating to me. Anyway if you’re ever around Brisbane Robbie drop in for a beer, you’ve got my address from when you sent me a postcard. Cheers
I love Brisvegas. My friend Chris lives there so I’m sure I’ll be there at some point!
As a Brazilian that also fascinates me!... the closest border to my house (in Rio) is probably Foz do Iguaçu - which is 18h drive non stop (1500km away).
In many parts of the country its impossible to reach the border within 24h.
@@danielathias991Well I suppose for Brazil you could do a state challenge, how many states do you think you could manage in 24 hours?
But Australia has a smaller population than the tiny benelux area.
Heroic effort, Robbie! Yours wouldn't be the first travel challenge to almost be derailed by Deutsche Bahn, the only European train service that looks up to the UK
Yeah, mad how it’s gone rubbish. I remember it being quite reliable a few years ago.
10 countries:
- Midnight, a pint in Dover, UK, you take the car and cross the channel on the ferry or take leshuttle train.
- Calais, France. You have a good one before they close the pubs. You drive to Brussels or liège.
- Belgium. You drop the car there and have a good Belgian beer. Take the train and head off to Holland.
- Maastricht, The Nederlands (by 8am you already drank a cold one in 4 countries.
- Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Basel, Switzerland. You cross the German border.
- Weil am Rhein, Germany
- Vaduz, Liechtenstein. You cross the Austrian border.
- Feldkirch, Austria
- And eventually you try to make it to Milan, Italy before midnight. 😅
I know it sounds like a hell of a sprint but i think it's technically possible. I'll definitely try this challenge some day. Very exciting. (I'm Belgian btw)
I'm in! 🌍🍻
@@coco845you sneaky little bastard 🫶
I think it’s possible! I think the key is Switzerland being so close to France, Germany, Austria, Lichtenstein and Italy. Starting in Basel, you could do all 6 of these countries between lunch time!
@@pentestical8265Actually, starting from Italy or austria might be a good idea. I didn't think about it the other way around 🫡
I ended up here totally by random of the RUclips algorithms and I was not disappointed. Thanks for sharing the adventure.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I too didn't know I needed to see this. Excellent. I don't know if you've seen this but years and years ago the BBC did a series, I think it was called Comic Roots. Each week a different comedian would talk about how they got into comedy. It was all very earnest, 'Yes, I started in music hall' type stuff... until it got to Alexei Sayle. He barely spoke about comedy or his influences but made the programme a giant pub crawl advising on the best way to manages 24 hour drinking. Instead of 'Yes, I watched the Two Ronnies every week' it was 'There's a bar round 'ere opens at 4am...' 30 minutes of Alexei Sayle getting slowly drunk was by far the best use of the format.
Austria should be a starting point. In all my time in Europe I never experienced anything as efficient as their rail system. And you have close proximity to so many countries all with amazing beer
Great shout. I’ll investigate for my next attempt!
Now this is content. This is probably my perfect RUclips video.
Travel and beers. Bravo. You’ve just gained another subscriber sir.
That plot twist... loved it
Drama!
I was on the edge of my seat, wondering if you would get a sixth country ticked off. Top-notch content, as always, Mr Knox!
Pure drama wasn’t it?
I’ve been here and can confirm you can straddle 3 countries at once and there is a bar there…
Tri-Country Point Vaalserberg, where the Netherlands meet Belgium and Germany
I should have just headed there!
@@RobbieKnox Switzerland has a tri-country point too.
@@JPlokford Many countries have these, but there needs to be a good pub at the border (or three closeby) and an airport closeby!
Surely you need a pint for each country? Separate pubs?
Thanks
Came here from soccer A-Z. Glad i found this gem, so easy and engaging to listen to with a touch of dry humour perfect 👌
Brit living in Luxembourg ... when I saw the places you were going, I thought Clervaux might be the best option. Welcome, glad you made it!
Love the concept. Love the execution. Great video.
Thanks!
Two of my favorite things, travel and drinking! RUclips knows me so well, great idea for a day and a fantastic personality on the other side of the camera. Thank you :)
Aw, thanks. You’re very kind.
Who else thought this would end with being left deserted on some German train station at night? DB classics.
Wholesome and fun video, great discovery. If you started at midnight, in Aachen and used the full 24 hours I think you could do Belgium - Germany - Netherlands in a a few hours time and then get up to 6-8 countries possibly; would love a sequel or for this to become a big challenge like the beers & cigarettes one.
I’ll try it again next year if I can find a better route!
That was great, Robbie! A fantastic mix of travel, quest and humour, all with the clock ticking.
Aw, what a lovely comment. Thanks!
This is the first videos I've seen of yours Robbie and I'm 2 mins in and I'm already subscribing!!
Aw, I’m so glad you like it. You’re the best!
Prague - Vienna - Ljubljana - Zagreb - Sarajevo - Belgrade - Budapest - Kosice - Krakow
That would take the best part of a week.
Reckon you need to fly to Germany from Heathrow and then go south towards Croatia and then can tick you off Czech, Austria, Slovenia & Croatia. That gives you 6 and then into Italy.
Nice. I’m also thinking of repeating what I did but flying to Dubrovnik to tick off Croatia, Bosnia and Montenegro.
Do this but in one country maybe, belgium, croatia, czech, or germany and see how many popular breweries you can get to in a day?
Wonder how hard adding Slovakia and Hungary would be to that mix
@@RobbieKnoxyou might struggle - train travel severely limited in Bosnia and anywhere south of that. Though Croatia and Serbia should be fine it’s not often speedy.
To get 7.
Beer 1. Begin in Rijeka Croatia.
Beer 2 + 3. Earliest available train/bus route to Trieste airport Italy.
This passes through Slovenia (stop off)
Beer 4. A flight to Budapest Hungary
Beer 5. Work north to Bratislava Slovakia
Beer 6. Vienna Austria
Beer 7. Hopefully make it to Czech Republic border in time.
Brilliant video Robbie. Enjoyed the journey with you. Cheers
Thanks Giuseppe, you’re very kind!
@@RobbieKnox your welcome. Loved the plot twist at the end. You sniffed out that last beer like a champion.
I genuinely love how passionate you are about beer it’s so nice to watch 👏
I do really like all the different flavours. Thanks for watching!
Start in Estonia, work your way across the Baltics (that's three), have drink in Warsaw, Poland (four) , try to find a flight to Basel (the airport is actually in France), get a drink there (five), find a drink in Basel proper, which is in Switzerland (six), then hop over the border to Germany to finish the day off there (seven).
Would you get through the Baltics and Poland quick enough?
@@samil5601 Depends on the mode of transport, I guess.
@@MartinIbert Sure. Seeing that the person is drinking, I'd assume reliance on public transport.
Most I've done is three - UK, Malta and Macedonia, then on the return, Macedonia, Germany and UK. Great Vid dude!
Robbie, this is your best ever video. Please do more solo missions, and please do more challenge videos!
Thanks! Will do!
Quality. What a great video. New sub 👏
Really amazing and funny video. I feel like if you play your cards right, you can catch a train to Denmark and maybe, just maybe squeeze Sweden in, maybe in Malmö.
That’s a great idea! Will investigate!
Liked the 4:30 am beer. I used to work overnights so sometimes id buy beer at 6am on the way home, id always clarify that I had just gotten off work.lol.
Fantastic video with a great idea. I think you could’ve done a couple more by drinking in Scotland and Wales first, then from England heading out into Europe. Keep up the good work.
Once again, a thoroughly enjoyable video, with added tension towards the end. Thank you Robbie.
Glad you liked it!
never thought I'd enjoy watching a man drinking by himself. Not trying to encourage you but that was excellent entertainment!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
I love that this video was in my recommendations. Even better that you went to my hometown Aachen AND went to one of my favourite spots. This was so fun to see. I kinda want to try this challenge now too.
i assumed your 4:30am drink would have been in the airport! great idea - great video!
also, i wonder if you could have done something where you gain a load of hours back changing time zones? who knows... 10/10 regardless!!
Come with me next time and we’ll try and break the record!
Lol, beautiful footage of your chaotic trip! Thumbs up from Canada!
I love Canada. I used to live in BC!
I was in Brussels on a 20 hour layover once, and while exploring the city, I also came across the weeing boy fountain and wasn’t even looking for it.
All roads lead to boy weeing.
I went to Maastricht in the summer and it was really nice - the town centre is full of great shops, restaurants, etc. Seemed quite classy. Also public transport was excellent to get around to other places.
It looked lovely. I’d love to go back!
Never thought I‘d be thrilled to watch a video of a guy stranded in Clervaux looking for a pint but here I am.
Bleak isn’t it?
It‘s peak entertainment for guys like me
This is exactly what I needed today, something about the challenge and the vibe speaks to my soul. Trains, beer, a sort-of pointless goal, a this is all I need in life
class video as always mr knox🙌🏻 i guessed 6 at the start of the video, never thought i could be so captivated watching a bloke drink alcahol on a lounge chair in luxembourg
Ha ha. It was a suitably bleak ending!
Great video! Your personality makes watching your videos so enjoyable, and the concept was fab too!
Aw, thanks. You’re very kind.
Absolutely loved that cliffhanger Robbie, all the more exciting because I live in Luxembourg
Ooooo, Luxembourg the city or the country? I’m a Luxembourg expert now.
Haven't seen a suggested video on RUclips as fun as this for quite some time. Loved it! Subscribed!
If you ignore drunk driving laws, you could theoretically drive this route: Pula, Koper, Trieste, Graz, Györ, Bratislava, Brno, Wroclaw, Dresden.
Taking 17 and a half hours driving it would leave you 6 hours to drink at a pub in each city, and going through 9 countries would be very hard to beat.
Just gotta dodge the coppers.
Massive “if” isn’t it?
As a Brit this has made me realise how easy and accessible travel to other countries is, although not cheap it’s made me want to explore more
Awesome! You should Emily. If you book far enough in advance it doesn’t need to be prohibitively expensive, and there are so many lovely cities you can stay in for not too much money.
Great video.
If you started east and travelled back to London, you would have an extra two hours for your challenge because of the time zones!
Good point. Although I’d need to find an early morning bar somewhere else!
Brilliant stuff mate! Real bucket-list stuff right there. Cheers!
banging video! got randomly recommended, watch it all. gained a new sub, cheers robbie lad
Hooray! Sorry in advance if future videos are disappointing.
Thanks for the video! It's amazing that in my country I would not be able to drink a beer in 6 different *states*! Having a decent train network is amazing.
Yeah, I did think about trying a similar thing in America but I think it’s just too hard!
Bizarre watching this as a 27 year old Brit in Lille hearing a 47 year old Brit in Lille say he hasn't been here in 20 years.
I can 100% see myself doing exactly what you're doing in 20 years time. In fact, I hope I do.
I’m sure you will! Adventures are brilliant and we’re so lucky to have so many countries so close together.
Lille is a much underrated city and brilliantly located for London, Paris and Brussels.
He's your dad
As a Canadian, I envy people who live in Europe. being able to travel so effortlessly to other countries like that. Must be amazing.
It is great. Canada is also great though, I used to live in BC!
@@RobbieKnox oh nice, Yeah if you're going to live in Canada, BC is the spot for sure. Beautiful country out there.
Nice video, I think you can do a better route that is outside UK and start with one of the 5 countries you visited and hop on a plane to another closely packed region (Metz to Luxembourg to Liege to Maastricht to Aachen, which has an airport) and then go on a plane to somewhere you can cross multiple countries in quick order, like Vienna to Bratislava to Hungary or Czechia.
I felt crushed for Robbie unable to get a beer in Luxembourg at the end of this enthralling video, and was cursing the nation of Luxembourg, but what a great dramatic twist in the hotel, and hats off to the porter man for grabbing Robbie a beer. Top stuff!
Great video Mr Knox Sir. Really enjoyed it. Shame it was solo but you probably wouldn’t have made it out of London with Bambino…. What a legend the guy at the hotel bar was too so you did 6 countries!
Yeah, he really saved me. Heroic hotel work.
Yeah I was gonna make a similar comment once I'd stopped scrolling.
RIP Becky...GBNF🍻
Great video Robbie mate, happy travels.
16:44 that was an achievement
Thank you!
You’ve got to appreciate the simplicity. A man thought: “how many countries can I drink in in a day?” and just did it to find out! 👌
I’m a simple man with simple dreams.
Awesome video! algorithm recommended it but well worth the watch, and now subbed!
As for a different route, what about Manchester/Edinburgh, Oslo, Gothenburg, Copenhagen, Rostock, Gdansk, Kaunas, Riga, Tallinn and finishing in Helsinki? and start at 00,01 and finish at 2359?
Aw, thanks, you’re very kind.
That’s a good idea. A lot of it depends what times people will serve me beer!
@@RobbieKnox10 might be stretching it but could cut a few cities to make it work.
The Baltic Beer run!
Watching this from New York City, I cannot begin to tell you how incredible this is. Hahah cheers!
Thanks! I love New York, I’m visiting in January!
First time coming across your video. Seems like a really wholesome guy! 😁🍻
I’m actually really nasty and violent but kept in under control for this video.
@@RobbieKnox 😂😂😂 you are a funny chap! Love it x.
Ok i loved it, kind of looking forward to see if you cold have make it to Bale on time, but i was delighted to see that it was not about rush but about enjoying every second of it. Also, i thought the eurostar was only running from london to paris, which means this video definitely has an educational purpose.
Hats off to you
Start in Luxembourg at midnight, then get someone to drive you to Aachen, Liege and Maastricht for late night beers there. Take a plane to Vienna and get someone to drive you to Czechia, Bratislava, anywhere in Slovenia, Triest, Rijeka and finally Bosnia around midnight. 11 countries if there's actual flights that match up time wise and you find 2 people in completely different countries to drive a drunkard around.
Yeah, finding the drivers will be the tough bit!
I don't think I've ever been as hyped on RUclips as when the Luxembourg train arrived. I just wish you'd have gone to the city because there would have been drinks there and it wouldn't have been much further but the guy at the hotel came through! ❤
Yeah, in hindsight I should have gone there. Next time!
Great video! But by reversing the order and traveling back towards the UK, you could've squeezed in an extra couple hours from the time zone changes. Also by traveling on a plane and drinking from the airport bar LOL
Yeah, I’m sure there’s a way of doing more. I just need to work it out.
Wonder if you could get a drink in all the different Embassy's in London, they are treated like a different country
@@joncarter5210 I like your attempt at a loophole.
Get yourself to Basel in Switzerland an hour before closing. Switzerland, France and Germany meet at a point called Dreiländereck.
That’s a great idea!
Amazing, this is exactly the kind of thing that inspires people on my Facebook page - so I've shared it to the 238,000 members of Extreme Days Trips. Just perfect! What a great video, thank you 🎉
Aw, thanks Mike, you rule!
@@RobbieKnox pleasure. If you'd like to come along on an extreme day trip (all in a day!) to the middle of the high Alps, then feel free to! It's a regular trip for me, and I take groups of up to 15 people with me from the Facebook page too!
this was an awesome video. i like how a lot of the comments are like "well done!" and "keep it up mate!" i wish i got thid much praise when i want a beer at 8 in the morning 😂
😂 I agree. More praise for morning drinking.
The Smiths "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable now" - is the sound of this video. Excellent.
Yeah, it’s that vibe.
Just a dude on his quest for some beers, no pretentious story or unnecessary hype around it. Nicely done.
What a great video. I love your cinematography and camera quality. P.S. Becky would have slowed you down!
Thanks - I filmed this on my DJI Osmo Pocket 3. It’s a great little camera for travel stuff.
This is the first time I've ever bought an item promoted by a RUclipsr. The beers are great, thanks Robbie
Great effort, I was a roller coaster of emotions watching this, especially at the end. Need to take Sheephead along with you next time
He’ll just moan. No room for passengers.
If you have someone (or preferably multiple people) who can drive, the best route is Maastricht-Liege-Luxembourg City-Strasbourg-Freiburg-Basel-Vaduz-Innsbruck-Trieste-Koper-Umag. Can be done in one day if there are no major traffic jams and you spend no more than about 40 minutes in each place.
Content that raises the bar ;). I have a cheeky plan to smash this challenge though and easily get 10+ countries..... driving.
Someone else driving I hope!
Imagine being thr designated driver... all the work and no fun eyy
Nice RUclips recommendation finally, chill vid bro, really liked it
love the idea that Keir Starmer could've been subbed in for Bambino Becky in this vid
Quick Keir, there’s a train to Luxembourg!
He could have been
Great watch Robbie, makes me want to travel by myself also. Congrats getting the 6th well done to that man in the hotel 🙌🏼
He’s the hero we all needed.
Incredible drama, had me on the edge of my seat right to the scintillating unexpected denouement.
You have a fabulous vocabulary.
Awesome video! American here and it's a shame its hard to experience other countries in a year, let alone in a single day!! Loved this video!
Got a 5.7% for beer #3 at 11am 😂 respect Robbie, surprised not to see Rocket and Gavin Henson on the sesh with you...
To be honest the beers were all so spaced out it wasn’t too bad. It would have been boozier if Becky was with me.
@RobbieKnox that's what I was thinking, I reckon 4 countries max if she was with you! If you're starting point wasn't england for the next one, you could probably do more.
Never thought I'd be cheering that a stranger's train to Luxembourg would arrive so he could drink booze in one more country but here I am
That's some going Robbie 🍻🍻
Thank you!