First impressions of AGRA, India - More than just the Taj Mahal?

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  • Опубликовано: 23 ноя 2024

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  • @elizabethbakewell6046
    @elizabethbakewell6046 Месяц назад +6

    "Agra City of Love"... 😊
    Thank you Willie for taking us excellent showing wonderful India!🎉

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Месяц назад

      City of Love for sure! And a big thank you for supporting my channel :)

  • @christineketland1345
    @christineketland1345 Месяц назад +10

    Hi Willie nice to see the parts tourists don’t see , we often skip through a place without really seeing it…. Look forward to Jaipur… hope your tum settles soon..😊

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Месяц назад +1

      Hi Christine, it's a pleasure and privilege as always to show you these places off the beaten track! Thanks for the well wishes, getting proper nutrition in India is proving difficult :)

    • @christineketland1345
      @christineketland1345 Месяц назад

      @willieexplore it's a difficult balance trying new foods, some of which may or may not agree with you and yet you want to try them to see what they taste like.

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Месяц назад +1

      @@christineketland1345 no doubt about that!

  • @Mark_31z
    @Mark_31z Месяц назад +6

    Thank you Willie once my phone notification ring by your upload I was excited to see new adventure in India I liked your engagement with the locals Indian people are very friendly looking to next one... cheers

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Месяц назад

      Cheers Mark, always a pleasure and a privilege! The people are just next level in India. Have a good day!

  • @sarvenderamar9787
    @sarvenderamar9787 Месяц назад

    Nice shoot......🤗🤳 YOUR efforts and Coverage All about 🤳👍....!

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Месяц назад

      Thank you so much for your kind message, this left me super stoked!

  • @AZqyc
    @AZqyc Месяц назад

    Always a fun stroll, interesting chats, and new food-stuffs!! You meet some many neat people along the way. Thanks for sharing, of course.

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Месяц назад

      Always my pleasure Jim! Glad you enjoyed it, Agra was certainly a very interesting experience for me. Hope all is well in Tucson!

  • @desiinamerica
    @desiinamerica Месяц назад +3

    Nice VLOG! 25:33 The population is 4 1/2 million but this is estimated / Projected - The last census in India was conducted in 2011. The mandatory 10 yearly census couldn't be done in 2021 due to pandemic (it couldn't be done for the same reason until 2023 and then there were elections early this year. So the census is now expected to begin in October 2024. That should give a more accurate count.
    29:38 definitely a residence I'm guessing those are the names of the couple that live there.

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Месяц назад

      Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed it! Appreciate you providing the additional information too. I find the demographics of India fascinating, it is mindblowing just how big the population of the country is. Let's see what the upcoming census say about Agra! And yes, I was really looking for an Indian residence so glad you confirmed it is!

  • @errol-zs1aci
    @errol-zs1aci Месяц назад +3

    Thanks again Willie! I really love the way you show us the normal tourist sites, but then take us on some unexpected out of the way places as well. Soms bietjie skrikwekkend ook (#@&*). 😃👍

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Месяц назад +1

      Dankie Errol, I really enjoying going off the beaten track and explore places or parts of places that many don't dare to. The magic happens away from the main sites, that I've learned a long time ago. Groetnis!

  • @SpaceCowboy5634
    @SpaceCowboy5634 Месяц назад +6

    So chaotic.. Would never visit in my life

    • @unthought_known
      @unthought_known Месяц назад

      honking is so annoying and some 2000 other things

    • @rajatsrivastava3716
      @rajatsrivastava3716 Месяц назад +2

      Don't visit, thank you!

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Месяц назад

      I believe it is healthy to test yourself and experience places outside your comfort zone. But each to their own!

    • @HomiParsa-j7x
      @HomiParsa-j7x Месяц назад

      Really?
      Seems you haven't even watched even 1/7th of the video.🤣

  • @andybaker2456
    @andybaker2456 Месяц назад +2

    Hi Willie - I too was curious about why many people in the hotter Asian countries seem to wear trousers and long sleeves. But when I was recently in Nepal with my cousin, she explained that it's because they're protecting themselves from the sun. I suppose the fact that they're acclimatised to the heat makes it easier for them to do so! 🌞

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Месяц назад +1

      Hi Andy, nice to hear from you! Your explanation makes a lot of sense. And I guess culturally they want to present themselves in a certain way too. I've been reading up on Nepal as a possible destination. Man, it looks amazing...

    • @andybaker2456
      @andybaker2456 Месяц назад

      @willieexplore Oh trust me, Nepal is incredible! I absolutely loved my trip there, and fully intend to go back one day. There's so much more of the country I want to see. My last visit was mainly centred around Kathmandu (i.e., the three cities of Kathmandu, Lalitpur, and Bhaktapur), with only one trip outside the city to Namobuddha, but I also want to go to Pokhara as well as getting into more rural areas and into the mountains. I guarantee you'll love it! 😊

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Месяц назад +1

      @@andybaker2456 nice one Andy, you've certainly inspired me to go! So many places to visit!

  • @travel_and_explore_with_BIP
    @travel_and_explore_with_BIP Месяц назад +2

    Very very Calm there Willie 🤣🤣 (Compared to Delhi).
    It is hard to understand why someone would say not to visit Agra, from what I can see in your presentation there’s so Much to see , definitely the kind of place I would like to explore!
    Beautiful!
    Thank You very much Willie , for giving us this entertainment, exactly what I needed as I’m bored , just returned from Jamaica!
    Also Jamaicans were running around in black jeans and long sleeves, 31-34 degrees every day!

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Месяц назад +1

      Cheers Bip! Yep even though it is still a big place with millions of residents, it is a breeze compared to Delhi! There are definitely other things in Agra to experience but it is the people (as with any place in India) that really make the experience worthwhile. I have not been to the South yet but they will struggle to beat the hospitality of the North! Interesting about the clothing choices in the Caribbean, when I was in the ABC islands many people wore shorts! Hope your Jamaica experience was everything you wanted it to be, and more :)

  • @mayousimon1
    @mayousimon1 Месяц назад

    Brilliant thanks for your time making these as kinda of inspiration for us to watch and see what is out there! And effective for managing the video so you can share with as too much focused on dell and need to show other cities in India so us RUclips viewers get gimmes on so otherwise they get ideal when they get to decide if want to travel to add their list. Thanks again for your interest making this video willie!

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Месяц назад

      Thank you Simon, always a pleasure and a privilege to show you and others these places! Take good care mon ami :)

  • @ratel8598
    @ratel8598 Месяц назад +1

    Loved the time machine. Looks like cricket is a popular sport to play in Agra / India 😅

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Месяц назад

      Glad you enjoyed it! After visiting the Taj Mahal, I didn't start filming my "new" vlog, but I wanted to include that footage somehow. So the "time machine" I guess is a clever way of doing it :) As for the cricket, the natural talent in India is staggering. I'm a passionate cricket fan, so I watched a little bit more than what I captured on the GoPro. I have to say I'm genuinely impressed with the enthusiasm of the locals. The used bricks for wickets, which tells you a lot. They may not always have the funds at grassroots level, but this won't stop them from ruling the game for decades to come. Facilities you can build and invest in, but enthusiasm and love for the game comes naturally.

  • @marygird7715
    @marygird7715 Месяц назад

    Hi Willie those Bingo chips looked very tasty and the shop keepers are so friendly. By the way that lottery ticket from your older vlog last year that you gave away on the island, did any of the numbers come in?😂

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Месяц назад +2

      Hi Mary! Yes I did enjoy those a lot. When in Rome, hey? :) I actually met that shopkeeper the day before when I bought a water, and told him I'd love to come back the next day and do a vlog in his shop. He was very happy for me to do so. Supermarkets are not very prevalent in India, at least from my experience, so I was keen to show my viewers an example of a place where many people have to shop instead. Regarding the lottery ticket, who knows! I haven't heard anything yet, but it shall remain a mystery :) Hope you're having a great weekend, take good care!

    • @marygird7715
      @marygird7715 Месяц назад

      @@willieexplore Thanks Willie, the evening improved after watching your Agra vlog. The Indian people are very resourceful and love their energy. Those baby clothes looked very different to our baby clothes and very specific to the Indian style of clothing

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Месяц назад

      @@marygird7715 that's great to hear Mary, so pleased you enjoy my vlogs. Yes the cultural differences are stark as highlighted by something like clothing preferences!

  • @travel_and_explore_with_BIP
    @travel_and_explore_with_BIP Месяц назад +1

    So how do you find the monsoon season in India?

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Месяц назад +1

      You know what Bip, I was really worried about this especially from a content perspective, because rain would have meant fewer opportunity to film. I even packed some cheap disposable rain ponchos. However, I had very little rain on this trip, at the end of the monsoon season. From memory, a couple of weeks before my arrival in Delhi there were floods in parts. So I struck it very lucky I guess :)

  • @Jadenjaye007
    @Jadenjaye007 Месяц назад

    Hello sir .... welcome to india...

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Месяц назад

      Dhanyavaad my friend, really appreciate this!

  • @carenuithol2715
    @carenuithol2715 Месяц назад

    Thanks for the video

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Месяц назад

      You are welcome! Thanks for watching! :)

  • @cyberpunk578
    @cyberpunk578 Месяц назад

    Hello, professor snape!✌🏻🙏

  • @inoussasogodogo3312
    @inoussasogodogo3312 Месяц назад

    Nice video ❤ go to Bangladesh and Pakistan next 🙏🙏

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Месяц назад

      Thank you my friend! Would love to visit those countries in due course!

  • @yedukondaluyedumati3958
    @yedukondaluyedumati3958 Месяц назад +3

    visit south part of india

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Месяц назад

      Definitely on my list my friend! All the best!

  • @cvanzylguntervanzylgunter6806
    @cvanzylguntervanzylgunter6806 Месяц назад

    Dankie vir nog ñ uitstekende video

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Месяц назад

      Bly jy het dit geniet! Dankie vir die saamkyk!

  • @unthought_known
    @unthought_known Месяц назад +3

    They so need British back in power

    • @rajatsrivastava3716
      @rajatsrivastava3716 Месяц назад

      The British need indians to take them out of the dark hole they are getting into with each passing day.

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Месяц назад

      I suspect many will disagree, and vehemently so!

    • @HomiParsa-j7x
      @HomiParsa-j7x Месяц назад

      No it's your country which needs British.
      You say it as a muslim or black whose country fares worse than India.
      Because your comment is completely irrelevant to this video.

    • @HomiParsa-j7x
      @HomiParsa-j7x Месяц назад

      Says a muslim under disguise.
      Come on India is far better than your country.

    • @technicalist101
      @technicalist101 15 дней назад

      Hahaha, british cannot rule themselves right now, many are unhappy with the government there. How will they rule anywhere outside?

  • @bobbybannerjee5156
    @bobbybannerjee5156 Месяц назад +4

    Disgusted. I know my country well and with or without your video, would never visit Agra.
    Truth is, until the day we Indians develop civic sense and cleanse both our cities and our minds, all tourism to our country should cease.
    That'd be around a thousand years.

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Месяц назад

      Thanks for engaging and sharing your thoughts my friend. The rubbish is definitely there for everyone to see, we cannot ignore it. I have to say, there were some very filthy parts which I did not film, it was that bad. If you don't mind me asking, which part of India are you from? Because I've heard from people in the South that the North does have a problem with waste management and often don't have the infrastructure to cope. I really hope there is a solution.

    • @bobbybannerjee5156
      @bobbybannerjee5156 Месяц назад

      @@willieexplore I am from the east of India, a city called Calcutta. Not that it matters. The truth shouldn't depend on where one is from. That said, my city is reputed to be the dirtiest on earth. A notch below the rest of India.
      The trouble is, my comments would win no friends from my compatriots. In India today, you have to say everything good about your country. Whereas it should just be the opposite. We should speak only bad about ourselves. If there's anything good about us, and in India's case that's a very big "if", it's for someone else to say.
      I don't know what fascination you guys have with my country. In a weird way, it might well be that our dirt, dust and chaos attract you because you haven't seen anything like it.

    • @fact-o-pedio4603
      @fact-o-pedio4603 Месяц назад

      ​@@willieexplore Do visit Kolkata and "changnani kachori" in barabazar, it's world famous and delicious as well.

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Месяц назад +1

      @@fact-o-pedio4603 cheers for the recommendation!

  • @putintin
    @putintin Месяц назад

    38:45 is that the smiling zomato guy from the meme?

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Месяц назад

      No idea what you're referring to. Thanks for watching!

  • @akshaytiwari996
    @akshaytiwari996 Месяц назад

    Bro really used a clickbait thumbnail 😂

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Месяц назад

      All thumbnails on RUclips are created with the intention to get clicks. And you did! So thank you for that and supporting my channel :)

  • @manpreetbrar838
    @manpreetbrar838 Месяц назад

    Anwar Khan should reconvert, he looks too indian.

  • @Elodie12313
    @Elodie12313 Месяц назад

    जब हम भारतीय खुद कभी ऐसे जगह नही जाते तो आप क्यों जाते हो...
    Ydi आपको घूमना है भारत मैं North East State,South Indian State
    केरल और हिमाचल, उत्तराखंड, जम्मू -कश्मीर जाइए...
    दिल्ली, आगर ये सबसे Overrated Palce है Yha ज्यादा तर भारतीय नही जाते...😊

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Месяц назад

      Maybe you should visit the North, you might like it! I hope to visit more areas in India too.

  • @azharidris7092
    @azharidris7092 Месяц назад

    Why would anybody want to go this sh*th*le.. better spend your money elsewhere..

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Месяц назад

      Different strokes for different folks. Thanks for watching!

  • @unklemunky8992
    @unklemunky8992 Месяц назад +2

    I love mosambi. Some ppl call it sweet lime. It’s very like orange but if you have them side by side you can tell the difference en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrus_limetta

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Месяц назад +1

      First time I've tried it and I liked it! Very refreshing and keeping the vitamin levels up during a period of suspect nutrition :) Cheers for providing the extra info and for supporting my channel!

    • @unklemunky8992
      @unklemunky8992 Месяц назад +1

      @@willieexplore No worries dude. Not sure how far behind you are but if still in India I hope you get to Amritsar. That’s my happy place whenever I visit the country.

  • @pexxos1
    @pexxos1 Месяц назад

    Fabio goes to India?

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Месяц назад +2

      That's a funny one mate, but I'm not sure I have the accent to pull it off! :) I sometimes get called Louise Redknapp too. Thanks for watching!

  • @bharatekmauj3245
    @bharatekmauj3245 7 дней назад

    Not a place for foreign tourists.

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  7 дней назад

      Some will struggle for sure, but I enjoyed it! Thanks for watching my videos :)