What an intriguing place with such a sad history. So colourful. Thank you for sharing and teaching me about this port. I'd never heard of it before. What an interesting journey its been- from Zarkos shoe shining to slavery to art. ❤ your favourite Aussie follower
Luanda really is a place of contrasts-so vibrant yet with such a heavy past. Cheers for your support, and love back to our favorite Aussie follower! ❤️
I love your commentary on the videos...very informative and educational too! Some info was of course sad especially about slavery and corruption, but needs to be told! Thanks for sharing... a subscriber from Canada
We really appreciate your kind words and support from Canada. 🌟 It's important to share the full story. Thanks for subscribing and joining us on these journeys!
Tressa who did a great job with history info that mineral limestone orange and ivory colour was amazing to see terrible to know people were taken away to be slaves from here very, very sad, and now the country is rich and en slaving their own people with not evan providing drinking water for everyone it is terrible!!!!!!!!
Somewhat like India....a lot of what we would call poverty yet everyone seems happy......I saw that picture of Castro when you drove by......he seems to be a hero in Angola......But anyway the tourist trade my be taking over if prices go down....
I found the tiled walls in that fortress really interesting so of course had to spend a little time Googling more about them. They are Portuguese & tell the story of the history of Angola. On another sadder note the corruption is awful. Thank you for talking about it. Your videos are a really informative travelogue.
Beer costs less than a dollar, in an upscale bar on the beach. I’m half Angolan, and don’t get where the most expensive city comes from. Heard it many times. Unless you’re perhaps comparing it to salaries/ cost of living? Cool video, subscribed for more.
That’s a great point! The ‘most expensive city’ label often comes from the experience of Western oil company employees trying to maintain the same lifestyle they have back home, which drives up demand for the few homes that meet those standards. But as you know, the reality for locals or those familiar with the place can be very different. Sounds like you have a better perspective on this than I do. Thanks for watching, and we’re glad to have you on board-cheers to more videos!
You are getting very slick with your videos - your preseting style and informaton on the places is really excellent. It's such a shame that the poor take a hammering all the time - plus ca change. here's to the next stop!
Another excellent piece. Great natural sound in the market. I'm glad you have found your voice, first in India and now here. I'm sure I'd feel the same. Again your content is the best on the ship hands down. I follow several others too and while the locations and factual information is the same, the execution is all in your package. See ya in the next port.
Thanks so much for the kind words! We're thrilled you enjoyed the videos and the journey. We're not really in competition with anyone-this is all about capturing memories for ourselves and preserving these moments so we can relive them. It’s amazing to have you along for the ride, and we can’t wait to see you at the next port! Safe travels and happy watching!
We’re glad we could shed some light on it. And yes, Zarko’s clean shoes were a small but satisfying win! Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts!
That's amazing! 😅😅 What a small world! We're so happy you love the videos. Luanda is such a fascinating place, and we're thrilled to share it with everyone. We hope you get to go on a wonderful cruise soon too! Thanks for watching!
As of July 2020, there are eight recognized species of Adansonia, with six endemic to Madagascar, one native to mainland Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, and one native to Australia. The mainland African species (Adansonia digitata) also occurs on Madagascar, but it is not a native of that island. Baobabs were introduced in ancient times to south Asia and during the colonial era to the Caribbean. Could Zarko please put the camera on the object you are talking about. That would be much more interesting to actually see the object instead of you walking around.
Thanks for your feedback! We really appreciate it. Just to let you know, we make these videos primarily for ourselves to remember and relive our travels. Whether others like them or not isn’t as important to us. We do our best to avoid "Talking Heads Videos" and focus more on the places we visit, but many of our friends want to see more of us too. We take a lot of footage, and sometimes the audio and video don’t line up perfectly. Anyone who has made and edited videos knows the challenge! We’re just two retirees doing this for fun, with no aspirations for Hollywood fame. In our videos, you’ll see the places, we’ll share how we feel and what we find interesting, and we definitely won’t bore you with dry Wikipedia information. Thanks for watching!
Hi Mom I'm 100% Angolan and I thank you for this masterpiece, bravo brilliant. Que o Espírito da benção caia sobre vocês. Means may the spirits of blessing remains to your circle. Had some tears watching this video, it's been years i don't see Angola. Our people lack bunch of basic human needs, but its life. I miss Angola a million, I'm a fruit abuser, and every time I land to Angola I faint to fruits lol. However, I massively thank you.
So glad to hear you enjoyed watching our Luanda visit. One day is certainly not enough to know about your country. We saw a lot of landscape that we had never seen anywhere else. Our guide was excellent explaining how people don’t have basic needs. These things most people take for granted. It was a humbling experience.
Thanks for sharing on your Ultimate World Cruise ... very informative and love your commentary .. and thanks for visiting our country - Singapore and hope you enjoyed on your 4 hours short trip here... looking forward to your next videos 🙏
That’s awesome! Baobab trees are pretty incredible with all the uses they have. Glad you found the video informative, and we’re excited to share our Ghana adventure with you soon. Thanks for watching and stay tuned!
Thank you for subscribing and enjoy traveling with us on this incredible journey. We have many videos coming up soon. We both truly enjoyed our visit to Luanda!
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The kids on the streets … it always breaks my heart
We completely agree-it’s heartbreaking to see. It really makes you reflect on how fortunate we are.
What an intriguing place with such a sad history.
So colourful.
Thank you for sharing and teaching me about this port. I'd never heard of it before.
What an interesting journey its been- from Zarkos shoe shining to slavery to art.
❤ your favourite Aussie follower
Luanda really is a place of contrasts-so vibrant yet with such a heavy past. Cheers for your support, and love back to our favorite Aussie follower! ❤️
I love your commentary on the videos...very informative and educational too! Some info was of course sad especially about slavery and corruption, but needs to be told! Thanks for sharing... a subscriber from Canada
We really appreciate your kind words and support from Canada. 🌟 It's important to share the full story. Thanks for subscribing and joining us on these journeys!
😂 I love it 💓
Glad you enjoyed it! 😄💓 Thanks for watching and sharing the love! More adventures coming your way soon! 🌍🎥
Tressa who did a great job with history info
that mineral limestone orange and ivory colour was amazing to see
terrible to know people were taken away to be slaves from here very, very sad, and now the country is rich and en slaving their own people with not evan providing drinking water for everyone
it is terrible!!!!!!!!
Thanks for your comment! I agree, the history is really intense. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts!
Somewhat like India....a lot of what we would call poverty yet everyone seems happy......I saw that picture of
Castro when you drove by......he seems to be a hero in Angola......But anyway the tourist trade my be taking over if prices go down....
Yep, spotting that picture of Castro was interesting; he definitely has a place in their history. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and observations!
I found the tiled walls in that fortress really interesting so of course had to spend a little time Googling more about them. They are Portuguese & tell the story of the history of Angola. On another sadder note the corruption is awful. Thank you for talking about it. Your videos are a really informative travelogue.
Beer costs less than a dollar, in an upscale bar on the beach. I’m half Angolan, and don’t get where the most expensive city comes from. Heard it many times. Unless you’re perhaps comparing it to salaries/ cost of living? Cool video, subscribed for more.
That’s a great point! The ‘most expensive city’ label often comes from the experience of Western oil company employees trying to maintain the same lifestyle they have back home, which drives up demand for the few homes that meet those standards. But as you know, the reality for locals or those familiar with the place can be very different. Sounds like you have a better perspective on this than I do. Thanks for watching, and we’re glad to have you on board-cheers to more videos!
You are getting very slick with your videos - your preseting style and informaton on the places is really excellent. It's such a shame that the poor take a hammering all the time - plus ca change. here's to the next stop!
We enjoy making the videos. Cheers to the next stop and many more!
Another excellent piece. Great natural sound in the market. I'm glad you have found your voice, first in India and now here. I'm sure I'd feel the same. Again your content is the best on the ship hands down. I follow several others too and while the locations and factual information is the same, the execution is all in your package. See ya in the next port.
Thanks so much for the kind words! We're thrilled you enjoyed the videos and the journey. We're not really in competition with anyone-this is all about capturing memories for ourselves and preserving these moments so we can relive them. It’s amazing to have you along for the ride, and we can’t wait to see you at the next port! Safe travels and happy watching!
Thanks for explaining the history and the current situation -- what a hard place ... I'm glad Zarko got clean shoes!
We’re glad we could shed some light on it. And yes, Zarko’s clean shoes were a small but satisfying win! Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts!
I am from Luanda Angola
you passed in front of my house😅😅😅
I love your videos, I hope one day I can go on a cruise as wonderful as this one❤
That's amazing! 😅😅 What a small world! We're so happy you love the videos. Luanda is such a fascinating place, and we're thrilled to share it with everyone. We hope you get to go on a wonderful cruise soon too! Thanks for watching!
"Walked past my house"
Would be the better choice of words.😅
@@jctee7319Drove passe since she wasn’t walk,but driven😂
I’m also from angola,good to know that there’s many of us watching
What tour group did you use? I really like this tour
We booked the tour through Viator, "Luanda city tour" $ 66 each. We had good time.
Hope all the best for Angola. ❤😊
We do too! 😊
What a lovely port. Definitely changed my perspective on Angola.
Yah the trees were very unusual and usable fruit good for ice cream
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Thank you for the support! We're glad you enjoyed the video
You passed my house, it’s the orange gate house
As of July 2020, there are eight recognized species of Adansonia, with six endemic to Madagascar, one native to mainland Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, and one native to Australia. The mainland African species (Adansonia digitata) also occurs on Madagascar, but it is not a native of that island. Baobabs were introduced in ancient times to south Asia and during the colonial era to the Caribbean. Could Zarko please put the camera on the object you are talking about. That would be much more interesting to actually see the object instead of you walking around.
Thanks for your feedback! We really appreciate it. Just to let you know, we make these videos primarily for ourselves to remember and relive our travels. Whether others like them or not isn’t as important to us. We do our best to avoid "Talking Heads Videos" and focus more on the places we visit, but many of our friends want to see more of us too. We take a lot of footage, and sometimes the audio and video don’t line up perfectly. Anyone who has made and edited videos knows the challenge! We’re just two retirees doing this for fun, with no aspirations for Hollywood fame. In our videos, you’ll see the places, we’ll share how we feel and what we find interesting, and we definitely won’t bore you with dry Wikipedia information. Thanks for watching!
Hi Mom I'm 100% Angolan and I thank you for this masterpiece, bravo brilliant. Que o Espírito da benção caia sobre vocês. Means may the spirits of blessing remains to your circle. Had some tears watching this video, it's been years i don't see Angola. Our people lack bunch of basic human needs, but its life. I miss Angola a million, I'm a fruit abuser, and every time I land to Angola I faint to fruits lol. However, I massively thank you.
So glad to hear you enjoyed watching our Luanda visit. One day is certainly not enough to know about your country. We saw a lot of landscape that we had never seen anywhere else. Our guide was excellent explaining how people don’t have basic needs. These things most people take for granted. It was a humbling experience.
Thanks for sharing on your Ultimate World Cruise ... very informative and love your commentary .. and thanks for visiting our country - Singapore and hope you enjoyed on your 4 hours short trip here... looking forward to your next videos 🙏
Visiting Singapore was a fantastic experience, even if it was a short trip. We definitely made the most of those 4 hours!
Very informative...my Dermatologist office has a cream that they sell and the Baobao tree is the main ingredient. Can't wait for the Ghana video!!!
That’s awesome! Baobab trees are pretty incredible with all the uses they have. Glad you found the video informative, and we’re excited to share our Ghana adventure with you soon. Thanks for watching and stay tuned!
Good Mornng Dear Iam Angolan and I found that this video was very nice and amazing thank you for this awesome video.
You are most welcome
Hello mummy I’m an Angolan living in UK I have already subscribed in your channel
Thank you for subscribing and enjoy traveling with us on this incredible journey. We have many videos coming up soon. We both truly enjoyed our visit to Luanda!
This is Angola
Thanks …. You video & narration is great 🥰
🥰 So glad you enjoyed the video
Obrigado por visitar o meu país 🇦🇴 Angola.