I Left My Beach Resort For A Kenyan Village (#67)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ย. 2024
- There I was on Diani Beach, the resort hotspot of Kenya, and I just couldn't relax and drink my damn cocktail. I had remembered that my barber back in Mombasa, Hamisi, had told me of his village that was off in the countryside, near the border with Tanzania, a place where tourists never go. I was intrigued. I had no idea what I would find there, but it was time to set off on an adventure.
#sabbatical #africa #kenya
And we're back. Don't worry, I wasn't kidnapped/arrested/deported/etc, but I have been a little ill the past week, so I needed a few days to rest. I'll hopefully be back to filming soon, but don't be alarmed if I disappear for a few days again. Until then, enjoy this journey into the middle of nowhere in Kenya.
I'll be fine. Everybody knows me, okay? Even the police knows me.
Hi bro how are you love from India 🇮🇳
You had me worried
Must be covid I also got in Diani last week.
get well soon❤
Everybody knows you. But no one knows me 😂😂😂
Amazing how he always manages to execute all situations smoothly. As far as African videos go, this man is number one by far. I hope he will continue to focus on Africa.
It's genuinely the language, I compare him to bald and bankrupt, bald can travel round eastern Europe with relative ease I thought. Same with sabbatical here, he's made an effort to learn the language thus helping him integrate and travel in these countries. I agree with you, amazing content and I hope it continues.
This guy really put effort, he learnt the language thats a big plus
@@Ryan-ny6qi Bald and barkrupt is and asshole
@@Ryan-ny6qi yeah that's probably why I will never go.. it pains me to say I don't have the mental capacity to learn this language albeit I'm sure I can with enough patience or proper techniques.. but yeah if I was to learn a language this wouldn't be my first so maybe in my later retired years when I have time 🙃
Lets take a moment to appreciate African hospitality, not many places in the world you can turn up unannounced, bang on a door , tell the man of the house that you 'may' have met a person he is related to, and he freely offers to personally show you round his town.
not so sure about "freely". He clearly was expecting some money and also did receive some at the end.
I have fallen in love with these people thanks to this channel. They are beautiful.
@@Ijineda did he ask for it though?
I love them. I love this town.
@@Ijineda But he didnt ask for it, Tom just gave him as a nice gesture.
22:10 In Kenya, "hotel" is a restaurant. I know it's confusing but back in the day, food joints were always attached to an actual hotel with rooms. When stand alone restaurants started becoming a thing in the 80s and 90s, we did not really distinguish them from actual hotels. It stuck.
Best explanation so far. Been wondering why...even discussed that in a certain Facebook group. Now I know.
This makes so much sense to me now~Thanks!
We often refer to bars in Canada as hotels too. I never really give it much thought until you mentioned it. Mind you, it’s a term that’s referred to a lot less frequently with each and every generation but it was pretty common for us Gen Xer’s to hear our family members talk about going to the hotel for a few drinks all the time.
As a world traveling expert who never leaves his house but watches others travel on youtube:P If I remember correctly from Bald's channel it is the same in India
Cheers for the info 👍
Looking great all shirtless...I had to say it.
These videos are always very interesting. Thanks for sharing.
I live in kenya for many years. U show in ur videos the really kenya and the true real ppl. I like ur way to show the ppl the landscape and society. Simple and real. Thats the best.
Come back you are always welcomed
@@Mataikayo am there.
Good, am in Athi river 20 miles south of Nairobi
I means Athi river Town
Much more relaxed this episode. We needed a break from the stress you've put us through 😂😂
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That guy was so friendly and nice to show you around the village. Also all of the children seem to be very well behaved. I think they are fine drinking from the watering hole, but you'd be in trouble if you did 😅
He would sh!t his stomach out!
I can’t stop smiling whenever he walks around in a village, and invites the kids to walk with him
Your Swahili is really good for 5 months. I noticed that you translate a lot in your head from English into Swahili. I think you should learn to use fewer words. You should also learn to play around with prefixes and suffixes to give your language more meaning. Also, if you are on the coast go to a town called Shimba Hills, it's by the Shimba Hills Secondary school. There is a very nice waterfall there. You can also see the ocean from the hills. It is on the edge of the National Park. Spend the night there and walk around to a few more towns. Also, there is a very interesting place called Sagala a little more inland. I miss the coast very much. Make sure you eat Mbazi (beans & coconut = Swahili breakfast). In Shimba Hills, you can relax, drink Mnazi & no one will bother you.
This is very cool I’ve never left America, the Kenyan people seem so friendly…sad that a lot of westerners look down their nose at African countries we could take some lessons on community building and friendliness
We are used to them we nologer give fks.... we are enjoying our quality of life here
Too bad they should learn wjat goes on in africa away from the biased western media
You should start watching Wode Maya videos lol
I went to uni, met many African international students and became good friends. A decade later, visited them in Kenya and Tanzania and had a great trip. Until this day, many people were surprised I visited Africa.You are right, many westerners look down on African cc countries. People were great and happy to see westerners make an effort to visit their country. I made the trip from Tanga to Mombasa , via a dirt road which now has been modernized by the Chinese.
Do they look down their nose, or don't look at all?
The mild and benevolent vibe of being human
and so naive. Hope him well.
@@stonerkitchen8688 Without naivety there is no benevolence
@@cizia69 umm that's is not true at all
Am Kenyan, this is so real. Typical village in coast. This kind of cool content main media will never have. More love tommy. You're my hero.
One of my favorite things about these videos are the comments. I never would have thought so many would be from the regions Tommy visits, but from people like me who will probably never get to Kenya or Tanzania or remote parts of Mexico.
And their appreciation of Tommy and the videos is wonderful to see.
What do you mean? A lot of Kenyans are here. Only that we comment in English because we are used to. It's the the language we were forced to learn and write with in school
@@dlasky
You're misinterpreting my comment.
@@shardanette1 Oh I misread
@@dlasky
All good. It happens. Especially when not in your mother tongue.
It's vice-versa for me😀
Tommy is the coolest guy on youtube, hands down. All the very best and keep doing what you doing. I am walking around my house now saying momba zainu and Asante Sana and my kids asking me to stop, but I cant. Love the Swahili language and the friendliness of our African brother.
Where are you?
@@irenedavo3768 NYC
It’s mambo zenu
This channel should have millions of subscribers, I love your videos.
Yo.. this make my heart feel good. I need this for my health. We are all brothers and sisters on this earth here to help one another
Brother, you are just amazing! I love my country more and more when I see your experiences. Our strength is not our resources as the world knows, its our people, that's our biggest resource.
And also, 'hotel' is a colloquial term for restaurant 😂😂😂 he must have thought you were crazy asking for a bed 😂😂😂
That guy is so nice showing you around and introducing you to his family. He seems like a genuinely very nice dude
Having schooled in Kwale boys,am always humbled by the kindness of the miji kenda despite too much poverty.
everything is so 'slow' and laid back.. you know? the conversations. they.. wait for you to make sense, use the right words, chill, no pressure. no wonder the people are happy..
There is something special to me about this video. I mean all of his are Special but I just really like the vibe in this one, just going out to take up an offer of a barber you met to come to see me anytime, people say that all the time but never really mean it, here they do. I definitely would have hooked my Boy The Barbers Brothe up with a little Tip for showing the village to me in such a good way
he did
"how many of these are your children?"
"this one, this one" *turns around* "basically all of them."
😂😂😂😂😂😂
@Marty Yo the surprise factor is pretty funny. You would expect him to say a couple of them once he started saying one by one but instead he said almost all of them. Therr you go
in Africa your brothers children are your children.Mostly. He did not want to distinguish
@@santiagoavalos3637 Kenyan here, In some cultures in Africa you don't distinguish your children from your other family members children, especially if they are your sibling's children, that's why he eventually claimed them all.
Tommy - in Kenya when they say Hotel, they actually mean restaurant
😂😂😂 yeah, we call small restaurants, hotel
same in tz
In kenya is a restaurant and a hotel all the name hotel. Lol
Yeah we do😂😂
It's because there is no swahili word for restaurant they're all referred to as Hoteli
The children were so precious and curious. I'm glad your hat survived the adventure.
I've been to Diani 5 times in the last 6 years.
Great place to hangout..
The Kenyans have suffered with the droughts making butter & milk a big problem to purchase in the shops.
Ukunda has a top class hospital. They fixed me up after hitting a warthog on my motorbike & gave me Voltarin injections for the pain & infection.
Kenyans recognize hospitality & tourism so well.
This channel is beautiful man, it's so, so candid.
You interact humbly and with peace and kindness without some saviour complex.
Just overall a brilliant human showing us some wonderful real life situations.
Yeah Iits the first time am seeing a white man not obsessed/using material things as a shield/trophy
@@mwanafalsafa3613 you have Earl sweatshirt kitchen cutlery as your photo I love that album
@@Copilot1204 glad you noticed 🤙
This nice quiet stroll was nice to watch, to go to sleep to. Very relaxing. Nice people. And the kids got candy !! Yayy !!
Would you start a patreon or donation link for people to help you gift things to nice people you meet? I'd donate some money for you to give someone in need or someone like the brother whom showed you around. that hospitality is worth a lot to me!
True I really felt for him he sacrificed his time to show him around all he was to do is to give him something even if it's small to show some appreciation
He actually does have a Patreon in the about section of his TH-cam page.
I love these people. I want to donate to them too
Great idea
That's a great idea, actually!
Thanks for the amazing content, Sabbatical -- you're like my favorite random TH-camr.
Sure,he is.
Agree
Salute you and subscribed. This reply is regarding all of your radios not just this one:I like the way you show what is going on in Africa by personally going there…plain facts speak better than all judgements based on pure imagination.
As a Chinese I am also a bit shocked over African mixed feedback on Chinese infrastructure projects. You always believe you are doing good things with them, but it sometimes is not considered that way. I don’t agree with some of the opinions and Generally speaking, I believe we shall continue to do this. But it is a 100% MUST that we need to respect Africans as we do business, as their intelligence and kindness are by any means, not lower than westerners or asians (if not higher）
What I find so beautiful is that no matter the place, even the most remote ones, children have this universal innocence and curiosity about them that is so pure. That’s how u know that hate and prejudice are taught. Being a blank woman and knowing all too well of how black children in America are not given that same pass to be kids it’s good to see someone like this guy just be human and treat everyone else as such. Kids are just innocent kids and the people are kind.
Kenya is one of favorite countries, all the African countries are beautiful, and the people are so nice. God Bless Africa
29:00 That was funny when you asked them if they boil the water from the pond and the guy just laughed and started drinking it like he just got out of the Sahara Desert.
😂😂 he smiled first like it was a dare
"Hotel" in East Africa sometimes mean small restaurant, especially in small towns. This was a carryover from colonial India.
Am now addicted to this channel.
I wish you a quick recovery Tommy
Don't know what it is with your vlogs but they are captivating. Started watching from the Africa vlogs
Mzungu umepotea sana. I'm glad you're back
I think this is my best sabbatical video in Kenya. Thanks Tommy and give us more
I’m from white plains New York I’m always watching video I really enjoy thank you so much excellent 👍👍👍👍🇺🇸USA
Tommy: Let's not over think it, let's just go.
I need to adapt this mentality while creating content especially in new places.
good one
Cool little village, love how they warmed up to you as you went along. Once you overcame their natural leeriness of you, and that you really knew their brother, the whole day seemed to turn into smiles and a good time.
Wait, how I am I 6 days late to this bad boy, alright, let's go... Let me watch this ..
I think the kids were more freaked out by the hat. They seemed to relax when you took it off.
Tommy, you never cease to amaze. You are so down to earth. Well done.
You're African content is THE BEST on TH-cam my brother. I travel with you in every one of your videos. Keep doing this good work . Keep showing true Africa
Tommy is the best!!
You’re a great person and glad you can connect with these people and the fact you know their language!
My girlfriend is danish and she loves when I learn her language, and I’m sure these people enjoy you, for the fact you know their language. Respect man. I’m glad you’re doing well!! :)
I really enjoy your videos..
and if you see tommy in Africa give him some love :D !!!
-And thanks for taking care of tommy, Africa! :)
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Remote area is quite an adventure...
Not really. In brazil, we have extreme remote areas, and in this places, the people are super nice, and extreme low violence.
Sabbatical you should try the cassava that has lemon, salt and pepper. It's pretty good and is well known in the coast. Also cassava is very dry so be careful you don't choke .
i like the fact that you can make friends anywhere with a open mind, lovely video, i have been thinking about relocating to kenya or tanzania, now i want it even more. keep the videos comming, and good luck from London
Welcome, especially to Kenya. You will be fam.
Welcome Kenya I will teach you swahili
@@jacklinenjeru4139 where are you located
@@ACulinaryProject kenya
@@ACulinaryProject we can talk wat up or messenger
How do you not end up with a tan in all that sun . Beautiful village and people . Stay safe
Another great video! I will be in Kenya soon. I need to step up my Swahili studies.
This guy has good content
Wow. What an interesting video. Kenyans from other regions will be intrigued by your visit to this village. One thing I have to say: You must have studied Swahili in a classroom at some point. Your fluency is amazing.
Another great video. It seems like nothing happens, but every video you make, something happens. What may seem to be a boring village is actually quite complex! Hotel=restaurant there...
You have just passed outside my village where I have my farm. The guy says he speaks ki Mijikenda. Mijikenda means nine villages, speaking nine languages that are very similar to one another, most probably he is a Duruma out of his local name.
You should show the guy who is in this video, show him this exact TH-cam video and let us know what he thought haha.
Yes, very one knows Tommy. Thanks for the tour, it's great to see how other people live. If we everyone was open and friendly like you , life would be so much better and enjoyable
That TH-cam plaque for 100K is coming real fast...Most raw content ever...Great job kaka
Tommy- thanks for setting up this great channel. First off, love that you pay homage to B and B. Second, I went to Africa 20 years back and went to some of the places you have been. Its so fun to live that again through your videos. Its also funny to see how so little had changed about the cameras and the look of things. Stay safe brother, and keep the videos coming!!
I hope Sabbatical realizes the importance of his East Africa trip. I would never consider thinking about visiting Africa before this (I thought it might be too dangerous, too hot, etc.) but now I’m considering it..
Welcome sir
I'm glued to your content
I enjoy watching your videos.. Continue showing the world the real Africa I wish you also visited Southern Africa too!
This is by far the best African Content Creator
Man you are soooo lucky to visit the motherland. I only dream of coming to my ancestors land. I just wanna visit one day I 🙏 pray that day will come soon.
Salute my brother ,because theoretically your getting in tune with my and your ancestors❤️💯💪
Its probably been said before but thank you for showing Us/me a part of the world that I will probably never get to experience in person.
Your new fan from Kenya. I just subscribed. I'm now watching even your old videos
You made me find also Miss Joseys channel. You are doing so good videos!
Always waiting for a new one from Sabatical, I like the way you choose your places to go 👍
Whenever this channel drops a new video I must stop everything I'm doing.
Kenya always in my heart!10 years...the best time in my life!
You and your content are amazing. Thank you for spreading positivity wherever you go
I love you man. We share the same live for East Africa. I miss Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. You are doing a great work showing the beauty of Africa which are her persons. God bless you. You lose your hat because the land is telling you to stay
Where are you?
Thank you for sharing this amazing videos, i appreciate it
Being lay around lazy the whole day..finally I gat something cool to watch
Haha, yes me too
Me tooo
22:14 😂😂😂 I am on the floor laughing. You asked "staying here is how much per day?" HOTEL in kenya is used to refer to a restaurant . Hahahaha..
I just came across your channel. I spend the entire day on the couch enjoying your experiences. You proved that wherever you travel you need to attempt to learn their language. Zanzibar is my new go to destination. You are an impressive guy.
you need to visit Marsdin village. Where actually everybody knows him part 2
Funny how we ugandans and kenyans are the same a local resturant is called "hoteli" in uganda too 😂😂tommy was confused nti kitanda wapi??😂😂
Sure. The word restaurant is hardly ever used, though 'mkahawa' in Swahili aptly describes it.
in India "Restaurants" are also called Hotel
Thanks for another great video, legend. Hope you feel better soon..
hoteli means restaurant in many places in east africa
Just noticed you have a Patreon! I had just typed out that you should get one or join the TH-cam members program so maybe we can help you out with being able to give a bit to people.
Yeah I'll pitch in $10
Waiting on the video man!
Thx 4 sharing your adventure.
Just discovered this channel, very cool unique content and I also think you're very brave for venturing out like this all by yourself!
The churches need to use the money they get and don't pay taxes on and use it to build some infrastructure they need there. Not saying to turn it into the west, just to improve their quality of life and let them be. Not move in and force our ways on them, just maybe some solar power, water filtration systems, sewage systems, sturdier homes and other buildings, etc. Get their input on what would really help them and let them play a major role in what development they'd like.
what makes you think the churches collect anything substantial?, those same villagers are the congregation, most don't even have offering to give in church, your idea is good but ignorant.
After watching the video ,those kids and people seem to be free than most of us living in the west
They’re free in a lot of ways. The community is close, crime most likely low within their own communities. No stress of a fast paced western society which leads to depression and suicides. They seem well fed, I guess the only problem is access to clean water.
@@chrisdovrik2894 we have clean water dummy
@@hk254lyt8 lets not lie to ourselves. we are at maybe 60% access to clean tap water. Kenya is a huge country and still developing. We are moving in the right direction though
@@hk254lyt8 Did you even watch the video? The village was drinking water straight from an open water source used by animals and to clean themselves. This is not suitable for drinking.
Sounds exactly like something a spoiled westerner who's never experienced adversity would say.
I guess that's why they're drowning in the Mediterranean sea, trying to get to Europe. Because they're free, eh?
Free to do what? Be stuck in their villages or slums with no running water and a corrupt government, police force...etc.
They're strong people, used to hardship and still smiling. That does not mean they're better off than you.
If you are looking for a place to sleep, ask for a lodging instead of a hotel. Lodging is used for places you can sleep while hotel is used for places to eat.
What nice people thank you man you have made my day
I will always be happy for you to stay safe throughout your travels! Thank You for sharing such beautiful videos!
Your vlogs are just worth watching…wacha kupotea
Another wonderful vlog Tommy. Keep up the great work
Your hat didn't want to go to that place at first. But At the end, your hat wanted to return to the village, it understood the power of humanity. Beautiful story.
Really enjoy seeing all this thanks man .
Just a random stroll in the middle of Kenya.... dude has ballzzz of steel.
You gotta respect this guy busting Swahili only just come across this channel..loving it 👌👌
That was very pleasant. I understand why you go off the beaten path.
Sabbatical, you're a brave man to just walk up to anywhere in the world and fit in eat anything drink anything Man you are Brave and making your money 🍺
So many white people are brave coming to Africa and even living here. But no black Americans, black Americans are afraid of Africa. I don't know why?
@@ledama6830 Many black Americans go to Ghana.
At 5:10 the driver gets a call. His buddy is saying he's been arrested by traffic police at a place called "cooper". Poor guy. But for Kenyan drivers, especially PSV, that's unfortunately common.
That is very unfortunate - the harassment from the cops
Makupa
Wonderful trip. Thanks from Eastern Oregon
Hey!!!! THANK YOU .I truly appreciate your life style and enjoy watching and the educational info that you throw in really attracts my attention even catch my self getting nervous for you. 🥴
KEEP THEM COMING
THANK YOU