Unexpected Questions and Honest Answers | Personal Q&A + Nature Walk
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ส.ค. 2024
- These unexpected questions threw me off but I answer these personal questions honestly, all while taking you on a nature walk in pristine New Zealand.
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Thank you for watching. If you have more questions, drop them in this comment’s section and if there are enough I’ll shoot another one of these. Carpe Diem friends - seize the day!
I’m curious as to why you changed your name from AlextheVagabond to Alexander Ayling?
@@kiaedalati3496 He changed the channel back to his real name!! Being married means you are no longer a Vagabond. LOL
@@francescathomas3502 Oh haha lol. Thanks for telling me
How are you doing during covid?
@Adolphus Inc. not really.
This was my second video I have watch of you and your partner. Im a tough old brawd from St. Louis MO. ....but you have brought me to tears, doesnt happen. All I can say is to keep on keeping on. Ive been here in NZ for 20 years, feel so blessed to be here. If you and your wife ever want to explore other areas New Plymouth is amazing. Get in touch. NAMASTE, i bow to the soul in you that resides in me. Changing the world one small step a time. Will share with my loves. Right on!
Love the way you filmed this. 💕
I did too, Carrie. This felt very personable, honest and real. (Plus, the bird song in the background added to a peaceful vibe.) Your response to the vaccine passport was delivered in such a centered manner. Keep these coming, Alex! ~Cass
Thank you Cass!! Much appreciated
I had a magnificent month in Morocco two years ago. Found it easy to get around independently. In the market in Fez the whole world gathered and jostled through the alleyways. Despite the chaos, I heard Etta James. Tracked it to an "everything" shop the size of a large closet. No common language, but we visited for three hours. One of the best evenings of my trip. That's the hospitality of the country.
Gotta love moments like that!!
As a dual citizen of NZ and the US I would love a video about the tax situation when you eventually have it figured out!!
Still figuring it out haha
So sorry to hear of your family member. Pray and either your love one you ND your family well.
Living without expectations of receiving is a great way to live our lives. I can add to that, and say that the giver gets just as much as the receiver. A win-win that the world needs. This remind me so much of a dear friend who had passed many years ago and so missed, had a mantra of, "when I help anyone, I don't expect anything back but you may wish to pay it forward"
Once again , being a huge fan of both yourself and Carrie ,and doggy, I'm proud of you for learnin your kiwi heritage and letting Carrie know more that I'm sure she adores. Thank you for having your vlog.
Thank you Michelle. We really appreciate the support
LOVE LOVE LOVE you intelligent, common sense comments about vaccines and Covid vaccine passports ❤️ 📒💉It’s so refreshing to see the truth stated so simply and clearly, and from a historical perspective. Well done 🤩
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Wowwww this was one of the coolest vblogs I've watched during the 7-day lockdowns running in Aotearoa New Zealand at the moment.... and believe me I've watched tons of blogs, very cool my bro.
Thank you - hope you check out some of my other videos 🤙🏼
Welcome to NZ! Your videos are amazing and are giving me a renewed appreciation of our land and our environment! Your shots of Wellington in your other video were stunning. I see it everyday but to see it through your eyes was really refreshing so thank you! Best of luck to both of you for your move to your new home in the Wairarapa.
Awww thank you Nikki! I’m so glad my videos help you see NZ with new eyes. Love Wellington!
I was born in '63 in Argentina, so being a child in the 70's was pretty cool. Always outside with friends, you knew everybody in the neiborghood and life was simpler and easier.
Lots of actual comunication when you were hanging out with friends, conversations until dawn...I had the best time, the 80' were fabulous for me as a teenager transitioning to a young working woman. I have my first cellphone and PC when I was 37, when I moved to Israel 22 years ago.A lot of that simpler and chatty life is lost unfortunately. But that's the way progress and technology works🤷♀️
A video that resonated with the current in going’s of my mind and life right now… 100% .. thank you for your generosity in sharing your ingenuity and the transparency in understanding your connection with life itself. ❤️
Didn't get to finish your vid yesterday so here I am again. I love doing YT, I don't do it for anyone else, I do it for me, I love the outdoors, I love exploring, creativity and life is too short. Having recent health challenges, I see more than ever how important our relationship with self is, and those we love. Nothing else matters really. Just enjoy what each days bring :D
Thanks Nanna Jay! Appreciate you coming back and fishing up the video. Cheers!
What the heck just watched n that's an awesome shot of the Waiohine swing bridge (actually suspension) locals have always called 'swing' had to watch a few times.
Really cool how it looks like it's out in the wopwops 👍
Lovely spot!
Anytime you want to go out into a forest with a camera and talk about real and deep things, I'll be eagerly watching. A lot of solid advice here, and I like that you are able to make it feel natural without sounding like a self-appointed guru.
Thanks Chris. Definitely not a guru, just a guy sharing some thoughts and life experiences. Glad you enjoyed the format, I’ll definitely make more like this in the future
Thank you Alex for your answers.
Its an opportunity to see the world & NZ based on your experience.
It makes us more curious yet contented on how you see everything.
Do more videos like this Alex.
We are here for your full support. 😎🇳🇿💖
Thank you Nikki! I appreciate your support!
Loved this video! Please do Q&As more often, it really completes the content you do that is amazing, but adds the feeling we are having a conversation with you which is really nice! ☺️
Hey Lou, this is great to hear. I’m glad you enjoy the format and would like more. I’ll start to add them to the mix more often.
You've inspired me to pursue getting my dual citizenship; after watching both of you move to New Zealand and get this opportunity bc of it. big goal for the up coming year and to learn more about my grandpa and his croatian heritage through the process. Cant wait to see what else is in store for you both!
Croatia is GORGEOUS - I have a high school friend who’s family is Croatian and he’s in the process of getting his. Good luck Melissa!
@@AlexanderAyling thanks alex. hope to visit one day.
Alex, Such a fantastic, joyful and heartfelt video. I love your view of life and of our world and how you share it with all of us. You, as well as Carrie (of course), are two extraordinary yet down to Earth individuals. I love following along on your journey. As for myself, I cannot wait to travel again! Thank you for making this video. 😁😍
Thank you so much for the kind words and support. I’m glad you enjoyed the video. More on the way. See you next weekend
I'm 36 and love that I grew up without smart phones and social media. I use social media and I have a blog but I hate that there are people who think that the number of followers you have define who you are as a person. For me, social media is a great way to meet others and connect with other people about topics I am interested in, this means that I am quite happy and willing to step away when I begin to feel negative.
It’s great that you know when to step away. I think many people don’t so they keep scrolling even when it starts to make them feel bad
Loved this video/bush walk. Especially loved hearing the Native Tui bird call in the background. I miss New Zealand. Enjoy your surroundings.
Thank you for being honest and out there being real most are fake so thanks.
Unrelated, but throughout the whole video I was all "he's just walking away and leaving his camera? he's gonna have to come back and get it. seems like a lot of effort for transitional shots". Then I was laughing at what the footage must be like of Alex turning around, coming back, and reaching for the camera. :D
Lol 😂
That is the TH-camr life!
I really appreciate your stance/explanation on the covid vax, thank you for sharing it like that! especially from the traveling perspective
Cheers Cordelia - I think it makes a lot more sense in that perspective right?
I think that's one of the differences between NZ and the US. Kiwis are used to the idea of needing passports, visas and vaccinations to travel. Personally I wouldn't have a problem requiring a Covid passport to say visit Australia, but I would not be so happy about needing one to visit a restaurant.
I loved this video, answering questions and walking in the nature 😍 so so relaxing!
Thanks Patrizia - I really enjoyed making it so we can do another one soon
I always enjoy hearing your thoughts and your philosophies. Nice to see a bit of that beautiful NZ wilderness as well :D
Thank you! I appreciate you tuning in 🙏🏼
Please do more videos in this style. It was really a treat to watch. It looks like it was fun to film, as well. I agree that the world will be a better place after Covid. Stay optimistic.
Thanks David! More like this on the way for sure!
Awesome commonsense answers Alex. Very happy to have you and Carrie living in New Zealand! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Deb - we are grateful to be here
Loved the video, the small beautiful shots and good memories you share with us!
And OMG! San Sebastian + Bilbao was one of the best trips I've ever had! The food there was a blessing 😍😍😍
So much lovely memories! Living in Europe was so cool in that sense, where you can have so much authentic experiences. Now I moved to Canada, so hoping to discover other places and live another kind of experiences! 🥰
Thank you for watching and yes - Basque Country is amazing. Have you been to Quebec and Quebec City? It’s pretty awesome and has a legit food scene
@@AlexanderAyling thank you! I live in Vancouver now, but I have visited Quebec back in 2015 yes, it is a very lovely place indeed 😊
I am excited to discover places here around British Columbia 😍 Nature is so beautiful as well!
Hi Alex :) Absolutely , amazing video. There were certain things you talked about and said in this video that I can't express enough how much I needed to hear them. Thank you so much from the very bottom of my heart for sharing this, for making me smile, feel loved, and less alone. Sending good vibes and so much love :)
Hello Miranda. It makes me happy to read that my video and words made you feel better. I sincerely appreciate it and hope you remember that life is beautiful and you’re here for a reason.
@@AlexanderAyling ❤️
This was so beautifully filmed and edited! I really enjoyed how engaged you are with your audience and giving such thoughtful answers. I think the question about how you deal with social media exposure was very poignant. I was born in the 80s and am so grateful to have spent the majority of my life thus far analog (I did not even own a computer in the 90s and I was one of the last generations to Not have computers in school at all). I am watching kids grow up now with all the pressure/anxiety that social media and constant screen time produce. I hope we can all strive for a healthy balance and mindset when using the internet/social media and spend as much time present in nature and in person with loved ones as possible. 🙏💕 Thank you for sharing your love of nature, the environment, travel and experiencing other cultures! I am very inspired by your work and presence online! It is so wonderful to follow along the journey you and Carrie are on! 💖
Thank you Kristen 🙏🏼🙏🏼
This is without doubt, the most interesting and beautiful Q&A I've ever seen. I love that you filmed it on a bush walk!
Thank you Erin! I’m glad you enjoyed the video
Yeah, walk with nature part 2 is here n i really liked the questions you picked. It's an amazing video. Thank you ❤
Thank you Piyush. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I'll definitely do another one of these.
And I'll be eagerly waiting for more videos from this series as well as other videos too. You're already doing amazing. Keep it up sir 😊
Well said about the vaccines.
Thanks Jake. Hope all is well 🤙🏼
Another great video Alex! Take care of yourselves in this current lock-down situation we are in. Unfortunately I'm in the thick of the outbreak area on the North Shore, and other than my regular supermarket being shut while affected staff are isolating, life just carries on. I'm happy to adhere to the lockdown rules and hopefully the country will have opened up again so we can enjoy the spring and summer.
Stay safe up there June! We look forward to spring and summer and are hopeful that we can get it handled again.
I'm in the West, the next suburb over from Avondale College - which apparently has 3000 close contacts: student/staff. The catchment area is definitely in my suburb. I too adhere to the rules...
Great video, Alex! I really enjoyed your story about Morocco! I’d love to hear more of your favorite travel stories in another video… and like everyone else, I’d love for you to share your coleslaw recipe!
Hahah thank you Amy! The hype is real on the Cole slaw lol
My last trip prior to Covid was to San Sebastián and Bilbao. The food was great the scenery was awesome and I can’t wait to get back. Thanks for this video, Alex. Please let your brother know that he is missed and I hope he is doing well.
You’re welcome. Basque Country is ❤️
So cool that you answered my question! I’ll add that area to our bucket list, I love cider so that’s especially up my alley! Cheers! 😊🍻👍
Yay!! Thanks for tuning in and for the great question. Definitely add a meal at the cider house to the bucket list
Beautiful images of the native bush. It's very ethereal and LOTR like you said 👍
Thank you Marlee 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
The only thing I remember from high school accounting is probably the most important.... Our wants are unlimited, Our needs are limited, so take care of those first.
Sound advice!
I really like your perspective on social media. I was born in the early 2000’s so my life has been completely based off seeing tech development and whatnot and it’s really interesting to see what life was like before. There are so many great aspects of social media. For me, I found the Vagabrothers and that’s what got me interested in traveling. Who knows if I would have found that passion without social media? Even though many take social media too far, I think it can be a great tool.
Hey Will! Totally agree. There are tons of benefits of social media and the tech, and by and large I am an early adopter and love these benefits, but I think it’s worthwhile noticing and speaking about some of the downsides too, just so people can remember that at the end of the day, it’s just a device
@@AlexanderAyling A very addictive device!!!! LOL
I'm a hellva lot older than you Alex - but when I was travelling way before you were born, I had a similar yellow booklet that gave all the countries I was in, the vaccination information they required. I actually think I've still got that booklet...I certainly still have scars on my upper left arm, because needles were not fine like that are now...
The little yellow book is older than us all haha
I had one as well in the 90's when I travelled for 6 months through Africa. I'm really surprised that there is so much of a push back from people having one to travel in the future. The point of them is to prove you aren't bringing diseases into the countries you are visiting. Especially Developing World countries, as they don't have the same level of medical capability that we in the west do. From memory mine had vaccinations for Yellow Fever, Typhoid, Tetanus and Polio. I'm very happy to add Covid to that when we can travel again.
Those looked like wheki, rather than punga or silver fern (but would need to eyeball them for longer). There are a lot of different tree fern species in NZ (not just fern). The mamaku which can grow to 25 metres tall is the tallest, and the tallest in the world.
I love how creative you are with your videos! Keep up the good work! 💛
Thank you Ashley! I appreciate the encouragement 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Love the way you talk and advices you give 😁❤️👍
Thank you Angelo.
Those ferns make it look like you stepped into a prehistoric land. What a beautiful place.
It is Jurassic Park in real life lol.
More content about fixing up you new home/garden please 😊🙏 so excited for you both!
We can’t wait to get moved in! Still waiting so stay tuned there will be lots on that front
I like your attitude about social media. I have major concerns about our young people today and the way the digital technology and social media rule their lives.
Thanks Anne! Much appreciated
I went to San Sebastian a couple of years ago. I had the best experience it was my first solo backpacking trip food tours were amazing.. If I went back I would definitely do it differently a nd do a vlog. Scenery stunning
Such a great spot!
Once you can get about, get down south to the down south . And yes i believe that you got your awsome from being kiwi heritage is your beautiful. Xx
I really liked the content and vibe of this video, mate. Keep up the good work.
Thank you Adam! I’ll make another one like this soon. See you next weekend in another video 🤙🏼
Thank you for answering my question about finances, Alex! Very helpful indeed!
Cheers Lenka! Wishing you all the best
Great questions and excellent answers. We have those ferns also and we call them Fern Trees. Great way to do this video. Be safe!😘🤗🌼🇻🇪
Thank you Monique! Ferns are so cool!
Would love to hear more about you dual citizenship taxes! Also thank you so much for your sound advice on social media. Definitely grew up during analog and am so grateful for it (38 years old) hoping to bring sound advice about that to my growing 4 year old. ☺️
Thank you Mandy! I’ll definitely share more once we get it all sorted. It’s a lot to figure out.
Love the video Alex! Thanks for letting us in your world👍
Thank you Damon. I appreciate the support 😊
“…Nurture Curiosity…” so vital for all of us humans, any age. 💫 🧠 🌎
Couldn’t agree more!!
Such a relaxing Q&A!
Glad you enjoyed - thank you for watching and saying hello Rebeca
Thanks for reminding people that it is nothing new to need certain vaccinations if you want to travel to certain places! And good on you for taking a stand for getting the Covid vaccine! I am already vaccinated - I was just so happy and relieved to be vaccinated. I hope that being vaccinated will eventually allow me to travel further afield again, too, in particular to your new home country of New Zealand. I was lucky enough to visit NZ in 2019 and I hope to go back as soon as NZ opens its borders. NZ definitely is one of my happy places.
Thank you for watching and hope you can make it down here to your happy place soon. 🙏🏼
Great video Alex! Loved your way of filming it!.
Thank you for including my question in your video. Your answer has motivated me to read and learn about places I plan on visiting.
Carpe diem!
Amazing! Thanks for asking such a great questions Shreya. Which countries are you most interested in? Maybe I know some good books
@@AlexanderAyling First of all-New Zealand.😍
Some places I want to visit before I die are
The British Isles, Italy, my favourite Spain, Scandinavia,Switzerland, Morocco and Egypt.
Thank you for replying 😁
Thanks
Thank you!
How are you guys doing? full on few months for you both. Hope your safe and healthy and enjoying lockdown :)
Thank you! It’s been real full on but things are good and we’re getting ready for the big move. I’m shooting a vlog about it this weekend for next weeks video so stay tuned 🤙🏼
I like the spontaneity, and I agree that spending time outdoors is good for your soul. I'm interested in moving abroad and would be very interested in a financial video on the tax and other financial ramifications. I'd like to know about US/NZ residence, also various European countries along with the U.S. Thanks for considering!
what a beautiful video!!! well done!!!
You are so kind. Thank you!
i cant get enough of your vids!!!!
Thanks Parin
Most people do not understand the meaning of want and need. My life motto is don't be greedy you only need what you need.
Great motto to live by for sure. Perhaps I should make a video more focused on “The Want vs Need” dilemma?
@@AlexanderAyling absolutely I hear people all the time saying I need I need I need when it's what they want. It's also important to want things as well such as I want to live in NZ for example. In life though we only need a few things. Warmth, shelter, water, food and love is all someone needs to live everything else in my by book anyway is a want
Great video. Just coming back from Donostia (was my third time), food always perfect, but some great pintxos bars closed because of the COVID (fuego negro, atari, zeruko). Really sad for them. Bonjour de Montréal !
Merci Francis! Bummer to hear about those bars being closed but yeah open air food in covid? Sounds suspect unfortunately. Montreal has great food too!
@@AlexanderAyling Part of the reasons why I decided to come back to Donostia and visit other small cities near it actually was the videos you made with your brother on the País Vasco a couple of years ago (on a side note, cold pintxos are now protected by a plexiglass but the hot ones coming out of the kitchen (the best ones) are still really good. Maybe even better now, as it is forbidden to eat or drink standing up in the bar, it seems that people working in the kitchen have more time. But the atmosphere is a bit different to be honest). So, for the question for another video, and only if it is not too personal, because you and your brother had such a good chemistry, how is your brother, and how is it to live so far away from one another now? Agur!
Hey Alex you and carrie should come to Hobbiton one day
Can’t wait to have a pint with you and Sam at the Green Dragon
hey alex, i enjoyed your channel with your bro, hope you can do some more vlogs
Hey Billy I appreciate that. This is where I’m posting content now and moving forward 🤙🏼
Awesome walk and talk session bro. Great watch ✌🏽
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. Is this something you’d like to see more of on the channel?
@@AlexanderAyling Yes. I enjoyed listening to your answers to people's questions in nature. I'll watch whatever you decide to create TBH 👍🏽
Thank you 🙏🏼
Shoutout to el País Vasco! Glad it got a mention. Dreamland for foodies. Come back some day, hugs from Asturias
Gracias Ana!! Hecho de menos España y Euskadi!! I loved Asturias when I passed through on the Camino. I remember a great conversation with an old man and his “huadana” schythe, as he was cutting grass in his Apple orchard. Love a good Asturian stew!
Sounds very Asturian! We live in Oviedo but we have a little house in a small village, where everyone knows everyone and everyone grows their own. Plenty of apples, plenty of sidra, and claro ... un buen plato de fabada 😎 would love to do the Camino one day. Incredible. Un saludo de nuevo!
Yum! Fabada Asturiana 🤤 - do the Camino Primitivo, definitely a highlight. I’d love to get back and cross the Picos de Europa too
You and Carrie have such a love for people, how has events in Haiti and Afghanistan affecting you?
I'm heart broken for the innocent families.
Yeah both of those events are tragedies. The world is a crazy place right now. I’ve found that I needed to limit my intake of news to protect my mental health.
You mentioned the Islamic world. This is something that stretches from Morocco to Bangladesh. To define such a large group of people by a religion is to miss a lot about what makes them who they are.
Wow,love this content...
I really must visit San Sebastian. I can get a ferry from the UK to Santander for just $150 return. The ferry port is only about 80 miles away as well. No excuse really. Could even take my car for a bit more money. (And then save on public transport, of course.) Must get back to learning Spanish!
Do it!! Cantabria is amazing too. Stop and spend a night in Santillana Del Mar and stop in Castro Urdiales :)
Alex changed your channel name its cool Love the video
Hello Effie! Yes I rebranded my channel to my actual name. Glad you like it and enjoyed the video :)
Hey Alex! Love to follow your journey, my fiancé also has dual citizenships with NZ and our goal is to move there in a couple of years. I would like to know how your thoughts are around starting a family in NZ, are you planning for kids anytime in the future? In that case, what are your thoughts of bringing up your kids in NZ and are your plans to stay in NZ for them to grow up or are you going for the "double life" US/NZ? Thanks alot, keep up the great work 🌟
This is a wonderful country to raise a family in 👍🏽
Love your channel alex..❤️❤️
Thank you Thilina
I love that you chose such a beautiful place for this Q and A chat. I agree about the vaccine passport. It's really Just adding another one to the list when you travel.
I wish I had learnt the want versus need thing when I was a lot younger. The older I get the more importance it seems to have.
Thank you Susan - I appreciate you tuning in. The want vs need thing takes time to learn because our society is want driven
As a Motorcycle freak myself, I would love, if you could put together a vid on your travels in NZ on a motorcycle....that's if you brought it..
I did bring it. It got damaged in transit just under the amount for insurance deductible. I need to get it repaired and registered. Definitely planning a roadie this summer though
@@AlexanderAyling Sweet. I'm currently on a ZX14r at the mo, but its killing me, as I head towards my twilight years...I'm looking at a KTM 1290...🤔
Great video! Am interested in hearing about the taxation situation once completed. I applaud you for being forthcoming in your vax stance. I am a pincushion of vaccines and carry them proudly!
Thanks Terri. I appreciate the support
Hey Alex! Would love a video of you going more into depth of your dual citizenship. Currently in the process of researching that for myself and I've found it's quite a lot to take in 😅 anyways love the video. peace and love from New Jersey!
Hey Isarai - thanks for watching. I was born with my dual citizenship since my dad was born and raised in New Zealand. Which country are you looking into applying for?
@@AlexanderAyling Mexico! My dad was also born and raised there.
I'm hoping one of the unexpected questions is, what's the coleslaw recipe? 🤓 Guess I'll have to keep watching to find out.
LOL everybody wants my slaw recipe!
I would love the recipe to!
Not sure if you are into meditation. Next time you are out in the bush find a spot sit connect with the earth and just be still. If you can be with the stillness just wait for the birds to come out and come up close.
I love doing that. Check my video about nature and mental health - there’s an epic spot that I meditate in.
Love your response to the Vaccine Passport question. If travellers need the yellow pasport to travel to other countries then it should not be a big deal to add covid-19 to that list in order to show that you have been vaccinated. Re the Pfizer Vaccine. I think it is the safest vaccines of all of them. My family (all over age 18) and I got our first Pfizer Jabs in June and the second in July and we are now fully vaccinated!! Sadly we still have some people here in Canada who refuse to be vaccinated, because they dont understand that to be vaccinated is to save your own life. Sure, even if you are vaccinated you may still catch the virus. But your body should be able to handle the illness a lot better than someone who is not vaccinated. It is mostly the non vaccinated who are ending up in the hospitals these days, being put on ventilators and/or sadly dying. Most vaccinated people may test positive, but they can stay at home in isolation and survive.
Thank you Francesca - we are waiting to get the Pfizer down here in NZ and should have our first doses soon.
@@AlexanderAyling Hi Alex, we have it here in NZ, I've had my jab both of them 💪🏽 and feel great, you'll get yours soon👍🏽 and so glad your on board 💉 🇳🇿 woop woop 😁
Really enjoying your videos :D I know we are only a few days into lockdown, but its getting to one of us...I'm pretty sure today is Saturday? ;) Either that or my hearing is going!! :D
Stay positive!! We will get through it and be back to the NZ normal
my husband is getting vaccinated today and I will be on Monday and now 12-15 year olds can get vaccinated so will get out kids done...well our youngest once he turns 12 in November
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Thanks alex i dont have Instagram.awesome video as always man..
Thank you Andy!! Much appreciated!
Do you have any plans to see and/or make videos with Marko soon?
Are you of Maori descent ? fellow Kiwi here liked your lockdown video ! explained very well
Bonus question, how do you rate NZs current lockdown vs what you would've experienced back in USA before the big move??
I guess I’ll have to address that in the next video :)
I think we will only know how well the current lockdown has been managed after a few weeks. Even if we can get through this pretty quickly, I'm concerned about the threat of it happening again.
@@mdnickless It will depend what part of the country you've in, I'm in Auckland - looks like it will extend at least up here, but then read this evening, "locations of interest" are rapidly moving outside of the region...
@@catherinedeseton964 I meant that we will either look back on this in a few weeks as something we were able to contain. Or we will still be trying to deal with the consequences. I sincerely hope that it's the former, but that is by no means certain.
I have a hunch that this bus driver is highly significant.
I have been following you and Marco for years , amazing. Are you both still in touch very often? I would love to hear your reactions to each other’s posts . Always a pleasure ….Randy ( Toronto )
Great vlog & wise words regarding SM
Thanks Vicki 🙏🏼
Wow that was cool Alex, I'm glad you wanted to do this cause I needed it 👍🏽 great Q&A love the idea of a Vax passport 💉📒 we need that 🇳🇿💪🏽😁👍🏽
Thanks Meg! I’m glad you enjoyed the video and I appreciate you watching and leaving a comment. I wonder why the wider world hasn’t approached the vax passport in that light?
@@AlexanderAyling Good point Alex, maybe now they might have too, C19/Delta is a killer and I don't think it's ever gonna leave, times are changing, the world is changing faster then processing a Vax passport lolz 😁 Stay safe the both of you 💞
Hugs from Poland 🤗
I have just realized that I should have made the comments to the one titled leaving NZ. Sorry for the confusion😮
We want to go to Iceland in end of September / or 1st wk of October 2024, pl.advise if rain will be a problem and what would be our chances of seeing Aurora.....thanks
We were all nodding our heads when “T.R.O.Y.” started auto playing in your car 😉
Pete Rock 🪨👏🏼
Had my first vaccine two weeks ago just before LockdownL4,
just missed infectious students at my work because I was working from home,
Love the T.R.OY interlude .. 😂
They reminisce over you 🎶
Hey Alex,
Been liking your videos, a book I enjoyed is 'How Proust can Change your Life' by Alain de Botton, a short read. I'd be interested to know how you and Carrie make money! How do you survive, buy a house?