The ending was something else. Driving back to feed the stray dogs and meeting a few soldiers out of nowhere--- ranting about how fucked up things are that they have to fight a war, all while in a quest to explore everything soviet. The rawness of everything just fits in together perfectly. This might just be one of my favorite videos you put out along with your vlog in Mauritania!
It also reminds me of one time when I drove to Serbia. I was with my cousin. It was just after the war ended. He had a serbian girlfriend, now his wife. We had to wait 2 hours at the border. So far so good... except we are Dutch.. So I was a little nervous. But then my cousin starts freaking out. I smoked weed at the time and he suddenly got the idea that I might have some (forgotten) weed in the car.... he starts searching the car frantically. I assured him there was nothing in the car and I didn't take anything with me. But wasn't quite able to convince him.Luckily I WAS able to convince him to sit back in his chair and stfu! It was a good thing I was driving because if they asked him ANYTHING we would have been fucked! (it would at least have added 1 hour of travel time) And then I drove to Austria another time.. This time I had 10 grams of weed on me and got pulled over at the border.They took my passport inside and told me to park in front of a reflective window. I sat there, opened the window a bit to smoke a cigarette, wink wink notch notch notch and smelled some fresh mountain air.. and had enough time to think about what I was doing. I promised myself there and then to NEVER DO ANYTHING STUPID LIKE THAT ever again. And I didn't. They let me go without a search.
I am going to copy it to the main, maybe someone finds it entertaining.... I can't .. well fuck my lonely me. Going to watch "the men waiting to die / Indiana death row inmates" now to cheer me up a bit again, since it got recommended.
@@Snibble honestly this was so interesting to read, maybe the serbians would've taken you somewhere secret and they probably would've bought some from you if you had it on you 😂😂
@@tudormarginean5687 lol thanks man, I have the feeling they would have booked me in and then have a party for free. Serbs are not to be messed around with.
That ending was so sad and is probably one of the greatest endings I've ever seen, just a guy with a camera has done so much more than big powerful media houses haven't been and never will be able to do
Truth: *Before modern times the hard-boiled egg was the go-to choice of the traveler.* Packed with high-protein calories, self-contained. Think about it.
After watching Bald, it's almost impossible to go back to normal television. We dont want music, intros, strange camera angles. We just want to see reality - and Bald gives us the realist human (and dog) footage we have ever seen. Truly amazing.
Damn, that ending really hits different. Feeding cute doggos followed immediately by seeing off random armenian lads as they go off to fight while saying "the fuck do we need this war for?"... Completely unstaged yet poetic as fuck
Most Western ppl don't get this in our cosy worlds. It's difficult to comprehend. Our people's first world problems are more about the latest phone, app, or how to look good. It's pretty pathetic, and I fear for our resilience. Good luck man.
@@sharrow2 the first world has it's own problems. And most of them are self inflicted. The west are victims of their own success. It really is a shame that more people don't realize how we squander that success
@@ytcensorship1401 What else goes there? A stagnating economy and declining birthrate gets boring after a while so they create divide for the powerful to gain more control.
Final minutes are just incredible. I dont think Iv felt this in my 26 years of life until now. Survival of both man and animal in their most natural form within the same habitat. Just raw, no edits,effects or scripts. Im genuinely lost for words.
Brother I'm a HUGE FAN living here in NYC watching your travels. NO ONE, not even NAT GEO, has shown us this part of the world. Fearless, friendly and always entertaining! Be safe!
@@reggie1166 don't be so negative, i'm thinking there must be some people feeding them that's why they stay there, and Armenia should not be cold for long so maybe when it gets warmer it's no big thing for them, they can find food etc. of course it's not best life living on the streets but better live like this than not live at all.
The scene was so unreal. "We're goin to fight." Enters an old AF lada-looking car that barely starts. As a Westerner, this is a million km from my reality.
@@bigchap5794 This is not old footage, it's January 2021, we see one of the Russians peacekeepers checkpoint in this video which were deployed in November.
Here I am, a grown man in his sixties, as soon as you said 'there's one more thing that we need to do' I knew what was coming and the eyes misted over. You soft-hearted legend.
Much love from Yerevan.. The reality is bitter but I do have hopes for future of our two nations (Armenia and Azerbaijan) to find a way to live in peace..
The innocence of the dogs in contrast to the harshness of life and events there, the simple frustrations echoed by the men condemned to go to war as they hop into their beat up, beautiful car, yellow, set against that gorgeous blue sky. Incredible. Really incredible. Bravo Bald.
@@MrFrostedtips That was, indeed, a wonderful scene. Cute dogs, snow, blue skies and three camouflaged men, not wearing the right camouflage, in a prehistoric Moskvitch 412, if I am correct.
I work in the film business. Your ability to narrate and edit a story is far better than most of the over produced garbage on network television. Your content is golden.
@Alisha reily I hope English is not your first language because you definitely wouldn't have PhD if you are from a country that speaks English with that kind of grammar.
Ending gave me absolute chills. Just 3 lads, probably locals, trying to live peacefully, going off to war because of stupidity caused by politics in the past and quite possibly this might be the last footage of them ever again. In few seconds they shown the destruction, desperation and sadness war can cause. This video was something else. I probably watched the last part on repeat like 10 times. I was speechless when I saw it for the first time.
My Ex wife, as a teen, was on a trip to Cuba and when asked about the 'twist up lip balm" in her pocket by landing customs/border officers, said the word 'balm', obviously mistaken for 'bomb' and was pulled from her family, they were all separated and interrogated for a few hours...
@@mrk45 - 100%. The same occurs in the Middle East if you happen to have an Israeli stamp in your passport, though the recent peace deals will cut down on restrictions of movement. At one time, if you were doing business in both Tel Aviv and Dubai, you'd have a problem on your hands.
"i'm not a spy, i'm just an ex-intelligence officer with an infatuation for post soviet bus stops" would've been much more of a defusing answer. Also i have to say, the sheer quality of the content you put out is astounding, it's raw yet warm, personable, informative and unbiased wherever you go, better than any documentary or piece of journalism i've ever seen. I believe it's the human factor that makes it so incredibly sharp.
@ryan Yup he is a good dude. I used to feed and give water to street puppy and a kitten in my Greece holiday, on my last day there, both were gone when I checked at morning, day and evening. Felt really sad, I left big pile of cat and dog food there, hopefully they never came to eat it and was rescued, not dead-
A beautiful yet bittersweet ending. I guess it goes to show Life is just about existing. There really isn't any meaning other than to live. Everybody's life circumstance is so vastly different depending on location, family, nationality, income etc. Not many things make sense. We should just utilize what we have and enjoy the present moment as much as we can. God bless
I can't believe he actually drove all the way back to feed the dogs. You truly are built different Bald. Also, much love to Armenia, stay strong friends.
The last part really hurts in the feels. The puppies part and the armies's comments on the war along with the song in their car. Im felt sorry for them. Make peace not war. :(
That shot displayed the tragedy of the situation in such a perfect way it could have been straight from a movie. The (to my ears) sad music, the falling apart Lada with it's number plate stuck behind the front mirror... Just three human souls stuck in a war they wish had never started. Hope they are doing well.
@@markclayton626 why netflix? He has all the freedom here, 2.5M subscribers and the cash is flowing, no need to sign any T&C for a company like netflix. I believe more and more as the time passes, that being on netflix is just a shallow perspective term for making it in life, rather than being unanimously the best option.
@@maxSVB Unfortunately , it is a hard hitting reality. As someone living in Western Europe I see a better future in China than I would here. I don't give a shit about not being able to talk badly about the government and all of this "western free speech" bullshit , half of the people don't even fucking vote and the elections are decided just by the money the party holds.
Hes a legend. Travels to parts others won't, can speak multi languages, and he has banter. Not seen another youtube traveller like him they all bore me with thier posh hotels and vapid influencer mentalities. This place was something straight out of Half Life, I would be too scared to march around a country and area like that, Baldy just acts like its his own living room and talks to everyone like friends. Very cool content. EDIT: Guy even went back to help the dogs out, what a lad!
Can he speak proper french? I know he has some basic to intermediate Spanish as well because of the recent videos. And he can speak Hindi, bloody legend. Some more time and he's speaking Arabic
Why can’t all travel bloggers be this awesome. He’s authentic and provides unique view of things. No other travel blogger that I’ve seen would ever care to explore derelict hotels in the middle of nowhere in Armenia. God bless this man
I thought he had them in the trunk of the car, when he had those young ladies.. nevertheless, he didn't disappoint...I had a feeling he'd go back and take them food..I hope the missing ones are ok.
Fidel the cat well what can I say? He was one lucky cat to be smuggled out off Cuba in that girls bra one lucky cat indeed! Anyway on another note loving you're content as usual my English friend Mr Bald and may luck be on you're side when it comes to finding some amazing Soviet artifacts! 🏴🇬🇧👍
A Soviet Babushka once gave him 30 eggs. He is still using them😛. That's a good idea for colder areas; have boiled eggs in your bag as reserve protein source!!!
I'm a 25 y/o that's been Reading about Armenia for almost half of my life and I've never feel so emotional, but those last minutes made me feel sad and hopeless about peace between both countries. Anyway, your videos are awesome, greetings.
The ending of this video is absolutely incredible. Especially for the contrast between Bald's humanity in returning to feed the dogs vs the soldiers going forlorn into war with their neighbors. Stunning!
I love how you provide a historical explanation about what is going on around and how it got there. It adds SO MUCH to the videos. Great job interviewing the people without taking any side. This is more informative than any news channel. Keep up the good work. Thank you.
Those dogs/pups were blessed you came along. That was so sweet of you to give them what you had and then later go to butcher and pet store to get them a bed and more food. The planet need more people like mr bald. Well done
@@ucube33 Obviously does not but is better than nothing , since they are there I assume many of them got good at finding roadkill. I wish all of the puppies there will survive... but I know they won't.
Да будет мир между нашими странами. Давайте вместе сделаем Кавказ раем, война не радует мир Давай жить в мире Привет из Азербайджана в Армению ...... 🕊❤🇦🇿🇦🇲❤🕊
'' Im not a spy '' sound's like something that a spy woud say
I liked that ending - stopped at the border, feeding the dogs, the men going to war....it was all kind of emotional.
3 Guys in a 60's Moskovich that barely starts going off to fight a war sounds like a movie plot
Bald I hope you realize just how special that moment you captured at the end really is.
The ending can literally be a part of an Oscar winning movie.
Very good observation.. Well done
So poignant.
Cant be. Oscar movies nowdays need woman protagonist that is LGBTQ+ and black. But in order way, the ending was sad and beautiful ať the same time.
Yeah, it was jaw-droppingly poignant. I wonder how those men are now... the futility of war sickens me.
@@freakdustsk7397 shaddaaahp trumpian snowflake
That ending looked like a movie.. what they said, the music, the way the car started up, the car door, the scenery... beautiful and sad
Agree.. Wishing them luck!
I also thought about taht. Military dont start wars, politician does.
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agreed
The ending was something else. Driving back to feed the stray dogs and meeting a few soldiers out of nowhere--- ranting about how fucked up things are that they have to fight a war, all while in a quest to explore everything soviet. The rawness of everything just fits in together perfectly. This might just be one of my favorite videos you put out along with your vlog in Mauritania!
Well said. And I agree completely.
Agreed
Yes this is Bald back to his TH-cam roots.
Couldn’t agree more
The Christian Armenians seem to understand why he's looking after the dogs. Can't imagine he'd get the same reaction over the border for some reason.
"Don't joke about being a spy to a border agent". Lesson of the day.
It also reminds me of one time when I drove to Serbia. I was with my cousin. It was just after the war ended. He had a serbian girlfriend, now his wife. We had to wait 2 hours at the border. So far so good... except we are Dutch.. So I was a little nervous. But then my cousin starts freaking out. I smoked weed at the time and he suddenly got the idea that I might have some (forgotten) weed in the car.... he starts searching the car frantically. I assured him there was nothing in the car and I didn't take anything with me. But wasn't quite able to convince him.Luckily I WAS able to convince him to sit back in his chair and stfu! It was a good thing I was driving because if they asked him ANYTHING we would have been fucked! (it would at least have added 1 hour of travel time)
And then I drove to Austria another time.. This time I had 10 grams of weed on me and got pulled over at the border.They took my passport inside and told me to park in front of a reflective window. I sat there, opened the window a bit to smoke a cigarette, wink wink notch notch notch and smelled some fresh mountain air.. and had enough time to think about what I was doing. I promised myself there and then to NEVER DO ANYTHING STUPID LIKE THAT ever again. And I didn't. They let me go without a search.
Damn.. lockdown is really getting to me... writing this for a possible audience of 2 people lol
I am going to copy it to the main, maybe someone finds it entertaining.... I can't .. well fuck my lonely me. Going to watch "the men waiting to die / Indiana death row inmates" now to cheer me up a bit again, since it got recommended.
@@Snibble honestly this was so interesting to read, maybe the serbians would've taken you somewhere secret and they probably would've bought some from you if you had it on you 😂😂
@@tudormarginean5687 lol thanks man, I have the feeling they would have booked me in and then have a party for free. Serbs are not to be messed around with.
How powerful was that ending. From signing off by feeding the pups to blokes heading to war. Unreal.
The war ended 2 months ago, these 3 jerks are just playing on camera
@@flamboyant9004 There are skirmishes happening all around. They aren't acting hard, in fact it sounds like they don't even want to go.
@@flamboyant9004 read the description the vid was made in January
@@flamboyant9004 Jerks are the ones who had started the war
they we're russian peacekeepers the russian flag was visible on their vehicles
True story......British man, "I'm not a spy" as he hides his camera. That will work.
Persuasion 100
These aren't the droids you're looking for....
We've been expecting you. Mr. Bald.
You gotta wonder how many times it's been said and it actually worked.
That ending was so sad and is probably one of the greatest endings I've ever seen, just a guy with a camera has done so much more than big powerful media houses haven't been and never will be able to do
The homeless guy living in the abandoned building next to lake:
" The sink moved by itself, no one's gonna believe me "
That ending. Wow.
yeah it was pretty surreal
Felt like a Wes Anderson film
Noel Phillips on a Bald and Bankrupt video!!! The two of you need to do a colab on ex soviet airports or soviet planes.
Certainly a little ruff.
Bald is always real. But this felt more real than anything showed yet
mr bald always has some eggs with him. his chernobyl adventures have supplied him with dozens of dozens of non perishable eggs
They also glow in the dark and can charge three phones at once with correct travel socket lol
Truth: *Before modern times the hard-boiled egg was the go-to choice of the traveler.* Packed with high-protein calories, self-contained. Think about it.
They also make keeping his signature baldness easy, no clippers and razors required!
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i hope the old babushka is still alive and well.. i think if she survived chernobyl and eats those eggs on the daily she must nearly be invincible!
Bald: "Im not a spy"
Guard: " *sounds like something a spy would say* "
The balls on this guy
“Im not a spy” proceeds to cover hidden camera
a spy wouldnt say that because then they would have a suspect on him 🧠
I bet he has a MI6 badge somewhere 😉
Yeah, its like you are in the mental institute and you are keep shouting that `IM NOR CRAZY`...
After watching Bald, it's almost impossible to go back to normal television. We dont want music, intros, strange camera angles. We just want to see reality - and Bald gives us the realist human (and dog) footage we have ever seen.
Truly amazing.
Damn, that ending really hits different. Feeding cute doggos followed immediately by seeing off random armenian lads as they go off to fight while saying "the fuck do we need this war for?"... Completely unstaged yet poetic as fuck
@Dan Therman ...as it was belting out this beautifully somber Armenian tune. It just gets better the more you rewatch it
@Dan Therman Yeah, it does look like something out of a movie. This was a very sad episode.
Ive watched that one clip a good 10 times today
Totally. Follow those dudes, Bald!
yeah it was super kino.
“Alright brother, we are going off to fight”
That is a historical artifact. It hits hard. Very sad that it’s still something you can hear in 2020/21.
Most Western ppl don't get this in our cosy worlds. It's difficult to comprehend. Our people's first world problems are more about the latest phone, app, or how to look good. It's pretty pathetic, and I fear for our resilience. Good luck man.
Unfortunately this has been the reality for Armenians for as long as they have existed. A pure fight for survival.
@@sharrow2 the first world has it's own problems.
And most of them are self inflicted. The west are victims of their own success. It really is a shame that more people don't realize how we squander that success
the west is distracted with artificial problems like covid and blm
@@ytcensorship1401 What else goes there? A stagnating economy and declining birthrate gets boring after a while so they create divide for the powerful to gain more control.
That last scene is actually an amazing historical artifact. Also, gutting and sad.
Thought the same
Bald and bankrupt documenting and preserving history
which part? i had to skip every part with dogs because they made me too sad
Made me tear up for them
@@kam2894 he gave them food :)
Final minutes are just incredible. I dont think Iv felt this in my 26 years of life until now. Survival of both man and animal in their most natural form within the same habitat. Just raw, no edits,effects or scripts. Im genuinely lost for words.
That ending was like a scene from a movie.
Sad world we live in, unstaged and 100 percent true 😔
Epic scene
The ending scene was intense. Blin.
Do you think that reality was inspired from movies or movies from reality ?
@@mgabriel650 of course the reality is original and inspiring the movies
The 3 puppies evolved into 3 fighters.
ahahah Underrated comment xD Laughed so hard :D
I feel the poor lads in the Moskvich, but that's a really good one! :D
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It was the Chernobyl eggs. 😄
Best comment of 2021 !
Brother I'm a HUGE FAN living here in NYC watching your travels. NO ONE, not even NAT GEO, has shown us this part of the world. Fearless, friendly and always entertaining! Be safe!
Nat geo needs to stop documenting North Korea for a moment and come to Syria, or Armenia
He's in a war zone and he cares for helpless animals pretty cool
Very cool to care for dogs
sadly just prolonging the inevitable unless someone takes them in :(
@@reggie1166 whatever. At least they got to feel some love from humans for a day.
In those countries sadly dogs etc are seen as inferior animals and they don't care about them...
@@reggie1166 don't be so negative, i'm thinking there must be some people feeding them that's why they stay there, and Armenia should not be cold for long so maybe when it gets warmer it's no big thing for them, they can find food etc. of course it's not best life living on the streets but better live like this than not live at all.
@@Mr1237 that’s not true, Armenians are not Muslim we love dogs. We just have a stray problem like Russia does.
I was utterly satisfied when he brought back food and beds for the pups
Bald is an awesome guy!!!
I'm so happy u went to feed those doggies! You're an angel mr.bald!
Loved those dogs and puppies...wonder how they survive the cold without food & shelter. Sad
Exactly my thoughts
@@christopher_so16 they dont.
@@christopher_so16 that statue or something had people living in it, so probably they take care of doggos
yea a shame they wont survive the winter :( i actual feel bad for them now wish i could fly over and take them in my home.
The last scene can easily get nominated for an award or smthing..
The duality of man at the ending is astonishing
The scene was so unreal. "We're goin to fight." Enters an old AF lada-looking car that barely starts. As a Westerner, this is a million km from my reality.
@@nicolaslanglais They're not going to fight, war ended months ago.
@@isse6790 read the description, he did this video at the beginning of January..
@@bigchap5794 This is not old footage, it's January 2021, we see one of the Russians peacekeepers checkpoint in this video which were deployed in November.
@@bigchap5794 He literally said the opposite in the video buddy
Here I am, a grown man in his sixties, as soon as you said 'there's one more thing that we need to do' I knew what was coming and the eyes misted over. You soft-hearted legend.
The last scene was disturbing and profoundly sad. It's a entirely different world out there...
Puts "shithole" America into a different perspective
@@budyeddi5814 even after trumptards stormed the capitol it's nothing compared to this kind of reality
@@z1lla4 hypocrite much?
Must be peaceful
War makes decent men do stupid and destructive things.
Let's all take a moment to appreciate the fact that Bald is putting his ass on the line in these terriorities to inform and entertain us!
really!! It looks like a very dangerous place to be!!
This is why bald is awesome. Doesnt clickbait you, gives you a history lesson and helps animals out. Even in a war zone lol.
Yeah no clickbait check out Philly in the Philippines and he click back everything and if you say anything to him he'll block you
he didnt say much about history, almost nothing actually.
@@altairibn-laahad6887 That's bullshit.Most ot the time he explains the history of the countries he goes.Specially about the Soviet Union.
@@ltr1745 He may be Turkish. Which means he is basically denying what Mr. Bald said...
Bald only gives you a small piece of history. History by Wikipedia.
The last 2 minutes was like an actual film 😱
best part of this video. Could be a flashback scene in a movie
The moment when you came back for puppies is the most heart-warming moment on this channel.
then you dont know kolja
@@wegothatwayy9983 you’re a joke
@@aluandjalal1324 why?
Then you don't knot about Fidel!
Vaibhav is that you?
Much love from Yerevan.. The reality is bitter but I do have hopes for future of our two nations (Armenia and Azerbaijan) to find a way to live in peace..
Mr Bald. World traveller, vlogger, friend of kittens and puppies, and now war correspondent. You sir are living my dream.
That ending was quite something. Truly shows what a weird place our world can be
The innocence of the dogs in contrast to the harshness of life and events there, the simple frustrations echoed by the men condemned to go to war as they hop into their beat up, beautiful car, yellow, set against that gorgeous blue sky. Incredible. Really incredible. Bravo Bald.
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@@MrFrostedtips you sound like my English teacher Lol but definitely true
@@MrFrostedtips That was, indeed, a wonderful scene. Cute dogs, snow, blue skies and three camouflaged men, not wearing the right camouflage, in a prehistoric Moskvitch 412, if I am correct.
Really sad...
The end is philosophical.
Human fighting for land, animal searching for food and shelter.
Yes these days and age stuff is literally surfacing for us to witness, be prepared for whats next
true
Armenians are fighting for their homes and livelihood, not just "land".
Poetic
The way the car took some time to start, loud music is playing and cigarettes smoked inside as the car drives into this jaw dropping view, poetic.
Last piece was the most powerful part of any of his videos. Once in a lifetime capture mr bald
I work in the film business. Your ability to narrate and edit a story is far better than most of the over produced garbage on network television. Your content is golden.
@Alisha reily Atleast he earn not like you who only spread hate when there's already so much in this world
@Alisha reily why r u getting so butthurt 😒
@Alisha reily you're just jealous because you didn't get any hardboiled eggs today
@Alisha reily Quranvirus
@Alisha reily I hope English is not your first language because you definitely wouldn't have PhD if you are from a country that speaks English with that kind of grammar.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, this guy has got balls like church bells, God bless the Armenian people.
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He is British
@@FreeriderNr2 it says armenian, not american if that's what you were thinking
Ending gave me absolute chills. Just 3 lads, probably locals, trying to live peacefully, going off to war because of stupidity caused by politics in the past and quite possibly this might be the last footage of them ever again. In few seconds they shown the destruction, desperation and sadness war can cause. This video was something else. I probably watched the last part on repeat like 10 times. I was speechless when I saw it for the first time.
Yeah this is chilling. Literally.
"I have 0 faith in French cars"
- Bald from England
"I'm not a spy" ah yes, very convincing. Let him through! lol
LoL I knew he was going to say that, and that's probably what made them deny him'
@@nigonkouk1770 I was thinking that and maybe they saw the camera
Not much to spy on in a warzone is there 😄
The 3 dudes in the last minutes that gave me the chills.
Man really said "I'm not a spy" to the border police, that's like saying the "bomb" word on an airplane
Silly person. That was THE CODE word to a fellow spy. 🎖📸📸📡😂😂😂
It's not that dumb I would have thought. Which spy would ever use that line? lmao
My Ex wife, as a teen, was on a trip to Cuba and when asked about the 'twist up lip balm" in her pocket by landing customs/border officers, said the word 'balm', obviously mistaken for 'bomb' and was pulled from her family, they were all separated and interrogated for a few hours...
I think the Azerbaijani stamp in his passport didn't help matters either.
@@mrk45 - 100%. The same occurs in the Middle East if you happen to have an Israeli stamp in your passport, though the recent peace deals will cut down on restrictions of movement. At one time, if you were doing business in both Tel Aviv and Dubai, you'd have a problem on your hands.
I hope those armenian soldiers are ok. You can hear it in their voice the frustration of having to live like that, and not being at peace.
He actually went back for the goddamn puppies.
Why is this man not the leader of our people?
the world has evolved into making the worst of society our leaders
Man will rekindle the Soviet Union bring peace and order to all
Unfortunately that is exactly why he is not the leader of your people.
lol
Because we've never had leaders, only rulers.
You are a great guy producing amazing content! I loved the ending!
Ευτυχηηηηη, τι ωραία να σε βλέπω εδώ. Χαιρετισμούς από Καρπενήσι! Να περνάτε καλα
Που σε ρε Ευτυχη
@@dream_cruiser Γεια!! να σαι καλα. καλη χρονια!
Ωπα
Δεν περίμενα να σε δω εδώ Ευτύχη
Και σε εσένα το ίδιο θα έλεγα
"i'm not a spy, i'm just an ex-intelligence officer with an infatuation for post soviet bus stops" would've been much more of a defusing answer. Also i have to say, the sheer quality of the content you put out is astounding, it's raw yet warm, personable, informative and unbiased wherever you go, better than any documentary or piece of journalism i've ever seen. I believe it's the human factor that makes it so incredibly sharp.
couldn’t have said it better myself
Lol unbiased until he sees something of Soviet origin... 🤣😉
Is Ben an ex intelligence officer?
@@hisoka8800 maybe
Ex intelligence officer?? is he rlly?
Knowing that the end might turn out be the last footage of these guys alive made me sad and scared the sh*** out of me...
How this man continues to elude a body bag is beyond me.
LMFAO
it helps being 6'4"
HE's English , they know their way around
MI6 cough cough..
The thing he did at the end of the video grants him protection
The last 2 minutes of this video is what makes this a TH-cam classic.... The very best I've seen... Kudos Mr. Bald!!!
The puppy in the beanie was probably the cutest thing I've seen.
it so sad tho
You don’t know how good you have it until you see men driving off to war in their own country....
When he went back to the dogs to feed them, i didn't expect that at all! That was fkn wholesome
The minute I saw the puppys , I thought he ain't going no where till them bells are full .
He's a good guy in my book.
@ryan Yup he is a good dude. I used to feed and give water to street puppy and a kitten in my Greece holiday, on my last day there, both were gone when I checked at morning, day and evening. Felt really sad, I left big pile of cat and dog food there, hopefully they never came to eat it and was rescued, not dead-
Bellys
That's a very fitting and great word.. Wholesome. I like it
Goddamn the ending was powerful, felt like a scene from a film, except it was real life
Absolutely so
Agreed
Left me speechless...
I've never heard words like that before very powerful 😢
"Why the fuck do they need to start a war with us, for fuck's sake" that made me so sad :(
That ending really had me thinking what life really is about
Perhaps wars are useful to prevent 'idiocracy' ?
If only we could create a sustainable society, and people would listen, not multiply like rabbits...
FR!!!! Just wow, I really have it so much better than I think
A beautiful yet bittersweet ending. I guess it goes to show Life is just about existing. There really isn't any meaning other than to live. Everybody's life circumstance is so vastly different depending on location, family, nationality, income etc. Not many things make sense. We should just utilize what we have and enjoy the present moment as much as we can. God bless
same here
@@nicebars You're right. Take care of the time you have, guys. Don't take it for granted.
*Fun fact: Mr Bald never ask you to buy his merch*
I can't believe he actually drove all the way back to feed the dogs. You truly are built different Bald. Also, much love to Armenia, stay strong friends.
The dogs were on the way back. No other route post war.
@@raffi5743 How dare you take this moment away from me. Some information are meant to be kept to yourself.
@@surushh8992 massive aologies
He heartlessly abandoned the soviet sink though...
@@europeansovietunion7372 You mean commod? Sink was given its due respect .
How can this ending be so good. This may have been the best 30 seconds on TH-cam I've ever seen
Right?! Dude, it was like a scene in a movie. I can't get over it.
That’s Armenia for you. Real amazing passionate people.
Poetic, isn't it?
The last part really hurts in the feels.
The puppies part and the armies's comments on the war along with the song in their car.
Im felt sorry for them. Make peace not war. :(
That shot displayed the tragedy of the situation in such a perfect way it could have been straight from a movie. The (to my ears) sad music, the falling apart Lada with it's number plate stuck behind the front mirror... Just three human souls stuck in a war they wish had never started. Hope they are doing well.
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@@user-vi4or8ns8j yeah they don't need movies over there they're living in one
And they have no interest in the war, they're fighting the governments war and losing loved ones along the way.
What a strong episode this was, that ending with the soldiers was heartbreaking. Thanks for travelling around and showing humanity Mr Bald.
Bald: "I'm not a spy"
Guard: "Understandable have a nice day"
@@rowdybme4584 im surprised that he haa not been shot at or even hurt
Those last scenes were a rollercoaster of emotions...
I hope they are all ok
The puppy in the beanie really got me 😭
@@cilantrostem yep just cuddled down
Holy shit bald. This might be one of the greatest you’ve put out
I agree, I’ve seen them all, this man has a heart of a lion, the wit of the best, he’s a natural to this and should be on Netflix
Agreed! The ending was brilliant~!
Agree ! This is the best one !
@@markclayton626 why netflix? He has all the freedom here, 2.5M subscribers and the cash is flowing, no need to sign any T&C for a company like netflix.
I believe more and more as the time passes, that being on netflix is just a shallow perspective term for making it in life, rather than being unanimously the best option.
@@DogZy9 bigger audience, bigger bucks.
"when two elephants fight it is the grass that suffers most"
I love this man. He is chicken soup for the soul.
Chicken soup? You mean borsch
Stay safe Agent Bald, it'll be hard to send reinforcements.
Why you want him to be nabbed😂
Everyone's in the quarantine right now and my mans holding a white pigeon in the mountains in Armenia.
The only ones in quarantine are western europeans. The rest of the world has long moved on from Covid and has only very little restrictions
lol im not in quarantine fk that
@@maxSVB Unfortunately , it is a hard hitting reality. As someone living in Western Europe I see a better future in China than I would here. I don't give a shit about not being able to talk badly about the government and all of this "western free speech" bullshit , half of the people don't even fucking vote and the elections are decided just by the money the party holds.
@@mabeScah yes, authoretarian goverments are so nice to its citizens.
@@mabeSc Your free to go whenever you want. Follow your dreams. I like my freedom but to each his own. China certainly has its advantages.
At 7:55 he meant that nobody is taking their wealth and land in the afterworld after they die, so there is little point in fighting over it
"I'm not a spy"
Speech 100
yur sposa say 101 ;|)
In the end Mr Bald went back for the little puppies and stray dogs with food, shows how much he love and admire humanity. Long Live Mr Bald.
I have mad respect for bald because there's no language barrier in most of his vids
Hes a legend. Travels to parts others won't, can speak multi languages, and he has banter. Not seen another youtube traveller like him they all bore me with thier posh hotels and vapid influencer mentalities.
This place was something straight out of Half Life, I would be too scared to march around a country and area like that, Baldy just acts like its his own living room and talks to everyone like friends. Very cool content.
EDIT: Guy even went back to help the dogs out, what a lad!
He is a very intelligent lad.
Can he speak proper french? I know he has some basic to intermediate Spanish as well because of the recent videos. And he can speak Hindi, bloody legend. Some more time and he's speaking Arabic
@@victoran.5365 watch his Mauritania videos you'll see
Even Hindi he knows. Hes smart or a secret agent thats highly trained.
If there were Nobel Prizes for TH-cam channels, this channel would be the only deserving one. Extraordinary journeys. Thank you for sharing, Mr. Bald.
That ending was probably one of the most saddest things i've seen...
And we got people here in America fighting over skin color and a piece of cloth that gos over your face. These people have real problems
@@MediCali951 Very true, privileged life breeds privileged problems I guess.
@@MediCali951 yeah, the question is not how to achieve something but how to divide what we already have
I regret watching this video now
@@MediCali951 or fighting over a chicken sandwich from Popeyes
Why can’t all travel bloggers be this awesome. He’s authentic and provides unique view of things. No other travel blogger that I’ve seen would ever care to explore derelict hotels in the middle of nowhere in Armenia. God bless this man
Everyone: Can't travel anywhere due to covid.
Bald: Hold my hair.
I'm crying 😂
Bald: Hold my shrivelled knackers* lol
Best time to travel at the moment - no tourists. :D
Completed it mate, off to Armenia
It's not due to Covid. It's government policy
Most dangerous part about this video is driving a Renault.
Next time on Bald and Bankrupt:
"Wow! Look at this old soviet land mine I found here in Syria!"
and people would wonder why he hasn't posted in 4 months
I thought he was going to sneak the three little puppies back home in his underpants, like that little fidel cat in Cuba.
Yeah, I was hoping he would take them with him too.
I thought he had them in the trunk of the car, when he had those young ladies.. nevertheless, he didn't disappoint...I had a feeling he'd go back and take them food..I hope the missing ones are ok.
Fidel the cat well what can I say? He was one lucky cat to be smuggled out off Cuba in that girls bra one lucky cat indeed! Anyway on another note loving you're content as usual my English friend Mr Bald and may luck be on you're side when it comes to finding some amazing Soviet artifacts! 🏴🇬🇧👍
if alinchik was there for sure he would've had to!
Me too 😅
A Soviet Babushka once gave him 30 eggs. He is still using them😛. That's a good idea for colder areas; have boiled eggs in your bag as reserve protein source!!!
I generally get 2 dozen eggs and hard boil a dozen to keep as snacks for myself and my girls... such an easy protein!
@@shaunjohnwood 👍..I was brought up on that little tip...
@@shaunjohnwood Yeah. But can't do that here in India. Temperature is above 30℃ here most of the year.
especially when you are driving a french car.
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I'm a 25 y/o that's been Reading about Armenia for almost half of my life and I've never feel so emotional, but those last minutes made me feel sad and hopeless about peace between both countries. Anyway, your videos are awesome, greetings.
This is the type of stuff that needs to be on TH-cam’s featured page, not James Charles and all those other clones who are making our youth dumber
If only everyone would expose themselves to the many cultures within our world, especially the youth
Final 2 minutes of this needs to be up for some kind of award
truer words have never been spoken.
Probably the best episode so far, that entire ending was so emotional
Was so emotional, I agree, what a good man he is looking out for those dogs, ❤️
The ending of this video is absolutely incredible. Especially for the contrast between Bald's humanity in returning to feed the dogs vs the soldiers going forlorn into war with their neighbors. Stunning!
When Bald uploads I feel like I should only concentrate nothing but his precious video and make the most of every second
This.
This.
This.
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@@Crystali10-q2b party pooper.
Bald uploads, today is a good day 👍 happy new year to all reading this 🎆
True words indeed.
You too legend 😆
🎄 Happy New year 🎄
Merry Christmas aswell
@@shaneemanuelle6243 👍
There's nothing on TH-cam that comes anywhere close to being as good as this.. Thank you, Mr Bald.
I love how you provide a historical explanation about what is going on around and how it got there. It adds SO MUCH to the videos. Great job interviewing the people without taking any side. This is more informative than any news channel.
Keep up the good work. Thank you.
Those dogs/pups were blessed you came along. That was so sweet of you to give them what you had and then later go to butcher and pet store to get them a bed and more food. The planet need more people like mr bald. Well done
Oh man when you drove back to the dogs i got tears in my eyes, thank you so much you are the best!! and always be careful out there
How do they survive in such a wasteland I wonder?
@@JamesDeWeaver occasional kindness?
@@psackett62 That's incredible! Cheers
Kind of wondered if he was going to try to bring a friend back home for Fidel.
There’s probably a babushka that stops by to feed them butcher scraps occasionally.
I am so happy you bought stuff for the dogs, you`re a good man
Japanese keyboard?
Giving the dogs things are of course nice, but sadly does not solve the issue with them being there.
@@ucube33 Obviously does not but is better than nothing , since they are there I assume many of them got good at finding roadkill. I wish all of the puppies there will survive... but I know they won't.
As a Brazilian, I had no idea this was going on. All I hear about is Covid on the news. Why don't they show this on the news??
You have earned a trophy: Return Soviet sink to former glory
Side quest completed: Feed starving dogs
B&B: "I have zero faith in French cars."
The French: "Same."
The whole world, Same :D
Italian for design, French for comfort, German built to last ..
@@aleksandarpavkov Japanese*. German cars are far away from what it used to be.
Haha
@@furiogiunta295 no German and Japanese were built to last and still are
Next video: "Smuggling 3 puppies on an international flight to Prague."
to go with the Cuban cat?
Be good to see them check in.
In his underpants!
Only two! That's all he could take.... one had to be left behind as we saw.....
Да будет мир между нашими странами. Давайте вместе сделаем Кавказ раем, война не радует мир Давай жить в мире Привет из Азербайджана в Армению ......
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