GILETTE, Stunning Unspoilt Village Near Nice, France (With Very Angry Taxi Driver!) 🚗
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- GILETTE, Stunning Unspoilt Village Near Nice, France (With Very Angry Taxi Driver!) 🚗
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Fancy having a “ close shave “ with a taxi driver in Gillette…..another enjoyable video ,keep them coming .
Oh I like that!
I have to put up with that road rage on my bicycle all the time. Same thing. They don’t get any further ahead. You called them right. Total knobs
it’s infuriating
Not in France though!
The drone shot was unbelievable!
Thanks
Hi, thanks for another great journey. Amazing that a small village has such an impressive church, plus the views at the end - amazing.
Yup they all do really sometimes 2 or 3!
Another glorious adventure in France! Good thing you didn't melt there in that heat.
Thanks it was insanely hot
Little does the taxi driver know the entertainment he has provided for many. 🤣
Indeed.
The views are breathtaking, love your travels and stories. My gran too had a larder/pantry and made her own fruit salad. We would have it with carnation milk or sometimes banana and carnation milk. I make it for myself sometimes, comfort food which takes me back. You are right about the taxi driver too, you get nowhere faster in a car overtaking like that, only your own demise most likely!
My gran did exactly the same. Special occasions the carnation came out. It’s still a massive brand in Thailand
Gillette is picturesque! The drone shot showcases the village set in the heart of verdant mountains. A good place to escape to during a brutal summer. That lovely lunch of gnocchi and baby ravioli was worth every euro! Getting away from the coast does wonders for one’s mood and a change of scenery is always welcome, indeed.
Yes though bizarrely it was hotter than the coast
@@MeandMonAmi Wow! in my experience where I live, summer temperatures seldom exceed 26 C! Usually mountains are where you want to go to get away from lowland heat.
thank you for the bus information....as a tourist going to various villages around nice this is very important....love your video to bits
Thanks. Many of these places are accessible by bus you just have to plan accordingly
Another great video thanks guys this is a local shop for local people
Thanks 👍
Stunning video guys, I originally visited your channel because of my recent interest in electric cars, picking my first one up in a couple of months, a Renault Megane, but I must say that your Ami has amazed me and the spectacular places you visit in it. Keep up the good work and look forward to seeing more of your adventures.
Welcome aboard! And hope you enjoy your megane
That was a very hot episode, it made me feel warm to see you toiling in that heat! What a special place Gilette is and not touristy at all, I love that!
It’s glorious but yes that was one of the hottest days I have ever experienced in that way
Is it just me or at the start of the drone sequence can anybody see the devils face in the rock face. Great entertaining content as always.
I shall check it out!
Another great vid, beautiful scenery and drone shots, waiting for the next one 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Thanks 👍
Thank you so very much!
You're very welcome!
Hi lads from Spain where it is down to a chilly 26° -it was 16° warmer a week ago! Food seems always expensive in your part of France. Here, I would expect lunch to be about 15€ per head for thee courses including wine. At least now that it has cooled down a bit, I might be able to get some work done such as replacing the batteries on the motorised wheelchair, replacing the seal around the door on the logburner ready for winter and a few other bits and bobs like replastering some of the walls where rising damp has made them flake off (that's the worst of these old houses.) Stay cool and keep charged.
Oh you are very lucky price wise it’s not cheap here generally (over the border in Italy is instantly cheaper). We dropped to 26 today and 29 in the car. The relief! It felt like it would never end
Gilette is the best a man can get after all..! Stunning place and another wonderful video.
Thanks very much
what a lovely village you've shown us! :) FYI I have 09°C this morning so people visiting Disneyland Paris will have quite a hot day :D
Oh wow!
Whata lovely village and even more beautiful property prices - nice the lack of tourists too ! Have had similar altercations with honking drivers in my Ami - it achieves absolutely nothing ! Pathetic . Still feel my sun parasol was the best accessory I have had - even in the UK's relatively mild temps. We just enjoy going in the Ami down to the local seafront here with my wife who no longer drives and enjoying the views out to see with the Newhaven ferry leaving port every day on the 4h. trip to Dieppe and watching the sailing bots rounding the marker buoys from our local sailing club. We love your programmes and have watched since the beginning of the Ami series and dip into the earlier Med. travelogues you had done prior to 2021...
Thanks Bill. It’s a great car to sit on a seafront in I think. You see so much
@@MeandMonAmi yes. we do this every day ....
Lovely video with beautiful scenery. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it
the place looks so amazing and medieval, love when you show the food and rate the quality, looks so delicious and not expensive.
like always, the drone footage is so great and beautiful, love it so much, thanks Tim and Mr. Boo.
We absolutely loved this village and will never forget it (not least the heat that day). It’s a very unique place
Love the drone footage, and the drone music ..
thanks
Another excellent video gentlemen, you make me smile. . . . . loved the reference to Grandma's larder with tins of Pek and Fruit Salad by the way. Keep up the good work both of you.
Do they still make Pek?
@@MeandMonAmi last seen in Yorkshire as Pek Gold, 93% pork.
Greatly appreciate these vlogs,such a joy.
My partner and i always visit the churches ,cemeteries and have lots of day trips out full of plenty of ranting ,cursing and fury ..if were not bussing it or trekking it .
Love the visits to all the different little villages xxx
Thanks. Driving and heat…
I don't know how I lived without those drone shots. Thanks for putting in the extra effort of that hot climb. Spent the summer of 2019 in the S. of France. I can viscerally feel that heat coming right through the camera lens. Stay cool!
That day was something else up there!
Delightful! And for the Taxigirl cutting a furious close shave, I might suggest: "if something like that leaves you so upset, life's going to be misérable." Always enjoy a stroll through the churches. I was reminded of a French friend's wife from London who lived in Provence who once remarked: "I never cared for those old French Churches..." I can't imagine why?
We love them and get very annoyed when they are locked up.
@@MeandMonAmi Perhaps Mr. Boo could message the Padres and request a tour for your audience. I'm guessing most would proud to show and tell us about their chapels, and I at least would find it enjoyable. And who knows, we might even request a short a sermon on wages of road rage and annoyance.
Lovely video - especially the cool church!
Very cool!
Another great video loads of angry taxi drivers here in northern ireland
Good to know
Beautiful. Thank you, as always.
Thanks again!
Those Electric Cars Need to be Made with A Tinted Sunroof, Air Conditioning to keep both of you Cool and Tinted Side and Rear Windows to keep some of the Sun Out.! Have either of you thought about Contacting the PEUGEOT Car Manufacturers with those Ideas.! They might thank you for giving them the Information.! They do need Updating.! 😁👍
Guys
Awwwww, I really felt your pain! A steep climb in sweltering heat only to find a locked gate!
Wonderful vlog, as always.
Thanks it was a memorable village and day
Another stunning Episode.
Thanks Jamie
Pek chopped pork was lovely from the fridge...it was a great go to on slimming world. it was syn free but maybe they've changed the recipe as you have to syn it now. 😊😊😊
Do they still do it?!
That was another great journey! Those views wow..... I am more and more astonished about the trips you make with the AMI; nothing will stop you from exploring your surroundings! The pair of you are the best tour guides one can wish for! As always: I am looking out for the next one.! ❤
By the way, my package is on its way to you! Hope you like it!
Thanks. We are very excited!
Amazing drone footage. Loved this adventure and the wonderful restaurant.
Glad you enjoyed it
"Gillette - A best a man can get"... I sometimes wonder if Mr. Boo gets these older pop culture references!
I’m sure he does!;
My first view of a video on your channel. Love no nonsense French food here in France, can't beat it. My wife does lovely legume farcis. Comes from her Mum's side, as they were from Hérault. Gilette makes me think of a visit to Gourdon we made over 10 years ago, north of Antibes.
We were in the Dordogne for the whole of August. The last week was between 35C & 40C, so fully sympathise with you heatwise. Especially driving a Nouvel Ami!
Great video.
Thanks very much. Yes the oldies are the best often. We’ve done a couple of videos in and around gourdin which are in the village playlist
@@MeandMonAmi I will have a peruse. Cheers! 👍
French food? It’s a fraud. The emperor is naked.
It’s nothing but cream, fat and grease.
Put any spices in and they all whine “trop piquant”!
They don’t DO flavour. Only greasy mouth feel.
Italian food FTW.
Another beautiful destination.
Heat does make tempers short. Your rant about the taxi driver is true everywhere.
It’s a fabulous place and memory now
The highlight of my week too travel and watch you two x
Thanks so much
Cutting edge droning and razor sharp wit - a great video boys, in fact, the best a man can get!
Nice to see Mr Boo enjoying some gnocchi at lunch, can’t beat a bit of gnocchi now and again.
Take care boys! X 😉
Thanks Richard.
Another great video, the village is beautiful. I liked the giant cat too, it definitely had the right idea, having a nice kip in the heat of the day.
Boy it did!
Gilette , the best drone shots one can get 😀
We nearly didn’t get any after that first climb and fail
It was 44 in Limoux the other day, and only 14 today! 😮
Yup thankfully we dropped 12 today
I’ve just watched An Englishman in New York..As a result I wanted to explore more. I then stumbled across a documentary called “The significant death of Quentin Crisp”.
Tim! I didn’t expect to see you! How handsome 😉
It was me
Feeling hot hot hot. A close Shave with a taxi. Travelling in The old fashion way. ❤ The adventure.
Indeed the ami always seems to add adventure!
Looks like John Hammond is raging while Ian Malcom is like…chaos theory 😂
We had to look that up!
Ah yes, 'Gillette, the best a man can get!' Ad altiora!
Mr Boo’s facial expressions do make me smile. Fabulous videos boys ❤
Thanks
Your vlogs always make me laugh (well, except for the aggressive taxi driver)! When I was a child, I also critiqued restrooms wherever my family went. My parents gave me the job title "The Bathroom Inspector"! I aimed to be #1 in my field!
I am Not alone!
What a beautiful village - and those views 😍. “Toilets and chargers” definitely all you need, and what we look for every day! Hope your latest heatwave ends soon.
It really is!;
A fabulous escapade filled with fun, culture, beautiful scenery and food 👍
This had me laughing,”It’s like being in an air fryer”……you’re not selling the Ami 🤣
Now I’m not trying to be a cleverclogs or upstage you Tim but this Gilette thing had me interested. It’s a different spelling of course but I googled Gillette and found this, you may be amused by the full name:
King Camp Gillette
King Camp Gillette, (born January 5, 1855, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, U.S.-died July 9, 1932, Los Angeles, California), American inventor and first manufacturer of a razor with disposable blades.
Looking forward to your next adventure, take care
Never it was invented there!;
Truly stunning vlog. Sorry about the bad tempered taxi driver. What a great village. I love the places you visit. 🥰
Thank you so much 😊
YOU TWO ARE MAD for venturing out in that heat, but I love you for it! What a brilliant drive! Thank you! As I sit here in my 23C blue sky Canadian prairie day, I am grateful that our summer was nothing like what you are experiencing. Quite cool for these parts, actually. It usually is exactly like that, 35-42C, but with stink'n humidity too making it almost impossible to breathe! That church was beautiful, and oh my oh my that cemetery view! And the meal was lovely. I would have chosen something lighter than pasta, but the portion sizes are not gargantuan so it is doable. The fruit salad for afters was a good choice Mr. Boo! Some ice cream would have made me ecstatic! I wonder if those brick homes are cool inside? Cheers again, and stay charged! And COOL! 🧊🧊🍉🏖
They usually are not least because the narrow streets were often built to funnel the wind in summer and protect a bit in winter (though I suspect it gets mighty cold up there in winter!)
@@MeandMonAmi Thanks for the reply Tim! Are those homes just equipped with fireplaces or would they have electric heat? I would imagine most of them are vacant in the summer if they hold the heat! The residents having left for cooler beachy homes près de la plage?
@@louiselage7740 I doubt it in Gilette. I think people are still there. They will have central heating too for winter but in the villages log burning is very popular
Superb video with everything you could want, road rage lovely food and some absolutely stunning drone footage and the stamina of you guys with the walking in that heat ! Much respect but ay up av a bone t' pick wi thi ! Not all truckers are dirty al av thi know I'm quite fragrant in a pleasant way 😅 x
Thanks Steven. I quite like a dirty trucker really!
@@MeandMonAmi lol me too 🤣
Food looks great but not Yorkshire portions...I'd need two of them...
This weeks meal is Yorkshire on steroids
Hello from Germany again. I used to fill my empty days without Ami/Rocks E with watching your channel. Now after 4000 Kms in my own "Rocks E" i still enjoy your adventures.. What is the artists name and name of the song in the beginning? Llove it.. Thanks an keep up with your wonderful work...
So glad you have one! It’s by the devils sway
Pretty sure that the rule in France is that to prevent overtaking accidents that if more than five vehicles are behind you then you are required to pull off the road at the earliest opportunity to let them past.
Be a bit tricky on this road and we were about 200m from the point we could Ie the village
the "wasp" was actually an infamous asian Hornet, at around 20:10
No!!
Mr Boo and his addiction to sausage 😝 too funny I love you both !!! I too break out into song as I drive 👍 Another Beautiful location fun fact I’m in America an live half hour to the Gillette Stadium 🏟
I think yours might be the real deal!
I once ended up in a skip behind Batley Variety Club, with a Peters & Lee tribute act!! Amazing what you’ll do when someone nicks your kebab. 😉😂……Oh the delights of drinking on Bradford Road!
I think I once ended up on an inspection ramp nearby but we won’t go there
I agree with you about the taxis of Nice
I don’t normally generalise like that but I decided to leave it in because it happens too often!
Love Gilette! What a cute village. What navigation app do you use Mr. Boo?
We use chargemap pass for chargers and the Carpuride CarPlay system we feature on the dashboard
Enjoying the hill top gastro-tours and looking forward to the Ukraine adventure.
A couple of observations regarding range and comfort.
Given the huge plexiglass roof is problematic in your part of the Med, and your constant search for charge points, have you considered placing a flexi solar panel on the roof generating power to your portable battery?
If possible mounted with an air gap between the roof and panel.
As you drive the ‘wind-cooling’ effect will increase panel efficiency (higher temperatures decrease efficiency).
Voila, a sun shade providing extra range, and a more comfortable car!
We have and there’d definitely be a pay off in terms of heat in the car and it would boost the portable battery. It would probably cause us quite a lot of issues apropos our cameras on the roof though..
You nearly had a close shave with that taxi!
Indeed!
Men, I have to say I very much miss your Wednesday vlogs.
It’s very hard to produce two a week every week without going slightly crazy but more Wednesdays to come..
I know it must be a challenge, I just wanted to let you know that you are missed on Wednesdays.
It hits 40C outside where I live. Sadly makes me think twice about an Ami
It’s an issue no doubt maybe not a defining one but a serious consideration
Thanks gents, as always very interesting. We were in the area ourselves a week ago, in our motorhome which limits where we can go! It was so very hot, as you noted, it was the hottest we've had a night ever!! Im always unsure about the local places you eat in, we really must try more of them.
It was crazily hot at night. I love thé local places . Thanks for your support. Ps do you have air conditioning in your motor home?
@@MeandMonAmi We do if we are plugged in for power. But we prefer out of the way places no one else goes too so we have solar and battery, not enough to power an a/c! 12v fans in each bed area. Bit like Elton!!
Beautiful village of Gilette! What navigation app do you use Mr. Boo?
Carpuride and apple or Google maps
First visit to Nice a few years ago without a mobile on hand the taxi driver kept my credit card as I was juggling oversized luggage (the bike) . Before one could quickly cut it off online. But moving on - who is the musical artiste? Can't decode her on the search engines.
It’s the devils sway
Superbe guys.
Merci!
Merci please share with anyone you think might enjoy. Helps us
Magic.
Thanks
trying to buy u a coffee. can't do it ! ahhhh !! no link working on i phone 12 max pro
What a lovely place Gilette looks ❤ must have been bloody hot on that day in & out of Elton 😮🌞🔥 what is it with some people when they get behind the wheel 🤔 absolute arse hole that taxi driver & good yo see it got him bloody np further on than Elton!!!!😂😂 great looking food & excellent drone footage! Loved the usual humour & enjoyed the 'toilet humour' 😂😂😂😂excellent Mister Me & Mister Boo minus Twiggy 🐶🐕 stay well & obviously stay charged 🎉
it’s a glorious place and despite the heat unforgettable
Keep up the great vlogs could be a new film Another Close Shave
Indeed
Hi guys! Mr. Boo, Tim and Twiggy ☺️
I only discovered and started watching your channel in the very start of this year. I am subscribed.
Love your adventures. I do like your restaurant meals out. Keep showing us those.
Absolutely shout at the lady if she's being a knob. Gender equality and all that. Women can be knobs too 😂😂
It's funny when u go on a rant Tim and Mr. Boo's face 😂
You guys weren't the problem. Even after when you's caught up with her.
She was still blasting the horn in front.
Have a wonderful day guys.
Love from Ireland 🇮🇪💚
Ps. Very sorry about Halloween ❤️
Thanks very much. So glad you’ve joined the crew
@@MeandMonAmi I'm glad too 😊 you are both lovely people ❤️
Do you have a cover for that clear roof? I would think that would help with the heat.
Yup inside and we put the foil on but the roof of the ami is thin black plastic
Another great day out for the lads. The meal was cheaper than the cost of some razors. Any chance of listing the music/song/artiste in the credits Please???
It’s the devils sway
Got it thanks.....The Devil's Sway ft. Roof - Les Figures. Just love the blend of English and French in each of the verses. Also love the live version of Le Vent Nous Portera by Mea Culpa Jazz.
They are so fascinating these small villages. It would be interesting to rent a place there for a year or 2 to see what it's like living in a place like that.
Yup they intrigue me more and more. I imagine winter could be tough and a bit isolated. But they are really not far from Nice etc. I love escaping to them
what it would be like after two years is that you'd have legs like my mums dressing table and knackered knees, assuming the heart attack didn't get you first that is!
Maybe you guys should look into building one of those cooler air conditioning units. You can use a small cooler that can give you about 3 to 5 hours of cold air. If you like I could post a link of the more efficient ones so you can build a smaller one that fits it the car. It will definitely bring the temp in the car way down.
That would be great
@@MeandMonAmi hi, I hope you find this interesting, maybe it would make a good video lol. These links I'm including uses big ice coolers. You guys should use a cooler the fits in the car or even on top of the PowerBank. Once built properly this should give you cold air for the duration of your trips. Here are links to 2 different designs. th-cam.com/video/aXIYc1KmsbQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=KliRxtYtsVChxt4k
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I hope these gets you interested. I have tried making these and they work great especially in small rooms. Hope you guys have fun building them.
@@thetzar Thanks. What a great idea though I’m not sure we have the tools to manufacture such a thing but it would be fun to try…
Donation of a fiver, personal. Didn't like the " Stripe " payment method. Still loving the vids %-)
Thanks Nick
Wasn't the earthquake in Gillette, Wyoming?
Ha no there was actually one here
Great videos! Have considered air conditioning? Here in the USA you can buy a cheap styrofoam ice chest, fill with ice, cut a hole in the top, then place a fan to suck air up through the hole. Better than nothing! Do you have bags of ice at gas stations in France?
We've tried solutions like that but the temp is so high they have virtually no impact sadly..
Any battery problems in that heat?
Nope although on the way back when we had to park in sun to charge it seemed to take longer but we were in the floor by that point
Why do you not show the town name being typed in to the sat nav? It would be much better
Lol. Holding it off.. sometimes we do
Just out of interest, do you pull over & let cars pass if it's safe to do so?
Yup
Everything is closed coz they are napping daaaaahhhh lol 😂 allo anyone there 😆???
I have to say, I don't find much of the food that you consider delicious, very appealing at all.
Give me a home made pie and mash any day.
No peas?
How did we charge to get back home?
If only we’d vlogged it. We found a supermarket on that 90 road and sat in the blazing sun for 90 mins. By that’s stage will to live had been lost…
mr Boo likes sausage, does he?
Never would have guessed
French Taxi drivers, pretending as if they dont know what a Sans Permis is since 1959.
Either that or they were a bit drunk or, needed a tiddle.
Probably all three.
True. Most other drivers are fine
Is France like the Mexico of Europe. Seems so so so hot all the time.
No but high summer is increasingly becoming heatwaves
Get alot of idiot when out in the ami.. how do you regenerate power in the ami. I was told you can’t do it in the ami…
Totally can. Check out our regeneration video
Expensive taxi she was driving too but yeah not very ladylike , I would expect the women in the UK to act like that lol but not in France
There’s some v expensive taxis round here!