The music before the meme happened 😂

@sskofu

5 жыл бұрын

Lol

@celinaastbury4619

5 жыл бұрын

Yes

@nickyu79

5 жыл бұрын

HA! I had no idea this was a thing until I googled it. Funny AF. Thanks for making me laugh.

I was like "yooo, you made it through Syria?" then I looked at the date. =(

@sebastianfonseca3482

5 жыл бұрын

I thought the same :(

@greggibbons1613

5 жыл бұрын

And me too

@tehspanishspartan4754

5 жыл бұрын

Me too

@the.mistaal

5 жыл бұрын

me too and then i realized civil war broke out in 2011

@NY_Mapper

5 жыл бұрын

Mista Al That is correct.

Unfortunately, that route shown in the video is no longer possible because of the Syrian conflict taking place resulting in many border posts being closed, and skirting around the West African coast is not feasible either due to current political tensions there, in addition visas are difficult to obtain for some of the West African countries. Anyways this is an epic project that you have done and 2010 was the right time to do it.

@darenzy

5 жыл бұрын

I was thinking about taking such trip in next few years, but doing the opposite, from southern Europe to Zimbabwe or Botswana and back. Going trough Greece to catch a ferry to Cyprus, and another ferry to Israel, avoiding Syria and Iraq seems like a best route at the moment. From Israel into Egypt following Nile further south, again avoiding South Sudan and DRC. I'm also aware that to me as a Serb it would require 3 visas (Kenya, Tanzania and maybe Zambia). You seem familiar with the area, are the roads any better now? The road from Mozambique don't seem that bad actually, as shown on video.

@nickyu79

5 жыл бұрын

You are 100% correct. We were some of the last people to go overland this route through Syria. I had friends following that only a few months later (in 2010) that were actually forced to flee because of the conflict. Thanks for the comment

@dbuc4671

5 жыл бұрын

fuck religion and its boys..........................

@fastlane005

4 жыл бұрын

@@dbuc4671 yea look what an imaginary friend in the sky has done

@rdtdababy859

3 жыл бұрын

Or u can go though Morocco then spain via autopista Del medatraino then frace

Utterly disappointed that the song is not Africa by Toto

@bertplank8011

8 ай бұрын

Duh...heavy ©

Eight years later, that masterpiece was finally recommended by KZread.

You can tell this video's old because there's no South Sudan

@JDforlife09

5 жыл бұрын

And you can drive safely through Syria

@danielromero001

5 жыл бұрын

And Syria is ok

@johntorres2965

3 жыл бұрын

Because it was recorded in 2010

When your parents pay for a full tank of gas.

Did you bless the rains down in Africa?

Why is this recommended 8 years later

@Bluwesnikodem

5 жыл бұрын

Right?😂

@thetoasterclan9473

5 жыл бұрын

Oliver Ground exactly

@harrisonbarr7239

5 жыл бұрын

I think the algorithm is heating up for these types of vids cos of that vid where some brits went from London to Aus.

@spilloq1983

4 жыл бұрын

10 now . Wtf

When mom says you can borrow her car.

Somewhere in Syria, while refueling, he just asked some guys passing by a question about the political situation. He left quickly when the discussion went out of control...

@CoffeeSuccubus

5 жыл бұрын

Syria was quite peaceful then.

Nostalgia galore. This is one of my "top 5" videos that inspired me to start traveling back in 2010. 6 out if 7 continents later, this brings me incredible nostalgia 🙏

This vid will go viral. Remember my comment.

@ghandithesupremeleader9740

5 жыл бұрын

XD but it did manage to get into my youtube homw page cuz i watch one of this vid only one then today i got another one

@ice1ice1

5 жыл бұрын

You cant know what KZread algorythm does and this is a perfect video to go viral.

@nickyu79

5 жыл бұрын

I created all my videos just to piece together the hundred of hours of footage for an epic once in a lifetime journey. I only uploaded to KZread so I could show my friends easily. I am humbled by the views it has gotten. I doubt it will go viral as it is very old video and its a bit long for people to sit through! Thank you very much for the comment.

@xrecix

5 жыл бұрын

Nicholas Yu now upload the whole ride hehe.

@AunknownMan

4 жыл бұрын

69Likes, Nice

Now I gotta add this to my list of epic road trips I want to do in my lifetime (but probably won't actually do), along with southern Argentina up to Alaska, and Portugal to Vladivostok, Russia.

@janetplanet4595

7 жыл бұрын

I dont think you can get from argentina to alaska According to google maps no roads connect columbia with countries north

@fluteoboe101

6 жыл бұрын

The darien gap will stop you

@AunknownMan

5 жыл бұрын

Just take ferry for the little gap, and go from europe to Singapore hahahah

@alec3481

5 жыл бұрын

MattVon Scruger it's not a gap of open water it is over 100 miles of marshland and dense rainforest, one person drove through it with a jeep but it took 3 years and there aren't gas stations in the gap, so yeah, it's physically impossible to drive out of South America

@itsoutlaw_

5 жыл бұрын

@@alec3481 It's also full of dangerous people who are kidnappers and drug smugglers

Excellent video. You opened my eyes to what it's really like over there. Looked kinda scary to me. Some of them roads looked like goat trails. Thanks...

AMAZING!!! Something new to add to my bucket list :)

It's so weird to think that he drove through South Sudan before it was even a country.

@timothycook4782

5 жыл бұрын

He didnt. You can see from the map that he entered what is still Sudan today from Ethiopia.

@redfox9081

5 жыл бұрын

Everyone In Sudan Speaks Arabic

@Lyenati

3 жыл бұрын

And Syria before it was a hellscape

Great video watched this like 5 months ago but amazing.

watching in 2020... this video is underrated it needs more attention really

throughly enjoyed watching this, maybe some day I can do an epic adventure like this

Beautiful road trip!

Just wanna travel and enjoy life like you guys did

Must've been a relief to get into turkey. Once you get there you know it's easy going.. at least when it comes to road quality.

Epic! Thanks for sharing the video

Nice video and edit cuts. Definitely visiting your website in the hope of finding more info! 😁

hey guys great video - we did the same but west coast - top to bottom. great work!!! Nick & Vicks

Damn that was spectacular.

Awesome video!

I'm planning on doing this from London to Cape Town, in early planning stages 🙏

@lunaclipsemedia3760

2 ай бұрын

Hi, me too… but I want to do South Africa to London and I was shocked that this is a thing and a lot of people are doing it even with a bicycle… is it possible we share information and planning together? That would be awesome

This is so cool! I’d love to do something like this one day

This makes me want to go for a Road trip

Damn I recognize so many places in it! :)

Absolutely epic.

Amazing!

Loved the video and my only complaint is that you could tell us which countries you are in, along the journey.

This is absolutely amazing! I felt being there with you and ending up in London is surreal. What do you all think, is this still doable? Now in 2014....things are, unfortunately "breaking apart" in many countries and some of them are outright dangerous...but I might be mistaken.

@sstruyf89

8 жыл бұрын

yeah true unfortunately lots of volatile countries arround north africa middle east... but damn this would be an epic unforgettable trip

This video was ahead of its time

wow..that was so awesome. Why does this video only have 96 likes! #wanderlust

I Really liked travel like this

I've been planning on an expedition from london to sa for the past two years! good luck mate.

What happened to you guys? I came across this by accident and loved it. Would be great to know what you are up to now? Also your website is down? Great videos!

What an incredible adventure and amazing footage. Please forgive my ignorance, but I did not think you could actually drive from South Africa to London. For those of us who are not world travelers, it would have been pretty cool if you had mention each country.

I like the offroading in Africa!

How long did it take to edit this footage? You must have had over 1000 hours of footage to go through. Probably took months.

I Wana try this soon

wow . i have driven from amlawi to cape town but this is insain

I honestly like this version of shooting stars more than the version were all familiar with

Dude I gotta ask about the car, was it yours? What mechanical stuff had to be done and how did you do it through Africa?

Niceeeeeeeee👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍Well done

How does this only have 3, 330 views? Ive watched a lot of random KZread videos, this one is unreal!

Love this video! Looks like you had a lot of fun. Can anyone tell me what song this is in the vid, and the group? Thanks!

Published on my B-day! :) 8 Years ago :D

So cool

Say goodbye to that route in 2018 because it is no longer possible to drive through Syria without a big chance of being caught in a scary situation.

@l.k5244

5 жыл бұрын

Actually there is a clear and safe enough route going from Lebanon through the Syrian coast and then to Turkey since the Syrian coast is controlled by the government. Not sure if it's possible from a diplomatic standpoint though.

@l.k5244

5 жыл бұрын

@Capitalist Anonymous Israel and then what? Fly over Syria with his flying car?

Wow Nicolas you drive longest in 5 country it takes 30 days 🙄 I can't imagine how you're could do all it tough one important to focus on roads. 👏👏👏

💙

Now that was Cool; or any time for that matter!

Shooting stars music makes you shoot to london

What car model did they use?

Great. I meant to go on similar trip back in the 90s. But never did. You have inspired me to plan it once gain. May I ask why you did not go up the west coast. I see u strangely shot over from the west coast to the east coast and stayed there?

You great job

WOW!!!!!

Was you returning home to the U.K. or are you just visiting the U.K.

Would be nice when there is finally a crossing through the Strait of Gibraltar between Morocco and Spain.

Which car did you use ?

Did it actually take you 6 months to drive from cape town to London

i would love to do this only once in my life

is it just me or 5:34 to 5:44 was ancient Egypt and I wish on that trip and at 1:08 was that an elephant

What's the song called

How did you manage through the desert?

@trionic5

7 жыл бұрын

Maybe he stocked his car with food and water? But than again the desert is massive.

Only 27k views?

Most of this video should make you appreciate the luxuries of living in a developed nation.

always dreamed of livingin Cape town

4:23 WOOOAH

So did you rent the car in Cape Town and return it at Heathrow? I can just imagine the rental car rental agent, "Umm...you folks didn't happen to go off-road, did you? Where did you pick up your vehicle again?"

*bops to shooting stars*

I wonder if you can do this trip in a G-Wagon

Your travels is great, I want to do like you but if I am successful with my videos, I will go travel like you too.

I love this great video is best my favorite video like. I was shocked This is 2010 was closed What happened SYRIAN start wars in 2011 were horror extreme war all all all over over. You almost a close of Syrian war zone the border very sad

didn't know our passport was capable of that

I'm curious, why didn't you go through Zimbabwe?

wow

Pretty sure its: Bag Raiders - Shooting Stars (Cassian Remix)

This was way too short of a video. I wanted more details as you were driving. Nevertheless, I am impressed that you made this trek.

160 days? That's a very long days of hard driving!

Is now one going to talk about how at 4:24 and 5:58 he almost hits a jaywalker.

The car?

You actually met (and overtaken) an Italian truck expedition called "Overland" whose route that year was Italy - Cape Town - Italy. That's their website: www.overland.org/

I bet I can do that with my 1998 toyota camry

@ghandithesupremeleader9740

5 жыл бұрын

Sure try it

Why the hell were they driving on the river or lake

Did London to cape town overland best thing I ever did

@charlesskeen

5 жыл бұрын

because it's not right I,m seriously looking into doing that trip myself next year. Any advice please?

@bertplank8011

10 ай бұрын

​@@charlesskeenINEOS 4x4 and you can't go wrong.

See you guys in 2023

Why not via morroca then spain France then channel tunnel

Yes it is

I put this video in my "the best" playlist years ago and I am watching it again today. I still consider it a wonderful video and experience. I admire your courage and I would love to do the same trip.

@nickyu79

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind and positive words. I hope you get to do your trip one day its a life-changing experience.

What is he doing holding that in his hand at 3:49

Why didn't you go through Lesotho and Swaziland?

@TheTiagoDeSousa

5 жыл бұрын

they eat people alive

@KhalidAbdinasir252

5 жыл бұрын

Tryvonix lol he’s lying

@KhalidAbdinasir252

5 жыл бұрын

switzerlandpt stop with ur bullshit lies

@redfox9081

5 жыл бұрын

Eating

The route I went probably isn't doable these day as I went down west Africa via Sahara Mauritania too dangerous at present but advice...good medical kit...always have enough water and be prepared to experience absolutely wonderful lifetime memories...be preared for the unexpected I got arrested in Nigeria for driving on sanitation day...never heard of it me neither...had to pay money to be released all part of the fun

@talhajat3301

5 жыл бұрын

Is is safe to go from Morocco to western Sahara, Specifically Dakhla? By public transport or a car?

i am really suprised and even disappointed i didnt saw any lion or elephant walking around:(

What car was used?

@neverluckym8728

5 жыл бұрын

1998 Toyota Camry (Jeep)

@arn3661

5 жыл бұрын

Fayaaz Saloojee Toyota chorella

@nickyu79

5 жыл бұрын

1988 Toyota Hilux Extended Cab

@Chris-mc7ge

5 жыл бұрын

It looked like you did lots of off-roading. Was that the only route possible or did you have paved options? Did your tires ever go bad during the trip? Any maintenance issues you ran into?

@redfox9081

5 жыл бұрын

Keep