Damn man, mountain people living in caves in the year 1000 had better living conditions than me and my shoebox room costing 75% of my wages. Screw this, I'm telling my boss I'm quitting to go live in a French cave system.

@benoitbvg2888

3 жыл бұрын

@Phil Weatherley You do have a point. Well, several points actually. But don't forget our friend will be able to grow Champignons de Paris in his cave. I bet he can't grow Champignons de Paris in his current studio appartment. You can also age your wine/cheese perfectly in those caves. "Qui se couche avec les fesses qui grattent, se réveille avec les doigts qui puent" as *we* say over *here* .

@jordanherkowski5052

3 жыл бұрын

You're lucky to have a shoebox, I used to live in a rolled up newspaper.

@shiteguides

3 жыл бұрын

@@benoitbvg2888 There's a couple of champignons growing in the corner of my bathroom. Another couple of weeks of lockdown and they'll be going in the pot.

@maiaallman4635

3 жыл бұрын

Do it! What an adventure.

@falcychead8198

3 жыл бұрын

@@jordanherkowski5052 Ahh. We used to dream of living in a rolled up newspaper. I and my fifteen brothers had to share a discarded bottle cap.

Darn it Tim. Yes I'm Dutch. Yes I like cycling content. And you're absolutely justified in saying that this is something for your Dutch viewers. I just don't like how right you are.

@MickPlays6680

3 жыл бұрын

Waddup bradda

@blitzn00dle50

3 жыл бұрын

I live in St. Louis and since our bike infrastructure is pathetic I'm jealous that you don't have to put up with hills. I really only hate the hills because I often don't get to reap the benefits of climbing them because the sidewalk is too thin

@OP-1000

3 жыл бұрын

@@blitzn00dle50 One word: E-bike.

@DaPanda1980

3 жыл бұрын

@@blitzn00dle50 Uhh bro, we do have hills in the Netherlands, some are pretty steep especially in the eastern part. We don't have mountains. It's a big misconception that the country that i live in is as flat as a pancake. My village is built on a hill so everytime i want to go to the supermarket it takes me 10 minutes to go up there and about 5 to get back home. There is about 350 meter hight difference between the highest and the lowest point of the Netherlands.

@blitzn00dle50

3 жыл бұрын

@@DaPanda1980 damn lol I've really only seen the coastal areas which are indeed flatter than a pancake. Hills here in St. Louis are probably worse or something, maybe not, we have a lot of ultra steep hills, long and shallow ones and the unholy street known as Macklind that has a super steep slope for 1.5 kilometers

I love how you always make an effort to tell us how accessible the stuff you show is for people in Wheelchairs is.

@SievertSchreiber

3 жыл бұрын

+1 for noticing that!

@zilfondel

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm thinking he's the Rick Steves of accessible walking paths of northwestern Europe! Tim, make sure you compile a book at some point.

@vinnyavalanche

3 жыл бұрын

Ya cause you know people in wheelchairs are Gung-ho for a trail ride.

@tomservo5007

3 жыл бұрын

wheelchair access, walking difficulty level, and restroom availability , should be apart of every KZreadr travel video

Me: „I think those caves and tunnels look beautiful and stunning“. The music: „You‘re not supposed to do that“.

Wouldn't the Dutch need mountain bikes for such steep grades? :-)

@Nynke_K

3 жыл бұрын

I saw that turnoff into the first cave and thought, right, that's me getting off my bike and walking!

@anoniem9379

3 жыл бұрын

We Dutch can do almost anything on a single speed granny bike.

@tijmen131

3 жыл бұрын

I live close to the 3 landen punt (Tim made a video about that on this channel), I'm used to hills kzread.info/dash/bejne/pHaOt7OYnJa3j9I.html

@lzh4950

3 жыл бұрын

My university is built on a ridge & that's where I realised the value of having electric motor-assisted bicycles/microscooters

@Ominous89

3 жыл бұрын

I've been cycling to Paris all the way from Holland with 40 kg of stuff on a regular bike with 3 accelerations left. No mountainbike.

I laughed out loud because of the psychopath / cyclepath joke. Just one minute in, I can already tell this is going to be a good one.

@sourcererseven3858

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah man, I'm still laughing 🤣 "World's creepiest..." "psychopath!"

The house at 1:54 sort of looks like a skull. Those audience members have a very cute cat. Great video Tim!

@nexo_.

3 жыл бұрын

Hi! I love your videos they’re really fun and interesting! Edit: I can’t believe you got to go the Bude tunnel it’s such an amazing piece of art

@gitgut4977

3 жыл бұрын

I love how you british KZreadrs work together. Thats so solidaric of you. btw I love your cats!

@StayFrostee_

3 жыл бұрын

Loved your cameo. It worked waaaaay too well. Ralph is too cute for this video, it doesn't work for a dark and scary video, or at least it's meant to be. He's too fluffy, I want to hug him.

@scrappy00001

3 жыл бұрын

I think Tim’s channel showed-up on my feed because I started watching Chris. It has come full circle.

@nomadMik

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Chris, but how were you able to see our cat? 😉

Not creepy at all. I find this very romantic, interesting and fun. Nothing is cooler than special paths and shortcuts for cyclists. 😍😍😍😍

@Varksterable

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, seems fascinating to me too. And I don't 'cyclist.' I think he was just playing on the Halloween theme. That or he really found something down there he couldn't broadcast... Dum dum duuum!

@ohnononowhydidi344

3 жыл бұрын

What if it's night?

@renatoherren4217

3 жыл бұрын

@@ohnononowhydidi344 That would make it even more romantic. Imagine all the candles and lanterns everywhere, and imagine the smell of all the delicious dinners that are served. 😍😍😋😋😋

@P747

3 жыл бұрын

@@renatoherren4217 I agree that on one hand it sounds really nice and romantic, but at the same time I can't help myself and think that those lit candles and smell of dinners could be something more sinister... In daytime it is safe to walk around (as long as you don't venture too deep into the tunnels of course), but do not stay there after dusk when the candles starts to light up in the windows. Aah yes, I would love to go there and just make up tales of horror and despair and just about scare the shit of myself. XD

@lorenzoblum868

3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes on a bicycle, a short cut can be a longer one far from the traffic...

When you live near Saumur and see this video, are they reasons to not click ? Super video, a good way to learn about my region and English too. Thank you ! A new french fan

Honestly this village could star in both a horrormovie and a romcom, I really want to go there. Usually I think that the places you visit are neat and worth a watch, but this is the first place that goes on my bucketlist!!!

“...but needs more cats...”

@philvanderlaan5942

3 жыл бұрын

Everything needs more cats

@leelundgren600

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

@LukeIdontKnow

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

I would really love to see how some of those houses look like from the inside. Break into one Tim, is for science.

@kartofff

2 жыл бұрын

An old aunt of mine has one of those semi-troglodytic houses near the Loire. She's always lived there. It is EXTREMELY cozy. All the excavated parts have curvy shapes, and the builder's creativity is not limited by the same rules of structural integrity as with masonry. Lots of alcoves, funny shaped stairs, odd rooms, it's a great place for kids, and very comfy for adults. It is gently silent, this "Tuffeau" limestone gives off little reverberation. And though of course you need good electric lighting, the white stone returns the light brightly but gently. With a few nice wooden handrails and adequately placed thick rugs, it is one of the most comfortable and appeasing places I've ever been.

The original Dr Who called - they’d like their sets back! Also, never go into caves where spooky piano music is playing!

@francisboyle1739

3 жыл бұрын

No need. Wookey Hole Caves are still there. At Wookey Hole that is.

@philvanderlaan5942

3 жыл бұрын

I want the Original Dr Who back and Jelly Babys ' Would you like a Jelly Baby? ' yes please. Also I'm at least 38% sure the piano and possibly the organ music was added in post

@nialltracey2599

3 жыл бұрын

@@philvanderlaan5942 ...because the live track of accordions wasn't creepy enough and needed overdubbed.

@philvanderlaan5942

3 жыл бұрын

@@nialltracey2599 at least it's not Wales ( Never been but ) Edmund Blackadder, a man whose opinions I hold in high regard says this about Wales. ' You need half a pint of phlegm just to pronounce the place names and gangs of tough sinewy young men roam the countryside terrorizing people with close harmony singing. '

@nialltracey2599

3 жыл бұрын

@@philvanderlaan5942 Congratulations! By the authority of the university I hereby confer upon you a degree as Master of Sciences in the discipline of Non Sequitur.

Troglodyte is one of my favourite insults, but now I want to be one!

@RonaldMcPaul

3 жыл бұрын

'ass spelunker'

@sarelito9202

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha, agree!

I love your videos because you don't go to all of the big popular tourist locations. It's nice learn about the smaller, more overlooked/unknown places. A lot more interesting in my opinion. :)

These houses are incredible (the geologist in me is excited). And I also like the music at the end.

Video about cycling: exists The Dutch (including me): intense clicking

@phineas7423

3 жыл бұрын

As an american I am envious.

@mats7492

3 жыл бұрын

I bet videos about reclaiming Land from the ocean are popular too..

@lordsjaak

3 жыл бұрын

same here :D

@zork999

3 жыл бұрын

@@mats7492 How do you think Tim got to 1000 viewers? One video about the Afsluitdijk and KZread seeming to tell everyone in the Netherlands about it...

@rogerwilco2

3 жыл бұрын

Dutchies represent!

Oh wow the Daemon Headmaster theme - haven't heard that since I was a kid.

Loved the accordion rendition of "le dernier vin d'été"

@MargaretUK

6 ай бұрын

Moi aussi! 😄

4:07 so they even invented the indoor shopping centre!

@TheZapan99

3 жыл бұрын

Before they invented it again. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Bon_March%C3%A9

@kattkatt744

3 жыл бұрын

I am sure the troglodytes of Cappadocia would like to have a word ;)

Yep, saw cycle path, clicked immediately... Dutch

@mennonis

3 жыл бұрын

zelfde hier

@HoLiSchit

3 жыл бұрын

what esle to expect. clicked for bike too, german.

I live 35km from that place. I’m totally going there on a bike trip after the lockdown

Damn those houses look so cool, I'd love to live in a cave home. The natural rock plus staying the same temperature would create an awesome living experience

Tim are you sure you've not accidentally cycled through a portal to middle earth? Are you sure you're not in Minas Tirith?

Old European cities are just lovely. I highly recommend going to see them if anyone hasn't. Thanks for this video Tim !!

While I didn't find it creepy at all...I was still amazed. I'd love to live in a place like that.

I rode through these caves during a 6 week cycle tour a few years ago. That day was probably my favourite of the whole journey. The caves are part of the Loire a Velo route, which I recommend for anybody that likes wine, chateaux and quaint villages.

@OmmerSyssel

2 жыл бұрын

Is wild tenting possible for a flexible bicycle tourist? Hate standard overpriced sleeping arrangements... 😑

I love this. What a clever means of surviving and thriving!

just love your finds/ideas, beautifully done .. keep it up.. ok.. well when you can, start it again

Love your content, always looking forward to more. Hope you are well and safe.

I am French living in the UK, watching Tim a Brit living in France. And I am quite enjoying how he show the world his discovery in mainland Europe !

Love the Tim(e) Traveler videos and the sense of humour. Great stuff.

I have really enjoyed almost all of your videos tonight. I had a blitz on them! Most of them have brought back fantastic memories, particularly those in Switzerland. Keep up the good work.

Always laugh and always learn something new. Wishing you and yours well.

Whenever I need a pick me up, I know I can trust you to do just that. Thank you for being you and doing the things ❤️❤️❤️

Wow! Quite amazing, and charming in its own way because of the merging of raw stone and architectural structures.

There are similar caves in the Seine valley in and around La Roche-Guyon. The village is "famous" for hosting the HQ of the German "Atlantikwall" defences under General Rommel in its château during World War II. And yes, they digged some caves, too - probably inspired by local customs (mainly as bunkers). And if that isn't interesting enough already, Monet lived in Giverney, the next village down the Seine (not in a cave though).

First of your videos I've watched (sent here by Half-Asleep Chris) and I am instantly subscribing, love the style!

Tim, this was the first video of yours that I have seen. I was so impressed that I subscribed right away. Cheers on making such wonderful content!

Yay! A Half-Asleep Chris and Danielle cameo

@alex97romaniastyle

3 жыл бұрын

@@kjh23gk Tim was in a Jay Forman video? Which one?

@Pottlps

3 жыл бұрын

@@alex97romaniastyle the one about londons boroughs

@qwertyTRiG

3 жыл бұрын

@@kjh23gk Chris also appeared on JJ McCollough's channel.

Another fascinating video. Thanks TTT.

I think it's lovely, evocative, and magical. Wonderful! Thank you!

Your videos are awesome and love the cameo appearances. Keep it up.

Wow. Posted 5 min ago. I was never this early 😸. Loved the vid!!! Hello from Vilnius

Your videos are amazing. Impressed that you can make simple topics and locations so engaging

@TheTimTraveller

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thanks...I always listen right to the end to put another smile on my face and I was not disappointed today! The ending of the video (from 7:07) "Jungfraubahn: The Highest Railway In Europe" is the most memorable though!

Great vid. Will definitely put it on the list

Looks comfy, not creepy, to me but I'd love to live underground anyway.

@Sebbir

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah i didn’t get creepy vibes either. I think it looks lovely

@fb1880

3 жыл бұрын

It is ! I entre their 6 years ago. Great place

Love you Tim!

So these two pieces of black tarmac are sitting in a pub, telling the owner how hard they are. In walks a piece of red tarmac. The black pieces of tarmac hide under a table. After the red piece of tarmac has gone, the owner asks the black pieces of tarmac: 'I thought you two were so hard?' -'yeah mate, but that one is a fookin cycle path!'

@jonesbugattis

3 жыл бұрын

Love that!

adding this to my "to do" once we are out of lockdown in france. how cool!

If they were ever to film a French version of "The Prisoner"...

@coyoteseattle

3 жыл бұрын

I can't help but feel that a weather balloon bouncing down a bunch of medieval tunnels would give off way more of a Dungeons and Dragons vibe than anything spyish.

Lovely video as always

In Valkenburg and in Maastricht , Sint Pietersberg, there are similar caves. Most of the old town of Valkenburg and the castle ruins were build with the sandstone delved from the caves. Open for public with a guide. There’s also a biking rout through the caves, with guide.

@TheTimTraveller

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Someone commented about Valkenburg on one of my other videos, I didn't know about it before but it looks great. Hopefully I'll make it one day...

That little village looks so adventurous!!

I've driven past this village on the road by the river quite a few times but never realised that the tunnels go right through to vineyards. Fascinating. Thank you.

If you hadn't put the creepy music and titled the video this way, I would never have thought this was "creepy". I can see your point, but I love caves & caverns, as well as architecture that blends itself with the natural surroundings. Literally, my ideal home is pretty much like this. I'm so in love with the aesthetic you've shown here, aaaaa.

Did I see a cameo from Half Asleep Chris? Good video by the way :)

I have to admit you find some really interesting curiosities, out of the typical tourist path. Most french people don't even know about those.

Inspired by your video, I took a 3-day trip to Saumur and Souzay-Champigny, and it's really worth the trip. Thanks Tim!

Omg it’s half asleep Chris!! Two of my favourite KZreadrs in one video together!!

I am glad you finally discovered cycling. You should do all your trips on a bike. When you get a foldable 20" (e-) bike, you can take it with you in all busses and trains without extra charge.

Super cool place. Also like the little clip of the music from Last of the Summer wine.

Always great content.

Always leaves me in awe how our ancestors made it so we can live today. The Damp and the cold. Southern France is quite friendly, but the British Isles. ( Except for the Channel ). Shiver.

Absolutely incredible!

Another great video Tim. Fontevraud Abbey is equally unique. Been there and it's very spoooooky!

If you can't quite manage a French holiday yet, why not challenge yourself to a ride along the Netherton tunnel from Dudley to Birmingham. Very dark. Very creepy. Nice cafes at the end in gas street basin

I’m absolutely amazed. I had no idea this place even existed. Many thanks.

Very hole-some content on this channel. It is so matter of fact and informative. I've lived in france for 10 years now, I'm definitely going to go and check it out one day!

I'm a bit late to the party, Tim, but that was an excellent video. The whole family have just been sat around this morning turning what is normally a rather chaotic time into an impromptu sit on the sofa. Lovely.

I have now watched all of your videos twice. Love them and would really appreciate some new ones, What the world needs now is to chase the Covid lock down blues away with The Tim Travelers trails, trains, hills, cave, bridge, house, cat, and grass! Wisconsin USA

Just discovered this channel over the weekend and I'm completely addicted!

@SievertSchreiber

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the club!

@derauditor5748

3 жыл бұрын

Willkommen im Club! Enjoy!

I adore this kind of architecture!

I would love to see some of the houses there. That is awesome.

"It's time I do some content for the dutch viewers" lol I was just thinking how I rode my bike today and you said you haven't rode one in forever.

This is unspeakably beautiful and is definitely inspiring some fantasy RPG content.

Love the spooky organ variation on the TTT Outro music

Hi Chris and Danielle! Hope you are enjoying your new home!

That was just too beautiful. I want to live there!!!

I commend you for pronouncing things the right way (I'm not french but I've done quite a bit of french learning)

Well, I’m early for my doing. Great video again TTT!!

Tim uses the term "quaint" Vicki Pipe: "squeals in delight"

@TomJohnson67

3 жыл бұрын

@tom lu I feel as if we all watch the same channels!

1:30 That's the theme from The Demon Headmaster. Loved that when I was a kid.

The demon headmaster theme really took me back

Just love the fact there are atleast two videos from tim about France that feature a Citroën 2cv or something as iconic like a Panhard 24.

That was REALLY interesting. Thank you SO much. I have been near there, but had NO idea. Hmm.. I suppose I have to admit that your KZread channel enhances my life, err, somewhat, if I am honest about it.

@TheTimTraveller

3 жыл бұрын

Equally, I have to admit your comment has enhanced my life somewhat. Thank you

Salut Tim ! Nous sommes actuellement en vacances à Saumur et je voulais te remercier car grâce à toi, nous avons pu découvrir avec nos filles ce magnifique petit village et ces souterrains hors du temps. Une très belle balade 🤩. Merci encore pour tes vidéos qui sont vraiment très sympa 😊

I love the sarcastic French accented bits! The best thing about the English, is their distain of the French. I lived in France for four years, so I have some love for it, but I also enjoy poking fun at them!..

I love your videos!

One word to describe the scenery: Spectacular!

Nice share. Thanks

Spookelijk video Tim! Dank je

@dontspikemydrink9382

3 жыл бұрын

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wow. i wouldn't say the bits you showed are particularly creepy... it looked calming and inviting... like the perfect place for a little bistro... with the vines hanging down and the sun coming in... just pretty!

I went there on bikepacking last summer, and while it was almost 30 outside, those caves were nice and cold. This entire area is genuinely amazing.

This feels like an area from a theme park and I love it

I love those pythonesque interjections!

I just saw there was 665 comments on your video, so i couldn't resist adding one... but thanks anyway for your videos Tim! :)

Incroyable merci !

Perfect video for me. Hartelijk merci