Aug 17, 2026 · 54 min · 20 segments
Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:34 Meeting Mike Okay and visiting Chongqing 20:47 Hitchhiking to Tibet Full length vlog - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvxX4ckmmi4 Support the show on Patreon to get…
Um, I was hanging out with Mike, and, you know, he hitchhikes in China, and it's just something that I've never thought I was very good at.
I got like fucking 15 kilometers.
Uh, where else have I tried it? Oh, Kyrgyzstan, me and Tommy hitched on a bus or, um, um, a truck, but it took a while.
Um, but it's just, you know, it's just, like, a very romantic way to travel.
It's something that I just wanted to, I wanna try.
And hanging out with Mike, he really kind of was like, "Oh yeah, it's easy.
Just do this, that, and the other." And I was like, "Okay, fine.
I'll do it." So I, I got my hotel concierge to print out a sign that said hitchhiking And the guy was super nice, Rob.
Show him on screen, the, the guy that helped me print it, the concierge at the, the hotel I was staying at.
That's really a- that's an underrated part of, of traveling.
Like, you know, you can go off and be gritty and stuff, and then every, like, three or four days, like, go back, stay at a nice hotel.
And honestly, too, if you, if you wanna go deep, the fucking concierge is gonna help you.
They can, like, navigate the Chinese web.
You know what I mean? Um, I don't know.
I feel like backpackers take a lot of pride in, like, staying in the cheapest place, and that's cool and all for a few nights, but if you can afford it, you're gonna get a better stay, and you're gonna get a better, uh...
You're gonna get more information out of the, out of the, the concierge.
Bro, I stayed at a fucking...
I didn't film this, bro.
Holy shit, dude.
Um, I was hanging out with Mike, and, you know, he hitchhikes in China, and it's just something that I've never thought I was very good at.
I got like fucking 15 kilometers.
Uh, where else have I tried it? Oh, Kyrgyzstan, me and Tommy hitched on a bus or, um, um, a truck, but it took a while.
Um, but it's just, you know, it's just, like, a very romantic way to travel.
It's something that I just wanted to, I wanna try.
And hanging out with Mike, he really kind of was like, "Oh yeah, it's easy.
Just do this, that, and the other." And I was like, "Okay, fine.
I'll do it." So I, I got my hotel concierge to print out a sign that said hitchhiking And the guy was super nice, Rob.
Show him on screen, the, the guy that helped me print it, the concierge at the, the hotel I was staying at.
That's really a- that's an underrated part of, of traveling.
Like, you know, you can go off and be gritty and stuff, and then every, like, three or four days, like, go back, stay at a nice hotel.
And honestly, too, if you, if you wanna go deep, the fucking concierge is gonna help you.
They can, like, navigate the Chinese web.
You know what I mean? Um, I don't know.
I feel like backpackers take a lot of pride in, like, staying in the cheapest place, and that's cool and all for a few nights, but if you can afford it, you're gonna get a better stay, and you're gonna get a better, uh...
You're gonna get more information out of the, out of the, the concierge.
Bro, I stayed at a fucking...
I didn't film this, bro.
Holy shit, dude.
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