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Your Questions Answered JAN '20 [BTS 53]
🕑 Added 2020-01-17 16:33:57 +0000 UTCWe're back with the first Q+A of 2020!
Loved these questions by the way. If you have anymore, put them below and I'll tackle them next month! Here's the list I tackled for this video. I missed a few by accident! Add them in the comments below if I missed your's and I'll make sure to tackle them next month!
BRANDON
1-In what ways have your views on the world shifted or changed since you first started traveling?
2-Outside of your incident with the bread in Pakistan, have you ever made any other cultural faux pas while traveling?
3-Can you please share one of your favorite travel moments that didn't make it into one of your vlogs? What made it so special?
4-You're very open to having new experiences with new people, but have you ever had one that made you genuinely uncomfortable? If so, how did you handle it?
5-What is the first thing you do when you arrive in a new destination? What do you explore first?
6-What is the key to engaging with and becoming friends with someone when you don't speak the same language?
7-What is the hardest thing you've ever had to overcome? (Missed this one)
8-Congratulations on sticking to your promise of releasing 2 videos per week! Do you have any other plans for Fearless & Far in 2020 that you haven't told us about?
JOHN
1- I am wondering approximately how much time you spend editing videos and putting together all the bells and whistles. You must carry a lot of equipment.
2- What kind of insurance do you have and how do you lug all of that around?
3- Are you finding it easier to deal with border control, locals, and authorities with respect to all of your gear? Are they used to seeing it now or do you often get shaken down in places like Mauritania and Turkmenistan?
4- What is the weirdest thing you've encountered in the last year or two of travel?
5- Do you have a specific hobby that not too many people know about?
6- What (or where, geographically and anatomically) is your next tattoo? :) (Missed this one too!)
MARILYN
1- You get to a place and you feel that you absolutely must document the moment or tell its story but you were told that filming is not allowed - how do you come to the decision to film it and vlog about it nonetheless?
2- Have you ever gotten found/called out for vlogging about such in any of your previous travels? If yes, how did you handle it? If no, how do you think you'll handle the situation?
ARVIN
1- How do you manage to bring all your equipment for you to capture all those exciting moments? In time where you are asked to not take photos/videos, how can you pull it off and still captures and document an awesome content?
Comments
Brandon Moore
Here's the question you missed from this video, as well as a few more I came up with: 1 - What is the hardest thing you've ever had to overcome? What did you learn from that situation? 2 - Would you consider yourself an introvert or extrovert? You seem to possess many qualities of both. 3 - If you could sit down with any explorer, historical or modern-day, and ask them anything, who would it be and what would you ask them? 4 - Of all the rich cultural experiences you've had while traveling, which one is the most special to you? 5 - What would you say is the biggest misconception people have about you? Do you ever worry or care about proving them wrong? 6 - What is the funniest or most ridiculous situation you've ever found yourself in while traveling?
I enjoyed hearing what you had to say about the questions that people asked, but I don't think you got to many of mine (although you did talk about issues with filming and authorities). You don't have to answer all of them (I had 6, sorry) but it would be interesting to hear about your weirdest encounter, an unusual hobby (if you have one) and if/where you're planning on getting your next tattoo. As an aside, I really enjoyed Sylhet and Rangamati in Bangladesh, and in general the kids there were the most curious and cute I've seen.
Heading back the Bangladesh next month too!
Adding these to the list!
I can sympathize for sure! Bicol, and Cataduanes? Cata... something. East!
Ah no way! Did I miss some? Let me check
Brandon Moore
Awesome Q&A, Mike! As always, thank you for taking the time to answer our questions. I remembered you telling us a bit about your time in Bangladesh in a previous video, about how you had never seen suffering like that in your life and that it made you really emotional. Very interesting story about the guide and his reaction after he tried to cheat you. And I didn't know shaking or touching the hand of a Muslim woman is a faux pas. Good to know!
Additional question: when you travel to remote destinations and ATMs are not available and you're not staying in a hotel or other similar "secure" lodgings, how do you safeguard your cash and/or other small valuables (a) on your person (b) in your belongings when you have to leave some stuff behind?
A female friend of mine made a similar mistake of attempting to shake the hand of a Muslim man in Simunul, a small town in Tawi Tawi (southern Philippines) and is the cradle of Islam in the country. It was awkward and at first, we didn't understand what was going on. It was a big lesson for us. I'm sure the rest of your (and the Fighterboys') Filipino followers will be thrilled to have you back in the Philippines. ππ»π Where will you guys go this time around, Mike?
What happened to our questions back in August? There are some good ones there too? (Not necessarily mine!ππ)
