(EP:02) ഇതാണു ബൈക്ക് / exploring turkey with This bike
[Music] AS YOU KNOW I'M IN ISTANBUL, TURKEY RIGHT NOW. I REACHED HERE ON SATURDAY & TODAY IS MONDAY. EVERY SUNDAY IT'S LOCKDOWN HERE DUE TO COVID SITUATION. TOURISTS CAN ROAM OUTSIDE, YESTERDAY I WENT OUT ROAMED AROUND MALL WITHOUT KNOWING THEIR LANGUAGE.
SO, TODAY IS MONDAY. TIME IS 12.30 PM AND YOU KNOW I'M GONNA ROAM IN A BIKE, SO NEED TO GET IT. I GOT INTRODUCED TO A MALAYALI HERE YESTERDAY. NEED TO HAVE LUNCH, THEN TO GET BIKE AND WILL START THE TRIP TOMORROW AT 6 AM. LET'S SEE WHAT ARE THERE.
TAXI OVER HERE HAS A METER, SO WE CAN PAY THE FARE AFTER SEEING IT. IN SOME PLACES, THEY FIX A PRICE & TRAVEL BUT HERE IT'S NOT LIKE THAT. THERE ARE NO ONLINE TAXIS HERE. IF WE'RE STAYING IN HOTEL, THEY'LL ARRANGE A TAXI FOR US. THIS IS THE INTERIOR OF TAXI, IT'S NEAT & CLEAN. OVER THERE YOU CAN SEE THE MAP.
CARD SWIPE MACHINE THERE ARE FEW OPTIONS IN REAR VIEW MIRROR. THEY'RE TECHNICALLY AHEAD. HERE THERE'S THE PRICING BUT IT'S IN TURKISH BUT WE CAN TURN IS TO SEE ENGLISH. FOR YELLOW TAXI, 5 LIRA IS THE STARTING PRICE. PER KM IT'S 3.44 LIRA & FOR SHORT DISTANCE IT'S 14.50 LIRA. THAT'S THE MINIMUM PRICING.
SO TAXI RUNS HERE AS PER THE METER. WE CAN TRUST AND HOP ON THESE TAXIS. THEY'VE CAMERA HERE. SO THERE ARE MANY SAFETY MEASURES IN IT.
IT'S CLEAN HERE AND I'VE TAKEN MY LUGGAGE. WHEN HE CAME, HE HELPED ME IN LOADING THE LUGGAGE ON THE TRUNK. I'VE A POSITIVE VIBE HERE.
AS YOU KNOW EXPLORING TURKEY WITH EASYFARE IS THE CAPTION. EASYFARE IS OUR COMPANY'S OWN HOTEL/FLIGHT BOOKING APP. IT'S NOT LAUNCHED YET, WILL TAKE ABOUT A WEEK.
ALSO FOLLOW MY INSTA TO GET NOTIFICATIONS ON MY TRIP, I POST VIDEOS THERE AS WELL. THERE ARE FEW VIDEO CLIPS I POST AS STORIES. IN LAST VIDEO, I JUST SHOWED MY FACE & EXPLAINED HOW WE CAN REACH HERE BUT FROM TODAY WE CAN SEE VISUALS.
BE PREPARED, WE CAN ENJOY! [MUSIC] THERE'S A SPECIALITY FOR THIS BRIDGE ON WHICH WE TRAVEL RIGHT NOW. THIS CONNECTS ASIA & EUROPE. IN TURKEY ITSELF WE'VE BOTH PARTS WHICH CONNECTS ASIA AND EUROPE. THE HOTEL WHICH I STAYED IS PART OF EUROPE AND NOW WE'RE ENTERING ASIA.
WE'RE TRAVELING TOWARDS ASIA. SINCE I'M IN CAR THE VISUALS ARE LIMITED, LET ME GRAB THE BIKE TO SHOW YOU AMAZING VISUALS. LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING, AS THEY USUALLY SAY WHEREVER IN THE WORLD YOU GO, YOU CAN SEE A MALAYALI. WHEN I CAME TO TURKEY, I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WERE MALAYALIS HERE. WHEN I POSTED A STATUS IN INSTA, FEW GUYS CALLED ME.
THIS IS OUR FIRST MALAYALI. WHAT'S YOUR NAME? BASIL FROM KOZHIKODE. I'M WORKING HERE IN A LOGISTICS COMPANY. HOW LONG IN TURKEY? I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 4-5 MONTHS. HE WAS THE ONE WHO CONTACTED ME. HE HAS BEEN HERE FOR 6-7 YEARS.
WE NEED PEOPLE LIKE THEM WHEN WE GO TO DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. WHENEVER I GO ABROAD & SEE MALAYALIS, I POST THEM IN MY VIDEOS. SO IF ANYONE WANTS TO VISIT HERE FOR BUSINESS OR TOURISM, YOU CAN CONTACT HIM - I'LL POST HIS NUMBER IN DESCRIPTION.
HE'S A MALAYALI AND WORKS ON THIS FIELD. ANYWAY I'LL POST HIS NUMBER, YOU JUST CONTACT HIM DIRECTLY. HE KNOWS MALAYALAM AND KERALA AS WELL.
AFTER JOINING WITH SWALIH, HE LEARNT ABOUT KERALA. FUNNIEST THING IS THAT HE'S MY FOLLOWER. HE FOLLOWS ME ON INSTA. SWALIH DIDN'T FOLLOW ME ON INSTA, HE'S FOLLOWING ME. WE'LL BE TRAVELING IN THIS VEHICLE.
NEED TO TRAVEL IN THIS AND GET THE BIKE TO PREPARE BEFORE LEAVING TOMORROW. I'LL SIT IN THE FRONT AND SHOW YOU THE INTERIOR NOW. IT IS LUXURIOUS & I'VE TRAVELED IN THIS YESTERDAY, HAD POSTED STATUS IN INSTA. I'LL SIT IN THE FRONT SEAT, SO THAT WE CAN SEE SOME GOOD VISUALS. THIS IS MERCEDES CUSTOMIZED LIMOUSINE.
IT'S SUNNY AND HOT. LAST WEEK IT WAS SNOWING HERE BUT NOT ANYMORE. IT'S A GOOD CLIMATE NOW.
THIS IS A FULLY CUSTOMIZED MERCEDES LIMOUSINE. THIS IS FOR TOURISTS TO TRAVEL. 700 LIRA IS WHAT THEY CHARGE PER DAY FOR THIS.
HERE WE CAN SEE CYCLES OVER THERE, WE CAN RENT OUT ELECTRIC CYCLES & SCOOTERS. THERE ARE LOTS OF OPTIONS. IN THESE TERMS, THIS COUNTRY IS A BIT ADVANCED. [MUSIC] I MOVED TOWARDS BACK SEAT. I'LL SHOW THE VISUALS FROM BACKSIDE.
WE CAN SEE LIGHTS ON THE CEILING AND IT IS ADJUSTABLE WITH THIS TAB. YESTERDAY I RODE IN THIS AND WE'VE A TABLE HERE THAT IS ADJUSTABLE. DRINKS & SNACKS ARE STORED IN THIS. WE CAN RIDE ROYALLY IN THIS. ALL WINDOWS ARE TRANSPARENT, SO YOU CAN SEE VISUALS AND RIDE. HOW'S LIFE IN TURKEY? TURKEY IS GREAT.
WHAT'S THE SITUATION IN TURKEY DUE TO COVID? TURKEY IS WELL RECOVERED COUNTRY FROM COVID. TO CONTROL EVEN MORE, THERE IS WEEKEND CURFEW. EVERY SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS RIGHT? WHEN TOURIST SEASON STARTS NEXT MONTH, THINGS WILL BE BACK TO NORMAL. WHAT DO YOU'VE TO SAY ABOUT TURKEY? EVEN I DON'T HAVE MUCH IDEA ABOUT IT. WHAT DO YOU'VE TO SAY WHEN YOU HEAR ABOUT TURKEY IN TERMS OF TOURISM OR TRADING, ETC? TURKEY IS A PARADISE FOR TOURISTS. THERE ARE MANY REASONS WHY WE NEED TO VISIT TURKEY.
THE MAIN FACTOR IS INTERNATIONAL HOSPITALITY. YOU CAN FEEL IT AT THE MOMENT YOUR FLIGHT LANDS IN TURKEY. SECOND FACTOR IS THERE ARE LOTS OF NATURAL & MAN-MADE WONDERS IN TURKEY.
HAGIA SOPHIA MANY PEOPLE WOULD'VE KNOWN ABOUT IT. PAMUKKALE IS ONE OF THE NATURAL WONDERS. OPEN AIR MUSEUM THERE ARE LOTS OF MAN-MADE AND NATURAL WONDERS IN TURKEY. WE'LL BE GOING TO ALL THESE PLACES. ALSO TO TROY WHERE PEOPLE WERE HID INSIDE HORSES (TROJAN HORSE) FOR WAR. WE'LL BE EXPLORING TURKEY.
I'LL GO TO THESE PLACES AND EXPLAIN YOU THINGS IN MALAYALAM AS WELL. PLEASE WAIT AND WATCH. SO GUYS, WE'VE GOT THE BIKE, IT'S NONE OTHER THAN HONDA'S AFRICA TWIN. THERE'S TOP BOX BEHIND ME. I'M INSIDE ISTANBUL CITY AND IT TOOK A BIT OF TIME.
IT'S A RENTAL BIKE. IT TOOK A WHILE TO COMPLETE THE PAPER WORK. TIME NOW IS 5.30 PM. I'VE NO OTHER WORK NOW, LET'S GO TO ROOM. TOMORROW MORNING WE'LL BE GOING TO CANAKKALE.
THERE'S ABOUT 300 KM RIDE. THERE'S SOME SPECIALITY IN THIS BIKE, THERE'S TRAFFIC, WILL SHOOT IN THIS CAMERA. EVERYONE IS EXCITED RIGHT? AS YOU SEE I'M IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE DRIVING CULTURE IS NOT SO GREAT HERE. AS I SAW EVERYONE IS DRIVING A BIT RASH. EVEN I DO RASH DRIVING.
EVENING IT'S A BIT CROWDED. I'M UNAWARE OF THE TRACKS HERE. RIDING THROUGH THE RIGHT LANE. I'VE ALREADY DROVE ON RIGHT SIDE, SO NO PROBLEM. I'VE HEARD THERE ARE THIEVES HERE.
LET'S SEE! IT SHOWS 90 MINUTES TO COVER 30 KMS. BY THAT YOU CAN UNDERSTAND IT IS HEAVY TRAFFIC. IT'S COLD HERE.
SINCE IT IS AUTOMATIC, WE DON'T NEED CLUTCH, CAN DRIVE COMFORTABLY. AFRICA TWIN HAS BOTH MANUAL AND AUTOMATIC. WHEN WE WENT TO NELLIYAMPATHY, I SHOWED A DOCTOR'S BIKE, IT'S ALSO THE SAME. WE'VE BOTH AUTOMATIC & MANUAL. SINCE IT IS AUTO, IT GOES LIKE A SCOOTER WHEN WE GIVE ACCELERATOR.
IT WAS RAINING EARLIER, BY GOD'S GRACE WHEN I TOOK BIKE, IT'S NOT THERE. NEED TO BE CAREFUL SINCE IT HAS PIONEERS ON THE SIDE. IT'S A CROWDED STREET. DON'T EVEN HAVE INSURANCE. THERE ARE COPS ON THAT SIDE, WE CAN MOVE THIS WAY.
WHEN WE RODE AMINA WE DIDN'T GET ANY FINE BUT THIS IS LOCAL VEHICLE, SO THERE ARE CHANCES FOR FINE. IT SHOWS LEFT LANE, SO WE NEED TO GO IN THIS. YOU CAN SEE TRAFFIC BLOCK OVER THERE, TODAY'S EPISODE WILL BE ABOUT IT. "GETTING STUCK IN TURKEY'S TRAFFIC", NICE CAPTION! BECAUSE IT'S TRUE, I GOT STUCK. AFRICA TWIN IS USED BY COPS IN TURKEY.
NOT SURE IF IT IS BECAUSE OF THAT, THEY GIVE ME WAY WHEN THEY SEE BIKE. IT STARTED TO RAIN. CAN SEE WATER DROPS ON WINDSHIELD. NICE RAIN, NICE ROAD AND OUR OWN TURKEY! NICE COLD WIND AND RAIN. IT'S HOT IN KERALA.
WE DON'T HAVE POPY UMBRELLA TO ESCAPE RAIN!
2021-03-04 05:47
