French Strangers Convinced me to Road Trip with them - Hitchhiking Across Canada (Ep.7)

you look at the world and it feels like we are the most disconnected that we have ever been we spend more time doing things that keep us in isolation than the things that truly connect us but I don't think it needs to be like this so I hitchhiked my way from Halifax the Vancouver to try and prove to myself and others what is possible when you put yourself out there and truly connect with one another and this is my story [Music] walking to this dude's house that I met for 20 minutes at a bar all right so it's about 8:00 morning I've had so far I basically just like got up super early got out of there as soon as I could nice dudes just the awkward the girl I went to sushi with last night actually told me that she was running a little stand here at this market she runs a gamete pond stand [Music] what's up what should I do well I'm here you can go sunson Canyon you need vehicles zero there though you can hike up tunnel yeah so do you right so that there is tunnel mountain apparently that little saddle there is where you get up to you so far how's the view up there [Music] all right so I'm gonna try to get an early start for finding a place to stay today because last night I left it way too late didn't get a spot until like 3:00 4:00 in the morning so there's a market over here and I'm gonna go try to find some locals around there to drink or something this part of the town here is where a lot of the people like live hopefully I can ask one of them when they're walking by and then see what they think okay there's a guy here I'm hitchhiking across Canada right now the whole purpose is I trying to survive up the Texas Rangers and I'm wondering if there's by any chance you have a coach that I could cry from yeah she no way that would be amazing okay sweet mostly my name is Brad by the way Daniel Daniel is just like the weirdest request your I know what's using kitty Hey thank you Oh text you later then and then we'll figure it out dude thank you so much I really appreciate it whoo I got a place to stay Oh baby so one thing I've noticed about trying to hitchhike across Canada and survive off the tightest of strangers is that it kind of takes away from the old travelling experience depending on how lucky I am I have to spend at least a couple hours trying to talk to people and convince them to let me stay at their house and if I don't have a place to stay I'm screwed part of me wishes that I didn't have to worry about where I'm going to stay it's just like a huge stress but you do gain a ton in a different way with like just like the connections that you make with the people that you meet you wouldn't really get that any other way Daniel had plans for the night so I decided you'll grab a drink and see if I could meet any cool locals or travelers in the meantime and that's when I bumped into a familiar face so I just stumbled upon my invited me to come party art show no we're gonna hide a gallery this is Brian here on the wall yeah before I went to see ski tour with the guys I had to go meet up with a guy I met earlier in the day playing a show in the park he had invited me to a gig he was playing tonight so I stopped by to say hey [Applause] yeah [Music] you offered and that's all that matters gentlemen I know how much the man boys what is a ski tour you are gonna find out [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] goodnight let's go home hey hey hey buddy when I first moved to I first got here I was partying and oh my god I love this place and those I lived here a little longer it's like I keep making all these great friends nothing with you I mean hop rate hated making all the big friends so I'm gonna go and it was kind of over the place and it was like you know I appreciate those connections when making wine after then you can just enjoy the time yeah this is looking after dude thank you so much stories all right good night you know all right this is yeah I save it for tonight probably like I think less than a week left until good thank you thank you [Music] today I had like two perfect days of vamps so I can't really complain you can't even see mountains really right now I'm going to Starbucks I have to meet up with the two girls from France and we're heading to Jasper today hey [Music] I'm hungover as hell right now [Music] yeah [Music] they don't know that lyrics in English - they're singing it in French Oh oh wow you can go break down to the water Wow [Music] what do you think of you you don't I guess you guys want to go for a swim [Music] wow it's like falling so lately there's so much snow my favorite type of weather where it's not too cold out but then you have like a light like falling snow and like being surrounded by this forest is so crazy this is really nice here we go this is the view [Music] well what's a little-bitty it's really cool that you can imagine what it would be like [Music] this is your first time seeing this as well wow this is really the most incredible thing I've ever seen the mountains here are like way bigger than the ones in man [Music] [Applause] [Music] I walk this road it takes me is insane [Music] [Music] it's like crystals clear water [Music] [Applause] [Music] this is my flag so we're at hi Jasper which is the hostel here I'm going to check how much it is to stay here tonight just in case how much does it cost for a room okay I guess I'm not going back here so it was something tonight then all right so I'm hoping that either of my friends will be able to let me stay at their place if not I'm gonna have to go around town like usual try to get somebody to let me stay on the couch yeah my friend is down to grab dinner so is there a place that you guys wanted to go I trust you for dnews okay [Music] yeah it's for I haven't hammock in there yeah I know I thought it was gonna be a lot of water but it is I'd ever even used my hammock in the entire time I don't even know how to set it up we are in Jasper [Applause] [Music] this is Rachel they want to eat elk burgers is it no no I do it all all right also random question of what are the odds I could stay at your place they're from France and they want to try ELQ okay so how is the ELQ it's good was it as good as you thought it was gonna be I think so alright see you guys so Rachel's been living here for like eight months now the admission went to college together you've gotta make it like as awkward as this is my ex-girlfriend hey to be honest this is Rachel we dated but year and a half I wasn't actually planning on coming to Jasper but Helene and I asked me to come so I came and now rachel is helping me other places say ahead although you can't see black go there I'm a huge amount of behind it so the most beautiful sight every evening down that way you feel that way yeah that is Outlook cabin this 12 grand at night to see their really herself has day they're really rachel took me on a small tour and then she thankfully let me stay on her couch for the night and the next morning we were up early to get back on the road to lake louise so time to say goodbye thank you so much nice meeting you get ready Oh Wow there's another one oh this do [Music] oh what a good way to start the day go into the police scene a bunch of elk [Music] so we're gonna maligne Canyon today the lake and then they're dropping me off in so there's six bridges they go across this little Canyon here this is the second Ridge here Oh what do you say Wow this used to be apparently a glacier on top of here and then it all broke down [Music] Rosie that's a knowledge squirrel it's too small squirrels are bigger yeah run a mission has shown her that this a difference between a squirrel she just believes into the same thing that's it that's a squirrel yeah [Music] are you enjoying fresh cold glacier water what do you think [Music] all right so we're now at the Athabasca Falls [Music] I don't know maybe in a year or two or something I've come to France we'll make a trip out of it then wherever we go we'll we'll meet somewhere that's like one of the the sad parts about this trip is like you make such good friends and then you have to leave but nobody will be as special as you guys yeah I definitely won't either [Music] [Music] no you guys are driving all the way to Calgary yeah miss you guys yeah no definitely I'll come guys for thank you guys so much for bringing me along okay these are for you all right see you later bye well that sucks cleaning them they were like super super cool definitely gonna miss them that's cool but now this is the last couple days of the trip because once I'm done in Lake Louise I'm going to Kelowna and then I think at least probably going straight to Vancouver it's crazy it's almost done [Music] next episode on the hitchhiking webseries [Music] on the highway right now so oh wow [Music] [Music] [Music]

Channel: Discover Connection

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Keywords: hitchhiking, is hitchhiking dangerous, hitchhiking across canada, discover connection, brad lancaster, seek discomfort, hitchhiking adventure, hitchhiking challenge, hitchhiking tips, how to hitchhike, canadian rockies, french strangers, road trip with strangers, convincing strangers, hitchhiking alberta, hitchhiking with strangers, french hitchhike, french road trip, Banff nightlife, across canada, roadtrip with french girls

Id: q1cXykDt0k8

Length: 21min 29sec (1289 seconds)

Published: Sun Jun 23 2019