searching for something to watch on youtube after you have just made a big plate of food and seeing "bald and bankrupt 15 hours ago" is honestly one of the best feelings in the world

Just hearing Ben speak Russian brings back so many memories of his previous videos. Always love seeing the people he meets in his travels.

Ben is at his best when he’s adventuring for Soviet history! He’s down right jolly passing people and getting to speak Russian casually, his aura is infectious to watch when like this.

Its crazy to think this is a part of the world that 99.9% of people will never go to. Thank you for letting me see this fascinating part of the world Cheers.

You met a lot of very kind people in Tajikistan, they invited you into their homes and offered you tea and bread, we could all learn a lesson in kindness and hospitality from these people, the doctor earns $100 per month but still is happy to share what he has, their humanity is admirable ❤️🙏

Notice how nobody is trying to scam or hound him for money but they only refuse payment . Tajikistani people are very respectful and kind. Love from Canada.

Thank you for showing us the real world with real people. Safe travels my friend.

i think the russian speaking videos are what Ben is famous for, keep that soviet content going on!

Benjamin with his simple interactions single handedly doing more for international relationships than any world leader.

I've never been so excited to hear Ben say "Soviet mosaic". I need more of this in my life.

"Just a few steps away geographically, but a thousand years away culturally." That was just a great line. I love this channel.

When you greeted those girls, the hand on heart was a reflex response etched in their culture showing acknowledgement & gratitude! Wonderful Central Asian Culture & Values!! I have been to many places & regions and I can say for sure- Modern life is no guarantee for peace & prosperity!

Your solo vids are the best.

>Arrive at a random country in the middle of nowhere >Instantly acquire new friends who share tea and bread This man's passive charisma buff is fucking crazy.

I shake my head in disbelief. The warm generosity of the people you meet gives me so much hope.

Brilliant video. Breath-taking scenery, those mountains are gorgeous, that pass at 9:50 looked absolutely incredible! Such hospitable people. Your videos are absolutely captivating Ben, never change.

Most people (including myself) are guilty of having these pre-conceived ideas of what certain parts of the world are like and what the people must be like due mainstream media, but having watched Ben's videos I'm always pleasantly surprised. This is the type of content you should see on everyday television instead of spreading fear and hatred. Amazing content as always Ben!

Absolutely classic B&B video! This is exactly why we love this channel so much. Could not ask for anything more. Thank you Ben and Ben and Kat. What a wonderful experience... 🥰

Ben, watching you travel is pure joy.

Great to see a new upload. I stop everything and watch them when they come out. THANKS!

Your videos are so down to earth, in 2 minutes the locals share tea with you. Hope for Tajikistan, Rarely hear about them from here.

7am here in England & bald’s notification pops up, dogs will have to wait for their walk now 😎😆

honestly I admire this guy's confidence man, he can just go up to the most random person ever and start talking with them! :)

This was the best episode yet. Amazing . Editing was great. You don't hide anything. Thanks for bringing me to a place I will never visit, but I feel like I was born there after this.

The best feeling getting on KZfaq is seeing a new Bald vid after a month plus of missing him. Thank you Ben 🙌

As an Iranian this is fantastic video! Our neighbors who we share a lot in common with . Thank you Benjamin

You have finally arrived to my home country-Tajikistan. Beautiful for its mountains and the people. I'm surprised you only visited only those places. I love the respect you show to the people, culture and places. Thank you!

Amazing content Ben, people and landscapes were absolutely wonderful. You are and always will be the number 1 vlogger of this world. Passion, knowledge and great communication skills. Hat down my friend!!

Hey bald, are you still in TAJIKISTAN because I live in the capital Dushanbe, I’m an American student there and I would love to show you around and I know tajik very well. I have a lot of friends that know the area and the former Soviet history in the different areas of the city we’d be happy to show you around. - like this so he can see this!

As a Man Utd fan the most terrifying part of this video was @27:55 when a young boy in the middle of a remote village in Tajikistan when referring to football in England said “Man City” …

This video was amazing matt, these style videos where you talk about the economy is a unique dimension and perspective people never think off -

Thanks! your vlogs are so calming.

I'm a genX Indian. The Pamir Knot, the Wakhan Corridor, the Durand Line, Bactrian and Kushan civilizations were a staple of school geography in the 80's. During exams, you had to be able to accurately place these on a bare map. This one brought back memories. Another fantastic creation, as always!

I met Bald in Samarkand 3 days ago. Now came to Tajikistan and saw his new video just after connecting to free wifi. 😎🇹🇯

That doctor was the highlight for me. Genuine good spirit.

Fascinating....thanks for taking the time and thanks for sharing.

There truly is no one doing it like Bald. The best travel vlogger out there!

This is so beautiful to watch people. They basically have nothing but a good heart and the basics of life and happy these are the type of people you wanna hang out with

I'm starting to believe that Ben is the person that has been to and has spoken to most diversified places and people, in every way possible, that has ever existed.

You must be the best narrator I have listened for years you definitely are worth every penny you get fantastic

Such friendly and giving people. Once again a very interesting and enjoyable visit to a country we in the West know little about. Thanky to Tajikistan for letting you in to explore their beautiful country. And thank you for for taking us all there.

I learn more about the world from this man than I ever did at school. Arise sir Ben!!!!

Excellent work as always! I always end up feeling happy after watching all of your installments.

So cool to see Tajikistan from your perspective. The only other youtuber I've seen make a video about Tajikistan, though I'm sure there are many, was TheWontonDon. Great video Bald!

I swear that boy with the tie and the fanta absolutely got me! This was the funniest interaction ever, the more I watch it the funnier it gets😂😂 Mister Bald you are a living legend all the best vom Zurich, Switzerland and may Chelsea rise again.

Ben yet another amazing video. I knew so little about Tajikistan but now I see how friendly the people there are. So thank you! You’ve been my worldly educator for years and it’s always an absolute pleasure

Brilliant. Classic Bald and Bankrupt. So nice to see you back in your element! Very best wishes. Loved it.

This channel is one of my most favourite windows to the worlds I will most likely never visit myself. Thank you Benjamin!

Ben, please never stop making these videos. They are so, so good.

One of your best vids for ages, thank you.

It's good to see you again Ben!!! Thanks for your interesting footage. Go safe brother.

Thank you so much for showing us the world, Ben. It's so interesting and your presentation style and easy manner with literally everyone is so easy to watch.

There's a beautiful message in every single video you post I recognized; there's so much good and positive people in the world, you just got to go out and find them!

I hope Ben will once make a book with a collection of all the soviet mosaics he came across and took pictures from during his travels!

Ben makes the best traveling videos, nothing comes closed to second

Greetings from Russia! Thank you Ben! You’re great man, visiting such a places that no one would. Good luck!

Finally our comrad is back giving us what we needed. Some good old Soviet Content with beautiful mosaics and glory tales about a nostalgic time. Kudos Mr. Benjamin.

Wow one more master piece vlog from Bald and Bankrupt. Love it ❤❤

Tajikistan and Central Asia as a whole is a very underrated place. It’s one of the best places to visit, Tajikistan has the famous Pamir highway, which is about 1600KM of mountain roads with breathtaking views going up to 5000metres of altitude. I remember being on there I met so many people who were biking it, and one of them was a Brit from Sheffield, on his mountain bike in the Pamir highway. Crazy. It’s a beautiful place, very cheap and a lot of history, also a lot of beautiful nature and if you’re lucky you’ll get to see the Marco Polo goats. A wild mountain goat that’s as big as bear. Thanks for the content Ben!

Ben, your videos restore my faith in humanity. How welcoming people are and you focus on the peoples humanity. Always enjoy your videos.

This was quite a trek! I always love how you interact with the children in the areas where you are. They are so excited to see someone different from their world. I bet they remember it forever. ❤

Two and a half minutes in and it's already the best thing I've watched all day

Incredible video Ben never misses , one of your best yet

Thank you! I'd love nothing more than to put my life on hold and explore the world as you do. So cool to visit such a place. I can't and so I live vicariously through you. I'd never even know of these people and places but not for you. And those people and their stories deserve to be known! Not just dry paragraphs in an encyclopedia. Real people there!

That was such a heartfelt conversation with the schoolboy, trying his best to speak in a foreign language. Two diverse people bonding over football. These little moments are the reason that i keep coming back to this channel again and again

Unreal to see these places. These sorts of videos are the best of Bald's content!

I would like to thank you for your wonderful videos, I was pregnant and wasn't in my best mental health then way back in 2020 when I came across your videos through Harold Baldr, I have been a follower since then. Whenever I watch your videos my thoughts would clear up and would make me forget my problems. Thank you Ben from the bottom of my heart 🙏

I live in Azerbaijan and it never ceases to amaze me how when I travel to one of the former 16 Republics how similar they all are. My wife being from Azerbaijan and a Russian speaker fits right in where ever she goes.

This is one of my new favorite videos from you. The kindness and generosity of people in some of the poverty-stricken parts of this planet never ceases to amaze me. As always, very humbled. Keep up the great work, Benjamin.

Welcome back Ben, it’s been too long. I look forward to your next adventure.

I can't help but stay subscribed and watch Balds adventures in pure amazement !

Quality video, i'm not sure what i was expecting when i saw the title but this was great video, the people there seems extremely polite and welcoming, love to see that.

Incredible landscape when you stopped at the river border with Afghanistan.

Benjamin, your passion and enthusiasm and drive is never ending! You inspire me out of a depressive state! 😅

back to the bald and bankrupt I fell in love with. The kindness of people if amazing, I'm sure it helps speaking Russian, but everyone is sooooo happy to see you

Mr.Bald, My Hungarian grandmother who grew up in the 50s/60s loves your videos - please keep doing what you do in the post-soviet world.. all the best 👍

Ben, you never cease to astound me in your adventures! You've opened up a whole new world of exploration for me! Your travels are awe inspiring and your interactions with locals is so respectful and genuine! I always look forward to your next video! Stay safe!

Really missed these videos! Love the small villages and Soviet adventurazing 🤣🤍

Dude, this feels exactly like when I first discovered your channel, love it

Watching from the other side of the Wakhan Corridor. Lahore Pakistan. I must say Tajikistan and especially the Tajiks have surprised me. Ben, this was a great watch!

My greatest KZfaqr, welcome back once again. This channel is so addictive and always look forward to watching.

Excellent video, you are an inspiration to future Vloggers 😎 Thank you Ben 🙏

You Do Everything Respectful And With Laughter Benjamin, So Happy To See Your Video's Again, Wendy

Thank You, Ben, for showing us these beautiful places and people. Without you I probably wouldn't have ever been able to see. Amazing video. 🙏💛

Your videos are always so refreshing to watch. Showing the best of humanity and kindness. Keep up the good work!

What a beautiful video this is! Probably Ben's best in the last couple months! I watched it in one breath. Greetings from Russia/Moscow!

Great to have you back Bald! Miss those awesome Vlogs!

Hey Ben, it was nice meeting you and Backpacker ben and her girlfriend( i suppose) in the bazar in samarkhand. I am the Filipino guy hahah! I wish i could hang out with you guys but i lost you! Also i was late to see this post normally i watch it automatically but i was in Turkmenistan for 4 days so hahaha. Hope to meet you again and finally hang out!!

I keep checking the date this was posted as it feels like classic Ben from a year or so ago… every minute of this was ‘in-ter-esting’ - loved this - felt like old times - more of these please ❤

I just wanne say ben... i really do admire you for going into the unknown by your own all over the world not knowing what you'll encounter and showing us all such nice & friendly people from places we all will never see again and would have never seen them if it wasn't for your brave adventures.🥰 endless amounts of respect for you brother! You make our day to day small lives just a little bit bigger 🫶

Your interesting in all soviet staff and the way you interconnect with locals is absolutelly astonishing!

It's great to see Bald back on his own doing what he does best. Keep it going Ben ... !

Love watching how you connect with the local communities. Great video!

I've been watching your videos for years and just recently started taking Russian language lessons. It honestly makes the videos way more interesting and enjoyable.

Wonderrful seeing Tajikistan, and you are like a real breath of fresh air on KZfaq, Bald & Bankrupt. Nothing else like you out there in my estimation.

This feels like a throw back to the content that made me fall in love with the channel. Brilliant stuff. Thanks for taking us along on your journeys, Ben!

Bloody hell, what an amazing place! That was right up there mate. Thank you for sharing this with us.

This is such a wholesome episode. You are so warm and open to locals and so nice to the kids and they more than return the favor. Once again it's proven that people with little material wealth have the most spiritual wealth. The driver of that bus, who certainly needs money didn't want to take your money, it's heart warming to watch.

Im so pleased to hear you talking to all of those people and everyone is kind and polite

a big thank you for both your time and commitment, much appreciated!