I'm moving to Irpin

It's terrifying to watch this video now. Everything looks so peaceful and calm.

I was studied in Tax University in Irpin before war. I was crying while watching this video. It reminds me that peaceful days. A couple of friends of mine were lost in Irpin because of war. Thank you for your video

I remember watching this at time it was published. So sad and tragic that now this town and Ukraine are the stage of a brutal terrible war. Little did these guys or anyone else knew.

Cant believe this place was destroyed just a few months later.

Johnny, could you guys do a retake of this video? Maybe try to go down exactly the same streets. To the same shops. Use the same camera angles. And then release two versions of the new video. One just as it is. And one that is side by side with the old video, but with the sound of the new video.

Those that listened to Johnny and did not move to Irpin must be very thankful to him now

Am I the only one to notice how beautiful this city and how romantic and peaceful its scenery is?

Their chemistry is so good. I really enjoy all the videos of them together. Feel like it's the perfect balance of Bald's showmanship and Johnny's reserved attitude. Like the perfect balance

Looking at this now .. 10days into the war .. is just heartbreaking 💔

It breaks my heart to see this knowing what is happening in Ukraine now 😥

Just read an interview with the Mayor of Irpin, Alexander Markushyn. The quality of the local leaders in the towns and cities of Ukraine is quite impressive. I hope you both get the chance to return there again soon.

had a really bad day at work today, so seeing this as soon as i get home makes my day a lot better ! thank you Johnny and Bald!

This will now be a historical video, I expect much of this has been destroyed now sadly

Unfortunately pretty much nobody is left in Irpin as Putin and his army have wiped it out. A short 7 months ago it was thriving. So sad.😥😥😥 Pray for the Ukraine and the Ukrainian people. 🙏🙏🙏

I watched this video for the first time last night and this morning I see on the news that Irpin has been attacked. I am sorry for the people of Irpin that you are going through this. I am not going to say "prayers or thoughts with you" as these sayings are no doubt sickening and useless by now. I am going to keep pressure on my government for more support for Ukraine and her people. Wcráin am byth from your friendly Welshman.

You guys are quite the pair, would love to see more like this!

This is just difficult to watch in March of 2022. God help Ukraine

I lived in Irpen for 4 years.. absolutely loved it!!! Very friendly people, quite place.. I'm from Holland, but still miss Irpen every single day

Mindblowing that now almost everyone have heard if Irpin... for all the wrong reasons.

Bald's eyes were so red. He is hitting that vape pen too hard.

Rumors are still spreading that Bald didn't wash his hands after touching that syringe.

Can't believe this beautiful town became bleak battle field, reduced to rubble and ashes in 6 months.

How different it used to look, just not so long ago. Irpin is in the news now for shelling and civilian casualties.

Bald is talking about Soviet and Johnny is checking internet speed; good combination Future and Past. Cheburashka conversation was great 😸

It is heartbreaking when you think about the Irpin destruction now. 😢💙💛

Horrible pictures of Irpin in the news today :(

It would be great if you could go back there now and walk the same path. And show the before and after. The locals in this video are all refugees now :(

Love Ukrainians. So friendly and open. Women so unbelievably hot.

Watching this and wandering what is left of all this now

my world curled up into the little bundle!!! Bald and Johnny were in my town and even met my classmate!! I cant believe that you are talking about this ridiculous columns in the centre. There are no connection with Romans, it's just that our mayor has a total lack of good taste 😂

It's sad to think that so many of these people have now left or are hiding for their lives. 💔

The bromance continues.

I moved from Kyiv to Irpin 1 month ago, and can explain a little bit: The reason for people saying It is 2 times cheaper is due to rent prices. If you rent a 2room apartment in Kyiv near the metro with a good renovation it would cost you 800-1000$. If you rent one in Irpin, it will be 400-500$, and It will be even more beautiful with windows in the floor as all the buildings are modern. Other expenses are the same as in Kyiv, so you save only on the rent. The ecology is much better than in Kyiv (forest air, lots of trees, clean streets) P.S those antic monuments are really just a style. I was curious about them too🙂 And yeah, it is 1.20 hours from the center by public transport (traffic jams do not affect this time). Or 30 mins by car without the jams.

Hi guys! We live in Irpen, the city is very beautiful. There are many parks, you have only been to one of them. There is a lot of entertainment for young people and children. You also have not been to the Irpen embankment, where the Irpen River is, there is a good place for a walk. The hotel in the center is certainly not very good, but there are also new excellent hotels such as the Grand Admiral Resort & SPA. Also in the center you were a famous coffee house "Lvivska Maisternya Chocolate", there is delicious coffee and chocolate. And many more beautiful cafes and restaurants. It was very interesting to see you, your opinion, you are funny guys! Come again! 😆👍🇺🇦

When you made this video, no one knew what (in my opinion) important documentation about "life before the war" at Irpin you made! So sad to know what it's looking like right now.

Love the mentorship on display in this video. Bald just calmly but authoritatively telling him to go back and film the hand dryer - whose noise turned out to be a highlight of the video!

Johnny, your videos with Bald lead me here and to become your new subscriber. I like the video you and Bald did commentary over. It provided lots of interesting behind the scenes background. I’m looking forward to watching the videos on your channel. All the best!

How times have changed......

That park is really nice and so is Irpin. Me and my wife came there one afternoon about a few weeks ago (probably a few days after you were there) after spending the day in a very beautiful park in Bucha. You guys should visit Bucha also, its a very cosy little town. That rib place you mentioned, we stopped there to eat and the food was very good.

Hey Johnny. Thanks for showcasing my town. As an expat who's lived in Irpin for the past three years I can tell you that you only saw about 25% of the town. Please come back and see the rest!

How lovely the town of Irpin. And how prescient to watch your adventures on the old T-34 Russian Tank. It’s Mar 3 the war is raging on and its good to know you two have escaped to safety. God help those who didn’t get out. 🇺🇦. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦🗺

Its sad, I just watched a video from Irpin. Russian tanks were wrecking the place firing indiscriminately at random apartment buildings

Ben is obviously a good friend and probably a fairly decent person; Most of the time he's looking at the bright side of things and how to make everyone's life better by sharing stories, showing other peoples lives, communicating with random's and even giving his mate tons of clicks by shifting his appearance to another persons channel instead of simply using his own. We could use a few more Bald Bens in this world.

Me and my partner love your content, as well as Bald's of course. We thought it was hilarious in the military when the guy recognised Bald as a guy in your videos 😅 My partner is from Kyiv, Ukraine (we live in Ireland), she loves seeing Kyiv in your videos makes her melancholy (haven't been able to travel there since covid). If you want a Babushka in Kyiv (for content lol), I can get in touch with my mother in law 😁 She's done Ukrainian reality TV too so has experience ha.

Hesburger is from Finland and can also be found from south Helsinki suburbans called Tallinn. Cheers Mate!

Hi Johnny! Thanks for posting so many positive videos about Ukraine. It’s awesome watching your journey on KZfaq. I would love if it you could possibly make a video explains what the US tax situation is like for owning so many international properties? I also live in Ukraine and pay taxes to the US. I’m thinking of buying a few flats In lviv, but I don’t know if that’ll raise my taxes. Keep up the great work and thanks for the endless hours of entertainment

I feel like the transport situation shows the dichotomy of Johnny and Bald’s personal ethos. Johnny wants modern comfort and technology with an Uber…Bald wants to pay pennies to cram himself in a lovely Soviet bus and talk to the locals.

Johnny - Come with me to the toilet Bald - Im not coming with you to the toilet again that looks dodgy hahaha

I don’t like Irpin much and I live in another small town close to this place. The profits I have in the summer time: clean lakes in the neighbourhood area where I can swim with my friends, yoga on the grass (different groups), amazing garden in my yard, farm products from the local market, no concrete ghetto around. Other profits: good coffee places and nice family cafes (sorry, guys, I don’t like fast food) The main drawback is the traffic. And you definitely should have a car. Museums, theatres and cultural events I usually attend on weekends and I’m ok with it. Oh! Living in suburbia is not about being cheaper. Like in Europe, in the USA it’s about another quality of living. Good or bad? It’s up to you. I can tell about the service here if you’re interested. What should be better, what is ok.

We will be waiting for a video "Irpin after war"

16:45 Nailed it! Awesome adventures, man! You and Ben inspired me to go on adventures myself and even start my own channel! Keep it coming!

Johnny, thanks for the great content. You are a very inspirational person believe it or not. You are a good person and anyone who watches your videos can tell. Dont change who you are and always, thank you for being such an inspiration. You are a great person. Great memories and safe travels to you and anyone involved.

23:57 I can tell you. Most Ukrainian cities have nothing to do with Romans or antique times (except the ones on the Black sea, like Odesa, Mykolaiv, Sevastopol that were Greek colonies in the ancient times). But the antique culture and architecture have inspired early soviet architects, so the people that lived in that places learned the taste of beauty and glory from the antique architecture. The influence of antique architecture was so strong, so even nowadays people think that antique columns and pieces are the nicest things to put in a public space.

As Bald and Johnny wander the streets you're left to wonder how many these poor souls have since perished. Tragic

I can watch this videos all day. Keep the great content coming! Greetings from Amsterdam!

Love the content and I belive Hesburger is family owned bussines that started in Finland around 80-90's

When you guys sit down in that restaurant it is like you are wearing a sign that says “Foreigners- take full advantage”

Takes me back to Warsaw late 90s/early noughties....the tower blocks...the old buses.....the metro....the street traders.....the cabin shops...and the blue sky in the summer

Just learned of a Pasha Lee passing away defending Irpin. Rest In Peace

The columns are there in the center similar to ancient Greece where the citizens would congregate and socialize.

Bald has contributed to history by filming what he’s filmed. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦

It seems like bald has already moved to your Channel! :) Great collaboration guys (Greetings from Bald's hometown). Thanks for the videos :)

The title is foreboding

Just discovered you on Bald and Bankrupt, watched a couple videos and subscribed, looking forward to watching more of your stuff, cheers.

Johnny, don"t forget, that there is another new road to Kiev from the new part of Irpin. You can reach the city much quicker, if you live in a new part. I've bought an apartment there one year ago. I lived in Kiev before, but in Irpin I am much happier. Jogging there is perfect))) but I don't like an old part of Irpin. Another locations to check out: Sinergia (new residential district), Admiral (famous SPA hotel), Central park. Have a nice day!

First impression of Irpin: not bad. Not nearly as grim as many other places Baldy visited

What are the classical pieces you are using in this video, I have forgotten. Loved the video and would love to see more of you both!

Remember the video when Johnny first met Bald? I really wasn't sure whether you guys hit it off. Fast forward and we have the best duo in a long time. Cheers lads!

Wonder how Irpin became sister city to Milwaukee, never been to either but doubt they have much in common. Thankyou for the content Jonny, great having a different perspective to the Bald One

I love your work so far Johnny. If I may though your content is a lot to do with recording your natural experiences, the man you’re working with (Bald) is a content creator he’s building a bit and then selling it even if there’s little to be sold. Also always keep rolling pack extra batteries you can always edit later. I can’t wait for the next adventure. Cheers!

Came here from Bald and bankrupt. Enjoying your videos man. Subscribed your dam close to 100k subs. Congratulations

guys Irpin seems like a town i would love to live in . i am retired from the United States and following you guys in your travels is so great i get to see how others live and to see that people are just about the same every where we go. people want to raise their famalies, work, and have a decent life.

This could very well be the most professional shot of Johnny and Bald ever seen. Pure quality! 0:39

so visiting you back catalog and love that you got up charged. I had to run to an atm to pay for refills at a place that did not take cards in the era of free refills. Went to use a buy one get one free dinner and payed for the free meal of 20 in soda lol

I think you and Bald should make more videos together. You are both very different people but I think you compliment each other quite well.

Love seeing videos from you two, keep it up! Best collab Bald has done. Btw Hesburger is from Finland and it's way better than mcdonalds :D

nice chill video guys , best wishes from Ireland .

Glad I saw you on old Baldbags channel Johnny. Love your vibe man keep pumping out content, you and bald are hilarious together

This story aged well, good advice to people who listened. pray for peace SOON!

I've grown to love kvass. I often make it myself now. Get my black bread at the local Russian store, but you can only use German black rye bread if there's no slavstore nearby.

I want to thank you for all you doing!im ukrainian living in uk ... glad to see that person like you ,enjoin yourself in my country,hope you will find what u looking for )I can recommend you going to western part (im from Ternopil) of UA while weather is good)Cheers and thumbs up!

You were right.

That grocery store really did look like something you’d see in Los Angeles or Long Beach. Very cool…

29:30..The tank part got Real shit !!!

The nice gentleman on the bus says it's a tough town. So true.. The Ukrainians are modern day Spartans. Some of the toughest people on earth.

It's amazing to watch this video knowing that most of what you're seeing is now completely destroyed.

Johnny: "There's a crazy dog running across Crazy Dog" classic...these two are a hoot!!

So sad seeing all those kids running around in that gorgeous park. As Irpin is now liberated and seeing the destruction just sadness. Wow. Johnny I hope you get back to your home in Kyiv and visit this town again to see how they will rebuild. Love to all Ukraine from Oz.

I live in Irpin more than 7 years. But I never attended a Georgian restaurant, or drank coffee in the 'Irpin' hotel, especially since I didn't testet their 'wc'. WC really looks like a Soviet, but too clean and the hand-dryer is not broken:). Irpin was a border post between the Russian empire and Poland 300 years ago. Of course, Rome has not any connections with Irpin. However, the city had a lot of money and the mayor wanted to get this money via companies who made these statues and a square reconstruction. In conclusion, everyone was happy, the mayor got money(criminal cases too), citizens got new squares and parks.

So interesting and fun interaction with everyone. Thanks

Was just watching the report from Vice in Irpin. The ATB at 8:40 was shown as well. So sad that the town is now in the middle of a war :(

It is quite moving to watch this knowing what it is like now to what it was then , I feel for the people in the background of the video unaware of what was in store for them and just pray they are fine.

When you're climbing on the tank and that lovely piece of music plays is it a work of Prokofiev?

Thanks buddy for taking me back to my student memories I lived 25 years ago, next trip try to visit Dmytrivka village closer to Irpin, by the way I had to travel by electritshka more often it’s funniest , your follower from Casablanca 🇲🇦👍

Its awesome that you read our comments and actually do it. Glad to see more of you and bald. Good cop/Bad cop partners at it again haha

This makes me sad watching this now. I use to love watching y’all’s journey across Ukraine. It’ll never be the same 😢🇺🇦

The price variance is because they are charging you "tourist" rates. its common in small popular towns that receive an influx of people during certain holiday months and so the towns try to cash in on this, it is part of their sustainability. next time when you order a meal throw in something like "id like this...(But from the LOCAL MENU) please."

love the videos. thanks for posting.

You guys make team Rush hour 😂 and Hesburger is finnish btw😂