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Hey, good morning guys!
So today I am in Oaxaca City here in Mexico, and it's my last two days of the
trip which is sad, but I got a couple cool places to show you coming up - first
and foremost I'm trying to find a place where I can get a colectivo, and I think
it's supposed to be in this area, but I really have no clue. So I'm just
wandering around trying to find the place where it's going to be. So that's
what I'm doing this morning!
Stay tuned and I will show you where I'm heading!
Alright, finally made it to Tule.
That took a little bit longer than I care to admit. I wandered around for...Actually I don't even know what time it is.
I wandered around for half an hour - 40 minutes before actually...I couldn't find
a colectivos, so I had to take a taxi, and I didn't want to do that because I thought
it would be more money. That being said, something that I've
learned is that taxis here kind of operate a lot like a colectivo. So as
long as there's a spare seat they will stop and pick up people along the way
and you just kind of get out as you go. So it was pretty good it's about ten
kilometres and it cost about eleven pesos so that's like like 70 cents or
something like, that so it's really good! So within Tule there is a particular
tree that I'm here to see, and this tree is the widest tree in the world! So we're
going to explore around the city centre here for a little bit, and then
we're going to check out that tree.
This kind of seems like a fountain a cat would enjoy! It kind of reminds me of one of those
giant cat trees.
Well, you can tell this is kind of a little touristy town. It's nice and clean
it's well-kept, there are non Mexicans here, so pretty much that kind of stuff
is indicative of a tourist town, because in the last little while, with the
exception of when I came to Oaxaca, I haven't seen a foreigner for days at
least. So it's been kind of neat getting to get into explore places that other
people don't usually do, that gave me a chance to meet a lot of really cool
people from here in Mexico, and just get to just get to know them and it's...when
you travel, you know it's always nice to interact with people that are from the
area. It's, I mean it's always fun to go with your friends, and that realistically
is my favorite part of traveling is when I get to go with people that I know and
you know it's just a lot of fun! But then in the situations here where, if you
haven't seen the videos before I was traveling with a group of friends for
the first two weeks, and they have gone home and I've been on my own for the
last little while, and it's a different experience, and it's one of those things
where if you want to try and make the most of it you really need to allow
yourself to experience the locals, the local culture, and just put yourself out
there if you're not that type of person. And sometimes I am and sometimes I'm not.
And there was a couple days there where honestly, I was kind of having a hard
time, I didn't really want to do a whole lot it's kind of lounging around, and
then finally you know kind of sunk in that I'm here, I'm in Mexico, and I need
to interact with people and I made some wonderful friends and I had some really
great experiences already and you know I've got two more days left before I
head home, and it's just one of those things that I think are gonna really add
to the trip. Alright guys, so far in this video I've taken a lot of stuff I
haven't even got to the tree yet. The tree is actually right in front of me.
It's all fenced in, and it is absolutely gorgeous! So hopefully I'll be able to swing
this round - it's all fenced in - if you want it's $10 or rather, ten pesos to
get closer, but I think it'd probably get everything from here.
If you're ever feeling old, just remember this tree is about 1,500 years old.
Its circumference measures 42 meters (138 feet) with a diameter of 14 meters (46 feet)
I'm hoping I'm catching the magnitude of this thing! This thing is absolutely
massive! Like you just keep walking and walking and walking around it, and it's
it looks like it's like 25 trees all clumped in the one. It is really neat to see.
I know I shouldn't be watching the tree as I'm talking to you, but it's kind of hard
not to.
It's just amazing.
Unfortunately there's doesn't seem too many people kind of in around so I can
give you more of a comparison of how big the tree is compared to people. You
know I've seen a lot of videos like the redwood forests in California and stuff,
like that. You think those trees are big, you guys
you guys better come here and check this out!
There, maybe that will give you an idea. People - tree - people. So small. Crazy.
So tree tree is about, like I said, about 10 kilometers outside of Oaxaca City, so if you're in the
area this is definitely a must-see thing. It's so super cool. Anyway, I'm gonna
finish the video here, so if you liked the video make sure you get the thumbs
up, and of course if you want to check out more of the videos I've got a bunch
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It would be great to see you following along.
I know sometimes if I'm travelling I don't respond right away but usually when I'm back
home editing and stuff like that I'm right on it.
I know that this will be posted late, and I know I haven't been writing people back.
I've been so busty going around making new videos.
Anyway, thank you guys once again! Hope you liked the video. We'll see you in the next one.