- We are on an eBike riding through
the streets of Bagan in Burma (laughs).
(gentle acoustic music)
(machine whirring)
(engine humming)
All right everybody, 10th of December 2018.
It is about nine o'clock in the morning.
We are, day one, in Myanmar/Burma.
We're at Hotel Temple View on the rooftop.
This is where we had breakfast just a moment ago,
check it out.
- [Man] You made it.
- Oh yes, woohoo!
And anyways, so we had breakfast here a moment ago.
We're staying at Hotel Temple View.
That guy's awesome, we saw him in Mandalay last night.
And yeah, so if you decide to come and stay at this hotel,
we're here for about four nights.
Now three nights.
You actually get rooftop views of pagodas,
temples, and stupas.
As I say that right now, I don't quite know
the difference between each of those, but nevertheless,
that's the view that you have, as you have breakfast
here at the rooftop.
Literally, like the top of a castle.
Pretty awesome, check that out.
And anyway, so we're starting off our day.
We're gonna explore this area,
New Bagan, Old Bagan, we're gonna hire an eBike.
So apparently the thing to do when you come here to Burma
is to hire an eBike, or electric bike,
and it costs 7,000 MMK, or seven Australian dollars per day.
And yeah, we're gonna do that in just a moment.
You can do horse back and carriage here, as well.
Yeah, but we're gonna explore the area,
and we're gonna bring you along with us.
How do you feel Robsie?
- [Robsie] Man, I'm so excited to be here.
- Your turn.
- [Robsie] I'm really excited.
- [Brad] Yeah?
- Yeah, I mean, the fact that we're looking at this view,
it feels so much like Cambodia to me actually.
I absolutely love Cambodia, so I'm really excited
to go out there and explore and, as Brad said,
try the eBike.
That looks like a lot of fun.
So, I'm ready to make the most of the day.
So let's go, let's go!
- Let's go, all right, all right.
See you guys, come with us.
- [Robsie] Oh, there they are, I've never seen one.
Hello.
- I think we should get two of them.
I think you should go first.
Okay, so we're hiring an ebike, electric bike,
for 7,000 Kyats, 7,000 MMK.
Yeah, and Robsie and I gonna be sharing--
- [Robsie] Opposite side of the road.
- Robsie and I are gonna be sharing the same one.
Literally just hiring it next door to where we're staying.
We're staying at Temple View Bagan right there,
and this is the eBike place right here.
All right, here it goes.
- [Robsie] Look at this thing.
- Here it goes.
First time on an eBike.
And Robsie is driving on the opposite side of the road.
We're riding on the right hand side of the road.
- [Robsie] How do you use this?
I've never used it before.
- [Woman] (mumbles) actually--
- [Robsie] Thank you.
- You use the only lever, brake is for brake.
- Okay. - Okay?
Yeah, this is the indicator.
- [Robsie] Indicator.
(ebike horn honking)
- Horn. - Scooter, yeah.
- Yes, this bike is not good, I don't like.
- [Robsie] Okay.
- [Instructor] And for you.
- [Robsie] I trust you.
Yes, I trust you.
- Okay, okay, yes.
- So I start with which button?
- No, not this there.
(truck engine drowns out instructor)
- Oh, how do you turn it on?
(truck engine drowns out instructor)
- I think I got it.
- [Brad] Thank you very much.
(instructor laughing)
(horn drowning out instructor)
- Practise without me on the back.
- [Robsie] Ready?
- [Instructor] No need, no need, just only lever.
- First time riding a eBike, electric bike.
- [Instructor] Only use that for brake.
Brake is for brake.
He's not driving?
- [Brad] Ah I drive but she's practising .
- [Robsie] Bye!
- [Brad] Bye bye.
Look at her.
- [Robsie] This is fast hey.
- [Brad] It's fast.
- [eBike Instructor] She happy, she happy.
First try?
- [Brad] Yeah.
- [Robsie] It's a lot to get used to.
- [Brad] Yeah maybe you should ride for a little bit
before I jump on the back.
(bike horn)
- [eBike Instructor] Okay.
- Yeah you just have to get used to it.
(laughing)
- [Robsie] I know, that's what I was trying to say.
- [Brad] It does feel weird.
(laughing)
- [Robsie] See it's different hey.
- Yeah it's different.
It's okay.
- [Robsie] It takes off really fast, so you have to--
- [eBike Instructor] It's okay one, 'cause the one bike is
more good, more happy.
- Here we are guys, we're trying out this eBike
for the first time.
Hi little girl!
It's pretty ah!
It's pretty strange, but cool.
How you doing there Brandy.
- It's very different guys.
It's very, very weird, very strange,
I've never actually ridden one of these before.
So I'm going really slow.
- Yeah.
- This is weird, I'm used to riding a motorbike back home,
and its, I'm used to hearing the sound of the engine,
and using the sound of the engine to ride, but
this doesn't make any noise so it's a bit weird.
- And I tried to ride with Brad on the back
but I just can't, it's not stable enough.
So, I'm filming guys, filming.
- [Brad] Look at the temples!
Can you believe that we're in Burma?
- [Robsie] No.
This is so awesome.
- We are on an eBike riding through
the streets of Bagan in Burma.
(laughing)
Yesterday we were in Thailand doing Muay Thai.
- Yeah.
(gentle acoustic music)
- [Robsie] Brad, this is like, this is seriously like
travelling to the backs, sorry.
This is like raw travel.
(bike horn)
This must be it.
- [Brad] Maybe this is the market.
- [Robsie] This is the market, this is.
- [Brad] Maybe just pull over somewhere and walk.
I reckon just pull up somewhere.
(car horn)
Let's go over here.
There's a lot going on isn't there Robs.
- And we're in the middle of the, sort of, market district.
Were it feels like chaos here.
I'm sort of wrapping my head around it,
I'm completely stimulated visually so
I'm just trying to slow down and take everything in,
there's so much to see.
So, yeah if you look around,
you'll see all the markets
and people and hustle and bustle of this area,
it's very cool.
- [Brad] Maybe we go down that way?
We walk down that way?
- [Robsie] You're very good.
- [Brad] Very nice.
- [Artist] Thank you, this is waterfall art.
I wrote, that's my picture.
Bochoy, he wrote. - Really?
- [Artist] Yeah really.
- [Robsie] Really.
- [Artist] Look at my picture.
- [Robsie] Ah okay.
- [Artist] There's one, there's three.
- [Robsie] Wow.
- [Artist] Those are my picture.
- [Brad] So nice.
- [Artist] Yeah.
I explain to you, I explain to you about it.
If you want also take off the road if you look at it.
Also rollers.
- [Robsie] Oh roll it up, okay.
- [Artist] Roll it up, but I explain.
(gentle acoustic music)
- My first rule hit of Burmese food, I think it is anyway.
We are.
Min Nan Thu Village.
(gentle acoustic music)
- Do you like to visit my village?
(speaks in foreign language)
(machine cutting corn plants)
- We will use the one.
- [Brad] Oh this is cool.
- [Tour Guide] The ladder is really high
so careful of your feet and head.
- [Brad] Oh wow, cool.
- [Tour Guide] Mind the head and mind the step.
- [Brad] Oh this is so cool.
Man that was an experience.
That was tough.
(gentle acoustic music)
Oh wicked.
(gentle acoustic music)
(Brad laughing)