♪ Sweet Caroline ♪
- ♪ Boom, boom, boom ♪ - ♪ Ta-nan ♪
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Hello from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Remember our last video here?
It's very good, yeah.
I'm very happy.
That was our last real-time video that we shot at the end of 2020.
We're still here, April 2021.
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As the name suggests, Myrtle Beach is a beach destination
in South Carolina.
East coast of the USA if you're not from North America.
All this time we have been editing and working on a few business items.
We ended up staying way longer than we originally anticipated,
four months in total,
which actually gave us a great perspective on things to do,
what's close to what
the city layout, where to stay...
We refrained from vlogging all the time.
- Given the circumstances. - Yes.
So now we feel more comfortable stepping out
to start producing content again.
We thought we'd give you a tour of the city
before returning to Florida.
One thing to know right off the bat
is that Myrtle Beach is way more than just the beach.
There are so many things here that they don't even fit
in a single video,
so we'll do a couple more vlogs here.
This is a very charming city,
and if you've never been here, a few things may even surprise you.
A castle here in the park!
More on that later.
When you come to Myrtle Beach, one of the first places you should see
is the Boardwalk right here.
It is really, really nice,
more than a mile long,
it's an area full of attractions.
Now, it doesn't extend for the entire beach though.
I don't even think that would be possible.
There's a continuous 60-mile stretch of beach here.
You see beach for as far as your eyes can see.
But anyways, if you're not staying close to the Boardwalk,
you can drive here.
There's parking everywhere.
$1.75 per hour,
maximum three hours here for street parking.
During the off-season, plenty of parking here on the street.
This street is behind the Boardwalk.
The Boardwalk is right over there.
$5 for the whole day here.
And there are lots of shops, restaurants, bars...
There's even an amusement park
and lots of other attractions here in this area.
[woman screaming]
Everything within walking distance.
And normally, there is a ferris wheel here, too,
the SkyWheel.
It was here when we first arrived back in 2020,
but now it's being renovated,
getting a facelift for summer.
Geez, I feel thin here.
I feel skinny here. - Yes.
Talking about summer,
a few blocks away, another amusement park in the horizon.
Look at this.
This is the much-anticipated Funplex.
One of the rides here will be an interactive 360 flying jet
that's being advertised as the first of its kind in North America.
Almost ready.
In the meantime, let me show you what's already here.
Some of these bars here in the oceanfront hotels
are also available to the general public if you want to go in.
Restaurant over here. Pier over here.
I was wanting to go to the pier.
- Okay, it's a dollar for each.
- Okay, so I pay right here? - Yeah, uh-hmm.
- Okay, thank you. - You're welcome.
- You go through the shop to come here, but it not free, it's a dollar.
Luckily, this is not the only pier in Myrtle Beach.
Let's see the view now.
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See the sign?
"Jumping off pier is prohibited by law."
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
-No hat can resist this wind here. [laughs]
A lot of people fishing here.
And you know what's cool?
If you enjoy fishing,
you don't need to bring your pole from home.
You can rent right at that shop.
- Well, we should just go to the Boardwalk.
This shop here is a legend in Myrtle Beach.
It's the oldest and the largest gift shop in town.
and they also claim to be the nation's largest gift shop.
More than 70,000 articles here.
Look at this, they got three levels of souvenirs.
- Spongefish?
- Oh. Oh, wow.
- Is it real, you think? - I think so.
- Oh, I've never seen that in this store.
- ♪ Baby shark, baby shark ♪
- ♪ Baby shark, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo ♪
♪ Baby shark, doo, doo ♪
- Ah! - [laughs]
- Oh, they got sharks, alligators, everything here in Myrtle Beach.
- The great white. - [laughs]
- I bet you there's lots of sharks here.
- Yeah. - I'm beginning to think so.
- I think so.
We're going to have sharks everywhere.
- Yes. Look at this big tooth.
- That is so cool that people do necklaces
with the shark teeth.
- This is colorful.
Oh, you found yourself.
[ laughs ]
- Renee, Rene, Renae, Rena...
Oh, no. No!
- Rena, Renae, Rene, Renee.
No. - No...
- How come they have Kandi, and they don't have Renata?
- It's not candy, okay? [laughs]
This means temple.
- A candy temple.
There have so much! - Yeah.
- So much! - It's different, right?
It's not like the average souvenir store. - Yeah.
- You can get lost in this store here.
Even if you're not into shopping, it's worth it going inside Gay Dolphin.
They got so many things there. It's way more than just a souvenir store.
Oh, baby, look at this.
- Yeah. - Look at this.
Oh, my God!
This is a strawberry and banana smoothie inside the pineapple.
- Oh. - Ah.
And all the fruit that he took out,
it's right here for us to eat as well.
There's no way I can have all this by myself.
It's delicious.
$13, not the cheapest thing yo'll have at the beach,
but it's very tasty.
It's among the top smoothies I've ever had.
[laughs]
Now, I got to deal with my hands, all sticky.
Arcades are big here in Myrtle Beach.
You find them in lots of places.
- Yes. Are we walking down that way or no?
- Yeah!
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After you pass the main area where all the shops are,
then it becomes a much quieter place here,
basically with just hotels.
When you walk all the way to the end,
look at what you find here, ta-ran-ta-ra,
another pier.
Let's see if this is free.
Pier open but... - No.
- $2. This is more expensive.
- Yeah. - Or $12 if you want to go fishing.
No.
The ocean view here is probably not that different
compared to the other pier.
The other pier is just over there.
Plus, there, you're right in the center of all the action,
so you have a nice view of the Boardwalk as well.
We'll pass.
You can also come here for the restaurant with a view.
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Here in Myrtle Beach, you do need a car.
You cannot count on public transportation here.
But the good news is that there's parking everywhere,
very affordable, close to the Boardwalk, at least at this time of the year,
free in various resorts and hotels that we've stayed and that we've seen.
At the malls, also free.
It just can be a little bit more expensive close to the beach in certain areas
if you're staying for the whole day.
Payment required between March and October,
$2 an hour or $10 for the whole day.
And you can download this app here, Parkmobile, to pay.
I guess the only place you can drive and see the beach.
In the other parts, only resorts everywhere.
Fortunately, there are so many hotels within walking distance to the beach.
Resorts are basically one next to the other.
One over here, another over here,
and it keeps going.
You may think that close to the beach will be way too expensive, right?
But not necessarily, especially in the off-season.
That's because Myrtle Beach stretches along the beach,
not back like in most cities.
So you have so many options in the first two blocks
for all budgets, really.
Look at this, how nice!
I'll talk more about the beach in my next video
because, first, let me show you our suite.
We stayed in two different hotels here to experience different areas.
They both had a nice kitchen, nice family room.
We're now at Grande Cayman Resort
and look at this view.
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Look at the suite.
We got a huge discount to stay here because we're in the off-season,
and also we booked for entire months.
Hotels here offer great winter deals.
We got upgraded towards the end,
but our original suite had the same view,
just two units from here.
It is so cool because as you walk on the beach,
you see a lot of people sunbathing here on their balconies.
It's perfect because every morning, you have a beautiful sunrise here.
- Most mornings. - Sometimes, yes.
Sometimes it rains. [laughs]
But even when it rains, just having this view is amazing.
Isn't this the best view ever, baby, for a hotel at the beach?
Look at this. - Yes.
- It's amazing.
Well, we always try to book within walking distance to the beach,
sometimes we have luck, like in Maui,
Maui had a nice place, too, right? Very close.
But like this oceanfront, it's amazing.
- Wonderful.
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Free parking.
Welcome! South Carolina's number one destination.
Look at that.
Broadway at the Beach.
Who knew? South Carolina's number one destination, right here.
- Really? - Yeah.
- In the whole state? - In the whole state, yeah.
- You're kidding me? - No, as the sign said.
That's what they say.
- Bigger than the beach?
- Well, the beach... I don't know.
It's hard to compare. - Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
- Good call. You're smart. - I'm smart like that.
Number one, beach.
- Look at that, look at that.
[laughs]
- Looks fun. - It looks fun, yes.
- It looks very fun.
But kind of cold for that. No?
- No, do it.
- [laughs]
Next time, next time.
Whoo! Whoo-hoo!
A lot of action going on here,
you got the boat, helicopter, right?
- Too much.
- Too much. We're in Hollywood.
This is an entertainment complex here with a lot of attractions,
shops, restaurants...
There are even hotels here.
Talking about shopping, here's something I'd have never imagined.
Myrtle Beach is the largest shopping destination
in the entire state of South Carolina.
They have a few areas like this one here
joining shopping, dining, entertainment.
So in every video, I'll show you a different one.
They also have an outlet mall,
and something very, very unique:
beachwear stores, everywhere.
And they are ginormous.
You see one every two, three blocks.
Baby, two things you see here everywhere:
beachwear shops and pancake houses.
- What about beach?
- I see beach everywhere.
- Yes, you see beach everywhere, too.
Seriously, here you see way more beachwear shops and pancake houses
than many of the cities we've been.
- Yes, and everything for $5.99 and under.
- But they are not, you know.
Once you go inside you... - Ssh.
- That's the trick to get you in.
This is totally amazing.
You see a lot of billboards around advertising this 20-dollar ride,
and you think this can't be real, but it is.
There are two companies that offer this 20-dollar ride,
and these two companies have different routes.
So go online, Google "Helicopter rides Myrtle Beach,"
and you can easily find the two of them, and the routes.
It's important to pay attention to that.
The ride is like just four or five minutes.
And, of course, what could you expect for $20, right?
But they have longer routes, too,
and they're not that much more expensive.
Baby, this is the first thing I want to do when we're back to Myrtle Beach.
- Yeah. - It should be so fun, right?
- I think so. - Yeah.
Right now, not enough social distancing inside a helicopter.
- No, right now not enough
- Oh, look at how cool.
Water rollers. You could go inside those.
Have you ever seen those things that you go,
like inside a bubble, and you just roll.
That's what this is.
It's stupid in, but stupid out, too.
- Yeah, the store doesn't change you.
- The store doesn't change you.
[laughs]
That was a really good one.
- Why? - The store doesn't change you.
This is so big that some of the attractions are even slightly off-site,
they don't fit here,
like there are go-kart tracks,
helicopter rides...
There are two water parks,
and one of them happens to be South Carolina's largest water park.
Here in Myrtle Beach, one thing that we see a lot
or at least seems to be big here is seafood buffets, right?
- Yes. - Everywhere.
But also in addition to being a lot of food because it's a buffet,
it's expensive, right? -Yeah.
Like $30, $35 per person.
- No drinks. - And no drinks included, yeah.
We don't want to eat that much,
so we'll probably go for something more traditional,
like a traditional restaurant.
- Yeah, bread and soup.
- Bread and soup. No, a little bit more than that.
- [laughs] - Why?
- We haven't eaten anything for the whole day, baby.
- Oh, okay. - Aren't you hungry?
-Okay. -Come on, aren't you hungry?
- We'll get some potato in the soup for you.
- [laughs]
Carolina Barbecue.
- You already chose, is that what you're saying?
- That's where I'm going.
- Okay, just because you're in South Carolina,
you're going to Carolina Barbecue?!
- Yeah, yeah. - That's creative, huh?
- When in Rome! - When in Rome!
$19.99, $14.99, $13,99.
You can find good prices.
$13, $15.
Okay, so what do you make of it? - Sure.
- Yeah, let's go.
Very cool this porch here of the restaurant,
it even looks like a typical southern home.
So when we talk about southern food,
what comes to your mind immediately?
- Grits.
- Yeah, what else?
- Beans.
- What else? - Collards
- Is that what you ordered? - No.
- What did you order?
- Barbecue. - Barbecue.
- Yeah. - Barbecue.
- Cheers!
Your barbecue had to be in a burger, huh?
- Yes. [laughs]
- Tell me about your burger. What's there?
- Barbecue meat with cheddar cheese.
- Ooh, it seems so good.
- Excellent. - Excellent.
And mine is brisket with fries and beans.
It's been such a long time since I last had brisket.
Very soft.
Tasting delicious.
Very nicely done.
And with the barbecue sauce here on top, it's a perfect match.
This brisket was smoked for 14 hours.
Wow! That's what it says on the menu.
Barbecue approved? - Was it approved?
- Well, I'm asking you. - It's in my tummy already.
[laughs]
- You're craving for barbecue, huh? - Yeah, it was good.
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- Raspberry for me.
What is this? - Cherry.
- Cherry, cool. I want grape, too.
- Cashier: Yeah, we make all the taffy in the store.
- Oh, nice!
She said that normally, they have someone right there
preparing taffy in front of you.
We arrived exactly during his break.
If you're not familiar with taffy,
this is a type of a candy that was invented in the United States.
Did you know that? - No.
- Yes, invented here. It's very light, it's chewy.
What else? How do you define?
Oh, probably lots of calories.
- Yeah, lots of calories. That's for sure.
- Great for you. - Great for you, yes.
If you're from the UK or Europe in general,
you probably know this as chews or fruit chews.
How is it in Canada?
- Taffy. - Taffy?
- Yeah. - Okay. [laughs]
You're looking forward to trying, aren't you?
- Yeah. - Go ahead, which one?
- It's about time. - [laughs]
Well, we had to find a nice place and quiet place to sit down here
and remove the masks before trying.
- Liquorice - Does it remind you of childhood?
- Yeah.
- It's taffy. - It's taffy.
The coolest thing about this place is that they make the taffies right there,
and they use one machine that is 100 years old.
- This one is hard. - Yeah?
- Watermelon.
- These are big, huh?
It's so good.
Reminds me of childhood.
We didn't have the same ones in Brazil.
We had something similar.
Our own brands.
[laughs]
-Whoo!
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Oh, wow, look at all their mouths, baby!
They're all with mouths open.
It's even scary, huh?
Oh, my God! Let's see how you deceive a fish.
Did they do something?
- Oh, look at that!
It is just my hand.
- Pavlov
- Oh, my God! Just my hand!
There's nothing, no food.
If you've ever been to Orlando,
you may recognize this, Wonderworks.
It's a Science museum actually.
The upside down house. [laughs]
Like in Orlando, baby. - Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Announcement: We hope you're enjoying your day
when hanging out and walking around Broadway at the Beach.
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During normal times, they should close the day here
with some nice fireworks.
Hopefully soon.
Being in South Carolina, where do you eat?
- Pizza. - [laughs]
- Stupid Factory is now hiring.
- Do you think you come out stupider
or do you go in stupider?
- [laughs]
I think you learn something inside.
♪ Baby shark, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo ♪
Again, they got a thing for sharks here.
- Do they? - Yeah, didn't you see that?
- Yeah. - Have you seen any shark yet?
- No. - I hope we don't.
- Only in the store.
- I just hope they don't have as many sharks as they have in the store.
- Yeah.
- "If your dreams don't scare you, they aren't big enough."
That is so true.
Do you realize this is the first video that we shoot in 2021?
- Yes. - Yeah?
- So how does it feel after such a long time?
- I'm out of the cave.
We're so lucky to have basically a year's worth of content
that we're able to edit for the entire last year,
right? - Yes.
- We hope we could bring you some entertainment in the last few months.