Hey guys, greetings from Toronto's Pearson International Airport.
And as you can notice oh my gosh I am by myself.
There is no Audrey.
Womp diddy womp womp.
I mean I'm so used to traveling with her that it is so strange to be taking a trip by myself.
Anyways where am I going?
I haven't even told you.
I am taking a trip to India and I'm going to be meeting up with my friend David.
I'll tell you a little bit more about that but 1st.
First things first I need to get through security.
And this is the line now for the flight that I'm going to be on.
I'm glad I came a little bit early.
Let me tell you.
Am I Gate E am I gate D?
Let us see.
The ticket tells me I'm gate E.
I had been complaining about the lines to check in but actually when I went through
security there was hardly anyone.
So I came at just the right time guys.
Glad to see that my flight is still on time.
So normally when Audrey and I come here to the airport in Toronto we typically go to
Tim Horton's for something just like cheap and quick.
Basically Canadian fast food.
But I'm actually going to see if they have some Indian food in this airport.
I sure hope they do.
Well there is Vietnamese but I am not noticing Indian yet.
We've also got dim sum guys.
Oh that is very tempting.
Oh my gosh guys I think I'm in luck.
Check out this.
I think this is the one I can order some Indian food from.
Maybe Marathi.
Rice and curry over here.
Down here I've got sides.
It looks like naan bread.
Oh man.
Check out this.
When you have the choice between plain naan and garlic naan that is a no brain-er.
And what to get with the garlic naan.
Let's check out the rice and curry section.
Oh wow.
Look at that guys.
Butter chicken.
Chicken Tikka Masala.
Paneer Matter Masala.
So like all of my favorites.
Aloo Gobi which I love.
Oh man.
Decisions, decisions, decisions.
I think I'm going to go with the paneer matter masala.
Oh ho ho.
Add garlic naan for 2 bucks.
You better believe it.
So that means I can cancel my other order.
So it comes with cubed paneer cheese cooked in a mild curry made from chopped masala,
cilantro, coriander and chili.
So in total with tax and gratuity that is going to be $17.84 Canadian which is I'm not
even sure in US dollars.
Probably like $13 or 14 dollars.
Okay guys so while I hurry up and wait for the food I thought I'd tell you a little bit
more about the trip.
So the person I'm going with David.
My good friend David Hoffmann.
He's been making videos even longer than us.
His channel is David's Been Here.
I'm going to put a little link up above.
Also I'm going to make sure to put his channel in the description box below.
I'm going to be teaming up with him and basically traveling all over India for 3 weeks.
This is uh a trip that he has designed himself and it is a very fast paced.
I think we're going to six or seven cities.
I'll let you know the exact list after I've had a little bit of food.
But I'm so pumped it is going to be really cool to collaborate with him.
I don't have a lot of experience collaborating with other Youtubers.
Also I've rarely filmed by myself.
And so this is going to be a really interesting new challenge.
Like I'm not used to doing these little selfie talks into the camera.
And I feel like it is going to be a really interesting um way for me to grow maybe as
a filmmaker especially as a presenter.
I've been wanting to go back to India for a really long time and this is going to be
my third trip there.
The first time I went was back in 2010 solo backpacking.
Ultra hardcore backpacking on a very shoestring budget.
Um it was a wild adventure at the time.
The second time I went was I guess a year and a half ago with my parents and Audrey.
It was a little more upscale.
So we were in first and second class seats on the train.
We had comfortable accommodations.
And so this time it is going to be even more different.
It is going to be a faster pace.
Um I think we're going to be mostly staying in airbnbs and yeah it is just going to be
a really exciting experience to team up and travel with David.
I can't wait.
I mean he's a excellent filmmaker and uh I really respect his work.
It is going to be so fun to do something together.
And I'm hoping we can create some really cool content in India.
Okay the food should be here in just a few minutes but I will let you know the full schedule
now.
Because I have it right in front of me.
So the many places that I'll be going to in India on this trip.
Over just 3 weeks.
So starting off in Mumbai and then heading to Pune, then Hyderabad.
And I apologize if I'm butchering any of the names at the moment.
Then Amritsar, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata and Ahmadabad to finish things off before
going back to Mumbai for a couple of nights.
So it is an insane pace.
Basically we're moving cities every basically two days.
Sometimes we're in a place for three days and there is a couple of places where we actually
visiting for less than 48 hours if you can believe that.
So it is going to be a very fast schedule.
Something else that is kind of interesting too that I thought I'd show you is this E-Visa.
I guess this has come into effect maybe just 2 or three or four years ago.
I'm not entirely sure but the first time I went to India the process to get a tourist
Visa was quite arduous.
Like it took a really long time.
I had to go visit a consulate, there was all kinds of red tape.
All kinds of documents.
So this E-Visa, which still takes a little time to fill out, is so much easier and you
get approved within like just a couple of days.
I think I had my E-Visa approved in 48 hours.
So it has made the process of going to India so much easier than in the past.
Ho ho ho!
Look at what just showed up.
My curry, my rice and my garlic naan.
Alright time to get after that.
So I'm going to put a little bit of curry directly on the naan.
Oh man that looks awesome.
Mmmm.
That is so good.
Oh my gosh that is so rich.
Spicy too.
And that naan is so garlic-y but also it is really buttery too which I love.
I just can't stop dipping it in the sauce guys.
Look at that.
Mmmm.
Delicious.
Haha.
They just wished a passenger a happy flight and a spooky Halloween.
That is pretty funny.
And over here guys you can buy some Canadian souvenirs.
I can't think of anything more Canadian than this.
Maple Smoked Salmon.
And you can also get pure Maple Syrup as well.
And in all kinds of different containers.
Check out the one down here.
That is my favorite.
So one of the interesting things about Canadian souvenirs is that they are not the typical
type of thing you'll find an actual Canadian grocery store.
Like this for instance milk chocolate with Maple and Sea Salt.
I've never seen that in any Canadian grocery store.
So guys I'm going to be flying with Air Canada today.
And one very unfortunate thing, on a long flight like this, I'd love to get an aisle
seat.
I want to have access to the toilets.
I want to be able to stretch my legs and just get up.
I'll have to get over somebody but unfortunately this is the completely packed flight.
Literally every seat is full.
I couldn't get.
I mean I got here and asked early to ask for a seat change.
Absolutely nothing can be done.
So I will be in the middle which is the worst.
I'd rather actually get a window seat so I can film outside but yeah it is what it is
unfortunately nothing can be done this time but my question for all of you is which seat
do you prefer?
Do you like aisle, middle or window?
Does it change based on the length of the flight?
Let me know.
Guys the ridiculous outfit of shorts, socks, shoes and a jacket.
Actually right now in Canada the temperature is zero degrees and by the time I get to Mumbai
it is going to be in the 30s so it is going to be an incredible shocking change in temperature
and I will be shedding the jacket, probably the shoes, probably the socks and wearing
mostly flips flops, t-shirts and shorts on this trip.
Oh my gosh it is a bit like herding cats with all of those different zones.
I'm in zone 5.
But anyways we're finally boarding now.
And of my gosh the excitement is starting to build.
Like I'm going back to India guys.
I'm so excited for this.
So so excited for this.
I actually ended up with quite a bit of leg room.
Guys time for a much needed update.
I've made it to India!
Mumbai.
The biggest city of India.
Wow!
This is crazy.
Like I'm so tired but I feel like I've got this sudden jolt of adrenaline now that I'm
here.
I'm so excited to be here.
And yeah it is basically just have to go through Immigration, get my bag and then find a cab.
Guys Immigration was an absolute breeze.
Like I can't believe it.
The last time I came to Delhi it probably took me over 2 hours to get through.
This time not even 5 minutes.
So I was basically first in line.
But I walked really quick out of the plane and that is my secret.
I kind of like catapulted ahead of all of the other passengers.
Guys I've arrived at the hotel.
And I have to say like I am completely knackered.
It is 2am in the morning.
It took a little while to actually arrange a cab, get some money.
Like none of the ATMs worked with my card.
And so I spent a half an hour doing that.
I waited in line for a cab for an hour.
Um I didn't have my hotel address plotted on Google Maps so it took about five different
tries for my cab driver to find the hotel.
So I'm going to say goodbye for now and I'll have more India travel and food videos coming
for you really soon.