Dangerous Journey to Europe’s Most Isolated Village

We hope you enjoyed this adventure! <3 And we hope many of you will start to meditate this summer. And to the ones that wanna join our Free Summer Meditation Event (online) just follow the two steps below to sign up! :) 1) Subscribe to the 60-day free trial of Headspace at: headspace-web.app.link/e/Y24 (We'll be using their app for the meditations in the event) 2) Find more info & register for the free online event here: lu.ma/i905swco We have some summer meditation challenges for everyone participating, let’s create some new meditation habits together this summer! With love from Thomas & Staffan!

That Doctor on a Horseback, living Legend I must say!:washhands:

"If you don't have self-respect, you have nothing to offer others" Profound words

As a Georgian, I would like to thank you for publishing this video symbolically on our independence day! 🇬🇪✊🏼 It is especially relevant since Georgia is currently struggling with physical and ideological invasion from Russia. Thus, worldwide support means a lot for Georgian people. As a LONG time subscriber, I am so grateful for your positive promotion of the culture and the country and I feel starstruck even through the screen lol. Love you guys! 🫶🏼

That doctor's life is now immortalized in this video. Hundreds of years from now, people will watch this and see that people like him existed during our time. Phenomenal.

can we just stop for a second and acknowledge how freaking beautiful Georgia is? damn!

Keep those “longer videos” over the shorts!!! I love being transported to another land and keeping an open mind to understanding the many lifestyles that exist in this world!

My heart was on the verge of bursting into tears watching this. The scenery, the people, the close to abandoned villages, the few left, the cinematography, the editing and music ... I lived in a different place and time for 36 minutes. It is majestic, beautiful, peaceful and poignant all at the same time. And a sense of inevitable loss...

how can people this isolated, be this humble and open to strangers, while we are not even greeting strangers on the streets. goosebumbs watching this

The editor exposing thomas first time 😂😂 good one

Such a wholesome episode, guys! I have so many things to comment: 1. I love the connection and respect you have towards the elderly (and how alcohol is ubiquitous in these interactions 🤣) 2. Cinematography and drone shots are impeccable, as usual 3. These former USSR countries episodes are always my favorite! 4. The helicopter ride looked like a FPV drone adventure 😂 5. The doctor is an absolute LEGEND! 6. I’ll never get over the fact that you randomly met Staffan, the man who represents Yes Theory in a nutshell! Thanks for the effort of sharing these stories with us 🫶🏻

Ushguli has intrigued me since the moment I heard about it much for the same reason as you all! I've lived in Georgia for the last two years, and December 2023 I visited for the first time with my family who were visiting at the time. Against all weather reports, we got more than 1 meter of snow while staying in Ushguli and got stranded 2 extra days before the road was passable. The drive back will forever be the sketchiest ride of my life! During our time in the village, we had delicious food and amazing hospitality despite not having power or heat. For one, my wife got very sick, and the community gathered medicine from their personal supplies (since there are no stores or pharmacies). We also drank a lot of chacha by candlelight in one of the towers, since there was nothing better to do! It was certainly a once in a lifetime "seek discomfort" moment!

Imagine turning one of those villages into a Yes Theory settlement. Build some greenhouses or a sustainable way of growing food during winter, have people visit to help out with renovating during summer. ...you would need some kind of military cargo helicopters to get supplies there though. but man that place looks like paradise. :o

Hey guys love your videos! Bit of constructive criticism - when travelling to isolated, poor villages like this one, please bring along a boxful of goodies, i e, basic necessities: Bread, cooking oil, flour, salt, sugar, yeast, macaroni, matches, toilet paper, painkillers etc. Will be the best $50 ever spent. Elderly residents can't carry too much back from the shops! Unfortunately in some countries, pensions are as little as $200 a month🥰

As a hermit... this place seems like a dream! I live alone in the woods in northern Minnesota in a 450sqft cabin. I have many deer and rabbits that roam my property and it makes me so happy to be in nature. It can be lonely sometimes, but I enjoy the peacefulness of being alone.

Just want to hug all those brave villagers, especially the old doctor. Great job guys for documenting this extraordinary place on our planet!

🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪 Seeing people appreciate Georgia’s raw beauty brings so much joy to me. It re-awakens the love for my country that I sometimes forget I have. I hope you know the impact you made with this video. You will be remembered by those people you saw till the end of their lives. They will reminisce about your presence in the cold and lonely months of winter ahead. Thank you for portraying Georgia beautifully and do come back! You will be surprised how much this country has to offer! With love, From Georgia❤

I'm always tearing up when they talk with lovely elderly people and they start talking about how we should be more closer together and take care of each other more~

As Georgian, I am so glad that you are appreciative of our country🥰so excited🇬🇪🇪🇺

Don’t ever stop making these videos. I know people want 10 seconds of entertainment but this is genuine travel journalism and exploration. We live in a time of global change and insecurity and documenting this is importent