Life goes on… // Greek Tavern in Nafplio // Vanlife Greece
Yeah we know that uh lots of people actually collect uh Collectibles when they are traveling but not we we don’t buy anything anywhere just enjoy beautiful cities and that’s it memories in our minds and in YouTube so we don’t need any trinkets yes we can to show you the trinkets Place that’s we were in it’s the resting place of our doc Pula yeah he he was with us for 60 years and lived the whole eight years in a van and really liked it yeah it’s actually quite easy now to let go of bua because bua was so old and he had
Uh problems with his feet already so now he’s in a good place there’s always times when you actually think of your dog for example when you have uh eaten your morning porridge and nobody’s licking your plate after all then you’re like oh and Pula was always napping
Underneath my feet in in the morning time in the bed those little moments when you remember but I’m not really as sad anymore I think uh it was good decision and we had a really great life with bull hiking in the mountains and just enjoying life with him yeah so it’s
Uh time to go forward and doing dishes without the dog suck so much because we have to use bunch of water to get the the bage out of the ball so it’s horrible but today is a lovely sunny day and we have shed lot of Tears hardest
Time is in the middle of the night when you wake up and notice that you don’t have a dog with you anymore but I think it help but that because we cried our eyes out and now it’s so much it feels better it heals no it’s uh just two old grows continue traveling Uh I think last time when we were in na all the footage that we filmed was gone in disaster so now you will see us in that video we have been here once really beautiful place we have the van just beside the central of the town and just
Comeing here for a walk and some G that is our G that is our Plan Yeah it was nice tradition actually to visit this uh blessing of the sea or blessing of the water young people will actually uh dive in the water and trying to catch the cross that the priest throws in the water and they have to be in water for the whole ceremony
And it’s gold WEA there even for in our scale it’s C and I think the priest said like uh 100 time humilation it’s the Finish people we know what it means but yeah it was really long as Orthodox Church U ceremonies are always so they were chanting there was three priests chanting for I think 15 to 20 minutes
Before they threw that cross to the water and then all the young men actually punch there and trying to catch the Cross I think this year some older guy cats the uh cross I don’t know how what it means maybe good luck for the man for the whole year and good luck for the fisherman what goes to Sea yeah Traditions they are always keeping uh communities uh together so even if it’s
Religion and we don’t believe in religions we believe in communities so it’s are nice place to contact and get like little grasp of the community here in Greece I think three priests were actually talking there and one was was using not a mistle toe but a branch of
Olive tree to wish everyone good luck and I got good luck also so we have a good luck for the next year I got the good luck So Vis is naili and he they have a really nice uh fortress on the hill over there we visited the palamidi castle last time we were here 7 years ago so this time we did not enter it so we went there just to walk at and go in the
Restaurant and little CH that have a great vegetable options also so it was nice and just waiting until it’s evening because there should be some kind of Orchestra in the center of the town so goinging back there in a couple of hours yeah we are uh staying with the van for
The overnight here on this uh travel plot yes a lot of mother homes and vans but this is totally free parking and it’s beautiful because it’s next to the mediterian Sea and we can see the castle and everything tingly lights so good place to be yes works great because this
Is like a 5 minute walk to the center of town exactly so we will go to see the night side of nailia we are big city persons now imagine that surprise we a bit embarrassed to show you this but we are this cheap our own wine in this bottle so we don’t get
Tempted to go to the Bars this is very common side in the huge parking lots of in South Europe even your Thief alarm goes on and it yells and the lights are blinking nobody bats an eye triple and double parking everywhere increase everybody wants to get the car in the best spot and walk
Like this much and when you walk like 50 m boom open space it’s really strange to see actually palm trees here in southern Europe and then see like uh Christmas decoration we always uh assume when when there’s a Christmas decoration that there’s at least – 25 and Snow this is the proof that we actually filmed this uh videos in 2024 not last year or Christmas yeah nice uh walk in na during the evening time lots of people in here and yeah we are’t used to this kind of rush hours but loving it really beautiful this is
The uh town which is uh builted by Italians of vene people it’s like Italia looks like Italia yeah nailia okay we came to just listen some live music but it seems like there’s just a people selling Lighty and trinkets yeah not live music here yeah there was no information about this uh
Day but uh last year during this date there was some live music yeah so we just assumed it’s never good when you travel yeah so no live music but uh it was really nice to walk even on the day uh night time here because it’s totally different place when the all the lights
Go on and all the restaurants have their lights on and candles and everything and we were discussing about y this little village or town has like a flashback memories and Y thinks it reminds us the Paula Paula yeah lot of in Croatia we were in the same kind of places for the
Night with the van and same kind of hous is there with the window BLS and the lights are similar and the same same kind of wipe yeah same kind of WP wipe with the uh not ampi here yeah Paula has really nice Amphitheater yeah and I
Think this looks like a Trieste in Italy little smaller I get the similar wipe so but yeah Italian wipe very Italian wipe but no live music so we will enjoy you we wine here and go back to the van in a minute yeah [Applause] Yeah it was really good walk on the town so back in a van I’m going to sleep bye-bye bye bye
About Vantastic: We are a two lonely crows who lost their dear doggy. Before the tradegy we got rid of everything to travel the world. We make vlogs sharing our daily lives in a camper van, our ups and downs, and our adventures around Europe.
What camera equipment do you use?
We use GoPro10, Røde VideoMicro with a dead kitten, Ulanzi tripod mt-16, Ulanzi cage G9, Ulanzi vl49 light, DJ Mavic Pro drone and Adobe Premiere Pro to edit the vlogs. Our electrical power set-up in our camper van allows charging our camera and laptops to film and edit.
What is your van?
Our camper van is Fiat Ducato 2015, Adria Twin conversion panel van. We have done only minor upgrades and mods to our camper van, we pretty much love it as it is.
How do you afford your nomadic lifestyle?
We live on a true shoestring budget. We travel economically, we cook all our meals, we dont visit tourist traps, we enjoy being in the nature and hiking in the nature. We worked traditional office jobs for years and now we live on our savings and investments. We dont believe you need tons of money to to pursue your passion. However, we have learned that you do need to sacrifice comfort, consistency and safety, but that it is possible, very worth it, and the only lifestyle that makes us truly happy!
What happens after van life?
Call us naive, but our goal is to travel forever.
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I see you in a restaurant, then i see you in big crowd of people. For a moment there i thought someone switched you with robots, but then Sara poured vine in the flask and everything was back to regular Vantastic. 😆
A wonderful video for this nice greek city! I wish you to enjoy your time!
Wow, this took me back many years to when I visited many Greek Islands over a number of years while on holiday. Are you drinking Retsina and was that Saganaki Cheese?
Over the past week, I thought about you a lot and wondered how you are adjusting to life without Pulla. There’s an understandable and relatable degree of sadness in this video, yet I can’t help thinking Pulla (if he had a human voice) would be saying, “Hey, life was (v)fantastic so keep it going; there’s much to explore and I loved every minute of my travels with you, my family”. There are so many of us on the journey with you 🤗🤗
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Everyone there are religious.
Good to see you both looking relaxed and enjoying the local traditions. You should be 'tourists' more often. You seemed to enjoy it much to the surprise of both of you!
Looks like you're having better days after sad one🥲😀👌🏼
about the palm trees and christmas decorations… I felt weird too in the beginning in Spain to see palm trees and christmas decorations but then I realized that actually that is more real christmas vibe than in north countries. Reason being Jesus was born in the south and as far as I know christmas is Jesus's birthday celebration. So palm trees are the real christmas trees.
The sadness behind the smile is tough to hide. The memories will last you for the rest of your lives and as they do, it'll be all about the wonderful and less about the loss. City looks good on you both. ❤🚚
Also… CHEAP WINE!!!!! 😌🚚
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My daughter and I pour sparkling wine and a little oj in our thermos and call it miGOsa (mimosa to go ;-^). Thanks for taking us to lovely city adventure.
Please keep smiling. The memories will make you smile. 😊😊😊❤
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So are you getting another puppy?
Heyy, you got still that good energy and humor, despite being somewhat shaken (but not stirred, god forbid!)
Thanks not to play those grece trad songs, like Yannis Popoulazapula (or something ), when I was a kid, my mother played those when she had hard times. It gets me SO out of any Vantastic vibes! But of course you do what you do, and we take part!😅