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Itchy Boots - Kalahari to S America to Alaska to Africa to Asia
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Today's Episode!! Video Title!???? C'mon now!!! No spoilers from me, but what do y'all think?
Who cares about the title? Episode was amazing scenery, and seriously, how can you not laugh over her "No clouds" comment?
I do....I like her videos. The click bait is not necessary.
Not necessary for you and I who are already addicted. But her methods have been working. One year to get to 100K subs, then two years to get to a million. She's drawing them in with the bait and keeping them with the content. It's obviously working so is necessary.
You are correct. Her viewers and subscribers having been growing steadily over the last couple of years. I've been watching since the first season. The titles were not as click baity until recently IMO. I understand the need to draw eyes. I just felt the last one was over the top. No one tried to trap her. The guy really didn't pay her any attention.
The content is excellent and I think she will continue to draw new viewers as long as she continues to explore and interact with local attractions and inhabitants.
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I think she draws a crowd because she's easy to listen to, a woman traveling the world solo and she posts videos regularly. Posting new content regularly helps to keep your crowd interested and committed to the adventure/story. Her content is solid, not amazing, but I only watch for the scenery and local interactions as the border crossings and food get a tad monotonous. Whatever she's doing is working because she appears to have the algorithm figured out when it comes to how to grow your subscribers lol.
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I still find I don't have enough time to watch all her videos... I'm still in Africa! I will go weeks without watching, then binge watch up to 4 episodes (after that, I've had my fill). Every once in a while the episode is a dud, but overall her material does keep us watching.
Windmill
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The dude threw a water hose or rope in front of her bike. And she was trapped? She said something like I have heard of this before. Some kind of symbolism? Beats me.
Is her bike stock exhaust? It sounds louder.
Is her bike stock exhaust? It sounds louder.
The rope was already up across the road......dude was on the phone. Saw her coming, jumped up and took the rope down.....didn't say anything, approach her or nothing. Not even close to a trap.
Kiyoti
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...I think she's doing just fine....definitely a heck of alot better than anything I've accomplished on YouTube or any other social media platform.
Maybe her understanding or usage of the word "trapped" is a little different than what we would normally use. More of the act of springing a trap rather than being trapped in a situation and not being able to get out. The rope across the road could be viewed as a trap or snare.
Windmill
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So what was the trap? Those truck road jams I would consider a trap. Here they would ticket me if I rode the bar ditch to get pass traffic. I have lots of times.
I like her voice I can understand it. She likes to eat from places on the roadside. The meal looked good.
We have a taco trailer in Rockdale and Taylor that is good. There is one in Granger across the tracks on hwy, 95 that is delicious. You can see it from the highway.
There was no trap. I'm a huge Itchy Boots fan and have watched all seasons since her broadcasting started. I watched her set up Bhasanti and Dhanno. I even watched when she went back home and rode around on the CB500x. I'm enjoying the current season probably more than the others because she's really taking time to show us the countryside and various interesting local attractions. However, the last title along with a few more recent ones are pure click bait. I'm gonna keep watching so maybe I shouldn't even mention it, but was curious what you guys thought.
Windmill
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I have watched some since she was on an Enfield. She soots through some tight urban streets and traffic faster than I would dare..
Her first Enfield was called Bhasanti....due to registration issues she had to leave it behind. Then she got Dhanno. Before Itchy, I had only seen Lyndon Poskitt and the Australian guys from MADTv
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Yeah I couldn't watch all of them so I just decided to start watching the South African episodes. And then I got hooked too... TRAPPED!!!
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She kind of has to do that... for a while she was traveling at such a pace that it made me wonder if she timed things right. there's some serious weather changes. Right now I calculate that she is going to be going through some places during the heat of the summer where even those of us who ride year round in Texas hate riding in the middle of summer.
Then depending on when she hits Washington, and Alaska the weather could be changing over.The recent episode was one of my favorites. She went to La Ceiba and Roatan like I was hoping she would. The sights and sounds brought back a lot of fond memories.
I wonder where she is in real time. Could she be in Mexico already? I think the only place she would spend much time on the way to Mexico is Lake Atitlan in Guatemala. And I'm thinking she might be 2 weeks ahead of her videos.
I wonder where she is in real time. Could she be in Mexico already? I think the only place she would spend much time on the way to Mexico is Lake Atitlan in Guatemala. And I'm thinking she might be 2 weeks ahead of her videos.
This is the first adventure ride series that my wife and I have watched together. She appeals to both the male and female crowd that want to see the scenery and interaction with locals. I always find it amusing when people ask the size of her bike (300cc) since that is on the small side here in the US. I have visited Mexico, Guatemala and Columbia and remember most bikes being under 200cc.
Yep, the 300 is a big bike in much of the world.