The show is packed with travel inspiration and encouragement from its hosts, YouTube travel expert Drew Binsky and presenter Iain Chambers, as well as from highlight videos and interviews with the teams themselves. As one team member says, “If we can make it, you can make it, too.”
You don’t need luxury to have a rich experience
Sure, it would be great to see the view from a penthouse suite, but the alternative can be a lot more satisfying: As guests on the show, Egyptian team-mates Passant, Seif and Ahmed talk about the connections they made on the ground with strangers, which still resonate with them today.
Seif, Ahmed and Passant celebrate in Berlin
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Seif – who is a surgeon as well as founder of an Egyptian tourism initiative – might seem an unlikely candidate for a grassroots travel experience like Red Bull Can You Make It?, but he explains: “If I was given a million dollars to travel the world, I would still do this kind of travel because it’s the best way to connect with cultures. You meet all kinds of people and learn from each person’s experience.”
When in doubt, go out… of your comfort zone
Binsky, who provides insightful travel advice throughout the show, says, “You’ve really got to just be yourself, go with the flow and be spontaneous. All my best travel memories come from stepping out of my comfort zone. That’s exactly what I hope everyone watching will do.”
A compilation reel of team vlogs shows the excitement and exhilaration that team members felt when they went out of their own comfort zones, whether it was wakeboarding, skydiving, climbing a ship’s mast – or simply shaking off their inhibitions to learn a hand-clapping, foot-slapping folk dance.
It’s OK if your travel buddies don’t always share your mood
In fact, sometimes it can be helpful if they don’t. Australian team-mates Nathan, Emily and Onye had lots of crazy-fun moments during their seven-day journey, but they explain how their unfamiliarity with Europe occasionally put them on the back foot (as well as how Emily literally ended up with one foot in an air cast).
While their sense of humour usually kept them going, Onye says, “There were many times where we were like, ‘Are we going to make it out of this? What are we going to do next?’ But we just kept each other up. If one person was down, the other two would pick up.”
Nathan, Emily and Onye ponder their next steps
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When it comes to modes of transport, try thinking outside the box
Besides travel tips, Binsky shares stories from his journeys. After watching clips of various transportation methods used by Red Bull Can You Make It? teams – from aeroplanes and sports cars to fire trucks and bulldozers – Binsky is asked about the most unique mode of travel that he’s ever used. You won’t want to miss his unexpected answer.
Just look around – you can meet kind people everywhere
“This journey was all about stepping out, asking for help. You’d be surprised how many people will actually help you out, if you just ask,” says Alex, whose up-for-anything US team – aptly named ‘Directionally Challenged’ – did have to rely on the kindness of strangers when they took the wrong trains (or missed them altogether).
Zach, Brandon and Alex run (in the right direction) to the finish line
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Passant from Egypt adds that now, when she has the impulse to spend her subway commute scrolling on her phone, she thinks about what she might be missing: “We got to speak with so many people that otherwise I probably would not have met [because] I would be on my phone, not in the moment. You don’t get to meet this many strangers if you’re not present and speaking to the people around you,” she says. “And when you do, you bump into so much kindness.”
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