@stayclassyvlog

2 weeks ago

What's very interesting about Costa Vicentina is that it has been almost completely abandoned by the locals. Up until very recently Costa Vicentina was one of the hardest places for especially young Portuguese to live, as jobs have been limited to farming since basically always. In fact, we were told stories by locals who said depression and a high suicide rate have been at crisis levels up until not that long ago. That's why most have left. Obviously, it's not a problem today since you don't really find a lot of Portuguese people here. We mentioned in our second last video that there is an incredible amount of Nepalese people in this region, so when you drive - or walk - around, you see them all over, as if you are on Bali, not that Nepalese and Indonesians are the same, but it's interesting to see. Anyway, when we say "the next Bali" we mean it in the best way possible, and hopefully Costa Vicentina will never become all the bad things that Bali has become. And I don't think it's going to happen any time soon, since the coast is so long and the terrain in-between towns so rugged. In many ways, Costa Vicentina offers what feels like much more genuine tourism, where it's more for people who travel rather than people who vacation. There's a big difference here, as the latter - at least in my book - is where you come to exclusively indulge rather than explore and connect with the environment. That's all, see you in the next video, where you guys can count your blessings you are not in our shoes 😂!

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