Avoid this man in Varanasi 🇮🇳

■ INDIA, VARANASI: One of my absolute all time favourite market hunts took place exactly one year ago in the shopping street leading down to the Ganges river in Varanasi old town. Although I felt my shopping experience was somewhat ruined by the touts that kept derailing my bargaining attempts, it was still such a unique, loud and crazy setting for a shopping trip that I look back upon it with a smile... but also regret!

As this was where I made my greatest purchase you've seen in any of my market hunts: The Varanasi Kali Skull Necklace! I wish I'd bought 10 instead of 1!

So this week when I found myself missing a connecting flight in Delhi due to illness, and faced with having to buy a new ticket for $450 USD, I decided to see what the price were to Varanasi instead. It was $50 which meant the choice was already made for me.

So on to Varanasi I flew for another market hunt for more skull necklaces in India's holiest city.

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[HaraldBaldr]

■ The Original Varanasi Market Hunt Video 🇮🇳

[dr.mridulmahaur]

Man that helicopter toy salesman, stood by his product, opened it and made sure it was working and then packed it again .A Hard working fellow right there.

[vasz]

As an oldschool diehard youtube viewer I have to say I really appreciate how Harald is like the only youtuber thst isn't selling out these days. Just 80 minutes of content without 10 minutes of ad time. Very rare these days.

[laxya]

the stalker man is like a pop up ad on youtube. lmao.

[RaviSinghBrar]

That man was asking that hena girl in hindi to charge him pachaas ruppees (50 ruppees) but she only asked for 20 Rupees. Later Harald gave her 500₹ and that man was asking her to give him a commission afterwards. Thugs of Banaras.

[tonnyjamir]

Bro instead of going to some expensive show U r buying from the streets by helping those poor merchant ....i feel so comfort seeing you doing that... Thank you bro... I appreciate what u do....

[Charlottedenny]

I almost died “Looking for a man in Finance, trust fund, 6’5” blue eyes” I love you Haraldo.

[D.H.]

33:40 the timing of that is just mindblowing and scary at the same time 😂😂

[narcocorridosmexx]

I was scrolling through YouTube and couldn’t find anything to watch til I got a notification that the great German Norwegian posted a video.

[heywood]

I almost pissed myself laughing when Harald sniffed the flip flop! 😂

[thetruthseeker]

Being an Indian I hate stalkers and scammers, they don’t even leave their fellow countrymen

[Smokeyfknjoe]

Skull necklace man was a good honest guy 🙌

[anthonymills]

These are my favourite videos when Haraldo is trying to enjoy his shopping trip and gets hounded by someone to go to their shop 😂😂😂

[maw]

2 and a half minutes in and I'm already laughing my ass off.

"300 bodies burned? .. Thats horrible"

I can tell this is yet another banger out of you!

[stonemason]

24:42
Harald: So you are telling me you have the best shop?
Indian dude: Not the best, it's okay.
Laughed my ass off

[yotonyishere]

the level of respect for dirty water is mindblowing

[Breathofdeathh]

One tout made it through nearly the entire video 😂😂 I’m always blown away by their lack of shame being told no and go away repeatedly for an hour. It’s kind of impressive their level of dedication. Great video Mr Baldr as always 👏 👏

[HCLSalt]

Expecting that guy to pop up behind me in my living room “100 rupee discount, family shop”

[nyraptor]

The most honest sales man was that helicopter guy took a 100 for it and even made sure it worked that guy is very worthy of any help that can be given to him

[KINGBEE]

This is exactly why no tourists go to these places because they already know. It's a huge headache