Hey! π I just created a page here. If you'd like to help keep the YouTube channel POV Tours - Portugal in 4K up and running, you can now buy me a coffee or get a monthly / yearly membership! πβ
There are many costs associated with running this channel - camera(s), microphones, fuel, editing hardware and software, more fuel...
With your generous support (every little bit helps):
-- I can keep making the content you love to see on YouTube
-- Expand the geographic scope of my videos, to include the whole country
-- Fund equipment upgrades to make the video quality even better, such as a new camera for night / low light footage
Thank you so much! π
Recent supporters
Carol and Ed bought 3 coffees.
Big congratulations on your 50,000 subscribers! We are delighted for you! We have been watching your videos since 2021/22. Every week we look forward to what's next! We especially like the historical information you provide in your presentations. We can tell you're having fun with your new drone. The aerials are nice and have a purpose, but we much prefer your walking tours. The sound of your footsteps, the up close views and background noises are what make your videos so special and distinct.
There are two questions I've wanted to ask you for a long time. You have done several videos of very rural and remote villages. I always wonder what the inhabitants do for a living and how do they get the provisions they need? I also wonder what your full time job is! I was so impressed when you announced this on your channel not too long ago. I can't imagine how you manage a full time job AND all of your wonderful videos!
I'm taking a class in European Portuguese in hopes of communicating better with the locals on our next trip to your beautiful country! It's not an easy language to learn.
We wish you joyful, safe journeys and much success in your future!
Sincerely,
Carol and Ed
Hello Carol and Ed! π Thank you so much for supporting the channel! π€π§‘This week's video (which will be published in just 10 minutes) includes a lot of drone footage too (for a good reason, as you'll see), but next week the traditional walking tours in picturesque towns will return.It's interesting that you mention the sound of my footsteps as something positive, as that used to be a common complaint in the comments section. π Today's video includes walking on snow, so the sound will be more interesting, I think.I love history and that's what I wanted to do in college, but I changed my major when I realized that the only career path would be to become a teacher (no, thank you!). So I chose something rational: accounting. This channel is a return to my passion for history, for the picturesque places of Portugal, for the stories of places lost in time. Maintaining the channel and working full-time is VERY complicated. It has been somewhat possible so far, but I have to cut back on other things, like going out with friends, and other hobbies and interests, such as hiking, another big passion of mine.European Portuguese is not easy at all. My advice would be to focus on learning vocabulary, full sentences, instead of trying to understand why verbs are the way they are, the crazy grammar rules, etc.Kind regards,Miguel π
Linda, NZ bought 2 coffees.
Hi Miguel - its been a year since saw you. How the months have flown. Hope you are doing well and this year is being kind to you.
OlΓ‘ Linda and Robert! Thank you for the coffee! π€It's been a year already??! π³ I'm doing well, doing my best not to watch any news these days, the world is getting crazier and more dangerous by the day.I have so many travel plans in Portugal, I hope I can make some of them come true soon. One of them as early as next week, but only if the weather cooperates (i.e. I need snow π).I hope everything is going well with you!
Therese Bloom bought 5 coffees.
We are huge fans of your videos and love how much history we've learned about the towns and villages we've visited in our travels. Are you a teacher? If not, you may have missed your calling. π
Hello Therese, thank you so much for supporting the channel! π€π§‘No, I'm not a teacher. I wanted to study History at university, but when I realized that the most likely career path was to be a teacher (which I didn't want, because dealing with crazy teenagers would be hell for me), I switched to something completely different (accounting). πThe YouTube channel was the way I found to maintain and feed my passion for history, but without the downside of being a real historian. π
Ahh - I hear that! I would be useless handling a roomfull of teenagers! Sounds like you found a great balance. We're heading back to Portugal tomorrow and have been watching plenty of your videos to help plan our trip!
