Pathfinders: video of the month, bumper edition

Surfer stands on the sand at Narigama seaside, in Sri Lanka © Andrey Danilovich / Getty Photos

Each month, we curate one of the best weblog posts, movies and Instagrams from our Lonely Planet Pathfinders. This month we’ve received a bumper version of their finest movies, as we function our high picks from August, September and October!

Kicking issues off, from August, we’ve got a superbly shot piece from Mike Zwijgers:

‘We travelled the outstanding nation of Sri Lanka by tuk-tuk. For 3 weeks we drove our three-wheeler all throughout the nation and skilled native life. My title ‘Be the place you’re’ is a Buddhistic phrase. I hope my video evokes others to enterprise off the crushed monitor!’

Be the place you’re – Backpacking Sri Lanka

Why we prefer it: In October Sri Lanka was introduced as the highest nation in our Finest in Journey 2019 checklist, so it’s a vacation spot we’ve been enthusiastic about for some time. Regardless of current political issues there, lesser-known components of the nation within the north and east stay prime for intrepid travellers looking for new discoveries.

A part of the explanation we beloved Mike’s video is the breadth of subject material. From the native folks to the wildlife; the coast to the nationwide parks; the scenic roads that snake by means of the mountains; and naturally these one-of-a-kind practice routes; his video sensitively exhibits us the bigger landscapes in crisp high quality, while additionally together with these zoomed-in particulars that make a spot really feel actual.

Subsequent up, from September, we’ve got this extra sensible, vlogger-style video from Svenywhere.

‘Fúzhōu is a vacation spot in China that has been actually ignored by vacationers!’

4 issues to do in Fuzhou

Why we prefer it:

There isn’t an abundance of journey ideas for worldwide travellers on the market for Fúzhōu, compared to the opposite extra common locations in China. So this video is a helpful mini-guide, giving viewers a fast snapshot of the town. The video balances helpful details with good visuals of the town itself, such because the West Lake historic gardens.

Lastly, from final month (our particular Finest in Journey version), we’ve got a combo submission by two of our Trailblazers, Wanderlust Chloe and Macca Sherifi (An Adventurous World):

‘From the Bastei Bridge and the Elbe Sandstone Mountains in Saxon Switzerland to Dresden’s lovely structure, it’s time to get to know Saxony in Germany.’ – Chloe

Adventures in Saxony, Germany (Saxon Switzerland & Dresden)

Why we prefer it: At any time when these two are in entrance of the digicam, there’s quite a lot of constructive power, and a way of enjoyable in each clip. They’re nice hosts, however they’re additionally proficient with their enhancing. There’s a great stream to the video because it strikes from the mountains to the town, from the outside to the indoors, and it finishes on an enthralling shot of Dresden at nightfall.

Lastly, a number of honourable mentions to different edits that we loved:

Hold your eyes peeled on our Thorn Tree discussion board the place we’ll put up the subsequent submission call-out. Discover out what else our Lonely Planet Pathfinders are as much as by trying out the Pathfinders video playlist and don’t overlook to subscribe to our YouTube channel.