Hello Friends.

朋友們好。

It has been quite a year so far, wouldn't you say?

到目前為止，這已經是相當長的一年了，你說是嗎？

I know it's been a long time since we've last spoken on this channel, since I've last sat down and had a conversation with all of you.

我知道我們已經很久沒有在這個頻道上說話了，自從我最後一次坐下來和你們所有人進行交談。

And so many things have happened since then.

從那時起，發生了這麼多事情。

To be honest, it's been quite overwhelming to try to stay informed on all of the different developments around the world that have occurred in these past few months.

說實話，要想了解過去幾個月裡世界各地發生的所有不同的事態發展，已經讓人感到相當吃力。

The coronavirus has grown to unimaginable proportions and it has shut down the entire world for months.

冠狀病毒已經發展到難以想象的程度，它已經使整個世界關閉了幾個月。

As of right now, there are over five million cases of COVID-19 and over half a million deaths.

截至目前，有超過500萬個COVID-19病例，超過50萬人死亡。

This pandemic has affected all of us deeply and profoundly.

這場大流行病對我們所有人都產生了深刻的影響。

But many people have been affected much more severely.

但許多人受到的影響要嚴重得多。

And over half a million people have paid the ultimate price with their lives.

而50多萬人已經付出了生命的最終代價。

So if you or any of your family members or friends have been affected by COVID-19 I want to send you my deepest sympathies and let you know that my heart feels for you.

是以，如果你或你的家人或朋友受到COVID-19的影響，我想向你表示最深切的同情，並讓你知道我的心為你感到難過。

As many of you know, this channel is built upon the belief that travel teaches us valuable life lessons.

正如你們中的許多人所知，這個頻道是建立在這樣的信念之上的：旅行會給我們帶來寶貴的人生經驗。

It broadens our horizons and expands our minds and shows us that different cultures at times, so distinct from our own can teach us so many lessons and that we share so much in common.

它開闊了我們的視野，拓展了我們的思想，讓我們看到，有時與我們自己的文化如此不同的不同文化可以教給我們許多教訓，我們有許多共同點。

As a student of history and cultural anthropology.

作為一個歷史和文化人類學的學生。

I've always believed that cultural and ethnic diversity is the most fascinating and important element of our shared human story on this channel.

我一直認為，文化和種族多樣性是我們在這個頻道上共同的人類故事中最迷人和重要的元素。

My brother and I have always aspired to experience and learn from the different cultures and different people who call this planet home.

我和我的兄弟一直渴望體驗和學習以這個星球為家的不同文化和不同人。

We've always strived to do our best to listen, learn and incorporate different opinions and perspectives into our lives and into the stories we share with you on this channel.

我們一直努力做到最好，傾聽、學習並將不同的意見和觀點納入我們的生活和我們在這個頻道與你分享的故事中。

We believe that differences in language, religion, culture or skin color should be championed as equally important and irreplaceable e unique tiles in this beautiful mosaic we call humanity.

我們相信，語言、宗教、文化或膚色的差異應被視為同樣重要和不可替代的，是我們稱之為人類的這塊美麗馬賽克上的獨特瓷磚。

Those shared human moments with people from different cultures are invaluable.

那些與來自不同文化背景的人分享的人類時刻是非常寶貴的。

They're the reason that we travel and I'm sure that they've enriched many of your lives as well.

他們是我們旅行的原因，我相信他們也豐富了你們許多人的生活。

Recent events here in the United States have brought into a harsh light, the remaining inequities that need to be rectified.

最近在美國發生的事件使人們看到了需要糾正的剩餘不平等現象。

The horrific murders of George Floyd.

喬治-弗洛伊德的駭人聽聞的謀殺案。

Ahmad are very Brianna taylor and countless other men and women of color by the police in the United States has sparked a global movement demanding real change and accountability as well as showing the world the unheard voices of pain and frustration from generations of systemic racism in the United States of America.

阿邁德非常布里安娜-泰勒和其他無數被美國警察逮捕的有色人種引發了一場要求真正變革和問責的全球運動，並向世界展示了美國幾代人的系統性種族主義所帶來的未被聽到的痛苦和沮喪的聲音。

It's been an important and necessary conversation and a time of reckoning for the political structure in this country.

這是一次重要而必要的對話，也是對這個國家的政治結構進行清算的時刻。

It's been a time of listening, of learning and of empathizing, but I've also been inspired seeing so many people of different colors, creeds and ages coming together into the streets and making heard their demands for a better world for everyone.

這是一個傾聽、學習和感同身受的時期，但我也受到鼓舞，看到這麼多不同膚色、信仰和年齡的人聚集在一起，走上街頭，表達他們對每個人的美好世界的要求。

Ultimately it's becoming a time for positive change and hopefully Those changes will make the world a better place for everyone in it.

最終，它正在成為一個積極變化的時代，希望這些變化將使世界對其中的每個人來說都是一個更好的地方。

All of these underlying issues have been exacerbated by the pandemic, the lockdown, the huge rise in unemployment and financial hardship and the increased use of the Internet, social media and smartphones.

所有這些潛在的問題都因大流行病、封鎖、失業和經濟困難的大幅上升以及互聯網、社交媒體和智能手機的使用增加而變得更加嚴重。

We've become so connected to our devices which feed us sensationalized news stories 24/7 that it's become nearly impossible to turn them off.

我們已經變得與我們的設備如此相連，這些設備24小時為我們提供聳人聽聞的新聞故事，以至於幾乎不可能關閉它們。

I don't know about you, but I have definitely seen a huge rise in screen time over these past few months and it's led me to actually set limits on myself for how much I can use my phone particularly instagram and the news app.

我不知道你的情況，但在過去的幾個月裡，我絕對看到了螢幕時間的大幅上升，這讓我實際上對自己設定了限制，即我可以使用多少手機，特別是instagram和新聞應用程序。

I know that I'm not capable of saying everything right for every single one of you viewers out there, but I'm doing my best to try to show up when issues arise in this modern interconnected world.

我知道我沒有能力為你們每一個觀眾說對所有的話，但我正在盡力嘗試在這個現代互聯世界出現問題時出現。

It's important that we rise up to meet them together with love, compassion and unity, not hatred and division our generation and this community and communities like it can be the change that we want to see in the world, starting small locally and expanding bigger and bigger until we're all the way around the world.

重要的是，我們要站起來，用愛、同情和團結，而不是仇恨和分裂來迎接他們，我們這一代人和這個社區以及類似的社區可以成為我們希望看到的世界的變化，從在地的小規模開始，擴大到越來越大，直到我們在世界各地都有。

I'm sure we've all been coping in different ways.

我相信我們都在以不同的方式應對。

I've found comfort in noticing and appreciating the little moments of beauty that are all too easy to miss when we are distracted and distressed.

我在注意和欣賞小小的美麗時刻中找到了安慰，當我們分心和苦惱時，這些美麗的時刻很容易被錯過。

The birds singing at dawn, the soft morning light dancing through the leaves on a tree, a cool evening breeze on our skin.

鳥兒在黎明時分歌唱，柔和的晨光在樹葉間跳舞，涼爽的晚風吹拂著我們的皮膚。

It's made me really appreciate quality time in the company of loved ones and the lack of that.

這讓我真正體會到在親人陪伴下的高質量時間和缺乏這種時間的情況。

Over these past few months, during the lockdown and social distancing has taken its toll on all of us.

在過去的幾個月裡，在禁閉和社會疏遠期間，我們所有人都付出了代價。

We are being tested right now in ways we could never have imagined with obstacles we've never experienced before.

我們現在正以我們從未想象過的方式接受考驗，遇到我們從未經歷過的障礙。

And for many of us we're doing it alone.

而對我們中的許多人來說，我們是在獨自做這件事。

It's tough.

這很艱難。

There's no other way to say it.

沒有其他辦法可以說了。

It's tough.

這很艱難。

I don't wanna pretend like I have all the answers because I don't, I'm just a regular guy who cares about the world and all of the people in it.

我不想假裝我有所有的答案，因為我沒有，我只是一個關心世界和世界上所有人的普通人。

I don't know what the future is gonna look like and I don't know when we're gonna get back to normal, but to be honest, our normal had a lot of problems, ones that needed fixing.

我不知道未來會是什麼樣子，我也不知道我們什麼時候能恢復正常，但說實話，我們的正常有很多問題，需要解決的問題。

So maybe going back to normal is not the right thing.

是以，也許恢復正常並不是正確的事情。

Maybe we need to leave normal behind and make a new normal one.

也許我們需要拋開正常，創造一個新的正常。

That's better for every living being on this planet, but that's going to require all of us to come together to work towards that better future starting now in the present.

這對這個星球上的每一個生物來說都是更好的，但這將需要我們所有人從現在開始，共同為這個更好的未來而努力。

Many of you subscribe to this channel for the travel tips and vlog series that my brother Marco and I used to shoot all around the world and looking back on those videos now, really fills my heart with an immense sense of gratitude.

你們中的許多人訂閱了這個頻道，因為我和我的兄弟馬可曾經在世界各地拍攝的旅行提示和視頻博客系列，現在回顧這些視頻，真的讓我心裡充滿了巨大的感激之情。

This channel has been such a journey, such a labor of love, one that has gifted both of us with unforgettable experiences and has connected us to incredible individuals all around the world.

這個頻道是這樣一個旅程，這樣一個愛的勞動，它給我們兩個人帶來了難忘的經歷，並將我們與世界各地的不可思議的人聯繫起來。

A month or so ago, this channel surpassed one million subscribers and honestly, it's still pretty difficult to comprehend that I want to take a moment to thank each and every one of you, One million.

一個多月前，這個頻道的訂閱者突破了一百萬，說實話，這仍然相當難以理解，我想花點時間感謝你們每一個人，一百萬。

Thank you's going out all across the world.

世界各地都在發出感謝。

Thank you so much for the support over these years.

非常感謝你們這些年來的支持。

You've helped my brother and I chase our dreams and for that we are eternally grateful.

你幫助我和我的兄弟追逐我們的夢想，為此我們永遠感激。

I'd love if you could take a moment to share your name and where you are in the world in the comment section, It's really inspiring for me to, uh, to know your names and to see where you are and to imagine this giant community of like minded people, uh, who are curious about the world and, and want to make a better one.

如果你能花點時間在評論區分享你的名字和你在世界上的位置，這對我來說真的很有啟發，呃，知道你的名字，看看你在哪裡，想象一下這個巨大的社區，由志同道合的人組成，呃，他們對世界充滿好奇，並想創造一個更好的世界。

So please take a moment and drop a comment down there.

是以，請花點時間，在下面發表評論。

So, uh, so we can all say hello to each other.

所以，呃，所以我們都可以互相問好。

Youtube recently sent this over and I wish I could be holding this right next to my brother Marco.

Youtube最近發來了這個，我希望我可以拿著這個，就在我的兄弟馬可身邊。

But unfortunately right now with the Coronavirus.

但不幸的是，現在有了冠狀病毒。

Uh, that's not an option.

呃，這不是一個選項。

So I figured we could open this together, all of us online.

所以我想我們可以一起打開這個，我們所有人都在線。

So here we go.

所以，我們來了。

It is a gold play button.

它是一個金色的播放按鈕。

Marco brother.

馬可兄弟。

I love you, I miss you.

我愛你，我想你。

And uh, look what we've done together.

還有，看看我們一起做了什麼。

It's been an incredible journey brother.

這是一個不可思議的旅程，兄弟。

Each and every one of you out there.

你們中的每一個人都在那裡。

Thank you also a huge thank you to our team.

謝謝你也非常感謝我們的團隊。

Thank you Carla are incredible editor.

謝謝你，卡拉是令人難以置信的編輯。

Thank you Molina for all of the research that you've done.

感謝Molina所做的所有研究。

Thank you juan for the research that you did.

感謝胡安先生所做的研究。

Thank you.

謝謝你。

Rana.

拉納。

Our manager scott, our agent Matt, our lawyer.

我們的經理Scott，我們的經紀人Matt，我們的律師。

Thank you Carlos for the incredible camera work.

感謝卡洛斯提供的令人難以置信的攝影工作。

Thank you all for all of the help and each and every one of the incredible people that we met and all the different destinations who helped us create these stories and share them with you.

感謝所有的幫助，感謝我們遇到的每一個不可思議的人，感謝所有幫助我們創造這些故事並與你們分享的不同目的地。

We couldn't have done it without you.

沒有你，我們不可能做到這一點。

So, thank you for those of you who are wondering, Marco is doing very well.

是以，感謝那些想知道的人，馬可做得非常好。

He's down in SAN Diego working on his creative writing and on himself and both of us have taken a little bit of time away from this channel to work on our own creative paths and on our own channels, which I will link down in the description box so you can check those out these past few months have given lots of time for reflection.

他在聖地亞哥從事他的創意寫作和他自己的工作，我們兩個人都從這個頻道抽出一點時間，在我們自己的創意道路上和我們自己的頻道上工作，我將在描述框中鏈接下來，所以你可以查看這些，過去幾個月有很多時間進行思考。

But like the greek, philosopher Heraclitus said, change is the only constant in life during the lockdown.

但就像希臘哲學家赫拉克利特說的那樣，在禁閉期間，變化是生活中唯一不變的。

I've been here at home in Los Angeles with my fiancee Carrie and with my dog, Lanka Carrie and I were actually supposed to get married in May but we canceled our wedding because of coronavirus.

我一直在洛杉磯的家裡，和我的未婚妻卡莉以及我的狗在一起，蘭卡卡莉和我實際上應該在5月結婚，但是因為冠狀病毒，我們取消了婚禮。

And although that was a letdown, we remind ourselves daily that we have so much to be grateful for.

雖然這是個遺憾，但我們每天都提醒自己，我們有很多東西值得感激。

Our backyard vegetable garden has been a big source of joy.

我們的後院菜園一直是快樂的一大來源。

If you're not growing any vegetables and you have the opportunity to do so, I would highly recommend it.

如果你沒有種植任何蔬菜，而你有機會這樣做，我強烈建議你這樣做。

It's extremely therapeutic not to mention you get to eat what you grow and growing your own food is a powerful thing.

這是非常有療效的，更不用說你能吃到自己種植的東西，而種植自己的食物是一件強大的事情。

Carrie and I would actually have been on our honeymoon right now and although that's not gonna happen and international travel doesn't look like it's gonna be coming back anytime soon.

卡莉和我其實現在已經在度蜜月了，雖然這不會發生，而且國際旅行看起來也不會很快回來。

It doesn't mean that we can't enjoy our summer and it doesn't mean that we can't travel here locally.

這並不意味著我們不能享受我們的夏天，也不意味著我們不能在這裡在地旅行。

If we take precautions and travel responsibly, we can still safely enjoy the summer road trips, camping, backpacking trips in nature.

如果我們採取預防措施，負責任地旅行，我們仍然可以安全地享受夏季公路旅行、露營、在大自然中揹包旅行。

All of these things are still out there and still available and you can do them too.

所有這些事情仍然存在，仍然可用，你也可以做到。

So with that in mind, I'm really excited to tell you about a big adventure.

是以，考慮到這一點，我非常興奮地告訴你們一個大冒險。

Have been training for next week.

一直在為下週進行訓練。

I'll be road tripping to colorado to do a 215 mile mountain biking adventure from the forested mountains of Telluride colorado to the red rock deserts of moab Utah, I'll be riding through some of the most scenic country in the United States and I'll be doing it with my dad and my best friend Carlos who came with me last year to Mount Kilimanjaro to get prepare cared for the trip.

我將前往科羅拉多州進行215英里的山地自行車探險，從科羅拉多州特柳賴德的森林山脈到猶他州摩押的紅巖沙漠，我將騎行穿過美國一些風景最優美的國家，我將與我的父親和我最好的朋友卡洛斯一起騎行，他去年和我一起去乞力馬扎羅山為這次旅行做準備。

I have been training and riding a lot here near my house in southern California and I'm just really excited for some quality time in nature.

我一直在南加州我家附近進行訓練和騎行，我真的很高興能在大自然中度過一些高質量的時間。

I find that being in nature is the best way that I recharge and recenter myself.

我發現，在大自然中是我為自己充電和重新定位的最佳方式。

It's nourishing for the soul, for the body and for the mind.

它對靈魂、身體和思想都有滋養作用。

We all need something to look forward to, something to hope for and something that will help us feel alive in the present moment and for me right now this trip is it.

我們都需要一些期待，一些希望，一些能夠幫助我們在當下感受到生命力的東西，對我來說，現在這次旅行就是這樣。

So I'll be publishing this video series from the mountain biking trip over on my personal youtube channel Alex the vagabond.

是以，我將在我的個人YouTube頻道Alex the vagabond上發佈這個山地自行車之旅的系列視頻。

If you're not already subscribed to my channel, please do me a favor and head over there, hit that subscribe button and check out some of the videos that I have been posting from the past few months.

如果你還沒有訂閱我的頻道，請幫我一個忙，到那裡去，點擊訂閱按鈕，看看我在過去幾個月裡發佈的一些視頻。

I've been posting a lot more regularly over there on my personal channel than I have been on the vega brothers channel.

我在我的個人頻道上發佈的資訊比我在vega兄弟頻道上發佈的資訊更有規律。

Also, if you're not following me on instagram, please do me a favor and do that.

另外，如果你沒有在instagram上關注我，請幫我一個忙，做一下。

That's where I'm posting my daily content.

這就是我每天發佈內容的地方。

That's where I'm really sharing a lot more of my life, it's a lot easier to share an instagram story than it is to sit down and to make a youtube video for you also if you're not following Marco on his personal youtube channel or on his instagram, make sure you follow him as well.

這就是我真正分享我的生活的地方，分享Instagram上的故事比坐下來為你製作一個YouTube視頻要容易得多，如果你沒有在Marco的個人YouTube頻道或Instagram上關注他，請確保你也關注他。

He's got content coming out on there and yeah, I'm just I'm feeling cautiously optimistic about the future.

他在那裡有內容，是的，我只是我對未來感到謹慎的樂觀。

I think that these past few months have been difficult for everyone and I don't want to downplay that at all.

我認為，過去這幾個月對每個人來說都很困難，我一點也不想淡化這一點。

I sincerely hope that all of you out there are doing ok and that you're coping and that you are making the most of this situation and making the most of this time.

我真誠地希望你們所有的人都做得很好，你們正在應對，你們正在充分利用這種情況，充分利用這段時間。

Because I know it can feel overwhelming and at times downright depressing, but we can't let this time slip away because as Mahatma Gandhi says, the future depends on what we do in the present.

因為我知道這可能會讓人感到不知所措，有時甚至是徹頭徹尾的壓抑，但我們不能讓這個時間溜走，因為正如聖雄甘地所說，未來取決於我們現在所做的事情。

So make these days count with a positive mindset and a loving heart, we will all make it through to better days in the future with that.

是以，用積極的心態和一顆愛的心來計算這些日子，有了這些，我們都會熬到未來更好的日子。