I Went Vintage Shopping Across Asia

HELLO FRIENDS!! here is a bit of a ~throwback~ to some long-lost footage from our east asia trip in 2019. i hope you guys enjoy it, even after such a long time, and here's to hoping we'll all be able to travel again sometime soon ❤️ as mentioned, all of this footage was filmed in 2019, pre-lockdown, so that's why we are flying around & not wearing masks! RinRin is wearing a face mask in one shop, but that's because she had a cold at the time. and, there is a "no photos allowed" sign visible in Dog, but we did get permission to film there! xoxo, saf

This turned out so good!! I want to go back to Midwest now and grab a fringe jacket 😍 Miss you guys, come back soon! ❤️

R.I.P HojuSara. 🖤🖤 I will always remember your charming smile and just how happy, bright, and lovely you always were. You brought sunshine and joy to all of us. My deepest condolences to the loved ones of both Sara and Hyun. 😔☀️🕊

the Japanese thrift stores literally had me foaming at the mouth. every shot contained something I wanted to buy istg

Safiya, as a Hongkonger, I really appreciate that you have mentioned the protests of Hong Kong and linked articles about it. Thank you so much! And this vlog, even if it's 2 years late, is still amazing as always as your other videos!

My deepest condolences to hojusara. What a great soul she was

Almost preferred getting to see this with some perspective and nostalgia attached. It was less jarring in some ways then going and finding old material to watch again. You answered my questions and acknowledged the gift of travel. Loved it! So glad you had time and space to make this video :)

I’m so excited that this is out! I know we filmed it like two years ago but it does not feel like that long ago! I still love how you found the only black clothes in the pastel and pink vintage stores haha 😂 Tiny and I miss both of you guys! Hopefully we’ll get to see you guys again soon! We’ve found many more delicious restaurants to take you guys to for the next food tour! Some of them may include cheese... 😉

May Sara rest in piece, I’m sorry for your loss Saf…she was wonderful, I hope that even so long from her death that you are all able to reminisce happily about your memories with her ❤

Can’t believe Sara’s gone…something about her energy is comforting

oh my gosh, please make more of these when you travel! I loved seeing all the styles hehe so cool 🤩

Awww this video coming up suggested today is kind of sad but still good. Rest In Peace Sara still finding joy in seeing you in videos

rewatching these videos of sara now is so beautiful and heartwarming

This feels like another lifetime ago! Great video as always~ miss you guys! (the fedex jacket was 🙌🏻)

Came back to watch this video because I just read the news that Sara passed away recently. I started to watch a few of her videos after this video Safiya uploaded. May she Rest In Peace 🕊

I am from Hong Kong and I haven't been home for a year, and your footage is giving me so much emotions TT thank you so much for mentioning the situation and showing such a beautiful side of my home!!!

One of my happiest memories is just lying on my bed with my cat watching a Safiya Nygaard video before dinner. For some reason in that moment I just felt absolutely in peace with the world, and happy and loved.
My cat of 12 years died last week from cancer, but before he did I got to lie on the floor next to him and watch the first half of this video and listen to him purr for a bit longer. I don’t know if I’ll be able to finish this video anytime soon, but it was really nice to get to have that goodbye to him

Lol, I love how they went to Asia to see American thrift stores 😂

Nothing says “you are an old lady” like watching someone in 2019 try on a black ruffled shirt that you OWNED and WORE in 1981!

Honestly safiya’s videos are so timeless, this was literally two years in the making and it’s still amazing.

So bittersweet rewatching this today. I’m so sorry for your loss Safiya, Sara was such a lovely bright person. And she also made so many puns! ❤❤❤

The middle dress at 20:45 was so crazy to see! My grandma brought that dress back from Hawaii for my mom as a souvenir before I was born. Then my mom later gifted it to me and I used it to play dress up! Crazy small world stuff 😂

I miss Sara so much. I am so sad she is gone. She was such an amazing person.

Japanese thrift has hands down been one of the best experiences of my life, everything immaculate

This comment is likely gonna get lost in the sea, but I've been getting back into Saf's adventures and videos the past few days, and I gotta say they really brought me back to "myself." I dunno what it is about the bad makeup science, and the clothing hauls and cringe humor, but I feel more -me- than I've felt in a looooong time. Like I actually want to dress up and go out and be social again.
So if you ever see this, thanks. I appreciate your content and your presence on this platform.

When Saf said “I got so much positive feedback from you guys that I’m feeling confident now” after she decided to get the bucket hat, that warmed my heart for some reason. 🥺

i like how they didn’t over-shop and didn’t buy things they didn’t need/actually want

It’s funny people talking about travel as the “before times”. Travel is just a dream for me. It’s something I see other people doing, that other people experience, but I don’t even think of as a possibility for myself. So that aspect never changed for me - now everyone is in the same boat as me, but can at least wait expectantly for the time when they might be able to travel again in the future. Rather than never even thinking about it happening.

Sara is watching all of us from the clouds 💕☁️

safiya, there's been an update to the HojuSara account.. and quite shocking. I'm glad that you introduced so many different people from around the world. Take care of yourselves, everyone!

Rest in Peace Sara. We'll never forget you.

Really love that Safiya made sure to mention the stores are still operating and how one is currently only available online. Looking out for small businesses no matter where they are.

It feels so crazy see HojuSara here wishing her the speediest recovery!!!!!

Can we all just appreciate how beautiful Saf is and how adorable she looked in all these outfits?

there's just something so comforting about your travel vlogs, combined with the retrospective of missing things like travel and hanging out with friends and exploring new things. keep up the great vids!

I feel like this was the exactly right timing for this video. A refreshing glimpse from the past, is exactly what we need right now.

Much love from a Hong Konger - thank you so much for letting others know what's been going on 🥺❤️

Saf - please don’t think for a second that just because you filmed something a while ago, we wouldn’t want to see it! We don’t care how long it takes you to get the video together, we love all your content! Current stuff AND from the vault!

Rinrin looks soo good in that purple hat. It was a short quick clip of her trying it on near the very end of the video but it caught my eye so much that I rewinded it and paused just to appreciate how cute it was.

They are such a cute couple! Its not often that you see a husband shopping with his wife and complimenting her on her choice of apparel and a wife who actually acknowledges and considers his opinion!

This is total inspo for our upcoming Japan trip! Thanks for deciding to make it- so happy we can travel again!

I love Sara and Saf's chemistry! So lovely, it makes me miss travelling just watching. Can't wait to travel again and hunt for these stores for no reason.

I love how supportive and caring Tyler acts, they are such a special couple ❤️

I simply just love how supportive Tyler is- especially complimenting Saf when she's trying out clothes- if you look at the sterotypical boyfriends they are just NOT about shopping with their girlfriend, but Tyler's such a keeper ✨

though im probably biased since im asian myself, your east asia videos are definitely my favorites to rewatch over and over again. i'm looking forward to more possible future asian content once the world's gone back to normal! :))

I always love the rapport that Saf and HojuSara have in their videos together!

I studied abroad in Korea for fall semester 2019, and I spent way too much money on clothes there lol. There are a lot of really cool shops around I-hwa and Hongdae that sell cheap, modern day (and sometime fast) fashion. I loved the clothes I got from those shops, but I really ended up treasuring the clothes I hot from the vintage shops that were mostly in Hongdae. I got things like a) a dark green mid length skirt that feels very 50s, b) some cool metallic silver shoes that I ended up leaving behind bc they gave me clown feet, c) an adorable cropped yellow turtleneck sweater, d) leopard print suspenders, and many more. theres so much I wish couldve bought but I had a limited budget as a student. all this to say, what I mean is I miss Korea for many reasons besides the shopping, but its definitely one of the biggest reasons :)

Saf's asia videos have always been comforting to binge watch for me, but now it's hard to watch her with Sara :( I guess I'll have to stick to the Japan series rather than the korea ones. It just hurts too much, you know :')

Right, well if I ever get to Asia, I know where I am doing shopping!
Also top tip if anyone is ever worried about fitting shopping into their suitcase - post the excess home. It's not like you're going back there to that store anytime soon, so if there is something you love don't let space hold you back, just package it up and send it to a willing participant back home!

I'd love to see a video of you discovering more about traditional Japanese clothes. You would look stunning in a kimono. There are some places in Kyoto where you can dress like geikos/maikos, in a full ensemble, and they seem pretty welcoming to foreigners who want to try it. It would be such an interesting video to see Saf in a more traditional style of Japanese clothing 😊

Love seeing HojuSara ❤️ bbyong 🕊

Thanks for sharing this lost footage! I love your videos especially the travel ones. I vacation through ESclips vids because a real vacation isn't on the budget. Love the diversity of the different locations and got a lil toy store nostalgia from the og Polly pockets, Care Bears, and Barbie.

This is such a comfort video for me! I'll go vintage-shopping in japan if it's the last thing I do

it's cute how tyler still genuinely laughs at saf's cheesy jokes like getting her mic lump checked out at 21:55 xD

"It's like holographic cheese."
*Cristine has entered the chat*

Loved this! In the aughts I sold vintage clothing at flea markets in the LA area, and a number of my customers were buyers from Japanese vintage stores. I loved selling to them because they always bought my coolest, quirkiest, most fun & interesting pieces that weren’t as appealing to US customers. Nice to get a glimpse of some of the places they probably ended up!

Asia is so beautiful and has so much culture. Definitely one of the top places I want to go.

Rewatching since the news of Sara has made me feel really sad. RIP Sara!

i loved your asia videos, so it's like a nice bonus video! and a fun throwback. it makes me miss hong kong and pre-covid era asia. it's just so colorful and cool...like how each storekeeper curates their store in the fashion of the world according to them. that looks pretty fun.

As a person who grew up in hong kong, it's really touching to see how Safia mentioned the situation here and even linked the articles in. We really appreciate it a lot! Love your vids Safia!!

Honestly, I love this concept! You spoke about struggling with perfectionism and how it caused you to scrap video projects in the past. If you have any more old footage kicking around, I would love to see it! I honestly don't care if footage is old or not. I rewatch your old videos all the time, so it doesn't feel weird to see the old content :) sending love to you and Ty! I hope you continue to feel better and bring us content, regardless of if it's perfect or not.

Wow this looks *so fun!* Asia suits you ♡ and those pieces from Korea are super cute

I'd love to see what Tyler buys on these shopping trips too!
I like 3/4 length sleeves - so I absolutely would have come home with that black fringed jacket!
Thanks guys...this was fun!
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Dear Sara, may you rest in peace... we'll keep smiling. Bbyong!

Tyler’s supportive commentary when you try on clothes is so wholesome♥️ he’s always gassin you up

Thank you guys for sharing this! I loved all of your Japan videos so much- this was a nice bonus. And Safiya looks so great in all the outfits!!!

"Even more cheese than I expected, but I was not mad about it" is basically an accurate review for all of Saf's humour

LOVING the throw back content. Can't wait to watch you guys traveling again; your travel videos are always fun, unique, and wholesome. 🥰

Thank you so much for sharing this footage! My husband and I have been planning to go to Japan but obviously those dreams are on hold right now. But I can’t help but watch old videos of ESclips vloggers and their oriental travels. I loved seeing your original travel videos and this throwback just fills my heart with hope that maybe someday I can experience this too.

Somebody’s got to get together and go to due this because truly, I have absolutely totally into old fashion like boutiques. Love them Just tons of fun. Very much a gross understatement.

Watching this video and seeing Sarah almost made me cry. I still can't believe she is gone.

Am I the only one that wishes I could get that "brand new, just watched" feeling again after I watch, and rewatch, any video that Safiya posts? This one especially. 🖤🖤

I love that even before the pandemic, RinRin wore a mask when she had a cold just out of basic courtesy and hygiene!
I know it's common to do so in some other countries, I honestly don't understand why we didn't adopt this practice *until* Covid...

the Japanese vintage stores have my heart😍😍 those clothes look SO GOOD

thank you for making videos that help me feel comforted enough to fall asleep to when i’m having a rough night. I watch your videos multiple times a week just trying to finish them because they calm me, bless you Saf💕

I love coming back to this not just for the good feels, but as a reminder on how funny hojusara was, RIP

I swear, Asian clothing in the 80s was the coolest, so many patterns and cool designs. This was really cool to see

Watching your video made me really miss Hong Kong and my family.

Why is it two years later and I still feel jet lagged?

Absolutely loved this video! Reminded me of shopping in Thailand, and now I can't wait to get to these shops in the future!

wow I’m so late watching this video but there was a boy in my 2nd grade class who wore that EXACT horse vest except the kicker was that he didn’t wear anything underneath the vest. It was a look that still haunts me 20 years later. Also love and miss Sara 🧡 & love Taylor too 💚

This is content I didn't know I desperately needed. Travel & vintage shopping might be two of my absolute favorite things. Love this!!

Your videos definitely feel like an escape, thankyou for putting this together and uploading ❤️

I love how much research you put into all your videos!

As a Hong Konger, I’m so happy that Saf didn’t avoid the political issues in HK. I wish all issues are settled when Saf & Ty visit HK again, so we can show how amazing HK truly is to u guys ♥️

Saf!!! How could you have hidden such a well thought out gem of a video from us for such a long time? Your videos never disappoint, I’m living for how much effort you put in each of them :-)🧡

I love thrift and vintage stores and would have bought a lot of the same things you did. I'm so glad you released this and totally understand why you would have had a hard time working on it last year.

man it's just so cool seeing shots of places that i've literally been to, whether just once or countless times :) thanks for visiting hong kong!!

Thank you Safiya & Tyler for making this video. With everything going on in the world, even though it's an old trip, I was able to travel vicariously through you to three places I probably will never be able to go to. Vintage stores are very cool. Enjoyed how you collaborated with different ESclipsrs as well. If and when travel is safer, where would the next vintage haul be?

I don't know why Safiya's franken-creations are so appealing but all I can say is keep them coming!!

This was a really nice throwback to normal life and travelling so I’m actually really grateful you decided to go through with putting this together!

So cute, I love the content y'all make together! I miss travel and exploring 😭 This inspires me to shop more for unique items I don't focus on fashion that much.

Just wanna say I love how you and Tyler are together ❤️ I hope I find a relationship like this one day

This trip is so iconic! The hosts are so cool and sweet, and the content you guys created never gets old 💜 I legit teared up a little watching

I'm so glad you are still making videos. I love your content ❤ thank you

there's just such great vibes from this video!! i love the friendships saf and ty have made with all of the "hosts" -- they're all such great people

“I got so much positive feedback from you guys, I’m feeling confident now”
So sweet! That’s how true friends should make you feel. And I love how your husband is your best friend ☺️ also they were totally right that hat is super cute on you!

I watched this a week ago when it was posted- and so much negative has happened in my personal life the last week
Saf and Tyler make videos and livestreams that really make them feel like friends and I appreciate that

those japanese thrift stores were SO cool, omg i definitely want to check those out once i'm able to travel!

That was so fun! All places I would love to visit as well. Loved your vintage finds ❤ and linking current events of Hong Kong.