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Will Salter
Приєднався 5 січ 2015
Meet the real people and local delights of worldwide destinations while sharing my excitement of being a touring athlete. Join me, a professional squash player, on this thrilling journey as my sport takes me across the globe. Hit subscribe and let's explore.
The Sellers of Europe's BIGGEST Market
The Hague Market, locally known as De Haagse Markt, is home to over 500 stalls, best known for selling exotic products as well as fresh vegetables, fruit, fish, meat, herbs and spices, electronics and clothing. Operating on four days a week with approximately 35,000 visitors, De Haagse Markt claims to be the largest open-air goods market in the whole of Europe.
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Pro Squash in The Hague
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In this tournament vlog I travel to compete in a Professional Squash Association Challenger 6k event in The Hague, Netherlands. In this video you will see why The Hague is one of my favourite places to compete in, and why staying with a host is one of the most special things you can do as a touring professional athlete.
LA's most DANGEROUS hood at night
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Home to over 4,400 homeless, Skid Row is notorious in LA for drug dealing, human trafficking, sexual assault and other violent crimes. You wouldn't want to go here in the day, let alone the night! In LA to compete in a professional squash tournament, I took the opportunity to explore this famously dangerous neighbourhood with a fellow player, to see for myself just how unsafe this place really is.
Competition and Culture in LA
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A few months ago I travelled to LA to compete in my first professional squash tournament outside of Europe. A Challenger Tour event with £15,000 of prize money up for grabs, I was excited to take my career to the next level. Provided with five start accommodation and competing inside the hotel's sports arena made for a very new experience for me. After the event, I spent a couple of days explor...
The Markets of Karachi
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In this video I explore the Paper Market and Bolton Market. These are the two most busy markets in Karachi, Pakistan. Join me in the back streets where I chat to some of the paper manufacturers and shopkeepers that bring these bustling markets to life.
Solo in Karachi's most DANGEROUS hood
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Famously the most dangerous area in Karachi, the notorious no-go zone, Lyari, is said to in the past have been run by street gangs, been home to lawlessness, politically motivated violence and high levels of crime due to a limited presence of law enforcement agencies. Home to over 1 million people, I headed into the densely populated slum to see for myself just how dangerous it was.
Attending early morning prayer in Karachi, Pakistan
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Every morning between the break of dawn and sunrise, the call to prayer takes place all over the Muslim world. As a non-Muslim, I was intrigued as to what it was like to attend Fajr, the first prayer of the day. In this video I show you my experience of attending such a prayer, in one of the hundreds of mosques spread across the city of Karachi, Pakistan.
Pakistan's most DANGEROUS city at night
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Wandering the streets of Karachi at midnight is the first thing they tell you not to do when visiting Pakistan. So naturally, I felt compelled at the first available opportunity to give it a go and see for myself just how dangerous Pakistan really is.
Meeting Karachi locals after my match
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What does a professional squash player do when they've finished a tournament? Aside from booking their flight home, they may try and squeeze in some sight-seeing. This video shows you my last day of competition in Karachi, Pakistan, and what I got up to in the evening after my match!
Competing in Karachi's Brutal Heat
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Want to know what its like to play the worlds healthiest sport at pro level in 35°C (95°F) heat? I played the biggest squash match of my career in a $20,000 prize money tournament in the hottest conditions I have ever had to deal with. Drinking 4 litres of water throughout the match just about kept me alive!
Pre-match routine in Karachi, Pakistan
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Want to know how a professional athlete prepares for a big match in a foreign country? Discover what I get up to in the 24 hours leading up to the biggest squash match of my career. This day in the life includes staying in a luxury hotel in Karachi, military escorts to the competition arena, and insightful conversations with the local people. Make sure to hit subscribe to not miss how I got on ...
Getting a naval escort in Pakistan's most DANGEROUS city
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Ever wondered what it would be like for a professional athlete from the UK to travel across the globe to Pakistan for an international competition? After receiving a late entry into the National Bank of Pakistan 16th Chief of the Naval Staff International Squash Championship 2024, held at the Pakistan Navy Roshan Khan Jahangir Khan Squash Complex in Karachi, I immediately applied for my visa, p...
The Squash Barn - My DIY Squash Court
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During the UK lockdowns I built a squash court in my barn to keep training and pursue my dream of becoming a top professional squash player. This is the story of my tireless training in a make or break period of my life. After making some huge improvements I have since joined the University of Birmingham to further develop my squash and have started playing on the PSA (Professional Squash Assoc...
Hey yo, I am from Pakistan. Just go to Mirpur go to all over to Mirpur make a video because I live in Spain, but I am Pakistan please. I’m your biggest friend. I’m your biggest fan.
Salaam alaikum brother I will visit your hometown one day! Right now I’m back in England. Shukriya 👍🏼
@@willsaltersquash thank you brother
"You can take for free" , hahaha!
Haha yeah I’ll take anything for free 😂
may your yt channel grow🎉 watching from nairobi kenya 🇰🇪
That’s awesome bro, thanks 😃 There is a chance I will visit your country very soon…
Good looking fit guy. 💪
You talking about me or Sam? 😉😂
Market's are Full and Mosque are Empty 😞
This was quite a small mosque. I attended a larger one in Bolton Market that was quite busy
@@willsaltersquash Mashallah. Love from INDIA 🇮🇳
The best time of the day= Fajr prayer.❤️
It was a great experience 😃
Nice deals !
Thanks bro 👊🏼
Mashallah ❤ brother
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welcome to pakistan bro
Shukriya 🙏
Keep at it Will, great videos!
Cheers mate will do! 💪🏻
Enjoyable to watch, but would be nice if you also showed us some of the squash or maybe a short recap of how the match went, what you did well and and on what you will work on for next tournament :)
You make a good point. However I’m trying to make this more of a travel channel than a squash channel. I have the goal of engaging people outside of the squash community. I can drip feed bits of squash in the videos but I don’t want it to feature too heavily. I would like people to understand that the reason for my travel is squash, which I hope adds an interesting angle to the vlogs. But exploring new places and engaging with the local community is the heart of this channel. Thanks for your comment though, I appreciate the feedback 👍🏼
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All these appartment buildings and people living on the streets. Well done humanity. 🎉
Yeah something not quite right about that is there 😬
This is indeed a choice. No one lives there that's sober.
@@DH702..are they poor because they are addicted, or addicted because they are poor? Or is there more to it than that?
They just passed the law no More camping
Oh really? Surely they won’t be able to get rid of 4,400 people in skid row?
Will, I thought you were just a pro squash player but clearly you're a social investigator too!! Kudos.
Thanks man! Yeah the pro squash always comes first but I really enjoy exploring the places I visit and documenting what I see through these vlogs 👍🏼
Propaganda.
Class vid mate! What’s the name of that series?
Cheers mate I appreciate that! The series is called Frontier. It’s a drama not a documentary but still super interesting.
@@willsaltersquash thanks mate appreciate the reply - keep smashing it at squash!
@@jt12547no probs cheers 👊🏼
Kulfi is the ice cream they eat 🙏 Did you notice that there are no females on the streets so that’s enough to know that it’s not safe there! And chai is never that expensive on the street only in a good restaurant maybe 🤔
Yeah maybe you’re right. As a male I was ok but maybe not so safe for females, I don’t know. Maybe the chai man ripped me off 😂
Give me your number I will show you my Karachi
Lovely video
Thank you 😀
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Stay blessed Brother.
You too brother 👊🏼
Do you have ANC in your recording device? Keep up the work. 😻 Those bananas cost you less than 10 pence. (1 pence: 3.50 PKR almost)
I don’t have ANC but I’ve seen other UA-camrs do so maybe I should look into it. Thanks for clarifying about the bananas, still very cheap 😃 Thanks!
Coming pakistan is just killing your time! This is the most pathetic nation on this planet more even than Mozambique and Mali!!
Karachi being a coastal city, the fish market is one unusual place that you don't find in most other cities. June-July is the stormy monsoon season, and most of the fishing boats stay in, so the fish market is less busy at this time of year, but you can still get to see ocean catch up close: barracuda, kingfish, snappers, groupers, shrimp, lobsters, rays and the occasional shark, if that's what you'd like to see. Also, plenty of fresh fruit in Karachi, many kinds!
That’s amazing! I’ve actually left Karachi now but wish I had known about the fish market. If I go back to Karachi I will visit it 😃
It's the worst season of the year (May-June) for going out to the markets in Karachi. Sweltering hot and humid. Better get some ORS (Oral Rehydration Salt) from any pharmacy/medical store, dissolve it in a bottle of water to make 1 liter, and drink. Even a native Karachiite like me prefers to stay indoors these days because of the weather!
Yes it was very hot! I was also wearing trousers which I’m not used to doing in that heat. I didn’t see anyone wearing shorts so wanted to fit in. Would people find it strange if I wore shorts in Karachi?
@@willsaltersquash Yes, in those downtown areas it is best to wear trousers, or the local shalwar-kameez.
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❤❤luv from Karachi
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Bro come to sadar market Karachi I'm sure everyone treat like a friend you really enjoyed it
I also went to this market!
Lets meet where are you in karachi ??
Sorry I’ve left now!
Really enjoying your Karachi posts. I assume you're back home now after the squash tournament?
Thanks man! Yeah I’ve left Karachi now 👍🏼
What part of Karachi? I'm visiting too, link up!
I was in Saddar but I’ve left now!
Nice video
Thank you 😀
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Very nice God bless you brother ❤❤
Thank you bro 👊🏼
Love from Karachi ❤️❤️
Free Palestine ❤
you should come to the northernm regiond friend karachi is not a good place to be
Next time I will visit the north!
Nice video!!
Thanks!!
Back in early 2000's this was a no go area, this areas has improved by the passage of time and after few forces operations. 10 20 Gun shot cases were daily were a routine kinda thing back then. Stay safe ! And lyari doesn't have its personal flag. Its a flag of a political party.
Yeah I heard it was really dangerous back then. I may have been killed if I went there 20 years ago. Thanks for commenting about the flags! 😃
@@willsaltersquash btw you should visit 1. port grand karachi. 2. Kolachi restaurant (a bit exp for us but worth the experience) Both are food spots. 3. Bahria town (adventure land , biggest mosque of asia i guess which is under construction and few more places which u might like)
@@owaisshaikh6202 my sister, my friend live here in Karachi Pakistan one day he found a gun
Lyari is Harlem of Karachi
Haha yeah I guess so 🤣
Most schools are mixed be it govt or private only very few are separate at least in cities! but due to cultural reasons most places have separate places for sitting so each gender is comfortable
Ah right thanks for the comment it’s really interesting 👍🏼
Separate schools are better.
@@ssajid40 i dont think so i have studied from all boys for 10 years and i think it takes away a lot of confidence for most when interacting with opposite gender because eventually if you continue your studies, in university you will have to interact and further in corporate
Very peaceful moment in Fajar prayer time, human can feel better and actual meaning of life in fajar, Fajar time describe human what to do in life for humanity as wel as himself ❤️
Yeah it was a great experience 😃
I love it, thank you brother
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Bro don't take your phone out this is also a time when robbers are out and about. Have some people with you who are armed
A lot of people have told me I could get my phone and camera stolen! But it didn’t happen 😃
You’re doing great appreciate it ♥️ If you want to explore old great mosques visit Laal (Red) Mosque at Saddar, Karachi
Go Kashmir Pakistan
I will one day! 😃
Im in karachi too . How to meet you ? Wanna do Collaboration
I’m not in Karachi anymore sorry!
@@willsaltersquash it's OK. Maybe next time
Allahu akbar means Allah is the greatest
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ua-cam.com/video/1kJExzyKG4Y/v-deo.htmlsi=1ACzQnwqOjHGiWIr If you don’t mind I’ve attached a link with a azaan and English translation let us know what u think very peaceful and heart touching