Some of these are not because they’re unsafe places to visit, but unsafe and unreachable for British people and consular services. Belarus is a “safe” country, but it’s hostile to the British authorities, hence if something happens to you, you’re on your own.
@@chrisbrown7499 Why's do you think it should be on the list? Last time I watched a travel report about it, it seemed fine for tourists. How is it now?
Eritrea is pretty safe all around yeah there's kidnappers around but you get that in a lot of countries in the region but for the most part Eritrea has no wars going on just it's a dictatorship
Papua New Guinea - Many parts of the country are highly dangerous due to tribal conflicts and the Capital Port Moresby is not the sort of city you want to be walking around especially late at night.
Wouldn't wander around on my own, that's for sure. Had a few drunk guys with machetes board our minibus in the highlands until they they figured out we were not associated with their rival clan and then they stumbled back into the street. But otherwise, felt pretty safe there and enjoyed meeting some of the various tribes in the highlands, in the Sepak River region and along the Southern Coast.
Around 6 months ago one of polish traveller has been there. He released 6 episodes on youtube from his journey, which were the most fascinating videos on his channel. The nature itself in there is beautiful, however if we talking about people living in PNG its totally different story. Their morality or beliefs is something, that you never find out in any other countries. Most of the time its even against any logic. For example, one guy died quite young, around his 20, and all blame was on his mother, because people in village believe she is a witch and needs to be killed. Nobody wants to be educated there, because if somebody finish some university, whole family, or even village wants all money that he can earn from that person. And these are just 2 example that come to my mind now, but there was plenty more, that I heard from missionary, that was guide for that traveller. These missionaries to change that and educate them about morality, but looks like we would need another 100 years to change way of thinking of whole society in PNG. You can see that in "Vlog Casha" channel, however most of the laungage is polish. (English is maybe like 20% of the content)
Also, a little bit about woman perspective in this country, that I found out in one of the comment below one of his video, written by mother of one of that missionary. She has been there 2 months: "everything is decided by the tribal elders, girls or boys do not know how old they are, they get married if the elders decide that the girl is already "pretty" enough to be a wife and mother, boys have to work to have money to pay for a wife, the amount is decided by the tribe , the prettier and educated the girl (whatever that means for them), the higher the pay. Women give birth to 10-15 children. The most important role of a woman is to be a mother and a submissive wife, men are the warriors of the tribe and they don't have to do anything for the family. Women have a very hard life - their husbands often use physical violence, but they have been taught that this is how it should be. a white woman is of great interest among Papuans, I was welcomed very nicely and with "honors" Each village sent its representative, there were welcome speeches, gifts and the joy that the mother came to visit her son. Being in towns or villages, there is a real stir because of a white woman, different style of clothing and different beauty. They smiled at me, waved hello and gave me that nice handshake. It was an amazing impression, I told my son that they treated me at least like Princess Diana. On the next trip, the men went with us to protect us. An unforgettable impression"
@@waffleenjoyer-re3pg ……that’s what I thought when we moved to Lincolnshire, I don’t think a week has passed without females in my family or close friends have come to me of abuse of some kind of another, despite calling the police numerous times only once made it to court. And I do believe we live in one of the safest places
@@waffleenjoyer-re3pg …..not just abuse actual sexual and physical assault, I’m getting old so I can remember when we could walk any street at night without any fear whatsoever, people don’t always go to jail for rape even when found guilty in court
Nah, the only active conflict is Saudi Wahabi brainwashed All-Shabaab is mostly relegated to the south. Somalis have pretty strong communities and rarely wield violence cynically unlike Russia where principles and conviction has pretty much been beaten out of the population.
This is super interesting - I’m Canadian and was in both Lebanon and Syria last summer (I’m an adventure travel writer/photographer). I honestly felt incredibly safe in Syria. The main place to avoid is in the north on the border with Türkiye, as terrorists groups still occupy the areas surrounding. But the local people there, along with my guide, made me feel very safe the entire time. Of course it’s not a perfect country - a lot going on there, but I loved the people and my visit.
Pray for them to have dreams at night about the many worlds of there enemies. Help them build compassion. The Archangel Gabriel will visit whomever God will need. Pray for planetary compassion before it is too late.
If by last summer you mean the summer of 2023, that was before the current conflict in Israel. I was in Lebanon myself in 2022 and it felt completely safe.
I am a UK Citizen and have been to Russia 3 times in the last 18 months. Apart from it being a bit of a pain to get to, it is 100% completely safe. Much safer than the UK. The reason it is on the UK Governments 'no go' list is for political reasons. Russia is a very safe and welcoming country!
My parents visited Russia before the pandemic. They asked me if I wanted anything and I immediately replied "I want one of those hats!" They got me one. It even has the Soviet star on it! 😊
Very safe and welcoming is definitely a bit of a stretch… If you‘re part of a sexual minority or you work in professions like journalism, your stay in Russia could be very unpleasant. Also women‘s rights have been continuously limited in Russia over the past couple years like the decriminalization of domesitc violence. Sure, if you are a straight dude who doesn‘t work in journalism/politics you‘re probably welcome, but everyone else? Not so sure.
In my opinion; Russia, Syria and Belarus are not that bad to visit. Especially with the Syrian civil war close to an end. But Somalia, Papua New Guinea, Rwundi, Uganda and Nigeria are pretty unsafe to visit.
I've travelled to Cairo shortly after the purges and Sudan for business once. I remember travel advice saying it's too dangerous to go. But in fact everything seemed pretty chilled and I could roam freely. So sometimes you don't have to take those advises too serious. Just don't be stupid when travel and follow general rules of behaviour/habits.
True. My friend accidentally met up with some Morrocan gang & went to their hot spot when he was trying to buy some hash in Morroco. They invited him to chill and smoke with them and they made him feel at ease. Edit: Thing that made it easier was that, he is also Muslim, so once that was acknowledged between them, they were cool. Religion does play a part. I also had something similar happen to me there.too, some guys thought me & my friend were different kinds & tried scam us by trying to show us around, but once they realized were also Muslim, they backed off a bit. Thing is, dressing in western clothes & having different fashion, they couldn't tell.
@@jillybe1873 I've heard so many people say this but for some reason they never say why? Also heard same about saudi, and how women who are going to hajj should have a man with then for protection. Are they likely to be kidnapped or something?
You should make a video about the US travel advisories The United States travel advisories are also pretty insightful and interesting, too. Some countries, such as North Korea, would be more dangerous for Americans than it would be for British.
"FCDO advises British nationals against all travel to Russia due to the risks and threats from its continuing invasion of Ukraine. The situation in Russia is unpredictable. This includes: • security incidents, such as drone attacks, happening in some parts of the country • lack of available flights to return to the UK • limited ability for the UK government to provide consular assistance There is also a high likelihood that terrorists will try to carry out attacks, including in major cities"
@@DylanSargesson You can get to/from Russia through Turkey or Serbia, I believe. Russian's planes are not allowed to fly through EU territory, but Serbian and Turkish can go wherever they want. I just don't see a reason why anyone would want to travel to Russia apart from family affairs.
@@pawelzielinski1398 The Foreign Office website I took that quote from does go on to describe how you can get to/from Russia indirectly - but yes completely agree that nobody should want to.
It might be safe as an iranian but not if you're British or American. Iran has a habit of arresting visitors on spurious charges for political leverage as happened to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. There were also all the arrests etc of protestors, especially women, wanting basic freedoms taken for granted in most other countries.
I wonder what happened which made Libya dangerous. It used to be one of the safest and most prosperous countries in Africa. I wonder if the UK had some role in that.....hmmm.....
The UK govt website advises not to go to Morocco. I am a UK citizen, not proud of it. I lived and worked in Morocco for 6 years. The UK is far more dangerous on the street. The UK govt travel advice is biased almost to the point of complete irrelevance. The countries proscribed by the UK govt travel advice is often in territories currently destabilised politically by forces receiving funds and military equipment from the UK and its allies.
It seemed a bit strange that you included the whole of Russia under Europe. In fact Russia is a transcontinental country and the vast majority of it is in Asia.
@@dixienormus6941 That is a very broad statement. I expect comparisons can be made but doubt it is such a black and white answer. I would still choose London though. 💯
i'm half british half brazilian and I was born in brazil and lived there for 13 years (i'm 20 rn and live in Wales). If you want to visit places that are safe i'd recommend you to avoid the north region apart from Belem PA, avoid the northeast apart from Joao Pessoa PB, while every other region (center-west, south east and south) it's okay to go to most places for the most part apart from some unsafe areas of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro (also avoid the state of Rio Grande do Sul because although it's a safe state they have had very bad flooding problems recently and it's unknown if it will happen again). Florianopolis SC and Coritiba PR are probably the two state capitals where you will feel the most safe
As someone who went to lebanon this year for vacation, nothing bad is going on, at least in Beirut. Maybe the south is understandable, but everything good everywhere else😅
@@FloridanJays well iran is dangerous country according to the uk and your saying that all of the countries on this list were in the colonies of the uk
@@JasbirSingh-zj1fg Chad is one of the lowest developed, And most dangerous countries in the world and they’ve been in a war with Libya, and themselves, for quite a while.
All of the countries you have listed do have red parts, we can't upset the USA so we have to pretend its safe. Russia is red because they can chuck you in prison for being a spy.
I think many parts of Russia may be safe from the point of view of local crime, but the government has ultimate control of what would happen if they felt a tourist was out of line.
@@missk9521 maybe they’re safe in general but not for British persons as the countries hate the UK. Like if I were from Russia, Belarus would be pretty safe for me. But I’m a EU citizen so the countries are NOT safe for me.
This list is for how much the British government can help a British citizen in a country, not a country danger list for everyone. So active war zones and hostile nations are obviously going to be red, the inherent safety of the place is not considered even then the UK is a very safe place compared to a Russian tundra.
@@perla5465 the uk doesn’t consider somaliland its own nation, it considers it to be a part of somalia. so the area that is somaliland is orange and the rest of somalia is red
ironic because according to the World 2024 crime index Birmingham, UK is 30th in crime and danger (above Bogota , Colombia ) as well as 4 other ( "diverse") UK cities in the top 100 worst
When we got off the plane on Bali there was an alert for British citizens . The alert was about volcano activity. I was curious why the rest of us did not need to be alert for volcanic activity.
Someone should make a satirical take on the UK travel advice, but for the UK itself. Even before the recent far-right bullshit, by their own metrics I think the FCDO would advise against all travel to places like Birmingham and Doncaster, all but essential travel to Central London and Essex, and warn tourists of the dangers of pubs, roundabouts, and self service checkouts.
Hey man I noticed that there is this one channel called "Engima Chronicles" who seems to be uploading videos with the exact same script you use just with an AI voiceover with videos titled very similarly to the your video it takes from. It also uses what I'm assuming to be AI as well for the background images of what is being talked about. The first video I saw of the channel doing this is your video about sea levels dropping by 1000 meters. From my relatively quick search I found another one about Guyana's economy.
As for the DPRK I think as long as you were going there officially, that is to say the local authorities had agreed it, then it would be one of the safest places in the world to be.
Russia??? Belarus??? There are plenty of westerners including Brits living or visiting there very safely. Afghanistan sees the likes of Mr Bald and Backpacker Ben travelling there and totally surviving 😂
The advice is aimed at UK citizens though. A UK citizen isn’t likely to be safe in Belarus due to the corrupt government. The citizens of Belarus are likely a very friendly bunch. But Lukashenko could have you thrown in jail for no reason at all.
@@youtuber6193 Exactly! It's a dictatorship. I am sure that Third Reich under Hitler was a very safe country prior to 1939. That doesn't mean that it would have been a good idea to travel there.
ha, the UK government can't tell me what to do! I'm gonna visit all of these and interact with the vibrant locals as much as possible. Will report back
It is vital to pray for these countries and other countries. The worlds from our planet and beyond require helpful prayers. The deserts, the oceans, the icy grounds, arid towns, the streets, the roads, the buildings with problems from wicked energies, the unsafe environments, the maddening crowds, the unholy masses, the tortured souls, etc. The peace of mankind is in your hands. Please, pray for peace, love, joy and enlightenment for Planet Earth.
I'm an American, not British, so i'm not sure why this came up on my videos to watch. It doesn't really look like they are taking much consideration into things like being murdered by the locals or a victim of a crime. There are certain parts of big cities in the United States that I wouldn't go to and probably would advise others not to go unless you have to and you are armed. As many of you have said in the comments, a lot of this seems to be for political reasons. And that's probably true but that doesn't mean political reasons aren't good reasons. For example, many of these countries mentioned like Iran, Russia etc give you a high chance of being wrongfully imprisoned/detained because of your nationality. I know a lot of people have said they have gone to places like Russia several times visiting family and felt safe. But that's a little bit different if you already have roots/ family connections in the country and are pretty familar with how things work there. But if you don't, it would probably be a bad idea to just go to some of these places for vacations/tourism. Being detained, heavily questioned, and accused of being a spy is a real possibility.
I think the reason North Korea is orange instead of being green is due to the cold relations it has with America, the UK's biggest ally. If anything happens between the DPRK and USA, then the UK will likely get involved on the American's side, which would probably be bad news for any Western tourists who'd likely be at risk by the NK Government, who, I don't think they'd kill or harm any tourist, but the NK Government have been known to imprison American tourists for any tiny excuse, to use them as a pawn in negotiations for more favorable terms with the American government.
Why do you say to not travel to Iran? iran is one of the safest countries in the world, a lot more safe than the US and UK in terms of knife, gun and theft crimes. I’ve travelled to Iran before and loved their culture and history , as long as you are a normal person they will not question you
They’re not able to save you if something happens in Russia, they can do tons if you’re in London. It’s about their ability to keep you safe rather than the actual safety of the country.
I live near Birmingham and it's one of the safest places I've been to. There is a war going on with Ukraine and Russia so that's why they are classed as dangerous. Belarus is an ally of Russia
@@TheWhitehawker i can assure you Minsk has lower crime rates than most parts of Birmingham. Sutton Coldfield usually doesn't even want to associate eith Birmingham.
I’m sorry but this isn’t the best video, especially the last map (using green on other countries). 90% of Somalia is red on the UK website, 10% orange. UK gov - FCDO advises against all travel to parts of Somalia. I wish that you coloured orange countries too in this video (and use orange/red), because the map in the last minute looks like everything is good in other countries.
I think Somalia should have been on the list to. Eritrea should have parts in orange. In the North of Mozambique ISIS K is at war and Mozambique is for example assisted by Portugal who trains soldiers. About 2 m people overall is affected The South is green. For the same reason I would make at least a very little bit of the Southern Rwanda border red, a bit orange and the rest green.
Somalia is on that list - 90% is red, 10% orange. Similar with other countries, this video just didn’t acknowledge that. Just search for example “Somalia travel uk gov” on google and you’ll see their website.
I still wouldn’t go to Saudi Arabia, North Korea, Vietnam, mainland China, Cuba, Colombia, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Somalia or Eritrea!
@@jeannehall6546 you’re missing out then. I just spent 3 weeks in Vietnam crossing from top to bottom and it’s hands down one of my favourite countries (of the 20+ I’ve been to). Never felt in danger, locals were incredibly friendly, and as long as you don’t do something incredibly idiotic like scream on the streets that the communist party is evil or harass police officers, I promise you that you will be safe (except maybe when crossing the roads, but that’s totally unrelated to socialism 😂)
Apart from western and northern Europe alongside with Italy Malta Japan South korea Singapore and Aussie and NZ, you don't need to waste your money to reach other areas.
Some of these are not because they’re unsafe places to visit, but unsafe and unreachable for British people and consular services. Belarus is a “safe” country, but it’s hostile to the British authorities, hence if something happens to you, you’re on your own.
I like your profile picture! 🙂👍
I have been to most of those, very few are as dangerous as the UK
@@diorocks5858 Venezuela is not safer than the UK lmao I can assure you that.
@@TheMannyx17 lol neither is Haiti, Sudan, Yemen etc, what utter plank really thinks the UK is more dangerous than these
louder!!
Surprised at what didn't make the list? Eritrea.
Apparently it's fine besides the border regions.
A lot of Eritrean people that I grew up with visited family there and said it wasnt bad at all apart from being boring
@@chrisbrown7499 Why's do you think it should be on the list? Last time I watched a travel report about it, it seemed fine for tourists.
How is it now?
Eritrea is pretty safe all around yeah there's kidnappers around but you get that in a lot of countries in the region but for the most part Eritrea has no wars going on just it's a dictatorship
Still pretty dangerous like the North Korea of Africa. But I’m surprised Myanmar and North Korea didn’t make the list.
Papua New Guinea - Many parts of the country are highly dangerous due to tribal conflicts and the Capital Port Moresby is not the sort of city you want to be walking around especially late at night.
Wouldn't wander around on my own, that's for sure. Had a few drunk guys with machetes board our minibus in the highlands until they they figured out we were not associated with their rival clan and then they stumbled back into the street. But otherwise, felt pretty safe there and enjoyed meeting some of the various tribes in the highlands, in the Sepak River region and along the Southern Coast.
Around 6 months ago one of polish traveller has been there. He released 6 episodes on youtube from his journey, which were the most fascinating videos on his channel. The nature itself in there is beautiful, however if we talking about people living in PNG its totally different story. Their morality or beliefs is something, that you never find out in any other countries. Most of the time its even against any logic. For example, one guy died quite young, around his 20, and all blame was on his mother, because people in village believe she is a witch and needs to be killed. Nobody wants to be educated there, because if somebody finish some university, whole family, or even village wants all money that he can earn from that person. And these are just 2 example that come to my mind now, but there was plenty more, that I heard from missionary, that was guide for that traveller. These missionaries to change that and educate them about morality, but looks like we would need another 100 years to change way of thinking of whole society in PNG. You can see that in "Vlog Casha" channel, however most of the laungage is polish. (English is maybe like 20% of the content)
Also, a little bit about woman perspective in this country, that I found out in one of the comment below one of his video, written by mother of one of that missionary. She has been there 2 months:
"everything is decided by the tribal elders, girls or boys do not know how old they are, they get married if the elders decide that the girl is already "pretty" enough to be a wife and mother, boys have to work to have money to pay for a wife, the amount is decided by the tribe , the prettier and educated the girl (whatever that means for them), the higher the pay. Women give birth to 10-15 children. The most important role of a woman is to be a mother and a submissive wife, men are the warriors of the tribe and they don't have to do anything for the family. Women have a very hard life - their husbands often use physical violence, but they have been taught that this is how it should be.
a white woman is of great interest among Papuans, I was welcomed very nicely and with "honors"
Each village sent its representative, there were welcome speeches, gifts and the joy that the mother came to visit her son. Being in towns or villages, there is a real stir because of a white woman, different style of clothing and different beauty. They smiled at me, waved hello and gave me that nice handshake. It was an amazing impression, I told my son that they treated me at least like Princess Diana. On the next trip, the men went with us to protect us. An unforgettable impression"
@@grahamnancledra7036 Which tribes?
@@PinkiePie45838283734666o9 You choose - there are over 800 of them.
England sounds pretty dangerous these days.
@@Yormsane it's just specific parts of London, Birmingham and deprived areas of the north, other than that your pretty safe in the UK
@@waffleenjoyer-re3pg ……that’s what I thought when we moved to Lincolnshire, I don’t think a week has passed without females in my family or close friends have come to me of abuse of some kind of another, despite calling the police numerous times only once made it to court. And I do believe we live in one of the safest places
@@Yormsane It's all been massively exaggerated by the media.
@@henry9406 that's just straight up abuse, which isn't really based on areas
@@waffleenjoyer-re3pg …..not just abuse actual sexual and physical assault, I’m getting old so I can remember when we could walk any street at night without any fear whatsoever, people don’t always go to jail for rape even when found guilty in court
I wouldn't be booking a holiday to Somalia anytime soon, I'd feel 1000% safer in Russia!
As you should.
Nah, the only active conflict is Saudi Wahabi brainwashed All-Shabaab is mostly relegated to the south. Somalis have pretty strong communities and rarely wield violence cynically unlike Russia where principles and conviction has pretty much been beaten out of the population.
@@UFOHESKEY poppycock
@@H20. why wouldn’t you feel safe in Russia?
@@taylorrichardson5523 did I say I wouldn't feel safe in Russia? ?
This is super interesting - I’m Canadian and was in both Lebanon and Syria last summer (I’m an adventure travel writer/photographer). I honestly felt incredibly safe in Syria. The main place to avoid is in the north on the border with Türkiye, as terrorists groups still occupy the areas surrounding. But the local people there, along with my guide, made me feel very safe the entire time. Of course it’s not a perfect country - a lot going on there, but I loved the people and my visit.
There aren't any British consular services in Syria, so if you lose your passport or get arrested, you are stuck forever essentially.
@mildlydispleased3221 so if you lose your passport boom you may aswell be Syrian now
Pray for them to have dreams at night about the many worlds of there enemies. Help them build compassion. The Archangel Gabriel will visit whomever God will need. Pray for planetary compassion before it is too late.
Anywhere considered at war or on the brink of war is classified as a do not go zone.
If by last summer you mean the summer of 2023, that was before the current conflict in Israel. I was in Lebanon myself in 2022 and it felt completely safe.
In North Korea it's the government you need to worry about, not individuals.
But usually with any international travel, you are dealing with the government when you go there (immigration).
I’m surprised about Iran and Afghanistan because I went to Afghanistan and Iran in 2018
@@Connor-g7d uh..
@@abyss7049 Afghanistan was at war 2018
That's right!
I suppose at least certain parts of Myanmar currently torn by civil war are as dangerous as for visiting.
They're fine.
It's only when the Government send the troops in that any problems start up.
Very well put together video, thanks.
I am a UK Citizen and have been to Russia 3 times in the last 18 months. Apart from it being a bit of a pain to get to, it is 100% completely safe. Much safer than the UK. The reason it is on the UK Governments 'no go' list is for political reasons. Russia is a very safe and welcoming country!
My parents visited Russia before the pandemic. They asked me if I wanted anything and I immediately replied "I want one of those hats!"
They got me one. It even has the Soviet star on it! 😊
@@dragondude9637 мило😊 На самом деле, у нас действительно, довольно безопасно, если ты только не занимаешься политикой...
Very safe and welcoming is definitely a bit of a stretch… If you‘re part of a sexual minority or you work in professions like journalism, your stay in Russia could be very unpleasant. Also women‘s rights have been continuously limited in Russia over the past couple years like the decriminalization of domesitc violence. Sure, if you are a straight dude who doesn‘t work in journalism/politics you‘re probably welcome, but everyone else? Not so sure.
The problem isn’t the average citizen, it’s the lack of consular support if something went wrong for a Brit
untill some low level FSB agent thinks you are a spy .
2:10 the Port-au-Prince JetBlue boarding pass is literally a suicide note
In my opinion; Russia, Syria and Belarus are not that bad to visit. Especially with the Syrian civil war close to an end. But Somalia, Papua New Guinea, Rwundi, Uganda and Nigeria are pretty unsafe to visit.
I've travelled to Cairo shortly after the purges and Sudan for business once. I remember travel advice saying it's too dangerous to go.
But in fact everything seemed pretty chilled and I could roam freely.
So sometimes you don't have to take those advises too serious.
Just don't be stupid when travel and follow general rules of behaviour/habits.
Also make sure you're a male in Egypt.
@@jillybe1873 Females weren't getting treated badly when I was in the Hurghada area however I have heard Cairo is worse.
@@jillybe1873 huh? I don't understand are there no Egyptians female?
True. My friend accidentally met up with some Morrocan gang & went to their hot spot when he was trying to buy some hash in Morroco. They invited him to chill and smoke with them and they made him feel at ease.
Edit: Thing that made it easier was that, he is also Muslim, so once that was acknowledged between them, they were cool. Religion does play a part. I also had something similar happen to me there.too, some guys thought me & my friend were different kinds & tried scam us by trying to show us around, but once they realized were also Muslim, they backed off a bit. Thing is, dressing in western clothes & having different fashion, they couldn't tell.
@@jillybe1873 I've heard so many people say this but for some reason they never say why? Also heard same about saudi, and how women who are going to hajj should have a man with then for protection. Are they likely to be kidnapped or something?
You should make a video about the US travel advisories
The United States travel advisories are also pretty insightful and interesting, too. Some countries, such as North Korea, would be more dangerous for Americans than it would be for British.
I am surprised that Somalia is not in the list
I think Somali land is "orange," which unqualifies them
@@chaytonbask1996 Somalia and Somaliland are not the same.
@@chaytonbask1996 Yes, the the third of the country that is governed as and claimed to be Somaliland is safe.
Most of it is red.
It's because nobody lives in Somalia anymore. They all live here in the UK 😂
Why do they say don’t travel to ALL of Russia???
Bc they are full of shit.
"FCDO advises British nationals against all travel to Russia due to the risks and threats from its continuing invasion of Ukraine. The situation in Russia is unpredictable. This includes:
• security incidents, such as drone attacks, happening in some parts of the country
• lack of available flights to return to the UK
• limited ability for the UK government to provide consular assistance
There is also a high likelihood that terrorists will try to carry out attacks, including in major cities"
Because Russia has a tendency to arrest western visitors on spurious charges in order to use them in prisoner swaps and for propaganda purposes.
@@DylanSargesson You can get to/from Russia through Turkey or Serbia, I believe. Russian's planes are not allowed to fly through EU territory, but Serbian and Turkish can go wherever they want. I just don't see a reason why anyone would want to travel to Russia apart from family affairs.
@@pawelzielinski1398 The Foreign Office website I took that quote from does go on to describe how you can get to/from Russia indirectly - but yes completely agree that nobody should want to.
To be honest I think that in North Korea (as a visitor), you're only allowed to visit certain parts of the country, so it should be mostly red.
0:25 hospital services are actually free in the UK
@@MapSecrets23 the whole point of the video is that you wouldn’t be in the uk
@@HN-jn3np good point
That dosent help the fact that it takes months or even years to get basic treatment. This is from experience
4:08 As Iranian, it's actually very safe, unless you adhere to rules (just like DPRK 🇰🇵)
Is it safe for women too, especially if they don't wear any head covering? Any Muslim country is a no for women.
Not if you're British, they will arrest you for no reason and call you a spy.
It might be safe as an iranian but not if you're British or American.
Iran has a habit of arresting visitors on spurious charges for political leverage as happened to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.
There were also all the arrests etc of protestors, especially women, wanting basic freedoms taken for granted in most other countries.
If thats the case then Yemen is safe
Even if you don't nothing happens because our police is not as strong as them
You forgot Libya on the list of red “advise against all travel”
Very dangerous situation there and there’s fighting around the country.
Sure did. And the situation in Mali is pretty much the same as in Burkina Fasu. Don't do outside the capital.
I wonder what happened which made Libya dangerous. It used to be one of the safest and most prosperous countries in Africa. I wonder if the UK had some role in that.....hmmm.....
I'm surprised that Somalia isn't here. I heard that pirates roam that country.
I hear that london has stabbings
@@parvesh.5_357 Yep
Absolute hell
That was like a long time ago
there not there anymore @diwallejandrogalvez762
@@JustAnotherHuman032 that's great news
i pirated minecraft yarrrrrr i know where you stay
I’m shocked that more countries from South America wasn’t on there
Weren’t
like paraguay or nicaragua, i think Nicaragua is kinda safe though, your choice
I heard a lot of sketchy things happen in Brazil and Mexico (i never been)
@@michaelashley2855 thanks English teacher I hope you won best teacher of the year award
@@departition1169mexico is mainly cartel violence… idk about brazil tho
The UK govt website advises not to go to Morocco. I am a UK citizen, not proud of it. I lived and worked in Morocco for 6 years. The UK is far more dangerous on the street. The UK govt travel advice is biased almost to the point of complete irrelevance. The countries proscribed by the UK govt travel advice is often in territories currently destabilised politically by forces receiving funds and military equipment from the UK and its allies.
The UK Definitely Reminds Me Of The U.S. Than
The government says Morocco is fine.
Yes, Morocco is often considered the safest Arab country to visit.
My cousins went to Morocco and they survived
@@trickygoose2 you mean safest African country?
No way its safer than something like UAE or Oman
Half these countries are safe. The British say it's unsafe just because they don't have good relations with them! (Good example is Russia and Iran)
UK is the most dangerous country i have ever lived in and the safest was Bahrain
they shouldve put usa too for the deadly lifestyle there
@@diorocks5858UK is way safer than Bahrain. You are tripping.
Correct, and hence no consular services, which means that if something happens to you there, you are on your own.
@@j.s.7335 Wrong.
They would have an agreement with a country with an Embassy there to provide consular assistance.
It seemed a bit strange that you included the whole of Russia under Europe. In fact Russia is a transcontinental country and the vast majority of it is in Asia.
Also it’s much safer than the uk
Well, some Russian region may be safe and may not be safe.
Altai Republic is safe and is a part of Russia.
@@dixienormus6941 That is a very broad statement. I expect comparisons can be made but doubt it is such a black and white answer. I would still choose London though. 💯
@@stephenbanks5952 The vast majority of the population is in europe tho
@@thomasdewitt3637 This is true.
I've been meaning to visit Brazil for years but everyone says it's dangerous.. one day though I'll get there anyway💚
@@italianlifestyle7911 just depends which place you go. Certain parts of Mexico are safe. Meanwhile most of the British cities are a no.
@@FabianDialer-vw1zkmexico?
i'm half british half brazilian and I was born in brazil and lived there for 13 years (i'm 20 rn and live in Wales). If you want to visit places that are safe i'd recommend you to avoid the north region apart from Belem PA, avoid the northeast apart from Joao Pessoa PB, while every other region (center-west, south east and south) it's okay to go to most places for the most part apart from some unsafe areas of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro (also avoid the state of Rio Grande do Sul because although it's a safe state they have had very bad flooding problems recently and it's unknown if it will happen again). Florianopolis SC and Coritiba PR are probably the two state capitals where you will feel the most safe
On one of the beaches, kids line up at either end and run across the beach pickpocketing people
@@FabianDialer-vw1zkI live in the uk and I've been to London yesterday and it's fairly safe
tbh you are more in danger in certain parts of certain western and american cities than in the tourist spots of ''dangerous'' countries
That is anti West bs & you know it.
@@rabbidcrazy787This is accurate, but since you don't travel to those countries you decide to talk out of your 🍑
I don’t think the skid row or south side Chicago are as dangerous as Juba or port-au-prince
@rabbidcrazy787 your reply is bullshit.
As someone who went to lebanon this year for vacation, nothing bad is going on, at least in Beirut. Maybe the south is understandable, but everything good everywhere else😅
I was surprised by the whole of the country being on the list.
@@Rayblox2121 unfortunately no longer the case :(
This did not age well
The British calling some of their own Former colonies dangerous is pretty wild 😂
well i don't wanna be a nerd here but iran was never coloniesed
@@Bucket-f9z I did I say Iran was colonized?
@@Bucket-f9z BUT You guys were attacked.
@@FloridanJays well iran is dangerous country according to the uk and your saying that all of the countries on this list were in the colonies of the uk
@@Bucket-f9znuh uh
What about eastern part of DR Congo where Rwanda has been creating problems by supporting M23?
US Delegate and veteran roger that! If the British government says it is dangerous, the American government will as well.
Tell your ginger girl to make you a sandwich and please you after the sandwich.
Chad: Am I joke to you?
What's wrong with Chad?
@@JasbirSingh-zj1fg Chad is one of the lowest developed, And most dangerous countries in the world and they’ve been in a war with Libya, and themselves, for quite a while.
@@ChaostessX3 chad is pretty safe.
@@ChaostessX3 and if chad is not safe , libya is worse
very interesting, good video ❤
Somalia: safe
Russia: risky
100% true
Somalia is safe though. Doesnt have mafia problems like Russia does
@@Farascade20😂 Russia is rank 51 in safety and Somalia is 163
@@paulurban2472that’s only what foreigners said 😅
@@Dreamy-M that’s what international statistics said. And plus Iam from Russia
im british and in lebanon right now 😂
Leave.
@@mildlydispleased3221 im leaving in a few days, my cousins live there. nothings happening rn tho
I live in Australia and it's all over media and smart traveller to boycott travel and leave right away
Lol, you still there?
@@p62f24 you alive?
What If Hawaii and Africa swapped geographical locations
No.
What do you mean by that??
@@pawelzielinski1398How tf do you not understand?
@@mildlydispleased3221it's a pretty good idea tho
@@IamDamagehaha Africa is much, much bigger than Hawaii. Which part of Africa do you want to put on Hilo?
Advisory due to actual danger : all of them
Baseless Advisory due to poltics; Belarus Russia Afghanistan
Afghanistan is the world's most dangerous country.
Im surprised Guatemala didnt make the list
@@reinderrider45 why Guatemala? It's not dangerous at all there 🙈
I’d like to believe certain parts of Mexico, Myanmar, Somalia and even USA has a few red parts or orange and there’s no way all of Russia is red
All of the countries you have listed do have red parts, we can't upset the USA so we have to pretend its safe. Russia is red because they can chuck you in prison for being a spy.
I think many parts of Russia may be safe from the point of view of local crime, but the government has ultimate control of what would happen if they felt a tourist was out of line.
Don't know where did the pull the data from, but Russia and Belarus are pretty much green.
@@missk9521 maybe they’re safe in general but not for British persons as the countries hate the UK. Like if I were from Russia, Belarus would be pretty safe for me. But I’m a EU citizen so the countries are NOT safe for me.
@@NickJoyhillstop making things up. Many people from EU go to Russia for vacation and their treated well
Britain should be on the list: A miserable broken society with negligible public services and almost nonexistent policing.
This list is for how much the British government can help a British citizen in a country, not a country danger list for everyone. So active war zones and hostile nations are obviously going to be red, the inherent safety of the place is not considered even then the UK is a very safe place compared to a Russian tundra.
Source please
www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice
UK Government website
All of these countries are safe just as long as you follow the rules.
Don't listen to them
The UK should be on that list
All this and no Somalia?
Somalia is red, Somaliland is orange
@@GeeWayTheLemon um I don’t know what you mean by that I meant Somalia wasn’t on this list
@@perla5465 the uk doesn’t consider somaliland its own nation, it considers it to be a part of somalia. so the area that is somaliland is orange and the rest of somalia is red
@@GeeWayTheLemon that’s because it isn’t a country, and rather a region. You go by average all over the country rather than region.
@@GeeWayTheLemonnot really. All Somalia is green now maybe a little red in parts of Mogadishu
ironic because according to the World 2024 crime index Birmingham, UK is 30th in crime and danger (above Bogota , Colombia ) as well as 4 other ( "diverse") UK cities in the top 100 worst
When did Lebanon go all red? I visited a few years ago and it was fine to go to Beirut then.
It was all red due to the ongoing tensions between Israel and a Lebanese militants called Hezbollah. 😊
When we got off the plane on Bali there was an alert for British citizens . The alert was about volcano activity. I was curious why the rest of us did not need to be alert for volcanic activity.
Belarus felt incredible and safe when I visited in 2019. I think westerners have some serious misconceptions about this country.
England's colour needs to be coloured black
What i don’t understand is why russia is considered dangerous but ukraine gets a pass, after all, most of the conflict is in ukraine
its more to do with the fact if you are arrested or other problems in russia no consular support is there any more
What website is this info from
Someone should make a satirical take on the UK travel advice, but for the UK itself. Even before the recent far-right bullshit, by their own metrics I think the FCDO would advise against all travel to places like Birmingham and Doncaster, all but essential travel to Central London and Essex, and warn tourists of the dangers of pubs, roundabouts, and self service checkouts.
I live near Birmingham and it's safer than some places in London and the North
From what I know the war in Syria has also ended some years ago, there’s only one city that is not controlled by the government
The syrian civil war is still ongoing.
United States...in November this year.
It hasn't been safe for my stomach lining so far
It could well turn Orange again.
I like how much nuance the UK government puts into each country.
Belarus are way more safe than Londom xD
Not if you criticise the government!
@garrymartin6474 north Korea is yellow. And Belarus is red. U really think it's safer to critisise the government in north Korea? Or Saudi Arabia ?
London is safer than every US state and plenty of European countries
You think this is propaganda?
@@MustacheCashStash125 It's not, British people are at risk of detainment in Belarus or deportation to Russia.
I've just been to Russia to visit my family and you wouldn't even know anything was different.
There’s no threat of war in iran😑
@@1d.best_ I'm from iran and I agree
I'm from iran and yeah theres no threat of war dont listen them
There is bro it's very unsafe
lol
Hey man I noticed that there is this one channel called "Engima Chronicles" who seems to be uploading videos with the exact same script you use just with an AI voiceover with videos titled very similarly to the your video it takes from. It also uses what I'm assuming to be AI as well for the background images of what is being talked about. The first video I saw of the channel doing this is your video about sea levels dropping by 1000 meters. From my relatively quick search I found another one about Guyana's economy.
Stolen content.
@@mildlydispleased3221 bro you're everywhere
@@Purpleblackviolet Yes I am.
"According To The British Government"
All of you are missing the point this is directed for British citizens not foreign people, okay
As for the DPRK I think as long as you were going there officially, that is to say the local authorities had agreed it, then it would be one of the safest places in the world to be.
Russia??? Belarus??? There are plenty of westerners including Brits living or visiting there very safely. Afghanistan sees the likes of Mr Bald and Backpacker Ben travelling there and totally surviving 😂
I am sudanese , I can confirm that it is really dangerous in here apart from the northern and eastern parts of the country
Which the conflict have not yet reached
Ironic, Belarus is far more safe than the UK. 😅
The advice is aimed at UK citizens though. A UK citizen isn’t likely to be safe in Belarus due to the corrupt government.
The citizens of Belarus are likely a very friendly bunch. But Lukashenko could have you thrown in jail for no reason at all.
Not if you're British, you will be arrested immediately.
I think it makes no sense that Belarus is fully red, even though theyre not in war, and yet Ukraine has yellow areas.
@@youtuber6193 Exactly! It's a dictatorship. I am sure that Third Reich under Hitler was a very safe country prior to 1939. That doesn't mean that it would have been a good idea to travel there.
@@excentrik5725 Because Ukraine won't arrest you for no reason.
Im Lebanese and I think Beacause of the new conflict it’s fair for Lebanon to be red
ha, the UK government can't tell me what to do! I'm gonna visit all of these and interact with the vibrant locals as much as possible. Will report back
And that was the last we heard.
Same
My bro is steadfast
It is vital to pray for these countries and other countries. The worlds from our planet and beyond require helpful prayers. The deserts, the oceans, the icy grounds, arid towns, the streets, the roads, the buildings with problems from wicked energies, the unsafe environments, the maddening crowds, the unholy masses, the tortured souls, etc. The peace of mankind is in your hands. Please, pray for peace, love, joy and enlightenment for Planet Earth.
How am i still alive
not anymore
Transinistra was friendly, peaceful, totally safe and harmless. Utter bollocks from the FCO
What about Somalia?
All of Somalia is red except for Western Somiland.
I'm an American, not British, so i'm not sure why this came up on my videos to watch. It doesn't really look like they are taking much consideration into things like being murdered by the locals or a victim of a crime. There are certain parts of big cities in the United States that I wouldn't go to and probably would advise others not to go unless you have to and you are armed. As many of you have said in the comments, a lot of this seems to be for political reasons. And that's probably true but that doesn't mean political reasons aren't good reasons. For example, many of these countries mentioned like Iran, Russia etc give you a high chance of being wrongfully imprisoned/detained because of your nationality. I know a lot of people have said they have gone to places like Russia several times visiting family and felt safe. But that's a little bit different if you already have roots/ family connections in the country and are pretty familar with how things work there. But if you don't, it would probably be a bad idea to just go to some of these places for vacations/tourism. Being detained, heavily questioned, and accused of being a spy is a real possibility.
I'm gonna take my wife to Iran
Your wife will love you
Swinger
I think the reason North Korea is orange instead of being green is due to the cold relations it has with America, the UK's biggest ally. If anything happens between the DPRK and USA, then the UK will likely get involved on the American's side, which would probably be bad news for any Western tourists who'd likely be at risk by the NK Government, who, I don't think they'd kill or harm any tourist, but the NK Government have been known to imprison American tourists for any tiny excuse, to use them as a pawn in negotiations for more favorable terms with the American government.
No, it's due to the risk of arrest if you upset the regime, the UK and DPRK have diplomatic relations unlike yankeedoodletown.
I think DPRK only dislikes the UK because we are allies of the US. Iran's dislike of the UK goes deeper than that.
No Somalia or Turkmenistan?
@dianawarren5706 Somila is all red except for Western Somiland, which is orange.
How is Turkmenistan "unsafe"?
Why do you say to not travel to Iran? iran is one of the safest countries in the world, a lot more safe than the US and UK in terms of knife, gun and theft crimes. I’ve travelled to Iran before and loved their culture and history , as long as you are a normal person they will not question you
Lol, most Brits will feel safer in Moscow than in their own city of London.
That's not true mate. London is safer than every US state and plenty of European countries
I went into London yesterday and I'd say Moscow is more dangerous
@@alexbiden9567 and did you ever visited Moscow?
@@CanaIosHe is from moscow
They’re not able to save you if something happens in Russia, they can do tons if you’re in London. It’s about their ability to keep you safe rather than the actual safety of the country.
Doubting that listing Iran and Syria makes much sense...
Ive been to Ukraine and Belarus. Both are safer than Birmingham.
They're not though.
I live near Birmingham and it's one of the safest places I've been to.
There is a war going on with Ukraine and Russia so that's why they are classed as dangerous. Belarus is an ally of Russia
I have family in Sutton Coldfield, I can assure you its safer than Ukraine or Belarus.
@@TheWhitehawker i can assure you Minsk has lower crime rates than most parts of Birmingham. Sutton Coldfield usually doesn't even want to associate eith Birmingham.
Pretty sure you weren't in eastern ukraine.
Could you please reference where you found this information?
Ukraine should be red right?
No.
@@mildlydispleased3221 why?
@@ygabah Because Western Ukraine is safe.
@@mildlydispleased3221 but eastern isn’t
@@mildlydispleased3221but Russia is there, I think Ukraine should be there too
Literally Your right😊
I think you're too biased! In fact England is too dangerous to visit at present.
*British government. Not him
Maybe do a video on orange countries and the reasons why they’re orange. 👍🏻
Putting Belarus and Russia on red is ridiculous.
Well,country that kept colonies I wouldn't trust on safety advice,neither it's safe in London with all migrant thing today🤔
Given tens of thousands of the men from Eritrea have fled to Europe on boats as 'refugees', I'm suprised it's not red as it must be so terrible there
It is safe but that doesn’t mean there is work opportunity there. People also leave in their native country because of unemployment
London seemed pretty dangerous to me last time I visited.
Kinda pot calling the kettle black at the moment governor...
Im extremely surprised that Somalia didn’t make the list
I’m sorry but this isn’t the best video, especially the last map (using green on other countries). 90% of Somalia is red on the UK website, 10% orange. UK gov - FCDO advises against all travel to parts of Somalia. I wish that you coloured orange countries too in this video (and use orange/red), because the map in the last minute looks like everything is good in other countries.
I think Somalia should have been on the list to. Eritrea should have parts in orange. In the North of Mozambique ISIS K is at war and Mozambique is for example assisted by Portugal who trains soldiers. About 2 m people overall is affected The South is green. For the same reason I would make at least a very little bit of the Southern Rwanda border red, a bit orange and the rest green.
Somalia is on that list - 90% is red, 10% orange. Similar with other countries, this video just didn’t acknowledge that. Just search for example “Somalia travel uk gov” on google and you’ll see their website.
This is not a true realistic classification......It's an American political classification. ........!!!!!!!!!! 3:17 😮
Why is the UK flag flying upside down at 4:12?
I still wouldn’t go to Saudi Arabia, North Korea, Vietnam, mainland China, Cuba, Colombia, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Somalia or Eritrea!
Vietnam?
@@robkit6681 Still has a very heavy Communist/Socialist influence there!
@@jeannehall6546 It depends on the area of that country though
@@pnuemonoultramicro I’m still not taking any chances!
@@jeannehall6546 you’re missing out then. I just spent 3 weeks in Vietnam crossing from top to bottom and it’s hands down one of my favourite countries (of the 20+ I’ve been to). Never felt in danger, locals were incredibly friendly, and as long as you don’t do something incredibly idiotic like scream on the streets that the communist party is evil or harass police officers, I promise you that you will be safe (except maybe when crossing the roads, but that’s totally unrelated to socialism 😂)
Apart from western and northern Europe alongside with Italy Malta Japan South korea Singapore and Aussie and NZ, you don't need to waste your money to reach other areas.
I wouldn't go to Paris and London, mate. Those we don't speak of have created a descent into chaos.
This is the world most dangerous countries list, ACCORDING TO THE BRITISH. Doesnt mean all these places are dangerous places in general!