Worst Places in the World to Travel
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2022
- There are some places in the world you will never see. unless you watch today's epic video about the most insane destinations that are impossible to travel to! What makes these weird locations so difficult to reach? Watch and find out!
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I am one of the rare Americans who have traveled to Turkmenistan. I went on a medical exchange in 2003, in part due to be slightly conversant in Russian. For only being there for two weeks, I have a remarkable number of stories. We weren't required to have a guide all the time, but that may have changed for others due to my misadventures. One evening, I was very jet lagged so begged off on an evening activity. After a long nap, I decided to leave the hotel and walk to a market across the street.
I was walking back to the hotel when I saw two men walking towards me. I angled my path to avoid them, and they also angled. I once again aimed elsewhere and so did they. Eventually they came face to face with me and one said in Russian accented English, he said "Your fly is open." I looked down and found he was right. I thanked him, zipped up, and returned to my hotel.
How considerate of them! 🌷🌿🌏💜🕊
I'd love to hear more stories if you'd like to share them.
Okay, I have a few. I was toward the end of my 2 week stay and was running low on cash. We had a driver that owned a Benz he bought in Germany and drove all the way back to Turkmenistan. I wanted to go to a bank to exchange dollars for manats. He said, "Nah, I can get you a better exchange rate."
We get to what seemed to be a dicey neighborhood. He stopped the car and said, "Gimme your money." I pulled out a fairly substantial amount of cash, he walks up to a door. He knocks, a priest hole opens up and my cash gets passed in. I am sitting in the thinking, "Oh my god, I am in a totalitarian country doing an illegal money exchange." I remember looking around the car for signs of whatever serves as the KGB there closing in on me.
@@brianwooton1992 That sounds incredibly sketchy! Haha, but I guess it all worked out for you in the end!
I think it's better to not ask about the "priest hole bank service". It may get you in hot water.
@@BakaTaco One more. Our English translator was married to a general in the Turkmen army. He spoke excellent English, and he took me out one evening to play Russian pool with the mayor of Ashgabat. (The table is bigger, and the pockets are smaller.) Much vodka was consumed.
On another day, the general took me out to lunch at a shashlik, basically a shish kebab of goat over a 55-gallon drum. We were accompanied by a junior officer, who seemed to be Russian in heritage. He had the coldest, grayest eyes I have ever seen. I asked the general what his job was. He said, "His job is to know (pregnant pause) everything." I remember thinking that this guy knew his way around a rubber hose.
Once we got to the shashlik, they ordered the national drink, soured camel's milk. I remember taking a drink, and thinking, "I've thrown up stuff that tasted better than this."
Say what you want about the people of North Sentinel Island , but they know the correct way to deal with Forced Conversion.
@@paulross1768 or you could just leave them tf alone.
@@phantasma9391 why it's prime real estate
@@paulross1768 so would a drone strike too or a high power rifle and 1 mile
It's ours precious....OURS!!!!
@@phantasma9391 or they are not interesting enough to bother with them since its so remote and tiny
01:22 Turkmenistan
02:22 Bhutan
04:25 Tristan da Cunha
05:30 Kiribati
06:24 Easter Island, Chile
07:29 Iran
08:23 North Korea
09:53 North Sentinel Island, India
11:39 Machu Pichu, Peru
12:38 The Wave, USA
13:12 The Lost City, Colombia
14:26 Bear Island, Norway
15:13 Bouvet
16:20 Boreray Island, Scotland
*Colombia
@@marcusjimenez1543 Thanks
Thank you!
Yemen
god's work...
I’ve been to Easter Island in 2016 and it’s also NOT difficult to get to. Depending on the season there are up totwo daily flights instead of two weekly flights as mentioned.
I’ve also been to Macchu Picchiu. You don’t have to walk the 2 or 4 day Inca trails as I was made to believe, but can actually take the train and bus right up to the ruins. That said, the daily limitation of visitors is a blessing. Props to the Peruvian government and UNESCO for not turning this into a cheap amusement park.
I would love to go to both of those places. They sound exciting.
Thanks for the info, didn't know there was other was to get to Macchu Picchiu.
Yeah, I'm Brazilian, never been to these places but Machu Pichu is a very popular destination and it's pretty easy to get there, you just have to buy the ticket in advance. And as for Easter Island there are daily flights to there, so no big deal
There is an expensive train (the Hiram Bingham) and a more reasonably priced train that goes to Machu Pichu Pueblo (Aguas Calientes) from Cuzco and can be access from some other towns along the rail line. There are also tours and everything can be arranged in advance. Machu Pichu is not at extreme altitude (about 2400 m amsl) and Huayna Pichu (that you can visit from the park) is about 2700 m amsl.
You can land at the airport in Cuzco (about 3400 m amsl) and have a complete tour package, including flights, airport pickup, hotel stays and the train transportation.
Mankind is v. eager to explore the space/other planets.But,we not are knowing the Earth/our home,completely yet.
Props to the Bhutanese government for actually putting their people and environment above profit, such a refreshing thing to hear
One of the only negative carbon producing country
@@sahil47Australia is too
@@SHANEO144a quick google search says youre wrong
Yeah they still let you visit also
no it's not. So far, we have only aimed to be carbon neutral by 2050, but we're definitely not carbon neutral, or even carbon negative like Bhutan @@SHANEO144
There was a successful visit to North Sentinel Island by anthropologist Triloknath Pandit and his team. Their first visit was in 1967 and of course was met with hostility. After almost 2 decades the natives cautiously approached them in 1991 and accepted the strangers gifts. The visits stopped in 1997 as Pandit said the North Sentinalese should be left in peace.
Bang on 👍
Had to bring that food heard the other guy just brought the Bible
Took six years to find that conclusion ?
We should leave them alone before we bring them sickness and who knows what else
They said his team was successful because it included women and the natives understood that to mean that the visitors weren't hostile.
I've been to Bhutan in 2016. As an Indian, I enjoyed the perks of travelling to Bhutan as India and Bhutan are close friends. From Paro to Tiger's Nest, and Phuntsholling to Thimphu, Bhutan is just mesmerising. You can get yourself lost in nature of Bhutan. The people are so sweet and amazing. They also love watching Indian shows, especially on Star Plus. Bhutan is truly a heaven on earth, and I hope that I get the chance to meet my Bhutanese brothers and sisters again 🇧🇹 ❤️
There's a lot of people here sharing their incredible adventures to these "hard to get to" places, and I've been enjoying their stories.
Thanks for sharing your Bhutan journey with me. The country looks stunning, and I'd love to visit one day. It seems hard, but I feel like getting there would be well and truly worthwhile.
This world is amazing, and that's the way it should always be. Bhutan is adding to that amazement.
Im going there on a program and staying at a boarding school in Thimphu with my friend. Leaving in a week and staying for almost 5 months so we are definitely looking forward to it
@@sussyfoodbros9230hey it’s been 5 months. Are you back yet? If so how was it
Once upon a time, a video unfolded before me, painting a picture of adventurous travels to distant lands. However, amidst the allure of exotic locales, I couldn't help but ponder the ethical quandaries overlooked in the pursuit of such journeys. Respect for indigenous cultures and delicate ecosystems should always take precedence over the thrill of exploration.
I figure that if a country discriminates against you based on the passport you hold, and therefore your country of origin, you probably shouldn't visit that country.
umm doesnt every country do that? I feel like if someone came to your country on a North Korean passport, your government would scrutinize them more
@@freddytang2128 funny to think North Korea would allow a citizen to travel to the United States
@@crazymuffinstv9024 I’m sure their diplomats and senior officials leave the country once in awhile
@@freddytang2128 to meet with other country leaders yes!!!
@@freddytang2128 I think you understand I was referring to a private citizen not a diplomat or an official acting as a representative.
In 2015, I went to Bhutan, as it was an school trip at my international school (from bangladesh). The plane ride was very rocky but it wasnt bad. From bangladesh to there was pretty short. We even hiked to tiger's nest, and they had some horses they brought up there to drink water too! The food there was very fresh, but there was a very boring lecture we had about the government and bhutan being the "happiness kingdom" or smthn. But overall, it was so cold, but the dogs are so nice there! They take very good care of stray dogs. Oh! And the students there cannot graduate school unless they plant a certain amount of trees throughout the school year. I'm so glad I got to go when I did. I found out only a couple years later that Bhutan is super expensive. But tiger's nest was amazing. I was in the back of the hiking line because its crazy high...but I made it haha!
Wow. I bet you returned home with a 3rd eye and an additional 1,000 arms. 😂
What an interesting experience, thankyou for sharing it.
I but that was a good experience
another comment said India doesn't have to pay the same fees. prolly why y'all got to go. cool beans.
@@brandontanner97 Bangladesh is not in India
If you're from India, travelling to Bhutan is one of the easiest. We don't need to pay those costly packages or any $200 free.
The benefits of having a good neighbour.😂
True
So lucky!!!!!
We Bangladeshis also can enjoy such benefits.
To be honest $200 is nothing 😂
Iran only has strict entry requirements for a few nationalities such as USA and UK. Many people from other countries can get a visa very easily, sometimes by just flying into the airport, and can visit freely as long as they abide to the rules. It's also pretty low in crime and it's safe to roam around alone for tourists and the architecture is absolutely stunning, and locals are much more welcoming than the government.
Agree. Iran's current situation is directly linked to US and UK meddling in Iranian politics in 1953.
My 73 year old friend visited Iran last year. She found it very interesting and sent lovely pictures of the beautiful places she visited. She had to wear a head scarf all the time but never felt insecure although traveling only with other elderly ladies.
@@aggydaddyThe US and U.K. never interfere with other countries politics 😆
A US or UK citizen can visit Kish Island visa-free. They just need a certified tour guide handling them for the entire trip.
@@aggydaddy Old wives' tale. Mossadegh was overthrown by the Iranians themselves when he proved incompetent. We're not responsible for Iran's Islamist theocracy.
This is actually hilarious... Boreray Island in St Kilda which is west of the Scottish Outer Hebrides is visited almost daily in the summer months by several boat trip operators. It doesn't require 'special government permission' to visit and walk on the islands although you do need permission to camp there... Great video all the same :D
Aye been there several times
aye and theres groups of archaeologists that live there 6 months out of the year, as well as nature scotland employees
I suspect that there is some confusion/lack of research going on here. The voice-over manages to avoid at least one syllable of the name of the island, and claims that the island is 60 miles from the mainland. St. Kilda is double that. Boreray North Uist, however, is another (just about inhabited) Hebridean Island with the same name, about the right distance for the purposes of the video.
Yea that’s pretty much the same deal with Machu Picchu. You just buy a ticket. The only time that limit matters is if you’re going in peak season and you don’t plan ahead at all.
Boreray is the small island N of the main St Kilda island. Day trippers to St Kilda don't land on it as the route up the cliffs is rather dangerous. The island used to be visited by St Kildans to harvest sea birds but a few times in its history it was fully occupied with evidence of farming and houses, possibly as far back as prehistory.
Great information for someone who travels a lot!🌴
Some friend of mine got licky to visit Bhutan, they enjoyed it immensely. People are friendly, nature is breathtaking and the food was amazing.
Sabrina I want to see Bhutan was SAd it's so hard to visit!
@@oldfogey4679 it is not that hard, you just need to arrange it through a tour operator, which you can find plenty of by googling it. Also, it is not that hard to get up to the tiger's nest, for sure it is a tough hike, but not impossible for a reasonably fit person.
@@oldfogey4679 they arranged it with a travel agent who had tour agents that operated there. It can be done. It's just expensive
Licky, haha.
@ Licky, haha, come on girl, it’s just a typo!!! Don’t you know about reader’s intelectual courtesy?! A child come think that’s funny, but an adult?! It’s just pathetic!!!
A study by the University of Auckland, that concluded in 2020, found that Kiribati was one of a group of central Pacific islands as well as the Maldives, had grown in size by around 8%. This was due to coral growth on healthy coral reefs that surround these island nations.
This is great news, isn't it?
It sure sounds like its good news!
@@BakaTaco Not for the members of the "Climate Emergency" Religion.😉
Interesting. Could you kindly provide the link to this study?
Google for "Research suggests some Pacific islands are getting bigger" and you can read an article by BBC.
In the case of the Maldives 8% growth is great especially since they built 3 Hotels and another runway for tourists to get there surprising since the Maldives leader was begging for money and blaming the developed nations for them sinking the Islands.
My brother and I got to go to the wave in 2018 and honestly, it was one of the most amazing and awe inspiring treks of my life. When my brother called me to say he won the lottery and offered me the extra ticket first... What a great older brother.
To be fair to the people of North Sentinel Island, we have kidnapped some of them, only to return them months later on the verge of death and riddled with diseases and contagions they had no immunity against.
So like the Native Americans?
Yeah everyone is painting them as the bad guys without knowing the full stories. They deserve to be left alone
Yeah,so the Indian military thought
Sorry what do you mean by "we"? Who exactly are you referring to
@@obi-wankenobi8446 I think the post refers to 'we' as the outsiders, against whom the islanders defend themselves.
I’ve been to Easter Island. Incredible! Looking at the statues on TV you just can’t comprehend the true size of them. They’re huge!
I would love to visit Bhutan. A country that doesn't believe materialism will make you happy, clean air, clean water and good whole foods. It's even written in their constitution: the pursuit of happiness.
I wonder if they accept immigrants...
It is also written into the U.S. Constitution:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
@@vanhattfield8292 but it’s BS
@@vanhattfield8292 yeaaaaaaaa, okay 👌
@@vanhattfield8292 still absolute bs though isn’t it
Been watching your channel for a long time and never get tired of it. Every time I watch one of your videos I’m In awe at the wide range of odd subjects you come up with and the time and work you put in to each video. I always think that you would be one very interesting person to talk to or just be around listening to you talk to people.
I wish I could meet Mr. Infographics Show. I've heard he's a good lad. Very polite and SMART too. Or maybe his brother, Mr. Infographics Show. His wife, Mrs. Infographics Show, perhaps. Very nice individuals
Lol
I agree, but I wish they would do less war videos. They used to have a wider range of topics
I've been to most of these places....via Google Earth.
Hehe, same here
Infographics Show: "These are the Worst places in the World to Travel"
People of Detroit: "ARE YOU CHALLENGING ME?!"
I hate when I have a delivery there.
You only mention detroit because the salesman on your pickup trucks radio tells you to...or rather commands to you too. Its kind of pathetic.
People in LA: First time?
Kermit, West Virginia, are you challenging my town, come on over we will show you how to get addicted to drugs and live off of government money.
I grew up in Detroit, so true! I'm glad you mentioned this
If you want to go to Bhutan, study at Wheaton College in Massachusetts. Apparently, a Bhutanese prince didn’t exchange program with wheaton, so American students are allowed to do a semester abroad in Bhutan. My best friend and her boyfriend got to go there for a semester! She got to wear traditional clothes and everything!
Russia is mentioned as a country that is hard to get to, but here is a fun fact for you: in Russia there are places that are extremely hard to get to even if you are already in Russia. Usually it is somewhere in the state border area, in remote places where there are no roads and very little potential transport.
For example: big diomede island, or Ratmanov island. It is located right between the cape Dezhnev and prince of Wales cape. One of those two famous islands that are located inside the Bering straight, just in 2 miles from each other, the closest place between Russia’s and US territories.
This island is almost impossible to get to. It is in Chukotka autonomous area, the easternmost region of Russia, where there is a winter about 9,5-10 months a year, snow can go in July and ice can easily block the Bering straight in early August. The only way to get to the Chukotka region in the first place is to take flight to Anadyr, the capital of the area. It is so remote that you have to take a flight that takes about 10 hours from Moscow. This area does not have an official borderzone status, but every person that arrives get interviewed by borderguard servicemen. If you’re a citizen of Russia, you will be allowed in, if not - then you will have order a special permission for a foreign citizen to enter that region. If for some reason you will not be allowed to enter then you’ll be sent back on the aircraft that brought you there.
From that place you will have to fy further east, to the airport that is the closest to the island. There is no way to get there on foot, because the territory of Chukotka is around twice areas of France, and is has NO roads, the only ways to move around are ships, aircrafts and helicopters. There is a flight to “St Lawrence bay” airport, the easternmost civilian airport in Russia. It goes twice a week but due to extreme weather conditions it could be easily delayed (I waited it for 5 days, but people told me that sometimes you can wait for your aircraft and proper weather conditions for a month). If your are lucky to get there then you will meet the borderzone guards again. Welcome to the Chukchi district, the easternmost district of the easternmost region in Russia. The population in the area is very small, and the borderzone guards know almost everyone personally, and they will definitely see that someone new had arrived. There is no offense, if you have the citizenship of all the permissions, then you are good to go, but the area itself is a wild place, inhabited only on the coastline and completely uninhabited if you go away from the ocean coast (well, uninhabited by humans, but the polar bears, grizzlies and wolverines are still there), so it is wise to move in a group and have some assistance from locals. The borderzone guards will ask you about your route, in what days they should expect you in different sites, when and how you depart from the district etc.
From now on you somehow have to get to the easternmost land point of Russia and Eurasia - the cape Dezhnev. Going on foot is possible, but really difficult. The way lies through hard tundra and mountains, tbh I have never experienced more difficult surface to cross in my life, and the distance is huge. It will take you about a week to get there and you will have to take all the supplies with you in the backpack of course. But that land is a land of indigenous people - Eskimo (Inuit) and Chukchi. They are know as a fearless sea conquers, they hunt walrus and whales and live in this incredible extreme climate for thousands of years, so they have boats. And sometimes they make trips around the area, or to the easternmost settlement of Russia - Uelen. Also borderzone guards have a military unit in Uelen, so there is helicopter that travels there and back once a month or something.
So you did it, you standing on the cape Dezhnev, right near the lighthouse and former meteorologist station, the wind tries to blow you away into the ocean and you see the diomede islands and the coastline of Alaska right in front of you, now what? Well actually, that last step (20+ miles from cape Dezhnev to big diomede island) is almost unreachable. Even us russians should get a multiple special permissions (from FSB, and head of the local borderzone guards servicemen) to be allowed to get there. Very few people ever stood there and there, on the cape Dezhnev, was the last point where I could get.
Actually I’m not a big fan of “over-armying” everything, and all this borderzone guards rechecking you multiple times, but as they say “dura lex, sed lex”. I think that there are a lot of travellers in the world that would like to stand their feet on the easternmost land on out planet, this could be such a huge tourist attraction point and capital attraction and infrastructure development for the region. I hope that one day, we, citizens of Russia and America will be able to go visit each others nordic beauties of polar tundra of Alaska and Chukotka and be welcomed as dear guests on each side.
Btw, Russia is a beautiful land to visit, I hope that people from all over the workd will be interested and come to us as guests after all this catastrophic events of today will end.
As an American, I would live to visit Russia someday. Preferably after your president has stopped trying to recreate the USSR/CCCP. I just want America and Russia to be at peace, but I don't think that will happen in our lifetime.
Apparently from Big Diomede yu can see into Sarah Palin's kitchen...
How possible is it for you as a random Russian citizen to get permission to visit any of the closed cities? I was almost expecting one of those.
Also yeah, I'd LOVE to visit Russia one day but with an American passport the chances of that happening any time soon are less than zero...
Machu Picu is worth the trip (I went by train). You should go with a tour group. It's not likely that I'll ever visit the other places on this list, with the possible exception of Easter Island.
Same. Now I want to book a trip to Easter island just because.
I was at Machu Picchu by train and it was great! I've also been at Easter Island, that's terrific too! Flying there from Santiage de Chile isn't so bad.
@ Interesting Times, it is Machu Picchu. The ch sound’s like in ch-ocolate.
Why go with a tour group? What's the benefits of that VS just going solo, because i'm really into the whole DIY, solo travel experience, like I would like to do the trail instead of the bus just for the challenge and I frequently do things like that, like solo hiking/camping and such. So for someone like me, what would be the benefit of the tour group?
since my grandmother was from n.k., i have relatives in north korea. my mother visited n.k. when she was young and even stayed w some relatives for a while. they took out the little good food they have and gave it all to her. the soldiers at the border b/w china and n.k. allowed her to go back to china w/ a box of really fresh fish (some of the nicest she had, my mother said) mainly because she is a kid so they turned a blind eye
edit: this was all the way back in 1970s!
A Kiwi friend of mine has been to N Korea three times. The last two times, part of his time there was to run marathons. Because he had seen all of the official sites already, his guides didn't know what to show him. On his last trip he got on a skateboard and skated around and stayed just within sight of the official minder/tour guide. That way, neither of them got into trouble.
I've travelled to Bhutan with my family when I was 14. There are many approved tour plans for Bhutan available in India, specifically West Bengal. Probably one of the most beautiful places a person can visit.
On my first trip in the merchent navy (1979); we went to Tarawa and loads of teeny wee islands to drop off all sorts of things and pick up coconuts and 10 big tree trunks; I was very very lucky because container traffic finished all that. Consequently I hate containers and their ships.
But you still can't spell MERCHANT
@@sirandrelefaedelinoge It’s called a typo.
Mate, I live in a 20ft container & I love it!😄
Made it back safe from North Korea 😉
The flights weren't from Beijing, but Shenyang instead. NK planes simply can't go that far.
The tour guide filled my form with random background information, and I was granted visa, which is just a piece of blue A5 paper folded into A6.
The tour guide received some gifts from us, and then disappeared in the middle of our trip.... Wish him OK.
Did you travel on a Crazy Train?
What was it like there? I must be honest, I’d avoid it like the plague lol
@@mikeykm1993 There were 3 North Koreans on the coach: driver, tour guide, and a well dressed lady overseeing at the back seat.
Regular civilians on the streets were trampling like soldiers. From their gaits, I could tell they were indeed soldiers.
Potholes were everywhere.
I couldn't remember finding any animals other than human, not even birds, dogs, bugs...etc.
Dinners were mainly Kimchi (vegetables), with a dish of unknown meat. It's sure not beef, pork, chickens...with weird texture.
There's DHL in my hotel.
USD and CNY were welcomed.
...... and so on.
Wow―how was it there?Did you feel like the oppressive vibe or was it scary℡
@@000ragnarokPK dude you should make a whole blog/video story on your trip! People need to know!
I went to Machu Pichu last year - it is NOT so difficult to get to and the train is NOT so expensive. Having said that it DOES take time to get there. First you fly to Cusco from Lima. You should stay in Cusco for a couple days to get used to the altitude as it is over 2500 meters. The flight into Cusco is always a little tricky - don't be surprised if you have to make a couple of attempts - it is normal, however a little disconcerting as you are so close to the mountains and there is almost always a fair amount of turbulence. Then you take a bus/train combo from Cusco to Agua Calientes, a delightful little town at the base of Machu Pichu. You should also stay there at least a couple of days. Then you take a bus up to Machu Pichu for the date and time on your ticket. The bus ride up can also be a little scary if you don't like heights - sit on the right side going up or you will be sometimes looking straight down a 2000 foot cliff, the road only being one lane wide and you will pass other buses coming down. There have been fatal accidents here as recently as this year so I would say don't take the bus on a rainy day. My hiccup was that after visiting Machu Pichu, but before I left Agua Calientes, there was a landslide which wiped out the train tracks in town so the train got cancelled. Eventually we were all evacuated further down the train tracks to where they were still intact. To do so we had to wear a lifevest and hook in to a safety line to cross a half washed away bridge and then wade through knee high mud and debris down to the train. It was quite an adventure. This year due to political unrest the train got cancelled again. Anyways, if you really want to go, you can - you don't need to walk the Inca trail - but it will still take you a few days to get there from Lima and a few days to get back. Totally worth it!!
Thank you for sharing the story about your trip to Machu Pichu. The world is an incredible place and there's so much wonder to see, even if a lot of it is hidden away.
I think that the journey to get to these places might be worth it, simply because of how special and beautiful they are.
Machu Pichu is impressive, I live in Australia, so getting there sure seems impossible for me, but knowing that others have been there and loved it is enough to make me smile.
Well at my age, I'll have to be happy with your story, TY!❕️
I was in Machu Pichu in 2012 and that’s one of the places I would visit a second time. The ingenuity of the Incas is out of this world. Their rock compass matched exactly what my iPhone compass showed. And the views from the mountain top is simply breathtaking!
Can confirm. It’s not super hard to get there, but definitely be prepared for unexpected events. I went in 2018 as part of an excursion with my study abroad program from Lima. The train always has delays for one reason or another (we randomly stopped on the tracks both ways). And the bus ride up was enough for myself and a few others to take the footpath back into town. I’m forever grateful I got to go.
You don't really need to stay in Macchu Picchu Pueblo / Aguas Calientes for 2 days. 1 day there is enough as there's not much to do, honestly.
If you're talking about soroche due to the height, there should be no problems if you spent some days in Cusco. Macchu Picchu is actually lower than Cusco.
If you do a bit of research on Tristan Da Cuna, the discouragement from their bureau of administration for you may actually be the fact that the old ex-British that reside there love their 250-population island to be extremely safe and free of outside influences / visitors. This doesn't necessary make it one of a 'worst place in the world to travel'. People extremely friendly. Volcanic mountains everywhere for beautiful sights. Truly remarkable if I ever get to go there one day despite how difficult it'd be
The volcano being active a fair while ago meant that the inhabitants had to be evacuated.
Is it the same for (st) Helena island
Bit like the Falklands but warmer
How do you know how friendly they are?
Knowing that, why would you insist on disrespecting the wishes of the residents?
I'm from Southern WV which has a huge Persian, Lebanese, Jordanian and Kuwaiti. We grew up hearing Farsi with Appalachian accents. They are prominent in real estate and small businesses like restaurants and medical services. I worked for a wonderful family from Terahn and my mom worked for a family from Beirut in HS as a clothing shop clerk.
I'd like to learn more about this culture living in Appalachia. Can someone share some references I can look up later?
Wow that sounds like quite the combination 😅
I love geology and your video are informative.
You might want to look up how to pronounce Kiribati.
The country is pronounced completely different from how it’s spelt.
The official pronunciation is
KIRA-BASS
Geology? Maybe you mean geography.
A little closer to home is Botetourt County, Virginia. It's pronounced BOTT-a-tott.
still blows my mind how kim and rodman are actually friends
Yeah...
I heard he liked the ol' rodman.
I would bet the US government has had conversations with Rodman to learn more about the Dear Leader. He likely has spent more time with Kim than any other American.
@@kr-pm1xg
Kim of North Korea is a man
I won The Wave lottery ticket couple years ago. There were almost 140 people in the gymnasium who entered the lottery that day and they only draw 3 tickets, 12 people max. It was such an amazing hike, we had to pay for a tour guide and a 4x4 and cost us $500 which is so worth it. It was the most beautiful hike we've done to date and we get to see dinosaur fossils which was very cool to experience.
Machu Picchu is absolutely breathtaking, as are other communities in Peru. We took the train, then the bus, to the top.
Most nationalities can travel in Iran freely, and even receive a hassle-free visa-on-arrival. Iran is such an incredible country to travel around with many extremely hospitable and civilized people, in contrary to how media portrays.
Hi iran
@@JakeKoenig Many women run businesses or hold managerial positions in jobs.
@@Hiro-eb4zx wow… What Happens If you wear a Bikini?🤣
@@potus9573 What's the point of asking that? Young people in Iran are mostly progressive. Despite many of their problematic past/present governments and laws many people visit the country and have a wonderful time.
I don't want to start a fight or anything, I'm just talking from the VERY little I know about politics in the world...
It's USUALLY the government (or lack of it) that ruin how a country is portrayed.
I know nothing about Iran, but just like everywhere else in the world, I strongly believe there's a lot of wonder to be seen there. I also think there's beauty in every place, from the people and culture, to the buildings and environment.
That beauty is what makes the world special, if you ask me.
I've been to Iran twice as a solo (female) traveler. I loved it! It is an amazing, historic and culturally significant country. The people were lovely! I was allowed to go anywhere I wanted and took photos and video of everything. But then, I'm not American. (Australian)
What was the price range per day?
Glad you visited Iran. I've wanted to visit by have fear of Iranian government and police. But ever thing I've heard, the Iranian people are just great. Too bad that have subjected to corrupt government for generations.
Did you cover your head?
@@sweettooth9371 Yes, I wore a scarf on my head, but I have a fringe, so my hair was visible at all times. and I was only once, politely, asked to cover properly by a male official and that was in the religious city of Qom at their annual parade to commemorate the death of Hossan. This is where men beat themselves with chains etc. No one said anything about all the photos I took. The second time was an old village woman, who came up to me talking the whole way (in Farci)she pulled my head scarf forward so it covered my fringe, kissed me and gave me food! I think she thought she was helping me... I thought it was delightful.
Yeah Australian can no anywhere.
Tristan da Cunha is on my bucket list. Problem is not how long it takes to organize and travel there but also what to do during one entire month till the next ship arrives
But why, what is it you want to see there?
Weirdly, I've seen some really nice things about Tristan Da Cunha. Travel time from the UK is around 7-10 days give or take. Fly from London to Cape Town. From there you usually have to get on a boat, and it's not a regular one (4-5 days ride).
You could play hop-scotch, practice origami, make paper-aeroplanes, feed stray cats, write a journal, ĺearn all you can about local dance, write poetry, paint pictures, start learning a language, start teaching someone else a language, etc etc. Other suggestions are available.
Good video! It’s my first one of yours I saw, and I have a small tip that hopefully can help you. Give slightly longer pauses between segments. It was often unclear to me we had moved on to a new point, so if you vary the length of your pauses so that little or no pause means we’re on the same idea, and that a slightly longer pause means we’re moving on. Keep up the good content!
With sentinel island i wish u would of covered it better. There was a man in the 70's who tried to became friendly by circling the island and dropping gifts on their shores. He did this for years and hes the only outsider the people came out to his boat and accepted his gifts with a friendly attitude from them. After his death however india put a no go zone around it and they constantly monitor it with military vessels making reaching there impossible because u would just be caught by the Indian military.
Yeah definitely couple of things that are not true.
Getting to Easter Island is not hard at all and no different than having to take any kind of connecting flights to a pre remote location.
Tiger Temple: not difficult to get to once in the country.
Same goes for Manchu Picchu; the train to the town at the bottom off, Aguas Calientes is not expensive, you don’t need any kind of great stamina to do the Inka trail and if you want you can even walk from aguas calientes up to Manchu Picchu, though it is a 2h hike.
As a Scot, the worst would have been Gruinard Island as the UK military tested anthrax there. Its supposed to be safe now though.
I don't why they put a rock band through such an experience in order to rock...
Clearly a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll
I would love to see the Lost City in Colombia, but I think the 6 days one way hike is above my weight class.
South America in general has so much of the world's natural beauty.
Lost City is not in the Amazons but in the mountains of northern Colombia, near the Caribbean Sea. Beautiful
It's 6 days round trip
Actually its only 45KM of walking. its a 4 day round trip and only 3 days of hiking. It can be booked from the majority of hostels/hotels in Santa Marta. Its beautiful and you should do it.
South America is indeed beautiful, probably the most beautiful continent imo.
I made the trek to the lost city about a year ago. The trail is absolutely beautiful, and not only are there three campsites along the way, but it is actually inhabited by the native tribes to this day (all the way through the top). I would seriously recomend making the trip if you are into hiking, although it is sort of dangerous (the last rock "stairs" to get to the ruins themselves are ridiculously dangerous) but it is definetly worth it. Just make sure to bring a bunch of mosquito repellent.
Your show never ceases to peak my anxiety and I love it haha
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He dramatises a lot of stuff to make it more interesting
Whoever is reading this, I pray that whatever you’re going through gets better and whatever you’re battling with makes your situation better as you’re continuing to be a better person each day. I have faith that you’ll turn out great as your circumstances will change. Have a fantastic day! You got this! 🤗💪🏼❤
Thank you 🥺
Ok I know it seems dumb but this comment made me cry. I had a rough day today and I really needed to hear that. Thank you friend 🧡
Amen
@@kelsey_3325 keep your head up, God is with you. Always
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You are very welcome dear .. May happiness fill your days and all your wishes come true
Love these videos, so educational ❤️
Nice to have included Ireland. This time on the Graphic of the world 💪
Which was Ireland? Must’ve missed that one lol
Maybe he means Scotland? It was the last place featured in this video.
@@fearlesssockpuppet maybe. I’m from Glasgow, Scotland and didn’t see any Ireland parts lol
But not the one of the ‘worst’ places to visit!
The "Lost City" in Colombia is nowhere close to the Amazon jungle, the Amazon jungle lies in the southeast area of the country, while the Ciudad Perdida (Lost City) is in the north very close to the Caribbean Sea in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta which is an isolated mountain. To get there from the Amazon you would have to cross the Andes and in the Colombian Amazon there are not high altitudes, so saying this is the Amazon or even close to it is a huge mistake.
Helicopters can land in the Lost City and actually you can see the old marks where helicopters use to land, the reason helicopters do not land there anymore is because the government prohibit them to land to preserve the site.
The total trekking is 22 hours, 11 hours each way, and it can be done easily in 4 days, it not a difficult or dangerous hike as mentioned, it's difficulty level is medium and most people can do it.
I actually saw Bouvet Island whilst deployed on HMS Protector in the Royal Navy. Antarctica is one of the best places I’ve ever been, and I’ve traveled a fair bit.
I can proudly say that I have been to Kiribati! Although the 'ti' sound in their language is pronounced like S, so the name is Kiribas
Thank you! I was yelling at my phone the right pronunciation 🤣 I hope you enjoyed your time there.
The Indian Ocean Island of Diego Garcia is a joint UK / US military base that is only accessable by permission form the governments of the two countries for military purposes . I sailed on a US Navy Guided Missile Cruiser returning home from a Persian Gulf deployment and we stopped by Diego Garcia for refueling and resupply . All we saw where an oiler ship and some lift helicopters .
Visited none of these places...except the last one Boreray in the St Kilda group of islands!! it's Bore-a-ray by the way!
Went there in 2010.
I went to Machu Picchu when I was 11 and the hike is hard. Like really hard. I kind of wish we had just gone on the train instead of my parents insisting that we do the four day hike, but you gotta do what you gotta do.
I can't speak for the other places but for Iran the information in the video couldn't be further from the truth. I am not even Iranian neither do I own the passport but I've been there 2 times. Because of the falsely created image by the International media I was scared at 1st. But the people there are one of the kindest, most polite and loveliest people I've ever come across. They welcomed me and my fellows with open arms and educated us on their culture and history. This is the reason why I've been there for 2 times and I will visit the country for several more times in the future.
Except at the beginning I was never feared for my life, I was always feeling safe and I had no reason to feel any danger. We only had for the first week a travel guide but we decided to explore the country on our own and we had never any big issues.
All in all I want to say is that I wouldn't listen so videos like this that try to tell you one sided and false information. Get your informations from more than one source and decide for yourself. The world is so big and you only live once. You must educate yourself of other countries, cultures and histories. And the best way is to visiting those places and see everything with your own eyes.
I had a pretty skewed view of iran myself before i saw Sonny from Best ever food review show take a culinary tour of the country. The media has not been nice to the Iranian people, the government may be pretty messed up but most of the people just seems like people who want to live their lives. The food looked amazing too.
Question: Are you American? Cause the video say in no uncertain terms that Americans have trouble going to Iran.
Great, still not going.
Still have no desire to go, thanks.
There were a bunch of western hostages taken in Iran in 1979, and most were held for about two years. Hostilities never really settled after that. The, uh, "charm offensives" presented to the west from the Iranian government didn't help.
Great video, but now I just want to visit most of this locations😂
Just a little correction, the lost city (ciudad perdida) is not in the Amazon jungle. Its actually in the ‘Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta” at the north of Colombia.
Going to see if vid on Bhutan right now; place looks amazing! Also Tristin de Cuna. Saw a travel documentary on it years and years ago, pretty sure on PBS. Bleek, depressing culture and environment, but at the same time fascinating! Would love to see that marble place in Turkmenistan too. Thanks for the vid!
Thanks for the upload during my September 2022 birthday month!
I'm sure Kiribati is pronounced Kira-bass
Great production though, I always enjoy your shows :)
this is not the first time this channel didn't check phonetics/pronunciation of people/place name before making vid though, I like this channel but I still remember that, well since I'm a translator I need to know fractions of 20 languages to work
Who cares
@@TheSuperBoyProject Clearly not you! Have fun in the world of the ignorant and ill informed. Cheers
@@ahha6304 It is easy to make errors and their material is generally quite good.
You would think though given the effort required to research a topic then animate these productions, they would proof check before releasing it.
It's just an observation on my part, though subjects anyone is familiar with will always pick up on inaccuracies.
@@sydyidanton5873 Yeah I can feel that, and it's us who wish we could make more understanding, although it's not possible for everyone to understand everything, but in some level we can let it go, and some level we can make suggestion, right?
and naah ignore that stoupied Yankee who don't even know America is not origin from English language
This channel always peaks my interests from history to serial killers. I love it! ❤
*piques my interest 👍🏻
There are about 100 uncontacted tribes in the world. That surprised me, as I thought it would be dozens.
LOL.
100 can reasonably be described as "dozens". It's just over 8 dozen. 8.3333333 recurring if I'm not mistaken.
Interesting math, but not very accurate
@@bungeechord1 You made me check.
100/12=8.33333333 recurring. 100 is 8.333 dozen. My math is bang on.
Besides N Sentinel, you'll find a bunch in Papua New Guinea as well as deep in the Amazon Forest.
Gruinard Island off the coast of Scotland is the place Churchill tested Anthrax
I am British and went on holiday to North Korea in 2015. Securing passage there was easy, in fact the shortest visa application I have ever filled in. We were escorted at all times though as you say, and the visit was very stage-managed.
It’s now illegal for Americans to go - our passports aren’t valid for travel there. Not specifically aimed at this video or your comment but so maybe people forget that passports aren’t a one size fits all and different countries have different laws.
I’d love to hear about what you thought of NK though - I am autistic and NK has become one of my special interests.
Gull island in south pacific is a nice one. Hundreds of feet of bird droppings, zero fresh water. Wouldn't be a lost in paradise type situation if washed up there.
But the lack of drinking water would ensure you got to explore beyond this world pretty quickly.
I have a Canadian friend who has managed to travel to both North Korea and Tristan da Cunha, and he's been to the latter twice. He's fascinated by living in isolation, and wanted to experience two of the most extreme options. Can't think of too many people who would be able to say that.
I almost went to North Korea in 2019, when it was actually fairly easy to do so from China. Of course, I was living near Beijing at the time. You could buy a package tour out of Beijing for a few hundred dollars. If you do a quick search you can find videos of people who took this tour. Unfortunately, the pandemic shut all of this down and I will never return to China as long as the terrible CCP is in power.
Where did he stay in tristan
@@elliot8234 He stayed with one of the families; I don't remember their last name.
Been to and climbed the tigers nest, the hike is long, but not dangerous and there was even some kids that made it all the way, it is a huge tourist attraction and even has a restaurant halfway up
I visited Iran 5 years ago and had an amazing time! I was invited to a film festival in Tehran and stayed for 8 days. I can tell you first hand that there was never a safety issue there the entire time and no risk of kidnapping whatsoever. Sure Iran right now is not the best place to visit cuz of all the conflicts inside the country itself . However 5 years ago being in Tehran was safer than being in Paris. I am not from USA though so i cant say anything about that, but as an European citizen i had zero issues concerning safety.
I hate to say it but you just where not aware of it. But the dangers are fare worse then you know. I know people who live in the country. One was detained and questioned for days just for talking to me once someone reported that he was talking to someone who used to be in the US Army. A woman I know there witnessed the kidnapping of a British and American Doctor who where there only to help upgrade the surgical center. A hefty ransom was paid, although the police did manage to catch them. And turns out one person arrested was a police officer, a high ranking officer from a different district but they covered up that part. And funny thing, even though they arrested the people just a few minutes after being seen carrying the money into a building the money was never recovered. The guess is that the arresting officers kept it and split it. I'm sorry, but you probably where in an area that was heavily guarded since it was a big event and you also didn't have enough value to be targeted also.
The Iranian people are progressive and kind but have the misfortune of having horrid governments for close to century. Yeah you can feel safe with the common people of Iran, but the police state is very dangerous for anyone. I'm hoping for the Iranian people that get a rational, democratic government soon and that western nations help the citizens and not try to make them colonials.
You're in a dreamworld!
@@jacquelinesimpson6672 call me when you actually visit Iran.
@@glenjohnson9302 Did you visit Iran 5 years ago?
I am incredibly happy to live in a country like Canada, however we do have our own faults that make this country hated by some 😅
EVERY country is hated by some. Countries are made of people and no person is perfect. You can't please everyone.
This country is a joke I loved my country untill Trudeau destroyed everything we ever worked for im ashamed to be canadian
@@muskokaroads2371 You can love the country and hate the government. The country is your home and your friends and family that live in it. THAT is your country.
@@sal2975 yeah most of the people I know have the same opinion it's not canada anymore its canadastan haven't you seen the new population
Did they catch those guys who did that mass stabbing? That's horrifying, it seems like things like that never happen in Canada
I absolutely love The Infographics Show 😁
Yea me too dude
Not true on the tour guide to traverse Iran, unless rules have changed since 2019. Multiple youtubers have traveled solo around Iran safely. Indigo Traveler even hitch hiked from southern Iran right to the border with Iraq.
They don’t treat you good when it’s a Jew traveling there
@@Ko8la2233 They can look in your head and see which religion you follow? Sure honey ...
If you can't enter a country on a visa, try a master card.
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I would think Discover would work better
Depending on the country, American Express might make it worse
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Or just go to the Embassy. But ofcourse, it needs to be available.
You are tripping me out with that BTK Dennis Rader avatar in all these countries 😆
First weekend at college, our dorm RA was taking everyone in our unit to eat together. We were all pretty normal kids except George - a California blonde boy that, let’s be honest, dressed like a poser and kept saying ‘West side fo so’. Our RA told us we were going to Flint’s Genesee Valley Mall, then pointed at George, “except you, you won’t make it”.
"let's be honest" like we all know George and can confirm his poser wardrobe 😂
Why are you hating on George
@@JohnWick-vb9pc not hating… just worried for his safety 😂 Although when he would blare music to dance by himself with glow sticks, it verged on hate temporarily
You have a recovering addict living in your dorm? Perhaps George is not the problem.
@@ismarwinkelman5648 I genuinely don’t think George was into drugs…. he just loved to *dance*!
MachuPicchu is very easy to visit. get a plane ticket to Lima, then to Cusco (there are several flights a day from Lima to Cusco). Tickets to enter MachuPicchu nowadays are easy to get only a few days in advance. You can take a the train to the lower part (there are also several trains a day)
He left out Snake Island, and the island that's 60 miles from Scotland looks strikingly similar to the island that Luke Skywalker spent his last years before he died (spoiler).
Honestly can't even argue with butan, as a brit I'll likely never see it but let's face it, maintaining its natural beauty is far more important. Especially in the modern world
Hey can you make a video on the topic of hypersonic fighters. How it will be, what will we face to make it possible, what Technology’s is required and will it truely beneficial etc.
Well my proud contribution to traveling this world was a fantastic visit to the living room, and a safari to the blue dumpster at the end of the building.
At least on Tristan da Cunha, there's a school, a church and a grocery store. And it also has a museum. Every such insular resident walks; nobody drives or use any non-pedestrian transportation.
There are some youths on Tristan using mountain bikes... and I'm sure that biking on Tristan generally is not illegal!
I can respect Bhutan's reasons. Also why would anyone WANT to visit North Korea, knowing how much of a dictatorship it is, and the possibility of not returning home for years on end, if ever? 🤷♀️ Just saying. Most citizens of N.Korea don't even want to be there.
Wow!! The Wave, Is awesome, I didn’t know it existed!!
I knew Bouvet Island would be on this list! I learned about it because I play "worldle" every day. It's like wordle, but you have to figure out the country in six guesses.
You forgot to mention Queimada Grande, the Snake Island.
The Lost City (Ciudad Perdida) in Colombia IS NOT in the Amazon jungle, in fact it is very far away from it, it is in the Caribbean.
Sadly, in the past couple of years, travelling in general became way harder, especially for long distances. No matter what mode of travel we are talking about, prices have doubled, and the list of safe / friendly places to travel to becomes less and less. Very sad indeed.
As an Iranian Kurd, I think only problem with my country is the Islamic Republic regime ( for obvious reasons )
But Iran country it self is one of the most diverse countries in the world, for example you can visit sea, jungle, mountain and desert at same day ( just take a road trip from Babolsar to Yazd )
And despite majority of the Iranian people are Persian(51%), there are also many ethnic groups ( like Kurds, Azeri, Baluch,Lur, Turkmen, Arab and many more ) in this cat shaped country
Every source agrees Iran is one of the oldest countries ( or exactly the oldest )
basically every region has it own calture , people, weather, history and etc which everyone have to check them out👍🏻😉
i love your videos so much, they are so easy to listen to and so informative
Another difficult place to visit is the Chagos Islands. It does have world's best coral reefs because people are banned
Actually, one can get an invitation letter from a tourism company. So it's not hard to get one. But you do have to be accompanied. But you can wander alone through Ashgabat city limits alone. This was what I experienced in 2020.
Great video thank you! I do with though that there were actual photos of the places included. This would have been more informative.
If you want to visit la Ciudad Perdida in Colombia, go to Cartagena and sign up for a tour. The hike is a bit hard, yes, but you will make it.
The only thing I disagree is Iran. Easy to travel and because of the culture and lack of tourists the people are very friendly and welcoming. Also interested to get to know you. A good place for travelers without a lot money who want to go deep into the culture. Like Marocco for my experience
I visited Machu Picchu in 1983, taking the normal Peruvian train (not the tourist train) from Cuzco. There were no restrictions on the number of visitors who could enter the site in a day..
My brother visited Machu Pichu that same year with some college friends. They took a train in Araçatuba, Brazil (dubbed “the train of death”, no longer in operation), crossed Bolivia and reached Peru. Then they took buses, hiked and camped throughout the way. He loved the experience. He was 18 then.
The last one is Bor-rer- ray , not Burr-ray island. Just off Hirta , the main island of St Kilda. I've been on Hirta.
Bottom line with sentinel island; leave them alone, let them live in peace
Fun fact that the infographics show got wrong: the Sentinelese have not yet discovered fire.
And How do you know that? 🙄
Abt Bhutan’s tiger nest temple i swear its worth the pain to reach the temple…the place is so breathtaking…i went for a vacation to Bhutan with my parents for like 13 days and this is the is the most beautiful and clean country.
Went to Machu Picchu and Ciudad Perdida, and to be honest, I am a bit surprised they are both on this list. I mean yes it is not easy, but certainly not unreachable.