Life on Tristan da Cunha - the World's Most Remote Inhabited Island

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  • Опубліковано 7 кві 2016
  • Watch the three-part Britain's Treasure Islands documentary series on BBC FOUR, starting Tue 12 Apr 2016 21:00. (repeated Wed 13 Apr 2016 20:00).
    This mini-documentary follows Stewart McPherson's journey to Tristan da Cunha, the most remote inhabited island in the world. We meet the Tristanians and an interview with ex-chief islander Harold Green reveals what life is like in Tristan's only settlement, Edinburgh of the Seven Seas.
    www.BritainsTreasureIslands.com
    Please note: although complementary to the BBC FOUR series, the 40 short mini-documentaries are not commissioned or editorially overseen by BBC.
    BRITAIN'S TREASURE ISLANDS - MINI-DOCUMENTARIES
    Introduction
    Overview of the UK Overseas Territories • Overview of the UK Ove...
    Filming the Britain’s Treasure Islands TV documentary series • Filming the Britain's ...
    Stewart McPherson’s lecture at the Royal Geographical Society • Stewart McPherson’s le...
    Mini-documentaries about each of the UK Overseas Territories
    Ascension Island - wildlife and heritage • Ascension Island - wil...
    Saint Helena - wildlife and heritage • Saint Helena - wildlif...
    Tristan da Cunha - wildlife and heritage • Tristan da Cunha - wil...
    Falkland Islands - wildlife and heritage • Falkland Islands - wil...
    South Georgia - wildlife and heritage • South Georgia - wildli...
    British Antarctic Territory - wildlife and heritage • British Antarctic Terr...
    British Indian Ocean Territory - wildlife and heritage • British Indian Ocean T...
    Pitcairn Islands - wildlife and heritage • Pitcairn Islands - wil...
    Bermuda - wildlife and heritage • Bermuda - wildlife and...
    Cayman Islands - wildlife and heritage • Cayman Islands - wildl...
    British Virgin Islands - wildlife and heritage • British Virgin Islands...
    Montserrat - wildlife and heritage • Montserrat - wildlife ...
    Anguilla - wildlife and heritage • Anguilla - wildlife an...
    Turks and Caicos Islands - wildlife and heritage • Turks and Caicos Islan...
    Akrotiri and Dhekelia - wildlife and heritage • Akrotiri and Dhekelia ...
    Gibraltar - wildlife and heritage • Gibraltar - wildlife a...
    Mini-documentaries about specific subjects on particular UK Overseas Territories
    Ascension Island - natives and aliens • Ascension Island - nat...
    Ascension Island - supplying the garrison • Ascension Island - sup...
    Saint Helena - wirebird conservation • Saint Helena - wirebir...
    Saint Helena - plant conservation • Saint Helena - plant c...
    Life on Tristan da Cunha - the World’s Most Remote Inhabited Island • Life on Tristan da Cun...
    Tristan da Cunha - the Monster Mice of Gough Island • Tristan da Cunha - the...
    Falkland Islands - Jimmy the ex-whaler • Falkland Islands - Jim...
    British Indian Ocean Territory - coconut crabs • British Indian Ocean T...
    British Indian Ocean Territory - seabirds • British Indian Ocean T...
    British Indian Ocean Territory - underwater • British Indian Ocean T...
    Pitcairn Islands - Henderson Island’s wildlife • Pitcairn Islands - Hen...
    Life on Pitcairn Island - home of the descendants of the mutineers from HMS Bounty • Life on Pitcairn Islan...
    Mini-documentaries about systematic wildlife groups across all of the UK Overseas Territories
    Terrestrial Invertebrates of the UK Overseas Territories • Terrestrial Invertebra...
    Amphibians and Reptiles of the UK Overseas Territories • Amphibians and Reptile...
    Plants of the UK Overseas Territories • Plants of the UK Overs...
    Mammals of the UK Overseas Territories • Mammals of the UK Over...
    Birds of the UK Overseas Territories • Birds of the UK Overse...
    Marine Life of the UK Overseas Territories • Marine Life of the UK ...
    Overview mini-documentaries
    Conservation Lessons of the UKOTs • Conservation Lessons o...
    Islands of Evolution • Islands of Evolution
    Overview of the Britain’s Treasure Islands book • Overview of the Britai...
    Shipping 5,000 books to all UK secondary schools COMING SOON
    Overview of Britain’s Treasure Islands TV documentary series • Overview of Britain's ...

КОМЕНТАРІ • 13 тис.

  • @sindhuchandran1
    @sindhuchandran1 3 роки тому +7956

    Imagine their sky in the night

  • @Music-zu7su
    @Music-zu7su 2 роки тому +5292

    The air quality must be heaven.

    • @MakerInMotion
      @MakerInMotion 2 роки тому +477

      The view of the stars too.

    • @Ladisingh9
      @Ladisingh9 2 роки тому +115

      Most ppl suffering from asthma and this a hereditary problem bcz when 13 men or or I think 11women (approximately ) came on island. Men have English ,Scottish and Russian DNA and women have African,Asian DNA. after some time women brought 5or may be Six men from Britain and three men got asthma problem and these 3men got asthma from biological father .This is a whole story of DNA of these ppl.They all are British citizens and pound is official currency. They all are Christian and Long live queen is a national anthem.

    • @amlanmohanty3511
      @amlanmohanty3511 2 роки тому +6

      @@Ladisingh9 Indian?

    • @Ladisingh9
      @Ladisingh9 2 роки тому +16

      @@amlanmohanty3511 yes

    • @jetrommelelca8663
      @jetrommelelca8663 2 роки тому

      @@Ladisingh9 q+

  • @user-ig5fc9vy4c
    @user-ig5fc9vy4c Рік тому +91

    This is one of the great things about the internet - to learn about a place without the need to visit

    • @watersbey25
      @watersbey25 Місяць тому +3

      To watch about a place only

    • @FelixRosas10
      @FelixRosas10 28 днів тому +10

      100% I take for granted the fact I can just look stuff like this up in a moment, and not only learn about a place, but watch a professionally shot and edited video of daily life in that place for free.

  • @Thiswayisyours
    @Thiswayisyours 5 місяців тому +113

    Just the way the old man is exuding pure joy and seems so at peace with himself tells me how much we can learn from the islanders way of life.
    Beautiful 🙏

    • @divyanshupatel2326
      @divyanshupatel2326 2 місяці тому

      ​@@raraka828 wdym

    • @raraka828
      @raraka828 2 місяці тому

      @@divyanshupatel2326 ykewim

    • @raraka828
      @raraka828 2 місяці тому

      @@divyanshupatel2326 ykewim!

    • @latinolawdog5067
      @latinolawdog5067 26 днів тому

      What exactly would we learn from them? Their world and cultural experience is extremely limited to say the least.

  • @mujihuz8433
    @mujihuz8433 4 роки тому +1557

    "Its so quite you can sometimes hear the grass growing"
    That was Gold

    • @DieterRahm1845
      @DieterRahm1845 4 роки тому +4

      Yes, for the first half an hour. And then?

    • @1pcfred
      @1pcfred 4 роки тому +12

      I've never heard grass grow. I have heard corn grow though. It sounds like vrup.

    • @alasdairsmith7116
      @alasdairsmith7116 4 роки тому +18

      Also his little chuckle after this is the most endearing thing I've ever seen

    • @ClintEastwood3105
      @ClintEastwood3105 4 роки тому +6

      @@alasdairsmith7116 exactly! That melted my ❤

    • @shivdeepsingh6597
      @shivdeepsingh6597 4 роки тому +15

      Quiet*

  • @danielakrukoff1870
    @danielakrukoff1870 3 роки тому +2196

    I like how he casually starts the video saying he’s been at sea for three weeks getting there XD

    • @Sparky19124
      @Sparky19124 3 роки тому +28

      That’s nothing lol. Try being at sea for 6 months

    • @diegocorrea1059
      @diegocorrea1059 3 роки тому +37

      @@roynalle3807 SHE A DUDE HOMIE❗❗

    • @amirdasmoker5256
      @amirdasmoker5256 3 роки тому +12

      @@Sparky19124 must been a navy boy or marine #ArmyStrong here

    • @milleighncapayi4026
      @milleighncapayi4026 3 роки тому +5

      @@diegocorrea1059 💀😹

    • @azirmandias4191
      @azirmandias4191 3 роки тому +2

      @@diegocorrea1059 I'd expect so

  • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
    @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un Рік тому +357

    Tristão da Cunha is the name of an actual Portuguese explorer, who was the first to sight this island. Of course, he pulled an Alexander the Great and named it after himself Though he decided not to land there due to the rough seas you see at the beginning. He saw the island as part of his 1506 voyage. The main goal of the voyage was to capture Socotra off of Yemen to close Red Sea trade in Portugal's favor.
    After he saw Tristan, he went to Barawa in what's now southern Somalia, defeated Ajuran Empire troops, and looted the place. Then he went to Socotra and successfully captured it (but due to famine and losing many ships due to no proper harbor, the Portuguese abandoned Socotra in 1511). Finally, he went to India where he participated in the Siege of Cannanore in 1507

    • @LiberianChimp
      @LiberianChimp Рік тому +62

      Never knew the supreme leader knows so much about a tiny British land

    • @utkdimebag
      @utkdimebag Рік тому +14

      @@LiberianChimp history and geography were his favorite subjects😄😄😄

    • @johncoomer8672
      @johncoomer8672 Рік тому +26

      thank you supreme leader.

    • @bayloncolima
      @bayloncolima Рік тому +18

      Very well said supreme leader.. tnx for the information

    • @hammedmousavi2297
      @hammedmousavi2297 Рік тому +19

      Thank you your highness for your information. It's such a pleasure meeting you here you almighty.

  • @userunknownx
    @userunknownx Рік тому +121

    This is a beautiful example of communal living and brotherhood. No one fighting over who has the best potato patch and if someone's garden fails, I bet they don't go hungry.

    • @nondescript2892
      @nondescript2892 4 місяці тому +4

      as any british crime drama will tell you : that's where all the creepiest murders happen 😂

    • @havanasyndrome3024
      @havanasyndrome3024 3 місяці тому +7

      Lol. Naive to think there is no drama. People create drama everywhere over everything..

    • @JRLOC
      @JRLOC 2 місяці тому

      How do you know?

    • @shadowside8433
      @shadowside8433 День тому

      @@nondescript2892 You just have to watch The Wicker Man to realise that!

  • @mangoWHOAman
    @mangoWHOAman 2 роки тому +850

    "It's so quiet you can hear the grass growing." Beautiful.

    • @mbogucki1
      @mbogucki1 2 роки тому +16

      As a city slicker that would drive me absolutely bonkers. I would be playing City Sounds on my Google speaker to fall asleep. LOL

    • @sirrathersplendid4825
      @sirrathersplendid4825 2 роки тому +9

      @@mbogucki1 - You’d get used to it within a week and would never want to go back. LoL.

    • @mbogucki1
      @mbogucki1 2 роки тому +3

      @@sirrathersplendid4825 I don't know friend. I purchased a house and moved from the city to the suburbs . I never got used to the quiet there. I sold the house about 4 years later and moved back to a condo in the city. 🤣
      I can stand the lack of bustle for about a week, when I go camping, but then it starts to bother me.

    • @sirrathersplendid4825
      @sirrathersplendid4825 2 роки тому +3

      @@mbogucki1 - You sound a lot like my wife. She likes country life for a few weeks at a time, but then gets the heebie-jeebies and needs to go back to the city. She’s different, though, in that she doesn’t like the constant noise of the city either!

    • @littlemysummer
      @littlemysummer 2 роки тому +4

      I thought 'it was so quiet you can hear your conscience'.

  • @patrickbush9526
    @patrickbush9526 4 роки тому +2232

    This was posted 3 years ago I live on Tristan and had to send this comment by bottle hope I'm not too late

    • @naniwhut169
      @naniwhut169 4 роки тому +15

      Wow

    • @naniwhut169
      @naniwhut169 4 роки тому +14

      I want to visit your place soon

    • @sansorini2231
      @sansorini2231 4 роки тому +10

      are you happy in the island?

    • @Fbg333
      @Fbg333 4 роки тому +51

      @@naniwhut169 this is a joke

    • @naniwhut169
      @naniwhut169 4 роки тому +2

      @@Fbg333 No it's not🤨

  • @Gonna_Run_Amuck.
    @Gonna_Run_Amuck. Рік тому +102

    3:29 "We don't lock a door". The grocery store is locked.

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican Рік тому +134

    Another British Overseas Territory with a similar volcano situation is Montserrat in the Caribbean. If you ever listened to Boney M, one of the three girls in the group, Maizie, is from there. While the islanders on Tristan nearly lost their main settlement to a volcano, that was unfortunately not the case for Montserrat when it came to their capital Plymouth...Plymouth became buried in volcanic ash as a result of eruptions in the late 90s from its active volcano Soufrière Hills.
    Two-thirds of the island left because of the eruptions (fewer than 1,200 chose to stay on Montserrat in 1997; currently there are over 4.6K) who were evacuated to Antigua and then to Great Britain. Until a new capital is completed, Plymouth has remained the de jure capital, making it the only ghost town capital of a political territory. Half of the island is an exclusion zone where no one's allowed to live nor visit the volcano unless you're a scientist. Though some excursions get permission from police to walk around Plymouth. You can also book a helicopter tour from Antigua where you can see abandoned Plymouth from above and the destruction of the whole southern side of the island.

    • @notgadot
      @notgadot 11 місяців тому +3

      Thanks for the info. My husband was born in Plymouth England

    • @merrillgeorge1838
      @merrillgeorge1838 9 місяців тому +3

      holy shit havent seen you in ages

    • @SammySam316
      @SammySam316 9 місяців тому +3

      They evacuated throughout the Caribbean. Many came to St Lucia. Some have since returned to rebuild their lives in Monsterrat.

    • @mannos24
      @mannos24 6 місяців тому

      Great Information, thank you!

  • @TH3mrBROWN
    @TH3mrBROWN Рік тому +96

    This island is so remote it took UA-cam 6 years and 3 months to recommend this video to me!

  • @anthonyatuhaire
    @anthonyatuhaire 4 роки тому +1375

    This is the life we would read about in children's books

    • @martinstardelli9817
      @martinstardelli9817 4 роки тому +13

      Yeah ikr

    • @kaji-ws9jp
      @kaji-ws9jp 4 роки тому +9

      Absolutely

    • @DieterRahm1845
      @DieterRahm1845 4 роки тому +27

      Lovely and... so boring.

    • @YTChannel344
      @YTChannel344 4 роки тому +11

      What if the only doctor in town dies? I bet they'll be in trouble. Island dwellers have a tough life. Due to close proximity and heavy reliance on cordial family like community certain pathogens and disease tend to spread the fastest in such areas.

    • @kesavae9552
      @kesavae9552 3 роки тому +4

      Came down here to comment the same

  • @Rembd
    @Rembd Рік тому +9

    UA-cam commenters with reliable internet, supermarkets, and all the modern conveniences: "I want to live here".

  • @christiana.lindsey4833
    @christiana.lindsey4833 Рік тому +106

    Between my semi-phobia of vast, open waters and my need to be constantly on the go, I could never, ever live in a place like that, but it's so fascinating and intriguing to see and hear of those who love that life. It's really quite lovely. If I could survive (mentally and emotionally) the 3-week boat trip there AND the same trip back, I believe it would be a truly memorable experience to visit.

    • @jugo1944
      @jugo1944 Рік тому +4

      I'd probably love the lifestyle there. Have to pick of of less than 300 people to marry haha and just be content w what's available

    • @RoseSharon7777
      @RoseSharon7777 Рік тому +2

      You must be under 60 yr old. 😊

    • @universalsubliminals1174
      @universalsubliminals1174 11 місяців тому

      @@jugo1944 but think about the rates of inbreeding...

    • @levonschaftin3676
      @levonschaftin3676 11 місяців тому +4

      "constantly on the go" lmao, just like that girl who weeps when she isn't in a city. embarrassing.

    • @universalsubliminals1174
      @universalsubliminals1174 11 місяців тому +10

      @@levonschaftin3676 relax omg

  • @timetraveler2518
    @timetraveler2518 3 роки тому +2924

    I visited South Georgia Island, Gough Island, Tristan Da Cunha, St. Helena, Ascension Island, and Madeira from March to May 2011 by the small expedition ship. It was an extraordinary experience for exploring different exotic islands, animals, and people.

    • @alexanderfretheim5720
      @alexanderfretheim5720 3 роки тому +15

      South Georgia Island might be extremely important in the future. As a relatively large island (with good anchorages for ships) 800 miles from the nearest inhabited place and 2500 miles from the nearest substantially inhabited place, it's the best spot in the world to launch one of these: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Orion_(nuclear_propulsion) It could well be Earth's primary spaceport someday!

    • @timetraveler2518
      @timetraveler2518 3 роки тому +87

      @@alexanderfretheim5720 No, We strongly oppose a space launch pad with a nuclear rocket in South Georgia Island. South Georgia Island belongs to the land of arctic beauty and nature. Three reasons:
      1. The only one of the richest fragile arctic animal refuges in the world.
      2. The hostile climate (windy, freezing temperature, and cloudy) and rough sea most of the year.
      3. The economic infeasible (too remote and distant location from the high-density populated cities) and costly import of resources and human-need supplies to the island. There is no airport in South Georgia Island, and they are heavily relying on sea shipping.
      Ascension Island is a perfect location for the nuclear rocket launch pad because of the favorable climate and it is closer to populated areas. It is located near the equator that eases the nuclear rocket launch to propel into space than from the arctic region. It would not jeopardize the safety of nuclear rocket mishap because of the vast empty area of the Atlantic Ocean. Ascension Island is a location in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and their nearest land is 1200 kilometers (700 miles). The airport is on Ascension Island that helps to sustain the mainstay of the economy. There was the satellite radar station with live television transmission on Ascension Island beaming from Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969.
      Believe me, because I visited all these islands in remote locations of the Atlantic Ocean, and witnessed all these facts of their world and environment.

    • @alexanderfretheim5720
      @alexanderfretheim5720 3 роки тому +14

      @@timetraveler2518 Cool story bro.
      1. In reality, probably won't hurt it that much. Launches will generally be timed for the fallout to fall away from the island rather than falling directly on it (fallout generally follows the wind). Even if by some human error they did time a launch for the wrong weather, fallout is often called "black rain": the tall mountains of South Georgia Island would create a rain shadow effect that would cause the fallout to drop on the near side of the adjoining mountain ridges. There might be some minor increase in incidents of animals getting cancer, but for the most part they would have little baby animals and life would continue. In fact, the Chernobyl Exclusion Area is the best thing that ever happened to the ecology of Northwest Ukraine and Southeast Belarus and has hosted a remarkable return of life to that region.
      1b. Furthermore, the need to control fallout, emp, radiation and other aspects of the nuclear launch would lead to some of the most controlled and regulated development in the history of the world. We would need to be as close to the blast site as possible, while being far away enough to survive ourselves, leading to merry minuet of meticulous planning and knowing where people are at all times. The dangerous nature of the economic activity would have the result of preventing the dangerous excess and general carelessness that are the real anthropogenic causes of environmental harm. Frankly it's probably less dangerous for the environment than the tourists currently haunting South Georgia.
      2. What does that have to do with anything?
      3. Ship will work just fine. It's actually cheaper. Even if you want an airport, airports can be built, and it's a lot easier to acquire an airport than to deal with the possible EMP and other ramifications of a nuclear launch near (and when you're dealing with a-bombs, the definition of "near" is far from conservative) settled human populations.

    • @atuull27
      @atuull27 3 роки тому +3

      👍👍...

    • @stevegiu4232
      @stevegiu4232 3 роки тому +3

      @@timetraveler2518 nah....South Georgia Island is best!!

  • @Gary85Paul
    @Gary85Paul 5 років тому +405

    You know this is a remote and cultural place as there's a flute on the soundtrack and everything.

  • @ArifBillahOnGoogle
    @ArifBillahOnGoogle Рік тому +17

    Videos like this take me to another world. Thank you very much.

  • @douglashall2141
    @douglashall2141 Рік тому +3

    " it's so quiet you can hear the grass grow". That tells me how much he loves that Island. And it sounds very appealing to me as well

  • @benc5635
    @benc5635 3 роки тому +764

    I’ve been here, when I was in the Royal Navy. We stopped off and visited. Beautiful place

    • @kumarms3656
      @kumarms3656 2 роки тому

      Hi

    • @willmccauley22
      @willmccauley22 2 роки тому +44

      Damn how long did y’all stay?😂 I’m in the us navy and when I stopped by faslane I did not understand a god damn word from the Scottish shipyard workers💀

    • @anaedwards6451
      @anaedwards6451 2 роки тому +12

      Thats cool! Not much people would have the opportunity to go there in their lifetimes like they would other countries!

    • @SingTodayi
      @SingTodayi 2 роки тому +6

      Of course you didn't. Royal Navy can't stop whereever they like. Pffffffffff

    • @willmccauley22
      @willmccauley22 2 роки тому +10

      @@SingTodayi I’ve seen the Royal Navy guys drink alcohol on the boat when it’s not their duty day plus they can grow a full ass beard without any special chit. Must be nice to have it easy in the Royal Navy

  • @michaelsalyers5175
    @michaelsalyers5175 7 років тому +3696

    "It's one big family" that's probably literally true.

    • @placebomessiah
      @placebomessiah 7 років тому +25

      lol

    • @frankieglossman5699
      @frankieglossman5699 7 років тому +52

      that made me chuckle

    • @bryansmaximaful
      @bryansmaximaful 7 років тому +46

      Praveen Sharma it's true. your father in law is your uncle too right? lmao

    • @praveensharma9893
      @praveensharma9893 7 років тому +37

      Bryan bitch, I'm Hindu. Unlike you I see all people as part of one big community.

    • @AFCA-vn9bl
      @AFCA-vn9bl 7 років тому +22

      Praveen Sharma Lol don't pretend you aren't a muslim. Even your name is "Shoarma"

  • @chewar7537
    @chewar7537 Рік тому +2

    What a wonderful place, and he was just precious!! Thanks for sharing.

  • @robote7679
    @robote7679 9 місяців тому +5

    Fascinating. Never even heard of the place before this interesting video. Thanks.

  • @fern4real733
    @fern4real733 5 років тому +7653

    "There are no locks here" dude trys to open a LOCKED market.

    • @vinayyyyy_
      @vinayyyyy_ 5 років тому +93

      Last Survivor 😂😂

    • @jennycraig99
      @jennycraig99 5 років тому +118

      lol yeah i was thinking the same

    • @Qu33f0
      @Qu33f0 5 років тому +31

      So true

    • @roucoupse
      @roucoupse 5 років тому +130

      Bloody community. Maybe the island is remote, but you can't help but live with the other people in there. They will spit at your face if you are lazy and don't give a hand at their community. You have no choice but to stick to their code of conduct. Not my freedom.

    • @coolwater55
      @coolwater55 5 років тому +299

      roucoupse ?
      Why would any one not want to pull their weight. The only way they can survive is by relying on each other

  • @towerclimber7277
    @towerclimber7277 5 років тому +8639

    I bet the gossip here is on an epic level

    • @ontargetmedia4728
      @ontargetmedia4728 4 роки тому +237

      Obviously what else can they do. Stick your nose to your neibor

    • @michelleg5371
      @michelleg5371 4 роки тому +55

      Gold 👍😂

    • @AA_DZ
      @AA_DZ 4 роки тому +188

      Also the cheating !

    • @bennyfea3019
      @bennyfea3019 4 роки тому +87

      @@AA_DZ everyone has the clap

    • @Livin4Jesus00
      @Livin4Jesus00 4 роки тому +14

      relatively

  • @raymorley8241
    @raymorley8241 Рік тому +4

    Amazing place. Thanks for posting.

  • @sharonletts88
    @sharonletts88 5 місяців тому +1

    Beautifully done, thank you 🙏

  • @regerregershow6994
    @regerregershow6994 5 років тому +1522

    An island with polite, quiet people. This has to be preserved

    • @utkarshg.bharti9714
      @utkarshg.bharti9714 4 роки тому +50

      Tell that to the volcano..

    • @Maluhia808
      @Maluhia808 4 роки тому +41

      Volcano: Allow me to introduce myself

    • @sjunaz
      @sjunaz 4 роки тому +121

      Yep, no diversity here. Lucky people.

    • @anfinnb.8425
      @anfinnb.8425 4 роки тому +23

      @Ben Jefferson The Tristanians’ originating from many different *European* nations hardly disproves the notion that ethnic diversity would cause problems. Most of the groups that contributed to their ancestry belong to one race - the Europoid one, as is evident from the islanders’ looks - and they nowadays form one ethnicity, at least when it comes to their social structure.

    • @awildtomappeared5925
      @awildtomappeared5925 4 роки тому +31

      but how many muslims do they have? at the current rate, the uk population will be majority muslim by 2067 and we will probably become an islamic state, do you really think they are not fortunate to not have this problem? although if this does happen, they will want to get independence first or it could become their problem too.

  • @optyqus
    @optyqus 2 роки тому +791

    As a kid I was an avid reader of Jules Verne, this was in the '90s, before the internet as we know it today. At some point in one of his novels, I stumbled upon some fascinating description of Tristan da Cunha, I can't remember which novel it was, but for some reason this island name just got stuck in my brain for years. Amazing how just 25 years ago I could only imagine how the island looks by reading Verne's words, and now I can pinpoint the island in Google Earth and see it in incredibile details.

    • @Jordan-xg4pn
      @Jordan-xg4pn 2 роки тому +36

      I think I read the same book as you, it's called the 20,000 leagues under the sea :)

    • @lenkajf7816
      @lenkajf7816 2 роки тому +10

      The Mighty Orinoco gave me that same fascination for southern America

    • @venox314
      @venox314 2 роки тому +1

      neat!

    • @TheGDX24x7
      @TheGDX24x7 Рік тому

      Captain william len guy

    • @Ont785
      @Ont785 Рік тому +18

      In Jules Verne's novel In Search of the Castaways, one of the chapters is set on Tristan da Cunha, and a brief history of the island is mentioned
      Wiki, just in case 😉

  • @menrbuiltnotborn6241
    @menrbuiltnotborn6241 5 місяців тому +5

    I’ll bet being there in person , the raw beauty of nature and the isolation is incredible 😮

  • @jessila
    @jessila Рік тому +13

    Mr. Harold Green’s voice is truly soft, ASMR soft 😊

  • @okgo8315
    @okgo8315 2 роки тому +329

    The 1961 volcano was big news in the UK.
    I played the accordion as a kid in a concert to cheer up the inhabitants brought over to the uk..... a memorable occasion. Bless them.👍🇬🇧

    • @secretlifeofa1926
      @secretlifeofa1926 2 роки тому +4

      🙏🏼

    • @SwampDweller67
      @SwampDweller67 Рік тому +2

      lol

    • @oobenoob
      @oobenoob Рік тому +2

      You must be ancient. In fact as your comment is a year old there is a good chance I should be saying Rest In Peace.

    • @Ckwisall
      @Ckwisall Рік тому +20

      @@oobenoob sounds like this person is in their 60s... What age do you hope to live until ? Do you have any family that are older ? You sound very cruel for no reason, what happened to you?

    • @adrianrose7703
      @adrianrose7703 10 місяців тому +8

      I remember it well as an adult and believe I’m still alive.

  • @ErnestJay88
    @ErnestJay88 7 років тому +714

    When i'm old and retired, i wanna live in a place like this, a small and quite village far away from big cities and die in peace.

    • @abattoir9298
      @abattoir9298 7 років тому +19

      No internet tho

    • @homeric6406
      @homeric6406 7 років тому +1

      hahahaha

    • @ErnestJay88
      @ErnestJay88 7 років тому +16

      when you're 80 years old, you didn't need so much internet anyway, since most of the time you spend for rest and sleep.

    • @tahirminhas2270
      @tahirminhas2270 7 років тому +2

      IndraEMC lol what if you get acute appendicitis there

    • @ghassanalfarra8935
      @ghassanalfarra8935 7 років тому +1

      Tahir Minhas ... or cholecystolithiasis?! you'll be doomed i tell ya! doomed!

  • @makersmark1974
    @makersmark1974 Рік тому +2

    Where there's no vanity or competition, everyone gets along..
    Time is beautiful around people whom are content..

  • @davidfisher9026
    @davidfisher9026 Рік тому +6

    What a lovely laid back dude that Islander is. I'm Scottish but, as a Brit, I'm pleased he got a kindly reception in England and speaks well of us.

  • @ampersandtay
    @ampersandtay 2 роки тому +297

    I was almost there in 1955. I was on the mail steamer, the Windsor Castle. It called there once a year. Alas, the sea was stormy so passengers couldn't go ashore. I wasn't too happy at the time.

    • @davidran9317
      @davidran9317 2 роки тому +24

      I born on sept.1956. I wish you all the good health and happiness in this world. Love, respect and prayer🙏 stay safe.

    • @ampersandtay
      @ampersandtay 2 роки тому +25

      @@davidran9317 That is really appreciated, go thee with God.

    • @baberkhan1472
      @baberkhan1472 2 роки тому +14

      May you a long happy life sir. Prayers from Pakistan

    • @willysbakery6878
      @willysbakery6878 2 роки тому +2

      ah shit sir. major bummer that

    • @willysbakery6878
      @willysbakery6878 2 роки тому +3

      go with god sir

  • @murphman7448
    @murphman7448 2 роки тому +1060

    “… and we absolutely forbid politicians of any sort..”

    • @ytempruawtb3071
      @ytempruawtb3071 2 роки тому +90

      Heaven if I’ve ever seen it

    • @tobiishmail3436
      @tobiishmail3436 2 роки тому +41

      Heaven on earth

    • @slabbusterrtr7690
      @slabbusterrtr7690 2 роки тому +28

      If one step foot on the island they get blasted

    • @matheusamorim1929
      @matheusamorim1929 2 роки тому +43

      Guess why they look so happy and fulfilled. Modern politics are predicated on division and hatred of the "other".

    • @jaygill5582
      @jaygill5582 2 роки тому +7

      Grab'em by the p***y

  • @ellalord9705
    @ellalord9705 Рік тому +1

    Just beautiful., thankyou.

  • @gigidrumond5917
    @gigidrumond5917 Рік тому +11

    I was born in Madeira island 50 years ago and when whilst growing up we didn’t have to lick the doors at night or whenever were home, the neighbours would look after eachother so peaceful and friendly but now everything is different, that’s sad 😢please keep that island safe so elderly can enjoy their retirement and bring up their grandchild in their same life style, peace and freedom in their own home. Bless u all thanks for sharing beautiful video 🙏❤️🍀🌹

    • @frankstrawnation
      @frankstrawnation 7 місяців тому

      Você ainda vive na Ilha da Madeira?

    • @lima_plays2492
      @lima_plays2492 7 місяців тому +1

      Abraço de Portugal continental🇵🇹❤️

  • @NightRider530
    @NightRider530 3 роки тому +686

    Yes, we call each other brothers and sisters. There's a good and logical reason for that!

    • @ubiquitousdiabolus
      @ubiquitousdiabolus 3 роки тому +74

      They have to go overseas to find a spouse. Nowadays, they probably order one on Amazon Prime.

    • @bp7792
      @bp7792 3 роки тому +7

      Muahhaha

    • @elbertderf803
      @elbertderf803 3 роки тому

      ha ha ha ha good one

    • @Dwightstjohn-fo8ki
      @Dwightstjohn-fo8ki 3 роки тому +9

      @unknown user No, that's Pitcairn Island, and it didn't end well.

    • @seymourbutts9085
      @seymourbutts9085 3 роки тому +3

      Are you your own grandpa ?

  • @levibarros149
    @levibarros149 7 років тому +670

    "It's so quiet you can hear the grass growing." HAHAHA!! LOL That's a good one! :'D

    • @Alex-hv5zy
      @Alex-hv5zy 7 років тому +16

      and an old one

    • @levibarros149
      @levibarros149 7 років тому +6

      Alexander Dumas I'm from the city. Forgive me.

    • @levibarros149
      @levibarros149 7 років тому +4

      Kim Hu Sorry, mate. My IQ is in Canada.

    • @graafixzgaming6652
      @graafixzgaming6652 7 років тому +1

      quiet, no I couldn't stay here everyone would hear me if I was doing this 4:58 I'm very loud when I do it.

    • @levibarros149
      @levibarros149 7 років тому +2

      GraafixzGaming like this facebook page facebook.com/Mordor-is-a-dump-1140915299356639/

  • @juliansanchezleyva
    @juliansanchezleyva 11 місяців тому

    Thanks for this work

  • @happyatticus2966
    @happyatticus2966 Рік тому

    Fascinating! Thank you.

  • @Jimmy-B-
    @Jimmy-B- 7 років тому +132

    That island must be an astronomers paradise - no light pollution. I would love to see the sky's there

    • @quantumhelium
      @quantumhelium 6 років тому +15

      Looked pretty cloudy/misty.

    • @darenwu8266
      @darenwu8266 6 років тому +2

      That's what I thought at the first glance

  • @MetalFan10101
    @MetalFan10101 3 роки тому +2444

    The dating game is rough over here

    • @DoctorBabby
      @DoctorBabby 3 роки тому +192

      And imagine what it's like to date in this island when you're gay/lesbian

    • @sebasbandera
      @sebasbandera 3 роки тому +450

      @@DoctorBabby there’s no such thing as being gay or lesbian in this island since people are required to reproduce

    • @LandoMercy
      @LandoMercy 3 роки тому +207

      @@DoctorBabby I feel like the majority of kids wanna get tf off the island especially since they have internet there so they know what the rest of the world has to offer

    • @LandoMercy
      @LandoMercy 3 роки тому +50

      @@sebasbandera 2:01 Why are you lying lmao

    • @sebasbandera
      @sebasbandera 3 роки тому +7

      @@LandoMercy ohhh my bad i thought this was about some other island you right

  • @timmy13duffy
    @timmy13duffy Рік тому

    Well done - thank you!

  • @quintiniusverginix7827
    @quintiniusverginix7827 Рік тому +4

    The most interesting part of this for me was the old gentleman's accent. It's vaguely British but totally unplaceable at the same time. I love the use of H's before vowels as well.

  • @CS-yq8hp
    @CS-yq8hp 2 роки тому +485

    “There’s no locks at all”
    5 seconds earlier jiggling the locked lock of the supermarket. Lol

    • @lalillith86
      @lalillith86 2 роки тому +5

      Hahahahahaha

    • @ashleywhiteside1008
      @ashleywhiteside1008 2 роки тому +8

      Lol! I came here to say that too. Kind of makes it hard to take anything he says serious from then on.

    • @jer6162
      @jer6162 2 роки тому +15

      You people are so stupid. The way to tell if store is closed they lock the doors. It's not from thieving like you are use to.

    • @CS-yq8hp
      @CS-yq8hp 2 роки тому +5

      @@jer6162 oh cuz a sign that say “closed” isn’t good enough? Lol

  • @abhy301
    @abhy301 3 роки тому +1007

    I see this video occasionally. When I first came to know about Tristan da Cunha years ago, I searched on UA-cam for everything related to it. I always dream of living in a far-off place like this. the tranquility, peacefulness and no rat race is the purest form of acceptance one can embrace on life. So happy for them.

    • @deicidal88
      @deicidal88 3 роки тому +88

      and no diversity

    • @abhy301
      @abhy301 3 роки тому +10

      @@deicidal88 🤣🤪

    • @G_Rizzly
      @G_Rizzly 2 роки тому +22

      Except for when the volcano erupts

    • @randymillhouse791
      @randymillhouse791 2 роки тому +50

      @@deicidal88 Plenty of diversity. At over 6,500 feet in elevation there are multiple climate zones where many diverse plants and animals thrive. Colombia is the most diverse in my opinion.

    • @musikkritik6316
      @musikkritik6316 2 роки тому +88

      @@randymillhouse791 That's not what he referred to mate..

  • @proximaterra
    @proximaterra Рік тому +11

    Well done. Always wanted to visit some of the most remote places in the world.

  • @thomas.silvano
    @thomas.silvano 8 місяців тому +1

    Very interesting, this place looks amazing, all the sights are amazing, is perfect

  • @brcleaningcompany2566
    @brcleaningcompany2566 3 роки тому +669

    Man if that guy has lived there his whole life he’s probably only spoken to and met like 500-600 people in his whole life if that,

    • @tr-gp5sr
      @tr-gp5sr 3 роки тому +60

      @@eyerolling i met 500 people in One day dude.thats normal

    • @rafasounds-qi5rm
      @rafasounds-qi5rm 3 роки тому +35

      @@tr-gp5sr That to me is the definition of nightmare. 500 butts speaking their farts, no thanks

    • @coreyw7672
      @coreyw7672 3 роки тому +8

      @@eyerolling are you stupid?

    • @dasgoood2811
      @dasgoood2811 3 роки тому +19

      A person on earth knows an average of 800 people in his life.

    • @michaelc8756
      @michaelc8756 3 роки тому +1

      The dream

  • @donaldfrancissays4911
    @donaldfrancissays4911 4 роки тому +201

    "So quiet you can hear the grass grow" I love it.

  • @mbrooke38
    @mbrooke38 Рік тому +8

    It’s crazy to hear that they only have 270 residents and the company I work for (in only one spot) employs over 2,800

    • @SandsOfArrakis
      @SandsOfArrakis 23 дні тому

      If I remember correctly there are around 35 people living on Pitcairn Island. To them Tristan must look like a big city.

  • @tiffsjourney877
    @tiffsjourney877 4 місяці тому

    Absolutely BEAUTIFUL! ❤️

  • @janevarey9031
    @janevarey9031 6 років тому +234

    I lived on a remote-ish scottish island for 10 months. i loved it. i miss it so much. You cannot beat the community spirit of an island. it had people from all walks of life, from rich to poor. I never felt alone, or bored. i felt like I was with an extended family. I would go back in a heartbeat , if I could afford to.

    • @princevladimirjoseph1555
      @princevladimirjoseph1555 6 років тому +6

      In which island did you live? And can you give a bit informations about that island? Population etc. I'm just asking because of I'm curious about the remote islands.

    • @caitgems1
      @caitgems1 5 років тому +1

      Well I live in Scotland 😂 born here free

    • @chatteyj
      @chatteyj 5 років тому +1

      kelly fallbrook
      I can see the appeal in some respects however the lack of new people and the night life must be extremely dull, although I guess you could go to the mainland if you wanted to.

    • @TimmysFavs
      @TimmysFavs 5 років тому

      You said it, great comment!👍

    • @Aidankiwi
      @Aidankiwi 3 роки тому +5

      @@princevladimirjoseph1555 Try the Isle of Foula the westernmost of the Shetland Isles, population 30.

  • @zirzmokealot4600
    @zirzmokealot4600 3 роки тому +754

    Well everyone there looks well fed. Maybe that's why the only lock in the whole town is on the supermarket.

    • @rikardobrate
      @rikardobrate 3 роки тому +7

      So people only steal food or what? I don't understand

    • @zirzmokealot4600
      @zirzmokealot4600 3 роки тому +41

      @@rikardobrate that was the joke.....since the guy mentioned no locks and there was clearly a lock on the supermarket.

    • @rikardobrate
      @rikardobrate 3 роки тому

      @@zirzmokealot4600 clear

    • @zirzmokealot4600
      @zirzmokealot4600 3 роки тому +4

      @@rikardobrate clear clearly clearest clearerererer

    • @sayunasoulmesseng839
      @sayunasoulmesseng839 3 роки тому +2

      @@rikardobrate lol

  • @ninadsheth8422
    @ninadsheth8422 7 місяців тому +3

    no bucket list complete without remote little ole Tristan!!

  • @dsantamaria713
    @dsantamaria713 Рік тому +4

    What a lovely piece of Earth...
    ❤❤

  • @eoindowling3889
    @eoindowling3889 5 років тому +380

    Would have been hilarious if when the old man said in the interview, " We don't lock a door, there are no locks". And yer man followed it up by saying, "I just tried to get into the supermarket 11 minutes ago and the door was locked".

    • @kendallevans4079
      @kendallevans4079 5 років тому +69

      Then he could reply.."..that's because we knew you were coming.."!

    • @irafellafrompeakyblinders4782
      @irafellafrompeakyblinders4782 4 роки тому +4

      Eoin Dowling You’re definitely Irish haha

    • @RockomusiK
      @RockomusiK 4 роки тому

      😂😂😂

    • @baddgoat85
      @baddgoat85 4 роки тому +6

      I'm pretty sure he meant in general. Of course a store with paid goods is going to be locked when no one is there. C'mon now

    • @nathanhoward45
      @nathanhoward45 4 роки тому +1

      Fuck you ol man your lying! Why doesn't he ask how they get laid?

  • @pleasuretokill
    @pleasuretokill 4 роки тому +805

    Rumor is, this place is so incredibly small and isolated that there are only 6 Starbucks Coffee shops on the whole island!

    • @Elic205
      @Elic205 4 роки тому +13

      😭

    • @TheIslandstyle11
      @TheIslandstyle11 4 роки тому +27

      Lol.. that's nothing! My island doesn't even have a Starbucks in sight if u literally walk from one end to the other😂😂

    • @williamfulgham2010
      @williamfulgham2010 4 роки тому +6

      @@TheIslandstyle11 your island is my kind of place. The question is, when can I get there?

    • @annie_xo
      @annie_xo 4 роки тому +8

      And only 3 Subway shops!

    • @williamfulgham2010
      @williamfulgham2010 4 роки тому +5

      @Tony Brophy well, I think they might grow a little, over in the brush to the East of the potato patches, but I have not been there so I don't know for sure.

  • @paulduffy8774
    @paulduffy8774 Рік тому +3

    no tv or radio great love it

  • @DIYProjectsByDave
    @DIYProjectsByDave Рік тому

    incredible!

  • @lewis3238
    @lewis3238 3 роки тому +676

    Cameraman: "Damn, I forgot the camera bro"
    Narrator: "Fuuuuuuuuuu..."

    • @i_g9854
      @i_g9854 3 роки тому +6

      😂😂😂👍🏻

    • @gkm2928
      @gkm2928 2 роки тому

      Narrator: you're not my bro cuz!

  • @MarcusSchott
    @MarcusSchott 4 роки тому +801

    I love how they brush over 3 weeks at sea. Lol that must have been brutal

    • @dk6173
      @dk6173 4 роки тому +7

      Exactly. There's no way to take a plane?

    • @genkai7278
      @genkai7278 4 роки тому +59

      @@dk6173 The island doesn't have an airstrip.

    • @rustyshackleford7929
      @rustyshackleford7929 4 роки тому +9

      Kris Kringleberg, M.D. they have a lot of planes that start on the water actually! But I bet they just didn’t have a plane and there was already a boat going or something

    • @survivortechharold6575
      @survivortechharold6575 4 роки тому +7

      They didn't have to take a sail boat.

    • @ferdinandtugano
      @ferdinandtugano 4 роки тому +24

      Plane will be too expensive to operate. The population of only 270 can not support it.

  • @heathermunoz6282
    @heathermunoz6282 Рік тому +1

    Truly precious people. 💖

  • @muskateer12345
    @muskateer12345 4 місяці тому +4

    Incredible what our European ancestors were capable of. Just mind boggling to even imagine sailing all the way out there on the wooden ships they had , through the vastness of the dark ocean and found a settlement.

    • @Depressed-uq2kq
      @Depressed-uq2kq 2 місяці тому

      Your European ancestors are the cause of the most atrocities known to human kind. Slavery and slave trade, Native American genocide, conquering land for greeed and malicious intentions, home to most prejudice and racist people, Crusaders, KKK, Holocaust, Palestinian injustice, Congo, South Africa and a lot more. Yeah, you are totally right. Your European ancestors are capable of incredible things.

  • @tamaraweber3296
    @tamaraweber3296 6 років тому +844

    Wow, fresh air, fresh food. No crime. I can very happily live here. 💜❤🤓

    • @Alanis95br
      @Alanis95br 6 років тому +86

      Stupid boi lel
      How the fuck the world's most remote inhabited island would have natives?

    • @dereenaldoambun9158
      @dereenaldoambun9158 6 років тому +9

      Cinnamon Starr
      It's inhabitant,FUCKASS!!!

    • @xyg6543
      @xyg6543 6 років тому +16

      Epic FAIL cinnamon star.

    • @adrianwilliams6908
      @adrianwilliams6908 6 років тому +10

      Cinnamon Starr Cretin. It was uninhabited

    • @philmurphy8890
      @philmurphy8890 6 років тому +4

      Except for all the child rapists. Read up on the horrible current history here

  • @user-li2js8sw3z
    @user-li2js8sw3z 3 роки тому +358

    I grew up in a small village in rural Germany with about 120 ppl. Until the late nineties practically no one had their doors locked. Some doors didn't even have locks. 🔐

    • @ryangardner6804
      @ryangardner6804 3 роки тому +9

      didn't ask my guy

    • @eliesbelaabidia1672
      @eliesbelaabidia1672 3 роки тому +55

      I grew up in Morocco with 35 other million people. and there still some places in there where houses are not locked and you are always invited and welcomed . it’s not about the number of population but the ethics .

    • @Mr91495osh
      @Mr91495osh 3 роки тому +9

      I grew up in Coconut Grove in the fifties, we didn’t even have locks on our doors! My grandparents live nearby and didn’t either.

    • @bernieweber4663
      @bernieweber4663 3 роки тому +1

      We never locked our doors and even went on vacation and forgot to close the front door. lol.

    • @Mr91495osh
      @Mr91495osh 3 роки тому +9

      @@bernieweber4663 I grew up in Coconut Grove, Florida in the fifties. We never had locks on our doors. Never locked our cars and left our boats at the public dock. Not once did we have a theft.

  • @bekkylove742
    @bekkylove742 9 місяців тому

    Thank You! Very much

  • @dr.python
    @dr.python Рік тому +5

    Fun Fact: World's most remote island with an airport is Isle de Pascua, an overseas territory of Chile in the Pacific Ocean

  • @ImSemtex
    @ImSemtex 7 років тому +4312

    Who else came from How Far Away Can You Get From Everybody Else?

  • @shanehaney2121
    @shanehaney2121 5 років тому +356

    "I make the best boots in Tristan!"
    "You are the only boot-man in Tristan, right?"
    "Yes!"

    • @unapologeticallyme8513
      @unapologeticallyme8513 4 роки тому +3

      I bet he got the job from being the best in the town ;) lol

    • @vpls6237
      @vpls6237 4 роки тому +2

      Still being the best

    • @LordRalh3
      @LordRalh3 4 роки тому +3

      Sadly he makes the absolute worst boots in Tristan

    • @arcang2102
      @arcang2102 2 роки тому

      @@LordRalh3 So what,they're still the best Boots, becaus there's no other Cobblers to compare to!

    • @LordRalh3
      @LordRalh3 2 роки тому

      @@arcang2102 They are still the worst boots on the island, even another year later

  • @matteofalduto766
    @matteofalduto766 Рік тому +3

    1:57 it’s funny how the mail collection happens daily and is punctually defined to the minute, yet it will probably take at least 3 months to get delivered to anywhere. (I doubt locals mail each other…)

  • @pableinsone1
    @pableinsone1 5 місяців тому +1

    Greetings from Ecuador 🇪🇨 SouthAmerica. THis island is an amazing place in the World 🌎

  • @HistoryBro100
    @HistoryBro100 2 роки тому +1602

    It's a pure island for nature and also for mind.

    • @alexwonner7469
      @alexwonner7469 2 роки тому +20

      Yes you are right. But people work hard. Milking the cows early in the morning, going to the potatoe patches and planting vegetables, , fixing roads, repairing roofs, fishing, cooking, ... Here people never retire. They work as long as they are able to.

    • @ffarrialove
      @ffarrialove 2 роки тому +36

      At 5:54 there's a confederate flag on his coffee table . So yes it may be beautiful for some but not all .

    • @macka5515
      @macka5515 2 роки тому +35

      @@ffarrialove get a grip!

    • @insectbite1714
      @insectbite1714 2 роки тому +9

      @@macka5515 racist reply detected. Also why did u like your own reply?

    • @checkwhen
      @checkwhen 2 роки тому +5

      世上最遙遠的島發現歷史哥

  • @jinxmacabenta6613
    @jinxmacabenta6613 4 роки тому +1298

    Only a matter of time before those Instagrammers invade this island

    • @elmergoering2443
      @elmergoering2443 4 роки тому +127

      The island should ban makeup so no thots would dare to emter

    • @pnaixe
      @pnaixe 4 роки тому +132

      those mfs are entitled enough that they would die on the journey lol, I doubt they would last 18 fucking days of sailing
      there are no airports there

    • @DChappelle27
      @DChappelle27 4 роки тому +108

      It's extremely hard to visit this island. You have to apply, and the counsel grants you permission to come. Then it's a ridiculously long sea voyage to get to it.
      They don't want it turning into a tourist destination, and it probably never will.

    • @netweed09
      @netweed09 4 роки тому +23

      @@DChappelle27 It doesn't even have a beach and actually; nothing exotic at all. Not even a Chocolate tree.
      Most boring place ever, and stupidly dangerous - I was warming to it at the start of the vid thinking the volcano was extinct and had all those cool cave networks and wildlife spreading going on. Nope!! The highlight if any normal resident went over there for any reason would be their mobile device xDD

    • @emilegriffith1473
      @emilegriffith1473 4 роки тому +8

      Ok boomer

  • @tristancleer9697
    @tristancleer9697 Рік тому +1

    I’m from central Illinois in the USA, and born in ‘65. My dad named me after the island. Tristan Cleer. We visited England when I was 3.

  • @duplicitouskendoll9402
    @duplicitouskendoll9402 2 роки тому +2215

    Volcano aside, this is where you want to be during the apocalypse. Fertile ground, plentiful fishing, well away from all the BS.

    • @tomcallaghan3682
      @tomcallaghan3682 2 роки тому +10

      They’ll be fucked when sea levels rise though

    • @DickDickerson01
      @DickDickerson01 2 роки тому +47

      Not at all they have boats.

    • @dbtalahuonyommusic7067
      @dbtalahuonyommusic7067 2 роки тому +59

      @@tomcallaghan3682 it has a high peak, so they’ll just be pushed further and further up the mountain

    • @zinny999
      @zinny999 2 роки тому +16

      @@dbtalahuonyommusic7067 closer to where the Lava flow.

    • @dbtalahuonyommusic7067
      @dbtalahuonyommusic7067 2 роки тому +10

      @@zinny999 just hope it don’t blow

  • @WeTravelOnlyByNightAsItsSoHot
    @WeTravelOnlyByNightAsItsSoHot 6 років тому +290

    Imagine the Stars at Night Here. The View must be staggering.

    • @Toastmaster_5000
      @Toastmaster_5000 5 років тому +13

      That's a good point - actually kind of gets me to wonder why there aren't any astronomers or large telescopes on the island (at least to my knowledge there aren't any)

    • @surekhasarfare7559
      @surekhasarfare7559 5 років тому +4

      For this reason.. the stars.. I would love to stay here.

    • @TicTac2
      @TicTac2 5 років тому +5

      @@BenevolentPasserby and no airport.

    • @MilosRadulovic
      @MilosRadulovic 4 роки тому +1

      Peter Schmidt for telescopes you more than just altitude, it is a combination of dry and clear days, like in Atacama desert plus altitude

    • @user-ix1rs6ex4k
      @user-ix1rs6ex4k 3 роки тому

      Peter Schmidt would spend millions to build a telescope on a active vulcano island? Besides, the weather is shit. You can’t see stars

  • @teazerfemi
    @teazerfemi 8 місяців тому

    Fantastic video

  • @preethamkj8101
    @preethamkj8101 3 місяці тому

    Great work 👍

  • @J_Bard
    @J_Bard 7 років тому +2288

    Theres no locked doors? What about the supermarket that was locked up 😂

    • @sushilangelo
      @sushilangelo 7 років тому +142

      Probably because they knew the host was visiting there and will try to break into the supermarket :D

    • @J_Bard
      @J_Bard 7 років тому +6

      +Max Pan possibly haha but still

    • @eizabeth161W16
      @eizabeth161W16 7 років тому +1

      MrBoatsnhoes69 I

    • @alexk1682
      @alexk1682 7 років тому

      PerthTowne is that sarcasm, wasn't really funny to me

    • @MrKoreanBlack
      @MrKoreanBlack 7 років тому

      MrBoatsnhoes69 That's funny. I just said that, lol!

  • @bangus118
    @bangus118 7 років тому +135

    "there are no locks anywhere". Just thirty some seconds earlier he showed us the supermarket was locked...

    • @endaohalloran6132
      @endaohalloran6132 7 років тому +4

      bangus118 tbf, it was for comedic effect more than anything else

  • @Wykesidefruitmachine
    @Wykesidefruitmachine 5 місяців тому +1

    What a lovely old man. He loves his home and quite right too.

  • @gregmardon6973
    @gregmardon6973 Рік тому +19

    I stumbled across you and you highlighting this particular Island, I am an American and many of my countrymen in the Boating world love of course the exploration of wonderful places like this. Keep up the great work !!

  • @DailyJam
    @DailyJam 3 роки тому +890

    They say that on Tristan Da Cunha, there is no way of correctly levelling your audio.

    • @ArjunAjith
      @ArjunAjith 3 роки тому +12

      hahaha good one

    • @pjh2331
      @pjh2331 3 роки тому +6

      Brilliant

    • @dyhockane7506
      @dyhockane7506 3 роки тому +11

      Especially in their houses

    • @asierrey5666
      @asierrey5666 2 роки тому +4

      I don't get it can you explain please

    • @ArjunAjith
      @ArjunAjith 2 роки тому +50

      @@asierrey5666 the loudness throughout the video is not equalised. Some parts are audible while some are just too low.

  • @IcemanJuice
    @IcemanJuice 4 роки тому +2415

    The safest place in the world from Covid-19 (coronavirus).

    • @MJTCycling
      @MJTCycling 4 роки тому +295

      BIG FACTS. I bet these people have no idea that there's a virus outbreak happening lol

    • @crystalc1ear
      @crystalc1ear 4 роки тому +160

      "Fun" Fact,
      In 1972 the arrival of the Tristania (ship) brought with it the H3N2 influenza virus, which resulted in an explosive outbreak that attacked a whopping 96% of the population.

    • @erinquinn215
      @erinquinn215 4 роки тому +84

      I'm sure China can be relied on to screw up so badly the virus even reaches TDC

    • @williamfulgham2010
      @williamfulgham2010 4 роки тому +21

      @Katarina G how very true, and they have a large population of ham radio operators who communicate all over the world. The citizens of Tristan de Cunha have come a long way in a few decades. Their educational system is up to date.

    • @enclave2k1
      @enclave2k1 4 роки тому +7

      @@crystalc1ear Lol - it's always hilarious when historical facts dash _"obvious solutions"_ to current problems.

  • @ianrundle5862
    @ianrundle5862 10 місяців тому +3

    I stopped over in Tristan de Cuhna in 1976 whilst sailing back from South America to South Africa

  • @AgentLazarus
    @AgentLazarus 4 місяці тому

    That camera guy is a 4th dimensional human, the way he is able to teleport in and out of that bus while it's driving down the road. Breath-taking really. I'm astonished to finally be able to see one of these divine beings.

  • @clayongunzelle9555
    @clayongunzelle9555 7 років тому +75

    i saw an internet café so I'm sold

  • @ShortMan_123
    @ShortMan_123 4 роки тому +73

    That old guy had an amazing, unique accent! I love it

    • @triarb5790
      @triarb5790 3 роки тому +8

      @Insert Name Here Australian? I've never heard any Australian talk like that !!
      He had more of a mix of old accents from England. Some words he said the old Midlands way, some west country, some Kentish. You could hear the sailors and settlers in him. An accent unique to the island I'd say.

    • @slavek033
      @slavek033 3 роки тому

      @Insert Name Here and bit kiwi when I hear words with strong"E"

    • @rafasounds-qi5rm
      @rafasounds-qi5rm 3 роки тому +2

      Sounded like someone from the 19th century

  • @christiangasior4244
    @christiangasior4244 День тому

    It’s fascinating how different each person who has ever lived experiences are from one another based on time and location and their own emotional climate, if you will. Makes me kinda proud to be a human even though I’m not very successful by society’s standards. I’m okay with myself. Been through a lot and made it out stronger.

  • @JamieP-fi5xi
    @JamieP-fi5xi 8 місяців тому +2

    This is paradise ... peace and quiet ...only for my family I would be gone tommorow

  • @LUCKYNEGRA13
    @LUCKYNEGRA13 2 роки тому +205

    The elder man speaks so gently. This island seems like a dream come true. I would love to go live there with my family. We hate the city noise. This island is heaven on earth. Beautiful

    • @scottscottsdale7868
      @scottscottsdale7868 2 роки тому +80

      I wonder why there is a Confederate Battle Flag by his side? Hhhmmm

    • @LUCKYNEGRA13
      @LUCKYNEGRA13 2 роки тому +5

      @@scottscottsdale7868 oh shoot. Did not notiic that🙊🙊😱

    • @ahmdo8485
      @ahmdo8485 2 роки тому +35

      Doesn’t look like they would welcome “different” people to their community.

    • @georgescaggs9165
      @georgescaggs9165 2 роки тому +6

      @@ahmdo8485 what do you mean by “differently”? If you think that comment isn’t racist You may be a leftist.

    • @joshua9862
      @joshua9862 2 роки тому

      Yea all your people do is reproduce and move to every country on earth.

  • @animalmasti4991
    @animalmasti4991 4 роки тому +452

    Amazon be like guaranteed one decade delivery 😂

  • @jediknight73
    @jediknight73 5 місяців тому +1

    Idk why but I'm always fascinated by islands

  • @forerunner7
    @forerunner7 6 років тому +146

    Could you imagine the quality food and veggies they grow in that rich black soil?

    • @carolkenyawan2938
      @carolkenyawan2938 6 років тому +1

      Lizziegirlnyc yes, gmo ofcouse

    • @-Vitalis-
      @-Vitalis- 5 років тому +6

      Too bad you can't find the same quality in women.

    • @riotagus
      @riotagus 5 років тому

      Lizziegirlnyc
      ON THAT RICH BLACK SOIL, YOU COULD GROW RICH BLACK POTATOES!

    • @felix-dk9tr
      @felix-dk9tr 5 років тому +1

      Potato with potato, nice

    • @farshimelt
      @farshimelt 4 роки тому

      @@-Vitalis- You can if you raise them in rich black soil.

  • @ibrahimlhotse6351
    @ibrahimlhotse6351 5 років тому +2805

    every introverts dream

    • @edwin8139
      @edwin8139 5 років тому +260

      No dude. Everyone socialize here

    • @Stingra87
      @Stingra87 5 років тому +96

      That would be Pitcairn Island, where there's only fifty people on the entire island and it's three thousand miles from both New Zealand and South America. This island looks like New York City in comparison to Pitcairn.

    • @daau5324
      @daau5324 5 років тому +2

      👍🏻

    • @brentbeatty4171
      @brentbeatty4171 5 років тому +11

      I like this place. I am a steelworker currently.

    • @anyu
      @anyu 5 років тому +92

      As a fellow introvert I say cities are better. In a place like this everyone relies on each other for entertainment. It's my top wishlist destination, but I wouldn't want to live there.