Kara and Nate My mother was in Kiev for a wedding a couple of weeks after the disaster and even though everything was still being washed down (city buses, taxis, etc) and they were given iodine pills, she still had thyroid cancer in her late 50’s without any history of it. Can’t prove the two were related, but it’s likely they were. She survived it, but my take on it is that despite Ukraine’s desire for tourism revenue, the area is not safe. The air is safe (air doesn’t hold radiation well) and your Geiger counters sample the air. However, all of that dust, debris and plants... they’re not safe.
Unfortunately, it's unsafe even outside Chernobyl zone if you buy and eat forest mushrooms and blackberry. Radionuclides spread all along Ukrainian and Belorussian territory because Soviets built aromic station in marches (biggest marsh or bog in Europe). Stupid, right?
@@afcgeo882 it's true that nuclear station needs water but such station should not be built on marches where all radionuclides spreads out for hundreds kilometers. It's fine to build station 100-200 km south from Kyiv but not in northen area. We also lucky that Soviets did not complete Crimean nuclear station that was planned to build in seismic active area.
Yeah. And they left their animals there to die. How cruel. No one cared about them to save them. Which is weird because they saved people. Like wtf animals' life is worthless for them.
@@noraivanyi428 animals were not allowed by the police, people had to leave them with the tears on their eyes, later there were even police squads killing abandoned dogs in that area. So it’s not that owners were cruel, it’s the state.. that treated people not better than dogs, keeping everything in secret. Plus people were leaving not knowing they are never coming back, so literally everything was left behind.
@@laureanoprottiarredondo8691 I know that they were killed by the police but its inhumane. Who has the right to judge that one can live the other can't? There were many people who had a high radiation, but the police didn't killed them.
My high school math teacher here in Nyc died from cancer from the Chernobyl disaster. She battled it for years. Her students back in the Ukraine had already died long ago. She would tell us about it. It hurt her. R.i.p Paulina ❤
Lead paint was outlawed in USSR earlier than it was in the US, not to mention that we are talking about a city that was built from scratch in the 70s. But the asbestos. Yap. Lot of it.
my class was learning about the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone as a side lesson just the other day and I think this video taught me more than the actual lesson did...
Chernobyl was one of the worse nuclear accident in the world, many people lost their lives, but unfortunately some tourists go there because of the movie to take selfies despite the fact that the movie was filmed somewhere else
I just find tourism in places of tragedy with laughing and photo ops so inappropriate. People lost everything thing here. How about respect? The Geiger counter doesn't begin to measure the suffering.
@@miskaball1734 yeah it's worse to do that in concentration camps but it's still disrespectful as hell to do it where people lost everything they had and suffered from the effects of radiation. Which btw is fucking terrifying
i think people should visit it to learn about it but i don't understand people taking pictures for their instagram some even poste pictures of them in underwear!
@Anne And it’s also sad to consider how many people are still dying from this disaster! Being exposed to dangerous levels of radiation can cause cancer.
The editing and quality of this video is unreal! It makes me so happy for you guys that you are putting out this amazing content. This is why I continue to love your work!!
“You have to cover your whole body, you don’t want radioactive particles touching your skin” *Proceeds to pick up radioactive garbage, pokes radioactive piano keys*
I remember that Chernobyl explosion... all kids in my city go to hospital and drink it same super disgusting syrup. I will never forget that taste and my city is 1200 km away from Chernobyl
Wasn't it potassium iodide or something like that?? I read they gave it to kids but it was only good to do so if in less then 24 hours had passed. Otherwise it was useless
why does everyone jump on the chernobyl scene just because of a tv show. its been documented for years. I hope Ukraine will benifit from more tourisum in the future but Chernobyl had a massive effect on peoples lives and its become kind of like a freak show.
No different from Concentration Camps being tourist hotspots. There are many other places that are fucked up that many people visit all the time, quit being a titty.
@@paul0gb personally, I'd like to visit because of the history. It was very bad but I feel it's important for everyone to see history with their own eyes. It kind of makes everything feel real and makes you think of everything in a different light.
My home town in Lithuania was some 30 km away from Ignalina nuclear power plant, which had the same reactors as in Chernobyl. So one day I was returning from the school and I heard civil defence siren, I just was frozen by the sound I thought that it was another disaster, so I run to home scared as I was, but luckily my mom was at home and she said that it was only training... Aswell I remember that day back in 1986 we were at school, it was a nice sunny April day, a teacher came and said: "go home close all windows, doors and stay indoors". I'm sure it was some days after the actual disaster. By the way, I have a quite frequent nightmare when I see in the horizon nuclear explosion and a big ball of fire coming at me. That one of the scariest feeling when you see ball of fire coming at you... Damn those dreams!
You guys have literally changed my views on so many countries and events. You’re so open-minded and kind to every single place you visit, and it’s amazing to see! You never fail to have an entertaining and well educated video
06:32 "тим хто врятував світ" - "to those who saved the world". at the cost of their lives. powerful and so sad. I was 4 years old when this happened. there were no official announcements, so we were not sent out of Kyiv until after almost a month after the explosion. I remember hearing a lot of rumours during that year about cases of mutations in newborn animals and human babies. though haven't seen anything like that myself. pregnant women were scared by the possible mutations and many decided to terminate their pregnancies.
Irina Irina, please can you send me a text message to my personal email?? Please, I am an Egyptian orthodox man living in Los Angeles California and very curious to know everything about Ukraine 🇺🇦. Please dear. My email is, adelramzy09071971@gmail.com. Thank you so much and God bless you.
Well done guys, such a sensitive and sad place, yet historically important for all of us, you did it with great respect, the music was perfect too. Looking forward to part 2.
When Nate said “they only took the essentials because they were told they’d be back in 3days to a week” gave me chills bcs thats what I happened to me when Covid made me go back to my hometown. Bcs they said only a week but it’s been 6months.
Great you tubers once again. The first vid I watched was the Maldives one and after that it lead to watching another video then again and again. Can't believe how attached I have become to you guys. I think you deserve so much more subscribers because you are probably the best vloggers out there. ☺👫 you are just you and that's what makes you good at these videos unlike other vloggers who may not be themselves on camera
The most important things about these vlogs are not what you are doing but what makes you happy. Remember what ever you do It will always be part of your story
@@Barnes466 basically from the view of science, you are perfectly safe while going to chernobyl. Trip to chernobyl is about 2 10h flights in accumulated radiation.
@@TealJosh they were near a spot that jumped up to 14, which they said was seven times the amount of a plane trip. Not to mention the fact that they were breathing in the particles of the red forest which did a quick jump just by driving through.
This has to be my favorite episode so far. I was in 6th grade when Chernobyl happened, and it was just 2 months after my class took a field trip to the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant near us. Needless to say hearing the news about Chernobyl scared the crap out of everyone in my class. Thank you for showing Chernobyl today.
It’s amazing how the darkest hour of that disaster nature found a way to grow back. Great education about that part of the world. Thank you again for letting us peak into this beautiful world
If you stay on the pathways (and dont go into a hospital like some dumb people do, where its enormous amount of radiation and forbidden to go in cause it still has stuff from the accident cause first injured & affected people where brought there), its okay, no need for that.
ok but the preschool was by far the coolest part, everything was left even notebooks with writing and dolls. that would be something i could look at for ages without a blank emotion, everything i saw would surprise me 🤷♀️
I said it before im gonna say it again, you two have really stepped up your videos with historical and educational info BRAVO now for some endangered species benificial vids how fun would that be safari or amazon or ocean life or even one on that floating garbage heep with where to donate yaaaaaay
You guys, this was amazing! I remember being 6 years old and living in Moscow when this happened. Obviously, kids weren’t concerned, however my mom asked me not to play in the rain. Crazy. Looking forward to the rest of the story!
Amazing, I was waiting for this one! Such an important part of history, I think it's good to show it. I had no idea there was a hotel inside the exclusion zone - can't wait for part two!
I'm honestly so impressed with your storytelling. You approached this with keen interest but also respect for what happened there. Also, the production value, the attention to detail - truly awesome. Love seeing your growth over the past years in your vlogs and overall storytelling. So fun to be on the journey with you!
Wow, what a truly fantastic first day, fascinating and so interesting. You got one of the top Chernobyl guides, Pasha is friendly, informative and he has such a depth of knowledge about the history of the zone. I did a private tour with Pasha 2 months ago, it was amazing. So looking forward to the next part.
I was just watching a documentary on this a few nights ago and all about the tourist buses going thru and meeting some of the people who lived there ( went back to their homes after the incident ), but loved yours more. More personal and thats the kind of tour guide id rather go with than a big bus of people...thank you for sharing
Ever since ive seen the Hbo series, ive been insanely obsessed with this disaster. Ive even brought two books "Voices of Chernobyl" and "Midnight in chernobyl". I would love to visit the exclusion zone but i live in america and im dead broke so unless i hit the lottery, im not holding my breath. Thanks for taking us on a guided tour.
Here are so many starved malnourished ill dogs in India and not possible to look after all ( though I feed 50 dogs regularly) .. You can take some of them :-)
@@bluethumbbuttoneek9465 your comment is just irrelevant. When you're full of radiation you die quickly from cancer and you transmit radiation to everyone who's near you and touches you. You don't fly, man. Don't watch so many movies. Go study nuclear physics and learn what radiation really is and how serious the consequences are.
This SERIOUSLY makes me so sad. I’m legit crying right now. You two are amazing. Absolutely respectful. I knew you were “good people” when you toured Auschwitz. Keep the great work.
Watching y'all, y'all make me want to travel. I discovered y'all about a year ago and have binged watch every episode. Thank you for showing me the world. Safe travels.
I didn’t even know you could travel here!! Amazing footage! Just wanted to tell y’all that I am applying for a study abroad internship in Dublin, Ireland! Thanks for inspiring me to travel! I hope I get it so I can start my adventures!
Chernobyl has always fascinated me and I love the “Chernobyl Diaries” movie. Now getting to see it from your guys perspective is literally the icing on the cake. You guys are awesome!!! Much love and respect from a fellow Tennessean!
I’ve almost watched all of your guys videos, everything from the Himalayan trekking to the great ocean road in Australia and all in between. They are all so fun. Y’all do a great job at combining fun and informative!
Thankyou kara and nate. I have been wanting to go to Chernobyl since it was cleared for tourists a few years back. But jeez did my folks get worried so on my last trip i skipped it so as not to worry my mum(my phone broke in Krakow so for 5 days i didn't call and managed to worry her anyway). But now y'all are going i can show her this and she won't worry so much. We went to da Michele in Naples purely from yalls recommendations and loved it so yall have more sway with my mama than me! Thank you!
I've been waiting for this video since I saw your stories!! I've seen a lot of Chernobyl videos and you managed to show stuff I hadn't seen before, your videos never disappoint! Can't wait for part two! x
wonderful Edit. As someone that has done some premier pro work, there is a SERIOUS amount of work that's gone into this. Well done Kara - such a great job. One of your best !! Mark - New Zealand
@@tea_lex1647 We couldn't go inside, but you could stand pretty close to the outside. They had a little museum that overlooked it that was even closer, but we weren't allowed outside on the balcony there. Geiger counters everywhere.
I like how you tell us the history in this format. I think, I won't understand what happened to Chernobyl and the effects and current situation without this. Thanks Kara and Nate for this. This creates awareness to everyone.
Well done and beautifully captured. Full of valuable information and INCREDIBLE DRONE SHOTS NATE! So it looks like another place to add to our full time travel schedule.
Aaaaaand now I have yet another thing to add to my bucket list. This is so sad but beautiful at the same time. I like going through abandoned towns and villages and buildings. Really makes you think about life.
Since that dog @ around 13:45 doesn't know the rules of where/where not to go, I'll bet he's a lot more radioactive than most dogs in Kiev. For the information of those younger people watching, the Soviet leader, in the picture, at that time was Mikhail Gorbachev (me-KYLE GORE-buh-chawv,), the contemporary of Ronald Reagan. I don't say this enough, but I have to agree with Rich and Kirsten below. Your storytelling is amazingly well done each and every time. You thoroughly deserved that award you got last year.
I am a pre- school teacher in the states. The section where you walked thru the school and saw the cots for nap........ I just cried I couldn’t help it. Thank you kara and nate for being so respectful and kind hearted when you visit places with histories that are difficult to speak about.
I find this so interesting! I actually know a lot about the Chernobyl incident because my mum really recently worked there. I’m from America and I moved to Slavutych, Ukraine in July of 2017 and lived there until May of 2019 I now am back in America. I’m 16 and I enjoyed this video and learning more about where my mum worked. It’s really sad to see all of the aftermath of the explosion. Where I lived in Ukraine (Slavutych) wasn’t a city until after the explosion and was built purposely for the people from the Chernobyl explosion to move there!
DAMN YOU GUYS ARE GOOD! Just felt the need to tell you how great your videos have become, especially over the last few months. We started a YT channel about travel earlier this year and we know how hard it really is to try to make good quality videos. Of all the travel vloggers we follow on YT (and that is A LOT of people), you guys have probably the best quality out there. It just blows my mind. We watched the Chernobyl series a while back and now watching this video that same eerie feeling creeps up on me that I had when I watched the series. Seriously, SO WELL DONE!
Adeline, regardless if some examples are myth, it is Hollywood; what do you expect? Nonetheless, nuclear radiation is detrimental to ones’ health. If one is exposed to small amounts, cancer and death is prevelent. The HBO series, Chernobyl did a fine job illustrating the amount of people the explosion has effected. I am only fifteen, yet I am thankful I did not have to live through that tramatic time.
Easily the best vlog you've posted. Love them all and never get bored of watching you explore amazing and crazy places but the historical and ones that clearly have a big meaning behind them (Auschwitz, Iraq etc) are by far more interactive to the audience. Keep it up guys, can't wait for Chernobyl part 2.
Greetings from Knoxville, Tn. Thank you for the work you guys do, its fun to watch and my kids love it as well. We also appreciate the fact that videos are family friendly.
The thing that I find most fascinating about the exclusion zone is the depth of bio-diversity that exists there. Without pesticides and human activity, Mother Nature has taken it back. I wouldn't go so far as to say that everything is healthy and thriving, but more bio-diversity exists there than any other location in Europe.
This is awesome! I remember learning about this in school a looooong time ago. I just live vicariously through you two. Can't wait for your 100 country party!!!
I am absolutely fascinated by Chernobyl. Have been for years. I am so, so glad that you guys finally got here. I've been so anxious to see it from your eyes. I was just watching a short documentary about the homeless dogs of Chernobyl. When people fled, they were not able to take their pets with them. Therefore, about 100 abandoned dogs were left behind. They have somehow managed to survive and there are now thousands of homeless dogs in Chernobyl. It is been illegal to remove the dogs to try to find them homes, which is absolutely devastating and heart breaking. The dogs radiation level is not that high, so it's a shame that they can't decontaminate them the same way they do humans, and find them homes. Recent strides have been made, so some have been allowed to be removed for adoption, but so many more remain. There are people that come and feed them, pet them, love them, but it's not the same as a permanent, loving home. I hope somehow in the future the dogs can be all be removed and adopted.
There is still cesium in my country because of Chernobyl. I don't eat so much fish or mushrooms because of it (even I dont have to worry about it, but I want to be sure)
you guys are just amazing , this was a great video. from Kara,s voice over in the beginning to Nates camera work , it was beautifully done . thankyou so much 😍😍😍
Wow you really set a mood with the close-ups of all the stuff left behind and Kara's storytelling. Makes you understand the place better as a viewer. What a sad story. Great video! Thank you.
One thing no one knows is the body is like a battery, it accumulates radiation entering. Besides the meter provided a radiation tag needs to be worn because it's the only way to know total radiation exposure.
I was born in the city of the West Ukraine called Ternopil ( sounds very similar to Chernobyl). So fun to see foreigners' reaction when they ask me which city am I from :)
I loved the idea of not you guys not including any music in this video. I makes the experience that much more immersive and I felt like I was actually there with you guys. Keep coming up with great ideas like this!
i usually don’t like when tourists go to chernobyl because my father was affected by it,but you guys did it justice. thank you for sharing
That means so much to us 💗💗 thank you for watching!
Kara and Nate My mother was in Kiev for a wedding a couple of weeks after the disaster and even though everything was still being washed down (city buses, taxis, etc) and they were given iodine pills, she still had thyroid cancer in her late 50’s without any history of it. Can’t prove the two were related, but it’s likely they were. She survived it, but my take on it is that despite Ukraine’s desire for tourism revenue, the area is not safe. The air is safe (air doesn’t hold radiation well) and your Geiger counters sample the air. However, all of that dust, debris and plants... they’re not safe.
Unfortunately, it's unsafe even outside Chernobyl zone if you buy and eat forest mushrooms and blackberry. Radionuclides spread all along Ukrainian and Belorussian territory because Soviets built aromic station in marches (biggest marsh or bog in Europe). Stupid, right?
Olga Voronina It’s not completely stupid. Water contains radiation. Water also cools nuclear fuel rods.
@@afcgeo882 it's true that nuclear station needs water but such station should not be built on marches where all radionuclides spreads out for hundreds kilometers. It's fine to build station 100-200 km south from Kyiv but not in northen area. We also lucky that Soviets did not complete Crimean nuclear station that was planned to build in seismic active area.
"They left it all behind because they thought they'd be coming back" It hit me really bad.
Yeah. And they left their animals there to die. How cruel. No one cared about them to save them. Which is weird because they saved people. Like wtf animals' life is worthless for them.
@@noraivanyi428 animals were not allowed by the police, people had to leave them with the tears on their eyes, later there were even police squads killing abandoned dogs in that area. So it’s not that owners were cruel, it’s the state.. that treated people not better than dogs, keeping everything in secret. Plus people were leaving not knowing they are never coming back, so literally everything was left behind.
@@noraivanyi428 also, if you didn’t know, animals were the ones contaminated most, cause radiation stays on their fur and hair in huge amounts..
@@laureanoprottiarredondo8691 I know that they were killed by the police but its inhumane. Who has the right to judge that one can live the other can't? There were many people who had a high radiation, but the police didn't killed them.
@@noraivanyi428 i think they just dont want to spread it widely, to minimise caution
One of the main rules about visiting Chernobyl is don’t touch anything.....yet you picked up stuff from
The ground 🤦🏻♀️
I eat the berries lol.
@@thelast344 How many fingers do you have for now?
@@zawwah enough to pick more berries.
Exactly! That’s what I thought!
@@thelast344 that's a very Rick Sanchez comment
My high school math teacher here in Nyc died from cancer from the Chernobyl disaster. She battled it for years. Her students back in the Ukraine had already died long ago. She would tell us about it. It hurt her. R.i.p Paulina ❤
50,000 people used to live here, now it’s a ghost town
200,000 *
Mw2
And they cleared them out in 3 days, the majority at least. Mind-boggling. ☮️
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Actually around 1000 people live there now its workers and stalkers
Besides the radiation, imagine all of the asbestos and lead paint.
Exactly, even if there were no explosion and disaster, all the build up of mold and shit is not good.
Lead paint was outlawed in USSR earlier than it was in the US, not to mention that we are talking about a city that was built from scratch in the 70s. But the asbestos. Yap. Lot of it.
He looks really fit too? Probably eats extra clean exercise! Not cigs! But you'll go walk there? Why?
Why did I think fallout 4 when you said that?
my class was learning about the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone as a side lesson just the other day and I think this video taught me more than the actual lesson did...
Chernobyl was one of the worse nuclear accident in the world, many people lost their lives, but unfortunately some tourists go there because of the movie to take selfies despite the fact that the movie was filmed somewhere else
I just find tourism in places of tragedy with laughing and photo ops so inappropriate. People lost everything thing here. How about respect? The Geiger counter doesn't begin to measure the suffering.
I think its wayyy more inappropriate laugh and make selfies in concentration camps :( :(
@@miskaball1734 I hate that as well. If I had to prioritize I would agree with you completely. But I can't stand people capitalizing on tragedies.
@@miskaball1734 yeah it's worse to do that in concentration camps but it's still disrespectful as hell to do it where people lost everything they had and suffered from the effects of radiation. Which btw is fucking terrifying
i think people should visit it to learn about it but i don't understand people taking pictures for their instagram some even poste pictures of them in underwear!
It's so sad to consider how many people lost their homes due to this tragedy, not even considering how many people died!
@Anne
And it’s also sad to consider how many people are still dying from this disaster! Being exposed to dangerous levels of radiation can cause cancer.
And how many animals died there
The editing and quality of this video is unreal! It makes me so happy for you guys that you are putting out this amazing content. This is why I continue to love your work!!
This is a trip I’d never take
“You have to cover your whole body, you don’t want radioactive particles touching your skin”
*Proceeds to pick up radioactive garbage, pokes radioactive piano keys*
Follow this guy for few years, if he gets cancer
My thoughts exactly. Lol
They got a deathwish
They are willing to die ,, no one cares if they die
I swear i got so pissed looking at that
I remember that Chernobyl explosion... all kids in my city go to hospital and drink it same super disgusting syrup.
I will never forget that taste and my city is 1200 km away from Chernobyl
It wasn't syrup. It was a Lugol's iodine that was supposed to keep our thyroid healthy. We were given it at school. Taste was really horrible, indeed.
Where you from?
Wasn't it potassium iodide or something like that?? I read they gave it to kids but it was only good to do so if in less then 24 hours had passed. Otherwise it was useless
@@danniemikeey579 yes, if your thyroid is full of stable iodine it creates a barrier the radioactive iodine has a hard time (if any) getting through
@@Redhoot well I learned something today! Thank you
There is something uncomfortable about turning one of the world's worst man made disasters into a tourist attraction.
More like a tourist trap
why does everyone jump on the chernobyl scene just because of a tv show. its been documented for years. I hope Ukraine will benifit from more tourisum in the future but Chernobyl had a massive effect on peoples lives and its become kind of like a freak show.
No different from Concentration Camps being tourist hotspots. There are many other places that are fucked up that many people visit all the time, quit being a titty.
Recovery Rage much agreed.
@@paul0gb personally, I'd like to visit because of the history. It was very bad but I feel it's important for everyone to see history with their own eyes. It kind of makes everything feel real and makes you think of everything in a different light.
Its amazing to be able to see inside Chernobyl! It must have been terrifying for the people who lived through the disaster :(
@BLL what a veteran
@Becky wow
My home town in Lithuania was some 30 km away from Ignalina nuclear power plant, which had the same reactors as in Chernobyl. So one day I was returning from the school and I heard civil defence siren, I just was frozen by the sound I thought that it was another disaster, so I run to home scared as I was, but luckily my mom was at home and she said that it was only training... Aswell I remember that day back in 1986 we were at school, it was a nice sunny April day, a teacher came and said: "go home close all windows, doors and stay indoors". I'm sure it was some days after the actual disaster. By the way, I have a quite frequent nightmare when I see in the horizon nuclear explosion and a big ball of fire coming at me. That one of the scariest feeling when you see ball of fire coming at you... Damn those dreams!
You guys have literally changed my views on so many countries and events. You’re so open-minded and kind to every single place you visit, and it’s amazing to see! You never fail to have an entertaining and well educated video
06:32 "тим хто врятував світ" - "to those who saved the world". at the cost of their lives. powerful and so sad.
I was 4 years old when this happened. there were no official announcements, so we were not sent out of Kyiv until after almost a month after the explosion. I remember hearing a lot of rumours during that year about cases of mutations in newborn animals and human babies. though haven't seen anything like that myself. pregnant women were scared by the possible mutations and many decided to terminate their pregnancies.
Irina Irina, please can you send me a text message to my personal email?? Please, I am an Egyptian orthodox man living in Los Angeles California and very curious to know everything about Ukraine 🇺🇦. Please dear. My email is, adelramzy09071971@gmail.com. Thank you so much and God bless you.
Irina my personal email address is, ramzyadelramzy@hotmail.com
Thank you so much for opening my perspective of the world up. I wish you the best of luck for the years ahead.
The school scene was 10x more heartbreaking than creepy imo.
When the accident happened I was active duty AF stationed in Germany. I have to say we were ALL scared sh*tless! We were so stressed by it all!
Thank you for your service
@@gigiwoe it was an honor to serve
u American?
@@michae8jackson378 were you in East or West Germany?
I can remember when i was a young girl we were not aloud to eat the vegetables in our garden because of what happend in Tsjernobyl. Awesome video!
Well done guys, such a sensitive and sad place, yet historically important for all of us, you did it with great respect, the music was perfect too. Looking forward to part 2.
Thank you for your kind words Caroline! That means a lot to us! 💗
When Nate said “they only took the essentials because they were told they’d be back in 3days to a week” gave me chills bcs thats what I happened to me when Covid made me go back to my hometown. Bcs they said only a week but it’s been 6months.
its been more than a year !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@aryangaurat4859 the commenter made the comment 7 months ago
@@Ice-ev8si well i told him that it has been a year for covid to ruin our life
*almost 2 years now 😢😭
Great you tubers once again. The first vid I watched was the Maldives one and after that it lead to watching another video then again and again. Can't believe how attached I have become to you guys. I think you deserve so much more subscribers because you are probably the best vloggers out there. ☺👫 you are just you and that's what makes you good at these videos unlike other vloggers who may not be themselves on camera
Awww this makes us so happy! Thank you 😊
The most important things about these vlogs are not what you are doing but what makes you happy. Remember what ever you do It will always be part of your story
I managed to watch about 40 videos in 3 days :D You guys are more addictive than Grey's anatomy
I felt this comment
Yes, they are addictive. I Can't Stop watching either!
Same i have Binge watching their videos
Same😩🤣
Rookie... How about 109 in 2?
Why do I live like this
We’ve been waiting for this one since we saw your instagram stories! Amazing video, your story telling has gotten to be so incredible over the years!
Geiger counter shows radioactivity. But the real risk is maybe radioactive particles/contamination which you may breath or maybe not.
@@Barnes466 basically from the view of science, you are perfectly safe while going to chernobyl. Trip to chernobyl is about 2 10h flights in accumulated radiation.
@@TealJosh they were near a spot that jumped up to 14, which they said was seven times the amount of a plane trip. Not to mention the fact that they were breathing in the particles of the red forest which did a quick jump just by driving through.
The rain and wind over all these years has brought most of the dust into the soil.
This has to be my favorite episode so far. I was in 6th grade when Chernobyl happened, and it was just 2 months after my class took a field trip to the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant near us. Needless to say hearing the news about Chernobyl scared the crap out of everyone in my class. Thank you for showing Chernobyl today.
It’s amazing how the darkest hour of that disaster nature found a way to grow back. Great education about that part of the world. Thank you again for letting us peak into this beautiful world
make sure you throw away your shoes afterwards
BS. You wont get any harmful amount of contaminant stuck to anything on these safe touristy trips.
If you stay on the pathways (and dont go into a hospital like some dumb people do, where its enormous amount of radiation and forbidden to go in cause it still has stuff from the accident cause first injured & affected people where brought there), its okay, no need for that.
Migle You do realize that some of the tour guides take the people *through* the hospitals?
@@ThenamesFaceless I know some do, but it's not allowed, even to those some your guides.
I was there in 2017, you have to pass several dosimetry control checkpoints. We were instructed to bring extra shoes in case they got contaminated.
ok but the preschool was by far the coolest part, everything was left even notebooks with writing and dolls. that would be something i could look at for ages without a blank emotion, everything i saw would surprise me 🤷♀️
I said it before im gonna say it again, you two have really stepped up your videos with historical and educational info BRAVO now for some endangered species benificial vids how fun would that be safari or amazon or ocean life or even one on that floating garbage heep with where to donate yaaaaaay
Great ideas for their next video series when the hundred Country tour is complete
Some of their info is not correct.
That was scary. Just imagining what those poor people went through !
I think because its fully abandoned and is in an isolated location
You guys, this was amazing! I remember being 6 years old and living in Moscow when this happened. Obviously, kids weren’t concerned, however my mom asked me not to play in the rain. Crazy. Looking forward to the rest of the story!
I love how quickly nature reclaimed it, the trees, animals, fungus, it's beautiful and looks like a set for a post apocalypse movie.
Amazing, I was waiting for this one! Such an important part of history, I think it's good to show it. I had no idea there was a hotel inside the exclusion zone - can't wait for part two!
I'm honestly so impressed with your storytelling. You approached this with keen interest but also respect for what happened there. Also, the production value, the attention to detail - truly awesome. Love seeing your growth over the past years in your vlogs and overall storytelling. So fun to be on the journey with you!
Thank you so much 😊
I love how among all this Jett setting you do you also kinda give us history/geography lessons. Thank you for videos like this.
Thanks for watching Elizabeth!!
I have a test tomorrow and Chernobyl is one of the topics in it.. and this is how i'm studying lol
@@kvrdish3254 it was better than most papers haha
ABSOLUTELY INSANE!!!! Love your guys videos. Wish you both the best and can't wait for the next journey.
Travel More! Worry Less!
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@@KaraandNate If you guys ever make it to the Temecula (CA) area hit us up. We'll show you around and take you wine tasting.
Wow, what a truly fantastic first day, fascinating and so interesting. You got one of the top Chernobyl guides, Pasha is friendly, informative and he has such a depth of knowledge about the history of the zone. I did a private tour with Pasha 2 months ago, it was amazing. So looking forward to the next part.
You guys are literally the only youtuber i wait so impatiently the video of 😍
That means a lot 🤗❤
I know right. Even though I might not get the notification bell I check in case there is
Me too.. love your videos Kara and Nate. I'm very sick and can't do much right now. Your videos make me so happy ❤❤ much love and many blessings
same lmao
Me too! 😂
I was just watching a documentary on this a few nights ago and all about the tourist buses going thru and meeting some of the people who lived there ( went back to their homes after the incident ), but loved yours more. More personal and thats the kind of tour guide id rather go with than a big bus of people...thank you for sharing
I watched the Chernobyl series on HBO in anticipation of your vlogs being posted. Great video! I can't wait to see the next one you post.
Ever since ive seen the Hbo series, ive been insanely obsessed with this disaster. Ive even brought two books "Voices of Chernobyl" and "Midnight in chernobyl". I would love to visit the exclusion zone but i live in america and im dead broke so unless i hit the lottery, im not holding my breath. Thanks for taking us on a guided tour.
I just bought the book Midnight in Chernobyl and its very very good so far!
i been waiting for this video!! i love the new countries!!
me to!
those dogs need a family to live with. send them here that breaks my heart. :(
That's stuPidly KinD
Here are so many starved malnourished ill dogs in India and not possible to look after all ( though I feed 50 dogs regularly) .. You can take some of them :-)
These doggies are full of radiation. Don't be fool
@@stylianne_0129 yeah some of them can fly
@@bluethumbbuttoneek9465 your comment is just irrelevant. When you're full of radiation you die quickly from cancer and you transmit radiation to everyone who's near you and touches you. You don't fly, man. Don't watch so many movies. Go study nuclear physics and learn what radiation really is and how serious the consequences are.
This made my Monday so much better! Nothing beats a notification for a new Kara and Nate video
Yay! Happy Monday Journie!
This SERIOUSLY makes me so sad. I’m legit crying right now. You two are amazing. Absolutely respectful. I knew you were “good people” when you toured Auschwitz. Keep the great work.
Watching y'all, y'all make me want to travel. I discovered y'all about a year ago and have binged watch every episode. Thank you for showing me the world. Safe travels.
Thanks Ashea!!💛
i loved how much respect you showed on the video, same as with Awswich. This video was amazing!!
I didn’t even know you could travel here!! Amazing footage! Just wanted to tell y’all that I am applying for a study abroad internship in Dublin, Ireland! Thanks for inspiring me to travel! I hope I get it so I can start my adventures!
Chernobyl has always fascinated me and I love the “Chernobyl Diaries” movie. Now getting to see it from your guys perspective is literally the icing on the cake. You guys are awesome!!! Much love and respect from a fellow Tennessean!
Yay! Thanks for watching Eric!
I’ve almost watched all of your guys videos, everything from the Himalayan trekking to the great ocean road in Australia and all in between. They are all so fun. Y’all do a great job at combining fun and informative!
I have waiting SO long for someone to make this video and I'm so glad it was you two!! Love it!!
That small bark at 13:30 scared the crap out of me!
I was very sad when this video ended! I love history and this is so interesting! Excited for part 2!!
Thankyou kara and nate. I have been wanting to go to Chernobyl since it was cleared for tourists a few years back. But jeez did my folks get worried so on my last trip i skipped it so as not to worry my mum(my phone broke in Krakow so for 5 days i didn't call and managed to worry her anyway). But now y'all are going i can show her this and she won't worry so much. We went to da Michele in Naples purely from yalls recommendations and loved it so yall have more sway with my mama than me! Thank you!
Everyone you have the potential to be successful. Believe in yourself and chase your dreams!
Excellent beginning for the video. Made it seem like a documentary! Really good video and very informative
I've been waiting for this video since I saw your stories!!
I've seen a lot of Chernobyl videos and you managed to show stuff I hadn't seen before, your videos never disappoint! Can't wait for part two! x
Really?! That's great! We did even more in tomorrow's so hopefully there is even more you can see 😁
wonderful Edit. As someone that has done some premier pro work, there is a SERIOUS amount of work that's gone into this. Well done Kara - such a great job. One of your best !! Mark - New Zealand
Kara and Nate thank you so much for making this video and explaining things....Safe travels
So glad you enjoyed it!
When I went there many years ago, I was shocked out close they let us get to the old reactor.
Pripyat is an urban explorer's dream.
Im surprised they let some tourist go into the reactor building before the new containment dome was in place.
@@tea_lex1647 We couldn't go inside, but you could stand pretty close to the outside. They had a little museum that overlooked it that was even closer, but we weren't allowed outside on the balcony there. Geiger counters everywhere.
I’ve seen documentaries on this, but to see it first hand...wow.
*second hand
John I was referring to them seeing it first hand and what an awesome experience this must have been where as I have only seen documentaries on this.
I like how you tell us the history in this format. I think, I won't understand what happened to Chernobyl and the effects and current situation without this. Thanks Kara and Nate for this. This creates awareness to everyone.
That means SO much to us John! We were so grateful for this opportunity and it was truly eye opening!
@@KaraandNate yeah it is. Continue creating these types of videos, even if you reached 100 countries already!!! 😊
Well done and beautifully captured. Full of valuable information and INCREDIBLE DRONE SHOTS NATE! So it looks like another place to add to our full time travel schedule.
Aaaaaand now I have yet another thing to add to my bucket list. This is so sad but beautiful at the same time. I like going through abandoned towns and villages and buildings. Really makes you think about life.
Since that dog @ around 13:45 doesn't know the rules of where/where not to go, I'll bet he's a lot more radioactive than most dogs in Kiev.
For the information of those younger people watching, the Soviet leader, in the picture, at that time was Mikhail Gorbachev (me-KYLE GORE-buh-chawv,), the contemporary of Ronald Reagan.
I don't say this enough, but I have to agree with Rich and Kirsten below. Your storytelling is amazingly well done each and every time. You thoroughly deserved that award you got last year.
I am a pre- school teacher in the states. The section where you walked thru the school and saw the cots for nap........ I just cried I couldn’t help it. Thank you kara and nate for being so respectful and kind hearted when you visit places with histories that are difficult to speak about.
I find this so interesting! I actually know a lot about the Chernobyl incident because my mum really recently worked there. I’m from America and I moved to Slavutych, Ukraine in July of 2017 and lived there until May of 2019 I now am back in America. I’m 16 and I enjoyed this video and learning more about where my mum worked. It’s really sad to see all of the aftermath of the explosion. Where I lived in Ukraine (Slavutych) wasn’t a city until after the explosion and was built purposely for the people from the Chernobyl explosion to move there!
DAMN YOU GUYS ARE GOOD! Just felt the need to tell you how great your videos have become, especially over the last few months. We started a YT channel about travel earlier this year and we know how hard it really is to try to make good quality videos. Of all the travel vloggers we follow on YT (and that is A LOT of people), you guys have probably the best quality out there. It just blows my mind. We watched the Chernobyl series a while back and now watching this video that same eerie feeling creeps up on me that I had when I watched the series. Seriously, SO WELL DONE!
Thank you SO much guys! That really means a lot ❤️ Happy travels/vlogging 🤗🌎
Thank you SO much guys! That really means a lot ❤️ Happy travels/vlogging 🤗🌎
I HIGHLY suggest watching the HBO series, Chernobyl.
my mom was just watching it xD
Just keep in mind that the show is not totally accurate.
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Some but some examples are myth which isn't really educational.
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Holy shit.
Not all the effects of radiation they show are accurate.
I didn't even say anything about the reactor.
Adeline, regardless if some examples are myth, it is Hollywood; what do you expect? Nonetheless, nuclear radiation is detrimental to ones’ health. If one is exposed to small amounts, cancer and death is prevelent. The HBO series, Chernobyl did a fine job illustrating the amount of people the explosion has effected. I am only fifteen, yet I am thankful I did not have to live through that tramatic time.
it was pleasure to saw this places again :)
I was the part of the team who built the NSC (The Arch).
thanks for video!
Easily the best vlog you've posted. Love them all and never get bored of watching you explore amazing and crazy places but the historical and ones that clearly have a big meaning behind them (Auschwitz, Iraq etc) are by far more interactive to the audience. Keep it up guys, can't wait for Chernobyl part 2.
Yes. There videos taught me more than real school does
You have flippin' done it again. I was there exactly a year ago and you have captured aspects that I didn't see. Amazing. And thank you.
Kara: 'Radiation is so cute, I'm such an asparagus.'
Greetings from Knoxville, Tn. Thank you for the work you guys do, its fun to watch and my kids love it as well. We also appreciate the fact that videos are family friendly.
The thing that I find most fascinating about the exclusion zone is the depth of bio-diversity that exists there. Without pesticides and human activity, Mother Nature has taken it back. I wouldn't go so far as to say that everything is healthy and thriving, but more bio-diversity exists there than any other location in Europe.
15 : 35 kara's reaction to the radiator check made my day 😍
This is awesome! I remember learning about this in school a looooong time ago. I just live vicariously through you two. Can't wait for your 100 country party!!!
You guys are making a perfect mix of travel, vacation and documentation videos and it´s amazing. Thank you very much! Keep going!
Your editing is OFF THE HOOK!!
I am absolutely fascinated by Chernobyl. Have been for years. I am so, so glad that you guys finally got here. I've been so anxious to see it from your eyes.
I was just watching a short documentary about the homeless dogs of Chernobyl. When people fled, they were not able to take their pets with them. Therefore, about 100 abandoned dogs were left behind. They have somehow managed to survive and there are now thousands of homeless dogs in Chernobyl. It is been illegal to remove the dogs to try to find them homes, which is absolutely devastating and heart breaking. The dogs radiation level is not that high, so it's a shame that they can't decontaminate them the same way they do humans, and find them homes. Recent strides have been made, so some have been allowed to be removed for adoption, but so many more remain. There are people that come and feed them, pet them, love them, but it's not the same as a permanent, loving home. I hope somehow in the future the dogs can be all be removed and adopted.
There is still cesium in my country because of Chernobyl. I don't eat so much fish or mushrooms because of it (even I dont have to worry about it, but I want to be sure)
what country do you live in?
@@chillnspace777 Probably Australia.
@@inkfr0 ?
I want to go there for so long. Crazy to see. Can't wait for the next video
The beginning was so chilling! Love this video
you guys are just amazing , this was a great video. from Kara,s voice over in the beginning to Nates camera work , it was beautifully done . thankyou so much 😍😍😍
your stories made me so hyped to see the vlog(s)!
Wow you really set a mood with the close-ups of all the stuff left behind and Kara's storytelling. Makes you understand the place better as a viewer. What a sad story. Great video! Thank you.
I had a different feel when watching the start of this video.
Great editing btw.
It's amazing how resilient nature is, to be able to adapt this kind of environment.
This is literally the first time I’ve ever been this early and this is really informative
Maybe because we posted about 6 hours late?! 😅
One thing no one knows is the body is like a battery, it accumulates radiation entering. Besides the meter provided a radiation tag needs to be worn because it's the only way to know total radiation exposure.
I was born in the city of the West Ukraine called Ternopil ( sounds very similar to Chernobyl). So fun to see foreigners' reaction when they ask me which city am I from :)
Hi. I’m from there as well!💓 yes! I definitely have that reaction all the time as well! 😄
Amazing video guys! Your story telling ability reached an incredible level. Thanks for sharing this experience with us.
One of your best videos to date, tells the story in amazing detail. Did you actually fly the drone there?
Thanks for sharing, Kara & Nate! Enjoyed watching the vlog.
Thank you Annie 💗
I’ve always wanted to go Chernobyl, it’s one of those places that’s fascinating and scary at the same time. Love the video thank you for sharing
You are so right!
I loved the idea of not you guys not including any music in this video. I makes the experience that much more immersive and I felt like I was actually there with you guys. Keep coming up with great ideas like this!