Sebastian Dykier | How Filming In Madagascar Led To Danger And An Unforgettable Story - * DONT TAKE THE RN35 * @SebastianDykier | Uploaded April 2020 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
In this piece I fly to Madagascar to make my first ever travel vlog. I wanted to see rows of beautiful ancient trees, wildlife including lemurs, gorgeous scenery and meet lovely locals... or at least that was the idea. A good friend of mine and I set out on a self guided adventure and things were going great until google maps sent us on a dangerous road called the RN35, that eventually destroyed our rental, forcing us to abandon it and continue on foot. We found ourselves hiking through the unknown, running and hiding from thieves and people with machine guns. Eventually finding shelter in a secluded town, we resorted to paying a militia to protect us and escort us to safety. We slept in the poorest areas, didn't have food for days and feared our lives more than once. All while our phones had no service and no where to charge them. At one point we were able to send an SOS to my father, contact friends/ other family members for help and even the Embassy got involved. In the end we lived to tell the story and even after I can say Madagascar is a beautiful country with good hearted people but we just had some serious bad luck. Hope you enjoy my video
In this piece I fly to Madagascar to make my first ever travel vlog. I wanted to see rows of beautiful ancient trees, wildlife including lemurs, gorgeous scenery and meet lovely locals... or at least that was the idea. A good friend of mine and I set out on a self guided adventure and things were going great until google maps sent us on a dangerous road called the RN35, that eventually destroyed our rental, forcing us to abandon it and continue on foot. We found ourselves hiking through the unknown, running and hiding from thieves and people with machine guns. Eventually finding shelter in a secluded town, we resorted to paying a militia to protect us and escort us to safety. We slept in the poorest areas, didn't have food for days and feared our lives more than once. All while our phones had no service and no where to charge them. At one point we were able to send an SOS to my father, contact friends/ other family members for help and even the Embassy got involved. In the end we lived to tell the story and even after I can say Madagascar is a beautiful country with good hearted people but we just had some serious bad luck. Hope you enjoy my video
