Mike OkayHong Kong is great place. Troubled, but great. You should go. Also, this video isn't an attack on China. I feel whenever you say the word "China" people will put you in some "anti" box or "pro" box. I had a wicked time in China. Awesome country. This is just a view of what Hong Kong looks like today. Anyway, I'm rambling. Might go get some sushi. Mmmmmm, Sushi. Have a good weekend xxx
The Hong Kong Situation is Getting Worse..Mike Okay2024-11-21 | Hong Kong is great place. Troubled, but great. You should go. Also, this video isn't an attack on China. I feel whenever you say the word "China" people will put you in some "anti" box or "pro" box. I had a wicked time in China. Awesome country. This is just a view of what Hong Kong looks like today. Anyway, I'm rambling. Might go get some sushi. Mmmmmm, Sushi. Have a good weekend xxx
#hongkong #china #travel #asiaThis Happens When You Hitchhike in Iraq 🇮🇶Mike Okay2025-01-17 | What happens when you get picked up on the side of the road by a Syrian refugee in Kurdistan? Lets find out.
Refugees fled from Syria to Kurdistan due to the Syrian Civil War, which began in 2011. The war caused widespread violence, destruction, and persecution, especially targeting ethnic and religious minorities, including Kurds. Many Syrian Kurds sought safety in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), which offered relative stability, shared ethnic ties, and autonomous governance. Additionally, the KRI provided humanitarian support and shelter, making it a safer haven compared to other conflict-affected areas in the region.
#iraq #kurdistan #travel #syriaINSIDE WAR-TORN IRAQ IN 2025Mike Okay2025-01-10 | Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city, faced widespread devastation during its occupation by ISIS from 2014 to 2017. The city's liberation marked the end of a brutal chapter, but the aftermath left deep scars on its people, culture, and infrastructure. Today, Mosul is a symbol of resilience, rebuilding efforts, and the enduring spirit of its community.
#iraq #mosul #travel #middleeasttravelSo, These Are The People We Invaded?Mike Okay2025-01-05 | The British involvement in the Iraq war was and is extremely controversial. It was also, depending on how you look at it, a failure. But where were they based? Basra. Lets take a look at Basra and its people. See what we can learn.
#iraq #arab #travel #middleeasttravelEntering The Forgotten Marshes of IraqMike Okay2024-12-27 | Join me as I explore the untold story of the Marsh Arabs in southern Iraq, a community devastated by one of history's lesser-known genocides. Under Saddam Hussein's regime, these people faced unimaginable destruction, their homes in the vibrant wetlands drained and their culture nearly wiped out.
In this video, I travel deep into the heart of Iraq, meeting the descendants of this resilient community and uncovering the human stories of the people I meet along the way. .
#iraq #arab #travel #middleeasttravelEntering The World’s Most Volatile RegionMike Okay2024-12-20 | This is the first video in a series where i travel though Iraq and focus on history and human connection. Unfortunately your government would rather you don't come to Iraq. So you might not get the chance to see it in person. You can watch it through my lens if you like. Or don't. Well i guess if you're reading this then you're already watching. I'm writing this from a hotel room in Iraq. I've just eaten a massive kebab and am about to go to bed. What are you up to? Christmas came around bloody early didn't it. They say time goes quicker as you get older. Anyway.
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#iraq #syria #travel #middleeasttravelTravelling Changed My Life Forever (it can change yours too)Mike Okay2024-12-08 | Bit of a different one this week. It's a journey through north vietnam whilst stopping at regular intervals to tell the story of how and why i started doing youtube.
#howtobeayoutuber #youtuber #creator #vietnamHow To Find a Secret Communist Cave (don’t tell anyone)Mike Okay2024-12-01 | Today, I’m taking you on a journey through North Vietnam—along borders, through battlefields, and to the very place where this incredible fight for freedom began. And we’ll also try to have some fun along the way.
#vietnam #hochiminh #communist #roadtripHolidaying in China’s Lawless Criminal EmpireMike Okay2024-11-07 | Nestled between Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar’s lawless borders lies the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone—a glittering front for a sinister underworld. Luxury casinos and neon lights cloak the empire of Zhao Wei, a billionaire gangster and Chinese triad boss. Picture a video game’s final boss, and you’ve got him: behind the glamour, he orchestrates a vast network of drug smuggling, money laundering, and human trafficking.
Thousands are trafficked here, trapped in scamming rings that target victims worldwide—with no one to stop it.
#china #laos #goldentriangle #travelHow To Find a Secret CIA Base in Laos (dont tell anyone)Mike Okay2024-10-29 | If you want to learn more about Laos. My friend Todd has a great channel and has traveled extensively.
Long Chieng (also known as Long Tieng) was a secret CIA base in Laos during the Vietnam War, serving as the headquarters for covert operations. It became a critical hub where the CIA trained and supported Hmong forces to fight against the communist Pathet Lao. At its peak, it was one of the busiest airstrips in the world, earning the nickname "the most secret place on Earth." Despite its significance, Long Chieng remained largely unknown to the world until years after the war ended. Let's go find it.
-------- #laos #cia #travel #southeastasiaStealth Camping on The Great Wall of ChinaMike Okay2024-10-17 | Pack a bag. Hike out to a closed section of the Great Wall of China. Attempt to climb it. Attempt to sleep on it. Sounds easy? Right?
#china #chinatravel #greatwall #travelThe Side of China The Media Wont Show YouMike Okay2024-10-09 | In this video I'll attempt to travel over 2000km across China. Nothing could have prepared me for what was to come on this journey.
#china #chinatravel #hitchhikingTrouble in China’s Military Ghost TownMike Okay2024-09-26 | What happens when an absolutely clueless foreigner accidentally wanders around a Chinese army training base? I went into this with the full intention of telling the story of Old Yumen, the first place in China that oil was discovered. Unfortunately I didn't get very far.
Some of the vintage footage is from Daqing oil field because couldn’t find much Yumen stuff but you get the jist. Chinese oil is Chinese oil.
#china #chinatravel #armyWild Camping in Chinas Wild WestMike Okay2024-09-14 | In this video I travel solo through China's most controversial region. Xinjiang is a highly debated topic due to the alleged ethnic cleansing of the Uyghur muslims. Due to this, it's highly advised by the west NOT to travel there. Especially if you're a naive foreigner with a camera.
#china #chinatravel #xinjiang #uyghurThe Rural Western China They Warned You About.Mike Okay2024-08-29 | I'm on a mission through deepest Western China, to see if its really like what we see in the media. This time I'll be hitchhiking all the way to the beginning of the Chinese Silk Road, Kashgar. Join me.
#china #chinatravel #xinjiang #uyghurHow To Get Questioned By Chinese Police (a lot)Mike Okay2024-08-16 | Follow these exact steps and you too could be questioned by the police four times in two days! Xinjiang is starting to become one of my favourite places ive ever travelled to. Everyone (INCLUDING THE POLICE) has just been incredible.
Join me on the next leg of my journey across this misunderstood part of the world!
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#china #chinatravel #xinjiang #uyghurI Visited Chinas Most Controversial RegionMike Okay2024-08-02 | Xinjiang is famous for a few things. The capital city of Xinjiang, for example, is the furthest city on Earth from the sea. Huh. Oh yeah, Xinjiang is also famous because the western media widely report the ongoing systematic oppression of the various ethnic communities that live there. For this reason, Xinjiang isn't and easy place to travel and certainly hasnt had a lot of screen time.
In this 4 PART SERIES ill be travelling by mostly hitchhiking and getting to know everyone along the way. Join me
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#china #chinatravel #xinjiang #uyghurDrunk Hitchhiking On Indonesia’s Forgotten CoastMike Okay2024-07-03 | Banten, Indonedia.
Sometimes you need to meticulously plan out every day of your travels. And sometimes you need to blindly venture through unexplored coasts see where the wind takes you. That's exactly what I did in Banten. I had a great adventure.
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#indonesia #indonesiatravel #hitchhiking #travelThe Fastest Way to Get Kidnapped In Indonesia (travel hack)Mike Okay2024-06-14 | Banten, Indonedia.
Why wait hours at a train station when you can stick your thumb out and have a dodgy adventure. This proved extremely easy and Indonesian people are some of the friendliest on earth. However I generally wouldn't recommend this to anyone lol.
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#indonesia #indonesiatravel #hitchhiking #travelMaking Friends in an Indonesian SlumMike Okay2024-06-07 | Jakarta quickly became one of my favourite cities on earth and it's all because of the people. Need to improve my god damn indonesian though. Also, why do kids love me. Anyway. Here's a video of me exploring the streets of Jakarta.
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#indonesia #indonesiatravel #indonesiavlog #jakartaSmoking With Grandma on The Communist Highway 🇻🇳Mike Okay2024-05-23 | Join me on a 500km journey through the rolling hills of communist Vietnam where we will be partaking in all of the local customs, including the famous Vietnamese smoking tobacco, Thuoc Lao. I met so beautiful people on this trip. I also stacked it hard off my bike on a mountain.
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#vietnam #travel #thuoclaoThis Communist Country REFUSED To Surrender 🇻🇳Mike Okay2024-05-17 | Join me on my 500km journey to the far Northwest of Vietnam, as I follow the footsteps of the Viet Minh all the way to Dien Bien Phu.
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu stands as a watershed moment in the First Indochina War, where French colonial forces clashed with the Viet Minh in a remote valley in northwestern Vietnam. This pivotal engagement, waged from March to May 1954, marked a culmination of tensions between colonial powers and nationalist movements in Southeast Asia.
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#vietnam #travelvietnam #dienbienphuLost in the Villages of Forgotten Vietnam 🇻🇳Mike Okay2024-05-03 | PART 1 | Join me on my 500km journey to the far Northwest of Vietnam, as I follow the footsteps of the Viet Minh all the way to Dien Bien Phu.
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu stands as a watershed moment in the First Indochina War, where French colonial forces clashed with the Viet Minh in a remote valley in northwestern Vietnam. This pivotal engagement, waged from March to May 1954, marked a culmination of tensions between colonial powers and nationalist movements in Southeast Asia.
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#vietnam #travelvietnam #dienbienphuSurviving Mumbai’s Traffic 💀 #india #mumbai #travel #travelvlogMike Okay2024-04-19 | ...No. 1 Favourite Thing About India 🇮🇳 #india #food #travelMike Okay2024-04-16 | ...Public Toilets In Asias Biggest Slum #india #mumbai #travelvlogMike Okay2024-04-11 | ...What its like to have money in IndiaMike Okay2024-04-06 | For Affordable and Reliable Travel Medical Insurance Use SafetyWing! ❤️ - safetywing.com/nomad-insurance/?referenceID=25130329&utm_source=25130329&utm_medium=Ambassador
What's the cost of Luxury in India? Come with me to Truefit and Hill to experience a truly top shelf hair cut and lets plz ignore how uncomfortably colonial the whole situation is lol.
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EDURLAMMA LANKA.. Jesus I pronounced that horrendously wrong throughout the entire video. Someone I met on the road told me about this place and I was immediately intrigued. These people live life on there own terms. And I find that massively inspiring.
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#india #southindia #island #andrapradeshRubbish Collecting in the Worlds Biggest Slum #mumbai #dharavislum #india #travelMike Okay2024-03-12 | ...Don’t Bend Over in This South Indian Town 🇮🇳Mike Okay2024-03-08 | Yes! This is the real name of a real town in India. Cumbum is a town situated in Tamil Nadu and it might just be the funniest place in India. Come with me as we throw ourselves into the heart of this town and find out what makes Cumbum, Cumbum.
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#india #travel #rude #southindiaSouth India is MentalMike Okay2024-02-23 | Madurai is a city mostly famous for things you can put in your mouth. Stumbling upon this restaurant was one of the best things that happened to me in South India. It was bloody delicious. Also I met a weird Shiva devotee and ate the famous Jigarthanda.
#indianfood #tamilnadu #maduraiWatch Out For Wild Elephants In India! #india #elephant #northeastindiaMike Okay2024-02-18 | ...The South India Tourists Never VisitMike Okay2024-02-16 | There are some places in India you absolutely must travel to. Unfortunately, Tirunelveli is not one of them.
#india #tamilnadu #southindia #foreignerinindiaSouth India’s Creepy Abandoned Ghost TownMike Okay2024-02-10 | To kick start the beginning of my great Tamil Nadu adventure, were heading to the small coastal village of Muttom! I had literally zero idea what to expect with this one. It isn't somewhere I'd ever heard of, I just knew I wanted to be somewhere new after so many weeks on the tourist trail. This turned out to be a really wild ride and I met so many good eggs.
#india #tamilnadu #southindia #foreignerinindia3 Things To Do In Munnar #india #kerala #southindiaMike Okay2024-02-07 | ...Travelling Paradise In An Indian Garbage TruckMike Okay2024-01-28 | This was a great day. Christmas was on its way and I was about to spend a MONTH on a beach. And its all thanks to the lovely people to gave me a lift. Thanks everyone lol.
Insta: realmikeokay #india #foreignerinindia #goaThey Warned Me Not To Eat This (I ate lots of it)Mike Okay2024-01-26 | India is known for it's world class street food. It's delicious, its cheap, and it everywhere you look! But today I am focusing on one specific food. I'm not just going to eat it. I'm going to eat more of it in one day than anyone has EVER eaten EVER.
enjoy, mike x
Business Enquiries: mike @mikeokay.co.ukThe Mumbai You’ve Never Seen BeforeMike Okay2024-01-18 | Mumbai is the 12th richest city in the world. It's also home to Asia's biggest "Slum" Dharavi. Join me as we throw ourselves into the enormous contrast that is Mumbai.
I met so many awesome people during this day. I'm truly grateful for every person I met. Thank you.
#ambani #mukeshambani #mumbai$0.15 Indian Cigarettes?! #india #foreignerinindia #assamMike Okay2024-01-07 | ...How To Eat Local Food In India #india #food #indianfoodMike Okay2024-01-02 | ...Lost In Northeast India’s Craziest CityMike Okay2023-12-30 | Instagram: realmikeokay
After leaving Nagaland i needed to stop in Assam's famous Guwahati city. I was honestly expecting to have a bad day due to me being soooo tired. But instead, the day was wicked. Join me on an Assam adventure.
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#india #assam #northeastindiaThe REAL Reason I Came To NagalandMike Okay2023-12-23 | Renny's Channel: @RennyVlogs09
The story of how I ended up living in Nagaland for a month. This is my last video in Nagaland for a couple of months. I'm going to miss Renny, his mother, and everybody else I've met. Thank you Nagaland.
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#nagaland #northeastindia #indiaTravelling India With No Money #india #travel #nagalandMike Okay2023-12-22 | ...The India They Wont Tell You About (Extreme Northeast)Mike Okay2023-12-21 | Renny's Channel: @RennyVlogs09
N. Lonidang is a rural village in Nagaland that is packed with interesting and historic culture. Its also a community full of bloody lovely people who is really enjoyed spending the day with. All the 5 years old are bloody rubbish at football too. Please join me.
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#india #northeastindia #travelWould You Eat THIS spider?! #india #travel #discovernagaland #food #foreignerinindia #shorts #viralMike Okay2023-12-20 | ...I Nearly Lost My Foot In Northeast IndiaMike Okay2023-12-19 | I made a mistake. I didn't pay my bill at Ete coffee in Kohima Nagaland. And that mistake, almost cost me my foot. This day-changing injury fueled today's adventure, and it taught me a lot.
#india #northeastindia #nagalandThe Wonderful People Of Nagaland..Mike Okay2023-12-17 | Here are some experiences of my time in Wokha over the past few weeks.
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#nagaland #india #foreignerinindiaThe Indian State That Never Gave UpMike Okay2023-12-16 | After the British left India, Nagaland faced challenges. AZ Phizo, a crucial leader, took a bold step by planting the inaugural Naga flag, marking the beginning of their independence struggle against India. In the intricate landscape of Nagaland's hills, Phizo aimed to establish the region's distinct identity. Through political maneuvering and diplomatic efforts, he pushed for Nagaland to become a separate state. The Naga quest for independence is a story of determination, unfolding against the historical complexities of post-colonial India.
#nagaland #india #foreignerinindiaAn Apology To The People Of Nagaland...Mike Okay2023-12-13 | Maru’s Channel: @ChumpoRamo Renny’s Channel: @RennyVlogs09
I made a vow to teach the world about the Naga culture. Unfortunatley.. I failed. I just drank rice beer all day. I didnt teach anything. But today that changes. Today I become a plethora of information. Come with me as learn in detail about some of the naga tribes... And then drink lots of rice beer.
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#nagaland #hornbillfestival2023 #northeastindiaLife in an Extremely Remote Northeast Indian VillageMike Okay2023-12-09 | In terms of foreign tourism, much of Nagaland is a place of unseen beauty and new experiences. I travelled to a remote village in the state of Wokha to spend time with a local community of rubber farmers and fisherman to learn their way of life.