Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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TFIL goes on an incredibly emotional and eye opening journey in this episode as we venture into a city destroyed by a catastrophic earthquake and is still yet to be rebuilt. Along the way we meet one of the most interesting and charismatic people in the entire country, stay in a "hospital hotel" and learn more about the complex and amazing history of Armenia.

TRAVELING TO EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
EPISODE 68 - COUNTRY 9 of 231 - ARMENIA

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EVERYONE IN THE VIDEO!

ELTON CASTEE
IG - instagram.com/EltonCastee
TIKTOK - tiktok.com/@eltoncastee
YouTube - youtube.com/@UCXqXeWMN4HiWAiclD_3I8mQ youtube.com/@UCDJt2RqGsp9f9xEwcr-hd7Q

GINGER CASTEE
IG - instagram.com/gingerrranne
TIKTOK - tiktok.com/@gingerrranne

JERRY CHU
IG - instagram.com/vibewithchu
TIKTOK - tiktok.com/@vibewithchu
Youtube - youtube.com/@UC_8B6JINvekHSYtLwZb6JUg

JAY WALKER
IG - instagram.com/jaywalkr
Youtube - youtube.com/@UCab7UNFkZIqcXa4M-VSryZg

MARTTI PEDANIK
IG - instagram.com/marttihallik
Youtube - youtube.com/@UC2eidg7QL2tqY4NScuryZBg

CHAPTERS
00:00:00 - The City Destroyed by an Earthquake & No One Cared...
00:01:54 - Climbing an abandoned skyscraper
00:03:41 - Armenia's Most Famous Artist
00:16:33 - Spitak’s unique metal church
00:16:45 - History of the Earthquake
00:19:53 - World War 2 Memorial
00:22:03 - Gyumri’s Holy Savior Church
00:22:37 - How Armenia Saved Christianity
00:23:48 - Stalin's Purge and Its Impact on Armenia
00:24:34 - Overnight in Hospital Hotel