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NIPPUR : 7,000 YEAR OLD SACRED CITY🇮🇶 7000 سنة للوراء🇮🇶
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Nablus , Palestine... (early May 2025) just outside the city is Balata camp, which is one of the most overcrowded camps in population in Palestine , like most others it was originally made to house 5,000 refugees from thir first displacement in 1948, in 1950 this place like the others were established by UNWRA..it was originally only supposed to temporary until they could return to their original cities, but that never happened. ive been here a couple of times , like i say in the video , i lost my data from last time, so had to go back and my contact Mahdi was more than happy to take me. If anyone needs any guidance in nablus or to see the camp, i will put his instagram link below. The camp sees raids almost every night , or daytime , it can happen anytime.
The man who lives next to te bombed out building Shadi gave me his number as +972599665570 it looks like hes not on whatsapp now, but everyone knows everyone there so not hard to find, he has a tin roof whick lets the rain in, thats the second time ive met him , i felt so bad for him as he has a big family and no work.
If anyone watched my time staying at Dheisha camp near Bethlehem then youll understand more about the Camp situation in palestine, with water restrictions etc. This again was a place where everybody told me not to go to , but everyone was so friendly. The lost footage had more adult interactions, but...well , that SD card somehow corrupted. id go again , although the camps are not really a place to go alone poking around with a camera as many people dont want to be filmed. thankfully i had met Mahdi on instagram and he grew up there ! instagram.com/mahdiinmotion?igsh=aGN4aWo1Z3pkd3dx
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Jenin ,Palestine, a finalvisit alone, ive already been to jenin, but this time i took shared Taxi from Tulkarm to jenin, this was filmed end of April esrly May this year. Things have gotten a lot worse since i was there and just like Tulkarm the IOF are now bulldozing the homes in the camp. I just wanted to see how it was walking around alone as a foreigner as they dont get many, not really a tourist destination , but if you want a taste of the hospitality of Palestinians then its a great place to go , actually everywhere in Palestine is great! with amazingly kind people. I met a man that was recently released from spending 24 years in prison, i had no idea who he was and was caught a bit off guard when his friend said i could "interview" him! i was almost at a loss for words! the audio isnt the best at that part as i didnt have a mike with me and the other guy was talking quiet, but you can get an idea ..... i think my next stop after here was back to Nablus to Balata camp as my previous visit a while ago all my data on my SD card somehow corrupted and i lost all my data.. so had to do a redo.
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Tulkarm , Occupied Palestine , this was filmed end of April 2025 during my 3 months i spent travelling around Palestine i still have more vlogs to come and trying to do them in order that i travlled . This was my final day in Tulkarm and i had such laughs sitting at this coffee place the night before that i went back the next day just to hang out with the locals , Obviously there was a language barrier, as always , but we all managed and we had lots of laughs aboit it, they were happy to see an outsider that wanted to be there , as this isnt a touristy place, so they see few tourists. I was shocked at how many people here from the camps are libing on the streets as they have nowhere to go after the IOF took over the camps and kicked thousands out from their homes which are now all being bulldozed to the ground.. its so sad and these are the nicest people and i will never forget their kindness
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Tulkarm, West Bank Palestine. This just continues on from my arrival video to Tulkarm. I went a solo walk around the city alone and this is what happened, people atopped me to offer mw coffee, i was given so many things, it was hard to even pay for things as you can see in the video.I had tried to go out for a wander the night before, but as i explained in the vlog, i didnt feel comfortable. this was filmed in April this year.. 2025. im no longer there now. Again this is just a vlog showing the people are in this city , this was probably one of the more surprising cities where i sat for hours at the coffee places with locals with google translate and just laughed, but extremely sad also , when i met so many people that are displaced from the camps and sleeping on the streets.. thanks for watching..
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Tulkarm/Tulkarem in the northern west bank.. after Jenin i took a shared taxi here alone and met a local contact, this is just a brief vlog on my first day getting there , my local contact took me for a drive past the totally destroyed refugee camps here , this was filmed in the end of April 2025, since this the IOF have been bulldozing many homes in the camps. the first day they had allowed people back to their homes to collect belongings, although on allowing that, there were IOF soldiers in the camp that arrested several young guys. There are 2 hotels in Tulkarm and i wanted to spend one night in this hotel near Nur Shams camp, the next night i stayed in the city which was better as i walked around the city and was able to get lots of interactions with some amazing funny people . i also heard heartbreaking stories from people that had lost everything and have nowhere to stay... stay tuned for my other Tulkarm vlogs. Although im no longer there, im still in constant touvh with everyone i met on my journey , checking in on them, although with the current events all of the West bank cities are closed off, the IOF has closed all the barriers so nobody can move around or leave where they are ... i get emotional even re watching some of these vlogs .. i will never forget Palestine, everywhere i went in The West bank and would do it all again in a heartbeat
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Jenin, after spending my second day in Jenin City in the West Bank, Palestine, my local contact took me to meet his family somewhere in he countryside outside the city. Its just a short Vlog but i learned a bit more and i just wanted you to see how resilient (again) the palestinans are and how they still manage to laugh despite losing practically everything. This family had homes in Jenin Camp , but are now displaced, they are some of the luckier ones as they had this small house on a farm so they had somehwre to go to, but its nothing compared to what they had and where they had lived their whole lives and their community and friends are all seperated. the Aunt here has been sick for a few months becuase of all the stress and having to move suddenly. everyone was so kind to me and hospitable and also, like ive found in other cities in Palestine..so funny!! i left for Tulkarm after this vlog, but i did return to jenin again briefly to do a solo wander in the city and interact with some locals.. i really liked jenin, as i did most places so far
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Jenin City Palestine, West Bank April 2025. I still have more Vlogs from Nablus old city and Balata camp tour, i had been before to Balata but my SD card corrupted and i lost a lot of footage on that card, so i did go back to Nablus and film the old City and Balata camp.. future vlogs. But i went to Jenin from Jerusalem with an American tourist i had met, he stayed a day, i stayed alone for a couple of days . My local contact here is fine with being on Camera , i dont want anyone to think i carelessly put people on camera if they ask me not to , but he said his job as a journalist is to speak out, i learned a lot from my time here in Jenin, this is where i saw my first glimpse of one of the destroyed camps that recently happened and thousands of families have been displaced, including my contact here. At this time nobody was allowed to enter the camp, nobody could go get their belongings , i had hoped we would be able to get in, but we were warned a couple of times by the locals not to go any further as there are snipers on these buildings. This is where i learned a lot about the issues here , with the Palestinian Authority (PA) a lot of these things i really didnt know so much about until here. I met with the local journalists and we drove around a while, i think the most unnerving experience was driving with the journalists with a press sign on their car which was riddled with Bullet holes. The people are as resilient as ever in palestine. this was filmed over 2 days .
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Nablus March 2025 , Palestine
Nablus at night, I decided to go out for a wander at night in nablus alone, not sure if i say in the vlog , but i felt very uncomfortable walking around with my camera at night when i first went out, people seemed suspicious at first, as to who i was and what was i doing there as there were no tourists going there at this time. i found some guys that asked me if i wanted a coffee outside, so i ended up sitting with them for a couple of hours using google translate but they didnt want to be filmed which i understand. on the way back i was beckoned to this food stand where they said they were selling Donkey meat , of course it wasnt , they were joking around , it was some chicken and actually ive no idea what that last thing was i tasted! it was all just in good fun. Apparently these street vendors are no longer allowed on the streets in Nablus. this was filmed in March 2025. i went back to nablus a secong time so have more to come. As usual whenever i stay in an Old City i can never find my way back ! lol , loved Nablus and the people ..Again,these guys were joking around , i made a reel where the were ironing the meat on Instagram that went a bit crazy, they do this all the time on their TIK TOK..
i returned o Nablus after this first visit, amazing funny resilient peopie
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Nablus , West Bank Palestine , This was my first visit to Nablus, i had gone to Balata camp but unfortunately lost the footage , i did go back and that will be in another vlog! i had stayed with a local contact one night who dropped me off in the centre to find my way to the guest house, I ended up meeting some street vendors that had me literally crying with laughter as you will see. It never ceases to amaze me how resilient the people are despite the current situation. They said if they couldnt still find things to laugh about , they would go crazy ! These guys i met on the street were so funny. I then met the guest house owner that took me to this amazing hidden gem in the old city, sadly there are very few tourists these days, so i had the place to myself ! i went back again (future vlog) and again, i had the place to myself. Every area i went in the West Bank i thought the people couldnt be any nicer than the last, but they just keep getting nicer ( if thats possible) Tulkarm and Jenin also were owerwhelmingly amazing people ! i now have finally set up a patreon page as my savings over the last few years are so low that i may not be able to continue going to these places.. anything will help ( if i set it up right) me and technology dont get along! lol
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filmed in March 2025
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Hebron /Al Khalil , my last visit to this most divided city and decided to go walk and meet the locals, I was invited into a well known local who lives between H1 and H2 , hi windows are welded shut so they cant look out onto the jewish settlement. i asked if he wanted tgis on you tube and he was 100% fine with it. its crazy seeing all those shops with doors welded shut also.
i went to see Badir in his shop as he wanted me to see what happens every saturday when the jewish from H2 get their weekly escorted tour of the old city, you can see some of he news clips he played to me of himself in the news, the IOF burned his shop down one time , he leaves a small corner of his shop with burnt itemes from the fire as a reminder, he has done many interviews for various media, he and his father and grandfather used to go to scool in a building thats now on the occupied H2 of he city... He remains defiant and will never close his shop , although many have sadly. i really was a bit nervous about hiding my carmera ish, but Badir was telling me i should, as he wants the world to see what happens and he is very outspoken about the occupation of his city, its not illegal to hide a camera in public areas, the area is surrounded by surveillence cameras , as in the most ive seen anywhere in my life.... but as always the locals are so friendly and kind...
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Hebron /Al Khalil ,Palestines most divided City ! I started with the aim to go to the Ibrahimi Mosque in this divided city where palestinians have to go through security Checkpoints just to be able to pray at the Mosque , i almost got into the Mosque but suddenly they told me it was closed to me, Sudden closings are not unheard of here . Palestinians often have to wait in line for a long time , just to get throgh the security gates , where they face humiliation a lot of the time, just like most checkpoints on the West Bank. I have more vlogs coming out from Hebron and a lot more from my time in the West Bank. This ghost town is home to just a ffew hundred jewish settlers, many from the USA . There are no stores anymore in which was once a vibrant bustling part of the old city that i had just walked through. There are still palestinians living in some areas of this area (H2) but they are not allowed to walk freely over into the Ocuupied areas or they rish being arrested or worse.. The fencing around some palestinians areas is controlled by th IOF and they decide when to unlock the gates and let the Palestinian families out, denying them access to medical care if they need it urgently, or food and groceries. Every aspect of their lives is controlled by the IOF . I spent 3 months in Palestine and just recently left . I will never forget the kindness of the people there and am always thinking of every single person i met there
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Al Fawwar Refugee camp ,Hebron/Al Khalil. This was my second time visiting here, this first time we visited we had to leave quickly through back streets guided by locals who knew where the IOF were at the time, the second visit , we had to also leave quickly as they came in wit tear gas! I went here originally to talk to the girls in English as part of my weeks volunteering teaching English to the kids.
the Red Crescent guys gave us a quick drive around tour in the car as it wasnt safe for us to be walking around, this was my first time in a refugee camp, i have since been to several including Balata camp in Nablus which is the most crowded. The girls i was talking in English with were so so lovely and just wanted to be able to speak english so they could have a better future... this was filmed in February when i first arrived and i have no idea the situation now as they were closing all UNWRA schools as is rael had banned UNWRA from the West Bank, and they are closing many schools in the camps... hopefully ill get back one day... a humbling experience as always.. i apologise for the overly dramatic thumbnail, my thumbnail guy did this one, i do some and he does some and i have limited internet where i am right now (im in Syria briefly) my my heart is still in Palestine
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Bethlehem, West Bank Palestine 2025. During my stay at Dheisha Camp i took a trip to see The illegal separation wall or Apartheid wall which runs for hundreds of miles in the Occupied West bank. It separates whole families in some areas, you can read some of the person stories from people that are all around the wall. I went alone with a Taxi driver, this area used to have a lot of tourists, but as you can see it was deserted! I found a few of Bankys original work, the main one isnt actually on the wall. The Hotel he opened had to close as no business. The best part of this day was meeting the boys that were so sweet and dying for me to play a game of football with them! This is probably the most famous section of the wall because of all the Graffiti artists that have done their art, This was in February and again i didnt know as much then as i do now. Everywhere ive been in the West Bank you can see this wall from jerusalem to as far north as Tulkarm ( future Vlog) By international Law this is deemed illegal, yet its there, after 3 months now in Palestine i have learned a lot and know a lot more than i did here . thanks as always for watching. i have many more vlogs to come from the West bank!
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Masafer Yatta in the Souther West bank , South of the city of Hebron, there are several villages in this area which have been the subject of much harrasment and intimidation and violence from the Settlers that have building huge modern housing developments right alongside these small villages , the area had been declared a "firing zone" in 1977 allowing the israeli army to demolish houses, burn crops,block water wells, the list is endless...yet the settlements are thriving here in these areas. I really had no idea what a huge issue this has been until i saw it with my own eyes! These villages have been here for a long time, way before the settlers. Theres so much you can read about this area , and the Movie "NO OTHER LAND" is based in this area. This village is called Umm Al-Khair. Its just so sad to see people, families with kids live in fear like this, if it wasnt for the Jewish activists that stay 24/7 at all times in the hope to lessen any attacks, sadly that doesnt always work... i will put several links below for anyone that wants to get involved or help in any way..i will link Sams instagram as he was one of the main Activists i met while i was there ..truly eye opening stuff and my vlog really only shows a glimpse of what happens here , Masafer yatta ,Umm Al Khiair ..i hope they can stay on their land ..
Links are all below to chwck out and understand more
instagram.com/kivsa_shchora?igsh=MjNkczU0ODJnZXJt
( this is an Israeli run page about settler violence )
instagram.com/youthofsumud?igsh=bXY4cnlkeDk1bGtw
( this one is a Palestinian activist in the area)
secure.everyaction.com/QKISsdRhjEe4wEGzz_HvwA2
( this is CJNVs fundraiser that 100% all goes to the people in Masafer yatta)
instagram.com/sam_avraham?igsh=NG93dHp6N2FrMzdy
( this is Sam , who is an Americann jew who was one of the activists there when i was there.. definitely check him out !
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Dheisha refugee camp , West Bank 2025, this is the secong and last vlog from my few days i spent at the camp in Bethllehem. It was Ramadan and Fatima needed some Almonds, and i wanted to see how it was to go out for a wander alone, I explained the camp in my first vlog description, but here i also went to her neighbors house next door. The sense of community in the camps is next to nothing ive come across before, everyone is like close family wity each other, popping in to each others houses and leaving with a plate of food. On my first stay i was a bit anxious incase anything would happen at night , but nothing happened during my stay at least. Huge thanks to Fatima and her family and friends that looked after me like part of the family and even told me i am now part of the family and welcome there anytime! i wish nothing but the best for everyone and that peace will come one day ... Thanks for watching as always ..
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Dheisheh Refugee camp, just outside Bethlehem, life in a fefugee camp and a tour ! Thanks again to Fatima and her family for having me, and their kindness and hospitality i have no words ... When i first went to stay , i will say i was a little anxious, again remember this was my secong time! first time i went for 2 days but didnt film so much , this time i stayed for 3 days and felt a bit more comfortable filming and got to know everyone so well, like family! I knew the risks involved and that the IOF can randomly come into the camps any time, usually at night and just pick random homes to raid, although after my first night that anxiety went, although for fatima and her daughter that anxiety never goes away, as with many others that stay in Refugee camps in the West bank. This house had been handed down to fatima from her parents, its their home, although they were only ever built to be temporary acommodation , established in 1949 to serve 3,000 refugees , it now holds close to 20,000 people who all have a wish to return to their home towns and villages in which thousands were displaced during the 1948 Nakba...
this gives a look at life....
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West Bank (Bethlehem),Palestine , my mishaps on my journey from Jerusalem! cant wait to see the comments on this one hahah! Ok so this wasnt my first visit to Dheisheh Refugee camp in Bethlehem, i went in February , but it was so cold out that nobody was out and about and Fatima asked me to go back! first visit i stayed a couple of days, this was me returning during ramadan to spend a few days here. The last stop is where i was supposed to get off and i told the driver that, but it seemed nobody else was getting off at that stop, and i didnt realise till we were heading back to Jerusalem! yup! only me... its very easy getting out of Jerusalem, its getting back into Jerusalem that you have to deal with Checkpoints , and ID gets checked , not so much for me, but all the Palestinians , everyone has to get off the Bus with belongings , only to get back on the Bus again, sometimes this can take a while depending on Traffic at Checkpoints.. I finally arrived at the Camp outside Bethlehem and the next vlogs will show how life is living in a refugee camp! thanks for watching as always ;)
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Jerusalem April 2025 , following up on my jerusalem vlogs, i had done a couple of vlogs here back in February but they are a bit outdated now, so this is a brief one of the other areas in jerusalem..
Most people know the signifigance how sacred these places are , especially the Dome of the Rock which is the worlds oldest surviving work of Islamic architecture and the foundation stone bears huge significance in Abrahamic religions as the place where god created the world as well as the first human (Adam)
Anyone that knows me , knows my vlogs are more about the people than the places and i learn as i go about the History of places, im not so good at history :)
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Mea Shearim , Jerusalem’s Ultra Orthodox Jewish community alone ! A community that was basically about a 5 minute walk from my Hotel in East Jerusalem , and i didnt even know it . I was warned by many locals actually NOT to go there as it was dangerous .. Dangerous in that i may get rocks ir eggs thrown at me ! Which of course wasnt at all the case ! It was absolutely fascinating to walk through the streets that look like things havent changed since it was established ! I knew in advance what to wear and what not to wear , so if you’re planning on a visit here , do some research on the dress code ! Many men wouldn’t even look at me , and some hid their eyes from me , i tried to interact with people by asking questions , hence me asking for a wine shop ! Ive no idea why i asked that , i think id seen it on a vlog ( a small wine shop ) and i was surprised at how many of the men tried to understand me and help me . There is a group in this community that is totally pro Palestine and against the state of israel and anti Zionistas they believe the state of Israel can only be established after the arrival of the Messiah ! So hope you enjoyed my walk through this Haredi jewish community as much as i did !
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Jerusalem 2025, The Christian quarter. I made a vlog here in February when i first came, but everything seems outdated now, and i was totally clueless then, just a bit more than here! The Church of The Holy Sepulchre , which im sure most of you already know about, for me, it all all new , im not the most religious person, so im not the best at showing these types of places. Im more interested in people than places, hence why i was curious as to what all the different priests were , and mistakenly asked a "sister"if she was a Nurse! but enjpoyed my walk through the Christian quarter , with that little surprise at the end , running into that little antique shop!
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Jerusalem 2025, Ramadan in jerusalem, This is not my first vlog from jerusalem, the next one will be when i first arrived, this one is more current with Ramadan, so wanted to get this one out first before i release the others. The vibes were just happy vibes and thye old city is buzzing, you will see on my next and first jerusalem Vlog how dead the city was...totally different atmosphere. and of course it wouldnt be me if i didnt get lost a few times....this is March 2025...i came here in February when there was a ceasefire, unfortunatley thats not the case anymore. i have lots of vlogs to come so thanks for watching as always
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West bank ,Palestine travel in 2025, a summary or my series about to come out.. Should you travel to palestine now ? today is March 26th 2025 ive been here now about 6 weeks. I came to Volunteer initially only for 2 weeks , but i ended up going to way more places, Hebron, Bethlehem, nablus and i spent a lot of time with people. I went to Massafa Yatta , a village south of Hebron, ive been many places which you will see in all my upcoming vlogs.This is just me talking about how it is to travel in the Occupied West bank during these times. The ceasefire was in effect when i came here early February, but now again there is no ceasefire, there never really was a ceasefire it seems! im not a journalist , just a curious traveller. I have spoken to local israelis who want this all to stop also...ill start posting vlogs soon!! thank you for those that have stuck with me in my absence last year!
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Harlem NYC, this was a couple of weeks ago back in NY, back in Scotland still, Ive never been to Harlem before and decided last minute to get off the train here ,i actually liked the vibes and would love to go in summer when everyone is sitting out so i can talk to people, it was very cold this day , met a few interesting Characters still trying to get the hand of my new camera! Brother Slavery was such a funny guy with his cotton, his insta is on the paper i showed.
not sure when ill be back the NY, but for now has christmas with my kids here in Scotland will be off travelling soon! thanks everyone that stuck by me in this difficult year again! i appreciate you all , happy new year to all when it comes . i had planned on going right into the main city to vlog the christmas things, but after seeing it was "Santa Con" i gave up that idea as it was a nightmare with all the Santa kids everywhere lol
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Hallmark town? This is Eastdale NY , ive been driving past here for a few years and it suddenly jusp popped up full of new homes and apartments, everything is just so perfect, even the grass is fake grass! i went 2 times as my audio messed up on some clips first time when i went with my friend Lynne, just wanted to walk around and check it out and had hoped to talk to some locals , but there was basically nobody around! its zip code is Poughkeepsie , altough its about 20 mins away from the centre. It was very pretty, but all felt a bit fake lol.. i have another NY vlog after this one from Harlem! im back in Scotland now, trying to decide where to travel in january, still thinking and hoping next year is better than this has been... thanks for bearing with me through this last year when i wasnt able to travel and had to deal with my mums passing.. thank you
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Zoureat Mauritania , finally after about 8 days of overlanding from Morocco ( and the last 3 days of the worst road trip ever) it was time to do what we came here for! Ride the Infamous Mauritanian Iron ore train! This train can be 200 carriages long , and 2.7k long ,loaded with thousands on tons of iron ore going to the port of Nouadhibou.. its dangerous in that if you fall off , it wont stop for you , if you dont take enough water your screwed . Ive seen other people do this and wanted to do it for years ! Finally i got to do it, we went alone without a guide , rusty wagons , unpredictable jolts, the dust at night was brutal , and at one point our carriage separated from the others! was exhausted and starving at the end, and well , you will see at the end .. thanks for watching !
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Get ready for a wild ride through the heart of Mauritania!
In this video, we embark on a crazy 3-day overland adventure from the coastal city of Nouadhibou to the bustling capital Nouakchott, and finally to the remote town of Zouerat. Get ready to witness a 13-hour bus journey spiral into an intense 34-hour marathon with a bus that just couldn't keep it together. 🤣
With no food, no sleeping and ZERO funds to buy snacks,( we couldn’t find anywhere to change our cash )this journey truly tested our limits. 😅But it’s all about the experience, right? From the breathtaking desert landscapes to the resilience of local transport, this trip was one for the books!
Watch as we navigate the chaos, all in pursuit of the legendary iron ore train 🚂 - an adventure etched in our memories and filled with unforgettable stories! Not the easiest countries to travel around , just a huge amount of patience is needed here! lol
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Dakhla, and finally crossed into Mauritania, the bus from Laayoune was fairly straightforward and nothing much to see, Dakhla is where we mat Anna , where we had planned on meeting as she was originally coming to do the iron ore train with us. Dakhla was a lovely place where (again) i wished i had more time to explore ir, but again as we were just passing through for one night, we didnt get to see very much. We made it across the land border (Guerguerat) i wasnt able to film any of the border crossing, it was very long due to 55 Dutch people on a road trip, so they had been there all day and tempers started to get flared between people and the authorities, which made it take forever! we finally made it to Nouadhibou , and went to a place to stay , which the lady at the hotel had told us to be careful and not walk around at night! we were just there for the night....next vlog the fun really begins with overland travel in Mauritania ! quite a challenge.. thanks for watching...
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Laayoune Morocco, or Western Sahara, people call it morocco or some say Western Sahara, most locals said Morocco, although some said western Sahara... this is not the best vlog, its very difficult to vlog when your with someone who doesnt vlog, thats why i normally travel solo most of the time. I have many more vlogs coming out on this huge overland journey through mauritania to the Iron Ore train. I love seeing how locals live everywhere i go, so when the woman invited us in for tea i jumped at the chance, and she happily gave me a tour of her home, and gave me a gift from her clothes, which i still have... we were again running on zero sleep after arriving from another night bus, so just did a quick trip into te city as we only had half a day really, id like to go back again and spend more time and vlog more myself, many people dont want to be filmed ( men and women) which i can understand, normally im in a place a little while so make local friends which makes vlogging a bit easier.... the journey south and to ( eventually) The Iron Ore Train continues...
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Agadir Morocco, This was a last minute trip by a friend asking if i wanted to do the Iron ore train, Morocco was just a brief stopover as we made our way by land down to mauritania, My first time in Morocco and first time in Agadir, we had no plans to even be here , so i had no idea it was home to the largest market in the continent, as we only had one day here , we didnt get to see a whole lot, just a brief look at this market and interact with some locals before our bus down through Western Sahara to Laayoune and then to the border . This is my first trip in a year since my mum became sick and sadly passed away , but im hoping i can build my channel up again and get back to regular travel again soon, thanks to all those that have stuck by me during my absense!
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Little Bangladesh NYC, This is my second time at this amazing area in NYC, took me a while to find it! Diversity Plaza, mainly a Bangladeshi area but jackson heights in general is so so diverse... I had totally forgotten in was Eid that weekend but was so lucky as every was out shopping for their Eid holiday. I couldnt believe someone recognised me from Pakistan vlogs as you see in the vlog, i absolutley love this area of NYC , so mant people asked me to join them for Eid celebrations on the following day, unfortunately i had to get the train back up, but ill be back again , made me want to go back to Bangladesh as the people are so so nice!.. i had planned on doing various areas of NYC but had ro go back to Scotland quickly for my Mother , i spent 2 weeks with her before she passed away sadly. Its taken me weeks to edit this, i will be back soon ..thanks as always for your support!
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Roosevelt Avenue , Queens NY ( june 16th 2024) … In search of the Bangladesh neighorhood ( next vlog ) i walked down Roosevelt Ave , one of the harder areas ive been to for filming and people interactions , first time ive been here , so many people didnt like to be on camera , it was mainly South American areas , apart from the “little Nepal” area ..
since filming this i had to returnto Scotland and my mother is back in hospital .. i had planned on fimimh different areas of NY , but am currently back in Scotland with my mother . I have one more NY vlog after this in the “little Bangladesh “ area which was lovely as everyone was shopping for Eid .
Queens is a huge area , so this was just scratching the surface ! Very hard walking and filming , i was getting nasty looks from some people and was alone , so i moved to “Bangladesh “ id love to go back and explore more another time ! Mayne I’ll fo a Scottish series soon ! I hope to be back traveling soon , uts been a hard several months .. trying to build my channel up again , its hard when you stop for a few months , but im not done with you tube yet ! Thanks for bearing with me ❤️
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Play Airlines, Icelands ultra budget airline which i took back in winter, firstly i aplologise for the lack of vlogs over the last few months, ive been in Scotland for months as my Mother was back in Hospital, she is home now buts its been a difficult time and ive not been able to travel... currently back in NY now but going back to Scotland in a couple of weeks to stay.
Transatlantic flights are becomimg quite expensive, especially last minute , which is how i usually roll, so was shocked to find this cheap option at $150 from iceland to NY , of course i had to get to Iceland from Edinburgh , but that was a 2 hour $50 flight. Ive done this airline 2 times now and if your looking for a budget no "frills"option then i would recommend this as an option! and if youve never been to Iceland before its always an option to layover for a day or 2 , although remember Iceland is pricey ! i have a few NYC vlogs coming out and will maybe get some Scotland Vlogs in before im able to head off on my travels again, so bear with me , and thank you for sticking with me !
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Afghanistan 2023, this is the vlog thats taken ,e so long to do, to talk about the reason i left afghanistan, i am not showing anything here that this man hasnt already sown on his social media, in fact he had worse up there, but removed it and blocked me because i showed the proof he lied about me criticising the government... you can skip to the end to see that, this is about why i left and my feelings on Afghanistan, why i Love Afghanistan so much, and hope one day i can return to Afghanistan, as things stand now according to this man , he was told i am no longer welcome in Afghanistan, me as well as some other vloggers , he has told others they are no longer welcome in Afghanistan, whivh i find very strange that he can say all these things and he is not even Afghan himself. Afghanistan will still be my favourite country, id love to take a bunch of people with me sometime so i can show people the real Afghanistan,away from Western Media. The people of Afghanistan deserve everything after what they have been through for decades, if you could see how happy tourism makes the locals, you would go in a heartbeat. Go with an open mind, leave Politics behind and you will be amazed... thanks to everyone for their support .. i will put all travel links below ,
Second link is the Afghan travel Facebook groups ⬇️
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Next link is Diana’s blog page with detailed information about travel to Afghanistan
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Next link is Somaya the female guide jn herat and her friends jnsta if you want female guides ⬇️⬇️
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Baghdad Iraq, a little less than 2 years since my last time in Iraq, i first went 2 years ago and i loved the country , i have already made a whole series of about 70 Vlogs from my last times in Iraq, and Baghdad, this was just my first day and wanted to have a walk around the same walk i used tyo take many times in Baghdad... i was waiting on a friend that i actually met in Afghanistan to arrive , by coincidence. Things have changed since my first visit to Baghdad, so many storefronts were modern looking, even most of the Taxis were new taxis, many many new restaurants had popped up in this area (Karrada) . Its a city where i feel totally comfortable walking around alone , safer than many european and US cities, yet this is still classed as one of the most dangerous countries in the world ? ill never understand these government travel advisories. I ended up not staying so long in Iraq before going home , but Iraq is still one of my favourite countries in the world like Afghanistan is, and its as always all down to the people that make a place so special
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Jeddah ,Saudi Arabia is where tis vlog begins and it ends in Baghdad Iraq! Sometimes in this travel life and Culture changes i find it hard to adjust , and especially after spending 2 months in Afghanistan. I will return to Saudi Arabia again as my visa is good for a year, and will go to the south and some villages away from the cities...i was just feeling a bit deoressed at this time in all honesty and was almost gonna go home, but after seeing how close and cheap it was to fly to Iraq i figured id go there as ive spent a lot of time there in the past. This decision is nothing to do with Saudi Arabia, although i know i shouldve got out of the cities but my head was just not in the right place for exploring at this time...but ill be back!
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this continues on where my last vlog left off in old Riyadh Saudi Arabia. This Local man asked if i was a Vlogger and then decided to take me on a tour , he isnt a tour guide but was funny and lots of info.... i had planned on heading bak until i met him, quite a bit of history here in this main old part of the city.. everyone was very friendly and ended tge night being invited by strangers to join them for tea and cake, then off to a Shisha bar! quite the day, as you can see woman wear all kinds of clothing, its no longer mandatory for women to cover themselves up, although you will see a lot of local women fully covered , a few told me it was just because of tradition and not that they had to do it... for tourists it seems you can wear what you like, i saw women in short sleeved shorter dresses..its changed a lot and is still rapidly changing. as always..thanks for watching
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Riyadh Saudi Arabia, my first time out wandering in daylight, i was lucky enough to get dropped off by my Couchsurfing host to the Old party of the coty, we went to a mall briefly first but i didnt include that in this vlog as i couldnt stay long, the wealth here is like nowhere ive been, and coming from Afghanistan to Saudi was still hard, its an unfair world at times. i split this in 2 as it was so log, just walking around alone watching the world go by, people watching , watching them do the Auctioning was all a cool experience! One guy recognised me from my Iraq Vlogs and then in the next vlog someone reconised me from Afghanistan! this was my last day in Rhiyad as i had to fly to Jeddah next day... more on that later..i loved te people of Saudi Arabia but STILL had Afghanistan in my head and i still do...i dont know when that feeling will go away :(
Saudi is a Huge country and the developments going on making everything bigger is unteal! never been somewhere like this before where they are looking to increase tourism so so much and certainly have the money to do it... not my usual vlog with lots of people interactions , but ill get bak to that soon...Thanks for watchingnas always
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Riyadh, Saudi arabia, my first time i this country, never a country that really appealed to me, i thought it too modrn, although there are many places in the south of Saudi that i couldve visited, next time i will, after Afghanistan i was finding it difficult to get back into travel again, as i miss that country so much!! its had going to a Modern country and was totally spontaneous so i didnt do all my Research... i just have a couple more Saudi vlogs to come out...sorry for the delay, ive been having some family issues. i will most definatley go back to Saudi and visit the more rural places and head down south...although as always in islamic countries the people are the kindest hospitable in the world
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