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44:052.6M views · 11d ago · 44:05
When you travel the backroads of the former USSR you hear towns mentioned by ranndom strangers you meet in platskart and marshrutkas. Ming-Kush was one such town I had heard of a few times. A formerly closed Soviet town that mined uranium, it had subsequently fallen into disrepair when the Union collapsed. Well, that was music to my ears. Let's go together on an adventure into Soviet Cental Asia...
30:472.8M views · 1mo ago · 30:47
Yugoslavia, the country that was so peaceful that British pensioners would holiday there in the summers, but then exploded suddenly into a war in 1992. In this the first of what I hope will be a three part series, I travelled to one of the former republics of Yugoslavia to see how life is and what remains of those happy past times. Join me.
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36:322.2M views · 5mo ago · 36:32
I flew into Caracas, the post-Maduro capital of Venezulea, only to find that my debit card didn't work. Fortunately I had $30 in my wallet to last me until I could fix my issue. It did however mean I would have to search for the city's cheapest hotel. It was worse than you can even imagine. Join me as we go to places other foreigners have never been...
30:312M views · 6mo ago · 30:31
Since I started this channel in 2018 I was on a mission to make a video in every former Soviet republic. Well, I recently completed that bucket list dream by visiting the final piece of the map: Turkmenistan. In this video you will find my rankings of all 15 republics from the very worst to the very best. And I'm not pulling any punches. Join me!
49:353M views · 7mo ago · 49:35
In the 8 years since I started the bald and bankrupt channel we have visited 14 of the former Soviet Replublics together. Well, it was finally time to complete the series with our 15th and final former Soviet republic. The hardest of all to get to: the bonkersTurkmenistan. Join me, as together we explore the Central Asian nation and take a peek at everyday life there. I might even find a wife...
30:161.5M views · 8mo ago · 30:16
Since I started my YouTube channel in 2018 I have been arrested, interrogated and forced to publicly apologise numerous times. In this video I will tell you the stories behind the headlines for the first time. It has been a hell of a ride. Thank you for joining me.
26:461.8M views · 9mo ago · 26:46
Japan, the land of quiet, shy and respectful people who don't say much and just bow, right? Well, not once they start drinking. Join me and some friends on a wild night out in Osaka and Tokyo in Japan where we find out that there's another side to the Japanese. A very hentai one. Join me!
24:302M views · 9mo ago · 24:30
Join me on a journey through the largest and most infamous slum in the Philippines: Happy Land
33:491.7M views · 10mo ago · 33:49
Play ASSASSIN’S CREED in Raid: Get Ezio + LEGOS & EPICS instantly via my link only! Start strong on Mobile & PC. No grinding. Join me on an adventure through the history of Romania to a time when people of the region lived in fear of a brutal enemy. And let's investigate the man who saved them...
28:192.1M views · 11mo ago · 28:19
When the USSR dissolved itself, many ethnic Russians suddenly woke up the next day in a new independant country across the border from their Motherland. People in towns such as Narva in Estonia or Visaginas in Lithuania, or, as I explored, Daugavpils in the far eastern part of Latvia which is home to the most notorious prison in the European Union, the White Swan. Join me on a journey to the European Union's unvisited distant edge to see the harsh reality of life.
36:414.4M views · 12mo ago · 36:41
I continued my trip across West Bengal travelling like the poorest of locals on the infamous 'general class' compartment of the railway network. It was at times horrifying and at times enlightening. Good people. Terrible conditions. And the question I ask you is 'are you mental enough to visit India?' Because you have to be mental to visit. I travelled with @BackpackerBen so watch his video of our trip to see his perspective.
36:402.8M views · 1y ago · 36:40
After visiting India last year, I vowed I would never return. The pollution and frustrations of travel were too much for me to take. However, I had been told that the North East of India was completely different. Therefore, I headed up towards mysterious Assam to see for myself how life was progressing there. This journey reminded me once again that India is a polluted country, but filled with the nicest and funniest people who will go out of their way to help you.
31:363.9M views · 1y ago · 31:36
See you on the high seas comrades! On the Caspian Sea, between Azrbaijan and Kazakhstan there exists a ferry service that has nothing but atrocious reviews online. Well, I decided to go and investigate this Soviet ferry route and find out how bad it really is...or not. Join me as we set sail on the most Soviet sea of all for Central Asia...
30:492.3M views · 1y ago · 30:49
Four years ago, before the war started, I visited the toughest hood in Ukraine called KhTZ along with my Mongolian bodyguard @JohnnyFD . Well, now I was back to see how the residents were coping during the constant drone attacks and bombardments. Join me and a special guest star as we once again make our way to Kharkiv's dodgiest hood whilst sirens go off and the drones fly overhead.
42:572.7M views · 1y ago · 42:57
Read my story here Tibet is one of the last places in the world that still conjures up romantic images in the traveller's mind of monks and monasteries. But what is the place like today? I went to investigate for myself to see how things were in 2025 and found myself in some strange encounters.
41:303.1M views · 1y ago · 41:30
As I have shown in previous videos, China is a country pushing ahead in terms of infrastructure and modernity. However is that the whole story? In this, the third instalment, I took the train westwards, up onto the Tibetan plateau to see how life was in the backwater cities that the media don't show us. Join me!
1:02:305.4M views · 1y ago · 1:02:30
For three years, I have watched the Russia-Ukraine war from afar. But, now I was back to investigate how life was progressing in the country after 1000 days of war. In this video, you are going to see the reality of life in Ukraine in 2025. Hear people's stories. Visit cities that were destroyed and hear terrible tales from the eastern edge of Ukraine. This is the most important video I have made in my time on YouTube.
41:515.6M views · 1y ago · 41:51
The Peoples Republic of China shares borders with numerous countries along its vast territory. However none of its borders are as notorious or as mysterious as the one it shares with North Korea. With my trip to North Korea called off at the last minute I decided that instead of just returning home I would instead head to that border to take a look around and get a glimpse of the Hermit Kingdom. Join me...
53:023.6M views · 1y ago · 53:02
Five years ago I made my most popular video which showed just how run down the capital city of little visited Moldova was. Well it's time to go back and see what has changed in the former Soviet state. Is it better? Is it worse? How are the babushkas? Join me and find out!
27:231.9M views · 1y ago · 27:23
You can support my channel by buying my book here For over a decade there were rumours coming out of Syria of prisons where torture and executions were common place. Men, women and children all arrested on often trumped up charges and left in overcrowded cells to face uncertain but terrifying futures. I went to investigate. Book a tour with Rami at
32:133.9M views · 1y ago · 32:13
Buy my book here With the recent and sudden collapse of the Syrian regime I headed back to the country, this time without a visa to cross the border illegally and explore the country post-Assad along with my friend and guide Rami where we uncovered some crimes including a narco factory that exported drgs all over the Middle East. Join me on a revolutionary adventure!
41:464.9M views · 2y ago · 41:46
China...what is the truth? Some say it is the future, a utopian world. Some say it is the opposite, a total dystopia where the buildings crumble in your very hands and food is cooked in oil strained from the gutters. I finally got my visa and went to investigate, and what I found surprised me. Maybe it will surprise you too.
34:312.1M views · 2y ago · 34:31
In 1975 the Khmer Rouge rolled in to Phnom Penh to begin four years of brutal oppression in Cambodia. Although there were eventually defeated by the Vietnamese in 1979, Pol Pot and his army never went away completely. Hanging on in a northern village until the 1990s. I went to investigate and meet their descendants.
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