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Mad traveler, and former diplomat attempting to visit every country in the world with my family! As Sir Richard Burton once said, "Man wants to wander and he must do so, or he shall die." Thank you very much for subscribing!
10 Things I Hate about Japan! 🇯🇵
I LOVE Japan! (See my 10 Things I love About Japan for proof) But there are some things about this country that infuriate me and there's other things that just don't make sense, at least to me. I recommend Japan to pretty much anyone BUT if you're not into strict adherence to rules and procedures, you might have some issues!
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10 Things I Love About Japan! 🇯🇵
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Japan exceeded my expectations in every way so there are many more than 10 things I love about this country but here's a start! I wish the U.S. would adopt some of the same traditions, especially no tipping in restaurants.
Tokyo First Impressions: Maids, Geeks & World's Best Beef Katsu 🇯🇵
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Asakusa and Akihabara are two of the most interesting neighborhoods to wander around in in Tokyo, particularly for people-watching! Asakusa, home of Sensoji Temple, founded in 645, is the historic heart of the city, and it's full of kimono-wearing tourists and lots of local color too. Akihabara is sort of the freaks and geeks neighborhood of Tokyo with a crazy number of gaming and anime stores,...
Buddhist Shangri-La with 117 Temples & No McDonald's or Starbucks | Koyasan 🇯🇵
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I almost took Koyasan off of our itinerary because it's a bit out of the way and there are NO cheap places to stay there. But I'm glad we went because Koyasan was one of my favorite places in Japan. I hope it remains as unspoiled as it was when we visited in June 2024.
Japan's Alpine Paradise | Kamikochi 🇯🇵 (4K Drone Footage)
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Kamikochi is NOT CHEAP and I almost didn't go because the hotels are pricey but I'm so glad we went! No cars, no McDonald's, no Starbucks or KFC. It's just nature, hiking trails, birds, and of course, other tourists. I'd love to go back for the opening or closing ceremonies some day.
Avoid This Guy at "Japanese ONLY" Tourist Trap! A Tale of 3 UNESCO W.H. Villages 🇯🇵
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At first, I wasn't sure I wanted to share this vlog because I LOVE Japan and 99.9% of the Japanese people we met in a month traveling around the country were incredibly nice and welcoming. The people we encountered at this restaurant in Shirakawa-go and their "Japanese only" silliness isn't at all indicative of how most Japanese feel about visitors, so please do NOT hesitate to visit Japan. Ple...
My Top Ten Favorite Kyoto Temples 🇯🇵
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WARNING: These aren't necessarily the ten most famous temples in Kyoto. They're the ten that I enjoyed visiting the most and I went to a LOT of temples in Kyoto, ranging from insanely popular and crowded to totally off the beaten path. This collection reflects a little of everything and my personal tastes. I'd love to hear from you all in the comments about what temples you liked and didn't lik...
Has Overtourism Ruined Kyoto? (Part 3) 🇯🇵
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If you believed all the headlines, you probably wouldn't even visit Kyoto. If you watch all three parts of this Kyoto overtourism trilogy, I hope you get a more realistic idea of what to expect if you travel to this place.
Has Overtourism Ruined Kyoto? (Part 2) 🇯🇵
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Kyoto has been getting such bad press regarding alleged overtourism. Is it really the crowded hellscape of wall-to-wall tourists they claim it is? This is part two in my series where I reflect the good, the bad and the ugly and let you decide. Here's a link to part 1 of this Kyoto overtourism trilogy. ruclips.net/video/Q1VfYB4RF_o/видео.html
Has Overtourism Ruined Kyoto? (Part 1) 🇯🇵
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With all the apocalyptic headlines warning that Kyoto has been completely ruined by overtourism, my expectations were modest before visiting the place. I was prepared for crowds but also did my research to see how crowds can be avoided. Some places, like the Golden Pavilion, keep limited hours (9-5) and are crowded all day long. Others, like Kiyomizu-dera, open at 6 a.m., so if you don't mind g...
Japanese Baseball is More Fun Than MLB: Hanshin Tigers & Tokyo Giants Fan Experiences 🇯🇵
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I love baseball in the U.S.A. but I have to admit that it's way better in Japan! You can bring your own food and drinks in but there's almost no need to because the price of food and drinks inside is reasonable. The fans are really into the games as you can see in this vlog. So much fun!
Making Friends With Japanese Grannies Via Google Translate 🇯🇵
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Making Friends With Japanese Grannies Via Google Translate 🇯🇵
Drunk Man Welcomes us to Osaka, Hits on My Wife 🇯🇵
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Drunk Man Welcomes us to Osaka, Hits on My Wife 🇯🇵
See How CHEAP Beer & Food Are in Japan (Summer 2024) 🇯🇵
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See How CHEAP Beer & Food Are in Japan (Summer 2024) 🇯🇵
Searching for Romance, Getting Hopelessly Lost in Tokyo 🇯🇵
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Searching for Romance, Getting Hopelessly Lost in Tokyo 🇯🇵
Why Is Japan Ranked Worst Country in World For Helping Strangers? 🇯🇵
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Why Is Japan Ranked Worst Country in World For Helping Strangers? 🇯🇵
Weak Yen = CHEAP Sushi @ These Six Tokyo Sushi Chains! 🇯🇵
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Weak Yen = CHEAP Sushi @ These Six Tokyo Sushi Chains! 🇯🇵
Inside a Tokyo Sumo Stable: Watch how HARD Sumos Train! 🇯🇵
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Inside a Tokyo Sumo Stable: Watch how HARD Sumos Train! 🇯🇵
Weekend at RumFish/Tradewinds Resort + 4k Drone Footage of St. Pete Beach!
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Weekend at RumFish/Tradewinds Resort 4k Drone Footage of St. Pete Beach!
Listen to This Charming Pennsylvania Amish Accent!
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Listen to This Charming Pennsylvania Amish Accent!
Travels in "Redneck" Florida: Is Hardee County Really One of the Poorest, Most Redneck Places in FL?
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Travels in "Redneck" Florida: Is Hardee County Really One of the Poorest, Most Redneck Places in FL?
Pinecraft FL: A Haven for Shunned Amish & America's Most Unusual Spring Break Destination!
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Pinecraft FL: A Haven for Shunned Amish & America's Most Unusual Spring Break Destination!
Is the Miami Open Heaven or Hell for Tennis Fans?
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Is the Miami Open Heaven or Hell for Tennis Fans?
$8.50 Bottles of Water & Other Fun at Publix Field at Detroit Tigers Joker Marchant Stadium 4K
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$8.50 Bottles of Water & Other Fun at Publix Field at Detroit Tigers Joker Marchant Stadium 4K
Carlos Alcaraz-Stefanos Tsitsipas Miami Open Practice 3/20/2024
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Carlos Alcaraz-Stefanos Tsitsipas Miami Open Practice 3/20/2024
St. Kitts: Intoxicated Monkeys, Well Paid Criminals & The Best Things About Life on the Island
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St. Kitts: Intoxicated Monkeys, Well Paid Criminals & The Best Things About Life on the Island
I hate that you filmed all those passengers without their consent.
As a Yorkshireman living in Yorkshire, I find all this very strange. I always think the accent sounds really dopey, mine included!
I used to live across the street on Claremont Ave,,,,,,, the double tower was the view out my Dining Room Window
Bon dia is also good morning.
About the 12 year old adult thing: i havr seen this in the us as well. Kids eat free (kids = 6 and under), admission ticket for kids (kids = 12 and under).
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If they dont give you a discount for putting more people in a room, threaten to put one person each in a separate room to get your moneys worth. Think i remember a friend having a similar issue wjth a karaoke place
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This is what happens when industries get shipped over sea to save a few dollars and when democrats are voted in. People who live in the falls keep voting for the same thing over and over. The crime is disgusting, and the drugs are rampant. As for the tourist attractions, that could bring in some money, but plans get laid, someone's pockets get lined, and nothing ever comes to fruition. The political corruption in that city is strong. And about having nothing there for kids, she's right! The winter garden is gone, they don't do the festival of lights like they used to. Pine ave is scary.
Now I see why in 2024, NF lives up to the outside world as "the arm pit of NY State" It absolutely stinks! When they put a casino in there, I knew it was the worst. Outside the Turning Stone Casino near Rome NY. Kind of middle of no where. They only put casinos in an area that no one wants to be, except to lose their shirt, supposedly having fun!
Also that guy in that shop is on some drug, if he thinks NF ever coming back. If anything I wouldn't be surprised if it dropped below 30,000 by 2030. And all those restaurants also abandoned and locked looking like they are still in business, that's just freaky!
Since the last time I was there to visit, it seems NF is now Detroit, with everything abandoned, condemned churches still standing. Blown out blocks with houses no longer there! Boarded up whole hoods, people are downright nasty, no one except at end of video even wanted to talk or be filmed. I swear NYC street smarts, where I was born. Five people you talked to or tried to, are in organized crime, and didn't want you up in their business. So they backed the f-ck away from you, you made that lady uncomfortable who quickly got in that car.
Yes Japan is racist welcome to japan
i grew up on 18th. it’s always been awful but it’s home i guess
The baby boy.. wow that would be cool to meet men
Make sure you also check out my 10 Things I Love About Japan video and my travels in Japan playlist. Thank you! ruclips.net/video/1p4xeUAu2jY/видео.html
Because the government is taking advantage of all the homeless shelter ❤
What place is this cause I’m going to Japan in September for the first time if I always wanted to go to Japan, I always been today United States but for the first time I’m going to Japan. I’m from Australia by the way the land down under.
Shirakawa-go
I skipped the first 30 seconds and thought he sounded like an old Chipping farmer before realising he said at the start he's from Garstang. There's such distinctive and unique differences from one town to the next in Lancashire you can almost tell which street they live on 😂
Where is this thing happened,what place in Japan thank you sir
Shirakawa-go is the first village.
First gen American on my Dad's side who is from Lancashire and can say as soon as this man starts giving directions and says "right" after each statement there''s just one of the things they do in conversation when either telling a story or giving directions. We do it in other dialects too to confirm if someone is following but Lancashire it's after every few words LOL
They can pass for Newfies. Now we know where Canada gets its accent
On the bright side, Niagara Falls is a primary nuclear strike target. Some think the explosion would actually clean up the radiation problem. FUCK that place.
I am sure when this town was prodominently Italian it was fine. Blacks move in and it turns too 💩
You have read the border zone signs yourself, but you apparently interpreted them wrongly. That's the Finnish border zone, not the Russian border zone. And you are not standing at the actual state border between Finland and Russia, but merely at the beginning of the Finnish border zone. The Finnish-Russian border is up to 3 km away from there. The poles with yellow rings show where the border zone begins. The actual state border is up to 3 km away from there. It is marked by boundary markers with blue and white stripes on the Finnish side and boundary markers with red and green stripes on the Russian side which are standing opposite each other. The state border runs in the middle between them.
19:15 When you drove by Ricks famous steakhouse on left that was dicamillos.
This channel reminds me of What Would He Do by Parental Takeover
This channel reminds me of What Would He Do by Parental Takeover
Your head's in the way.
日本の恥
Did he say there's a "moderate climate"???🤣🤣🤣 I lived there for 12 very long, horrible winters (1986-98) and it was not moderate. I cried every winter and couldn't wait to get back to the California sunshine.
He did indeed lol....
lucky you global warming will take care of that! But really NF aint Buf or Southtowns, or east along Transit Rd, I can understand the cold and wind, but what you crying about 60 inches is avg, has NF ever gone over 100 ins? I don't think so. The LES Bands hardly go past Tonawanda.
로저 페더러의 고향이군요~^^ 덕분에 잘봤습니다. 저도 한번 가보고 싶네요. 2010년 신혼여행으로 스위스에 갔었는데, 결혼 20주년이 되는 2030년에 다시 스위스에 방문하려고 합니다. 이젠 테니스 동호인으로서 페더러의 고향에 가보고 싶네요😊
I think your criticism on the NY side of the falls is a bit harsh. I agree that from a view point of view the Canadian side is better. However from an experience point of view the NY side wins hands down. You can do the “Crows Nest” and “Cave of the Winds”. Not to mention, the board walk through the falls is much cheaper better and closer than the Canadian Side. Where the NY side fails is bringing in International Tourists because there is no Int’l Airport nearby; whereas Toronto’s Lester B Pearson is only 45 minutes away through the QEW. I went to the falls 25 years ago and it was a sad sight from the U.S. side. I’m currently here and I do see a major improvement.
naw its spot on!
Thanks for making this Video. 👍Gilani.Brooklyn ny
Watching this video in Aug 24 , a couple years after it was recorded. I was reading the comments after watching the first time and was surprised at the criticisms of the interviewer . So I listened a second time and this is what I concluded . The interviewer did not interrupt him at all . The gentleman was able to answer ever question he was asked . He was smiling the entire time and even invited the interviewer to go and meet his wife . I think that spoke volumes about how the gentleman felt about how the interview went . Conclusion : There are a lot of antsy ass Karen's who apparently don't understand how to have a conversation with another person . Sign of the internet generation who when you speak to them cast their eyes somewhere else but on the internet they are full of vitriolic opinions . Just wondering .
Hahaha. Indeed we did have a nice interaction and I did not film most of it. His wife was lovely as well. She didn't have a strong accent though so I didn't think to record her. If you enjoyed this video, please subscribe to my channel. I appreciate it!
What were the criticisms? I didn't think the interviewer was rude or interrupted him. I'd love to see a clip of the conversation he had with Margaret 😀
Yeah, to be fair, it looks like you were visiting the Falls Park off-season. That explains why they didn't have a lot of people walking around. It's always way more foot traffic down there in the warmer months, I'd say between April and August. But honestly, just looking at a lot of the projects that didn't pan out just in my lifetime, they definitely made some stupid choices with Niagara Falls. They canceled the Aqua Falls project decades ago, which was going to be this amazing underground Aquarium. They shut down the Winter Garden, which was a beautiful photo op location. A lot of people I know got married in the old Winter Garden. They had plans to turn it into a butterfly sanctuary, but they dropped that project, too. It's really a mix of bad spending and the high crime that is killing this city. The crime is probably the major problem that needs to be fixed, first. Also, if you would have went to the Hyde Park Blvd. area, they have way better looking neighborhoods with a lot more Italian families. I'm not Italian, but the neighborhood I grew up in was and still is predominantly Italian. Jerauld Avenue has very nice houses and a nice quiet street where we all pretty much knew eachother. Haven't been on the street in about 8 years, but still know most of the people living there. Also, even though it's a small city, people are iffy about being on camera talking to a complete stranger, so a lot of people are likely to walk away from you. In today's world, that should be expected 😂.
didn't he say he was there Easter, isnt that April?
Hi amazing video thank you very much and the glasses at the end 😂😂! I just booked our trip in the hot air ballon and I cannot wait 🥳😊
Have fun!
I lived here for 3 months in 1977. It's so sad to see it like this. 😢
Tell us what it was like back then!?
@MadTraveler .....it was a backpackers paradise. 😀 I lived on the southside of the beach in front of the taverna. There were only 4 tavernas on the beach at that time, from what I remember. To get to the beach from the village, you had to go down what we called the donkey track - no roads at that time. It was a nudist beach for anyone who had the urge to go naked - most people did. The only exception was not on a Sunday, as that was when Greek families came by boat for a day out. It was all very civilised on a Sunday. I met some amazing people during my time on the beach. It was one of my best times on my travels through Europe. I reluctantly left Corfu for Athens to meet up with some friends who were coming to Greece on holiday. We went to Crete for a couple of weeks until they had to return to work. Crete was okay, but Pelekas was the place. I did go back once for a holiday a few years later, but it had already started to change to what we can see today. Fortunately for me and my fellow travellers from that time, we experienced it when mother nature reigned and not Mr Moneybags. 🙂
(Normal for Norfolk) it's how we refer to these neighbours boi
Did they ever repair those four thousand potholes in Blackburn, Lancashire?
I loved your video about Niagara Falls. It's a real shame was that city has become. They do have the casino which should bring some revenue but I guess it does not. It's really sad when people come from Canada into the city this is what they find. I don't live there but love to visit the Falls park.
Thank you!
Say bootiful and sound like a numpty
Good god, folks that haven’t married their sisters mums aunties daughters grandma. Won’t have a clue what’s occurring
Say tratoor
Winters here are absolutely miserable with the high humidity and damp. I dislike winters, but I'd rather be in southern US or elsewhere in winter than here, humidity is much lower and you don't feel as cold even when it's in the lower 30s. Plus, this year has been cloudy almost every week. Spring can't come soon enough I heard Colombia has the best weather though
Agreed. Early August in Uruguay was very unpleasant and dead. Would like to come back at a better time of year.
Niagara Falls NY is scary I am glad I live on the other side of the river
@User-Ev So, what did u expect him to say"Hey hello, Im with the WLAC news station, and Im gsthering news n history research on this area? Hows the ganf avtivity n crime rate here? Does the msfia have a stronghold? Do u got a gun on you? Well you gotta go already, where's your hurry, Im just kidding Im only making a vlog for my 100 year old pop, please "Spill the tea on Niagra Falls! Dont b a drip from Niagra Falls!" LoL
LOL< but really sad and pathetic!
Golden pavillon is not in the top ten? Only because of the crowds?
Correct. It's obviously beautiful but it wasn't one of my favorites due to huge crowds when we visited.
I’m a Pembrokeshire local and I’ve had people ask what part of England I’m from, while in England.
He lived down the street from my in laws..
So sad.
For the most part...with the exception of parts of NYC (such as upper east side), Westchester County, all along the Hudson Valley and parts of the capital region of NY..... New York is crap poor. The New York government only cares about New York city.