20140511 Driving Around Nauru in 25 Minutes

[@demfan]

This is KZbin at its best. You just gave us all a tour of an entire country, and one very few of us will ever get to visit ourselves. Thank you for sharing.

[@aswzen]

so deep, but its true :'(

[@susanpoile4479]

Cool! I lived there for ten years 1968 - 1979. It was paradise then. Nowadays? Bit of dump, sorry to say. Thank you J. Michael Trainor for that trip down memory lane!

[@PenskeFile]

This was great to watch and brought back many memories. We were sent there for my Dad's work in 1983-1984. I was 10 years old. I have very fond memories of my time at Aiwo Primary School and the lifestyle we enjoyed. Every Friday we swam at the Boat Harbour. Every Sunday everyone got together for lunch. I remember exploring one of the old Japanese army tanks which is amazing to think of now. Shopping in the supermarket with my mum was always an experience, you never knew what would be available.

[@jmtrainor]

I'm really glad there are folks like you who can relate to this and appreciate the trip. It's a unique place, to be sure, troubled as it is currently. "Pleasant Island" was no doubt an apt name at one time, and I hope that becomes the reality again soon.

[@PacificRanger]

I was 11 years old back in 1983 at Aiwo Primary School.

[@AntonioGomes-tr9ub]

@@jmtrainor u

[@ry001k3498]

Thank you for taking me back to my youth . I also lived on Nauru back in 1969 for 4 years. It was the best years of my life . It is sad to see how the Island has changed but lovely to see how green it is . It never rained in the 4 years we were there which goes to show how climate change is effecting Nauru . I went to Aiwo Primary School and my eldest sister went to The Mission . We lived at no 1 Meneng and my dad was part of the team that built the Meneng Hotel . Lovely footage of the Island .

[@finandagames4762]

Take me to Nauru ,it dosn't matter if that country bla bla bla bla bla, this is exactly what I want to find,without the hustle and bustle, the most important thing is to live peacefully with someone we love, it's more than everything

[@indaegu]

That was great, thank you. I lived there when I was 8 year old. It was good to see it. Somewhat dilapidated, naturally, but still good to see.

[@jmtrainor]

I'm glad you liked it.

[@kirijones4718]

I use to live on Nauru Island as a teenager in the mid 70's. Was a fantastic place to grow up on back then. Great restaurants on in particular I remember is Star Twinkles, free out door movies, Civic centre matinees in the weekend with air condition, free bus rides and swimming all day. I went to Aiwo primary then on to Nauru Secondary School. I have watched everything on Nauru and its almost like a completely different country. Very sad what's happened to it and the people. I don't recall dogs back then...could of been.

[@ry001k3498]

I used to live on Nauru back in 1969 for 4 years . I also went to Aiwo Primary School . My family used to go to the Star Twinkles and the outdoor movies we also lived in the private sector meneng 1 . It was the best part of my life.

[@susanpoile4479]

Hello, Kiri, from Susan Costello! Those were the days... Star Twinkles, hey? I still say they had the best Chinese food in the world!

[@BadDriversOz]

DO you live in OZ now?

[@kirijones3778]

@@susanpoile4479 wow hi Susan, gosh it's been what 40 years? Doh! So great to reunite. I just randomly today started watching this again and here you are. Hope life has been good to you!! 👍💓

[@jameschung6690]

Kiri Jones , I use to work Star Twinkles ,around 70’s。 And the owner is native names Victor. One of Chinese runs businesses,his name Lee Kam.

[@user-ur9wy1lt8z]

I like such offbeat places. A strange surreal kick I get from visiting such place.

[@GenetMJF]

Tbh I'd like to visit there. The place looks beautiful and peaceful.

[@romanparisian4243]

If only Nauru fixed it's Economy, Infrastructure, the People dieted, and worked out it looks like it would be Paradise.

[@adeadchannel4129]

Dieted on what? They have no healthy food?

[@ujjwalkhanna750]

RoVidz Animations over 70 percent are obessed

[@TheGentry34]

Its much higher then 70%

[@aleemmanuelayodeji1016]

i love naura,how i wish am privilegde to visit to visit a country like this

[@kamtoletengdadeanda3059]

nauru, negara kecil yg mendukung kemerdekaan papua dari NKRI,ada sesuatu dibaliknya???? negara sudah bangkrut tidak ada cadangan lahan pangan lagi, minta papua lepas dari nkri untuk sandaran hidup kedepan mereka, tidak ada kehidupan yg hakiki, semua akan berubah kalau kita tak berhati hati??? indonesia kaya ,indonesia semua ada,budaya kita beragam betapa indah dan cantiknya indonesia,semua natural dindonesia,*** tanah kita luas bung, mari kita jaga persatuan indonesia demi anak cucu, kita belajar menghormati dan menghargai sesama anak bangsa, bhineka tunggal ika untuk ibu pertiwi,,,aku yakin indonesia akan maju ,,,,I love jawa,papua,aceh,sumatera,bali,maluku,halmahera,kalimantan,sulawesi,nusa tenggara barat dan timur dan lainya??? semua indonesia , engkau cantik elok dan alami akan kekayaan dan keragaman yg engkau miliki?? semua negara banyak yg iri denganmu, karena pesonamu,, timor leste lepas dari indonesia pasti akan menyesal dikemudian hari kitaaa lihat saja

[@EdwinUtama]

Sudah kencang salah lg..

[@lostmyhalo3569]

On Nauru in the 80s dogs were smacked on the head & fed to sharks .. a culling, I guess. Nauru is absolutely beautiful! & will forever hold a piece of my heart :)

[@Un_Petit_Citron]

Nauru Is Beautiful ! =)

[@ristosavolainen2352]

And poor! =)

[@suppensultan2296]

And fat =)

[@nrlizz8265]

And small =)

[@99Venom]

And green =)

[@titan9259]

And kuul =)

[@gilbertoguimaraes9633]

Parece um local agradável de viver. Simples e encantador!

[@tritonmole]

I could run around the country in less then 2 hours :D I want to go there!

[@mike_oe]

Thanks for taking the time to record and post. Very interesting.

[@anthonyevans1233]

Pretty.. It looks a lot like Miami Florida.. Note the puddels all over the island.. Nauru gets 90 inches of rain a year with no hurricanes..

[@davidbartonjr]

Thanks for taking the time to film and share this.

[@jmtrainor]

Point about the dogs - they're not just a nuisance, they're a menace. They killed a small child the day before I shot this video. This is is what feral dogs come to do - it's documented: news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/08/0821_030821_straydogs.html. Their atavistic wolf-like behavior returns. An unfortunate fact.

[@andy40nt]

They arent native to Nauru either, In face when I lved there in the late 1960's it was relatively rare to see one.

[@Mnemonic-X]

Do you live in Nauru?

[@aarondozier141]

no need to register a vehicle. count me in! I will create a bus system to support my job too!

[@SimonOak]

Your narration was great Michael. Thanks for the ride!

[@1justpara]

Wish I could hear what you're saying above the noise of the car (or whatever it is you're driving)

[@jmtrainor]

+1justpara - Yes, sorry about the audio. If you turn it up really loud, I think you can make out my mumbling...I talk about the island in general, and certain objects and landmarks as I pass them. All shot on my Samsung S4 - makeshift dash cam. Best I could do...

[@1justpara]

Yes, but these things happen I guess. It was interesting to watch nonetheless, thanks for sharing it. I just finished watching another documentary about the history of the island, its all very sad.

[@calminacain9715]

my beautiful island

[@tritonmole]

calmina cain I bet if i was a billionaire and paid 1000 dollars to every citizen (13M total) they would not have any problem proclaiming me the King of Nauru :D

[@tritonmole]

***** not really :D I just want to be a king!

[@geneseetrainselevators2448]

I never heard of Nauru up until a few years ago. It is an interesting country.

[@siliveriajay30]

We are watching from 🇮🇳 India do you know brother India jesus loves you nauru 🇳🇷

[@NickvanBast]

Thank you for sharing with us.

[@Kogaion100]

I would love to stay and live in Nauru...even with all the problems (every country has problems of it's own) but i am sure the problems can be solved...for example making the interrior of the island green again...the stray dogs castrated,etc :) it could be a very nice place to live again Nauru was on one point in time in the 70's i think one of the richest countries on earth

[@dewadharmawickrama2386]

Ar u from Nigeria ?

[@joseandrade1625]

Yes it's true.

[@Merkiwi29]

At 14:18, should have turned right into the Location. It's where I grew up in it's heyday. It may a dump now but I still miss it. Left in 89.

[@carloscamejo7532]

Happy 10th anniversary of driving around Nauru

[@aradaradie5394]

beautiful but has been one of the poorest countries in the world due to wrong policy of the past government by exploiting natural resources available and wasting them for stupid things things. Nothing else can be expected from Nauru. I am really sad to see the present life of Nauruans.

[@lieutenantkettch]

The sad part is it used to be one of the richest countries in the world when the phosphate mines were still operating. They had a ton of money that should’ve been a nest egg for when the phosphate eventually ran out but the funds were horribly mismanaged.

[@captainbrambles6066]

Where old gas stations go to retire

[@Cuenta-ry4bm]

you live in nauru or you are an australian tourist? holy shit! 25 min in car to make a whole lap on the entire country lol. shit now my dream is to go to an island on the middle of the oceans before i die

[@susanpoile4479]

And he didn't even drive around topside or Bauda Lagoon so he ''missed' an intrinsic part of the island.

[@Cuenta-ry4bm]

15:05 i have the same bike that passed in front of you! its a small 110cc Yamaha Crypton, it is pretty well sold here in Argentina for a low price, i got it when in was 15 from my parents for my birthday, it can do 110 km/h, pretty good bike, i guess that there is many of these yamaha bikes because of Japan that is close to the island... shit it so weird to be in a 20 km island/country, living there would feel tooooo weird like i dont know, theres no supermarkets, nightclubs, shoppings, nothing! its just you and the nature... so relaxing but lonely at the same time so faaaar away from society...

[@Namunumm]

Its not actually that isolated there are shops and the population is over 10,000

[@Sakkie_S55_M3]

john hamlet doooch!!

[@azera55555]

Is there a car dealership there? It looks like a lot of cars get imported from Japan.

[@bentoghill9418]

Definitely not a new car dealer there, not sure about used, there cars mostly get imported from Fiji, Australia, Guam, New Zealand & Japan

[@khaledsaab440]

thank you for sharing

[@JackTheFox]

I love Nauru :3 It has this kinda tropical feeling i like so much. I wish i could get in contact with people who live there, but its so hard to find anyone :c

[@bentoghill9418]

Agree 100% I really want too go there, but I live on the otherside of the world in England :(

[@supertroll9949]

***** If you knew anything about Nauru you would know 75% of the island is desert like...................

[@supertroll9949]

***** If you knew anything about Nauru you would know 75% of the island is desert like...................

[@JackTheFox]

It's still a beautiful island :P

[@supertroll9949]

***** you never even been there. lmao

[@nanatany5867]

wow Where is this beautiful country

[@adeadchannel4129]

The inside isn't that beautiful.

[@bio2020]

for some reason.....this place isn't very tempting

[@jmtrainor]

+bio2020 Ummm...yeah, you're kinda right. It could be improved.

[@kirijones3778]

Lol definitely not now

[@GalaXy808]

Are you driving in the left? Wow! I love your video...

[@abdelhakimbatna9025]

Thank you for sharing.

[@oldtwinsna8347]

hope to visit one day just to give some earnings to this country. But I heard the government doesn't even want money to come in for this purpose?

[@trollextreme9438]

beautiful...definitely has potential

[@cheghe9919]

I already heard about Nauru and I want to go there but i don't have opportunity

[@JuliuszMCMXCVII]

I'm wondering what is the best lap time around this track

[@ManuelRodriguez-zc2he]

Good video, how do they get fresh water? cause I think that there are no rivers over there, thanks

[@jmtrainor]

They use the reverse osmosis (RO) process (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_osmosis#Drinking_water_purification). The Nauru Utilities Corporation (NUC) provides both power service and water service to the island. RO is quite expensive (it uses a lot of electric power), but RO is the only reliable option at the required scale.

[@gilliamjf]

Before modern technology, indigenous Nauru islanders drank their water from the Buada Lagoon

[@More_Row]

Does Nauru even have police? Seems like kinda a dangerous island to be on.

[@adeadchannel4129]

Well all the citizens are obese. So if your in trouble just walk at a brisk pace.

[@UP-mx1mg]

what is there to do here honestly like for fun. bars, movies, parks,clubs, ect?

[@jmtrainor]

Not a whole helluva lot...really, nothing. Maybe a hike in the moonscape "topside" where the mining operations used to be.

[@robinindam6983]

Very important for you land you must put many many tree on you land

[@xtristarx]

How is living on Nauru these days? I've read a lot about the crisis which hit the island hard.

[@TwelveDeck]

I wonder how bad the crime situation is (or isn't) there.

[@prestonakua2426]

what crime???

[@perantausukses3694]

Is there internet connection in nauru ?

[@adeadchannel4129]

Yes

[@SilverWave64]

Are there even police officers who control your speed?

[@fugrawasoki4090]

Nope, the nauruans don't even have car plates.

[@SilverWave64]

Fügraw Asoki Then it's amazing that they even care about speed limits :D

[@prestonakua2426]

Nauru is for Nauruans.. we dont have to live in fear like developed countries. We sleep without fear of locking our doors. we are the best

[@gunesfb1907]

preston Akua Are you a native nauruan?

[@99Venom]

@@fugrawasoki4090 Then Nauruans should go for world record speedruns going across the island

[@RedFoxAce]

how much does it cost to visit here as a tourist?

[@elgrandecito]

No people walking, running or doing something anywhere! SOME CURIOUS.

[@JackDecker63]

How many miles is the complete loop?

[@jmtrainor]

It's about 19 kilometers.

[@susanpoile4479]

11 miles around give or take. 2 miles across by 3 miles long, give or take. sounds tiny and it is but I thought the place was just right in size (as a child)

[@suhailshafi]

I think the place is very beautiful but the buildings could do with some renovation. Some of them look rather dilapidated.

[@fugrawasoki4090]

Amazing!

[@grantwest6585]

What airports fly to Nauru 🇳🇷

[@mihlcommissioner359]

www.nauruairlines.com.au/bookings/booking-information/schedules/

[@adolforodriguez7224]

Quiero ir a Nauru y vivir allí

[@angga2209]

What are you doing on Nauru ?

[@jmtrainor]

nothing anymore. was there working with the power company.

[@mayrahills508]

What car did you drive?

[@indorailfans2532]

So peace place

[@virgilioortiz9867]

Nauru se parece a las Antillas, en el Mar Caribe.

[@leighparker9109]

Excellent.

[@robinindam6983]

Like are Singapore country

[@tauceti8060]

Is this island prone to typhoons?

[@jmtrainor]

+Alpha581 No - being right on the equator, cyclones don't tend to hit it...

[@BadDriversOz]

LOL!

[@robinindam6983]

So then you land very strong

[@jaaptervoort724]

Ik was op dat eiland 1961 op reis van Japan naar nieuw Zeeland. jaap tervoort holland.

[@jaaptervoort724]

Ik was op dat eiland in 1961 ,reis van Japan naar neuw zeeland met de ms amstelveld.

[@aseriesoftriangleswecalltr6065]

;Looks boring... I mean, how to reproduce there?

[@adolforodriguez7224]

Quiero ir a Nauru y poner mi negocio de pollo frito y cultivo de frutas

[@KiwiNoyExplorer-Resty163]

nice

[@robinindam6983]

Understand

[@mafemendoza3993]

nauru should be popular

[@adeadchannel4129]

It doesn't have many tourist attractions

[@robcollins1118]

can't hear you for the noise

[@jmtrainor]

+Rob Collins That's unfortunate...I think if you turn it up, you'll be able to hear, but there is admittedly a lot of background noise...this is just my phone mounted to the windshield - makeshift dashcam. The best I could do. Maybe KZbin can clean up the audio...I dunno...

[@petrpetak163]

Are you from nauru?

[@karldoenitz1317]

Negaranya udah kayak perumahan, sepi njir.

[@RizZaTV]

They should give up the country and use it as a dumpstorage.

[@sukasuka-music3501]

ni org hidup dinegara apa di kecamatan....sepi bnr....hidupnya gitu2 aja....lama2 mmbosankan....ocok untuk ditinggalin 1 minggu aja....lewat pada itu...bisa gila.

[@kucingcalico]

Gtau sejarah negra itu bro?

[@yadikarosinjang7603]

dulu negara kaya raya dgn pendapatan di atas negara negara maju laen nya

[@perantausukses3694]

ady farel sekarang dah jadi kecamatan, besok 10 taun lagi jadi desa

[@EdwinUtama]

Jangan menghina bro.. baru maju dikit aja udah sok2an.. semua ada masa nya bro..

[@dkn2951]

i fell asleep when watching this

[@jmtrainor]

Must be the soothing voice of the narrator.

[@MuscleJacker]

Is there a gay scene on Nauru?

[@123macbookair]

Fuck off and go to saudi

[@MuscleJacker]

+TheGreatSheikh Saudi doesn't do anything for me. I prefer fat bankrupt Nauruans.

[@huyghesvanessa6468]

10 thumb up!!!

[@prestonakua2426]

f!# Off gays aren't allowed...

[@BadDriversOz]

Ahh you must be a mate of Darius Rock!

[@mafemendoza3993]

lack of facilities

[@lukebickner6013]

So tiny

[@danybeltran5547]

.

[@principalityofcharlestania62]

if I am in Nauru I will proclaim my self as king of nauruans hehehehehe and I will going to take care their Human Rights and will proclaim Nauru as an Independent state of Nauru under a constitutional monarchy.... just in my dream so I am going make sure I will done my college

[@yungboomer6467]

Principality of charlestania nice grammar

[@normalyoutube495]

Lol. Too small to be monarch. Wait ... Tui'Tonga thooo

[@drjfmq]

Worst edition I have ever seen!

[@perii3253]

Everything on Nauru is made of raw painted fat. Even sand and grass.

[@prestonakua2426]

so u been there?