88. 🇬🇾 🇸🇷 Drive from Georgetown to Paramaribo - Guyana to Suriname

[@ronnkim5889]

Thank you for your wonderful registration of this trip. 20 years ago I made this trip twice and noticed that a lot has changed in both countries. The traffic density has increased enormously, which is quite inexplicable in contrast to the lagging prosperity compared to Europe. I admire your perseverance in finding your way in regions where navigation aids are completely unknown. A funny example was finding your ferry connection in Albina Suriname.

[@wallyoff]

Yes this trip was a great adventure. The best part was going through customs and immigration on both sides of the border. I was amazed of the lack of traffic and haw good the roads are in both countries. Glad you are enjoying the Chanel, I'm glad that it brings back good memories for you. Steve from Australia

[@roadsexplore]

Seems like 90% of the population in Guyana lives along this road. The whole road to the border is just in villages and small towns. Was very interesting to see also the border cossing procedures, it takes quite a lot of time to cross into Suriname. In Suriname there is much more nature along the road, enjoyed it a lot. Thanks for sharing, the first video I see from Suriname, nice to explore places so far away with your videos, greetings from a road-tripper from Germany!

[@Nightwatcher2401]

6:19:00...Suriname looks somehow like Dutch countryside

[@wallyoff]

Oh really... I looking forward to seeing that.

[@AlexCaspian]

Guyana and Suriname are the only countries in South America that drive on the left.

[@wallyoff]

Yrs this is true.... I was confused at a toll booth where you can pay on both sides of the booth....that was fun.

[@WARVIATION]

a very nice calm day in Georgetown , it's starting to get busy now during the christmas season, traffic all day from 6-6

[@wallyoff]

Yes, bad traffic in the morning

[@Nightwatcher2401]

Bem. Em Georgetown, as ruas principais parece serem bem pavimentadas.

[@WARVIATION]

can u do another one of these same trips from Suriname to GT

[@captainharryk4028]

Love the music

[@ianbynoe6515]

Did you do the driving in Guyana or someone else? And if so, how was driving in Guyana, challenging or ok?

[@wallyoff]

Driving in Guyana was easy, not much traffic. Morning traffic in Georgetown was bad for only 1 hour. The road from the Brazil Border to Lehem was all dirt road, a 4x4 will be required especially in the wet season.. Steve

[@ianbynoe6515]

@@wallyoff thank for the info.

[@Nightwatcher2401]

2:07:44 how much was the toll?

[@Nightwatcher2401]

7:01:04 incêndio...de tanto calor, que há

[@tauceti8060]

Never knew vast areas of Suriname are empty with little to no people.

[@wallyoff]

George Town is the biggest city in Guyana... Fun city, lots of traffic.... Go to the market on a Saturday... Kaos, fun,.... You think you are in Jamaica 😎

[@Nightwatcher2401]

They keep left, don't they? So why some road signs are on the right side?

[@Nightwatcher2401]

Actually I thought that the road signs in Suriname would be in Dutch only, but now I see the English notes, like "rumble strip"

[@wallyoff]

All I English my friend...

[@Nightwatcher2401]

2:15:28 holy cow

[@FRN1-19]

Welcome in Suriname hahahahah

[@courtneytrenchfield2822]

They just drive and no indications on where they are,as a Jamaican I'm so confused

[@wallyoff]

They are the laziest drivers in the world... Never use an indicator.

[@Nightwatcher2401]

No Suriname, a sinalização rodoviária já é europeia.

[@FRN1-19]

Lingua Holandesa por isso

[@Nightwatcher2401]

Por vezes até parece o Recife

[@Nightwatcher2401]

A área costeira da Guiana parece ser muito bem mais desenvolvida que a parte mais ao Sul

[@AnakMalaysia2022]

🇬🇾🇸🇷

[@johnnycrepaul547]

Guyana is more developed than Suriname . Guyana has very rich Indian farmers and Indian business men.

[@wallyoff]

Guyana has a great future....

[@WARVIATION]

Indeed it's a future will look like Trinidad

[@parboguy]

Not really.

[@WARVIATION]

@@parboguy if you ever visited Georgetown then you won't see the developments, Georgetown isn't developing, other places in Guyana are tho

[@ulrichlachman1216]

Suriname also has oil and gas, Guyana started oil and gas at sea earlier than Suriname. Guyana is no better developed than Suriname. Suriname is much further along, things are not going well only due to mismanagement by the government. But the current government is working very hard to restore things and help the country out. When the oil and gas dollars come in, it will also be stopped in the Suriname economy, infrastructure, etc. and then Suriname will also make great strides forward. Guyana is really no better developed than Suriname. In Guyana you can still see people driving through the streets with donkey carts. In Suriname you haven't had that for more than 50 years. Based on that, see which country is further.