HOW TO VISIT LIBYA, SYRIA & NORTH KOREA ft: Steven Shalowitz

[@stevenshalowitz2839]

MUITO OBRIGADO Seth for having me on the show! Had a great time talking travel and looking forward to continuing the conversation. Meantime, will of course, add you to my postcard list...Can't wait to see more episodes...

[@daniellamckim2056]

Steven Shalowitz what a great video! Thank you Steven! You seems like someone I would share a drink with ...hehe! Please come to Kansas City. I will be happy to show my city to you!

[@gabrielmendes786]

Amazing video. He needs come to Brazil!

[@globallycurious9151]

Gabriel Mendes he really should!

[@stevenshalowitz2839]

Hi Gabriel: I've been to Brazil but it was a long time ago and would love to return and explore more of the country! I did take an armchair trip to Brazil a few years ago when Seth came on my show and talked about his one way ticket there -- check it out! bit.ly/2leaApI

[@gabrielmendes786]

Steven Shalowitz I'll watch everything!

[@diogonunes1194]

Very good the video. Actually, many people think the same destinations when traveling. But there are fascinating places that are little visited. One of the destinations little spoken and visited by the brazilians that I would like to know is Suriname, Guyana and French Guiana.

[@stevenshalowitz2839]

Hi Diogo: I would love to visit Suriname, Guyana and French Guyana! These "off the beaten path" countries have so much to offer! Have you been?

[@diogonunes1194]

No Steven. I've never been, but I really want to meet. It is the side of Brazil and our people often search "clichés places."

[@globallycurious9151]

Diogo - I have been to all three! I loved Suriname. If you google my name and the names of those countries, they article will come up. French Guiana is also fascinating.

[@diogonunes1194]

Thank you Seth. I will read 😁

[@jgqpereira]

I am Brazilian and never had been in amazon rain forest, but.... well, bout Las Vegas, the best abou it was the landscape in the way to vegas (from LA), and visiting the roover dam. Or hoover. Las vegas is not nice in my opinion. They want it to be like it, though.

[@stevenshalowitz2839]

Thanks for writing! I haven't been to Vegas, as we discussed, but am so curious about the place that I need to go!

[@jgqpereira]

Steven Shalowitz and Its not so far from The Grand Canyon...and... if you ever thought doing it by bike, or know someone who would like to do it... just call me, please

[@jodihilton]

Couldn't agree more. Hit me up if you want my top 5 list. Great job Seth.

[@globallycurious9151]

Jodi, let me know when you’re next in NYC, for sure you need to be interviewed here!

[@daniellamckim2056]

Great video Seth! The invitation to Kansas City still up!

[@globallycurious9151]

Would love to come!

[@stevenshalowitz2839]

Steven here who was in the video. I love KC! I spent a few months there working on and off a few years back. In fact, I had my first photography show at the Hilliard Gallery. What a great city...

[@daniellamckim2056]

Steven Shalowitz oh it fills my heart with joy to hear that !!! Hopefully, I will meet you guys here soon!

[@edmilsonliraluladasilva9816]

Awesome! This guy seems like a hero. A Superman Traveller.

[@stevenshalowitz2839]

Hi Edmilson: Just logged on again and saw your comment. Many kind thanks for that! Travel has been so educational and eye opening and of course, I recommend it to everyone. Even if it's to the other side of town! There's something to be said for having new experiences and broadening one's horizons . . . Bon voyage . . . !

[@raquelcamposferreira2877]

Great interview Seth, it was very interesting to hear about travel in these unusual destinations for a tourist, congrats Steven! There is a Brazilian who likes this kind of travel a lot and I really like his books, Airton Ortiz, I don't know if you know him, but who knows someday one or both of you interview him too, good stories for sure :)

[@stevenshalowitz2839]

Hi Raquel: Many thanks for writing and so glad you enjoyed the episode! Was great fun being on Seth's show. Thanks too for introducing me to the works of Airton Ortiz. He sounds fascinating. Are his works in English? Oh, and hope you subscribe to my show too: www.theonewayticketshow.com I've got terrific guests - including, of course, Seth! Be in touch. Cheers from NYC...

[@raquelcamposferreira2877]

Steven Shalowitz Hi Steven, thanks for your reply! I'm glad that you liked Airton Ortiz work's. Although he speaks English, I'm afraid that his books are only in Portuguese, maybe you should learn some Portuguese to apreciatte them ;) I'll check your show certainly. See you

[@globallycurious9151]

I don't know him but I'll look him up!

[@raquelcamposferreira2877]

Globally Curious Great Seth!

[@nonatosilva3763]

I love it !! So good to learning and improve my listening! 👏🏻 well done !

[@stevenshalowitz2839]

Thank you, Nonato!

[@sarasilviabarreto8316]

Nonato Silva same

[@sarasilviabarreto8316]

*I've never been to Las Vegas either 😭*

[@jgqpereira]

Sabe aquelas quermesse de interior, quando passa de um determinado horário e a presença familiar diminui e aumenta os tipos "curva de rio". Assim me pareceu las vegas. Só que os curva de rio dirigem carrões e tem muito mais dinheiro...

[@sarasilviabarreto8316]

José Gustavo Quagliato Pereira kkkkk

[@jgqpereira]

Sabe aquele público da barraca de jogar argola, que o prêmio é uma garrafa (de plástico) de batida de amendoim? Fui em Las Vegas no feriado do dia do trabalho. Para mim, foi essa imagem que ficou de las vegas. Só que com padrão de renda americano.

[@carmts]

You gotta be very brave to choose November to travel to Russia !!! lol !!

[@globallycurious9151]

I admire him but I don’t know if I’d do it!

[@flamepeace]

SETH - 7 - SEVEN ..... vc poderia fazer um video depois sobre os TRAVEL WARS - destinos que estao de alguma forma relacionados com a II guerra mundial ou guerra do vietnan ou qualquer outra guerra.

[@tonylogan4092]

Does Transnistria count as my rogue nation? I feel like a rogue simply because I didn't buy any wine there and left after 23 &1/2 hours since my visa was for only 24 hours. I'll renew it next time though

[@ruthclaudia8936]

"7" vc nunca casou em Las Vegas com o cover do Elvis cantando Love me tender? Nunca gastou seu dinheiro de youtuber nos Cassinos?Como assim? Achei muito interessante esse video. Nunca vi nada a respeito desse tipo de turismo. Seu entrevistado é bastante aventureiro.

[@globallycurious9151]

Claro que me casei lá, várias vezes, mas você acha que eu ia admitir no KZbin!?!?!?!! hahahahahaha

[@antonioogihara4115]

Não tenho curiosidade de ir para nenhum desses países, apesar que já fiquei duas horas no aeroporto de Qatar e 4 horas no aeroporto de Dubai e na Ásia única comida confiável que pode comer a vontade sem problema algum é no Japão!

[@globallycurious9151]

Vou imaginar que você tem uns problemas de digestão, né? Porque está perdendo GRANDES tradições culinárias...tailandesa...indiana...libanesa...

[@michaelondic5884]

Excellent video. One question I'd have is about the ethical dimension of travelling to some of these places. At what point do the policies or actions of a nation outweigh the benefits of visiting? From my perspective there's at least two categories of 'Rogue Nations.' First there are some countries like Cuba or Egypt where though some of there policies are objectionable, they are basically within the realm of 'normal" behaving countries. As opposed to the second group of countries like Iran and especially North Korea where the mere presence of western tourists is something of a PR coup and where the regimes have held or kidnapped tourists on rather flimsy grounds. I'd appreciate any thoughts on this. Because I'm not sure if my distinctions are really useful or simply justification for my own preferences. I mean, I want to go to Cuba and it is relatively easy to do so and so I think it's ok, and I don't want to and am unlikely to visit North Korea and so I say that's unethical.

[@stevenshalowitz2839]

Hi Michael: Thanks for your comment. There surely are different gradations of a rogue state. It's really a personal choice on where someone decides to go. For me, it's always been out of a sense of curiosity. Plus, as someone who studied international affairs at the graduate level and was trained as a Sinologist, I wanted to visit North Korea for academic reasons. Hope all that answers your question. Thanks for having watched the episode. Seth does a great job and it was a pleasure being on his show. Cheers.

[@globallycurious9151]

Thanks for writing. I agree that there are different categories. But there are more than two, I think. For example, Cuba travel is restricted by the US government, not by the Cubans. When you go you’ll find it’s a totally normal tourist destination for Canadians, Germans and the like. Countries like Algeria and Iran are also happy to have us, it’s more the way we look at them than they look at us. Then there are countries at war. And North Korea, where tourism is tightly controlled and no one really believes they are seeing real life. Of course, the US greatly restricts who can visit, and that was before the Trump travel ban. So just as we are barred from North Korea except with special permission, countless Latin American, Asian and African tourists are barred from visiting the US. So it’s immensely complicated. We probably simplified it too much in the video. But that’s KZbin

[@stevenshalowitz2839]

And again, to build on my initial comment and Seth's, I like to go out of a sense of curiosity and to learn as much about the place as I can . . . It is indeed complicated though in the end . . .

[@michaelondic5884]

I agree, even as I was writing I was thinking there were more than two categories...war zones, borderline failed states, etc. Not to mention countries that can vary widely by region internally. I realize everyone has to make their own decisions and I appreciate both your insights.

[@tonylogan4092]

Yeah,,, right, Michael. I myself have this huge ethical dilemma in staying here in the US, which is a terrorist empire if there ever was one. I do not love it at all, Michael. Should I just get up and leave it which I've been told to do several million times now by thoroughly deplorable people? Instead, on behalf of the world's peoples, I have stayed here and fought this government my entire life. I'm leaving next month FINALLY and feel guilty that by staying I cannot do anything much to change the government seeing how many deplorable Americans there are almost all around. Maybe by telling foreign nationals the truth about the US will be a good deed though...