Tristan Da Cunha 2016

My personal experience travelling to Tristan da Cunha where I have been working on few occasions as a medical doctor.

[@silviapaz9189]

Well done Alex for the nice documentary! TdC is an amazing place with wonderful special people!

[@mulalo9564]

I discovered the Ireland yesterday, im hooked

[@bertrandcamus3666]

J'y vais la semaine prochaine. I am going to Tristan next week !!

[@WyD_Diamonds]

Not everyone can go there, it's truly an unforgettable trip of a lifetime.

[@kevinwait972]

What an excellent documentary Alex and Sally. We love it. Thanks.

[@toninopica]

❤...how wonderful people in harmony with creation and then that fantastic story of two Italian ancestors who remained on the island. Thanks for your video

[@alexwonner7469]

I’m glad you have enjoyed it. My favorite one is the one on Queen Mary’s peak…

[@Wykesidefruitmachine]

Amazing documentary. What a wonderful way of life!

[@carolinalima4267]

Merci d’avoir partagé un peu de Tristan da Cunha avec nous 😊🇧🇷

[@alexwonner7469]

Coucou Carolina. Nous partons le 20 avril...En ce moment en quarantaine....

[@adriaanvdberg1600]

Thank you for sharing your experience! If you have some video of the other two Island, that would be interesting to see as well.

[@roseannparafina3640]

Very good documentary Dr. Alex. I was just searching for tiny houses and here I am. I am in awe of this community.. This is my dream community for me and my 2 daughter. I hope that there is a community that can adopt a family :) I hope that one day, I can come and live here until the day I die. Sending love from Philippines! Good luck Dr. Alex.. God bless

[@alexwonner7469]

Unfortunately, no one can really settle here. Unless you marry an islander…

[@othmanmohamad9624]

@@alexwonner7469 how to marry a woman who lives on the island.

[@alexwonner7469]

@@othmanmohamad9624 impossible....

[@othmanmohamad9624]

@@alexwonner7469 you mean, there are no single women on the island?

[@prof.heinous191]

Great film. Good to see a Tristan film with a depth of understanding!

[@alexwonner7469]

Thank you for the comment. I have wirking here since 2016. I have worked in few UK Overseas Territories ( Falklands, St Helena, Turks&Caicos, Ascension island) and I was always happy. Here on Tristan , I’m part of the community. The people put all their trust in you and it is such a privilege. Amazing. I have got a lot of respect for them.

[@justcurious1328]

Hi Doc Nice to see your clips finally put together - gives a good overall picture of "normal" life there.

[@MAR-lt7xo]

Beautiful place, with beautiful people, beautiful life, best wishes from Pakistan

[@robrepetto]

Hi Dr Alex & Sally, just stumbled on this by accident. Thanks for portraying Tristan is such good light. Good job!! Well done.

[@alexwonner7469]

Thanks Robin. Still happy here. It is a special place. Got a small patch at the patches. And our garden in the house is producing small stuff as well… Warm hugs.

[@minert12345able]

Thank you. I came across your video while searching for clarity about this island, and find yours to be refreshing and optimistic.

[@alexwonner7469]

Thank you. It is such a unique place that it is difficult to describe it.

[@davidparsons5019]

Alex, yours is one of best videos of Tristan on here very interesting. I visited in 2013 on the RMS it’s a lovely island with great people but could only stay for three days unfortunately. So many videos are made by people who have never even been there !

[@alexwonner7469]

Many thanks David. I hope to make a second video soon. Indeed it takes time to know the people. It’s one of the best experience of my life. On the professional level as well on the emotional level.

[@clorisrakotoarivao2729]

Super! Merci Dr Alex pour le partage

[@alexwonner7469]

Avec plaisir

[@steffpierre2648]

Ce fut une sacré expérience que de vous projeter sur cette île.

[@diederemaloney8842]

Thanks for sharing Alex Love the video

[@alexwonner7469]

Thanks Diedere. Hopefully next year I will be able to show a bit more of the island…

[@markcarey8426]

Brilliant. Many thanks.

[@alexwonner7469]

Thank you. I’m glad you have enjoyed it…

[@1wor1d]

Hi Alex, you did a lovely job telling the story of the people from Tristan Da Cunha, I really enjoyed listening to this story. Thanks from Melbourne Australia, which just happens to sit at the exact same latitude from the equator as Tristan Da Cunha!!

[@alexwonner7469]

Thanks a lot. A second part is coming soon…

[@mconnectedok]

Wow! Very well done and thank you for sharing. From Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada.

[@alexwonner7469]

On my way back next week for 8-12 months. On Tristan, you know when you arrive but never know when you can leave....

[@alexwonner7469]

Hopefully next year I will be able to share a bit more on this amazing place. We are so remote that we are still covid free!

[@hasanhaideri2023]

Beautiful Shangrila of the Seas. Very nicely narrated !

[@alexwonner7469]

Thank you do much. Hopefully an update soon…

[@alexwonner7469]

Thank you so much for your kind comment. Regards. Alex

[@xboxgamer300]

This is the best doc I've listened to about the island. Have you got any information on the buildings on the south of the island that look abandoned?

[@silviomorales3691]

Like Dr Alex was telling in this documentary, it is a privilege for few of us to experience the life in Tristan da Cunha Travelling from Cape Town to the Island can be a challenge. But always the hope to see the land is something that keep us awake The people there are amazing and as he said, they live a simple life

[@civilarchitect7881]

really its amazing documentary I love The Island

[@alexwonner7469]

Thank you do much. Yes indeed a lovely place.

[@alexwonner7469]

Thank you so much for the kind comment. Regards. Alex

[@TheRedDevil_NC]

Cant imagine that being a happy place but it sure is beautiful

[@SiiciocheSei]

thanks a lot for your sharing! ❤ beautiful 🔥!!!

[@alexwonner7469]

Thank you very much

[@clauseder4696]

Danke!

[@alexwonner7469]

Thanks to you.

[@geraldinedunkley4753]

Would love to visit this amazing island with the nice people &, nature.

[@alexwonner7469]

Well, not easy but the best way is in September with the Aghulas. Otherwise they are the fishing boats. Rough ride guaranteed…

[@tommurray5156]

Nice documentary. The yacht my uncle was sailing on, SV Coimbra, ran aground at TdC in 1953. She was eventually covered in the 1961 volcanic eruption.

[@alexwonner7469]

Wooo,this is amazing. Do you have any pictures? If so , please send them to my email: [e-mail] Thanks.

[@tommurray5156]

@@alexwonner7469 Hi Alex. Email sent. Tom

[@Sallasdup]

Woooow. Interesting news.

[@pandemiesepeter]

Thanks for Upload

[@alexwonner7469]

Pleasure. Back on Tristan. Un update in few months time...

[@maui808jah]

This community is way past surviving. They are apparently thriving.

[@cristinamulas64]

Vorrei visitare Tristan,dev'essere un'esperienza indimenticabile, saluti dall'Italia 🇮🇹

[@alexwonner7469]

It is a special place. Repetto and Lavarello were fisherman from Camogli in Italy. Still some descendants living here…

[@cristinamulas64]

@@alexwonner7469 Very special place👍💯

[@ynwa5530]

Wonderful video Alex!

[@alexwonner7469]

Thank you. I’m on my way back there next week for 8-12 months...

[@ynwa5530]

@@alexwonner7469 Amazing to hear that! Enjoy. I hope to visit Tristan atleast once in my lifetime.

[@alexwonner7469]

Sorry for the late reply. Thank you very much for your kind comment. Hopefully next year I will edit another video on this amazing place. The people are also unique. Basically it feels like we are not living on planet earth here! And we are still covid free!

[@sebastianmurillousuga5091]

desde medellin es increible tan lejos

[@alexwonner7469]

Thanks. It’s indeed very isolated. A second part is coming soon…

[@GonzoJamie]

Great film - greatly appreciate you sharing with us

[@alexwonner7469]

Thank you. Glad you have enjoyed it…

[@alexwonner7469]

Thank you so much. And hopefully next year I will edit another video on this unique place. Just need some good weather to carry on filming around..

[@GonzoJamie]

@@alexwonner7469 just wonderful. Are you on Tristan? Is this your home or you will be visiting next year?

[@alexwonner7469]

@@GonzoJamie i’m what we call here an “expat”. Simply working here few months to one year at a time. During covid I was stuck for 2 years as we couldn’t find a replacement. I’m working in the hospital. If you google “ Camogli Health Centre Tristan da Cunha”, you will see some pictures. Good day. Alex

[@rajatbakshi6587]

I am from India and we have 1.5 billion people here. This looks like a place of dreams to me. Good job Dr Alex.

[@alexwonner7469]

Yes, Tristan is a bit less populated. And the population will decrease slowly in the next 20 years

[@rajatbakshi6587]

@@alexwonner7469 may god bless this paradise and its people. We would like to see more of this place Doctor. Please make more videos

[@alexwonner7469]

@@rajatbakshi6587 planning a second one soon. Have a good day.

[@Skippernick1957]

Spent 4 years fishing here in the 1980’s from a ship called the Hekla. Wonderful place.

[@alexwonner7469]

That is now 40 years ago. Tristan is changing rapidly now. If perhaps you have some old pictures, that will be great.

[@adidoron5080]

Thank you for nice video, I hope in later ones you will tell what the Tristians do on their free time and what kind of dishes they cook with just potatoes and fish.

[@alexwonner7469]

Thanks and a second part is coming soon…

[@celinekiwi89]

Merci pour la traduction en français. Très belles images

[@alexwonner7469]

Bien heureux que ça vous a plu. Merci.

[@marcospereira2060]

Excellent documentary! May I ask if you are from portuguese descendance or a native portuguese speaker? Your pronunciation on da Cunha is just perfect.

[@alexwonner7469]

I’m from Belgium ( the french part). Glad you have enjoyed the video. Hopefully the next one is coming next year…Thank you for your nice comment. Alex

[@sebastianmurillousuga5091]

no muchos tienen la suerte de ir es increible

[@alexwonner7469]

Good day Sebastian. C’est vrai que c’est une chance incroyable de pouvoir visiter et de travailler sur cette île lointaine. Merci des commentaires.

[@donyboy73]

Très interessant Alex!

[@alexwonner7469]

Un grand merci pour le commentaire. J’espere mettre en ligne une seconde partie l’année prochaine. Bonne continuation.

[@Silcz4n]

Nice

[@tristanroberts3498]

My name is Tristan and a goal of mine is to go to the island! Remote settlements just fascinate me

[@sebastianmurillousuga5091]

ojala reprodujeran este video a lo español papiiii

[@paulk7542]

Hey Alex, what of electricity? How do they generate power? They have great geothermal outlook and hydroelectric opportunities too.

[@alexwonner7469]

Good day Paul. Unfortunately only diesel engines. The fishing factory produce the electricity.

[@alexwonner7469]

Unfortunately, it is a weak point. This island is a bit s forgotten island. There is wind 500 days a year! They are waves also 500 days a year that could generate electricity. But maybe that is why this island is so special. But things hopefully will change…

[@tictac3147]

@@alexwonner7469 I don’t know if I’m missing an inside joke, but the year only has 365 days…

[@sebastianmurillousuga5091]

olle espero algun dia conoser quien viajo tan lejos parse

[@sultanis-onside3814]

Sir its wonderful review, how can i visit and how much cost nedd

[@alexwonner7469]

Best to look at the official website from the government. All the infos are there. Not easy to travel there due to the paucity of ships but never impossible.

[@alexwonner7469]

Best is to visit the website of the Tristan da Cunha Tourism office. If you google it, you will find it. Kind regards. Alex

[@jblackbath]

Thanks a lot for this! I learned a lot more about this fascinating little island. Im curious though, is there a beach in Tristan?

[@alexwonner7469]

Yes they are few beaches around. Sime with greyish sand ans some with pebbles. On the next video, I will put some beaches…

[@othmanmohamad9624]

How can i go and stay there?

[@alexwonner7469]

Unfortunately, I’m just an “expat”. Only working here. You basically cannot settle here.

[@ericmarcos7063]

Why dont they plant fruit bearing trees around the island?

[@bardo0007]

Can I live there for 2 months ? To study the island and culture.

[@alexwonner7469]

Everything is possible. You shoukd go to the website of TDC island and look at the Tourism office to send your request.

[@frankodea3403]

good its translated in my language

[@alexwonner7469]

Thank you.

[@whendeyleeca3521]

saya mau hidup disana..

[@I_Am_AI_007]

Can we go and settle there?

[@alexwonner7469]

Unfortunately not. We as “expatriates” come and go and we cannot buy ground or house. We can visit, work for a while and then … leave.

[@I_Am_AI_007]

@@alexwonner7469 I wish I could.

[@alexwonner7469]

@@I_Am_AI_007 it’s not an easy life. Myself now have started to cultivate vegetables and potatoes. Slowly but surely. After five years I’m now entitled to get two sheeps and a cow…

[@jacquesdeclerk5329]

Seems like the frekwensie there is on parr with nature...no interverence by A I....like humans lived for ages..what a good life..once you got the hang of it.

[@watch666]

do not type "666" after "watch" in the video URL.

[@alexwonner7469]

Tks. But not sure what you mean. Will look at it…

[@lillyjane78]

I hate my life so much, I'd give anything to live here

[@alexwonner7469]

To live on Tristan!? Well, it is more surviving than living. As an « outsider » it will be very difficult to settle. The only way they survive is because of the community spirit. Remember that the moment you are born on Tristan , your life is part of the community.

[@alexwonner7469]

Just reading your message again… I guess life can be not easy all the time but let’s try to be positive.

[@alexwonner7469]

And keep dreaming…

[@lillyjane78]

@@alexwonner7469 well my rent just went up again and my electric company is raising rates again so they can make an additional 15 million a year. So there's not much that great in my life.

[@alexwonner7469]

@@lillyjane78 Just coming back in Belgium I do realize how incredibly expensive many items are. And also the electricity and gaz bills from my elderly parents.It is indeed a big worry for the years to come as companies will try to make even more profits. A real tragedy. On top of that all countries are now police states run by dictators who put all their friends and family in power. And there is nothing we can do.

[@thegamarace6734]

britis terotory

[@danraan]

Get an airfild

[@tristanking4223]

My name is Tristan king do you have any black people

[@alexwonner7469]

South Africans, Zimbabweans have worked there and are working there regularly with contractors…