WikiTravel Describes This City as "Literally Suicide For Solo Travellers"

[@ibx2cat]

Oh, youtube just entirely cut out the intro of my video. Odd. I'll give it to you in comment form "hello I'm toycat, welcome back to another second channel video talking about the world and stuff [hand motions] Qatar airways is probably one of my favourite airlines in the world..."

[@fatyoshi4853]

bruh its not like youre saying something controversial lmao

[@tescomealdeals4613]

that was actually me... sorry

[@australium7374]

Qatar airlines is good because it’s not commercialized like the devil of flight, United airlines

[@Elegia-rh2uh]

*h a n d m o t i o n s*

[@rustyyorkshire7063]

and i will talk back to your video with can you please do a canzuk video please mr Olord toycat of the ibxness

[@Philistine47]

There's "adventure tourism," and then there's "Russian Roulette With Five Loaded Chambers tourism."

[@trueriver1950]

And Mog is with the sixth chamber loaded too

[@jarskil8862]

I actually find sad, how there are people who think that world is kind and joyfull place... and all talking about "Dangerous places" is just "Populist racist lies" Then they try proof it by travelling alone in deathtraps, without knowing anything about culture or habits.

[@ThePiGuy24]

Probably more like Russian Roulette with a semiauto

[@NikkyElso]

* Russian roulette with five loaded chambers on a five shot revolver

[@BreathingStereotype]

Nagito Komaeda would love it there

[@hanncap]

"What should I do in this city?" "No"

[@amistry605]

🤣👍👌

[@profsusansatsumas]

"Leave"

[@Camarohill2]

The furniture store looked nice.

[@mushroomsteve]

It has beaches...

[@amistry605]

@@mushroomsteve ... with pirates

[@SuperSmashDolls]

"Independent travel will most likely result in your death" sounds like the description of the hardest mode in a video game.

[@Daemonioros]

Hell even non independent travel is extremely dangerous. All foreign diplomats pretty much have half an army regiment protecting them when they go there and they still get attacked.

[@gabofutoi]

mogadishu is earth's pvp area

[@adferxis]

"You will not survive."

[@necrobynerton7384]

ultra-nightmare difficulty

[@TheChunkyMonkey1]

@Sjwaria Law lmao, nice reference

[@samsara2684]

This is a literally a “once in a lifetime trip” , once you go in , there’s no going back

[@dapden]

underrated comment

[@ortherner]

LMAO

[@distaffpope2603]

Same as it ever was

[@joemerino3243]

I lol'd.

[@hoangtuannguyen1725]

Technically the truth

[@puppypills.]

*You have entered a PvP enabled area*

[@narapo1911]

underrated comment

[@soapdood2085]

Best comment I’ve ever read honestly

[@insertusernamehere8575]

@Nic Lazzari *face palm* I hate u

[@warturtle6303]

@@insertusernamehere8575 why tho

[@Wackaz]

So Somalia is basically just a GTA Online server lol

[@GlitchedBlox]

"White pearl of the indian ocean" *Warning:* Suicide bombing and murder are frequent. Recommended to use armored vehicle for transportation

[@RafaelValle12]

Even pearls are protected by clams

[@v.sandrone4268]

Sounds like the travel advisory for the US presidential inauguration expect it doesn't say anything about wearing a mask and social distancing.

[@connoreverett7581]

Yeah, the White Pearl, that’s the name of my 4 axle surplus military truck

[@dinosaur4714]

Ocean's a dangerous place, lad

[@TheSp0kesman]

Even then... they have RPGs around. Those are meant to go through APCs and older tank armor/side armor. Armored car still isn’t that safe in a war zone.

[@SapphireSolstice67]

Next Tom Scott video “I am in Mogadishu”

[@YellowBunny]

Tom Scott riding his hovercraft through Mogadishu selling alcoholic beverages to the locals.

[@Bryophytan]

Bald and bankrupt will be flying there soon

[@duncanmoynihan5115]

tom scott with the mystery of the white pearl exploded by gunshots

[@jameskilgour387]

@@Bryophytan tbf walking into a Bolivian cartel village where they burn people alive to "look at a Church" is ever so slightly more suicidal than a visit to Mogadishu in my opinion. The man has real world plot armour so I wouldn't even be surprised if he survived Somalia

[@baconnoobsquad3251]

NOOOO TOM!!!

[@__-yu8vi]

3 months later in news: "idiot youtuber travels to Mogadishu for a meme, gets kidnapped"

[@Route-cy6cx]

Istg this always happens so i won't be shocked if it does.

[@mfwiloseintouhoubossfights9305]

Far cry 3 gone wrong

[@rodracer4567]

@@mfwiloseintouhoubossfights9305 or just straight up Farcry 3

[@nodignity6159]

@@mfwiloseintouhoubossfights9305 more like far cry 2

[@TomoLamp]

@@rodracer4567 except, instead of being a hired pirate capturing you, its yourself going to extreme danger

[@defendermk.1451]

"Gunfire and random explosions are frequent" So basically a GTA lobby.

[@snakezase2998]

Just not any racial slur‘s

[@alfatazer_8991]

@@snakezase2998 Probably still plenty of racial slurs just in Somali and for caucasians.

[@snakezase2998]

@@alfatazer_8991 probably

[@turmoilbreaker9301]

underrated comment

[@defaint7023]

@@alfatazer_8991 no there isn’t but there’s many slurs we say like we call Asians small eyes and etc

[@Activated_Complex]

On the bright side, you’re likely to have an open seat next to you on the return flight.

[@thisisahumanlol8255]

Dat jokes so dark dat i have to use light mode

[@cecilusbrize4679]

That's some"on the noose" level gallows humor.

[@gizemgonenc5342]

Damn dude, that's dark. I shouldn't have laughed at this 😂

[@IAmGodHimself777]

Without have to kill them yourself? Nice! I can finally get an empty seat beside me risk free!

[@sakariaabdule3214]

That is not true I was in Mogadishu November 2018 my flight back was overbooked 😂 and it’s not what people saying on those advice websites, government sites have a point, there are some risks but not that bad. I have been most of Northern Europe and I still prefer Mogadishu. How about that?!!

[@tobiaschaparro2372]

"Don't become a statistic"

[@rogerhouses5204]

Honestly, that phrase alone sums up my biggest existential nightmare lol

[@vi0let831]

@@rogerhouses5204 Same

[@blobfishchin]

I love how the writer sounds so genuine about you not going there. Like it's not just a warning, it's a heart to heart "I care".

[@ortherner]

“1 Death is a Tragedy, a million deaths is statistical.”

[@phir9255]

@@blobfishchin they've seen some shit in Mogadishu

[@marcmiyamoto]

Things to bring to other tourist destinations -Camera -Sun cream -money Things to bring to Mogadishu -AK-47 -Armed guards -bullet proof jacket

[@FireboltPrime]

Remember kids, don't leave home without your AK-47

[@summerspook]

Optional, a tank

[@Jupiter__001_]

@@summerspook You'll just make yourself a target for infantry anti-tank shaped-charge rockets. One hit from one of those on the upper front plate of an Abrams from the second floor of a building and you're toast. Even from front-dead-centre, the rocket will either penetrate the upper front plate (only 30mm thick on older Abrams, and still only ~50mm on newer models) or glance off, straight into the turret ring, killing a number of crewmembers and disabling the turret.

[@rudra62]

You left out money. You can buy armed guards, ammo, weapons, food, or anything else you need to supply yourself and your entourage with.

[@Dullahan2]

@@Jupiter__001_ This is incorrect. Although the armor is "only" 30mm-50mm thick, the composite material provides the chemical protection of up to hundreds of millimeters of steel armor. The angle of the armor from ground level will only add to the thickness of the armor. If they do hit the top of the turret from above though, where armor is the most thin, spall would be flung into the crew compartment.

[@NovaMenno]

Mogadishu - Battle Royale

[@pirate6616]

🤣 omg I can’t

[@bug5654]

Nothing but Treble.

[@blackvulture6818]

I remember when a bunch of americans decided to play it and did not make it out the chopper

[@lontongstroong]

Battle Maxamed

[@yeetdelete851]

Syria: *You dare oppose me mortal?*

[@TechologicShot]

When you search "tourism" and it auto corrects to "terrorism".

[@night-sky_]

Tourism

[@Yeesack]

😂😂

[@mohamedwaititi6192]

Wtf 😅😂🤣🤣🤣

[@CommentLordHandle]

Tourism

[@mrfrog0913]

​@@night-sky_*Terrorism

[@ErokLobotomist]

You missed the part where it said don't travel by car because of car jackings, and don't travel by boat because of pirates lol

[@MrCmon113]

Only travel by tank.

[@scottwatrous]

And don't travel by helicopter because of RPGs

[@hodan8905]

They’re not pirates. They protect the sea from invaders infesting the waters

[@AlbertKekstein]

i like to travel by bike anyways 🥰🚲

[@re57k]

@@MrCmon113 and make sure that you're surrounded by a regiment of allied tanks

[@cageybee7221]

North Korea is generally safe if you don't talk politics, and a comically heavy handed government is pretty much the only threat to your safety there. their government wants that tourism money so they make sure you can go there and spend it. mogadishu however, is not the capital of a totalitarian state that wants you to spend money. it is the capital of a failing state that literally cannot police the streets directly outside their own capitol building, and they cannot make ANY guarantee of your safety regardless of your political views.

[@webtoonanime4940]

It's in a constant state of war, at least North Korea has a government.

[@artemis_smith]

If you play by the North Korean government's rules, your visit will *probably* be highly uneventful. If you play by the Somalian government's rules, you'll just get laughed at as your goody-two-shoes ass is murdered, or kidnapped for ransom money.

[@webtoonanime4940]

@@artemis_smith there's no government for there to be rules lol

[@artemis_smith]

@@webtoonanime4940 pretty much, yeah.

[@ChristianDoretti]

Not really, in North Korea you are obligated to follow rules that are pretty strict, and you need to manage yourself perfectly, you can be kicked or jailed if you don't follow the rules

[@nicholasfewster776]

"Although it is possible to drive into the city by truck, this is considered risky without employing a group of local militia, which are readily available for hire."

[@cageybee7221]

surprised it didn't say "you can reach them through this indeed link"

[@Jupiter__001_]

Sounds like Mount and Blade if you ask me xD

[@theRPGmaster]

@@cageybee7221 I'm sure you could easily find some. And working as a security contractor in places like these is good money, I've heard.

[@imperialguardsman5726]

AKA,if you go,hire mercs. It's kinda like if the freeside in fallout new vegas was a full city now that u think abt it.

[@keepinmahprivacy9754]

Next video: I hired a group of local militia on Fiverr

[@Ry_TSG]

Petition to replace the “you are going to brazil” meme with “you are going to Mogadishu”

[@vitorzika321]

well, at leas in mogadishu they kill u fast here is a daily dosis of absurds. it looks like some scientists are pressing some random buttons to see how much stress the human mind can support

[@sarahyazaki8599]

@@vitorzika321 yea, thats about it

[@midori612]

Gonna make a meme image about this now, thanks for the idea bruv

[@henriquemontalvao8492]

Seems like you don't know the other meaning to microwave here in Huehueland

[@XZgigabyteXZ]

Brazil is actually a pretty safe country if you're not completely unaware of your surroundings. I remember arranging to meet with some irish friends and I specifically told them to use the subway. They just ignored my advice and proceeded to walk into the biggest crack town at 1 am. They didn't get robbed or shot by a miracle!

[@NoJusticeNoPeace]

The average standard of living in Mogadishu actually greatly improved as a result of the collapse of the central government. Let that sink in. A war-wracked smoking ruin with continuously battling warlords made things _better_ for the people of Mogadishu.

[@rey_nemaattori]

That is: As long as you're not living near the edges of a warlords territory or frequently have to move in or out of it.

[@NoJusticeNoPeace]

@@rey_nemaattori Hence "average."

[@plaguedoctorjamespainshe6009]

Probably because no government is better than autoritharian government

[@Handle0108]

It’s due to the fact that most people in the past lived outside the cities as farmers or nomads, which means their wealth is very limited. In the cities the standard of living was one of the best in Africa in the 1970s.

[@Handle0108]

Non Filios Tuos Videbis Vacillantes China has been stable for the past 30 years which is when it experienced its economic growth. Somalia has been in war and instability for the past 30 years. If China went into civil war in the 90s it would be poor as well.

[@splewy]

Next up: weekly flights to Chernobyl, “the spicy heart of Ukraine”. -Edit: Yes I know Chernobyl/Prypiat are now down to relatively safe levels of radiation in most places, and they do have a niche tourist market. Still, it’s no Disney World and it can still be very dangerous without a guide and proper precautions. Hence the joke.

[@theLuigiFan0007Productions]

Like, "ghost chili and tobasco sauce is my breakfast cereal" spicy.

[@thischannelisnowdefunct1825]

WARNING: ⚠️ DO NOT FLY ANY HELICOPTERS AROUND THE CITY!

[@jadedoptimistt]

Elephant foot is just spicy metal

[@RADZIO895]

As long as you don't go near the reactor, it's probably safer than big cities at night

[@TheStiepen]

@@RADZIO895 the reactor is pretty well shielded too. I wouldn't however eat anything that grows there.

[@beepboop9848]

"going is literally suicide" "whaddya say internet? if you say so i will go" are you okay dude? dealing with something? xD

[@frankyboy8513]

no he wants to go to somalia battle royale

[@theRPGmaster]

@@frankyboy8513 Same. Life is boring and dull without risk. I can think of several exciting places.

[@beepboop9848]

Holy shit i got likes

[@frankyboy8513]

@@beepboop9848 holy shit i got ur mom

[@christopherpape4823]

_Storm Mogadishu they can't stop us all_

[@accurrent]

Please do *NOT* go! I know that you probably weren’t serious about it when you said it, but still!

[@frankyboy8513]

what are you talking about? Everything they said about the country is awsome its like a never ending james bond movie without british people! Its an ultimate battle royale

[@OfAllThingzFooty]

I mean Drew Binsky went and filmed it on his channel. It’s best to have a guide though

[@irritatingperson7882]

"Please don't become another statistic" Damn.

[@Tooslender4U]

Unless you have money for mercenaries you're gonna end up on live leak.

[@mee091000]

Underrated comment. Though I will say that liveleak isn't the place to find messed up stuff like that anymore. From what I've seen it's gone through a lot of changes. There are other websites out there now with much more on it. If he really wanted to though. It wouldn't take him much to hire an armed group of militia with Euros no less. If I showed up I could probably hire an entire army with USD lol.

[@Dr.Bernardo]

@@mee091000 what are the better sites

[@hasse_ss]

@@Dr.Bernardo theync

[@meat1575]

@@Dr.Bernardo bestgore, hoodsite

[@syvall]

@@meat1575 bestgore got shut down. It's gone.

[@leonemaledetto1500]

"KZbinr dies of everything simultaneously in Mogadishu"

[@mukuroikusaba7998]

“We’re Not Even Sure If We Should Classify This As Covid-19 Death Or Not”, Officials Say.

[@sebastiangonzalezschwidrow603]

My mans taking the saying "curiosity killed the cat" to a new level.

[@SuperBlooper057]

FYI, Wikitravel is essentially an outdated version of Wikivoyage, which is actually run by the same organization as Wikipedia.

[@marcmiyamoto]

Wiki voyage also tells you to not go there

[@anarchyandempires5452]

Wiki voyage says basically the same, except no they added "......Potential missile attacks Because of US Navy anti pirate operations, naval travel is there for even more dangerous and likely suicidal for western travelers, as the US shoot on sight policy of boats with armed personal makes the US Navy unlikely to discriminate. If you wish to enter the nation by boat it is there for essential to either enter in an unarmed vessel or to ensure you Don't enter during one of the random periods of us pirate hunting operations.

[@puppppppies]

I was poking around wikitravel and they still have a lot of nice stuff to say about Aleppo

[@mihailmilev9909]

@Typed Scroll lmao

[@mihailmilev9909]

@Typed Scroll it shouldn't even be funny tho lol

[@fatyoshi4853]

Ah, yes, the city i want to visit on my own

[@australium7374]

Let’s do it solo but be actually a disorganized group

[@fatyoshi4853]

@@australium7374 *ahem* al-Qaida

[@australium7374]

@@fatyoshi4853 we can’t be stopped, we have to go in

[@turkey2143]

I'm joining in too

[@bizar0]

Just bring a handgun smh

[@spetsnatzlegion3366]

One of my dad’s friends is a lawyer and had to go to Somalia (I think Mogadishu) for his job once. He never left the airport, did all his work from the terminal. It’s apparently the only safe place in the area and iirc they even held an election in the airport because it’s the only place where the security is good enough to feel somewhat secure.

[@nerasomnia]

He must’ve been terrified when he found out he had to travel to that country.

[@night-sky_]

They could go to Somaliland, it’s safe there

[@theskiypdee]

@@night-sky_ that's not somalia

[@night-sky_]

@@theskiypdee kinda is

[@Unaveragemoe]

@@theskiypdee its the most northern part of Somalia

[@totallyapng7315]

My parents who are from Somaliand: hmm this sounds like a video from me. Yeah, it’s pretty corrupt. Post war country, dividing country, not your safest place in the world. I went there to visit my grandma and I saw some random dude carrying a chainsaw in the night. All the windows are also barred like jail cells. Even in the safe spots. It’s quite the tourist attraction

[@totallyapng7315]

Just to clarify: they’re from North Somalia, aka Somaliland which isn’t recognized as a country (yet), and is known to be more safe. Some places are definitely not good if you’re white, just saying, and you should know, occasionally they’ll give you military guards if you’re white. Bring a Somali friend just for safety reasons ! You stay safe over there- I had family which made me safe but I don’t know about a complete foreigner

[@rust44]

I saw two bloody dudes carrying chainsaws in the day time on a Toronto beach.

[@spaghetti5914]

bruh why are you keeping your grandma there

[@yams.4308]

@@rust44 I hope you reported it...

[@FreddieHg37]

@@rust44 But more likely those guys were Canadian lumberjacks not Somalian pirate highjackers and probably weren't even going to cut something live, on the other hand the other guy at night might have been planning on cutting someone up…

[@piotrarturklos]

It's probably relatively safe for someone who is a male and looks Somali. Toycat, definitely don't go yourself, you're too English. :)

[@Philistine47]

It is probably still profoundly unsafe even for a young, fit, adult male who looks Somali and speaks like a local - the "constant gunfire and frequent explosions" described aren't all, or even _mostly,_ aimed at foreign visitors. Consider that all those warlords, militant groups, and terrorists have to do _something_ on the 351 days of the year when they aren't attacking foreigners (or businesses which cater to foreigners), and that something is mostly "try to rob and/or murder their neighbors."

[@wintrwunderland]

Went once in 2012 as a 9 year old (at time of visiting) male who looks Somali. I didn’t experience consistent gunfire, but there still was some. Wasn’t specifically targeted at me, but to be honest it wasn’t worth the visit either. I still agree though Toycat would be a dead man walking if he was to visit.

[@pirate6616]

@@Philistine47 no, if you either are or look like a Somali, you’ll be fine

[@zacharytang3840]

What if you look Chinese, are Malay, speak Bahasa Melayu, English, Chinese, and is a 14 yr old male?

[@lucasm7781]

@@Philistine47 What they do the rest 14 days of the year? btw

[@stekra3159]

By Bot "Ther is a strong possibility of being attacked by pirates"

[@AndyZach]

They didn't even mention the piracy aspect.

[@stargarden2577]

I have a jar of dirt

[@trueriver1950]

So if you go, take a parrot and a black spot. And if you get back alive you might find you lost a leg there...

[@Reth_Hard]

I am quite a pirate myself... I mean, I just downloaded a few torrent movies and I really don't think you should fear us THAT much... But I don't know a lot about those in Somalia tho... Maybe are they having a tendency to upload some malware?

[@astracrits4633]

@@Reth_Hard Yar, those Somalis be a tougher breed. Even a seasoned sea-dogl like myself didn't come out unscathed--how do ye think I lost me eye? A wee bilge rat like yerself should steer clear of those waters, ye might end up havin' yer computer held ransom!

[@j.kaimori3848]

"You don't think red sand is real until..." Half of Australia is red sand. It's hard to imagine people not knowing it exists.

[@AlottaBoulchit]

What do you mean? Australia doesn't exist!

[@TheSquareOnes]

99% of people don't live in Australia though, so that's a weird metric to use for common knowledge.

[@JosephFlores-yn4yi]

@@TheSquareOnes i dont think that percent is acurate tho

[@TheSquareOnes]

@@JosephFlores-yn4yi It's pretty close, there are 8 billion people in the world and only 25 million in australia. So it's actually less than 1% but I'm too lazy to calculate the actual number so I just rounded it up to something nice.

[@milic5068]

@@TheSquareOnes yeah its like 0.31% something like that

[@thevoidlookspretty7079]

Somalia is what happens when the admins of a Minecraft server suddenly disappear.

[@PointsofData]

Its that one server that allowed free for all griefing

[@mine_meow150]

@@PointsofData 2b2t?

[@abyssalboy8811]

The OLdEst AfrIcAn AnArCHy SErveR.

[@evenmorecheese2785]

This is actually relatively accurate from a historical perspective

[@TheMusicalVlog]

Alright kids, I’m gonna show you a trick that you can only do once

[@jasper325]

You should check out Wikivoyage instead of Wikitravel. Wikivoyage is the official one (endorsed by Wikipedia) after Wikitravel decided to run ads.

[@ibx2cat]

Oh I actually use both, but wikitravel usually has more info so it's the one I recommend even if I prefer Wikivoyage

[@perpetualsystems]

Wait, Wikimedia affiliates can just do that? Put ads on their website and run away with the money?

[@Damascene_]

@@perpetualsystems

[@jakel8627]

Wikipedia doesn't have ads but they going over Board guilt tripping me for donations. Have you seen it recently?

[@Damascene_]

@@jakel8627 10 times i got it. At least its on the top and you can scroll away ig

[@midnightmosesuk]

I believe love is a universal language so I will be doing a walking tour of Mogadishu, handing out flowers and hugs to all those lovely people. I have no doubt I'll be met with open arms and taken into the bosom of their culture. I can hardly wait to see their traditional ethnic clothing and try some of their great cultural dishes. An acquaintance of mine who comes from Somalia says I will most likely get to try a dish called "Led" and I can hardly wait. "You will definitely be eating led," he told me in his broken English. God bless Mogadishu!

[@KrXYT]

lmao

[@maxpark1339]

Did u by chance graduate from a liberal arts college?

[@omirandao7958]

Christian missionaries

[@SoldiesBC]

BREAKING NEWS: White elderly man found dead in streets of Mogadishu

[@spartancat7205]

😂

[@captainCaybrew]

Can’t wait for the geowizard “crossing Somalia in a straight line” video

[@oxydator]

Probably the single and only thing more dangerous would be crossing Antarctica in a straight line from Dumont d'Urville to Neumayer.

[@archdukefranzferdinand567]

@@oxydator idk man suicide sounds more dangerous imo

[@artemiostriantafyllou7986]

@@oxydator naked, covered in refrigerated water from the start.

[@mrwoodchuck94]

I know a guy from Somalia, everytime he went there he had to hire a guard just so he could visit his family, sounds pretty crazy to me

[@alventuradelacruz522]

Sounds normal to me

[@DoubleAAce]

He is from somali and he had to hire guards? Thats a lie.

[@hades9879]

stop lying weirdo

[@OmniSphinx]

Man such bs

[@explorewithmo7850]

The city has developed over the past 10 years mainly due to somalia diaspora returning to the city. Plus the city is a old city that's why the street are narrow. I'll be going within three months since I hadn't been back home for a long time. will let you know what the situation is like

[@halaelabd8415]

Just commenting here to be notified for an update

[@Voyager2509]

@Hala Elabd same here

[@maybeh-letsplaysmore3697]

excited for the update!

[@emilstnt3495]

same

[@JustA.Person]

I wanna know too lol

[@delly2088]

"You must go with armed guards and armoured vehicles" Me: *instructions were unclear. I overthrew the government*

[@WolfgangDoW]

You and everyone else there

[@delly2088]

@Green Weed 2B2T is an accurate Minecraft recreation of Somalia. Change my mind

[@eckhartschlittenbauer4871]

Can't overthrow what doesn't exist lmao

[@Alexander-tu3iv]

Pretty sure the lack of a government to overthrow is the problem.

[@dunkelheit5055]

@@eckhartschlittenbauer4871 Thats a lie. There is plenty of small warlords, and other random organisations you can overthrow in the city to gain probly a staggering 1% control over it.

[@SkullkorTheAssasin]

When I was in middle school, we had to make a travel brochure for a random country. I got Somalia. This video takes me back.

[@vi0let831]

Oh my god 😂

[@vi0let831]

Bruh, I would like to see that brochure lmao that sounds *golden*

[@SkullkorTheAssasin]

@@vi0let831 I wish I still had it too. It's probably buried in my attic somewhere. I do remember including a recommendation that any tourists hire armed guards to accompany them. We also had to talk about our country's government, which was really hard for me because Somalia did not have a government at that time.

[@johnfreeman9349]

honestly that sounds like a fun country to get for something like that

[@coffee4682]

@@SkullkorTheAssasin dude that brochure would require no work just fill in all requirements with “you can’t go there because it’s literally unsafe and there is no government”

[@eventerminator1382]

“Minecraft KZbinr caught in suicide attack at Mogadishu”

[@midnightfm87]

Toycat: “It says here death is almost certain for visitors.” Also, Toycat: “What do you think chat, should I go?”

[@yespls6260]

Yeah my former roomie was born in Mogadishu and was like "DONT GO THERE!"

[@nb5437]

*travel to Downtown Mogadishu: they can’t bomb us all*

[@nonymouswisp8176]

Large crowds are what explosives are built for

[@jasonirwin4631]

Yes yes they can the warlords and terrorists have had years of practice to prefect their techniques.

[@AzayzaYiseverywhere]

😂😂🤣🤣

[@chriswall27]

I went to Kashmir by myself a few years ago, apart from being stared at all the time it was pretty cool... ....well apart from hearing mortars and the local army base being attacked lol.

[@jonrolfson1686]

Though the snow in the surrounding mountains is reputed to be quite good, Sri Nagar is generally regarded as only a poor to fair après-ski destination.

[@chriswall27]

@@jonrolfson1686 Have I missed something?

[@jonrolfson1686]

@@chriswall27 Perhaps unfortunately, I know of Kashmir skiing only by description. When some Indians I had met heard that I had lived near Salt Lake City as a boy and had skied at various Wasatch Mountains ski areas, they in turn recounted tales of skiing Kashmir, in the mountains near Srinagar. Occasionally it would be suggested that there would someday be an opportunity to host the Winter Olympics in that region. Given that Srinagar is a bit higher than Salt Lake City, and at a very similar altitude to that of Denver, and that the nearby ranges both to the east and west of Srinagar similar in altitude to, respectively, the Wasatch and to the Front Range of the Rockies, it makes good sense that they would provide similar quality snow. Googling ‘Ski Gulmarg’ or ‘Ski Kashmir’ produces results that suggest the Gulmarg, west of Srinagar, is taking reservations for 2021. If I were younger…

[@Armadeus]

i have actually been to kashmir as well, in a group tho (package tour) and at most times in a tour bus. surprisingly did not hear or see any actual military action, but customs were strict and we did see military vehicles and personnel once in a while. idk if looking chinese (and being chinese(hong kong)) helped tho.

[@chriswall27]

@@Armadeus It was 3 years ago I went if that helps clear up the military action, not sure when you went but if you google "indian army tie hostages to vehicles to escape base" you will see the story I am referring to, I walked past that same base only 1 hour before the riot and unknowingly through the people preparing to riot but please know that I think Kashmir is an amazing and beautiful place with fantastic people!

[@oceanwaefer1427]

Can’t wait for all the “3am in MOGADISHU (gone wrong)(I joined Al-Qaeda)” challenges.

[@machshfive]

Wow, lmfao

[@Goddot]

this makes travel to North Korea look positively delightful

[@TheOneGuy1111]

To be fair, travel to North Korea is mostly safe. The people don't have the power to attack you even if they wanted to and the government wants you to see their propaganda façade and encourage others to give them money for a trip as well. You're probably safe as long as you don't break the rules and comply with everything they tell you to do. I'd never encourage going there, but solely based on the issue of safety, there are far worse places you can go.

[@Noelciaaa]

Yeah honestly. I feel like Pyongyang is safer than New York for example XD.

[@gracemchoul8581]

“I like to go to dangerous countries” “Japan and Thailand” 😂

[@koifish4276]

those aren’t dangerous-

[@newguy8288]

Depends, depends

[@koifish4276]

@@newguy8288 well i did almost die from a bus ride but that’s cause i fell of the seat and hit my head

[@agentbarron3945]

yeahhhhh. japan has literally the lowest crime rates in the world. idk how anyone could ever possibly consider japan an unsafe country. As well as thailand catering almost exclusively to tourism as they dont really have many natrual resources but have beautiful landscapes

[@basedsouljah]

Thailand is sus as hell though right?

[@withlessAsbestos]

Only the almighty Kim Jong Un May enter without harm.

[@kimjong-un8413]

Indeed

[@indominusrex1652]

@Adolf Hitler no only stalin and kim jong un your not allowed

[@justanotheruselessperson2721]

@@indominusrex1652 what about karl marx, lenin, luxemburg and mao. They're pretty based

[@indominusrex1652]

@Adolf Hitler only communist allowed

[@indominusrex1652]

Well everyones allowed if you buy a ticket and become communist

[@HighExplosiveSerenade]

I don't think you should go there alone if you're not going to be safe, but if you go with a team and trained security guards, maybe it would be nice.

[@alexls1923]

What if I genetically engineer 8 indoraptors from Jurassic world fallen Kingdom as my bodyguards assuming they were raised correctly?

[@Edgeperor]

@@alexls1923 then you would likely be in the age range of 9-11

[@alexls1923]

I wish I was that young

[@HighExplosiveSerenade]

@@alexls1923 @Edgeperor Yeah! Those were the days....

[@HighExplosiveSerenade]

@@alexls1923 But yeah.. If you had the kind of genetic technology to actually do that, I'd be all for it! I mean... Badass SEAL trained Indoraptors? Nobody would even think of messing with you

[@Ampharosite]

the sad thing is this place looks beautiful in some photos, and yet all that is off-set by literal murder awaiting you upon arrival

[@chromecast4408]

It's a beautiful country and I hope it gets better for the country

[@Squirreltasticqueen]

I feel so bad for the people that live in these places. If its this bad for voluntary visits imagine how people who can't leave feel.

[@jake1173]

Likely not that bad considering they had smartphones in that one picture and only foreignors are targeted.

[@RanOutOfIdeas4aName]

@@jake1173 bruh these people are probably the local elite and/or local warlords.I don’t think the general populace there would be able to afford such a beautiful patio and iPhones.

[@Visible-jb2ew]

@@RanOutOfIdeas4aName you realize in Somalia when you want to buy things it’s usually through phones, right? And also it’s small groups that ruin it for others hence why you need guards, not because of the Somalis but because of the rebels.

[@satan9487]

@@Visible-jb2ew any "local" walking around probably has ties with groups that keep them alive otherwise they are probably dead or could die in a random gunfire

[@Visible-jb2ew]

@@satan9487 locals don’t have ties to rebels of the nation. This the capital with every clan in it. Everyone is peaceful there, except the terrorist group (which has been dying down a lot).

[@jeremiahjenkins5743]

Drew Binsky be like: “Yeah dude trust me dude it’s safe dude don’t listen to the media”

[@balisticren6155]

He did go there too lol

[@Qumayopotatosalad]

It’s actually pretty fine if you have armed guards like he did. Plus I’m literally from there and it’s gotten way better since the 90s, but it’s still suicide for lone travel. You’ll get kidnapped lol.

[@kyledavis4202]

Drew Binsky be like "oooh, there's a pizza place here. It's JUST LIKE ITALY!"

[@Qumayopotatosalad]

@@kyledavis4202 A lot of Somali people actually appreciated his video. The city has gotten a lot better since the 90s. Still dangerous for foreigners of course but he’s right. It’s like any other city on earth, people are just trying to make it. He had armed guards of course, but I appreciate him highlighting folks just living their lives.

[@mwanikimwaniki6801]

@@Qumayopotatosalad Welp. Even I as a Kenyan wouldn't be safe?

[@KendrickMan]

We need to get BaldandBankrupt onto this idea.

[@Jaybee-bc3cs]

'walking around in Somalias most dangerous hood'

[@HighExplosiveSerenade]

Yes! I think Bald would be crazy enough to go there alone... Don't know if I want to lose him there though :(

[@stavrostziounis4756]

I think Bald is going to be fine.

[@svw1999]

@@vikkran401 In that one south park episode though, Somalia appeared to be a fun place.

[@kevinshmuk7237]

He made videos travelling across africa, alot of people threatened to kill him for filming

[@RealPeppaPigXD]

One tip for going there: Carry weapons with you

[@lewisbaitup6352]

Ok peppa pig

[@paulhartson1]

nope, wear kevlar head to toe including a kevlar cap

[@AndyZach]

I decided if I go, it'll be in an Abrams tank.

[@its_addi]

I suggest maybe to stay on the coast in an aircraft carrier

[@thenanomachi2091]

Carry explosives linked to your vitals

[@andhieyusuf7008]

"Travel to Mogadishu could result in your death" Main character of horror/thriller movies and their family/buddy/SO: LET'S GOOOOOOOOOO

[@Kilgorx]

"Try to get the advice of any foreigner who has been to the city before" Bold of you to asume there are any survivors

[@themysterycook7320]

well the u.S marines and Rangers who were armed to the teeth were massacred in MOgadishu about 30 years ago. some indication of how dangerous it is when the worlds last superpower leaves?

[@n.carreiro]

Death: "Hello fellow Westerner, did you travel here all by yourself "Oh no I travelled with somebody" Death: "All right have a nice day"

[@PlaneBoy2520]

I am so glad that as a gay man literally anywhere outside of the western world is literally death for me. So if I go to Mogadishu does that mean I get to die 3 times over?

[@cavejohnson4306]

No, they would just graft those three methods together into a MegaMethod.

[@JonPicoCokeJones]

Nice to read something nice about the west from a gay man, instead of being one of the those LGBTQ fighting for rights they already have. Lol.

[@PlaneBoy2520]

@@JonPicoCokeJones I mean I could be fired up until a couple months ago just for being gay, and currently someone could kill me and claim that they killed me for being gay and get a lesser sentence in court. It’s called gay panic defense. Look it up. Hell I can’t even donate fucking blood due to my sexuality. So there is still a lot to work on in terms of equal rights.

[@trashyfangirl2394]

@@JonPicoCokeJones whoa man have you done any research? Most of the rights LGBTQ have are really new and theres still alot of traces of discrimination and homophobia in the west sure it might be better then before but none of it is ideal and equal yet

[@felipevasconcelos6736]

@@JonPicoCokeJones, the west is the reason most of the world is homophobic. More specifically, Christianity.

[@-Raylight]

WikiTravel : "Literally Suicide For Solo Travellers" Qatar Airways was like *"Don't worry we're not bringing just one, we're bringing the entire family! They should be fine"*

[@FabbrizioPlays]

When I was growing up my school district suddenly had a massive influx of somali transfer students. I'm talking like, going from first grade to second grade, we went from like 55% white, 30% black, 15% all else, to immediately like 65% somali. For most of my childhood I wondered "what could make so many people want to leave their home?" I didn't get just how messed up some parts of the world were. How could I? I was a white kid growing up in american suburbia.

[@PodcastCentral333]

Somali civil war was serious stiff

[@kuniosaiki]

Bruh what ever you do, until the civil war there ends don’t fücking go to Somalia. Somali Land is very safe, I went there last summer. Hargeisa is very nice, and I highly recommend going to berbera. Honestly it’s just sad, the war has been going on and off since the 80s, and while Somali Land had been peaceful for the last 30ish years, Somalia is still suffering. I’m Somali, and I would NEVER go. Actually just go to Djibouti, much nicer.

[@alice-gv9kb]

sorry im dumb whats the differemce between somalia and somali land im confused

[@alice-gv9kb]

oh wait i think theyre two different countries?

[@kuniosaiki]

@@alice-gv9kb Yeah because of colonialism and the civil war they’re to different countries. In the colonial days it was British Somali Land, French Djibouti, and Italian Somalia, all of them had their independence back about 40 years ago, and Somalia is the only one left still war torn.

[@alice-gv9kb]

@@kuniosaiki ooh i see thanks!!

[@phobia7347]

@@kuniosaiki stop lying to people 😂

[@horner385]

No We don't want you to go to that death trap

[@N73B60]

Or do we?

[@omgnoi]

If he’s stupid enough to listen to KZbin for views about it let him

[@Hyfnae]

At least if you go to that place, videos of you will still make it to the internet. Probably not on KZbin, but the internet none the less...

[@codyfreeman2556]

yeah more like liveleak.

[@notshizero5799]

nah, probably more like hoodsite

[@Mr.Bendoverr]

Maybe heavy r

[@alexmarian4642]

“Travel will most likely result in your death” Me and the boys: *books tickets*

[@opioid01]

Novel method of assisted suicide discovered. "Suicide by Mogadishu" Ps: For terminal patients who can't afford to go to Switzerland. Pps: someone might turn this idea into a real venture.

[@CrispyDemonDuck]

So... would saying "go to Mogadishu" count as a death threat?

[@darrinbrunner6429]

I'd like to know the reality compared to the dire warnings, so I want someone trustworthy to go and report back purely for my own entertainment. Thank you for the Wikitravel tip. Trip Advisor looks a lot like Yelp these days, I wanted something less fake.

[@ibx2cat]

oh yeah tripadvisor is the worst resource in my experience lol

[@themanwiththeplan1401]

@@ibx2cat wikivoyage is really good.

[@xenialafleur]

Tim Pool could give you some pointers on how to stay safe.

[@NozomuYume]

The key issue is looking European/American or East Asian there basically paints big money signs on your back, because being a (non-African) foreigner there means you are fabulously wealthy in comparison. Combine that with almost zero law-enforcement it means that you can either be murdered for your possessions or held for ransom and pretty much ANY person there will at least consider it if they see you alone. Like, even otherwise-nice people will at least have the thought in their head because robbery/piracy/kidnapping is the ONLY form of socioeconomic mobility there for most people. So, traveling alone there is not necessarily certain death, but it's at least certain that very bad stuff will happen to you.

[@yucol5661]

Yeah, it’s not completely hostile to all human life. It’s just extremely hostile to tourists due to crime targeting them and if you don’t look Somali then anyone can tell you are a tourist.

[@nerdmachine5551]

Nobody: toycat: reads about all the horrible things that will happen to you if you go to Mogadishu then asks, "Should I go there?"

[@superdays7933]

Toycat will speed run getting kidnapped.

[@parkerirish]

Truly one of the most underrated channels on this platform

[@JimJimWACA]

His main channel has 1.59m subs so I wouldn't say so

[@cialcollins5283]

No way

[@KINGOFDARKNESS48]

Do not go my dude. I repeat: do not go

[@AkuraTheAwesome]

How are you able to talk without full stops? It's like just a continuous stream of words. I'm a fan, but it's oddly jarring.

[@zaynamohamud7497]

Northern Somalia and Somaliland are generally safe for tourists but stay away from the rest

[@shroomer3867]

*”If you go any further you will enter the Wilderness. This is a very dangerous area where other players can attack you!”*

[@gamermapper]

You should use WikiVoyage, which is the same as wiki travel but better. It's kinda the successor of WikiVoyage and is way more active. All the pages in Wiki Travel werr transferred to WikiVoyage and Wiki Travel is discontinued now

[@gamermapper]

WikiVoyage doesn't have ANY ads, is owned by the same organisation as Wikipedia, and supports several languages.

[@isaacc7]

While living in Sana’a, I met a British/American couple. They liked to visit dangerous places and she decided that for her 21st birthday they should go to Mogadishu. This was in the late 90s I think. Anyway, they were there for a day or so before she got kidnapped. She told me that it wasn’t that big a deal, they paid the ransom and they let her go. She had also been kidnapped in Colombia and she said that was far worse... Anyway, as far as fun things to buy you can also pay for a Somali passport. She thought that would be a cool souvenir. The person selling them saw her eagerness and said that for a little bit more you could get a diplomatic passport. Who could say no to that? It turns out having a Somali diplomatic passport can get you in trouble. In a subsequent adventure in Djibouti they had their belongings searched at a US military base. When the passport was found the interview went to a whole ‘nother level. The moral of the story is that the only westerners that go to Mogadishu are idiots. Don’t go.

[@Wanking_wanker]

This is the moment when KZbin does the haha funny bad choice send him to his death but please don’t actually go

[@frankyboy8513]

if you can buy guns at the market than everything will be fine. Just make sure ur a better shooter than the warlords

[@crackedmagnet]

Sounds like hugging a creeper would be safer

[@hissingfaunaa]

Thanks for telling me which airlines are in the world at the beginning

[@andknuckles101]

Read the pinned comment

[@mr.whatareyadoin889]

@@andknuckles101 no

[@markuswelander8551]

It's the Dark Souls of cities.

[@gxtmfa]

I had a friend who invited me to tour Somalia with him. He had hired an armed entourage

[@chromecast4408]

It's now illegal to go to somalia without having soldiers and body guards protecting you wherever ypu go. It's crazy. Hope it gets better for the country

[@fotozero]

I lost it at "random explosions are frequent"

[@AquaDogYT]

Travelling to Somalia is suicidal. If you really want to experience that area, go to Somaliland. If you do go to Somaliland, don't let it be known before you travel. You will get death threats and the nastiest messages you could imagine by people who mostly aren't even Somali.

[@phobia7347]

Who told u that? Puntland is safe and galmudug. Somaliland isn’t as big as Somalia.

[@Sorcerons]

YES the video weve all been waiting for. it literally starts with "the airline in the world."

[@mushroomsteve]

Oh, look! The "Black Hawk Down" site is a tourist attraction! Sounds like a great tourist destination for a white American tourist who would stick out like a sore thumb.

[@AreGeeBee]

Its designed to farm idiots to collect ransom on

[@Panda-is1qs]

somebody: I wanna go to Somalia, but don’t know what to do there guide: DO ABOSLUTELY NOTHING AND DIE somebody: oh

[@cam_by_art]

"Oh night time is so pretty" literally people squatting around a fire like 2 meters away

[@WilliamPhoenix27]

It's really bad on their Twitter. Some people there say "Oh it's just the media representation, they're actively looking for something bad" what? WHAT?

[@Daniel-kq4bx]

"Im going to Mogadishu" "I also like GTA Online"

[@sank_zr]

Over the top KZbinrs after this : "Going to Mogadishu ALONE (REAL) (GONE WRONG)"

[@Handle0108]

It’s called the white Pearl because that was the nickname before the civil war. In the 1960s 70s and early 80s Somalia was one of the most stable and safe places to visit and live in, in the continent. The white pearl name came from the fact that the capital Mogadishu was a city filled with white buildings and had really nice beaches.

[@mukuroikusaba7998]

Thanks, Dr. Cujoh.

[@vixyvix371]

2:10 as a Venezuelan, i was legit thinking "huh that page sounds neat i wonder what it says about Venezuela" and then just- *O o f*

[@ToastyMozart]

Right? Who unironically says "X is a city of contrasts" anymore? It's such a cliche.

[@mariaguzman2363]

Jajajaja. Fue una sorpresa que salieran Caracas así de la nada

[@demetriosb5758]

Absolutely not, the even fewer number of travelers would make you stick out even more than you might of without travel restrictions.

[@ciqme]

idk about you guys, but this sounds like a great place to take a nice, relaxing vacation.

[@GeoPerspective]

It's crazy how you are able to talk straight like this!

[@dk67383]

Going to Somalia isn’t some exciting opportunity to go to a war torn country and to be some cool risk taker and marvel at the fact that they have electricity and running water. Those flights are great for people in the Somali diaspora who had to flee the only home they had ever known and reconnect with their family and their homeland. The people in Mogadishu have been trying to rebuild their city in the midst of political unrest, constant threat of terror and poverty. They don’t need your approval of ‘wow they have fast food places and a conference hall’.

[@MrBWhite88]

No joke, when you went to the "bus station" on Google Maps, I got an ad for the Joe Rogan Experience with him saying "boom" over and over again.