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S01E15: Soviet Hotel Review #1 Hotel Circus, Gomel

A review of the world famous Hotel Circus in Gomel, Belarus. It hasn't changed much since it was built in Soviet 1974, but that just adds to it's many charms.

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Off the map in former Soviet lands...

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Episodes

I ❤️ India's Policewomen

S01E01 I ❤️ India's Policewomen

December 6, 2018
A film about the heavenly angels in uniform of the Dharamsala police department in northern India. After weeks on the dusty roads of the country they were a sight for my sore eyes...

S01E02 India's Most Haunted Bridge

June 12, 2018
have seen some strange things on my travels in India but nothing as mysterious as this bridge. Located in an empty Indus river valley in the Himalayas I came across it by chance and am...

S01E03 Hustled by Indian Girls

June 13, 2018
I consider myself rather good at resisting a smooth tongued salesperson but on a warm day in India's northern state of Himachal Pradesh I met my match. These two young girls hustled me and hustled...

S01E04 Hunting For India's Hijras

June 13, 2018
I knew they were out there in India and I was determined to find one. Join me on a hunt for Delhi's hijras...

S01E05 WORLD'S GREATEST ROAD TRIP - INDIA

June 14, 2018
This is part one of a series of films about what is in my opinion the world's greatest road trip - The Himalayan Loop.

S01E06 Foreigner speaking Hindi And Making Friends In India

June 15, 2018
It's amazing what you stumble upon whilst cruising around the backroads of India. Somewhere in Himachal Pradesh I saw a park full of thousands of colourfully dressed people and decided to go and make some...

S01E07 India's Hardest Job!

June 16, 2018
There I was riding up the steep hill towards Leh the capital of Ladakh in the north of India one day when in the distance I saw a guy pushing a food cart. I had...

S01E08 My Indian Stalker

June 17, 2018
It was supposed to be a leisurely ride to a remote Buddhist monastery. But in India you should always expect the unexpected. Meet Hem Raj, the hitchhiker that wouldn't leave...

S01E09 A Foreigner Speaks Hindi ( Like A Local )

June 18, 2018
Here is my story about how I managed to learn Hindi and how I would like to help you learn it too and therefore get so much more out of the amazing country on your...

S01E10 Tea Time In The Himalayas

June 21, 2018
You meet all kinds of interesting people whilst searching for a nice cup of tea in India...

S01E11 Indian Truckers: World's Greatest Drivers

July 13, 2018
A video dedicated to the gods who reside among us. The mighty Indian truckers who ply the roads and highways of the subcontinent, delivering our Limca and Lay's chips

S01E12 Why I Returned To India After 20 Years

July 15, 2018
In this video I tell the story of my first trip to India and why I have returned after an absence of over 20 years. And about my bro-mance with a blue god...

S01E13 Exploring An Abandoned Indian Monastery

July 16, 2018
I stumbled across this abandoned place in the middle of nowhere and decided to go and investigate...

S01E14 Looking For Jesus In Kashmir

July 31, 2018
So whilst on a recent trip to Srinagar in the north of India I decided to investigate if Jesus really was buried in Kashmir. And like always, I made some friends on the way...

S01E15 Soviet Hotel Review #1 Hotel Circus, Gomel

August 21, 2018
A review of the world famous Hotel Circus in Gomel, Belarus. It hasn't changed much since it was built in Soviet 1974, but that just adds to it's many charms.

S01E16 Eating In A Soviet Restaurant

August 22, 2018
Want to check out a Soviet restaurant? I heard there was one in the Belarus city of Gomel and decided to go take a look. Hope you are hungry!

S01E17 The Cheapest Country In Europe?

August 26, 2018
Is there a cheaper country in Europe than Belarus? Where else can you get a delicious meal and a bottle of vodka for under $5??

S01E18 Do Not Study Russian Grammar!

August 27, 2018
You might not believe me but I am testament to the fact that if you want to learn Russian, throw away the grammar books and you'll make massive progress very quickly. Grammar holds you back...

S01E19 Soviet Hotel Review #2 Hotel Cosmos, Moscow

August 31, 2018
Join me on a tour of the Hotel Cosmos. Built for the 1980 Olympic games it's staff have been servicing tourists ever since.

S01E20 Soviet Hotel Review #3 The Mongoluk

September 17, 2018
Oh the provinces of Russia! Here I am in the romantic southern city of Kyzyl, home of throat singing and violent murders, and...the infamous Hotel Mongoluk. Let's take a look around...

S01E21 Russian Parkour! MUST WATCH!!!

September 21, 2018
You won't believe the skills of these provincial parkour guys in Russia. I was mind blown and you will be too. Check it out.

S01E22 Visiting Russia's Poorest Town

September 21, 2018
Situated in Siberia, Kyzyl-Mazhalik is a Russian town town where the average wage is just 100 Euros a month. I travelled there to take a look around and see how life is in Russia's poorest...

S01E23 Visiting Russia's Most Dangerous Town

September 21, 2018
Everyone told me not to go to Ak-Dovurak in Russia's Tuvan Republic. Being officially Russia's most dangerous town they said I was guaranteed to be beaten up, or worse. Well that sounded like an adventure...

S01E25 One Hour On Lake Baikal

September 22, 2018
I had travelled across Russia to reach the world's greatest of lakes, the incredibly beautiful Baikal. But dreams do not always come true. Or do they...

S01E26 Soviet Hotel Review #4

September 22, 2018
Down in Tuva I was lucky enough to spend some time in the town of Ak-Dovurak and checked into a stunning old Soviet hotel without a name. At $5 a night it was the bargain...

S01E27 Visiting A Shaman In Tuva

September 22, 2018
In preparation for my visit to Russia's most dangerous town I set out in search of a shaman in Kyzyl, the capital of Tuva to receive blessings and protection. Here is what happened...

S01E28 Tuvan Throat Singing

September 22, 2018
I recently visited a small town in western Tuva in the south of Siberia and was fortunate enough to spend time listening to a master of Tuvan throat singing, also known as Khoomei. Enjoy the...

S01E29 Crazy Russian Bus Ride

September 23, 2018
So I finally was leaving Kyzyl, the capital of Tuva in southern Siberia and heading to Russia's most dangerous town, Ak-Dovurak. On board there were all kinds of characters, mostly drunk and including one who...

S01E30 Lost In Siberia ( 12 Hours In Uyar )

September 25, 2018
A story of how I was lost in a Siberian town in Russia and then somehow found... Thanks to Matvei, his friends and family for their warmth and generosity.

S01E31 English Cowboy In Russia

September 25, 2018
Whilst travelling through Russia I was asked if I could help a guy out with a problem. It was an offer I could not refuse...

S01E32 Journey To The Centre Of Asia

September 27, 2018
Well it's not every day you get a chance to stand in the gerographical centre of a continent. So when I had the chance to head to the centre of Asia I took it. But...

S01E33 Watching UFC In Dagestan ( UFC Part 1 )

September 28, 2018
Next weekend Khabib and Conor will fight for the UFC lightweight title and I thought why not go down to Dagestan and watch the fight there. The only problem is it seems like an easy...

S01E34 Tuva Blues: 'Adventures In Throat Singing'

October 1, 2018
Inspired by a Ted talk on throat singing I recently made a journey across Russia to the small republic of Tuva to hear the native style of singing called 'Khoomei'. This is the story of...

S01E35 Khabib Time Begins In Ingushetia ( UFC Part 2 )

October 1, 2018
This series is about my journey along the north Caucasus towards Dagestan to watch Khabib fight in UFC 229. First stop the apparently dangerous Ingushetia.

S01E36 Only In Russia!

October 1, 2018
There I was having a nice stroll around the Russian city of Nazran in the republic of Ingushetia when I heard a noise I recognised from war movies. I jumped in a taxi to investigate...

S01E37 Heading To Chechnya ( UFC Part 3 )

October 5, 2018
So I left Nazran and Ingushetia behind and headed to the bus station to find a ride heading east into Chechnya where new adventures awaited and possible dangers...

S01E38 Eating In A Chechen Cafe

October 5, 2018
Join me as I visit a local cafe in Chechnya to eat some lunch. And their restaurants don't look like ours...

S01E39 Lost In Chechnya ( UFC Part 4 )

October 7, 2018
So I left Grozny and headed north into the mountains of Chechnya, slowly making my way to Dagestan...and making friends along the way.

S01E40 Almost Khabib Time In Dagestan ( UFC Part 5 )

October 7, 2018
I woke up in the stunning mountains of Dagestan and hitched towards the town of Botlikh and discovered the people were excited about the fight...

S01E41 Beslan: Russia's Tragedy

October 7, 2018
Whilst in the Caucasus I had to go and see the site of Russia's worst terrorist atrocity, the attack on school number one, Beslan.

S01E42 Khabib Returns To Dagestan ( UFC Part 6 )

October 9, 2018
The final instalment of my UFC Caucasus journey where I see the man I came to watch on tv, Khabib Nurmagomedov in Dagestan and much closer than I ever expected...

S01E43 Street Food At Thieve's Market | Chor Bazaar, Delhi

October 16, 2018
Whilst exploring the Thieves Market in Delhi I decided to try some of the local street food. Join me as I try Delhi's best Biriyani!

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