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I’m so glad you appreciated them. I think they are largely comprised of volcanic tufa that has weathered over the millennia. It’s an amazing place to explore filled with wonder and far from the crowds.

Yes it’s super adjacent to the airport. Maybe part of the reason it was never developed for tourism. What’s so great about it is it mostly just island residents who go there after work or on days off. Part of what I love about it. Thanks for watching!

So glad you appreciated it Phil. I was trying to do this one a little outside the box and make it a tad news-y as the island had been in the headlines all summer. Hopefully I can upload the next installment sooner.

You need to do it. Thank you so much for watching!

Yes! So glad you agree. Pyrgos is one of my most favourite places on the island because it is not only beautiful but has not been hit by over tourism. Thank you for watching.

It’s a lot of hard work but I don’t have any over arching goal other than the process of doing it so whether it succeeds or fails is secondary. Really appreciate your comment! But #ringthebell 🔔 haha

Thank you!

Thanks!!’

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You could try the Flix Bus app and see what their drive times are but even those would still be subject to a decently long border and customs process I would imagine. Another possibility is if there is some kind of cross border informal ride share I’m as yet unaware of?

@@FabledCity There are alternative ways - If you get the Flixbus to Lviv the biggest hurdle you will find, is that you will find yourself at the back of a queue as buses do not get priority and the waiting time can be somewhat lengthy. But if you travel to Medyka this is the quickest way from previous visits; 1) Take the train to Przemsyl or if there are no trains going in that direction head towards Rzeszow where a local service runs regular services directly to Medyka, the railway station is around 10 minutes on foot to the border crossing. But this can be a dragged out journey as the local service stops are you'll guess at every stop. Alternatively take the train to Przemsyl and from there go to the bus station located on the otherside of the station, from there take the shuttle bus to Medyka - they run every 30 minutes and it costs 6 zloty (£1) it takes 15 minutes to the border and it stops right at the bottom of the footpath leading up the border crossing. Once you've been through customs, on foot on my three visits it took less than a minute - Polish, in and out then you go through the Ukrainan side which is similar. As you leave the outpost there is a bus stop down the street which runs regular services to Lviv, roughly an hour journey. It stops at the bus station which is right next to the railway station. Alternatively, taxis are everywhere and you can haggle for the rate - some throw out stupid prices, but you can definitely do the journey for around 800UAH ($16) for a 45 minute journey, it's cheap but be aware that the roads are very bumpy, uneven and potholes are deep so enjoy the bumps.

@@DanielM-jf2hi Thanks for the incredibly detailed reply! That's super useful info. I tried to take a FlixBus back to Krakow (which I believe was surge pricing at $110 USD) after the Russians finally retaliated following the Kursk invasion. My Bolt taxi got stuck in traffic and I missed the bus and lost the money (even after calling their customer service in the Philippines and begging for a refund). All the trains were sold out going to Przemsyl once Iranian drones were detected over Lviv oblast but I managed to get a 3am train when someone cancelled.

Thank you so much!

Trying!

@@FabledCity no i meant you did hit every beat. past tense

@@dabom904 Oh thanks!!

I’m so glad you think so David. Really appreciate that.

Thank you so much for watching. Means a lot.

Thanks so much for watching.

It’s hard to answer as the great was hard to gauge. Russian troops are nowhere near it but their long range weapons can reach the city as happened to the family who were killed after I left. There’s a video somewhere on twitter of two guys walking toward the railway station in the dark exactly as I did when that missile hit that’s terrifying to watch. Blythe city is mostly considered safe but the Ukrainian invasion of Kursk upset that status quo and Putin wanted to send a message that nowhere in the country was safe.

Thanks David !

Yes!! You’ll have great time.

Literally just filmed that last bit of the Poland>Ukraine so that’ll be up next.

Thanks Phil, really appreciate that.

Thank you so much Phil. I’ve just got to Berlin so about to restart some fresh travel content.

I totally agree. I think (but am not sure) it may have to do with the history of the so-called neutral zone that exists on either side of the colonial era demarcated border. Or it may be some kind of 1991 gulf war legacy policy from when Iraq breached the Saudi side of the neutral zone and KSA was weary about being more connected to Kuwait. Whatever the reason, one is only meant to cross this border by private car.

Thank you so much David! I really appreciate that.

Thank you! My room was 35,000 dinars /night but they had cheaper ones apparently if you got one without a balcony. I think those were 30,000.

Hahaha

The only reason I discovered it was I made videos about Roman ruins across the Middle East and when I came home I went on Google to see if there were any pieces of Rome here in NYC and was sort of shocked to learn about this column I had never noticed. It’s poorly placed and I think just simply not well known about.

Interesting , I’d never heard that concept before!

It’s simply glorious !

My guess is the Bloomberg HQ lit up early for Memorial Day.

Thanks!

Thank you!

Hopefully one day again…

Out in the streets like I never left!