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  • Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
  • If you're one of the rare souls who decides to take a trip to Guyana, the least visited country in the Americas, chances are your first stop will be Georgetown, the capital city. With a population of only around 200,000, it looks and feels almost like a small town. But this city is no joke. With the newfound oil wealth driving prices up, crime is starting to skyrocket. Although everyone in Guyana suffers from theft, American oil workers and Chinese merchants in particular are hunted in the streets by muggers. I was no oil worker, but I was assumed to be one.
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  • @SabbaticalTommy
    @SabbaticalTommy  2 года назад +611

    You know Georgetown is no joke when I need a security detail. Sorry for the lack of uploads recently, have been on the road without good wifi. It'll be worth the wait. Probably.

    • @musical_lolu4811
      @musical_lolu4811 2 года назад +20

      Do take it easy man. Cheers from Lagos, Nigeria.

    • @tech.industrialmechanics8248
      @tech.industrialmechanics8248 2 года назад +4

      I was very impatiently waiting for your next upload 🙈😁
      Please visit Nigeria 🇳🇬 again.
      Here’s a compilation to motivate you to come back:
      m.ruclips.net/video/Maaql0oF8bM/видео.html

    • @user-fq7tv2lo6e
      @user-fq7tv2lo6e 2 года назад +12

      Can't wait for Suriname...

    • @Dragonslayapwn
      @Dragonslayapwn 2 года назад +12

      Was starting to get worried, not getting an update in so long. Stay safe brother!

    • @pauleersteling4694
      @pauleersteling4694 2 года назад +10

      Great videos Tommy. I am following you from the beginning in Mexico and I go with to Africa .. You are creating great contents . Go to Suriname, a neighbor country, formerly known as Dutch Guyana, you will find some similarities and you will also be amazed

  • @cartears
    @cartears 2 года назад +304

    The beauty of Guyana lies not in the capital city but in the simplicity of countryside living. The generosity and closeness to nature will amaze you.

    • @favour3319
      @favour3319 2 года назад +7

      I really wished he had shown more of the countryside

    • @randysingh6548
      @randysingh6548 2 года назад +8

      You are correct. Countryside is best in guyana. Especially Berbice.

    • @orvinsidnauth4415
      @orvinsidnauth4415 2 года назад

      Facts

    • @shellyfullerton
      @shellyfullerton 2 года назад +1

      Kris you're so correct

    • @shellyfullerton
      @shellyfullerton 2 года назад

      @@randysingh6548 lol Berbician here too

  • @victorngugi1047
    @victorngugi1047 2 года назад +412

    It is painful to see an old man cry because of the government. He is past his prime and he's crying for his children's future

    • @korbermeister1
      @korbermeister1 2 года назад +27

      Yeah that was very sad. You know he’s in a bad way (at least mentally distressed) he approach you with grave warnings about the Guyanese government

    • @rasheednode
      @rasheednode 2 года назад +9

      Heart wrenching, can't agree more.

    • @oceejekwam6829
      @oceejekwam6829 2 года назад +14

      Guyana has good fundamentals. They only need to attract the diaspora back. They have all they could ever wish for. Stable geography, fertile land, access to the sea, mineral resources, abundance of water, little pollution, the list goes on...

    • @navigator902
      @navigator902 2 года назад +6

      I cry like him, live in a country which ascribes to Democracy, which now I know has a range in philosophy ... late in life one sees through the facade.

    • @elaineseenauth1230
      @elaineseenauth1230 2 года назад +1

      U don't judge one people and comdem a government that place was build by pnc that RUclips person is one of the worst you tube people I c

  • @wj-s4378
    @wj-s4378 2 года назад +76

    Such a Beautiful Country!! Lovely people. I hope that the people recieve the rewards of their labors. The oil belongs to the the people not the politicians.

    • @Mark-nu5vg
      @Mark-nu5vg 2 года назад +6

      That's common throughout the world the poor get poorer as the rich gets richer.

    • @Vincenzo60
      @Vincenzo60 2 года назад

      @@Mark-nu5vg true

    • @rykson161
      @rykson161 2 года назад

      European spy and saboteur! I have been there many times alone , day and night , this guy is a liar ! I was never harassed or attacked ! Safest and cleanest hotels and guest houses !!

    • @avant-garde2.028
      @avant-garde2.028 2 года назад +2

      Just come together and get rid of politicians who aren’t for the people. We are more important than the politicians remember we put them there

  • @Water_lily_lily
    @Water_lily_lily Год назад +23

    I miss my home country, Guyana 🇬🇾. Beautiful people, delicious food, and amazing hospitality ❤

    • @juniorclarke152
      @juniorclarke152 Год назад

      I know how you feel water lily

    • @robertmazurowski5974
      @robertmazurowski5974 Год назад

      In 10 years you will probably want to go back, even for economic reasons.

    • @mandingo1125
      @mandingo1125 5 месяцев назад

      I’m going back in june 2025 ❤

  • @glenroybrathwaite1531
    @glenroybrathwaite1531 2 года назад +154

    I'm from Antigua and we have a large Guyanese immigrants living here.I'm going to recommend your channel to my Guyanese friends.Thanks very much for the content

    • @rykson161
      @rykson161 2 года назад +1

      He is a European spy and saboteur! I have been there many times alone , day and night , this guy is a liar ! I was never harassed or attacked ! Safest and cleanest hotels and guest houses !!

    • @davidmike3560
      @davidmike3560 2 года назад

      Where is Antigua?

    • @arnoldfromspace7465
      @arnoldfromspace7465 2 года назад +2

      @@davidmike3560 I believe in Guatemala. Really beautiful place

    • @davidmike3560
      @davidmike3560 2 года назад

      @@arnoldfromspace7465 thanks for the information.Guyana seems like a nice place also.

    • @glenroybrathwaite1531
      @glenroybrathwaite1531 2 года назад +8

      @@davidmike3560 Antigua and Barbuda are a small twin island state in the caribbean region.they are a part of the West Indies archipelago.About 17 degrees latitude and 61 longitude

  • @cyrilkatatak2267
    @cyrilkatatak2267 Год назад +11

    You are hands down the best travel vlogger that I've come across & I'm a junkie for this stuff. The edgy content, global scale, the history lessons & great vocal cadence. F'n awesome. Greatly appreciated. Tks from Thailand.

    • @HustleBoss
      @HustleBoss Год назад

      I second this comment!

    • @kalloggs40
      @kalloggs40 10 месяцев назад

      Bald and Bankrupt is much better

    • @MrCallingoccupants
      @MrCallingoccupants 5 дней назад

      @@kalloggs40 Google Bald and Bankrupt Isle of weight then let me know what you think of him ...

  • @jeffitachi2589
    @jeffitachi2589 2 года назад +56

    Cheers from Nairobi Kenya Thanks for showing Guyana.Only knew the country because the former CEO of kenya's largest company Safaricom come from there RIP to him he was such a great guy.Enjoying this series.

    • @cobwebtheorem7538
      @cobwebtheorem7538 2 года назад +11

      If you were of a slightly older generation, or had attended the previous school system in Kenya, then you would know that the first black judge of the High Court of Kenya, Cecil Henry Ethelwood Miller, who arrived in Kenya in 1964, was also from Georgetown, British Guyana. He also served as Chief Justice during very politically-charged years in Kenya (the country was virtually a police state then) that the younger generation has absolutely no knowledge or understanding of.

    • @jeffitachi2589
      @jeffitachi2589 2 года назад +7

      @@cobwebtheorem7538 Intresting and thanks for the information I had no knowledge of that.I am a millennial.

    • @martinmwangi254
      @martinmwangi254 2 года назад +1

      @@cobwebtheorem7538 thanks for that info, I'm from Kenya but hadn't heard of him

  • @shaqirib
    @shaqirib 2 года назад +83

    As a Jamaican, I was pretty impressed at the amount of dancehall music I heard playing in the different areas you passed! Great Videos Man! One Love

    • @collinheadley286
      @collinheadley286 2 года назад +27

      that is all we play in Guyana

    • @chrisper94
      @chrisper94 2 года назад +24

      Huh? It's Guyana. It's the Caribbean. What else did you expect? They even say waapen.

    • @Dogtubee
      @Dogtubee 2 года назад +6

      @@chrisper94 it not the Caribbean its in SA

    • @dandrejones6332
      @dandrejones6332 2 года назад +29

      @@Dogtubee Regardless if Guyana is in SA it’s still considered Caribbean

    • @faithethomas2823
      @faithethomas2823 2 года назад +13

      Guyana has been into dance hall for centuries now. Only because we are not represented like other places like Jamaica, T&T and Barbados but we are very up to date with a lot of things. Glad someone saw fit to show our country and our culture. Glad others got to see that we are more than their so called Third world 🌎 country.

  • @joelquintyn592
    @joelquintyn592 2 года назад +16

    As a resident Guyanese 🇬🇾, it's very intersting to see it from a different perspective. Great video.

  • @israelkingston2635
    @israelkingston2635 2 года назад +14

    Mi love your videos mi born Inna Jamaica 🇯🇲 to a Jamaican Fada 🇯🇲 and Guyanese Mada 🇬🇾 I am so happy I get to experience both sides of my family 🤤😩❤️

  • @danniejones2032
    @danniejones2032 2 года назад +29

    Tommy you are helping me see the world through your travels. Thanks dude.

  • @ramnauthdoodnauth9030
    @ramnauthdoodnauth9030 2 года назад +28

    Tommy it is the first time I saw your channel and I very impressed about it. Keep up to show more places in GUYANA and you will become famous in the whole world.

  • @TheMileswin
    @TheMileswin 2 года назад +20

    Guyana home of Eddy Grant. Lets all dance to Romancing the stone. An iconic reggae music legend. Thanks for sharing. I hope to visit soon.

    • @alteredbeast1974
      @alteredbeast1974 2 года назад +4

      We gonna rock down to electric avenue.......⚡⚡

    • @kaydenpat
      @kaydenpat 2 года назад +1

      Give Me Hope, Johanna!

    • @anniemc2968
      @anniemc2968 3 месяца назад

      His music is not reggae. He had his own sound.

  • @joshwalley9864
    @joshwalley9864 2 года назад +28

    2:20 lmao love how the guy is just totally unfazed by the guy's mad rant.

    • @Bass_Reaper_
      @Bass_Reaper_ 2 месяца назад

      Lmao i couldn't stop laughing for 2 minutes

  • @viksam009
    @viksam009 2 года назад +39

    10:21 I think that man asked if Tom is from New Zealand because he was wearing a black cap. NZ cricket team are also called blackcaps and cricket is popular in the Caribbean.

    • @SabbaticalTommy
      @SabbaticalTommy  2 года назад +12

      Ahh well there you go. I was completely confused by that guess

    • @cobwebtheorem7538
      @cobwebtheorem7538 2 года назад +2

      Nice one! I wondered why...

    • @korbermeister1
      @korbermeister1 2 года назад +2

      Thanks! Now that makes sense

    • @sankubanku1633
      @sankubanku1633 2 года назад +3

      @@SabbaticalTommy No I think that dude confused you with Karl Rock.

    • @tombimashri8149
      @tombimashri8149 2 года назад

      Tommy PSE be cautious ND treat with care, we don t want anything to happen to you, u r a good guy humble ND friendly to all. PSE be in a safe place b4 dark PSE PSE ND PSE.

  • @favour3319
    @favour3319 2 года назад +83

    Guyana seems so much like 🇯🇲 to me. Just seeing the kids in their uniforms, feels so nostalgic. I don't think I would ever be homesick if I visit there.

    • @kushboss
      @kushboss 2 года назад +15

      Playing alot of dancehall music too

    • @rda6029
      @rda6029 2 года назад +6

      I don't know what the Indians but hblack Guyanese have alot of love for Jamaicans!

    • @yogeshsukhdeo4837
      @yogeshsukhdeo4837 2 года назад +18

      Guyana 🇬🇾 and Jamaica 🇯🇲 has many similarities ❤💚💛🖤

    • @chrisper94
      @chrisper94 2 года назад +5

      Don't forget, after loosing Air Jamaica, Fly Jamaica came about. Fly Jamaica is Guyanese owned. So yea, Jamaica and Guyana have ties.

    • @bwooodstar
      @bwooodstar 2 года назад +14

      @@rda6029 the indians love jamaicans we’re all a carib family

  • @xxdiimpleszxx
    @xxdiimpleszxx 2 года назад +33

    I’m living in NY but it’s nice to see my country and learn things I didn’t even know …I’m from Berbice and I would say that the country side is peaceful and has a different energy to it …but thanks for spreading awareness ✨

    • @bryanvasquezescobar6200
      @bryanvasquezescobar6200 2 года назад +1

      Yo My man is bugging he said NYC never heard of Guyana , in Richmond hill queens you got lil Guyana , i know I'm from Hollis.

    • @bryanvasquezescobar6200
      @bryanvasquezescobar6200 2 года назад

      I Love 💕😘 Guyanese Woman, i love ya skin tone an culture

    • @AfroSnackey
      @AfroSnackey Год назад +1

      I'm NYC now Long Island and met exactly one Guyanese person.

    • @cathyvanmiert8854
      @cathyvanmiert8854 Год назад

      My stepfather's family were from Rosehall Berbice. Very different from Georgetown back in the 70s.

  • @KingSuperior
    @KingSuperior 2 года назад +85

    Welcome here Buddy 🇬🇾

    • @richnicky28
      @richnicky28 2 года назад +2

      Welcome?? Yes maybe but be real.

  • @LeRainbow
    @LeRainbow 2 года назад +61

    My though about the guy instantly warning you about thugs: "I've come to find out that listening to others try to reason for us about apparent impossible, bad or just never-done things leads to depression: it's best to experience the world yourself. The beauty of your channel is you never judge or try to enforce your will: you try to make people understand not by force but by understanding with their own two eyes and ears."

    • @bvbocan1
      @bvbocan1 2 года назад +9

      The guy in the car warning you about theives is the one you should be careful with

    • @michellebeaton2967
      @michellebeaton2967 2 года назад

      I Agree go see for yourself. I go twice a year. I love it .

    • @RAPEDBYBLACKS
      @RAPEDBYBLACKS Год назад

      He was robbed immediately upon getting there

  • @mikey_atman
    @mikey_atman 2 года назад +6

    Good on you for shining a real light on the rough edges. I am moved and often smiling. Thanks man.

  • @Heyimkj
    @Heyimkj 2 года назад +4

    As someone whos part guyanese and has never been im glad i got to live vicariously through your video

  • @leleandcrew
    @leleandcrew 2 года назад +34

    🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾 cheers to your pronunciations. When you’re used to certain names, places etc as a native,you sometimes don’t realize how tricky the words are like “ Cheddi Jagan “. Can’t wait to see more!

  • @siuleung3997
    @siuleung3997 2 года назад +7

    Don't know anything about Guyana until watched your videos. Great content. Thank you and stay safe ...

    • @israelkingston2635
      @israelkingston2635 2 года назад

      Mi fada Jamaican 🇯🇲an mi born Inna Jamaica 🇯🇲tuh Guyanese Mada 🇬🇾her side is from George town and some of these vlogs love to show the bad side of Guyana instead of the good side, especially the white vloggers some of them don't know how to tour Guyana properly and love to scare the viewers away with a bunch of lies and being dramatic about the crimes when every country has their problems and talking about security in Georgetown very rude and talking about their hotel being overpriced and shady towards mi Mada country it has 10 regions and dem fi choose Georgetown duh make sense like explore the place it's big come on like it's more to Guyana than Georgetown when we tour other places besides Georgetown I was shocked bredda how diverse Guyana is people hear something they run with it like go there for yourself and explore and pick the right tour guide and it was Dutch Guiana before Suriname became dutch then it became British Guiana which is now Guyana like some of them don’t take their time try to educate people the folks in the comments have to do it like bro smh

  • @windies1827
    @windies1827 2 года назад +5

    The darker coconut oil is used for skin and hair. The clear virgin coconut oil is used for cooking (can also be used on skin and hair). The pastry is called Chinese cake or "chiney cake" (pronounced chi-knee) in the Guyanese patwa/creole. It is of Chinese origin, but the Guyanese version is made with a short-crust pastry and black eyed peas instead of black beans.

  • @TrenchTrawler
    @TrenchTrawler 2 года назад +6

    Love your content man one of the best exploring channels on this platform

  • @wakilinathannjoroge835
    @wakilinathannjoroge835 2 года назад +4

    The second CEO of Kenya's biggest telecom service provider was from Guyana. He was a really cool guy and people love him alot. He passed on in 2018 from cancer. RIP Bob Collimore

  • @lincolnchains3731
    @lincolnchains3731 2 года назад +38

    "There's a saying that if you can drive on Guyana you can drive anywhere."
    Something tells me it's his saying 😂

    • @lincolnchains3731
      @lincolnchains3731 2 года назад +2

      @Umnumzaan I dunno. My neighborhood is ok but you can't drive a mile without 3 or 4 homeless people throwing shit at your car. It's part of our towns charm.

    • @cobwebtheorem7538
      @cobwebtheorem7538 2 года назад

      That 'saying' also exists in India....and Egypt :-D

    • @micaelsalheb2334
      @micaelsalheb2334 2 года назад +1

      whats funny is, in my country we have the same saying lol

    • @gotchawon
      @gotchawon 2 года назад +1

      Nope that’s very true

    • @CPays
      @CPays 2 года назад +4

      @@cobwebtheorem7538 my first thought was India aswell it’s so chaotic it kinda works

  • @jzk2020
    @jzk2020 2 года назад +21

    Any respectable pan-African knows about Guyana if they know about Walter Rodney, may he RIP.

  • @zackariyyaalli
    @zackariyyaalli 2 года назад +10

    I like how his accent became progressively more Guyanese as the video went on lol

  • @tommyatt8193
    @tommyatt8193 2 года назад +9

    This is the best show! It’s so interesting to learn about these Countries Tommy. Thank you!

  • @detectiveandy6323
    @detectiveandy6323 2 года назад +38

    Hello from Pittsburgh Tommy. Never thought I would know so much history about such a little-known country. Me n the fam love what you're doing Tommy, good luck with future adventures bro, may the sun be upon your face and the wind always at your back!

    • @tombimashri8149
      @tombimashri8149 2 года назад

      Ameeeeen

    • @j.r.marcone7199
      @j.r.marcone7199 2 года назад

      Nice to see another yinzer in the chat

    • @detectiveandy6323
      @detectiveandy6323 2 года назад

      @@j.r.marcone7199 Me n Donnie Iris were hangin' on the Sowside at Pants n'at, enjoying a Primanti's sandwich😁, how'd you know I'm a Yinzer? Lol

  • @idrecesafraj1712
    @idrecesafraj1712 Год назад +2

    Just came across your Vlong of my home land of Guyana I have not been back since I left back in 78. Watching your video has taken me back to some of the places where I would go as child with my father. Thank you for the walk down memory lane.

  • @saraphillips9424
    @saraphillips9424 2 года назад +10

    I love how knowledgeable you are about Guyana... you did your research. The police escort was a great idea 😅 Big up to my home Country same way though. Loved this video. 🙌🏽🇬🇾🇱🇨

  • @manassehcarrington5061
    @manassehcarrington5061 2 года назад +21

    😂 I'm guyanese 🇬🇾 thank you for checking out our country ik it's a little hard to understand our way of speaking and it tough that u have to be on your guard 24/7 because of the thugs.

    • @dianeliskarusagnatoranzoro8226
      @dianeliskarusagnatoranzoro8226 2 года назад

      Hi, how I could know if there is a hostal at 172 Charlotte & light St? It's really important for me to check that info. Thank u

    • @avant-garde2.028
      @avant-garde2.028 2 года назад +2

      I’m female and tried vlogging my visit there and had a great experience. Though I was targeted a lot for looking like a tourist when I’m Guyanese 😬. But getting harassed by men is something we deal with everywhere. But this one guy chased me and it was scary.

  • @globallibran378
    @globallibran378 2 года назад +6

    Hey Tommy thanx for showcasing Guyana. Clearly you are a history buff and I always learn from your deep knowledge and revelations. Anyways since we are in the throes of a war in Europe ( Russia v Ukraine 2/25/2022) this does provide some escape. Tommy I feel you'd make a great history teacher and one who could speak on locations you not only read about but visited. Love your work. Looking forward to the next vlog. One love.

  • @soulgamerman
    @soulgamerman 2 года назад +5

    Most cultural in depth walkthrough on record bar none. The freestyle guy at the end made my job seem like a E rated game. This guy is playing a rated R paint simulator while putting in work on his dreams. Nice to see that youre taking your safety seriously so we dont have to worry so much! Guyana is quite the place for history and even though it may not challenge your linguistics it did seem like the charm was starting to rub off while mingling in Georgetown. You have a great personality and do an even better job at remaining positive in tough situations. Rock on bro

  • @yourlocaltraveller3224
    @yourlocaltraveller3224 2 года назад +11

    When I always see a new vedio from this dude my day is automatically good 👍 " I come from mombasa kenya 🇰🇪 😀 do you remember the bodyguard in kongowea Market "everybody knows me here"

  • @raymondcerv1370
    @raymondcerv1370 11 месяцев назад +3

    Love my Guyanese Brothers, from Central Mexico, The toughest people of South America and The Caribbean.

  • @rasheednode
    @rasheednode 2 года назад +25

    Sensible and tolerable vlogger, keep it up, man, you're on the right track, your vlog themes are mature and substantial, good luck! Heard that certain social media platform performed a very negative act in the election of this badly divided country, recently. The best thing about your channel is really choice of your destinations, man, Thumps up! Being an Indian and living in India, I'm little curious about the impressions of people of Indian origin living in Guyana.

    • @dhanraj7523
      @dhanraj7523 Год назад +1

      Public comment. Indians is about protecting their dignity and integrity and trust and respect care about each other. Unity and respect among every one brings peace and happiness always. Positive thinking gives Positive results base on how you procieve life in words and taught or deeds weather physical mental or emotional self realization is the key to success by using your inner ability to control your taught and actions base on how you procieve life journey begins with you. Knowledge is powerful use it wisely. Aways remember that you say or do in life define your character and personality it is important to protect your dignity and integrity in life.. God bless Guyana 🇬🇾 with every thing for humanity to enjoy life. Give thanks to almighty God for life and caring for humanity.

  • @cliffm8112
    @cliffm8112 2 года назад +18

    Excellent advice by the private security personnel at the end. Get someone local to take you around.

  • @Cuyt24
    @Cuyt24 2 года назад +17

    I always wanted to visit Guyana. The only English speaking country in South America. When I worked in NYC all of my co-workers were Indian/Guyanese

    • @Cuyt24
      @Cuyt24 2 года назад

      @@ibj3 They speak Dutch in Suriname. Yes, some English, however it's not an official language and was never colonized by England. Read a book, don't be an ignorant person.

    • @Cuyt24
      @Cuyt24 2 года назад +1

      @@ibj3 I am not arguing against that. English is also commonly spoken in South Korea and Germany and they are not English-speaking speaking countries. You don't even know what you're arguing about. Guyana is the only English speaking country in South America.

    • @Cuyt24
      @Cuyt24 2 года назад

      @@amazonwarrior7126 Neither. I am Korean.

    • @Cuyt24
      @Cuyt24 2 года назад

      @@ibj3 Well, I am talking about the official language. You don't need to add anything. It's meaningless. People speak English in Peru as well, it's still a Spanish speaking country. You are not an educated person. I think you do manual labor for a living. You lack basic reading skills and lack the ability to think critically.

    • @essarroyrupchand4007
      @essarroyrupchand4007 2 года назад

      @@Cuyt24 You made your point and don't have to be insulting. We know what it means when it is said that"Guyana is the only English speaking country in South America". His ability to interpret it is totally different from ours.

  • @Mike-ig6ex
    @Mike-ig6ex 2 года назад +12

    My home country star! Wha!!!!! Brap brap star! No one ever showcases Guyana. Good for you Bana!

  • @eliakimbenishchayil
    @eliakimbenishchayil 2 года назад +33

    Guyanese will tell you about how many thieves there are and to be careful walking around with electronics in Guyana or jewelry. I’ve been traveling there for over 10 years now and have never been victimized. And I walk in the most precarious areas.

    • @rykson161
      @rykson161 2 года назад

      He is a European spy and saboteur! I have been there many times alone , day and night , this guy is a liar ! I was never harassed or attacked ! Safest and cleanest hotels and guest houses !!

    • @newstation795
      @newstation795 2 года назад +2

      Lol I never knew Guyana was dangerous either My parents are from their and I go there every summer. I had to google to confirm but allegedly it’s true. I was going to bars with my cousins at 15 never saw anything crazy 🤷‍♂️

    • @Unknowngfyjoh
      @Unknowngfyjoh Год назад

      I walked around Georgetown at around noon and was robbed within 30 minutes. They gave back my phone and hotel key, but kept the 1500 GYD.
      I also had 5000 GYD in my shoe I didn't tell them about haha.
      This happened just today actually, I'm back in my hotel.
      I have no valuables on me. Just my phone that I took out every now and then to take photos. I'm white from USA.

  • @DoranBeats
    @DoranBeats 2 года назад +10

    I'm so happy youre in the guyanas, it's litterally impossible to find good travellers that go there on youtube, hopefully you can also visit french guiana where some of my family is from. its another forgotten side of the south american continent

  • @blususpect
    @blususpect 2 года назад +25

    So glad your putting a spot light on the West Indies. I’m not as educated about that region as much I should be 😅. Love the channel, keep it up!!!

  • @AdventureElliot
    @AdventureElliot 2 года назад +27

    It’s so cool how they speak English with such a unique accent as if they’re speaking English as a second language but they’re actually not.

    • @DWilliam1
      @DWilliam1 2 года назад +2

      West Indian English…

    • @BPslyful
      @BPslyful 2 года назад +3

      Lol. Kinda rude, pal.

    • @josephwinslow7613
      @josephwinslow7613 2 года назад +8

      It no different that how people speak in the different states of America speaks with different accents. Plus, even in United Kingdom with the English, Wales and Scots. Guyana was formerly named British Guiana which means we learn the English from Britain, of course, without the British accent.

    • @cobwebtheorem7538
      @cobwebtheorem7538 2 года назад +1

      Island accent, very similar to Jamaican (and many a Caribbean island) patois.

    • @tammibrown5074
      @tammibrown5074 2 года назад +1

      @@cobwebtheorem7538 it sounds so similar to Antigua/Trinidad accents

  • @jettnorr
    @jettnorr 2 года назад +4

    FYI- Ectomorph is a body type that is described as tall and slim, with narrow shoulders and a low muscle mass percentage. In general, people with an ectomorph body type have a fast metabolism and tend to lose weight easily. However, they do have more difficulty building muscle.

  • @daniellewilson6629
    @daniellewilson6629 2 года назад +9

    Hope you make it to the Rupununi. A must if you want to see the savannah and rainforest regions of Guyana. Beautiful!!

  • @joeld5311
    @joeld5311 2 года назад +20

    Great video brother, maybe one day you will visit the island of Mauritius 🇲🇺, it has a similar feel to Guyana 🇬🇾 or Trinidad 🇹🇹

    • @MS-tc2fs
      @MS-tc2fs 2 года назад +7

      Most Indo Guyanese and Indo Mauritians are actual relatives, since they were sourced from the exact same villages within India.

    • @joeld5311
      @joeld5311 2 года назад +1

      @@MS-tc2fs yes that is a fair point..
      I meant it more in the sense that all the countries i mentioned are all melting pots with different descendants.
      In Mauritius the descendants come from India, Africa, China, and French

    • @somytony9713
      @somytony9713 2 года назад +1

      Yes Joel is right. Welcome to our beautiful country ,🇲🇺. Similar to Guyana and T&T. You can literally travel anywhere without security but as they said every country has their bad coins. Mauritius is the safest country of Africa. The fusion of food from different part of the world makes our strength . Our people are so welcoming that tourism is one of our main economic pillar. Lots of love,❤️ to you afro and Indian brothers of Guyana .

  • @llau9210
    @llau9210 2 года назад +11

    I have been checking for a new upload many times a day since the last one. I am so addicted to your channel that I keep rewatching some of the previous episodes. I really like your eloquence and style of presentation. So worried when I haven't see a new upload for what seems to be forever! I don't usually like to leave comments for anything but I just want to say how these videos has changed my perspectives in life and have so much appreciation for them.

    • @Just.A.T-Rex
      @Just.A.T-Rex 2 года назад +1

      New one today!!!

    • @llau9210
      @llau9210 2 года назад +2

      Yup! Was very excited so I watched the new one on increments of 5 min then pause to do chores then go back...to make it lasts longer. Tommy is really my favorite. He is trully entertaining with his interactions with the locals wherever he goes. Hope and I predict he reaches over 1 million subscribers soon. I try not to skip ads as I read they get paid when subscribers do not skip them.

  • @jumpy2xstreaming
    @jumpy2xstreaming 2 года назад +1

    Idk what it is but when I saw the new upload and then 40 MINS OF CONTENT FOR ME TO WATCH! Love you man you make our days soo much better

  • @islandmanmikep
    @islandmanmikep 2 года назад +8

    The crazy thing about me being in the most dangerous areas in the many places I have been is my lack of fear of death. Once you are dead it doesn't matter. I am never scared of death, but I never tempt fate.

  • @tiffanyh8065
    @tiffanyh8065 Месяц назад

    Thank you for the work placed into this vlog. I ❤ it.

  • @dmunchman
    @dmunchman 2 года назад +12

    Tommy greetings , now that you are in Guyana you can take a step over to Trinidad and Tobago and have a time of your life 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹

    • @randysingh6548
      @randysingh6548 2 года назад

      Kidnapping still going on in trinidad.

    • @annierajkumar3101
      @annierajkumar3101 Год назад

      Ric couchman!! you are a billion% with a capital B correct of been Rob by a African Guyanese, that's what they were thought to do by the late dictator leader Burnham, telling the Afro Guyanese that the INDO GUYANESE have the money and jewelry and if they want they have to go and get it, that's been instill onto them up to this day, they were thought how to covet, steal, sense of entitlement, that birth people needing security for fear of being Rob not to mention creating jobs for security purposes.

  • @mjardine33
    @mjardine33 2 года назад +23

    I would have laughed my ass off if the bar owner had have explained why his bar was called "Dubai bar" if it was because they pass by and "do buy" 🤣

    • @boatsoar2557
      @boatsoar2557 2 года назад +1

      I can explain the meaning of Dubai bar. My guess would be seen as a ethnic tote to history. Dubai in the Middle East. Jesus was a Middle East Walker. Or maybe something deeper. People visit Dubai yet avoid Iran. Something like that. So Dubai is in Guyana literarily. Take that from me with grains of seasoning.

    • @shamieshaw185
      @shamieshaw185 2 года назад

      Lolllll

    • @rudeshwarmohabir2474
      @rudeshwarmohabir2474 2 года назад

      Deddddd💀🤣

    • @randolphedward8152
      @randolphedward8152 2 года назад +1

      Thats the most logical explanation

  • @javidrasheed47
    @javidrasheed47 2 года назад +7

    Be safe and enjoy my country, I do hope they change their ways and move towards One People, One nation, and one destiny!!!

  • @randephillips5890
    @randephillips5890 2 года назад +4

    🇬🇾 one People one Nation one Destiny.

  • @sskywisp191
    @sskywisp191 Год назад +1

    am a Ghanaian , i will definately visit this country........so much love

  • @gardensteps
    @gardensteps 2 года назад +3

    From 33mins on, the houses look like houses in West Africa.
    Another great video Tommy.

  • @wseejattan
    @wseejattan Год назад +3

    Here’s to the growth and blessings to all the people of Guyana. 🥂🥂🥂

  • @georgechapogas1054
    @georgechapogas1054 2 года назад +7

    The east coast of Nicaragua, San Juan all the way south to Limon CR have English as their first Idioma as well. Last I checked here in Rivas, we are in Latin America as well.

  • @top87conerboy
    @top87conerboy 2 года назад +2

    Imagine not getting security in Jamaica and Nigeria but you need one for this country

    • @ariel8865
      @ariel8865 2 года назад +3

      Can’t blame the guy he don’t wanna be a victim to Robbery

  • @kingpillay3069
    @kingpillay3069 2 года назад +4

    You didn't even visit the restaurant, that's the best part of being in Guyana

    • @randysingh6548
      @randysingh6548 2 года назад +1

      Yes guyanese restaurant is the best.

  • @beakyplinders4361
    @beakyplinders4361 2 года назад +3

    Thanks for the history and tour, keep up the good work.

  • @alicasingh4968
    @alicasingh4968 2 года назад +3

    Thank you for visiting. Like any other country we have our fair share of ups and downs but we are a loving people.

  • @potatospud1597
    @potatospud1597 2 года назад +15

    Thank you sabbatical. My Grandparents came over to England from Guyana and I’ve never been able to go over there. They have only ever said good things about Guyana and I’m happy that you’re showing it as the beautiful place it is

    • @MAYBEE90
      @MAYBEE90 2 года назад +3

      Hey, I’m Guyanese-American, and my parents have taken us back to Guyana a few times for vacation. It is so beautiful! But, in recent years, I think things have gotten way more dangerous. A few years ago, I would have recommended going, but rn it is too many robbers killing you for the smallest amount of money in your pocket. Even though you have Guyanese background, they will know right away you’re a foreigner, and you’ll be at risk.
      I wish the government was able to make the country a safer place for tourism.

    • @ohdear4681
      @ohdear4681 2 года назад

      Exact same story here, dude. I randomly had the thought to look at videos of Guyana as I've never given it much thought. No one can tell where I'm from looking at me, so it'll likely be the only place on the planet that I'll experience similar looking people to me.

    • @tear6510
      @tear6510 Год назад

      @@MAYBEE90 if you think guyana bad go to trinidad or jamaica. I bet you visit there though. Right?

    • @MAYBEE90
      @MAYBEE90 Год назад

      @@tear6510 I've been to Guyana, Trinidad, and Jamaica before. I've also been to other islands like Barbados, the Bahamas, Aruba and St. Kitts, plus I've lived in both Saba and St Maarten for a bit, too.
      The last time we went to Guyana, my family living there had armed security at their front yard at all times. So we did have a security detail , and things felt a little dicey there after dark. It's not the safest place, sorry. I've heard of lots of robberies there. If you do go, always travel in a larger group, and that goes for anywhere you travel. Safety in numbers.

    • @tear6510
      @tear6510 Год назад

      @@MAYBEE90 girl im Guyanese and im home minimum twice a year. I have also been to over 40 countries including the ones you mentioned.. you havent seen real crime.. okay. Guyana isn't even close to how dangerous jameaica and trinidad are. I go to jamaica 2 to 3 times a year and trinidad i only go during carnival and we go nowhere alone bc its so dangerous.. Both jamaica and trinidad have multiple murders and robberies a day.. so stop the cap..most murders in guyana are related to domestic violence. Yes there are robberies and crime, but if you live in the states then just be quiet. No one in guyana or the Caribbean are committing mass murders in schools, movie theaters, concerts, grocery stores etc.

  • @almackanz425
    @almackanz425 2 года назад +4

    Another top video Tommy enjoy your stories stay safe keep up the good work

  • @zmgunsmoke9344
    @zmgunsmoke9344 2 года назад +1

    ty for coming to myy country

  • @DrWeird-zw5dc
    @DrWeird-zw5dc 2 года назад +7

    I think that old guy freaked out once he saw your body guards.
    Like they just appeared out of no where after he talks about the government 😬

    • @turnip5359
      @turnip5359 2 года назад

      Yeah :( he's right though, especially the 'deals' with the Chinese and jagdeo with his friends

  • @margelatutrandafirulgalben3156
    @margelatutrandafirulgalben3156 2 года назад +2

    I am romanian and I like very much Guyana.

  • @john_doe_not_found
    @john_doe_not_found 2 года назад +7

    Says something about Guyana that Tommy can travel across Africa without security, but to walk the capital of Guyana he needs security. Hope their politicians don't pocket all that oil money, should make a follow up video in a few years, see if the place got any better. As someone who works internationally a lot, if the country doesn't improve security, the common Guyanese won't see much money. In low security nations, the international workers just fly in, go to work and fly home. They don't spend in the community. In high security nations, often the international workers will buy property if they have long term employment, then often start families or bring families, and families spend money in the community. Then the wealth spreads better.

    • @BillyT886
      @BillyT886 2 года назад +4

      South America is significantly more dangerous then Africa. Obviously it depends on the country, but generally speaking, South America is absolutely more dangerous. Just look at statistics.

    • @tedgunderson67
      @tedgunderson67 2 года назад

      Same in America

    • @marciastx4540
      @marciastx4540 2 года назад

      Some parts of Africa are dangerous as well. He probably didn't go to those parts. It's not like the whole of Africa is so safe that no one has never been robbed or needed security . Some of you are being ridiculous now. Knowing full well crime is everywhere.

    • @john_doe_not_found
      @john_doe_not_found 2 года назад

      @@marciastx4540 You are right of course, there are areas controlled by warlords and gangs that you would die in. However, there were places in Africa Tommy went that had a reputation of danger and were surprisingly better than their reputation. Guyana was sort of the opposite.

  • @4secsharkmr352
    @4secsharkmr352 2 года назад +2

    Thank you for showing us some parts of Guyana. Enjoy the talk to the usual people. Very 👍

  • @escourse
    @escourse 2 года назад +7

    Tommy you're my fav. youtuber and it is sad to see that you had to be escorted around my homeland, I really wanted you to visit Guyana but now that you have I feel a bit embarassed/ashamed by the need for security. My apologies, but I am glad you are safe. If you can tell me what area in GT you stayed just curious haven't been back since 1992, and so much have changed ~ thank you and keep the videos coming.

  • @pranc236
    @pranc236 Год назад +1

    My wife is Guyanese and i loved seeing the place i have heard so much about. Her large family is very tight and like to hear me talk to the elders. The stories fit with what you have shown. They have one of my favorite sayings i have ever heard. “Empty barrels make the most noise” the barrel is a person if you didnt pick that up. 😉

  • @tobigbemisola
    @tobigbemisola 2 года назад +6

    Guyana has Jamaican/Lagos vibes

  • @quincekreb6798
    @quincekreb6798 9 месяцев назад +1

    I really enjoyed my time in Guyana 🇬🇾 !! We were in Timehri for a Humanitarian Mission back in 2004. Ah, the people, the rum and waterfalls!!

  • @jaszie2468
    @jaszie2468 2 года назад +2

    My country. I loved this. Just came back fr there♥️♥️

  • @BaldBarber67
    @BaldBarber67 2 года назад +4

    All I ever knew about Guyana was what happened with "JIm Jones".
    But once again you have (learned me) with new knowledge.
    Thank you for doing what you do. You are one of the riskier vloggers. Love it and be careful brother.
    Derek

  • @navigator902
    @navigator902 2 года назад +1

    Always worth the wait sabbaticals take time and in this world it adds up, So glad always makes my day, seeing Sabbatical show up a favorite subscription, learned history and a place like Georgetown , Guyana another out of mind location, which needs to be seen. Thanks

  • @nameunavailable1330
    @nameunavailable1330 2 года назад +51

    Hopefully Guyana goes Dubai and not Caracas

    • @MrGreen876
      @MrGreen876 Год назад

      Nothing like a bit of racism to stir the pot

    • @martingollreiter5484
      @martingollreiter5484 Год назад

      Hopefully it goes it´s own way dude

    • @FlowerPower-cf2fp
      @FlowerPower-cf2fp Год назад

      Importing slaves no thanks, whabism no thanks, shelter for the psychos of global finance no thanks.

  • @pequetita.
    @pequetita. 2 года назад +4

    You're right!, the architecture is really good there, love that...

  • @al4385
    @al4385 2 года назад +1

    Every video "I'm gonna get robbed". Every video, never gets robbed and meets the nicest ppl ever.

  • @Mealo95
    @Mealo95 2 года назад +3

    I was in Guyana last year November, this video makes me miss Guyana!!

  • @rovinp9323
    @rovinp9323 2 года назад +1

    I enjoyed watching this video awesome job 👍🏾and its good you gave a history of 🇬🇾 Guyana. We migrated from Guyana to US🇺🇲 over 30 years ago when i was a child, ago but I enjoy visiting and seeing different areas when returning as an Adult. The population is working for a better tomorrow. Stay safe everyone✌🏾

  • @jasonsimmons671
    @jasonsimmons671 2 года назад +11

    Guyana has that touch of African countries with it 😆 as I see you walking the towns ,I see it , it's awesome ,it's a beautiful country ,wish it was alittle more safer ,but things will get better I'm sure!

  • @denzilwillams3294
    @denzilwillams3294 2 года назад +2

    The place I hold dear in my heart ❤️ ♥️🇬🇾

  • @2msvalkyrie529
    @2msvalkyrie529 2 года назад +2

    Guyana had a great boxer back in late 1950s . Cliff Anderson . He trained in Jack Solomons gym . If he has any
    friends / relatives in Guyana he is still remembered in UK.🙏

    • @jabmalassie
      @jabmalassie Год назад +1

      Randy Turpin Terrence Ali

    • @2msvalkyrie529
      @2msvalkyrie529 8 месяцев назад

      @jabmalassie
      Yes my friend . Quite right ! Randolph Turpin
      is still a legend in Britain !

  • @shawn8761
    @shawn8761 2 года назад +3

    I can hear the Jamaican vibes blessings 🇯🇲🇯🇲❤️

  • @cathy4206
    @cathy4206 2 года назад +1

    The Portuguese also went to Guyana as indentured laborer's as well. My ancestors came from the island of Madeira and immigrated to Guyana after the civil war. After the riots in the 70's, they fled to Barbados.

    • @SurgeCess
      @SurgeCess 2 года назад +2

      Same here, our family stayed well into the 90s

    • @cathy4206
      @cathy4206 2 года назад +1

      @@SurgeCess hello cousin..lol

  • @javiervanderwesthuyzen6559
    @javiervanderwesthuyzen6559 2 года назад +4

    I love the videos, keep doing what you are doing and stay safe 🙏🏻👍🏻

  • @passionfly1
    @passionfly1 2 года назад +2

    I love the random cat in every video you manage to find and film. It is almost an Easter Egg in every episode now! 🤣🤣🤣

  • @JCJC-sg8qv
    @JCJC-sg8qv 5 месяцев назад +1

    I went to Guyana in 2017/2018/2019/and last october 2023 each time i stayed 2 weeks minimum, i ve been alone, and one time with my gf, both white, we've been hitchiking, sleeping in hammac outside, got drunk walked home by night in Gtown, Linden and Lethem....and never had any problem....People are exagerating stories in Gtown.....I wonder how the country will turn between his new oil rush and his conflict with Venezuela.

  • @tahnaiyarussell
    @tahnaiyarussell Год назад +4

    "and unless you're from NYC, there's a good chance you've never heard of this country" - wrong. There's a lot of us in London, Toronto and I'm sure Florida has a community.

    • @donnap5772
      @donnap5772 Месяц назад

      So true! I'm from Florida and just in my small neighborhood alone in Central Florida we had two brothers from Guyana in HS, a good handful of shop owners and businessmen, and my aunt/uncle have Guyanese neighbors who are great family friends. I'm sure the Guyanese people are all over Florida :)

  • @youngmoney452
    @youngmoney452 2 года назад +4

    New subscriber I’m Guyanese love the knowledge you putting out on my Beautiful country. Sad that the crime level so high that you can’t enjoy like your supposed to.

  • @HIGHRISH420
    @HIGHRISH420 2 года назад +12

    I've been intrigued with Guyana since I seen it on a show called Jungle Gold years back. I always thought it was a country near or in Africa because of the Indian and Black citizens and Chinese influence. Its a very interesting and unusual country.

    • @gotchawon
      @gotchawon 2 года назад +4

      Barbados 🇧🇧is the closest Caribbean island to Africa

    • @owen3937
      @owen3937 Год назад

      Their are black people all over the world not just in Africa!!

  • @danroydsbarbadostravelvlog3057
    @danroydsbarbadostravelvlog3057 2 года назад +1

    New subscriber here. Watching From Barbados🇧🇧

  • @sanganoo
    @sanganoo 2 года назад +3

    Tommy is so unique the way of making vlog 🙌🏿💯

  • @esmeyflores6712
    @esmeyflores6712 2 года назад +2

    Wow just saw this video, love Carlos Mohammed! Sounds so clear, hope one day he will make it!❤️❤️

  • @joebuleuru7069
    @joebuleuru7069 2 года назад +3

    Hey Tommy my brother, thank you so very much. I see the world through your travel.
    Please come to Vanuatu (South Pacific) sometime.
    Respect🙏