Thanks Noel, really enjoyed this video, except the fish did look a bit passed its self by date! I came to Johannesburg in 1981 for 2 weeks, and decided to stay and become a citizen. Best decision ever, cheers, James.
Hi Noel, love the videos. What do you do for cash in these countries? Do you use a Credit Card or a prepayment card or even cash? Looking to visit some really out of the way places but not sure about cash.
For the record, Zheng He was a great merchant explorer from the 15th century who lead massive Chinese trade fleets to places far from China, some speculate he even made it to the New World, I reckon the Chinese put his statue there because they built the new railway and because as Mombasa was part of the India Ocean trade Zheng He stopped there so he's a semi-relevant figure to make a bust of for that station. Why locals are angry? Well because in exchange for all the money and infrastructure projects, China is pressuring countries like Kenya to do more and more favors for China.
It's not the Middle of nowhere, this youtuber knows and cares little, 4g internet in Kenya was launched in 2014 and has been so ever since, Average Internet in Nairobi is faster than internet in London, Some Kenyan companies have already rolled out 5G, by 2022 the country will be 5G compliant.
@@erikgustafson9319 Bro, Kenya's annual budget is 30 Billion. That's more money than the entire Chinese loans. Kenyans pay taxes & own their economy. You should be more concerned about the US who's GDP is 100% Debt😏
Eight years ago we camped in the middle of the Masai Mara and got a phone signal. In Australia you just go out of the city two klms and you have no signal lol
Ohh I don't know why you guys expect Kenya to be lagging behind in technology 😅😅, because it's 3rd world? 😅 Kenya uses pretty much on the technology this days, so at whatever cost they'll get it. And also it's cheap to get Internet bundles compared to other Countries in Africa and also maybe in other places
The 4G+ data coverage is courtesy of Safaricom and not the Google Loon balloons which were launched early this year.The madaraka express has been having 4G speeds for years now
The internet was good before the Google balloon. He is only saying that to keep his negative narrative. He did not want to give credit to the Kenya company safaricom, the one good thing he mention in his video had to come from outside
A great video just be mindful Africa is a continent with 54 different countries & culture so when making reference it is best to mention the country rather than Africa. I bet if you were travelling across Scotland you wouldn't say Europe.
Thanks for making this clear. The reason this happens is to make certain African countries irrelevant except South Africa and Egypt. That's why you see most major infrastructure projects are given to Chinese companies as a pay back against the west.
This is archetypal dark Africa. It’s how we imagine Africa from Britain. (Though we also see ‘Africa’ as a dense jungle full of monkeys and snakes à la Tarzan.) Having hitchhiked from Europe to Cape Town, I would say it’s not an inaccurate view, though there’s obviously subtle differences in every country. Kenya and Tanzania have a vibe of their own which resonates especially strongly with Brits for obvious reasons. Both wonderful countries with very friendly people.
Exactly. I always thought traveling makes people more open minded, but in this case, he just brought some stereotypes with him and looking for proof to confirm them.
Well, Kenya is inside Africa, but it's amusing the title refers to Africa and not specifically Kenya. Africa is a very wide (or should that be tall?) continent after all, and despite the thumbnail giving it away, surely it's worth specifying the specific country rather than just "Africa"? (Minor complaint, but still...)
I also cringed at this. Who says that! Its actually racist even how he says it. That's the language his forefathers used exploring darkest Africa....or maybe he feels he is 21st century Livingstone. SMH! disgusted Kenyan.
Loved your video as usual but be careful: Kenya is not Africa. Africa is rather diverse so the views you will get in Kenya will be different in Angola say. People will be different as well. In a way, it’s like saying that you love Europe because you have been in UK. Italy, France, Spain are all very different!
@@omahabred9466 [it’s like being in the Nordic countries or Scandinavia, the scenery and wildlife is almost identical.] Gotta love those mountains in Denmark...
True.., while I understand use of "Africa" the more current(modern) Africa is getting to more of saying "Europe" "Asia" or "America"...with infrustructures variations happening, and apart from language and cultures.
@@omahabred9466 That's just not the case, even inside the Republic of South Africa which is not even 5% of the continent as a whole, there is easily as much variety in wild scenery as there is in all of Europe. Desert, scrubland, savannah, forest, mountains, rolling green hills, plains, lush meadowland, tropical coastland. As to wildlife being identical are you kidding me? Try to find a seal in Kenya, an ostrich in Morocco, or a Springbok in Nigeria.
Thank you so much for showing what needs to be shown about Africa, this wonderful Continent full of natural beauty and amazing people. Best regards from Luanda, Angola 🇦🇴
Hahahaha...u grew up eating chemical fed fish the real thing is strange to your taste buds....and u want to complain about security - it's there to make sure you are not there to blow up the train 🙄
Honestly, I don't see anything wrong with that fish. That is how small fish are served, you must be used to fillets which became popular in Britain because of the railways. As more and more people emigrated to the cities, fish n chips became the doner kebab, McDonald equivilant of the day. The fish bones were a niussance to get rid of and so filleting was a way to keep the customers happy. The one train a day is passenger (and would actually be two trains, one and either end), but the line is mostly for freight linking Mombasa port to Uganda and beyond.
@@romeovassili7169 Exactly, I mean on the Greek Aegean islands they too have fish this way, the sardines, snapper, brime etc. Marseille, France coastal region, they have it this way too and we can go on and on. Filleting fish was a commercial interest brought on by making money out of fish stock and keeping the bones from pricking busy city folk. "The flavour is in the bones".
@@mohabatkhanmalak1161 My theory is that Americans and Europeans are turned off by the sight of fish teeth, eyes, lips, bones, and scales on a plate. They don't like to be reminded that something died to make their lunch. CONTAINER FREIGHT TO UGANDA? Do containers move through Nairobi to Kampala on the new tracks? This would be a great achievement.
Really interesting to see this and how much it has changed! I went on the original lunatic express in 2006 from Nairobi to Mombasa. It was very faded with no ac, the fans were broken, and the engine broke down about 2 miles out of Mombasa, so the journey was extended by half a day. But we were served all our meals in the dining car by waiters in faded but very clean white uniforms and gloves. Who didn't spill a drop of soup despite the train rattling all over the place! It was a pretty crazy but amazing experience.
Absolutely. Kenya is in Africa but it is a sovereign country with a name. It's like referring to the UK as Europe. With Brexit shenanigans doubt many would be happy with that!
@@gracemoses3062 I'm pretty sure on the menu they highlighted that it's a whole fried tilapia, story za presentation ni za fine dining restaurants not train station cafés 🤷🏾♀️. This man is just too negative.
What is wrong with the food? You are too old to behave like a teen! Just leave the food and go instead of giving such type of reactions. This is why drew binsky will always be the best traveller, go and learn from him before you travel the world
@@joelang6126 if people from this culture (where the food is from) consider his behavior insulting, it is insulting. When visiting countries in the west, we see interesting ways and food but we respect. I've seen people in the west eating blue cheese, which is rotten milk or rotten cheese. It smells very very rotten. But they eat and enjoy it. So, I gave it a go with risotto. I was not disrespectful like the guy on this video
And UK also grew at the expense of India, which was the richest country till the British invaded, and when they had left, India was one of the poorest countries.
@@cookiemonster797 we already had gun hence British we defeated and kicked out. We have guns in africa as early as 1400s especially in west africa. Guns were supplied by the ottomans by westafrican Kingdom called Kanem Empire.
@@judet1293 I guarantee you brits don't wake up in the morning and say "I sure do love colonizing" You're doing a fair bit of generalizing, aren't you?
@@noeltheliberalmillennial4886 The UK has notoriously bad cuisine. It's okay. Don't get butthurt that you fry an entire fish. It's not appetizing to most people. I'm a white American and can guarantee you, I'd find a lot of British food disgusting. Has nothing to do with being "white". My favorite cuisine is non-white. Stop being so defensive.
The statue Zheng He is the first chinese who embarked from china to explore the world by sea, which is nowadays a symbol of the belt and road initiative of china. the station was built by chinese company, operated in chinese style and the staff are trained by chinese, so now you know why there is a statue. more history will help to answer your question
I don't believe he questioned why the statue was placed there. Your explanation of who this man was does not make Kenyans any less displeased of the statue's placement though having the statue there was probably one of the clauses for the 4 Billion loan it took to construct this line that the Kenyan government accepted🤔
@@Dutch_Uncle China can help Kenya only if Kenya is in East Africa, not in the sphere of influence of France and USA, west and Central Africa are now completely controlled by France
@@ZGSPG it’s true tho. That’s why America develops its own infrastructure, even though it may take a long while. We may not have good high speed rail, but we do have the best freight trains in the world and Amtrak routes connect this country well
A great journey but not as atmospheric as the same trip in the 1980s ....... 14 hours overnight, 1st class sleeper, 4 course dinner and Full English breakfast - all for less than half the flight cost ...... and the chance to meet some interesting folk on the journey. There's nowhere like Kenya, unless of course you visit us here in Botswana. 🙂
My grandad used to work for the railways in the 60s through to the 70s you're spot on. It was a classy British style carrier, however that level of operation cannot be sustained by the successive govts, lots of corruption.
@@noelphilips I did, this time my home county content . Keep up the good work. Next time you around let's enjoy tusker our local beer together. It goes very well with nyama choma...
AFRICA is a continent, a gigantic continent, you did like your travel to Kenya, in Africa. This is one of the reason people still so misinformed about Africa and sometimes they think is a hole country. If you would go to Italy, you wouldn't say you like your trip to Europe. Nice video tho.
It was pretty disgusting/disrespectful how he reacted to that meal. This is the type of people that should not be allowed in other countries. What a nincompoop.
“Massive structure was built for a train that only travels once a day” then you film other trains while you are in the 1 train.............dude reallyyyy!!!!
Everyone talking about china's debt here, but the last time I checked Chinese were everywhere doing what they do best maybe you're just ignorant ask your respective government. COUNTRIES NA KINGDOMS GET TO RAISE AND INFLUENCE AT TIME,
Wow now that’s a train journey I’d love to take. With health issues it’s doubtful I ever will get the chance, which is why I love your videos so much. Your happiness and enthusiasm at being in such a beautiful country is infectious and I’m sure will inspire more to visit. The people are wonderful and warm as you say, one of the best countries in the world. Your videos are honest and informative, and thank you for bringing far away places to those who visit them vicariously through your vlogs. Cheers Noel 👍
Never heard of anyone order tilapia with chips while every menu clearly differentiates whole fish and fillet, I think you did it intentionally for your camera buffoonery. I just hope you did not waste the food and gave it to someone who needed it. There's 2 trains actually, one express while the other stops at every station 1 from each side.
Tusker is one of my favorite beers around!! Only knew about Tusker because they have it in Disney World, and had a few of them while there a few years ago. Loved the video Noel, thanks for sharing.
Misleading title, the "Lunatic Express" was the old Uganda railway and there was nothing crazy about it, the trains were in fact really slow. It got its nickname from the fact that it was really expensive to build. "What it will cost no words can express, What is its object no brain can suppose, Where it will start from no one can guess, Where it is going to nobody knows, What is the use of it, none can conjecture, What it will carry, there is none can define, And in spite of George Curzon's superior lecture, It is clearly naught but a lunatic line." - Henry Labouchère, MP
I miss traveling so much. I am so looking forward to getting on a plane again and seeing places and people again. Thanks for posting. Helps me to appreciate life.
Enjoyed your vlog but I have been annoyed at how you're describing your experience in Kenya as "An African experience" rather than Kenyan. You're falling into same stereotypes that many visitors make about seeing Africa as a country rather a diverse continent full different people, landscapes. I'm sure you wouldn't make a similar comparison i.e being to Slovakia and describing as a European experience.
Yes Noel, videos are getting better and better. Your ‘getting back into flying’ vids have spurred me on to start lessons properly! Leicester airport won’t know what’s hit it. Keep it up!!!
Thanks to RUclips and the internet, the time You people from Europe and America used to misrepresent Africa is long gone, you can as much as you wish try to smirk about the standards in Africa, but remember people over there live in a more natural environment than elsewhere, enjoy while you can Africa is always beautiful
It's provided by safaricom and other local companies. Not by Google balloon which was launch only last year and provides internet to some remote communities.
Wow!...Noel, that was one of the best exotic journeys you've taken me on. Those African animals outside your carriage window, roaming wild and free. Villages, kids on bicycles, and your commentary as ever, you had me sitting beside you. THANK YOU!
@@mrsingleb I don't think I'm generalising. I have lived and worked in various parts of Africa and have found most folk to be kind and hospitable. There will be good apples and bad apples, like anywhere else. I was just commenting from experience.
@@visionist7 Yeah, blame it on the Africans. Slavery was not a concept before the entry of the Arabs and Europeans into Africa. You can try lay the blame elsewhere but it won't fly with me at least.
@@bobbiegatimu7124 Thanks for your answer. I maybe just didn't hear it. Of course, Kenya is is a lovely country and great to visit. I just watched the end of the video to check and heard Noel saying that it's just a stunning country. But maybe he said something bad about it in the middle of the video. Have a nice day.
I really enjoy your show but you are a little hypocritical. We were colonized by Britain and over the years, the only railroad you built was an inferior railroad as an engine of growth to your country. So stop criticizing.
Hey Noel. Its the old system that was referred to Lunatic express, Todays system is now the Madaraka Express. Sorry about the fries and the flies stint at the terminal, that's unfortunate but it was wat it was. I however appreciate on how you showcased Kenya and its heritage. Its a beautiful place to be, the best travel destination in Africa. I recommend a travel guide or a resident if you like, next time you visit Kenya You will enjoy a lot of its hidden gem .
The fish and chips look pretty good. And the view outside the window when you are on the sgr is fantastic. Hope one day I could try the food and take a trip on the sgr. Love from China 🇨🇳
Guys, watch the video till the end. The video title doesn't necessarily mean he is criticising the SGR and his experience while riding on it. Personally i enjoyed watching it.
Went to Nairobi Kenya 1994 on Sabena. After walking and camping up and around Mt. Kenya using the Shipton route took bus to Mombassa. 6 hrs high speed potholes. Took a small plane up to Lamu a wonderful place at that time. Bus back to Mombassa with real risks of highwaymen. Then I rode the original lunatic express to Nairobi. Went coach class and had a wonderful time chatting and enjoying the scenery. It was great in those days. Back in Nairobi the Modern Day Green Day and Night Bar was something else. And the flight back was via Kigali, I think it was one of the first flights to land there after the genocide. A DC-10 if I recall correctly. In those days I still had my exceptionalist colonial mentality. After 25 years living away from the UK in another country/region of the global south I am mercifully, thankfully changed in my outlook.
I’m finding increasingly that your videos are far more enjoyable than TV travelogues. This African journey so far is showing me a different side of a continent and I’m finding the episodes fascinating and making me want to visit. The African series and the amazing series in Nepal are standout adventures and I’d love to see them available as hourlong episodes to savour. Awesome work Noel 😊😊
Fascinating video. Way back in 1997 I made the same journey also in first class. It was an overnight journey on a train that looked like it had come from GWR in the 1940s. My friends and I really enjoyed the journey. The service was superb and was a very civilised alternative to flying.
What a disrespectful title! The railway is a great booster to the economy and us locals find it very convenient. About the fish and chips, that's a perfect plate for us locals, we appreciate the organic flavor and we do not judge everything by the size . It's quality over quantity. Plus, don't generalize Kenya as Africa. That's like saying Europe's lunatic accent when we actually mean British😂
Thanks for a great video Noel! I’ve been travelling a lot in Kenya myself on business and simply love the country! Nice ending with a cold Tusker!! Best way to end a long day in Kenya🇰🇪
"3000 people died for building the Uganda line“ , 3000 Indians who were been enslaved by the British empire died for building the Uganda line. There, fixed for you, you're welcome.
Even before Noel's explanation of the Chinese involvement of the new train tracks, I thought this was a city in China. The station, tracks, podium and nearly all aspects of the train station was screaming Chinese design.
Wow you really wasted a good fish, and it looks fresh since it's in Mombasa, unlike those industrialized food of your favorite McFillet or whatever McFish.
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Fish and Chips = Actual Fish with Chips.
Thanks Noel, really enjoyed this video, except the fish did look a bit passed its self by date! I came to Johannesburg in 1981 for 2 weeks, and decided to stay and become a citizen. Best decision ever, cheers, James.
Hi Noel, love the videos. What do you do for cash in these countries? Do you use a Credit Card or a prepayment card or even cash? Looking to visit some really out of the way places but not sure about cash.
For the record,
Zheng He was a great merchant explorer from the 15th century who lead massive Chinese trade fleets to places far from China, some speculate he even made it to the New World,
I reckon the Chinese put his statue there because they built the new railway and because as Mombasa was part of the India Ocean trade Zheng He stopped there so he's a semi-relevant figure to make a bust of for that station.
Why locals are angry? Well because in exchange for all the money and infrastructure projects,
China is pressuring countries like Kenya to do more and more favors for China.
This is not the lunatoc express.
Not only would I ride it - I WILL be riding it next month......
Welcome and have a fantastic time over here.
Enjoy the views. Karibu
Karibu kenya
welcome
Go bro enjoy..i wl surely wouldn't mind buying u beer
Middle of nowhere in Kenya gets 4g but there are parts of Scotland that don’t even get 3G
The internet & Banking system in Kenya is very advanced
Even before the google balloons were launched, there was 4G coverage in most remote parts.
It's not the Middle of nowhere, this youtuber knows and cares little, 4g internet in Kenya was launched in 2014 and has been so ever since, Average Internet in Nairobi is faster than internet in London, Some Kenyan companies have already rolled out 5G, by 2022 the country will be 5G compliant.
yes and the country is swimming in Chinese junk loans at least its better than the meter gauge EAR built lines
@@erikgustafson9319 Bro, Kenya's annual budget is 30 Billion. That's more money than the entire Chinese loans. Kenyans pay taxes & own their economy. You should be more concerned about the US who's GDP is 100% Debt😏
BTW The train is mainly meant for cargo, the transportation of people is literally just a bonus feature
So true
Connecting the capital with the port city is really important
Except there's not enough rail freight to pay off the loan to construct the line.
Eight years ago we camped in the middle of the Masai Mara and got a phone signal. In Australia you just go out of the city two klms and you have no signal lol
Adding to it,Telstra the only provider that does have an aight network infrastructure is expensive as hell
Ok..i'll bite..WHICH city?
@@trooperdgb9722 Brisbane, we did a road trip out to Longreach and hardly a signal except in the towns if we were lucky.. we arent with Telstra.
Ohh I don't know why you guys expect Kenya to be lagging behind in technology 😅😅, because it's 3rd world? 😅
Kenya uses pretty much on the technology this days, so at whatever cost they'll get it.
And also it's cheap to get Internet bundles compared to other Countries in Africa and also maybe in other places
Kenya has the highest amount of internet users per population in Africa by some distance, no suprise.
Kenya isn’t England. If you order fish and chips expect Kenyan fish and chips
Hata hewa abebe kutoka kwao
Lol, That's very accurate.
Huyu mzungu ni fala sana, mbona hizo chips na samaki ziko vizuri sana
I don't like his attitude and how he describes his experience.
Ha ha, great sallie. What did he expect? he could have ordered from Macdonald in Nairobi.
The 4G+ data coverage is courtesy of Safaricom and not the Google Loon balloons which were launched early this year.The madaraka express has been having 4G speeds for years now
The internet was good before the Google balloon. He is only saying that to keep his negative narrative. He did not want to give credit to the Kenya company safaricom, the one good thing he mention in his video had to come from outside
Did you use the word East Africa talking about the non existant balloons in Tanzania..
And now the Google Loon balloon service has been discontinued yet we still have good internet all along the railway route.
Which network has 4G in this area? All of them?
A great video just be mindful Africa is a continent with 54 different countries & culture so when making reference it is best to mention the country rather than Africa. I bet if you were travelling across Scotland you wouldn't say Europe.
exactly!
Thanks for making this clear. The reason this happens is to make certain African countries irrelevant except South Africa and Egypt. That's why you see most major infrastructure projects are given to Chinese companies as a pay back against the west.
This is archetypal dark Africa. It’s how we imagine Africa from Britain. (Though we also see ‘Africa’ as a dense jungle full of monkeys and snakes à la Tarzan.) Having hitchhiked from Europe to Cape Town, I would say it’s not an inaccurate view, though there’s obviously subtle differences in every country. Kenya and Tanzania have a vibe of their own which resonates especially strongly with Brits for obvious reasons. Both wonderful countries with very friendly people.
Exactly. I always thought traveling makes people more open minded, but in this case, he just brought some stereotypes with him and looking for proof to confirm them.
Precisely 😤
That's organic fish and and organic fries . Nd men, that's Kenya and not Africa.
Well, Kenya is inside Africa, but it's amusing the title refers to Africa and not specifically Kenya. Africa is a very wide (or should that be tall?) continent after all, and despite the thumbnail giving it away, surely it's worth specifying the specific country rather than just "Africa"? (Minor complaint, but still...)
You can see the Kenya flag in the tumbnail soooo..
Am going to run a campaign on him that he will wish he never posted that video
@@raquel7123 troll and hater. If you don’t like the videos don’t watch simples
@@raquel7123 It’s generalising it for people who don’t care.
"we've seen tribes people!" WTH! Your attitude is clear! You are condescending! We don't need such!
I also cringed at this. Who says that! Its actually racist even how he says it. That's the language his forefathers used exploring darkest Africa....or maybe he feels he is 21st century Livingstone. SMH! disgusted Kenyan.
Get over yourselfs my god😂😂
I’m sure he meant no offence
@@likatalikata3823 so what would you have said?
Tbh the fish looked decent and most likely better than the crap fish in the UK
That samaki is the proper fried fish in Kenya. English Fish and Chips is different where the fish is battered.
@@hkular5220
Looks like tilapia.
@@kr3539 Certainly. Kupenda Tilapia sana. Ukipaka vinzara vizuri alafu kufry na mafuta.
@@hkular5220 its head is not supposed to be on
@@itsme-sn5gi We eat the fish whole on a plate. Tamu sana.
Was in Kenya last year! Truly a remarkable place!! ❤️
with those flies ? no thnx
🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪😘😘😘
@@darkbydesign1031 So, what's wrong with flies? Aren't they part of the ecosystem?
Loved your video as usual but be careful: Kenya is not Africa. Africa is rather diverse so the views you will get in Kenya will be different in Angola say. People will be different as well. In a way, it’s like saying that you love Europe because you have been in UK. Italy, France, Spain are all very different!
@@omahabred9466 [it’s like being in the Nordic countries or Scandinavia, the scenery and wildlife is almost identical.]
Gotta love those mountains in Denmark...
It’s just like america.. it’s not just the US.
True.., while I understand use of "Africa" the more current(modern) Africa is getting to more of saying "Europe" "Asia" or "America"...with infrustructures variations happening, and apart from language and cultures.
@@stephensaines7100 The biggest "mountain" in Denmark is 173 meters high 😂
@@omahabred9466 That's just not the case, even inside the Republic of South Africa which is not even 5% of the continent as a whole, there is easily as much variety in wild scenery as there is in all of Europe. Desert, scrubland, savannah, forest, mountains, rolling green hills, plains, lush meadowland, tropical coastland. As to wildlife being identical are you kidding me? Try to find a seal in Kenya, an ostrich in Morocco, or a Springbok in Nigeria.
You ordered Fish & Chips and are wondering why you got Fish & Chips?
🤣🤣🤣👍
True, did he expect burger ?
he was probably looking for a battered Cod but that fish didn't look too bad.
Then eating tilapia with fork wtf
I know Haha
Thank you so much for showing what needs to be shown about Africa, this wonderful Continent full of natural beauty and amazing people.
Best regards from Luanda, Angola 🇦🇴
Primo Carlinhos a comentar:)) Abraço...
Nooo don't listen to this guy
@@gasfranangolalda6145 quem es primo?? Um abraço 🫂
O marido da Fily😜
@@gasfranangolalda6145 primo ❤️🤗 um grande abraço 🫂 saudades
Hahahaha...u grew up eating chemical fed fish the real thing is strange to your taste buds....and u want to complain about security - it's there to make sure you are not there to blow up the train 🙄
😂😂😭
😂😂😂lol..you've made my day
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😂😂😂 very true
Honestly, I don't see anything wrong with that fish. That is how small fish are served, you must be used to fillets which became popular in Britain because of the railways. As more and more people emigrated to the cities, fish n chips became the doner kebab, McDonald equivilant of the day. The fish bones were a niussance to get rid of and so filleting was a way to keep the customers happy.
The one train a day is passenger (and would actually be two trains, one and either end), but the line is mostly for freight linking Mombasa port to Uganda and beyond.
I tasted Kenyan fried fish...Taste of Heaven.
The narrator is used to the tasteless British Fried Cod with 'Heart Attack' written All over it.
@@romeovassili7169 Exactly, I mean on the Greek Aegean islands they too have fish this way, the sardines, snapper, brime etc. Marseille, France coastal region, they have it this way too and we can go on and on. Filleting fish was a commercial interest brought on by making money out of fish stock and keeping the bones from pricking busy city folk. "The flavour is in the bones".
@@mohabatkhanmalak1161 My theory is that Americans and Europeans are turned off by the sight of fish teeth, eyes, lips, bones, and scales on a plate. They don't like to be reminded that something died to make their lunch.
CONTAINER FREIGHT TO UGANDA? Do containers move through Nairobi to Kampala on the new tracks? This would be a great achievement.
By now they drive two times per day with express.
@@tronixfix Freight or passengers?
I bless the trains down in Africa
I'm old enough to get that joke 👍
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Pronunciation tip: the 'T' in Tsavo is mute. So repeat after me.....'Savo. ;-)
Nope it's not silent,it's just part of the syllable 'tsa'
Tsavo...;)
@@vw2327 It is silent.Its Savo National Park.Not Tsavo,you dont pronounce the T
Hahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Huh
That fish looks delicious you big baby. TIA!
He did not like it 🤣🤣
He seems to be the least adventurous travel on RUclips
@@wallysymons7540 At least he is honest about his reactions :-D
He should have ordered for fish fillet lol
Terrible review
I see fish, I see chips... so.... ;-)
I know
As advertised :))
Haha
Wow - no need for an expensive safari trip when you can just take the train. Thank for this brilliant video. Kenya now added to my bucket list.
You’ll love it. It’s such an enchanting place and it makes you want to go back time and time again. Naivasha and Amboseli were my favourite places.
If you think that replaces a safari...well..enjoy it....but.....No.....it doesn't.
You're welcome 😊
Took that line in 2018 when it was pretty new. The food they offered was good too (roast goat and Ugali, washed down by an awesome Kenya Pilsner.
I can see you are a man of culture 👌
Really interesting to see this and how much it has changed! I went on the original lunatic express in 2006 from Nairobi to Mombasa. It was very faded with no ac, the fans were broken, and the engine broke down about 2 miles out of Mombasa, so the journey was extended by half a day. But we were served all our meals in the dining car by waiters in faded but very clean white uniforms and gloves. Who didn't spill a drop of soup despite the train rattling all over the place! It was a pretty crazy but amazing experience.
??? only 2 miles?? why didnt you just get off and walk a measly 2 miles instead wait 12 hours?!?!
It's Kenya not Africa!!
Do your research
Kenya is in Africa, his right
I think you need to open the world map. Kenya is in Africa. Period.
@@noname-kw6wt so did he visit the whole of the continent or specific country?
Absolutely. Kenya is in Africa but it is a sovereign country with a name. It's like referring to the UK as Europe. With Brexit shenanigans doubt many would be happy with that!
@@noname-kw6wt no he is not ....what is being addressed in the blanket coverage of Kenya ... africa is a continent..
Good video...you don't look so happy,it seems you didn't expect to find so much success in Kenya... change your perception my guy👎
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True
Exctaly!!!
Very true
White people don’t want to see a developed Africa
It's great to see that you show the REAL Kenya.... Glad it was not another Death, Poverty & Disease production !
That's not real Africa
The Idiot : "when I ordered fish & chips I didn't expect this "
Also on the plate: literally fish and chips
Must be used to fish pond type of fish or is it canned fish and doesn't even know how fresh fish from a lake tastes like. So condescending of him
They be coming here with there bald heads and arrogance in them bag
They's a way that fish can be presented si lazima ikue whole ivo na si lazima zikuwe kwa plate moja what he's saying is true
@@gracemoses3062 I'm pretty sure on the menu they highlighted that it's a whole fried tilapia, story za presentation ni za fine dining restaurants not train station cafés 🤷🏾♀️. This man is just too negative.
Hey Noel, greetings from Kenya. The lunatic express is a meter gauge. This is a standard gauge.
What is wrong with the food? You are too old to behave like a teen! Just leave the food and go instead of giving such type of reactions. This is why drew binsky will always be the best traveller, go and learn from him before you travel the world
The way you looked at the food is so disrespectful
Very very disrespectful.
That alone put me off about the entire video
Nothing disrespectful about it. The guy simply doesn't like what HE paid for.
@@joelang6126 if people from this culture (where the food is from) consider his behavior insulting, it is insulting.
When visiting countries in the west, we see interesting ways and food but we respect. I've seen people in the west eating blue cheese, which is rotten milk or rotten cheese. It smells very very rotten. But they eat and enjoy it. So, I gave it a go with risotto. I was not disrespectful like the guy on this video
When africa fights europe is happy...always remember europe grew at the expense of africa
And UK also grew at the expense of India, which was the richest country till the British invaded, and when they had left, India was one of the poorest countries.
Always remember gun beats spear
@@cookiemonster797 we already had gun hence British we defeated and kicked out. We have guns in africa as early as 1400s especially in west africa. Guns were supplied by the ottomans by westafrican Kingdom called Kanem Empire.
@@kennykross3306
Interesting, any links?
@@cookiemonster797 yet spear got us our independence
You started off a bit on a condescending note but the rest of the video was actually very enjoyable.
After his comment on the food, I knew nothing good will come out him
Brits still think they are 19th century colonial power.
@@judet1293 I guarantee you brits don't wake up in the morning and say "I sure do love colonizing"
You're doing a fair bit of generalizing, aren't you?
@@noeltheliberalmillennial4886 The UK has notoriously bad cuisine. It's okay. Don't get butthurt that you fry an entire fish. It's not appetizing to most people. I'm a white American and can guarantee you, I'd find a lot of British food disgusting. Has nothing to do with being "white". My favorite cuisine is non-white. Stop being so defensive.
The statue Zheng He is the first chinese who embarked from china to explore the world by sea, which is nowadays a symbol of the belt and road initiative of china. the station was built by chinese company, operated in chinese style and the staff are trained by chinese, so now you know why there is a statue. more history will help to answer your question
I don't believe he questioned why the statue was placed there. Your explanation of who this man was does not make Kenyans any less displeased of the statue's placement though having the statue there was probably one of the clauses for the 4 Billion loan it took to construct this line that the Kenyan government accepted🤔
@@Lukas-kz4xm You got it. This sounds like a Chinese turnkey operation, conducted for reasons of prestige and pride,
@@Dutch_Uncle this railway is China government aid, China's money and China technology.
@@Dutch_Uncle China can help Kenya only if Kenya is in East Africa, not in the sphere of influence of France and USA, west and Central Africa are now completely controlled by France
We want such railway infrastructure in Bangladesh🇧🇩.just like that.😢😢
Please China🇨🇳 help us.😔😔
But we can't invest too much overseas because the Western media will tell you that China is setting a trap for your country to collapse
@@ZGSPG it’s true tho. That’s why America develops its own infrastructure, even though it may take a long while. We may not have good high speed rail, but we do have the best freight trains in the world and Amtrak routes connect this country well
@@ZGSPG not to collapse but extract money… works very well in third world countrys 😈
It comes at a cost, your country's natural resources.
They don't do it for free.
@@nicadair7700 will you tell your boss/customer.... "i do it free for you, u need not pay me salary"
Mmm, Tusker beer 🍺
Never mind SurfShark, Tusker beer should sponsor you.
man you soo negative even to food...this kenya not africa ...am proud of my country...am done watching lunatic vid
Probably you could *google* where kenya gets it’s 4G network from
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He had to give credit outside, it didn't fit his narrative
A great journey but not as atmospheric as the same trip in the 1980s ....... 14 hours overnight, 1st class sleeper, 4 course dinner and Full English breakfast - all for less than half the flight cost ...... and the chance to meet some interesting folk on the journey. There's nowhere like Kenya, unless of course you visit us here in Botswana. 🙂
My grandad used to work for the railways in the 60s through to the 70s you're spot on. It was a classy British style carrier, however that level of operation cannot be sustained by the successive govts, lots of corruption.
@@visionist7 yes ALOT.
What a condescending attitude he has.
I am pissed.
Mr. stay where you're from if you can't be respectful of others cultures and diversity.
Bro 😎 don’t dog the food
Rookie Brit mistake thinking you'd get battered fish!
Loved this video Noel! The scenery is beyond incredible , and the wildlife. Probably one of my favourite video of yours :)
Well come to Nairobi kenya
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@noelphilips I did, this time my home county content . Keep up the good work. Next time you around let's enjoy tusker our local beer together. It goes very well with nyama choma...
@@noelphilips but your attitude 🤮
You taking the Tusker beer have awakened nostalgic feelings in all your Kenyan viewers watching your videos.
AFRICA is a continent, a gigantic continent, you did like your travel to Kenya, in Africa. This is one of the reason people still so misinformed about Africa and sometimes they think is a hole country. If you would go to Italy, you wouldn't say you like your trip to Europe. Nice video tho.
Don't call the railway line lunatic, it's the best you get in an African Continent. We always make sure that that travellers safety is our concern.
nice video,on a lighter note,Africans love and are welcoming to foreigners where as hated across the planet,sad,but its life,,,
The new generation of Africans are begging to realize who their enemies are. They should treat them accordingly
Tables are turning very soon lets wait for it.
The ability for you to pivot and continue to create great content during these covid times has been fantastic!
The muzungu can never change, As beautiful as this trip was he still found a way to condescend and condemn.
mzungu not muzungu
@@nicadair7700Thanks,
It was pretty disgusting/disrespectful how he reacted to that meal. This is the type of people that should not be allowed in other countries. What a nincompoop.
The cinematography just gets better and better. This video was amazing. Thank you for taking us along for the ride. 🙅🏾♀️
“Massive structure was built for a train that only travels once a day” then you film other trains while you are in the 1 train.............dude reallyyyy!!!!
Something very colonial about his entire narrative. Watching this video as a Kenyan was utterly exhausting 😩
Everyone talking about china's debt here, but the last time I checked Chinese were everywhere doing what they do best maybe you're just ignorant ask your respective government. COUNTRIES NA KINGDOMS GET TO RAISE AND INFLUENCE AT TIME,
Wow now that’s a train journey I’d love to take. With health issues it’s doubtful I ever will get the chance, which is why I love your videos so much. Your happiness and enthusiasm at being in such a beautiful country is infectious and I’m sure will inspire more to visit. The people are wonderful and warm as you say, one of the best countries in the world. Your videos are honest and informative, and thank you for bringing far away places to those who visit them vicariously through your vlogs. Cheers Noel 👍
Never heard of anyone order tilapia with chips while every menu clearly differentiates whole fish and fillet, I think you did it intentionally for your camera buffoonery. I just hope you did not waste the food and gave it to someone who needed it. There's 2 trains actually, one express while the other stops at every station 1 from each side.
@@margaretk.952 He is an adult and could have asked for an exchange....
True Brit ordering fish and chips 🤣 but you got an international version. Mind you, the chips looked good enough
Just for a moment, I thought I was watching an Attenborough documentary.
What a unique experience.
Tusker is one of my favorite beers around!! Only knew about Tusker because they have it in Disney World, and had a few of them while there a few years ago. Loved the video Noel, thanks for sharing.
Tusker beer u can buy ecen in canada
Nice views but some of your facts where incorrect.
Misleading title, the "Lunatic Express" was the old Uganda railway and there was nothing crazy about it, the trains were in fact really slow. It got its nickname from the fact that it was really expensive to build.
"What it will cost no words can express,
What is its object no brain can suppose,
Where it will start from no one can guess,
Where it is going to nobody knows,
What is the use of it, none can conjecture,
What it will carry, there is none can define,
And in spite of George Curzon's superior lecture,
It is clearly naught but a lunatic line."
- Henry Labouchère, MP
I miss traveling so much. I am so looking forward to getting on a plane again and seeing places and people again. Thanks for posting. Helps me to appreciate life.
I dont know how you go on all these adventures without your wife and kids. I certainly couldn't do it. Fair play yo you
what adventures? he sits in an airport, orders fish and chips in africa then sits on a train. it’s not an adventure at all
Im sure most comments came before watching the whole video... Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Nice vid...
Yes I would. Such an amazing landscape! Brilliant video!
Karibu
Enjoyed your vlog but I have been annoyed at how you're describing your experience in Kenya as "An African experience" rather than Kenyan. You're falling into same stereotypes that many visitors make about seeing Africa as a country rather a diverse continent full different people, landscapes.
I'm sure you wouldn't make a similar comparison i.e being to Slovakia and describing as a European experience.
This comment is absolutely absurd!
Slovak is very developed say hungary or romania
First of all, drop the fork. Second, get some ketchup & salt. Third, stay still. The fly wants some too
Does anyone know if the goalie managed to stop the ball at 5:59?
VAR ruled that the keeper was offside, hehe
The keeper pushed it out for another corner
Yes Noel, videos are getting better and better. Your ‘getting back into flying’ vids have spurred me on to start lessons properly! Leicester airport won’t know what’s hit it. Keep it up!!!
Thanks to RUclips and the internet, the time You people from Europe and America used to misrepresent Africa is long gone, you can as much as you wish try to smirk about the standards in Africa, but remember people over there live in a more natural environment than elsewhere, enjoy while you can Africa is always beautiful
If that’s first class I’d hate to see 3rd class
Amazing views across the African countryside! Hard to believe the 4G signal, it’s better than I get in the UK at home!!
Internet in Kenya is faster than in the UK, Netherlands, France and alot other countries in Europe, from personal experience.
It's KEEEEEEENYA's!!! countryside
You think that Kenya is a backward nation? 😂😂😂😂
It's provided by safaricom and other local companies. Not by Google balloon which was launch only last year and provides internet to some remote communities.
Wow!...Noel, that was one of the best exotic journeys you've taken me on. Those African animals outside your carriage window,
roaming wild and free. Villages, kids on bicycles, and your commentary as ever, you had me sitting beside you. THANK YOU!
This is Kenya like you call it. The Land of MAUMAU. YES MAUMAU
This was done 11th November very lucky man I love Kenya never been but one of my dreams to go
The Africa they don't show you on TV. Great work Noel.
The African people are, in the main, some of the kindest folk you will ever meet. Did you like any of the Kenyan food?
'The African people are, in the main, some of the kindest folk you will ever meet.' how can you generalize that much?
@@mrsingleb I don't think I'm generalising. I have lived and worked in various parts of Africa and have found most folk to be kind and hospitable. There will be good apples and bad apples, like anywhere else. I was just commenting from experience.
@@mrsingleb yeah, that's why your ancestors walked right in and took what they wanted.😭
@@visionist7 Yeah, blame it on the Africans. Slavery was not a concept before the entry of the Arabs and Europeans into Africa. You can try lay the blame elsewhere but it won't fly with me at least.
@@visionist7 Actually that's a misconception. I'd like you to educate yourself on how that happened because we didnt Condon slavery
You come across as rude and corky.... Be respectful and mindful to my beautiful 🇰🇪 🇰🇪
What? Bro he wasn't rude anywhere.
@@irgendwer9736 that's your take.... Am Kenyan and I heard him very clearly
@@bobbiegatimu7124 Thanks for your answer. I maybe just didn't hear it. Of course, Kenya is is a lovely country and great to visit. I just watched the end of the video to check and heard Noel saying that it's just a stunning country. But maybe he said something bad about it in the middle of the video.
Have a nice day.
He was respectful and very complimentary of Kenya and the people. Stop getting upset over nothing.
Noel, it's interesting to see you enjoy Kenya every day. Thanks for visiting our great country. Karibu 👌
Some one complain about life, someone enjoys life. Yes, everyday above ground IS a good day.
I really enjoy your show but you are a little hypocritical. We were colonized by Britain and over the years, the only railroad you built was an inferior railroad as an engine of growth to your country. So stop criticizing.
Its normally 2 passenger train every day but corona happened and they reduced the no
You could also drive with the new Ethiopian train to Djibouti, because it was build just like the one in Kenya
Hey Noel. Its the old system that was referred to Lunatic express, Todays system is now the Madaraka Express. Sorry about the fries and the flies stint at the terminal, that's unfortunate but it was wat it was. I however appreciate on how you showcased Kenya and its heritage. Its a beautiful place to be, the best travel destination in Africa. I recommend a travel guide or a resident if you like, next time you visit Kenya You will enjoy a lot of its hidden gem .
The fish and chips look pretty good. And the view outside the window when you are on the sgr is fantastic. Hope one day I could try the food and take a trip on the sgr. Love from China 🇨🇳
Guys, watch the video till the end. The video title doesn't necessarily mean he is criticising the SGR and his experience while riding on it. Personally i enjoyed watching it.
Did you also enjoy some of the wrong facts he gave in the video?
@@lifeofvee6584 Aside from the fish, which other did you hear of? He also mentioned a lot of positives.
They did good to make this train going.
Went to Nairobi Kenya 1994 on Sabena. After walking and camping up and around Mt. Kenya using the Shipton route took bus to Mombassa. 6 hrs high speed potholes. Took a small plane up to Lamu a wonderful place at that time. Bus back to Mombassa with real risks of highwaymen. Then I rode the original lunatic express to Nairobi. Went coach class and had a wonderful time chatting and enjoying the scenery. It was great in those days. Back in Nairobi the Modern Day Green Day and Night Bar was something else. And the flight back was via Kigali, I think it was one of the first flights to land there after the genocide. A DC-10 if I recall correctly. In those days I still had my exceptionalist colonial mentality. After 25 years living away from the UK in another country/region of the global south I am mercifully, thankfully changed in my outlook.
But remember your in kenya fish in chips is different and don't bit**** about fleys
I’m finding increasingly that your videos are far more enjoyable than TV travelogues. This African journey so far is showing me a different side of a continent and I’m finding the episodes fascinating and making me want to visit. The African series and the amazing series in Nepal are standout adventures and I’d love to see them available as hourlong episodes to savour. Awesome work Noel 😊😊
Awesome, thank you!
Malaria from different insects??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I thought mosquitos are the only insects transmitting malaria!!
Fascinating video. Way back in 1997 I made the same journey also in first class. It was an overnight journey on a train that looked like it had come from GWR in the 1940s. My friends and I really enjoyed the journey. The service was superb and was a very civilised alternative to flying.
What a disrespectful title! The railway is a great booster to the economy and us locals find it very convenient. About the fish and chips, that's a perfect plate for us locals, we appreciate the organic flavor and we do not judge everything by the size . It's quality over quantity. Plus, don't generalize Kenya as Africa. That's like saying Europe's lunatic accent when we actually mean British😂
This is probably the Eurostar or Amtrak of Africa!
What a hell are u talking about
I really enjoyed the "stairs ahead" sign at the top of the stairs
Wewe ata hutunauwo!!
Na kama unajinauwo venye unajinauwo....Monchoka ukuje ubanje uku Kenya tukuskize. NKT!
Thanks for a great video Noel! I’ve been travelling a lot in Kenya myself on business and simply love the country! Nice ending with a cold Tusker!! Best way to end a long day in Kenya🇰🇪
Come back again enjoy life in kenya
How is the video nice with his condescending attitude?
"3000 people died for building the Uganda line“ ,
3000 Indians who were been enslaved by the British empire died for building the Uganda line.
There, fixed for you, you're welcome.
I wish my friends defended me 10% as strongly as the fans of that fish defend it.
Even before Noel's explanation of the Chinese involvement of the new train tracks, I thought this was a city in China. The station, tracks, podium and nearly all aspects of the train station was screaming Chinese design.
So you want it to scream your name?
Wow you really wasted a good fish, and it looks fresh since it's in Mombasa, unlike those industrialized food of your favorite McFillet or whatever McFish.