Inside the Most SECRETIVE Country | Turkmenistan Vlog | Part 2

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  • Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
  • Thank you so much for watching! My brother and I traveled across Central Asia in October 2019. Read about locations and trip details below:
    Location: Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
    Stop #1: Russian Bazaar
    Stop #2: Saparmurat Turkmenbashy Olympic Stadium
    Stop #3: Independence Monument, Ashgabat
    Stop #4: Monument of Neutrality
    Link to my video at the fiery crater in Turkmenistan called Gates of Hell: • Turkmenistan Vlog: Gat...
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Комментарии • 180

  • @aqe7914
    @aqe7914 3 года назад +45

    I am from Turkmenistan, and welcome to our country :-) you are both wonderful people, I wish post soviet dictatorship will die off soon, so that we could open up country. young people are cool and modern.

    • @brndmedia8316
      @brndmedia8316 2 года назад +2

      Ejen amy sana huy

    • @___Deva___
      @___Deva___ Год назад

      Hey you from Turkmenistan? Please respond

    • @rainwaterd
      @rainwaterd Год назад +6

      I do not know the dynamics of your country, but be careful about "opening up" your country too much. Videos show (you would know better) a nice preservation of your culture. A lot of the cultures outside your country are going wrong. It is nice that women in your country maintain a modicum of decency and modesty. Food and produce (vegetables and fruit) seem to be bountiful.

    • @thekittykatie
      @thekittykatie Год назад +1

      nice try but they have social media blocked

    • @muzammilithodikka56
      @muzammilithodikka56 Год назад +1

      Believe me, your leaders are the best, they do care for your people and nation,
      out side other nation world leaders mostly are corrupt and exploits in all over world.

  • @Lilian040210
    @Lilian040210 3 года назад +59

    Not gonna lie, the white buildings, black asphalt, greenery and reddish-yellow desert sand look amazing. The white cars fit it very well and keep to the style. And the buildings themselves have both futuristic and cultural look mixed together... The whole city looks like it's a fictional city from a video game 😄

    • @teddy7555
      @teddy7555 2 года назад +5

      Funny you say "futuristic"... it's all old technology. Research Tartarian history and you will see a lot of similarities.

    • @kimmy1139
      @kimmy1139 2 года назад

      creepy

    • @freyafoxmusic
      @freyafoxmusic Год назад +1

      They banned all black cars

    • @clottadams5028
      @clottadams5028 Год назад +1

      In a desert environment, having a white car makes a lot of sense.

    • @1RedShinobi
      @1RedShinobi Год назад

      Better than your country

  • @abhiroopdey
    @abhiroopdey 3 года назад +7

    Omg I was waiting for the second part! More videos, PLEASE!

  • @hamzaabdullah4010
    @hamzaabdullah4010 Год назад +4

    Well much cleaner and more peaceful than other countries...it's a beautiful country to me

  • @Pat-Man81
    @Pat-Man81 3 года назад +11

    Thank you for another vlog here I swear this is my dream vacation

  • @abekor70
    @abekor70 3 года назад +12

    Great video! Was born in Ashgabat but live in Canada now. Thank you for sharing

    • @maxmax449
      @maxmax449 3 года назад +1

      I love Canada

    • @cemocanish
      @cemocanish Год назад +1

      Same here... Born and raised in Mary, Turkmenistan

    • @shaunakdave9173
      @shaunakdave9173 Год назад +1

      Can you get weed in Turkmenistan

  • @NowruzGurbanow
    @NowruzGurbanow 3 года назад +17

    Im glad you enjoyed our country and city Ashgabat)

  • @demiroz4022
    @demiroz4022 3 года назад +48

    What is interesting to me is that you both exactly look like any Turkmen native :) especially Katherine.

    • @muhammad.bin.attique
      @muhammad.bin.attique 3 года назад +10

      I was thinking that the whole time

    • @legirishauri
      @legirishauri 2 года назад +4

      bro literally first thing i though and then i saw the last name Stein i was like nah

    • @mango4064
      @mango4064 2 года назад +5

      Ditto 🤣😂 Katherine wearing the local attire and she’ll fit right in.

  • @tuppet7
    @tuppet7 3 года назад +6

    What a great video. Love the brother sister combo. You both work well together.

  • @muhammad.bin.attique
    @muhammad.bin.attique 3 года назад +62

    Turkmenistan is like Nort Korea relaxed version 😂

    • @Adrian_Awnuk
      @Adrian_Awnuk 2 года назад +4

      😐

    • @UnchainedAmerica
      @UnchainedAmerica 2 года назад +2

      Except they said the police were tailing them most of the time

    • @markapilipinas6280
      @markapilipinas6280 2 года назад +1

      Yeah its like nokor version and worst of worst. wasted statues instead they used it for their people especially in agriculture

    • @Nirrini
      @Nirrini Год назад +1

      This is sad but true.

  • @bestmaidsmaui9098
    @bestmaidsmaui9098 2 года назад +16

    Maybe what the world needs is less choice. This country looked peaceful & educated. The kids were playing soccer, home cooked meals, tailored outfits- what's not to like? I didn't see drunkenness like other former Soviet countries. Bravo

  • @gulumulu001
    @gulumulu001 3 года назад +4

    Catherine your videos are awesome. Very sad to know why your channel is not growing. I am sharing your videos in my groups. We have a traveller community

  • @lovellesokan9107
    @lovellesokan9107 3 года назад +4

    Wow..this place is too neat and organized

  • @R32R38
    @R32R38 3 года назад +19

    Thanks for the video. For reasons I can't quite explain I've always found that country weirdly fascinating ... or is it fascinatingly weird?

  • @kayohh812
    @kayohh812 Год назад +3

    Turkmenistan seems like a good place to travel to

  • @Thomas-eu6fj
    @Thomas-eu6fj Год назад +3

    Very informative video. Better to live in a country with no Netflix than getting stabbed or shot on the street.

  • @StreetDrilla
    @StreetDrilla 2 года назад +4

    one of the most beautiful capital cities. Islamabad, Astana, Tashkent and Harare (at times)

  • @firstandlastname2390
    @firstandlastname2390 3 года назад +25

    Ashgabat is not highly populated actually. You have to visit other cities in Turkmenistan to feel the real vibe. People are very nice in Turkmenistan. Very good videos, thank you!

  • @Hanmai4009
    @Hanmai4009 3 года назад +4

    Hi 👋
    Ở đó có rất nhiều món ngon 👍👍👍
    Cảm ơn bạn , video rất hay và đẹp
    Like you.
    I from Vietnam 🇻🇳❤

  • @AaronSof
    @AaronSof 2 года назад +4

    The chemistry with your brother is excellent. You need to make lots more videos.

  • @steven-k.
    @steven-k. 3 года назад +4

    This is a really good video, not sure why it took 8 months, lol. I was talking to a guy there a few months ago and he was having huge difficulty sending me messages because they have hardly any bandwidth. He was telling me he knew it was intentional, and it makes education much more difficult because everything is too slow or blocked. I'm going to guess the car thing is because of all the white marble.

  • @NRFP
    @NRFP 2 года назад +4

    I am your new subscriber. respect from Bangladesh

  • @mab3900
    @mab3900 3 года назад +3

    I really enjoy these vlogs!

  • @thestarseeker8196
    @thestarseeker8196 2 года назад +5

    Hey hey miss, just discovered your channel. Love the approach and the way your and your brother’s inputs blend seamlessly.
    Turkmenistan…
    • I let out a “what the f..?” twice, once at the beluga caviar, once at “president bans every car that isn’t his favorite color”. 😂
    • The marriage thing feels dark, because it’s so gorgeous and yet it’s essentially arranged by the government/religion/both because obviously most people here probably cannot get a fair browse of more of the 7 billion people who populate the planet. So, yay, super special and sacred and whatever….if we just pretend everyone absolutely found the best person for them for LIFE right down the street.
    • I don’t believe that other videos of Turkmenistan visits really showed the little neighborhoods or markets much if at all, and the story which made up the coda was interesting, so again, loved the approach, that’s a lot of what I was looking for. I already knew the white marble presentation and everything that goes with it was pretty zany, but I needed to sink my teeth into something too and I was able to. 👍🏻 It looks like you definitely made the most of the visit!

  • @johnthomas6381
    @johnthomas6381 3 года назад +3

    Hey I just found your channel. Super dope. 😎

  • @padkirsch
    @padkirsch 3 года назад +3

    GREAT VIDEO!! SUBSCRIBED! love the information

  • @adebodundoyle3726
    @adebodundoyle3726 Год назад +4

    This is an eye-opener to Turkmenistan. I will love to visit. How many can one get a tourist visa? 😊😊😊

  • @Rick_Matt
    @Rick_Matt 2 года назад +1

    You and your brother are very cute. I really like to see all yours vlogs. Lots love from France ♥

  • @TheArkan6
    @TheArkan6 3 года назад +4

    Thank you for visiting my homeland

  • @wgarly
    @wgarly 9 месяцев назад

    Turkmen here. Between 6 am to 8 am and 3 pm to 6 pm its the rush hour. people there get to work, school and etc during those hours. Tourists get to travel after 9 am occasionally, which is the reason why they don't see turkmen people. And yes, people rather invite guests and relatives over than hang out. The malls after 6 pm is actually full with people.

  • @jayjay191
    @jayjay191 3 года назад +4

    I was watching your central Asia tour and it's beautiful. I just want to ask what tour company did you go?

  • @KhoaTang293
    @KhoaTang293 3 года назад +3

    Kath reminds me a lot about one of my old friend , sociable and cute at the same time, a sociable magnet. Unfortunate, we dont see each other a lot after my graduation. Keep working hard, i d love to see your vlog in the future.

  • @allengina1091
    @allengina1091 Год назад +2

    It looks like the cleanest Country?

  • @gulumulu001
    @gulumulu001 3 года назад +4

    Dear I miss your videos. Love from India.

  • @byhary2638
    @byhary2638 2 года назад +3

    I do not know if its true
    But there are rumours that this city was built by Tartaria

  • @bigdogpete43
    @bigdogpete43 11 месяцев назад

    Good for them. It looks beautiful, organized, and unspoiled.

  • @SageGamersX
    @SageGamersX 3 года назад +4

    Your videos are great!

  • @ArhunBeyik
    @ArhunBeyik 2 года назад +1

    Cool vlog! Checked out your other videos, I wonder why specifically Central Asian countries? :)

  • @mozounnn
    @mozounnn 2 года назад +2

    Wow. It’s like heaven

  • @beepst
    @beepst Год назад +1

    The whole country is a liminal space.

  • @djzpt2
    @djzpt2 Год назад +4

    You don't need money to build things, you only need cooperation.

  • @salt1956
    @salt1956 Год назад

    Beautiful city. The food looks amazing.

  • @arnrocarnroc
    @arnrocarnroc 9 месяцев назад

    You travelled to a lot of countries. Where are all the videos? I want to see more.

  • @CITY_WALK_DUBAI
    @CITY_WALK_DUBAI 3 года назад +3

    Thanks for sharing my friend
    New friend from Dubai UAE ✌ 💐 🇦🇪 🇦🇪
    Welcome to our Dubai Expo ❤❤❤🌷✌👍👍

  • @0-0Sunny0-0
    @0-0Sunny0-0 3 года назад +4

    I am from Turkmenistan Ashgabat

  • @zIVeNomIx
    @zIVeNomIx 2 года назад +1

    holy shit we went to HS together! i clicked this video and saw you and was like wait WHAT. btw ofc these videos are awesome

  • @turkishsamurai
    @turkishsamurai 2 года назад +3

    Feel so bad for these people. One of the richest nations in the world and the population is starving

  • @egroegartfart
    @egroegartfart 2 года назад

    I would think a lot of those buildings are office buildings aren't they? But there's no cars parked or anything by them. Are there people working in buildings like in other cities or are those buildings just empty?

  • @joanphillips761
    @joanphillips761 6 месяцев назад

    Your brother is adorable.

  • @danielcatron1979
    @danielcatron1979 11 месяцев назад

    Are there any people working in all those office buildings? There’s no traffic so it would seem hard to believe. Are they only edifices?

  • @MA-lb8dq
    @MA-lb8dq Год назад +1

    How does the country look outside Ashkabat.

  • @truthmartyr
    @truthmartyr Год назад

    Tartaria and mudflood written all over this …earthquake 1948…streets always been this way?
    Thank you guys for more clues

  • @miadelmoro2558
    @miadelmoro2558 Год назад

    Thank you for this awesome docu! It is fascinating for me...I understand the genetics of my own daughter better now..Her Dad is half Turkmen partly Jewish German..named Singer. It is so Jewish actually. What a wild mix my poor daughter. Imma mix too 😮poor kid

  • @pakriwayatfoods6029
    @pakriwayatfoods6029 2 года назад +1

    Great vloge Thanks for Sharing

  • @eminamanov1446
    @eminamanov1446 2 года назад +1

    Because we go out side at night. That's 1st reason. 2nd Bro Total population just 1 million what you expecting.

  • @waqasazram4800
    @waqasazram4800 3 года назад +4

    Allah Ho Akbar ☝️ YA Allah Pak Rahama 😓 show everyone's right way INsha'Allah ameen summameen from Pakistan 😭🤲❤️

  • @Zibutegerard
    @Zibutegerard 3 года назад +1

    They had a 1948 "re-set" but went forward instead of backward?

  • @lambeefbiryani08
    @lambeefbiryani08 Год назад

    Tbh scenery of city looks like something like fantasy anime

  • @birlikberaberlik346
    @birlikberaberlik346 3 года назад +2

    Why there is 8 month gap between series?

  • @juanmoctezuma9225
    @juanmoctezuma9225 3 года назад +3

    Dograma kinda looks like mexican pozole, cheers !

  • @miadelmoro2558
    @miadelmoro2558 Год назад

    So impressive..i dont know what's going on politically and I think I don't wamna ask.
    The people and culure is amazing!!!! Im North African type of Person, grew up in Berlin Germany West...I Love the big mosques they have. Impressive

  • @aodhfinn
    @aodhfinn 2 года назад +1

    Is this an a merican doc ? The ulster accent is coming through

  • @naeemashna8900
    @naeemashna8900 2 года назад +1

    I wish you a happy journey🌹

  • @muhammetatsyz6658
    @muhammetatsyz6658 3 года назад +5

    I am a Turkmen guy and that country is my homeland. U can ask any question u want, i am the one who knows the best answers 😏

    • @dexter8521
      @dexter8521 3 года назад

      where are the people?

    • @amirmanzoor820
      @amirmanzoor820 3 года назад

      Can international traveller vist turkemanistan alone?
      Or group Tour is compulsory

    • @jigneshpatel7055
      @jigneshpatel7055 2 года назад

      Can u give me ur contact number

    • @dZHEMC
      @dZHEMC Год назад

      Hachan guluga gidersing?

  • @ehsanlabib2996
    @ehsanlabib2996 Год назад

    your brother also looks like Turkmens. thats nice

  • @up78anubhav
    @up78anubhav 2 года назад +2

    Very beautiful 🥰🥰😍😍

  • @MS-sw7hh
    @MS-sw7hh 3 года назад +2

    When you was in Turkmenistan ?

  • @ArnoldScwarzeneger
    @ArnoldScwarzeneger 3 месяца назад

    😊😊😊😊

  • @clottadams5028
    @clottadams5028 Год назад

    Turkmenistan looks like an awesome place to retire.

  • @ReynPangan-p5k
    @ReynPangan-p5k Год назад +1

    is that your brother?

  • @albertkrupp27
    @albertkrupp27 Год назад

    I spent two years working there for a Saudi company with John Deere equipment. 1994 to 1996 not even close to what it is now

  • @timmietz
    @timmietz Год назад

    Katherine, how many times did people in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan ask you if you were of Central Asian decent?

  • @grahamparker9470
    @grahamparker9470 3 года назад +8

    Imagine if the USA spent its wealth on its infrastructure..instead of keeping it in banks for the few..

  • @phongkanphay
    @phongkanphay Год назад

    I am curious about their "meats". What kind of meat is it? Not likely pork but was it beef, chicken, horse, or camel?

  • @gregorym9790
    @gregorym9790 3 года назад +2

    Greetings from Venezuela

  • @Npc10010
    @Npc10010 Год назад

    Do your parents also have the same tv announcer voice as you two?

  • @raspberryquartz6186
    @raspberryquartz6186 3 года назад +1

    would be cool if bts performed in the olympic stadium of turmenistan. but I don't think there are many Armys

  • @ravishankergkp
    @ravishankergkp 3 месяца назад

    Beautiful city

  • @MUKESHKUMAR-ex7ib
    @MUKESHKUMAR-ex7ib Год назад

    ❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @alwayssomewhere716
    @alwayssomewhere716 Год назад

    great video - subscribed

  • @Jaffar532
    @Jaffar532 2 года назад +1

    Very nice good work

  • @jochemb.1748
    @jochemb.1748 Год назад

    I wonder too, if there is anybody really living in these white palaces or are they only a kind of backdrop? Are the windows lighted in darkness?

    • @Kimsshi-w3v
      @Kimsshi-w3v Год назад

      yes, there is people, most of my relatives lives there

    • @JohnKBerry
      @JohnKBerry Год назад

      They don't it's a brutal dictatorship. The citizens leave far below the poverty line in the far reigns of the rural areas

  • @JamalUddin-px4yt
    @JamalUddin-px4yt 2 года назад +1

    wow

  • @ea6398
    @ea6398 3 года назад +2

    People do not living in the capital city marble apartment! This is just for show off !

  • @DazLongthorne
    @DazLongthorne 2 года назад +3

    Curious never saw any birds or nature - very weird

    • @clottadams5028
      @clottadams5028 Год назад

      It's largely a desert. In some really dry, arid environments, there's not even bugs, unless they're underground hiding from the sun.

  • @miadelmoro2558
    @miadelmoro2558 Год назад

    My daughters father is from Kazachstan and I remember being sick of Dill during pregnancy..Dill everywhere 😂

  • @nayaranisa-h2x
    @nayaranisa-h2x 5 месяцев назад

    I want to go there but i dont know how to go there,im from indonesia

  • @hellanimes3510
    @hellanimes3510 Год назад

    Thanks for sharing

  • @faygo12
    @faygo12 Год назад

    I would love to see the streets with my own eyes looks so wet. I like the buildings but it's too much white. They need something to break it up. Some contrast

  • @Godshonestruth
    @Godshonestruth 9 месяцев назад

    Tartaria. Free electric. An earthquake just happened to destroy 98% of all their buildings in the main city. Sure it was an earthquake? Sure it wasnt something akin to what happened in Hawaii

  • @antonfelice5284
    @antonfelice5284 Год назад

    Turkmenistan once hosted asian games, that's ehy there's a stadium

  • @mab3900
    @mab3900 3 года назад +1

    Can you only go there as a part of a tour group?

    • @KatherineStein
      @KatherineStein  3 года назад +5

      As far as I know, you can only travel to Turkmenistan easily as part of a guided tour group! However, they have been completely closed off to travel since the pandemic.

    • @mab3900
      @mab3900 3 года назад +1

      @@KatherineStein thank you for the reply! That's good to know, but yeah it's understanble and I am not planning on traveling now either. Are the other Central Asian countries only accessible on a tour? Which tour operator do you recommend?

  • @tugumecharles414
    @tugumecharles414 Год назад

    Hey come to Uganda too😢

  • @jausanjose7674
    @jausanjose7674 3 года назад +1

    No covid in turkmenistan?

  • @faygo12
    @faygo12 Год назад +1

    Which usa was as clean. But no people no mess

  • @atifmasood4
    @atifmasood4 3 года назад +3

    Can u visit our country??

  • @АсуланБакиров
    @АсуланБакиров 2 года назад

    Ассалямалейкум! Вы туркмены???)

  • @BurnedLeo
    @BurnedLeo 4 месяца назад

    Where have you disappeared?

  • @Helvett222
    @Helvett222 2 года назад +1

    It's nicer there than in North Korea

  • @SAyonara90
    @SAyonara90 Месяц назад

    3 thn gk upload