Is This Place Real? (Barentsburg)



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► SUBSCRIBE for daily travel videos: http://bit.ly/2hyQnZ1 ► TEXT ME! +1 310 349 3854 Did you know that there is an abandoned Russian settlement in the Arctic called Barentsburg? Wait until you see this!! Today was a wild adventure, to say the least. I took a 2 hour boat ride from Longyearbyen (the biggest town in Svalbard) which is under Norwegian control, over to Barentsburg (the second-biggest town in Svalbard) which is under Russian control. The two towns could not be any more different. After visiting 169 countries and more than 500 cities, I find Barentsburg to be the absolute most bizarre town in the world. It was purchased by the Soviet Union about 90 years ago from the Dutch because of the on-site coal mine... While there are about 400 Russian & Ukrainian miners still working here today, it's a failing business, and it's obvious that Russia keeps this place alive because they want a presence in the Arctic (think natural resources, trade routes, etc). Walking around Barentsburg gave me flash backs to North Korea. Abandoned buildings. Seemingly staged people and culture. I still can't quite wrap my head around this! If you enjoyed this video, please share it! It's one of my top 10 favorites I think. TEXT ME +1 310 349 3854 and I will respond :) Do you want exclusive travel advice, need help planning a trip or want a personalized shoutout? Request a custom video from me on CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/drewbinsky FIND ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ►FB: https://www.facebook.com/drewbinsky/ (I post daily videos there too!) ►IG: https://www.instagram.com/drewbinsky/ ►TW: https://twitter.com/drewbinsky MORE ABOUT ME: https://drewbinsky.com/about/ CONTACT ME: drew (at) drewbinsky (dot) com

Published by: Drew Binsky Published at: 4 years ago Category: مسافرت و حوادث