My grandad lived on little Diomede as an elementary school teacher with my grandmother. He lived there during the cold war era so he had a lot of great stories. He said that he could see soviet spies looking at him if he used binoculars from across the ice, and that the natives sometime traveled across the ice and talked to the Russians, and they would sometime bring messages to each other. There was also once a polar bear that lived underneath the elementary school that needed to be driven out.
@@kelseyc5715 Orville’s dad made an expedition in the 50’s on a skin boat with goods to trade with the Siberian Yupik, but when they passed Big Diomede, the Russians stopped them and held them for 54 days.
This is really cool. I toured North Korea about a decade ago and Diomede has always been next on my list for extreme places. I've been looking into this place for a while and never found something as detailed and genuine as this. Thank you so much! This video will help a ton with my planning
@@brandonmckay7769 Have to go to a north korean embassy and get permission, then cross the border through china I believe. It's not so hard for people that are from outside of the US.
Meanwhile the country that I want to visit so bad which I consider an extreme place as a Turkish citizen, is Cyprus lol. It's so close yet so difficult to visit. You have to visit Athens Greece first to obtain a tourist visa and that would take days, and that's if they approve it. I think it's a beautiful place and I wish I could visit someday.
Was randomly looking at Google maps and was fascinated by how these two islands were in the middle of the bering strait. I was pissed that I could not see any street view on diomede so I just went to find this video. Thank you!
A lot of people have been finding my video this way. I never thought so many people would be interested in these islands. And no famous youtubers have gone here, so I’m one of the few videos out there on this location.
@@JaysWorldTravels Also you did a great job on the video! You should definetely do more of such videos, exploring remote places and film some small documentaries on them! Combined with a bit better quality shots and editing (which you will automatically imrpove after time), you will be stunned how many people would be interested in your videos. All the best!!
Something I was wondering about: Do the residents of Little Diomede ever visit Big Diomede for any reason? Like to hunt, for instance? I realize the Russians have non-permanent residents stationed somewhere over there for at least part of the year, and that the indigenous inhabitants were forcibly relocated by Russia to the Russian mainland. I also wonder what happened to that community, btw.
If they want to visit their relatives, they have to go to mainland Siberia for that, which is a little further than big Diomede. They have annual reunions. Yes, only military is on big Diomede, about 200 people.
Hi, this is Jay. Nice to hear from you. That was a good visit of your island. I enjoyed those days. Send me a message by email or IG then we can stay in contact.
Thank you for sharing your story! I have been fascinated Diomede since I was a teenager. It is very difficult to get fly information from Nome to Diomede.
@@KOLYA7745 I don't know their schedule. But only when the ocean is frozen. When it's summer, you have to take a helicopter. Depends on your definition of expensive. Just check their website I guess for prices.
Thank you so much for this, super interesting. What do they do for money? Is it all cash? How do they earn an income to pay for laundry for example? Is there internet (i'm guessing satcom only) shared by the whole villiage?) Where does the power come from (generator? is fuel flown in then?) How many flights per day /week in and out? Thanks!
There are flights everyday as long as weather is good. Flights in the winter with the ice runway l and helicopter in the summer on the pad. Diesel is shipped in by boat for the generators. They earn their income from various jobs. I didn’t use internet there. They have cell towers at the top of the mountain for phones. They have a public shower in the laundrymat since there is no running water in the houses: only outhouse style toilets.
Thank you for making and sharing your video. I was very curious about this place. It was really interesting. Such a beautiful place and such lovely people.
Glad I could find this video. I was so curious about how is life over there after hearing about it in another video. Thanks for documenting and sharing it.
Yes, because it’s not a tourist destination. I was curious and went there. But it’s a challenge getting there. I went by plane, but now you can only get there by helicopter.
At 7:12 listen Why did he talk about alloy not being permitted? Are people arrested if they’re caught with alloy? Does this have something to do with the equator being so damn close? Please explain if you can.
Did the folks who you spoke to mention how often they go to Nome or Anchorage? The little girl seemed excited but also seemed like it was a fairly routine trip for her.
Hi all! I plan to cross the Bering Strait from Russia and get to Alaska in the city of Weles. What is the best time of year to cross the strait? What is the best transport to do this? who can advise me?
Well, if you want to cross on foot then you need to wait until the ocean freezes. Probably the best time is in the spring time when I went because it’s getting warm, yet it’s still frozen.
What type of internet and television did they have there, when you visited? This is seriously obscure part of the globe to get to and it always impressed people when I zoom (and zoom and zoom again) the map!
You just zoom on google maps? On a phone or desktop? They have towers on their mountain, so that’s how they get their communication there. This was in 2012. They must have better internet now.
Wow amazing and unique video.! Imagine new years eve there fireworks and then 23 hours later fireworks again. I'd imagine that both the villagers and soldiers do celebrate.
@@wedgeforehead8098 well because it gets way below freezing along with the snow storms and it would be very unlikely for russia to invade Alaska just because of the fact that russians border by alaska is hundreds of miles of unliveable conditions backed up by hundreds of miles of cold thick forests.
It's too harsh of an environment for a base plus it is just a big mountain. No place for anything. It was even dangerous for me to hike to the top of the mountain.
I intend to make a video for my channel one day, going to Diomende Island, could someone help me by telling me how to get there? There is a helicopter that goes there, but the company does not respond to emails sent.
It’s difficult to get there since tourists need a visitor’s permit. That’s probably why the company isn’t replying. They only cater to residents living there. No youtuber has ever managed to go there.
great footage, when you were there did you find that the people necessarily enjoyed the solitary way of life or moreso just accepted it because they didnt have options?
Greetings from Texas! Love to see how unique the largest state in the US looks. Would love to go up there but If I can barely handle New York’s winter, I would DIE in here. 😂😂
Greetings from Philadelphia, I’m assuming to go there, you must fly to Alaska. And then another small plane right? How expensive per night is to stay there in just curious?
To fly from Philly, first fly to Anchorage then to Nome then to Little Diomede. The small plane starts in Nome. There are no hotels there. Not sure how much it would be since I had friends there.
There are few videos from this island and I’ve notice other channels taking clips from my vlog. The Russian island is military, so definitely no videos from there.
The funny thing about this is that on the Russian island, the military, and on the American island, the locals and no military. It's as if they think one day the locals will attack the Russian island.) What upsets me more is how the Russians forcibly evicted the locals from this island. And resettled them so that they subsequently lost their native language.
@@temalovesyou на русском острове ратманова большой диамид имеются военные пограничники погран зона закрытая. А американском острове малый диамид крузенштерн тоже когда то были военные солдаты америки но они переехали чуть дальше но наблюдают за русскими.
Thanks Drew. Yeah, I didn’t even know where I was going to stay until I arrived. But I was determined to see this island, where I’ve wanted to go to for a long time. Only 100 people live in that village.
Great stuff! Have a video suggestion you might be interested in, visiting the most remote island in the world tristian de cunda. Look into it its pretty dope !!
@@JaysWorldTravels yessir no kidding, I believe 6 -8 days on a fishing boat that would be very tough, one of the most difficult places on earth to get too. But thats also why no other youtuber has been there. You can be the first man! Just think about what Neil Armstrong had to go thru, can't be worse than that lol
No, there are just 100 people there. Some of their jobs are just catching seals to eat for dinner. You don’t need much money to live up there since it’s subsistence living. You go find your food in nature.
I hope to get your reply. Can you see Russia on one side and Alaska on the other in diomede?How long does it take to go from diomede to Russia and how long does it take to go to the United States?
Alaska is a huge state over 3X the size of Texas, I recommend Southeast Alaska, a town called Juneau is really beautiful, it’s a rainforest down there and gets warm in the summer! Very nice and large native population
@@JaysWorldTravels wow i was in Reno.NV i was there for one month working at the Pumpkin Patch now im in California soon in April im going to visit my homeland country Thailand
1-I visited so many places because I had spare time. It cost on average $43/day. 2-I waited 10 years to upload the videos because I was so busy traveling that I had no time to edit them until now. I took 140 trips abroad over that time frame, so finally I’m able to catch up.
Yes, I’m still traveling. I was in St. Kitts, Antigua, St. Barth and now in Puerto Rico. Next will be Bolivia. I travel by plane, bus, and hitchhiking. Why? Because I’m curious to visit places I’ve never been to before. New airports, new towns, new islands. I especially like to discover something I’ve never seen before.
@@JaysWorldTravels I see. Thanks for the info. Are you the only YTer that actually visited here? Can't find anyone else so it's awesome that you made a video about it!
Man i hope you can live normally with that travels you make, i hope your Channel getmore viewers, i’m in France, was looking on the google map, Wales airport, after diomede island and i find you. Good luck dude
It seems like most of us are just interested in geography and try to learn new things using google maps or something similar. Personally, I was looking at how far Alaska is from Russia and found out two islands were in between. The one being inhabited was the one I searched on TH-cam for and landed on your video. Thanks for killing everyone’s curiosity with this video!
My grandad lived on little Diomede as an elementary school teacher with my grandmother. He lived there during the cold war era so he had a lot of great stories. He said that he could see soviet spies looking at him if he used binoculars from across the ice, and that the natives sometime traveled across the ice and talked to the Russians, and they would sometime bring messages to each other. There was also once a polar bear that lived underneath the elementary school that needed to be driven out.
Nice history.
Thank you for this info, so interesting!
Talk with russian ? How russian they can’t speak english
@@soufiane726 The Natives probably also knew Russian, but the Russians could've known English.
How did you get there I am very interested.
Was randomly zooming into remote places on google maps and found this island. You look a lot like David Bowie. Thanks for the footage!
People still say I look like him. Thanks for stopping by.
That’s the same reason i found this video too!
Same, i do the google maps thing often 🤣
I also do this!
Me too
2:34 I couldn't help laughing at such a lost handshake. Still, very sincerely, you have great and interesting content!
I know, but I just moved on.
Lol also "I liked the story you told about your dad getting captured by the Russians"... Uhhhhh hahaha
@@kelseyc5715 Orville’s dad made an expedition in the 50’s on a skin boat with goods to trade with the Siberian Yupik, but when they passed Big Diomede, the Russians stopped them and held them for 54 days.
Lmao he's a typical native old man
😂😂😂😂
Thanks for uploading this! Was super curious about daily life at this place. The people here seem so sweet
Yes, it was interesting. I should have stayed longer than 2 days.
I am here for the same reason
life seems to suck
@@PlasticPellets u ok bro?
@@kennghost not my life....life in that cold, gloomy town
This is really cool. I toured North Korea about a decade ago and Diomede has always been next on my list for extreme places. I've been looking into this place for a while and never found something as detailed and genuine as this. Thank you so much! This video will help a ton with my planning
Thanks for the comment.
How you get to North Korea
@@brandonmckay7769 Have to go to a north korean embassy and get permission, then cross the border through china I believe. It's not so hard for people that are from outside of the US.
Meanwhile the country that I want to visit so bad which I consider an extreme place as a Turkish citizen, is Cyprus lol. It's so close yet so difficult to visit. You have to visit Athens Greece first to obtain a tourist visa and that would take days, and that's if they approve it. I think it's a beautiful place and I wish I could visit someday.
Enjoyed your tour. Thanks for sharing as I could never desire a place so cold.
Thanks for watching. I enjoyed sharing my trip.
This place has fascinated me ever since I first heard about it many years ago. So nice to finally see some footage of it.
Yeah, I’m surprised I’m the only one who went there.
Man, I always dreamed of visiting remote places like this. Love from the Philippines!
Thanks Jayson
@@JaysWorldTravels You're welcome Sir! 🤙
That’s crazy! You stood between the international dateline! Very, very few people will ever have that experience.
That’s true. It takes a lot of effort to reach such a spot in the world. Apparently there is an easier spot in Fiji.
@@JaysWorldTravels could you give some details on how you went about getting there?
Was randomly looking at Google maps and was fascinated by how these two islands were in the middle of the bering strait. I was pissed that I could not see any street view on diomede so I just went to find this video. Thank you!
A lot of people have been finding my video this way. I never thought so many people would be interested in these islands. And no famous youtubers have gone here, so I’m one of the few videos out there on this location.
@@JaysWorldTravels Also you did a great job on the video! You should definetely do more of such videos, exploring remote places and film some small documentaries on them! Combined with a bit better quality shots and editing (which you will automatically imrpove after time), you will be stunned how many people would be interested in your videos. All the best!!
@@recration My next idea was to post my trip to Christmas Island, Australia, which is off the beaten path.
EXACTLY how I got here. Wow lol.. now I'm on Wikipedia reading up on it some more.
It’s 1:30 am and I have no idea how I got here lol lovely content!
Was it a recommendation? Some people find this video when looking on google earth.
I was actually looking up how to count Euros 😂
Something I was wondering about: Do the residents of Little Diomede ever visit Big Diomede for any reason? Like to hunt, for instance? I realize the Russians have non-permanent residents stationed somewhere over there for at least part of the year, and that the indigenous inhabitants were forcibly relocated by Russia to the Russian mainland. I also wonder what happened to that community, btw.
If they want to visit their relatives, they have to go to mainland Siberia for that, which is a little further than big Diomede. They have annual reunions. Yes, only military is on big Diomede, about 200 people.
Hi jay! I’m on my older sisters account but I’m that little girl that was heading to anchorage, but dang it’s crazy to see myself and my home.
Hi, this is Jay. Nice to hear from you. That was a good visit of your island. I enjoyed those days. Send me a message by email or IG then we can stay in contact.
You've got no idea how awesome this video is. Thank you!
Thanks. I was also happy to reach this remote island.
Thank you for sharing your story! I have been fascinated Diomede since I was a teenager. It is very difficult to get fly information from Nome to Diomede.
Yeah, you just fly on Bering Air to get there. I also wanted to go there for a long time.
Do they fligh everyday? Is it expensive?
@@KOLYA7745 I don't know their schedule. But only when the ocean is frozen. When it's summer, you have to take a helicopter. Depends on your definition of expensive. Just check their website I guess for prices.
I was reading some Wikipedia and got interested in the Diomedes, so I checked TH-cam and I was surprised a regular person just went there. Cool.
Yeah, I’m just a regular person who goes places. It’s my hobby. Now in Key West. Greetings!
Thanks for sharing. I plan to go there next year. Super Thumbs up 👍🏼
I hope you make it. I haven’t met anyone else who has gone to visit that island. It’s such an obscure place, but definitely interesting.
Seems harsh condition to live there. My Jersey winter were tough but this is brutal. Lovely people. Cheers from FLA!
Yeah, it’s hard life up there, but they stay because it’s home for them.
So how does the night look like? Is it day ok one side and morning on the other? Or does day and night never occur out there?
It’s daytime in the summer and nighttime in the winter.
Thank you so much for this, super interesting. What do they do for money? Is it all cash? How do they earn an income to pay for laundry for example? Is there internet (i'm guessing satcom only) shared by the whole villiage?) Where does the power come from (generator? is fuel flown in then?) How many flights per day /week in and out? Thanks!
There are flights everyday as long as weather is good. Flights in the winter with the ice runway l and helicopter in the summer on the pad. Diesel is shipped in by boat for the generators. They earn their income from various jobs. I didn’t use internet there. They have cell towers at the top of the mountain for phones. They have a public shower in the laundrymat since there is no running water in the houses: only outhouse style toilets.
This is TH-cam all about. Thank you for this. Blowing kisses all the way from the Philippines. 😊❤
Thanks for the kisses all the way from Paris.
Thank you for making and sharing your video. I was very curious about this place. It was really interesting. Such a beautiful place and such lovely people.
Yes, it was a nice place to visit and I realized that people even in the most remote places are friendly.
Glad I could find this video. I was so curious about how is life over there after hearing about it in another video. Thanks for documenting and sharing it.
Sure, anytime. I’m glad you enjoyed my video. I didn’t realize it would gain so much attention.
The place looks unlivable but very interesting at the same time.
Yes, very interesting
I really enjoyed watching this! Thank you. I’d love to visit one day.
Thanks for watching
This is why I open youtube for. Thank you.
Thanks for your support.
It is extremely hard to find videos on this place.
Yes, because it’s not a tourist destination. I was curious and went there. But it’s a challenge getting there. I went by plane, but now you can only get there by helicopter.
YT shorts sent me here, crazy to me that infrastructure was even able to be built there, transporting material must of been hell.
I never made shorts. Someone must have taken my footage. But thanks for stopping by.
@ oh no, no one took your footage they talked about the town. So I looked it up and found this in my search! Dw
Thanks for the clarification.
So interesting!! Id love to see more
I only went to diamede once, but I went to barrow many times.
Just stumbled upon this on Google maps while checking out tiny islands. Looked on here after seeing the old plane wreck on the big island.
Yeah, a lot of people find this off google maps.
Jay, thank you for showing these remote places.
I wish you a lot of success. :)
Thanks, this channel will become better.
At 7:12 listen
Why did he talk about alloy not being permitted? Are people arrested if they’re caught with alloy? Does this have something to do with the equator being so damn close? Please explain if you can.
He was talking about himself being allergic to metal alloys, so he cannot wear anything metal.
Did the folks who you spoke to mention how often they go to Nome or Anchorage? The little girl seemed excited but also seemed like it was a fairly routine trip for her.
Yes, they travel often to town. At least one family member will go. There is daily plane service.
Thanks Buddy for showing us this incredible island. I am really surprised to see this island.
Yes, it was an interesting island to visit.
I zoomed in maps and found that little village, and the isle. I looked in TH-cam and found you.
I didn’t realize so many people would find my video.
@@JaysWorldTravels please please tell me how you managed to travel so much. I never knew it was possible Wishing you all the best!
@@markfromthefuture477 The secret to being able to travel is knowing how to budget.
I did exactly the same
Hi all! I plan to cross the Bering Strait from Russia and get to Alaska in the city of Weles. What is the best time of year to cross the strait? What is the best transport to do this? who can advise me?
Well, if you want to cross on foot then you need to wait until the ocean freezes. Probably the best time is in the spring time when I went because it’s getting warm, yet it’s still frozen.
Wales is very far man you better be well prepared
Watching from the Philippines! This a great info, wow
Wow, far away!
Can they vote in the election? Does policy effect them at all? Do they have cable to see what’s going on in the world?
Yes, the government assists them.
Thank you for documenting this
No worries. Thanks for watching.
Very cute video! Thanks for sharing
Thanks for supporting my channel
thanks for this video mate, always was wondering about how people live in such distant places.
you aren't local?
I was visiting the area.
No, I’m not a local, but I like talking with locals.
What type of internet and television did they have there, when you visited? This is seriously obscure part of the globe to get to and it always impressed people when I zoom (and zoom and zoom again) the map!
You just zoom on google maps? On a phone or desktop? They have towers on their mountain, so that’s how they get their communication there. This was in 2012. They must have better internet now.
Hope your channels gets big we need this type of stuff mainstream.. most people don’t know Russia is actually a neighbor to the usa 😂😂
Oh yes, Russia is our neighbor just like Canada and Mexico. People here were peaceful.
Wow amazing and unique video.!
Imagine new years eve there fireworks and then 23 hours later fireworks again. I'd imagine that both the villagers and soldiers do celebrate.
That’s the idea, but I don’t even know if they do fireworks since it would be so costly to transport them up to that remote island.
Idk why i like the idea of living in very remote areas like this one!
It’s always fun being isolated and then coming back to civilization.
This is so interesting! I was very curious about how do those people live there. It looks so depressing to me but good that they look nice and calm.
Thanks for the comment
How did you get to visit the island? Can anyone just book a trip there, where did you sleep?
I got there on Bering Air. You need permission to enter. I slept at a local family house.
I’m surprised we don’t have a military base here
It would be a horrible spot for a military base
@@chaoscausespeace5947 why?
@@wedgeforehead8098 well because it gets way below freezing along with the snow storms and it would be very unlikely for russia to invade Alaska just because of the fact that russians border by alaska is hundreds of miles of unliveable conditions backed up by hundreds of miles of cold thick forests.
@@chaoscausespeace5947 and that’s why there isn’t one there
It's too harsh of an environment for a base plus it is just a big mountain. No place for anything. It was even dangerous for me to hike to the top of the mountain.
I intend to make a video for my channel one day, going to Diomende Island, could someone help me by telling me how to get there? There is a helicopter that goes there, but the company does not respond to emails sent.
It’s difficult to get there since tourists need a visitor’s permit. That’s probably why the company isn’t replying. They only cater to residents living there. No youtuber has ever managed to go there.
I would like to visit this place some day. So cool, thanks for sharing bro🙂
Few people visit this place.
You're not visiting this place 🤣
8:11 just a small suggestion but adding subtitles here would have been helpful with all the wind drowning in the background. Great videos though!
Good idea. Maybe when I make my professional edit for my main channel, I’ll consider your suggestion.
great footage, when you were there did you find that the people necessarily enjoyed the solitary way of life or moreso just accepted it because they didnt have options?
They liked it there because they are with family. You can live anywhere when you have family around.
house looks like an awesome movie set
Never thought of that
thanks for this video bro, cheers from the philippines, u deserve more subscribers
Thanks man, greetings from Atlanta
im from middle east but i dont know why im here. It is interesting place XD
Thanks for stopping by my channel.
It’s 4am and i don’t know how and why I’m here lol
@@mondohdz531 I don't know either because this isn't even a popular channel. I'm surprised you even found this video.
@Adam Schmidt Thanks for stopping by. Probably no Austrians have gone to Diomede yet.
Netherlands, Amsterdam. Really don’t have any clue what i’m doing here
There is very little footage from russia/usa ice border. thank you for your work
You’re welcome. Coming to think about it, your right. Not many tourists come here even though it was high on my list to see this place.
Interesting video. The people of Wales seem really nice. Thank you.
Little Diomede. Wales is on the mainland.
That place looks beautiful. A real paradise.
Thanks Suzz. It was really peaceful and quiet there.
What do they do when they have to flush the toilet if pipes are frozen??
They use outhouses still. No need for plumbing.
They can see Russia from their house!
No duh John Webb
@@brianwebb7301 it’s a joke, no need to be rude!
It's not a joke. You could see Russia 3 miles away.
@@JaysWorldTravels the reference was a joke… obviously they can actually see it from there! 🙄
@@johnwebb4655 Yes, good joke then.
Greetings from Texas!
Love to see how unique the largest state in the US looks. Would love to go up there but If I can barely handle New York’s winter, I would DIE in here. 😂😂
Nice to see that Texans are watching my channel. I guess just dress warm when you come to Alaska. Greetings from Germany now.
Oooooff - I'm the total opposite! I feel like dying during the summers in Germany.
Another Texan here. Had no clue we border russias beach azz
great Video thanks !!! greetings from Australia
Far away. I was about to fly to Sydney tonight, but couldn’t get that online visa in time.
Nice content ! So surprised to see how close Russia and USA actually is
Definitely, that’s why I went to see it with my own eyes.
Greetings from Philadelphia, I’m assuming to go there, you must fly to Alaska. And then another small plane right? How expensive per night is to stay there in just curious?
To fly from Philly, first fly to Anchorage then to Nome then to Little Diomede. The small plane starts in Nome. There are no hotels there. Not sure how much it would be since I had friends there.
@@JaysWorldTravels thank you for your response, I wasn’t expecting it!
@@jcmiami78 They say replying to comments is good for the analytics and since I'm a small channel, I'm trying to grow it.
Thank you. Very interesting video. I was looking for information or a video about a Russian island nearby, but the information is minimal.
There are few videos from this island and I’ve notice other channels taking clips from my vlog. The Russian island is military, so definitely no videos from there.
The funny thing about this is that on the Russian island, the military, and on the American island, the locals and no military.
It's as if they think one day the locals will attack the Russian island.)
What upsets me more is how the Russians forcibly evicted the locals from this island. And resettled them so that they subsequently lost their native language.
@@temalovesyou The 100 locals on the Alaskan side were told to notify the military down in Anchorage if they see anything.
@@temalovesyou на русском острове ратманова большой диамид имеются военные пограничники погран зона закрытая. А американском острове малый диамид крузенштерн тоже когда то были военные солдаты америки но они переехали чуть дальше но наблюдают за русскими.
This is next level bro. Takes some balls to do something like this. Don’t think I could go somewhere so remote. Very interesting!
Thanks Drew. Yeah, I didn’t even know where I was going to stay until I arrived. But I was determined to see this island, where I’ve wanted to go to for a long time. Only 100 people live in that village.
@@JaysWorldTravels what do they do for sewage and garbage disposal?
Hello i have a question bro. I'm in russa and i want to see little diomede can i crosse the big diomede ?
No, there are 200 soldiers on big Diomede watching that nobody crosses. You will need permission before you go. I don’t know who to call, though.
How did you get to the island and back to the mainland
By airplane in the winter or helicopter in summer.
Greeting from Cambodia 🇰🇭❤️
Your account is based off a US president but you're Cambodian?
@@codefk8711 Yeah 😅😅
Wow, far away you found my video.
Cool
You may have mentioned it but I didn't hear: What is the price of electricity?
I don’t recall asking about it. But it’s all diesel generators.
Wow super beautiful place 🎉🎉🎉
Definitely, I love snow and ice!
Fascinating! I wonder how they are all doing now
I haven’t talked with them lately, but I’ll check. I saw your IG following. Thanks.
😊❤I am from Yemen. I want to cross Alaska from Russia. Is this possible?
Are you in Russia now? Getting the visa for Russia might be more difficult.
@@JaysWorldTravelsNo, I am in Saudi Arabia, I want to travel
@@qwerqw9756 I would suggest you start traveling locally first.
@@JaysWorldTravelsDo you have an email to contact you or a Facebook account?
@@qwerqw9756 You can find all that on my About Page.
Do the inhabitants have US citizenship?
Yes, of course
Great stuff! Have a video suggestion you might be interested in, visiting the most remote island in the world tristian de cunda. Look into it its pretty dope !!
Yeah, I want to go there, but there aren’t any flights, so it’s more challenging.
@@JaysWorldTravels yessir no kidding, I believe 6 -8 days on a fishing boat that would be very tough, one of the most difficult places on earth to get too. But thats also why no other youtuber has been there. You can be the first man! Just think about what Neil Armstrong had to go thru, can't be worse than that lol
This video should have WAY more views.
Yeah, I don’t know why, but it was an interesting trip nonetheless.
Are there any jobs on the island?
No, there are just 100 people there. Some of their jobs are just catching seals to eat for dinner. You don’t need much money to live up there since it’s subsistence living. You go find your food in nature.
I hope to get your reply. Can you see Russia on one side and Alaska on the other in diomede?How long does it take to go from diomede to Russia and how long does it take to go to the United States?
You just see big diomede island, which is owned by Russia. It is 3 miles away, so you could walk over the ice in an hour.
is there good wifi at diomedes? do i need air conditioning?
I didn’t use wifi there. We had heat, but not sure about air conditioning.
How much did it cost to get there.
Just book a flight on Bering Air from Nome.
I am hearing birds ,how do those birds survive with all that ice ?
What part of the video has birds?
@@JaysWorldTravels When he was talking to the man with the polar bear pelt hanging outside .
What if we move towards big diomede
Not logical
@JaysWorldTravels mean when there is complete ice coverage
@@Flochforster123 I understand now
was a nice watch ! thanks
Sure, anytime
I really want to visit this place. I wonder if they have covid?
Alaska is a huge state over 3X the size of Texas, I recommend Southeast Alaska, a town called Juneau is really beautiful, it’s a rainforest down there and gets warm in the summer! Very nice and large native population
Probably not. They are really isolated.
Covid was just the flu anyway. Not a big deal
Where's the Church?
Good point, I must have overlooked that.
He didnt shook his hand 😢 2:35
Maybe he didn’t see it.
can you walk from small diomede to the big diomede with out US Passport or can you get into trouble?
They told me it’s not allowed.
@@JaysWorldTravelsim just wondering are you in littie diomede now?
@@theasoung8389 No, I left. I'm in Nevada now.
@@JaysWorldTravels wow i was in Reno.NV i was there for one month working at the Pumpkin Patch now im in California soon in April im going to visit my homeland country Thailand
in the winter you can walk from the US to Russia since the water between the Diomede islands freeze
Correct
1. How did you visit so many places in 2010-2012 like holy crap how much did that cost.
2. Why are you waiting 10+ years to upload these?
1-I visited so many places because I had spare time. It cost on average $43/day.
2-I waited 10 years to upload the videos because I was so busy traveling that I had no time to edit them until now. I took 140 trips abroad over that time frame, so finally I’m able to catch up.
That interview at 2:34 is like something from a cult comedy movie like Napoleon Dynamite
He told me so much information before the interview, so I was mainly recapping the main points.
@@JaysWorldTravels You handled it really well. I feel for you, some contributors open up until the camera starts rolling.
Is there a hotel there ? And how did you get there through plane ?
No hotel. I stayed with a local elder. I got there with Bering Air from Nome.
how/why do you travel around the world? are you still traveling now?
Yes, I’m still traveling. I was in St. Kitts, Antigua, St. Barth and now in Puerto Rico. Next will be Bolivia. I travel by plane, bus, and hitchhiking. Why? Because I’m curious to visit places I’ve never been to before. New airports, new towns, new islands. I especially like to discover something I’ve never seen before.
Do they have running water there?
Only at the laundromat, where the public showers are.
This is fascinating. Hope u guys are doing well.
Yep, it’s still peaceful there.
Do they have access to internet there?
Yes, but it’s slow. I didn’t use internet while I was there, though.
2:34 He left u hanging!!!! omg lol
I know!! Why!?
We all know.
Why would you tie your dogs with a wire that too such a little wire they don’t even have enough room to walk around.
Yeah, I’m not sure. I didn’t notice it until you pointed it out. Good point.
I've noticed that too.
Do people still speak Inupiaq over there?
Yes, it’s their native language.
@@JaysWorldTravels I was wondering how many people speak and use it often but since their accent is American I assume they speak English more.
@@MrAllmightyCornholioz They speak their local language with their family, but English with people who don't know Inupiaq.
@@JaysWorldTravels I see. Thanks for the info. Are you the only YTer that actually visited here? Can't find anyone else so it's awesome that you made a video about it!
Yeah, I’m the only one. You have to know people to go there. It’s like visiting a family because only 100 people live on the island.
What do people do in Diomede that they can afford the cost?
That’s a good question, but with 100 people, I wonder if there are even 50 jobs. I’m guessing there are around 30 jobs in that village.
Man i hope you can live normally with that travels you make, i hope your Channel getmore viewers, i’m in France, was looking on the google map, Wales airport, after diomede island and i find you.
Good luck dude
So how do you find my videos? They are on google maps?
It seems like most of us are just interested in geography and try to learn new things using google maps or something similar. Personally, I was looking at how far Alaska is from Russia and found out two islands were in between. The one being inhabited was the one I searched on TH-cam for and landed on your video. Thanks for killing everyone’s curiosity with this video!
@@jayfromdalower3795 same here buddy,😂