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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ค. 2024
- This trip to the St. Helena took place from 15 - 18 February 2020, before the major current travel restrictions. I do not encourage anyone to travel now. #StayHome. Here's a video with my thoughts on the current situation:
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St. Helena may just be one of my favorite places I’ve ever visited. The Saints are some of the kindest people I’ve ever come across in my travels. Because I had such a great time, I thought I’d try something different for this video about St. Helena.
I normally make videos here on TH-cam about airlines, but perhaps the most amazing part of aviation are the places it can take. Places like St Helena. So, in this video about St Helena, I’m trying a little experiment: Let’s check out some things on the ground in St Helena! We’ll explore some of the highlights of St. Helena and some of what I enjoyed while I was here. Let me know what you think about this experiment by leaving comments. I always appreciate feedback! And next week, I’ll post a more typical video about my return to the mainland.
St. Helena is home to epic history, out-of-this-world scenery, and incredible opportunities for intreprid travelers.
We’ll explore the infamous Jacobs Ladder, Napoleon’s two residences on St. Helena, some of the hiking available on the island, as well as some of the most amazing vistas.
This is my first attempt at a video about something unrelated to aviation, so I’d appreciate your feedback. I think it’s probably fair to say I need to expand my coverage of things like accomodations and food if I continue with this. Also, maybe I’ll do this on a separate channel. Anyway, let me know what you think of this first attempt. And, also, let me know if you’re heading to St. Helena once we can all travel again!
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Music:
Solaris - Marc Torch
Seasons of Change - Gavin Luke
Celebration - Lvly
Traditional Romantic Folksongs 4 - Traditional
Without a doubt we need more videos like this where you reveal the hidden gems of the globe!
As a St Helenian my self I absolutely love this video showing off our beautiful island
I thought there was no internet connection in island
@@interstellartraveller6135 we have Internet lol
@@karenokereke6594 hi Karen. Thank you for your reply. Are you still living there?
brown dirt on jamestown everywhere green.@@interstellartraveller6135
Love from Pakistan
I was the guy in the front going down the ladder from school😂
Loved the tour, but show more houses, perhaps a walk thru a city streets with shops and houses, Talk about the food and how they get it. What are the things the locals will want you to spend time and money on. And for the geeks. How does an island like that get its electrical power.
Agree with Andrew! Love the new spin, but dig in more! Another channel perhaps?
@@jimirwin81 yes i agree!
and what do they do there, are they fishing, farming, mining, just existing? but it was a pretty good first attempt.
Agreed. I wondered about the electricity and water as well. In a Google Maps tour, I believe I spotted a couple of wind turbine farms. As for water, I believe they collect rainwater, though I may be talking out of my a*s as I really don't know. I love the nerd-aspect of things as well.
@@bubblehead78 Yeah that must be one of the ways of collecting drink-able water for them. The island seems to be much better than Pitcairn so yeah it must've more alternatives than just collecting rain water.
And yeah info about electricity & internet is a must.
What to do on vacation? Walk, Eat, Drink, Sleep, Repeat.... During stay home: internet, eat, sleep, and eat some more. We need more videos!!
Is this some kind of consumer moto? Vacation -Walk Observe Enjoy Find a Muse Home: use the energy u collected and Create Upgrade Invent Grow...
It wasn't just Napoleon who didn't enjoy his stay on St.Helena! Around 6 000 Boer prisoners of war were kept on the island from 1900 to 1902.
Maybe to add King Dinizulu was exiled there as well .
Yes. The boers were prisoners of war. They were also thrown into concentration camps. The South African Boers are one of the most persecuted people, after the Jews. They are still the minority in South Africa today. Without them there would be no South Africa. Good luck to them and the daily violence and racism they are facing. We here in America wish the boers well.
My grandfather was a Saint and his father employed Boers on his farm.He never had a bad word to say about them.
Wow, did not know that
@@meta4282 That is the plan for US.
Loved your video tour! Seems like such a beautiful place to stay for like a months time! But unfortunately I’m asthmatic and all that walking!! Thank you for your “footage” of Jacob’s Ladder! I was climbing with you! A shame you were not there longer as your captivated audience are wanting more and more from you! Your narrations were impeccable, filled with imagery if we didn’t get enough of the pictures, your words took us over the edge! Thank you and look forward to your next trip!! Hugs! 😘
Want to Eventually go to St Helena. Looks like a great place to travel to
Hope you get there. It's incredible!
Me too!!! But get there on the mail boat!
Dying to come here
I wouldnt go there too far and idolated think in the middle of the Atlantic ocean and titanic sank there🙃
rehana k - Er, thousands and thousands of miles away in the North Atlantic.
Visited St Helena in Sep 2019. I was able to stay for 2 weeks and could have stayed much longer. I'm glad that you also found the Saints amazingly friendly. That is one of the things that I tell everyone when I talk about my trip. I stayed at the area known as the Briars, just really next door to the Pavillion. Many post walks including the hike to Diana's Peak. Just hanging out with the locals in the Standard, one of the pubs in town and watching Cricket and swapping stories is one of my most treasured memories of a once in a lifetime trip.
I'm a college student in my final year studying zoology and botany. I came across this channel because I've been looking up St. Helena a lot lately. I've managed to connect with biologists on the island as I was interested in the terrestrial invertebrates on the island. There was some plans to go there and assist in studies, but I also asked about specimen samples they have. I was going to be getting some in the mail to study for external and internal anatomy, but it looks like that has been postponed for now. Really want to visit and see the island myself in person one day.
I ran down Jacobs Ladder in 1981 and believe me once you pick up speed you can't stop.We visited again in 2016 on the RMS St Helena. Love this place.
Please make more of these travel videos Jeb! I thoroughly enjoyed it! It looks like a fascinating little island although I'd be particularly interested to visit where Napoleon spent his last years.
Thanks for watching Paul! You would love Longwood House. You practically feel Napoleon’s presence in there!
This has been a dream destination since middle school history class. I'm so happy the airport has made it possible to visit in the next few years. Great Video!
Definitely do this type of video again, I would love to see Ascension, Gibraltar and Falklands!!!
...oh and anywhere else you think is interesting, you seem a nice guy.
I was fortunate enough to visit St Helena by sea just before the airport was due to open, and watching this video brought back many happy memories.
I love these vlog type videos! Definitely keep them on this channel, no need for a whole separate channel. You’re one of the few channels I actually see consistently in the sub box.
Me in Quarantine- Binges Jeb’s Videos
Waiting....
Great video! St Helena has always been somewhere I’ve wanted to go and I’m so glad you made a travel video on it!
My daughter lived on St Helena for six months a good few years ago. She stayed with the George family, who are fellow Bahá'ís. She travelled all the way from the UK on the RMS St Helena - no airport in those days. It took two weeks to get to the island. And two weeks to get home again six months later. Thank you for your tour of St Helena, Jeb. It works although your climb up Jacob's latter left my legs feeling like jelly!
When you initially asked about doing travel vlogs I was behind it 100% and am glad. You've brought your own brand of wit and humour along with you ( if not even more of it) and it works well.
As I said before I think you are best placed to decide on whether you integrate the travel stuff into this channel or give it it's own space. That said there are some aviation enthusiasts who ive seen get a bit tetchy about the two subjects being mixed. I'm not one of them but ive certainly seen some negative comments on other creators channels.
I'd say keep it up and well a bit of diversification isn't a bad thing imho.
I love this videos. I love to travel in somebody else’s eyes. Would really love to see this type of content as well. St. Helena is beautiful.
What a stunning Island, I suppose we Brits knew what to keep hold of. Great upload again keeping me entertained during lockdown, hope your keeping safe.
Hi Jeb! I just wanted to say how informative and enjoyable your videos are to watch.keep up the good work ✈️
Jeb, I loved it! Please keep doing this on this channel! There really is no need for a separate one
Me: “Y’know, it’s not a bad place to be exiled to.”
(Realizes how isolated it is now, much less in the 19th Century)
So excited for this video! It’s nice that you are mixing up the content!
Thanks! It was a lot of fun to shoot and edit something different. Looking forward to reading your thoughts on how it can get better!
I definitely agree with you! St. Helena looks like an amazing place and is sure on my travel list! I’m glad you enjoyed it and shared it with us. A suggestion would be to maybe show us a bit more. You did fantastic and I hope you do some more videos like this in the future!
Preston’s Aviation its rlly nice there
St. Helena has been on my bucket list for a few years. Great video, I like this as much as your regular format.
I love videos from you airline geeks that feature the places you actually fly to !! Very good. My vote for you to do this more often, and to encourage other airline geeks to do the same.
*PLEASE NOTE* I took this trip before the current travel restrictions. I am no longer traveling and recommend the same for you. #StayHome! For the latest information about traveling to St. Helena, check this website: jeb.flights/HLEtravel
Start a travel/tour channel
That would be awesome
Falkland islands next ? Gibraltar ? Bermuda or Montserrat
The longer we stay home the fewer flying options will be available. Limited flights and limited destinations!
Jeb Brooks please fly to israel
thanks for the upload, keeps my travel bug going during the current restrictions. I do like the idea of ground videos. thanks!
Great video mate - you've found yourself a new career - on-air talent for travel videos. Keep it up and yes definitely want to visit St Helena now. cheers D
Thanks for watching, Dennis! Let’s count on booking a week there as soon as we’re on the other side of all of this!
Very well done video. It’s the sort of thing I wish more aviation bloggers would do. With all these travels, it’s nice to learn more about the destination.
Wonderfully edited and made. Well done again, Jeb! Looking forward to seeing you again in the skies, soon we all hope!!
A lots of things that I need to drop off my mind and let it fly away with Santa Helena refreshing wind 😌
Can't wait!
Jeb, love your content, and I really liked this "style" of video as well, your editing and frank approach are just great, keep up the awesome work!!
Thank you for showing everyone Saint Helena. It is most certainly in my bucket list.
A beautiful place, my grandmother and her family came from St. Helena before coming to South Africa, one of the places I'd like to visit one day. 😁
My family from St Helena too
My family also comes from saint helena
Erin Bennett omg same
Football in the 70's and 80's same my Gt grandmother if from here
My family does what’s the family last name
You didn't get the certificate but it was worth it for the amazing views. I definitely want to visit to climb them, Longwood House, hikes, and some birdwatching for the rare St Helena plover
Love the flight coverage, but this was a fantastic addition so we can see the destinations that we may never get to visit! Please keep them coming!
Delightful change. St. Helena is one of my bucket list places.
Thanks for this video. I first knew about St Helena when I read about Britain’s maritime empire. The British naval vessels would stop here before proceeding to Cape Town en route to India. The description about the island in that book that remains with me till today: “The climate was apparently so salubrious that sick men and unseasoned troops could recuperate and acclimatise quickly”. I really want to feel it one day.
I lived on St Helena from late 2009 to early 2022. Jamestown (sealevel) is warm all year round (occasionally hot) with the humidity seldom above 60%. In the interior (300-450 metres) is misty, cool and damp with humidity usually over 90%. Being in the tropics it should be much hotter, but the Trade Winds prevent the high temperatures. Interestingly, lightning and thunder occurs about every 20 years. Once, we saw lightning on the horizon, but never heard the thunder.
I actually had the opportunity to visit St Helena by boat in February 2018, which also happened to coincide with the last voyage of the RMS St Helena. The island threw a party down by the port which was a ton of fun. Can second Jeb’s claim the the locals are some of the friendliest people out there! One thing to mention is that the WiFi on the island is not what us mainlanders are used to-40 MB/s via satellite for all 4K population when I visited. Jeb’s hotel and Annie’s place had 2 of just 4 public WiFi hotspots in town, which I had to rely upon to communicate with the outside world. It ends up adding yet another (and actually welcome) layer to the isolation on this island. I know there’s been an effort to bring broadband to the island (though idk if Jeb had it when he was there). Also Jacob’s ladder will indeed punish the unprepared on the ascent... Jeb wasn’t kidding! Certainly I’d recommend going sooner rather than later because more tourism, broadband, etc will change the island. Cool video Jeb!
I just came across you channel recently. WOW. It is so original and unopinionated. It is so truthful and original. I'm from South Africa and have always fascinated about the extremes of our world. St Helena was one of them. I'm so glad you have made this video for us. I hope to visit there some day. Now its time for me to watch your other videos. Keep the up with the excellent content!
Thank you so much! Welcome to the channel!
Great idea to give a short video of the place that you are visiting. St Helena had been on my bucket list for a long time
I can’t wait!!
I really enjoyed it. I would like to have seen something of the accommodations and, if you mention a place to eat, something on that. St. Helena has been on my bucket list for a while. so I devour anything I can on it, which until lately, was not much.
Awesome video, Jeb! Love your aviation reviews, (As an huge Avgeek myself) but this video was awesome! If heard of this place before from other aviation channels, but after seeing this video, you’ve definitely put this place on my bucket list! Keep up the amazing content!
Oh I'm so glad you did this video!
I watched your video on your departure from St. Helena and thought: "Aw, it would have been nice to see what it looks like..."
My dad and I have been talking a lot about the place...not much is known.
So thank you! 👊
Well if tourism is on the rise here I suggest going before the locals get fed up :) Thx for the tour Jeb!
If you think St Helena is isolated, try Ascension Island!
How about Pitcairn Island?
On my list NOW!!! Looks Beautiful!!! Great Job Jeb!
I can't wait to take this trip. You did a great job Jeb.
Interesting video, but i’d like to see a little more of the town
Can you please do a video on the BTS of the ground staff at St Helena airport?.
Definitely make more, not only is it great to see how you get somewhere...but it’ll be great to see the places you go to! Great video!
Love it! Well done. More like it, please. Your videos are fun, enjoyable, and I love how real you are.
Perhaps more land-based videos with the channel's 'Creative Director', Jeb?
*Great* idea!!!
Some of my ancestors come from st Helena and I believe they still live there
God knows how many original people they killed to occupy this island... It's close to African continent....
I'm pretty sure all of these islands were uninhabited by humans until the 1700's.
With this video you just confirmed on why St. Helena is definitely on my bucket list of places to visit. Please keep doing this kind of videos on the places you visit in next.
My Dad was on Ascension for three years working as a crane operator and visited St Helena. I've always fancied seeing the island.
Reminds me of going to Lichtenstein. Nice nature, nice views, cute town, but I wouldn't recommend people to go out of their way to visit other than to just say "I've been there." I can't imagine anyone realistically trying to visit St Helena as a tourist unless they've been EVERYWHERE ELSE in the world ;). I enjoyed the video!
Zach Davidson, it is Liechtenstein
If you travel to especially rare and exotic destinations like St Helena, then a sightseeing video would be highly appreciated. But please don't bother for more ordinary places. Anyway, keep up your excellent work when the current difficulties are over. This is my second favourite aviation video, after your arch-rival Dennis Bunnik's channel. ;)
Hey Jeb! awesome video! Your videos are a nice escape from what is going on now! Once it is safe to travel again, please do continue videos such as this one as it was thoroughly enjoyed. I definitely want to go to St. Helena now!
See you on the ground too! Love this format Jeb. Keep it up!
I always have thought that you avgeeks/vloggers should explore and share where you're at. As far as I'm concerned you're not anywhere different if you don't leave the airport.
Absolutely agree. I understand that for many aviation bloggers their interest is in the plane, the airline, and the flight, but as a viewer it's very frustrating sometimes to see someone (not so much Mr. Brooks) fly on an airline I've never heard of to a city I've never heard of, in a country I've barely heard of and all I get to see at the destination is the airport. More videos like this would be very welcome.
No COVID-19 in St Helena as of Apr 11 :)
Jeb! Awesome video once again! I love this new exploratory touch in your videos and it surely keeps me going in confinement. Keep it up and stay healthy!
Your reports are always a treat. You show me places I cannot get to.
There is nothing we can do🙁
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Really nice to see some new videos from jeb - any content he makes is great
Thanks Jeb for that wonderful video. St Helena is definitely on my to do list.
This was a terrific post and makes one looking forward to visiting St. Helena. Hope you make some more videos of the places you visit. Thank you for sharing this one.
I love reading about Napoleon living here and your video made all the descriptions of the island come to life. Thank you.
Great work Jeb. Excellent selection of music to go with your narration. Loved it 👍🏾
Definitely on my bucket list,St Helena was home to my Maternal grandfather. He came to settle in Cape Town.Thank you for sharing,I can watch videos like these over and over beautiful beautiful scenery.Thank you for sharing Regards
So intriguing. I thought I was well versed but I knew nothing of this island. Thanks Jeb. I’d love more videos of the likes
That would be awesome to see more videos about the destinations you go to! Can’t wait to see more!
Thank you for showing us the beautiful island is st Helena 🙏😍 it's such a remote and magnificent place!!!
Thank you for keeping us entertained!!👍
Thank you! It is a great video. As an aviation-airliner enthusiast, I love airline related videos. However, this trip of yours is the perfect blend of both.
Really enjoyed being able to see St Helena with my own eyes having listened to the Extremities podcast series about the island recently. Thanks!
Love these types of videos Jeb! Keep up the great work!
Definitely keep this up Jeb! Bloody great video mate
St. Helena has been on my list for YEARS. I am really looking forward to hiking on the island someday!
Thank you so much for this❤️ my mums from st Helena, and I’ve always wanted to visit home and seeing home from your vlog is gorgeous
Loved it. I've always wanted to go to Tristan, St. Helena and Ascension....I love visiting remote and off-the-beaten-path islands. Thanks for sharing this and I look forward seeing more videos like this.
Wonderfully done ! Loved the video & presentation. Greatful to see the beauty of St Helena.
Brilliant. Loved this style of video Jeb. Thank you!
ABSOLUTELY keep doing this. Love all your videos!
Great change of pace. I think it adds a new dimension to your travel videos. I hope you keep doing videos like this.
More to come!
Wow, Jeb! Those are some amazing views from the top of those stairs!
yess you should definitely make more videos of these exotic destinations. Love your videos and yes St Helena is on my bucket list for a while .
I was in Saint Helena two years ago, with the same Airlink Embraer from Johannesburg, as you. Excellent videos! Keep posting videos of your past trips during these surreal times!
Places like this always interest me. They're not big bustling places with alot to do but more so quite low scale which makes it more admirable
Keep doing this kind of video. It's fun to watch and informative as well.
I visited St Helena in 2015 on delivery of a sailboat from Cape Town to Brazil. Thanks for the memories.
Amazing video as always, Jeb! I'd love to go to St. Helena one day!
Definitely impressed! Thank you so much I loved it!!! I would love to visit 💗💗💗💕💕💕
Absolutely awesome video Jen! You included plenty of local information that makes me want to make the effort to go when international travel resumes, hopefully someday in the next few years.