Tourists Stuck In IRAN During The Protests
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 มิ.ย. 2024
- We got stuck in Iran and our passports were taken away during the protests.
In this video, we tell the whole story of our Iran travel journey and show you one of the most challenging moments in our years of traveling the world.
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We are Joe and Liisu, relatively new to TH-cam but really excited to be a part of this community. We live small and sustainably in my home on wheels (a lovely van called Freyja) and from time to time out of our backpacks (we have not named the backpacks yet). On this channel, we ask you to join us on our travel adventures off the beaten track where we show you the beauty of untouched nature and wander into places most tourists don't dare to go.
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When I saw the van get stuck, my heart almost stopped. You both are really strong and brave!
I believe that the god of luck will always be on your side! Thank you very much for sharing! 👍🥰🙏
Hahh, it sure was a great adventure. And you are right, luck has also stayed with us through the whole journey.
We try to offer kindness to everyone on our journey and usually the world answers us with the same.
Hugs from Pakistan!
@@WildVikingTravels Yes, treat other people as you hope they will treat you. Thanks a lot for letting me know! You are very nice! Have a great travel in Pakistan! 🙏
@@giannishen- they are naïve. It’s sad. 😢
@@idratherbeflying3428 You are more naive.
WOW, Thanks!!!
and like I said before: You made the most realistic picture of this country and I'm so grateful.
Thanks for the kind words and support!
We just described our own experiences as it was and glad to hear it was accurate and realistic 😁
This video deserves all the likes in the world! Huge respect to you guys!
Glad you found some good people that helped you out - keep safe
Thanks for the kind words and glad to hear that you enjoyed the journey! 🙏😊
Iran is actually full of wonderful people and we hope that one day we might be able to visit it again!
Best wishes from Pakistan!
@@WildVikingTravels Yes! Hopefully next time in a free and prosper Iran 🙏😊 Hugs from Sweden
@@SereneWaves1111 Iran has been free &prosperous since 40 years ago although of all anti propaganda against it .
i would visit you guys in iran when you visited the country, but i literally got introduced to your channel 7 hours ago and since then i've been watching all of your videos. seems like i found my new favorite youtube traveller. love you and your channel from Tehran,Iran. have a great journey in pakistan and india, my hopes and prayers are with both of you.
Heyhey!
So glad to hear that you are enjoying the videos!
Hahh, hope we can meet you one day in free iran 😊😁.
All the best to you!
Hugs from Pakistan!
@@WildVikingTravelshugs from Iran great couple😊
Watching from New Zealand. This was insightful. You made it interesting. Thanks.
bless you! that was a crazy story. good travels!
Heyhey.
Gald you enjoyed the journey!
Best wishes from Pakistan!
Beautiful country! 🇮🇷 The people of Iran 🇮🇷 are generous and kind. -j
Jason!
So nice to see your comment again 😁🙏.
I totally agree!
It is a beautiful country with much to offer
@@WildVikingTravels where are you guys nowadays?
We are in Pakistan.
Probably a week more here and then heading east 😁👍
@@WildVikingTravels all the way to Japan.
WOW sorry to hear you got stuck. I think the place is so big you need a local to guide you through the country.
Ohh it was rough time for sure, but made like Liisu says: it's eighter a good time or good story 😁.
But for sure it always nice to discover with a local
Soon we will make our Iran a free country once again
Like what we were 2600 years ago
Hope to see you back in a free iran
Islamic Republic is not representing my beautiful country
Woman life freedom ✌️
Nice vid🔥🔥👌
Glad you enjoyed the video!
We hope that soon we get to visit free iran!
You just repeat propaganda of enemies of Iran which they have not tolerated freedom of Iran since 40 years ago .
Maybe not the best time but a great story! Amazing perseverance
Hahh, surely timing was not the best this time!
Glad you enjoyed the video!
Oh my, watched most of this through my fingers, feeling anxious for you even though know of course you did get out in one piece 🙈 That was one hell of a trip!
Amazing ancient buildings 😍
Heyhey!
Hahh so true, we felt the same being there. There was always something happening 😅.
Hugs from Pakistan!
vilken äventyr vilken härlig resa👍👍👍
At least you got stuck in the safest country in the world.
It's a pleasure to be there
Sure
Yes so many castle and temple not mark in map and nobody doesn't now about them
That is so true, hope one day historians can find out the truth!
Hello - Interesting content. We just came back from road trip to Iran too. Cheers from Poland - stay connected.
How did you find Iran and what was your experience like?
hi respect to you guys :) love you
Heyhey.
Glad you enjoyed the video!
And thanks for the kind words!
Hugs from Pakistan!
Hello, awesome video! , I have a question, Do you recommend right now traveling to Iran to make vlogging videos with a goPro or Iphone?? Is it safe?? Or Can I get jailed because of that??
Thank you! There is a risk related to it but filming in Iran was not a problem for us or fellow travelers we met. So in Dec / Jan the risk was small enough. The locals advised us just to stay away from protests, not to film them and not to take pictures of military buildings to stay safe and out of jail. Hope this helps.
Miss you guys. hope u are save and healthy 💓 💖
Heyhey.
We are doing good!
Hugs from Pakistan!
Stay safe and well x
Thank you for the kind words!
watching your videos allways 🎉❤as iranian love you guys so much ❤❤❤❤
Thank you ❤️❤️
Wow. Always take care
Thank you brother!
Warm welcome, I wish you the best 🙂
Thank you!
We are so happy to have had this opportunity to see Iran!
I saw your van today in roads of Lahore, Pakistan 🇵🇰 and you guys stuck in traffic. I watch your content and documentary + adventures style of vlog is amazing ❤. In short videos you guys put so much effort. Your videos should get millions of views. Keep it up 👍 Lots of Love from Pakistan 🇵🇰 ❤
Thank you for the kind words!
We will post our first video from Pakistan this Thursday 😁👌.
Hope you will join the adventure through TH-cam 🇵🇰😊
I will wait for your video. I'm moto vlogger from LAHORE. Let me know on instagram if you need my help in LAHORE. You are our guest ❤️
Hey Joe and Liisu that a was a rough time But ye met some beautiful people who came to your Rescue ..😍 how long of an Extension on the Visa did ye get ? 🤔 Stay Free and Safe Travels 👍😍
Heyhey.
Yes, now looking back iran was such a beautiful country and we hope to one day go back.
We got 30 days extensions but only used 10 days of it.
So overall we spent 40 days in Iran 😁
@@WildVikingTravels don't forget to make sure ye Don't get DIRTY DIESEL ... in Pakistan 🇵🇰 😍
Take care, my friends!
Thanks, will do 😁🙏
amazing bro ...
Thank you so much 😀
Possibly the worst time to choose to travel to Iran. I mean the country is experiencing political turmoil. I can't barely call my parents via WhatsApp. Due to restrictions from the government.
Toally agree, we hope to one day visit iran on a much better time 😁👍
I have been stuck in Iran my entire life 😢
Thank you for showing vulnerabiliry Joe! I think its important as men to Show emotions!
I totally agree!
Thank you for the kind words!
Hi I'm Vicky from Jalandhar Punjab I meet you in wagha border yesterday
Hey, Vicky!
It was so fun to meet you at the border ceremony.
Hope you are doing well!
Welcome to Iran 👍
It was our pleasure visiting this beautiful country!
Did Werner Herzog narrate this?
What did u end up paying when u exchanged your currency ? I'm curious to know. Also why didn't u go to big cities like Tehran ?
We got 38500 for 100 eur so it was quite bad.
Teheran was away from our route and we didn't want to spend too much time in big cities during the protest.
@@WildVikingTravelsYou mean 38,500 tomans(385,000 Rials) per 1 Euro? 1Euro=38,500 tomans (385,000 Rials)
bro im from california, my dad was born there. he wants me to go visit with him but idk. seems scary even as an iranian
Maybe wait until the situation is calmer?
@@WildVikingTravels honestly the way its going, its hard to say if that day will come anytime soon. Leadership is hell bent on making sure no one can push them out.
Your fear is due to American propaganda against Iran which probably won't end during your lifetime anyway there are numerous Iranian American born or residents Iran without facing any problem , the best way you don't care about American propaganda against Iran which if you visit Iran as normal tourist without breaking rules so you won't face any problem.
can not belive how you been careless with driving on sand with that van
I wish you guys luck , Love from iran
Thank you for sharing the journey.
As you experienced the social vibe of Iran, there are a minority of people in my country who got stuck in their past the Mullahs and their followers are thinking that they can solve the problems of today's Iran using stories of 1400 years ago, they have not any logical reason for their cheap thoughts and unfortunately, they are in complete power(when I was younger I used to go to the mosque, pray and read Quran every day, also I read many basic and advance book for the Islamic faith, in my point of view the Islam is not logical at all.)
The Islamic Republic of Mullahs officials shut down the Internet, arrest people, and torture men and women in custody just because of their fair demands: freedom and democracy.
The conservatives are a small portion of people but they see themself as higher civilians and others as animals, they get themselves permission to command others to what to eat, what to drink, how to dress, how to think, and how to act in society.
I see these Muslim people come to the Internet using VPN and Proxies, instead of blaming the government for not fixing the economy or waging war against a big chunk of the world without reason or killing innocent people on the streets, they blame you for using your freedom of expression, in the same time that they breaking laws of their beloved mullahs(Islamic clerics) who restricted the Internet.
Because of the worst economic decision of the Islamic Republic officials people's money is become every day worthless, from the day you entered the country to the day you posted your last video about Iran, people's money become worthless for 10 percent.
As I said before your videos show the behind-the-scenes of Iran's society and it is a professional artwork.
Thank you so much for your support and always informative and positive comments!
We have learned a lot through your words and will always be supporting freedom in Iran!
Best wishes!
You previously have shown that you are anti Iran troll which spreads anti Iran &anti Islam propaganda &racist insults against Arab community of Iran . 🤬
Apart from all these excitement, it was not a wise thing to do with the time like this going to certain countries wandering around . . .
Yea you are probably right, there are places out there that are not for everyone.
What do u mean there was no internet ? I've been to Iran, there is internet and wifi everywhere, atleast in large cities. So why didn't you go to an official currency exchange store ? There are even websites like Bonbast that show you the current exchange rate. Google obviously shows the government exchange rate which is only used by certain government affiliated institutions / organizations to import vital goods (rice, medicine, wheat, etc) into the country.
We got local Sim cards, but currently the restrictions have strickened and although we had 6 different vpns then by the end of the month none of them worked.
thank you for your support thank you for being our voice
You are welcome!
It was our pleasure and privilege visiting iran and seeing the kind people and wonderful culture of this land 😊
Sorry about your internet situation in Iran but you could easily buy one Iranian sim card and use vpn. Did you try it? Locals in Iran have vpn installed on their phone and get access to the free world. When I visit Iran, I always use vpn easily. I admit some free vpn apps do not work. So you just need to try some types of VPNs and get one of them working.
Heyhey.
We sure did both things.
Had 2 Sim card from 2 operators and 6 different vpns.
At the start of our journey 2 of them were working a little but due to the constant work of the government by the end of our 40 day in the country nothing was working anymore.
They have really doubeled down on the internet restrictions...
@@WildVikingTravels sad to hear that.
can feel the negativness in your words
why didn't you use a VPN ? everyone in Iran does anyway.
Ohh we did...
We have 6 different ones...
But even big brands like surfshark and nordvpn don't work there (with the best option of all of then we could occasionally send WhatsApp messages after 25min wait) government is constantly blocking them. Pretty much only thing that works there is emails.
@@WildVikingTravels Hmmm maybe ask the locals how they access the internet because there are lots of Iranian on youtube and facebook and all over the place. I'm sure you figured it out.
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Liisu'ya basortu taktiran hayat bize neler yapmaz :D
خداوند به کمک ما ایرانی ها برسد😢❤
System error, oh God, they are really playing with people's nerves. I have been going to the office for three days and protesting the way teachers are rated. Every time they say that the system is broken. They have given high marks to whoever they want, and the rest are low, we really don't know what to do with them.
Wow.
We didn't know it was happening to others as well...
We wish you all the best from Pakistan.
perhaps it was destiny that caused you to be stuck, so you'd be encouraged to get the truth about iran out. perhaps you wouldn't have otherwise. and what you did is something that hunderds of tourists knew but did not reveal. these videos will be on the net forever informing the world. thank you
What a trip of a lifetime. Amazing.
I figured the bad guy at the exchange shop paid you 1/10 what you were due. My friend explained it better, Rial is the official currency but the practical currency is Tuman (=10 Rials).
Hahh Yea, we lost about 15%
The duman rial thing is quite funny 😅. Although we spent 40 days in the country it still confused us until the end. Some shops have prices in one and anther in the other units 😁
@@WildVikingTravels Oh man! I wasn't exactly clear but kind of followed his explanation, but now totally confused, still better I don't get it how it worked out but you lost much less than I thought.
Take care and god bless you man 🙏👍
.... hotels keep your passports too.
They do 😅?
Sorry my comment was misspelled.
Iran is called a police state. It simply means the state itself has the characteristic of a random police officer in the West and you know the stereotypes of police officers better.
When you are in Iran, always think that you are dealing with a police officer in your home country who has stopped you for a small traffic offense.
So in Iran always act the role of a nice guy. Always! I know you want to be vocal about your apparent rights but if you show slight arrogance in doing so, you can easily hurt the ego of our police officer, who in his school years was one of the worse students and needs to feel great all the time.
Just be apologetic in Iran and that is the role all Iranians like me play when they are in Iran. I know oppressing protestors is wrong but don’t show that you believe in such a thing. Of course the police officer has no right to ask you irrelevant questions during a stop and you don’t need to answer too, but if you hurt his ego, since mostly he just doesn’t understand the law as good as you do, he may harm you and then the justice system, won’t be of much help to you, compared to the serious damage you may receive by the police officer. Just imagine a stupid police officer shooting you.
In fact that is why most people always stay away from police officers in the West, even though 99% of times they may be innocent.
It is the exact situation in Iran as a police state too.
Don’t mess with Iran a lot or if you happily like to do, deal with the consequences.
If they label you as a spy in Iran, it means you have been taken a hostage and can only get released when your country pays for you, by releasing Iran’s legitimate money confiscated by orders of the US by your country.
It is harsh but this the reality in Iran as well as the West. At the end, there is no right and wrong in the world. The good thing about the West is that, at least, except the police officers, we can still criticize any concept of the state with no consequence at all. But Iran is really different.
In a way that is true. But we did not do anything in Iran that would Anger the police officer. But this was our experience and it would be lying saying it was all perfect and was so good time.
I’m sorry…
I m really sorry of what you experienced in Iran. But I think you already know the people of Iran are completely different of government
Exactly! The people of Iran are so different from the Islamic Republic and the regime.
This guy is a bit annoying but that’s no reason to leave overly rude comments on this video…..
❌For me, who is Iranian
, many of the things you say make me burst out laughing 🤣It's true that very nasty behaviors like French kissing and sex are prohibited in the middle of the street, but you can do whatever you want in a place like your home with your wife or girlfriend, which unfortunately has become popular among Iranian youth. Holding the hand of your wife or girlfriend and even making love is not a whip 😵 Now almost everyone in Iran does this, even religious people hold hands and put their hand on their wife's shoulder and hug her.
❌If you don't wear a hijab, they will ban you from medical services and is it considered a form of blackmail??😐😂 Dear friend, first of all, this case does not happen 99% of the time, and if it happens, even in the strictest possible case, just a simple reminder. It is a language that may occur in a small number of places. When someone tells you at the entrance of a place, you are really beautiful, lady, and you look more beautiful with a scarf, please put on your scarf to enter the collection. The way you express this issue reminds me of the arrest of American students and professors by their brutal policemen.
❌If you have a dog, can the opposition kill it?!!!!!!😑 Dear friend, these are the dogs that people bring to the parks for a walk, and sometimes children and people gather around them and play with them. What is ???!!! You described Iran in such a dark and brutal way that I was really shocked. Dear friend, first of all, welcome to our country and we are glad that you are our guest. Secondly, you apparently confused Iran with Afghanistan and the Taliban government. It is true that in Iran we have a series of family disputes to cover, which is more like a war between siblings, but when someone from outside wants to attack us, we are behind each other and support each other.
❌The main misfortune of the Iranian people is the endless American sanctions that have paralyzed the economy and daily life in Iran. It is even forbidden to import medicines that we cannot produce ourselves, and many patients, including children, have a painful life and die because of this. You describe Iran so scary. Also mention about the solitary and terrible prison that America and some European countries built for Iran. Please, my friendly advice to you is to judge only the events that you have seen in Iran, not this. which you have heard from some foreign sellers and foreign media.
❌I spent a lot of time to explain the reality and I hope that it will be useful and destroy this negative energy and fear and hatred that you have created towards Iran. Iran has been sanctioned and isolated enough by the superpowers because it does not want to become a colony of America and lose its oil and soil for free. Please don't continue to sanction Iran. You have shown such a negative and scary atmosphere from Iran that no more tourists dare to come to Iran and you have actually hit the boycott of our tourist industry. And Iranians have something called the sanctity of bread and salt, that is, when you go somewhere and they do you a favor, it is not right to forget all the kindness after leaving there.
❌And dear friends who saw this video, please also visit the pages of other friends who traveled to Iran and don't judge Iran only by this video. thank you 🙏🌱
Iran 🇮🇷💚🤍❤️
Oh what dramatic drama!
It was truly quite a journey!
با یورو پنجاه هزار هم حساب کنی یه میلیون بهت کم دادن 😢
You should have taken the route from Turkey, Georgia to Russia and so on. Pakistan is a dangerous country too. Take care of yourselves❤❤❤
Heyhey.
Sadly Russia is not an option for us.
My brother works in an army and so we would have probably been arrested on the border...
Sad truth of Being a small neighbor of the "big Russian empire"
@@WildVikingTravels I hear you. Please be careful in Pakistan since there are various terror organizations that the Pakistani government collaborates with. Stay away especially from the Pakistan Afghanistan border and Kashmir locations.
Islam has destroyed Persia
Please stay on the paved roads, your vehecis is not descend for off road.
C’est des pays que je n’irais jamais ! Trop différent de nous Européens ! Merci
Glad you enjoyed the video.
It truly is different, but I think there is much beauty in variety 😊🙏
Isabelle,These countries has a ancient history richness,Also cultural ,cuisine, and musical richness. And when Europeans was living in cav.es,There was a huge civilizations in Anatolia, Mesopotamia, Iraq.Have u heard to Gobeklitepe temple ıt is 12.000. years old.And Babillion?Ancient greeks learnt to maths ,philisophy,astronomy even mytological Gods from Sumerians. If you don't interesest these Ancient civilizations,maybe you heard to Troya which was established in North west Anatolia and Also greeks learnt to many things from Troya.And all ancient cities and museums worth to be see.Cause civilizations born there.Romans and Greeks learnt from Anatolia, Mesopotamia , Egypt and conveyed to Europe.
ما خودمون تلاش میکنیم که از این کشور لعنتی فرار بکنیم ولی شما برای تفریح بهش سفر میکنی 😂
I was transiting iran to get to Pakistan. And well I hope you succeed in you escape.
Why TF would you even think of going thru Iran ?
Because as Estonians Russia is even worse option and well Afghanistan neighter 😅
@@WildVikingTravels afghanistan is safer now that america isnt there anymore.
@@rizkyadiyanto7922 its not. They have killed people that are christian there
@@janeslater8004 USA murdered 4.500.000 persons, most of them civilians, since 911, Watson Institute, pro-USA.
You should not have gone during the unrest. Watched a bit of your other video and 10 seconds of this one. It seems you travelled to Iran with an agenda. Good acting though.
Sure, our agenda was to drive from Europe to Japan 😅
Remember to not lie
What kind of lies are you talking about?
We simply share our own experiences.
yes yes just kept going
@@WildVikingTravelsah don't worry regime bot get paid to lie just delete their comment
Propaganda!!!
What exactly? Our travel story?
Iran have a faschistis of government. You what happened since 45 with Iranian.That ist very sad memories.