WORST TRAVEL MISTAKES I'VE EVER MADE | Going Into Debt, Almost Dying + Befriending The Mafia
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- My WORST travel mistakes will hopefully inspire you TO NOT DO THE SAME! They range from funny and inconvenient to downright DANGEROUS. Most people who travel a lot will have crazy stories to share, but I hope that by learning from my mistakes, maybe you can just avoid the worst ones. In each mistake I also give you a travel hack to keep in mind for your next trip, so let me know what you guys think!
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Alina,
you have been so Adventurous .. since 15 Years Old is hard to believe ..Very Brave .. Encountering Shady Places and Shady Persons... and even Experiencing Purple - Green Hair Dos ...
I now understand how you became an
experienced World Traveler .. I like the way that you can Articulate your Experiences and travel in such Detail ... you don't miss a thing. .. you are so honest about your Experiences ...
I wish that you could be my Tourist / Travel Guide ...
We don't have to be " Dangerously Cheap " # 6 .
No limit on Food and Fun ... We have more than enough ...
Alina, Take me to Bulgaria... you made that so much fun ... I'm ready to go with you ...
You are so Amazing and such an Interesting Girl ... always have so much to talk about...
Michael
Las Vegas
Did you listen to her? She often travels with her dad.
Aloha Alina,
Much “Mahalo” ( Hawaiian for “thank you “) for mentioning me on your video!
Really liked it very much, you even gave some tips even though I’ve been traveling to different places because of my job and work.
Keep smiling beautiful!
Aloha,
Walter
Great video. I will learn from what you have said, thank you for sharing!
Very useful tips. Thank you. And you are brave girl!
Very good informative video. Thanks so much and keep up the good work. Stay safe.
You are the second travel vlogger who almost got sexually assaulted in India. The other girl stayed in her room without eating for 3 days because the 3 employees at the cheap hotel she was staying at was right outside her room. She only escaped on the third day at 3AM in the morning with a taxi waiting for her when she got out. Rule of thumb in India when choosing a place to stay - choose a 3 to 5 star hotel where there are a lot of international travelers staying there.
Great video. Yup make sure you got the visa’s sorted out before you leave home a must!
I like the idea that the number of new countries visited should match your age, I am only a few off. I started taking pictures of each place that I stay at in the past 5 years.
It was very helpful sharing your experiences on traveling around👍nice🌷
There is never a video that is not great that you do. This one needs to be seen by anyone that is trying to make a decision on what they want to experience more than anything in learning about different countries. The information you share here is a must for anyone, no matter where you go. Great video, Alina! I wouldn't ever plan a trip without checking with you first.
Thank you, Michael!
The most important thing when it comes to traveling is passion, curiosity and I prefer traveling on my own because I want to discover myself while being away from my country 🙂 then I appreciate what I have!
Great advice!
Thank you Alina. Experience (no matter how bad or good one) is the best teacher I believe. You teach us a lot of lessons. You are an incredibly amazing solo traveller I have seen.
Stay healthy and happy Alina.
Great video Alina. Those hashtags were hilarious. I try to avoid travel mistakes by defining my budget ahead of time and picking the places I want to go to. When are you heading out to Asia?
Thank you! Well at this point in time I actually got inspiration to do an eastern european trip again which I'm trying to plan in about 2 months, will talk about it once I have a bit more set up. South East Asia I still really want to do but might leave it til the new year or a bit before.
Can so relate to your bus experience in Egypt Alina. Sitting with a Russian / American female friend of mine at the time. We were Travelling from Sham El Sheck out into the Sinai Peninsula when this local young guy took a fancy to my friend and pestered her about wanting to marry her until I had to interveine. A risk doing that in such a place but I must admit the military checkpoints are entertaining. Dont you love the concrete box on a post with the armed soldier standing in it? I saw one fast asleep draped over the windowsill at one. So right about transit visas. Alot of people just dont think of the need for them. Sorry you had such a bad experience with that in the US my little mate. As always a great Vlog.
Pete
Happy Friday Alina! Great video and thank you for sharing your traveling experience. Te ves hermosisima 😍😍
Happy Friday to you too, John!
@@AlinaMcleod Thanks Alina!
I am surprised u came to Kolkata (usually the East is not popular with Western travellers. But Volpe & Grrrrrltraveller have some really cool videos from Kolkata). Anyways, it will be interesting to see your perspective after you visit here again. I mean, seriously 19 is just too young for solo trip in 'unconventional' places in India (Delhi to Gaya in train arriving at 3 am, a decade back ! Hello !). Also, those pins on map are dope !
I am just glad you have always stayed safe. You have angels watching over you.
Aline you just such a wonderfull person ...regards 😊
1. Not budgeting enough
2. Not writing address in local language
3. Not reading reviews
4. Dying your hair
5. Paying too much for accommodation
6. Being dangerously cheap (Not spending enough)
7. Not knowing your arrival time (transit arrival time)
8. Not checking if you need a transit visa
Edit: I make my own mistakes; everybody does. ;-)
This video was very informative and very funny when the hashtags popped up on the screen. I always say that experience of travels may it be bad or good will always help you out in the future. Personally, I have stayed at hostels, hotels, and apartments and I have had good experiences when it comes to accommodations. Visas is always something I checkout information about especially when I never visited a country before and luckily I never had any problems arise.
Hi Alina, I also made some mistakes like yours; but don't you think those stories makes life more interesting and become centres of conversations. My buddies and I laughed a lot at the mistakes we made back when we were in high school travelling across Europe. You are an interesting person because of those experiences and it has enriched you as a person. I know so many people who have never and would never travel to another country. I also know many people who would only eat McDonald when they are overseas. I pity these people. As we say in Australia, Good on You Mate for all the mistakes you made! Thanks for sharing your story.
haha I totally agree! I thank my lucky stars the stories turned out as they did because I really can look back and laugh at the craziness. Life is all about putting yourself out there and living outside the comfort zone. Good for you!
Good video. Learned a lot.
I'm glad!
You're a really nice woman! Much more than I thought!
My #1 travel mistake is packing too much. Not only is it terrible to carry an unnecessarily heavy suitcase but you'll also regret not leaving room in your bags in case you buy stuff in the country you visited (and trust me, you will). Jackets and shoes are bulky so don't pack too many of them. I've never experienced any of the mistakes Alina mentioned, although all of them are great to be watchful for.
Alina, curious question: How come you weren't a Canadian citizen at age 17 yet? Did you just wait too long to apply for your cdn citizenship? You were 5 when you came from the Ukraine, weren't you?
My Mom wasn't sure she wanted to stay in Canada so she didn't want to give up her citizenship, thus I had to wait til I was an adult to apply.
@@AlinaMcleod 😉 I'm loving your channel
Great tips. You are great!
I enjoyed your video ,as a matter of fact i was checking on your touring sports the whole time.it was destracting,in a good way
wow, awesome
keep sharing great video =D
thanks for this
Good and helpful guidelines.
Hi.....Hope you have saved up for your future....I know you want to see the world ...that's what thrills you ....there is a saying -thrills kills !!!
So I hope you take good care of your self -got to say you are gutsy ....won't deny that .....Cheers !!
This video is really great! :)
Thank you so much!
Interesting Great travel tips. I wonder why people would go to others places that seem shady.
One of my travel mistakes was that I did not realize which time zone I was in. When I crossed a border, I might also cross a time zone. I also needed to know that some areas adopted daylight saving time and some didn't while traveling in Arizona during summer. It was so confusing.
haha that is a very good thing to keep in mind. Been having to deal with that a lot on my current Russia journey.
So you have been to Hyderabad, India. Nice! That's my city.
Thanks for sharing dis video..
Helpful advice
I made lots of mistakes in my travels too but I got better.
Definitely do your research!
I am so sorry about what happened to your hair, I would think anyone would know how to deal with European hair.
I have a slightly Afro hair texture and I either do it all myself or I am very selective with who does my hair and luckily I never had any problems.
I have stayed in private accommodation in Croatia because hotels there are expensive and it was great and it’s a common practice there.
If you are under 12 years old you can travel and study visa free to most countries sometimes children slightly older get away with it specially on school trips where you cross the border by bus or boat because I’ve see this and I found it uncomfortable to see luckily I have not seen a child being detained.
My sister went to Vietnam without a visa, we hold Portuguese passports which is currently the 4th best passport in the world, her boyfriend is a UK citizens and he was lucky because he enter by air and proved he would leave Vietnam by air if he had no plane ticket to leave then he would need one what happened was because of the EU we assumed we didn’t need to!!
Well, Portugueses citizens do need Visas to Vietnam and she was interviewed, she’s also a Lawyer and they got easier with her and granted her a visa but unfortunately to the Taiwanese person that was sitting next to her they denied entry for no valid reason and when she tried to help they didn’t listen to my sister.
Oh, before I went to Transnitria a Moldovan boy said to that area is “dangerous” and I shiting myself after having everything booked luckily he was talking BS and when I came back to London, I confronted him and he said surprised that it was so quiet.
Wow, that's some crazy stories. We should feel very blessed to have the ease we do with passports. It's so unfair how limiting certain countries.
Good Morning / Thanks for the Videos
Morning! And you're welcome
Most suitcases have small wheels, but get one with BIG wheels, so you can easily pull it 1 mile or more to your hotel. Sightsee as you walk. BIG wheels can also go over cobble stones. Never drop-roll off sidewalk curbs onto the street. These drops from just a few inches, over & over, will start a small invisible crack in your wheel(s), which will eventually break the whole wheel.
Note: non-Western countries still repair things, rather than just throwing them away, so you could find some person to put on a new wheel.
Just travel light and carry a backpack instead
@@franciscoafonso4992 Putting a sport coat, slacks, and button down shirts into a backpack wrinkles them all up. I need a big suitcase to lay everything flat, without folding. Suitcases have rigid sides; backpacks do not.
Good information
👌Interesting experience indeed!🍃
Omg haha I did the same with the addresses, as an Australian I just assumed writing it down in English would be enough, but that was not the case, I’m going to Japan in October, I’ll definitely write down my address in Japanese now 😂
Also when I travelled to Brazil I needed to get my bangs trimmed as they were growing out, I went to the Salon and the hair dresser just took me to their front desk where no mirrors were, grabbed some paper cutting scissors and did a blunt one attempt cut! Surprisingly my bangs actually looked okay, but my god it was scary.
😯 Your experiences can be made into a thriller film.
Took a 24 hour "air-conditioned" bus from Istanbul to Athens, no sleep. Went to hostel, then straight to Acropolis. 100F hot day. Then forgot street and name of hostel. Walked around forever, lost, nearly heatstroke. At cafe remembered had paper with Greek handwriting, showed to waiter. Hostel was half a block away
haha well the last part was sure lucky!
Blue eyed pretty girl 😘😘😘
May god bless you
Great video, I am sure you appreciate lots having a Canadian passport now. Excited to hear where is your next destination :)
You can see how strong you grew by travel experience ☯
thats so weird, i have a very similar maybe bigger map with the places ive vacationed and worked marked with pins, just got it like this week too, lol
You’re my new hero
Truth. Thank you
Damn. 😂 At least you learned from your mistakes. Some people are incredibly naiive. It's funny about reviews, IDK if I just have weird luck, but 90% of the time, a place turns out to be the complete opposite of how others described it. But it's not always worst. 😂 I also think I notice different things because I tend to get off the tourist path more and spend more time in a place.
That being said, I don't believe that "broadening your horizons" means broadening them to just the good things.
The Egypt thing sounds scary and very strange indeed. I personally never travel in a country like that without a tour, even though they're often poorly organized.
But safety and hygiene are the two most important criteria for me when looking into a destination. I certainly wouldn't go to a third world country by myself, especially as a first solo trip.
I didn't know you were Ukrainian. That Visa things sounds so fishy to me. Countries usually do not require a Visa if you are not leaving the airport.
Peru will never be on my bucket list, their lack of tourist friendly polices will not get my business😀 You are so awesome Alina and your efforts and dedication to make these vlogs are greatly appreciated. You provide a valuable resource of information and guidance.🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Thank you!
Peru is one of the best countries to travel!
Just Wow! Ooffff! Thanks.
Thank you Alina. Now I know why don't travel abroad.😊
Liked the part of the hair dye.
You helped me a lot ! Regrets from Zorritos, Peru !!! :)
I’m so glad!
WOW, you are so pretty . You could talk about house plants and I'd listen to you !!! Seriously , I really like your videos !!
haha thank you
my first flight is an international one ,, these tips gonna help me alot ^w^
I'm so glad!
I remember traveling to Indonesia and not knowing the address of where I stayed, actually cost me to be forced to pay bribes to be able to get out of the country.
Alina, thanks for an enjoyable video, I also get a few hotel or hostel business card.
GREAT tips! I have travelled the world, but got scammed a million times.. especially in Thailand lol
I'm heading this summer solo on a trip it's gonna be interesting.
Blue dots in the World map on your back are the places you visited so far. Am I right?
I recommend the novel The Drifters, by James Michener
I only have a British passport, but live in Canada....Every time I go to the US...it's a gong show !!! 😐
when checking in I obtain a business card or brochure from reception. In Spain and Indonesia I spoke the language. Otherwise I walk around where I am staying and fix location in my mind.
I've just discovered you on TH-cam 20 minutes ago... And already love you girl ❤️
Airbnb, bookin.com, etc etc give a crow flies distance ie straight distance of the hostel/ hotel from airport/rail/bus station but in reality the road routes are zig zag n far away from the centre, so one needs to be cautious.... I have also found that one can get a good foreign exchange rate if one can do it in a gold jewellery market and many clues....etc etc. 😊🌹
Alina, about the transit visa, were you merely changing planes in the US? Was your US arrival airport and your US departure airport, the same airport? If so, since you didn't have to leave the international arrivals building in the airport, why would you have to go thru US passport control (wouldn't have to enter the US), you could just get off your plane from Canada in the US airport, & board your plane for another country, without needing any transit visa?
Yup that's how we expected it to be, but they told us otherwise. Our flight was leaving in literally 2hrs from the time we arrived and they kept us in immigration saying that I couldn't be in the airport and I'd have to return back to Canada. Absolutely ridiculous.
@@AlinaMcleod If you couldn't be in the airport, that only means that you have to leave the airport, and not by foot or train, but by plane. So it shouldn't have made any difference which plane you left by!
Also immigration should have instructed all the airlines not to fly in passengers from certain countries. Then you wouldn't have wasted your time & money flying there! Then the airline wouldn't have sold you the ticket.
Very nice
@Alina : PLEASE, in future, go to a travel agent. They will arrange EVERYTHING for you - hotels, tours to various sites in the country that you are visiting etc. It's fun to travel with fellow travelers but travel agents can arrange private tours as well. They give you a PRINTED ITINERARY of your tour. Travel agents make sure the tour company you travel with and the hotels you stay at are clean and respectable. They do the work for you. I personally will only stay in a five star or four star hotels when travelling to a Third World country. I see that you live in Toronto as I do so if you are interested I will give you the name of my travel agent - Angie. To be sure some travel agents are MUCH better than others and the one I use is outstanding and excellent.
Alina you are extremely brave and strong woman!!! I mean... WOW!!!
Also you made me smile and i needed that!!! THANK YOU!!
Much love from Greek Cyprus!!
Aw thank you so much :)
Alina.. Let’s talk.. I am a great guy and love to travel and also am a content creator. I live in Michigan right now.. long story.. but my mother is 4 hours from Toronto drive! I am in Toronto frequently!
Ukraine is Awesome, Totally in love. PHILIPPINES, is so forgiving. If you hit Cebu let me know, I have a Condo there, Thanks for sharing, Be Safe, Belus Traveller
hi'''ma'am you every trip to every country you go should learn and know every traditionof every country you go and meet friends who can be trusted and always don't forget to be careful 💖💖💖
Living in Bursa, Turkey, with a Turkish Work Permit and tax residency for more than 184 days per year, by incorporating your own company doing business across borders; and together this is a path to Turkish citizenship; yet the corporate participation exemption for dividends is a sufficient aid for structuring a corporate network (FCC RULES are 10% per cent minimum tax across country borders)! MILITARY service in Turkey may be bought off the conscription requirements! Later operations are the path to Portuguese citizenship! / / \ \ MULTIPLE citizenships are a strong strategy to diversify geographic risks! / / \ \ Keep up the great work!
I’m pretty sure I’ve done similar mistakes as you))
Gotta wonder what your parents were going through knowing their precious daughter was travelling the world on her own? Great adventures though, and you made it out okay. :)
Good tips. I flew Air India move up to 1st class because I had to get to work. In central Asia that was enough not to travel to India. Tip #1. Good points. Imagine nasty LA or SF I would be glad not enter their. My Travel Tips. Great Video.
hahah #stillalive ... nice
#thankyoujesus
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Great video, are you planning on traveling to China?
Yes, I'd love to at some point!
3 American cities Im shocked you have not been to, especially as a model. Miami,Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Any particular reason why??
My last point in this video was a huge deterrent lol. I basically avoided the states until I was 21 and got a Canadian passport. Now I've had no issues going over there and definitely plan to do a lot more exploring!
@@AlinaMcleod ok. I understand. I also recommend Washington DC Boston and Philly because they are super historic!! America is a huge country with sooo many places to explore. I myself have not been everywhere yet. Have fun and Ill be following your travels ay!! Lol. We call South Florida South Canada because they flock here in winter in huge numbers!!
Lol at India, why am i not surprised 😁
Reading reviews is not the best advise. I always have unpleasant experiences with places that had good reviews and vice versa. Sometime there are indeed relevant reviews, but they are hidden so deep under the cool reviews that it's impossible to detect them...
so many fabulous places you can go in Turkey you can watch the sun rise on the bubble there Cappadocia, there are fabulous places in Istanbul and spectacular Turkish food 😁😄
Yes!!! Turkey has been on my list for a very long time!
@@AlinaMcleod You will not regret it. 😄♥️
Wow sarah you looks shine
Did you shoot at PJW's
Yes, you’re right. USA demands a full visa to step in a international airport. Many people even today they don’t realize about that. It’s ridiculous that they DON’T allow a free transit. Some European countries are more civilize and they allow free transit inside their international airport. It’s a pity that your dad spent more money for something that should be a right. You should visit Peru again.
Totally agree. Unless someone is an obvious risk I really don't understand that judgement whatsoever. And I would love to visit Peru again, so much to see and didn't get to do the Amazon last time.
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The guy who sat beside you on the bus was from the Ministry of the Interior - ie the secret police. A good person to have as a friend, but there is a reason the Egyptians are scared sh*tless of those guys.
Do you plan to travel in the Philippines 🇵🇭? Anyways, i just found out that you’re the girl in that “you know when you’re dating a russian women” video i was mind blown :D
hahaha yup I am. I do want to go to the Philippines sometime! I'm possibly going to do south east asia at the end of the year so will see!
Best to use a travel agent!
There are plenty of them. Saving money by staying miles away from the city center is it worth the extra time and money you will spend on travel? While eating out go few blocks away from the tourist area. Find out how expensive a country is before you go otherwise you might go over budget or scrimp to save and end up not having much fun.
Totally. Certain budget cuts are just not worth the hassle.
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Alina
alina, please come to Indonesia 🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩
You are so beautiful women....doing great job for making videos on TH-cam.... thanks...
Alina. How r u? I am fine here.why you are not writing so much .I am really impressed of your writing.you are writing is like maxim Gorky. I really love it. I am free nowadays.no female company that is the one hurts me.Otherwise I am happy. I hate dating other ...CK .
Why did it take u so long to get a Canadian passport? I thought u grew up in Canada at age 4? I think traveling alone is very dangerous for a woman in certain places. Even as a guy, I wouldn't recommend certain places that are rather poor. If you think even you would rob you in this situation... then that's a bad situation.
Random question: how do you keep your teeth so white? 😊❤️
Great question! I have been a user of Crest Whitestrips for probably over a decade and while they can make your teeth very sensitive temporarily, I haven't found anything that gives you that good of a result for the price. I usually use one box a year and do a strip every 3 days so it's not as intense on the teeth. Inbetween Crest Whitening toothpaste :)
Alina Mcleod thanks for a quick reply! Yeah, I have used those strips before but haven’t really been consistent with them. I did start using them again yesterday though, but I have been using Crest toothpaste for years. 😊 It’s the best one in my opinion. Love your videos as always!
How white did your teeth start? I purchased bleach from my dentist, but I wasn't happy with results. My teeth weren't exactly pearls.
Sperme
@@AlinaMcleod Swish coconut oil for a few minutes every night. Not only a natural teeth whitener, but also very good for your gums. It is an anti-bacterial that pulls toxins out of your gums while you swish. Those strips may be harming your enamel long term. I've been doing it for 2 years and my teeth stay white.
Have you been in Sweden yet?