First Class Sleeper Train in Iraq 🇮🇶

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6 ай бұрын

Here in Iraq there’s a sleeper train you can take from Basra to Baghdad, who would’ve thought I’d end up on this! Well for just $40 myself and Catarina got ourselves a first class ticket in a private cabin. The train left Basra at 7pm and arrived to Baghdad at 5:30am, a crazy experience here in Iraq 🇮🇶
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@giannishen 5 ай бұрын

The Sleeper Train in Iraq is cleaner and simpler than the other countries, I like it. I like your complaining style more and more, you have successfully turned complaining into an art! Thank you so much for sharing such a wonderful video, super great job! 👍🥰🙏

@pauledwards9493 5 ай бұрын

It's a British thing, always room for improvement.

@giannishen 5 ай бұрын

@@jimcabezola3051 Thanks a lot for telling me, you are very nice!

@kenttheboomer721 5 ай бұрын

@@pauledwards9493 My wife is British. I don't think it's always about improvement. Sometimes she just has to moan.

@Delicate-Sound-of-Thunder 5 ай бұрын

Who needs TV when there are KZfaq channels like this... Awesome stuff!

@BackpackerBen 5 ай бұрын

You know it

@thomassmithUTUBE 5 ай бұрын

I would Agree!! ❤

@ABloodyEyeFull 5 ай бұрын

@@BackpackerBenYou and Kat should do a trip to Brighton sometime, it's a great, lively, friendly place in the UK. Not without it's problems, but in my opinion, the best place to visit or live in the UK. Anyhow keep up the brilliant vlogs!

@tokingreens 5 ай бұрын

Isn't Mr. Bald in Brighton?@@ABloodyEyeFull

@taviakristoff9800 5 ай бұрын

Exactly❤

@moisesperez4605 5 ай бұрын

Ben, I am a blind individual. Just want to say that love your videos, usually I cannot wait for your next one very adventurous you explain to us people that can’t see what you’re seeing and I love it. Thank you very much for all these adventurous videos that you’re putting out great content again, love your videos brother.

@BackpackerBen 5 ай бұрын

Appreciate that mate! More to come ;)

@melaninfarmer 5 ай бұрын

You mean you love his audiobooks

@the.communist 5 ай бұрын

Iraq was a good country in husseins era

@KardosoMedia 5 ай бұрын

Hats off to Cat for making this trek! She’s a keeper

@craigcochrane1837 5 ай бұрын

Have to say Cat is a gem. She's great, she just cracks on with it. She doesn't moan about anything, great travel companion. Are you a couple.??

@davidhall2327 5 ай бұрын

Never complains on camera.

@Lionking1190 5 ай бұрын

@@davidhall2327I get the vibe she is real on camera. Probs complains as much as everyone in the moment but still cracks on with life anyway

@markmcginley559 Ай бұрын

Yea they're a couple. She seems like a really genuine girl. So easy to see they have a connection

@Happy_Snapper 5 ай бұрын

Katarina should have her own channel. ❤❤❤

@dannyyarborough3014 5 ай бұрын

Kat is soooo funny!!! And has such a great energy she is hilarious!!! Love your travel vlog Kat is like coffee with cream and peas and carrots she's got to be a part of it she really brings the vibe!!! Your solo ones are great too but she's too funny!!

@Maryhilton-ws6ol Ай бұрын

I think so too such a smiley face shes a star

@travelingfrogman 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing Ben! Awesome video!

@djh2633 5 ай бұрын

I didn't realize it got that cold in Iraq. Its a shame they don't clean up the garbage!

@geraldhuot6302 3 ай бұрын

Brave souls! I'm so glad you made it safelly. Great video!

@tokingreens 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Ben and Cat. Very enjoyable as always.

@themaverickprotocol 5 ай бұрын

Hi Ben, this trip was a great one again. You and Kat's adventures together are always fun to watch.

@AndyOmar 5 ай бұрын

This video is awesome. Great presentation as well. Been to several different places in Iraq, but anything Southern Iraq was very welcoming. I am glad there is an informative KZfaq channel like this. Keep them coming Ben. 🎉

@wormsnake1 5 ай бұрын

Just found this channel. Ben you are a fantastic presenter. So looking forward to catching up on all your content. The Mrs is a keeper too!!❤️🙏

@ll1602 5 ай бұрын

So interesting to watch Kat and Ben´s traveling adventures 🥳😊

@giraffesinc.2193 5 ай бұрын

I am so enjoying your journeys with the lovely, cheerful Katarina! Thank God you arrived safely and met so many friendly people along the way. Thank you again for your videos, Ben! Also, hope you get a Patreon one of these days!

@cybermavenstudios 5 ай бұрын

I'd travel with you guys any day. You both have such a genuine vibe. I love it.

@gulqureshi5681 5 ай бұрын

Love your content Benny! True legend.

@BackpackerBen 5 ай бұрын

Many thanks pal

@alexc9199 5 ай бұрын

Ben needs to go to sleeper train rehab. The guy's hooked

@annalou777 5 ай бұрын

Bless Kat's heart! I love her! She is a wonderful vlogger, too! I loved it when she had the camera. Please stay safe! ❤

@hazel7167 5 ай бұрын

You 2 are the Best Ever! Stay safe! Can't wait to see your next video!! ❤ 😊

@BackpackerBen 5 ай бұрын

Many thanks 🙌🏼🙌🏼

@carolinehenderson1292 5 ай бұрын

Another great vlog from you and Catarina Benjamin always enjoy them ❤

@BackpackerBen 5 ай бұрын

Many thanks 🙏🏼 😎

@jonhigginson4096 5 ай бұрын

Great film folks, I’d say you’re brave to step out to somewhere many brits wouldn’t consider but it looks very friendly and the grub looks fab! Anyway, now subscribed, glad you appeared on my KZfaq.

@BackpackerBen 5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it John!

@oceantree5000 5 ай бұрын

Heck yeah! Been too long since the last train video. Thanks, brother.

@BackpackerBen 5 ай бұрын

More to come!

@Rianewjob01 5 ай бұрын

Fascinating video. You show a different Iraq from the one we know of from the war earlier this century. You’re an adventurous couple. Hilarious that the universal response to Kat saying she’s from Portugal is ‘Christiano’.

@BackpackerBen 5 ай бұрын

The goat 🐐 🇵🇹

@mariolopez-oi2td 5 ай бұрын

@@BackpackerBen The UK's longest alliance! Still going strong!

@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM 5 ай бұрын

@@mariolopez-oi2td: Amen to that, brother. 🙏

@chrispytree 5 ай бұрын

Another great adventure from my favorite travel vlogers

@BackpackerBen 5 ай бұрын

More to come!

@FannyShmellar 3 ай бұрын

Takes some balls to do these trips for any man, hats off to you both. I have mates who served in Basra not all that long ago, so it puts it into perspective where you are.

@ideogramma-sac 5 ай бұрын

Great job, as aways, mate. You have such a generous view about people and places you go. So do Kat. Please tell her this if you can: Kat, você é incrível, uma pessoa tão doce e tão determinada e corajosa ao mesmo tempo. Toda admiração e carinho aqui do Brasil!

@KjayCarving 5 ай бұрын

Backpacker KAT’s vlog moments crack me up !

@BackpackerBen 5 ай бұрын

She said thanks ;)

@stevetay1957 5 ай бұрын

Great video you guys as always. Time after time you find the general population are friendly and helpful, it's politicians and media that drag a place down.

@English-wb4gq 5 ай бұрын

❤❤

@Slykkpkins 5 ай бұрын

Perfect, you go where vou lead to go.... you have an Angel both you n Cat. Very well done.

@Tom-jc3nm 3 ай бұрын

Another top video as always Ben 🫡, hope you both enjoyed the trip

@BackpackerBen 3 ай бұрын

Legend!

@jackhui2812 5 ай бұрын

NEVER thought I'd see a KZfaqr in BASRA. Awesome Ben and Kat! Kat sounds a little under the weather... Feel better Kat! Everyone here where I am is sick it seems.. Be safe, stay well!

@BackpackerBen 5 ай бұрын

Cheers Jack 🫡

@williehannon9306 5 ай бұрын

Love your work Ben. Together you and Kat are a great team. She is beautiful and patient. T he chemistry is genuine and so watchable. Thank you both. Huge respect

@BackpackerBen 5 ай бұрын

Thanks pal 👌🏼

@TB..... 5 ай бұрын

Love these adventures.

@abbasmian6100 5 ай бұрын

Hello Ben and Katarina, love choice of places,surprising as usual.Very nice places you visit.it’s 9:13 pm here at Charsadda(near Peshawar)Pakistan

@PoJoTheBackPacker 5 ай бұрын

Got my spliff ready for a new video. I’m gunna be riding this train in February!

@Depstha 5 ай бұрын

Great stuff as always mate. ❤

@BackpackerBen 5 ай бұрын

Cheers pal 🫡

@quilmesdave 5 ай бұрын

I see you and the other bloggers going to the Middle East and Central Asia, and I can't wait, to visit those places. Soon. I just came back from Georgia, The Baltic countries and Poland.

@ConnorsComedyClipsOffical 5 ай бұрын

Love your content mate keep up the good work hope to see you in Australia at some point 😊

@BackpackerBen 5 ай бұрын

Next year mate for sure 👌🏼

@WittySternRajV-no4wt 5 ай бұрын

Tackling the Irritated STARE during any Travel adventures is really a difficult Task and so here Mr Ben and that Portugal Lady Kat is Performing so COOL in that Country Iraq now.

@marklewarne239 3 ай бұрын

I'm from Cornwall Ben and we do jam first on our scones..great videos by the way look forward to more in the future good luck Devonian lad. Cheers

@iankendrick5282 5 ай бұрын

Loved it brill

@rewanji 5 ай бұрын

The unstoppable Dream Team! Take care on Iraqi land and safe journeys.👍🏻👍🏻

@shawnmurphy2047 5 ай бұрын

The pre-train trip meal looked so delicious ❤

@user-yh3yz7kt5e Ай бұрын

Welcome to Iraq, and I hope that you will return again to visit Iraq and visit Basra And Najaf 🌹🇮🇶💙

@boozytortoise 5 ай бұрын

Got recommended this. Had to subscribe as im a fellow benjamin from england who loves travel and trains

@BackpackerBen 5 ай бұрын

Great name, welcome

@coast_2coast 5 ай бұрын

You love a good sleeper train mate! Good to see you guys got a good hotel to get some sleep after the cow castle in the marshes

@oceejekwam6829 5 ай бұрын

Ben you look more relaxed in Iraq compared to when you were in Jakarta's slums. Stay safe.

@SarahtheSoldier 5 ай бұрын

Thankfully, no one was flirting with Cat this time XD You both are fantastic vloggers who make my day with your uploads!

@BackpackerBen 5 ай бұрын

Cheers mate!!! 😎

@gihanmoonasinghe8090 5 ай бұрын

Great content

@Lydia4Jesus_ 5 ай бұрын

You two vibe so well together! I can picture you married with little Bens and Kats. 😊 Thank you for sharing!

@wickedocity3545 5 ай бұрын

You were pulling on the fidge from the wrong side. lol

@CaseyWiggin 5 ай бұрын

The train looks so clean. Safe journey

@ahnadm 5 ай бұрын

nope, unsafe and unclean

@EastUpperGooner 5 ай бұрын

Another banger! Really enjoying the Iraq vids! What are Cat's socials?

@sicr7373 5 ай бұрын

A two "Ah Ha" video!......Love it! 😄😄👍👍

@bren70ssss94 5 ай бұрын

The people are so friendly arent they , Kat is so cool never whinging and complaining

@harvey22 5 ай бұрын

You two are the best! Crack on. Richard in Reno

@BackpackerBen 5 ай бұрын

🫡 cheers Rich

@AJ_UK_LIVE 5 ай бұрын

This seemed pretty relaxing for you guys! You don't have to have mad loud music all the time haha

@BackpackerBen 5 ай бұрын

Hahhaha completely true

@johnappel5528 5 ай бұрын

The food looks amazing

@harryg3639 5 ай бұрын

Much better Ben , nice seeing the real Iraq , very informative and entertainiing

@BackpackerBen 5 ай бұрын

You got it Harry

@kimblecheat 5 ай бұрын

Always wanted to go to Iraq. You certainly make it seem possible. Cheers you two. Keep it up.

@BackpackerBen 5 ай бұрын

Do it mate 😎

@mynameismarcusT 5 ай бұрын

Kat and Benjamin. The duo the world needs!

@Ryane994 5 ай бұрын

And I thought the megabus from Glasgow to London was bad 🤣 love your videos Ben, you & Cat make a great team 😊 suuuiii ⚽️

@aroundnorth 5 ай бұрын

First time i seen a car covered in plastic, i guess he had bad experience in past.. We don't have trains up north where i live so its always nice to watch someone else travel with one, look forward to see your next adventure.

@BackpackerBen 5 ай бұрын

Haha! I thought that

@gulserentoprak2178 5 ай бұрын

Nice video ♥️

@jusalii 5 ай бұрын

Great video as usual

@Jimwaugh8 5 ай бұрын

“We are shattered”, definitely sums up your travels 😅

@redshorse 5 ай бұрын

Excellent !

@thomasthgersen 5 ай бұрын

Hi from Denmark ❤ , hope you have a great trip,X😄😀

@debbieanne7962 5 ай бұрын

I'd travel on the sleeper train. Used plenty of those toilets travelling through Asia. Squatting is actually a better way to toilet as is squatting when giving birth. I remember Kurdistan being beautiful from your last visit. Iraq home to the first civilization on the banks of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers

@Jemool83 5 ай бұрын

Easy benji... love ya videos... habeebi int.. yala haha... the guy in the beginning was asking where your from and u said Ben, then he said what country is that haha...

@chrislaughland7668 5 ай бұрын

Mate you are smashing it! None of this forced fuggery you see from most travel vlogs. would be great to see some more of you an bald in the future, the bants never gets old😂safe travels my friend 🤘🏻!

@sonofawhisp 5 ай бұрын

stay safe brother

@victoriaaletaaustria2817 5 ай бұрын

The ever-no fuss Katerina! I like you. I remember Alinchik of Mr. Bald, no fuss too.

@jacksjacks9927 5 ай бұрын

Best part about ur vids is cat wat a lovely girl she is, an angel, hope u treat her well as she's ur biggest asset

@damianmaher1032 5 ай бұрын

Sometimes if u turn the TV 📺 on after the train leaves it has a direct camera to front of train 🚉, wellthe ones in Australia do

@robertoenduro9439 5 ай бұрын

The german train improved by the chinese and "given" to Irak, ignore the strings...

@bobroberts8264 5 ай бұрын

It was really nice to see Catarina open up more on this one, and those toilets looked hardcore, how do people get by without normal toilets man, our arses truly are blessed lol

@TheGhostlyDragonLP 5 ай бұрын

Great stuff Ben! do you need to get the sleeper train again to go back towards the airport?

@MattyEngland 5 ай бұрын

Looks great. Fun adventures as always.

@anverk 5 ай бұрын

Shukran means thank-you and if you add Jazeelan to the end it means thanks a lot

@jamaljoseph2306 5 ай бұрын

You two will be good a good couple. 👍

@michaelgarn5330 5 ай бұрын

Most I've ever seen Katarina talk

@joshcowham8668 5 ай бұрын

Quality as usual Ben & Kat

@victorius_thrilla 5 ай бұрын

Wow? I worked there in Iraq a lot, between 2009 and 2015, but ut was dangerous back in these days, so I never traveled there. A lot of beautiful changes there.

@BackpackerBen 5 ай бұрын

🇮🇶 🫡

@_LC__ 5 ай бұрын

You and kat are perfect duo, definetly need more trips with you pair in the future, loving the iraq vids, keep it up.

@BackpackerBen 5 ай бұрын

Cheers mate! More to come

@Ditcha1 5 ай бұрын

Getting better than Mr Bald loving it

@Lina_wisam_aldabbagh 5 ай бұрын

2:46 lol he thought benjamin was the name of your countrey 🫨🫨🥲

@bcaominh 5 ай бұрын

Belt and Road Initiative- here we come!

@MrRoughknuckles 5 ай бұрын

Kat got a Kold in the marshes. Love your videos betterin bald

@commoneuropeanstarling 5 ай бұрын

Basra looks very mellow and clean

@King_Ears 4 ай бұрын

I saw Basra back in 2003, although it wasn't a holiday and it was blown to shit. Doesn't look much better 20 years later

@ChandChandramukhi 5 ай бұрын

What a beautiful town was Basra! I cannot believe that after all the wars and crisis those ottoman houses survived. It looks a bit like Egypt or Albania or India.

@craigcochrane1837 5 ай бұрын

Forgot to mention about you Ben, you are far more natural these days. You don't have the " youtube voice " anymore. Are you going to do Australia at any point. ??

@RL-yo1wp 5 ай бұрын

Great video. I can’t wait for more videos from Iraq. I’m the one that complains for more videos Mate. All the way from New York. Noisy city for sure. Iraq is nice and the people are really friendly.

@mesoiq 25 күн бұрын

8:07 💀💀💀💀💀💀 Any ways it's been great watching u having fun in Iraq and it's more fun watching Iraqi's confused by foreigners we don't get that many tourists 😂