What are your fav countries? Do we share any in common? :)

"Government is one thing, People is another thing", simple explanation about my country, Tnx Drew 🙏👍

Next you should visit Greenland and Antarctica. After that the Marianna Trench. Finally, finish it with a trip to the moon and Mars

Thanks a lot for including Mexico on the list! 🇲🇽 🇲🇽 🇲🇽 There are indeed places to avoid, like anywhere else in the world, but if you travel with someone local who knows where to go, how to get there, and the best things to do, you will have an extraordinary experience. (That's what we do, sorry for the add). Just a clarification, the archaeological site of Teotihuacan is not part of the Mayan culture and not even of the Aztec one. It is older; it thrived until 750 CE, and the people that built it was, no surprise, the Teotihuacans. Later, the Aztecs named it Teotihuacan, meaning the birthplace of the gods. Apologies if someone already wrote this somewhere (there are too many comments!).

Thank you so much for choosing Lebanon. You are always welcomed in our country 🙏🏼😘

00:18 Turkey 02:05 Japan 03:49 Czech Republic 05:31 Mexico 07:15 Namibia 09:07 Venezuela 10:41 Lebanon 11:56 Afghanistan 13:38 Iran 15:23 Philippines

I am literally crying tears of joy dear Drew. As a Persian/ Iranian, it is a great honour to be ranked #2 out of 179 countries! Literally amazing! I've always wished more people would come to Iran and discover this ancient gem that literally shaped the world starting 3000 years ago with the Achaemenids, then the Parthians, then the Sassanids, and since the Islamic golden age Persia was the biggest contributor to arts, poetry, architecture, design, science, mathematics and so much more... Thank you Drew I love you from your Iranian brother 😊❤️

Many thanks Drew for mentioning Iran as your second favorite country! I'm from Iran. I've visited 15 cities here and have wonderful memories of all these cities. Countries that I hope get the chance to visit are Australia, Austria, France, Belgium and United kingdom

As an Iranian born, raised there, it makes my heart so happy it's one of your faves. Politics ruined the character of Iran, but beneath that, its exactly as you described it. Cheers. ❤

The portion of Afghanistan made me suddenly start crying involuntarily. Seeing those clips and hearing your words made me wish how much I had the opportunity to experience that country the way you did. I spent a couple years cumulatively in Afghanistan as a Marine and then as a contractor, but my experiences were vastly different. Despite being there in a different capacity, one of the things I remember most is how gorgeous that country is, and how varying the terrain is depending on where you are. Sunrises in the mountains and valleys in the Nangarhar & Kunar provinces will always stay with me. I would have loved to see where the Buddha’s stood, but the country was surrounded by history everywhere. I remember coming to land our helicopter at a small FOB south of Kabul and having a guy point to an old structure on top of a small hill and yelling “f*cking Alexander the Great, dude.” I remember taking a picture of the old fort from a distance and thinking how neat it would be to go walk through there and think about the history of that spot. The most kind and deserving people ever. One of my happiest memories is of when we gave a pack full of random books to a local villager in our area. The tears of joy and him wiping them away and asking us to take his picture with us and the books. He was learning English and hoped to come to the U.S. one day with his family. His only way of practicing English was with troops and old pages from magazines and other reading stuff he had collected over time. Giving him that bag of random books was like a pathway to his dream in that moment. It’s interesting now, looking back at all the people you met in what feels like an entirely separate life, and thinking where they’re all at now. How many got out, how many are hiding, how many are dead. All displaced. That said, those are some of the toughest people I’ve ever met so I have hope. Inshallah, right? Thank you for the memories, and I couldn’t be happier that I’ve stumbled across your page.

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thank you Drew for appreciating the beauty of the Philippines and putting it on top of your list. May you continue exploring the world. We wre with you.God bless!!!

Thank you for your lovely words for Iran. I agree Philippines is one of the best places in the world, lived there for few years and still miss it ❤

Im lebanese and I’m so glad to finally see someone who doesn’t think Lebanon is a warzone or a desert, so thanks for that!

my mom was born in the philippines but then moved to venezuela where she met my dad who was from mexico. Interestingly enough, my dads parents were afgan imigrants who had initially come to live in the us but with all the drama were kicked out to mexico. now i live in japan with my beautiful wife whom i met in turkey, in capadocia, when we were both on holidays with friends. and as you thought i was finished it gets more interesting. my wife is from iran and her parents are lebanese imigrants So thank you drew for including all of my countries in your video and you re welcome any time in the future. stay safe

I've been in Turkey and Lebanon and absolutely loved them and I hope to visit them again. Greetings from Iran!💕

Venezuela truly is magical. There is no place in the world quite like it. It’s been 5 years since I’ve been there, and I want to go back so bad. Even though I was born and raised in the US, as a Venezuelan myself, there’s something about it that gravitates me. It really feels like home. I hope things improve over there, I know I’ll absolutely move there if they do.

I’m so proud to be an Afghan and my heart cries for my country 🥲

I loved Afghanistan, which I visited in 1975. Herat was like stepping back 1000 years, all mud brick buildings, even my hotel, almost no cars, just horse carts and electricity only about four hours per day. I remember falling asleep to the sound of horses pulling their carts. The people were fantastic. They were the most proud, independent people I've ever met and no foreign power can ever invade them successfully. The Russians and Americans were fools to try. I hope this country regains it's freedom soon. I rank it as the most interesting country I've been to, I been to over 110. Can't wait to go back. Turkey, Mexico and the Philippines are also great places. Other countries I loved include Greece, Brazil, Nepal, India, and many more.

Your tale on Philippines is very tempting, food is original and beaches all around, nice culture

The way u ranked ur favorite countries is magnificent, u literally cared about every small detail in any country, I really love that u mentioned these underrated countries and u showed a whole different aspect of asia and Middle East to the world, keep going u are absolutely doing a great job🤎

I'm Namibian and so glad to see our country on your list. We are indeed a beautiful and peaceful nation. The Dutch like language you referred to is called Afrikaans. We would be happy to have you in Namibia again Drew.

This was a really interesting list! I would love to travel to all these countries in the future! 🇺🇸 ❤ 🇹🇷 🇯🇵 🇨🇿 🇲🇽 🇳🇦 🇻🇪 🇱🇧 🇦🇫 🇮🇷 🇵🇭

Great video! loved your list, and I hope to visit all of those places one day. My favorite place, hands down, is Greece. So much history, the Greek people are very warm and friendly, (and most understand English) the gorgeous topography and beaches, and, of course, the amazing food! I have been there twice and have seen many different areas, and can not wait to return. My husband and I want to have a small home or apartment there someday for retirement. Keep traveling and sharing your adventures with us. 😊

My favourite country was Greece. I went all over Europe in a 4 month trip and Reece was my favourite. The islands are SO CHEAP and VERY COOL. Definitely recommend to all of you guys.

Thanks Drew for spreading the love and clearing out the misconceptions about my country,Iran🇮🇷 It’s such a shame that people around the world are scared to travel there or think of it as a war zone !

Thank you for sharing the misperceptions about Iran, this country and its people have so much potential 🇮🇷

Hi Drew! i love your videos--especially your respect for and objectivity about different people and cultures. Your visiting every country is something I'd love to do. You are an inspiration.

Japan (clean and orderly) and Prague (comfortable and majestic) are 2 countries at the top of my favorites list. I'm partial to South East Asia, otherwise.

This guy literally changed my perception towards middle eastern countries. Especially Iran. I started to love Iran more and more. Edit : Great! Now Indians can visit iran without VISA. No hate, just love every country dr friends.

i could honestly listen and watch drew talk about the different countries he’s been to for hours and hours and i’d never get bored. unfortunately it is very difficult for me to travel, but through your videos i learn so much about different cultures, cuisines, people and landscapes. it’s so interesting, fascinating and important. i really appreciate it! 🙏🏼

As an Iranian I've always loved Afghan people and felt close to them.. I feel like pur culture is really close and I'm happy to see us next to eachother in this video. I really am sad for them and for us and I home everything gets better soon.

This awesome! So nice to hear your thoughts about all these places! Philippines is SUPER high on my list!!!

I am an Iranian- American and am so glad to see you relay the decency and the charisma of these countries which are on your fav list. I'm So glad Iran is on the list and as much as the American media portrays Iran as a hostile nation, videos like your shows that we are all part of the human corpus and we all want peace and love and a roof over our heads . I love Philippines and it rightfully deserves to be on the top spot. You are an honest visitor and I wish you luck. God Bless

I live in Iran, and oh my God I'm so happy you enjoyed your time here!

I drove a motorcycle through Mexico with a friend once and we were blown away by how friendly, elegant, and cultured the Mexicans were. We didn't know what we were doing, any Spanish, or even directions (before GPS) and they went out of the way to be helpful.

Thanks for sharing this list with us. I really like your videos and vlogs. They are really informative as well as entertaining ❤️ love from 🇮🇷 IRAN

Loved Iran too. Many people had the same shocked reaction when I said I was going, but couldn't stop raving about the place and the hospitality of the people when I got back.

I’ll never forget my Filipino best friend, he always puts a smile on my face when teaches me guitar, sadly the poor guy passed away one year ago from the damn COVID, rest in peace ferdy

It’s nice to see that this ranking is done through the people, beauty and culture and what they can give to you as a traveler.

Thank you Drew! I’m quite impressed that you mentioned my country Venezuela in your list. I saw your Venezuela videos, but you should back to visit the largest waterfall in the world, Canaima, Los Roques, Morrocoy, Merida and more! 🤗

I love the Philippine people. I have several Filipino friends. Thank you for sharing this video. I learned new things about some countries, like Lebanon and Iran. Love from Canada. 👊🏻

Felt really good to see Afghanistan and Iran to be ranked among top 3 best destinations by someone who had traveled all over the globe. They really deserves to be loved and they're very rich in history, culture and by hearts. Love from Pakistan 🇦🇫❤️🇵🇰❤️🇮🇷

You're amazing, Drew. I love your channel and your personality! I wish you and Deanna and your families all the best.

I’ll be visiting Japan this November and I can’t wait!!! My favorite country that I’ve visited so far is Iceland

As a half Filipino half Turk, thank you for visiting both my countries! I'm glad we were able to give you good hospitality and see that you had a great time. ❤❤🇹🇷🇵🇭

Let’s all appreciate Drews effort to show us the world for a moment. This man has real travel experience! Love from Vienna ;)

so proud to hear that Philippines is your top place to visit. God bless you more and more.

Its so cool to see Namibia on this list, it was my dream country to go to since I was a child, something magical keeps pulling me towards it.

Great to see Afghanistan 🇦🇫 in your top three. Glad that you were able to experience the culture, people and were able to connect. My husband is from Afghanistan. Would love to see that country one day

The best statement in your video is "The people are different, and the govt is different." Nothing could be more true. I am Indian and our country is having frequent arguments with Pakistan. But wherever I go and I see Pakistani people, they love Indians and they don't view us as enemies. Bottom-line is never ever should politics come in the way we see different people and their countries

What a fantastic video. How positive, well informed, open minded, intelligent, and coming from the heart. And how much respect and humility you show vis-a-via the countries and cultures you visited. I wish more people were carrying your mindset. I haven’t, of course, been to as many country as you have, but none of my favorites made your list - often the immediate neighboring country though. So Czech Republic instead of Hungary, Venezuela instead of Colombia, Lebanon instead of Syria, Namibia instead of South Africa. I agree with you on Turkey and Japan, and I would love to travel to Iran.

tnx so much Drew we love you i just hope lots of tourists decide on visiting Iran , welcoming tourists has been always a part of our culture but sadly the majority of them just lowerd during these years i just wanna say you're welcome anytime that u visit Iran and we're here to help u to have such a great timing and a wonderful experience

My dad had a shipping office and he told me a story about a Philippine ship which stranded in the coastal regions of Kenya. He looked after them in terms of rations. The condition wasn't however one surprising thing is that they kept on joking and pulling pranks on each other. They loved my dad a lot and once they were back home they even sent gifts for my dad.

I had the same experience in The Philippines 🇵🇭 Happy beautiful people and culture. My top place I’ve visited too!

Thanks so much Drew. I'm 35 and I've been to 45 countries already but you motivate me to travel more

I loved the Philippines too. I lived there as well, recommend going

I kinda knew Turkey and Iran would be on your list but was not sure. I am from Iran, Live in U.S. and live part time in Turkey soon to become full time. Iran, U.S. and Turkey have a special place in my heart. Over the years, anyone that has told me they were in Iran as a tourist or maybe working there, have never had one person say they had a bad experience. They all loved it. Love of guests is in our culture. Glad you liked it.

As an Irish person I love this video. I have always found Filipino people to be so warm and hard working and have a great sense of humor. To be honest iv met people from all the countries you have mentioned and found them great. I really hope to visit the Philippines one day.

It's amazing to know that Iran, Afghanistan, Mexico, Venezuela are included in your list. I have a notion that it is really dangerous to be in these countries. But seeing them in your list makes me wanna visit these places some day.

Thank you so much. Japan and Mexico made your top 10. I am currently living in Saudi Arabia and Lebannon & Turkey just moved up in my list.

Iran kind of surprised me but then what you said reminded me that the West vilifies them so much. I've met many Iranians as where I live is pretty multicultural and they are all the most amazing people. One of my former coworkers was Iranian and despite it being more than 10 years since I worked at that company I think about him a lot as he left a big impact on my life.

Thanks for including Philippines in your list of favorite

Right on! Bit of a traveller myself, since 1980 and I've seen some of these countries and admire your general take.Travel broadens the mind and you sir, manifest that very well indeed. Respect!

I'm new to your channel and I have to admit I let out a squeal when you said #1! I'm Scottish but also half Filipina, so it's my spiritual home and it makes me so happy to hear people appreciating it 🥹🇵🇭

I am from México, I have visited 16 countries and my favorites are: Japan, Morocco, Spain, Canada, Italy, Czech Republic, but every country has its beauty, tks Drew for the video, blessings from Mex 👍

Can we all appreciate the fact that Drew Binsky never disappointed us with his content 👍👍👍

Your list is so enlightening! Thank you for your open mindedness and curiosity. I really want to travel more now!

thank-you for choosing philippine as your no.1 favorite country! you know im wishing that i can visit iran and turkey someday,i don't know why but since ive been here in japan and planning to go some other countries that 2 country im dreaming of to go ......

Visited 4 of your top 10. And yes they're also part of my top 10 (Japan, Iran, Philippines and Mexico) Now I'm jealous as I wanna go to Namibia.

I didn't expect to see my country Venezuela in this list. Thank you for sharing the side of the country that news don't talk about and enjoying the culture. Unfortunately I had to migrate just like millions of Venezuelans but it makes me feel proud to see you mentioning us in the top 5 and as your fav country in the American Continent!! Thanks! 🇻🇪 💛💙❤

as an iranian,i'm so happy that you liked our country:) love ur vids!💕

You are amazing and so open minded. You have addressed every stereo type an American has about these countries. You have opened my mind to possibly visiting some of these places. Thanks for your insight. Dave

I seriously envy your courage to travel to all these places. I plan to visit most of Europe in the future but seeing you talk about countries like Lebanon, Iran, Turkey, etc. makes me want to visit them first

What i like of this video is how Drew literally put countries like Iran, Afghanistan, Venezuela that all the media says they are the worse places in the world and not visit at all, travel all over the world really kills stereotypes

Visiting the Czech Republic this summer, and this has made me even more excited. This, and the fact that Prague was the place that inspired you to go on this journey to every country on the planet!

Yes sir!!! Top 1!! Thanks for all the compliments to our country

Your videos are so inspiring Drew! After your Mexico videos I took a trip to the heart of the country and had some of the best experiences of my life! Thank you so much for your videos and stay awesome!

This video is really making us want to explore the world so much more! Turkey and the Philippines are places we've been longing to go to for ages. Good to hear they live up to the hype!

Thank you!! "I didn't really know what to expect when I went there" is a common phrase from visitors to Venezuela after they hear so many bad things about this country. Yes, we have a lot of things we have to fix, but the people here are really, really, nice. The beaches, the weather and the food are just the icing on this imperfect cake.

Wow, thanks that Philippines is your number 1 favourite country. I’m from Philippines and I was born in Bohol. I agreed about what you said about us. We Filipino people are very welcoming, hospitable and even after we had super typhoon we still smile and we are resilient. I can’t wait to visit Iran, Afghanistan and other top 10 countries that you’ve visited. I’ve traveled more than 50 countries but I’ve not explored much in Africa. I’ve been to Japan, Turkey, USA, Canada and most European countries.

I almost cried when you mentioned México, thank you for that! It is truly a gem of a place!! Viva México 💚🤍❤

I am sooo happy that you put Beautiful Afghanistan in 3rd place- we (afghans) love you soo much❤️🇦🇫 Thank you for finally portraying us the right way😘

Drew..a brave and noble list...good vibes

I agree 100% with Mexico. I went for the first time in 2022 and absolutely fell in love with it. I can’t wait to go back to Mexico. I would love to go more into Mexico and do so much more!!

Love the list and honest review! That is why I love drew since then! Always have a great content! Cheers! From WanderPeej (Philippines 🇵🇭living in Saudi Arabia🇸🇦 )

Love Philippines from India 💕

Thank you, Mr. Drew for appreciating my home country, the Philippines. While we acknowledge that we are not perfect, I am proud to say that the majority of Filipinos hold a deep respect for foreign visitors in our country.

Japan is definitely the country I want to visit the most, since I'm obsessed with the media from there. Anime and video games and even some of their live dramas and of course technology, but my wife is also from the Philippines and we went to the Philippines last summer for 5 weeks. It was my first time there and we had a fantastic time. I do agree, lots of friendly people and good food. Sometimes we'd spend a whole day just drinking and eating good food with lots of friends and family. Unfortunately, there's a lot of poverty there and people trying to hussle to make ends meet, even though things are very cheap there, about half of what we pay for things in my home country, Canada. Then the occasional things that are even cheaper than half too. Some of the poverty can also be a bit depressing, it really makes you appreciate what you have in 1st world countries. I stayed in some places there for a few days that weren't what I was used to compared to back home, and I did feel a little down some days and missed being back home. But it's a good experience all around. Near the end I did get a little homesick, but my wife and I plan on going back again soon since her family and friends are there, and it's a nice place to visit. Just be wary of it being very hot and humid followed by the most rain I've probably ever saw in my life. They do tend to get a lot of typhoons there, especially during the season for it. Lots of bugs and crazy drivers and big crowds, especially in Manilla. Otherwise, everything else there from what I've seen is quite nice.

I'm actually going to the Philippines for one year to help out at a charity project starting this summer, seeing them at #1 makes me more excited to go there!

Hey Drew! The Philippines already grew to 7,640 islands! There were additional 531 discovered islands to explore! 😄

I'm from Venezuela. I'm so glad to see that you enjoyed your stay here. We have gained such a bad reputation in the last years, but the country is really beautiful and culturally rich.

Besides Japan, which I hope so much to visit one day, Denmark is my favorite country that I have ever visited. Besides the fact one of my best friends is from Denmark, it is a beautiful and very hospitable country, whose language I'm also learning. Even though it's quite rainy and windy, it's definetly worth a visit. Also, LEGO is one of my greater interests, and to say that I felt like a kid again when I visited the LEGO House would be an understatement. 😂🇩🇰

Hey Drew, love the content! If you're ever in Japan I've got a car and a whole load of awesome places to explore - you're always welcome! Stay safe and happy travels.

And that’s why you’re the Philippines’ most favorite travel vlogger ❤️

amazing list, all of the countries are amazing.

Some amazing countries covered. Well done.

My ex is Filipino and introduced me to so much amazing culture, food, etc. I want to go sooooo bad. Thankfully I live in a city where we have a huge Filipino population so there's no shortage of ube and grandma's homemade pancit. The Christmas feasts are seriously to die for.

Iran being the second on the list just tells A LOT!!! Absolutely happy to hear that you enjoyed your trip to Iran, looking forward to seeing you soon in Iran.

Been to Philippines. Such a beautiful country and what friendly folks. They are the most friendly people in the whole world.