Journey to North Korean Border 🇰🇵

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In this episode I hitchhike to the only Russian settlement located right in front of North Korea. The village of Khasan situated near the border of 3 countries: Russia, China and North Korea. Let's explore the insights of living in the border area and hope we will not be shot by Mr. Kim.
Timecodes:
00:00 - Intro
00:18 - Flying to Vladivostok
00:43 - Hitchhiking to triborder area
01:20 - How tigers and leopards terrorize people
02:22 - Slavyanka village: lighthouse and epic cape
05:09 - Exploring Khasan village on the border with North Korea and China
09:21 - The border stone: Russia, China, North Korea
10:27 - Ghost village of Mayachnoye
August 2021.
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@SyBo27 Жыл бұрын

I love that guy casually telling you about tigers in the area that can carry full size bulls and then is like "Allright, good luck travelling "

@concept5631 11 ай бұрын

I knew tigers were big, but I never knew they were that big

@An-kw3ec 11 ай бұрын

I didn't know they lived that far north, I thought tigers were tropical.

@fetzie23 10 ай бұрын

@@concept5631they can run at 50 kph and drag prey weighing hundreds of kg up trees. Equally magnificent and scary animals. If you encounter one and survive, it’s purely because the tiger chose to not kill you.

@concept5631 10 ай бұрын

@@fetzie23 They are also incredibly smart.

@johnm3907 10 ай бұрын

Ran off with a 400 kg bull. Yeah it's bull alright.

@oryxland3994 2 жыл бұрын

One of the things I always love about your videos, in addition to the adventure itself, is that it shows despite all the political bullshit our leaders put us through that no matter where you go in the world you will always find generous people willing to help someone out, keep at it and have a safe journey!

@mareksroka7582 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. No Russian BS propaganda. Just a guy curious to visit some amazing places.

@Juancheros 2 жыл бұрын

No US BS propaganda either.

@daveshongkongchinachannel 2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. It is so refreshing to have him tell us the facts without all the propaganda.

@Asgoga 2 жыл бұрын

@@Juancheros Nah. Prigozhin troll farm and massive Russian disinformation network outranks some stupid Fox News or CNN misinformation

@LuPoj 2 жыл бұрын

Amen to that. No bullshit propaganda - both Russian and Western, let's be fair.

@jemsar2 10 ай бұрын

It was interesting that the people on the road were willing to give a stranger a ride and did so with a smile. Your curiosity has been greatly rewarded during your journey. Peace!

@elmourinhodesantona6650 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for bringing us these good quality videos, you show the landscapes and cities so well to make us feel like we were there travelling with you. My best wishes from Spain boss!

@mrb6597 2 жыл бұрын

2:19 is the most epic salutation ever: "Alright, do travelling."

@ivantrainsLIVE 2 жыл бұрын

I was confused how to translate the words of that man tbh. He said "путешествуй", literally wishing me "to travel" respecting what I was doing.

@mrb6597 2 жыл бұрын

@@ivantrainsLIVE It's all good! Awesome video, and I had been wondering if you've ever been to NK or at least to the border. Corners of the world that I would love to visit but just will never have the time. Keep making these videos, they are incredible.

@exlegus 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool. Thanks. Greetings from Slovakia. On border with Slovakia, Czech and Poland is table that is in shape of a triangle, so every country has it 1/3 of table :D

@OlSkunGun 2 жыл бұрын

Knights of Triangle Table bro

@GHFear 2 жыл бұрын

I love traveling to Chech Republic, Slovakia and Poland. Some of the best places in Europe for sure. Very friendly people, lots of old castles, buildings and villages that are still in good condition and good cheap flights and trains everywhere. And if you know some Czech words and phrases, you understand some Slovakian too and can easily make orders on restaurants to get food. :)

@exlegus 2 жыл бұрын

@@GHFear totally agree. Beautiful nature and buildings with fair prices and good public transport. I visited Prague, Czech Republic, a week ago for very few money and I felt like home.

@worldcitizen123 2 жыл бұрын

No dobra chłopaki. Wy tu sobie gadacie, a ja to co od macochy? Też lubię łazić po Czechach i Słowacji. Napiszcie mi gdzie jest ten stół bo tam akurat nie byłem. Pozdrawiam z Polski 😁👍

@mravecsk1 2 жыл бұрын

@@worldcitizen123 Have to check out that table too...:)

@user-ti3by4ln3u 10 ай бұрын

Greetings from China. I went to the China-Russia-North Korea border 4 years ago, on the Chinese side the observation tower is a tourist site called Fangchuan(防川). The thing impressed me most is that there are no patrols or fences on the Sino-Russian border. However, even though the border between China and North Korea is separated by a very wide river, there are barbed wire fences three to four meters high with high voltage electricity and lots of cameras on the Chinese side, while the patrolling soldiers on the North Korean side are clearly visible.

@noahsrebels 10 ай бұрын

To stop North Korean escapees, I assume; It is unfortunate

@user-ti3by4ln3u 10 ай бұрын

@@noahsrebels Yes. There are many escapees from North Korean in border cities of Northeast China (especially in 90s and 00s), most of them just sneak into China to work for a higher salary, and a small number of people want to smuggle into a third country (usually Mongolia or some Southeast Asian countries) through China and then reach South Korea. If these North Korean smugglers are caught by the Chinese police, they will be sent back to North Korea immediately, where they will be shot and hanged...

@margo7059 10 ай бұрын

Ничего себе 👀. Получается что между корейской и китайской стороной есть патрули, а между российской и корейской нет ничего 👀

@polski_money21 10 ай бұрын

You had to open your eyes really wide to notice

@isbsxecjeci2428 9 ай бұрын

Every time I think about this place, I consider it as a national humiliation of China. The land belonged to China for thousands of years, however, it was ceded to Russia 160 years ago, resulting in the complete loss of coastline of the sea of Japan and two coast provinces(Heilongjiang and Jilin) becoming landlocked provices.The distance between Fangchuan and the Sea of Japan is only 15 kilometers. Can you believe it? Only 15 kilometers make two big provinces become landlocked!

@donbrearley3148 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos are amazing in every way and I just love them... please keep going forever!!

@vgamedude12 10 ай бұрын

Thats so awesome to be able to see 3 such different places from one spot.

@bigbird9186 2 жыл бұрын

Am really getting into your uploads love them on trains sleeping in old houses cooking noodles in train trucks keep them coming and goodluck with the next ones

@josebessa6520 10 ай бұрын

Watching your video took me back to 2018 when I crossed by train the DPRK/Russian border from Rason to Ussuriysk. Such a incredible trip. Congrats!

@ulcerprone 2 жыл бұрын

That was interesting. Reminds me of a video I saw years ago about these journalists who were looking into North Korean logging camps in Russia. My memory of it is hazy but they came across a lone, bedraggled Korean logging. They got him to talk by giving him a cig and beer. He basically said he worked all day, every day, and sent money back to his family. He looked uneasy. I hope he didn’t get in trouble for that. It’s amazing to see how low key the Russian side of the border is at least.

@ivantrainsLIVE 2 жыл бұрын

This episode of North Korean labour camps in Russian Far East will be mentioned in one of my next videos.

@ZOMBIEWINEGUM 2 жыл бұрын

@@ivantrainsLIVE I think it was a VICE documentary

@Brabant076 2 жыл бұрын

@@ZOMBIEWINEGUM Back when VICE actually made interesting content.

@jakubondrus6064 2 жыл бұрын

@@Brabant076 they still do, they just don't promote it as much bc it doesn't bring as many clicks

@microfighterz 10 ай бұрын

@@Brabant076Dark Side Of The Ring is fantastic. Some of the best stuff they've done.

@scottculver 2 жыл бұрын

So awesome! Keep these amazing video's coming!

@Roel66NL 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video. I have crossed DPRK from Russia via train over that bridge with the fence, which the border guards openened during the crossing. The train was loaded with North-Korean workers, which we could talk freely to while in Russia (a chance you never get while in DPRK).. This was de most interesting border experience of my life. Also it's interesting to know that lot's of cars in that area of Russia have the steering wheel on the right because they imported all these cars from Japan, when they drive on the other side.

@eustab.anas-mann9510 11 ай бұрын

Which tour operator did you use to travel in the DPRK?

@snowlover71 9 ай бұрын

Like that OG Vice piece

@nobbynobbs8182 9 ай бұрын

"North-Korean workers" you seem to have misspelled slaves

@Roel66NL 9 ай бұрын

@eustab.anas-mann9510 it was a Dutch travel agency which i believe to have stopped. But if DPRK is open again there will be some operators with a entry via Russia.

@MargaritaMagdalena 4 ай бұрын

@@Roel66NL Ik ben ook in Noord-Korea geweest, in 2011 met reisbureau Koning Aap. En jij?

@PJS_PJS 2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating video, thanks for sharing with us!

@ravvaktheannihilator69 10 ай бұрын

It’s crazy how people from Russia are willing to give strangers rides from one place to another. Here in the USA 500 cars will pass you if you are dead on the side of the road

@ericsmith6677 10 ай бұрын

yeah its also interesting how russia extradites North koreans who escape to russia as refugees. They literally send them back to die

@StonkeyKong 7 ай бұрын

Yup, my car broke down on a mountain pass in CO and I was walking 20mi+ back in the rain to get help and hundreds (maybe even a thousand) jeeps, trucks, four wheelers, etc. passed me and not one person stopped to pick me up…

@kubiak6405 5 ай бұрын

why would anyone even think to pick you up

@edwardkostrubala4766 4 ай бұрын

Do you just pick up dead bodies on the side of the road???

@aimpizza6823 4 ай бұрын

L pfp

@ShinagawaLily 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for another interesting video, Ivan! You’re such a talented travel videographer & researcher. I like how you to talk to us as you explore these Russian places and interact with friendly people. Hi from America.

@pdavis500 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve looked at this area a number of times and wandered around on street view as much as possible, and it’s certainly fascinating with the three way border. It’s interesting to see it on video. Keep up the interesting videos that you post on this channel.

@lrn_news9171 Жыл бұрын

I explored this Primorsky krai region on google maps a lot, my favorite region of Russia. My other favorites are south ural mountains, Samara region on Volga river, and Krasnodar Krai. Nishny Novgorod is a underrated Russian city in terms of historical architecture as well.

@Bonky-wonky Жыл бұрын

@@lrn_news9171 I thought I was the only one to do that… I’ve ‘visited’ Khasan quite a few times via Streetview and made a deal with myself to actually go there one day.

@arctrix765 Жыл бұрын

when i'm gonna visit vladyvostok one day, i'm also gonna visit this location in the aftermath

@creativerse6447 Жыл бұрын

Fbi looking up for u👀

@gaugea Жыл бұрын

i thought i was the only one haha

@PtaszekZPtasiegoMleczka Жыл бұрын

Never thought I'd see this place, thanks for sharing your adventures with us

@ignoblesurfer6281 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for uploading this - I have always wondered about the people of Khasan and how many live there and what they do... this keeps it a mystery, but a slightly accessible mystery!

@brucedanton3669 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this of course, which is most interesting too. Well done!

@ProgressIsTheOnlyEvolution Жыл бұрын

Great Video. Wish it was longer. Thanks for sharing this.

@roguewave1060 2 жыл бұрын

Super interesting, thanks for the репортаж!

@pingchen7454 2 жыл бұрын

on China side there is a pretty popular tourist attraction called "one eye see three countries". It is definitely on my bunklist.

@someonewithballs 2 жыл бұрын

Love your vids. Thanks so much for you doin ur thing

@lyhnbo1445 Жыл бұрын

Greeting from China. Nice video, it's great to see how it looks like from Russia side of border. Actually, right on the road that connects the observation tower in video you can see 3 countries more detailed. The road is Chinese territory, and two sides of the road belongs to Russia and North Korea. You can see it on map, right at the same spot on the map you showed in video, you will see at chineseside, there is a G302 National Way. There are pictures about this road.

@R.Daneel 11 ай бұрын

That was an enjoyable watch. Thanks!

@erickarian8663 2 жыл бұрын

looved it, thanks for sharing x

@sonofsarek 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve always looked at that place on google earth and wondered what it looked like in person. That area is more picturesque than I had imagined.

@e94lda35 2 жыл бұрын

Thx for your Content!

@jugreenfish 2 жыл бұрын

woooow! thank you so much for your amazing videos

@romanvolotov 2 жыл бұрын

Классный видос! Уже разок натыкался на ролик про это место, но у тебя как-то по-другому совсем, атмосферненько)

@kn3000gtsl 2 жыл бұрын

So interesting-thanks for sharing!

@BridgeandTunnelScooterClub 2 жыл бұрын

great video as always, smooth travels

@ARWest-bp4yb 2 жыл бұрын

Hi from Massachusetts Ivan, my wife is Korean and we visited the DMZ from there back in 2015 and it was pretty desolate. It's interesting to see it from your perspective, thanks for sharing! 👍👍

@misskitty2133 Жыл бұрын

Excellent as are all your videos. You’re going to look on these when you’re no longer able to travel. It’ll be nice memories to re-think.

@bogthing1 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing, with a lovely ending!

@sorenDub 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. Fantastic shots and great narration with a lot of small details. Greetings from Denmark o/

@tempestedits4454 10 ай бұрын

Awesome video!

@typikalfoul699 Жыл бұрын

so cool, thank you for going

@kugul1683 2 жыл бұрын

This is perfect timing! I just looked up this video without knowing, that this video existed!

@derdude7725 2 жыл бұрын

great content thank u very much 🤝🏻

@xela001 2 жыл бұрын

Wow very nice video 👌🏻😍 this was a great place to visit. Looks really awesome in google maps ... u can see the chinese tower 😅👌🏻 Great editing also 💪🏻🥇 i m excited for more ... stay healthy and safe

@valereberlage617 Жыл бұрын

Great trip report, far Eastern Russia is in my dream list! In a few trips, I have been stepping next to the border of countries I have never crossed: Chili, Perou and China...Fun!

@Adrenochromfarmer Жыл бұрын

If u get unlucky some russians will just rob you

@andrewmastrandonas5123 2 жыл бұрын

Good job! Well done!

@johnbrown-rm8kc 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome Video

@AFP557 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video

@edgark6150 2 жыл бұрын

This is a very interesting video I remembered watching the border between those 3 countries in google earth few years ago There must be many interesting stories from there which we didn't hear yet :-)

@luked7256 Жыл бұрын

I was on the Chinese side of that border a couple of years back. Right on top of the tower that you showed!

@3lric81 9 ай бұрын

incredible channel. thanks for sharing. u earned a sub today

@wlwlwlt Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your interesting video

@bongdonkey Жыл бұрын

Amazing video. You never see this area. Thanks man!

@robbicu 2 жыл бұрын

This is awesome!

@Rincon305 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting. Thanks for the visual.

@michanone8883 2 жыл бұрын

Cool Video Dude!

@mariabrayanovska8259 2 жыл бұрын

Really interesting video. I found this place once on Google Maps and was wondering if anyone lived there still. Hopefully one day I’ll be able to visit myself - eastern Russia is definitely on my bucket list.

@lrn_news9171 Жыл бұрын

Yeah far east Russia has beautiful landscapes as well, influenced by the Monsoon

@robertsilva1016 2 жыл бұрын

Thank You Emperor For Sharing This Video Vlog

@cotine86 2 жыл бұрын

Love the vidoe! Would love to visit the area for sure!

@ardeneques 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, beautiful part of the world. Thanks for taking me somewhere I would like to, but am sure I will never get to go to.

@richleyden6839 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting video, Well done.

@amonrei 11 ай бұрын

I've noticed this tri border on Google Maps. Thanks for bringing us there!

@jamesallardice4645 2 жыл бұрын

Thank's for a good video, and hello from Scotland.

@bolek-trolek 2 жыл бұрын

that's just awesome. also, i thought hitchhiking was pretty much gone and i'm delighted to see it's still there, albeit much more limited, i suppose

@danielkerr4100 Жыл бұрын

There’s a guy who live streams hitch hiking literally all around the world on twitch, his username is hitch, he’s worth checking out, thousands of rides and funny clips from them.

@UKRichardHK 2 жыл бұрын

In 2007 I went to this 3 countries border on the Chinese side. It was possible to go as far as the viewing pagoda but not right to that building at the end.

@audiazham4789 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, would really like to watch your journey in North Korean Border (or some place in North korea, but don't if it dangerous). Its midnight here and I will postpone my sleep to watch your video first, haha thanks for uploading man! Youre the best

@stevehawkins8940 2 жыл бұрын

So interesting - thank you. God bless you.

@recordermann_972 2 жыл бұрын

Хорошее видео! The videos are getting even better, so well put together. (I'm still working on my Russian, that is why this part is in english ;))

@kirill1376 2 жыл бұрын

Great! Russian grammar is very difficult :) As native I still sometimes check correctness of some words. It's logical to write хорошОе like красивОе or приятнОе, but correct is хорошее I don't know why 😂 We Russians understand that our language is very difficult so we are very tolerant for any not native speaker. I hope I didn't killed your motivation

@recordermann_972 2 жыл бұрын

@@kirill1376 ok ok thanks so хорошее видео

@kirill1376 2 жыл бұрын

@@recordermann_972 Если нужна практика, или какие-то вопросы - можешь тут спрашивать :)

@noot_2 2 жыл бұрын

@@kirill1376 As someone learning russian, i feel pretty nice understanding what you wrote :) There are a lot of similar words between Russian and Portuguese

@kirill1376 2 жыл бұрын

@@noot_2 Yes. We all are European civilizations :) In Russian many words from France, German, English and etc. Also some bad news - we are now attacking Ukraine. It's very sad, mostly people are against it🥺 I think near 70% against this war, but our government is authoritarian and don't care

@combrogi 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting, taa very much! 😉👍🏼

@hereandthere4751 2 жыл бұрын

I bet you got many unreleased videos for us! Keep em coming! 💯

@deliciousnoodles5505 2 жыл бұрын

This is why I subscribed.

@Dawn5048Batchelor 2 жыл бұрын

Again a very high quality video, who needs tv any more when their is UT. 👍👍🥇🏆

@mercystarful 2 жыл бұрын

Dear Vaga Bond I hope you are okay sending peace from Sydney Australia

@richardoneil7107 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful and interesting. Thanks for sharing I have been into North Korea three times, but on their southern border at Panmunjom. I would love to see your visit to Vladivostok.

@2011arish 2 жыл бұрын

What Isit it like in NK?? Was it scary?

@danielkerr4100 Жыл бұрын

@@2011arishwhy would it be scary? 😂

@2011arish Жыл бұрын

@@danielkerr4100 you been living under a rock?

@darkzoroark9558 Жыл бұрын

@@2011arish only you that one. Propaganda victim

@ChomoBidensMules 11 ай бұрын

@@darkzoroark9558you're projecting

@user-ne5qb4rx3s 2 жыл бұрын

Top content

@allanlee2412 10 ай бұрын

...great video! Wonderful to see your subscribers increase. Being on the road so much, I wonder how you edit your videos as you seem to have minimal equipment. Anyway, keep up all the awesome, down to earth, and adventurous content.

@2same2furious Жыл бұрын

just found ur channel, instant subscribe, keep up the great work

@bubonicdoc79 2 жыл бұрын

Make longer videos please 😊 Your videos are very interesting but short

@zorroya4856 2 жыл бұрын

This truely feels like the end of the world. Great video.

@helltonwerrmann9358 Ай бұрын

Greetings from Brazil bro, nice !!! Come to Brazil a lot of good places here...

@Urb-Xprepper Жыл бұрын

Always ,interesting places to see

@Nooticus 2 жыл бұрын

Always been very interested in this area! Cant wait to watch this!

@lechen5540 2 жыл бұрын

The Chinese on the 'book' means the Flower's Season. Thanks for your video.

@deepindersingh2001 Жыл бұрын

very nice video bro. Love from INDIA

@CJSnews 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting video.

@flintmichigan1679 2 жыл бұрын

Good content

@RomieMocka 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool man ❤️❤️

@sowiogorski5648 2 жыл бұрын

Niesamowite miejsce !! Marzę aby kiedyś tam przyjechać i zobaczyć na własne oczy !

@yes-yes-yo Жыл бұрын

Ziomuś lepiej zapomnij bo cie tam zabiją. :/

@user-nr9xh5tm7b 9 ай бұрын

С Богом!

@quanxuan3345 9 ай бұрын

Russia is so big and I like this country very much

@Zmlsag 9 ай бұрын

Страна то да, большая, много лесов и места, но толку то? Когда ты живешь в одном городе потому-что позволить себе путешествовать не можешь) И большая часть России это мерзлые земли, где постоянно холодно. Это как если-бы Аляска была наполовину США

@twelphsoul Жыл бұрын

Greatful to you. Your my eyes and ears into current historical conditions in russia.

@Ak0tnik Жыл бұрын

This is very interesting for sure. Regarding that view from the sea of Japan, some people that live pretty far away from there has that concept of that place being at the edge of the world, so astonishing. Greetings!