Showing the Spanish speaking world.. 1 adventure at a time.
The goal of my channel is simple yet complex: I want to document and share authentic & educational content of anything related to Adventure Travel, Geography, & Language in the Spanish-speaking world. It's kind of a loaded topic, but it allows me to never exhaust my creative outlets. The truth is, I've always been extremely passionate about what I'm doing on my channel, but I never properly documented it when I started adventuring as a younger man in my college years. I've made over 150 Youtube videos in both English and Spanish, and I have aspirations to make 1000s more.
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Tomorrow (Thursday, August 20th) at 9:00pm SPAIN time (3PM NEW YORK/EST) or (2PM CHICAGO) I'll be live to follow up the entire CUBA series I did. I'll be summarizing my trip, how I did it logistically, how I filmed, and other juicy insider information. I'll also be answering specific questions you asked. If you have any specific questions, please write more down below. I know the time isn't the best, but it's the only time I have as I'm traveling to Miami this weekend to start filming the next series. Make sure you click on this link to turn on the notifications so you don't miss the livestream. Thanks for all the support and maybe I'll see you in the U.S. if you're in the following locations: Miami, Tampa, Chicago, and NYC.
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Hello all I want to do a livestream to follow up my Cuba series (I know it’s a little late, but I’ve been SWAMPED with what’s going on in Ceuta , Spain). So many people have asked me questions on the specifics of Cuba through email or instagram and if I don’t answer, I apologize but it’s just been too much...
Some questions have been:
How did I travel there as an American? How can you help Cubans? How did I manage to traverse the island during a terrible fuel crisis? Why didn’t I go to x location? Am I a CIA/Mossad plant? 🤣.. so I will schedule the live later today, and meanwhile, please leave ALL and any questions you have below. Also, feel free to ask about Ceuta, Spain/Morocco as well as I just came from Morocco (video will be out this weekend).. lastly, I want to update you on future travel plans and I’m going to ask for help because I want to start documenting Hispanic American diaspora in the USA (think Cubans in Miami, or Dominicans in NYC or Mexicans in Chicago).. so please, leave ALL the questions you have below and I will answer them in detail on the live. Thanks!
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Spain is currently experiencing a large-scale surge of migrants (AN INVASION) crossing into Ceuta, one of Spain's two autonomous cities on the African continent. Moroccan news outlets are reporting that **tens of thousands** of people are attempting to cross into the city.
Call it what you want, but in my opinion, this isn't controlled immigration. It's a border crisis on a scale that Spain has never seen in Ceuta.
Ceuta has been under Spanish sovereignty for over 500 years and has a population of only 80,000 people.
I believe Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's government has failed to adequately protect Spain's border and sovereignty.
Since my channel started in Spain and I've made hundreds of videos here, I feel it's important to show you what's happening.
Among Ceuta's 80,000 residents, roughly half are Muslim and half are Christian, along with small Hindu and Jewish communities. These communities have coexisted peacefully for many years. The Muslims of Ceuta are fully Spanish—they speak with an Andalusian accent, and many serve in Spain's military, police, and public institutions.
What's happening now, however, is something entirely different. Large groups of migrants are arriving together, overwhelming the city's capacity and placing enormous pressure on local authorities. Many of them have little knowledge of Spain beyond the hope that life will be better there.
Ceuta simply doesn't have the space or resources to accommodate such a large influx, and much of the cost ultimately falls on Spanish and European taxpayers.
I've made several videos in both Ceuta and Melilla—the other Spanish autonomous city in North Africa—which are often described as Europe's most heavily fortified land borders. Recent events have raised serious questions about how effective those borders are in practice.
I know most of you subscribed to this channel for Cuba and Latin America content, but I believe this is an important story that deserves attention.
If you want to learn more about the situation, here are two videos below.
MELILLA: https://youtu.be/J2Wym6aM6JM
CEUTA: https://youtu.be/8tPF__NA_pI
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If you haven’t seen my most recent video, I somehow managed to travel ALL the way to Baracoa, Cuba, during the worst fuel crisis in recent history. One of the reasons I wanted to go there was because I had been searching in YouTube for years about videos of Cuba’s far east and I couldn’t find any videos in English, so I just decided to try to find a way to do it myself. What I found there was truly astonishing. It felt more like Costa Rica than Cuba yet like many places in Cuba, it was totally frozen in the past. I managed to hike several miles to see how Cubans are living in the most rural of areas - Cubans who participated in the revolution and Cubans who nearly lost their lives in Angola. I highly suggest you watch the video to learn about this important history before it’s gone.
If you already watched, thanks for the support - and please share it with a friend or family member.
Lastly, many people have asked how the hell I’m uploading this videos in Cuba.. The short answer is I’m not - one, because it would be impossible because of the internet problems and two, because that would be completely foolish for my safety.. I’m thinking of doing a live stream after the series to answer everyone’s questions. If you wanna start writing the questions below, I’ll keep them saved for a Q & A.. Greetings from hot and sunny Malaga, Spain.
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Hey guys, I’m uploading a new video right now.. which title do you like best?
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Today us U.S. Americans celebrate our 250th anniversary as a country. Thanks to the brave Spanish general
Bernardo de Gálvez in his strategic and valiant efforts during the campaigns in the southeast of United States, we were able to defeat the British one of the greatest empires man has ever seen was born. Today I’m celebrating in Macharaviaya Malaga, Bernardo de Galvez’s birthplace. Bernardo de Gálvez played a genuinely important role in the American Revolutionary War. As governor of Spanish Louisiana, he captured British positions at Baton Rouge, Mobile, and Pensacola (1781), tying down British forces and helping secure the Gulf Coast. Spain also provided the American cause with money, supplies, and military pressure against Britain, even though Spain was not formally allied with the United States. Many historians consider Spain’s contribution an important factor in the British defeat.
Unfortunately, Manifest Destiny reinforced an Anglo-American story. During the 19th century, as the U.S. expanded westward into territories that had belonged to Spain and later Mexico, national narratives increasingly celebrated American self-reliance and exceptionalism. That made it less likely that Spanish contributions would be highlighted.
* Later conflicts with Spain—especially the Spanish-American War of 1898—also made Spain a less celebrated part of the American founding story. But we must remember that the better the Spanish speaking world and English speaking world understand each other, the stronger we are. GOD BLESS AMERICA AND GOD SPAIN! Fun fact, Galveston Texas was named after the general and Gálvez became an honorary U.S. citizen in 2014.
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https://youtu.be/7-LJ3wNWWyw?is=0c5uT...
Many of you requested I get far out of Havana and that I explore eastern Cuba. Well it turns out I managed to get all the way to Baracoa - Cuba’s first Spanish Villa and needless to say the journey wasn’t easy but I somehow made it… Don’t miss the new video!
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https://youtu.be/KpXWtFvJuq0
A new trouble is brewing on Belfast’s divided streets. That is the sentiment I got when visiting last summer. Catholics and Protestants are now united over unvetted and uncontrolled mass migration. Heck, I even thought they sounded a bit ridiculous and far fetched when I asked them about mass migration in Northern Ireland… well last night, a violent Somalian migrant tried beheading and brutally gouged the eyes out of a white Irishman. This is now at the point of return. European politicians have failed us.
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https://youtu.be/RkLWtcf6wwc?si=Ymi7m...
BOY have I got a story for you guys.. I just spent nearly a month in Cuba (I didn’t tell anyone for my safety) and I managed to travel across the ENTIRE island during the nation’s worst fuel crisis in history..I learned that the mass media has been hiding A LOT about the truth on the ground. I can’t wait to show you this series from Habana to
Baracoa.. I really believe this series will make history.. First video out tomorrow or Sunday… 🇺🇸 🇨🇺 🇪🇸 CUBA LIBRE
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NEW VIDEO: Pickpockets are still lurking in Spain and organized crime is rampant. : Find out HOW and WHY in this videohttps://youtu.be/u-IYtFaG1UE?si=4EvMx...
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