You haven't truly experienced Haiti until you've been kidnapped

@Aydin-Adam

5 ай бұрын

I guess I've never experienced Haiti, then. Might as well sell my house and all my property.

@sizanogreen9900

5 ай бұрын

you know what? I'll pass on that then.

If toycat was a superhero his name would be "General technicality" 😂

@sizanogreen9900

5 ай бұрын

but I gotta admit I didn't even expect him to leave the airport so I was kinda impressed... didn't know this was a thing as well.

Genius cruise tax write off video 👍

@ibx2cat

5 ай бұрын

You got it!

@iginheo

5 ай бұрын

Did you contact the cruise line to see if they'd setup some free goodies at the least for how much you're making me want to take a cruise? ​@@ibx2cat

@caseyshiloh247

5 ай бұрын

This was exactly what I was thinking. Expensable!

other influencers get a cruise as payment for advertising. toycat uses patreon money to buy cruise, and then films it just to explain a technicality with Haiti. 10/10

I’d count that as a visit to Haiti. You found a neat loophole and it hits all three of the criteria I use; 1- you had legally entered the country 2- you were under the jurisdiction of that country 3- You set foot on the country’s land It counts.

@AhimtarHoN

Ай бұрын

So if I bike through a country without stopping, would you say I did not visit it as I did not actually set foot on the ground? (there are so many technicalities that one can use here :D)

Fn fact: The whole video was filmed by his kidnappers.

I think doing what you did with Haiti is more of a country experience than the one Estonian road that goes through Russia

@glowerworm

5 ай бұрын

Why? I would think given how large Russia is that the true Russian experience would just be driving on some random road in the middle of nowhere. And also, Estonia and Russia are bordering each other but nature doesn't know borders. The ecosystem of Estonia right near Russia would feel quite Russian. I guess it depends on whether you value the nature side of things or the society/culture side of things

@chitlitlah

5 ай бұрын

@@glowerworm I think if I went on that cruise ship, I'd at least be able to say I set foot on Haitian soil, smelled the air, maybe touched the grass and got bitten by some of the insects. The signs on the road going through Russia tell you not to stop, and if you can't stop, all you can really do is see Russia through your car's window and know that it's under your butt. It may just be me, but I feel like there are different levels of going somewhere and getting a tactile sense from it takes you up a level. I've been to all the Great Lakes, but I only went on a bridge over one of them while I've touched all the others, so I don't feel like the first one counts quite as much.

@Nooticus

5 ай бұрын

Agreed

Finally, a boat that recognizes us seatizens.

I'd say that counts as a visit for Haiti. Also, not saying I called it, but 3 weeks ago in that community post I commented, "I wonder if he’s on a cruise to Labadee?" Looks like an interesting place to visit and to see how Royal Caribbean still keeps some parts of Haitian culture and flags around the peninsula.

Just loving the fact that at 10:42, you're casually explaining geo-politics while dancers are welcoming you to your tropical vacation paradise.

Kind of makes since Haiti has a higher travel warning than North Korea. North Korea tours are likely planned by the government and made specifically to show the best parts of the country in hopes you report their propaganda. Provided you aren't American or break any of their rules, North Korea probably won't be as dangerous to you as their regime is to their people. Whereas Haiti, you could easily stumble in a bad area and get in trouble.

@rogink

5 ай бұрын

Quite. But Haiti and DPRK are polar opposites. North Korea has a govt in total control. Haiti might have a govt but it has no control. Even if the Haiti govt offered 'tours' how safe would they be? No safer than Somalia.

@maheshseetaram1654

5 ай бұрын

@@rogink haiti might have a government but its probably only in control of a portion of their capital.

@maheshseetaram1654

5 ай бұрын

@@roginkcould be wrong but i thought i heard that somewhere

@harrypearson6675

4 ай бұрын

@@maheshseetaram1654not even the capital. The airport for example is in the control of a gang (and there isn’t a president/PM (can’t remember which) right now as they resigned since they literally couldn’t enter the country)

3:47 Seems like the sort of clip youd see in a "ibx2cat out of context" video Side note: damn i cant believe you actually went and did it. Respect

Did not imagine within a span of a minute that you’d go from your computer desk to a cruise ship

It's an interesting, philosophical point. What is a 'visit'? I've travelled through Switzerland a few times, but only to get to Italy by road or rail. Have i visited the country? I think you need to interact with the locals. The nearest I've got is at a petrol station where we filled up and bought a few snacks. Perhaps the best I can claim is that I've visited a Swiss petrol station.

11:06 tourism in haiti! Now this is something i never thought id see Ngl this is the best ive ever seen Haiti

You took the cruise ship port that I live near. I’m gonna guess they’re only gonna take you to the tourist enclave area: Labadee (haven’t watched the full video yet, only 1/2 to the ship part)

@Dhi_Bee

5 ай бұрын

I was right😂 It’s one of those cruises where you spend the 5-8 hours on each port in like 4 different countries: from Miami or Ft. Lauderdale to usually Nassau or Coco Cay (Bahamas), to San Juan (Puerto Rico), Labadee (Haiti), & Cancun (Mexico) back to the Miami’s or Ft. Lauderdale’s port

@Hchris101

5 ай бұрын

@@Dhi_Beeboat 🚗

@fregaeffe

5 ай бұрын

​@@Dhi_Beeare u telling me that he went to Bahamas before Haiti? was Bahamas his 50th country?

@Dhi_Bee

5 ай бұрын

@@fregaeffe If you search a cruiseship port here in Miami or Ft. Lauderdale, they usually do a 3-5 Caribbean island nation format/itinerary where you basically spend 5-8 hours in each country when the boat docks in each country. I’ve never heard of a 1 country only cruise here other than a day trip to the Bahamas, so it’s possible he went to more than one country on the cruise. If somehow it was the very unusual case he only went to Haiti, then he got scammed.

@misspatvandriverlady7555

5 ай бұрын

@@Dhi_BeeI’d imagine he went to at least a few other places, though Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands are still America, and Guadeloupe is France, and he was definitely in Mexico before… 🤔 Plus the British Virgin Islands and maybe Antigua are technically still Britain? Haiti may have been his only NEW country on this trip! 🤷‍♀️

You can get into the same discussion for any Country subdivisions. E.g., have I really been to New York, if I took a boat from New Jersey to Liberty Island and back?

say what you want, but I think this counts as "going to haiti". And he didn't even get any bodyparts chopped off, good going toycat!

@glowerworm

5 ай бұрын

I personally would disagree but that's just me. Ultimately it doesn't matter because I'm not about to be the jerk who gets pedantic when someone tells me they "visited this/that country" while on their cruise trip

@sizanogreen9900

5 ай бұрын

@@glowerworm Yeah, it is debateable, but it also doesn't really matter and I feel like that was really the best he could do here.

@glowerworm

5 ай бұрын

@@sizanogreen9900 nah toycat should've gone to Haiti proper haha, do it for KZread! (not actually though bc I love his personality and content and would like him to stick around)

@sizanogreen9900

5 ай бұрын

@@glowerworm indeed. What are views n' likes worth if not your life?

I went tp Haiti in '05.. with lots of guns and a battalion of Marines....

@spongeboimebobbb

5 ай бұрын

Thats pretty crazy had no idea that we went down there. What was it like?

@rexmann1984

5 ай бұрын

@@spongeboimebobbb smells like burning trash. Absolute poverty that's difficult to comprehend. Unless you enjoy danger I wouldn't recommend.

Bro you had me so worried talking about visit Haiti that I had some nuns praying for you 😂. Relieved to find out you hadn’t lost your mind after all

how much effort did you put into this video damn, respect bro

I hope Royal Caribbean is paying those local workers well! Must be a desirable job to have in a poor country with so much unrest. Get out into the safe place and make money while being there.

I've really enjoyed watching your videos over the years, Toycat.

@ibx2cat

5 ай бұрын

Glad you like them! :)

This sort of just feels like the ultra-rich living in a different society where nothing dirty has to cross their minds. Like French nobility prior to the revolution, or billionaires today

This is such an interesting, informative, and entertaining video.

Love your videos man never stop making them

You absolutely succeeded in swindling me here! I really thought you were gonna try and go to Haiti for real like the extreme travel youtubers haha This was genius. Great to hear your thoughts on this complicated situation too

Woah I love your stretching of definitions

i love that you filmed yourself talking while on a rollercoaster

As usual great video!!! The estonian road passing throw russian blew my mind =D

I love how a video about a country I’ve never been to can remind me of experiences and stories that have nothing to do with it as well as being informative and entertaining on its own. Maybe one day I’ll take a cruise to somewhere warm (not Alaska) and be able to enjoy drinking. Certainly have the swearing like a sailor down, ooopsies.

Glad to see you took my recommendation and visited the beaches in the north lol Shame you didn't get to visit the Citadel and Palais Sans Souci, though

Canadians consider their own shadows scary.

Thank you, toycat, for showing us life in the world's most dangerous country.

Roller coaster ride vlog, gotta love it!

I LOVE TOYCAT'S VIDEOS!!!! RAHHH

Toycat in real life. This was a super cool video

I’m trying to get to visit all 50 US states. I count it as a “visit” if I was on the ground in a state, even just in an airport or driving through, because if I have to, say, spend a night in a state for it to count, my “visiting” of states gets a LOT more patchy! I’m going to go to Michigan next month, #39! 👍

Great video, love the travel vlog wacky adventures! 5:38 Surprised to see Ukraine on the list of countries friendly to Russia haha

Great video

being able to put a cruise against your taxes is wild

I find it so funny that this morning our teacher was talking about Haiti!

This video (and a Google search) taught me that cruises can be a lot cheaper than I thought.

@ibx2cat

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, short cruises can often be as cheap as a hotel stay

I like how you spin this.

I like ilike 2cat explayning somehing and dancing in the same time

Fun fact; when I was a teen (pre-9/11), my parents drove us kids to Niagara Falls and even Toronto with only birth certificates and driver’s licenses. Now, I need a FRIGGIN’ PASSPORT to exit and re-enter MY OWN COUNTRY!!! 🤬🤬🤬

@ChaoticAphrodite

5 ай бұрын

well if you are NY side you could get an EDL/EID….

@livwake

Ай бұрын

So exactly like every other country?

"in addition to the ludicrous flights" he says, while showing a webpage that says it's included in the flight prices

@ibx2cat

Ай бұрын

"for most international flights" in my experience means those going to the USA haha, couldn't confirm for Haiti though...

I have landed in the Bahamas seen the picturesque water on multiple islands around 10 times but have I been to the Bahamas I never got off the airplane?

Love it haha, had no idea private companies owning land allowed tourists to visit dangerous countries. You could talk about that weird North Korean tourist site that people can access from South Korea and explore the technicalities.

@ibx2cat

5 ай бұрын

private companies should own more countries!

@Shaddow798

5 ай бұрын

​@@ibx2cathell yeah, they should definitely bring back the Dutch East India company I see no problems with that

3:02 That's Newfoundland, Canada, the part that belongs to France isn't much bigger than the dot for Miquelon

id love to see a video of you going to st.p on a cruise too if that is ur plan

Cruises are probably the most maligned but highly satisfying way to travel.

I expected this vlog to be like Drew Binsky's but it was just him on the boat lool

"second channel, Don't care, organized a multi continental trip to the most dangerous place on earth via plane boat and land.because someone said I shouldn't "

Can't wait for the sequel: Being Kidnapped in Haiti

This is so weird! :O How does it feel to be there? Isn't it awkward?

my guy went on a cruise and wrote it off as a business expanse

I DO know about St. Pierre et Miquelon! Probably because I live in Newfoundland.

How was your experience with the Royal Caribbean? I wish I could one day ride that cruise ship and go to places that they offer.

@misspatvandriverlady7555

5 ай бұрын

I went on one of their short little Bahamas cruises, and I’d say just accept you’re going g to spend twice the list price in fees, “packages”, tips, shore excursions, and so on, and you’ll have a lot more fun. Oh, and wear lots of sunscreen. As Andrew alludes to at one point here, it is EASY to get a BAD burn, and that is also a major buzz kill! 🤕

@cleryfrey

5 ай бұрын

@@misspatvandriverlady7555 it so happened my sister works for Royal Caribbean as a doctor.

You have been to 10x more Countries than I. How ever, I've been in all 26 Kantons of Switzerland.

HE REALLY DOES CARE!

This whole video felt like it was building up to a nordvpn sponsorship lol

The "american" accent

Labadee is not Haiti, Port-au-Prince is Haiti. Almost died there. But simultaneously be grateful that you can go to private nice Haiti. Most average people in the suburbs like Delmas or Cite Soleil are actually dying (Saw it with my own eyes). It is extremely appalling and surreal. Be grateful for the lives you have people!

You can ride a roller coaster in every royal Caribbean port 🎉🎉🎉🎉 and canada😊

@misspatvandriverlady7555

5 ай бұрын

Really? Did not notice one at Coco Cay. Totally prepared to believe the one at Nassau may have not been easily accessible because it was summer 2021. Yes, I took my kids on a cruise during COVID, what of it? 😅

I thought you were just going to Little Haiti in New York.

Fantastic American accent! Ya dun us proud! 🇺🇸

What if Royal Caribbean just bought the entire country of Haiti and manicured it to become a piece of land for the cruise line? I'm not asking if it would still be considered Haiti so much as I'm asking if that could solve Haiti's problems...

No way he actually did this

LOL I loved you eating shit on the wave machine. I have been to Labadee as well.

Hell yeah. I love Haiti

I thought you where going to go to a Haitian embassies lol.

5:38 Bro said Ukraine is friendly to Russia 💀

5:38 I love to see Ukraine on the list of friendly countries to Russia.😂

Your souther accent lmao

They search US citizen's vehicles aggressively and regularly at our land borders too

excuse me… 256 DOLLARS? ONLY?

@livwake

Ай бұрын

For an all inclusive 3 day holiday that’s really cheap

5:38: "Basically friendly countries to Russia" Shows Ukraine.

The noise cancellation in this video is really weird and creepy, like everything is fake😵‍💫

Next Video: Spending time with terrorist groups! *goes to united states*

@misspatvandriverlady7555

5 ай бұрын

I hear South Carolina maintains its proud “First to secede!” status! 🤔

It keeps jarring me; the US pronunciation of that country is pronounced to rhyme with "Katie" or "weighty." But you might me more right than us; I have no idea how it's pronounced in Caribbean French. I've been to Haiti in some pirate games, does that count?

@darcyperkins7041

4 ай бұрын

It's pronounced "Ah-ee-tee".

This is nonsense Andrew, I'm bailing at 2 minutes 🤣

5:38 well I can spot one that’s not too friendly to russia

You should visit Afghanistan, the poorest country in Asia and one of the world's most dangerous nations.

As if they have a government

Cute, now try Afghanistan or Venezuela

@ibx2cat

5 ай бұрын

Venezuela is on the list actually, would really love to go

@DarkWarchieff

5 ай бұрын

@@ibx2cat Well, I think our dutch island, Curacao, is a good start point. If I recall correctly Venezuelans that reach it can apply for our asylum, as it's our land.

Visit yemen 😊

Hi can you please cover Pakistan election results thanks

"Friendly countries to Russia" - List includes Ukraine 💀

@SuperGamingBrosSGB

5 ай бұрын

so friendly, they'd go to war over their "friendship"

5:39 Ukraine?

Now lets see you travel to North Korea.

Why is you hair always looking like it’s not washed

@androlsaibot

5 ай бұрын

Second channel, don't haircare.😀

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INDEPENDENCE OF THE SEAS

Hmm ... show me Haiti. Fail.

@TheEGames

5 ай бұрын

he did

CHEATER!

Gaza pretty dangerous.

Now go hike to Afghanistan

No you haven't

@TheEGames

5 ай бұрын

yes he did

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