Everyday Perspective #44 - Backpacker Ben - I Thought I Was Done When The Taliban Found My Condom in Afghan

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Expect to get the everyday perspective on how Ben became a Travel YouTuber, his first culture shock in India, getting arrested by the Taliban, being pursued in Ethiopia by IS, how the UK compares to the worst places on earth, his favourite places, the toll travelling has on him and much more.
Ben Frier, known as Backpacker Ben is a British Travel YouTuber known for his adventures to some of the most dangerous places in the world. As the name suggests, Ben's video show the reality of traveling where he slums it, staying in some of the worst hotels and takes crammed public transport.
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00:00 Becoming A Travel YouTuber
09:36 Culture Shock in India
15:13 Hunted in Ethiopia
22:04 Egypt & Tunisia
26:57 UK vs Middle East
34:05 Getting into Afghanistan
39:16 Taliban Found My Condom
46:08 Other Edgy Countries
51:01 Foreign Languages
54:13 Bald & Bankrupt
01:02:04 Favourite Countries
01:11:09 Travelling Ruins Me
01:17:29 Reality of Content Creation
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Chapter

1. Becoming A Travel YouTuber (00:00:00)

2. Culture Shock in India (00:09:36)

3. Hunted in Ethiopia (00:15:13)

4. Egypt & Tunisia (00:22:04)

5. [Ad] So Meta (00:24:29)

6. (Cont.) Egypt & Tunisia (00:25:20)

7. UK vs Middle East (00:27:47)

8. Getting into Afghanistan (00:34:55)

9. Taliban Found My Condom (00:40:06)

10. Other Edgy Countries (00:46:58)

11. Foreign Languages (00:51:51)

12. Bald & Bankrupt (00:55:03)

13. Favourite Countries (01:02:54)

14. Travelling Ruins Me (01:11:59)

15. Reality of Content Creation (01:18:19)