A man who has visited all 197 countries around the world explained the ‘worst’ place he’s visited.
Drew Binsky says he was told ‘not to go outside’ in one particular stop on his travels, having visited some wild locations. It’s fair to say the YouTuber has seen a lot, having spent the best part of a decade travelling the globe.
He’s visited places he reckons are the ‘best’, but also a whole load that he felt ‘most unsafe’ in. And in those rankings, he listed his ‘five least favourite countries’.
“Travel is very subjective, based on your own personal travel experiences and there are many variables that can make or break a trip,” Binsky pointed out.
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With that in mind, he then went on to list Djibouti, Chad, Guinea and Brunei as some of his least favourite before leaving the key one until last.
Out of all of the 197 countries he has visited, the traveller’s least favourite place is found in South America: Guyana.
“The capital of Georgetown is not a great place,” Binsky said. “I felt very unsafe.”
He recalled how he was staying at a hostel in the city centre when, at 7pm, a staff member warned him ‘do not go outside’.
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Binsky says he was told 'have you dinner and come back, and we’re gonna lock you inside', as he continued: “That’s probably the first time I’ve ever been that I wasn’t able to go outside.”
The travel YouTuber said it’s just ‘not that safe of a place’ but did say he went to the golf course, the only one in the country.
“I went to Guyana and met a local caddy guy and he took me around,” Binsky said. “It’s just that place where you always kind of feel like you’re looking over your shoulder for whatever reason.”
He also visited a market, but again, felt like it was the kind of place where you ‘stay low-key’ while trying to make the best of it.
How safe is Guyana for tourists?
The only English-speaking country and the only one in South America to have English as its official language, the UK Foreign Office doesn’t currently have a warning for Brits travelling to Guyana.
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However, it does warn that with national and regional elections upcoming, political rallies are common, which have the potential to turn violent and be exploited by criminals.
On Travel Safe, it’s warned that crime in Georgetown has ‘skyrocketed, fuelled by poverty, corruption, and weak law enforcement’.
With a ‘low’ risk of terrorism and pickpocketing on the site, it does say there’s a ‘high mugging risk’ and lists the overall risk as ‘medium’.
“I don’t mean to bad mouth countries,” Binsky concluded, “I would love to go back, to give it a second chance, I would love to try to meet new people and make new experiences, but once again, travel is subjective.”
Jess Battison