Flying to see Russia from Little Diomede, Alaska Day 1

Apr.27, 2012

Day 1: (This one)

[morrisonmiller]

thank you for showing the beauty of Alaska.Beautiful and mysterious place.

[FrenchDanceParty]

Damn this is so interesting. Thank you for filming this and uploading. Hard to imagine how different life is in a place this isolated and with less than 100 residents. Truly a different lifestyle from mine.

[derfranz]

Wait…. So you can literally WALK from Alaska / North America to Russia / Asia? That’s fantastic!!! Wouldn’t it be great if we could all get along? 😢 What an amazing opportunity!
I bet when there’s no camera on, the people from Уэлен and Wales, AK just meet on one of the Diomede islands and have a party. Wouldn’t that be AWESOME? 🥳

[Frederick]

Fascinating that there are two retailers (the main grocery store and the little store), as well as a post office, washeteria, health center, city hall, and school in a community of only around 100 people. So great you got to see it all!

[deskamori]

Thank you for this beatiful insite. Much love from Russia

[andrewleblanc]

I just stumbled across this little island when I was looking up Barrow AK and their 24 hour daylight, which I find so fascinating! I am glad I found your video, thank you!!

[tomloftus]

Really enjoyed this, so interesting. And you ask them questions that all the viewers also wish to ask them so it's great haha. Just subscribed

[chivonfortney]

Cool!! I wish I could go on this flight. Thanks for showing us this! I'm all the way down in North Missouri and so I would have not ever seen what this looks like if you hadn't of shared this footage. ☺ 💯 ♥

[sebastianpenailillo]

Great video. Just for comparison purposes in Chile we have a $5, 18 USd per gallon of diesel with a $516 USd per month legal minimum wage. Today is April 19th 2023.

[JayTeeJr]

This footage must be 7-8 years ago? One of my best buddies lives there & Jason is his younger brother 😅

[crimson_defendz]

I was exploring and messing with google earth until I found this island. I was very curious about the community and wondered what it'd be like to live there.

[vivis]

Hey, this was such a lovely and authentic video. Loved it ❤️
I am planning to go here in September mid. But I don’t see any means/options available online to get there - do you have any leads?

And is it safe for solo female travelers? Any idea?

[ni]

You maybe should enter in the description, that the videos are older than the uploading time. - I read it in the comments. - Thanks for sharing. - As you mentioned you are curious, where your viewers are from: Watching from Germany. 😊

[leftright]

I am from Russia, I enjoyed watching this video, thank you!

[mattdelany]

This is about right. I flew out of Bethel from 1998 to 2000. I retired from Southwest at 51. Aviation was very good to me. We used to call our 172 the “chicken”. Lol.

[estheravraham]

So awesome!! I’ll be staying in Alaska for the summer 🧡💛 May 2022

[pejorative.stojakovic]

your channel is the best, keep up the good work!

[crepesoftime]

It was 50 F there that day? Wow, it's the same exact day ten years later and it was 31 here this morning (continental US) and maybe 40 now in the afternoon.

[star-tunise-lacoste-frrest]

Can I cover this distance on my feet or swim from Russia to Hatta Al-Sakah? How much heat do you take in the winter?

[craigslistrro]

I would love one of those Diomede Hoodies....