I was thinking: 'What the hell am I doing here?''

The first time it went off, I was terrified. McBee says: 'I was staying right next to a police station, and the sirens were right outside my window. McBee's video titled 'How dangerous is Ukraine?' documents his trip to the western Ukrainian city of Lviv last September, at a time when air raid sirens would go off 'every day'.

It was a magical day.'Īs the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, both the U.S Department of State and the FCDO warn against any form of travel to Ukraine. He says: 'After the hike, we rode our motorcycles to this naturally-sulfuric river and took a bath. McBee says: 'I suspect the guy with the knife jumped on the bus to flee the scene, with the gun saw what was going on and wanted to help.'Īnother life-affirming moment in Colombia came when local geologists took him on a 'hidden, off-limits trail only intended for geologists' up an active volcano. Thankfully, the man with a gun was actually coming to McBee's rescue - he pulled McBee's phone out of his pocket and placed it in his hands. He's walking towards me, gun in hand, and I'm standing there motionless.' He starts walking towards me, and everyone in the crowd is yelling and pointing at me, so naturally, I think I'm going to get robbed again… I'm frozen. McBee continues: 'Within 30 seconds, a new character emerges off a bus - a guy with a gun. McBee appears shaken as he recounts having his phone stolen in Colombia He recalls: 'I'm standing there, heart racing, and reality is setting in: my $1,000 (£792) phone is gone, along with all my pictures from the last month in Colombia.' McBee says that he started chasing after the thief and tracked him down to a group of buses nearby, but then lost sight of him. I slapped his hand away and pushed him off of me. That was proven by the way locals leapt to his aid during a low point in his trip - when he was robbed at knifepoint in Cartagena, a city on the Caribbean coast.Ī man started following McBee in the centre of town, he reveals, saying: 'He snatching for my phone, which was, stupidly, in my waistband. It's not recommended that travellers book a trip to Colombia - the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) notes that 'the security situation can change very quickly in many areas' of the country and the U.S Department of State says that tourists should 'reconsider travel due to crime and terrorism'.ĭuring his time there, however, McBee found that Colombians are 'honest, polite and funny, and they'll always help you when you need it'.

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