A British tourist crossed the most dangerous border in the world to spend his vacation with the Taliban, and had a holiday with a terrorist.
After falling in love with “Extreme Travel” two years ago, Toyosi Osideinde, 30, has visited 69 countries so far, with an upcoming trip to Ukraine.
After deciding his trips to Iraq, Syria and Belarus “they were not enough”, he prepared for his last “dangerous and exciting” experience.
His 11 -day trip saw the Bath financial advisor, Somerset in the United Kingdom fly to Islamabad in Pakistan and lead to Peshawar, at the Afghanistan border.
There he entered the embassy to be interviewed by members of the taliban covered with heavy machine guns, he says.
He spent his trip visiting small villages and extensive markets, eating Biryani and briefly had an adventure with a member of the Taliban, he said.
Toyosi said: “The trip was a revealing experience.
“One of the things that surprised me the most was when I was in a bank, I saw a woman working and wearing makeup.
“Then I began to see more and more women in the streets and in the markets that did not cover their faces.
“It turns out that some things about Afghan women are true, such as having to get education at a certain age, women can still do that they were doing before taking possession of the Taliban.
“You are a child like a celebrity: the locals will follow you for miles. I would make people follow me for two hours just to take a photo with me. Some children loved me in their YouTube video. Only in the bank I could jump the tail.
“It was a celebrity, I didn’t want to leave.”
A member of the Taliban acted as a security guard at the Toyosi hotel, and ended up connected.
“I asked a little and brought it to my room,” Toyosi said. “I noticed that I was still coming back every five minutes to see how it was.
“At one point, I just asked him if he wanted to enter and watch a movie. We shared some food and we continued. Things happened after that and we kept watching every day.
“The Arabs love to flirt with men. They love me, I was obsessed.”
In each country, Toyosi had his leg, Grindr had used to find men to date. Saudi and Afghanistan Arabia were the only two countries where he did.
He said: “I was trying to be discreet, you must be careful. I felt safer with my security guard. We talked a lot because I didn’t speak English and did not speak Farsi.
“At night we would see Gossip Girl. He would love to show me his weapons.
“We have talked since I returned, but after a while I had to let it go. At the time I left it I didn’t feel good, I was just a female.
He says that the Taliban lover “was passionate” and “used it well.”
“They are very delicate and like to kiss, it is romantic in some way. They will make you feel that you have known them for years. It is definitely not feeling like a connection in the western world.
“The Taliban penis should not be underestimated.
“I try to have sex everywhere. Especially if Oneone tells me not to do anything there because they are racist and homophobic, I am like” Do you know what, I’m going to do it? “
His trip in November last year saw him spend six days in Kabul and five in Pakistan. The trip cost him almost $ 5,300 in total.
Speaking of his entrance interview, while crossing Afghanistan, he said: “I was sitting there thinking:” This is the end, what have I done? “
Possible, he was allowed to cross what he described as “the most dangerous border in the world” on foot.
Toyosi visited three provinces in Afghanistan, Kabul, Nangarhar and Bamyan.
“I felt that I am transported to a third world. I can’t describe it,” he said.
“So many things was happening: machine guns everywhere, you could see the Taliban. There were so many people trying to cross from Pakistan to Afghanistan.”
“You could see that people started in the streets, people who throw themselves and others trying to start.”
Once he arrived in Afghanistan, he traveled six hours to the capital, Kabul, and registered at his hotel.
“Wherever you go, there are Taliban. You can’t take a step without the Taliban knowing exactly where you are at every moment.
“I was used to this was already the same in Syria, but this was at a new level. At least in Syria, there is protection: in Afghanistan, there is no embassy. If some happen to me, I am not in my account, there is no one.”
Toyosi was tolerated by his tourist guide, it was illegal to take videos of women and believe that this is why Western countries do not see Afghan women in the media.
Hey, also states that there is very little crime in Islamic countries due to severe punishments.
Duration on his trip, Toyosi said he did not experience any racial or homophobic crime.
However, on his way home, Toyosi had his passport tasks on the border and was not allowed to cross, since he had printed his visa, he was on his phone.
He said: “I had machine guns pointing to my head and questioned me 24 hours a me, 7 days a week.
“When you try to get out of the country, they put you in a list: it sees you as a” terrorist. “There are questions why you are in the country and why you want to leave it.”
After Oy Hey left Afghanistan, he had another two days in Pakistan.
“Four officers with heavy machinery followed me every step and they followed me. I would walk down the street to get a little Granada juice and have to come with me,” he said.
“There were so many points.
Toyosi manages to finance his trips as an independent financial advisor based in Italy. Most of its meetings take place in zoom or teams, which allows you to travel the afternoon duration after a work morning.
He said: “I believe in using my time: work intelligently and working hard. That has paid my trip, which can really be expectation.
“I would bring my suit with me and last my meetings. I would wear my suit at the top and shorts at the bottom.”
In two weeks, Toyosi will go up to a 26 -hour bus from Latvia to Ukraine, despite the current war with Russia.
“I have the feeling that if I don’t go now, I might not have the opportunity to go again.”
He also has plans to move to the country of Georgia next month.
