I grew up in Anchorage, Alaska, and often hear people talk of their dream to move to Alaska. It's come up numerous times over the years. My advice is always the same; go check it out in late December or early January, for 2 weeks, when it's dark for 18 hours and ridiculously cold, then make your final decision about moving there. If you like getting outside and doing stuff in the snow, it might be your place. After 11 winters I finally threw in the towel and moved to the 32nd parallel to thaw out.
@turkey4957
3 жыл бұрын
You sir are the sane one, I love the far north but the people who live there and tell themselves its worth those extremes because of extra space and scenery....... its just not. Lower places in Canada and the continental US offer more than enough rugged extremely dramatic beautiful wilderness while not having those absurd conditions. North America in general is so vast and empty, why go so far north when you have the entirety of southern Canada and the massive US to live in.
@bodystomp5302
3 жыл бұрын
@@turkey4957 In June 1988 I drove from north Idaho to Anchorage. Really enjoyed Canada & Canadians.
@carmenj5045
4 жыл бұрын
Lived there with my family , I had four daughters who went to school there , we live in New west BC should have never have left there !! Love the North .. miss it so much , better quality of life!,,
@RaneBane
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah I dont get the canada vibe at all around here
@turkey4957
3 жыл бұрын
Bugs are bad in summer though when you actually try to go out in the woods and the temps are so bad in the winter how can you really enjoy the area? I was there in the summer for just a week and it was extremely buggy and nasty outside of the paved areas of the city.
@endsdio4834
2 жыл бұрын
Love the song choice
@jamiecotterill2475
3 жыл бұрын
My old Hometown !! Yes, I do miss it....
@eldondaveycalgaryorthotics5664
4 жыл бұрын
Spent a lot of years working up in Yellowknife, miss YK, will be back to work again soon.
@Dronethat
4 жыл бұрын
Been there once for aurora hunting. I'll visit again but not live there, LOL.
@turkey4957
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah the bugs are brutal in the summer and its colder than hell most of the rest of the year. Been there and it was amazing but moving there alone would be wild
@cactus123
4 жыл бұрын
Great video, are you still loving life in Yellowknife? keep us posted
@dannyzuehlsdorf3697
3 жыл бұрын
my guess is he SPLIT
@apuuvah
6 жыл бұрын
2 hours commute to work is absolute insanity
@GodblessUSofAmerica
5 жыл бұрын
@Michael WhitewolfWell...he said 2 hours was his commute in Ontario! Not in Yellowknife
@ryancunningham2598
4 жыл бұрын
That was the commute in Ontario you can get across Yellowknife in 10 mins
@guroo_ghantaal
6 жыл бұрын
For someone who's considering moving up there, how do you go about finding employment / housing? For those of you who do live there, how did you find your job / house?
@egbertobeto
7 жыл бұрын
who know one day I go to know this place.
@gewglesux
3 жыл бұрын
Seems like a cool place to visit.
@bhonor12
5 жыл бұрын
This man is high.
@Imabeatyouman
4 жыл бұрын
Hey, it’s legal 🤷♂️
@kylemarcks8345
7 жыл бұрын
going there in the next few months
@amylinn4952
6 жыл бұрын
I grew up there and will never go back! Lol
@NeeraTheLynx
5 жыл бұрын
@Ben TurnerSmall town with long winters and short spring/summer, stay out of the downtown area (full of drunks and drug dealers). Not much around unless you like the nature and views, kinda wish they have a arcade or bigger mall (kinda sad). Most people are nice and friendly but we do have some bad apples.
@ryancunningham2598
4 жыл бұрын
Amy Jane it’s so beautiful u were not not living in Yellowknife then
@leojr4612
4 жыл бұрын
So idc if it’s bad I got friends here to keep me busy(wifi too)
@leojr4612
4 жыл бұрын
Ben Turner it is cold and sunny and a lot of people
@nikhilgurav6906
4 жыл бұрын
Keep posting , nice video!
@ericamarteifio4702
6 жыл бұрын
For someone who's considering moving up there, how do you go about finding employment and housing?
@jpbabin8055
6 жыл бұрын
I used to live there
@Euphoric_nails
6 жыл бұрын
thecanadianguy 1423 where do you live now
@Euphoric_nails
6 жыл бұрын
Where do u live now
@BlackdogADV
5 жыл бұрын
Work 5 days then off for 5?? Is this the norm for Canada? I’m moving to Canada.
@mooftwosnum1fan480
5 жыл бұрын
BlackdogGS No most people have 2 day weekends. That schedule is very very specific to certain occupations that are quite rare in Canada.
@turkey4957
3 жыл бұрын
This is the same practice used with New Mexico and North Dakota oil and mining jobs.
@danpend
6 жыл бұрын
Nice video. I hate the cold and wouldn't live there, but might visit. I'm a photographer as well. What do you photograph?
@ryancunningham2598
4 жыл бұрын
Well then Yellowknife is not for you but it’s beauty is sooo amazing
@mugichan9887
5 жыл бұрын
Welcome to my home
@leojr4612
4 жыл бұрын
Reee Roberts mine too
@CadenHertner
7 жыл бұрын
Is it cheaper to live up there like bye a house and what about food
@lisakedian-artist8897
6 жыл бұрын
cadengamer 226 sorry for the late reply i didnt realize i had comments on this video! Housing can be expensive and food is a bit more costly but most of the pay rates even it out....plus we receive a northern living allowance and travel subsidy
@topturn9653
5 жыл бұрын
@@lisakedian-artist8897 nice and helpful reply! I'm comfortable in moderate temps, but British Columbia, I would reconsider. I'm south of your border. New Mexico is a more realistic move for me.
@leojr4612
4 жыл бұрын
cadengamer226 nope it is expensive
@turkey4957
3 жыл бұрын
@@topturn9653 New Mexico is a beautiful and fantastic place to start a life Top Turn, very cheap and vast space, it is still growing too unlike Arizona which is already full of tourists and people who moved from California. New Mexico is arguably the most empty of the true "SW" states
@mishmash1259
7 жыл бұрын
A pleasant and clearly presented video. I will use it with my overseas students of English (Who knows, one or two might even come as tourists). Tell me, how is the cost of living in Yellowknife compared to other Canadian cities?
@lisakedian-artist8897
6 жыл бұрын
Mish Mash thanks i made this a couple years ago i didnt realize i had views lol its a fairly small city it can be expensive but the payrates make up for it...there is also the northern living allowance its not for everyone but a great experience all the same.
@dannyplummer2901
4 жыл бұрын
Hey I think your wrong about the weather, it's insane, dark, cold, and horrible, but then we are all different...
@turkey4957
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah the way this guy tried to divert the attention away from and minimize the winter conditions was laughable and blatantly incorrect. Its so obvious people like this TRY to convince themselves its not that bad and it's just like a normal Canadian or US winter when its nothing close. 18-19 hours+ of darkness in mid winter.
@zfilmmaker
5 жыл бұрын
I guess if your an outsider (not born in Yellowknife) and you move there for work, that's one thing but moving for just the sake of it doesn't make a lot lot of sense.
@thecloudyfox
5 жыл бұрын
I'm an introvert that loves the cold. There you go.
@zfilmmaker
5 жыл бұрын
@@thecloudyfox That statement is kinda a contradiction. How do you enjoy the cold if your inside all the time? And why move someplace new if you never get out/meet new people?
@thecloudyfox
5 жыл бұрын
@@zfilmmaker I like going outside specifically where there's no people. And yeah, I don't go outside much, but when I do, I like it to be pretty cold. I'd be the guy who somehow manages to meet less than 10-20 people yet figures out how to get it to work with just that.
@ryancunningham2598
4 жыл бұрын
zfilmmaker oh trust me it does Yellowknife is amazing and so beautiful wouldn’t give it up for the world
@lochas9901
5 жыл бұрын
Can someone name the music and artist in this vid? Thanks.
@ddasilva5694
4 жыл бұрын
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@ddasilva5694
4 жыл бұрын
Eddie Vedder Hard sun
@kieranb4224
2 жыл бұрын
Pearl jam
@memphissander3512
7 жыл бұрын
I live here
@thecloudyfox
5 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a great place to live!
@titanicbigship
5 жыл бұрын
Me to
@leojr4612
4 жыл бұрын
WhoUgunnaCall me to
@mblakeborough
4 жыл бұрын
What of kind of work or employer gives you the same amount of time off as you work
@turkey4957
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah they should have said, I assume he's in the mining or oil industry because they often do schedules like that, 10 days on 10 days off. Only type of work I've heard of that's like that. They have the same thing with oil workers in New Mexico and North Dakota in the US, chunk of time on, chunk of time off instead of a 5 day on 2 day off week. The remote location and the fact its hard to get people there balances things out and makes the employers have to allow more freedom to keep people happy and in that far off place I assume
@kamaleshpal1805
3 жыл бұрын
Hi
@carmenj5045
4 жыл бұрын
Summers like no other .. employment plentiful
@PrybarCommando
3 жыл бұрын
Is weed readily available in yellow knife?
@turkey4957
3 жыл бұрын
I was there in August of 2019 and I had purchased mine in Edmonton before heading north...... so I wasn't exactly looking when in YK but they must have at least one or two federal dispensaries. I imagine its in low supply as far as under the table purchasing, as its a rough place to pull off big grows
@serkanister3620
3 жыл бұрын
Still alive?
@jennifercosta7205
5 жыл бұрын
I LIV HERE
@purity3776
5 жыл бұрын
Hey am moving there soon from Kenya if you still there I would like a friend.
@ryancunningham2598
4 жыл бұрын
Sameeee
@TheMetaverseGuy
4 жыл бұрын
Hey jeni.. I am planning to move to Yellowknife, All the way from Pakistan, I need some guidance, Please lemme know if you can gimme your Email.. Thanks..
@TheMetaverseGuy
4 жыл бұрын
@@purity3776 Hey. I am also moving there soon. I would also like to have a friend over there..
@jonsmith4850
5 жыл бұрын
Becha there is no bugs in the summer.
@canklehater
5 жыл бұрын
Wrong!
@niniDORE
5 жыл бұрын
I’ve read they get lots of horseflies
@ryancunningham2598
4 жыл бұрын
Completely wrong the mosquitos are our best friends
@turkey4957
3 жыл бұрын
Are you joking? Anywhere far north in Canada in the summer have some of the worst bug intensities in the world
@Bozewani
4 жыл бұрын
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@narendramandalapu4864
7 жыл бұрын
I would love to immigrate to this place.
@jimmy4x4socal44
6 жыл бұрын
Christopher Herrera you must be from California, invite him to Sacramento, or LA y’all love them fuckers down there 😂
@jimmy4x4socal44
6 жыл бұрын
Quiet Evenings it’s the truth
@jimmy4x4socal44
6 жыл бұрын
Michaeljohn yes!
@Taika_talvi
6 жыл бұрын
Heya, you accept Germans? I'm sick of my country :D
@jimmy4x4socal44
6 жыл бұрын
M Gr Germans are ok, you can come if you learn English 😂
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