Is Turkmenistan the Weirdest Country on Earth? Feat. Doug Barnard | Drop A Pin Ep. 81
4/27/20261 hr 33 min
This week on Drop A Pin we are joined by Doug Barnard, a fellow travel youtuber who helped Donnie when planning his trip to Iraq and the most recent season of Baldstool. Doug leads group tours to Iraq and is also a travel youtuber in his own right and is here to talk to us about his trip to Turkmenistan which he says is the weirdest country on earth! Follow Doug Barnard: https://www.youtube.com/@doug\_barnard instagram.com/doug_barnard tiktok.com/@doug_barnard dougbarnardtravel.com/trips Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Show Start (00:01:00) - New Segment (00:09:42) - Pre Boarding (00:37:58) - A Word From Our Sponsors (00:42:19) - Doug Interview Exclusive $25-off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/WONTON. Promo Code WONTON When you buy two months of BlueChew Gold, you get the third for FREE with promo code DROP https://bluechew.com Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER. 18+ (21+ in certain states) to open, own, or access an advance deposit wagering account and resident of a state where DK Horse or DK Racing is available. Eligibility restrictions apply. Void where prohibited. Opt-in req. Min. $5 wager. Only the first straight single horse win wager on the Kentucky Derby placed after opt-in is eligible. Wager must win to qualify for an equal share of $1,000,000. Reward issued in cash within 7 days of race completion via a click to claim, which expires 30 days (720 hours) after receipt. Unclaimed rewards will be forfeited. Ends at the closing of the betting pool for the Kentucky Derby on 5/2/26. Terms: www.dkhorse.com/bet/offers/details; www.racing.draftkings.com/promos Sponsored by DraftKings. Enjoy the refreshing citrus kick of Mountain Dew: an American Original. Grab a Dew. Tasting Great Since 48. \ 📍 Listen Now: Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/drop-a-pin/id1773703211 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/31NNzfeA0tEfKE9LpqycFN?si=5dc8e774513e4458 Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@DropAPinShow Follow Drop A Pin! IG: https://www.instagram.com/thedropapinshow/?hl=en X: https://x.com/DropAPinShow Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedropapinshow Follow The Wonton Don! IG: thewontondon TikTok: thewontondon X: @donniedoesworld FB: https://www.facebook.com/DonnieDoes/ Follow Uncle Chaps! IG: @unclechaps TikTok: @unclechaps X: @UncleChaps
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The Wonton Don· Host0:33
Hey, how are you? Welcome back to Drop a Pin. Today, we have my friend Doug Bernard on the pod. He's a travel YouTuber who also leads group tours to Iraq. He helped plan my trip to Iraq. Uh, he's been all over the world with a focus on the Middle East and, uh, he's also been to Turkmenistan, which is one of the weirdest countries on Earth. So we're gonna be hearing about that too. One country I really wanna talk to you about, Turkmenistan.
Doug Barnard· Guest0:59
It was the weirdest place I've ever been by far. I mean, not even close. Every single building pretty much, uh, in the capital is, is made of white marble. The previous president especially was really, really into Guinness World Records. [laughs] Fastest 10 meters run on hind legs by a horse, world's largest horse head statue. A lot about horses.
Speaker 0· Panelist1:19
[laughs] I love it.
The Wonton Don· Host1:19
[laughs] Yeah, I guess that's, like, a better pastime for a dictator than like, "I'm gonna just, like, wipe out 30% of the population."
Speaker 0· Panelist1:26
[laughs] Yeah, he's like, "What do you like?" "I like marble and weird shit."
The Wonton Don· Host1:29
Yeah.
Speaker 0· Panelist1:29
Yeah.