Reaz Mahmood
@unnecessarytravel.com
Travel humor YouTuber. We don't need to be there, but we're going anyway.
Channel: https://youtube.com/@unnecessarytravel
Channel: https://youtube.com/@unnecessarytravel
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Reaz Mahmood
@unnecessarytravel.com
· May 11
Hard to believe this video has over 12K views! That's not a lot for some people, but it's a big deal for a small YouTube channel. Huge thanks to anyone who watches or subscribes! #Brookings #Oregon #travel
Brookings, Oregon Gives You Two Vacations In One
YouTube video by Unnecessary Travel
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Over 20K views for this video now! 🙏 I guess all that evolution and ancestral struggle have finally paid off.
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Pet parrots which typically live alone (whilst those in the wild live in large flocks) were given the technology to call each other. They would use it for up to three hours a day, and developed favourite friends 💔
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September 12, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Pet parrots which typically live alone (whilst those in the wild live in large flocks) were given the technology to call each other. They would use it for up to three hours a day, and developed favourite friends 💔
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Bandon, Oregon - This is the Stuff of Legend!
YouTube video by Unnecessary Travel
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August 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Look at this if you need a jolt of awe and wonder!
The view from the International Space Station as an aurora meets the sunrise in space.
August 3, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Look at this if you need a jolt of awe and wonder!
This is a can't-miss stop if you're around #CoosBay, #Oregon. #travel #OregonCoast #PacificNorthwest.
This Place in Coos Bay, Oregon Blew Us Away!
YouTube video by Unnecessary Travel
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August 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This is a can't-miss stop if you're around #CoosBay, #Oregon. #travel #OregonCoast #PacificNorthwest.
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Things are so bad, the planet is calling for Batman.
July 27, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Things are so bad, the planet is calling for Batman.
With its geological diversity, #Florence is an #OregonCoast powerhouse. #PacificNorthwest #travel #Oregon
Florence, Oregon - Sand Dunes, Sea Caves, and Beaches
YouTube video by Unnecessary Travel
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July 27, 2025 at 7:13 PM
With its geological diversity, #Florence is an #OregonCoast powerhouse. #PacificNorthwest #travel #Oregon
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Did you know that we know less about the sea than we do about space? With this comic, we explore some of what scientists do know about Earth's ocean.
COMIC: Exploring the ocean's wonderous, mysterious depths
Did you know that we know less about the sea than we do about space? With this comic, we explore some of what scientists do know about Earth's ocean.
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July 22, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Did you know that we know less about the sea than we do about space? With this comic, we explore some of what scientists do know about Earth's ocean.
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there are so many great things about generative AI! here are some of my favorites <3
July 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
there are so many great things about generative AI! here are some of my favorites <3
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The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe.
Will we listen to his words today?
Will we listen to his words today?
July 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe.
Will we listen to his words today?
Will we listen to his words today?
This red panda eats apples with the same enthusiasm as me eating Doritos.
July 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This red panda eats apples with the same enthusiasm as me eating Doritos.
One of the most fun things to do in #Norway is ride a Rapid Inflatable Boat (RIB) through a fjord. Here's a 25-second short highlighting our tour of the #Lysefjord in #Stavanger. We also have a longer video on Stavanger our channel. #travel
RIB Boat Ride in Norway #travel #nature
YouTube video by Unnecessary Travel
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July 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
One of the most fun things to do in #Norway is ride a Rapid Inflatable Boat (RIB) through a fjord. Here's a 25-second short highlighting our tour of the #Lysefjord in #Stavanger. We also have a longer video on Stavanger our channel. #travel
Giving off some tough-guy-at-a-picnic vibes, until the end. 😂
July 6, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Giving off some tough-guy-at-a-picnic vibes, until the end. 😂
I don’t know where this red panda is from, but it now lives in my heart. 😍 Just listen to those adorable little chomping sounds!
July 6, 2025 at 7:18 AM
I don’t know where this red panda is from, but it now lives in my heart. 😍 Just listen to those adorable little chomping sounds!
Today is the second anniversary of our YouTube channel. To celebrate, here's another video! See why #Yachats has become our favorite town on the #OregonCoast. #PacificNorthwest #Oregon #travel
Yachats, Oregon is Epic and Romantic
YouTube video by Unnecessary Travel
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July 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Today is the second anniversary of our YouTube channel. To celebrate, here's another video! See why #Yachats has become our favorite town on the #OregonCoast. #PacificNorthwest #Oregon #travel
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I’ll have a video on #Yachats, my favorite city on the #OregonCoast, out on July 4th. This is the Stone Shelter, 800 feet above the ocean, at #CapePerpetua.
June 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I’ll have a video on #Yachats, my favorite city on the #OregonCoast, out on July 4th. This is the Stone Shelter, 800 feet above the ocean, at #CapePerpetua.
Fear the rainbow! 🌈✊
Marchers gambled with potential police intervention and fines to participate in the annual Budapest Pride, which was outlawed by a law passed by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's right-wing governing party.
Around 100,000 march in Budapest Pride event in defiance of Hungary's ban
Marchers gambled with potential police intervention and fines to participate in the annual Budapest Pride, which was outlawed by a law passed by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's right-wing governing party.
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June 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Fear the rainbow! 🌈✊
It’s the weekend! A break from the distraction of work. More than 10 extra hours per day to focus on crying!
June 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
It’s the weekend! A break from the distraction of work. More than 10 extra hours per day to focus on crying!
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Monstrous:
"They were crying in fear. One of the agents at one point lifted up his shirt, which displayed the gun that he was carrying....The 6-year-old boy was terrified to see the gun. He urinated on himself and wet all his clothing. No one offered him a change of clothing for many hours."
"They were crying in fear. One of the agents at one point lifted up his shirt, which displayed the gun that he was carrying....The 6-year-old boy was terrified to see the gun. He urinated on himself and wet all his clothing. No one offered him a change of clothing for many hours."
ICE arrested a 6-year-old boy with leukemia at immigration court. His family is suing.
A Honduran mother and her two children — ages 6 and 9 — sued the Trump administration over their arrest at Los Angeles Immigration Court, the first lawsuit challenging the arrests of children under a ...
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June 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Monstrous:
"They were crying in fear. One of the agents at one point lifted up his shirt, which displayed the gun that he was carrying....The 6-year-old boy was terrified to see the gun. He urinated on himself and wet all his clothing. No one offered him a change of clothing for many hours."
"They were crying in fear. One of the agents at one point lifted up his shirt, which displayed the gun that he was carrying....The 6-year-old boy was terrified to see the gun. He urinated on himself and wet all his clothing. No one offered him a change of clothing for many hours."
There's just so much to see in #Newport! It's truly among the very best #OregonCoast cities. But one of the beaches made me reflect on my mortality. #PacificNorthwest #travel
7 Top Attractions Around Newport, Oregon
YouTube video by Unnecessary Travel
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June 27, 2025 at 12:46 AM
There's just so much to see in #Newport! It's truly among the very best #OregonCoast cities. But one of the beaches made me reflect on my mortality. #PacificNorthwest #travel
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As we celebrate the historic 10th anniversary for the right to marry, we’re reminded that the fight for freedom isn’t won overnight.
Trans people have become politicians’ latest target for discrimination, but we will defend our rights and our communities for as long as it takes.
Trans people have become politicians’ latest target for discrimination, but we will defend our rights and our communities for as long as it takes.
June 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
As we celebrate the historic 10th anniversary for the right to marry, we’re reminded that the fight for freedom isn’t won overnight.
Trans people have become politicians’ latest target for discrimination, but we will defend our rights and our communities for as long as it takes.
Trans people have become politicians’ latest target for discrimination, but we will defend our rights and our communities for as long as it takes.
I hope I become an oligarch someday so I can dispute this, but until then, I fully agree!
Here's your periodic reminder that political centrism is nonsense. There is no middle ground between democracy and oligarchy.
June 26, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I hope I become an oligarch someday so I can dispute this, but until then, I fully agree!
There once were 2 boys in a field, who dug for taters to peel. But they found a great Chalice that came from a palace, and that was a much better deal.
In 1868, two boys, Jim Quin & Paddy Flanagan, were digging in a potato field in County Limerick when they uncovered this ~ the Ardagh Chalice. It’s made of spun silver with gold, rock crystal & enamel, and is 1,300 years old (20 cm wide (8 in) www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collec...
June 25, 2025 at 7:07 AM
There once were 2 boys in a field, who dug for taters to peel. But they found a great Chalice that came from a palace, and that was a much better deal.
I’ve been experiencing culture shock in the U.S. for several years now.
John Yang recently flew to Edmonds to interview me for @pbsnews.org, and we had a wonderful time strolling through my hometown, participating in a little civil disobedience, unearthing my 1977 journal & sharing laughs as he artfully drilled into my travel philosophy.
Got 10 minutes? Check it out!
Got 10 minutes? Check it out!
Why culture shock is a valuable part of ‘thoughtful travel,’ according to Rick Steves
Millions of Americans are expected to go on a European vacation this summer. Many of those going for the first time are likely to be following the advice of travel writer Rick Steves, host of “Rick St...
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June 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I’ve been experiencing culture shock in the U.S. for several years now.