It's good that you continue adding Asian countries to your list. I am very intrigued by what life is like for nomads today. The gauchos of South America also have games with these bones, only they use larger cow bones and add a metal plate. The game is called TABA. love to both of you, today from Madrid...on the way to Timur land
@@Bembi0112 Please don't misunderstand me; I wasn't suggesting that I expect Mongolia to be in any way "behind" western countries. I know it isn't. It's just that an Irish pub is such a particular cultural experience that I was surprised to see one in Asia. In New York, for example, yes - New Yorkers descended from Irish immigrants are more aggressively Irish than the Irish, it seems to me. I'd be interested to know if you have an Irish population represented there?
Julia and Her Bag of Bones! You've come a long way from the young girl who baked. I love the videos that you and Matt produce. They are both educational and amusing. You both are the best ambassadors for meaningful travel. I look forward to your stay with nomads. XO Suzi
*I'm sooo Glad to see you two again...* I've been a way for a bit, taken care of a sick love-one... It does my Heart good to see *Matt and Julia* again... 😃
Love this episode! You shed such a lovely light on Mongolia that now I'd love to see it one day. Other vloggers (whom shall remain nameless..lol) seem to focus far more on the poverty of Mongolia. I'm so thrilled to see your video! ❤
I have been watching your video religiously for months, especially on Central Asia, covering countries I always wanted to visit. As luck would have it, I was sent on assignment to Almaty early February, I am a network engineer working for an airline , by the way, to set up communication there. Your videos help massively, and boy, did I enjoy my time there 😀 Ulan Battar, which happens to be another one in my wish list, is next ... yay! Matt, Julia, you two lovebirds ROCKS! Keep the video coming ya 😄
Brrr. Remember this experience this summer when you are sweating profusely and panting like a dog in the hot and humid weather 😂. Thanks guys for producing such objective and judgment free programs. You truly are great diplomats wherever you go. That meal looked so good, especially on a super cold and dreary day.
Thanks, you guys, for another very interesting video. Your playfulness and funny comments are wonderful. Looking forward to the nomad video coming next. 🌸🌸🌸American Grace, the gentile nomad! 🌸🌸🌸
omg i have been waiting a long time for this video! Good to know that you enjoyed your stay in our country, i’ve lived in a lot of different places around the world, but home is home…
It's not often that we see Mongolia. Harriet and I would like to visit during the summer months. The Nose Story was hilarious . it's funny how you remember those stories growing up. Hope you guys are doing ok. We are doing fine. Sending you much love❤ from Richmond, Va. Harriet, Jim and Yuki
Oh Matt/Julia, on the west side of the world, we would call meat pies like that, empanadas or as my relatives in Brazil say pasteis. Yum. Props to two of the hardiest souls I know. Happy travels.👍🏻
I did a big tour of Mongolia before Covid. The big majority of the eighty million animals are sheep, never saw any cattle. The first thing I noticed driving into Ulaanbaator is the huge number of Toyota Prius cars, they are purchased used from Japan so right hand drive with Kanji script.
Great informative video guys, thanks for sharing! How cool, I saw my name on the credits :)) Thank you! I'm so glad I can help support your ventures. Keep up the spectacular work.
Matt's first pronunciation of Ulaanbaatar is ON POINT. Warms my heart to listen to that because ALL foreigners even Mongolians themselves (when talking in English) pronounce it UlanbatAAr which is understandable but not the right pronunciation.
JULIA!! Pssst! Sorry but I think by the end of the vlog your nose had grown ever so slightly 😳🫣🤣🤣 you’ll need a ‘nose warmer!!’ I find these countries you visit fascinating and places I’ll never be able to go to. For me, seeing the city was strange because I always imagined nomads living on the Steppe! Can’t wait to see the next one! I’m surprised you don’t have many more subscribers!!!!! 🍦🍦🥰🙅♀️🙅♀️
I visited Mongolia in 2016 and 2021 and it's my favourite country that I've been to so far. The scenery is beautiful, UB is like an outdoor museum of the former USSR and the people are lovely (although the men tend to be mean drunks). I didn't go in winter though...that takes guts I don't have. The food is quite good, too, although you have to take care to eat enough fruit and veg whilst there. Did you try khailmag (caramelised clotted cream mixed with flour and raisins eaten as a porridge)?
Did you find it had changed much in the 5 years in between? 😊 Haha, guts or madness, there’s a fine line 😉😄 We did actually! 😊 But with the nomads family instead ❤️🙌🏼
@@MattandJulia Ulaanbaatar definitely changed in those 5 years. There were twice the number of skyscrapers and 10x the number of second-hand Priuses in 2021 than in 2016! There were also more restaurants serving international cuisines and the new airport in 2021 was much nicer than the old one in 2016 although the old one was far closer to the city centre. I spent time in the countryside in 2021 in a ger camp near Tsetserleg in addition to spending 4 days in UB, but in 2016 it was at the end of a trans-Siberian rail trip and we only got to spend 3 days in UB and didn't go anywhere outside the city.
@@MattandJulia Ulan Bator is not the coldest capital in the world. I am from Yakutsk, the capital of the national republic of Sakha (Yakutia). For us, Ulan Bator is subtropical heat
Two years ago there was a pizza machine at the San Antonio (Texas) airport. I had a similar experience to yours, because it was out of service when I tried to buy a pizza. The machine has been removed, and there is a hamburger restaurant there now. (Very good burgers!)
The lady who sells books outside , I think she wanted to show something or have a little more conversation . She said " байжий байжий" which is basically "please wait" Just so you know , She was definitely going to the back and grab something . Not too sure still . Just so you know :DD I'm just as excited as you guys , watching my country , Its so cool . Its been 6 years since I touched snow last time . I miss it very much . I used to love walking in the snow with my headset on . It was the best feeling in the world to me
Wow the scale of that monument was hard to comprehend at first, but comparing to the building and the people it's the biggest statue of a person I think I've ever seen.
I just moved to Ulaanbaatar a few weeks ago, and I loved seeing this video! Thank you for posting!! And it’s so funny that your uncle told you that story about his nose! My grandfather told me that his stomach was so big because he swallowed a watermelon seed and it grew into a watermelon in his stomach, and I believed him until I was almost a teenager 😂 Maybe your uncle and my grandfather were kindred spirits!
Is this Americans in our city? As a Mongolian person it’s very heart warming to pop out our specialty in the internet❤❤❤❤ thank you so much❤❤❤😊😊🎉🎉you just gained 6 subs bc of my whole family❤❤❤
We played "knuckle bones" a lot as children in New Zealand. They were usually molded metal ones. I was not bad. The challenges get harder. Lots of fun.
Knuckle bones. As a kid in Australia in 60s we played Jack's with them. Similar to the American game but not the same. We saved the bones from Mum's lamb roast on Sundays, need 5 to play 😂
All the dishes looked phenomenal, I was also pleased by the nice saleswoman on the street when she answered that she works there every day - that is, "Každý den" which is said exactly the same as in my native language - Czech. Did you speak Russian together? Hearing these words from a Mongolian woman is cute. I also noticed the incredibly massive majority of Toyota cars, as if it were a national manufacturer :D
Man I dig cold weather as well, but I guess Mongolia is out as I can't speak Russian. I noticed many of the signs are in English script, do many people speak English that you found??
To be honest, there weren’t people many people that we could find that spoke much of either language. Older people could generally understand some Russian but it was hit and miss, and some younger people seemed to know English, or at least understand it, but most were quite shy so hand signals were the ‘order of the day’ ❤️
You guys must have missed Anthony Bourdain's Mongolia episode. You did not see those cattle heads boiling on a huge cauldron with their tongs dangling out. That's Mongolia's most cherished food. What you are eating at the end of the video is a westernized Chinese version of meat.
Indeed, not what I was expecting. Stunning views. Nothing at all like what I imagined. Beautiful ice sculptures it seems. What a memorial! Oh those steps! Did you take the drone views? Spectacular. Another surprising and interesting report on your channel. What a crazy purchase! I'll take the bag but probably not the bones! Yummy food it looks like. Huge quantity. See you soon! Linda from France.
It were vassal state of Manchu not china. China itself were conquered by manchus in 1600's but after almost 100 years of war mongols submitted to Manchu rule in 1700s
I have heard of other Cities having Odd and Even number days. Looked up online.....Jakarta. The no-drive day in Jakarta is known as Ganjil Genap (even and odd [days] in Indonesian). This policy imitates what has been done in Beijing during the Olympics
They did the same thing with with the cars in Brazil. But then people with 2 cars just made sure they had different no plates .. so they could still drive every day. Looks so 🥶🥶🥶🥶
Hello! We are back online after a crazzzzzyyy expedition last week (more will be revealed soon) 🥰
How are you all? ❤️
Not wearing face coverings and / or mittens is not very bright.
Wonderful to see you both and much love from New Zealand (where I am cosy by my fire on a cool 12C day lol).
It's good that you continue adding Asian countries to your list. I am very intrigued by what life is like for nomads today. The gauchos of South America also have games with these bones, only they use larger cow bones and add a metal plate. The game is called TABA. love to both of you, today from Madrid...on the way to Timur land
i lost my lioness😌😔
@@LovelyLion1 😭😭😭
As a Mongolian seeing people talk about my country makes my heart warm
Тийм ээ үнэн
yea
Тийм ээ!
Монгол
Real
Did I really see a sign for Mongolia's First Irish Pub? To see that in Ulaanbaatar is a touch mind blowing!
There are lot of irish pubs or western restaurants there in Ulaanbaatar city
It was opened way before 2000' Everything you have is here.
@@Bembi0112 Please don't misunderstand me; I wasn't suggesting that I expect Mongolia to be in any way "behind" western countries. I know it isn't. It's just that an Irish pub is such a particular cultural experience that I was surprised to see one in Asia. In New York, for example, yes - New Yorkers descended from Irish immigrants are more aggressively Irish than the Irish, it seems to me. I'd be interested to know if you have an Irish population represented there?
I love how you correctly pronounce the Mongolian words, specially Ulaanbaatar. Thank you for the positive vibe. Cheers!
Thats not even the correct pronunciation, the dude got it right a few times though
Thanks for traveling to Mongolia. The last time I was there was in 1996! Wow. Incredible changes.
Julia and Her Bag of Bones! You've come a long way from the young girl who baked. I love the videos that you and Matt produce. They are both educational and amusing. You both are the best ambassadors for meaningful travel. I look forward to your stay with nomads. XO Suzi
Thank you so much Suzi! Really appreciate it!!! Lots of love 🥰❤️🙏🏼
Brilliant 👍 Couldn't help but smile when noticing Mongolia's first Irish Bar behind Julia at the beginning 😂
Thanks! I always enjoy your videos and travels. Where to next? Here’s a few dollars to have a nice lunch.
Hey! 🥰❤️ We have just seen this!! Thank you SOOO much for your amazing support, it honestly means the world ❤️
6:30 Buriyat is also nationality of Mongolian. At the beginning of the 20th century, the Russians took it from us.
Still mongolia won the war
What war@@NyetherPlays
japan vs mongolia and russia@@hans1253
@@hans1253world War we help Russian to defeat germany
@idree5442 we didn't actually participate in it we only gave them supplies
I enjoy watching you both so much!!
Thank you for sharing all of your ventures with us. You guys warm my heart! God bless you both.
Very insightful and entertaining. You two really take me places I never dreamed of seeing. Thank you.
Also, you guys knew about our history and traditions so well. Thank you so much.
*I'm sooo Glad to see you two again...* I've been a way for a bit, taken care of a sick love-one... It does my Heart good to see *Matt and Julia* again... 😃
So glad to hear from you Larry! Hope you and your loved one doing better, lots of love from the both of us ❤️🙏🏼
I love Julia’s pink hat, it suits her personality ✌️❤️🇬🇧
Thank you so much 🥰❤️
The cold is making Matt look more like a Mongolian. OMG, he looks like the great grand son of Genghis khan. Matt is transforming.
Hahahaha, we are his grandchildren to be fair 😉😄
so I wasnt the only one who noticed that lolll
Love this episode! You shed such a lovely light on Mongolia that now I'd love to see it one day. Other vloggers (whom shall remain nameless..lol) seem to focus far more on the poverty of Mongolia. I'm so thrilled to see your video! ❤
Really glad you enjoyed it! Really appreciate the comment 🥰❤️
Does Bald and Bankrupt come to mind, bro?
How about Drew Binski?
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I have been watching your video religiously for months, especially on Central Asia, covering countries I always wanted to visit. As luck would have it, I was sent on assignment to Almaty early February, I am a network engineer working for an airline , by the way, to set up communication there. Your videos help massively, and boy, did I enjoy my time there 😀 Ulan Battar, which happens to be another one in my wish list, is next ... yay! Matt, Julia, you two lovebirds ROCKS! Keep the video coming ya 😄
Nice, interesting and informative video, with your typical sense of humour and you two are such an adorable couple. Nice!
Mongolia is the best! One of my favourite countries can’t wait to be back in this part of the world ❤
Brrr. Remember this experience this summer when you are sweating profusely and panting like a dog in the hot and humid weather 😂. Thanks guys for producing such objective and judgment free programs. You truly are great diplomats wherever you go. That meal looked so good, especially on a super cold and dreary day.
Thanks, you guys, for another very interesting video. Your playfulness and funny comments are wonderful. Looking forward to the nomad video coming next. 🌸🌸🌸American Grace, the gentile nomad! 🌸🌸🌸
You can visit Edmonton Alberta. -40C to -50C is normal in Alberta
omg i have been waiting a long time for this video! Good to know that you enjoyed your stay in our country, i’ve lived in a lot of different places around the world, but home is home…
Mongolian Irish Pub !! I'd have to try it 😅
It's not often that we see Mongolia. Harriet and I would like to visit during the summer months. The Nose Story was hilarious . it's funny how you remember those stories growing up.
Hope you guys are doing ok. We are doing fine. Sending you much love❤ from Richmond, Va. Harriet, Jim and Yuki
It is exactly where I expected to be the coldest capital in the world
Hi guys! Greetings from USA!
Heellloooo. 🥰 Lots of love to the US ❤️🙏🏼🔥
Vivre Mongolia 🇲🇳
Oh Matt/Julia, on the west side of the world, we would call meat pies like that, empanadas or as my relatives in Brazil say pasteis. Yum. Props to two of the hardiest souls I know. Happy travels.👍🏻
Hi guys! Great post! Was just in UB for a week last Feb. Also been in UB in May (lovely)...
Another excellent video, great big thank you to you both.
Love this episode. So many amazing destinations in Mongolia.Thanks for the travel inspiration!
That winter was one of the warm winters we had.
I did a big tour of Mongolia before Covid. The big majority of the eighty million animals are sheep, never saw any cattle.
The first thing I noticed driving into Ulaanbaator is the huge number of Toyota Prius cars, they are purchased used from Japan so right hand drive with Kanji script.
Ah cool! For sure, sooooo many Prius 😀❤️
Matt’s pronunciation is surprisingly great
Thank you! ❤️
Julia's pout, when she expressed that the throat singers were not performing at that time, was priceless.
Thanks for the great introductive video of our country, guys. Hope enjoyed your visit. Is there any more video about your trip here??
Great informative video guys, thanks for sharing! How cool, I saw my name on the credits :)) Thank you! I'm so glad I can help support your ventures. Keep up the spectacular work.
Julia the Mongolian Throat Singer 🤣🤣🤣 Never know what direction this hilarious channel is going to head in next x
Well done,I love cold weather too
Matt's first pronunciation of Ulaanbaatar is ON POINT. Warms my heart to listen to that because ALL foreigners even Mongolians themselves (when talking in English) pronounce it UlanbatAAr which is understandable but not the right pronunciation.
You get a real fresh air just outside of Ulaanbaatar. I always mist the smell of the fresh air in Mongolia.
Утаагаар дүүрсэн монгол шүү дээ
JULIA!! Pssst! Sorry but I think by the end of the vlog your nose had grown ever so slightly 😳🫣🤣🤣 you’ll need a ‘nose warmer!!’
I find these countries you visit fascinating and places I’ll never be able to go to. For me, seeing the city was strange because I always imagined nomads living on the Steppe! Can’t wait to see the next one! I’m surprised you don’t have many more subscribers!!!!!
🍦🍦🥰🙅♀️🙅♀️
Lovely, lovely video! I am already looking forward to the next one. :) Greetings from Trinidad and Tobago.
Can't wait for the next one...its so interesting..thank you..
I have a cousin who lives in Mongolia
I had forgotten about you guys for awhile. Pleased to of found you again
I live in Mongolia and it is kinda warm
I visited Mongolia in 2016 and 2021 and it's my favourite country that I've been to so far. The scenery is beautiful, UB is like an outdoor museum of the former USSR and the people are lovely (although the men tend to be mean drunks). I didn't go in winter though...that takes guts I don't have. The food is quite good, too, although you have to take care to eat enough fruit and veg whilst there. Did you try khailmag (caramelised clotted cream mixed with flour and raisins eaten as a porridge)?
Did you find it had changed much in the 5 years in between? 😊
Haha, guts or madness, there’s a fine line 😉😄
We did actually! 😊 But with the nomads family instead ❤️🙌🏼
@@MattandJulia Ulaanbaatar definitely changed in those 5 years. There were twice the number of skyscrapers and 10x the number of second-hand Priuses in 2021 than in 2016! There were also more restaurants serving international cuisines and the new airport in 2021 was much nicer than the old one in 2016 although the old one was far closer to the city centre. I spent time in the countryside in 2021 in a ger camp near Tsetserleg in addition to spending 4 days in UB, but in 2016 it was at the end of a trans-Siberian rail trip and we only got to spend 3 days in UB and didn't go anywhere outside the city.
@@MattandJulia Ulan Bator is not the coldest capital in the world. I am from Yakutsk, the capital of the national republic of Sakha (Yakutia). For us, Ulan Bator is subtropical heat
@@carter2008mate Yakutsk isn't an independent country
Brill, can't wait for the nomads in the next one.
Two years ago there was a pizza machine at the San Antonio (Texas) airport. I had a similar experience to yours, because it was out of service when I tried to buy a pizza. The machine has been removed, and there is a hamburger restaurant there now. (Very good burgers!)
I was justgoing to say they have them in France,when I seen made in France on the machine.
The lady who sells books outside , I think she wanted to show something or have a little more conversation . She said " байжий байжий" which is basically "please wait"
Just so you know , She was definitely going to the back and grab something . Not too sure still . Just so you know :DD
I'm just as excited as you guys , watching my country , Its so cool . Its been 6 years since I touched snow last time . I miss it very much . I used to love walking in the snow with my headset on . It was the best feeling in the world to me
When its actually snowing , It never felt cold for some reason . . . dunno hha
I only live about 300 miles from Ottawa; my brother and cousin both went to university there!
thank you so much to visiting my country. loved your video. hope you enjoyed the visit
Wow the scale of that monument was hard to comprehend at first, but comparing to the building and the people it's the biggest statue of a person I think I've ever seen.
Awesome video ,thanks for sharing
Brrrr. I see this thru mi video. You both, thank you 😊!. Also Vagabond y Eli from Russia. Im am coming to Europe to visit mi Aritz, Basque 😊😊😊😊😊😊
The lion headed chopper motorcycle statue at about 16:50 is quite something.
That's Predator with chopper. 😉
Predator is riding xenomorph
The kids play a game called knuckle bones in NZ. 5 bones are tossed about in different patterns. Some have to land on the top of your hand.
Thank u for visiting our country ❤
Watching this while it's incredibly hot where I live, hoping it will help me feel even a tiny bit less melting away
I live in Australia and when I was young, my dad , who was a butcher, would collect similar bones for us kids and we used to play games with them :)
Looks cold nice. Great viewing again. Where was that large statue located??
Huge respect for you for pronouncing the city and Chingis’ name right :)
I just moved to Ulaanbaatar a few weeks ago, and I loved seeing this video! Thank you for posting!!
And it’s so funny that your uncle told you that story about his nose! My grandfather told me that his stomach was so big because he swallowed a watermelon seed and it grew into a watermelon in his stomach, and I believed him until I was almost a teenager 😂 Maybe your uncle and my grandfather were kindred spirits!
Is this Americans in our city? As a Mongolian person it’s very heart warming to pop out our specialty in the internet❤❤❤❤ thank you so much❤❤❤😊😊🎉🎉you just gained 6 subs bc of my whole family❤❤❤
We played "knuckle bones" a lot as children in New Zealand. They were usually molded metal ones. I was not bad. The challenges get harder. Lots of fun.
Your pronounciation of the words is on point. 🎉
❤️❤️❤️🙏🏼
Knuckle bones. As a kid in Australia in 60s we played Jack's with them. Similar to the American game but not the same. We saved the bones from Mum's lamb roast on Sundays, need 5 to play 😂
and also thank u so much for visiting my country!!
Great vid interesting. You two are cool presenters. 😊
All the dishes looked phenomenal, I was also pleased by the nice saleswoman on the street when she answered that she works there every day - that is, "Každý den" which is said exactly the same as in my native language - Czech. Did you speak Russian together? Hearing these words from a Mongolian woman is cute. I also noticed the incredibly massive majority of Toyota cars, as if it were a national manufacturer :D
Mongolia are cold but its some time's warm
Man I dig cold weather as well, but I guess Mongolia is out as I can't speak Russian. I noticed many of the signs are in English script, do many people speak English that you found??
To be honest, there weren’t people many people that we could find that spoke much of either language. Older people could generally understand some Russian but it was hit and miss, and some younger people seemed to know English, or at least understand it, but most were quite shy so hand signals were the ‘order of the day’ ❤️
Fun fact ulaanbaatar means red hero if you trasnlate it literally
True
It’s dreadful to be in Mongolia in the winter. You guys should definitely come in the summer. Its so much better and the countryside is beautiful.
great video thank you
This rotation odd and even we had during the oil crisis during the 1970’s.
But I guess that was before your time.
Feeling old now……not….lol
Cold and landlocked, not my kind of place, but it would be cool if you took a trip to the Gobi dessert.
You guys must have missed Anthony Bourdain's Mongolia episode. You did not see those cattle heads boiling on a huge cauldron with their tongs dangling out. That's Mongolia's most cherished food. What you are eating at the end of the video is a westernized Chinese version of meat.
Great vlog
Indeed, not what I was expecting. Stunning views. Nothing at all like what I imagined. Beautiful ice sculptures it seems. What a memorial! Oh those steps! Did you take the drone views? Spectacular. Another surprising and interesting report on your channel. What a crazy purchase! I'll take the bag but probably not the bones! Yummy food it looks like. Huge quantity. See you soon! Linda from France.
love how happy you are, always smiling
Also we had a snow in june 😅
Matt next to the pizza vending thing: 'it's too early!'
Julie: 'Yeah, let's check later...'
meawhile the sign litteraly says '24/7' 😀
It were vassal state of Manchu not china. China itself were conquered by manchus in 1600's but after almost 100 years of war mongols submitted to Manchu rule in 1700s
Damn, all of the places you guys went to are where i used to hang out during my university days. I miss my county now.
I have heard of other Cities having Odd and Even number days. Looked up online.....Jakarta. The no-drive day in Jakarta is known as Ganjil Genap (even and odd [days] in Indonesian). This policy imitates what has been done in Beijing during the Olympics
All those Prius's. Not a problem in cold weather obviously.
I will reset my memory just to watch ur vid again
They did the same thing with with the cars in Brazil. But then people with 2 cars just made sure they had different no plates .. so they could still drive every day. Looks so 🥶🥶🥶🥶
Nice video! The buildings and cars look more modern than in Russia. Very interesting to see everything of Mongolia!
Mongolian summer is very very nice✌️
I lived in the coldest capital for 12 years now 🎉
I did not know my country was that cold since I was in it for my whole life im like used to it by now
Prius seems like a popular car in Mongolia, greater Boston is about 3.5 million interesting.
We also play horse racing with the bones. One of the favourite games of my childhood
We used to play knuckle bones with real knuckles as kids…Australia. Then they went plastic and now you never see them. Interesting visit!
i litteraly sruvive every winter in ulaanbator
Matt pronounced Ulaanbaatar so well.