5 Days on a Train across Russia to the World's Coldest City (it was hell)

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  • @MattandJulia
    @MattandJulia  Год назад +197

    Wow, that was intense! 😮

    Could you travel like this for 5 days?! 😩❤️

    • @ninemoonplanet
      @ninemoonplanet Год назад +22

      Not without private sleeping quarters, and private means to get dressed. I'm not an exhibitionist. 😉

    • @loboblue5441
      @loboblue5441 Год назад +9

      Can't wait to see the continuation. Great cliff-hanger. And, yes! I'd love to travel for 5 days on the Trans-Siberian, and on. Awesome video. Safe travels.

    • @cotletaglaia9730
      @cotletaglaia9730 Год назад +3

      Din Suceava Romania mulțumim datorită lui Matt și Julia cunoscut realitatea din Siberia și să cum din Yacusc îmi imaginam acest locuri cu eschimoși îmbrăcați în piei și plini de burniță trăind în cort va mulțumim mult pt tot ce ne arătați

    • @68Boca
      @68Boca Год назад +8

      There is no way on Earth I could do that. The train is bad enough, but the cold would destroy me. And I like the cold! But cold to me is 0C or maybe -5C.
      Also, odd question, what is it with Russian trains and drunk guys in the restaurant cars? Seen several vlogs now with the same situations.

    • @joannmcgowan9394
      @joannmcgowan9394 Год назад +4

      I think I could a few years ago but not sure now unless I had private carriage ❤

  • @sbst7577
    @sbst7577 Год назад +172

    Kudos to people who laid tracks and roads .. long live their family

    • @Q_QQ_Q
      @Q_QQ_Q Год назад +32

      They were slaves

    • @faithrada
      @faithrada Год назад +8

      ​@@Q_QQ_QSeriously.. who would CHOOSE to do that. 😢

    • @Q_QQ_Q
      @Q_QQ_Q Год назад +19

      @@faithrada gulag

    • @rufinaseme6173
      @rufinaseme6173 9 месяцев назад +23

      USSR used prisoner labor

    • @Irina-dv1gv
      @Irina-dv1gv 8 месяцев назад

      ​@@Q_QQ_Qа ты альтернативно одаренный😂

  • @janisjersovs2441
    @janisjersovs2441 Год назад +63

    When RUclips and internet itself just started I was thinking it will be a place where people exchange experience and information from all over the world, so lies would die out and become pointless.
    Unfortunately, that's not what internet is nowadays.
    But by seeing videos like this I still have a hope that social media and internet can be used for good.

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад +2

      Thank you so much Janis! That means the world, we are really trying 🙏🏼❤️

    • @aur485
      @aur485 7 месяцев назад

      RUclips is a means of propaganda, especially anti-Russian

    • @АлександрАндреев-м5ц
      @АлександрАндреев-м5ц 7 месяцев назад

      But RUclips is blocking the Russian truth

  • @stevetrent4638
    @stevetrent4638 Год назад +63

    I see so many videos of people traveling lavishly but this is probably my favorite travel video I’ve seen. Not overly polished, just real. I love it.

    • @NostalgicMem0ries
      @NostalgicMem0ries 7 месяцев назад +1

      not to mention they dont care about politics, traveling during dark times in russia/ukraine history.... even tho girl is from russia she neither supports russia, neither makes all that fuss like EU/usa does on media. love this aspect, we all brothers and sisters

  • @lizcaldwell3978
    @lizcaldwell3978 Год назад +40

    We did the Trans Siberian from Moscow to Beijing in the winter too it was stunning. But we went first class, and it was certainly worth it from what we saw of the carriages like yours, I would have gone crazy with all that noise. From what I remember first class wasn’t that expensive but we had been living in the UK. We then took the trains in China to Shanghai and then Hong Kong before flying home to New Zealand, one of my best travelling memories ever.

  • @sergeydobrynin7277
    @sergeydobrynin7277 8 месяцев назад +25

    You guys are real adventurers! I am a Siberian myself and I have traveled a bit and lived in Europe, the UK, Canada and the US, but I cannot imagine taking such a trip through the coldest and unfamiliar spaces. Your optimism is infectious))) Keep up the good work, and lots of luck with further journeys!

    • @coldsword
      @coldsword 7 месяцев назад

      In reality, Russia is a country with some of the friendliest people in the world and no dangerous areas for walking. So, set aside any government propaganda and come explore Siberia.

  • @zambotv8150
    @zambotv8150 Год назад +126

    This is what RUclips is for, absolutely brilliant video

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад +1

      Thank you so much! Means the world! ❤️🙏🏼

    • @broncodaddy46507
      @broncodaddy46507 Год назад +3

      I agree. I like videos like this

  • @RomanKuznetsovLameFrog
    @RomanKuznetsovLameFrog Год назад +93

    At 4:16 you had the honor to see a very rare VL85 electric locomotive on Russian railways, which is operated only on one East Siberian Railway. In jargon, it is called a "Curve Rectifier" because its wheel arrangement and power (until 2000 it was the most powerful serial electric locomotive in the world) greatly affects the railway track.

    • @broncodaddy46507
      @broncodaddy46507 Год назад +2

      I was surprised to see the steam engine

    • @dmitrysobolev1968
      @dmitrysobolev1968 9 месяцев назад +1

      No mate, it's just coupled VL65, or EP1 locos

    • @ckoque1
      @ckoque1 8 месяцев назад +1

      У него средняя телега имеет поперечную свободу перемещения, так что не парься, ничего он там не выпрямляет.

    • @Alexandr-ss5hy
      @Alexandr-ss5hy 3 месяца назад

      Это эп-1

  • @nirmalakanagasabapathy3928
    @nirmalakanagasabapathy3928 Год назад +21

    Being an Indian ( scorching heat for at least 6 months in a year), I always wonder what it is to be in the coldest place on earth..lovely video..good luck to you both for taking me there :)

  • @youreyeah_
    @youreyeah_ 11 месяцев назад +3

    What a journey!! I envy u as an Indonesian living in the metropolitan city. I wanna see the world especially Siberian-Russia 😢

    • @Delred1
      @Delred1 7 месяцев назад +1

      Everyone should have that experience at least once in their lives.

  • @nixmor5333
    @nixmor5333 Год назад +159

    You guys are craaaazyyyy!! That place looks beyond cold. And that journey was so long...Russia is clearly a huge place. Can't wait to see the city.

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад +7

      Can’t wait to share it Nix, gonna be a good one 🥶❤️

    • @ИС-3-у5э
      @ИС-3-у5э Год назад +5

      😂 зимой в Сибири высокие морозы но низкая влажность 😂 если одежда сухая то не холодно .. это лучше чем -5 в Италии

    • @Константин-э1п1р
      @Константин-э1п1р 7 месяцев назад

      ​​@@ИС-3-у5э не мели чушь, при морозе ниже сорока, начинается эффект сублимации, снег начинает испаряться минуя жидкую фазу и превращается в туман, о какой низкой влажности ты кукарекаешь?

    • @Константин-э1п1р
      @Константин-э1п1р 7 месяцев назад

      ​​@@ИС-3-у5эи что это такое высокие морозы? Температуры обычно низкие в мороз, если хотя бы раз термометр видел) или сильные

    • @ИС-3-у5э
      @ИС-3-у5э 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@Константин-э1п1р ты где живешь ? я в сибири

  • @toddsie72
    @toddsie72 Год назад +46

    Presently sat in Cairns, North Queensland, and it's 7AM, 32 celsius, raining. Couldn't be further from your situation, but you make us feel like we're there - Absolute bloody champions, you two !!!

    • @janenog8761
      @janenog8761 Год назад +2

      Also summer here in south Brazil, today was 37 C

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад +4

      Thank you so much Todd! Means a lot to feel like we have friends with us from all over 🥰❤️

  • @yvonnebirch6026
    @yvonnebirch6026 Год назад +158

    Thank you guys for taking us there ! I thought it was fascinating ! Like being in a Russian movie ! I wonder why we like seeing other people cope with hardships ? I always enjoy Julia’s giggle. She finds humor in the darkest (coldest) places.

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад +6

      Thank you so much Yvonne! Really appreciate it! 🥰❤️ Interesting right? We are the same, maybe it bonds us all somehow as people 🥲❤️

    • @-Black_Star
      @-Black_Star Год назад +4

      I agree with you /// today is my birthday brother

  • @himbourbanist
    @himbourbanist 10 месяцев назад +11

    I loved when the guy showed you the magic trick, seems like you met a whole bunch of interesting characters on the cafe car. Lovely!

  • @Spica1000
    @Spica1000 9 месяцев назад +22

    What amazes me is that trains out there can run quite happily at those temperatures with Ice and snow, However, here in the U.K. we’re knackered up when there’s a few autumn leaves on the line, or a bit of bloody rain!

  • @hhydar883
    @hhydar883 9 месяцев назад +40

    This was such a fun trip to watch. I may never experience this in my whole life but through ur video, I got to experience it and thoroughly enjoyed it. What a vast untouched scary yet stunning part of our world. Greetings from Pakistan 💚♥

  • @AE1P
    @AE1P Год назад +39

    Grew up in Canada and winters in my hometown were just like this. Seeing you guys waddle around in your parkas and snow trousers, and hearing the snow crunching and squeaking under your boots brought back a lot of memories from childhood!

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад +2

      So glad you enjoyed it 🙏🏼❤️

  • @oh.mylanta.
    @oh.mylanta. 11 месяцев назад +66

    being born and raised in rural Alaska in the 70s-80s, riding winter trains to remote places on several occasions, I can FEEL the cold!! LOL The snow squeaks make me a bit homesick, honestly.

    • @szfehler
      @szfehler 8 месяцев назад +3

      I live near Grande Prairie AB and this is our winter. But we have no public transport. I admire Russia for having made public transport a priority.

    • @CryptoKrill
      @CryptoKrill 8 месяцев назад +1

      gorgeous

    • @НачертательнаяГеометрия-т1щ
      @НачертательнаяГеометрия-т1щ 7 месяцев назад

      So you're almost Russian!

    • @НачертательнаяГеометрия-т1щ
      @НачертательнаяГеометрия-т1щ 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@szfehler How is it that there is no public transport? But how do you move around? Some have cars. What about those who don't have a car?

    • @aselle1709
      @aselle1709 7 месяцев назад

      @@szfehler All "thanks" to Stalin's concentration camps, where several million men died building roads to the harshest place on Earth 🙄 While in the process, a man would drop dead from cold every other meter and many more innocent ones would lose their limbs to frostbite... All for the sake of reaching the natural resources and diamonds. Now the Russian oligarchs own half of London, live like kings, while the commonfolk of Yakutia and the rest of Russia live like a third world country.

  • @margandjimdietrich9598
    @margandjimdietrich9598 Год назад +78

    It takes a lot of courage to step out of your comfort zone, to do what you are doing. I am really looking forward to more from the coldest place on earth, while I enjoy a lovely warm summer in New Zealand, thank you guys, great content

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад +1

      Thank you so much guys! Really appreciate it 🙏🏼❤️🙌🏼

  • @joshuarizalforeman816
    @joshuarizalforeman816 Год назад +7

    I did this trip in January/February 1993 when I was a young traveller. My journey started in Singapore, through Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and China before travelling to Beijing from where I took a couple of local trains to Vladivostok where I picked up the Trans-Siberian to Moscow. I then took a train to Ostend, aferry to Ramsgate and a train up to London. Travelling in the winter wasn't too wise, particularly when changing trains as it was so cold hanging around on the platform or in unheated waiting rooms. The coldest temperature I experienced was -37c in Irkutsk. I had previously been naive enough to presume 'freezin' was about as low as it got. I was wrong.

  • @СергейВласов-т9т
    @СергейВласов-т9т 8 месяцев назад +11

    Не всякий русский решится на поездку в Якутск в январе в такой ужасный холод. Вам это удалось! Молодцы! 💪✌

  • @lisafinlayson4598
    @lisafinlayson4598 Год назад +164

    The countryside was so beautiful that I just sat here watching and cried!!! I will never get to travel like this, but I thank you so much for sharing your journey in such an amazing place! There are no words!❤

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад +6

      Thank you so much Lisa! Your comment honestly means the world to us! So over the moon we can bring you along and share these places with you 🙏🏼❤️❤️❤️

    • @tdrs1765
      @tdrs1765 Год назад +6

      It’s depressing

    • @АлексейСокорев-з8з
      @АлексейСокорев-з8з Год назад +7

      то что вы видели это не сельская местность ,а сибирская тайга , большой лес в мире тянется от Тихого океана до Уральских гор

    • @Pauldjreadman
      @Pauldjreadman Год назад +6

      One reason i like RUclips you get too see much of the globe.

    • @flight101
      @flight101 Год назад +1

      I too see the world and live through other peoples adventures, ever so sad isn’t it.. 😢❤

  • @agustinacarbonell
    @agustinacarbonell Год назад +211

    I would love to go again to Russia and see more places. what an amazing country. Thanks for sharing!!. Hugs from Argentina, the other end of the world 😃❤

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад +11

      So glad you enjoyed Agustina! 🥰 Lots of love to beautiful Argentina 😍❤️

    • @АлександрПетров-ч2ы
      @АлександрПетров-ч2ы Год назад +7

      Тебе жизни не хватит удивляться. Мне не хватило.

    • @darenzy
      @darenzy Год назад +7

      You also have nice nature in Argentina. Patagonia is beautiful. Will have to see it one day.

    • @gu73esa59l0hd
      @gu73esa59l0hd Год назад +1

      @@АлександрПетров-ч2ы , 🤣🤣🤙

    • @jessicamarie8299
      @jessicamarie8299 Год назад +2

      Just don’t sneak in drugs or you will be in their prison for 10 years lol

  • @andreamiller6200
    @andreamiller6200 Год назад +105

    I was spellbound watching this - the ice on Matt's eyelashes, the drive across the frozen river, what it was like to be on the train for 5 days. It constantly impresses me the extent of human ingenuity and truly, it is just a stroke of luck that everything worked and nothing broke down, it is the tightrope between comfort and literal survival! What I wonder is how could Yakutsk ever get built - the weather seems like it is never any less forbidding! I cannot thank you enough for taking us along. You are widening my world with each video and I appreciate you two so much!

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад +6

      Thank you so much Andrea! Your comment means the world to us! 🥰🙌🏼 Honestly so happy we could share this adventure with you and can’t wait to show you more from Yakutsk itself! ❄️❤️🥰

    • @АлександрПетров-ч2ы
      @АлександрПетров-ч2ы Год назад +8

      В Якутии не всегда холодно, там бывает и жарко.

    • @AndreiBerezin
      @AndreiBerezin Год назад +3

      Yakutsk could be easily built after waiting for just few months until the summer comes. It actually happens every year

    • @sabrinar.3917
      @sabrinar.3917 Год назад +1

      My guess is that all of the buildings and houses were built during the summer months.

  • @barsir
    @barsir Год назад +14

    Какие прекрасные пейзажи за окном и какие выносливые морозостойкие лошадки! Красота!

  • @_frank3
    @_frank3 Год назад +10

    I could never ever do that, that's why I'm glad there are nice and adventurous folks like you to show it to us. Thanks.

  • @kaissika
    @kaissika Год назад +48

    Wow!! What an epic out of this world journey, thanks for sharing it with us. Stay safe & warm guys!!🥶

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад +1

      Really appreciate the support 🥰❤️

  • @SvetlanaVoikova
    @SvetlanaVoikova Год назад +64

    I like to travel for several days by train in Russia, I miss these trips.
    Yakutia is certainly cool, all microbes are frozen in the air😆
    Greetings from Novosibirsk👋

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад +7

      So glad you enjoyed it Svetlana and we could bring back some memories! 🥰 Lots of love to Novosib! ❤️🙌🏼

    • @user-ln7zl2st2o
      @user-ln7zl2st2o Год назад +3

      Привет из Владивостока! Приезжайте к нам 😊

    • @SvetlanaVoikova
      @SvetlanaVoikova Год назад

      @@user-ln7zl2st2o
      Привет! Я немного не поняла. Это Вы мне написали, под моим комментарием или для Matt and Julia?

    • @user-ln7zl2st2o
      @user-ln7zl2st2o Год назад +2

      @@SvetlanaVoikova всем! 😁

    • @AlvinSeville1
      @AlvinSeville1 Год назад

      Yakutia must be especially cool during the winter.

  • @safetyamsv3515
    @safetyamsv3515 10 месяцев назад +4

    I'm so envious of you two... Best journey I did in Russia was 18 hours from Moscow to Yoshkar Ola via Kazan, a memorable journey!

  • @JoshWomble
    @JoshWomble Год назад +20

    Hearing the crunch crunch crunch of the snow when you guys were on the platforms and at the end walking through the city brought back so many memories for me...I grew up in Novosibirsk and the winters there while not as harsh, were still Siberian winters haha. Didn't know how much I missed that sound!
    And whyyy did you guys not get a kupé on at least one of the train legs 😂 you would have gotten so much more sleep than in the platzcart!

  • @Annie6460
    @Annie6460 Год назад +5

    Was in St Petersburg and Moscow January 2019 and loved every minute especially St. Petersburg…..went to Bettles in Alaska this January and the Temperature was -20…bloody cold. I would love to do the Trans Siberian train trip to Vladivostok….one day! So pleased I found this Julia and Matt. ❤️🇦🇺

  • @Kysushanz
    @Kysushanz 10 месяцев назад +5

    20 years back, I took the train from Barnaul to Kazan with my Russian wife. We went "cabin class" and had a very comfortable sleeping cabin. My recollection of the toilet was less than pleasant - after a couple of hours it was awash!. I wanted to try travelling like a Russian kalhusnik and we took a small o/n trip, I think it was Izhevsk to Moscow and that was really different! Overall though, I enjoyed the experience and would do it all again.

  • @thebombshellmale
    @thebombshellmale Год назад +115

    I'm from Brazil, so much thanks for you guys taking us around the world with you to this amazing trip! I'm amazed by the snowy views, bureaus forests and mountains.

    • @torus6664
      @torus6664 Год назад +5

      Там всё ещё мамонты ходят )

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад +6

      Thank you so much for coming along with us! 🥰 Love to Brasil! ❤️🙏🏼

    • @dmitryche8905
      @dmitryche8905 Год назад

      Ĉu vi vojaĝis per brazilaj trajnoj?

    • @thebombshellmale
      @thebombshellmale Год назад

      @@dmitryche8905
      Ne estas trajnoj por vojaĝi al aliaj partoj de Brazilo

    • @thebombshellmale
      @thebombshellmale Год назад +2

      @@torus6664 Ты пошутил?

  • @JosetteThompson
    @JosetteThompson Год назад +25

    Matt and Julia, what an amazing video, thank you for taking us with you ! So exciting to tag along all the way to frozen Yakutsk. I award you with the medals of courage and tenacity 🏅! I am looking forward to see the next videos. Best wishes 🥰 🥶😱

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад

      Thank you so much Jos! Really appreciate your support! 🙏🏼❤️

  • @cajuncustomizedexcursions7064
    @cajuncustomizedexcursions7064 Год назад +23

    What a journey you two!! What an adventure! Can't wait to see more of Yakutsk!!

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад

      So glad you enjoyed it! Can’t wait to share more ❤️🙏🏼

  • @Seanie37
    @Seanie37 Год назад +10

    Wow wow wow absolutely amazing views and what a couple yous both are, so entertaining, so wholesome just lovely people keep living life to the fullest

  • @Sergei_Purtov
    @Sergei_Purtov Год назад +11

    Я живу в городе Нерюнгри, вы выходили на вокзале в видео . Мой город самый южный город в республике. Летом кстати в Якутске жарко.

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад +1

      Привет Нерюнгри 😍❤️

  • @johngore7744
    @johngore7744 9 месяцев назад +4

    I’m from Montreal and I could tell by the sound of their steps crunching the snow that it as way below -20c at22:41.

  • @firstandlastname2390
    @firstandlastname2390 Год назад +26

    I love Yakutia, amazing people, rich culture and wonderful landscapes.

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад +2

      Couldn’t agree more! ❤️🙌🏼

  • @highlanderspb
    @highlanderspb Год назад +13

    The footage and editing is simply outstanding. There's nothing to add!
    Kudos for braving this epic journey in a platzcart!

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад +2

      Thank you so much!! ❤️🙏🏼

  • @MrSteve280
    @MrSteve280 7 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you for dispelling any romantic notion about taking an extended train ride through Siberia in the dead of winter.

  • @collette1
    @collette1 Год назад +36

    Wow, what an epic trip! I don’t know if I could ever do it myself but I absolutely loved experiencing it through you guys! 🙏🏻🤗🥰

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад +1

      So glad you enjoyed it Lottie! 🙌🏼❤️

  • @SzymonWarunek
    @SzymonWarunek 8 месяцев назад +4

    Thank you for showing: english version of traveling to Russia.I am from Poland,but: i live in The UK.I speak both languages: polish and english.

  • @diannecoughlan3060
    @diannecoughlan3060 Год назад +21

    You guys are amazing! Thank you for taking us on your journey to a place we would never get to see or even know of - and you do it with such grace. Thank you.

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад +1

      So glad you enjoyed it Dianne!! 🙏🏼❤️

  • @primordialbeing
    @primordialbeing 11 месяцев назад +9

    you two have such great energies! loved this and subscribed.

  • @NBAasDOGG
    @NBAasDOGG Год назад +45

    As a researcher working 70h a week, I’m glad I recently found this channel as it allows my to relax after work.
    That is some amazing content to watch. You guys are absolutely brilliant!
    Thx and stay safe ❤

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад +3

      So glad you found us, welcome to the channel!! 🥰❤️🙏🏼

    • @phillipproussier3723
      @phillipproussier3723 Год назад

      You research what exactly? Vaccine side effects?

    • @NBAasDOGG
      @NBAasDOGG Год назад

      @@phillipproussier3723
      Molecular genetics and bioinformatics to be exact.
      I study the genes that are responsible for tissue formation from early organoids.
      Just see it this way; how is it possible that a single cell can turn into a full human (or animal) with complex tissues. What genes are turning on/off during development?
      By understanding these genes from a molecular level maybe one day we can generate full functional organs in-vitro and fundamentally understand the formation of organs from single cells.
      Interesting isn’t it? 🙂
      (And don’t worry about vaccines, they do more good than harm. They can have side-effect depending on the medical condition of the patient, but the chances are very slim. After all, the point of a vaccine is to give the patient an inactivated virus that mimics the real one. But even the inactivated virus (particles) can sometimes heavily boost the immune system to point that the patient shows heavy reactions as if it received the real one (their body temperature increases due to their own hyperactive immune system). If the patient already has some medical conditions, their own hyperactive immunity can occasionally do them more harm than good. But in such case, the real virus will still do them more harm.

    • @phillipproussier3723
      @phillipproussier3723 Год назад

      @@NBAasDOGG The last paragraph of your reply proves that you are "asleep". You will wake up when what I have known for 3 years will become a public knowledge worldwide. Until then keep sleeping. 😉

    • @NBAasDOGG
      @NBAasDOGG Год назад

      @@phillipproussier3723
      So instead of providing evidence you want me to wait? How scientific of you… 🥲

  • @max0192
    @max0192 Год назад +9

    I wish to do this trip once in my lifetime.
    All the best folks!
    England with love!

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад

      Thank you so much Max ❤️🙌🏼

  • @annalorree
    @annalorree Год назад +7

    I have crossed North America by train, it took 4 days. Rail travel is always an interesting experience! Once I was even in an actual train wreck!

  • @scottscottsdale7868
    @scottscottsdale7868 Год назад +4

    The sound of the footsteps on crunching snow is wonderful. That sound and nose hairs sticking together is how you know it is really cold. Takes me back to my childhood in Michigan.

  • @leilagomulka5690
    @leilagomulka5690 Год назад +4

    Thank you for taking me on this journey. I have dreamed of visiting Yakutsk.♥️♥️♥️

  • @SurenVlasyan
    @SurenVlasyan Год назад +59

    Это просто чудесное видео! 5 дней на поезде- это в наши дни уже само по себе подвиг! Сам город выглядит невероятным. Большое Вам спасибо за это видео! Вы большие молодцы!

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад +1

      Спасибо вам огромное, нам очень приятно 🥰🙌🏼

  • @cesarnyc
    @cesarnyc Год назад +3

    This is absolutely an incredible experience and being a rain buff myself, now will have to put this trip on my bucket list, thanks for sharing!!!

  • @neilevans160
    @neilevans160 Год назад +24

    Amazing - definitely one of the most interesting travel vlogs I've watched and really makes me think of an adventure like this. I'm actually very jealous!! Looking forward to seeing Yakutsk!!

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад

      Thank you so much Neil! That means the world 🥰❤️

  • @adelbertlundberg7411
    @adelbertlundberg7411 Год назад +8

    Wow, I was quite amazed by the beauty of your country as both of you guys traveled. Russia is a beautiful country and I enjoyed watching your video. It makes you appreciate that all people are just trying to live their daily lives. I am thankful that your journeys came across my feed and I forward as you guys are traveling and enjoying each other as a married couple. Thank you

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад

      Thank you so much Adelbert! 🙌🏼 Welcome to the channel 🥰❤️

  • @memusetoo
    @memusetoo Год назад +9

    Wow, I admire you two very much for making this fantastical journey! It is your patience, sense of adventure, and ability to embrace ambiguity that stands out to me. I'm looking forward to experiencing the coldest place on earth through your eyes.

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад +1

      Thank you so much! Can’t wait to share it 🙏🏼❤️🙌🏼

  • @katrinlausch3078
    @katrinlausch3078 Год назад +27

    As intense it was for you to experience this trip as intense it is to watch. Amazing insight and extreme conditions for you. I could not do this and I utterly cannot take icy cold weather (extreme underweight due to my Gitelman-Syndrom). Such an amazing unique video, stay safe please. Regards Kate❤️

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад +2

      Thank you so much for sharing Katrin! Really glad that we can at least share this unique place with you 🙏🏼❤️❤️❤️

    • @lawrencethornbury8081
      @lawrencethornbury8081 Месяц назад

      Would a weight gain muscle routine help you gain weight.

  • @denzlw.5473
    @denzlw.5473 8 месяцев назад +6

    шикарное путешествие. всю русскую экзотику показали. удачи

  • @leifsonoferik
    @leifsonoferik Год назад +56

    I can literally hear how cold it is. Snow doesn't "crunch" under your feet unless the compression of of your weight doesn't melt it. It takes REAL cold to do that. Reminds me of growing up in Wisconsin in the USA. It gets cold there too.

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад +3

      Ohhh! We absolutely LOVE that sound 🥰❤️

    • @guidosarduce4054
      @guidosarduce4054 Год назад +4

      Yup, right next door in Minnesota.. But, we can go even farther north. It can get to -50F° in Roseau, Minnesota.

    • @leifsonoferik
      @leifsonoferik Год назад +2

      @@guidosarduce4054 That's why I don't live there anymore. I live in eastern Europe where it's warmer and cheaper to live.

    • @Bjornontour
      @Bjornontour Год назад +1

      @@guidosarduce4054
      No wonder why there are so many “Swedes” and “Finns” in Minnesota.

    • @johnrhodes3350
      @johnrhodes3350 Год назад

      @@leifsonoferik roughly whereabouts, just curious.

  • @kpriya286
    @kpriya286 Год назад +3

    We had an amazing experience in this Trans Siberian train . We booked in the 2nd class individual cabins ..and had a nice homely atmosphere. As Indians, We love traveling by train !!!

  • @butterflyj1967
    @butterflyj1967 Год назад +8

    This is so far removed from anything we experience in the UK . Fantastic video guys !

  • @maryg0round399
    @maryg0round399 Год назад +13

    i love this video. yall seemed like the only way to get through it was to just laugh which is always the best medicine! anything for content and trust me ill always watch it!

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад +1

      Thank you so much Mary! 🥰 And 100%, it’s the best remedy 😅❤️

  • @phylisingrassia296
    @phylisingrassia296 Год назад +20

    You two are amazing and brave travelers! The train ride had beautiful views. It is a fascinating trip. I can not even imagine those temps. I could not imagine people living there, driving there. It is mind blowing.

    • @dennisvarnau8340
      @dennisvarnau8340 Год назад

      I agree completely! It would have been an adventure years ago, but now way too late to make this kind of a trip. But Siberia is one place I always dreamed of going to see for myself. I watched several videos on the winters in Yakutsk. Don't think I could handle it even for a 5 minute walk. You two really make interesting videos. As far as the train ride goes, I think using the toilet would be the most challenging part of the trip. I remember having to use public toilets in Japan and China. The worst was in Beijing in the late 90's. I literally had to pull my T-shirt over my nose to make it through the ordeal for a Number 1. Can't imagine if it had to be a Number 2. The smell was just like the elephant cage at the zoo, but only 10 times stronger.

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад +1

      Thank you so much Phylis! Can’t wait to share our videos from here in Yakutsk 🙏🏼❤️

    • @newsunderfoot
      @newsunderfoot Год назад +1

      @@dennisvarnau8340 Toilets on Russian Railways trains are quite decent. And if you take tickets to cars of higher classes, you can count on a shower.

    • @phylisingrassia296
      @phylisingrassia296 Год назад

      @@MattandJulia Looking forward to those videos!

    • @ВладимирЕфимов-ъ3п
      @ВладимирЕфимов-ъ3п 2 месяца назад

      @@dennisvarnau8340 Now everything is much better)), the toilets are pretty decent, especially on long-distance trains.

  • @melanieanddavideccles895
    @melanieanddavideccles895 Год назад +7

    I will never get to travel but I thank you for allowing me to go with you, I enjoy it so much! I live in Northwest Pennsylvania, USA and I've always been fascinated with Yakutsk and northern climes in general. Cheers and safe journeys!

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад +1

      So happy we can bring you along with us 😍🥰❤️

  • @susenjarvis8281
    @susenjarvis8281 Год назад +6

    Wow, definitely a long trip. Hope that you both had a great time on the train. Glad that you both made it safe to your destination. Thanks for sharing.

  • @Chris-xj4kk
    @Chris-xj4kk Год назад +4

    What an epic achievement to travel for 5 days on a train and at freezing temperatures!!
    Love your channel!!! Chris.

  • @givemepizzaorgivemedeath3983
    @givemepizzaorgivemedeath3983 Год назад +7

    It's worth noting, that is not simply fog. It's ice fog... literally ice crystals suspended in the air.

  • @rickymiller5297
    @rickymiller5297 Год назад +39

    One of your most interesting videos. I did not want it to end. I'm looking so forward to seeing the city and it's people and the food. And of course you two. Friend from Indianapolis Indiana

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад +1

      Thank you so much Ricky! Can’t wait to share more with you from Yakutsk 🥰❤️🙌🏼

  • @debrabates6727
    @debrabates6727 Год назад +10

    Those horses! Unbelievable to see them out on that frozen river!

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад +1

      They are so beautiful here! ❤️

  • @RobJaskula
    @RobJaskula 11 месяцев назад +1

    Haha, I love rhe cool guy smoking at the first station holding back a small laugh when you told him where you were headed

  • @CyberRags
    @CyberRags Год назад +12

    I have only recently discovered your channel, but have been really enjoying watching your videos. Such a different way of life, I have never experienced anything below zero Celsius, having lived in Africa all my life! Amazing. It’s going to be a fairly hot 35 degrees today, where I live in South Africa and I cannot imagine how cold minus 35 is! Great videos, thanks.

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад +1

      So glad you enjoyed it and welcome to the channel!! 🥰❤️🙌🏼

    • @kittys5404
      @kittys5404 Год назад +5

      + 35 в Сибири тоже бывает летом 😉

    • @mariapopova-gc8yk
      @mariapopova-gc8yk Год назад

      В Якутии летом температура доходит до +38⁰С.

  • @rocroc
    @rocroc Год назад +8

    In February, 1996, my wife and I saw we could get a cheap flight to San Francisco from Louisville. We took a shot at it and quickly learned why the flights were so cheap. We landed in Minnesota and the temp was 60 below zero. We had a 3 hour layover and took some time to exit through the doors just to see what it was like at that temp. All in all it was a great trip and my first visit to Point Reyes, CA. One of my favorite places. As to Yakutsk, It must be near the entrance to Beringia where humans first traveled as long as 30k years ago. Finally, crossing the land mass that existed at that time and entering North America some 16,500 years ago. So, when you think how difficult the circumstance were for Julia and Matt, just think about what life was like in those days. Hunter gatherers who had to sustain themselves every day or die. Another thing that struck me, the travelers who made the journey with Matt and Julia represented a melting pot of people. You could see on their faces, something different brought to the country from each. Very nice video. Thanks.

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад

      Thank you so much for sharing ❤️ Yeah definitely, Russia is an eclectic mix of different nationalities, traditions and languages 🙏🏼

    • @rocroc
      @rocroc Год назад

      ​@Юрий & Ко - That would be about 1,800 miles in 20,000 years time. I presume those were hunter gatherers who entered the area and were blocked by glaciation that filled what is now the Bering Sea and much of Siberia until a pathway finally cleared into N. America. Where I live in NE, Ohio, my property was covered by a mile high glacier beginning 23,000 years ago. By 8,500 years the glacier was gone and left in part what became the Cuyahoga Valley. It was through that valley some Indians traveled and began to populate what is now our Southern states. Forebears to those Indians probably came through Yakutsk. And some of those may have come from China. Others came down the Western coast and ended up in South America. It is a small world:-)

    • @Serg-qr5my
      @Serg-qr5my 6 месяцев назад

      These are Russian Indians

    • @ВладимирЕфимов-ъ3п
      @ВладимирЕфимов-ъ3п 2 месяца назад

      @@rocroc All right. The Indians of North America and the inhabitants of our Chukotka, the Far North have common genes.

  • @landedasilva4478
    @landedasilva4478 Год назад +3

    Thanks for this very nice video. I have watched so many Trans-Siberian videos in preparation for a trip from Moscow to Beijing, but then came the pandemic and then the war. But I am still dreaming of it. And yes, Yakutsk is on my bucket list too. Enjoy your time out in the cold.

  • @Jensie50
    @Jensie50 Год назад +29

    What a journey, I was spellbound! 🙄 Beautiful views from the train though, fascinating for me living in a warm country and never experience snowy landscapes. Your extended trek to visit the dining cart was hilarious! Your companions obviously had their own recipe to combat the boredom and cold; bunch of interesting characters indeed. That first glimpse of Yakutsk looked unreal; like a human colony on an alien ice planet... Scary to watch you drive in a bus across the river, makes my stomach turn! 😩 Looking forward to the Yakutsk videos, lots of love to both of you and keep warm! ❤️❤️

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад +1

      Thank you so much Johan!! So glad you enjoyed it 🥰🙌🏼❄️ Haha, those guys were honestly hilarious 😅 We honestly can’t wait to share the next few videos, it is just such an incredible, fascinating place 🥰 Lots of love from the both of us! ❤️❤️❤️

    • @Jensie50
      @Jensie50 Год назад

      ♥️

  • @TheGingerGenius78
    @TheGingerGenius78 Год назад +9

    Wow that’s an epic journey ! Can’t wait to see the next videos from there ! Must be such a different place to experience and explore and I bet the locals are interesting too ! Thank you both :)

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад +2

      Can’t wait to share more soon David!! 🥰❤️🙏🏼

  • @TheThreeMountains
    @TheThreeMountains 9 месяцев назад +2

    Greetings from Scotland! It was lovely to accompany you in this journey from my cosy bed! 😅 There are many places in the world where I would only go safely in my dreams! Thank you for sharing your adventures! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

  • @kathrynpolito1473
    @kathrynpolito1473 Год назад +4

    Utterly amazing. Thank you!

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад

      Thank you so much Kathryn ❤️🙏🏼

  • @neilclark8087
    @neilclark8087 Год назад +11

    The snow crunch reminds me of a 3y assigmnent in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Imagine temperatures around -40 degree C in winter combined with one of the worst air polution from coal burning. But I loved Mongolia, a very unique country

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад

      We would love to visit soon too 😍

    • @edwardormsby4963
      @edwardormsby4963 Год назад +1

      Ulan Bator is considered to be the coldest capital city in the world,getting down to 50 below centigrade.

  • @joannmcgowan9394
    @joannmcgowan9394 Год назад +5

    I am in awe of your stamina! I could almost feel the 🥶! But the beauty oh my just gorgeous and with the fog ! Amazingly gorgeous. The train ride looked like it was different! You both always make everything so fun! Can’t wait to see the city! Stay warm and safe ❤❤❤❤

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад

      Thank you so much Jo Ann! Really appreciate it 🥰❤️

  • @liamsheen5629
    @liamsheen5629 Год назад +1

    Just found your channel and I love watching the videos, it’s become the channel I go to when I’m having dinner on my own most nights :)

  • @manuelantonioserodio5932
    @manuelantonioserodio5932 7 месяцев назад +2

    Incredible! I loved your trip and your video. Your extraordinary trip left me filled with envy. May be one day I´ll take that same trip but ... preferable in first class and with a Vasco translator. Thank you both for sharing your great video.

  • @russellablewhite3580
    @russellablewhite3580 Год назад +25

    You two are true ambassadors. Opening up areas of the world for us. Particularly in such troubled times. Thank you so much. x

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад +1

      Thank you so much Russel! Really appreciate it! 🙏🏼❤️

  • @esterherschkovich6499
    @esterherschkovich6499 Год назад +8

    Спасибо 💐 to you both 💐Always wanted to go on Trans Siberian Train...but maybe in summer 😃

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад +3

      Hahaha, definitely a wise choice Ester! 😀🥶❤️

  • @genes.3285
    @genes.3285 Год назад +6

    This was a really outstanding video. I watched it twice, I enjoyed it so much. I will watch a third time, for sure. I have taken trains in Russia, both with my wife and TDY, but my last visit was long ago, in 2007. I was in Novasibirsk once for TDY. The temperature was -30. I visited Vector, in the science city. Another time I was in Tomsk. That was in the summer. The university that we were visiting gave me a T-shirt, which I still have.

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад

      Thank you so much Gene, your comment means the world! 🙏🏼 So glad you enjoyed the video 🥰❤️

  • @spencerarmitage1613
    @spencerarmitage1613 11 месяцев назад +1

    This is the first time I have watched you guys, it won’t be the last. Loved the episode what a beautiful part of the world.

  • @Dovndyr13
    @Dovndyr13 8 месяцев назад +2

    Would love to go to yakutsk one summer day (dislike cold, though it is beautiful). Great to hear that they built the railroad that far
    Always found it fascinating that yakutsk has a zoo that is open 365 days a year

  • @daienaa
    @daienaa Год назад +9

    Ohhh this so beautiful 🤩 thank youuu for showing to all ❤🇷🇺

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад

      Thank you so much Daiena! ❤️🙌🏼

  • @henrysupercharge6378
    @henrysupercharge6378 Год назад +51

    Absolute respect to you both...something to tell the grandkids-that is if you haven't frozen your bollocks off Matt.

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад +6

      Hahahahaha, thankfully, they are still intact 🙌🏼 Kept them well insulated! 😁❤️

    • @АлександрПетров-ч2ы
      @АлександрПетров-ч2ы Год назад +3

      Северный человек отличается от южного тем, что одевается теплей.

    • @flight101
      @flight101 Год назад +1

      Isn’t the cold better for the tadpoles😂

  • @freeplace5243
    @freeplace5243 Год назад +8

    Our winter weather is like Jamaica compared to Yakutsk. I don't know if you are insane or extremely adventurous! You would have to be a hearty soul the live there year-round but it was an experience to remember. Matt and Julia, all the best!

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад

      Thank you so much, really appreciate it! ❤️🙏🏼 we think ‘adventurous’ 🤪

  • @EunReynard
    @EunReynard 5 месяцев назад

    Embarking on a 5-day train journey across Russia to Yakutsk sounds like an epic adventure! Can't wait to watch!

  • @theeverydayprepper7673
    @theeverydayprepper7673 Год назад +1

    You are brave souls! Fascinating video. Looking forward to watching the follow-ups!

  • @thezombieman6896
    @thezombieman6896 Год назад +10

    By a long shot - Top of my bucket list before I leave this earth !! Thank you Matt & Julia for taking me out of my sorry existence for half hour or so and allowing me to dream... One day I will do this. Thank you 💓

  • @ЖаннаЧернова-з6к
    @ЖаннаЧернова-з6к Год назад +7

    Ребят ну вы даёте 😁в такой холод поехали ,Кемерово им мало. Надо к нам в Сочи ,у нас плюс 15 😘

  • @lisaann6967
    @lisaann6967 Год назад +4

    Awesome video! 💕 Julia looks like an astronaut on a foreign planet when she is all bundled up, bouncing around! Too cute. Beautiful scenery ☀️❄️ loved your trip!

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад

      Haha, thank you so much! Can’t wait to share more 🙌🏼❤️🧑‍🚀

  • @GloriaHoulihan
    @GloriaHoulihan 7 месяцев назад +1

    Magician 👏👏👏
    This is a really interesting video. I have wondered what the cold part of Russia is like.

  • @Slykkpkins
    @Slykkpkins Год назад +1

    Now that's one cool cold journey. I love the wilderness and traveling in winter is something else, especially way up north in the middle of nowhere. All the more adventurous.

  • @ris4882
    @ris4882 Год назад +28

    I know it was a long trip for you guys, but watching this video was somehow entertaining...🤣 the nature looks absolutely stunning, enjoy the cold🥶

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад

      Thank you so much Ri! Means the world 🥰❤️🙏🏼

  • @arthurblundell6128
    @arthurblundell6128 Год назад +9

    At -7 I am freezing my bits off and you two nutters want to travel across Siberia to find one of the coldest places on the planet. Great viewing as always so thanks guys for showing us all how you had yourselves frozen !! -- unreal scenery

    • @MattandJulia
      @MattandJulia  Год назад

      So glad you enjoyed it Arthur! ❤️

  • @michaelkonon
    @michaelkonon Год назад +3

    I am from Russia, but I would never imagine going on a trip like this 😁❄❄👍🏻👍🏻

    • @mariapopova-gc8yk
      @mariapopova-gc8yk Год назад

      Да, россияне предпочитают ездить за границу и плохо знают свою страну, к сожалению. Ковид , а потом СВО заставили некоторых граждан взглянуть на родину другими глазами.

  • @cinemagirl4907
    @cinemagirl4907 8 месяцев назад +1

    Incredible trip! Blows my mind.

  • @isbjrn358
    @isbjrn358 10 месяцев назад +1

    My first experience with you to and i'm def staying(immediately subscribed)! Great video, interesting classic (in its best way) jouney/trip content so far and hope for more to discover and enjoy. That restaurant and especially its guests was, let's say, special :D Greetings from a very new subscriber from Kiel, northern Germany