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

[@MattandJulia]

Wow, that was intense! 😮 • Could you travel like this for 5 days?! 😩❤️

[@ninemoonplanet]

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

[@loboblue5441]

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]

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]

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]

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

[@sbst7577]

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

[@Q_QQ_Q]

They were slaves

[@faithrada]

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

[@Q_QQ_Q]

@@faithrada gulag

[@rufinaseme6173]

USSR used prisoner labor

[@Irina-dv1gv]

​@@Q_QQ_Qа ты альтернативно одаренный😂

[@stevetrent4638]

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]

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

[@janisjersovs2441]

When KZbin 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]

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

[@aur485]

KZbin is a means of propaganda, especially anti-Russian

[@АлександрАндреев-м5ц]

But KZbin is blocking the Russian truth

[@sergeydobrynin7277]

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]

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.

[@lizcaldwell3978]

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.

[@indiangaminglover9689]

I LIKE journy

[@ВладимирЕфимов-ъ3п]

This kind of travel has its own charm, especially if you want to get to know people better.

[@HARBHEJ]

How much it costs you first class per person?

[@realsirarthur]

​@@HARBHEJ for 5 days, between 800 and 1200 USD

[@zambotv8150]

This is what KZbin is for, absolutely brilliant video

[@MattandJulia]

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

[@broncodaddy46507]

I agree. I like videos like this

[@oh.mylanta.]

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]

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.

[@TheBoringInvestorMan]

gorgeous

[@НачертательнаяГеометрия-т1щ]

So you're almost Russian!

[@НачертательнаяГеометрия-т1щ]

@@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]

@@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.

[@nirmalakanagasabapathy3928]

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 :)

[@RomanKuznetsovLameFrog]

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]

I was surprised to see the steam engine

[@dmitrysobolev1968]

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

[@ckoque1]

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

[@Alexandr-ss5hy]

Это эп-1

[@Circadianic]

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!

[@johngore7744]

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.

[@will-i-am-not]

5 days not so bad. I travelled from the UK to India in our own bus in the winter of 1977, Europe was covered in snow, so was Turkey, the mountains of Iran and Afghanistan, and no heater in the bus, so 6 weeks till it grew warm in southern Afghanistan in Kandahar

[@himbourbanist]

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!

[@AE1P]

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]

So glad you enjoyed it 🙏🏼❤️

[@joshuarizalforeman816]

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.

[@andreamiller6200]

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]

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]

В Якутии не всегда холодно, там бывает и жарко.

[@AndreiBerezin]

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

[@sabrinar.3917]

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

[@yvonnebirch6026]

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]

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

[@-Black_Star]

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

[@toddsie72]

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]

Also summer here in south Brazil, today was 37 C

[@MattandJulia]

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

[@hhydar883]

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 💚♥

[@nixmor5333]

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]

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

[@ИС-3-у5э]

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

[@Константин-э1п1р]

​​@@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]

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

[@ИС-3-у5э]

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

[@lisafinlayson4598]

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]

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]

It’s depressing

[@АлексейСокорев-з8з]

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

[@Pauldjreadman]

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

[@flight101]

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

[@margandjimdietrich9598]

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]

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

[@safetyamsv3515]

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!

[@barsir]

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

[@MattandJulia]

❤️❤️❤️

[@MrSteve280]

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

[@thebombshellmale]

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]

Там всё ещё мамонты ходят )

[@MattandJulia]

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

[@dmitryche8905]

Ĉu vi vojaĝis per brazilaj trajnoj?

[@thebombshellmale]

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

[@thebombshellmale]

@@torus6664 Ты пошутил?

[@_frank3]

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.

[@gooorylin]

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.

[@cajuncustomizedexcursions7064]

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

[@MattandJulia]

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

[@JoshWomble]

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!

[@SvetlanaVoikova]

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]

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

[@ЮлиИванченко]

Привет из Владивостока! Приезжайте к нам 😊

[@SvetlanaVoikova]

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

[@ЮлиИванченко]

@@SvetlanaVoikova всем! 😁

[@AlvinSeville1]

Yakutia must be especially cool during the winter.

[@leifsonoferik]

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]

Ohhh! We absolutely LOVE that sound 🥰❤️

[@guidosarduce4054]

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

[@leifsonoferik]

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

[@Bjornontour]

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

[@johnrhodes3350]

@@leifsonoferik roughly whereabouts, just curious.

[@kaissika]

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

[@MattandJulia]

Really appreciate the support 🥰❤️

[@RobJaskula]

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

[@Annie6460]

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. ❤️🇦🇺

[@JosetteThompson]

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]

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

[@highlanderspb]

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

[@MattandJulia]

Thank you so much!! ❤️🙏🏼

[@Kysushanz]

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.

[@scottscottsdale7868]

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.

[@MattandJulia]

We LOVE that sound 😂❤️

[@youreyeah_]

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

[@Delred1]

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

[@agustinaaaam]

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]

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

[@АлександрПетров-ч2ы]

Тебе жизни не хватит удивляться. Мне не хватило.

[@darenzy]

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

[@vjudc53fbj9]

@@АлександрПетров-ч2ы , 🤣🤣🤙

[@jessicamarie8299]

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

[@Sergei_Purtov]

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

[@MattandJulia]

Привет Нерюнгри 😍❤️

[@diannecoughlan3060]

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]

So glad you enjoyed it Dianne!! 🙏🏼❤️

[@denisebenedict6102]

Good grief! Those train aisles are so narrow, I don’t see how any buxom Russian matron can squeeze through!! We traveled to Irkutsk several years ago to bring back the cutest little Russian boy in the whole world. -37* F while we were there. There really is no cold like Russian cold. We lost so much weight in the 16 days we were there, because you just burn so many calories walking in that kind of weather. Although I would never choose to go back, especially given the political situation there, this video brought back so many memories.

[@alexk6745]

6:26 Индигирка Яна Лена Обь Печора Енисей. That's the names of Siberian rivers as we studied geography in USSR.

[@Seanie37]

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

[@teresacollins7763]

Okay, I just saw where your wife said " I knew I married you for a reason!" Good! You two make a awesome couple.

[@denzlw.5473]

шикарное путешествие. всю русскую экзотику показали. удачи

[@ВладимирЕфимов-ъ3п]

Ребята, огромная благодарность за то, что рассказываете миру о нашей стране, вы сближаете людей, а это главное.

[@utkinvladimir001]

Хоть я 60 лет прожил в Западной Сибири, но Якутия для меня кажется чересчур холодной, ведь тяжело дышать уже при минус 45, а там мороз намного сильнее.

[@annalorree]

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!

[@NBAasDOGG]

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]

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

[@phillipproussier3723]

You research what exactly? Vaccine side effects?

[@NBAasDOGG]

@@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]

@@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]

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

[@firstandlastname2390]

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

[@MattandJulia]

Couldn’t agree more! ❤️🙌🏼

[@primordialbeing]

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

[@cesarnyc]

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!!!

[@max0192]

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

[@MattandJulia]

Thank you so much Max ❤️🙌🏼

[@СергейВласов-т9т]

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

[@kolikoputasiljubilastranca5246]

Both of you, you are awesome💪 many many greetings from Serbia👏

[@MattandJulia]

Hvala vam!! 🥰❤️

[@kpriya286]

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 !!!

[@adelbertlundberg7411]

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]

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

[@susenjarvis8281]

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.

[@MattandJulia]

So glad you enjoyed it!! ❤️🥰

[@collette1]

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]

So glad you enjoyed it Lottie! 🙌🏼❤️

[@SurenVlasyan]

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]

Спасибо вам огромное, нам очень приятно 🥰🙌🏼

[@butterflyj1967]

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

[@MattandJulia]

Thank you so much Jules!🥰❤️

[@debrabates6727]

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

[@MattandJulia]

They are so beautiful here! ❤️

[@katrinlausch3078]

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]

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

[@lawrencethornbury8081]

Would a weight gain muscle routine help you gain weight.

[@phylisingrassia296]

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]

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]

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

[@newsunderfoot]

@@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]

@@MattandJulia Looking forward to those videos!

[@ВладимирЕфимов-ъ3п]

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

[@leilagomulka5690]

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

[@Chris-xj4kk]

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

[@rocroc]

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]

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

[@rocroc]

​@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]

These are Russian Indians

[@ВладимирЕфимов-ъ3п]

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

[@landedasilva4478]

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.

[@melanieanddavideccles895]

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]

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

[@memusetoo]

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]

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

[@CyberRags]

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]

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

[@kittys5404]

+ 35 в Сибири тоже бывает летом 😉

[@mariapopova-gc8yk]

В Якутии летом температура доходит до +38⁰С.

[@rickymiller5297]

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]

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

[@neilevans160]

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]

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

[@maryg0round399]

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]

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

[@lesleycarney8868]

I got all emotional when you were crossing the river.

[@rajm6752]

love you both.. glad i can see these places which I probably will never make it.

[@neilclark8087]

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]

We would love to visit soon too 😍

[@edwardormsby4963]

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

[@TheGingerGenius78]

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]

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

[@kathrynpolito1473]

Utterly amazing. Thank you!

[@MattandJulia]

Thank you so much Kathryn ❤️🙏🏼

[@fionaledger1939]

Beautiful scenery what an adventure! Great video!

[@thewillsfamilyaccount6486]

Wow! So beautiful! Im glad I found this channel.. You so cool guys. enjoy!!

[@tibbydudeza]

There is a museum (Yakut State Museum of History and Culture of the Northern Peoples) nearby with a Mammoth fossil they recovered from the permafrost. Now that should be interesting.

[@MattandJulia]

Thank you so much Charlie! 🙏🏼❤️🥰

[@richkroberts]

Wow! What an adventure. Thanks for taking us along.

[@MattandJulia]

Thank you so much Rich! 🙏🏼❤️

[@russellablewhite3580]

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

[@MattandJulia]

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

[@spencerarmitage1613]

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]

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

[@esterherschkovich6499]

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

[@MattandJulia]

Hahaha, definitely a wise choice Ester! 😀🥶❤️

[@freeplace5243]

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]

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

[@daiena_rabinovich]

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

[@MattandJulia]

Thank you so much Daiena! ❤️🙌🏼

[@GirtonOramsay]

I was born and raised in hot swampy Florida in the US. But i always assumed the snowy areas were like this with many months of freezing temps and permanent snow cover. But nah, the US has pretty mild winters in comparison to this, except Alaska.

[@manuelantonioserodio5932]

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.

[@Yanko-Musicanto]

Podziwiam was i zazdroszczę jednocześnie! Pozdrowienia z Polski!

[@nazarijb3844]

Takimi pociągami wysyłano Polaków do gułagu. Moich przodków zesłano na początku XX wieku z okolic Wilna do okolic Bratska - generalnie nad Bajkał. Mieszkali w ziemiance w Tajdze. Potem zamieszkali w Guranie, a część rodziny w Tułunie. Babcia opowiadała historie, które opowiadał pradziadek. Policja przechodziła regularnie i sprawdzała czy są na miejscu. Brata pradziadka wysłano dalej do Kołymy, takim właśnie pociągiem, gdzie zginął bo był Polakiem

[@tolde]

@@nazarijb3844 and russians were send to concentration camps also in Poland because they were russians. They could not go bij exactly these trains to Gulag. Because such trains did not exist yet. You can also travel by luxury trains in Russia but these people have choosen for cheap version otherwise it is not an adventure

[@nazarijb3844]

@@tolde of course not the same train LOL, but the same railway yes - read - UNHCR publication for CIS Conference (Displacement in the CIS) - Punished peoples: the mass deportations of the 1940s - Google it - regarding to your comment - those were Nazi camps where Russians were killed -

[@tolde]

@@nazarijb3844 what does this all to do with these people?. Just watch the video and enjoy. Why do we need this information now.? There are a lot of things that went wrong through the history.

[@nazarijb3844]

@@tolde With those people nothing. But, showing this video is creating a false picture of Russia (such as it is so mighty and beautiful). My comments just gave you a full experience ... not only the nice stuff... Watching that video - admiring beautiful Russian landscapes, imaging yourself on the long romantic journey across Taiga - and not knowing about the GULAG and exiles to Siberia, is like visiting Oświęcim and looking away from Auschwitz and all the facts and the horrible stuff that happened during the Holocaust

[@genes.3285]

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]

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

[@TheAzguardThor]

Amazing ... had me captivated, be safe. Peace.

[@MattandJulia]

So glad you enjoyed Tor!! 🥰❤️

[@Slykkpkins]

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.

[@mahushkos]

Hello from Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬 🇰🇬🇰🇬 I love it, one day I ll take this wild trip too!