What’s Ulaanbaatar Really Like? Capital City of Mongolia 🇲🇳 Улаанбаатар

[@reedyg666]

my favorite youtube traveler by far Jason no annoying selfies or cartoonish thumbnails always treat the people and cultures with respect and dignity. Thank you

[@JasonBillamTravel]

Appreciate that!

[@TurtleLoverTL]

​@@JasonBillamTravel You should explore Мөрөн city it's so flat and clean

[@trevordimitrius28]

Mongol=Монгол

[@AdriennBanki]

Thats very true! He is a quality youtube traveller without all the unnecessary self advertisement.

[@jusi82]

I am travelling back to Mongolia to discover in May and can't wait to go back to see how much it has changed , I used to live there back in 2001 when I worked for MIAT and I remember the country wasn't this modern , also I briefly stopped over rin UB the capital during 2015 when I was doing my Trans siberian trip from Beijing to Moscow - Mongolia is always so close to my heart cus it was my first country I worked at the age oof 22 .

[@отгонтогтохшагдар]

Хаха үлээдэг казакууд олширч бнс

[@thegoomaral]

As a Mongolian living the US, I am finding this video SO special, heartwarming and very informative to be quite honest. There are many parts in this video where I go "oh wow, I didn't even know this!" because wow you did an amazing job learning about the culture and the history of our country. Well done!! Your content quality is great too. SUBSCRIBED! Will be waiting for the next part of your Mongolian trip :)

[@JasonBillamTravel]

Thank you for the nice words!

[@alisultani4847]

I’m a Afghan Mongolian and it was so helpful for me

[@perrinvalentin2547]

My favorite traveling channel on KZbin. I like the fact you don't only go to very touristic places and show us the other sides of a country and every details of your trip. As a non English speaker i truly appreciate your way of talking. Thank you for your amazing job Jason. From France

[@519djw6]

This is also my favorite travel channel on You-Tube. Meilleurs vœux!

[@JasonBillamTravel]

Hey all, show some love for Mongolia - let’s see if we can hit 1k likes on this video!

[@AlejandroDuran263]

Jason how much did you spent in Mongolia 🇲🇳

[@JasonBillamTravel]

@@AlejandroDuran263Not a lot if you were to compare it to other countries. The most expensive aspect is the flight - getting there isn’t easy. Best options are from Seoul, Tokyo and China.

[@AlejandroDuran263]

@@JasonBillamTravel Ok I’ll try

[@Slykkpkins]

You do a very winderful job of showing both sides of Mongolia, your narrative is clear and understandable. The respect you show comes across very clearly. Wonderful job, i look forward to your out bound trip into the heartland of Mongolia. Thx

[@davisurdaneta1426]

You never disappoint us Jason. I was just googling about Mongolia yesterday and how to travel there, then there you are with this great Vlog. Cheers!

[@jackquentin1950]

I absolutely love your presentation. You seem very respectful and you're not excessively noisy lol. Just the channel I was looking for.

[@JasonBillamTravel]

Cool to know!

[@anunknownknown]

Well done! My niece I coming home from work assignment in Mongolia. This video will help me converse with her more intelligently about this beautiful place. Thank you!

[@RoamingRelaxation]

Fascinating to see Ulaanbaatar up close! It's incredible how this city blends its rich nomadic heritage with modern life-definitely a unique place on the map! Thanks for sharing this window into Mongolia’s vibrant capital!

[@carolynboston9715]

I can relate to the taxi app and the language barrier can be a challenge when the driver tries to call you. What I usually do in that situation is approach any local near to me and hand them directly my phone so they can talk to the driver, that's when the person realises that I need help. It works well for me in most cases, though I'm careful to whom I give my phone. I've used that strategy in Armenia, and many other countries. One thing I've learned in my travels is that locals are extremely helpful despite the language barrier :)

[@99baburam]

I did not expect Ulaan Batar to be so modern, very impressive. Thank you for sharing this. I am intrigued to visit now.

[@alexhu5491]

Modern? Where do you come from? Africa?

[@jusi82]

I also make viideos and I am surely going to vloog on UB and Mongolia when I am there

[@kurappicat2725]

​@alexhu5491 what does Africa has to do with their comment ?

[@karmaistrue]

The city looks really clean

[@sharonjanethague7181]

Nice video, Jason! A colleague of mine had a work secondment in Mongolia for a few months. His photos were nothing like I imagined they would be. What an interesting place! These videos give a great insight into part of the world few of us in the West know about.

[@sebk5232]

Hi. It was the 'back to school' week. That's why you saw so many young people on the street and they had the restriction with the licence plates to reduce traffic

[@ugiemunkh]

Hey there from Mongolia! Great job on spreading the knowledge about Mongolia and showcasing these awesome and must-see spots for tourists in the capital. But you know what would make it even better? A traditional Mongolian CONCERT. It's a chance to dive into Mongolia's vibrant culture with cool dances, amazing music, and catchy different types of songs. Trust me, it's totally worth checking out and can be a memorable experience not to be missed. Anyway, good luck.

[@marketingwizdom]

Jason, you are evidently a very good researcher. These are among the most informed and informative videos I’ve seen on Mongolia … and I speak as someone who is married to a very well known Mongolian

[@JasonBillamTravel]

Thanks, appreciate that!

[@UndergroundDoggo]

Great video! Very informative. And nice scenery. Can't wait to hear more.

[@TemuulTK]

This incredible. I am a Mongolian Brit now living in London. Thank you for this beautiful video. Local people speak special young people speak good English. You should also make a video interviewing some local people. Perhaps ask about the UK if they got knowledge about the country. 💕

[@iinarrab19]

Always awesome, Jason! I would definitely want to see a 4K option to the videos in the future since it would bring really nice details to the surroundings.

[@casSthEcrowN]

I spent a month in the Gobi Desert in Mongolia followed by a week in Ulaan Bataar back in 2018. The city in current form looks so much different from I experienced in 2018. Really nice content

[@chokyuhyuncover3796]

Did you travel by car or plane from Dalanzadgad to Ulaanbaatar?

[@casSthEcrowN]

Both, actually. Took a small puddle jumper to get me into the desert territory, then a very old sketchy greyhound bus took us deep into the desert to drop us off.

[@casSthEcrowN]

@@chokyuhyuncover3796 then to get out of the desert, we jumped back on a greyhound and took that back into UlaanBatar. Very long ride but obviously no traffic and no stopping until we hit the city limits.

[@chokyuhyuncover3796]

@@casSthEcrowN I can't imagine 10 hours of greyhound ride to Ulaanbaatar. It's painful in the ass.

[@manuelantonioserodio5932]

Hi Jason. It´sbeena longtime sinceI visited your channel. I finnaly found you in Ulan-Bator and enjoyed your video about that amazing city, your comments and the footage. Congratulations and thanks for sharing, take care, continue your advantures.

[@yuzu_wind]

This is one of the best videos I have seen today! Keep uploading such beautiful videos.❤

[@jsmnnn]

You are the humblest travel vlogger that i know thanks for your positive content thank you Jason!

[@TheAshoku]

As always, i enjoyed the vlog and all the more because of this country which seems to be rarely visited. Looking forward to the Gobi trip!

[@AbelCuadrench]

Nice video! cannot wait to watch the next video and see the 'real' adventure! cheers

[@MoNd-s4o]

Woow🎉. That's really cool travelling bro! Mongolia is such a nomadic and extremely interesting country ❤

[@craigadams4143]

That food looks delish! The sounds of the chants must have been both exhilarating and relaxing. Pleased that you are there and filming your adventures for us. I'm from the US and will probably never make it there but thanks to you I get to be an armchair traveler. Still hoping you make it to New Zealand at some point. That is on my travel agenda.🤞

[@jarabaa]

Excellent video - so clear and informative. You definitely focus on exactly the things I want to know about for my own trip next year.

[@VIRALLLL-b8o]

Man, your videos are so nice. You've got a new fan here!

[@mickydee1289]

I remember Millies Cafe where I enjoyed good food on cold days during my short time in Ulan Baatar :)

[@ajmtravel4856]

Very good video! Thanks for posting. ... Subbed.

[@jaymehta0098]

Good video, got idea about problems of communication in Mongolia & market place to be aware of. Nice video. Thank you.

[@steinzolo4114]

Your travel videos are very refreshing and encouraging.

[@vincentdanielsson7258]

I like this country so much. That is one of me favorite countrys. They have a intreresting culture with good music and exciting dishes. If some of you want to listen to mongolian music i can recommed some artists if you are corious? I hope that i get to visit Mongolia sometime. The person who own this channel is a very good guide and presents it in an exiticting way I think

[@etcwhatever]

Please recommend me some of their music. I would really like to hear it

[@TengrikenAşina]

​​@@etcwhateverbatzorig vaanchig

[@etcwhatever]

@@TengrikenAşina thank you. Yes I know about him. 👏👏👏

[@Palmman-dj4bc]

Nice video Mongolia definitely beautiful country with beautiful ❤🎉

[@msashleymak]

Great video Jason! We can't wait for the others to come :)

[@jonohaworth4219]

Hi Jason, love your videos!! With the museum, to translate use Google Lens on your phone. Works really well. I paused your video and it translated the plaque instantly. Hope this helps!

[@JasonBillamTravel]

I often use it for menus and things in other languages - but perhaps it would’ve been faster than the QR code system. & thank you!

[@vickimcmillan3705]

So interesting .. thanks for sharing 🙏😍

[@o.uchral4211]

As a mongolian living in Germany, I can give you a tip about communicating with a taxi driver. You can give your phone to any mongolian ( preferably someone younger) to communicate with your taxi driver. As a local, they can best describe where you are at the moment. Don't worry about people running away with your phone. Since couple of years, the police is fighting with pickpocketing and robbery. I heard nowadays it's unlikely to loose your phone to a pickpocketer. By the way the dude you met at the market told in mongollian that we conquered half of the world, bitches something like that 😂

[@yokai_G]

Thanx Jason, for your travel videos which are always informative, well presented and a pleasure to watch. One can easily tell the hard work you put behind these videos (unlike some KZbinrs 🙄😒😅). So thank you again and please keep it up 🥳

[@JasonBillamTravel]

Thank you!

[@travelswithmybelly]

Such wn interesting place. Nothing like i wss expecting. I would really enjoy the market. Great video!

[@Piedmonte]

You see many school age kids on the street, because there are no school buses so the most students are walking with general public. Abducting or kidnapping kids is nonexistent. It’s a very family oriented culture and everyone has a role to play in the household.

[@danielvalenzuela9764]

This was a grest video Jason. Very intrredtinv and you covered alot and it was very informative. Thanks and cheers

[@JasonBillamTravel]

Thanks!

[@tuulganbold7744]

I watched your Saudi series 2 years ago it seems like so recent .Today you visited our country. Have a enjoy your trip.

[@davidgunderman6348]

I am very surprised. Was not expecting this. The reason why I looked at this idea was because the airline I work for will be flying to the capital city soon. Thank you.

[@rickbiessman6084]

Awesome mate. Can you tell me a little bit about how people react to cameras (both in the city as well as to more remote areas)? I’ll be travelling to Mongolia this summer and definitely want to take photos as well as film a bunch, but I’m always so worried that people might not be excited about cameras. :D

[@petearmstrong2778]

Very interesting. A country I've never seen videos from before so look forward to the remainder of your trip.

[@mvp2628]

Traveling there tomorrow, can’t wait

[@JS-lesca]

amazing content, thank you so much!!

[@JauneMacReady]

The chances of me getting to Mongolia are pretty much zero. Lucky if i get out the county! So thank you for traveling and sharing your adventures ❤

[@Jpkjr52]

I had no idea. Informative. Thanks again John in Chicago.

[@aquilesfernandez9855]

The best for me. I live far away from you. But you male me field close to those lovely places you visit. I worked for Lanchile You remind me when i was able to travel around the worjd. Thankj you

[@ナーマンダバザラクチャ]

thank you very much for your informative video! love your videos!

[@Danzii]

Very insightful video

[@ShoaibKhan-wv8zc]

Sounds more freindly then it was during the days of Genghis Khan and how the mongolians were shown in Ertugrul and Osman tv show

[@UurdChuluutNegen]

Mongolian history is always being distorted, harshly judged and even stolen due to the fact of the importance of its essence. Basically, we created a federation, a free trade zone, long before it was in fashion. Not many countries in the world have this much effect on the history of the world. So you can imagine, the jealousy, and prejudice we face towards our history from the world kk.

[@ChinguunSergelen]

Great vlog about UB city. Would like to visit one day .

[@mariaantonietapicarra1071]

Do they sell books in french or english?

[@FITPRONH]

Big boss, Jason!

[@iinarrab19]

How were you able to take photos and videos in the museum? Haha! But awesome vlog for Ulanbataaar. So excited for the next video, "Ulanbetter -- From City to Gobi" 🤣

[@JasonBillamTravel]

You already know the title! I’m thinking ‘from city to steppe’ haha.

[@iinarrab19]

@@JasonBillamTravel how about, "One Steppe at a Time?" 🤣🤣 Looking forward to that, mate!

[@killerant113]

Looks amazing

[@sharifibrahim4584]

Very nice Jason

[@blastofo]

Exploring Ulaanbaatar on Google Earth VR I was surprised to see many yurts (traditional mongol tents), side by side with modern houses.

[@Loljjkb]

I was born in Ulaanbaatar but left the country when I was very young. I would love to take my two sons to my birth place after watching this video. I can recognize a lot of buildings and landmarks however the city has transformed vastly from what I can remember.

[@БаярсайханХУЛАН]

Very great video

[@yusaistudios618]

Hi Jason Love this video from 🇱🇦 Laos

[@alexzuma2025]

i live in romania and here's a formula for mongolia in terms of romania: romania * 2 = mongolia for those that don't understand: romania multiplied by 2 is mongolia because many romanian people live in houses rather than apartments and many mongolians live in yurts rather than normal houses or apartments!

[@ReversedHadouken]

I am happy that Mongolia could preserve their generation! So many young people! 🇲🇳🇲🇳🇲🇳

[@ManuelInfluye]

Very interesting 🎉

[@mohammedjelani3213]

A fantastic and exciting overview of the today's Mongolia and the yesterday's Mongolian empire!? Frankly, the Mongolian empire has a very long history of bitter invasions with the Islamic world, as it is said always, and unfortunately, I had no any idea about that Mongolian country, its capital city, its culture and civilization, but fortunately, today I get this video, to get a little clue and overview of Mongolia, the home of the famous Mongolian empire!?

[@abiguler7526]

Jason, the drink you had with your meal which you thought was a very milky tea is called "ayran" (yoghurt drink), I think...

[@SurendarYadav-ei3hu]

Very nice video

[@Bagiub]

Ikh huraldai would have been held in the khaans palace. Everyone who had to be there would travel to the palace of the khaan.

[@bokonoo77]

Jason A word of advice Avoid people with tattoos especially in mongolia Plus the swarthy ones too Of course western people are quite sensitive in this topic but in our country at least there is often undesirables roams and most of them tend to be swarthy and have tattoos As the guy in 18:11 said pretty insulting thing towards you

[@enkhsaruultorguud9293]

Very informative

[@dairiimaaskibbe722]

Howsogoliiin zaluu zow helsen baina...😉❤ Mongolia ❤ from Germany.... Thank you Jason👍

[@karenpanahi5595]

Ive checked on the Internet It seems it is one of the most democratic countries

[@yishislassieswaiting4748]

Are there apps which will read and translate the laguage off of a picture??? This is fun for me cuz I have an ancestor Sir Thomas Hoo IV, English Knight of the Garter. My colleagues in China think his sarcophagus indicates Mongolian facial features and that he may be a descendent of Hu Bi Lie Khan - Khubla Khan. Sir Thomas' daughter, Ann Hoo, was the mother Ann Boleyn. Later she married a Brooke, of whose lineage I come from when Elizabeth Brooke married Sir Thomas Wyatt. I think it is his family who buried the ship beneath Sutton Hoo in Suffolk. I'm a woman who has always lived beneath the American poverty level and find myself totally fascinated by the possibilities that lie within this story! Who needs movies for entertainment when you can read so much around all of these ancestral names annd events? As always, thank you for sharing! 😊

[@geraldsobelman268]

Yes, Google Lens can do that. Point it at the object and select translate.

[@jasonsummit1885]

I wouldn't mind having a pair of those Mongolian gutals, they may not be the most comfortable on the feet but they look cool.👍

[@lcp96]

Been to Mongolia during the winter.. talk about frigid lol

[@taigastyle]

cracking watch, its been on my list and see some reasonably priced tickers. Im trying to gauge whether it still makes sense to visit in late october 😱

[@katalahan]

Hello Jayson, what camera did you use? its super HD and crisp. I like the quality.

[@binderiyabatbold1681]

Yes, your observation on age is right! Mongolia has a very young population. 50 some percent are under the age of 30

[@etcwhatever]

Do people live long? Like i mean life expectancy. Thank you

[@binderiyabatbold1681]

@@etcwhatever yeah, pretty average life expectancy. Both my grandmas passed away at the age of 90, and both grandfathers at the age of 70’s

[@etcwhatever]

@@binderiyabatbold1681 same in my country Portugal. Some men do reach 80 and more but its also mostly the women living long. Im lucky that in my family live long...i mean lets see. I have some problems but i take care the best possible. Wish you a blessed day. 👍🙏

[@binderiyabatbold1681]

@@etcwhatever same to you 🙏🏽

[@saynotop2w]

Something about skies in Mongolia makes it feel more clear

[@GeorgeAtanasias]

Might be easier to send a photo of your location to the driver if possible might be a bit tricky during the night, but during the day could be helpful as most drivers knows the streets

[@crestonediamond]

Was teaching there in 99. It looks much more prosperous now. When I was there, you could still see morning deliveries made by donkey-cart in the city center.

[@electricmachinesub]

Монголд илжиг огт байхгүй, нэг ширхэг ч байхгүй, худлаа бичсэн

[@koke1601]

at 0:44 i saw Vatican city flags (white and yellow ones), correct? is there the Pope around the country?

[@JasonBillamTravel]

Yep! I explain in the video that it’s the first time a Pope has visited Mongolia.

[@dancermgl739]

Yes. He was!

[@koke1601]

@@JasonBillamTravel I should have just waited 2 minutes for your explanation in the video 😅

[@DforDocumentary]

I'm from India and I have worked as a taxi driver in Uber . The Google maps are probably great in US and other Countries.. but in many places its not that great.. the map shows wrong routes many times.

[@derejoin]

공감합니다.

[@hoolidii]

The taxi experiences that you had are very different from what I have experienced. I never had any call from the driver. I think it is because you didn't put like exact location like the building number or something like that. If it's exactly the building they usually don't call.

[@yhaneepasco1014]

Be safe always

[@aquilesfernandez9855]

Thank you

[@Strollerist]

18:22 hahahaahah dude speaks pretty good English than expected. In Mongolian he said "Hey Fuckers! Mongolia has once conquered half of the world". Still kinda impressed that he knows adjectives like "Delicious" hhahaah. Thats advanced English word. The pickpocketing is issue pretty much same around the world, when you go public places like Market, tourist attraction spots, public transports etc. I have not visited for years that particular market, so not sure how it changed in recent years. However you are right it has reputation of pickpocketing place.

[@george.8635]

He seems to know lot of words tbh

[@4paz]

Dude your beard looks great, what products do you use?

[@WTG20233]

What was it like getting a taxi from the airport to central UB? Easy? Set price?

[@WTG20233]

Thankyou jason.

[@badpiggies4926]

Wow. Mongolia’s blue sky

[@BatkhurelMunkh-Orgil]

thanks

[@trends2morrow107]

Very interesting....

[@mellioni4470]

Wow😊

[@ahappyguy7695]

Google Translate Camera will solve the reading/writing issue. It’s my go to and a life saver for me as a NOMAD world wanderer. ✌🏽

[@KrishnaDaimari-lq1ge]

I m from India.to be honest he is explaining very beautifully ,