Travelling Off-Grid to the Empty Mongolian Steppe 🇲🇳 Монгол

[@JasonBillamTravel]

Let's see if we can hit 1k likes above! ^

[@تحياالجزائر-ب2ه]

Yes, I enjoyed the wonderful landscapes and the photography is amazing. Bravo, my friend, keep posting beautiful content. You deserve millions of subscriptions 🎉❤

[@leonward3445]

Totally ignorant about Mongolia up to now so thanks for that. We were amazed at how much the landscape resembles outback Australia only quite a bit colder. The really, really, flat bits are our specially.

[@BobI-jb4rk]

Mad respect to you for having the balls to go on extreme adventures and sharing the journey with us!!!

[@JasonBillamTravel]

Appreciate that!

[@air03031989]

My dream country to visit ❤❤

[@patriciafuchs5970]

What a beautiful experience. I appreciate you respecting their space and home. The scenery is so vast and deceptively empty until you know what to look for. The camels make you think of Marco Polo exploring. Being spoiled by the richness and bounty of North America, you ignorantly don’t realize how blessed we are to have ample water, indoor plumbing. We also do not have the resiliency to live as these people do, nor have we adhered to customs which so enrich cultures. Wind swept beauty leaves one in awe of this place. Thank you for reminding me to count my blessings while respecting that they also count their own.

[@JasonBillamTravel]

I think it’s so important. Respect has to come first before content. I have a full video showing a family and the local experience (which we got permission for).

[@AlexG-zd6bn]

That landscape is unbelievably beautiful! I'm glad you filmed in Mongolia. It's not a place I hear about a lot.

[@JasonBillamTravel]

It was incredible - something quite different.

[@torvalderiksson7921]

Fantastic introduction to Gobi Desert. Thanks Jason!

[@JasonBillamTravel]

Glad you liked it!

[@marydawkins4190]

The beautiful thing about gurs/yurts is they are free standing bc of the round design with the roof rafters meeting at a center roof ring. That rock was probably holding the roof ring down for some other reasons. I have one (that I made myself from scratch) that I've had the joy of living in for two weeks out of every year for the last 18 years. It's never wobbled or failed me in winds or rain. It's one of my most favorite experiences ever, every year.

[@JasonBillamTravel]

That sounds great - good on you!

[@Mairtaih]

The landscape may look empty but when you explore the nature or just be in the countryside it gives you an incredible amount of relief and a feeling of warmth. I don’t know if everyone feels the same but it’s so unique.

[@marcambouphaure]

Mongolia 🇲🇳 is on my bucket list

[@stoneruler]

I'm going to do your tour! Your videos speak louder than a hundred phots. I was initially unsure whether this place is worth it, now I'm sold!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Good stuff Jason, looks like pretty simple living conditions as to be expected but love those wide open, unpopulated landscapes. Definitely a unique place, I'm even more intrigued to visit. Water looks ridiculously scarce. Did you get the chance to take a single shower on the trip? Maybe I'll find out in the other videos.

[@JasonBillamTravel]

Thanks Gabe! I managed to squeeze in just one shower in the 9 days. Thankfully it came about halfway on the trip so it worked out well. Most of the time we used wet wipes and bottled water to wash as best we could.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I see, good to know. It looks like an all around amazing trip.

[@eddie_d1233]

This is absolutely amazing to see. The vastness, the beautiful skies. I hope in the next videos we will get to see the clear and bright nighttime sky. You give us such a peek into countries we will never get to see. Thanks.

[@JasonBillamTravel]

Appreciate your comment Eddie. It was incredible!

[@Jpkjr52]

I am a city person and truly enjoying this.Thanks again John in Chicago

[@tally1604]

Star-gazing in the desert is an experience like no other. I'm still on an astronomy and astrophysics kick after spending a week in the desert in Central Asia about 7 years ago.

[@JasonBillamTravel]

For sure. I did it properly in the Negev Desert in 2019 with an expert. One of the most magical experiences I’ve ever had.

[@lizsharpe1031]

Wow, wow, wow--love it Jason, thank you!

[@UndergroundDoggo]

The steppes are something else. Something so serene is in the air. Thanks for sharing :)

[@JasonBillamTravel]

Definitely!

[@Mango_TalingChan]

Great journalism. I like your friendly and unbiased approach to a different culture.

[@MGLgirl69]

Beautiful blue sky ❤❤❤

[@ianjunitedk]

Fantastic video Jason! I saved this one to the playlist as I try to showcase some of the other content creators as well as my own stuff. Keep travelling and keep inspiring. Full respect! :)

[@JasonBillamTravel]

Thanks man!

[@bernardob1005]

Your videos are always amazing, such a pleasure to "go along with you" on these awesome locations. Thanks for doing what you do!

[@JasonBillamTravel]

Thank you!

[@Isabela-tt3io]

what a beautiful place

[@Leonardo-cq4zd]

Jason, just amazing and fascinating work. Kudos to you for creating first class mini-documentaries! An incredible gift to get a glimpse of Mongolia. The remoteness and expanse is humbling. And always, no matter where, people are people. In that there is hope.

[@JasonBillamTravel]

Thanks Leonardo!

[@m.a.c.h.i.n.e.9769]

Hi Jason, great tour and thanks a lot for let us taking part of it! If you are back in U.B. please make a video of more ShoppingMalls, Cinemas, Supermarkets, Restaurants… …and also the prices would keep us interesting… …enjoy Mongolia 🇲🇳 …greetings from Angola 🇦🇴

[@JauneMacReady]

Well done Jason. So, i picked up Marco Polo's Travels after watching your last video. Only just working through the introduction at the moment - stunned at the history. How our world is so small compared to those long off times. To think that when Marco Polo's father returned from his adventures his wife had died! Unthinkable in these days... I love it. Thank you for your adventures and widening of my mind ❤

[@JasonBillamTravel]

Excellent! It’s quite a dense book that goes off on a lot of tangents. Some of what he shares will have your jaw on the floor.

[@ganaagana5685]

Thank you traveling my country.

[@nielsrosink5051]

Nice one Jason, Mongolia looks interesting 😊

[@francoismarc3]

Great video series! I just left Mongolia a month ago. Yooo, who does your thumbnails? I need to hire them!

[@davidbarrett590]

Absolutely amzing!

[@gabrielasimon2604]

Amazing video! 🥰

[@55jhjhjkjk]

ger life is the most interesting part of your video ! 🙂

[@JasonBillamTravel]

More to come on the Ger front!

[@danielvalenzuela9764]

Wow what a great video. And great experience. Thank you for showing us this great trip you are having.

[@JasonBillamTravel]

Appreciate that.

[@bknight045]

I'd say you are one Steppe ahead

[@تحياالجزائر-ب2ه]

My friend, you are a nice person, and your channel is wonderful and entertaining, with beautiful photography. I support you, Bravo ❤

[@JasonBillamTravel]

Thanks!

[@تحياالجزائر-ب2ه]

​@@JasonBillamTravel You're welcome my friend 🎉❤

[@pushpasharma5591]

Thankyou so much for showing such woderfu vrdio.

[@Budinky]

Thanks Jason! What an interesting country, it’s on my list…

[@JasonBillamTravel]

As it should be - it’s unlike anywhere else I’ve been to!

[@hamishjohnson325]

I live next door to the flower hotel, and namaste does a great curry!

[@octopusyful]

Thanks for this beautiful video

[@canuckcoffeecanada]

The scope of your travels is staggering… my only question - and it’s a tough one: how do you fund all this travel? Are you doing a side gig as a writer… or are you developing software or consulting on some level? You seem to be in a steady state of chill and relaxed travel. Remarkable!

[@JasonBillamTravel]

Thanks! Through KZbin ad revenue and sponsorships.

[@canuckcoffeecanada]

@@JasonBillamTravel Understood! 😉

[@canuckcoffeecanada]

@@JasonBillamTravel The quality of your video has taken quite the uptick in the last 6-8 months… new 4K camera? Very noticeable. Big fan.

[@JasonBillamTravel]

It’s not 4K actually - this video was shot on my Canon M50 with a gimbal and rode mic. In other videos I’ve used my GoPro which perhaps doesn’t look as smooth as this setup.

[@canuckcoffeecanada]

@@JasonBillamTravel not native 4K? I’m watching on a 10 year old Sony Bravia - and your media looks remarkable via an Apple 4K TV “upscale” well done.

[@sharonjanethague7181]

Thanks for sharing!

[@JasonBillamTravel]

Thanks for watching!

[@Peter-vo1gt]

Superb.

[@steinzolo4114]

Wow, mesmerizing! Your video makes us to visit Mongolia.

[@mpoliva9559]

Great series, and quite mesmerising to see the wide open space of Gobi, looking forward to the next ones! Silly question: how dark does it get inside the ger at night? I mean, does some of the light of the starry sky filter through at all? I have a bit of a phobia of sleeping in the pitch black, so that kinda puts me off, much more than other inconveniences... oh well, I guess I'll just have to get over it anyway coz I REALLY want to go!!!😅

[@JasonBillamTravel]

Honestly, it gets pretty dark. Though I don’t think it was ever absolutely pitch black. Some moonlight tends to filter through the top of the Ger. If you head outside for the toilet you’ll need to use a torch. Some of the camps we stayed at had a plug, so if you’re charging something overnight like a powerbank, that can offer you a bit of light.

[@mpoliva9559]

@@JasonBillamTravel hehe, thanks for answering my random q's!!!😄 As I said, I'll have to man up (woman up?🤭) and do it regardless

[@55jhjhjkjk]

what an amazing video Jason! is that van comfortable? looks like an sovjet oltimer ! :-) the views are amazing...looking forward for more :-)

[@JasonBillamTravel]

Despite being a bumpy trip I found it to be comfortable and kind of cosy. You get used to it.

[@juliechaput1084]

Thanks for the marvelous and zen images. Could you film the starry sky at night please? And it would be interesting to present your travel companions (guides and travelers), peace! ✌ From Canada

[@JasonBillamTravel]

I tried but it really doesn’t do it justice. I will cover the topic of the stars in one of the future videos on this trip.

[@_Rich_S]

How do you keep your hair so perfect on 3 drops of water a day?! Great vid, not a destination for me but I loved seeing it 👍

[@craigadams4143]

....I was thinking the same thing!😂

[@siddrella]

Very nice

[@Chasworth]

First and best comment

[@SonicWavePassengerMusic]

im very stoned and i appreciate the psychedelic nature of the chord of intrigue playing over 5:55, tbh i could have had it for the rest of the video, maybe do a patreon for stoners? good video

[@liortepper3619]

Beautiful places and videos. Although as a gluten free vegan I will probably have nothing eat, it really makes me want to go. Thanks for your work. Just in the future dont waste their water just for the video :)

[@JasonBillamTravel]

That’s tough. It’s very meat heavy (mutton and beef) and there’s no shortage of milk drinking each day (horse, yak, you name it). It might be doable if you stock up on your own food from the hypermarket in Ulaanbaatar before the trip starts. You can also contact Sunpath directly and they might be able to accommodate you.

[@iinarrab19]

As Jason said, you can communicate to Sunpath about your dietary needs. I think they can accommodate that. It is going to be tough, you might feel out of place, and will not be able to fully have the Mongolian nomadic experience but if you're cool with that, then you are good to go.

[@hoolidii]

yeah as the iinarrab19 says I think you can accommodate that. I have watched another person's video. And she went with her family (including a toddler and an infant). They were all vegan. And their reserved tour guide ppl (idk what to call) actually got some food for the whole travel. But they went to the north part of Mongolia, so it would have more veggies. They had a portable shower and toilet. But if u want to feel the real nomad experience just go to the river. (But don't go into it) And u can actually ask for more water if there is this sinkish thing but out of water. It's actually just for not to waste the water. They will totally refill it if u ask. Plus i don't recommend the Purgon car (The russian van) and it will make ur butt soar. Rent a car or just go with modern car. As a mongolian i guarantee that ur butt will get hurt.

[@LanceoftheNoe]

Jason, their website as a number of tours. Which one are you on?

[@iinarrab19]

Jason can give you the link but it is "Gobi & Orkhon Valley" 9 Day Tour

[@JasonBillamTravel]

tourinmongolia.com/tour/9-days-gobi-and-orkhon-valley-tour/

[@LanceoftheNoe]

@@JasonBillamTravel thanks mate! Love your channel!

[@Trishj1001]

How much did the tour approx cost you?

[@munkhbatganaa4453]

This looks big enough like stop and shop in usa

[@ragibishrak7862]

Hey Jason, Remember Bangladesh?

[@littlemo1609]

how do you manage to keep your hair short/ looking good on your travels?

[@JasonBillamTravel]

I’m not really sure, I get a haircut every month or so?

[@MagdalenaSordjan]

What month you traveled there, please?

[@MultiHeheboy]

Did you know only 5% of the Gobi Desert is actual desert with sand and dunes.

[@leemarvingaye4506]

How’s the mosquitoes in the summer there?

[@iinarrab19]

Inside the ger where we slept, not much really. I think that is because it is really windy and cold.

[@filmawayvlad]

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[@55jhjhjkjk]

how do you guys pass the evenings?

[@iinarrab19]

we just slept at night. typically we finish eating by 9pm and go to bed, talk to each other, check our phones (if there is a signal) then sleep. In the morning it was all activities so it is satisfyingly tiring.

How much did you pay for the whole 9 days trip ?

[@RedversCross]

Love your videos, I watch so many of them over and over, especially middle eastern / Islamic trips. You're a great ambassador for our country. Maybe you should do similar to showcase our country too?

[@JasonBillamTravel]

Thanks a lot. Where are you from?

[@pengumf9048]

if you explore more you will find A class very good weed-free

[@WonderfulWorld-ci6wb]

สวัสดีค่ะ🙏🌹

[@水木憲清]

are you from?

[@aggy1230]

👌👌👌✌️✌️✌️👍👍👍

[@CarlosAlberto-ii1li]

Not 'super, it is 'hyper' there is a real difference.

[@JOVICHANNEL1]

First 😂

[@JM-zf1zq]

the toilet business is something that would put me off going to places like this

[@iinarrab19]

indeed, but you will get used to it. some camps have air freshener in them. others dont even have a door lol.

[@JM-zf1zq]

@@iinarrab19 I don’t think I’d enjoy having to face a camel at my toilet without door looking at my what’s it😂

[@iinarrab19]

it's quite funny and you'll get used to it yelling to people as your hear their footsteps approaching haha@@JM-zf1zq

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[@chefclubsuperstars1175]

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