#  @mattandjulia Matt and Julia Matt and Julia posts on YouTube about travel, russia, china, the real the most. 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Promo Code MATTANDJULIA This is England We've returned to the UK after [--] years abroad. Join us as we travel out of London to the south coast of England to try and learn find out what life is like in the real UK beyond the shine of the capital London. The UK has changed a lot in recent times and in this video we want to explore the real England and the reality of life in typical English town's in late [----]. The is life in the UK right now. We use Holafly E-sim's" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AM03eITK9jw) 2025-12-12T17:00Z 420K followers, 456.9K engagements "Lost in the Provinces of Russia (Life in Forgotten Siberia) Welcome to the Provinces of Siberia Russia in [----]. This is what life is like in the forgotten provincial regions of Russia. Join us on this journey as we travel through the Russian provinces and share real life in one of the least visited regions of Russia. In this video we will travel from the city of Kemerovo to the small town of Taiga in deepest Siberia and meet the locals. We want to share how people really live in rural / provincial Russia. This is the real Russia that you don't often see. #russia #siberia #life #lifeinrussia" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-QhZ46eyGfE) 2025-02-06T15:02Z 420K followers, 538.2K engagements "Intense [--] Hours in Beijing China We got the full 'China experience' in Beijing. This was an intense [--] hours in Beijing China as we travelled all over the capital; from a North Korean restaurant to our language school to a Tai Chi class and then we travelled north out of the city to the most beautiful place in all of China the Great Wall - a bucket list item for everyone travelling to China. These two days were extremely busy but we truly got a feel for real local life and the culture of China - ⚠ WANT TO STUDY CHINESE WITH LTL 🚨EXCLUSIVE for viewers of our channel 50% OFF Online Classes" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2QC_iIN-TAg) 2024-12-22T14:00Z 235K followers, 16.6K engagements "Walking the Entirety of Europes MOST Mountainous Country (Andorra) Go to https://drinkag1.com/mattandjulia to get started on your first purchase and receive a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3+K2 and [--] travel packs. Thanks to AG1 for sponsoring today's video Walking across the entirety of the most mountainous country in Europe it sounded like fun idea This is the European country of Andorra sandwiched between France and Spain we decided to walk its entire length from north to south. Located high in the Pyrenees Andorra is one of the least visited and least known countries in Europe but it may" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2jcKijEERuI) 2023-10-12T20:00Z 170K followers, 11.4K engagements "TRAVELING INTO THE CARPATHIANS UKRAINE (Bukovel) Traveling south from Lviv Ukraine arriving in Bukovel in the heart of the Carpathian Mountains. Exploring the area around Bukovel the ski resort itself (the largest in eastern Europe) and eating more incredible Ukrainian cuisine. The Carpathian Mountains are one of the most beautiful parts of Ukraine and whether you travel in the summer winter or a shoulder season there its something here for everyone especially in Bukovel itself. - Support our channel HERE :) - https://patreon.com/mattandjulia https://buymeacoffee.com/mattandjulia - Our Travel" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3ecXyAqkrnY) 2021-09-07T19:00Z 262K followers, 18.3K engagements "5 Days on a Train to the WORLD'S COLDEST CITY #Yakutsk #Siberia #Russia #travel #transsiberian [--] Days on a Train across Russia to the Coldest city on Earth what could go wrong Traveling on the Trans Siberian Express across Siberia in the middle of winter to the city of Yakutsk the capital of Yakutia region in north eastern Russia & the coldest place in the World. #adventure #Yakutsk #Siberia #Russia #travel #transsiberian" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3huGXhQxQUo) 2025-01-26T14:00Z 244K followers, [----] engagements "THIS IS BISHKEK KYRGYZSTAN (Kyrgyz Independence Day celebrations) This is Bishkek Kyrgyzstan We arrived in Bishkek a few days ago and today set off to explore the capital of Kyrgyzstan Bishkek is an awesome city full of friendly welcoming people amazing food bustling markets and an abundance of Soviet 'brutalist' architecture By chance the day we filmed this video was actually Kyrgyz Independence Day and set off to get in and amongst the celebrations on the streets - Support our channel HERE :) - https://patreon.com/mattandjulia https://buymeacoffee.com/mattandjulia - Our Travel Gear -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4KmaNBg-oXc) 2023-10-18T06:20Z [---] followers, 50.4K engagements "FIRST TIME in South Korea (Asias "economic miracle" - honest opinion) Welcome to Seoul South Korea It is our first time traveling here and we are incredibly excited to explore this city its food history and find out why it has been named Asia's 'economic miracle' and share our first impressions. Seoul is a city well and truly a city of the future and we want to see how it compares to similar places we've visited in the region (for example Tokyo) and also if its location near the border with North Korea has any affect on daily life in the city. Travel to South Korea is surprisingly easy and we" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4VRJ7Xw6UCI) 2024-01-27T18:00Z 294K followers, 253.5K engagements "Traveling to the Pakistan / India Border in [----] (tense situation) Start learning a foreign language today and get OVER 60% off Rosetta Stone right now at: https://partners.rosettastone.com/matt-and-julia2fn #rosettastone #rosettastonepartner @RosettaStone We are traveling to Lahore Pakistan as tensions with India continue to rise and the border between the two countries has closed. We travelled to the city of Lahore in the Punjab region of Pakistan to explore the city and find out what life is like in [----]. Lahore is close to the famous Wagah border crossing with neighbouring India and we" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4o9Mes5Y4s0) 2025-05-27T20:00Z 420K followers, 190.9K engagements "Taking a glimpse inside NORTH KOREA (surreal experience) North Korea is one of the most closed countries on Earth for travel. After [--] years of complete isolation following the pandemic it is still closed to this day. So intrigued and hoping to get a glimpse of this fascinating nation we travelled north from Seoul to the DMZ the highly contentious border between North and South Korea to learn more about life in both Korea's and how the two sides fell in to conflict in the first place and how it affects the daily lives of millions of Koreans on both sides to this day. We even managed to take a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5CwAuSwcUyg) 2024-02-11T15:00Z 208K followers, 98.8K engagements "16 Hours In Kyrgyzstan's Worst Shared Taxi. From Bishkek to Osh. Kyrgyzstan's two biggest cities don't seem too far apart when you look on a map but the road between the two is a bendy mountain road that then circles the border with Uzbekistan once reaching the Fergana Valley. A journey between the two can be made by flight in less than [--] hour or in [--] hours by shared taxi Needless to say we chose the cheaper Shared Taxi. Whether this was the correct decision or not we aren't quite sure. - Support our channel HERE :) - https://patreon.com/mattandjulia https://buymeacoffee.com/mattandjulia -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6u8iCRY0vX8) 2023-10-25T06:51Z 196K followers, [----] engagements "Travelling to our Dacha in Siberia Russia (before the winter takes hold) Travelling to our Dacha in Siberia Russia (before the winter takes hold) #travel #siberia #russia #life #family #winter TRAVEL WITH US: https://www.humankindexpeditions.com/ - Support our channel: https://patreon.com/mattandjulia https://buymeacoffee.com/mattandjulia - Our Travel Gear - https://www.mattandjulia.co.uk/our-gear - We get all of our music here: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/5kn86h/ - We make all of our thumbnails here: https://partner.canva.com/c/2604310/647168/10068 - For business enquiries -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7JfkB4sGvYo) 2023-11-08T17:00Z 173K followers, [----] engagements "Trying Korean BBQ for the first time in Seoul South Korea Trying Korean BBQ for the first time in Seoul South Korea #travel #travelshort #seoul #southkorea #food #koreanbbq #meat #koreanfood #travelseoul #seoultravel #buffet #foodtravel #asia #bbq #foodporn TRAVEL WITH US: https://www.humankindexpeditions.com/ - Support our channel: https://patreon.com/mattandjulia https://buymeacoffee.com/mattandjulia - Our Travel Gear - https://www.mattandjulia.co.uk/our-gear - We get all of our music here: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/5kn86h/ - We make all of our thumbnails here:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7hwWgMV1isE) 2023-12-17T17:00Z 196K followers, [--] engagements "Inside CHINA. (Not What Youd Expect) What is China really like In [----] China reopened and despite being told not to travel here we travelled to Beijing for the first time. Flying in to China we did not have many expectations from Beijing or China more generally but you hear A LOT about this country in western media. We've travelled to many places that have stereotypes & stigmas attached to them and China is no different hopefully this video can expel a few of them for you as it did for us. Welcome to Beijing the capital of the Peoples Republic of China. TRAVEL WITH US in 2024:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8AQgPz7GY1w) 2023-12-31T18:00Z 420K followers, 479.1K engagements "The Trkiye most foreigners NEVER see This is Trkiye - one of the World's most popular tourist destinations but there are so many parts of this country most foreigners never get to see or visit. Over the next [--] days we will be driving south from Istanbul towards Antalya along Turkey's Aegean & Mediterranean coasts stopping at some of the most underrated and beautiful resorts and small towns in Trkiye. Turkey's southern western coastlines are littered overcrowded tourist resorts but the places we will be travelling to are completely unheard of. Looking to travel Turkey soon and need some" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8C2uQpxgnEQ) 2024-07-27T12:00Z 225K followers, 23.6K engagements "Trying Local Lebanese Food in Beirut Lebanon Lebanese food could be the best cuisine in the World and this is why. Have you ever tried Lebanese (Middle Eastern) food Well it is one of our favourite cuisines on the planet. It is so incredibly varied fresh colourful and best of all healthy (or at least we think so). Join us in Beirut Lebanon as we try some of the tastiest food in the Middle East dishes famous the world over and for good reason. This is one of our favourite food videos we have ever filmed and we truly believe this has to be a contender for the greatest tastiest and varied" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9MMCH6Xfxzo) 2023-05-26T18:00Z 332K followers, 67.7K engagements "I Was Warned NEVER To Do This in China Check out Holafly & get 5% OFF your eSIM purchase by using this link: https://esim.holafly.com/ref=nwm3nzg&discount=MATTANDJULIA&utm_source=matthewlaughton&utm_medium=affiliation & use our code MATTANDJULIA We were told never to do this in China. China is always busy but during holidays such as Golden Week it is on a different level. We have all seen videos from people travelling in China during holidays and the crazy crowds at the stations and airports and in our YouTube comment section we have received so many warnings about doing this in China." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BboMvkjZzGA) 2024-11-02T13:00Z 226K followers, 24.4K engagements "Livestream from Bangkok Thailand (Nightlife in the Thai capital) Exploring the nightlife of Bangkok Thailand Support our channel HERE 😊 - https://patreon.com/mattandjulia https://buymeacoffee.com/mattandjulia - Our Travel Gear - https://www.mattandjulia.co.uk/our-gear - We get all of our music for our vlogs from Epidemic Sound - [--] DAYS FREE HERE - https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/5kn86h/ - We make all of our thumbnails HERE - https://partner.canva.com/c/2604310/647168/10068 - For business enquiries - business@mattandjulia.co.uk You can also find us here: WEBSITE:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CqpyBORJ32s) 2022-07-03T02:26Z 262K followers, [----] engagements "48 Hours in XIAN CHINA This is Xi'an - the ancient capital of China and one of the most diverse cities in the country. Xi'an is where China began and as the beginning/end point of the Silk Road one of the most interesting and unique in the World. Join us as we explore the old city of Xi'an visit Muslim quarter try the local food and travel to one of the most unique & beautiful sights in China - the Terracotta Warriors (one of the most incredible archaeological sights in the world). #xian #china #travel #travelvlog #chinatravel - Support our channel: https://patreon.com/mattandjulia" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DhnNPe_-cwI) 2024-11-09T13:00Z 260K followers, 47.6K engagements "HUGE CENTRAL ASIAN FOOD TOUR in Bishkek Kyrgyzstan MUST TRY The ultimate Central Asian Food Tour in Bishkek Kyrgyzstan Central Asian food is relatively unknown to the outside world which really is in vain This amazing varied cuisine is an eclectic mix of influences from throughout Asia thanks to the history of the Silk Road and the various empires that have moved thorugh this region We set off on a huge food tour in throughout Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan to discover the absolute best dishes that 'Central Asian food' has to offer These dishes are a must try Join us - Support our channel HERE 🙂" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=EKTOnuERFzQ) 2021-11-30T19:00Z 332K followers, 60.9K engagements "Inside A Country That Doesn't Exist (Transnistria) Travelling to a country that Doesn't exist. This is Transnistria Sandwiched between Moldova and Ukraine Transnistria is a thin strip of land officially recognised as part of Moldova but that for all intents and purposes operates as a separate country This crazy place is often described as the last stronghold of the former Soviet Union with communist symbols and busts of Lenin everywhere We decided to travel to this unrecognised Russian speaking breakaway state in the heart of eastern Europe to try and learn more about it and its people." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HnZCERVuwEQ) 2024-07-17T15:00Z 420K followers, 26.8K engagements "THE JOURNEY IS OVER This is the end. The journey is over in China until [----]. It's the end of [----] the end of our journey travelling through China and the end of our time living in Beijing and learning Chinese. For now we are leaving China and saying goodbye to our new family and friends. Join us for our last few days in China as we take our last Mandarin lesson head to Hongqiao market to buy some bits for the road travel to the airport and leave China. The journey in China is over. Happy New Year. 🚨 EXCLUSIVE for viewers of our channel 🚨 - 50% OFF Online Classes Visit" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JlPjHUK7IpM) 2024-12-30T15:00Z 238K followers, 42.8K engagements "We met a Local Legend Deep in this Oaxaca Market (Doa Vale's Memelas) We met one of Oaxaca Mexico's most amazing street food chefs Dona Vale deep in this local Mexican market. Doa Vale or Valentina Hernandez is one of the protagonists in Street Food - Latin America a series documentary Netflix on street food. Her famous stall is nestled in the back waters of the Mercado Central de Abasto in the city of Oaxaca Mexico. As soon as we decided to head to Oaxaca we knew we had to head to her stall to try her incredible (and now famous) Memelas. Her story is an inspirational one and she is an" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KO6L9WrZi-Q) 2022-04-26T18:00Z 226K followers, 13.8K engagements "The Side of Beijing They Don't Show You This is a side of Beijing China you don't see. A side of Beijing that is slowly dissappearing. We visited the 'Hutongs' of Beijing China with our local host Niko to visit his grandmother who has lived here for over [--] years. The Hutong's are a big part of Beijing's heritage and culture and people have lived here for generations. But over recent years with the Chinese economy booming these once vibrant communities have changed a lot. And as many of the Hutong's were demolished to make way for new modern high-rises or being converted in to cafes and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KuJ_Wo2WL84) 2024-12-18T14:00Z 316K followers, 51.5K engagements "Tourists Don't Visit This Balkan Country (THIS Is Why You Should) Start learning a foreign language today and get OVER 60% off Rosetta Stone right now at: https://partners.rosettastone.com/matt-and-julia3gh #rosettastone #rosettastonepartner @RosettaStone Join us as we explore the abandoned ruins of post-communist Yugoslavia. We are going to travel across Macedonia starting in Skopje and heading south exploring the traces of Yugoslavia and the complex identity of the post-communist Balkans. On this journey we will travel to the abandoned Hotel Evropa once a proud symbol of post-communist" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MFmO8FMNRKk) 2025-09-10T16:00Z 420K followers, 89.1K engagements "FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF GUATEMALA (Arriving into Xela) Our first impressions of Xela Guatemala (also know as Quetzaltenango) as we travel overland from Mexico on a [--] hour bus journey. After arriving in 'Guate' we head out to try some 'Comida Tipica' (typical local food) explore one of Guatemala's most historical and interesting cities. Before later giving our first thoughts & opinions on the country after [--] hours of travel in Central America - Support our channel HERE 😊 - https://patreon.com/mattandjulia https://buymeacoffee.com/mattandjulia - Our Travel Gear -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=OxNR4uhBAxk) 2022-04-30T18:00Z 226K followers, 36.5K engagements "Foreigners SHOCK Locals with Chinese Skills in Beijing Market We are British & Russian couple living in Beijing China. We are living here in Beijing studying Chinese (Mandarin) with LTL Mandarin Language School. We have been studying Chinese for a few weeks and today we are putting our language skills to the test. In this video we continue our studies at LTL school and head out to a local market in Beijing to test our Chinese negotiation skills and put what we have learnt so far to the test Join us as with navigate our daily lives in Beijing China learning Mandarin Chinese and attempt to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QA8UBJILgUY) 2024-12-11T14:00Z 234K followers, 22.3K engagements "MOVING TO THAILAND (Apartment Hunting in Bangkok) #ad We are apartment hunting in Bangkok Thailand To get an affordable data plan for your next trip visit @airalocom and use promo code MATTANDJULIA03 on your next eSIM #Airalo #eSIM #Traveldata . Upon landing in Thailand we bought a [--] day eSIM with unlimited GB data for $19.95 it worked perfectly and we had high speed 4G internet the entire time in Bangkok. Get yourself an eSIM - https://hop.li/JxXN5of Get $3 OFF Airalo using the referral code = MATTANDJULIA03 Welcome to Bangkok Thailand our new home We have long wanted a base to travel from" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TsYjUHA3Kic) 2023-10-21T16:00Z 172K followers, 43.6K engagements "50 HOURS IN A RUSSIAN GHOST TOWN (in the High Arctic) Join us as we explore the abandoned Soviet era ghost town of Pyramiden in the Arctic. Discover the history and eerie beauty of this unique Russian ghost town in Svalbard. We travelled to Pyramiden to learn what caused this once busy arctic town to be completely abandoned in just a few months. This promises to be an insane journey as we explore the Russian ghost town of Pyramiden Despite looking like we are in the middle of Russia Pyramiden is actually nestled in the snow covered Arctic wilderness of Svalbard owned by Norway. This" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UFynq8dnQl0) 2024-09-19T13:00Z 420K followers, 77.5K engagements "This Russian city is changing forever (the future of life in Siberia) This is my home city of Kemerovo in the central Siberia Russia. I (Julia) was born and spent the first [--] years of my life here. But in many ways it is now a completely different city to one I knew and it certainly will be in the near future. Today Matt and I want to explore my home city the coal mining capital of Russia; from the centre to the area my Gran lives and look at how it and Russia more broadly have changed. The main area of change in the city is a large section in the geographic center that is being demolished" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=W2MJGqaL7dA) 2024-03-22T17:00Z 204K followers, 18.7K engagements "ZHANGJIAJIE CHINA [--] Hours in BREATHTAKING Avatar Mountains This is Zhangjiajie one of the most beautiful places to travel in China. This unique landscape is in fact where the Avatar movie was based off It is our first time exploring this incredible & breathtaking corner of China. Join us as we brave the tourists (and the weather) and we travel to another world welcome to the stunning floating mountains of Zhangjiajie China - TRAVEL WITH US: https://www.humankindexpeditions.com/ - Support our channel: https://patreon.com/mattandjulia https://buymeacoffee.com/mattandjulia - Our Travel Gear -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WC7uRTkploo) 2024-10-12T13:00Z 223K followers, 22.7K engagements "The Reality of Life in Russia in [----] (emotional return) Life in Russia in [----] is completely different to what it used to be for me. In this video we are sharing real life in Russia right now. Traveling to Russia in the past was always the highlight of my year because I could spend time with my beloved Gran. But in [----] this has now changed and returning to Russia for the first time since then was always going to be difficult. Join us as we travel around & explore Kemerovo in Siberia and check out the changes in the city. I'm still trying to work out how I feel about being in this region of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XMC3Lp0wO60) 2025-01-29T14:00Z 420K followers, 1M engagements "WE FELL IN LOVE WITH BULGARIA Welcome to the Bulgaria. Beautiful country villages mountains passes and of course Plovdiv one of Europe's & the world's oldest cities Bulgaria has honestly been one of the most eye-opening and interesting countries we have been to. Making use of the hire car before we need to give it back we head deep in to the Central Balkan Mountains in central Bulgaria driving the famous Troyan Pass before heading south to explore Plovdiv Bulgaria's cultural capital Car hire from: www.toprentacar.bg - Support our channel HERE 😊 - https://patreon.com/mattandjulia" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Xsm-GODliQs) 2023-10-25T03:22Z 170K followers, 20.2K engagements "We Are Leaving Thailand (Why it didn't work out & What's next) At https://www.magicmind.com/mattandjulia use the code MATTANDJULIA20 to get up to 56% off your first subscription for the next [--] days. #magicmind #mentalperformance #selfgrowth In July [----] we moved to Bangkok Thailand. But 8/9 months later we are packing up our apartment and we are leaving. It didn't work out for us here and this is why. We want to explain why we are leaving Bangkok what we like and don't about life here and what's next for us after giving up our flat and leaving Thailand. We also want to share what we have" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bNLidjOWIVo) 2024-04-19T17:00Z 224K followers, 56K engagements "Inside a Russian Mining Town in Svalbard Norway (Surreal) We travelled to the previous unseen Russian coal mining town of Barentsburg near the North Pole on the archipelago of Svalbard Norway. Barentsburg is high up in the Arctic in Svalbard the Norwegian archipelago but with a twist this mining town of less than [---] people is owned by Russia and it is nearly exclusively populated by Russians Ukrainians and people from various countries of the former Soviet Union (USSR). How is it that there is a Russian / Soviet town in Norway And what is life like there for the residents living in a country" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dDiK-H2qq98) 2024-09-07T13:30Z 420K followers, 109K engagements "TRAVELING TO RUSSIA IN [----] (intense journey) Start learning a foreign language today and get OVER 60% off Rosetta Stone right now at: https://partners.rosettastone.com/matt-and-julia945 or download the app #rosettastone #rosettastonepartner @RosettaStone Traveling to Russia in [----] what it is really like We are about to travel to Russia together for the first time in over a year. Join us on this intense journey in January [----] as we travel north to Novosibirsk Siberia the third largest city in Russia and share what life is like here right now. Traveling to Russia is difficult these days but" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dgi6aQ0Sr0I) 2025-01-22T14:00Z 420K followers, 306.4K engagements "Inside The Most Capitalist City in Communist China Start learning a foreign language today and get OVER 60% off Rosetta Stone right now at US: https://partners.rosettastone.com/matt-and-julia or UK: https://partners.rosettastone.com/matt-and-julia6ds or download the app #rosettastone #rosettastonepartner @RosettaStone We travel to Shanghai China for the first time. This travel vlog are our first impressions of Shanghai the largest city in China. Honestly Shanghai is not at all what we expected. This is our experience as a British / Russian travellers in Shanghai China in autumn [----]. Join is" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dtjxhtdRJ6o) 2024-09-28T13:00Z 332K followers, 98.3K engagements "Inside Chechnya Russia's Most Infamous Republic (NOT what we expected) Welcome to Grozny the capital of Chechnya (Chechen Republic). The Chechen Republic is a Muslim majority autonomous republic in the North Caucasus region of Russia. Unfortunately it is better known for the conflicts of the 1990's and early 2000's which earnt Gronzy the title of 'the most destroyed city on earth'. Despite the stigma and the Foreign Office warnings the Chechnya of today is much changed from the one that hit the headlines a couple of decades back. We went in to get a look at real life in Chechnya and find out" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=h2oP6dgqreY) 2022-01-21T19:00Z 259K followers, 996.7K engagements "Moving to stanbul Trkiye (apartment tour & daily life in Istanbul) Start learning a foreign language today and get OVER 60% off Rosetta Stone right now at US: https://partners.rosettastone.com/mattandjulia or UK: https://partners.rosettastone.com/mattandjuliauk or download the app #rosettastone #rosettastonepartner @RosettaStone We are moving to Istanbul Turkey. In this video we want to show you our new apartment give you a tour of the area we are living show our daily life in the largest city in Trkiye and explain why we decided to move to stanbul Support our channel ❤" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hYSI8uhmLXY) 2024-05-03T19:00Z 316K followers, 163.4K engagements "Traveling Across Russia - Honest Q&A Today we are traveling across Russia from Saint Petersburg to Sochi to see my family. This is a two day train journey so on the way we decided to answer some questions you sent us on both YouTube community and Instagram stories. This is a very honest q & a video and we will answer as best as possible everything you wanted to know about us about travel about YouTube and about the future of our lives and this channel. Join us on this journey through Russia and get to know us better. Sign up for our email list here: https://mattandjulia.co.uk TRAVEL WITH US:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jUx4Hr639jg) 2025-03-07T14:01Z 420K followers, 149.3K engagements "Lost in Deepest Siberia (This is Russia) We travelled to a small town in Siberia Russia to explore what life here is like in early [----]. This is the town of Prokopyevsk in the Kemerovo (Kuzbass) region. This town was once a coal mining centre of Siberia. But now this is one of the fastest dying cities in Russia with its population almost falling by half in the last [--] years. We wanted to travel to Prokopyevsk to explore and discover what life is like for the people living here in this dying Russian town today. Join us as we explore a region of Russia rarely ever shown. TRAVEL WITH US TO" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kUfSbe9dTd4) 2025-03-19T14:01Z 420K followers, 128.4K engagements "I Visited Tibet (without a Permit) Welcome to the Tibetan Paradise of Shangri-la. This little piece of Tibet high up in the mountains of Yunnan China and at the beginning of the Tibetan Plateau is supposedly the place the book Lost Horizons was based upon. We decided to travel here to investigate this unique place and to try and find out what is happening in Shangri La and what it is really like. Shangri La in south west China is populated mainly by ethnic Tibetan people. This is one of the only places outside of Tibet itself but still in China that you can travel to as a foreigner for free" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kxq0-AG1R0A) 2024-10-26T13:01Z 263K followers, 37.8K engagements "Travelling to Palmyra Syria (coming back to life) This is Palmyra in Syria one of the World's most famous historical sites and unfortunately a place that in [----] is more famous that is more famous a one of the Most Destroyed Historical sites on Planet Earth. Traveling in Syria in [----] you can't avoid the damage of the last [--] years but you also see that life here is very slowly recovering and returning to normal. Nowhere is the effort to rebuild the country more evident than in ancient city of Palmyra the pearl of Syria. Join this channel to become a member and get access to these perks:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lQ7fMZeYRmw) 2023-06-16T18:00Z 344K followers, 41.4K engagements "Derbent Dagestan (Russias southernmost city ) Welcome to Derbent Dagestan the oldest city in Russia (and one of the oldest cities on earth). Situated on the banks of the Caspian Sea and dating back to the 8th century BCE Derbent is one of the historical centres of modern Russia and the heart of Dagestan. It is also the southernmost city in the World's largest country. We arrived in Derbent from the regional capital Makhachkala to feel the history taste the culture and taste some real Dagestani cusine - Support our channel HERE 🙂 - https://patreon.com/mattandjulia" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=m4Mf4u0X_jI) 2022-02-01T19:00Z 324K followers, 63K engagements "The Reality of Life in Russia in [----] This is our life in Russia in late [----] / [----]. Traveling to Russia as a westerner has often been difficult but this year is the first time Matt and I have really had any issues. We arrived in my hometown of Kemerovo Siberia after crossing in to Russia at Kaliningrad and flying to Novosibirsk. Once here and staying with my family we went to register with the local authorities but everything turned out to be a little complicated to say the least. This is a week in our lives here staying in Siberia as we hang out with my family and prepare for New years eve" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nGsUF28F7kM) 2023-01-06T18:00Z 279K followers, 1.7M engagements "MONTENEGRO THAT YOU NEVER KNEW EXISTED Beautiful Unexplored North Traveling to the beautiful north of Montenegro was incredible and a complete shock these sort of landscapes were something we never knew existed in Montenegro The incredible rocky mountains and the beautiful green landscape went against everything we expected from Montenegro based on what we knew of the areas along the coast (Kotor Budva Bar etc). There was even snow here in summer - Support our channel HERE :) - https://patreon.com/mattandjulia https://buymeacoffee.com/mattandjulia https://paypal.me/mattandjuliatravel - Our" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nswCbkrAhYw) 2021-07-31T15:30Z 319K followers, 56.5K engagements "Life in Syria's 'Sacred' Christian Community (Maaloula Syria) This is Maaloula Syria a sacred Christian town where to this day Aramaic (the language of Jesus Christ) is still spoken. This beautiful village perched high above the deserts of south western Syria has been home to a Christian community & a been a pilgrimage site for centuries. However this once thriving unique village of almost [----] people hit World headlines in [----] for all the wrong reasons. Maaloula was invaded by Al-Nusra (a branch of Al-Qaida) and an ethnic cleansing began. Long-term neighbours turned on one another as the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=oc1TkLNdVCg) 2023-06-09T18:00Z 226K followers, 73.9K engagements "CHINA (THEY NEVER WANTED YOU TO SEE) Chongqing China. This the side of China most hidden from the Western World. China is often portrayed in a negative light in the west and the mainstream media however the reality is very different. Join us on a journey in Chongqing China as we explore one of the most modern unique and crazy cities in China (and the World). Chongqing often claims to be the largest city on Earth but in reality that isn't quite the case. But it is still a massive Megacity and one of the biggest in China. Welcome to the real face of modern China. TRAVEL WITH US:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rc2j9_EUXuY) 2024-10-16T13:02Z 304K followers, 178.7K engagements "ALEPPO SYRIA (What's It Like To Be A Tourist In 2023) Travelling to Aleppo Syria was a travel experience we will never forget. For so many reasons traveling here has been one of the most intense and humbling experiences we've ever had. Visiting only one month after the earthquake of February [----] we saw a city in recovery yet again. Life here and the people of this city here have been through so much. But the spirit of this unique place in an even more unique country shines through even to as an independent foreign traveller s and passers through like us. Travel in Aleppo isn't for the faint" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=scXE8luwnsQ) 2023-07-07T18:00Z 231K followers, 163.2K engagements "Tashkent Uzbekistan Over 3000kg of Plov (Pilaf) is cooked here EVERY DAY #shorts In Tashkent Uzbekistan over 3000kg of Plov (or Pilaf) is cooked every day in the Central Asian Center of Plov This incredible dish is made in massive woks by expert chefs. The cooking process starts early in the morning and this classic Uzbek rice dish is served to thousands of hungry locals and travelers each single day #shorts #travel #travelshorts #shortsfeed #uzbekistan #tashkent #centralasia #plov - Support our channel HERE 😊 - https://patreon.com/mattandjulia https://buymeacoffee.com/mattandjulia - Our" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vlb4c9ePo1M) 2022-08-27T16:00Z 333K followers, 39.2K engagements "Inside the Most CONTROVERSIAL City in China (Whats Really Happening) Welcome to Wuhan the capital of Hubei province in China. Wuhan is a city that over the last few years people all over the world have become acquainted with but what is it like to travel in [----] For better or worse Wuhan has perhaps become the most controversial city in the Peoples Republic of China. We decided to travel to Wuhan to find out what this city is really like beyond the media headlines and share the truth. This is a side to Wuhan China they never show you in the media. #wuhan #china #chinatravel #lifeinchina" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vvoHp_OjQAI) 2024-10-10T13:01Z 223K followers, 33.5K engagements "STRANDED IN THE KAZAKH DESERT. (no way out of Aktau) Well we are completely stuck in Aktau Kazakhstan. After crossing the Caspian Sea from Azerbaijan to Aktau by boat our plan was to head straight across the country by train bus car however we could really. But there since arriving here we've basically found out unless you booked transport [--] months ago there is NO WAY OUT So to cut a long story short we are stranded in the desert of south western Kazakhstan with literally no options to escape. - Support our channel HERE 😊 - https://patreon.com/mattandjulia" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vxDBKHR2ypQ) 2022-09-09T18:00Z 378K followers, 28.2K engagements "GROCERY STORE IN CHINA Food Prices (How it Compares to the West) Check out Holafly & get 5% OFF your eSIM purchase by using this link: https://esim.holafly.com/irclickid=3LzW8EyslxyKUHG1yWWW33zwUkCVJpwNNQvbzw0&discount=MATTANDJULIA&utm_source=affiliate&utm_medium=Matt%20and%20Julia&utm_campaign=5858492&irgwc=1 A typical Grocery Store in China in [----]. We explore all the food on the shelves and the prices of the products. Are Western products sold in China How do prices compare to supermarkets in Europe or North America Can average Chinese people afford groceries in late [----] Lets have a look" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yEkJd2kK4UA) 2024-12-07T14:00Z 233K followers, 24.7K engagements "Life in the NORTHERNMOST Town on Earth (Extreme) Longyearbyen Svalbard This is Longyearbyen on the archipelago of Svalbard the most northern inhabited settlement in the World. Located high up in the Arctic just below the North Pole Svalbard is a part of Norway and one of the most extreme and inhospitable places on Earth. With long cold & extremely dark winters no soil for any crops to grow and a population of just a few thousand Longyearbyen is one of the most remote and difficult places to live in the World. We are traveling to the World's northernmost town to find out about life here how" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yyHW78KV96k) 2024-08-31T14:01Z 420K followers, 371.9K engagements "China's INSANE Bullet Train (Biggest High Speed Railway on EARTH) Riding the High Speed Train Network in China for the first time China's high speed rail is the largest rail network on earth by a mile In fact if you put the train network in China in to a straight line it could wrap around the earth three times And the World's fastest train is located in China between the cities of Shanghai and Beijing Join us on this journey as we take the bullet train for the first time during our China travels. We are traveling from Shanghai to the city of Wuhan in just [--] hours we will take you on a tour on" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zTttw1SmA9c) 2024-10-05T13:30Z 225K followers, 37.5K engagements "Entering Europe's MOST Controversial Region Traveling to arguably the MOST Controversial region in Europe. Kosovo is one of the most divisive places on Earth. In fact depending on who you ask many to this day don't accept the region of Kosovo as a real country but instead part of Serbia. Kosovo is a region where tensions run high to this day. Nowhere do tensions run higher than the town we are traveling to today. We travelled to the north of Kosovo to explore one of the most divided towns in Europe. The town of Mitrovica is split between Serbians and Kosovar Albanians with the Kosovars living" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0GWLlIV0bw0) 2025-03-26T14:00Z 420K followers, 125.2K engagements "VISITING A TRADITIONAL RUSSIAN HOUSE [----] - How some people in Russia live. Siberia Travel Vlog A traditional Russian house in Siberia [----]. We visited my Aunties house in Kemerovo Russia to show you how she and many Russian people live. In most cities in Russia the majority of people live in large apartment blocks but some live in their own houses. Living in a house such as this one comes with both benefits as well as hardships especially in the winter. Is this what you expected a typical house in Russia to be like How does it compare to where you are from Hope you find this video" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0Xo7ROeBINo) 2021-01-16T17:00Z 416K followers, 2.2M engagements "I WENT TO NORTH KOREA FOR THIS Try invideo AI for free at: https://invideo.io/i/MattandJulia Pyongyang North Korea April [----] I ran through Pyongyang North Korea in [----] alone. North Korea isn't the place you can usually travel unguided. This is the only time you can be free and walk the streets when traveling to Pyongyang North Korea completely unsupervised. We travelled to North Korea with a group of foreigners to take part in the [----] Pyongyang Marathon the first international event in North Korea (DPRK) for over [--] years. This is one of the only moments where foreigners can experience a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2HGQbNHVy0A) 2025-04-29T14:00Z 420K followers, 314.3K engagements "Traveling to where Eastern Europe meets West. (Bratislava Slovakia) This is Bratislava Slovakia the arguably most underrated in city Europe. We travelled here from Turkey to explore Slovakia a former communist country (as part of Czechoslovakia) with influences from both east and west and a rich history from a beautiful corner of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to former frontline in Cold War. Located only [--] kilometres from Vienna Austria Bratislava feels both central and eastern European at the same time and its hard to believe this city was separated completely from its bigger neighbour for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2pl6XJt3Uww) 2023-08-26T15:00Z 390K followers, 75.2K engagements "ENTERING CHECHNYA (Russia's Most Infamous Region) Check out the Insta360 Ace Pro [--] here: https://www.insta360.com/sal/ace-pro-2utm_term=INRQMBM If youre in the US you can also purchase from Best Buy: https://bit.ly/AP2bestbuyMattJulia We're entering Chechnya the most infamous republic in Russia but what is life really like Part [--] of our hitchhiking journey across the Russian North Caucasus takes us from Dagestan into Chechnya crossing a remote high mountain pass few outsiders ever see. We explore isolated villages meet locals in the rugged Chechen mountains and eventually hitchhike all the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6DPWTqHVy8k) 2025-08-13T16:00Z 420K followers, 515.1K engagements "Is Baku Azerbaijan all a facade - What They NEVER Show You This is Baku Azerbaijan The capital of Azrbaycan (Azerbaycan) is located on the Caspian Sea coast and the easternmost point of the Caucasus region Often dubbed "The Dubai of the Caucasus" oil rich Baku is known for its glitz glam lavish mega-projects and as a playground for the rich and famous of Azerbaijan. But it's not all like that. Azerbaijan is a country still very much developing and the average wage even in the bright lights of Baku is still only $300 USD per month (this during a period of high inflation and rising costs of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AOT4gXeCbB4) 2022-08-30T18:00Z 414K followers, 291.3K engagements "Armenian Food BLEW OUR MINDS Would You Try This Armenian Food blew our minds We spent a couple of days in Yerevan Armenia trying the insane strangest and most incredible Armenian Food we could find This video from Armenia's capital is packed full of the absolute best Armenian food from street food to sweet treats Pomegranate Wine and everything in between Would you try Armenian food CHECK OUT OUR FULL ARMENIA TRAVEL GUIDE 😊 https://www.mattandjulia.co.uk/travelguides/p/ultimate-armenia-travel-guide - Support our channel 😊 - https://www.patreon.com/mattandjulia" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BdU3geMRWQI) 2021-06-24T16:30Z 408K followers, 133.9K engagements "Travelling on a CARGO SHIP across the Caspian Sea (stuck for [--] DAYS) Travelling by cargo ship across the infamous Caspian Sea sound good Well this has been a dream of ours for as long as we can remember With Kazakhstan reopening her land and maritime border we headed to port of Baku in Alat Azerbaijan to try and see if we could hitch a ride on one of the Cargo ships that travel across the Caspian Sea to Kuryk near Aktau in western Kazakhstan. It was an incredible experience to feel this unique way of travel and take a look inside the life of truck drivers cargo ship workers and more broadly" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Boiuq5lTav4) 2022-09-06T18:00Z 412K followers, 627.2K engagements "Chechnya was NOT what we expected #shorts #shorts Inside Chechnya Russia's most infamous republic. Welcome to Grozny the capital of Chechnya (Chechen Republic). The Chechen Republic is a Muslim majority autonomous republic in the North Caucasus region of Russia. Unfortunately it is better known for the conflicts of the 1990's and early 2000's which earnt Gronzy the title of 'the most destroyed city on earth'. Despite the stigma and the Foreign Office warnings the Chechnya of today is much changed from the one that hit the headlines a couple of decades back. We went in to get a look at real" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HSg60D-oKeE) 2022-09-17T16:00Z 384K followers, 782K engagements "We drove to LVIV UKRAINE & ended up in a Nationalist bar. Welcome to Lviv western Ukraine So we left you in Bosnia. well from there we drove north & continued north for [---] kilometres to be exact until we reached Lviv () in the west of Ukraine This is a part of Ukraine we have both been interested in and wanted to explore for years so we thought whilst we had the car we'd put it to good use and explore this beautiful corner of Europe. #lviv #ukraine # # - Support our channel here - https://patreon.com/mattandjulia https://buymeacoffee.com/mattandjulia - Our Travel Gear -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MW6JybEfaHM) 2021-09-03T19:00Z 411K followers, 32.2K engagements "Inside Riga Latvia (Asia to the Baltics) We left Kazakhstan and traveled west to Georgia then on to Riga Latvia. After two months in Almaty Kazakhstan we left the country traveling back to Tbilisi Georgia where we planned to travel up in to the Caucasus mountains to film two videos only to be caught out by heavy autumn storms. After finally escaping Georgia we flew to Riga Latvia in the Baltics. Before flying again to our final destination of. Join this channel to become a member and get access to these perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnrHlFu6ZueDosGPt9R3nHw/join ❤ - Support our" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Mxpmr2reTzo) 2022-11-18T18:00Z 394K followers, 103.6K engagements "Our Life in MOSCOW RUSSIA (Daily life in the Russian capital) Our daily life in Moscow the heart of Russia. We spent New Years and the festive period in Russia's economic and cultural capital with Julia's brother and sister to explore everything this megacity has to offer Everyone you speak to Russia will tell you that EVERYTHING in the country goes through its capital well over this festive period it seemed like the whole of the Russian population headed to Moscow But despite the crowds we saw absolutely everything and the best Moscow has to offer and had an incredible week - Support our" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NnFaClkxY0M) 2022-01-11T19:00Z 395K followers, 193.6K engagements "Life in VLADIVOSTOK [----] (the end of Russia) This is Vladivostok in the far east of Russia. Over [----] kilometres from Moscow the Far East feels like the edge of the world but what is life like here The Russian far east is the least populated region in Russia with only around [--] million people living here (or just over 5% of the Russian population). Vladivostok is the capital of Primorsky Krai and its the second-largest city in the Russian Far East after Khabarovsk with a population of just over [------]. During the Soviet period it was a closed city meaning no outsiders could enter however these" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TOp6uL8jbLc) 2024-03-01T18:00Z 420K followers, 429K engagements "This is DAGESTAN (Russia's southernmost republic) Welcome to Dagestan Russia's southernmost republic and one of the most diverse and interesting regions on Earth. Dagestan a mostly Muslim region in the south of Russia on the northwest coast of the Caspian Sea is known for the stark beauty of its mountain landscapes for its many small ethnic groups and the big hearts of the people. We are exploring the beautiful and often misunderstood Dagestan for the next [--] days or so from the Caspian Sea coast to the oldest city in Russia But we are going to start up in the region of Chokh in the remote" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UXCrZtQnr-I) 2022-01-25T19:00Z 413K followers, 66K engagements "We Moved in with a Chinese Family (Beijing China ) This video we want to show you life in a typical Chinese family as we cook and enjoy a lovely evening together. We are currently living with a beautiful family in Beijing China and we want to share typical family life and their traditions. In this vlog we will be cooking together at home and discussing the unique family dynamic here in China (it is VERY different to ours). Our family live in the suburbs of Beijing in a area called Wangjing. This is how normal people in China really live. #china #reallife #family #familylife #life #beijing" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=f53cz69cbjg) 2024-11-27T18:00Z 408K followers, 73.3K engagements "Who We REALLY Are (Honest Q & A) A Q&A video to kick off [----]. Walking the street of Tallinn Estonia and answering your questions about us our travel plans life on the road and YouTube. Learn Russian with us: https://www.mattandjulia.co.uk/shop Join us on a Group Tour: https://www.humankindexpeditions.com/ #qanda #life #travel #travelvlog #questionanswer Support our channel: https://patreon.com/mattandjulia Follow us on instagram - https://www.instagram.com/matt.and.julia Contact us: For sponsorship opportunities: sponsorships@mattandjulia.co.uk For any other business enquires:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=j6J8PNi4roI) 2025-12-28T17:01Z 420K followers, 100.6K engagements "THIS IS SAMARKAND (Travel To Uzbekistan's Silk Road 2022) This is Samarkand [----] The most famous travel stop on the Silk Road in Uzbekistan To set foot in Samarkand has been a dream of ours for years This incredible city was one of the greatest on earth during its heyday. Samarkand was a centre of great thinkers the home of incredible scientific mathematic and astrological discoveries Travellers traders and rulers from far and wide moved through and left their mark on this amazing city. Join us as we explore the best Samarkand has to offer - Support our channel HERE :) -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mOl6NQvfy1s) 2021-11-16T19:00Z 399K followers, 51.6K engagements "Life in the COLDEST PLACE on Earth (Record-Breaking Cold) Yakutsk Yakutia Start learning your favorite language for free today with Busuu 💻 Web: https://bit.ly/mattandjulia_busuu 📱 Mobile: https://bit.ly/mattandjulia_busuu_app Life in the Coldest place on earth the region of Yakutia (Republic of Sakha) Siberia Russia & the Worlds coldest city Yakutsk. We traveled to Yakutsk in the middle of winter to find out how people here survive in the toughest climate in the world. Little did we know we would manage to time it so perfect that we would actually arrive during the coldest day in the last" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=t5dinUjWmLE) 2023-02-03T18:00Z 402K followers, 10.7M engagements "Entering Russia's "Most Dangerous Region" Start learning a foreign language today and get OVER 60% off Rosetta Stone right now at: https://partners.rosettastone.com/matt-and-julia1x1 #rosettastone #rosettastonepartner @RosettaStone Travelling through 'the most dangerous region' in Russia. Join us as we travel through Dagestan Chechnya (Chechen Republic) and Ingushetia in the North Caucasus. This part of Russia on the crossroads of Europe and Asia is often feared by outsiders. Join us as we attempt to hitchhike across this wild region of southern Russia and learn more about what life is really" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KQdXqv-LHYI) 2025-07-30T17:00Z 420K followers, 636.6K engagements "Crossing the Badlands of Rural Afghanistan (Hostile) Go to https://surfshark.com/mattjulia or use code MATTJULIA at checkout to get [--] extra months of Surfshark VPN for free Welcome to the real Afghanistan. We are attempting to travel across the badlands of Afghanistan from Kabul through the Hindu Kush mountains remote rural villages and onwards to Mazar-i-Sharif. We want to try and understand more about rural life in Afghanistan in [----] under Taliban control. Afghanistan is often dubbed the World's most dangerous country but since the Taliban takeover the road north has been deemed safe" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cMijdxGMmEU) 2025-07-09T17:00Z 420K followers, 475.8K engagements "Would You Ride This Soviet Sleeper Train Head to https://go.ubigi.com/xLWkbO or download the Ubigi App and use code MATTJULIA for 10% off your next eSIM with Ubigi This is the "worst train in Europe" apparently. Coincidentally it is also the last Soviet sleeper train in Europe. But can it really be that bad We've taken long distance trains all over the world from Siberia in Russia to the depths of China so surely this one in Europe can't be too bad Join us as we take this Soviet relic and travel overnight (almost [--] hours) from Chisinau Moldova (once part of the USSR) to Bucharest Romania (in" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Nv_Tg4x64qg) 2025-11-21T19:00Z 420K followers, 115.2K engagements "Georgian Hospitality is INCREDIBLE (Sighnaghi Kakheti) We travelled from Tbilisi to Sighnaghi Kakheti Georgia - Kakheti is the birthplace of wine and also Sighnaghi is often referred to as the city of love :) In this video we are staying in a guesthouse with Georgia's nicest babushka exploring Sighnaghi enjoying some incredible food and Georgian hospitality CHECK OUT OUR GEORGIA TRAVEL GUIDE: https://www.mattandjulia.co.uk/travelguides/p/ultimate-georgia-travel-guide - Support our channel HERE :) - https://patreon.com/mattandjulia https://buymeacoffee.com/mattandjulia - Our Travel Gear -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YprHjBp0lHo) 2021-05-22T12:00Z 418K followers, 22.8K engagements "WE MOVED TO BEIJING CHINA (a new start) We moved to Beijing China. Welcome to Beijing the capital of China we have just moved here to start a new journey in our life. Starting from today we are officially Chinese language students. We are going to be spending the net month in Beijing learning Chinese (Mandarin) at LTL language school in the centre of the capital. We will be living with Chinese family throughout this month in a typical area of Beijing. This is the start of a new series here from the capital of China as we navigate our new lives as Chinese language students. WANT TO TRAVEL TO" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cGzbDGnGV10) 2024-11-13T16:00Z 418K followers, 93.7K engagements "THIS is why you NEED to Travel to Kazakhstan This is western Kazakhstan & this is why you need to travel here We started the day heading east from Aktau in deeper in to Mangystau region () towards the Ustyurt Plateau visiting some of the area's most incredible natural wonders Kyzylkup () & Bozzhira (). Due to its location in the fast south west of Kazakhstan this region is one of the least visited in the country. But Mangystau is home to some Kazakhstans most amazing sights and travel to this region is so rewarding Join us as we we explore stunning western Kazakhstan - Support our channel" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zcDfuZ86MEE) 2022-09-13T18:00Z 419K followers, 37.6K engagements "THE MOST UNDERRATED CITY IN EUROPE Tbilisi Georgia travel Tbilisi Georgia could be in our opinion the most underrated city in all of Europe for travel This city in the heart of the Caucasus on the crossroads of East and West is an assault on the senses; from the beautiful scenery and architecture to the incredible food and some of the world's most amazing friendly people. CHECK OUT OUR GEORGIA TRAVEL GUIDE: https://www.mattandjulia.co.uk/travelguides/p/ultimate-georgia-travel-guide Support our channel 😊 - https://www.patreon.com/mattandjulia https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mattandjulia" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=17ZuTUXe00M) 2021-05-18T16:30Z 420K followers, 327.5K engagements "A TYPICAL CANTEEN IN CHINA What food do Chinese people eat Heading to a Chinese 'Dacanting' or canteen to try some typical Chinese food and discover what average Chinese people eat. You can find Dacanting ( or traditional Chinese canteens) all over China from bustling cities like Beijing to smaller towns and villages. They are the best place to try local favourites at affordable prices. These typical Chinese food halls offer a wide variety of dishes to choose from: here you can eat hearty bowls of hot and sour soup to classic stir-fried dishes like Kung Pao Chicken Mapo Tofu dumplings with" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9J8sLdkogsI) 2024-12-14T14:00Z 420K followers, 436.6K engagements "Life in the provinces of Central Asia (Osh Fergana Valley) Life in the provinces of Central Asia. Osh is located in the complex ethnically diverse Fergana Valley in the south of Kyrgyzstan along the border with Uzbekistan. Despite being located in Kyrgyzstan it is a majority Uzbek city. Known for its rich Silk Road history chequered recent history and of course its incredible food - Osh is a melting point and a snapshot of the entire Fergana Valley itself. Exploring this provincial city hearing about the history chatting with the locals and trying the food was the best way to kick off our" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MZ5aD3uzOg4) 2021-10-29T19:00Z 420K followers, 15.8K engagements "Inside Europe's LEAST VISITED Country. (The Real Moldova) Moldova is the least visited country in eastern Europe and a country most of us know nothing about after traveling to Chisinau and Transnistria last year we left with a bit of an idea about this country. However we only explored one part of Moldova so when the opportunity arose to return we decided to travel back to the least visited country in Europe. We are headin to the Ungheni region in the west to find out what the real Moldova is like beyond the big cities and negative news headlines. So we booked a last minute flight to Chisinau" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VllBCqGI_Xg) 2024-05-31T17:00Z 420K followers, 75.2K engagements "Traveling to the Country Everyone is Trying to Leave. Moldova - the least visited and one of the poorest countries in Europe. A country most of us know nothing about. But we wanted to travel here and find out what the real Moldova is like beyond the continuous negative news headlines in the west. So we booked a last minute flight from London to Romania and then crossed the border in to Moldova where we travelled on to the capital Chisinau to explore the country and try to learn more about this little known country on the edge of eastern Europe. Welcome to Moldova - Join this channel to become" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mrc1ihZ4Iac) 2022-12-02T18:00Z 420K followers, 1.2M engagements "ENTERING VENEZUELA IN [----] (Life after US Intervention) This is Venezuela in [----]. Venezuela hit headlines a few weeks ago after Donald Trump and the USA removed & arrested president Nicolas Maduro. But what is life like in the new Venezuela We are traveling to Venezuela in late January [----] to try and discover what has changed how people live and what life is really like on the ground right now. Join us We use Holafly E-sim's when travelling - Get a unique discount with the code MATTANDJULIA - https://holafly.sjv.io/yqRMAy Learn Russian with us: https://www.mattandjulia.co.uk/shop Our" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sRZr3ioeoXA) 2026-01-23T18:01Z 420K followers, 335.1K engagements "48 Hours in Tashkent Uzbekistan TRAVEL TO UZBEKISTAN WITH US IN OCTOBER [----] Email to join: mattandjulia@humankindexpeditions.com Check all the tour details here: https://www.humankindexpeditions.com/ Uzbekistan used to be one of the most closed-off countries on earth. This former Soviet country in the heart of Central Asia was until recently very difficult for foreigners to access. Nowadays that has all changed. Uzbekistan has opened up to the world. We travelled to Uzbekistan for a fifth time in just four years to share this unique historical friendly and incredibly underrated country" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=061t_3ujZlg) 2025-01-15T14:00Z 420K followers, 174.2K engagements "INSIDE AFGHANISTAN IN [----] (World's Most Dangerous Country) Afghanistan a country we have all heard of for the wrong reasons. For the first time in over [--] years Afghanistan is at peace. However under Taliban rule it remains highly controversial with rights especially of women being eroded every day. We decided to travel solo to Taliban controlled Afghanistan in [----] to try understand what life is really like inside a country we all hear so much about on the news but often understand so little of. Afghanistan is a nation with a rich culture history and heritage it is a proud country that has" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1KnbFhtrNTU) 2025-06-20T15:00Z 420K followers, 2.1M engagements "All Aboard The North Korea Propaganda Bus If you're ever injured in an accident you can chec out Morgan & Morgan. You can start your claim in just a click without having to leave your couch. To start your claim visit https://www.forthepeople.com/mattandjulia This is the real North Korea. Today we are traveling outside the capital Pyongyang on an official tour through North Korea where we get to catch a glimpse of REAL life in the DPRK. In this video we explore a day packed with state-approved sites: a floating restaurant on the Taedong River a taekwondo performance a luxury department store" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1WJnGmEhLzY) 2025-05-06T15:00Z 420K followers, 544.4K engagements "Life in Moscow Russia in [----] Moscow Russia - February [----]. If youve only been to Moscow you havent seen the real Russia. Every Russian will tell you that Moscow is not Russia its like a completely different country. In this video we are travelling through the capital of Russia - Moscow all the way to Saint Petersburg to see Julias brother. We will explore and share the side of Moscow we havent seen ourselves yet and the side you wont currently see on any media outlet. This is a completely different world to what we usually share on our channel and specifically in Russia. We are not sharing" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3UfsoPUt2hA) 2025-02-21T15:00Z 420K followers, 375K engagements "Inside Pakistan's Most Dangerous Town (NOT Welcome) TRAVEL WITH US IN 2025: https://www.humankindexpeditions.com/ This is our journey to Pakistan's most dangerous town. The Peshawar region bordering Afghanistan one of the most volatile regions on Earth. Join us as we attempt to travel north overland through Pakistan to the region of Kashmir. But due to the ongoing issues with India are forced to turn east and travel to an area of Pakistan that most governments advise you not to travel to. We want to share a unique way of life here in this forgotten and lawless corner of the country. This is" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=76W-1XvfX6I) 2025-06-06T17:00Z 420K followers, 380.9K engagements "What is SIBERIA like Life in Kemerovo the coal mining capital of Russia What is Siberia like Daily life in Kemerovo Russia. What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word Siberia Is this how you thought a city in the middle of Russia would look during winter Lets explore Kemerovo a coal mining city in the heart of Kuzbass the largest coal basin in Russia. We hope this video might break a few stereotypes or answer a few questions CHECK OUT OUR SIBERIA TRAVEL GUIDE: https://www.mattandjulia.co.uk/travelguides/p/siberia-ultimate-travel-guide 😊 - - We get all of our music for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9xbYPFq8cLk) 2021-01-20T17:00Z 420K followers, 282.2K engagements "Typical Soviet Apartment Tour (How Russian People REALLY Live) Want to know what its really like to live in Russia Russia is the largest country on Earth and in this video we will share different types of Russian / Soviet apartments and how people live all over this vast country. From the grey Soviet apartment blocks to Krushchevka's and even down to the modern apartments we will share what each of these buildings are like both inside and outside and what it is like to live in each of these different apartment buildings in various regions of Russia. Follow our 2nd Channel:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=B5Ncxd2GljE) 2025-10-08T16:00Z 420K followers, 4.9M engagements "LIVING IN BEIJING CHINA (as a Foreigner) First Week Studying Chinese We are a British / Russian couple living in Beijing China whilst studying Chinese at LTL Mandarin School. This is our daily life as foreigners studying in Beijing Settling in to our new life in Beijing and this routine of studying Chinese in a language school every day has been so interesting. Chinese is a difficult language to the learn but we have a fantastic teacher and we are determined to get there and share our progress along the way Living somewhere for a month is something we haven't done for a long time but we are" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BAoG9C8gLeE) 2024-11-16T16:00Z 420K followers, 62.9K engagements "Trying to Climb Africa's Highest Mountain (with Zero Experience) Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa. At [----] metres (19340 ft) it towers over the savannah of Tanzania and is the World's tallest free standing mountain. This video documentary is our attempt to climb Kilimanjaro via the [--] day Lemosho Route. It's going to be a beautiful scenic uncomfortable hike and the most difficult week of our lives. We have no experience and have never climbed a mountain before but summiting Kilimanjaro and reaching the roof of Africa is our dream and we are going to do everything to summit." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BNIIlXXeC0w) 2024-05-19T19:00Z 420K followers, 141.3K engagements "How Russians REALLY Live Under Sanctions in [----] (Honest Assessment) This is how Russians live in [----] Sochi Russia - [----]. Welcome to the most sanctioned country on Earth. Life in Russia has changed a lot over the past few years. There are more sanctions on Russia than North Korea Iran Syria and China combined. In this video we will share what life is like in Russia under sanctions in [----] how normal Russians survive what the future holds and what it is like as a foreigner in Russia right now. Download our Russia Survival Guide for [----] and our Russian Language Course here:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ft2sCeB26Co) 2025-04-02T14:00Z 420K followers, 584.7K engagements "Partying in Romania's Forgotten Village Get a Lifetime Subscription with Rosetta Stone for just $99 (Or only $149 for all [--] languages) https://partners.rosettastone.com/mattandjulia8 This is Romania the heart of eastern Europe. Romania one of the most fascinating countries in Eastern Europe. A land of latin speaking orthodox christians nestled in lands surrounded by slavs. Today we are traveling deep into Romania through forgotten towns and even up to the Roma village where none other than Borat was filmed. In [----] Romania was still a communist country under the control of dictator Nicolae" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GzGItSpDOSg) 2025-12-05T17:00Z 420K followers, 164.3K engagements "Inside LEBANON An Economic Catastrophe (SHOCKING) Skip the waitlist and invest in blue-chip art for the very first time by signing up for Masterworks: https://www.masterworks.art/mattandjulia Purchase shares in great masterpieces from artists like Pablo Picasso Banksy Andy Warhol and more. See important Masterworks disclosures: masterworks.com/cd Welcome to Beirut Lebanon. The capital of Lebanon is widely known for its beauty. It is often dubbed the Paris of the Middle East. Lebanon in general is one of the worlds oldest diverse and most beautiful countries. This nation located in the cradle" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LkGno6l5QtI) 2023-05-19T18:00Z 420K followers, 316K engagements "A TYPICAL CANTEEN IN RUSSIA What food do Russian people eat Heading to a 'Stolovaya' or canteen to try some typical Russian food. You can find Stolovaya's (or typical Russian / Soviet cafe's) all over the former Soviet Union from Ukraine to Kazakhstan and they are the best place to try local favourites at the best prices. These typical Russian food halls have all sorts to choose from; from Ukrainian Borsch to Russian Olivier salad Solyanka soup and Chicken Kiev with mash potato. The food in these Stolovaya are typical of what an average Russian family would eat at home. We went to a fairly" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ULCp8Liyd98) 2022-02-18T19:00Z 420K followers, 1.1M engagements "Chinese TYPICAL FAMILY APARTMENT Tour (Price & Cost of Living 2024) Welcome to a typical family apartment in Beijing China This is our home for the time being as we stay with a Chinese family. In this video we want to show you a typical family apartment in Beijing. We will give you a full apartment tour reveal the price (we were shocked) tell you the costs of living here in [----] (including utility bills) and explain the different types of houses and apartments in China. This apartment is located on the outskirts of Beijing in a suburb called Wangjing. This is how people in China really live." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VWAHQEYNP8k) 2024-11-20T16:00Z 420K followers, 1.9M engagements "Intense [--] Hours in Beijing China [--] hours in Beijing China - one of the Asia's biggest & least understood capital cities. We started this intense two days and day one outside of Beijing at the incredible Great Wall of China - a bucket list item for everyone travelling to China. Later on we head back in to the city to explore some of the main sights of Beijing before heading to the infamous 'fake market' and then later out in to a local area of the city to experience get more of a feel for local life. China and its friendly people have honestly surprised us at every turn so far which once" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WeqgQYGT7dA) 2024-01-14T18:00Z 420K followers, 206.9K engagements "Surviving in the COLDEST CAPITAL in the World (Ulaanbaatar Mongolia) Welcome to the coldest capital city in the World This is Ulaanbaatar (aka Ulan Bator) the capital of Mongolia ( ) - the emptiest country on earth. We travelled to the Mongolian capital in the middle of winter to feel the extreme cold and try to learn a little more life here in Ulaanbaatar and its people. Join us as we explore the city see its sights speak with locals try some Mongol cuisine and get a taste of the extreme cold winter temperatures that Ulanbaatar and its people endure every year. TRAVEL WITH US:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YJmiKUZMMYQ) 2024-03-29T17:00Z 420K followers, 215.6K engagements "THE REAL AFGHANISTAN (Life Beyond Taliban Control) Going to therapy is a sign of strength not weakness. Our paid partner BetterHelp makes therapy simple with 10% off your first month to help you get started: https://betterhelp.com/mattandjulia This is real life in Afghanistan for many families and every day people. In Afghanistan in [----] under the rule of the Taliban women rarely walk the streets they have banned them from most areas of public life but behind the high walls and closed doors of peoples homes families are still gathering - living laughing and eating together. Despite the heavy" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YbhWzHbLzd8) 2025-06-28T17:00Z 420K followers, 451.6K engagements "Inside Malaysia's Failed $100 Billion GHOST CITY (shocking) This is Forest City Malaysia the mega-project built to house one million people turned Ghost Town in just [--] years. It's unbelievable what's happening here in this abandoned ghost town in Malaysia. Forest City was funded by building consortium Country Garden from China this 'futuristic city' cost over $100 billion USD but since it was completed things haven't gone to plan and ultimately it seems this Chinese utopia on the edge of Singapore may have failed. After reading about this place online we knew we had to fly to Malaysia to find" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YdbLRuYfB_w) 2024-04-12T17:00Z 420K followers, 580.7K engagements "Inside CARACAS VENEZUELA in [----] (Life after Maduro) If youre ever injured in an accident you can check out Morgan & Morgan. You can start your claim in just a click without having to leave your couch: https://ForThePeople.com/mattandjulia Caracas Venezuela in [----]. Perhaps not the best time to travel to the capital of Venezuela but we want to find out what life is really for people in Caracas and try to understand this city and it's people better. This city was once named the most dangerous on earth but is that really the case Join us as we explore different areas of Caracas - from the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bLw3omzSW8s) 2026-02-06T17:01Z 420K followers, 152.3K engagements "INSIDE NORTH KOREA IN [----] (intense) Pack your bags we're traveling to Pyongyang North Korea (the DPRK). North Korea's borders are still officially closed to foreign tourists but we found a way to get access and travel to Pyongyang the capital of the DPRK. We want to find out what has been happening here over the past [--] years. North Korea hasn't officially reopened and for the purposes of this trip we aren't actually tourists. North Korea is a country we all hear so much about on the news often for the wrong reasons. But we want to learn more about the people of North Korea and their lives in" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cFNFThla5t0) 2025-04-11T14:00Z 420K followers, 4.2M engagements "Inside The Country Torn Apart For [--] YEARS (Emotional Journey) If you're ever injured in an accident you can check out Morgan & Morgan. You can start your claim in just a click without having to leave your couch. To start your claim visit https://www.forthepeople.com/mattandjulia This is one of the most complicated divided and yet beautiful places on Earth. This is Cyprus an island most people in Europe associate with beach holidays and summer sun. But this island that to this day is still living with deep scars and literal walls from a conflict that ravaged its shore only [--] years ago." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=d2OLjCRpoas) 2025-08-23T15:01Z 420K followers, 203.3K engagements "Would You Live in This Soviet City (Our New Home) Check out the Insta360 Go Ultra here: https://www.insta360.com/sal/go-ultrautm_term=INRQMBM This Soviet built city is our new home and we think it could be the greatest city on Earth here's why. Welcome to Bishkek Kyrgyzstan. Deep in Central Asia this is the city we have called home since last December. Bishkek is a city with many different faces and Kyrgyzstan more generally is changing fast. In this video we want to show you around the capital of Kyrgyzstan from the Soviet to the modern and share why we love Bishkek so much. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eoNjtPhLraQ) 2025-09-03T16:01Z 420K followers, 219.3K engagements "Reality of Life on the Border of RUSSIA & EUROPE Check out Ekster's Xmas sale (up to 54% off) here https://partner.ekster.com/mattandjulia and get an EXTRA 10% OFF with discount code: MATTANDJULIA We are traveling to the very eastern edge of Europe to the border between Russia and NATO to see what life is REALLY like here in [----]. Join us as we explore Narva in Estonia a Russian-speaking town on the border with Russia itself. This town is often said to be the front line between Europe / NATO and Russia but how do people here really live And how to they feel about the situation they find" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=h3_ORKsoq7s) 2025-12-19T16:01Z 420K followers, 199.3K engagements "TURKMENISTAN You Were Never Supposed To See (intense) Turkmenistan is one of the most secretive countries in the World and very few people travel there. It is known to be one of the strictest and most tightly controlled countries on Earth. But we found a way to travel to Turkmenistan ourselves and get off-the-beaten-path. We arranged an almost self-guided tour (which is pretty rare) giving us the chance to travel all the way across this fascinating & intense country by whatever means we could and to try and speak with locals living in all corners of Turkmenistan in order to get to know this" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jO72ggRvXy8) 2024-07-13T12:00Z 420K followers, 335.4K engagements "Kazakhstan You Never Knew Existed (Travel Vlog) Would you travel to Kazakhstan for this This trip through the wilds of eastern Kazakhstan from Almaty out to Kolsai lake Kaiyndy lake and Charyn Canyon was one of our incredible travel experiences. This two day excursion with a stay at a Kazakh guesthouse was full of adventure beautiful scenery and most of amazing people Join this channel to become a member and get access to these perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnrHlFu6ZueDosGPt9R3nHw/join ❤ - Support our channel HERE 😊 - https://patreon.com/mattandjulia" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lqBMv6xh6nE) 2022-11-11T18:00Z 420K followers, 103.1K engagements "TRAVELING TO SYRIA IN [----]. (intense) Traveling in to Syria in [----] is not easy. The country is in the midst of recovering from a [--] year civil war and entry is restricted crossings in to this ancient land can only be made by land from Lebanon or Jordan. We have wanted to travel to Syria for years the cities of Damascus & Aleppo are some of the oldest & most incredible on Earth and its incredible culture people and food have always fascinated us. In the heart of the Middle East in what was Mesopotamia and on the ancient Silk Road Syria is at the cross road of civilisations. Even in its very" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mKNOirOX1hE) 2023-06-02T18:00Z 420K followers, 499K engagements "NORTH KOREA (THEY DONT WANT YOU TO SEE) Traveling in North Korea in [----] is intense. We travelled to Pyongyang the capital of North Korea to try and discover more about life here and the people of this country beyond the negative media headlines. North Korea (DPRK) isn't a country you can just travel independently and we have to stick with our guides and on a specially designed tour for foreigners. On this tour we can only visit certain sanctioned places. However within this context we are going to try and meet as many local North Koreans as possible and learn more about their lives in" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pLOyYKv3ATg) 2025-04-18T14:01Z 420K followers, 918.7K engagements "Life of a Nomad Family (surviving far from civilisation in Mongolia) Life for nomads in Mongolia is changing the modern world and the promise of economic success has caused thousands of Mongolians to leave their nomadic herding lifestyles behind in search of opportunity in the city. But not all are embracing this new way of life and many are preserving their traditions and continuing to live the life of their ancestors dating back to the era of Genghis Khan. In fact almost 40% of Mongolians still live a nomadic lifestyle. Nomads in Mongolia mainly live off the land and move at least twice a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tZPKGkB1JtQ) 2024-04-05T17:00Z 420K followers, 121.6K engagements "Running from Kazakhstan. (had to leave) I had to leave Kazakhstan fast. Panic set in as I realised I had to escape because that I was about to over stay my visa free period in Kazakhstan. So rather stress I headed to Almaty station and booked a last minute ticket to Tashkent Uzbekistan. Join me on this adventure back to Uzbekistan a country we visited last and absolutely loved but this time I am alone. - Support our channel HERE 😊 - https://patreon.com/mattandjulia https://buymeacoffee.com/mattandjulia - Our Travel Gear - https://www.mattandjulia.co.uk/our-gear - We get all of our music for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vuvr9pfadPY) 2022-09-27T18:00Z 420K followers, 668.7K engagements "SERBIA the Media Never Show You Go to https://surfshark.com/mattjulia or use code MATTJULIA at checkout to get [--] extra months of Surfshark VPN for free This is Serbia the heart of the Balkans. Serbia has been through some tumultuous times of the past few decades from the fall of Yugoslavia to the losing of territories. Most people in the West only know of Serbia from the news and mainly some of the recent conflicts and dark moments. But this is a country that is changing and has so more to it. Serbia is full of beautiful people landscapes great food and interesting history. Join us as we" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xq_BqdZlAHY) 2025-09-20T13:06Z 420K followers, 97.2K engagements "Lost in Russia's Strangest Republic Thanks to Storyblocks for sponsoring this video Get [--] extra months free with annual plans for a limited-time only: https://storyblocks.com/mattandjulia This is the Mari El Republic Russia. The last pagan republic in both Russia and Europe. We travelled to this Russian republic in search of the last pagans in Europe but this journey turned out to be A LOT more complicated than we expected join us on this journey to what could be the strangest place in Russia. We use Holafly E-sim's when travelling - Get a unique discount with the code MATTANDJULIA -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yeHwRSVLh58) 2025-09-24T14:01Z 420K followers, 297.3K engagements "Traveling to the Worlds Strangest Country (Turkmenistan) We traveled to Turkmenistan - one the wackiest and most controversial countries on Earth. Often named the 'World's Strangest Country' and most isolated country of the former Soviet Union Turkmenistan is a nation of censorship and strange extremes. This Central Asian and former Soviet state is one of the Least Visited Countries in the World & one of the most isolated nations on the planet. We have been obsessed with travelling to Turkmenistan for years in order to discover more about this hermit state. And despite it being one of the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zzHX4qS0j-k) 2024-07-06T13:01Z 420K followers, 504.8K engagements "Inside CARACAS VENEZUELA in [----] (Life after Maduro) If youre ever injured in an accident you can check out Morgan & Morgan. You can start your claim in just a click without having to leave your couch: https://ForThePeople.com/mattandjulia Caracas Venezuela in [----]. Perhaps not the best time to travel to the capital of Venezuela but we want to find out what life is really for people in Caracas and try to understand this city and it's people better. This city was once named the most dangerous on earth but is that really the case Join us as we explore different areas of Caracas - from the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bLw3omzSW8s) 2026-02-06T17:01Z 420K followers, 152.3K engagements "ENTERING VENEZUELA IN [----] (Life after US Intervention) This is Venezuela in [----]. Venezuela hit headlines a few weeks ago after Donald Trump and the USA removed & arrested president Nicolas Maduro. But what is life like in the new Venezuela We are traveling to Venezuela in late January [----] to try and discover what has changed how people live and what life is really like on the ground right now. Join us We use Holafly E-sim's when travelling - Get a unique discount with the code MATTANDJULIA - https://holafly.sjv.io/yqRMAy Learn Russian with us: https://www.mattandjulia.co.uk/shop Our" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sRZr3ioeoXA) 2026-01-23T18:01Z 420K followers, 335.1K engagements "Who We REALLY Are (Honest Q & A) A Q&A video to kick off [----]. Walking the street of Tallinn Estonia and answering your questions about us our travel plans life on the road and YouTube. Learn Russian with us: https://www.mattandjulia.co.uk/shop Join us on a Group Tour: https://www.humankindexpeditions.com/ #qanda #life #travel #travelvlog #questionanswer Support our channel: https://patreon.com/mattandjulia Follow us on instagram - https://www.instagram.com/matt.and.julia Contact us: For sponsorship opportunities: sponsorships@mattandjulia.co.uk For any other business enquires:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=j6J8PNi4roI) 2025-12-28T17:01Z 420K followers, 100.6K engagements "Reality of Life on the Border of RUSSIA & EUROPE Check out Ekster's Xmas sale (up to 54% off) here https://partner.ekster.com/mattandjulia and get an EXTRA 10% OFF with discount code: MATTANDJULIA We are traveling to the very eastern edge of Europe to the border between Russia and NATO to see what life is REALLY like here in [----]. Join us as we explore Narva in Estonia a Russian-speaking town on the border with Russia itself. This town is often said to be the front line between Europe / NATO and Russia but how do people here really live And how to they feel about the situation they find" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=h3_ORKsoq7s) 2025-12-19T16:01Z 420K followers, 199.3K engagements "The Reality of Life in the UK Right Now (The Brutal Truth) Exclusive $35-off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/MATTANDJULIA. Promo Code MATTANDJULIA This is England We've returned to the UK after [--] years abroad. Join us as we travel out of London to the south coast of England to try and learn find out what life is like in the real UK beyond the shine of the capital London. The UK has changed a lot in recent times and in this video we want to explore the real England and the reality of life in typical English town's in late [----]. The is life in the UK right now. We use Holafly E-sim's" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AM03eITK9jw) 2025-12-12T17:00Z 420K followers, 456.9K engagements "Partying in Romania's Forgotten Village Get a Lifetime Subscription with Rosetta Stone for just $99 (Or only $149 for all [--] languages) https://partners.rosettastone.com/mattandjulia8 This is Romania the heart of eastern Europe. Romania one of the most fascinating countries in Eastern Europe. A land of latin speaking orthodox christians nestled in lands surrounded by slavs. Today we are traveling deep into Romania through forgotten towns and even up to the Roma village where none other than Borat was filmed. In [----] Romania was still a communist country under the control of dictator Nicolae" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GzGItSpDOSg) 2025-12-05T17:00Z 420K followers, 164.3K engagements "Would You Ride This Soviet Sleeper Train Head to https://go.ubigi.com/xLWkbO or download the Ubigi App and use code MATTJULIA for 10% off your next eSIM with Ubigi This is the "worst train in Europe" apparently. Coincidentally it is also the last Soviet sleeper train in Europe. But can it really be that bad We've taken long distance trains all over the world from Siberia in Russia to the depths of China so surely this one in Europe can't be too bad Join us as we take this Soviet relic and travel overnight (almost [--] hours) from Chisinau Moldova (once part of the USSR) to Bucharest Romania (in" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Nv_Tg4x64qg) 2025-11-21T19:00Z 420K followers, 115.2K engagements "Typical Soviet Apartment Tour (How Russian People REALLY Live) Want to know what its really like to live in Russia Russia is the largest country on Earth and in this video we will share different types of Russian / Soviet apartments and how people live all over this vast country. From the grey Soviet apartment blocks to Krushchevka's and even down to the modern apartments we will share what each of these buildings are like both inside and outside and what it is like to live in each of these different apartment buildings in various regions of Russia. Follow our 2nd Channel:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=B5Ncxd2GljE) 2025-10-08T16:00Z 420K followers, 4.9M engagements "Lost in Russia's Strangest Republic Thanks to Storyblocks for sponsoring this video Get [--] extra months free with annual plans for a limited-time only: https://storyblocks.com/mattandjulia This is the Mari El Republic Russia. The last pagan republic in both Russia and Europe. We travelled to this Russian republic in search of the last pagans in Europe but this journey turned out to be A LOT more complicated than we expected join us on this journey to what could be the strangest place in Russia. We use Holafly E-sim's when travelling - Get a unique discount with the code MATTANDJULIA -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yeHwRSVLh58) 2025-09-24T14:01Z 420K followers, 297.3K engagements "SERBIA the Media Never Show You Go to https://surfshark.com/mattjulia or use code MATTJULIA at checkout to get [--] extra months of Surfshark VPN for free This is Serbia the heart of the Balkans. Serbia has been through some tumultuous times of the past few decades from the fall of Yugoslavia to the losing of territories. Most people in the West only know of Serbia from the news and mainly some of the recent conflicts and dark moments. But this is a country that is changing and has so more to it. Serbia is full of beautiful people landscapes great food and interesting history. Join us as we" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xq_BqdZlAHY) 2025-09-20T13:06Z 420K followers, 97.2K engagements "Tourists Don't Visit This Balkan Country (THIS Is Why You Should) Start learning a foreign language today and get OVER 60% off Rosetta Stone right now at: https://partners.rosettastone.com/matt-and-julia3gh #rosettastone #rosettastonepartner @RosettaStone Join us as we explore the abandoned ruins of post-communist Yugoslavia. We are going to travel across Macedonia starting in Skopje and heading south exploring the traces of Yugoslavia and the complex identity of the post-communist Balkans. On this journey we will travel to the abandoned Hotel Evropa once a proud symbol of post-communist" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MFmO8FMNRKk) 2025-09-10T16:00Z 420K followers, 89.1K engagements "Would You Live in This Soviet City (Our New Home) Check out the Insta360 Go Ultra here: https://www.insta360.com/sal/go-ultrautm_term=INRQMBM This Soviet built city is our new home and we think it could be the greatest city on Earth here's why. Welcome to Bishkek Kyrgyzstan. Deep in Central Asia this is the city we have called home since last December. Bishkek is a city with many different faces and Kyrgyzstan more generally is changing fast. In this video we want to show you around the capital of Kyrgyzstan from the Soviet to the modern and share why we love Bishkek so much. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eoNjtPhLraQ) 2025-09-03T16:01Z 420K followers, 219.3K engagements "Inside The Country Torn Apart For [--] YEARS (Emotional Journey) If you're ever injured in an accident you can check out Morgan & Morgan. You can start your claim in just a click without having to leave your couch. To start your claim visit https://www.forthepeople.com/mattandjulia This is one of the most complicated divided and yet beautiful places on Earth. This is Cyprus an island most people in Europe associate with beach holidays and summer sun. But this island that to this day is still living with deep scars and literal walls from a conflict that ravaged its shore only [--] years ago." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=d2OLjCRpoas) 2025-08-23T15:01Z 420K followers, 203.3K engagements "ENTERING CHECHNYA (Russia's Most Infamous Region) Check out the Insta360 Ace Pro [--] here: https://www.insta360.com/sal/ace-pro-2utm_term=INRQMBM If youre in the US you can also purchase from Best Buy: https://bit.ly/AP2bestbuyMattJulia We're entering Chechnya the most infamous republic in Russia but what is life really like Part [--] of our hitchhiking journey across the Russian North Caucasus takes us from Dagestan into Chechnya crossing a remote high mountain pass few outsiders ever see. We explore isolated villages meet locals in the rugged Chechen mountains and eventually hitchhike all the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6DPWTqHVy8k) 2025-08-13T16:00Z 420K followers, 515.1K engagements "Entering Russia's "Most Dangerous Region" Start learning a foreign language today and get OVER 60% off Rosetta Stone right now at: https://partners.rosettastone.com/matt-and-julia1x1 #rosettastone #rosettastonepartner @RosettaStone Travelling through 'the most dangerous region' in Russia. Join us as we travel through Dagestan Chechnya (Chechen Republic) and Ingushetia in the North Caucasus. This part of Russia on the crossroads of Europe and Asia is often feared by outsiders. Join us as we attempt to hitchhike across this wild region of southern Russia and learn more about what life is really" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KQdXqv-LHYI) 2025-07-30T17:00Z 420K followers, 636.6K engagements "Crossing the Badlands of Rural Afghanistan (Hostile) Go to https://surfshark.com/mattjulia or use code MATTJULIA at checkout to get [--] extra months of Surfshark VPN for free Welcome to the real Afghanistan. We are attempting to travel across the badlands of Afghanistan from Kabul through the Hindu Kush mountains remote rural villages and onwards to Mazar-i-Sharif. We want to try and understand more about rural life in Afghanistan in [----] under Taliban control. Afghanistan is often dubbed the World's most dangerous country but since the Taliban takeover the road north has been deemed safe" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cMijdxGMmEU) 2025-07-09T17:00Z 420K followers, 475.8K engagements "THE REAL AFGHANISTAN (Life Beyond Taliban Control) Going to therapy is a sign of strength not weakness. Our paid partner BetterHelp makes therapy simple with 10% off your first month to help you get started: https://betterhelp.com/mattandjulia This is real life in Afghanistan for many families and every day people. In Afghanistan in [----] under the rule of the Taliban women rarely walk the streets they have banned them from most areas of public life but behind the high walls and closed doors of peoples homes families are still gathering - living laughing and eating together. Despite the heavy" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YbhWzHbLzd8) 2025-06-28T17:00Z 420K followers, 451.6K engagements "INSIDE AFGHANISTAN IN [----] (World's Most Dangerous Country) Afghanistan a country we have all heard of for the wrong reasons. For the first time in over [--] years Afghanistan is at peace. However under Taliban rule it remains highly controversial with rights especially of women being eroded every day. We decided to travel solo to Taliban controlled Afghanistan in [----] to try understand what life is really like inside a country we all hear so much about on the news but often understand so little of. Afghanistan is a nation with a rich culture history and heritage it is a proud country that has" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1KnbFhtrNTU) 2025-06-20T15:00Z 420K followers, 2.1M engagements "Inside Pakistan's Most Dangerous Town (NOT Welcome) TRAVEL WITH US IN 2025: https://www.humankindexpeditions.com/ This is our journey to Pakistan's most dangerous town. The Peshawar region bordering Afghanistan one of the most volatile regions on Earth. Join us as we attempt to travel north overland through Pakistan to the region of Kashmir. But due to the ongoing issues with India are forced to turn east and travel to an area of Pakistan that most governments advise you not to travel to. We want to share a unique way of life here in this forgotten and lawless corner of the country. This is" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=76W-1XvfX6I) 2025-06-06T17:00Z 420K followers, 380.9K engagements "Traveling to the Pakistan / India Border in [----] (tense situation) Start learning a foreign language today and get OVER 60% off Rosetta Stone right now at: https://partners.rosettastone.com/matt-and-julia2fn #rosettastone #rosettastonepartner @RosettaStone We are traveling to Lahore Pakistan as tensions with India continue to rise and the border between the two countries has closed. We travelled to the city of Lahore in the Punjab region of Pakistan to explore the city and find out what life is like in [----]. Lahore is close to the famous Wagah border crossing with neighbouring India and we" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4o9Mes5Y4s0) 2025-05-27T20:00Z 420K followers, 190.9K engagements "All Aboard The North Korea Propaganda Bus If you're ever injured in an accident you can chec out Morgan & Morgan. You can start your claim in just a click without having to leave your couch. To start your claim visit https://www.forthepeople.com/mattandjulia This is the real North Korea. Today we are traveling outside the capital Pyongyang on an official tour through North Korea where we get to catch a glimpse of REAL life in the DPRK. In this video we explore a day packed with state-approved sites: a floating restaurant on the Taedong River a taekwondo performance a luxury department store" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1WJnGmEhLzY) 2025-05-06T15:00Z 420K followers, 544.4K engagements "I WENT TO NORTH KOREA FOR THIS Try invideo AI for free at: https://invideo.io/i/MattandJulia Pyongyang North Korea April [----] I ran through Pyongyang North Korea in [----] alone. North Korea isn't the place you can usually travel unguided. This is the only time you can be free and walk the streets when traveling to Pyongyang North Korea completely unsupervised. We travelled to North Korea with a group of foreigners to take part in the [----] Pyongyang Marathon the first international event in North Korea (DPRK) for over [--] years. This is one of the only moments where foreigners can experience a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2HGQbNHVy0A) 2025-04-29T14:00Z 420K followers, 314.3K engagements "NORTH KOREA (THEY DONT WANT YOU TO SEE) Traveling in North Korea in [----] is intense. We travelled to Pyongyang the capital of North Korea to try and discover more about life here and the people of this country beyond the negative media headlines. North Korea (DPRK) isn't a country you can just travel independently and we have to stick with our guides and on a specially designed tour for foreigners. On this tour we can only visit certain sanctioned places. However within this context we are going to try and meet as many local North Koreans as possible and learn more about their lives in" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pLOyYKv3ATg) 2025-04-18T14:01Z 420K followers, 918.7K engagements "INSIDE NORTH KOREA IN [----] (intense) Pack your bags we're traveling to Pyongyang North Korea (the DPRK). North Korea's borders are still officially closed to foreign tourists but we found a way to get access and travel to Pyongyang the capital of the DPRK. We want to find out what has been happening here over the past [--] years. North Korea hasn't officially reopened and for the purposes of this trip we aren't actually tourists. North Korea is a country we all hear so much about on the news often for the wrong reasons. But we want to learn more about the people of North Korea and their lives in" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cFNFThla5t0) 2025-04-11T14:00Z 420K followers, 4.2M engagements "How Russians REALLY Live Under Sanctions in [----] (Honest Assessment) This is how Russians live in [----] Sochi Russia - [----]. Welcome to the most sanctioned country on Earth. Life in Russia has changed a lot over the past few years. There are more sanctions on Russia than North Korea Iran Syria and China combined. In this video we will share what life is like in Russia under sanctions in [----] how normal Russians survive what the future holds and what it is like as a foreigner in Russia right now. Download our Russia Survival Guide for [----] and our Russian Language Course here:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ft2sCeB26Co) 2025-04-02T14:00Z 420K followers, 584.7K engagements "Entering Europe's MOST Controversial Region Traveling to arguably the MOST Controversial region in Europe. Kosovo is one of the most divisive places on Earth. In fact depending on who you ask many to this day don't accept the region of Kosovo as a real country but instead part of Serbia. Kosovo is a region where tensions run high to this day. Nowhere do tensions run higher than the town we are traveling to today. We travelled to the north of Kosovo to explore one of the most divided towns in Europe. The town of Mitrovica is split between Serbians and Kosovar Albanians with the Kosovars living" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0GWLlIV0bw0) 2025-03-26T14:00Z 420K followers, 125.2K engagements "Lost in Deepest Siberia (This is Russia) We travelled to a small town in Siberia Russia to explore what life here is like in early [----]. This is the town of Prokopyevsk in the Kemerovo (Kuzbass) region. This town was once a coal mining centre of Siberia. But now this is one of the fastest dying cities in Russia with its population almost falling by half in the last [--] years. We wanted to travel to Prokopyevsk to explore and discover what life is like for the people living here in this dying Russian town today. Join us as we explore a region of Russia rarely ever shown. TRAVEL WITH US TO" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kUfSbe9dTd4) 2025-03-19T14:01Z 420K followers, 128.4K engagements "Traveling Across Russia - Honest Q&A Today we are traveling across Russia from Saint Petersburg to Sochi to see my family. This is a two day train journey so on the way we decided to answer some questions you sent us on both YouTube community and Instagram stories. This is a very honest q & a video and we will answer as best as possible everything you wanted to know about us about travel about YouTube and about the future of our lives and this channel. Join us on this journey through Russia and get to know us better. Sign up for our email list here: https://mattandjulia.co.uk TRAVEL WITH US:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jUx4Hr639jg) 2025-03-07T14:01Z 420K followers, 149.3K engagements "Life in Moscow Russia in [----] Moscow Russia - February [----]. If youve only been to Moscow you havent seen the real Russia. Every Russian will tell you that Moscow is not Russia its like a completely different country. In this video we are travelling through the capital of Russia - Moscow all the way to Saint Petersburg to see Julias brother. We will explore and share the side of Moscow we havent seen ourselves yet and the side you wont currently see on any media outlet. This is a completely different world to what we usually share on our channel and specifically in Russia. We are not sharing" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3UfsoPUt2hA) 2025-02-21T15:00Z 420K followers, 375K engagements "Lost in the Provinces of Russia (Life in Forgotten Siberia) Welcome to the Provinces of Siberia Russia in [----]. This is what life is like in the forgotten provincial regions of Russia. Join us on this journey as we travel through the Russian provinces and share real life in one of the least visited regions of Russia. In this video we will travel from the city of Kemerovo to the small town of Taiga in deepest Siberia and meet the locals. We want to share how people really live in rural / provincial Russia. This is the real Russia that you don't often see. #russia #siberia #life #lifeinrussia" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-QhZ46eyGfE) 2025-02-06T15:02Z 420K followers, 538.2K engagements "The Reality of Life in Russia in [----] (emotional return) Life in Russia in [----] is completely different to what it used to be for me. In this video we are sharing real life in Russia right now. Traveling to Russia in the past was always the highlight of my year because I could spend time with my beloved Gran. But in [----] this has now changed and returning to Russia for the first time since then was always going to be difficult. Join us as we travel around & explore Kemerovo in Siberia and check out the changes in the city. I'm still trying to work out how I feel about being in this region of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XMC3Lp0wO60) 2025-01-29T14:00Z 420K followers, 1M engagements "TRAVELING TO RUSSIA IN [----] (intense journey) Start learning a foreign language today and get OVER 60% off Rosetta Stone right now at: https://partners.rosettastone.com/matt-and-julia945 or download the app #rosettastone #rosettastonepartner @RosettaStone Traveling to Russia in [----] what it is really like We are about to travel to Russia together for the first time in over a year. Join us on this intense journey in January [----] as we travel north to Novosibirsk Siberia the third largest city in Russia and share what life is like here right now. Traveling to Russia is difficult these days but" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dgi6aQ0Sr0I) 2025-01-22T14:00Z 420K followers, 306.4K engagements "48 Hours in Tashkent Uzbekistan TRAVEL TO UZBEKISTAN WITH US IN OCTOBER [----] Email to join: mattandjulia@humankindexpeditions.com Check all the tour details here: https://www.humankindexpeditions.com/ Uzbekistan used to be one of the most closed-off countries on earth. This former Soviet country in the heart of Central Asia was until recently very difficult for foreigners to access. Nowadays that has all changed. Uzbekistan has opened up to the world. We travelled to Uzbekistan for a fifth time in just four years to share this unique historical friendly and incredibly underrated country" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=061t_3ujZlg) 2025-01-15T14:00Z 420K followers, 174.2K engagements "Chinese TYPICAL FAMILY APARTMENT Tour (Price & Cost of Living 2024) Welcome to a typical family apartment in Beijing China This is our home for the time being as we stay with a Chinese family. In this video we want to show you a typical family apartment in Beijing. We will give you a full apartment tour reveal the price (we were shocked) tell you the costs of living here in [----] (including utility bills) and explain the different types of houses and apartments in China. This apartment is located on the outskirts of Beijing in a suburb called Wangjing. This is how people in China really live." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VWAHQEYNP8k) 2024-11-20T16:00Z 420K followers, 1.9M engagements "LIVING IN BEIJING CHINA (as a Foreigner) First Week Studying Chinese We are a British / Russian couple living in Beijing China whilst studying Chinese at LTL Mandarin School. This is our daily life as foreigners studying in Beijing Settling in to our new life in Beijing and this routine of studying Chinese in a language school every day has been so interesting. Chinese is a difficult language to the learn but we have a fantastic teacher and we are determined to get there and share our progress along the way Living somewhere for a month is something we haven't done for a long time but we are" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BAoG9C8gLeE) 2024-11-16T16:00Z 420K followers, 62.9K engagements "How People REALLY Treat Foreigners in China This is how Chinese People REALLY Treat Foreigners in China The truth exposed in Beijing China. china travel beijing travel beijing china chinese people foreigners in china travel china life in china the real china china travel beijing travel beijing china chinese people foreigners in china travel china life in china the real china" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=O9EQmv4SD4E) 2024-09-27T13:00Z 420K followers, 22.9K engagements "50 HOURS IN A RUSSIAN GHOST TOWN (in the High Arctic) Join us as we explore the abandoned Soviet era ghost town of Pyramiden in the Arctic. Discover the history and eerie beauty of this unique Russian ghost town in Svalbard. We travelled to Pyramiden to learn what caused this once busy arctic town to be completely abandoned in just a few months. This promises to be an insane journey as we explore the Russian ghost town of Pyramiden Despite looking like we are in the middle of Russia Pyramiden is actually nestled in the snow covered Arctic wilderness of Svalbard owned by Norway. This" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UFynq8dnQl0) 2024-09-19T13:00Z 420K followers, 77.5K engagements "Inside a Russian Mining Town in Svalbard Norway (Surreal) We travelled to the previous unseen Russian coal mining town of Barentsburg near the North Pole on the archipelago of Svalbard Norway. Barentsburg is high up in the Arctic in Svalbard the Norwegian archipelago but with a twist this mining town of less than [---] people is owned by Russia and it is nearly exclusively populated by Russians Ukrainians and people from various countries of the former Soviet Union (USSR). How is it that there is a Russian / Soviet town in Norway And what is life like there for the residents living in a country" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dDiK-H2qq98) 2024-09-07T13:30Z 420K followers, 109K engagements "Life in the NORTHERNMOST Town on Earth (Extreme) Longyearbyen Svalbard This is Longyearbyen on the archipelago of Svalbard the most northern inhabited settlement in the World. Located high up in the Arctic just below the North Pole Svalbard is a part of Norway and one of the most extreme and inhospitable places on Earth. With long cold & extremely dark winters no soil for any crops to grow and a population of just a few thousand Longyearbyen is one of the most remote and difficult places to live in the World. We are traveling to the World's northernmost town to find out about life here how" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yyHW78KV96k) 2024-08-31T14:01Z 420K followers, 371.9K engagements "Inside A Country That Doesn't Exist (Transnistria) Travelling to a country that Doesn't exist. This is Transnistria Sandwiched between Moldova and Ukraine Transnistria is a thin strip of land officially recognised as part of Moldova but that for all intents and purposes operates as a separate country This crazy place is often described as the last stronghold of the former Soviet Union with communist symbols and busts of Lenin everywhere We decided to travel to this unrecognised Russian speaking breakaway state in the heart of eastern Europe to try and learn more about it and its people." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HnZCERVuwEQ) 2024-07-17T15:00Z 420K followers, 26.8K engagements "TURKMENISTAN You Were Never Supposed To See (intense) Turkmenistan is one of the most secretive countries in the World and very few people travel there. It is known to be one of the strictest and most tightly controlled countries on Earth. But we found a way to travel to Turkmenistan ourselves and get off-the-beaten-path. We arranged an almost self-guided tour (which is pretty rare) giving us the chance to travel all the way across this fascinating & intense country by whatever means we could and to try and speak with locals living in all corners of Turkmenistan in order to get to know this" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jO72ggRvXy8) 2024-07-13T12:00Z 420K followers, 335.4K engagements "Traveling to the Worlds Strangest Country (Turkmenistan) We traveled to Turkmenistan - one the wackiest and most controversial countries on Earth. Often named the 'World's Strangest Country' and most isolated country of the former Soviet Union Turkmenistan is a nation of censorship and strange extremes. This Central Asian and former Soviet state is one of the Least Visited Countries in the World & one of the most isolated nations on the planet. We have been obsessed with travelling to Turkmenistan for years in order to discover more about this hermit state. And despite it being one of the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zzHX4qS0j-k) 2024-07-06T13:01Z 420K followers, 504.8K engagements "Trying to Climb Africa's Highest Mountain (with Zero Experience) Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa. At [----] metres (19340 ft) it towers over the savannah of Tanzania and is the World's tallest free standing mountain. This video documentary is our attempt to climb Kilimanjaro via the [--] day Lemosho Route. It's going to be a beautiful scenic uncomfortable hike and the most difficult week of our lives. We have no experience and have never climbed a mountain before but summiting Kilimanjaro and reaching the roof of Africa is our dream and we are going to do everything to summit." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BNIIlXXeC0w) 2024-05-19T19:00Z 420K followers, 141.3K engagements "Inside Malaysia's Failed $100 Billion GHOST CITY (shocking) This is Forest City Malaysia the mega-project built to house one million people turned Ghost Town in just [--] years. It's unbelievable what's happening here in this abandoned ghost town in Malaysia. Forest City was funded by building consortium Country Garden from China this 'futuristic city' cost over $100 billion USD but since it was completed things haven't gone to plan and ultimately it seems this Chinese utopia on the edge of Singapore may have failed. After reading about this place online we knew we had to fly to Malaysia to find" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YdbLRuYfB_w) 2024-04-12T17:00Z 420K followers, 580.7K engagements "Life of a Nomad Family (surviving far from civilisation in Mongolia) Life for nomads in Mongolia is changing the modern world and the promise of economic success has caused thousands of Mongolians to leave their nomadic herding lifestyles behind in search of opportunity in the city. But not all are embracing this new way of life and many are preserving their traditions and continuing to live the life of their ancestors dating back to the era of Genghis Khan. In fact almost 40% of Mongolians still live a nomadic lifestyle. Nomads in Mongolia mainly live off the land and move at least twice a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tZPKGkB1JtQ) 2024-04-05T17:00Z 420K followers, 121.6K engagements "Surviving in the COLDEST CAPITAL in the World (Ulaanbaatar Mongolia) Welcome to the coldest capital city in the World This is Ulaanbaatar (aka Ulan Bator) the capital of Mongolia ( ) - the emptiest country on earth. We travelled to the Mongolian capital in the middle of winter to feel the extreme cold and try to learn a little more life here in Ulaanbaatar and its people. Join us as we explore the city see its sights speak with locals try some Mongol cuisine and get a taste of the extreme cold winter temperatures that Ulanbaatar and its people endure every year. TRAVEL WITH US:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YJmiKUZMMYQ) 2024-03-29T17:00Z 420K followers, 215.6K engagements "Life in VLADIVOSTOK [----] (the end of Russia) This is Vladivostok in the far east of Russia. Over [----] kilometres from Moscow the Far East feels like the edge of the world but what is life like here The Russian far east is the least populated region in Russia with only around [--] million people living here (or just over 5% of the Russian population). Vladivostok is the capital of Primorsky Krai and its the second-largest city in the Russian Far East after Khabarovsk with a population of just over [------]. During the Soviet period it was a closed city meaning no outsiders could enter however these" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TOp6uL8jbLc) 2024-03-01T18:00Z 420K followers, 429K engagements "Traveling to Far East Russia (on a Korean Cargo Ship) Travelling to Vladivostok in far east Russia from Korea not how you would expect. With flights currently unavailable we found one route was still open between Korea Japan and Russia. So we decided to book it and travel to Vladivostok Russia on one of the worlds least travelled passenger/cargo ferry routes. Travelling by cargo ship across the Sea of Japan (or East Sea) between two completely separate worlds has been a dream of ours for as long as we can remember With Korea reopening her maritime border to allow the resumption of the Du Won" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=91i24__oxXM) 2024-02-23T17:30Z 420K followers, 84.7K engagements "Intense [--] Hours in Beijing China [--] hours in Beijing China - one of the Asia's biggest & least understood capital cities. We started this intense two days and day one outside of Beijing at the incredible Great Wall of China - a bucket list item for everyone travelling to China. Later on we head back in to the city to explore some of the main sights of Beijing before heading to the infamous 'fake market' and then later out in to a local area of the city to experience get more of a feel for local life. China and its friendly people have honestly surprised us at every turn so far which once" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WeqgQYGT7dA) 2024-01-14T18:00Z 420K followers, 206.9K engagements "Inside CHINA. (Not What Youd Expect) What is China really like In [----] China reopened and despite being told not to travel here we travelled to Beijing for the first time. Flying in to China we did not have many expectations from Beijing or China more generally but you hear A LOT about this country in western media. We've travelled to many places that have stereotypes & stigmas attached to them and China is no different hopefully this video can expel a few of them for you as it did for us. Welcome to Beijing the capital of the Peoples Republic of China. TRAVEL WITH US in 2024:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8AQgPz7GY1w) 2023-12-31T18:00Z 420K followers, 479.1K engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
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"The Reality of Life in the UK Right Now (The Brutal Truth) Exclusive $35-off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/MATTANDJULIA. Promo Code MATTANDJULIA This is England We've returned to the UK after [--] years abroad. Join us as we travel out of London to the south coast of England to try and learn find out what life is like in the real UK beyond the shine of the capital London. The UK has changed a lot in recent times and in this video we want to explore the real England and the reality of life in typical English town's in late [----]. The is life in the UK right now. We use Holafly E-sim's"
YouTube Link 2025-12-12T17:00Z 420K followers, 456.9K engagements
"Lost in the Provinces of Russia (Life in Forgotten Siberia) Welcome to the Provinces of Siberia Russia in [----]. This is what life is like in the forgotten provincial regions of Russia. Join us on this journey as we travel through the Russian provinces and share real life in one of the least visited regions of Russia. In this video we will travel from the city of Kemerovo to the small town of Taiga in deepest Siberia and meet the locals. We want to share how people really live in rural / provincial Russia. This is the real Russia that you don't often see. #russia #siberia #life #lifeinrussia"
YouTube Link 2025-02-06T15:02Z 420K followers, 538.2K engagements
"Intense [--] Hours in Beijing China We got the full 'China experience' in Beijing. This was an intense [--] hours in Beijing China as we travelled all over the capital; from a North Korean restaurant to our language school to a Tai Chi class and then we travelled north out of the city to the most beautiful place in all of China the Great Wall - a bucket list item for everyone travelling to China. These two days were extremely busy but we truly got a feel for real local life and the culture of China - ⚠ WANT TO STUDY CHINESE WITH LTL 🚨EXCLUSIVE for viewers of our channel 50% OFF Online Classes"
YouTube Link 2024-12-22T14:00Z 235K followers, 16.6K engagements
"Walking the Entirety of Europes MOST Mountainous Country (Andorra) Go to https://drinkag1.com/mattandjulia to get started on your first purchase and receive a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3+K2 and [--] travel packs. Thanks to AG1 for sponsoring today's video Walking across the entirety of the most mountainous country in Europe it sounded like fun idea This is the European country of Andorra sandwiched between France and Spain we decided to walk its entire length from north to south. Located high in the Pyrenees Andorra is one of the least visited and least known countries in Europe but it may"
YouTube Link 2023-10-12T20:00Z 170K followers, 11.4K engagements
"TRAVELING INTO THE CARPATHIANS UKRAINE (Bukovel) Traveling south from Lviv Ukraine arriving in Bukovel in the heart of the Carpathian Mountains. Exploring the area around Bukovel the ski resort itself (the largest in eastern Europe) and eating more incredible Ukrainian cuisine. The Carpathian Mountains are one of the most beautiful parts of Ukraine and whether you travel in the summer winter or a shoulder season there its something here for everyone especially in Bukovel itself. - Support our channel HERE :) - https://patreon.com/mattandjulia https://buymeacoffee.com/mattandjulia - Our Travel"
YouTube Link 2021-09-07T19:00Z 262K followers, 18.3K engagements
"5 Days on a Train to the WORLD'S COLDEST CITY #Yakutsk #Siberia #Russia #travel #transsiberian [--] Days on a Train across Russia to the Coldest city on Earth what could go wrong Traveling on the Trans Siberian Express across Siberia in the middle of winter to the city of Yakutsk the capital of Yakutia region in north eastern Russia & the coldest place in the World. #adventure #Yakutsk #Siberia #Russia #travel #transsiberian"
YouTube Link 2025-01-26T14:00Z 244K followers, [----] engagements
"THIS IS BISHKEK KYRGYZSTAN (Kyrgyz Independence Day celebrations) This is Bishkek Kyrgyzstan We arrived in Bishkek a few days ago and today set off to explore the capital of Kyrgyzstan Bishkek is an awesome city full of friendly welcoming people amazing food bustling markets and an abundance of Soviet 'brutalist' architecture By chance the day we filmed this video was actually Kyrgyz Independence Day and set off to get in and amongst the celebrations on the streets - Support our channel HERE :) - https://patreon.com/mattandjulia https://buymeacoffee.com/mattandjulia - Our Travel Gear -"
YouTube Link 2023-10-18T06:20Z [---] followers, 50.4K engagements
"FIRST TIME in South Korea (Asias "economic miracle" - honest opinion) Welcome to Seoul South Korea It is our first time traveling here and we are incredibly excited to explore this city its food history and find out why it has been named Asia's 'economic miracle' and share our first impressions. Seoul is a city well and truly a city of the future and we want to see how it compares to similar places we've visited in the region (for example Tokyo) and also if its location near the border with North Korea has any affect on daily life in the city. Travel to South Korea is surprisingly easy and we"
YouTube Link 2024-01-27T18:00Z 294K followers, 253.5K engagements
"Traveling to the Pakistan / India Border in [----] (tense situation) Start learning a foreign language today and get OVER 60% off Rosetta Stone right now at: https://partners.rosettastone.com/matt-and-julia2fn #rosettastone #rosettastonepartner @RosettaStone We are traveling to Lahore Pakistan as tensions with India continue to rise and the border between the two countries has closed. We travelled to the city of Lahore in the Punjab region of Pakistan to explore the city and find out what life is like in [----]. Lahore is close to the famous Wagah border crossing with neighbouring India and we"
YouTube Link 2025-05-27T20:00Z 420K followers, 190.9K engagements
"Taking a glimpse inside NORTH KOREA (surreal experience) North Korea is one of the most closed countries on Earth for travel. After [--] years of complete isolation following the pandemic it is still closed to this day. So intrigued and hoping to get a glimpse of this fascinating nation we travelled north from Seoul to the DMZ the highly contentious border between North and South Korea to learn more about life in both Korea's and how the two sides fell in to conflict in the first place and how it affects the daily lives of millions of Koreans on both sides to this day. We even managed to take a"
YouTube Link 2024-02-11T15:00Z 208K followers, 98.8K engagements
"16 Hours In Kyrgyzstan's Worst Shared Taxi. From Bishkek to Osh. Kyrgyzstan's two biggest cities don't seem too far apart when you look on a map but the road between the two is a bendy mountain road that then circles the border with Uzbekistan once reaching the Fergana Valley. A journey between the two can be made by flight in less than [--] hour or in [--] hours by shared taxi Needless to say we chose the cheaper Shared Taxi. Whether this was the correct decision or not we aren't quite sure. - Support our channel HERE :) - https://patreon.com/mattandjulia https://buymeacoffee.com/mattandjulia -"
YouTube Link 2023-10-25T06:51Z 196K followers, [----] engagements
"Travelling to our Dacha in Siberia Russia (before the winter takes hold) Travelling to our Dacha in Siberia Russia (before the winter takes hold) #travel #siberia #russia #life #family #winter TRAVEL WITH US: https://www.humankindexpeditions.com/ - Support our channel: https://patreon.com/mattandjulia https://buymeacoffee.com/mattandjulia - Our Travel Gear - https://www.mattandjulia.co.uk/our-gear - We get all of our music here: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/5kn86h/ - We make all of our thumbnails here: https://partner.canva.com/c/2604310/647168/10068 - For business enquiries -"
YouTube Link 2023-11-08T17:00Z 173K followers, [----] engagements
"Trying Korean BBQ for the first time in Seoul South Korea Trying Korean BBQ for the first time in Seoul South Korea #travel #travelshort #seoul #southkorea #food #koreanbbq #meat #koreanfood #travelseoul #seoultravel #buffet #foodtravel #asia #bbq #foodporn TRAVEL WITH US: https://www.humankindexpeditions.com/ - Support our channel: https://patreon.com/mattandjulia https://buymeacoffee.com/mattandjulia - Our Travel Gear - https://www.mattandjulia.co.uk/our-gear - We get all of our music here: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/5kn86h/ - We make all of our thumbnails here:"
YouTube Link 2023-12-17T17:00Z 196K followers, [--] engagements
"Inside CHINA. (Not What Youd Expect) What is China really like In [----] China reopened and despite being told not to travel here we travelled to Beijing for the first time. Flying in to China we did not have many expectations from Beijing or China more generally but you hear A LOT about this country in western media. We've travelled to many places that have stereotypes & stigmas attached to them and China is no different hopefully this video can expel a few of them for you as it did for us. Welcome to Beijing the capital of the Peoples Republic of China. TRAVEL WITH US in 2024:"
YouTube Link 2023-12-31T18:00Z 420K followers, 479.1K engagements
"The Trkiye most foreigners NEVER see This is Trkiye - one of the World's most popular tourist destinations but there are so many parts of this country most foreigners never get to see or visit. Over the next [--] days we will be driving south from Istanbul towards Antalya along Turkey's Aegean & Mediterranean coasts stopping at some of the most underrated and beautiful resorts and small towns in Trkiye. Turkey's southern western coastlines are littered overcrowded tourist resorts but the places we will be travelling to are completely unheard of. Looking to travel Turkey soon and need some"
YouTube Link 2024-07-27T12:00Z 225K followers, 23.6K engagements
"Trying Local Lebanese Food in Beirut Lebanon Lebanese food could be the best cuisine in the World and this is why. Have you ever tried Lebanese (Middle Eastern) food Well it is one of our favourite cuisines on the planet. It is so incredibly varied fresh colourful and best of all healthy (or at least we think so). Join us in Beirut Lebanon as we try some of the tastiest food in the Middle East dishes famous the world over and for good reason. This is one of our favourite food videos we have ever filmed and we truly believe this has to be a contender for the greatest tastiest and varied"
YouTube Link 2023-05-26T18:00Z 332K followers, 67.7K engagements
"I Was Warned NEVER To Do This in China Check out Holafly & get 5% OFF your eSIM purchase by using this link: https://esim.holafly.com/ref=nwm3nzg&discount=MATTANDJULIA&utm_source=matthewlaughton&utm_medium=affiliation & use our code MATTANDJULIA We were told never to do this in China. China is always busy but during holidays such as Golden Week it is on a different level. We have all seen videos from people travelling in China during holidays and the crazy crowds at the stations and airports and in our YouTube comment section we have received so many warnings about doing this in China."
YouTube Link 2024-11-02T13:00Z 226K followers, 24.4K engagements
"Livestream from Bangkok Thailand (Nightlife in the Thai capital) Exploring the nightlife of Bangkok Thailand Support our channel HERE 😊 - https://patreon.com/mattandjulia https://buymeacoffee.com/mattandjulia - Our Travel Gear - https://www.mattandjulia.co.uk/our-gear - We get all of our music for our vlogs from Epidemic Sound - [--] DAYS FREE HERE - https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/5kn86h/ - We make all of our thumbnails HERE - https://partner.canva.com/c/2604310/647168/10068 - For business enquiries - business@mattandjulia.co.uk You can also find us here: WEBSITE:"
YouTube Link 2022-07-03T02:26Z 262K followers, [----] engagements
"48 Hours in XIAN CHINA This is Xi'an - the ancient capital of China and one of the most diverse cities in the country. Xi'an is where China began and as the beginning/end point of the Silk Road one of the most interesting and unique in the World. Join us as we explore the old city of Xi'an visit Muslim quarter try the local food and travel to one of the most unique & beautiful sights in China - the Terracotta Warriors (one of the most incredible archaeological sights in the world). #xian #china #travel #travelvlog #chinatravel - Support our channel: https://patreon.com/mattandjulia"
YouTube Link 2024-11-09T13:00Z 260K followers, 47.6K engagements
"HUGE CENTRAL ASIAN FOOD TOUR in Bishkek Kyrgyzstan MUST TRY The ultimate Central Asian Food Tour in Bishkek Kyrgyzstan Central Asian food is relatively unknown to the outside world which really is in vain This amazing varied cuisine is an eclectic mix of influences from throughout Asia thanks to the history of the Silk Road and the various empires that have moved thorugh this region We set off on a huge food tour in throughout Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan to discover the absolute best dishes that 'Central Asian food' has to offer These dishes are a must try Join us - Support our channel HERE 🙂"
YouTube Link 2021-11-30T19:00Z 332K followers, 60.9K engagements
"Inside A Country That Doesn't Exist (Transnistria) Travelling to a country that Doesn't exist. This is Transnistria Sandwiched between Moldova and Ukraine Transnistria is a thin strip of land officially recognised as part of Moldova but that for all intents and purposes operates as a separate country This crazy place is often described as the last stronghold of the former Soviet Union with communist symbols and busts of Lenin everywhere We decided to travel to this unrecognised Russian speaking breakaway state in the heart of eastern Europe to try and learn more about it and its people."
YouTube Link 2024-07-17T15:00Z 420K followers, 26.8K engagements
"THE JOURNEY IS OVER This is the end. The journey is over in China until [----]. It's the end of [----] the end of our journey travelling through China and the end of our time living in Beijing and learning Chinese. For now we are leaving China and saying goodbye to our new family and friends. Join us for our last few days in China as we take our last Mandarin lesson head to Hongqiao market to buy some bits for the road travel to the airport and leave China. The journey in China is over. Happy New Year. 🚨 EXCLUSIVE for viewers of our channel 🚨 - 50% OFF Online Classes Visit"
YouTube Link 2024-12-30T15:00Z 238K followers, 42.8K engagements
"We met a Local Legend Deep in this Oaxaca Market (Doa Vale's Memelas) We met one of Oaxaca Mexico's most amazing street food chefs Dona Vale deep in this local Mexican market. Doa Vale or Valentina Hernandez is one of the protagonists in Street Food - Latin America a series documentary Netflix on street food. Her famous stall is nestled in the back waters of the Mercado Central de Abasto in the city of Oaxaca Mexico. As soon as we decided to head to Oaxaca we knew we had to head to her stall to try her incredible (and now famous) Memelas. Her story is an inspirational one and she is an"
YouTube Link 2022-04-26T18:00Z 226K followers, 13.8K engagements
"The Side of Beijing They Don't Show You This is a side of Beijing China you don't see. A side of Beijing that is slowly dissappearing. We visited the 'Hutongs' of Beijing China with our local host Niko to visit his grandmother who has lived here for over [--] years. The Hutong's are a big part of Beijing's heritage and culture and people have lived here for generations. But over recent years with the Chinese economy booming these once vibrant communities have changed a lot. And as many of the Hutong's were demolished to make way for new modern high-rises or being converted in to cafes and"
YouTube Link 2024-12-18T14:00Z 316K followers, 51.5K engagements
"Tourists Don't Visit This Balkan Country (THIS Is Why You Should) Start learning a foreign language today and get OVER 60% off Rosetta Stone right now at: https://partners.rosettastone.com/matt-and-julia3gh #rosettastone #rosettastonepartner @RosettaStone Join us as we explore the abandoned ruins of post-communist Yugoslavia. We are going to travel across Macedonia starting in Skopje and heading south exploring the traces of Yugoslavia and the complex identity of the post-communist Balkans. On this journey we will travel to the abandoned Hotel Evropa once a proud symbol of post-communist"
YouTube Link 2025-09-10T16:00Z 420K followers, 89.1K engagements
"FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF GUATEMALA (Arriving into Xela) Our first impressions of Xela Guatemala (also know as Quetzaltenango) as we travel overland from Mexico on a [--] hour bus journey. After arriving in 'Guate' we head out to try some 'Comida Tipica' (typical local food) explore one of Guatemala's most historical and interesting cities. Before later giving our first thoughts & opinions on the country after [--] hours of travel in Central America - Support our channel HERE 😊 - https://patreon.com/mattandjulia https://buymeacoffee.com/mattandjulia - Our Travel Gear -"
YouTube Link 2022-04-30T18:00Z 226K followers, 36.5K engagements
"Foreigners SHOCK Locals with Chinese Skills in Beijing Market We are British & Russian couple living in Beijing China. We are living here in Beijing studying Chinese (Mandarin) with LTL Mandarin Language School. We have been studying Chinese for a few weeks and today we are putting our language skills to the test. In this video we continue our studies at LTL school and head out to a local market in Beijing to test our Chinese negotiation skills and put what we have learnt so far to the test Join us as with navigate our daily lives in Beijing China learning Mandarin Chinese and attempt to"
YouTube Link 2024-12-11T14:00Z 234K followers, 22.3K engagements
"MOVING TO THAILAND (Apartment Hunting in Bangkok) #ad We are apartment hunting in Bangkok Thailand To get an affordable data plan for your next trip visit @airalocom and use promo code MATTANDJULIA03 on your next eSIM #Airalo #eSIM #Traveldata . Upon landing in Thailand we bought a [--] day eSIM with unlimited GB data for $19.95 it worked perfectly and we had high speed 4G internet the entire time in Bangkok. Get yourself an eSIM - https://hop.li/JxXN5of Get $3 OFF Airalo using the referral code = MATTANDJULIA03 Welcome to Bangkok Thailand our new home We have long wanted a base to travel from"
YouTube Link 2023-10-21T16:00Z 172K followers, 43.6K engagements
"50 HOURS IN A RUSSIAN GHOST TOWN (in the High Arctic) Join us as we explore the abandoned Soviet era ghost town of Pyramiden in the Arctic. Discover the history and eerie beauty of this unique Russian ghost town in Svalbard. We travelled to Pyramiden to learn what caused this once busy arctic town to be completely abandoned in just a few months. This promises to be an insane journey as we explore the Russian ghost town of Pyramiden Despite looking like we are in the middle of Russia Pyramiden is actually nestled in the snow covered Arctic wilderness of Svalbard owned by Norway. This"
YouTube Link 2024-09-19T13:00Z 420K followers, 77.5K engagements
"This Russian city is changing forever (the future of life in Siberia) This is my home city of Kemerovo in the central Siberia Russia. I (Julia) was born and spent the first [--] years of my life here. But in many ways it is now a completely different city to one I knew and it certainly will be in the near future. Today Matt and I want to explore my home city the coal mining capital of Russia; from the centre to the area my Gran lives and look at how it and Russia more broadly have changed. The main area of change in the city is a large section in the geographic center that is being demolished"
YouTube Link 2024-03-22T17:00Z 204K followers, 18.7K engagements
"ZHANGJIAJIE CHINA [--] Hours in BREATHTAKING Avatar Mountains This is Zhangjiajie one of the most beautiful places to travel in China. This unique landscape is in fact where the Avatar movie was based off It is our first time exploring this incredible & breathtaking corner of China. Join us as we brave the tourists (and the weather) and we travel to another world welcome to the stunning floating mountains of Zhangjiajie China - TRAVEL WITH US: https://www.humankindexpeditions.com/ - Support our channel: https://patreon.com/mattandjulia https://buymeacoffee.com/mattandjulia - Our Travel Gear -"
YouTube Link 2024-10-12T13:00Z 223K followers, 22.7K engagements
"The Reality of Life in Russia in [----] (emotional return) Life in Russia in [----] is completely different to what it used to be for me. In this video we are sharing real life in Russia right now. Traveling to Russia in the past was always the highlight of my year because I could spend time with my beloved Gran. But in [----] this has now changed and returning to Russia for the first time since then was always going to be difficult. Join us as we travel around & explore Kemerovo in Siberia and check out the changes in the city. I'm still trying to work out how I feel about being in this region of"
YouTube Link 2025-01-29T14:00Z 420K followers, 1M engagements
"WE FELL IN LOVE WITH BULGARIA Welcome to the Bulgaria. Beautiful country villages mountains passes and of course Plovdiv one of Europe's & the world's oldest cities Bulgaria has honestly been one of the most eye-opening and interesting countries we have been to. Making use of the hire car before we need to give it back we head deep in to the Central Balkan Mountains in central Bulgaria driving the famous Troyan Pass before heading south to explore Plovdiv Bulgaria's cultural capital Car hire from: www.toprentacar.bg - Support our channel HERE 😊 - https://patreon.com/mattandjulia"
YouTube Link 2023-10-25T03:22Z 170K followers, 20.2K engagements
"We Are Leaving Thailand (Why it didn't work out & What's next) At https://www.magicmind.com/mattandjulia use the code MATTANDJULIA20 to get up to 56% off your first subscription for the next [--] days. #magicmind #mentalperformance #selfgrowth In July [----] we moved to Bangkok Thailand. But 8/9 months later we are packing up our apartment and we are leaving. It didn't work out for us here and this is why. We want to explain why we are leaving Bangkok what we like and don't about life here and what's next for us after giving up our flat and leaving Thailand. We also want to share what we have"
YouTube Link 2024-04-19T17:00Z 224K followers, 56K engagements
"Inside a Russian Mining Town in Svalbard Norway (Surreal) We travelled to the previous unseen Russian coal mining town of Barentsburg near the North Pole on the archipelago of Svalbard Norway. Barentsburg is high up in the Arctic in Svalbard the Norwegian archipelago but with a twist this mining town of less than [---] people is owned by Russia and it is nearly exclusively populated by Russians Ukrainians and people from various countries of the former Soviet Union (USSR). How is it that there is a Russian / Soviet town in Norway And what is life like there for the residents living in a country"
YouTube Link 2024-09-07T13:30Z 420K followers, 109K engagements
"TRAVELING TO RUSSIA IN [----] (intense journey) Start learning a foreign language today and get OVER 60% off Rosetta Stone right now at: https://partners.rosettastone.com/matt-and-julia945 or download the app #rosettastone #rosettastonepartner @RosettaStone Traveling to Russia in [----] what it is really like We are about to travel to Russia together for the first time in over a year. Join us on this intense journey in January [----] as we travel north to Novosibirsk Siberia the third largest city in Russia and share what life is like here right now. Traveling to Russia is difficult these days but"
YouTube Link 2025-01-22T14:00Z 420K followers, 306.4K engagements
"Inside The Most Capitalist City in Communist China Start learning a foreign language today and get OVER 60% off Rosetta Stone right now at US: https://partners.rosettastone.com/matt-and-julia or UK: https://partners.rosettastone.com/matt-and-julia6ds or download the app #rosettastone #rosettastonepartner @RosettaStone We travel to Shanghai China for the first time. This travel vlog are our first impressions of Shanghai the largest city in China. Honestly Shanghai is not at all what we expected. This is our experience as a British / Russian travellers in Shanghai China in autumn [----]. Join is"
YouTube Link 2024-09-28T13:00Z 332K followers, 98.3K engagements
"Inside Chechnya Russia's Most Infamous Republic (NOT what we expected) Welcome to Grozny the capital of Chechnya (Chechen Republic). The Chechen Republic is a Muslim majority autonomous republic in the North Caucasus region of Russia. Unfortunately it is better known for the conflicts of the 1990's and early 2000's which earnt Gronzy the title of 'the most destroyed city on earth'. Despite the stigma and the Foreign Office warnings the Chechnya of today is much changed from the one that hit the headlines a couple of decades back. We went in to get a look at real life in Chechnya and find out"
YouTube Link 2022-01-21T19:00Z 259K followers, 996.7K engagements
"Moving to stanbul Trkiye (apartment tour & daily life in Istanbul) Start learning a foreign language today and get OVER 60% off Rosetta Stone right now at US: https://partners.rosettastone.com/mattandjulia or UK: https://partners.rosettastone.com/mattandjuliauk or download the app #rosettastone #rosettastonepartner @RosettaStone We are moving to Istanbul Turkey. In this video we want to show you our new apartment give you a tour of the area we are living show our daily life in the largest city in Trkiye and explain why we decided to move to stanbul Support our channel ❤"
YouTube Link 2024-05-03T19:00Z 316K followers, 163.4K engagements
"Traveling Across Russia - Honest Q&A Today we are traveling across Russia from Saint Petersburg to Sochi to see my family. This is a two day train journey so on the way we decided to answer some questions you sent us on both YouTube community and Instagram stories. This is a very honest q & a video and we will answer as best as possible everything you wanted to know about us about travel about YouTube and about the future of our lives and this channel. Join us on this journey through Russia and get to know us better. Sign up for our email list here: https://mattandjulia.co.uk TRAVEL WITH US:"
YouTube Link 2025-03-07T14:01Z 420K followers, 149.3K engagements
"Lost in Deepest Siberia (This is Russia) We travelled to a small town in Siberia Russia to explore what life here is like in early [----]. This is the town of Prokopyevsk in the Kemerovo (Kuzbass) region. This town was once a coal mining centre of Siberia. But now this is one of the fastest dying cities in Russia with its population almost falling by half in the last [--] years. We wanted to travel to Prokopyevsk to explore and discover what life is like for the people living here in this dying Russian town today. Join us as we explore a region of Russia rarely ever shown. TRAVEL WITH US TO"
YouTube Link 2025-03-19T14:01Z 420K followers, 128.4K engagements
"I Visited Tibet (without a Permit) Welcome to the Tibetan Paradise of Shangri-la. This little piece of Tibet high up in the mountains of Yunnan China and at the beginning of the Tibetan Plateau is supposedly the place the book Lost Horizons was based upon. We decided to travel here to investigate this unique place and to try and find out what is happening in Shangri La and what it is really like. Shangri La in south west China is populated mainly by ethnic Tibetan people. This is one of the only places outside of Tibet itself but still in China that you can travel to as a foreigner for free"
YouTube Link 2024-10-26T13:01Z 263K followers, 37.8K engagements
"Travelling to Palmyra Syria (coming back to life) This is Palmyra in Syria one of the World's most famous historical sites and unfortunately a place that in [----] is more famous that is more famous a one of the Most Destroyed Historical sites on Planet Earth. Traveling in Syria in [----] you can't avoid the damage of the last [--] years but you also see that life here is very slowly recovering and returning to normal. Nowhere is the effort to rebuild the country more evident than in ancient city of Palmyra the pearl of Syria. Join this channel to become a member and get access to these perks:"
YouTube Link 2023-06-16T18:00Z 344K followers, 41.4K engagements
"Derbent Dagestan (Russias southernmost city ) Welcome to Derbent Dagestan the oldest city in Russia (and one of the oldest cities on earth). Situated on the banks of the Caspian Sea and dating back to the 8th century BCE Derbent is one of the historical centres of modern Russia and the heart of Dagestan. It is also the southernmost city in the World's largest country. We arrived in Derbent from the regional capital Makhachkala to feel the history taste the culture and taste some real Dagestani cusine - Support our channel HERE 🙂 - https://patreon.com/mattandjulia"
YouTube Link 2022-02-01T19:00Z 324K followers, 63K engagements
"The Reality of Life in Russia in [----] This is our life in Russia in late [----] / [----]. Traveling to Russia as a westerner has often been difficult but this year is the first time Matt and I have really had any issues. We arrived in my hometown of Kemerovo Siberia after crossing in to Russia at Kaliningrad and flying to Novosibirsk. Once here and staying with my family we went to register with the local authorities but everything turned out to be a little complicated to say the least. This is a week in our lives here staying in Siberia as we hang out with my family and prepare for New years eve"
YouTube Link 2023-01-06T18:00Z 279K followers, 1.7M engagements
"MONTENEGRO THAT YOU NEVER KNEW EXISTED Beautiful Unexplored North Traveling to the beautiful north of Montenegro was incredible and a complete shock these sort of landscapes were something we never knew existed in Montenegro The incredible rocky mountains and the beautiful green landscape went against everything we expected from Montenegro based on what we knew of the areas along the coast (Kotor Budva Bar etc). There was even snow here in summer - Support our channel HERE :) - https://patreon.com/mattandjulia https://buymeacoffee.com/mattandjulia https://paypal.me/mattandjuliatravel - Our"
YouTube Link 2021-07-31T15:30Z 319K followers, 56.5K engagements
"Life in Syria's 'Sacred' Christian Community (Maaloula Syria) This is Maaloula Syria a sacred Christian town where to this day Aramaic (the language of Jesus Christ) is still spoken. This beautiful village perched high above the deserts of south western Syria has been home to a Christian community & a been a pilgrimage site for centuries. However this once thriving unique village of almost [----] people hit World headlines in [----] for all the wrong reasons. Maaloula was invaded by Al-Nusra (a branch of Al-Qaida) and an ethnic cleansing began. Long-term neighbours turned on one another as the"
YouTube Link 2023-06-09T18:00Z 226K followers, 73.9K engagements
"CHINA (THEY NEVER WANTED YOU TO SEE) Chongqing China. This the side of China most hidden from the Western World. China is often portrayed in a negative light in the west and the mainstream media however the reality is very different. Join us on a journey in Chongqing China as we explore one of the most modern unique and crazy cities in China (and the World). Chongqing often claims to be the largest city on Earth but in reality that isn't quite the case. But it is still a massive Megacity and one of the biggest in China. Welcome to the real face of modern China. TRAVEL WITH US:"
YouTube Link 2024-10-16T13:02Z 304K followers, 178.7K engagements
"ALEPPO SYRIA (What's It Like To Be A Tourist In 2023) Travelling to Aleppo Syria was a travel experience we will never forget. For so many reasons traveling here has been one of the most intense and humbling experiences we've ever had. Visiting only one month after the earthquake of February [----] we saw a city in recovery yet again. Life here and the people of this city here have been through so much. But the spirit of this unique place in an even more unique country shines through even to as an independent foreign traveller s and passers through like us. Travel in Aleppo isn't for the faint"
YouTube Link 2023-07-07T18:00Z 231K followers, 163.2K engagements
"Tashkent Uzbekistan Over 3000kg of Plov (Pilaf) is cooked here EVERY DAY #shorts In Tashkent Uzbekistan over 3000kg of Plov (or Pilaf) is cooked every day in the Central Asian Center of Plov This incredible dish is made in massive woks by expert chefs. The cooking process starts early in the morning and this classic Uzbek rice dish is served to thousands of hungry locals and travelers each single day #shorts #travel #travelshorts #shortsfeed #uzbekistan #tashkent #centralasia #plov - Support our channel HERE 😊 - https://patreon.com/mattandjulia https://buymeacoffee.com/mattandjulia - Our"
YouTube Link 2022-08-27T16:00Z 333K followers, 39.2K engagements
"Inside the Most CONTROVERSIAL City in China (Whats Really Happening) Welcome to Wuhan the capital of Hubei province in China. Wuhan is a city that over the last few years people all over the world have become acquainted with but what is it like to travel in [----] For better or worse Wuhan has perhaps become the most controversial city in the Peoples Republic of China. We decided to travel to Wuhan to find out what this city is really like beyond the media headlines and share the truth. This is a side to Wuhan China they never show you in the media. #wuhan #china #chinatravel #lifeinchina"
YouTube Link 2024-10-10T13:01Z 223K followers, 33.5K engagements
"STRANDED IN THE KAZAKH DESERT. (no way out of Aktau) Well we are completely stuck in Aktau Kazakhstan. After crossing the Caspian Sea from Azerbaijan to Aktau by boat our plan was to head straight across the country by train bus car however we could really. But there since arriving here we've basically found out unless you booked transport [--] months ago there is NO WAY OUT So to cut a long story short we are stranded in the desert of south western Kazakhstan with literally no options to escape. - Support our channel HERE 😊 - https://patreon.com/mattandjulia"
YouTube Link 2022-09-09T18:00Z 378K followers, 28.2K engagements
"GROCERY STORE IN CHINA Food Prices (How it Compares to the West) Check out Holafly & get 5% OFF your eSIM purchase by using this link: https://esim.holafly.com/irclickid=3LzW8EyslxyKUHG1yWWW33zwUkCVJpwNNQvbzw0&discount=MATTANDJULIA&utm_source=affiliate&utm_medium=Matt%20and%20Julia&utm_campaign=5858492&irgwc=1 A typical Grocery Store in China in [----]. We explore all the food on the shelves and the prices of the products. Are Western products sold in China How do prices compare to supermarkets in Europe or North America Can average Chinese people afford groceries in late [----] Lets have a look"
YouTube Link 2024-12-07T14:00Z 233K followers, 24.7K engagements
"Life in the NORTHERNMOST Town on Earth (Extreme) Longyearbyen Svalbard This is Longyearbyen on the archipelago of Svalbard the most northern inhabited settlement in the World. Located high up in the Arctic just below the North Pole Svalbard is a part of Norway and one of the most extreme and inhospitable places on Earth. With long cold & extremely dark winters no soil for any crops to grow and a population of just a few thousand Longyearbyen is one of the most remote and difficult places to live in the World. We are traveling to the World's northernmost town to find out about life here how"
YouTube Link 2024-08-31T14:01Z 420K followers, 371.9K engagements
"China's INSANE Bullet Train (Biggest High Speed Railway on EARTH) Riding the High Speed Train Network in China for the first time China's high speed rail is the largest rail network on earth by a mile In fact if you put the train network in China in to a straight line it could wrap around the earth three times And the World's fastest train is located in China between the cities of Shanghai and Beijing Join us on this journey as we take the bullet train for the first time during our China travels. We are traveling from Shanghai to the city of Wuhan in just [--] hours we will take you on a tour on"
YouTube Link 2024-10-05T13:30Z 225K followers, 37.5K engagements
"Entering Europe's MOST Controversial Region Traveling to arguably the MOST Controversial region in Europe. Kosovo is one of the most divisive places on Earth. In fact depending on who you ask many to this day don't accept the region of Kosovo as a real country but instead part of Serbia. Kosovo is a region where tensions run high to this day. Nowhere do tensions run higher than the town we are traveling to today. We travelled to the north of Kosovo to explore one of the most divided towns in Europe. The town of Mitrovica is split between Serbians and Kosovar Albanians with the Kosovars living"
YouTube Link 2025-03-26T14:00Z 420K followers, 125.2K engagements
"VISITING A TRADITIONAL RUSSIAN HOUSE [----] - How some people in Russia live. Siberia Travel Vlog A traditional Russian house in Siberia [----]. We visited my Aunties house in Kemerovo Russia to show you how she and many Russian people live. In most cities in Russia the majority of people live in large apartment blocks but some live in their own houses. Living in a house such as this one comes with both benefits as well as hardships especially in the winter. Is this what you expected a typical house in Russia to be like How does it compare to where you are from Hope you find this video"
YouTube Link 2021-01-16T17:00Z 416K followers, 2.2M engagements
"I WENT TO NORTH KOREA FOR THIS Try invideo AI for free at: https://invideo.io/i/MattandJulia Pyongyang North Korea April [----] I ran through Pyongyang North Korea in [----] alone. North Korea isn't the place you can usually travel unguided. This is the only time you can be free and walk the streets when traveling to Pyongyang North Korea completely unsupervised. We travelled to North Korea with a group of foreigners to take part in the [----] Pyongyang Marathon the first international event in North Korea (DPRK) for over [--] years. This is one of the only moments where foreigners can experience a"
YouTube Link 2025-04-29T14:00Z 420K followers, 314.3K engagements
"Traveling to where Eastern Europe meets West. (Bratislava Slovakia) This is Bratislava Slovakia the arguably most underrated in city Europe. We travelled here from Turkey to explore Slovakia a former communist country (as part of Czechoslovakia) with influences from both east and west and a rich history from a beautiful corner of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to former frontline in Cold War. Located only [--] kilometres from Vienna Austria Bratislava feels both central and eastern European at the same time and its hard to believe this city was separated completely from its bigger neighbour for"
YouTube Link 2023-08-26T15:00Z 390K followers, 75.2K engagements
"ENTERING CHECHNYA (Russia's Most Infamous Region) Check out the Insta360 Ace Pro [--] here: https://www.insta360.com/sal/ace-pro-2utm_term=INRQMBM If youre in the US you can also purchase from Best Buy: https://bit.ly/AP2bestbuyMattJulia We're entering Chechnya the most infamous republic in Russia but what is life really like Part [--] of our hitchhiking journey across the Russian North Caucasus takes us from Dagestan into Chechnya crossing a remote high mountain pass few outsiders ever see. We explore isolated villages meet locals in the rugged Chechen mountains and eventually hitchhike all the"
YouTube Link 2025-08-13T16:00Z 420K followers, 515.1K engagements
"Is Baku Azerbaijan all a facade - What They NEVER Show You This is Baku Azerbaijan The capital of Azrbaycan (Azerbaycan) is located on the Caspian Sea coast and the easternmost point of the Caucasus region Often dubbed "The Dubai of the Caucasus" oil rich Baku is known for its glitz glam lavish mega-projects and as a playground for the rich and famous of Azerbaijan. But it's not all like that. Azerbaijan is a country still very much developing and the average wage even in the bright lights of Baku is still only $300 USD per month (this during a period of high inflation and rising costs of"
YouTube Link 2022-08-30T18:00Z 414K followers, 291.3K engagements
"Armenian Food BLEW OUR MINDS Would You Try This Armenian Food blew our minds We spent a couple of days in Yerevan Armenia trying the insane strangest and most incredible Armenian Food we could find This video from Armenia's capital is packed full of the absolute best Armenian food from street food to sweet treats Pomegranate Wine and everything in between Would you try Armenian food CHECK OUT OUR FULL ARMENIA TRAVEL GUIDE 😊 https://www.mattandjulia.co.uk/travelguides/p/ultimate-armenia-travel-guide - Support our channel 😊 - https://www.patreon.com/mattandjulia"
YouTube Link 2021-06-24T16:30Z 408K followers, 133.9K engagements
"Travelling on a CARGO SHIP across the Caspian Sea (stuck for [--] DAYS) Travelling by cargo ship across the infamous Caspian Sea sound good Well this has been a dream of ours for as long as we can remember With Kazakhstan reopening her land and maritime border we headed to port of Baku in Alat Azerbaijan to try and see if we could hitch a ride on one of the Cargo ships that travel across the Caspian Sea to Kuryk near Aktau in western Kazakhstan. It was an incredible experience to feel this unique way of travel and take a look inside the life of truck drivers cargo ship workers and more broadly"
YouTube Link 2022-09-06T18:00Z 412K followers, 627.2K engagements
"Chechnya was NOT what we expected #shorts #shorts Inside Chechnya Russia's most infamous republic. Welcome to Grozny the capital of Chechnya (Chechen Republic). The Chechen Republic is a Muslim majority autonomous republic in the North Caucasus region of Russia. Unfortunately it is better known for the conflicts of the 1990's and early 2000's which earnt Gronzy the title of 'the most destroyed city on earth'. Despite the stigma and the Foreign Office warnings the Chechnya of today is much changed from the one that hit the headlines a couple of decades back. We went in to get a look at real"
YouTube Link 2022-09-17T16:00Z 384K followers, 782K engagements
"We drove to LVIV UKRAINE & ended up in a Nationalist bar. Welcome to Lviv western Ukraine So we left you in Bosnia. well from there we drove north & continued north for [---] kilometres to be exact until we reached Lviv () in the west of Ukraine This is a part of Ukraine we have both been interested in and wanted to explore for years so we thought whilst we had the car we'd put it to good use and explore this beautiful corner of Europe. #lviv #ukraine # # - Support our channel here - https://patreon.com/mattandjulia https://buymeacoffee.com/mattandjulia - Our Travel Gear -"
YouTube Link 2021-09-03T19:00Z 411K followers, 32.2K engagements
"Inside Riga Latvia (Asia to the Baltics) We left Kazakhstan and traveled west to Georgia then on to Riga Latvia. After two months in Almaty Kazakhstan we left the country traveling back to Tbilisi Georgia where we planned to travel up in to the Caucasus mountains to film two videos only to be caught out by heavy autumn storms. After finally escaping Georgia we flew to Riga Latvia in the Baltics. Before flying again to our final destination of. Join this channel to become a member and get access to these perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnrHlFu6ZueDosGPt9R3nHw/join ❤ - Support our"
YouTube Link 2022-11-18T18:00Z 394K followers, 103.6K engagements
"Our Life in MOSCOW RUSSIA (Daily life in the Russian capital) Our daily life in Moscow the heart of Russia. We spent New Years and the festive period in Russia's economic and cultural capital with Julia's brother and sister to explore everything this megacity has to offer Everyone you speak to Russia will tell you that EVERYTHING in the country goes through its capital well over this festive period it seemed like the whole of the Russian population headed to Moscow But despite the crowds we saw absolutely everything and the best Moscow has to offer and had an incredible week - Support our"
YouTube Link 2022-01-11T19:00Z 395K followers, 193.6K engagements
"Life in VLADIVOSTOK [----] (the end of Russia) This is Vladivostok in the far east of Russia. Over [----] kilometres from Moscow the Far East feels like the edge of the world but what is life like here The Russian far east is the least populated region in Russia with only around [--] million people living here (or just over 5% of the Russian population). Vladivostok is the capital of Primorsky Krai and its the second-largest city in the Russian Far East after Khabarovsk with a population of just over [------]. During the Soviet period it was a closed city meaning no outsiders could enter however these"
YouTube Link 2024-03-01T18:00Z 420K followers, 429K engagements
"This is DAGESTAN (Russia's southernmost republic) Welcome to Dagestan Russia's southernmost republic and one of the most diverse and interesting regions on Earth. Dagestan a mostly Muslim region in the south of Russia on the northwest coast of the Caspian Sea is known for the stark beauty of its mountain landscapes for its many small ethnic groups and the big hearts of the people. We are exploring the beautiful and often misunderstood Dagestan for the next [--] days or so from the Caspian Sea coast to the oldest city in Russia But we are going to start up in the region of Chokh in the remote"
YouTube Link 2022-01-25T19:00Z 413K followers, 66K engagements
"We Moved in with a Chinese Family (Beijing China ) This video we want to show you life in a typical Chinese family as we cook and enjoy a lovely evening together. We are currently living with a beautiful family in Beijing China and we want to share typical family life and their traditions. In this vlog we will be cooking together at home and discussing the unique family dynamic here in China (it is VERY different to ours). Our family live in the suburbs of Beijing in a area called Wangjing. This is how normal people in China really live. #china #reallife #family #familylife #life #beijing"
YouTube Link 2024-11-27T18:00Z 408K followers, 73.3K engagements
"Who We REALLY Are (Honest Q & A) A Q&A video to kick off [----]. Walking the street of Tallinn Estonia and answering your questions about us our travel plans life on the road and YouTube. Learn Russian with us: https://www.mattandjulia.co.uk/shop Join us on a Group Tour: https://www.humankindexpeditions.com/ #qanda #life #travel #travelvlog #questionanswer Support our channel: https://patreon.com/mattandjulia Follow us on instagram - https://www.instagram.com/matt.and.julia Contact us: For sponsorship opportunities: sponsorships@mattandjulia.co.uk For any other business enquires:"
YouTube Link 2025-12-28T17:01Z 420K followers, 100.6K engagements
"THIS IS SAMARKAND (Travel To Uzbekistan's Silk Road 2022) This is Samarkand [----] The most famous travel stop on the Silk Road in Uzbekistan To set foot in Samarkand has been a dream of ours for years This incredible city was one of the greatest on earth during its heyday. Samarkand was a centre of great thinkers the home of incredible scientific mathematic and astrological discoveries Travellers traders and rulers from far and wide moved through and left their mark on this amazing city. Join us as we explore the best Samarkand has to offer - Support our channel HERE :) -"
YouTube Link 2021-11-16T19:00Z 399K followers, 51.6K engagements
"Life in the COLDEST PLACE on Earth (Record-Breaking Cold) Yakutsk Yakutia Start learning your favorite language for free today with Busuu 💻 Web: https://bit.ly/mattandjulia_busuu 📱 Mobile: https://bit.ly/mattandjulia_busuu_app Life in the Coldest place on earth the region of Yakutia (Republic of Sakha) Siberia Russia & the Worlds coldest city Yakutsk. We traveled to Yakutsk in the middle of winter to find out how people here survive in the toughest climate in the world. Little did we know we would manage to time it so perfect that we would actually arrive during the coldest day in the last"
YouTube Link 2023-02-03T18:00Z 402K followers, 10.7M engagements
"Entering Russia's "Most Dangerous Region" Start learning a foreign language today and get OVER 60% off Rosetta Stone right now at: https://partners.rosettastone.com/matt-and-julia1x1 #rosettastone #rosettastonepartner @RosettaStone Travelling through 'the most dangerous region' in Russia. Join us as we travel through Dagestan Chechnya (Chechen Republic) and Ingushetia in the North Caucasus. This part of Russia on the crossroads of Europe and Asia is often feared by outsiders. Join us as we attempt to hitchhike across this wild region of southern Russia and learn more about what life is really"
YouTube Link 2025-07-30T17:00Z 420K followers, 636.6K engagements
"Crossing the Badlands of Rural Afghanistan (Hostile) Go to https://surfshark.com/mattjulia or use code MATTJULIA at checkout to get [--] extra months of Surfshark VPN for free Welcome to the real Afghanistan. We are attempting to travel across the badlands of Afghanistan from Kabul through the Hindu Kush mountains remote rural villages and onwards to Mazar-i-Sharif. We want to try and understand more about rural life in Afghanistan in [----] under Taliban control. Afghanistan is often dubbed the World's most dangerous country but since the Taliban takeover the road north has been deemed safe"
YouTube Link 2025-07-09T17:00Z 420K followers, 475.8K engagements
"Would You Ride This Soviet Sleeper Train Head to https://go.ubigi.com/xLWkbO or download the Ubigi App and use code MATTJULIA for 10% off your next eSIM with Ubigi This is the "worst train in Europe" apparently. Coincidentally it is also the last Soviet sleeper train in Europe. But can it really be that bad We've taken long distance trains all over the world from Siberia in Russia to the depths of China so surely this one in Europe can't be too bad Join us as we take this Soviet relic and travel overnight (almost [--] hours) from Chisinau Moldova (once part of the USSR) to Bucharest Romania (in"
YouTube Link 2025-11-21T19:00Z 420K followers, 115.2K engagements
"Georgian Hospitality is INCREDIBLE (Sighnaghi Kakheti) We travelled from Tbilisi to Sighnaghi Kakheti Georgia - Kakheti is the birthplace of wine and also Sighnaghi is often referred to as the city of love :) In this video we are staying in a guesthouse with Georgia's nicest babushka exploring Sighnaghi enjoying some incredible food and Georgian hospitality CHECK OUT OUR GEORGIA TRAVEL GUIDE: https://www.mattandjulia.co.uk/travelguides/p/ultimate-georgia-travel-guide - Support our channel HERE :) - https://patreon.com/mattandjulia https://buymeacoffee.com/mattandjulia - Our Travel Gear -"
YouTube Link 2021-05-22T12:00Z 418K followers, 22.8K engagements
"WE MOVED TO BEIJING CHINA (a new start) We moved to Beijing China. Welcome to Beijing the capital of China we have just moved here to start a new journey in our life. Starting from today we are officially Chinese language students. We are going to be spending the net month in Beijing learning Chinese (Mandarin) at LTL language school in the centre of the capital. We will be living with Chinese family throughout this month in a typical area of Beijing. This is the start of a new series here from the capital of China as we navigate our new lives as Chinese language students. WANT TO TRAVEL TO"
YouTube Link 2024-11-13T16:00Z 418K followers, 93.7K engagements
"THIS is why you NEED to Travel to Kazakhstan This is western Kazakhstan & this is why you need to travel here We started the day heading east from Aktau in deeper in to Mangystau region () towards the Ustyurt Plateau visiting some of the area's most incredible natural wonders Kyzylkup () & Bozzhira (). Due to its location in the fast south west of Kazakhstan this region is one of the least visited in the country. But Mangystau is home to some Kazakhstans most amazing sights and travel to this region is so rewarding Join us as we we explore stunning western Kazakhstan - Support our channel"
YouTube Link 2022-09-13T18:00Z 419K followers, 37.6K engagements
"THE MOST UNDERRATED CITY IN EUROPE Tbilisi Georgia travel Tbilisi Georgia could be in our opinion the most underrated city in all of Europe for travel This city in the heart of the Caucasus on the crossroads of East and West is an assault on the senses; from the beautiful scenery and architecture to the incredible food and some of the world's most amazing friendly people. CHECK OUT OUR GEORGIA TRAVEL GUIDE: https://www.mattandjulia.co.uk/travelguides/p/ultimate-georgia-travel-guide Support our channel 😊 - https://www.patreon.com/mattandjulia https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mattandjulia"
YouTube Link 2021-05-18T16:30Z 420K followers, 327.5K engagements
"A TYPICAL CANTEEN IN CHINA What food do Chinese people eat Heading to a Chinese 'Dacanting' or canteen to try some typical Chinese food and discover what average Chinese people eat. You can find Dacanting ( or traditional Chinese canteens) all over China from bustling cities like Beijing to smaller towns and villages. They are the best place to try local favourites at affordable prices. These typical Chinese food halls offer a wide variety of dishes to choose from: here you can eat hearty bowls of hot and sour soup to classic stir-fried dishes like Kung Pao Chicken Mapo Tofu dumplings with"
YouTube Link 2024-12-14T14:00Z 420K followers, 436.6K engagements
"Life in the provinces of Central Asia (Osh Fergana Valley) Life in the provinces of Central Asia. Osh is located in the complex ethnically diverse Fergana Valley in the south of Kyrgyzstan along the border with Uzbekistan. Despite being located in Kyrgyzstan it is a majority Uzbek city. Known for its rich Silk Road history chequered recent history and of course its incredible food - Osh is a melting point and a snapshot of the entire Fergana Valley itself. Exploring this provincial city hearing about the history chatting with the locals and trying the food was the best way to kick off our"
YouTube Link 2021-10-29T19:00Z 420K followers, 15.8K engagements
"Inside Europe's LEAST VISITED Country. (The Real Moldova) Moldova is the least visited country in eastern Europe and a country most of us know nothing about after traveling to Chisinau and Transnistria last year we left with a bit of an idea about this country. However we only explored one part of Moldova so when the opportunity arose to return we decided to travel back to the least visited country in Europe. We are headin to the Ungheni region in the west to find out what the real Moldova is like beyond the big cities and negative news headlines. So we booked a last minute flight to Chisinau"
YouTube Link 2024-05-31T17:00Z 420K followers, 75.2K engagements
"Traveling to the Country Everyone is Trying to Leave. Moldova - the least visited and one of the poorest countries in Europe. A country most of us know nothing about. But we wanted to travel here and find out what the real Moldova is like beyond the continuous negative news headlines in the west. So we booked a last minute flight from London to Romania and then crossed the border in to Moldova where we travelled on to the capital Chisinau to explore the country and try to learn more about this little known country on the edge of eastern Europe. Welcome to Moldova - Join this channel to become"
YouTube Link 2022-12-02T18:00Z 420K followers, 1.2M engagements
"ENTERING VENEZUELA IN [----] (Life after US Intervention) This is Venezuela in [----]. Venezuela hit headlines a few weeks ago after Donald Trump and the USA removed & arrested president Nicolas Maduro. But what is life like in the new Venezuela We are traveling to Venezuela in late January [----] to try and discover what has changed how people live and what life is really like on the ground right now. Join us We use Holafly E-sim's when travelling - Get a unique discount with the code MATTANDJULIA - https://holafly.sjv.io/yqRMAy Learn Russian with us: https://www.mattandjulia.co.uk/shop Our"
YouTube Link 2026-01-23T18:01Z 420K followers, 335.1K engagements
"48 Hours in Tashkent Uzbekistan TRAVEL TO UZBEKISTAN WITH US IN OCTOBER [----] Email to join: mattandjulia@humankindexpeditions.com Check all the tour details here: https://www.humankindexpeditions.com/ Uzbekistan used to be one of the most closed-off countries on earth. This former Soviet country in the heart of Central Asia was until recently very difficult for foreigners to access. Nowadays that has all changed. Uzbekistan has opened up to the world. We travelled to Uzbekistan for a fifth time in just four years to share this unique historical friendly and incredibly underrated country"
YouTube Link 2025-01-15T14:00Z 420K followers, 174.2K engagements
"INSIDE AFGHANISTAN IN [----] (World's Most Dangerous Country) Afghanistan a country we have all heard of for the wrong reasons. For the first time in over [--] years Afghanistan is at peace. However under Taliban rule it remains highly controversial with rights especially of women being eroded every day. We decided to travel solo to Taliban controlled Afghanistan in [----] to try understand what life is really like inside a country we all hear so much about on the news but often understand so little of. Afghanistan is a nation with a rich culture history and heritage it is a proud country that has"
YouTube Link 2025-06-20T15:00Z 420K followers, 2.1M engagements
"All Aboard The North Korea Propaganda Bus If you're ever injured in an accident you can chec out Morgan & Morgan. You can start your claim in just a click without having to leave your couch. To start your claim visit https://www.forthepeople.com/mattandjulia This is the real North Korea. Today we are traveling outside the capital Pyongyang on an official tour through North Korea where we get to catch a glimpse of REAL life in the DPRK. In this video we explore a day packed with state-approved sites: a floating restaurant on the Taedong River a taekwondo performance a luxury department store"
YouTube Link 2025-05-06T15:00Z 420K followers, 544.4K engagements
"Life in Moscow Russia in [----] Moscow Russia - February [----]. If youve only been to Moscow you havent seen the real Russia. Every Russian will tell you that Moscow is not Russia its like a completely different country. In this video we are travelling through the capital of Russia - Moscow all the way to Saint Petersburg to see Julias brother. We will explore and share the side of Moscow we havent seen ourselves yet and the side you wont currently see on any media outlet. This is a completely different world to what we usually share on our channel and specifically in Russia. We are not sharing"
YouTube Link 2025-02-21T15:00Z 420K followers, 375K engagements
"Inside Pakistan's Most Dangerous Town (NOT Welcome) TRAVEL WITH US IN 2025: https://www.humankindexpeditions.com/ This is our journey to Pakistan's most dangerous town. The Peshawar region bordering Afghanistan one of the most volatile regions on Earth. Join us as we attempt to travel north overland through Pakistan to the region of Kashmir. But due to the ongoing issues with India are forced to turn east and travel to an area of Pakistan that most governments advise you not to travel to. We want to share a unique way of life here in this forgotten and lawless corner of the country. This is"
YouTube Link 2025-06-06T17:00Z 420K followers, 380.9K engagements
"What is SIBERIA like Life in Kemerovo the coal mining capital of Russia What is Siberia like Daily life in Kemerovo Russia. What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word Siberia Is this how you thought a city in the middle of Russia would look during winter Lets explore Kemerovo a coal mining city in the heart of Kuzbass the largest coal basin in Russia. We hope this video might break a few stereotypes or answer a few questions CHECK OUT OUR SIBERIA TRAVEL GUIDE: https://www.mattandjulia.co.uk/travelguides/p/siberia-ultimate-travel-guide 😊 - - We get all of our music for"
YouTube Link 2021-01-20T17:00Z 420K followers, 282.2K engagements
"Typical Soviet Apartment Tour (How Russian People REALLY Live) Want to know what its really like to live in Russia Russia is the largest country on Earth and in this video we will share different types of Russian / Soviet apartments and how people live all over this vast country. From the grey Soviet apartment blocks to Krushchevka's and even down to the modern apartments we will share what each of these buildings are like both inside and outside and what it is like to live in each of these different apartment buildings in various regions of Russia. Follow our 2nd Channel:"
YouTube Link 2025-10-08T16:00Z 420K followers, 4.9M engagements
"LIVING IN BEIJING CHINA (as a Foreigner) First Week Studying Chinese We are a British / Russian couple living in Beijing China whilst studying Chinese at LTL Mandarin School. This is our daily life as foreigners studying in Beijing Settling in to our new life in Beijing and this routine of studying Chinese in a language school every day has been so interesting. Chinese is a difficult language to the learn but we have a fantastic teacher and we are determined to get there and share our progress along the way Living somewhere for a month is something we haven't done for a long time but we are"
YouTube Link 2024-11-16T16:00Z 420K followers, 62.9K engagements
"Trying to Climb Africa's Highest Mountain (with Zero Experience) Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa. At [----] metres (19340 ft) it towers over the savannah of Tanzania and is the World's tallest free standing mountain. This video documentary is our attempt to climb Kilimanjaro via the [--] day Lemosho Route. It's going to be a beautiful scenic uncomfortable hike and the most difficult week of our lives. We have no experience and have never climbed a mountain before but summiting Kilimanjaro and reaching the roof of Africa is our dream and we are going to do everything to summit."
YouTube Link 2024-05-19T19:00Z 420K followers, 141.3K engagements
"How Russians REALLY Live Under Sanctions in [----] (Honest Assessment) This is how Russians live in [----] Sochi Russia - [----]. Welcome to the most sanctioned country on Earth. Life in Russia has changed a lot over the past few years. There are more sanctions on Russia than North Korea Iran Syria and China combined. In this video we will share what life is like in Russia under sanctions in [----] how normal Russians survive what the future holds and what it is like as a foreigner in Russia right now. Download our Russia Survival Guide for [----] and our Russian Language Course here:"
YouTube Link 2025-04-02T14:00Z 420K followers, 584.7K engagements
"Partying in Romania's Forgotten Village Get a Lifetime Subscription with Rosetta Stone for just $99 (Or only $149 for all [--] languages) https://partners.rosettastone.com/mattandjulia8 This is Romania the heart of eastern Europe. Romania one of the most fascinating countries in Eastern Europe. A land of latin speaking orthodox christians nestled in lands surrounded by slavs. Today we are traveling deep into Romania through forgotten towns and even up to the Roma village where none other than Borat was filmed. In [----] Romania was still a communist country under the control of dictator Nicolae"
YouTube Link 2025-12-05T17:00Z 420K followers, 164.3K engagements
"Inside LEBANON An Economic Catastrophe (SHOCKING) Skip the waitlist and invest in blue-chip art for the very first time by signing up for Masterworks: https://www.masterworks.art/mattandjulia Purchase shares in great masterpieces from artists like Pablo Picasso Banksy Andy Warhol and more. See important Masterworks disclosures: masterworks.com/cd Welcome to Beirut Lebanon. The capital of Lebanon is widely known for its beauty. It is often dubbed the Paris of the Middle East. Lebanon in general is one of the worlds oldest diverse and most beautiful countries. This nation located in the cradle"
YouTube Link 2023-05-19T18:00Z 420K followers, 316K engagements
"A TYPICAL CANTEEN IN RUSSIA What food do Russian people eat Heading to a 'Stolovaya' or canteen to try some typical Russian food. You can find Stolovaya's (or typical Russian / Soviet cafe's) all over the former Soviet Union from Ukraine to Kazakhstan and they are the best place to try local favourites at the best prices. These typical Russian food halls have all sorts to choose from; from Ukrainian Borsch to Russian Olivier salad Solyanka soup and Chicken Kiev with mash potato. The food in these Stolovaya are typical of what an average Russian family would eat at home. We went to a fairly"
YouTube Link 2022-02-18T19:00Z 420K followers, 1.1M engagements
"Chinese TYPICAL FAMILY APARTMENT Tour (Price & Cost of Living 2024) Welcome to a typical family apartment in Beijing China This is our home for the time being as we stay with a Chinese family. In this video we want to show you a typical family apartment in Beijing. We will give you a full apartment tour reveal the price (we were shocked) tell you the costs of living here in [----] (including utility bills) and explain the different types of houses and apartments in China. This apartment is located on the outskirts of Beijing in a suburb called Wangjing. This is how people in China really live."
YouTube Link 2024-11-20T16:00Z 420K followers, 1.9M engagements
"Intense [--] Hours in Beijing China [--] hours in Beijing China - one of the Asia's biggest & least understood capital cities. We started this intense two days and day one outside of Beijing at the incredible Great Wall of China - a bucket list item for everyone travelling to China. Later on we head back in to the city to explore some of the main sights of Beijing before heading to the infamous 'fake market' and then later out in to a local area of the city to experience get more of a feel for local life. China and its friendly people have honestly surprised us at every turn so far which once"
YouTube Link 2024-01-14T18:00Z 420K followers, 206.9K engagements
"Surviving in the COLDEST CAPITAL in the World (Ulaanbaatar Mongolia) Welcome to the coldest capital city in the World This is Ulaanbaatar (aka Ulan Bator) the capital of Mongolia ( ) - the emptiest country on earth. We travelled to the Mongolian capital in the middle of winter to feel the extreme cold and try to learn a little more life here in Ulaanbaatar and its people. Join us as we explore the city see its sights speak with locals try some Mongol cuisine and get a taste of the extreme cold winter temperatures that Ulanbaatar and its people endure every year. TRAVEL WITH US:"
YouTube Link 2024-03-29T17:00Z 420K followers, 215.6K engagements
"THE REAL AFGHANISTAN (Life Beyond Taliban Control) Going to therapy is a sign of strength not weakness. Our paid partner BetterHelp makes therapy simple with 10% off your first month to help you get started: https://betterhelp.com/mattandjulia This is real life in Afghanistan for many families and every day people. In Afghanistan in [----] under the rule of the Taliban women rarely walk the streets they have banned them from most areas of public life but behind the high walls and closed doors of peoples homes families are still gathering - living laughing and eating together. Despite the heavy"
YouTube Link 2025-06-28T17:00Z 420K followers, 451.6K engagements
"Inside Malaysia's Failed $100 Billion GHOST CITY (shocking) This is Forest City Malaysia the mega-project built to house one million people turned Ghost Town in just [--] years. It's unbelievable what's happening here in this abandoned ghost town in Malaysia. Forest City was funded by building consortium Country Garden from China this 'futuristic city' cost over $100 billion USD but since it was completed things haven't gone to plan and ultimately it seems this Chinese utopia on the edge of Singapore may have failed. After reading about this place online we knew we had to fly to Malaysia to find"
YouTube Link 2024-04-12T17:00Z 420K followers, 580.7K engagements
"Inside CARACAS VENEZUELA in [----] (Life after Maduro) If youre ever injured in an accident you can check out Morgan & Morgan. You can start your claim in just a click without having to leave your couch: https://ForThePeople.com/mattandjulia Caracas Venezuela in [----]. Perhaps not the best time to travel to the capital of Venezuela but we want to find out what life is really for people in Caracas and try to understand this city and it's people better. This city was once named the most dangerous on earth but is that really the case Join us as we explore different areas of Caracas - from the"
YouTube Link 2026-02-06T17:01Z 420K followers, 152.3K engagements
"INSIDE NORTH KOREA IN [----] (intense) Pack your bags we're traveling to Pyongyang North Korea (the DPRK). North Korea's borders are still officially closed to foreign tourists but we found a way to get access and travel to Pyongyang the capital of the DPRK. We want to find out what has been happening here over the past [--] years. North Korea hasn't officially reopened and for the purposes of this trip we aren't actually tourists. North Korea is a country we all hear so much about on the news often for the wrong reasons. But we want to learn more about the people of North Korea and their lives in"
YouTube Link 2025-04-11T14:00Z 420K followers, 4.2M engagements
"Inside The Country Torn Apart For [--] YEARS (Emotional Journey) If you're ever injured in an accident you can check out Morgan & Morgan. You can start your claim in just a click without having to leave your couch. To start your claim visit https://www.forthepeople.com/mattandjulia This is one of the most complicated divided and yet beautiful places on Earth. This is Cyprus an island most people in Europe associate with beach holidays and summer sun. But this island that to this day is still living with deep scars and literal walls from a conflict that ravaged its shore only [--] years ago."
YouTube Link 2025-08-23T15:01Z 420K followers, 203.3K engagements
"Would You Live in This Soviet City (Our New Home) Check out the Insta360 Go Ultra here: https://www.insta360.com/sal/go-ultrautm_term=INRQMBM This Soviet built city is our new home and we think it could be the greatest city on Earth here's why. Welcome to Bishkek Kyrgyzstan. Deep in Central Asia this is the city we have called home since last December. Bishkek is a city with many different faces and Kyrgyzstan more generally is changing fast. In this video we want to show you around the capital of Kyrgyzstan from the Soviet to the modern and share why we love Bishkek so much. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR"
YouTube Link 2025-09-03T16:01Z 420K followers, 219.3K engagements
"Reality of Life on the Border of RUSSIA & EUROPE Check out Ekster's Xmas sale (up to 54% off) here https://partner.ekster.com/mattandjulia and get an EXTRA 10% OFF with discount code: MATTANDJULIA We are traveling to the very eastern edge of Europe to the border between Russia and NATO to see what life is REALLY like here in [----]. Join us as we explore Narva in Estonia a Russian-speaking town on the border with Russia itself. This town is often said to be the front line between Europe / NATO and Russia but how do people here really live And how to they feel about the situation they find"
YouTube Link 2025-12-19T16:01Z 420K followers, 199.3K engagements
"TURKMENISTAN You Were Never Supposed To See (intense) Turkmenistan is one of the most secretive countries in the World and very few people travel there. It is known to be one of the strictest and most tightly controlled countries on Earth. But we found a way to travel to Turkmenistan ourselves and get off-the-beaten-path. We arranged an almost self-guided tour (which is pretty rare) giving us the chance to travel all the way across this fascinating & intense country by whatever means we could and to try and speak with locals living in all corners of Turkmenistan in order to get to know this"
YouTube Link 2024-07-13T12:00Z 420K followers, 335.4K engagements
"Kazakhstan You Never Knew Existed (Travel Vlog) Would you travel to Kazakhstan for this This trip through the wilds of eastern Kazakhstan from Almaty out to Kolsai lake Kaiyndy lake and Charyn Canyon was one of our incredible travel experiences. This two day excursion with a stay at a Kazakh guesthouse was full of adventure beautiful scenery and most of amazing people Join this channel to become a member and get access to these perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnrHlFu6ZueDosGPt9R3nHw/join ❤ - Support our channel HERE 😊 - https://patreon.com/mattandjulia"
YouTube Link 2022-11-11T18:00Z 420K followers, 103.1K engagements
"TRAVELING TO SYRIA IN [----]. (intense) Traveling in to Syria in [----] is not easy. The country is in the midst of recovering from a [--] year civil war and entry is restricted crossings in to this ancient land can only be made by land from Lebanon or Jordan. We have wanted to travel to Syria for years the cities of Damascus & Aleppo are some of the oldest & most incredible on Earth and its incredible culture people and food have always fascinated us. In the heart of the Middle East in what was Mesopotamia and on the ancient Silk Road Syria is at the cross road of civilisations. Even in its very"
YouTube Link 2023-06-02T18:00Z 420K followers, 499K engagements
"NORTH KOREA (THEY DONT WANT YOU TO SEE) Traveling in North Korea in [----] is intense. We travelled to Pyongyang the capital of North Korea to try and discover more about life here and the people of this country beyond the negative media headlines. North Korea (DPRK) isn't a country you can just travel independently and we have to stick with our guides and on a specially designed tour for foreigners. On this tour we can only visit certain sanctioned places. However within this context we are going to try and meet as many local North Koreans as possible and learn more about their lives in"
YouTube Link 2025-04-18T14:01Z 420K followers, 918.7K engagements
"Life of a Nomad Family (surviving far from civilisation in Mongolia) Life for nomads in Mongolia is changing the modern world and the promise of economic success has caused thousands of Mongolians to leave their nomadic herding lifestyles behind in search of opportunity in the city. But not all are embracing this new way of life and many are preserving their traditions and continuing to live the life of their ancestors dating back to the era of Genghis Khan. In fact almost 40% of Mongolians still live a nomadic lifestyle. Nomads in Mongolia mainly live off the land and move at least twice a"
YouTube Link 2024-04-05T17:00Z 420K followers, 121.6K engagements
"Running from Kazakhstan. (had to leave) I had to leave Kazakhstan fast. Panic set in as I realised I had to escape because that I was about to over stay my visa free period in Kazakhstan. So rather stress I headed to Almaty station and booked a last minute ticket to Tashkent Uzbekistan. Join me on this adventure back to Uzbekistan a country we visited last and absolutely loved but this time I am alone. - Support our channel HERE 😊 - https://patreon.com/mattandjulia https://buymeacoffee.com/mattandjulia - Our Travel Gear - https://www.mattandjulia.co.uk/our-gear - We get all of our music for"
YouTube Link 2022-09-27T18:00Z 420K followers, 668.7K engagements
"SERBIA the Media Never Show You Go to https://surfshark.com/mattjulia or use code MATTJULIA at checkout to get [--] extra months of Surfshark VPN for free This is Serbia the heart of the Balkans. Serbia has been through some tumultuous times of the past few decades from the fall of Yugoslavia to the losing of territories. Most people in the West only know of Serbia from the news and mainly some of the recent conflicts and dark moments. But this is a country that is changing and has so more to it. Serbia is full of beautiful people landscapes great food and interesting history. Join us as we"
YouTube Link 2025-09-20T13:06Z 420K followers, 97.2K engagements
"Lost in Russia's Strangest Republic Thanks to Storyblocks for sponsoring this video Get [--] extra months free with annual plans for a limited-time only: https://storyblocks.com/mattandjulia This is the Mari El Republic Russia. The last pagan republic in both Russia and Europe. We travelled to this Russian republic in search of the last pagans in Europe but this journey turned out to be A LOT more complicated than we expected join us on this journey to what could be the strangest place in Russia. We use Holafly E-sim's when travelling - Get a unique discount with the code MATTANDJULIA -"
YouTube Link 2025-09-24T14:01Z 420K followers, 297.3K engagements
"Traveling to the Worlds Strangest Country (Turkmenistan) We traveled to Turkmenistan - one the wackiest and most controversial countries on Earth. Often named the 'World's Strangest Country' and most isolated country of the former Soviet Union Turkmenistan is a nation of censorship and strange extremes. This Central Asian and former Soviet state is one of the Least Visited Countries in the World & one of the most isolated nations on the planet. We have been obsessed with travelling to Turkmenistan for years in order to discover more about this hermit state. And despite it being one of the"
YouTube Link 2024-07-06T13:01Z 420K followers, 504.8K engagements
"Inside CARACAS VENEZUELA in [----] (Life after Maduro) If youre ever injured in an accident you can check out Morgan & Morgan. You can start your claim in just a click without having to leave your couch: https://ForThePeople.com/mattandjulia Caracas Venezuela in [----]. Perhaps not the best time to travel to the capital of Venezuela but we want to find out what life is really for people in Caracas and try to understand this city and it's people better. This city was once named the most dangerous on earth but is that really the case Join us as we explore different areas of Caracas - from the"
YouTube Link 2026-02-06T17:01Z 420K followers, 152.3K engagements
"ENTERING VENEZUELA IN [----] (Life after US Intervention) This is Venezuela in [----]. Venezuela hit headlines a few weeks ago after Donald Trump and the USA removed & arrested president Nicolas Maduro. But what is life like in the new Venezuela We are traveling to Venezuela in late January [----] to try and discover what has changed how people live and what life is really like on the ground right now. Join us We use Holafly E-sim's when travelling - Get a unique discount with the code MATTANDJULIA - https://holafly.sjv.io/yqRMAy Learn Russian with us: https://www.mattandjulia.co.uk/shop Our"
YouTube Link 2026-01-23T18:01Z 420K followers, 335.1K engagements
"Who We REALLY Are (Honest Q & A) A Q&A video to kick off [----]. Walking the street of Tallinn Estonia and answering your questions about us our travel plans life on the road and YouTube. Learn Russian with us: https://www.mattandjulia.co.uk/shop Join us on a Group Tour: https://www.humankindexpeditions.com/ #qanda #life #travel #travelvlog #questionanswer Support our channel: https://patreon.com/mattandjulia Follow us on instagram - https://www.instagram.com/matt.and.julia Contact us: For sponsorship opportunities: sponsorships@mattandjulia.co.uk For any other business enquires:"
YouTube Link 2025-12-28T17:01Z 420K followers, 100.6K engagements
"Reality of Life on the Border of RUSSIA & EUROPE Check out Ekster's Xmas sale (up to 54% off) here https://partner.ekster.com/mattandjulia and get an EXTRA 10% OFF with discount code: MATTANDJULIA We are traveling to the very eastern edge of Europe to the border between Russia and NATO to see what life is REALLY like here in [----]. Join us as we explore Narva in Estonia a Russian-speaking town on the border with Russia itself. This town is often said to be the front line between Europe / NATO and Russia but how do people here really live And how to they feel about the situation they find"
YouTube Link 2025-12-19T16:01Z 420K followers, 199.3K engagements
"The Reality of Life in the UK Right Now (The Brutal Truth) Exclusive $35-off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/MATTANDJULIA. Promo Code MATTANDJULIA This is England We've returned to the UK after [--] years abroad. Join us as we travel out of London to the south coast of England to try and learn find out what life is like in the real UK beyond the shine of the capital London. The UK has changed a lot in recent times and in this video we want to explore the real England and the reality of life in typical English town's in late [----]. The is life in the UK right now. We use Holafly E-sim's"
YouTube Link 2025-12-12T17:00Z 420K followers, 456.9K engagements
"Partying in Romania's Forgotten Village Get a Lifetime Subscription with Rosetta Stone for just $99 (Or only $149 for all [--] languages) https://partners.rosettastone.com/mattandjulia8 This is Romania the heart of eastern Europe. Romania one of the most fascinating countries in Eastern Europe. A land of latin speaking orthodox christians nestled in lands surrounded by slavs. Today we are traveling deep into Romania through forgotten towns and even up to the Roma village where none other than Borat was filmed. In [----] Romania was still a communist country under the control of dictator Nicolae"
YouTube Link 2025-12-05T17:00Z 420K followers, 164.3K engagements
"Would You Ride This Soviet Sleeper Train Head to https://go.ubigi.com/xLWkbO or download the Ubigi App and use code MATTJULIA for 10% off your next eSIM with Ubigi This is the "worst train in Europe" apparently. Coincidentally it is also the last Soviet sleeper train in Europe. But can it really be that bad We've taken long distance trains all over the world from Siberia in Russia to the depths of China so surely this one in Europe can't be too bad Join us as we take this Soviet relic and travel overnight (almost [--] hours) from Chisinau Moldova (once part of the USSR) to Bucharest Romania (in"
YouTube Link 2025-11-21T19:00Z 420K followers, 115.2K engagements
"Typical Soviet Apartment Tour (How Russian People REALLY Live) Want to know what its really like to live in Russia Russia is the largest country on Earth and in this video we will share different types of Russian / Soviet apartments and how people live all over this vast country. From the grey Soviet apartment blocks to Krushchevka's and even down to the modern apartments we will share what each of these buildings are like both inside and outside and what it is like to live in each of these different apartment buildings in various regions of Russia. Follow our 2nd Channel:"
YouTube Link 2025-10-08T16:00Z 420K followers, 4.9M engagements
"Lost in Russia's Strangest Republic Thanks to Storyblocks for sponsoring this video Get [--] extra months free with annual plans for a limited-time only: https://storyblocks.com/mattandjulia This is the Mari El Republic Russia. The last pagan republic in both Russia and Europe. We travelled to this Russian republic in search of the last pagans in Europe but this journey turned out to be A LOT more complicated than we expected join us on this journey to what could be the strangest place in Russia. We use Holafly E-sim's when travelling - Get a unique discount with the code MATTANDJULIA -"
YouTube Link 2025-09-24T14:01Z 420K followers, 297.3K engagements
"SERBIA the Media Never Show You Go to https://surfshark.com/mattjulia or use code MATTJULIA at checkout to get [--] extra months of Surfshark VPN for free This is Serbia the heart of the Balkans. Serbia has been through some tumultuous times of the past few decades from the fall of Yugoslavia to the losing of territories. Most people in the West only know of Serbia from the news and mainly some of the recent conflicts and dark moments. But this is a country that is changing and has so more to it. Serbia is full of beautiful people landscapes great food and interesting history. Join us as we"
YouTube Link 2025-09-20T13:06Z 420K followers, 97.2K engagements
"Tourists Don't Visit This Balkan Country (THIS Is Why You Should) Start learning a foreign language today and get OVER 60% off Rosetta Stone right now at: https://partners.rosettastone.com/matt-and-julia3gh #rosettastone #rosettastonepartner @RosettaStone Join us as we explore the abandoned ruins of post-communist Yugoslavia. We are going to travel across Macedonia starting in Skopje and heading south exploring the traces of Yugoslavia and the complex identity of the post-communist Balkans. On this journey we will travel to the abandoned Hotel Evropa once a proud symbol of post-communist"
YouTube Link 2025-09-10T16:00Z 420K followers, 89.1K engagements
"Would You Live in This Soviet City (Our New Home) Check out the Insta360 Go Ultra here: https://www.insta360.com/sal/go-ultrautm_term=INRQMBM This Soviet built city is our new home and we think it could be the greatest city on Earth here's why. Welcome to Bishkek Kyrgyzstan. Deep in Central Asia this is the city we have called home since last December. Bishkek is a city with many different faces and Kyrgyzstan more generally is changing fast. In this video we want to show you around the capital of Kyrgyzstan from the Soviet to the modern and share why we love Bishkek so much. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR"
YouTube Link 2025-09-03T16:01Z 420K followers, 219.3K engagements
"Inside The Country Torn Apart For [--] YEARS (Emotional Journey) If you're ever injured in an accident you can check out Morgan & Morgan. You can start your claim in just a click without having to leave your couch. To start your claim visit https://www.forthepeople.com/mattandjulia This is one of the most complicated divided and yet beautiful places on Earth. This is Cyprus an island most people in Europe associate with beach holidays and summer sun. But this island that to this day is still living with deep scars and literal walls from a conflict that ravaged its shore only [--] years ago."
YouTube Link 2025-08-23T15:01Z 420K followers, 203.3K engagements
"ENTERING CHECHNYA (Russia's Most Infamous Region) Check out the Insta360 Ace Pro [--] here: https://www.insta360.com/sal/ace-pro-2utm_term=INRQMBM If youre in the US you can also purchase from Best Buy: https://bit.ly/AP2bestbuyMattJulia We're entering Chechnya the most infamous republic in Russia but what is life really like Part [--] of our hitchhiking journey across the Russian North Caucasus takes us from Dagestan into Chechnya crossing a remote high mountain pass few outsiders ever see. We explore isolated villages meet locals in the rugged Chechen mountains and eventually hitchhike all the"
YouTube Link 2025-08-13T16:00Z 420K followers, 515.1K engagements
"Entering Russia's "Most Dangerous Region" Start learning a foreign language today and get OVER 60% off Rosetta Stone right now at: https://partners.rosettastone.com/matt-and-julia1x1 #rosettastone #rosettastonepartner @RosettaStone Travelling through 'the most dangerous region' in Russia. Join us as we travel through Dagestan Chechnya (Chechen Republic) and Ingushetia in the North Caucasus. This part of Russia on the crossroads of Europe and Asia is often feared by outsiders. Join us as we attempt to hitchhike across this wild region of southern Russia and learn more about what life is really"
YouTube Link 2025-07-30T17:00Z 420K followers, 636.6K engagements
"Crossing the Badlands of Rural Afghanistan (Hostile) Go to https://surfshark.com/mattjulia or use code MATTJULIA at checkout to get [--] extra months of Surfshark VPN for free Welcome to the real Afghanistan. We are attempting to travel across the badlands of Afghanistan from Kabul through the Hindu Kush mountains remote rural villages and onwards to Mazar-i-Sharif. We want to try and understand more about rural life in Afghanistan in [----] under Taliban control. Afghanistan is often dubbed the World's most dangerous country but since the Taliban takeover the road north has been deemed safe"
YouTube Link 2025-07-09T17:00Z 420K followers, 475.8K engagements
"THE REAL AFGHANISTAN (Life Beyond Taliban Control) Going to therapy is a sign of strength not weakness. Our paid partner BetterHelp makes therapy simple with 10% off your first month to help you get started: https://betterhelp.com/mattandjulia This is real life in Afghanistan for many families and every day people. In Afghanistan in [----] under the rule of the Taliban women rarely walk the streets they have banned them from most areas of public life but behind the high walls and closed doors of peoples homes families are still gathering - living laughing and eating together. Despite the heavy"
YouTube Link 2025-06-28T17:00Z 420K followers, 451.6K engagements
"INSIDE AFGHANISTAN IN [----] (World's Most Dangerous Country) Afghanistan a country we have all heard of for the wrong reasons. For the first time in over [--] years Afghanistan is at peace. However under Taliban rule it remains highly controversial with rights especially of women being eroded every day. We decided to travel solo to Taliban controlled Afghanistan in [----] to try understand what life is really like inside a country we all hear so much about on the news but often understand so little of. Afghanistan is a nation with a rich culture history and heritage it is a proud country that has"
YouTube Link 2025-06-20T15:00Z 420K followers, 2.1M engagements
"Inside Pakistan's Most Dangerous Town (NOT Welcome) TRAVEL WITH US IN 2025: https://www.humankindexpeditions.com/ This is our journey to Pakistan's most dangerous town. The Peshawar region bordering Afghanistan one of the most volatile regions on Earth. Join us as we attempt to travel north overland through Pakistan to the region of Kashmir. But due to the ongoing issues with India are forced to turn east and travel to an area of Pakistan that most governments advise you not to travel to. We want to share a unique way of life here in this forgotten and lawless corner of the country. This is"
YouTube Link 2025-06-06T17:00Z 420K followers, 380.9K engagements
"Traveling to the Pakistan / India Border in [----] (tense situation) Start learning a foreign language today and get OVER 60% off Rosetta Stone right now at: https://partners.rosettastone.com/matt-and-julia2fn #rosettastone #rosettastonepartner @RosettaStone We are traveling to Lahore Pakistan as tensions with India continue to rise and the border between the two countries has closed. We travelled to the city of Lahore in the Punjab region of Pakistan to explore the city and find out what life is like in [----]. Lahore is close to the famous Wagah border crossing with neighbouring India and we"
YouTube Link 2025-05-27T20:00Z 420K followers, 190.9K engagements
"All Aboard The North Korea Propaganda Bus If you're ever injured in an accident you can chec out Morgan & Morgan. You can start your claim in just a click without having to leave your couch. To start your claim visit https://www.forthepeople.com/mattandjulia This is the real North Korea. Today we are traveling outside the capital Pyongyang on an official tour through North Korea where we get to catch a glimpse of REAL life in the DPRK. In this video we explore a day packed with state-approved sites: a floating restaurant on the Taedong River a taekwondo performance a luxury department store"
YouTube Link 2025-05-06T15:00Z 420K followers, 544.4K engagements
"I WENT TO NORTH KOREA FOR THIS Try invideo AI for free at: https://invideo.io/i/MattandJulia Pyongyang North Korea April [----] I ran through Pyongyang North Korea in [----] alone. North Korea isn't the place you can usually travel unguided. This is the only time you can be free and walk the streets when traveling to Pyongyang North Korea completely unsupervised. We travelled to North Korea with a group of foreigners to take part in the [----] Pyongyang Marathon the first international event in North Korea (DPRK) for over [--] years. This is one of the only moments where foreigners can experience a"
YouTube Link 2025-04-29T14:00Z 420K followers, 314.3K engagements
"NORTH KOREA (THEY DONT WANT YOU TO SEE) Traveling in North Korea in [----] is intense. We travelled to Pyongyang the capital of North Korea to try and discover more about life here and the people of this country beyond the negative media headlines. North Korea (DPRK) isn't a country you can just travel independently and we have to stick with our guides and on a specially designed tour for foreigners. On this tour we can only visit certain sanctioned places. However within this context we are going to try and meet as many local North Koreans as possible and learn more about their lives in"
YouTube Link 2025-04-18T14:01Z 420K followers, 918.7K engagements
"INSIDE NORTH KOREA IN [----] (intense) Pack your bags we're traveling to Pyongyang North Korea (the DPRK). North Korea's borders are still officially closed to foreign tourists but we found a way to get access and travel to Pyongyang the capital of the DPRK. We want to find out what has been happening here over the past [--] years. North Korea hasn't officially reopened and for the purposes of this trip we aren't actually tourists. North Korea is a country we all hear so much about on the news often for the wrong reasons. But we want to learn more about the people of North Korea and their lives in"
YouTube Link 2025-04-11T14:00Z 420K followers, 4.2M engagements
"How Russians REALLY Live Under Sanctions in [----] (Honest Assessment) This is how Russians live in [----] Sochi Russia - [----]. Welcome to the most sanctioned country on Earth. Life in Russia has changed a lot over the past few years. There are more sanctions on Russia than North Korea Iran Syria and China combined. In this video we will share what life is like in Russia under sanctions in [----] how normal Russians survive what the future holds and what it is like as a foreigner in Russia right now. Download our Russia Survival Guide for [----] and our Russian Language Course here:"
YouTube Link 2025-04-02T14:00Z 420K followers, 584.7K engagements
"Entering Europe's MOST Controversial Region Traveling to arguably the MOST Controversial region in Europe. Kosovo is one of the most divisive places on Earth. In fact depending on who you ask many to this day don't accept the region of Kosovo as a real country but instead part of Serbia. Kosovo is a region where tensions run high to this day. Nowhere do tensions run higher than the town we are traveling to today. We travelled to the north of Kosovo to explore one of the most divided towns in Europe. The town of Mitrovica is split between Serbians and Kosovar Albanians with the Kosovars living"
YouTube Link 2025-03-26T14:00Z 420K followers, 125.2K engagements
"Lost in Deepest Siberia (This is Russia) We travelled to a small town in Siberia Russia to explore what life here is like in early [----]. This is the town of Prokopyevsk in the Kemerovo (Kuzbass) region. This town was once a coal mining centre of Siberia. But now this is one of the fastest dying cities in Russia with its population almost falling by half in the last [--] years. We wanted to travel to Prokopyevsk to explore and discover what life is like for the people living here in this dying Russian town today. Join us as we explore a region of Russia rarely ever shown. TRAVEL WITH US TO"
YouTube Link 2025-03-19T14:01Z 420K followers, 128.4K engagements
"Traveling Across Russia - Honest Q&A Today we are traveling across Russia from Saint Petersburg to Sochi to see my family. This is a two day train journey so on the way we decided to answer some questions you sent us on both YouTube community and Instagram stories. This is a very honest q & a video and we will answer as best as possible everything you wanted to know about us about travel about YouTube and about the future of our lives and this channel. Join us on this journey through Russia and get to know us better. Sign up for our email list here: https://mattandjulia.co.uk TRAVEL WITH US:"
YouTube Link 2025-03-07T14:01Z 420K followers, 149.3K engagements
"Life in Moscow Russia in [----] Moscow Russia - February [----]. If youve only been to Moscow you havent seen the real Russia. Every Russian will tell you that Moscow is not Russia its like a completely different country. In this video we are travelling through the capital of Russia - Moscow all the way to Saint Petersburg to see Julias brother. We will explore and share the side of Moscow we havent seen ourselves yet and the side you wont currently see on any media outlet. This is a completely different world to what we usually share on our channel and specifically in Russia. We are not sharing"
YouTube Link 2025-02-21T15:00Z 420K followers, 375K engagements
"Lost in the Provinces of Russia (Life in Forgotten Siberia) Welcome to the Provinces of Siberia Russia in [----]. This is what life is like in the forgotten provincial regions of Russia. Join us on this journey as we travel through the Russian provinces and share real life in one of the least visited regions of Russia. In this video we will travel from the city of Kemerovo to the small town of Taiga in deepest Siberia and meet the locals. We want to share how people really live in rural / provincial Russia. This is the real Russia that you don't often see. #russia #siberia #life #lifeinrussia"
YouTube Link 2025-02-06T15:02Z 420K followers, 538.2K engagements
"The Reality of Life in Russia in [----] (emotional return) Life in Russia in [----] is completely different to what it used to be for me. In this video we are sharing real life in Russia right now. Traveling to Russia in the past was always the highlight of my year because I could spend time with my beloved Gran. But in [----] this has now changed and returning to Russia for the first time since then was always going to be difficult. Join us as we travel around & explore Kemerovo in Siberia and check out the changes in the city. I'm still trying to work out how I feel about being in this region of"
YouTube Link 2025-01-29T14:00Z 420K followers, 1M engagements
"TRAVELING TO RUSSIA IN [----] (intense journey) Start learning a foreign language today and get OVER 60% off Rosetta Stone right now at: https://partners.rosettastone.com/matt-and-julia945 or download the app #rosettastone #rosettastonepartner @RosettaStone Traveling to Russia in [----] what it is really like We are about to travel to Russia together for the first time in over a year. Join us on this intense journey in January [----] as we travel north to Novosibirsk Siberia the third largest city in Russia and share what life is like here right now. Traveling to Russia is difficult these days but"
YouTube Link 2025-01-22T14:00Z 420K followers, 306.4K engagements
"48 Hours in Tashkent Uzbekistan TRAVEL TO UZBEKISTAN WITH US IN OCTOBER [----] Email to join: mattandjulia@humankindexpeditions.com Check all the tour details here: https://www.humankindexpeditions.com/ Uzbekistan used to be one of the most closed-off countries on earth. This former Soviet country in the heart of Central Asia was until recently very difficult for foreigners to access. Nowadays that has all changed. Uzbekistan has opened up to the world. We travelled to Uzbekistan for a fifth time in just four years to share this unique historical friendly and incredibly underrated country"
YouTube Link 2025-01-15T14:00Z 420K followers, 174.2K engagements
"Chinese TYPICAL FAMILY APARTMENT Tour (Price & Cost of Living 2024) Welcome to a typical family apartment in Beijing China This is our home for the time being as we stay with a Chinese family. In this video we want to show you a typical family apartment in Beijing. We will give you a full apartment tour reveal the price (we were shocked) tell you the costs of living here in [----] (including utility bills) and explain the different types of houses and apartments in China. This apartment is located on the outskirts of Beijing in a suburb called Wangjing. This is how people in China really live."
YouTube Link 2024-11-20T16:00Z 420K followers, 1.9M engagements
"LIVING IN BEIJING CHINA (as a Foreigner) First Week Studying Chinese We are a British / Russian couple living in Beijing China whilst studying Chinese at LTL Mandarin School. This is our daily life as foreigners studying in Beijing Settling in to our new life in Beijing and this routine of studying Chinese in a language school every day has been so interesting. Chinese is a difficult language to the learn but we have a fantastic teacher and we are determined to get there and share our progress along the way Living somewhere for a month is something we haven't done for a long time but we are"
YouTube Link 2024-11-16T16:00Z 420K followers, 62.9K engagements
"How People REALLY Treat Foreigners in China This is how Chinese People REALLY Treat Foreigners in China The truth exposed in Beijing China. china travel beijing travel beijing china chinese people foreigners in china travel china life in china the real china china travel beijing travel beijing china chinese people foreigners in china travel china life in china the real china"
YouTube Link 2024-09-27T13:00Z 420K followers, 22.9K engagements
"50 HOURS IN A RUSSIAN GHOST TOWN (in the High Arctic) Join us as we explore the abandoned Soviet era ghost town of Pyramiden in the Arctic. Discover the history and eerie beauty of this unique Russian ghost town in Svalbard. We travelled to Pyramiden to learn what caused this once busy arctic town to be completely abandoned in just a few months. This promises to be an insane journey as we explore the Russian ghost town of Pyramiden Despite looking like we are in the middle of Russia Pyramiden is actually nestled in the snow covered Arctic wilderness of Svalbard owned by Norway. This"
YouTube Link 2024-09-19T13:00Z 420K followers, 77.5K engagements
"Inside a Russian Mining Town in Svalbard Norway (Surreal) We travelled to the previous unseen Russian coal mining town of Barentsburg near the North Pole on the archipelago of Svalbard Norway. Barentsburg is high up in the Arctic in Svalbard the Norwegian archipelago but with a twist this mining town of less than [---] people is owned by Russia and it is nearly exclusively populated by Russians Ukrainians and people from various countries of the former Soviet Union (USSR). How is it that there is a Russian / Soviet town in Norway And what is life like there for the residents living in a country"
YouTube Link 2024-09-07T13:30Z 420K followers, 109K engagements
"Life in the NORTHERNMOST Town on Earth (Extreme) Longyearbyen Svalbard This is Longyearbyen on the archipelago of Svalbard the most northern inhabited settlement in the World. Located high up in the Arctic just below the North Pole Svalbard is a part of Norway and one of the most extreme and inhospitable places on Earth. With long cold & extremely dark winters no soil for any crops to grow and a population of just a few thousand Longyearbyen is one of the most remote and difficult places to live in the World. We are traveling to the World's northernmost town to find out about life here how"
YouTube Link 2024-08-31T14:01Z 420K followers, 371.9K engagements
"Inside A Country That Doesn't Exist (Transnistria) Travelling to a country that Doesn't exist. This is Transnistria Sandwiched between Moldova and Ukraine Transnistria is a thin strip of land officially recognised as part of Moldova but that for all intents and purposes operates as a separate country This crazy place is often described as the last stronghold of the former Soviet Union with communist symbols and busts of Lenin everywhere We decided to travel to this unrecognised Russian speaking breakaway state in the heart of eastern Europe to try and learn more about it and its people."
YouTube Link 2024-07-17T15:00Z 420K followers, 26.8K engagements
"TURKMENISTAN You Were Never Supposed To See (intense) Turkmenistan is one of the most secretive countries in the World and very few people travel there. It is known to be one of the strictest and most tightly controlled countries on Earth. But we found a way to travel to Turkmenistan ourselves and get off-the-beaten-path. We arranged an almost self-guided tour (which is pretty rare) giving us the chance to travel all the way across this fascinating & intense country by whatever means we could and to try and speak with locals living in all corners of Turkmenistan in order to get to know this"
YouTube Link 2024-07-13T12:00Z 420K followers, 335.4K engagements
"Traveling to the Worlds Strangest Country (Turkmenistan) We traveled to Turkmenistan - one the wackiest and most controversial countries on Earth. Often named the 'World's Strangest Country' and most isolated country of the former Soviet Union Turkmenistan is a nation of censorship and strange extremes. This Central Asian and former Soviet state is one of the Least Visited Countries in the World & one of the most isolated nations on the planet. We have been obsessed with travelling to Turkmenistan for years in order to discover more about this hermit state. And despite it being one of the"
YouTube Link 2024-07-06T13:01Z 420K followers, 504.8K engagements
"Trying to Climb Africa's Highest Mountain (with Zero Experience) Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa. At [----] metres (19340 ft) it towers over the savannah of Tanzania and is the World's tallest free standing mountain. This video documentary is our attempt to climb Kilimanjaro via the [--] day Lemosho Route. It's going to be a beautiful scenic uncomfortable hike and the most difficult week of our lives. We have no experience and have never climbed a mountain before but summiting Kilimanjaro and reaching the roof of Africa is our dream and we are going to do everything to summit."
YouTube Link 2024-05-19T19:00Z 420K followers, 141.3K engagements
"Inside Malaysia's Failed $100 Billion GHOST CITY (shocking) This is Forest City Malaysia the mega-project built to house one million people turned Ghost Town in just [--] years. It's unbelievable what's happening here in this abandoned ghost town in Malaysia. Forest City was funded by building consortium Country Garden from China this 'futuristic city' cost over $100 billion USD but since it was completed things haven't gone to plan and ultimately it seems this Chinese utopia on the edge of Singapore may have failed. After reading about this place online we knew we had to fly to Malaysia to find"
YouTube Link 2024-04-12T17:00Z 420K followers, 580.7K engagements
"Life of a Nomad Family (surviving far from civilisation in Mongolia) Life for nomads in Mongolia is changing the modern world and the promise of economic success has caused thousands of Mongolians to leave their nomadic herding lifestyles behind in search of opportunity in the city. But not all are embracing this new way of life and many are preserving their traditions and continuing to live the life of their ancestors dating back to the era of Genghis Khan. In fact almost 40% of Mongolians still live a nomadic lifestyle. Nomads in Mongolia mainly live off the land and move at least twice a"
YouTube Link 2024-04-05T17:00Z 420K followers, 121.6K engagements
"Surviving in the COLDEST CAPITAL in the World (Ulaanbaatar Mongolia) Welcome to the coldest capital city in the World This is Ulaanbaatar (aka Ulan Bator) the capital of Mongolia ( ) - the emptiest country on earth. We travelled to the Mongolian capital in the middle of winter to feel the extreme cold and try to learn a little more life here in Ulaanbaatar and its people. Join us as we explore the city see its sights speak with locals try some Mongol cuisine and get a taste of the extreme cold winter temperatures that Ulanbaatar and its people endure every year. TRAVEL WITH US:"
YouTube Link 2024-03-29T17:00Z 420K followers, 215.6K engagements
"Life in VLADIVOSTOK [----] (the end of Russia) This is Vladivostok in the far east of Russia. Over [----] kilometres from Moscow the Far East feels like the edge of the world but what is life like here The Russian far east is the least populated region in Russia with only around [--] million people living here (or just over 5% of the Russian population). Vladivostok is the capital of Primorsky Krai and its the second-largest city in the Russian Far East after Khabarovsk with a population of just over [------]. During the Soviet period it was a closed city meaning no outsiders could enter however these"
YouTube Link 2024-03-01T18:00Z 420K followers, 429K engagements
"Traveling to Far East Russia (on a Korean Cargo Ship) Travelling to Vladivostok in far east Russia from Korea not how you would expect. With flights currently unavailable we found one route was still open between Korea Japan and Russia. So we decided to book it and travel to Vladivostok Russia on one of the worlds least travelled passenger/cargo ferry routes. Travelling by cargo ship across the Sea of Japan (or East Sea) between two completely separate worlds has been a dream of ours for as long as we can remember With Korea reopening her maritime border to allow the resumption of the Du Won"
YouTube Link 2024-02-23T17:30Z 420K followers, 84.7K engagements
"Intense [--] Hours in Beijing China [--] hours in Beijing China - one of the Asia's biggest & least understood capital cities. We started this intense two days and day one outside of Beijing at the incredible Great Wall of China - a bucket list item for everyone travelling to China. Later on we head back in to the city to explore some of the main sights of Beijing before heading to the infamous 'fake market' and then later out in to a local area of the city to experience get more of a feel for local life. China and its friendly people have honestly surprised us at every turn so far which once"
YouTube Link 2024-01-14T18:00Z 420K followers, 206.9K engagements
"Inside CHINA. (Not What Youd Expect) What is China really like In [----] China reopened and despite being told not to travel here we travelled to Beijing for the first time. Flying in to China we did not have many expectations from Beijing or China more generally but you hear A LOT about this country in western media. We've travelled to many places that have stereotypes & stigmas attached to them and China is no different hopefully this video can expel a few of them for you as it did for us. Welcome to Beijing the capital of the Peoples Republic of China. TRAVEL WITH US in 2024:"
YouTube Link 2023-12-31T18:00Z 420K followers, 479.1K engagements
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