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.
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Running from Kazakhstan.. (had to leave!)
Welcome back to Uzbekistan, one year later! This time though, it’s just me and the plov 🍽
Where you staying in 🇺🇿?
This is a very odd thing for me. I watch "Inside Russia" with a man called Konstantin, who actually just got to Tashkent himself, now you're there too. Maybe you can connect, if only to get more info from him on where to go in Tashkent. He speaks English well, so you don't need to speak Russian if you don't want to. Both of you left quickly from where you were. Hug Julia for me when you can. I'm a "Granny" who knows how much family and friends mean in stressful situations. Wow, things are definitely getting chaotic. 🇨🇦💝
@@ninemoonplanet hi 👋🏻. I’ve been following Konstantin since feb 2022- he is a wonderful man. LMW 🇺🇸 p s - He left everything behind at age 46
Yeah, and felt lost once he left, could have been the lack of sleep. 😂 He's someone people who need connections can trust to keep info quiet too.
Yes, please look Konstantin up and give him tips and any help you can.
Isn't it lovely that we can see how generally good and friendly people are all over the world if you give them a chance?
1000% 🥰
Why not get a passport and experience it for yourself? You must be American. Home of the fearful.
Mmm, I agree that most people are good and friendly if given a chance. Except, perhaps, for people like falconeaterf15 who seem quite determined to be unfriendly.
@@NorthernKitty I do tend to cheap shot Americans ever since the whole Trumptard phenomenon started. But I guess it’s only half of you folks.
@@falconeaterf15 more like home of jobs with low wages and no guaranteed paid vacation. A lot of people are only going to get two weeks off a year, tops
I visited Kazakhstan on a number of occasions over a three year period and was able to visit a number of cities from Atyrau in the west to Almaty in the east. Its a great country even if its a bit militaristic with police and Military on just about every city street corner but the people are incredibly friendly and outgoing. The diet was predominated by horse meat with replaces the beef of western countries and does take a bit of getting used to. I loved every visit I had and was sad to leave.
Hi from Atyrau! I am glad you enjoyed your trip)
Thank you!😊
I see the date shown at the train station was 10th September. Things have changed drastically at borders in the vicinity since then. I hope Julia & her family particularly the men in her family stay safe and she can return to be with you soon Matt.
Thank you so much Sharyn! Thank you so much for your concerns, just to let you know, everything is fine with Julia and her family so far, hope it will continue that way 🙏🏼❤️
I'm worried for Julia as well. I don't want her too wait too long to leave. Godspeed
@@MattandJulia I'm relieved to read this.
@@MattandJulia I am so glad everything is fine with Julia and her family. These last few days with the things going on have had me worried for you all.
What a gorgeous city. And yes, I have to admit, the layout is terrific, and love all of the gardens and fountains.
Thanks for sharing part of your journey, Matt. Wishing both you and Julia safety and safe travels. Tashkent looks great and the plov looked amazing.
Thank you so much Michael, really appreciate it 🙏🏼❤️
As a Tashkent native, I’m really grateful to you for the beautiful show of my old blooming green city of rock!
Just found your channel and I really like the short subtitled bits of interaction with the people you encounter. Been studying Russian for about a year and this gives me a sense of the level of I’d want to be at to have a smoother experience traveling around Central Asia, or at least the cities.
Good luck with the Russian Justin! 🙏🏼
What a gorgeous city. And yes, I have to admit, the layout is terrific, and love all of the gardens and fountains.
Beautiful video. Tashkent has suddenly come into my consciousness because Konstantin, who I also follow from Inside Russia, fled there yesterday to escape the draft. I had never heard of it before. I am starting to get very curious about the ‘…Stan’ countries. It is so educational following you and Julia. I’ll never forget the video when you visited her granny in snowy Siberia and helped her to get the snow off the roof. I love seeing how ordinary people live more than anything else. Thank you.
Thank you so much, so glad you enjoyed it 🙏🏼❤️
Don't go to any stan country. They might Deport u back to Russia if Russia ask.
I traveled through many of the Stans and all of the regular people there were totally amazing. We were hosted in a huge yurt and I can still remember the view out over the fields. The sky is so big there.
@@mattsapero1896 How fabulous Matt.
@@rollingwave2732 Also, incredibly clean air in the steppe.
Thank you for sharing Matt. Stay safe and God bless you and Julia. ❤️
Thank you for showing our beautiful Tashkent to the world! Very nice video! I’m not in my hometown yet but counting down days to be there soon!
Beautiful landscaping and buildings. I am born Canadian and speak Russian. Never been to Russia. I traveled to Europe, I loved Austria Tirol, Paris, Belgium, Italy, London England. Been in Senegal Africa for 2 years loved the pleasant people and their delicious foods. Came across your channel and enjoyed your video. New subscriber. 👍 ✌ ❤
Thank you so much Marie, lots of love to Canada 🙏🏼❤️
Ahh settling in Africa……
Fascinating! Thanks for sharing! I really appreciate the kindness and respect you show all the way and your Russian is pretty good too, congrats! I hope you and your wife will soon be together again and everything will be ok. Cheers!
Ooooh Plov! 😍 I had a friend as a child whose ancestors were partly Volga Germans and therefore they immigrated to Germany. They came from southern Kazakhstan, his father had German ancestors and his mother was Uzbek. His mother made plov with poultry meat (mutton or lamb was hard to get in our rural area back then) when I was there for dinner once. That's almost 25 years ago and yet I still remember the taste, the mixture of spices....yummy!
His impression trying the plov for the first time was incredible 🇰🇿🤩👍
A+ content. Thank you for taking us along with you. Hopefully you guys get the chance to enjoy your trips vs working/filming/editing.
STUNNING...thanks for taking us along to a city I will never see in person...the Plov looks AMAZING!!!!
Hello Matt ~ I’m new to your & Julia’s channel and so far have been following Julia and her return to see her grandmother. Am finding this all very intriguing but also worrisome. Hope you will both be safe. Cheers!
Matt you are a true gentlemen. You and Julia give me hope in humanity. Safe travels
Thank you so much Andrew 🙏🏼❤️
Humanity was dying without your hope
@@CountingStars333 lmao so true. Who gives a shite if someone had his "faith restored"
Thanks Matt for showing us your journeys through these countries; fascinating and enlightening.
So glad you enjoyed it ❤️
What a breathtaking city! I have always wanted to go! Thank you for the bird's eye view I am soooo happy 😊
So glad you enjoyed it Sharon 🙏🏼❤️
Matt you are genuinely a good person, showing kindness at all times, God bless you!
Very entertaining + enlightening! Almost as good as being there in person. Thanks.
Мэтт, спасибо за видео. Подборка саундтреков очень крутая!
Thank you so much for sharing your journey, what a beautiful city. The train was nice and clean.
So glad you enjoyed it 🙏🏼❤️
Hi Matt 👋 (and Julia at home 🏡). Tashkent is a beautiful city, thanks for showing us some of the sights. I wasn't surprised at all that you met some friendly guys as you and Julia have that ability to put people at ease and they want to know and help you. The "wedding plov" looked so good. I love any dish with rice in it. ❤️🍚😋🤣. Take care, stay safe and have a great "reunion" with your "honey bunny 🐰 ". 👍❤️🫂🙏🌎
Thank you very much John! Really appreciate it 🙏🏼❤️
So nice to see you, Matt, clearly missing your good lady.I hope Julia is well and good wishes to her family. The city park is a statement all by itself! A great solo vlog.I hope you and Julia visit the babushka one day.
Thank you so much Nick! Really appreciate it ❤️🙏🏼
Good to see you doing ok Matt on your own. Your Russian language skill is awesome. Speaking of plov, Backpacker Ben is in that part of the world now as well and got the worst case of food poisoning from it in one of his recent videos. I hope you don’t get a bad one while there. Stay safe and as always I will look forward to the next video. 👍
Thank you so much! Really appreciate it, really hope I steer clear of the food poisoning too 😀
Very interesting countries! Beautiful and open landscapes, beautiful sky, thank you for the video!
You can go by car for an hour and see nothing except steppe. Dawns are stunning there. Steppe is FREEDOM.
It's so strange to see you both travelling to different destinations! I am sure my brain inserted some "Julia-Giggles" into the background randomly 😄 I hope you're both doing well regardless, and are staying happy and healthy 💖🍀
Thank you so much Dai, really appreciate it 😘 Definitely missing those giggles 😁❤️
Fantastic video Matt, you’re videoing skills are truly remarkable. You also do the narration so very well, it always holds my interest perfectly.
Thank you so much! Really appreciate it!! 🙏🏼❤️
Lovely coverage of Tashkent and more of the beautiful and clean train journey. Background music was soothing, Thanks! Miss seeing your wife with you!!
Glad you're doing fine Matt, hope you will be reunited with Julia soon!! Safe travel for both of you....
Thank you Khaled ❤️
Awwww, I’m sure you miss Julia so much! Safe travels! The plov looks amazing!
Thank you so much Cristina, I reaaaally do! 🙏🏼❤️
First time viewer and impressed with the beauty of Tashkent. Thanks for sharing with us.
Glad you enjoyed it 🙏🏼❤️
YES, I had no idea...and impressed with the beauty of Tashkent too.
The video is really awesome, and the tour of Uzbekistan was amazing. Hope to see you and Julia together again soon! ♥
Thank you so much Vladimir! ❤️
@@MattandJulia you're welcome!
@Purpleemp what do you mean
@Purpleemp oki
Wonderful ! I learned a lot, and have started looking up Plov recipes. I also like the way you demonstrate a useful "truth" in regard to language learning, that if you pick one of the more widespread languages it can be incredibly useful as a shared second language in multiple countries ( Russian, Spanish, Arabic etc) . (I speak Mandarin, and teach EAL. ) Great video. I'm looking forward to seeing more
Love these vids you and Julia do , and this one is as pucker as your others, well done mate.
These videos are so well done. Right up there with Rick Steves. Always a must watch!
Thank you so much! 🙏🏼❤️
Hi, I am from Indonesia, a country in Southeast Asia region. Stan country seems to be beyond my horizon, so it is interesting to watch the life of people on the other side of the world. Thank for the video, and I hope you unite with your wife really soon.
Central Asia (or is it Western Asia?) is oddly underexposed, unlike Indonesia which is popular enough.
@@brexitgreens I think Kazakhstan is in Central Asia? Southeast Asian region is a favorite place for Digital Nomads who love islands and beaches, that's why countries in this region are quite exposed. Countries in Southeast Asian region are Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, The Phillipines, Brunei, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos. They ring a bell to you, dont they? 🙂
@@bliss6495 Yes, all of SEA is popular with "expats", as they used to call themselves before becoming "nomads". 😄
Excellent presentation. Thank you.
Hope you stay safe! Talgo trains are pretty good,made in Spain and sold to many countries around the world
oooh
Hi! FYI Talgo trains that run in Kazakhstan are made/assembled at a factory in Astana.
@@arslankaspakov4709 didn't know that, thanks!
I really enjoyed jour video. I am very impressed with the solid clean big buildings and wide streets.
Just stumbled across your channel...love the relaxed nature and the camera work...bringing the world to our screens in great detail...new sub here looking forward to checking out more of your adventures!!
Howdy Matt, what a nice train and trip plus the city looks nothing I would think. Very modern and structured. Have a pleasant time and stay safe. Greetings from Hamburg 🌏🌎🌍
Thank you so much Michael! ❤️
Ты добрый парень. Очень вежливо общаешься и с уважением.
Not very often you come across a KZheadr who reads and likes most of the comments. I'm brand new to the channel and this guy seems incredibly genuine. You've got a new subscriber in me, thanks for having me "on board."
Yes he is English we all read.
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing! ❤👍❣️
Glad you made in time Matt! Nice train and Nina is such a friendly Babushka. My mouth was already drooling when she mentioned Plov; then you had to go ahead and order plov with close-up shots too... 🥲😁Must have been somewhat lonely without your Julia, but excellent video, thanks! ♥️
I know you missed your sweet Julia!!! 🥰☺️ Can’t wait for the next video!!!
I really do! Thank you so much Gina ❤️
You made a very nice and interesting video. Thank you for uploading.
Tashkent looks interesting, so well manicured and spread out. Unusual for a capital city, but I guess that is down to the earthquake. I saw Konstantin walking around night after night earlier In the year, so nice to see it in daylight!
Never found why you had to leave. Got bored skipping through all the endless shots of the trip, so I guess I missed the few seconds you said why.
Love the laid back style. Spent a week in Tashkent by myself ahead of a Silk Road tour in 2019. Everything you say is good and more.... there was only a fleeting glimpse of the metro but would you consider a video walkabout on the tashkent metro looking at it architecture in the future?
the plov looks delicious! I am so envious of your lifestyle. Tashkent looks beautiful.
I haven’t caught up with you guys for awhile. It makes me so sad at what is going on over there and that you guys had to split up for awhile. I hope you both (and family) stay safe. Please keep us updated. Love to you both from Montana (USA).
Thank you so much, will do ❤️
Moon Sister. I'm from Montana too. It sounds like you know about this video and the man talking and more. I have no idea who he is, or what is going on. . I wish I knew. It would help. Thank you.
@@marjoriegarner5369 I’ve been watching them several years, off and on. They normally do travel videos, primarily in Russia and Eastern Europe. They married. Julia is from Russia and Matt is from England.
Wow what an absolutely beautiful looking city, seems really peaceful & easy flowing 🤠👍
This just happened to appear on my recommended list. I have no idea who Matt and Juia are but this was a good trip. I'll say one thing, everyplace shown here was absolutely spotless and far from the pictures you see of rural Russia. I know something of Kazakhstan and two of the great performers who are from there. Daneliya Tuleshova has made a number of music videos that show some of the beautiful places nearby. If you haven't seen them, put that on your to do list because it is worth your while. You should also catch Daneliya's final winning performance on the Voice Kids - Ukraine. She was just a child but it is one of the most remarkable performances I have ever seen. I believe both performers are from Almaty. I know nothing of Tashkent and was shocked to see what a beautiful city it is. Rebuilt by Russia in the 60's? That means there are a lot of people beholden to Russia. As to Daneliya's final performance, 'Ne tvoya viina' by Okean Elzy, she wears a burned and war torn dress and gives a soliloquy to the circumstances of war; a child like no other - here it is: kzhead.info/sun/YL2odNehmamwdoE/bejne.html NOTE: in retrospect it is a song with soliloquy that is especially important today:-(
I used to listen to _Radio Tashkent English Service_ on Shortwave radio 📻 up to the 1990's and collected QSL Cards from the staff there. It was a kind of romantic mental journey to other lands, far away from isolated Perth, Western Australia 🇦🇺
Juliaaaa we miss you!matt is lucky to got a visa to Kazakhstan!! Looks beautiful Almaty (green mountain etc)
We can go visa-free for 30 days to Kazakhstan, which is why I had to leave as I was on 29 🥲 Glad you enjoyed it ❤️
@@MattandJulia you are lucky !!I wanted to go..but they said I need invitation letter for got a "Visa" and I saw it is too complicated to do a invitation ..so .I didn't go.. once if I have more time or find a easier way to got invitation or can can good Russian language,may I will go.
We are praying for you all, may God be with you all and protect you all.
ALWAYS CHECK YOUR PASSPORT IN/OUT DATES! What I always do is, since I stay in a country up to 180 days max, is have a space in my spreadsheet where I list each month down, and in the next column over, I put down how many days there are in that month MINUS the days BEFORE I arrived, then full number of days for the subsequent months, and then sum these numbers. I always cut it to 175 days so that I leave with plenty of time before I am SUPPOSED to exit out, spend a week or two in another country, and if I want to come back, I can do so. I've been out of America for over 4 years now.
Just FYI most spreadsheet apps (Excel/Google/etc) will have functions to do arithmetic with dates, so you should just be able to calculate (say) 175 days after whatever date in a formula.
@@jamietaylor5570 I didn't know that, but I always do it by hand, to make sure I don't make a mistake, and I don't do it on my mobile. I have a complicated spreadsheet that is done on my laptop.
What a nice lady! People seem so friendly there.
I know a guy there called BORAT. He is really nice 😂 . He can get you to the USA 🇺🇸. A train cabin shared with a woman?! Unbelievable. But seriously, excellent way to know how other cultures live. I was very surprised to see how clean the cities are.. and the honest simplicity of the people. Thank you for showing us the world.
Very niiiiiccceeee! 😁 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Of course, he’s not going to show you how most people live. Russia always builds a facade of beauty and strength in every country they invade. He spoke Russian. In Uzbekistan. I’m beginning to wonder if he and Julia are Russian propagandists. See how nice people live under the Soviet U …. Uh, Russian demo ….. Russian leadership?
@@northerngirl4666 Very good point, Northern girl. The Russians only allow people in who are going to say good things
Feel so bad that you and Julia had to go separate ways for a while. Hope you've reunited by now and doing fun things together. Tashkent is beautiful Enjoyed the video. What would have happened if your visitor visa had expired while you were in Kazakhstan? Also, does this mean you've lost your chance to bump in to Dimash? hehehe
Thank you so much Lyn! I would have probably been banned from entering for a while which I definitely wouldn’t want 🥲 Hahaha, we will back there very soon so might see him! ❤️
I'm so glad all went well. I know you feel like part of you is missing and its your sweet Julia. Maybe it won't be too lonely before you are reunited.
Thank you Kathy! I hope so, can’t wait to see her ❤️
Love the scenery and the people being people.
I would really love to visit Kazakhstan. I can see the people are friendly and hospitable
Matt, the *Spirit of Julia* 9:30 is a live and all around you. So glad you made this video, I was wondering how you were doing without your better half, last video was tough to watch... I was amazed how well you speak Russians in all your videos with ease you learn fast, and Julia must be an excellent teacher... btw: I kept waiting for Juila to pop her head above your shoulder for a quick comment like she normally does. Not seeing you two together is like *Salt without Pepper, Burger without Fries, Batman without Robin* I think you get my point. You two make a great *Team* ... LM
Thank you so much Larry, can’t you enjoyed it! So true! Can’t wait to be reunited 😊❤️
Love your work and cinematography.
I was in Uzbekistan 40 years ago, Planning a trip again this year. In particular want to go back to Samarkand and Bukhara. Tashkent looks good!
What an absolutely beautiful place Tashkent is.
Wow, you completely ran! Good on you mate!
The music in this video is awesome man!
Thanks for sharing your journey, I'll subscribe and keep following❤
May you always be protected 💐💐Oh dear thought you were there for a while...🤔Opps now I know why...its so heartwarming how friendly people are in different regions...but Matt you come over so friendly too...both of you💐Always fancied to go to Tashkent but nice Hostel 😊My sort of food.
We will be going to be back there together soon, can’t wait to be there 🥰
@@MattandJulia Goodo ☺️
Your video just appeared on YT watching for the first time, i thoght something happened so decided to watch . Was actually surprised by your Russian, and the fact that u went here, in Tashkent because im from here myself love to see it . Hope u having a good time here! ♥️
Thank you so much! Welcome to the channel 🥰❤️
I was in Almaty from 15-25 september, i was at the dimash concert there it was amazing. I had a Great time there. From norway.
I love your work!
Sorry to see you two separated! Here’s a little extra (beyond my monthly Patreon contribution) to help soften the blow of you being apart. Hang in there, both of you. XO
Thank you so much Marc! Honestly your support means the world both on here and Patreon!! 🙏🏼 Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! ❤️❤️❤️
God bless your life and your loved ones lives 💪🏽❤🙏🏼
Also I might add, thank you for visiting the places that I know now because of your videos I don’t ever want to be in.
thanks for your sharing, we really want to knew the outside world, stay safe, god bless you
Got recommeded your channel by KZhead and i like it. I'm a Russian speaker. I left Russia 30 years ago. You are very friendly and positive and people around you feel it.
Am sure it's a funny feeling to be doing this on your own when before this Julia has always been there... Your expression on food was just the same as Julia ,hehe . Sometimes we dont realise that after being together for so long, things we do or say sometimes it mirrors our partner . And love how hospitable people could be anywhere around the world.
Haha, we have so many similarities these days, we effectively grew up together 😀❤️
Great video, thx for sharing
What a beautiful city! I do remember when you were there last year at the restaurant! I hope you are doing well ! I’m sure that ordeal was worrisome- I too am worried about Julia and her family - I did read that you said all is well - I thank God for that ❤ I do have one question, what did you do with all your big bags? Kind of a silly question 🥹 Please be safe Matt - And Julia I am praying for you and your family ( you too Matt) Lots of love ❤️
Thank you so much Jo Ann! All is okay with Julia’s family, hopefully it stays that way 🙏🏼❤️ We left them in our rented apartment in Almaty, we have it for 2 months ❤️
@@MattandJulia that makes sense - sorry to be so nosey 🥹
First of your videos I've seen...You're very good at telling a video story...subscribed...thanks for the video
Thank you so much Gary, that means a lot 🙏🏼❤️
In my country in South America, trains does not exist, so it's always interesting, to see, how people are traveling in trains in other countries
Hey Matt. Great video mate 👍. My wife is from Kazakhstan and she is also Russian Kazakh. I have never been to Uzbekistan but I would love to visit and we hopefully will next year. We spent time in Almatty in August and we loved the city. Thanks for posting your trip. I really enjoyed it
Thank you so much for watching! We are running a group trip to Uzbekistan next year if you are interested? 🥰❤️ Linked here: www.humankindexpeditions.com/uzbekistan
@MattandJulia Hi Guys unfortunately we are at wedding in Poland and spending a couple of weeks there..But thanks for the offer. I hope you guys have a great time
Matt you are so nice. I love how kind you were to Nina.
Thank you so much Kuyah ❤️
Lived in Tashkent for a year during 2021. Loved it. You have managed to provide a pretty good sense of the place. And , yes, plov is bloody amazing.
Thank you Alan, really appreciate it 🙏🏼❤️
It looks like a great City. love your story. I salute you from Pennsylvania.
Thank you so much Ismael! ❤️🙏🏼
You're amazing! I don't know how you can remain so calm and collected in just turning up somewhere with the intention of catching a train or arriving in a city without knowing where you're going to stay. I was a little surprised at the sleeping arrangements on the train. Rather close quarters for strangers of different gender.
The west is obsessed with gender. Most of the rest of the world gets along just fine.
Thanks for the great video! 👍👍👍
Thank you 😊
Hi Matt 👋 Nice to see you again! I am live in LA ,USA. Born originally at Tashkent. During the Soviet time, 1980 we immigrated to Israel, Ibwas 11 years old. At the year 2000 with my family we immigrated to USA. Haven't been there since. I actually planned recently to go visit Tashkent but unfortunately because currently situation...it will take us over 20 hours to fly with lay over in a few countries ...not even talking about the sky prices...😏. Hopefully next year we can visit there and can't wait to eat the Plov again 😋. Have a safe back journey!!!🙏🙏🙏
Wow, what an interesting change in places you have lived! 😮 hope you get the chance to go back soon, the plov is waiting for you 😀 Thank you for sharing 🙏🏼❤️
@@MattandJulia Thank you so much Matt, I hope so too!!👍😉🙏
thanks for showing us around Uzbekistan
Glad you enjoyed it 🥰
Well done tour of a place I'll never get to. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Hope you guys are well, another great video
Thank you so much 🙏🏼❤️
Stay safe, much love xx
Thank you so much Sarah ❤️