DAY 1: Arriving in Mongolia's Capital City (most polluted city in world)

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[IndigoTraveller]

I hope this video brings you some value and I look forward to releasing more videos soon. Nick🤍

[nezukosimp]

When the world needed him most he returned

[romyman]

No matter how depressed an area or a city is, you'll always find a random brand new Land Cruiser somewhere lol

[ohsail]

As a 68 year old woman 2 years ago I traveled alone to Mongolia, not on a tour, but going from one Airbnb nomadic family to another. Yes! They’re on Airbnb. It was dirty, marvelous, difficult, fascinating, and I loved every minute of it. I had no translator, we just used sign language. I will guess that 99 percent of Americans would have hated the experience. (Let’s face it… their toilets are boards over open cesspits.) I was thrown into small gers that I shared with all family members and whoever else showed up at the door, since they love visiting each other. I’ve traveled to 25 countries, and I can say that the Mongolian people are the most absurdly kind people that I have ever met. They also have a wicked sense of humor. And they cheat at card games. I’d go back in a heartbeat.

[stuartatkins]

Mongolia may have lots of problems but at least it seems its citizens are able to speak freely about their problems and that bodes well for their ability to solve their problems as nation in the future. A really interesting video about a country most of us will never have the chance or ability to visit.

[tulgabayarkhuu]

We have a vast land, with 95% of it being uninhabited. However, due to the economic issues more than half of Mongolia's population lives in the capital city Ulaanbaatar. Since you mentioned a lot about pollution, I have to clarify that air pollution only gets worse in winter time in Ulaanbaatar city because its residents burn a raw coal to avoid freezing. Except for that its all good, if you ever want to experience beautiful, vast nature, Mongolia would be the best choice.

[narc]

Vistited Ulanbataar and Mongolia in 2014. Spent 4 weeks there and had the best time. Seems like nothing changed with the pollution problem i am afraid. Hope it will br better in the future. Greetings from Germany. Mongolia and its people will always be in my heart..i hope i will come back in the future.

[joshuafalken]

UB's problem is it is in a valley. In winter the pollution gets trapped due to temperature inversion and no wind. The polluted air cools and falls before reaching the edge of valley. I've lived in UB since 2011, my wife is Mongolian. The air is bad by any measure, but was worse 10-15 years ago. Thousands of apartment blocks have been built over that time, but the population has increased a lot too.
During summer, the air is clean. I've also lived in India and UB is not as bad as Delhi, Kolkata or many Indian cities.
P.S Mongolia and the people are great. I married one ;-)

[cysquatch]

So thrilled to see a new video from you!

[JuniorJr...]

Although Ulaanbaatar often ranks as one of the most polluted cities, calling it the "most polluted capital in the world" is an oversimplification. Pollution levels can vary throughout the year and might be very high compared to other capitals, especially in winter. However, cities like Delhi and Lahore also have serious pollution issues. So, saying it's the most polluted capital might not fully capture the situation, as it depends on the time and how pollution is measured.

[davkaaa]

Winter months yes, you are right. When too cold and no wind it is really bad, high pollution. When it's windy much better. However Mongolia has the best air rest of the year, it has amazing smell specially summer time. I hope my beautiful country will develop more and government will do best. I still love my Country and my city. I am happy that our people are really friendly, open minded and optimistic always 😊

[risinbison]

I used to work for a major agricultural products producer so I would go to some interesting places for business. Ulan Bator itself is a dirty, dysfunctional mess but to the west is beyond amazing. The beauty of this country is breathtaking, you just have to get out of the capital. Probably the most friendly people I’ve met in my life.

[YannicksChannel]

One of the greatest travel vloggers on YouTube is now I'm glad to see that you're okay because I haven't seen anything from you on YouTube in the past seven months and your videos really mean a lot to me as you were one of the few YouTubers who personally inspired me to start making YouTube videos. 💯I also hope to one day film a vlog with you 🙏

[armchairgeneral]

Seeing so many people say ''Glad you are alive'' describes your efforts best and the extremes you go through to bring these images to us. Thanks a lot!

[scottmeredith]

Just an electric utility worker here, electric transmission lines absolutely do NOT put off “radiation”. What are you talking about? There are obviously a lot of pollutants there, but transmission conductors are not a source.

[davidbottles]

Looks cleaner than most of the cities I have seen in India.

[rdanilb]

What a beautiful surprise to see a video from you ! Glad you're safe and looking forward for this new adventure !

[xborak]

Love to see a country that is not as dangerous and just plain interesting! Seeing countries like Haiti was really giving me a sense of anxiety for you dude

[doomera]

You're truly an documentarian and filmmaker not just a "travel vlogger". You're not showing superficial stuff and you're not an exaggerated person who takes center stage that most travel vloggers try to do. You talk to people, find out their struggles living in their country, joy and you intrigue others

[ReelBlessed]

Had a chance to visit Mongolia for about 3 weeks back in 2015. Probably one of the most fascinating locations since it’s not a particularly huge tourist destination. Didn’t really notice any pollution but I was there in the summer and UB probably has gotten more crowded since then. Getting out of the city and touring the open countryside and being able to camp wherever you wanted was an amazing experience when I was there. First time seeing one of your videos but I’ll definitely watch more.