TRANS-SIBERIAN DAY 2 | Exploring the rest of the train! 

Planning our Trans-Siberian Railway adventure wasn't easy! We had a ton of questions, and the internet had very few answers! So to help out our fellow travelers who might be interested in booking a trip of their own, we've put together the Ultimate Guide to Riding the Trans-Siberian. This guide will walk you through all of the steps from securing your visa to planning your route and booking your tickets. Read it here karaandnate.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-riding-the-trans-siberian-railway/

Restricting filming in the train is actually illegal, according to Russian laws you can film practically wherever you want. But I guess you won't be able to argue about your rights too much, with that language barrier.

A little added info, we have taken this route as far as the Urals about 10 times,(about 17 hours long, +,-) so here we go,,,, 1st class is 2 beds, 2nd class is 4 beds, 'but' you can buy all 4 beds in second class, which sometimes is less expensive then buying 1st class, and still have the cabin to yourself! The 1st class you showed was a newer car, which all cars will be someday, as the trains are going through a period of renewal. the newer cars have electrical outlets as you showed under the 'fold up table'(yes the table folds up), the older ones only have one outlet in the hallway, and maybe another in the bathroom. And there will be a waiting line to charge up your phone! I haven't seen the tv's work yet, so can't say anything about that. Food at the stops,,,you gotta be careful, we bought some cooked chicken at a stop once inside a terminal, and we both got food poisoning for about 36 hours! Walking around outside the train, you gotta be careful, the train will leave, they run a very tight schedule, and you'll be left if not careful. The food on the train was pretty good, but we mostly ate Ramen noodles like you did, there are a lot of varieties for sale in Russia, and they are very cheap. The hot water station you showed is the same on all the trains! There are also a lot of excellent, cured salamis, great Russian bread, and excellent choices of mustard in Russia to make yourself a sandwich! Your attendant in your car, (there is one in every car), will supply you with a spoon, and hot water cup if you ask! Yes you have doors on 1st and second class, but they don't lock unless you are inside your cabin. So if you leave the train, remember you could 'loose' something in your cabin! We never left our cabin empty, someone always stayed around! Our experience in traveling in Russia,,,,,Russians love warm, so in the winter, our cabin was over 80, yes we got the attendant to show us how to open the window in January!-) The older cars do not have AC, so in the summer, with the window open, its still a little warm, we brought a little table top fan! We found the most comfortable times to be the spring and fall to travel on a train!

Am I the only one that likes how enthusiastic and happy both of them are all the time?

You've got to have one meal in the dining car to see what it's like. Agree?

Damn, so much fun and excitement being a Russian and watching this video, knowing every single thing about every single thing! I reeeeally wish I was there on that train just to help you out with all those things - would have been a pleasure for me! And yes, you guys rock this trip!

Cristiano Ronaldo transiberian adventure!

Ехать в первом классе и питаться дошиком, amazing 😀

And that is why Married men live longer!! Kara saved Nate's life in between the cars. I saw it. Love the videos gives me a much better idea about Trans-Siberian. Huge bucket list item. Thanks you two.

Some technical facts about Trans-Siberian. First of all - electricity in a wires above the train changes several times from AC do DC and back. That's why the engines that carries the train also changes several times during the whole trip. So this engine on 5:35 - is EP2k and it runs on DC. You started from Moscow where also DC in wires. And then system (and engine) changes to AC at the only 176 km from Moscow (in the city Vladimir). That's also the reason why trains stops on some stations. Another interesting thing. While you "carriage attendant" ride whole trip from Moscow to final destination of train, the guys who actually drive the train (sitting in the engine) - they don't. They drive the train for 250-300 km, and then on a station they just jump off and drive another train back. And another couple of drivers jump in your train and ride it for another 250-300 km. And the same happens whole trip.

6:17 "Omak" it's probably Omsk ( Омск ). It looks like Omsk, I live in this city.

You seem like a perfect couple, full of enjoyment of life and travel. You are both goodlooking and seem to be so nice people. These videos make me happy :) Thanks for sharing!

Спокойно попивать квас - это хорошая заявка для иностранца понять Россию =) Quietly sipping kvass is a good application for a foreigner to understand Russia =)

Совет: берите билеты с включенным питанием. Это выгоднее, чем разовый поход в вагон-ресторан, и полезнее, чем бич-ланчевские коробочки.

Coffee companies should sponsor you guys. I've been watching you so often, I started drinking coffee.

You look like Ronaldo dude

Какие вы молодцы :)

Your videos are very cool and interesting. I ride a motorbike vs trains.... Will go to Baikal this year. 9 days from Moscow to Irkoutsk but visiting Nijni Novgorod, Kazan, Oufa, Theliabinsk, Novossibirsk and Krasnoiarsk. Will be my third trip in Russia. Russians are very kind.

No matter what video of your guyses I watch it makes me smile and laugh I don't even know you guys but I love your personalities so much.

I love these types of videos. Thank you for showing us glimpses of the greenery and little towns you went past. I'm intrigued by the different houses, structures etc

Hey guys! Just landed on your channel and was surprised to see my home city at 5:22 :) Nice vid, gonna watch the others. Subscribed :)

The cutest little couple I ever saw. Have fun you 2 🌞

Hey. You guys are great. I wish you great pleasure in your journey. Good luck!

Glad to see you still having a great time and found the timetable stay safe

Awesome vids! So funny seeing the same discoveries that you make are the same as ours on the Trans Sib. Wish we stayed in 1st class though, as a couple 'enjoying the travel' the commuters just wanted to go to sleep while we were excited so was a little awkward. Met some fun and interesting people in the restaurant too! Good times

love watching all your videos especially the ones on the trains etc their so enjoyable and amazing and you guys are just fantastic

I've lost count how many times i watched this video

Great set of videos guys on the Trans Siberian. ...dream of ours. Really valuable insight and info. We are new to the vlogging journey and get it inspiration from people like yourselves 😃

ВЫ специальны вырезали из видео всех пьяных медведей с балалайками ?

7:36-8:04 ahaha, this is cute :D Actually, the space between cars is not really dangerous, in all trains except sapsan and some more it's like this

I love your videos it helps me feel like I’m seeing the world from my bed. I suffer from excruciating pain and lupus symptoms so I don’t get out much. Your videos make my day

Warms my heart to see how polite Kara and Nate are - saying “spasibo” ( thank you in Russian) everywhere they go!

Great videos, love the way you edit and your music is just right, not overpowering and pairs perfectly with the settings. Sub added.

You are the best!

Awesome! Thanks for sharing your experience. :)

Loving your Trans-Siberian vlog! Such an interesting experience!

Awesome music

Ok so... Im late but you guys are relationship goals

One day. When I can walk again by myself I want to go on this train so bad. Thankful hubby would love it too!

Such an optimistic couple.Позитивная пара!!!!!

Love the way you say Moscow as in Mos(cow🐂). I say Mosko if that makes sense

Damn this is relaxing to watch.

Wow what a great series so far. I love it and I'm subscribing!

Great background music! love that vibe!

At 9:09 the lady at the back looks at them like what are they doing 😂😂😂

Hello from Russia! You are so cool guys 🤗

You are so positive all the time! I love it!

Yay!!!! Was waiting for the next video- so interesting to see you guys on the train!

Just so you know, the sign at 8:43 actually says "Wagon - Restaurant" in Russian. :) I chuckled a little when you seemed so excited about maybe having found the right place, because the information was right there but you didn't know it! I'm loving these videos. My bf is from Moscow and I would love to do the Trans-Siberian railway one day, but he really doesn't understand why haha

If you don't mind my asking - How many cups of coffee do you drink a day?

I'm a huge fan of you,guys.You are so brave and friendly!It was an interesting experience to share this trip with you.

I’m soo addicted to your vlogs❤️

I'd rather pay 5 dollars per for dinner in the restaurant car than eat instant noodles. But that's just me

on the Russian trains (in second class) you feel a sense of comradery with your fellow passengers eventually gaining a mutual respect for them (in longer journeys). i get how this would seem very odd to foreigners, you know sleeping beside someone you don't know.

Lots of fun in these videos, love it.

WOOOW.Your lifes are nothing except adventures......wish to do like you later!You are my inspiration☺

Really enjoying this Trans Siberian part of your adventure, as I will most likely never get to do it myself.

Did our transiberian last year.. Our attendants are so nice we even have photos with them. They allow us to video, just ask them if it's ok. Restaurant food is ok, u should atleast try it out.

You guys make this videos very enjoyable. And I like them all, but the main thing I like the most is that you guys smile a lot. Very well done.

Thanks for the good information. I am planning to take the Trans-Mongolian route in the summer of 2018. The really helped me know what to expect on my journey.

Надо было брать вагон плацкарт, видео было бы веселее.

ЗАШЛИ БЫ В ПЛАЦКАРТ, ПОДСЕЛИ БЫ ДА ПОРУБАЛИ НОРМАЛЬНО,... КУРОЧКА, КОЛБАСА, ЯЙЦА, ОГУРЧИКИ. ДА И НАЛИЛИ БЫ ГРАММ 150

I'm really happy for you guys!)) it is literally what i'm dreaming about, to take same train trip. Thank you for sharing!

Awesome video, and super useful, thank you!

Awesome video Kara and Nate!! You both look fit.

As much as I know, there are some good rules to follow on foreign trains. And the first is to never leave the car without your documents. They should be hidden in the inner zipped pocket, so that they would not be easily dropped or stolen. In many countries one can get in real troubles, if one leaves the train for several minutes without the documents, then misses the train and is being left at unknown little place, where even policemen don't speak English. Another good rule is to carry with you spirit serviettes/disinfecting serviettes/hand sanitizer and disinfect all the handles in your compartment with it (the same applies to the door handle in the toilet).

I have been on a Kara and Nate binge during the holidays! I have loved every second of it! Thanks for sharing your adventures with us. I’ve started a travel bucket list; hopefully I will be checking them off soon!

Really enjoying this trip

love u guys - working way through old vlogs - got to Malaysia!!

yes there is a restaurant car in every transiberian long distance train of the RZD. Kara and Nate There are. And the food is quite nice, actually. People used to eat there a lot more than nowadays. They prefer going out of cars during stops and buying some snacks from sellers that stand right on the platform, or just buying the food in a shop right before getting on the train. Speaking of food, the most popular type of food among the travellers are the ramen noodles, because you only need to add hot water which is served in all cars. All people who are poor do that, and most of them only sleep during the whole day, because less movement means less energy loss and less food to consume. The others, who travel by the 2nd class, prefer to eat in those cars because the food that is served there is, of course, much better. Instant ramen noodles are full of sodium glutamate and other bad stuff and the people that eat them regularly are considered very poor. You will see these people when travelling by the regular, old 3rd class trains. RZD gets rid of these trains in favour of the new 2nd class and double decker trains, but this kind of 3rd class will always be in our hearts for how much we hate it. Gee, that was a looong comment...

Thanks for a nice travel video guys! I have traveled with a six-bed cabin. From Moscow to Beijing.Nonstop.Slept very good. With the help of some Russian vodka...I got my first shower in a 1 class cabin straight over the Mongolian desert. Cold. Highly recommended to do this trip if you haven't.

That was amazing!

Ребята, спасибо Вам за позитивное видео о моей любимой стране! С уважением, из Великого Новгорода!!!!!!!!

Блин, последняя станция, на которой они снимали это Барабинск, я живу рядом с ним! А там, где зеленое здание, это вроде Новосибирск

Oh this is so sweeeeet to watch how foreigners discover Russian railways and all what comes with it. Brings some nice memories.

Guys you`re so nice. Hope you enjoyed your trip to Russia! Our doors are always open, as we say

You made my day. Living next to Russia.

I would totally have to eat at least once in the restaurant carriage! I bet that would be a weird experience!

You guys are amazing!!! I'm from Russia and it's so interesting to observe in your experience of traveling in my country. Considering that you are foreigners and everything is the first time for you...

You are so nice! I’m so so glad RU-vid recommended me you channel :) thank you

I'am russian... You real heroes! You traveling on our trains! You heroes! I like this!)

I cannot get over how much you look like cristiano Ronaldo hahahaha :)

It's interesting that, as someone generally doing a slow binge of one vid a day, I ALSO found it relaxing to just ride along on the train without a lot of pressure or excitement. Down time with Kara and Nate. 😴

Looks like you guys had fun exploring the train :)

В плацкарте бы проехались и тогда почувствовали всю широту русской души)))

It is better to travel 2nd class and share with four others. That way you make friends and pass the time away, usually drinking and sharing food and chatting.

This is a really great video. Thank you.

Hi guys thanks a lot for interesting video. I was really enjoy watching. Hope your impressions are mostly good. You welcome back any time.

The city Omck is pronuced Omsk

Спасибо вам за ПРЕКРАСНЫЕ ролики о нашей России!!! Вы очень КРАСИВЫ И ТАЛАНТЛИВЫ!!! ПРИЕЗЖАЙТЕ И СНИМАЙТЕ ЕЩЁ!!! ДОБРО ПОЖАЛОВАТЬ В РОССИЮ!!! Thank you for GREAT videos about our Russia!!! You are very BEAUTIFUL AND TALENTED!!! COME AND SHOOT AGAIN!!! WELCOME TO RUSSIA!!!

me watching this as a russian living in canada is so nostalgic 🤗

Loved the video. Nicely edited, good music, perfect quantity of window sightseeing.

the doors lock? I'm surprised. I also think you should eat one meal a day in the dining car. I can't believe you're eating ramen and instant mashed potatoes at every meal

Очень жаль что у них видео выкладываются спустя почти месяц, хотел бы их встретить на вокзале во время остановки :(

Second video! Really digging this series!

what fun to watch! thanks!

Really enjoying these vids. :) What's the shower situation on the train?

wow the restaurant car when you was looking at the price list Kara did you notice the person behind you was wearing the same clothes surgeons wear in an operating theatre(room USA word) i thought there was an operation going on behind you lol when i seen her and what she was wearing not the first person im referring to the one in what looked like green uniform lol

I understand not all words, but the general sense is clear

6:15 worth watching just to hear this 12:49 interesting train stop! I also liked seeing the other class cars and restaurant car