Battle Trip (배틀트립)

(Lee Hwi Jae, Special Host Lee Ji Hye)

Traveling is like a battle.

- Battle Trip. - Battle Trip.

Just like last week,

we have the trip designers who will show opposite extremes...

of Asian countries.

- Nice to see you. - Welcome back.

And we have our judges,

- 100 people from the audience. - Welcome.

Welcome.

So we're watching trips to opposite extremes of Asia.

When you think of vacation spots in Asia, the first thing...

- that comes to mind is Boracay. - The best honeymoon spot.

Since this is a battle, I don't want to it,

but it was really good.

- To be honest, it was nice. - It was so beautiful.

- It was pretty. - The beach was so clean.

After watching our last episode...

- It's vacation season now. - Right.

I guess a lot of people...

decided to go to Boracay...

- after watching our show. - What's your expected score?

I think our team...

will get at least 89 votes.

You'll see how harsh and cool-headed our judges are.

They responded with bright smiles.

With the smiles, I bet you'll get about 70 votes.

- No. - That's not true.

- I'll wait and see. - It was a beach I've never seen.

Why are you covering your face? I'll wait and see.

This week will be completely different.

Today's destination is nothing like Boracay.

It's about preference.

Before we start, I'd like to ask...

how Seo Do Young and Lee Jae Hwang know each other.

In 2017, we met...

in a drama.

We'd go to drink together after the shooting.

That's when we became close.

We talked a lot.

But you two seem to feel awkward now.

They were also like that last week.

This is how we get along well.

Are you guys feeling good now?

Yes. I'm very excited now.

Really?

Are you two close in age or not?

I'm a little older than him.

- You are? - I'm older than him,

but Do Young is married.

- Married people are mature. - Right.

Yes. So...

Do you have a kid?

Yes. I have two children.

- Really? - I didn't know that.

Jae Hwang does...

everything he wants.

- Because he's single. - He's not married.

He lives for today.

He lives for today?

Are you envious of him?

To be honest, I am.

How could he live like that?

- He just spends all his money? - He spends all his money.

- My gosh. - Really?

- It's like "You Only Live Once". - I heard...

he's a travel expert.

He likes to travel.

It's not like he goes on a three-day trip.

- He travels for three months. - Really?

I stayed in New Zealand and Europe...

for 2 to 3 months.

I traveled around Ireland for a month.

My longest trip was to Canada.

- I stayed there for 5 months. - 5 months?

You traveled in Canada for five months?

He's a real traveler.

And we're watching his trip today.

Compared to all the countries,

what's good about Kazakhstan?

Countries like New Zealand,

Canada, and Ireland have...

amazing Mother Nature.

And Kazakhstan has all the good things...

of the nature in those countries.

- I'm so excited. - What's even better is...

that we were the only people in the amazing places.

- Because people don't know it. - There were no tourists.

- It sounds great. - I like that.

Everyone, Battle Trip is...

- finally going to Central Asia. - Central Asia.

Let's take a look at the map...

- and see where it is. - Where is the country?

It's next to Mongolia.

- Kazakhstan is quite big. - China, Mongolia, and Kazakhstan.

It's bigger than Mongolia.

- Is it bigger than our country? - It borders Mongolia,

- China, and Russia. - It's huge.

It's the ninth largest country in the world.

- I had no idea. - Why didn't we know that?

They use Russian...

- Russian? - and Kazakh.

- And Kazakh. - They don't speak English?

No, they don't.

The language is...

- Then how did you talk to them? - They don't speak English?

How did you ask for water?

Just like this.

They might think you want beer.

That's different. This is for water.

They speak a little English at tourist spots.

- I see. - What's the monetary unit there?

It's called tenge.

You can simply multiply...

1 tenge by 3.

It goes as 1,000 tenge is 3 dollars.

- You can think that way. - It's simple.

The prices in Kazakhstan are cheap.

Public transportation is about...

80 to 150 tenge.

- It's about 24 to 45 cents. - 8 times 3 is 24.

- It's cheap. - It's really cheap.

And you can get to most of the parts in the city...

by taxi only with 2.5 dollars.

- 2.5 dollars? - The prices are very cheap.

What's interesting is...

- carpooling is common there. - Really?

If you try to pick up a taxi,

- it'd just stop there. - Even when it has customers?

If the destinations are close,

and you agree with the fare, you can take the taxi.

We think it can be dangerous.

- It's dangerous. - But it's common there.

- They have no qualms with it. - I see.

That sounds interesting. We don't know anything about it.

I wonder what the weather is like there.

- Isn't it cold and dry? - It's in the north.

A local resident told me...

they have 4 seasons in 1 day.

- In one day? - In the daytime,

it's quite hot.

But at night,

- you need warm clothes. - It's chilly?

The best time to travel is...

from June to September.

It's also good to go there after November.

They have ski slopes with good-quality snow.

Those who like to ski...

- will have a great time. - It must be beautiful.

Check the latitude of the country. They must have good ski slopes.

So we're going to Kazakhstan now.

I'm so excited and curious.

Kazakhstan is very big.

What matters is which part of the country they went to.

You're right. Where did you go?

We went to...

- Almaty in Kazakhstan. - Almaty.

- Almaty. - Hang on.

Is there a direct flight to Almaty?

- There is. - Really?

- There's a direct flight? - It takes six and a half hours.

- Six and a half hours? - So you don't take...

- buses and boats there. - You don't have to do that.

But it's a long flight...

- for those who get airsick. - Who'd get airsick?

- Airsickness is serious. - It's not even a thing.

I need airsickness medicine. I get airsick a lot.

- What are you talking about? - You're right.

You can go from the airport to the city...

in 20 minutes by taxi.

- It's close. - Almaty.

Almaty is the previous capital of Kazakhstan.

They have the new capital now.

But it's still the economic and cultural center of the country.

It's like New York of Kazakhstan.

- New York of Kazakhstan. - That's nice.

For me, the most important thing...

in trips of Battle Trip is...

- food. - My point.

- It takes up about 60 percent. - Right. Food is important.

- They had great food in Boracay. - It was really good.

They had crabs and shrimps.

While Boracay has beautiful beaches,

Kazakhstan has amazing Mother Nature.

It has endless grasslands.

And there are sheep, horses, and goats...

frolicking on the land.

Then you catch a lamb and eat it?

A cute lamb?

- They are so cute. - I feel bad about it.

But the meat tasted so good.

It was the best meat I've ever had.

- The best meat you've never had? - Apart from anything else,

I'm just curious about Kazakhstan.

- I'm really curious. - I really am.

- We don't have much information. - I have no idea about it.

We should watch it then.

Let's begin then. What's your team name?

- Do you have a team name? - Yes.

- What is it? - What would the gentle guys have?