Gabriel Traveler (Gabriel Morris) has been wandering around the world for over three decades, visiting six continents and more than ninety countries. He is author of "Following My Thumb", "Gabe's Guide to Budget Travel" and several other books available on Amazon.com. He posts videos regularly chronicling his adventures and provides practical travel info and tips for travelers.
Gab, 1200 Crusades going to Levant, sacking Constantinople... You would have been to random greek Islands that were controlled by the Knights of Saint John (at least Rhodes I think). Same dudes. These were part of the Christian Crusdaders, war-men setting up their own kingdom in the name of Christianity (an excuse) often coming from Northern Italy and surrounds; Christians trying taking back land from Arabs. The sacking of Constantinople was not planned from the rulers, more like a blood thirsty mob trying to steal booty (on way to the Levent to expel Arabs/Muslims from the so called Holy Land). In fact I think rhe Byzantium leader had called for help from Venice to fight other forces - but things (men) got out of hand.
I lived in Göreme for 4 years or so. Cappadocia is a very special and unique part of the world. I left part of my soul there. I see it in my dreams sometimes.
Ok. About the food, have you ever tried İskender Kebab and Aiı Nazık? My two favorite Turkish dishes. İskender has a tomato pepper sauce with butter and shaved döner kebab., Ali nazik has a roasted eggplant with yogurt sauce base with tender lamb cubes on top. Absolutely delicious!
I probably have. I had one with eggplant recently that was quite good. I've definitely had some tasty Turkish meals. But I decided to have Indian food tonight for a change...no regrets.
If you would prefer your Turkish food with sauce, try the Iskender Kebab that is served in a tasty tomatoe sauce with hot butter poured over and eaten with plain yogurt to make it more moist. The best Iskender Kebabs are served in the city of Bursa but are also available all over Türkiye. Afiyet Ölsun / Bon appetit ! 👍🍽
As I understand it, you can say 'kalispera' any time after siesta time, i.e. from mid-afternoon. There is also 'kalo mesimeri' which means literally 'good midday' but can be used until about 3 pm I think.
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I am from Turkey. 🇹🇷🇹🇷 Currently living in Portland, Oregon. And I love Cappadocia. ❤️❤️ Gabriel, you need to go to Gaziantep in Southeastern Turkey for spicy, savory dishes.. Also, try to find restaurants that serve home style dishes, not just kabobs. So, look for the sign "Ev yemekleri" which means home-style cooking. They are so juicy & saucy that you need a piece of bread to eat them with.
I think we have two seperate matters confused here. What one personally likes to do while traveling, is one. That is purely personal and kinda weird for an outsider to have a strong opinion about, let alone criticism. And I dont think too many people comment from that angle. What we have on the other hand is producing (travel) videos as a business for money. From that angle its completely normal to voice an opinon about that specific "product", as with any other product, as a consumer of said product. In fact, I think, that criticism on the product should be seen as a valuable resource and should not be taken personal in any way. So I think the question that is posed in the title "Why Do I Travel the Way I Do?" is kind of a strange way to put it because I dont think anyone cares about that apart from the people you travel with and close friends or relatives, whatever. I mean, I travel a lot and nobody cares about that beyond people that are directly involved. Like coworkers for example just ask if it was fun, I share some stories and thats that. Maybe if I went to Thailand and blow my entire savings account on exotic women, but you know... besides the obvious extreme cases. I think the way more interesting question is : "Why do I create content the way I do?" Because thats way less subjective than just someones personal travel preferences so a lot more open to contructive debate. And I dont just mean places. I mean, I could go to Koh Samui and could make a video about the beautiful beaches, temples, boatrides with gorgeous vista's during the day or I could make a video about later that night in heaving clubs, the booze, the women, you know... The same person on the same day in exactly the same place yet the videos couldnt be more different.
People have strong opinions about literally everything. But what I'm addressing here is more a matter of the logistics of traveling, how to get from point A to B, how much things cost, how to get your cash, etc. I'm not saying that nobody should post critical comments under my videos, I'm just responding to some of it, while mixing in some general travel info. ✌️
@@GabrielTravelerVideos Sure but even then I think people only care from a "content" perspecitve, not a personal one. Like I said some videos ago, I totally get chillaxing around the Greek Islands, renting a car, seeing the sites, eating in nice restaurants. Hey, I'd do that 6 months a year if I could. The reality is of course that seeing someone suffering in some rammed Indian bus thats driving on an unpaved road right next to a 300 meter deep cliff while Bollywood music is screaming through the speakers... Its just way more entertaining to watch if you know what Im saying :D
Yes, I totally get it. The problem is you have to actually go through that to get the footage, haha. I just go with whatever I feel like doing, knowing that some trips won't be as engaging for viewers. This year has definitely been more relaxed than last year when I went pretty full on for eleven months. But I'm sure that some bigger adventures await in the future.
please can I ask you, My husband 72 and I 64 really thinking of spending 2 or 3 weeks in Jodhpurs, mid Jan 25. We hope it will be warm sunny days but not too hot. I passed through on a tour many years ago but did not stop. I have found a little haveli that has peaceful,gardens. Do you think this would be too long to stay there? A mix of stopping resting then out into the bustle! I want to really get into one city!
It might depend on how long your trip is. I can't say whether you would enjoy it for two to three weeks since it depends on how you travel and what you would be doing with your time. But you might want to also look into Jaisalmer and Pushkar. It could be nice to spend a week in each one if you want to see a little more, because they're all worth visiting.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos many thanks for quick reply. We would be there for about 2 or 3 weeks. It’s more to stop and sleep, rest in the lush gardens of the little hotel and then intense times in the blue! I am drawn to it, I don’t know why. Great video. Looks like we would be quite safe there. Getting older now!
In Turkey rice is traditional cooked with butter but restaurants are cheaping out and using sunflower seed oil or some other type of vegetable oil instead, usually. Sometimes people, when eating rice at home, also mix it with natural yoghurt. The way food is presented, especially the condiments that come with it, in touristic restaurants are not a really very traditional way of presenting Turkish food. Traditionally you'd get some sort of assorted meze dishes such as ezme (a sort of salsa), and haydari (a natural yoghurt based cold meze dish) that would be eaten together with the main dish.
I went to Cappadocia earlier this year and I saw so much, and yet you visit a spot that I didn't even knew existed there. It's just overwhelming how much there is to see in Cappadocia.
Hi there … you’ve been talking about criticism from people.. I have a question .. who or what makes you laugh ? When was the last time you had a belly laugh ? I’ve been watching you many years and l enjoy it so much .. why so serious ? ✌️🫶🏻
Thank you for shedding light on this place called Maheshwar, which was likely known as Mahaveereshwar originally. The site seems to have more Jain or other Sramaṇa heritage than Brahminical or Hindu influences. The iconography of dwarapalakas, artists, musicians, nuns, monks, elephants, and floral motifs reflects a naturalistic celebration of life, quite different from Brahminical themes. It seems that, in later times, this place was likely reappropriated for Hindu worship, with the addition of Shiva lingas, nandis, and Ganesha figures, which are clearly more recent.
New York City 8 million people has the highest crime statistics on the other hand Bangladesh with a population of 23 million people even though is a very poor city it's safer than most USA cities.
We have come to understand your love for this place. It’s truly amazing. Anyone who doesn’t understand why you keep coming here has never been here. We totally agree with you on the sauces! Again it was great running into you. Safe travels.
Hi Gabriel, it seems like Cappadocia is like Niagara Falls, a romantic hot spot to get married or engaged. The homes are remarkably familiar to Adobe homes of the U.S. Southwest specifically, New Mexico where the homes are cool for day heat and warm for the nights. The rice is definiley something you can mix anything with like beans or meat with gravy you can't go wrong.
