AUSTRALIAN TRAIN TRIP to the Blue Mountains

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Taking the train from Sydney, Australia two hours inland to the Blue Mountains.
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@GabrielTravelerVideos Год назад

There was construction on the train tracks, this is why I needed to change at Blacktown. Normally you can take a train from Central Station directly to Katoomba.

@Durga695 Год назад

Isn't that great to have friendly acquaintances around the world, that you can meet randomly and are happy to see you. Go Gabriel.

@jksezhey1 Год назад

Yeah Abushak or whatever his name was on a good one, cool ass dude!

@LukeDamant Год назад

When you're back in Sydney Gabe, shoot me a message! I'll show you a couple cool spots!

@kenttheboomer721 Год назад

That could be a fun collab.....

@sydney8382 Год назад

Go the collab 👍

@scottthomas29 Год назад

Make this happen. Although with Luke's upload schedule, we'll see it in three months from his perspective. 😂😂

@GabrielTravelerVideos Год назад

My flight is out of Sydney in a couple weeks. Not sure when I'll actually get back there, we'll see. Cheers. ✌🍺

@Rabsmyth91 Год назад

It's always wholesome when you bump into a subscriber. Keep on roaming Gabe 🌄

@tk-tr4kx Год назад

I loved seeing blue mountains when I went to Sydney in 1999

@mistertigre.4611 Год назад

Visit Melbourne and take the ferry over to Tasmania island it's nice there.

@sbkpilot1 Год назад

Having flexibility to be spontaneous is priceless! If you like a place you can stay back for more, if not move somewhere else.

@alexmota9855 Год назад

I ve been watching your videos for almost 10 years and still like em.

@AndreasWiegand Год назад

I enjoyed the video very much. I also went to Katomba on 27.2.23 and stayed in the same room. 🙂

@andrman1746 Год назад

have a coffee at The Yellow Deli runs by Twelve Tribes! Cool place!

@ytjim Год назад

Was going to suggest that to him as well since he's staying pretty close by. Definitely different.

@Svarthod1 Год назад

dude, i like your style.

@glenn8272 Год назад

Oh the irony. The weather is usually the number 1 thing that you can rely on in Australia.

@gordo191 Год назад

I love katoomba especially in the middle of winter its so cold but has a great vibe , i dont think you will see to much of the beauty of the place because of the low clouds that comes with the rain i hope im wrong , it has some spectacular views , im loving your vids

@GabrielTravelerVideos Год назад

Sadly it's looking like you'll probably be right. Not sure what I'll do tomorrow in the wet and the gray, we'll see.

@wallywombat164 Год назад

@@GabrielTravelerVideos The wall in the pubs should look ok if can afford the price of a few beers or more. I hope the weather improves mate.

@leozhou670 Год назад

@@wallywombat164 The cheapest beer is in ACT M8

@bigmichigangreen8173 Год назад

A new video from Gabe on my birthday. Can't think of anything better! Cheers and safe travels. Thanks for all the great content.

@GabrielTravelerVideos Год назад

Happy Birthday, cheers. 🍺

@darrencole7379 Год назад

Happy birthday to you :) was my 34th birthday yesterday 😅

@johnknox4293 Год назад

Thanks for putting videos out so fast!! Stay safe!

@rg353 Год назад

Thanks Gabe Enjoyed the ride the sounds and the sound advice

@vp102 Год назад

Lovely to meet you in Katoomba today Gabriel. Hope you enjoyed the rest of your walk and that you have a great time in The Blue Mountains and Australia!

@GabrielTravelerVideos Год назад

You too man. You'll get a shout out in the next video. Cheers. ✌🍺

@japankofun Год назад

You might want to keep in mind that your daylight hours are going to get shorter from next weekend (due to Daylight Saving time ending) as clocks go back one hour from Sunday 2nd April at 3am in all of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory i.e. it gets dark earlier. Good thing is you'll get an extra 1 hour sleep, which might help your jetlag ;-)

@MitchellBPYao Год назад

Around 6pm but earlier

@geradkavanagh8240 Год назад

Reminds me of a trip from Sunny Queensland to Tasmania during Daylight savings. Used to eating after sun goes down because the flies disappear then. A good number of eating places we stopped at were shut before sundown. Was just silly.

@wallywombat164 Год назад

G'day Mate, i have been lots of places throughout the world over the last few years. I have been patiently waiting for you to get to Aust and see it through your eyes. I haven't been home for years. Fancy taking me home to such expence and lousy weather, but i suppose i'll have to stick it out with you and hope for the best. E'thing should be brilliant when WE get to Newcastle, where Men are MEN and so are the women. Blue Skies mate and enjoy. 😊😊😊

@dragonfly9209 Год назад

We've got the opposite problem here. Women are WOMEN--and so are the men.

@effie-montreal Год назад

Happy you are at Katoomba also go to the three sisters walk/hike area you will love it............... we loved it

@voxley19 Год назад

What a wonderful video- all those lovely trains! Hope the weather improves for you.

@marafarnham595 Год назад

Great sights Gabriel! Thank you 🤗❤️

@fartfacemuldoon5657 Год назад

I never thought I’d see the day when Gabrieltraveler would post a video of Penrith train station! 😂 Keep up the good work, mate! Best travel vlog on the RU-vids!

@laurataylor9207 Год назад

I find it amazing that with all your years of travel this is your first trip to Australia. We live the west coast. Stunning beaches, wines and relaxed friendly people. It's a magical country.

@kapow4 Год назад

Which country doesn't have relaxed friendly people though? Gabriel is from the US and he's relaxed and friendly. Every country has good and bad people, Australia is no different and I've met both sides here.

@stevendiiorio2211 Год назад

Absolutely loving this series so great to have you here. Thumbs up to these thumbnails as well.

@vixenvalenzuela Год назад

Love the POV vlog style, it’s an immersive experience

@ernestayathuray7395 Год назад

very true gabriel - go with the flow in all your travels - lovely vlog👍👍

@paulmcneill2666 Год назад

Fantastic as usual. Getting drawn in .

@isamaaltaein8672 Год назад

Gabriel, thank you for shearing, great video, waiting next one. Chaos

@Vandeziyaz-xz5ot 7 месяцев назад

9:16 SPRINGWOOD!

@pleasantjourneys Год назад

Great video my friend!

@556suppressor Год назад

At 3:45, a very nice train station. No graffiti, no loitering criminals, no gang activity.

@liam5382 Год назад

Great video as always. Shame about the weather so far

@paulblackman8159 Год назад

Australia didn’t go metric until the 70s and that sign is probably there as an old sign as it’s one of highest towns in the area. The signs on the highway have an elevation for each town so it’s interesting to see your drive expressed in elevation.

@JustDaveIsGood Год назад

It’s cool when you meet your fans. I always keep an eye out for you when I’m traveling. First beer on me. Great content!

@DMUSA536 Год назад

So cool to meet a fan. Like meeting a friend 😊

@zoltronr6 Год назад

Blue Mountains is very nice. We dodged rain storms in the spring. But it worked out so well. Not too busy or hot. Besides, I like weather in the mountains. There is a nice little chocolate shop there in Katoomba.

@kenttrussell5750 Год назад

Welcome to Australia enjoy 👍

@thebats5270 Год назад

Regarding your train change at Blacktown you are 100% right that it's a weird place to change at Blacktown. But due to the workers on the track towards the start of your journey, the trains can't get to Central Station's intercity platforms. So they can only bring the trains into Blacktown from the Blue Mountains as there's no where else to terminate them and turn them back.

@Theviduch Год назад

Gabriel, Hi. I am really loving your Australia clips. I can't wait to see the Melbourne videos. I have never been but have family there and need to go soon. Keep up the amazing job!!!

@matton36 Год назад

I was in Katoomba yesterday for work as well. Crap rainy weather all day. But at least the waterfall will be running near the three sisters now.

@timallison8560 Год назад

well this little town is a million times better than sydney in design alone.

@historicaustralia Год назад

Thanks for the awesome daily videos 😎 Hopefully when you get to Echo Point you can see the Three Sisters!!

@judileeming1589 Год назад

To help with the jet lag, you can purchase Circadin over the counter from a pharmacist cost around AU$30-$40. Take it about an hour before you want to nod off. I finally conquered my Insomnia using this. Australia has suffered wet weather since the Tongan volcanic eruption 2022. It has totally messed up the weather in the Southern Hemisphere for over a year now. We have all the rain whilst China has dry riverbeds 🤷‍♀️. The wet season should be ending soon up North then the dry season begins. The northern Winters are normally dry with 20-24 C sunny days the further north you go. Enjoy your trip.

@FM-uk8rs Год назад

take a flight to Alice Springs to get a taste of the outback ,(see Uluru). Darwin , and Cairns are also very unique Aussie Cities !

@johnschannel449 Год назад

Alice springs is not safe at the moment, tourists have been attacked

@FM-uk8rs Год назад

@@johnschannel449 Where did you hear this news ? Alice is a beautiful place . John , we only experience what we create ?

@johnschannel449 Год назад

Consider the Grand Canyon loop walk in the Blue mountains it has lots of waterfalls and very scenic, my other suggestion is if you are going to Cairns instead of flying there get a greyhound bus with a hop on hop off ticket that way you get to see the countryside and stop at some of the great coastal towns along the way like Bryon bay. Also Tasmania is one of the best most scenic places in Australia if you can make it down there

@jimmeng2802 Год назад

It's 5c cooler in the mountains, it snows in the winter

@jimmeng2802 Год назад

Sorry 5 degrees cooler

@droozy1303 Год назад

hopefully the weather improves for the rest of your trip

@essencehealing2405 Год назад

Expensive, Gabriel . Thanks for the info.I have some friends I can stay with

@richardwilliamson9763 Год назад

Katoomba has some well preserved heritage and art deco buildings, from my experience the weather is usually cooler and overcast even when it might be sunny in Sydney.

@doubledee9675 Год назад

nd a hint - to cope with jet lag, the best way we've found is to immediately start living in the time of the place you've travelled to. It's hard but after the second day at the latest, you'll be right.

@WalkingPensioner Год назад

I stayed at the City backpacker's hostel right next to Sydney Central Station in 1997. One morning, I bought an AU$ 5 ticket to Katoomba Station to spend two days and a night at a hostel there. The one train I needed to board, an Intercity service to Katoomba and beyond was direct from Sydney Central terminus to my destination, a two-hour journey without the need to change trains. It was July, deep into winter. Yet, on both days the sky was clear and the sun shone. I had a wonderful hike. I hope that you too will experience the dramatic beauty of Blue Mountains NP.

@stellamarina4123 Год назад

I loved the little town of Katoomba. I remember lots of used book stores. I stayed at the HI hostel. Short walk to park entrance

@EA00000 Год назад

Yes definitely you should go north ! Is warm and sunny there

@charlottethien3749 Год назад

Gabriel, Goodness jet lag is a serious thing ! Kind of sounds a lot like working 12 hour night shifts as a nurse ! It felt like all I did was work and sleep, then sleepy when having a night off ! Thanks for sharing Sydney !

@sab3r10 Год назад

You should check out Wentworth Falls, some lovely cafes (I work at one) plus Rocket Point lookout which has a view of the falls. There is also a hike to get onto and over the falls as well.

@carolineb7127 Год назад

If the weather is too crappy for walking, there is a bus stop at Echo Point lookout to see the 3 sisters formation, and also a bus stop at Katoomba Falls with a boardwalk to see the falls. I thought it was well worth the cost of a day pass on Scenic World (I think it was $55) but if it is really foggy/rainy give it a miss. There are some other lovely nearby towns on the train line like Leura and Blackheath which are easy to get to be train, or treat yourself to a meal at the Hydro Magestic (near the Medlow Bath train station). I actually love visiting the Blue Mountains when it is raining because it gives it a cool vibe and there are so many cosy cafes.

@jamiecoutts1987 Год назад

Sucks that the weather hasn’t been very good for you since you arrived, that’s soo not the first impression international travelers want to have of Australia - when normally it’s sunny and lovely! I so hope the weather turns around for you soon and u can experience cities like Sydney the way you’re supposed to! Weather makes such a huge difference when travelling and you’ve just had some bad luck so far but I’m sure it’ll turn around very soon!!

@7yep4336dfgvvh Год назад

We can only pray

@glennoc8585 Год назад

Weather's been pretty crappy for years in Australia.

@jamiecoutts1987 Год назад

@@glennoc8585 maybe where you live it is but I can’t say I’ve experienced that and I’ve lived in a couple different states over the years. You’re always going to get periods of crappy weather but Australia on the whole, especially in comparison to sooo many other countries around the world has particularly good weather. ☀️

@peterbreis5407 Год назад

@@glennoc8585 This lot is due to the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapa eruption which threw a lot of water up into the atmosphere and extended La Niña for Australia and New Zealand.

@carisi2k11 Год назад

Katoomba is in the blue mountains about 1000m above sea level surrounded by rain forrests. It snows there many winters and so rain is not uncommon.

@lolollololoollllllll Год назад

Love from the uk 🇬🇧

@aineomalley6431 Год назад

I flew from Ireland to Adelaide,south Australia in 2018, strangely enough I didn't suffer jet lag, fell right into their time zone and sleeping patterns. It must be rough not getting proper sleep. Queensland and Darwin both have good weather this time of year too. Enjoy your trip down under despite the jet lag 😊

@EvaOwen Год назад

I think (at least) 5 days jet lag coming to Australia is not uncommon.

@adropintheocean3632 Год назад

Sydney has always been my top dream destination with its plenty of distinctiveness and features that distinguish it from many different cities in the world. So attractive, stunning and vibrant atmosphere, kind and elite people, nice sandy beaches and more.. Wish I would be able to move there on someday in the future 🇦🇺💜

@kathrynanneperry4651 Год назад

Explore the land if you come out adop. Leave the cities. You might find it feral, hot and sometimes scary but it will blow your mind. Hope you visit..

@adropintheocean3632 Год назад

@@kathrynanneperry4651 Hopefully I will do on someday :) The countryside always attracts me at least as much as the urban area. Australia has incredibly myriad spectacular landscapes, scenes and natural beauties worthy to visit :) Thank you for your suggestions 🙏

@melissalayton213 Год назад

Hope to see you down here one day!

@Tahneeshajade Год назад

I traveled their a few months ago! Lockleys Pylon Trailhead was my favorite hike but their are lots around. Leura is also a beautiful little town to check out. 🙂

@spazbog123 Год назад

Weather is a weird thing, if you came at the start of summer, chances are you would have been involved in a flood or 2, if you came a week earlier you would have been at the start of autumn/fall and copping 40c (100 and something f) - hotter than any actual summer day this year, but you are getting a pretty comfy mid 20's just its been overcast and now a little bit of rain. Should be pretty comfy but probably overcast until around June, then it will get cold but there may be one last summer blast to come.

@darryljorden9177 Год назад

Reminds me of my only trips to the mountains (Outside of Vancouver, Canada and Zurich, Switzerland). Crappy weather both times.

@Curling_Rack Год назад

those trains are fancy. low profile train car with lower & upper seating

@robertmurray8763 Год назад

Standard Sydney train network. Sydney trains are good. All two deck carriages

@STOKEOZ1967 Год назад

I lived in Australia during the early to mid 1980s, lived at strathfield and blacktown, so it was a blast from the past for me seeing your train trip from central station,and on to katoomba. I still have family out in seven hills and blacktown, so hopefully get back out to Sydney at some point. Originally we emigrated to Perth WA in 1981, had two and half years in Sydney after leaving Perth. I then lived up in QLD for couple of years before returning to England in 1986. 🇭🇲🇬🇧👍

@wadawads Год назад

Yeh!

@guyh9992 Год назад

It rained the first three times I visited Katoomba so the spectacular view was completely obscured. Been there many times since however, as recently as January. The Old Bank Brasserie next to the Carrington Hotel has good burgers.

@pavelavietor1 Год назад

Nice video thanks saludos

@rexx9496 Год назад

I tend to travel the same way, just booking my next place a day in advance. It can sometimes get tiring though because of decision fatigue. Last summer I traveled through Europe going to a new city every 3 or 4 days and having to sit down and plan out transit, how to get from here to there, train reservations, finding a room at a good rate, reading the reviews to make sure it's not a roach hotel, I got exhausted doing this for an extended time. Not to mention the constant packing and unpacking my bag. I do love the flexibility though. Next time I think I'll spend more time in one location instead of moving so much.

@alext3159 Год назад

Next weekend Formula 1 in Melbourne. Are you going to visit Gabriel ?

@krishnaghosh5291 Год назад

Thanku sir

@flashgordon8792 Год назад

I adore how even tho Gabe is a seasoned traveler he still drops some innocent yet hilarious faux pas! “You need to go to eighteen.” “Is that the name of the station?” No PLATFORM eighteen!” 🤣🤣

@Jase_off_track Год назад

welcome to Australia Gabriel, just watched your India journey, heading that way myself in August.. I hope you get the opportunity to visit Melbourne which is my city. Once again, welcome mate, it's a pleasure to have you and I hope you like our great southern land

@jenniferpennoyer3753 Год назад

Gabriel, you and I have the same taste in music. 😀 That’s so funny about the train seats. My husband and daughter got a kick out of those revolving seats as well. 🤣 As far as travel, you ar absolutely correct. When we travel we have to book. When we only have 10 to 15 days, we have to book. I so wish I could be spontaneous and flexible like you! Anyways, I hope the weather gets better for you. Katoomba and the Blue Mountains are so cool! If you head up to the Far North Queensland, the Daintree, Cape Tribulation, and Port Douglas are simply lovely. My husband and I love reliving one of our favorite vacations!

@adamtorres109 Год назад

The Chicago Metra train seats do that too.

@philipmullins5185 Год назад

Before CO-VID many of the hostels in Sydney were charging around $30 a night , now many of them are charging around $100 a night for a dormitory bed which is far too much , in many Asia countries , you can get for around $30 a large self contained suite with many amenities which is excellent value .

@Scottyo74 Год назад

Great video. I usually get a beef noodle soup at the Japanese restuarant. Good to warm you up.

@rexxig Год назад

My wife is watching this and saying "he must go to Mount Tamborine"...... she spent 6 months living and working at the Eagle Heights hotel which was apparently once owned by the actor Mel Gibson!

@aflaz171 Год назад

Too bad re the weather. Nothing like seeing the blue in the atmosphere there on a cloudless nice blue sky day as you look out over the valleys.

@Grimes60 Год назад

Cool👍

@daisylarson4936 Год назад

For people who love train travel, take the train all the way to Lithgow and then come back to Katoomba. There are some great sights along the way including a heap of tunnels in a row that they call the "Rat Run"/

@nosignal88 Год назад

Its good you stopped to talk to that guy gabriel. ❤

@spyker35 Год назад

I hope you enjoy your stay in my hometown.. it’s just a shame about weather..

@jonnythunder92 Год назад

Good that you got out of the shit hole eastern and inner suburbs and saw some proper Sydney...

@User58747 Год назад

Hi Gabe (or is it Gabriel?). Really surprised at how damp Eastern Australia is - so unlike how I remember it when I lived in South Australia. I think you get the real Aussie vibe when you are hundreds of miles way from any city - e.g. half-way between Sydney and Adelaide!

@richyearle007 Год назад

We have had months of blue days in Sydney and not a cloud in sight.. Last week was 40c in Western Sydney.I have to admit though ,i am liking the cooler weather, although not great for tourists..

@freespirit5130 Год назад

It has been very wet since the bush fires a few years ago. We have had loads of rain and wet summers.

@gracewolf16 Год назад

this is actually the THIRD la Nina summer here, so this weather is definitely cooler and wetter than typical.

@lynnmoses3563 Год назад

I agree, better to stay spontaneous and flexible..and our weather has been very unpredictable...

@artfx9 Год назад

Those beefy titanium trains have to withstand going straight through forestfires and hoards of emus.

@chungathvideos Год назад

Head out to Darwin, Cairns or Brisbane for nice weather Gabriel. The great Australian Barrier Reef is a sight to see. There are super fast trains from Sydney to the North too.

@AUmarcus Год назад

We used to use ft....that sign pre-dates our change to metric (1966) and has probably been left alone as a shout out to the past. In metric Katoomba is 1017m ASL.

@asianight9188 Год назад

Loved the video, Katoomba still looks the same, took my wife there a few years ago, it's a proper auzzie town

@Simonsvids Год назад

Gabriel, shift worker here working for the emergency services where we go right round the clock in a month. Instead of getting up earlier every day, due to the way our bodies internal biological clock works, it is better to get up later every day. It is less stressful on the body and is the best way to readjust to a new time zone.

@doubledee9675 Год назад

We do use the metric system here. The height in feet is an old sign, kept for heritage reasons.

@gazriley624 Год назад

Gabriel, i noticed they have an ALDI there i recommend it, really cheap for snacks

@johnschannel449 Год назад

yes maybe just buy cheap food at ALDI and cook meals in your room, probably cost ten times less then eating out

@minder3334 Год назад

Byron bays bluesfest is coming up so accommodation might be scarce during the event. 6th - 10th April.

@Ojstra Год назад

I pray that skies clear for you in the Blue Mountains for at least an hour in the next two days. If you are heading in the same direction back to Sydney (before catching a flight or other transport to other places in Australia), I was told about the Featherdale Wildlife Park (zoo) in Blacktown (this town was one of your stops on the train ride in this video) where it is one of the largest collections of Australian fauna (animals) anywhere. Newcastle, New South Wales was also described as amazing beach town in the comments and after researching articles and photos, it really looks nice. Of course, the most iconic points on the continent are Uluru and Great Barrier Reef. I hope that you see as much as you want and you can on this trip.

@andrewdarnley4608 Год назад

Fly to Ballina [ Far North Coast NSW, my part of the world ] and get yourself to Byron Bay. Lots of accommodation and food. Then take the walk [ couple of hours tops there and back ] from Clarkes Beach to Cape Byron lighthouse which is the most easterly point on the continent. On the walk back, go down into the surf spot called The Pass. Spend a couple of nights, see the hinterland maybe then fly out of the Gold Coast airport just over the border in Queensland.

@minder3334 Год назад

Sry the weather is bad for the next few days in Katoomba. I know how it is being so close to a location and not wanting to skip it. The beaches are nice up in qld and the the weather is nice too, but nothing compares to the blue mountains.

@rogervanamois5345 Год назад

Normally you will get a Train directly to Katoomba.Weekends there may be Trackwork,so be prepared to take a Bus somewhere on your journey. So the best days to travel to Katoomba in the Blue Mountains is Monday to Friday.

@bigchief2331 Год назад

LOVE that you are an Alice in Chains fan!! You remind me of Layne in some ways. Enjoy the blue mountains and sorry everything is so expensive, it’s just ridiculous and so depressing what is happening to our country.