@@lbunnygordon1133 Travelling keeps one fit. :) I wonder how he got by with food hygiene in developing countires such as Sri Lanka and India. I had a really bad episode after drinking a glass of fresh pineapple juice when I was in Sri Lanka. I ended up missing out trying other cultures' cuisine by being too careful.
Hey dude, just want to say that this is the best place to be after working an exhausting day in a busy retail job inside a big box store. Your calming voice and great stories and passion for the big wide world really remind me how wonderful the world is
Scotland is beautiful! I camped in Glen Nevis for three days and hiked up Ben Nevis.. the tallest mountain in Scotland and all of the UK... It was an amazing experience.
@@Travelhiker520 Amazing. Yeah I’ve done Ben Nevis too. It was a good but challenging hike. There’s a lot of good spots north of Scotland for hiking and Edinburgh is a nice city to see some culture and history.
@@alamaskashuefgggggvYes! Ben Nevis was challenging but very fun and it was nice having a cold pint to celebrate at the Ben Nevis Inn. I never went further north of Inverness.. I actually camped for two days there to go on the Loch Ness tour, which was also amazing! Loved Edinburgh! Got there midday camped one night. Next day it was raining.. So I didn't stay long after that. I need to go back! I rubbed Bobby's nose at Greyfriars for good luck and for my return to the city one day.
So relatable, we all have had that type of experience in adventure travel, I'm 60 and totally know what it feels like to be lost wondering if I'm being taken advantage of ,but it part of the adventure, and it always seems to work out, thanks for everything you share , inspiring inspiring inspiring inspiring inspiring
My spoken English is very bad, but Gabriel's English is very clear to me. I do understand about 95% from what he says ) Anyway, interesting stories and spoken English practice )
I remember paper maps, I'm nostalgic for them, they required a certain level of knowledge to read and comprehend, unlike turn by turn navigation devices, which can still be wrong, but generally are not. Do kids know what paper maps are?
I'm 60 years old, and I sure do remember paper maps! Honestly, I kind of miss them. Google maps is pretty good, but I've been taken the wrong way many a time, and it's really frustrating!
It much easier nowadays to navigate around cities then back in 1990, At least in the UK and Ireland there’s no language barriers which makes travelling around a little easier
Hi Gabriel, that all sounds so familiar !! For sure the internet, mobile phones, google maps etc has made travelling much easier, but has definitley taken away some of the adventure. I am from the UK and I also used to hitchhike all over the place, it was so easy and cheap to get around, and have chats with interesting people..........never see anyone hitchhiking these days :(
I really enjoy walking along with you and hearing your interesting stories. That park is so nice. I noticed a lot of moss on the trees from the shade. Curious as to what those trees are. They don’t look familiar, perhaps redbuds maybe, hard to tell being dormant right now.😊❤
Thanks for sharing your first travel adventures. I camped on my first trip to UK and Europe, that was around early 80’s. Can understand how overwhelming it can be. The scenery on this walk is beautiful. I haven’t been that far north in California but spent a week on a ranch outside Calistoga back in 2009, beautiful.✌️😊
Can I ask for a recommendation: I'm flying from Sri Lanka per your video presentation to Nepal on 2/29, can you recommend a hopefully level trek I can take while in Nepal, I will be there for 18 days and plan to spend at least 10 in Pokhara. I am a very healthy 64 y/o who walks a lot. I'm walking about 10 miles a day here in Sri Lanka but have significant knee pain walking down hills. Any trek come to mind that you would recommend?
There aren't any level treks in the Himalayas, other than walking around the cities. But there's the Poon Hill trek which is a very short one. However there's still a lot of uphill because it's an amazing viewpoint that looks across at the high peaks. Also there's the hike from Pokhara up to the peace pagoda, but that's also uphill and then back down.
My first travelling experience was in Nepal in 1994, i couldn't believe my eyes walking around, it felt like I had gone back in time. I definitely got culture shock, but it didn't feel like a bad thing. It was that, that hooked me and changed my life where travel became the most important thing in my life for the next 20 years.
Luckily not, just the usual bumps here and there and a couple times when we tried to land but then took off and had to try again. But no super scary flying experiences, fingers crossed knock on wood.
I remember the culture shock I felt in 2018, when I returned back to California from my 2 weeks in Northern India! It took me several weeks to get acclimated again to American culture.
I did my first solo trip a couple years after yours. It was in Mexico. I was better prepared, but after about 10 days, my wheeled-bag broke and I lost my dictionary. I could not find a backpack there so I spent the rest of my trip walking with a big duffle bag in my arms. I could never be on my own (young lady in Mexico), but the good is that when I came back home after two month, I could speak Spanish fluently.
I would have loved to join you in your trip back then. I like the way you travel. Used to do that myself until the missus came along. Will be doing the Camino Primitivo this fall
Very interesting storytelling. I love it. Thanks for sharing. I am now just starting backpacking since 4 years. The rest of my holidays were mostly fixed or all inclusive resorts. You inspire me to go on.
Gabriel what is the population in that town where you are? It is not that busy on the paths that you are walking. You should show us your disc golf skills in one of your videos.
Interesting you post a video about culture shock right now. I just got to Varanasi for the first time about 2 hours ago. I've traveled around India a few times in the past, and I still feel like I have culture shock going on right now. This place is way crazier than Delhi or Bombay. I'm going to stay one more night and take off.
Did you get down to Dasaswamedh Ghat? That's the most interesting area to see. Where do you plan to head from there? If you want to see some really cool places you could head for Chitrakut and then Khajuraho and Orchha. They're all smaller towns and really interesting. And of course Rishikesh is a great place to relax for a while. Have an epic trip.
@GabrielTravelerVideos yeah I'm just about to head to that ghat now, my hotel is up the street, took a couple hours to find a hotel that would give me a room last night. My plan was already to head to allahabad then over to chitrakoot. So looking forward to that. Then up to nainital, kainchi, and kasar devi, which I'm already familiar with. Probably finish in rishikesh and head home. ✌️
Gabe wow what a humdinger of a first day in foreign land with no international travel experience whatsoever. Thanks to RU-vid for all these tavel vlog experiences like yours to help us have a better preparation. Keep walking buddy!
The first time I went to Paris I nearly killed myself trying to cross the road. Out of habit I looked to my right to check for cars and was nearly run over by a black Mercedes coming from the other direction. Love to hear about your early travels in a video one day.
The quintessence being : when in a pickle call a taxi. That poor taxi driver probably didn’t know the way to the camping site, either. While we are on the subject of London taxi drivers: The film „The Knowledge“ aka „Mr Burgess Tour“ from 1979 tells the story of four men trying to pass the London taxi driver examination.
Off topic but we’re u at Humboldt 1995? The Humboldt about to graduate young man was murdered in Eureka? He was my daughter’s boyfriend. Just wondering if so.
Any chance you would go back and do a series of vids starting in Cornwall? Traveling that part of England? 🏴 I would love to have you do a trip there!
Not again! Love the stuff you do in countries like Greece! but your life story is beyond me. Enough is enough. Guess I’ll drop you for A while and hope you come to your senses or maybe you’re just running dry. Good luck buddy.
No bears around here but there could be a few in the mountains nearby. I think they're pretty rare in this part of California though. More of them in the bigger mountains such as the Sierra Nevada.
Dude, I'm a big fan since 2018 , I have to be honest though.. what's the story about you talking about going back home for a big break for months and then as soon as you get to USA, 1 week later you're off again ....? I'm not trying to be up on your business but I'm sure a lot of us would love to know what was that about.... just a question, you don't really need to answer .
What if i tell you that the area you've been raised reminds me a lot of Central Greece ?? and Eureka, Arcada, you're surrounded by towns with greek names😊😊...
Hey Gabe. Looking forward to the rest of that story! Reminds me of when I first went to Europe and ended up hitching a lorry to Heathrow airport with my Welsh bf to get back to America at age 22. And the adventures continue! 👍🏼❤ Nice Low Gap tour.
