Travel Fails & Taxi Scammers in the Czech Republic

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An intense travel day taking the train from Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic to the smaller town of Karlovy Vary in the western part of the country near the German border.
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@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 месяцев назад

I checked taxi prices in Prague and this is what I found online: "The basic fee is Kč40.00, the kilometer price is Kč28.00." Based on that the 4.4 kilometer ride to my hotel should have been around 163 koruna. Edit: A couple other things in response to some of the comments. No need to get a powerbank, my laptop does that and I often use it to charge the phone. I think it drained especially quickly because of the cold. And you can't replace the battery on that particular phone. I took it to a repair shop in the US once and they said the battery can't be replaced because it can't be removed. So getting a new phone is the way to go.

@jvk5013 5 месяцев назад

While in baltic countries you shoulfd absolutely use Bolt. Works in other countries too. Similar to uber, but cheaper.

@PavelD83 5 месяцев назад

It should be something like that even with Bolt, but I suspect the guy took advantage of the fact you just flagged him down without putting it though the app? If you get Bolt through the app, the price is displayed before the confirmation, same as Uber. The fact that the app displays the price is the reason Bolt driver does not have to have the meter...

@sgcattlantis 5 месяцев назад

I looked it up, not sure if u used KVTaxi. From the train station to your hotel, which is far from the city center by the way, you should have paid about 220 ,- CZK, as we say dumm tourist fee is 2x the price. They/you wont bother with calling the police or file charges, ruins the vacation. Basically, an iron rule is to ALWAYS use public transport, while in the Czech Republic, only tourists use a taxi or uber or bolt. It gets you ANYWHERE. One of the best and densest networks in the world. For more info watch this chanell: www.youtube.com/@HONESTGUIDE

@borisstefanov2983 5 месяцев назад

You are paying 30€ for a steak with potatoes and water, not even wine or beer, and you are not complaining! That's a ripoff. But 17€ for a convenient taxi ride is a "scam" according to you. Gabriel, as a world traveler you are acting cheap.

@PavelD83 5 месяцев назад

@@borisstefanov2983 he’s absolutely correct, this was a rip off. Should’ve been charged about 50% of what he paid

@janakotrcova2790 5 месяцев назад

I like that you always choose the positive from every precarious situation.Enjoy Vary,Gabriel!😊

@vaultkeeper2 5 месяцев назад

I recommend using Bolt in the Czech Republic! It's a European alternative to Uber and works the exact same way with always honest and local prices. Karlovy Vary is an amazingly beautiful town!

@vitalitihomirov5781 5 месяцев назад

Agree. Bolt in Estonia works perfectly.

@PavelD83 5 месяцев назад

When you use it with the app. As I understand it, he just flagged the guy down (because dead phone), so the guy immediately went into the "tip off the tourist who doesn't know any better" mode. If he used the app, it couldn't have happened

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 месяцев назад

@@PavelD83 I didn't get a ride with the Bolt car actually. That was a little confusing because I showed the car and then next clip I was in a taxi. But the Bolt car passed me without stopping, I waited there for quite a while longer without filming, didn't see another taxi, then walked back to the train station and got the taxi there.

@DMUSA536 5 месяцев назад

Karlovy Vary is beautiful and interesting. Stopped there in 2018

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 месяцев назад

@@DMUSA536 It's gorgeous, will show the town in the next video.

@alanbercovitz3657 5 месяцев назад

The beers you drank from a can are absolutely nothing like the Pilsner Urquell and Budvar you can get in a proper Czech pub which are delivered straight from the breweries and transported/kept in specially designed tanks. While I am not familiar with the brand you had at the train station it was likely transported/stored in the same manner.

@PetrCharousek 27 дней назад

Better than beers from cans are beers from bottles. Pilsner Urquell in a can, for example, is brewed in Poland (licensed by a Czech brewery, of course, but the quality is still different), whereas Pilsner Urquell in a bottle is perhaps really made in the Czech Republic. That's all I wanted to add as a local.

@JennyGunner-ge3lz 5 месяцев назад

Seems you were between a rock and a hard place regarding the taxi fare. No other choices of transport. Given the cold weather and the exhaustion from travelling, definitely not worth haggling over. Great to inform your viewers about scams though. Nice hotel, enjoy the hot springs and scenery. Cheers to a good beer there 🍺

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 месяцев назад

Cheers! 🍺✌️

@andrewbanks1076 5 месяцев назад

Should be taking the metro.Also for destinations within a few hours distance you should take the Flixbus from Florenc bus station. Much more chill.

@spacedog_80 5 месяцев назад

Next weekend is going to be sunny and summer temperatures again. This arctic snap should be gone.

@jackallen83 5 месяцев назад

Yesssirrr

@Imotepth 5 месяцев назад

Taxi scams are destroying taxi services. Some time ago I was asking for a taxi price in Bulgaria for a 5km ride... 60 leva 😱 (30€). That moment I stopped wondering why nobody was around the taxi stands, why the busses were overfilled and why there were so many mini car trains going every few minutes (witch did shake you like washing mashine, but did cost 5 leva for same distance).

@emptyplenty4730 Месяц назад

I took a break from watching your channel for several months. I am not into Greek islands. But now i have some money. I can probably afford to go to Europe. I was wondering if i need as much luggage as you. Are there an abundance of 2nd hand "value Village" like stores in Europe? It snowed on Mt Bachelor today August 23rd at 7000ft. Just a bit but it snowed. The fires have calmed down quite a bit too. I am saving up like 30 grand for a car but man i should travel to Europe like i have always wanted too. And do some hiking. I live in Bend, OR so its hard to leave. Its nice here. So many jobs as well. I quit smoking weed everyday and am sober and i can travel to Europe now without freaking out or detoxing. I was going to buy a video camera for skiing and maybe i can take it to Europe too. I was watching Sabbaticals video of him in the Congo. What a nightmare.

@travelvideos 5 месяцев назад

Why don't you use Bolt for taxi, which is like European Uber? Also, wrong app for maps. I usually use app where I can download offline, where I can see hiking trails, altitude etc.

@Dr.Mzungu 5 месяцев назад

Because that would be too easy

@myexplorations5961 5 месяцев назад

Which app do you use for maps?

@ppilihP 5 месяцев назад

@@myexplorations5961maps me works offline

@JohnVogel-dt9uf 5 месяцев назад

The busker at 6:50 or so is performing "You Are The Everything" by R.E.M. Great song and great band!

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 месяцев назад

I see, didn't catch that at the time. Not a huge REM fan myself, but they have a few good tunes.

@IceGuts 5 месяцев назад

I would never recommend using a taxi when in Czech Republic. Bolt = yes, Uber = yes, tram, train, bus = yes Taxi = NO

@stevemcgowen 5 месяцев назад

I take so many taxis in Prague. I use the apps taxi companies have, though, or call them. Cheaper than Bolt.

@vitkrivan9380 5 месяцев назад

Also an insight to Karlovy Vary-the city and the region itself in general is the poorest in the whole country, so even though the historical city center is stunning, the other parts of that city and region are definitely not doing that great(that reflects even the attitude of those taxi drivers trying to scam anyone-and believe me, he would even want to scam Czechs). The richer parts of the country are definetely the center, southern parts and then area around Brno in Moravia. Silesia is a coal miners area which isnt really doing that great either since basically of the coal mines are shut down.

@Danielroams 5 месяцев назад

My crystal ball tells me that you will be in Greece by May. The Greek gods have spoken. 🙌

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 месяцев назад

😎

@churchofbrap876 5 месяцев назад

@@GabrielTravelerVideos Gabriel always ends up in Greece !

@wireeye2003 5 месяцев назад

Need to buy you a portable charger bro 😊👍

@Dr.Mzungu 5 месяцев назад

Power Bank

@wireeye2003 5 месяцев назад

@@Dr.Mzungu correct, it's the same thing 🤗

@stevenscott250 5 месяцев назад

Right, taxi drivers are totally untrustworthy?!? What a terrible thing to say. The two taxi drivers you spoke may be! I’m a taxi driver at Glasgow airport and you pay what the meter says! TELL THEM TO PUT THE METER ON!!!! For such a worldly person I would’ve thought you’d have known this! You need to realise when you say this stuff like “taxi drivers are totally untrustworthy” that people take that as EVERY taxi driver is untrustworthy. Come on man, jobs hard enough without people getting in and saying this RU-vidr who knows everything about travel told us your untrustworthy 🤷‍♂️

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 месяцев назад

Hi, I love Scotland, been there a couple times. if you listen to the explanation later in the video, when I asked the price before getting in he said that he would charge by the meter. But there was no meter. He wouldn't agree to a price at the beginning, then quoted an inflated price when we arrived with no proof. Locals have stated that the price should have been around 150 koruna instead of 440. So there seemed to be no way to actually get a fair price. Unfortunately, this is the reality all around the world, taxi drivers trying to rip you off. Certainly not every driver, it depends a lot on the country. The UK is a different situation, drivers generally go by the meter, so you don't have to deal with the scams. I've taken hundreds of taxis in my travels, lots of the drivers were perfectly friendly and honest people. But a lot of them have also been untrustworthy. It's an undeniable reality when you travel that you will have to deal with a lot of hassle trying to catch a taxi in a lot of places.

@lennaertvanhee 5 месяцев назад

I'm worried. You didn't say 'aiaiaiai' when your battery died. What happened? Miss it somehow.

@myexplorations5961 5 месяцев назад

lol

@oscargomez6993 5 месяцев назад

YOU DONT HAVE to take a train to Karlovy vary from Prague..Just take red line on metro.Get off on Florence station who join also the yellow line and take a German company bus mane flexi bus and in one hour you will be in Karlovy Vary

@jiritoman7563 5 месяцев назад

FLIX bus

@oscargomez6993 5 месяцев назад

@@jiritoman7563 u right

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 месяцев назад

Good to know in hindsight. Probably would have done that if I'd known the train would take so long. But it was a pretty ride at least so no regrets.

@timtense 5 месяцев назад

Being a scammer seems be a requirement to become a taxi driver anywhere in the world. Karlovy Vary is a great place though. I've been there a few years ago and had a great time!

@michellesteinbeiss-bryan7366 5 месяцев назад

Never made it to Karlovy Vary, but wanted to go there. Very much looking forward to seeing your videos from there.

@carolinacadabra8278 5 месяцев назад

Do you use Rome to Rio? It shows bus from Prague station to Karpov Vary 1.5 hours and cheaper than the train. Also there were 2 trains. One at 13:23 and one at 13:28. You caught the best one, faster with no change. Not having a phone is killer!

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 месяцев назад

Yes, I use Rome2Rio sometimes, fairly good site, not entirely reliable all the time.

@mariuspopescu284 5 месяцев назад

I went to Karlovy vary by bus and it was faster than by train.

@mancuniamancunia9212 5 месяцев назад

Can’t sell Budweiser in Czech Republic and budva in the states. Been so many legal battles over the years with naming rights etc etc…..if you’ve ever watched the honest guide RU-vid channel he explains it all perfectly. He’s a local Czech guy and he exposes scams in Prague etc etc. really good and informative channel

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 месяцев назад

Good to know. Here's the link from your other comment so that it's in the same place: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budweiser_trademark_dispute

@spacedog_80 5 месяцев назад

I wouldn't go to Pilsen just because of the brewery. Pilsen is not that interesting and you might be disappointed. If you're in the Karlovy Vary area head to the Bohemian Switzerland National Park. The weather is going to be much better on the weekend. Also I would recommend Český Krumlov, Telč, Brno for warm climate and southern moravian wineries and the nearby Moravian Karst and it's beautiful Macocha Abyss and the underground river Punkva.

@bangkok_as_is 5 месяцев назад

man, that taxi scam does remind of that in almaty, indeed, unbelievable. also, just thought you might want to invest in a new phone/ powerbank? great video, anyways. stay safe, cheers!

@carolinacadabra8278 5 месяцев назад

Always carry a power bank!

@annethall 5 месяцев назад

What is a trip without a taxi issue? We were in Lisbon, trying to find out hotel, grabbed a taxi who had his meter on. Funny because he drove basically in circles because our hotel was less than a mile from where we got the taxi and he drove about 5 miles or more. Got a good laugh later.

@Deadfoot-Dan 5 месяцев назад

Same thing happened to me in Chicago last night, cab from the train to hotel was 2 miles and he drove at least 5, fat went from $5 to $10 and I didn’t care, he was fun talking to

@andynatorSK 5 месяцев назад

Pilsner Urquell and Budvar, 2 top quality and tasty beers. Fair to say “I don’t like it” or “not to my taste” But “not worth to drink? Cmon bro. 😅

@stevemcgowen 5 месяцев назад

Many Americans don't know what beer should taste like, because of what passes for beer in America.

@robertdouglass235 5 месяцев назад

Pilsner Urquell, yes, I would look for it on tap. Maybe got a stale can there. Also watch out for those spiraling vortexs while traveling.😁

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 месяцев назад

@@stevemcgowen You must be pretty new to the channel if you haven't noticed my taste in beer. ✌🍺The problem with Budvar, in my opinion, is that it tasted exactly like all the popular American beers like Budweiser, Coors, Michelob, Miller, etc. And by "tasted like" I mean it didn't really taste like anything. No offense to the great nation of Czechia intended. Try the Rufus, that was a great beer. Tons of amazing beers in Europe, I'm always trying new ones. I love ambers, red ales, stouts, trappist ales, wheat beers. Not a fan of IPAs or super average beers, which is usually the case with the most popular beer in almost every country.

@stevemcgowen 5 месяцев назад

@@GabrielTravelerVideos I had Rufus at the brewery in Ostrava. It's ok for a red lager. As far as pilsner style of beers, Pilsner Urquell is the standard by which all other pilsner beers are measured.

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 месяцев назад

@@stevemcgowen I might go to Pilsen, so maybe I'll get the chance to try it in the brewery. In general pilseners and lagers aren't my preference. They'll do but I prefer more unique flavors.

@KenMathTeacher 5 месяцев назад

Gabriel, I think you should do a travel fails compilation video :) I know I have my fair share of travel fails.

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 месяцев назад

I have actually, sort of, see here: www.youtube.com/@GabrielTravelerVideos/search?query=travel%20bloopers

@janaorevodova 5 месяцев назад

Once again why aren't you using the public transport in Czech Republic? It's cheap,reliable and safe.😮

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 месяцев назад

Because trying to figure out which bus goes to a hotel and then waiting for it in the cold with a backpack is even worse than being overcharged for a taxi.

@ageoflove1980 5 месяцев назад

When taking a taxi I expect to be scammed unless I know exactly what Im doing, like prepurchasing an airport transfer at an official booth inside the terminal. Other than that, its just very likely it will happen anywhere in the world. Tourists are tired, dont know the local langauge and prices, have a lot of luggage and usually dont feel comfortable enough abroad to make a fuzz, so ideal targets to overcharge. I'd say in Europe in general, never ever take a taxi, unless you are elderly, injured or otherwise incapacitated. A healthy man traveling solo does not need a taxi and the hassle thats almost always attached doesnt even make it convenient. Public transport goes absolutely everywhere in Europe, sometimes it needs some prep, sometimes a bit of a wait, but its always worth it. Oh and totally understand the problems of an old phone. Mine is about 4 years old and its starting to die slowly. However, a $30 power bank might be a solution for those pesky situations where you are suddenly lost. Just did a Google route from the Karlovy Vary trainstation to the Sanssouci resort and it shows that busline 13 takes you most of the way in just 11 minutes. Yeah pretty hard to figure that out in the fly with no internet, I get it, but still.

@BMeanies 5 месяцев назад

Presence is supposedly Jimmy Page’s favorite Led Zeppelin album. My favorite is the first one for sure. Great series…I’ll have to get myself to the Czech Republic

@damienohare7473 5 месяцев назад

Damn taxi drivers,a few years ago I was charged €48 for a taxi from Nice airport to the hotel…….about 1.5 miles😡they had me as there was no public transport at that time of night,it’s actually shameful!

@DeputyDog-mh1yo 5 месяцев назад

Broheem, you have the best taxi fails on YT. 👍

@annieis300 5 месяцев назад

Physical Graffiti is my fav too... I still have my double album from the 70's! I used to play them over and over... good times! 😊😊😊

@korvasieni 5 месяцев назад

There are free maps for bus and tram routes, both in paper and even online. You can find the number of the tram that takes you to the train station for example. It was funny though when you took the wrong tram twice. "Oh no, it's taking a turn to the right like yesterday". Great content! 👍😀

@pleasantjourneys 5 месяцев назад

My Dutch wife as a teenager had a Czech woman basketball player from Karlo Vivari stay with her family back in the day 😂

@DMUSA536 5 месяцев назад

Looking forward to this. We were there in 2018. Very rich looking center. We wanted to park there but were told only residents and guests. Parked up top and walked down a steep hill and of course walked back up.

@anthonydean3456 5 месяцев назад

What's up Gabriel I'ma huge fan love ur videos especially in India and Greece, but bro u need a power bank charger from eBay it'll extend and charge ur phone ans laptop and everything might wanna look into it, device could be a lifesaver.

@unsupervisedtraveler 5 месяцев назад

I am in Nuremberg Germany, I have a car and can pick you up in Czech Republic. If you want to see Nuremberg

@jacobdanneskjold8472 5 месяцев назад

Cold? 😀 Ought to have stayed in the Greek islands. ❤

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 месяцев назад

I can't disagree. 😎

@myrinaa22lalala51 5 месяцев назад

As Czech I think Greece is best part of the world 😇

@homobohemicus 5 месяцев назад

Flagging down a cab isn't really a thing in Prague and other cities. Some can be seen by taxi stands, however the absolute majority of passengers simply call or order a car online. And regarding trains, there's the so-called "One ticket", where you get one for the destination regardless of the operator or time of day

@david1george 5 месяцев назад

From my past trips to Czechia, I was told that most of the locals use Bolt, not taxis, because there's a lot of dishonest taxis with hacked meters. I never met any locals who use Uber there. He might even charge more than 500 kcs at the end of the trip at 15:52 440 kcs at 21:10 still too much. Bolt also has a rating system on the app like Uber to deal with the scammers like this, unlike taxis.

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 месяцев назад

I'll definitely keep Bolt in mind for the future. ✌️

@samewalt6486 5 месяцев назад

Your two back packs look heavy to lug around.Do you ever think of going lighter, maybe one carry on bag? Lots of travelers do that, makes life easier.

@Andrij_Kozak 5 месяцев назад

Why dont you use Bolt ? Thats the alternative to Uber.

@Dr.Mzungu 5 месяцев назад

Because he does not care, he's rich.

@befeleme 5 месяцев назад

@@Dr.Mzungu Yeah, he's so-o-oh rich that he walks everywhere, sleeps in a cheap hotel, and $18 for a taxi ride from train station to hotel is so much for him that he throws a tantrum and makes the whole video about this. This dude is as poor as a church mouse.

@MrCastleJohnny 5 месяцев назад

how much does your whole travel set weigh? rucksack and daypack all together?

@emazonreviews6269 5 месяцев назад

2,000 kilos

@AdriansYouTubeChannel 5 месяцев назад

Hey Gabby thank you for bringing us viewers the awesome content, being disabled and poor, your videos show me what the world is like from a tourists perspective, thanks Gaby.

@jtkachlmeier 5 месяцев назад

Medieval Times! Wait! That's not Chicago! Lol cool place!

@teritran_theTurtleTraveler 5 месяцев назад

Gabriel, regarding beers, have you been to Pilsen (Plzen), the birthplace of the pilsner? I have tried pilsner and I liked it (I don't consider myself a beer drinker, haha...

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 месяцев назад

I might go there next.

@jimmyboyles2868 5 месяцев назад

All that graffiti! Disgrace.

@DeputyDog-mh1yo 5 месяцев назад

Perhaps you're the real disgrace Boyle

@TheLordbanjo 5 месяцев назад

You talked a lot at the end🤣

@norair2590 5 месяцев назад

Gabriel Karlovy Vary is a famous place. American movie "Last Holiday" was shut there.In 30 days we are going to stay Grand Hotel Pupp. You gonna like the city center I am sure.Enjoy your journey my friend.

@stevemcgowen 5 месяцев назад

The same hotel was also the casino hotel in Casino Royale.

@flysky6248 5 месяцев назад

Unfortunately scammers are everywhere,enjoy your travels Gabriel.

@stevemcgowen 5 месяцев назад

These vids are great because they show novice tourists what not to do.

@StartLivingNow1963 5 месяцев назад

Another Awesome Adventure Thank You Gabriel🙂❤👍

@dannyyarborough3014 5 месяцев назад

Tatra mountains in zakopane poland are amazing!!! 🇵🇱 only hr and a half from Krakow!!!

@Ojstra 5 месяцев назад

Yes, Zakopane very good town with nice tradition but High Tatra mountains are even more amazing and higher on the Slovakian side (with Lomnicky štit the main atrraction as a cable car and Štrbske Pleso with a lake). Gerlachovsky štit, the highest mountain in Slovakia with 2,654 m, is even the highest in all of the Carpathians.

@praguetruebelievers9832 5 месяцев назад

Yea i only use bolt i only use Uber in the US. You got totally ripped off. That ride should have costed max with tip 150 crowns. I always negotiate if im catching a cab off the street beforehand. Of course I speak near fluent Czech so they wont take me for a ride. If you do that again catch a cab like that demand a receipt and get a pic of his taxi ID it should be clearly visible on the dash. Dont ride in any taxi if you dont see it. Its a 200,000 crown fine to do what was done to you. Demand a receipt UCet prounounced UCHET usually they will get afraid snd charge you the normal rate the. Watch out Taxi drivers have a long history of ripping of foreigners. Especially in small cities. In Prague that doesn’t hapen much anymore Taxi drivers are terrified of loosing their license and that fine. Good luck enjoy the Russians in Vary they own the town pretty much. You will like Krumlov better. Karlovy vary before the pandemic was frequented mainly by Russian speaking people. Prices there in restaurants were higher than in Prague. We all living here avoid it. Maybe some good deals there now since Russia cant visit there Enjoy. I was there often in the 90s when only Germans were coming and it was dirty cheap..

@stevemcgowen 5 месяцев назад

KV is ok now. Prices still higher than Prague, but the Ruzz are limited. The ones who come now seem to be the type who live in Germany, rather than the wannabe gangster oligarchs who used to visit from Mozkow and SPB.

@praguetruebelievers9832 5 месяцев назад

@@stevemcgowen yea last time i was in KV right before the pandemic we were going to stay a night .Once i got in a crowd and saw and heard walking billboard Russian speaking women with lots of botox walking their rat dogs everywhere. Russian signs everywhere everywhere speaking Russian slutty and gangster looking goons everywhere. 350 crown goulash was the deal breaker we got back in the car and just drove to Germany. Karlsbad nein danke

@isamaaltaein8672 3 месяца назад

Gabriel thanks for great videos

@teritran_theTurtleTraveler 5 месяцев назад

Hi Gabriel, you are so right on about experienced /seasoned traveler still make mistakes. But that's how we learn a lot from going to new places. Regarding the taxi situation, I can say that 'taxi' scams are nothing new. I once got on a taxi ride from Bangkok to the Suvarnabhumi Airport, the taxi driver turned on the meter upon me stepping into the cab. But when I arrived at the airport, I noticed he has turned off the meter sometime during the ride! So I had no idea what the heck was the real price. He ended up charged me 550 THB (approx $15 usd). I later found that price was not too much over the Bolt price. But still, it was a scam on the Cab's part. I learned from that point on I only use App like Bolt in Thailand or Uber in other countries. The apps are great since I know exactly how much I expect to pay.. Safe travel and Peace!

@stevemcgowen 5 месяцев назад

He's an experienced traveler?

@Deadfoot-Dan 5 месяцев назад

@@stevemcgowen uhhh… I’d say visiting 95 countries makes you slightly more than “experienced”

@stevemcgowen 5 месяцев назад

@@Deadfoot-DanI wouldn’t know it from the videos I have seen.

@TravelingEddie 5 месяцев назад

Gabriel it happens to the best of us even after years of travel experience. I always carry a power bank with me for those pickles. Led Zeppelin has so many good songs. Kashmir is my fave.😎😎

@davidbohem6524 5 месяцев назад

Dont commplain and use the Bolt 😂

@HuckleberryDread 5 месяцев назад

Ha Ha!!! Anyone see famous Australian RU-vidr Friendlyjordies sneak in at 12.49?

@dccoulthard 5 месяцев назад

You will find that the Czech and Slovak trains happen to be both the best and the worst trains at the same time. BTW, Houses of the Holy is my favorite one lol

@craigleewhite6317 5 месяцев назад

Craig the aspiring Hot Spring enthusiast, Gabrielle traveller RU-vid channel subscriber from UK://

@YetAnotherVisaRun 5 месяцев назад

It looks COLD! 🥶Hopefully it'll warm up where you are !

@czabatrans4420 5 месяцев назад

It’s great to see you Gabriel! When visiting Slovakia I would most definitely recommend visiting the Tatra mountains. You can take a tram ( Zubačka ) from Štrba to Štrbské Pleso. It’s like a small Swiss paradise but much cheaper. From there you can go to Tatranská Lomnica where you can take a cable car to the Lomnický Štít, an observatory at the peak of the High Tatra Mountains. Good Luck!

@Ojstra 5 месяцев назад

I was there last year and it was surely a paradise in High Tatras, nice memories, especially from Lomnicky štit. I also had a swimming pool in Hotel Sorea Uran (Tatranska Lomnica). But there are also some other interesting things in Slovakia like Orava Castle (staging of Nosferatu 1922 movie, near Liptovsky Mikulaš), village Čičmany with mysteriously painted houses, Bojnice Castle, nice cities of Trenčin and Košice, also Spiš Castle between Poprad and Košice is very big and authentic medieval ... Surely a hidden gem of Europe, country of Slovakia.

@czabatrans4420 5 месяцев назад

@@Ojstra I agree! Make sure you pre-book tickets for the 3rd and final gondola up to the peak! You can book them online before you go and I would suggest it as we saw many people trying to get tickets that day and was sold out. The final gondola is quite small so sells out fast, also the facilities at the top can only hold so many at a time but it's awesome up there, there is a little cafe where you can get food and drink and places to walk around and out off past the edge for photos.

@Ojstra 5 месяцев назад

@@czabatrans4420 , yes, when I was there a year ago, I booked the 3rd gondola (from Skalnate Pleso to Lomnicky Štit) on Gopass site like a week before I went there at the beginning of August. If Gabriel goes there in the middle of May, it won't be packed yet so much and maybe he can book later, depending on weather.

@N--D1 5 месяцев назад

Why there are soo less people?

@DeputyDog-mh1yo 5 месяцев назад

So Les was a man

@eedragonr 5 месяцев назад

Because they are not a billion people

@glenn8272 5 месяцев назад

Such beautiful old buildings adorned by tastelss tagging/grffitti. It detracts from the whole beauty of the place IMHO. Great video though yet again Gabe

@galaxspace1 4 месяца назад

You really need to do more research. You get so many things wrong or make too many stupid mistakes

@GabrielTravelerVideos 4 месяца назад

Nah, I completely disagree. I discussed the issue in this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qrqBkKFkQLw.html The mistakes I make are almost always very minor and not a big deal. Mostly they're just a matter of not knowing stuff that you can't really know ahead of time in a foreign country. Doing research takes time. Fixing your mistakes takes time. I could spend hours online trying to research every little thing, or just get out there and do it and when there are problems, you figure them out. To me that makes more sense than doing tons of research trying to plan everything out beforehand. In this video a bunch of little things happened that I couldn't have predicted. No big deal, I eventually got it all straightened out.

@MsFerzila 5 месяцев назад

Gabriel, if I knew. I would put you in touch with family and friends. My home country. Greetings from Canada.

@creayoga 5 месяцев назад

Taxi scams are pretty universal. In airports the scammers often wait by baggage claims to try to snag customers who don't realize there are official taxi stands outside. I guess if I were in that situation shown in the video, I would offer them the fair price and see what they say. My favorite Zep albums are their second and Physical Graffiti.

@pat2row 5 месяцев назад

Follow your thumb 👍

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 месяцев назад

Definitely.

@kaczmogal 5 месяцев назад

As you are experienced with the taxi scams in some countries it is good for viewers who may be traveling to know. I will be on my 5th trip to Poland this summer and have been schooled by my cousins about what taxi’s not to take and which ones are trustworthy. Since my first trip 2017 the Polish government has cracked down hard on taxi scammers. I have had good experiences with Uber but prices have really gone up. I still find them the most reliable. The taxi issue seems problematic everywhere in Europe. While in Germany last year a taxi from my 5 star hotel would not take 2 of us the short distance to our next historic 5 star hotel because the fare was too short and not to his liking. We complained to the hotel and they got us a quick and friendly taxi apologies all around. So it seems trying to navigate taxi issues in Europe is common place.

@daaapru4693 5 месяцев назад

First time seeing you go through some travel fails! Having a dead phone sucks! Similar thing happened to me in Vienna last year and I ended up making an hour long walk because I didn’t want to pay the ridiculous taxi price. Just a part of the experience though.

@gurpreetsaran1426 5 месяцев назад

Hey Gabie..Why don't you hitchhike when these conditions prevail.

@spitfirered 5 месяцев назад

👍👍💯💯👏👏✔✔

@ariswwe619 5 месяцев назад

My experience in such cases is that it is worth it to still take the rip-off taxi rather than walk in the cold with lagguage.

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 месяцев назад

Definitely sometimes, depends on the walk and the weather. If it had been a mile walk then I would have done it. That's the beauty of backpacks, they're made for walking. ✌️

@Andrij_Kozak 5 месяцев назад

@@GabrielTravelerVideos take Bolt

@thechubbytrekker8603 5 месяцев назад

I don't know how long you tend to stay in Karlovy Vary, but there is a beautiful Russian Orthodox church near the town center.

@robertsafar2908 29 дней назад

you could take bus to hotel, why didnt you? i seen bus stops there

@GabrielTravelerVideos 29 дней назад

No idea what bus number or when it would come. That seems like it could be a long wait and then without speaking the language it's difficult to ask the bus driver where they are going relative to your hotel.

@Michael-v3z1s 5 месяцев назад

Fantastic country. BUT FAMOUS FOR RIPOFFS.

@LouisJones-wv8pi 5 месяцев назад

Hi Gabe I really like your videos Have you ever considered travelling to southern africa.

@anty_07 21 день назад

Why don't you carry a power bank with you?

@GabrielTravelerVideos 21 день назад

One more thing to carry, I almost never need one and if I do then my laptop is a power bank, I can charge my phone with it.

@TheWilks4825 5 месяцев назад

Never trust taxis......only uber, bolt etc.

@azdbuk 5 месяцев назад

20 years ago I remember getting a Taxi in London, and back then it was like 25$ which was a lot of money, and it literally took me around a corner!:) I just counted it as learning (London different context, I know) ... .everyone gets triggered at different things I suppose....if I get worked a bit for a few more dollars by a service worker or driver, I try not to get too bent. In this case it sounds like $8 difference between "book" price ride and actual ride. That is like one big mac. I am actually more amazed that there is a "stated' ride price and that anyone actually sticks to it. I think I am more triggered by how pricey food is now days when one travels and even when one is not traveling.

@diarmuidlong5540 5 месяцев назад

Wow, just seems like a lot of hassle , but as you well know, there are always days like this. Safe travels, kind regards, Diarmuid

@davidbohem6524 5 месяцев назад

Hi Gab,you are the onlyone in Europe who goes from Prague to Karlsbad by train haha

@projectb3117 5 месяцев назад

Why don't you visit Spa in Belgium...is famous for its spa resort/health resort. Its on top of a big hill - looking over the city of Spa. 50 year ago it was the place to be for the rich in Belgium.

@TribalFusion 5 месяцев назад

I've heard of Karlovy Vary but only because of the football team that I've bet on before lol

@johnschannel449 5 месяцев назад

7:45 best dressed czech

@AKASHROY-i9f 5 месяцев назад

Same happens in Goa as well they are charging fu***** higher prices in India Taxi scams are same verywhere

@Andrij_Kozak 5 месяцев назад

You would have paid maybe 6-7 € for that ride if you had used Bolt.

@M-gq1bq 5 месяцев назад

To prevent future travel misery : 1st of May is Labour Day almost all over Europe, in case you are planning to travel on that day.

@charalambosm 5 месяцев назад

About the trains in the Czech Republic you should check if it is a direct route or a slow one with multiple stops.... popular destinations usually have a more direct line with less or no stops... 3 hours from Prague to Karlovy Vary is too long... you could have probably waited a little while longer at the station and gotten on the next fast train...