Traveling the Baltic Countries From Lithuania to Latvia

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An interesting day in the Baltic countries of Europe traveling by bus from Vilnius, Lithuania to Riga, Latvia.
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Traveling the Baltic Countries From Lithuania to Latvia

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@onelungg 5 лет назад

btw from all the times I've been to Riga I've learned to keep away from places with personnel standing outside and inviting you in. It's and indicator of double or triple prices. At least for beer. Just "going around the corner" in the Old Town it can drop from ~7 € to ~2,5 €

@_____J______ 5 лет назад

It felt warmer in Riga because Riga sits on shore of Baltic sea and any place so near by sea is warmer than more in-land one

@donstravelsandrants. 5 лет назад

A pretty cool looking bus.

@waltertomashefsky2682 5 лет назад

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were IMPROPERLY part of the USSR by the way. They were free and independent republics after WWI.

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 лет назад

Yes. I put a subtitle in the video mentioning that the history of why they were in the USSR is really bad news.

@waltertomashefsky2682 5 лет назад

Okay, I jumped the gun, but I’m part Lithuanian and that post WWII history is a sore point.

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 лет назад

Yeah I bet, I was reading some of the history. That was a brutal era.

@horseplop9 5 лет назад

Walter Tomashefsky Can’t wait to visit the Baltic’s. Very under rated

@SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath 5 лет назад

Every country was improperly part of the USSR. They were all stolen.

@TheSharbro 5 лет назад

So happy you travel here as my Grandfather on my Mother's side came over here & I'll finally get to see Lithuania because of you . Thank you so very much Gabriel !

@brentperry3669 5 лет назад

duuuuuuuuuuuude... that opening food... wow...

@bizbite2 5 лет назад

The bus station was just next to it 😂 you poor thing 😅😊 but whatever happened to all of us 😅 thanks for visiting Lithuania 😊😊😊👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

@petermattsson142 5 лет назад

They were showing Biatlon from the 2018 Olympics on TV. Biatlon is a very popular wintersport in northern Europe.

@marianapatron8012 5 лет назад

That lovely restaurant looks pretty much like the concept of the popular medieval Olde Hansa in Tallinn

@JesseStLouis 5 лет назад

Whoa, I can't believe that was the first time you missed a bus in all your travels

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 лет назад

Yeah not bad eh? I mean I've missed buses as in got to the bus station and one had just left or whatever and had to wait for the next one. But as far as having a reservation and trying to get there on time, I think that's the first one. Maybe I've forgotten another time. Definitely never missed a plane or a train that I can think of.

@waltertomashefsky2682 5 лет назад

So, two top tips: always scope out where the bus/train station is as you’re exploring the town and always get to the train/bus station with more than 10 minutes to spare. And maybe use a translation app on your phone. Thanks, I learned a lot today.

@centisgercans1731 5 лет назад

Also you can ask the locals - people in the Baltic countries understand and speak english.

@brentperry3669 5 лет назад

oh and the winter sports thing looked like a rerun of the Olympics

@dreamthedream8929 5 лет назад

Glad to see that you have arrived safely to Riga. If you are still in Riga please show people the beautiful Art Nouveau architecture in the city. It is found on a lot of streets however you should probably go to where Elizabetes, Alberta and Antonijas streets are. Thats the most famous location for Art Nouveau. There is even an Art Nouveau museum there with authentic interiors to see how people lived back then. The museum's address is Alberta street 12 but the entrance is from Strelnieku street.

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 лет назад

Sweet, thanks for the tips, I wrote them down.

@dreamthedream8929 5 лет назад

@@GabrielTravelerVideos you are welcome! You can also show the viewers House of the Blackheads in the old town. It is a 14th century building and you can explore it from the inside as well. It has some nicely done authentic interiours. And just around a corner from it there is a restaurant called Salve if you want to get some traditional food. Its also in a historic building and the address is Ratslaukums 5.

@horseplop9 5 лет назад

Bruno Krasnoscokovs Do you think he should or will go to Talin Next??

@dreamthedream8929 5 лет назад

@@horseplop9 yes of course. It sounds that right now he is rushing through the countries and doesnt have more time to explore. Honestly this is also not the most pleasant season for a lot of outdoor exploration and activities. So in the time that he has he might as well explore the capital cities of the three Baltic states. If he had more time I would also suggest visiting Kaunas, Ventspils, Cesis and Tartu.

@horseplop9 5 лет назад

@@dreamthedream8929 I agree Hes enjoying some Cheep travels in Off season in the Baltics. I will be in the Balstics next year. I appreciate your reccomendations i will probably visit one of those cities. Thank you very much my friend

@pushpaks 5 лет назад

Hi Gabriel, Without having any specific goal of visiting x number of countries you visited 60!! That's great! Your way of traveling is so authentic.

@lorascelsi8102 5 лет назад

Beautiful. Love those old buildings. History matters.

@JELLYBABIESdnb 5 лет назад

This couldn't have come at a better time! I'm travelling to Vilnius next week and I'm really looking forward to it. Cheers Gabe!

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 лет назад

Great, have a nice trip.

@petefoti1041 5 лет назад

Reminds me of Finland. My Ex-wife was from Finland (Vasa). We were married for 10 years and separated as friends. Still keep in touch. Beautiful people in all the Baltic's ad Scandinavia.

@tomlarsen5451 5 лет назад

Your frustration turned into a destination, good to know we all need a point in direction and if we keep trying we will get we’re going !

@donstravelsandrants. 5 лет назад

Congratulations on your sixtieth Country. Amazing achievement.

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 лет назад

Thanks Don, appreciate it.

@SuiGenerisAbbie 5 лет назад

Lithuania is so humid, and the cold is damp because it is so near a great water mass.

@conanlebarbare6961 5 лет назад

the olympics games and nickelback a very good restaurant !!!

@williamcarter361 4 года назад

This is why I always get to bus stations at least an hour before the departure time.

@mitzidayball549 5 лет назад

Love Riga. And we have T-Mobile. It's great. Worked all over europe

@dhananjaymalhotra7854 5 лет назад

Bounteous congratulations Sir. Still more than half the world left to travel :)

@Y_Not1 5 лет назад

Hello everyone, Thanks so much for sharing,Loved this one...

@kevinrichardson9277 5 лет назад

That restaurant at the beginning looked like a lot of fun. I always wanted to eat in a place like that. A cozy little den.

@voxley19 5 лет назад

60 countries- what a milestone! Congratulations. Riga looks really interesting, looking forward to the next video.

@m.m.4609 5 лет назад

im impressed Latvia looks great, greetings from Holland.

@marafarnham595 5 лет назад

Another beautiful country Latvia! Thank you Gabriel! Can't wait to see more! 😊❤ take care and stay safe ❤

@irfanashiq2961 5 лет назад

Sir same wishes here I'm also so interested to visit there

@irfanashiq2961 5 лет назад

But I live so long distance and my condition not to permit me to come their

@irfanashiq2961 5 лет назад

Nice dear

@KarinLynnBates 5 лет назад

Riga looks pretty at night. It’s very charming with all the lights. I’m curious to see it in the daytime, too! I’m sure that will be forthcoming. Enjoy! 👍🏼✌🏼

@mtnvr6545 5 лет назад

From one Gabriel to another, great content as always. Looking forward to the next episode. Safe travels!

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 лет назад

Right on, thanks G.

@shaunpierce4174 5 лет назад

I was in Riga a few weeks ago and stayed at the excellent Rixwell Elefant hotel, a short taxi ride from the old town area. If you get stuck for transport I highly recommend the Taxify service, it's excellent and very cheap.

@Baltictravellerblog 5 лет назад

I agree with you! Taxify is a very convenient and cheap for trips in Baltic capitals. And new users of Taxify can get a welcome bonus from the existing users. For instance, in Latvia new users of Taxify get 10 EUR welcome bonus, which is practically a free ride from the airport to the city centre. In other countries bonus amount is different. Just as example - read more info in my Taxify invite link goo.gl/JxJAtp

@wayneleader2364 5 лет назад

Looks good place always wanted to.

@rcadsoftware 5 лет назад

It was so exciting I looked so many times. I'm looking to learn from you how you work.

@mrateam6042 5 лет назад

Don't stop what your doing! Love the videos

@Miumiu-tc3wy 5 лет назад

Gabriel is a travel legend,ur videos motivate me too much and I follow ur travel tips and techniques to get around in new places.hats off to u man 🎩

5 лет назад

Lietuva ❤️

@turnleftrighthere2605 5 лет назад

Dude - you are killing it on your intros! I think you missed the bus because of the cherry wine the night before. 😛smart adding a view on the bus. We don’t have T Mobile in Canada 🙁cool place - great video!

@greggor07 5 лет назад

T-Mobile is actually a German cell company and yes they have great international coverage, they cover even the US. ;)

@Timurlane100 5 лет назад

Wow! We're covering the same ground. I was in Vilnius a little over three weeks ago. Stayed at an AirBnB on Pilies St and went to Etno Dvaras. And then, in Riga, likewise went to that same Golden Coffee beside St. Peter's (I was lured inside by the waitress who was serving you ;-)

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 лет назад

No way, that's hilarious. So did you go to the same restaurant as me in Tallinn? I just posted a video of it on my Instagram: instagram.com/gabrieltraveler/

@johndoherty8198 5 лет назад

Very cool vlog as always Gabriel. All the best.

@latvia1012 4 года назад

When you are in EU, you don’t have to buy a sim in each location. There’s no roaming when you’re visiting another EU country. You’re still charged the same.

@johnnypastrana6727 5 лет назад

Perhaps the greatest attacking chess player of them all was grandmaster Mikhail Tal...he was called 'the magician from Riga'. Some of his games are works of art...he had the reputation of offering unprotected pieces that if taken would lead his opponent into a world of hurt. "You must take your opponent into a deep, dark forest where 2+2=5 and the path leading out is only wide enough for one." -Mikhail Tal

@TheGoToFamily 5 лет назад

It's one of those things that happens sometimes, but at least you got on the bus! Can't wait to see more of Riga👌

@kriegerkaiser 3 года назад

I ate at that same Queens pub. I thought the food was great and loved the beer flight. They were also very sweet. My Airbnb was in the same building

@imrannaser3020 5 лет назад

Congratulations on reaching 60 countries , I was thinking of comparing Ibn batuta but I don't think even he managed to get to so many countries so I see that you are truly lost in the wilds of Latvia/ northern Europe "good on ya mate" and God bless The absentee . Happy travels

@Traders_Paradigm 5 лет назад

Dude your videos are awesome! It feels like I am actually in the countries you are traveling in.

@triple_gem_shining 5 лет назад

Merry xmas bro!

@Steve-yd9ki 5 лет назад

I'll take Riga over Berlin any day of the week. In fact, I try to spend all of my vacations in "Eastern" (Poland and Eastward) Europe. It's cheaper, safer, and just an overall better experience.

@sionehefa3458 5 лет назад

Happy 60th Gabriel!

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 лет назад

Thanks.

@davidbryant551973 5 лет назад

Gabe if you get the chance see if you can get out to Jurmala and it's beach which is not far out from Riga as I reckon you'd really like it! Awesome channel buddy!

@MillennialTravelConfessions 5 лет назад

Enjoy Latvia Gabe! Looking forward to more videos

@killthetime514 5 лет назад

BTW this channel is my Travel and living, my national geographic channel

@Redsox68 5 лет назад

Yah she kinda reminds me of that French actress Julie Delpy😘

@gianlucapagnoni283 5 лет назад

watching Dunkirk movie on the bus? Lux buses are very handy and comfortable.... love Baltic countries

@chiasanzes9770 4 года назад

Streets get very slippery during wintertime and you can hurt yourself badly fallen down. Next time buy iron or steel spikes fit under your shoes. You can buy those fit for your shoe size in any store or from shoe maker's shop usually cost from 5.00e to 30.00e

@AodhanP 5 лет назад

Guessing you’ll be heading to Tallinn in Estonia after your stay in Riga. Beautiful part of the world 🌍

@beeverywhere9003 5 лет назад

best in Riga in summer is yurmala beach

@karmathegiant 5 лет назад

Too bad you missed the bus, but awesome that’s the first time!

@usedbrickie9166 5 лет назад

Hilarious/bummer beginning but your nailing these vids. Excellent Job Gabe ! 60 country's& almost 250K "WOW". Cheers

@Meistras 5 лет назад

Lithuania :)

@Frankflores111 5 лет назад

Gabriel I know that is a random question but I want to ask you if you have ever felt depression because of travelling alone? If so how you deal with that?

@samalexander3295 5 лет назад

following

@Stavoren 5 лет назад

Total opposite.. I travel (alone) to escape depression

@paulmcdonough1093 5 лет назад

@@Stavoren me to a companion in my madness

@Timurlane100 5 лет назад

I prefer to travel alone. I don't have to worry about other people's schedules and can come and go as I please. And I'm extroverted enough that I meet lots of people.

@bellab2510 5 лет назад

@@Stavoren Agree 100% !

@Swampzoid 5 лет назад

Congrats on 60 countries. That's so awesome.

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 лет назад

Thanks a lot, pretty wild.

@abdullahhakan1 5 лет назад

I also like medieval restaurants with folk dances and folk traditional musics while I am having my dinner and alcoholic drinks in all throughout Europe. I had visited those kinds of restaurants in Northern Cyprus, Bulgarian, Romanian, Ukranian, Georgian cities.

@boombeamprm9416 3 года назад

Beautiful, you inspired me to live there. (From Thailand)

5 лет назад

A awesome meal!!!!

@serbianhighlander3225 5 лет назад

Land of basketball!lova ya bros

@337supreme 5 лет назад

Dude that is a good deal for a beer (waiting for the bus)... about US$1.50! Too bad you missed the bus.

@PawRescueHomeLoans 5 лет назад

Also google maps does allow offline access. You just need to download the city maps you need while on WiFi. Google maps has been my friend all over the world.

@dorotkake 5 лет назад

Savior (fish eggs), dumplings, potato pancakes :) yummy. Come to Warsaw or Gdansk, it's really close and worth seeing. :)) TV sports in Riga you watched are cross-country skiing - American Jessie Diggins is really good at it.

@johnnypastrana6727 5 лет назад

Wow Gabriel, Riga looks super great to me...fine restaurant, food, drink, and the waitress was drop dead beautiful to me. I didn't realize that Riga had such a large population. Another amazing journey...I am 68 years old but if I traveled light, I could still shoulder a smaller pack...buckup Grandpa and hit the road right? 😂 Happy Trails always...John

@roadwarrior9422 5 лет назад

These are great vids. I think I would be hungry with those small dinners. Yikes miss bus!

@davidholman805 5 лет назад

I hope santabrings you a quarter of a million subs by Christmas,great vid Gabe.

@LeighAnneMarie 5 лет назад

Congrats on reaching your 60th!

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 лет назад

Thanks, pretty cool.

@artfx9 5 лет назад

Cant believe I am watching a video on your chanel about my home town. Could have met you. Haha

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 лет назад

Cool, are you from Vilnius or Riga?

@artfx9 5 лет назад

@@GabrielTravelerVideos I am in Riga.

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 лет назад

Right on, awesome city, I explored and filmed today. I would have been happy to meet up but I'm meeting with another guy tonight who contacted me and then taking off tomorrow to Tallin.

@artfx9 5 лет назад

@@GabrielTravelerVideos Awesome! Have a great evening! Looking forward to the video.

@killthetime514 5 лет назад

hey Gabriel. Congratulations man on the 60th milestone. Just one cool thing if you can share. list down each country you have been to and one thing you remember about that country, or the first thing that comes to your mind after you hear that name. I mean these are those golden memories that stick with you. like for this country you wld remember the first time you misssed a bus. :)

@NomadicFlavors 5 лет назад

I love the music at the beginning

@TheGoToFamily 5 лет назад

Hey Gabe, btw can you do a food comparison between different Baltic countries food? I'm curious to know if there's a difference. :)

@MiceDnP 5 лет назад

It is pretty similar, but we do have some differences regarding traditional foods- for example lithuanians have cepelinas, we have peas with meat etc.

@krish2442 5 лет назад

waiting for the next days video of Riga so bad!!!

@JumpingPlaces 5 лет назад

Hey Gabe, I was wondering if you have a goal with your youtube channel? Like something you plan to reach with it? Also does it ever surprise you that you have finally been able to get a steady income from it to allow you to travel full time? You have grinded hard and it has paid off :D

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 лет назад

No particular goal other than onwards and upwards. I'd say the main goal was that I wanted to get it to the point that it was paying for my travels. Mission accomplished, so now it's just keep going with it and see where else it leads. And yes, I am surprised actually, every day. It blows my mind that it's gotten to the point of fully funding my trips.

@JumpingPlaces 5 лет назад

@@GabrielTravelerVideos Truly awesome man, well the way your going its gonna get to the point where you can make some really good savings for the future e.t.c I guess something you possibly never imagined happening.... Amazing really, happy for you man :D

@gandalfearth5336 4 года назад

@@GabrielTravelerVideos I like the sincerity of your answer. Keep up the channel, because you are unique in transmitting the essence of the places. You have your own style.

@BortonMaverickNYC 5 лет назад

Surprise you didn’t go to every bus and ask or show them ticket, “is this bus to Riga? “ and 10 mins prior to departure. ? Seems tight on schedule. Glad you arrived safely though.

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 лет назад

I knew that it would say LuxExpress in big letters on the bus since it's a private bus company, so that's what I was looking for. But yes I was cutting it close, normally I give myself extra time in case of unexpected circumstances.

@VijayMarathedigitalmarketing 4 года назад

Good Wi-Fi 👍 Starts watching his own channel .. naaaice

@kodiak64 5 лет назад

Watch out for the girls standing outside bars and restaurants. Treat them as sirens whose job it is to suck you inside to rip you off - I lived in Riga for 2 years, so that's a wholly different experience from a fleeting tourist visit.

@evisovi207 5 лет назад

All trains forr USSR was made in Latvia....

@oscargomez6993 2 года назад

Gabriel thanks for this great video.thats whant im planing to do this July..Fly to Vilnius wich is cheaper and then travel to Riga

@jkmx3272 5 лет назад

Please go to estonia

@TerryMcGearyScotland 5 лет назад

Been to Tallinn. Wonderful architecture, beer, food and waitresses!

@blackpantherqueen6981 5 лет назад

I will like to visit that place where you ate and eat exactly the same thing 😉

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 лет назад

Go for it.

@Monte80 5 лет назад

I guess you should've just asked for bus to Riga. ;)

@GlimmeringAura 5 лет назад

Hello I love your videos! Go to Germany for Christmas markets please :,) it is my dream to go 🎄

@joser1853 4 года назад

I travel a lot. I can't wait to go to these countries, I'm not to keen on touristic places in Europe - these seem like places where you can get more of the local vibe.

@globetrottermike3262 5 лет назад

Hello Gab, nice video can you do slower pans in the narrow place,always makes the building and markets blury and les fun to watch,keep it rolling Mike

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 лет назад

No problem, I'll keep it in mind.

@globetrottermike3262 5 лет назад

thanks

@SuiGenerisAbbie 5 лет назад

I have always wondered just how Veg's fare in such meat-dependent, and carnivorous countries.

@griffmustard 5 лет назад

Does it matter to you that you are visiting in the winter time, because I would imagine that summertime would be a totally different experience?

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 лет назад

No that's part of the plan, I wanted to get a taste of winter. Hoping I'll encounter a big snowstorm soon. Maybe I'll go skiing if I get the chance.

@travelvideos 5 лет назад

Google maps sent you the wrong way from the bus station.

@wellwisher61 5 лет назад

Gabriel.looking forward to your adventures .I really love them.Take care.

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 лет назад

Right on, thanks.

@joefitzpatrick9241 5 лет назад

Went Riga in March and loved it, how you finding it?

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 лет назад

Nice town.

@julianawesome3035 5 лет назад

Awesome, wish I could've seen more of Lithuania though. At least if I ever visit, I'll have the bus station figured out. Thanks

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 лет назад

Haha, yeah I pretty much explained the whole situation there. Did you see my other video from Vilnius? It was definitely too quick of a visit. I'd like to see some smaller towns but will have to come back sometime.

@julianawesome3035 5 лет назад

@@GabrielTravelerVideos Yes I did, thanks.

@petefoti1041 5 лет назад

Gabe, one thing I never understood in Finland is why people always wait for the Green Pedestrian Light to turn green before crossing the street when no cars were coming. My wife told me she had no idea. It was -25C!!!! Is behavior the same in the Baltics?

@MiceDnP 5 лет назад

Peter Foti If the police catch you, they may fine you when you are crossing on the red light. The difference is that finnish people observe these rules while people from baltics ussualy doesent 😀