Traveling the Balkans From CROATIA to MONTENEGRO
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2024
- I'm back in Europe once again, this time in the Balkans along the Adriatic Sea. I flew into Dubrovnik, Croatia but just spent one night there, then headed south down to Herceg Novi in Montenegro.
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Welcome back to Croatia !!
Gabe I like that you don’t try to push products and sponsorships in your videos. Some RUclipsrs are just going overboard and it starts to feel like an infomercial.
You don't know the struggle of travelling and paying for bills... if you like, he doesn't get a sponsorship l, why don't you donate him a plane tiket fee, or a hotel room ?!? Is HARD and frustrating getting bad views and working so hard. And people like you are happy because he doesn't get any sponsorship! My daaaaaaaaaaaays !!!!!
@@LADmob I’m sure Gabriel gets a plethora of sponsorship deals. I’m pretty sure he mentioned it in a video that the only one he took up was that trip to Uzbekistan. And if you don’t like seeing the ad read. Takes nothing to fast forward past the ad read.
@@ZackBackpackingAroundTheWorldread that OP said :)
@@LADmob of course he gets offers. He has said that in the past. He has over 600k subscribers. You don't think he gets corporate offers with that subscriber count? I think this is a choice he has made but I don't want to speak for him. I am just commenting on what I like about his channel.
Amen to that
Absolutely loved Croatia coming from Venice on the ferry - Rovinj, Rijeka, Zadar, Split and Dubrovnik. Definitely will be back to see more Zagreb and some of the beautiful islands. Beautiful people, gorgeous architecture, stunning blue water, cheaper than Western Europe. Croatia is a dream.
Welcome back to Croatia Gabe. Seems like you love our Balkan ex-yu countries as somehow you always keep coming back. Prices are not normal for us Croatians but no matter how much they raise the prices people are still coming in huge numbers. Avoid those tourist traps and everything will be fine, you can still find a decent meal for five-six-seven euros. Hope you will enjoy your stay. Kind regards from Zagreb
21:48 what a beautiful place. I’d faint if I saw all of that. It really makes you feel like you’ve gone back in time a bit but also forward. The food looks amazing there. Cute quaint little towns. Thank you for sharing your adventures with us all!
I liked the musical,jazz accompaniment,when you filmed the interior of the church in Dubrovnik,it did,t seem so gloomy.You have my admiration for not loosing your optimism and coping with setbacks with ease.Not everyone can do that.Thank you for your work with the videos!👍
I was there a couple of years ago, just before Croatia adopted the €. I remember watching your videos before going. All of the dalmatic coast is beautiful, and hasn't been totally destroyed by tourism yet.
dalmatian coast!
Dubrovnik in Croatia is truly beautiful
After Greece, maybe go back to Egypt? Weather should be lovely there in October, I was in Hurghada and Luxor in May this year and loved it, the safety situation in Israel and Gaza does actually not affect Egypt at all, it felt super safe.
I'm seriously thinking about it, would like to visit Hurghada, Alexandria and the Siwa Oasis.
Welcome to Adriatic/Croatia!
Immersive translate became my best friend for it is the most reliable and free learning tool for all languages
Haha, funny you go in 10 days from Toronto ( where I live now), and next to Croatia ( where I'm born ).Nice work 😀
Wellcome back Gabe
That Hostel at the beginning of your Vlog above the "Mullerstore" was my Hostel 2022 :D Nice to see with lots of memories.
I was in Dubrovnik and Kotor, Montenegro this time last year - such beautiful places!! I'm also heading back to Greece next week, for three weeks. Cannot wait! You're right about September being the perfect time in Greece - beautiful weather and warm water for swimming 🙂
Europe is the land of Civilization that fits to all humans! Tanks Gabriel!
Welcome to Montenegro !
Yeah, the older we get the more wiped out we become. Old age is knocking on our door.
Time to get married and make some babies lol
@@user-mq9fw3vm9l Hell no, that's the worst thing when you get old. You need to do it when you are 25-30. Nature made it that way.
Black Lake in Montenegro is freaking beautiful.
Always a pleasure to be with you in your travels. This is getting me excited for my trip in September to the Rhine and then to Munich.
Feel like I’m travelling there now as I watch, lovely place
The shots of the old town brings back memories of when I went Dubrovnik September 2017, looks like it has got a whole lot busier the last few years. Great to see you back in Europe Gabe. 😎
Thank you for this wonderful video. We are lucky that because of the bus we were able to see the oldtown of Dubrovnik and the Adriatic Sea. Montenegro is a lovely destination. Here you can find a lot of beautiful nature. I wish you a good time!
When I was new to Canada, I was so amazed how the bus driver said have good day, country side buy veg, honey & put the money in jar. Car & house door was unlocked. Even thatll
I love these videos of Europe 😊❤ thank you Gabriel 😎☀️🌊🤗
We are always thinking about Visas, how to apply, how to pay, how to extend a Visa, how to handle all. Some people even must go to embassies and do interviews, proof income, property etc. Other people travel without passports through all the safe european countries and dont care abt these issues at all. This is what is coming to my mind when I hear Schengen
Only, there a number of borders where Schengen has been suspended, like between Slovenia and Croatia.
@@maricallo6143 I mean the people who throw away their passports after they arrived on rubberboats in Europe and who don't care about Visa issues.
As a citizen of EU you can enter Montenegro with just ID for period of up to 30 days. For 31-90 days pass is required and for 91+ pass & visa.
Nice to see you back in Europe 👍
Thoroughly enjoyed this video, as all your videos. You do an excellent job bringing important information, needed explanations and the shear beauty of every place you travel to. Well done!
Another Awesome Video Gabriel 🎉🎉🎉
I THING YOUR MIND IS TO THE ROAD FΟR GREECE MY FRIEND!!!
Amazing
Gabriel, i think you might love Samothraki island, it's well suited for travelers, pretty wild and near Turkey. Cheers!
I'm sure I would love it.
Always love watching the vlogs when you are out traveling. Thanks for sharing!
hey Gabe, long time viewer and with you til the sun sets on all your adventures and I've learned, enjoyed so much. But just gotta say from a viewer perspective, I'd like to see more of other places not in Europe.
I went to Tivat for a day and would love to go back and explore the whole country
You should totally spend some time in Bosnia after 10 days of Montenegro. Inland places like Travnik, Jajce, even Tuzla at this time of the year is not super packed but still nice weather for some hikes and chilling.
nice one Gabe
💯💯
It is nice to be back on the road again.
Prices in Dubrovnik are really very crazy😢
Yeah, it’s as expensive as Scandinavia
This is a beautiful place to be at!
Great bus ride up and out of Dubrovnik
Go to Zabljak, Durmitor mountain, avoid the crowds and heat on the south.
Yes, surely the best mountain spot in the whole country imho, even the town of Žabljak is on 1,456 m height and therefore nicely fresh in summer days, with much possible hikes and chair lifts at the Savin Kuk Ski Center. It is similar to Slovenian Julian Alps as Tara River Canyon has a possibility of rafting, just like it is possible to do it in the Slovenian Soča River Valley. I have nice memories from Žabljak and Durmitor as I was there in 2019.
@Ojstra I would just add the Black Lake and the Ice Cave to that. They are also two wonderful places to visit.
Hi Gabe glad to see you back in the med you can go to lots of greek island by ferry from turkey here is a list of turkish ports with ferrys to greek islands
Bodrum: Ferries to Kos.
Marmaris: Ferries to Rhodes.
Kusadasi: Ferries to Samos.
Cesme: Ferries to Chios.
Ayvalik: Ferries to Lesbos.
the cureent exchange rate in turkey is very good 33.55 Turkish lira to one us doller happy travels
Right on, good to know. What I'm wondering about is if I can go from the islands of Gokceada or Tenedos straight to a nearby Greek island such as Lemnos.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos Gökçeada is the largest island off the Turkish coast so i think you may be well be able to get a ferry to a greek island Because the island has thousands of years of Greek history, some of the island's villages have been compared to Mykonos and Santorini.
But because the island officially uses the Turkish Lira as its currency, it's also fair bit cheaper cheaper than the Greek islands. it can be a lot cheaper than ‘Euroized’ islands due to the lira’s weakness against the dollar so will be lot cheaper than greece for you happy travels gabe
@@travelmonkey377 Sounds good, looking forward to seeing it.
Nicely done, as always. If I were seeking non-touristy, traditional areas of Montenegro, I would drive NW from Podgorica toward Danilovgrad. Then, I would take a left at Danilovgrad (road P23 it is apparently called) up toward the Garac mountain, toward small traditional villages like Gornje Zagarace and Markovina. For museums/history Cetinje would be a must on my journey. For the sea, I would visit the city of Bar (simply because I have never been there). If you are looking for some adventurous driving, I would follow the Moraca River canyon up North, the old road. It scared me plenty of times in the 1980s (traveling from Belgrade to Titograd/Podgorica by car (and train)). Where you are at now, I learned to fish as a kid across the bay from you, in Herceg Novi, specifically Skver on the breakwater rocks (across from where all the boats/the swimming pool are.). Good memories. Thank you very much for all that you do, you are the best channel on RUclips, period.
Check the Gora region in Kosovo and the sharplanina mountains for something different. It's just south of Prizren
The apartment seems a nice place to relax after your journey from Canada
When it’s so hot you drink the meals entire orange juice at once.. so familiar 😄
Oh it looks so beautiful over there in Croatia. Wonderful you got to show a bit more of Dubrovnik old town, so picturesque. Montenegro is going to be awesome as well. Nice apartment.❤😊
we took a FlixBus in April, Dubrovnik to Kotor. Very Cheap
I am at the moment in Durres Albania. Dubrovnik is top.
Go to Vlore n head down d Riviera 😎
Another great video Gabriel. 👍😊🇮🇪🇭🇷
Nice plan, going to inland of Montenegro. Historical capital Cetinje (wtih old town, Mount Lovćen, Njegoš Mausoleum) and Žabljak (Savin Kuk, Đurđevića Tara Bridge, Tara River Canyon, Black Lake, another real mountain hikes) surely look like the best spots (centers) for inland and mountain exploring while Podgorica (ex Titograd) is pretty boring and unhistorical for a capital but Lake Skadar nearby (with Albanian Alps in the background and prison island Grmožur in the middle of the lake) is surely worth to visit. Herceg Novi seems like the least crowded coastal magnet in Montenegro but is a door to the Bay of Kotor where there are two major islets off Perast town (St. George, Gospa od Škrpjela). Between Kotor and Cetinje, it is an iconic curvy road with nice views to the whole Bay of Kotor on the top (although maybe even better views are on the path to Mount Lovćen). Apart from my home country Slovenia, I see Montenegro as the best and nicest ex-Yugoslav republic after I have visited all of them. Have a nice time there, Gabriel.
Slovenia 🇸🇮 is beautiful with the mountains ⛰️ and scenery 😊
Come to Ohrid, Macedonia first week of September
Been there, nice town: ruclips.net/video/Ch9bTvsTcJo/видео.html
@@GabrielTravelerVideosOhrid is nice.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos In Montenegro inland you absolutely must see Durmitor and Tara river!
Don't forget that you might be traveling to Albania
BEAUTIFUL VIDEO BEAUTIFUL CATHEDRAL. GREATE EDITING. SALUDOS
best Gabe... respect
Can we one day compare the Greek and Croatian islands :))
10:43 Kolodvor means main station in Croatian
Welcome to our piece of heaven! Wild places along the Montenegrin coast can be truly heavenly! I just arrived from a cliffside village in southern Montenegro, a place of wild beauty.
Hi Gabe,when in Montenegro come and visit Plav and Gusinje it’s only 1 hour and 30 mins away from Podgorica,and it’s one of most beautiful places on Montenegro,and we can meet and hawe coffe
Great to see you back in Greece later on. You knew the town of Marathon was evacuated last week due to wildfires? Spring in Europe was unusually cold this year due to the el nino / nina effect. Normally April and May are the best months to visit Greece. Enjoy Montenegro 🇲🇪 and Turkey 🇹🇷 and thanks for sharing as always! Cheers 🍻
October is also great on Greek islands. i was in crete end of october and was going to the beach every day. Balos beach is beautiful.
i lied i just checked the dates it was end of September and temperatures was great.
I'm doing a trip here in November.. Dubrovnik, split, mostar, Sarajevo, Podgorica, Kotor and onto tirana Albania where I'll fly out.. so far I've booked the flight to Dubrovnik and my first hostel
@@wadawads I did that trip 2 years ago. I’d skip Podgorica and go straight to Budva/koror if you can. There’s nothing in Podgorica
@@andrewmcmahon958 thanks for the heads up. I was looking at bus routes so might have to go there but probably will spend minimal time there
I did that a few years ago all the way to Athens.
Come to the beautiful town of Trebinje in Bosnia and the Vjetrenica Cave, the largest cave in Bosnia and Herzegovina ! 😊❤🇧🇦
He's back in a worthy country!
Great video, enjoyed it a lot. Thank you !
Gabriel, as a long time watcher of your videos I have seen your past adventures of Greece. I think I know the answer to my question. Will you go to some "never been to islands and towns on this trip? Will watch, stay safe
Yes, that is the plan.
Hi can’t remember the blue zone island in Greece people living over 100 years old that place looks pretty outstanding. Great videos 🌞❤️🌱
@thomasholden1974 it's Ikaria island and Gabe already visited it...
@@jimjim8645 Exactly: www.youtube.com/@GabrielTravelerVideos/search?query=Ikaria
Herceg-Novi - my favorite place in Montenegro! I've spent a total of six months there! Edit: Dubrovnik is GORGEOUS, but expensive, lol.
A very informative vlog. While in Montenegro you might like to try the excellent Vranac (imo) red wine. I have not been there for a while, but last time it was very reasonably priced in supermarkets. I can recommend Ulcinj further along the coast from Bar. If you wish to get to Podgorica, you can take a train from Bar. The line goes on to Beograd in Serbia. It passes through beautiful scenery and from memory, the rolling stock is old German carriages.
I'll keep my eyes open for that wine. I visited Ulcinj on my last trip: ruclips.net/video/Rnx_zjnH310/видео.html
10:17 That ferry is going to Bari, Italy.
I see, good to know. Not as interesting as going to the Croatian islands.
During your previous trip to Greece, you had a cold bath in Skyros island, maybe in Parga (the ionian coast) ,also in Kea island (when traveling with Anna) ...
I remember that episode. I think the lady was sequestered in the room. Free Scotland 🏴
You're right. They were all quick dips, not warm enough to stay in the water for long.
Yes Gabriel you can cross over to several Greek islands -Chios,Lesbos,Samos and a few more I think.
Great to see you back at montenegro, i have been there, great places to visit. But would love to explore more
Have you been to Uzbekistan?
have fun! kotor has been on my travel list for forever! I hope you make it there!
I will probably skip it because I went there the last time: ruclips.net/video/vwyrJRXP-XE/видео.html
@@GabrielTravelerVideos ah great! Looks like I have more to watch until you upload again. Thank you. 🙏 love from the great state of Michigan.
Hi Gabriel, the prices in Montenegro may be costly too many people are traveling to Montenegro and Albania there becoming immensely popular. You may want to go into the Orjen Mountains and Durmitor Mountains caves and underground rivers included. You mentioned going to Turkey in September. I saw something interesting you may be interested in going to Southern Vietnam Phu Quoc Island looks beautiful and a beautiful place to get away for the cold months.
GABRIEL THE BEST!!!!!
As a Croat, beware of drivers in Croatia! As you can see at 3:26 there is an absolute jerk that almost drove over the foot of that man!
I bought a baguette, slices of cheese and a tomato from that grocery store.
You can take a quick ferry from Chios Greece 🇬🇷 to Çeşme Türkiye 🇹🇷 Chios is worth visiting
Thinking of going there. ✌️
Free Türkiye 🇹🇷
Good to see you doing what you love the most again. Really I don’t think anyone has that much of a handle on the number of Schengen days spent. It’s up to the individual border guard to add it up and most don’t care. Especially with multiple exit and entry stamps. Some will be faded or illegible etc.
Next year in 2025 things will change as it becomes electronically tracked. Then I’d be concerned. But for now for a few days here or there I don’t think you need to stress.
I overstayed by about ten days once because I miscalculated. Flew out of Madrid and no questions asked. But I prefer not to break the rules, I would just be stressing about getting caught so it wouldn't be that fun to be in Europe illegally. The penalties could be a pretty big fine or banned from Europe in a worst case scenario.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos understood. But I think a ban would be highly unlikely unless you were a deliberate repeat offender
You can be banned very easily @@jonathanmoss5328
Dubrovnik is amazing although the crowds were just too much when I spent a few days there in mid-october 2015!
You really missed out on Mljet, Brother Gabriel.
It's a hidden gem within a hidden gem within a hidden gem.
You'll absolutely love it there, I am sure. Rent a bike/e-bike and cruise the national park there...do some camping or live with locals in a small pension/room.
It's...for a lack of a better word. Quiet! there.
There are other old towns in Croatia that are more picturesque and less crazy with crowds and prices.
Dubrovnik has become unreasonable and not worth it.
Hope you find the Buzza Bar ,it’s nearly at the top within the walls there overlooking the ocean. Small but wonderful outlook an away from the crowds
Oh didn’t watch far enough. You found it 😊
I went to Dubrovnik and Kotor earlier this year, absolutely beautiful and loved it. Have you thought about Albania? It looks up and coming and less expensive than other Adriatic countries 👍🏻
I've been there a couple times: www.youtube.com/@GabrielTravelerVideos/search?query=Albania
Kind of surprised you didn’t fly into Tivat to avoid dealing with the absurd Dubrovnik prices. Anyways, since you’re going into inland Montenegro you 100% have to go to Plužine, most incredible combination of green mountains and blue lakes you will ever see.
I looked at flights into there but they were a lot more expensive and fewer available. I checked tons of flight connections over several days through different countries, various issues with most of them.
Oh wow! That really surprises me given how much more “in demand” Dubrovnik is. Anyways, I really hope you give Plužine a visit - you won’t regret it!
@@GabrielTravelerVideos
You can go from Kos island (Greece) to Bodrum (Turkey) and back . Easy. Btw Kos island is amazing
Yep, I did that once. Been to Kos a bunch of times. But my question was about going from one of the Turkish islands directly to a Greek island, without having to go back to the mainland of Turkey first.
I prefer Bodrum over Kos, it's more beautiful. I love Bitez, Ortakant and Gumusluk
Interesting I’m also in the same part of the world at the moment
Great vid TY
Hey Gabriel, not sure if this will reach you before you leave montenegro but highly highly recommend staying at the Grove hostel in stari bar (Bar) if you pass the area. It's such a blissful place surrounded by nature / mountain hike trails
Gabe go to Bosnia. Sarajevo and Mostar. Stop in Jablanica on your way through and get yourself some of the best roasted lamb on earth
Sedmica?
I went there in 2017, but would be happy to go back and see more: www.youtube.com/@GabrielTravelerVideos/search?query=Bosnia
You should move to the Mediterranean area. Cheap haircuts there. 😊😊😊😊
Ah yes , Montenegro the so called 'new 'playground of the rich 😉after Monaco and Puerto Banus. Do take time to go into the mountains where views are stunning and worthwhile 💕
Especially Budva is full of Russians and their rich population. At least it was so 5 years ago. Serbia and Montenegro seemed in last years like a door to Europe for many Russians as they couldn't fly to many other European countries.
they figured out who started the fire in hydria island in the Hellenic Republic, it was a Multimillionaire yacht playing with fire 🔥 works , sad burn must of the island. saludos
I hadn't heard about that, will check the news. I hope it didn't damage the town.
You need to revisit Zakinthos. Last time you went with your biased friend. You didn’t even go through the city. Or go to the patriot Saint of the island Saint Denis. It’s a big church you walked by it and said nothing or even visited.
Gabriel you should visit more Croatian islands, maybe Istria and more of the inland
I'd love to, but problem as I explained is Croatia is now in the Schengen zone, so I use up my 90 days there. Montenegro is outside of it so I'm saving my days for Greece in September.
Croatia is very expensive. Why do you take a taxi. Isn't there a bus from the airport to the city?... The bus from Dubrovnik to Montenegro is 21 euros for an hour's ride, and in Montenegro from Kotor to Bar is 8 euros, which is 1 and a half hours of driving. Never take a taxi before you have to think and always take the bus because it goes everywhere.
I landed at 10pm, the bus didn't leave for another 35 minutes. Too late and too tired to wait, plus then you have to get from the bus station to your hotel. Reception closed at 11 so not worth risking a big hassle trying to check in plus getting there even later when extremely exhausted.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos Uber would have cost you 3 times less probably
@@markomesaric5460 True, didn't think to use it. Tried to use it here in Montenegro today but it doesn't work here. Apparently it does work in Croatia.
Nice one 👍
Sweet, I like the Greece and Turkey circuit. My old boss went to Greece 15 times, almost opened an office there. Good think he didn't he would have gone broke. But it would have been a fun downfall. Side note, interesting how bacon, eggs, sausage, breads, and OJ, can be had virtually anywhere.