A Soviet Adventure in the Country of Georgia

Part 3 of my journey from Tbilisi, Georgia to Stepantsminda in the Caucasus Mountains near the Russian border. You can watch Part 1 here: • Traveling to the Cauca...
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[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

You can watch Part 1 here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIixdKONe6l7rc0

[@macchiatostalinkatravels]

Be Carefull Gab - US Gov. Travel Warnings of Landminds in This area While Hiking/Walking !!!! Really

[@Firdausjahanibrahim]

Your travel enthusiasm shines in every frame, making it feel like I'm right there with you. Thanks for sharing this adventure. Excited for more journeys ahead! 🌍👏

[@claudiaberger9639]

8:43 You're walking in the footsteps of, "bald and bankrupt".

[@vaultkeeper2]

You should now be near Mount Elbrus which is the tallest mountain in Europe if the Caucasus counts as being in Europe, you should be able to get a clear view of it from the Georgian side. I visited Stepantsminda on a group day tour from Tbilisi in October 2019, would love to travel there independently! And the room with that view for that price, what a bargain compared to a similar view in the Rockies, Alps or Scandinavian mountains! Georgia is one of my favourite countries really.

[@danielhilderbrand7393]

Mount Elbrus is absolutely gorgeous.

[@MarcusLangbart]

sorry for this late comment. Just as info for the readers: Mount Elbrus is on the western side of Georgia and only accessible from the Kabardino-Balkaria russian republic. Gabriel was on the military georgian highway (which is almost eastern Georgia). I think the highest mountain he could see is Mount Kazbek.

[@effie-montreal]

Hi Gabe this was really enjoyable video thank you

[@timmann6106]

Wow, what an amazing road trip, this, and your recent romanian trip, are in my opinion two of your very best and that view from your hotel looks stunning and waiting to be explored.

[@JennyGunner-ge3lz]

Well that was an interesting drive. The Caucasus mountains look beautiful and the area very rustic but wouldn’t call it the most relaxing drive, all that traffic and sheep! Thanks for another adventure cheers 😊❤

[@usbankusa]

Thanks for sharing. The view from the balcony of the hotel was incredible. Looking forward to the next adventure of your road trip.

[@bfla1971]

Gabe, seriously loving the Georgia experience! 👍👍 I really enjoyed Cyprus too. I visited Limassol about 30 years ago.

[@Tomga-sr7vb]

Looks like truck jackknifed.. The collision term “jackknife” refers to a truck accident where a truck with two separate parts (a cab and a trailer) folds in on itself at the point of separation. The cab and trailer swivel where they are linked together, forming a 90-degree angle “V” shape.

[@ladyblabla3611]

Driving in the night on this kind of roads cost a lot of energy. Really scary.

[@Nature_with_Peter_Kane]

WoW...very interesting travel day! All kinds of roadblocks and then not knowing if you got a place to stay. Great vid. Cheers!!

[@Roblynch5550]

Ben would be proud, yes saw he was in Bangladesh with the other Ben. Keep on the adventure.

[@AlwaysAwesome001]

Frowny face if you are not heading towards Gergeti Trinity Church taking video of the awesome scenery right now! 11am local. 🤪

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Next video. ✌️

[@AlwaysAwesome001]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos ♥️👍

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

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[@augustiner8029]

Real adventure….you have . We enjoy at your expense. Beautiful show.

[@powder131]

So beautiful.. can’t wait for your next video. Stay sad.✝️

[@MunsterNox]

You were so lucky with the hotel. Amazing view. It looks a bit like the Carpathians.

[@jampuppy]

What a journey! The history I’m sure is fascinating.

[@TheSwede70]

Great. Will watch it now!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Cool.

[@Ojstra]

Here become Caucasus mountains really picturesque, wow. ;) But very interesting day of exploring earlier, too. It is seldom that there are 3 videos from only one day.

[@Michelle-li7fl]

I like rental car Gabriel's travels...so many fun stops and sheep🤩

[@icysurfer1]

I've noticed you always like dry mountain hills like NorCal. Me too.

[@Deadfoot-Dan]

Not gonna lie, I was bummed you couldn't get in the auto graveyard, but junkyard dogs were putting in work. I would love to know if there is a bus to the town of Spets, I think that would be an epic bus ride in it's own right, that is a treacherous drive right there.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Maybe a bus but definitely a minivan.

[@missmo3451]

Gabe you're the epitomy of sang froid 👌

[@user-se7zm6wj5i]

Thank you for this video! I see the Caucasus Mountains. But, I think that the road to the them is dangerous one: it is narrow, a lot of traffic, lack of roadside refreshments as far as I can see, a lot of dogs, sheep stopping the traffic, no lights, and a lorry that suffered an accident. I am eager to watch your next video.

[@wildfire8341]

Thanks

[@exoticveganrecipes5655]

8:10 Do like David when faxing Goliath, he took 5 and said " If by the fifth I haven't hit him I'm 💀"...😂

[@RCAVDH]

Bald will be to jealous of those mozaïeks

[@damienohare7473]

Brilliant,Gabe..you impressed me with your driving skills,especially at night in the mountains on the border of Russia

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Thanks. I have am ingenious, secret strategy: don't run into stuff.

[@damienohare7473]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos 😂👍

[@matthewmorris7510]

You are a brave man driving in Georgia.

[@TheHotSauceReviewChannel]

What about Chechnya? That would be interesting.

[@shanegermany5803]

Wow Gab, that view was simply breathtaking, a bit of a sketchy drive, especially that house/church you found, think some great days ahead. I appreciate you won’t visit Russia, but have you ever considered visiting Lviv, Ukraine. I know Ukraine is currently in a war, but Lviv is miles away, relatively safe and loads of foreign tourists visiting a truly wonderful place. Anyway enjoy Georgia.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I've been to Lviv, lovely city: www.youtube.com/@GabrielTravelerVideos/search?query=Lviv

[@DMUSA536]

You seem to get nice places to stay at the last minute. Nice looking city nestled in the mountains.

[@injunnfuz6698]

Great info

[@craigleewhite6317]

Vacation mode: on Gabriel. From Craig. UK.

[@alex182618]

That is why youtube keeps advertising dog products here. 9:12 Just a normal Airbnb 16:10 wow. This monument took a lot 18:48 Did this truck just had Stuttgart written on it? The trailer came from Germany! 29:32 wow. A mountain.

[@wilfredotorres6628]

Hi Gabriel, You could drive anywhere in the world and encounter that form of driving in the mountains, it would be like any place you have visited. The only difference is the location you're driving around in and too it has such a familiar feel to it. Amazing enough the Caucasus mountains don't have ski slopes or cable cars, at least from the vantage point and perspective you give. They're an incredible mountain range and they don't seem exploited like the Alps or other magnificent mountain ranges they still seem innocent and untouched by man's hand.

[@labiapalsty8392]

That dog wanted you to pat him -starved of love and attention by the looks of it/He was waggling his tail for affection -must be hell strapped to a chain all day, every day.

[@omidrahmani9692]

Beautiful senary Gabriel ..... How ever 15km is about 9 and half miles 😉🙄✋❤️

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

You mean at 4:55? I said 50 kilometers, not 15.

[@omidrahmani9692]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos maybe I misheard you 🤔🤷‍♂️❤️

[@witlof5492]

​@omidrahmani9692 No maybe about it.

[@mirzagoralija4492]

Great video again ! 😀You have never visited the Ostrog Monastery in Montenegro near the Bosnian border !😀

[@tombuddy100]

Nice monastery. Actually two, lower and upper.

[@jasnah9717]

This Monastery has to be on your must-list

[@canalavg1970]

that strange church is so dark!!

[@CelticMickWalks]

Potential place to visit after I get my channel up and quit my Day job and see a few places in Asia first 😊

[@tombuddy100]

26:00 what a predicament? That previous town with hotels next to the road looked more welcoming. But at least it turned out fine a bit later.

[@thortessem271]

Good morning from Arizona. 4 AM

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Woke up early or going to sleep late?

[@soumyadeeplovestoexplore6631]

Have you heard about the earthquake happened in Marrakesh region of Morocco? About 6.8 magnitue, I think you had been there in couple of years before?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Yes, saw the news, very sad to hear.

[@soumyadeeplovestoexplore6631]

Agreed.

[@samflynn3891]

Other than getting pulled over in Romania, what is your worst experience driving in a foreign country?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

This one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rp3RY6Kghc5mg7s

[@fjdkfdfjdf33]

You must have have been out in Savannah. They are a little more left leaning there.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Not sure if you're joking, but this is the country of Georgia near Russia, not the state.

[@somejohndoe3004]

That was highly entertaining and enjoyable. 🙏

[@vitalitihomirov5781]

Authentic Georgian bus and truck drivers have Stalin's portrait in vehicle cabin.

[@dianeb5380]

Gabriel, have you ever been dog bit in your travels? I am terrified of dogs and now, I'm terrified for you lol.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I got nipped by a dog in Mexico once, barely broke the skin. I went to a health clinic to find out if I should get a rabies shot and they said all the dogs were vaccinated against rabies, so I shouldn't worry about it. When it comes to dogs I vibe them out, generally you can get a sense of which ones are friendly and which ones aren't. When in doubt, grab some rocks just in case.

[@ChrisP3000x]

If you worry at all, worry about spiders and cats. Cat teeth are like syringes so the wound seals up in seconds, trapping the particles to cause infection. Dog bites are typically survivable, unless you run up on a huge killer.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

@@ChrisP3000x Also bats since they are frequent carriers of rabies. And lions, tigers, bears, sharks and wolverines.

[@tombuddy100]

A cat once stung my hand with claws while I was feeding the cat. They have sharp nails too.

[@ChrisP3000x]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos Yep

[@Tom_Roberts]

Looks like it's still very Soviet near the border.

[@kevinnicholson3406]

Hi Gabe great video. Is it possible to go into South Ossetia.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Not certain, but from what I've heard you can't just go there. Probably possible somehow but might take some work and perhaps you have to enter from Russia.

[@2ChukBuk]

You should cross the border into Russia. You have a legitimate passport/visa. Check out that side for a day trip for the viewing audience. That would be very cool.

[@vaultkeeper2]

He does not have a visa, which takes weeks to get. You just do not visit Russia like any other country, also the USA and Canada is by proxy in war with Russia and Gabe is a citizen of these 2 countries. You seriously think this is a good idea?

[@jasnah9717]

@@vaultkeeper2 I agree 100% with you

[@TheHuski]

Cool video, you can almost smell Russia!!! 😃👍

[@aidaovasapyan9951]

Hi Gabriel , many people from Russia going to Georgia Armenia 🇦🇲 black sea , if you look the license plates many Armenians going back and forth from this way

[@jillytravels9317]

17th....and the bus stop??

[@larrymaietta5912]

🤔

[@tadhgdoran-qi8pl]

What country are you going to next

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

No idea yet, trying to make up my mind.

[@jasnah9717]

@@GabrielTravelerVideosIf your next country has to be out of the EU?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

@@jasnah9717 I could go back to the EU, I have eleven days left that I can use there this summer.

[@jasnah9717]

@@GabrielTravelerVideosNice to have an extra day

[@aidaovasapyan9951]

Hi Gabriel you should go to Russia 🇷🇺 to , people are going back and forth it’s not that dangerous,and also you should visit Dagestan , kovkaz, is beautiful all over, bladikavkaz ,there is mineral water resorts Truskavetsz ,😢this region is amazing and lot to see ,you need a visa as a American,to go to Russia,

[@annieis300]

❤❤❤

[@hugo7506]

Yeah Gabriel, might not be a good ideal going into Russia, we are at war with them by proxy, a lot of our weapon systems has caused thousands of Russian soldier's deaths, of which their family members, friends and community members are probably not having positive thoughts about Americans right now.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

No plans to go to Russia, definitely not a good idea right now.

[@turtletalk4905]

Armenia and Azerbaijan havr rising tensions

[@DongoBongKong]

howdy

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Yo.

[@pasqualeabarno]

👍👍👍

[@licuta7376]

❤👍❤️

[@uncleenore]

Disappointing that you're afraid to enter Russia. THAT would be great!

[@witlof5492]

Tell you what, why don't you go instead?

[@martinhollings]

WTF, why are you telling someone else to go??? Go there yourself buddy.

[@uncleenore]

@@martinhollings DOuchebag heard from.

[@the2012man]

second!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Yep.

[@Psyboy007]

First

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Boom, got it.

[@mirzagoralija4492]

❤😂🎉😢😮😅😊 !!!

[@RandalHyllegard-gu2bg]

Honestly Gabriel, we really don’t need to see every dilapidated building and old pile of rocks. Not that interesting. Of course you show lots of things that are worthwhile seeing, but some of the stuff is pretty repetitive.

[@lanamortenson8694]

As opposed to every single beach when he's in coastal areas? Talk about boring. Give me ruins and rocks any day.

[@Not-Impressed..1821]

You should have taken a closer look at the dogs. Were they Caucasian shepherds? Now we'll never know

[@eedragonr]

Watch dogs. They shouldn't be outside of the yard but it is because they are not kept in chains on day time.

[@iwrk]

Too long.

[@patricklambrecht380]

Soviet bus stop? You sound like Bald 😄

[@keithbloomfield1341]

Nuts or what! 🧠