AZERBAIJAN | One Day in a Little Known Country

An amazing day tour in the country of Azerbaijan, from the capital city of Baku to the Caucasus Mountains.
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"Genie's Bane" by Deskant
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"A Trip Around the Moon" by Unicorn Heads
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Thanks a lot for watching and safe journeys!

[@Sevinc9]

Azerbaijan is one of the safest places for living

[@SamaviXaos]

Did you sure ?

[@aliyev_0299]

​@@SamaviXaosof course

[@SamaviXaos]

@@aliyev_0299 yes

[@shirinshafiyeva8562]

Agree))

[@mawonvu]

This country has impacted me more than any other country I have seen through your camera lens in 2023.

[@fidybeanbird]

Dear people, I’d say that the best season to visit Azerbaijan is May (late spring). Everywhere is full of flowers, days are almost always sunny and temperature is between 20-25. I’m glad that you traveled not only to Baku but even did a hiking trip to the regions. Have a nice stay! 😊

[@gilbert3208]

It is rainy and foggy in May.

[@fidybeanbird]

@@gilbert3208, maybe it was this year but generally May is the best season - sunny, not too hot and green. At least this is how I remember Baku after living there for 28 years before leaving 😅

[@marvinsalamero9111]

A blessed Good day Sir Gabe Nice Beautiful 😍 Country of Azerbaijan ❤The Country Between Europe and Central Asia, a Country of Full Rich of Historical History, thank u so much sir Gabe for your wonderful walk around tour video Godbless stay safe From solid fan supporter Viewer from the Philippines 🇵🇭🙏🙂♥️👏👍

[@Crescent-1903]

First of all, welcome to my beautiful country, Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan is a very beautiful country located on the continent of Eurasia, Europe and Central Asia. Azerbaijan is the only Turkic Muslim country located in the Caucasus region. Azerbaijan is surrounded by the Greater Caucasus Mountains from the north, the Lesser Caucasus Mountains from the south, and the Caspian Sea, the largest lake in the world, from the east. Azerbaijan is a peace-loving state that respects all religions and nationalities. By coming to my country, Azerbaijan, and introducing such beauties to the world, you really make the people of Azerbaijan very happy. Once again, welcome to the Caucasus region, the state of Azerbaijan. Happy holidays to you. 🇦🇿♥️🤘🏻🐺💪🏻🥰😊😍😘☺️

[@helenwilliamson7099]

That was lovely, what a lovely country ❤

[@sal5966]

Welcome to Azerbaijan. As an Azerbaijani living in USA I liked all you filmed. Just a small suggestion. Try negotiating the price especially when you buy services or things from the street(cash purchases). Juice for 8 manats was expensive but I heard that renting a spot in those areas is very expensive and not stable business therefore small businesses try to squeeze the maximum. They put really high price since it is a tourist place. Good luck with your travel! Enjoy Azerbaijan.

[@michellesteinbeiss-bryan7366]

Beautiful Azerbaijan ❤️ Safe travels to your next destination.

[@AnkleSnapper72]

When I watched your Georgia series, I added it to my list of must visit countries. As I have to fly from Australia to see the world, I like to make use of the airfare by seeing not just the main country I'm interested in but a few countries around it. To tag Georgia up with Azerbaijan looks a winner. Outstanding day trip you took. Love how you show us some of the countries that get little coverage. Best. You Tuber. Ever.

[@christophCymru]

Is Georgia safe at the moment?

[@JennyGunner-ge3lz]

Spectacular scenery there on the Azerbaijan side of the Caucasus mountains. Such a land of contrast. Your adventures in Azerbaijan has been thoroughly enjoyable. Im sure thanks to you, more people will want to visit there.❤

[@jasnah9717]

You are very right about his videos. Everyone makes me go there. Thank you, Gabriel 😊

[@user-se7zm6wj5i]

Thank you for this wonderful journey to the Caucasus Mauntains in Azerbajan!

[@effie-montreal]

This is one country I will add to my list never thought it would be so beautiful thank you Gabe

[@2Travelis2Live]

Excellent! Thank you for showing us this beautiful country. Your tour group was lovely as well.

[@mariannemaag7692]

thank you for all the azerbaijan videos. what a wonderful country, so much beauty, so much history, so niece people in your videos from all over the world. loved it! ❤

[@helencarandreou7368]

Love all you videos of Azerbaijan Gabriel. Amazing country. BTW your shoes are so cool. Keep safe and keep travelling.

[@vanhouten64]

Hey Gabriel thanks for not asking us to like and subscribe every time you post a video like everybody else does 😄. That's one reason I do like your videos and do subscribe to it! I've enjoyed the Azerbaijan videos.

[@matanatagayeva6396]

Come again Azerbaijan and be sure to visit our province of Sheki. Look at the ancient Albanian Monastery in the village of Kish, there is a burial place of giants. A monument to the explorer, the famous Norwegian traveler and ethnographer Thor Heyerdahl. The Khan's palace built without a single nail on the basis of products (eggs, vegetable oil and other binding components). Caravanserais.

[@RoseN-CJ]

Beautiful landscape and arhitecture

[@mikerepairsstuff]

Gabriel Traveler at it’s finest.❤

[@Ojstra]

Beautiful to see the Caucasus with some fall colors. Have a nice time in Kazakhstan and other Central Asian countries.

[@primprimovna6229]

I watched your videos at one breath like I am not from these places )) for people who to plan to visit I'd advise pomegranate juice and mangal salad cause they are mostly will be delicious in every place. Hope you all have good time here!

[@annkk5037]

You have this great life visitng the world and giving the chance to many people to see places they are not able to visit. I used to travel a lot back in 2004-2014, but this type of vlogs were not so popular, so I lost the opportunity to record and present the countries visited. Azerbajjan is still on the list to see. Thanks

[@angelawhitehead6187]

Me too. Back then such travel videos and blogs weren't too popular so I also didn't post much. Later too many people post about the same places so no point joining. Gabriel is unique in keeping with the old style and super interesting and informative

[@lanamortenson8694]

You ladies are rather presumptive thinking that we'd even want to watch your videos. I'd personally say that it's lucky that you both missed the video making boat and it was left to the professionals like Gabriel instead!

[@angelawhitehead6187]

@@lanamortenson8694 we might be any gender if we are from Europe or America. But we are native English speakers /writers and it seems you sadly missed the point. No big deal. You are forgiven.

[@lanamortenson8694]

@@angelawhitehead6187 the point is we're here for Gabriel, not for people who claim to have missed their chance to ride the KZbin train because too many others are doing the same thing now. Couldn't care less about your gender or your "nativeness". Keep dreaming about those videos that were never made whilst the rest of us enjoy videos from someone willing to actually go ahead and take action rather than sitting there doing nothing about it like you.

[@angelawhitehead6187]

@@lanamortenson8694 annkk5037 above's comment was actually what I was addressing. In support of his/her comment. That's all. It was not meant to be contraversial. However sorry to offend one of the KZbin watchers (you). If you have nothing pleasant or even slightly useful to write then write nothing. Simple but effective. Of course I'd have found out how to make youtube videos long ago if I'd wanted to. So would we all eh? This channel is superb but many of the comments are not only strange but impolite both to Gabriel and his viewers.

[@saimabashir6393]

It's a mesmerising place

[@nancysotomayor3196]

Wow what a beautifull amazing mezquite place at Azerbaijan!!😍

[@Escobargmail]

Welcome bro❤🇦🇿🕊

[@Botoburst]

From a bit of googling Azerbaijan was a Soviet satellite state and entered the war with them in 1941. The Baku oilfields were very enticing for Hitler.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Azerbaijan joined the Soviet Union in 1922, so it was part of the USSR, which was different from being a satellite state. The Soviet satellites weren't part of the USSR but were communist countries aligned with the Soviet Union, including Poland, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, East Germany, Yugoslavia and Albania.

[@Botoburst]

Ah good clarification, they still have 7 billion barrels of proven reserves too.

[@eedragonr]

​@@GabrielTravelerVideosYugoslavia kept its independence being a non-aligned state. All the others became communist because being under Soviet occupation after the WWII. Communism meaning massive industrialization (for creating a political Left electorate) seen as egalitarian progress and social investments explains the attachment of many to the system.

[@noname-us3ci]

​@@GabrielTravelerVideosActually Azerbaijan occupied by Russia in 1920 28 april, and Got independence in 1991, so we are talking about 71 years communist rule. Roughly 200 years Russian rule sadly((

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Yugoslavia was aligned with the Soviet Union until 1948, then became more independent after that.

[@vusalmirzezade5508]

Thanks for video

[@mozar5175]

Thank you Gabriel for sharing these beautiful videos. You are doing the travelling for us because most of us will never travel to these places.

[@wendymoore7641]

It’s great to have preconceived ideas about countries confirmed or disproved by your videos.

[@glennplumlee9155]

looks like you had a good time on that tour!!

[@gunayhuseynova2838]

My beautifull Motherland🇦🇿❤️

[@rumik-stahnke6512]

That area with the waterfall looks really beautiful 🤗Very interesting place 😁Thanks for sharing and take care 😁✌

[@sandradalessandro2935]

In every video we get the shot of Gabe in a car/bus and he throws a peace sign and in every video we get a BOOM!!! Omg this makes me smile😅 each time A new video from Gabe and I am excited. 💚🧡💛💓💜💖💕💕💚🧡

[@carolinacadabra8278]

Always a good day that starts with a Gabriel video!

[@wilfredotorres6628]

Hi Gabriel, what an amazing trip to the mountains I see how the other travelers are curious about skiing and other activities in the mountains and looking for other adventures and you've done that so I'm sure you talk to them about your own experiences. The skateboarding that the guy talked to you about was interesting. These places were interesting in the summer. They must be beautiful stunning backgrounds, huge lakes, and waterfalls.

[@azdbuk]

Cool introduction to "little known country", also cool to run into variance of tourists, although being in a small box having to make small talk would make me jump out, but, still cool to meet folks from all over.

[@shamyaprasav612]

Giant swing Felt I am on it . Very nice to view and enjoy . Good wishes from friendly India .

[@ivysprieto6058]

Nice tours, the places , the people, the food, lovely 😊

[@DMUSA536]

You’re my favorite travel KZbinr.

[@blyt5046]

with the swing, I was just wondering what a helmet was going to do for that man if he went flying out of that swing. He's going to break every bone in his body except his cranium.. i'm in awe of this country tho i cant thank u enough for sharing

[@isamaaltaein8672]

Hi Gabe, that was very interesting. We enjoyed watching your adventure. Chaos

[@esrail.]

Come to Ganja. See the Goygol. I'm sure you'll like it🥰

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Next time. 😊

[@JustTunes31]

Very interesting country Gabe. I'm adding it to my list of places to go 👍

[@cosmo-q4596]

What I like about those countries on the Balkans and around it, you sometimes get deeper into a country and find yourself on some "Brutal" authentic old virgin looking suburbs, untouched, yeah, they might be undeveloped, but I see it beautiful and would be wondering there and walking just enjoying the vibes and aura of the place.

[@vaultkeeper2]

This is not the Balkans but the Caucasus though, quite far from the Balkans but in very many ways quite similar! Love both places.

[@cosmo-q4596]

"The Balkans and around it". Kinda a vague explanation but the countries like Azerbaijan , Albania , Georgia , Belarus , Armenia , Bulgaria , Serbia and lands around..they do share some of the past and parts of landscapes kind of looks alike. But yeah, Azerbaijan do look like some way or another to those countries, even though its far to the east@@vaultkeeper2

[@gunaytv6392]

​@@cosmo-q4596you are absolutely right. Balkan and Caucasus countries are similar. Hello from Baku❤

[@thortessem271]

Good morning from Arizona. 5 AM 68 degrees. Enjoying coffee watching your video,

[@ariftarverdiyev2213]

Super...Əla...!!!

[@jalalal-haddad7414]

Beautiful, and i agree that the central asian soviet countries are very peacefull according to vloggers travelling alone👍

[@turkandemir44]

Азербайджан- это Южный Кавказ, а не Центральная Азия. Азербайджан - это одновременно часть Ближнего Востока, Южного Кавказа и Восточной Европы.В столице, в городе Баку и заканчивается Восточная Европа. Дальше-море Каспий и Центральная Азия.

[@alex182618]

13:44 It has a pillow. No airbag 17:10 picturous Very beautiful lake 28:50 Top of the mountain is amazing

[@explorewithbaruah]

So nice place so clean beautiful environment so healthy place for heumen green blue colourful place

[@alinagold960]

The best Limonade !🥰Dushes)

[@fortuna1986]

the mix of fruit juice he sold very expensive,

[@413chelsz]

😂😂 LOL the lake part was too funny

[@saadiasaad9120]

hi whats the name of tour company / regards

[@TESTTEST-sn9zg]

20:57 🤣🤣🤣

[@usbankusa]

Thanks for sharing. I was wondering how often you participate in group tours when you travel to other countries.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Not very often, definitely not my preferred way to travel. In this case it worked out, a lot easier than doing it solo. But if I'd visited the same places with a rental car I think it would have been a more interesting adventure, would have made lots of random stops along the way. But it probably would have taken two days.

[@icysurfer1]

Old subscriber here, fellow NorCal resident for decades now on the Great Lakes. I do not usually comment. But, Dude COCTEAU TWINS... I yelled "NICE....!"

[@teddydavis2339]

Thanks, Gabriel, 22:30 for always sharing.

[@makeamericagreenagain8511]

🌳😁☆! Good morning. @9:38 I wanted to look for those chickens, have an omelet and pause right there on that farm for a few days.

[@stankormy5717]

Lots of interesting sights to see there! Next Vlog: Gabe smokes a shisha. and eats a Qamburger!

[@g-jalil6961]

your videos are good but really need a good edit and filters

[@sonik8723]

you just gotta love gabriel traveler

[@jacksoncornbreadmcbride6763]

I like when he uses the loud voice to address people

[@vusalmirzezade5508]

Armenians terrorized Shamakhi in 1918, not in 1993

[@kyle3497-l3j]

Gabe , I wish you told that Saudi guy that you been to his home city Jeddah , plus you traveled to Taif my hometown 🏠…

[@jacksoncornbreadmcbride6763]

Gabe does not name drop

[@kyle3497-l3j]

@@jacksoncornbreadmcbride6763 ???

[@jacksoncornbreadmcbride6763]

@@kyle3497-l3j he's not a braggart

[@kyle3497-l3j]

@@jacksoncornbreadmcbride6763 👍🏻👊🌷🇸🇦

[@icysurfer1]

What an intriguing country, I guess that Oil Money helps. But the geography is awesome, ya...? Shaka Brah.

[@pasqualeabarno]

👍👍👍

[@szymonborys1535]

1941 - WWII for Russians and Soviet Union began on 21st of June 1941 when Nazis invaded CCCP (operation Barbarossa). Before then Soviets invaded Poland on 17th September 1939 but they didn’t call it a war ( more likely special military operation or something)

[@houseofjamilashairamarie5911]

My favorite country ❤

[@mirzagoralija4492]

😊😊😊❤

[@mohamed-bana]

Can I ask, why you don't you just post unedited raw videos?

[@user-cm6hr7kw3z]

Thanks Gabriel for so nice episode

[@TravelonlineWalk]

Nice

[@licuta7376]

👍

[@user-qj2bi3ph6p]

şelale (she-la-le)= waterfall

[@haveperutwilltravel]

28:43 go with the FLO Gabe 😂

[@junefirst500]

Hi Gabriel, don't you think you should come home? Uncertainty!

[@vaultkeeper2]

American cities are much less safe than those in peaceful Central Asia. People usually think in the lines that their own country is the safe place in times of uncertainty, lots of people do that here in Sweden too, but as a world traveler myself I certainly do know places that are just as safe, or safer.

[@user-uh8ht3en9c]

❤️🇦🇿❤️🇦🇿❤️🇦🇿

[@shapeoftimes]

I didn't know you have to pay if you ask somebody to film you 🙂

[@annieis300]

💙❤💚

[@robcanad]

$5 for a smoothie sounds very overpriced for that country

[@gunaytv6392]

Azerbaijan is more developed and therefore more expensive than other countries of Caucasus region.

[@alexalex-uq4cm]

whats the name of the tour?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

This was the Gabala tour with AZP travel.

[@vusalmirzezade5508]

Popoulation of Azerbaijan 10.5 million

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

The population I showed at the beginning of the video was only of the city of Baku.

[@apostolia2124]

🧡✌💚

[@exoticveganrecipes5655]

19:27 keef in morocco 😎

[@Dr.Mzungu]

No time left now for shame, horizon behind me, no more pain Windswept stars blink and smile, another song, another mile You read the line every time, ask me about crime in my mind Ask me why another read song, funny but I bet you never left home

[@martinhollings]

There's a lot of shame in your conflicting attitudes towards these countries Mzungu!

[@Dr.Mzungu]

​@@martinhollingsoh really, do yourself a favor don't worry about it.

[@chubeye1187]

In 1941 the USSR like the USA joined WW2 when they were attacked, USA by the Japanese, USSR by the Germans wanting the oil reserves of the caucuses. Operation Barbarossa

[@salvomirabilia3134]

Have you ever listened to muslimgauze i think would be perfect for the soundtrack of your middle Eastern videos.

[@fidybeanbird]

Azerbaijan isn’t Middle East. It’s in Eurasia (Eastern Europe and Western Asia).

[@Chicomuradov]

I dont think Azerbaijan is middle eastern😂 its Caucasian European

[@almar9665]

Это Южный Кавказ, а не Ближний Восток😊 У вас плохо с географией😊

[@vitalitihomirov5781]

Looks nice. Prices are too high for average Russians. Even in Soviet time Baku was pretty capitalistic. Middle Asia should be less expensive.

[@Chicomuradov]

Where is middle asia ? Whats that ?😂

[@donniesilver4270]

2nd ... 👍😉

[@user-qj2bi3ph6p]

Actually, I was second but didn't post 😄at 4 minutes.

[@donniesilver4270]

@@user-qj2bi3ph6p ... okay, you won this match (... being 2nd) 👍😞 ... ✌😄

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Yep, second.

[@matthewmorris7510]

Wow, hot off the press

[@matthewmorris7510]

Nice, I didn't get up to the mountains in Azerbaijan. Looks spectacular.

[@dee74raz]

Smoking shisha is like smoking 10 cigarettes in one go. Definitely not recommended

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I see. I thought it would be less harsh because of the liquid and the flavors?

[@dee74raz]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos The water just dilutes the smoke and allows you to breathe or take in more of the toxins. I definitely don’t recommend it to anyone. Smoking any cigarettes or tobacco or cannabis or any type is not good for the lungs 🫁 or mind.

[@effie-montreal]

1

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Boom, got it.

[@donniesilver4270]

😲

[@carolinacadabra8278]

YT slow today. I got this 5 minutes after Posey

[@TESTTEST-sn9zg]

fairytale video

[@Resmith18SR]

Looks pretty bleak there.

[@jacksoncornbreadmcbride6763]

Why? Because it's cloudy? 😂

[@Resmith18SR]

@@jacksoncornbreadmcbride6763 Just not a place I would care to visit. And yes I live in a part of Mexico where it's usually sunny every day and I do like that. Sunny climate affects my mood.

[@jacksoncornbreadmcbride6763]

@@Resmith18SR Would you visit Tblisi?

[@fidybeanbird]

@@Resmith18SRit’s usually sunny, he has a bad luck with weather to be honest 😅

[@Resmith18SR]

@@fidybeanbird Weather can be fickle.

[@iammaxhammer]

*The birthplace of the Caucasians*

[@jacksoncornbreadmcbride6763]

Actually it is not, despite the name.

[@iammaxhammer]

@@jacksoncornbreadmcbride6763 Indo-Aryans?

[@jacksoncornbreadmcbride6763]

@@iammaxhammer try Bangladesh and that region. Please don't create fake facts

[@fidybeanbird]

According to some scientists, you’re right. Caucasian race is coming from Caucasus, Georgia.

[@iammaxhammer]

@@jacksoncornbreadmcbride6763 Atlantis?

[@manomenon1]

Those who owns these funny old cars are miserable

[@pogga5182]

Soviet cars? Believe me, they re much better than modern fancy cars:D First, They're super light and you don't have to spend lots of money 💵 on ⛽ and second they re so speedy and fun to ride. I have 1 Lada 07 and 1 Mercedes C 300 and I prefer to ride Lada 007 😅

[@fidybeanbird]

Man, you have 0 knowledge about cars. Google more about Lada cars.

[@almar9665]

Для деревни эти машины рабочие лошадки. У них есть и другие, более крутые для прогулок с семьей😊

[@Bzzzz372]

This is Iran. This land was stolen /annexed 70 years ago and cemented very recently

[@Resmith18SR]

Who would want it? Iran can have it back.

[@Resmith18SR]

@@lavalavalavalavalava I do like waterfalls, but if I never see one ever again I will still try to enjoy the rest of my life.

[@fidybeanbird]

@@lavalavalavalavalavainstead of believing this lunatic’s claims, please check your facts.

[@Resmith18SR]

@@lavalavalavalavalava Maybe for you.

[@yourhappiness5132]

😂😂😂🤦🏻‍♀️

[@End_Illegal_Apartheid_israel]

amazing nature

[@jacksoncornbreadmcbride6763]

How's the beer in your village?

[@End_Illegal_Apartheid_israel]

@@jacksoncornbreadmcbride6763 When you first learned Ukraine’s neoNazis started this war before Russia was ever there (Nov. 24th 2013) by starting violence at the Maidan, what were your thoughts? Oh, that part. Cause and effect flexing on you. Later, Ukraine's failed Donbas ethnic cleansing, with its government backed neonazis (to stop further democratic election attempts), led to Russia's Antifa denazification SMO. Oh, that part. More cause and effect flexing. To be clear, you are anti-democracy and pro-Ukronazi fascism.

[@jacksoncornbreadmcbride6763]

I don't like the 2 litre beer from the kiosks, it gives me a headache.

[@End_Illegal_Apartheid_israel]

@@jacksoncornbreadmcbride6763 or mirrors