CORSICA, FRANCE | The Ultimate Adventure Island

A day of exploring the fascinating French island of Corsica in the Mediterranean sea.
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[@patrickw123]

Rugged mountains, beautiful beaches, blue sea, historic towns, ancient ruins, hiking and swimming, Corsica has it all!

[@Ojstra]

I agree, really amazing island. And these cliffs in Bonifacio are also really impressive, a surprise.

[@Originalman144]

Truly spectacular! I wonder how good is the tech infrastructure. Could probably find an amazing home with quick ferry access for an off-the-grid feel.

[@simonsseoul3029]

watched Secret Life of Walter Mitty, searched up "travel Iceland" on youtube, a video from this channel popped up - that was about a year ago. Now I watch his vids more than I watch movies. great channel and great vid as always !

[@JesseStLouis]

I feel like that movie is pretty underrated actually, but now you've found a continual dose of inspiration to stir up those travel vibes

[@simonsseoul3029]

@@JesseStLouis yeah definitely !

[@hennessy7921]

Then watch Harald and bald

[@miguelmelchior986]

It really is, magnificent channel.

[@sherryulaszonek550]

definately. I watch your videos more than anything else! Always worth it. Please post your link to supporting you monthly as I would like to contribute

[@AdventureElliot]

It’s simple.. Gabe uploads, I click. Classic Gabe adventures right here (along with the last video).. we love when you rent a car and explore, its really worth it from a viewer standpoint. I swear the YT algorithm doesn’t do it’s job fully. How is it that Gabe has 528k subs and doesn’t get minimum 30k views on all his videos? I know that some videos (based on title the thumbnail alone) are naturally less appealing than others, but I’m also convinced that YT doesn’t show the videos to all your subs . I understand the pain. Keep grinding and keep exploring bro! 😎

[@stevenlapidus2902]

Elliot, Big fan of Gabe here but is there any evidence that YT is somehow holding Gabriel Traveller back?

[@AdventureElliot]

@@stevenlapidus2902 well, I remember seeing Gabe have videos with hundreds of thousands of views before quite frequently.. and this was before he was over 500k subs. I think over the course of a KZbin career many channels accumulate “dead subscribers” meaning people sub to a channel for a certain video but don’t continue watching the other videos .. this kills the click through rate and therefore stops promoting videos to new people (even if the video is high quality). It’s one of the most frustrating things as a content creator. You can spend hours on a video for hardly anyone to view it.. Then you can make other videos that take little effort and they go completely viral.. sometimes it feels all to random, even though it’s not. Gabe consistently deserves more views.. he’s the definition of consistency and high quality and staying true to himself. He doesn’t cheat, he doesn’t make click bait, and he doesn’t sell out like many famous KZbinrs. At the end of the day, it’s pretty scary that you can work so hard and that your financial welfare depends on a computer generated automated algorithm.

[@InfamousCrimeLocations]

@@AdventureElliot You definitely are spot on Elliot. I think another part of it is if people don't click the bell (or even if they do sometimes), your subscribers may not get notified. I have 92k subs and only about 12k have clicked the bell so I tend to keep not getting the views that I should be. It is a frustrating thing for us youtubers.

[@wernerxytra6151]

Ultimate adventure will be when you get to Corte and hike up near 7500-8500 ft into one of the crystal clear granite alpine lakes

[@AdventureElliot]

@@InfamousCrimeLocations What happens is that if you don't watch a video of a certain creator, YT stops showing you all togethe.. YT Shows you based on watch history. Now that I've watched Gabe's video on Corsica, YT thinks I love Corsica, but the thing is I don't watch Corsica for Corsica, I watch it for Gabe. Anways, subscribers aren't that important anymore. Most youtubers only get a small % of viewship from their subs, most are unsubbed.. And the virality of a video totally depends on the existing audience. If a video starts out very hot, it might go viral.. If it's a great video but doesn't have a high Click Through Rate, then it might die off right away, which is a shame, because sometimes you never know how good a video is without watching it. That's why some Ytbers are criminally underrated and others are overrated. Some use clickbait every video for this reason because they understand how the algorithm works and you have to bait people to clicking, giving you a higher CTR.

[@kulik03]

Corsica looks really stunning

[@nickpapagiorgio5056]

Beautiful. Magnificent. Not enough words to describe it all and what a lovely room you found at the end! That place looks absolutely perfect!!

[@dimitrastavrou3761]

I HAD NEVER SEEN ANY VIDEO ABOUT CORSICA . THANK YOU ! GABRIEL - --- - -❤ ❤ ❤

[@Matij1004]

shivering to North Temple: what a perfect soundtrack to this footage 💘

[@jennyoshea1958]

Fascinating, Gabriel. Never thought of Corsica as a wishlist destination but your video makes it look beguiling. Bravo! 🙂👏☀️🥁

[@evacrabb5294]

What beautiful towns and villages! I is like being transformed back in time, so interesting and amazing, it gives me goosebumps! A bit eerie to see everything closed and deserted, feels a little sad, but the beauty of the island is undeniable! Can't wait to see more!

[@sarahk5724]

Great video! I didn't realise that Corsica is such a gem, amazing scenery, serene villages and glorious white sandy beaches. Thanks for taking us along👍

[@NomadShifu]

Corsica, a mountainous Mediterranean island, presents a mix of stylish coastal towns, dense forest and craggy peaks (Monte Cinto is the highest). Nearly half the island falls within a park whose hiking trails include the challenging GR 20. Its beaches range from busy Pietracorbara to remote Saleccia and Rondinara.

[@chrisbrown8748]

As a KZbin Red member this is one of those classic Gabriel Traveler videos which I will save for offline use and will watch anytime I’m boarded and need something cool to keep me entertained. Awesome video and once again you’ve made me add another country to my bucket list🙌🏽

[@JesseStLouis]

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[@QueenlySweetpea]

Chris Brown .. So you mind me asking where exactly you are boarded up at ?

[@alwantamalus3709]

Corsica is a protected island where it's forbidden to built big hotels for massive tourists like in Balears. In Corsica the word "Balearisation" means marinas, villas and hotels for tourists along the coasts like in Balears, and this is strictly prohibited. In western Europe Corsica is the last place to find wild sandy beachs like in the 19th century. Corsicans don't like or need massive tourism.

[@Ojstra]

Really amazing video, Gabe, congrats. Corsica is full of surprises.

[@MaheshWalatara]

I always been fascinated with Corsica since I read Asterix in Corsica as a kid.

[@riainangaeilgeoir4595]

French vocab from the end of the video from the host La petite cuisine - kitchenette Le micro-onde - microwave Le chauffage - heating Monter - To go up, climb, turn up etc. Descendre - to go down, turn down etc. Le feu - ring (referring to electric hobs on a cooker) Can also mean "fire" or "light" Dans le sens - in this way/direction Tout de suite - immediately, right now Great video !!!

[@kathleenchambers2544]

Glad you are back to doing what you like best. You are authentic.

[@mistertigre.4611]

AMAZING ISLAND

[@williamattkinson5487]

really enjoyed this Gabriel

[@donstravelsandrants.]

Yep, definitely a great adventure. Corsica looks great.👍😊

[@cindybruin4888]

Great video G, wow Corsica is beautiful , and great weather for the time of year. Those roads, amazing. Loved the 🐐 with the odd horns.

[@melissadsilva6062]

Get yourself a drone for the upcoming birthday ….you will learn and master a new skill and we all get amazing areal shots of these wonderful places you visit.Corsica is charming.

[@Gemelli2906]

Ive been to southern Italy twice, this looks very Italian! There was a museum (in Taranto) where I saw a piece of the wall of Troy, and ancient Egyptian pottery. Amazing history. Also visited the Trullis in Albero Bello. Beautiful part of the world☺️ Enjoyed this so much

[@summ466]

Corsica is the most beautiful island in the mediterranean.

[@gerryglaser1521]

Wow! Another relatively unknown epic discovery. Bucket list material for sure

[@otisotis5869]

Love the beauty of corsica....

[@2Travelis2Live]

That is an amazing island. I have heard of Corsica, but didn't know anything about it. The villages on the cliffs and the coastal and mountain views. It is quite gorgeous. Thank you for an awesome video and a vicarious adventure.

[@gwpee1727]

Have road biked the Northern half of Corsica, several times, the last being in October 2019.Stopped at the cafe in Nonza, at 16.19, with the trees.Corsica is such a great place, so unspoilt. Great video.

[@soumyadeeplovestoexplore6631]

Quite a lovely place to explore some of the cool historical sites also the shores from above looks absolutely stunning and gorgeous.

[@Travelwithchris]

Looks amazing out there brother! Looking forward to the videos!

[@cameraadventure5026]

Really good video, even monday is now looking much better :) I must admit that I have never think about Corsica till your journey,now one of the priority to visit...

[@katemeyer5605]

Another great video Gabriel, really enjoying your travels round Corsica. Giving us hope for travels in the future

[@michaelahass2695]

Héllo Gabriel, Happy to see this excellent day you spent in Corsica, having visited alot...and made it known to different tourists, who' ve never heard about this real jewel. In summertime much more animated as you said. I see you really enjoyed the wonderful landscapes, ruins, rich history... Amazing Corsica 🖐 I don t know if you find ferries for Sardaigne in this season... Best greetings from Paris 🖐

[@maryannknox7158]

Gorgeous and so ancient I love it Gabriel Thank You safe enjoyable travels

[@marktrvls1218]

Looks like a wonderful day of adventure you had

[@countryman569]

Beautiful island !

[@chrisbrown8748]

The most reliable KZbinr in the game🙌🏽. I swear you haven’t taken a real break since I started following this channel half a decade plus ago💪🏽

[@pasqualeabarno]

Hi.. Gabriel.. Amazing place.. Excellent work of you.. Bravissimo 💕

[@mr.sts.p]

What a drive you did in one Day Gabriel! 👍 😀

[@conniedean3787]

WOW amazing scenery I would love to see this in person. thank-you for making me feel like I am seeing it with you.

[@Psyboy007]

Always refreshing to see your videos

[@dailyrider6330]

Thank you Gabriel for showing us those beautiful places! I travel through your videos.

[@reelhappytravellers2691]

What a stunning view !!! Beauty at its best. Perfect video without any doubt......

[@rumik-stahnke6512]

Amazing video 👍Beautiful Corsica 🤗😁

[@mikewest3975]

Hi Gabriel enjoying your video on Corsica lovely island but you'll be amazed with Sardinia you'll find amazing hikes and beautiful beaches the capital Cagliari has great restaurants and lots of history be safe and enjoying Corsica🤗

[@goostrey4210]

Yes, I'd love to see you go to Sardinia rather than back to the Italian mainland... unless you went to one of the less explored corners of Italy.

[@LuizAlleman]

Your videos are the best way to end the day

[@SisterSherryDoingStuff]

Running from children is hilarious!😂 That cemetery was a find!! I have a thing for them...not sure where it comes from, but they're so cool and fascinating. The music you picked really added to the adventure.

[@vhinsagcal207]

Wowww what a nice beautiful scenery of Mountains, Nature, Beaches and Historical places, thank u so much sir Gabe for your wonderful Drive, and walk around tour video, Godbless stay safe from your solid fan supporter from the Philippines 🇵🇭 sir Vhin 👏🙂🙏🙂🙂🙂💕💕💕👏👏👏

[@danielsonnv]

You should really check out Cinque Terre! Went there for my 45th birthday, experience of a lifetime!

[@jonnykaykorn3060]

Also visit other cool french border regions brittany, opal coast-nord pas de calais, menton, alsace, french and spanish basque and catalonia!!

[@CaryMercer]

I plan to hike the GR20(100 miles) in the fall. Bonifacio looks like a must see town. Beautiful!

[@stanton1961]

You have probably done more for Corsica Tourism with this Video than the Official Corsican Tourist Board have done in the last 20years !!! i hope they send you a Cheque !!

[@ivanas80]

This was a great video. It makes me want to visit Corsica. :)

[@ahvidaneidavirgilluminous8754]

19:49 so awesome, postcard

[@JesseStLouis]

We now return to our regularly scheduled programming 🤣🙌

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Exactly.

[@billmoeller8897]

Stumbled on Bonifacio a few years ago on a motorcycle trip. What a great surprise. Be careful driving on the island, nearly run off the road several times by some crazy drivers. Lots of beautiful motorcycle roads to pick from.

[@EvaOwen]

I love this video of your Corsica exploring! Nice blue New York t-shirt that you are wearing!

[@marafarnham595]

So interesting how quiet these villages are, Gabriel you capture it all 😊🤗☀️🌊🙏❤😎🙌✌

[@carolinacadabra8278]

You may have walked part of the GR20 hiking trail. I noticed the red and white blazes on a tree when you were climbing up to the tower.

[@levosgiendesforets]

Never seen the main street like this ! , that's true , it's so crownded in summer

[@r.hubertmath4414]

wow. So beautiful.

[@iammaxhammer]

I have been waiting like 8 years for you to hit this part of the world. Hope you get to see Sardinia next, it's where one of my home towns lie, Bosa.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Plans changed due to the ferry situation, I'll have to go another time, hopefully when it's warmer.

[@wilfredotorres6628]

Hi Gabriel, That was an amazing hike through those mountain towns you saw a great deal of the island itself. If you had taken the bus or train it may have taken way longer to do and you get to stop and look around at things you may not have access to. I notice on many of these Islands have an incredible fortress embedded in the island within the surrounding town protecting their citizens an incredible feat of engineering.

[@philipquick7423]

Thanks for this, Gabriel, it means I have loads of stuff to discuss with my Corsican student in France!!!😀😀😀

[@lynilcastro2619]

Wow.. amazing vidio .. thank you..

[@patrickrc6433]

Hi, I have a lot of friends who like to watch your videos but does not understand english so I wanted to ask you if you could turn on subtitles on all languages if possible in your videos? Thanks

[@theadventuresofbrockinthai4325]

Hey Gabriel, that church you walked around just before 11:00 on the video had Doric columns so I would say it was as old as the late Roman Empire or built much later to resemble the Doric era. I am enjoying this series. I love this area because there is so much history preserved for us to see. You can actually walk down roads that the Roman troops walked down.

[@RoseN-CJ]

beautiful places, even in winter time!

[@marklucas8795]

Beautiful scenery and so quiet ! Vw up ! I own one !

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Cool.

[@loretoparas566]

Try to explore the island of capri sir in Italy.. I'm pretty sure you'll enjoy and love it....

[@andrewjarmus4874]

If you go to Sardinia, there used to be a US navy base in LA Madellena, very pretty area worth a stop.

[@biomanization]

Gabe: a little info. The area across the straits of Madellena to Sardegna, is called Costa Smeralda. “The Emerald Coast”. It was developed by the Aga Khan for the richest of the rich! I hope you can find some local food, very interesting. Love your visit!

[@Ojstra]

I don't know many things about Sardinia, but if you are considering your path back to the Italian boot (to catch a ferry from Bastia to La Spezia or Livorno or. port like this), I can very well recommend visiting Italian Ligurian Coast with Cinque Terre and Portovenere - in my opinion, this part of Mediterrranean is even more picturesque and amazing than Cote d'Azur and along the Cinque Terre five villages, there are very interesting hiking paths (you are along the sea but it feels like in the mountains because costal area rises very fast in elevation, is steepy in many parts). Near to Cinque Terre, it is a town named Carrara where amazing marble is obtained and was used for many art sculptures throught renaissance and beyond. After Cinque Terre, it is a possibility to take a path to your new country San Marino (which is, in my opinion, one of the best Italian hilltowns overall), then southeast to Bari (near to this town, there are Matera and Alberobello, iconic sights), after that maybe amazing Amalfi Coast near Naples (especially village of Positano is well known) and after that amazing Sicily with incredible volcano - Mt. Etna. This volcano is like 3,357 m high and there are tours and hiking paths to the top. Sicily is also home to some amazing historic Greek building in Taormina, Syracuse, Segesta etc. From Sicily, there are surely easy connections to Malta and Tunisia as I know that you are also considering Tunisia. Have a nice trip.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Sounds like a pretty good plan. :)

[@mxarun3326]

See if you can find and visit Napoleon’s birth place. Thanks

[@levosgiendesforets]

No, this is not french and italian, it's written in corsican langage........even they are french today, they speak in corsican everyday

[@jackallen83]

Really nice bonifacio is, I’ve been to Corsica 2 times but never went to bonifacio I really missed out on something.

[@Najnormalniji]

Great Gabe, i've been to Sardinia, hope to get on Corsica one day.

[@letsexploreandtravelonadis6424]

I surprised myself in that I can basically understand what that man was saying in French at the end of the video. I took a French class about 20 years ago and thereafter, I tried to speak it when I was in France on short visits.

[@Nature_with_Peter_Kane]

Very scenic island..a swim at the beach would have been nice if you were there earlier....I never really knew about this island, let alone it's history or who it belongs to. Nice video! ..Cheers from Canada!

[@alwantamalus3709]

Corsicans work and live on the continent they come back during summer.

[@bimalofficial84]

hi sir beautiful place

[@objective4]

it's corsican language, not really italian (but close to toscan language)

[@borissimeonov9764]

Looks just like Greece!

[@Zurab_Rob]

Greece is extremely crowded I wasn’t in Greece yet

[@JohnnyTree123]

Gabriel, great video. Awesome Island. Just a heads up cats don't come when you whistle to them😂😂

[@Watchugoton]

If you go to olbia in Sardinia you must try the nougat that seems sweet but is ok for diabetics to eat. There is a famous shop there that I went to that clooney and his wife was there a few months before so you should be able to find easy enough.

[@pierre75]

La corse est sous haute tension en ce moment attention à vous!

[@hetty43]

Great travel video. I enjoy seeing you poking about and exploring places. Just like I would do. Great time of year to travel Corsica. Deffo wouldn’t want to be there August. Probably full of Parisians. Lots of French anyway. Not that there is anything wrong with that just so many people which I’m not sure you would like. Corsica looks a must. I’m already planning a future drive from uk down France and taking the boat to Corsica and onwards to Sardinia. What you show me of Corsica towns reminds me of some towns in France I was in 1982. I hope the tyrants allow us to travel again. I still very much have my doubts to be honest. I suspect they have a few more surprises like the tyrants in Canada on ordinary people. I fear travel in the future will be for elites and party members in their private jets. Hopefully tyrants like the one in Canada will be in jail soon and we will be able to live in freedom again. Here’s hoping. 👍🇨🇦👍🇨🇦 Corsica looks good. Looking forward to next video. Greetings from Northern Ireland 👍🇬🇧👍

[@johnpagoto1054]

Hope you go to my friend's homeland in Sardinia since it's a boat ride away.

[@lauramarycann9590]

I think that Corsica was Italian once , however lost to France ww2 cheers 🥂

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Yes, Corsica became French in 1769.

[@brookcej]

Anywhere to grab some food or a bite to eat there?

[@BrentHiggins01]

"There's my car!"...... we all do it.

[@b.m.48933]

Napoleon Bonaparte's birth name was "Napoleone di Buonaparte."

[@asianfacility5682]

Who is the monument dedicated to with Italian names where Bonifacio is written?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Looks like it's a monument to Corsicans who fought in World War I.

[@randolpheustace-walden2155]

As others have said here, I never thought of Corsica as a travel destination. You've happily changed my mind! I'm spending the month of May on Crete and was wondering what your experience was with Internet connectivity there. You use 'tethering' from your SmartPhone I see - what's your data plan? Can you get by with 10GB a month or are you a super-user because of all your uploading? Just curious. Thanks.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I think I have unlimited data, the problem is the speeds that I'm getting internationally are super slow so it barely works for the basics of checking email, etc. and is useless for uploading. Mostly I rely on the wifi at hotels which is extremely variable and usually very slow throughout Greece.

[@randolpheustace-walden2155]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos Thanks. Appreciated.

[@vernanarzekalski3484]

What’s the temperature & elevation up at the mountain

[@sydbarrett9762]

Didnt cheech and chong have a movie the corsican brothers? Toronto

[@alexs.8422]

Hey Gabe, and whoever else has visited both islands, would you recommend Corsica over Menorca? Is one more interesting then the other? I know one island is in the Balearic Sea and the other the Ligurian, but they seem at least somewhat similar.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Really tough to say, they're both gorgeous with a lot to explore. You can't go wrong with either one.

[@megabushcraft]

Hi Gabriel I love watching your vids. Was just wondering why you don't travel to Australia? Or Africa?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Thanks. See here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bovEh3ZnrNRlaM0

[@levosgiendesforets]

et évidemment vive la corse, et vive la france. CORSICA IS MUCH MORE WILD THAN MALLORCA

[@carolkuo6229]

Can you tell me the name of the song that you play at around 15 munite when you arrived the town Nonza? Thanks . Enjoy your video as always.

[@rickreynders3169]

Hi Carol North Temple Samuel Scott McCumber

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Music is always listed in the description below the video.