Mountain Life in BULGARIA | A Wilderness Adventure

[@iliyandimitrov2882]

Great video! One thing about swimming in the Rila Lakes though - it is forbidden! You could get a fine because swimming inside affects the ecosystem and endangers the small water animals. Actually Bear Grylls did a show in the area and swam inside the lake, later receiving a fine.... :D

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Alright, good to know. Glad I didn't end up in a Bulgarian prison for illegal lake immersion.

[@markrentonification]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos huahuahuhau

[@PetarChakarov]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos can still get a fine tho :)

[@jigitat]

The fine is over 6000 euro, nothing for you , I guess!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

@@jigitat 6,000 euros?? Holy $%!T, that's a lot. You would think they would make it more clear with some signs, I don't remember seeing any stating there's no swimming. Maybe I missed them.

[@TedBruckner]

Sad ; it's bad times are when gas (there) is $6.50/Gallon but the owners yet charge only $28/night for a very nice hotel. May God bless Gabriel for promoting Bulgaria as good country to go to for travel vacation.

[@LuizAlleman]

Man, I really wanna go to Bulgaria now.

[@edwardsbarbara25]

Bulgaria just went on my bucket list

[@annelammel1027]

WOW!!!!! Bulgaria is just SO FABULOUS!!!Thank you Gab🎉🥰🎉🥰🎉

[@JesseStLouis]

Man, I've been loving these Bulgaria vids!! What a beautiful country!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Excellent. More coming. ✌

[@georgikolev7545]

​@@GabrielTravelerVideosi wanna see you again in my country,🇧🇬

[@donstravelsandrants.]

The beer on the ski lift, classic.🤣😂

[@shadowflare6666]

Bulgarian here,just a heads up,the lakes are forbidden for touching or even throwing rocks in it.

[@magnus3202]

I think the ”musician” was cool and his voice reminded me a little of Willie Nelson, good Gabe you gave him money😉 People like him makes many people smile and that is a good thing to do.. I love your videos, cheers from Sweden

[@charlottethien3749]

I also thought he sounded like Willie Nelson, and I’m not even a fan of country western music ! He has a legendary voice for sure .

[@11370LB]

The song was very like As Tears Go By by Marianne Faithful, written I believe by ThevRollingbStones.

[@krasenyanakiev705]

Hey, Gabriel. The traditional route is from the main hut streight to the hill and then circle around the lakes. Where you started the hike is where it usualy ends. But it can be done like that as well

[@dee74raz]

I live in a semi-suburban area in the UK and we have loads of foxes. Many of them don't even bother running away if they see a human walking, but thankfully they're not tamed to the extent that they would come closer to you.

[@redearth9552]

Another great one. Thanks Gabe. Between the monastery from the last video and the epic hiking here, I have a new item on my travel bucket list.

[@Gemelli2906]

That meal looks soooo good!

[@PaulB1111]

Beer on a ski lift! I like it, great views too

[@marktrvls1218]

Such a wonderful place to enjoy such a fine beer Gabriel, the hiking around there looks spectacular👍

[@terriealexander2344]

nature can be the best friend you have. food is its peace

[@sandratessem9980]

Amazing videos of Bulgaria

[@kazzicup]

Better than the desert heat of Arizona. 🌵🌵These lakes might be shallow, but plenty of water for the wild life to drink and bathe.

[@TammyTravelsTheWorld]

The beer on the ski lift is amazing!

[@saidnadji5101]

Bulgaria is definitely worth visiting

[@samantha1877]

So beautiful

[@mikara518]

Great video! One thing about swimming in the Rila Lakes though - it is forbidden! You could get a fine because swimming inside affects the ecosystem and endangers the small water animals. Actually Bear Grylls did a show in the area and swam inside the lake, later receiving a fine.... :D

[@rado_grami]

It's so unfortunate you didn't get to see the lakes from above. Still beautiful tho !

[@yogiaol]

This man singer at 5:50 was there also in the last year, as I was in the Rila lakes. The ticket for the lift was 20 leva. Now is all expenciver than before.

[@ageoflove1980]

Wow! Who needs Switzerland with this kind of nature and especially this kind of prices! The prices of the hotel room and meals seem unreal for this kind of quality in the EU.

[@shteryuradev]

Nice touch there with the sandals and the socks 👍

[@charlottethien3749]

@Jennifer Rose Bruce Epic ! Love it ❣️

[@KarinA-tb5pb]

I love his style, especially the striped socks!

[@mistershirt]

Wow! You found the Bulgarian Neil Young! He even looks like him too

[@kyriakosCF]

I underestimated the hike too. I mean everybody told me that it will be amazing. It was summer and i was carrying a heavy backpack. To the actual top of the mountain is NO joke! It's one hell of a hike up there

[@billg7205]

5:30 Bulgarian Willie Nelson!

[@tobiaslundqvist272]

Thanks for another interesting movie. And you absolutlie right about the fox. 👍

[@marklucas8795]

A great hike and a nice beer .

[@WollongongSkyWatch]

Epic scenery!

[@FakeNews_Ignored]

What an amazing place to enjoy a beer!

[@marafarnham595]

Beautiful sights Gabriel 😀🌲😎❤️ thank you!

[@Roger_Jack]

05:30 is it a Bulgarian cover of "as tears go by"!?!?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

That's what I was thinking, sounds similar.

[@gardenianfly2277]

When you visit Plovdiv, you can go to the city Hisar,, the distance is only 45 kilometers, the longest and best-preserved Roman wall is located there.

[@ivanpetrov5007]

You should be happy it is not a worm sunny day to swim, otherwise if you had jumped in, the rangers would had issue you a solid fine. These lakes are protected areas. Bear Grylls found it out the hard way when he ate a protected frog there. He had to pay a 6500 USD fine for it.

[@davenelson9505]

Beautiful place. Kinda reminds me of Mt. Washington in New Hampshire.

[@Ptolemy336VV]

Hey Gabriel. Im curious. Will you one day also do a extensive trip to the many heavy mountain regions on the mainland Greece? Like for example going from Mount Tymfi + vikos gorge and Aoos gorge, to the Tzoumerka mountains, to the Pindus mountains, to Agrafa and Evrytania and Acheloos valley to Karpenisi and Evrytania to Mount Giona, mount Parnassus, mount Vardousia in Greece? Look it up as an example. It would cover hundreds of kilometers of uninterrupted mountain sceneries with so much diversity. Although it is advised to do it in April-May when temperatures are perfect, mountains still snow covered and valleys full with wild flowers

[@LorDDemoniC]

Swimming in the lakes in forbidden !

[@millerlite502]

Drunk Hiking what a concept!

[@soumyadeeplovestoexplore6631]

Likewise, in India, it have a similar collection of seven lakes, known as Kashmir great lakes, situated in the northernmost part of the country's Himalayan region, also among, some lakes is a home to many types of fishes and the only way to get there is to do a long hike.

[@A.Nikolova]

Thank you Gabriel!👍😊🌹💗

[@HunterQ]

Great vids! Love the locations keep ‘em coming

[@marvinsalamero9111]

Wowww what a nice Beautiful ❤️ Breathtaking Mountain views of Bulgaria perfect for hiking and for tourist, Thanks sir Gabe for your wonderful walk around tour Godbless from the Philippines 🇵🇭 sir Marvin ♥️♥️♥️🙏🙂👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍

[@thewanderer3341]

Be careful the Bulgarian Sasquatch Gabe 🤣 great vids man, keep safe dude ✌🏼

[@NomadShifu]

Bulgaria is famous as the oldest country in Europe! Founded in 681 AD by Khan Asparuh and since then preserved its original name. Bulgaria is also famous for its natural diversity as mountains, plains, Black Sea Coast, rivers, lakes and hot springs.

[@22patch22]

Beer on a ski lift . Nice one . Even warm 😉

[@guitjammin4710]

Gabe, What a beautiful surprise ! Really nice chairlift ride through the lush forest and good hike around the top area of this ski area. I was cringing when you held your hand out to the Fox for the reasons you mentioned. What a drag it would be to get a little bite and then have to get rabies shots. Who knows if Bulgaria still uses the old style(pre 1980's) shot in the stomach? Hope those other hikers are ok too.

[@kazzicup]

The old rabies shots are safe and effective.

[@bigal5190]

The foxes on Isle Royale national park walk right up to you. It’s a 45 mile long island protected wildlife biome on Lake Superior. No roads just hiking trails. Guaranteed moose sittings

[@Steve-318]

How the hell did foxes get on Isle Royale. Just looked it up and some guy started a fox farm for furs, some got out.

[@bigal5190]

@@Steve-318 Oh wow! I just assumed they crossed over from mainland during rare freeze overs to the island like the wolves and moose did

[@mohamedhassaine4484]

Respect from Méknas

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Thanks Mohamed, have a great day.

[@feristetemiz6076]

Hi Gabriel !, thanks very much for your videos.. you really inspire me with your free soul ..take care and bon voyage!

[@RepostOfThe19Seventheses]

THANK YOU SIR ,Your video are ver beauitful and pain taking you present to us

[@wilfredotorres6628]

Hi Gabriel, Interesting it must remind you a bit of Northern California, a very wooded area with that fresh smell of pine and that clean mountain air but there is something missing around those lakes, it is noticeably quiet around there. I was surprised to see that fox but there must be rabbits and squirrels in the area.

[@22patch22]

Waddup Gabe . Love the channel keep up the good work

[@PsoriasisChannel]

The street musician seen in this video reminded me of Willy Nelson!

[@billg7205]

The somewhat tame fox at the end of the video has probably been feed by tourists many times.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Exactly.

[@georgioszygogiannis5427]

What a mess in less than a minute two huge mistakes : 8:26 sandals with socks 🤣 and then 9:04 a Weiss without a glass . This is outrageous at least !!!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

At least I wasn't wearing a fanny pack.

[@dee74raz]

Wow that is a long ski lift !! I went one in Slovenia and it was my first time being on one and it was terrifying, because of the sheer height, but after a while you get used to the ride.

[@GertvanEmmenis]

Great video, and a great choice in Erdinger. Rely on you to post videos to stir the imagination.👍

[@AdventureElliot]

Looks like you’re gonna have to continue in Europe with this new exchange rate haha

[@TimeToGoTravel]

Amazing

[@npo1297]

The fox also looked to have Mange which isn't nice ( lack of full fur patch on its side in front of its rear leg ).

[@thailandheron]

The fox was hoping to get some food I think.

[@SecondWindd]

I don't think the fox had rabies. It is probably used to interact with humans since there are people there all the time. It has probably been fed before and has learned that humans give it food.

[@theadventuresofbrockinthai4325]

Hey Gabriel, a great video and the fox at the end was a great experience. About rabbis, most wild animals can be infected by the virus. I grew up in in the deserts of Southern California and it was always something we needed to watch for. The company my Dad worked for would have classes on the subject once a year and he would come home and relay that information to us.

[@ervinslens]

Absolutely stunning and very beautiful sceneries. This kind of adventures are simply best.👌👌

[@tkamm]

Gabriel - the geography seems to resemble parts of Northern CA and Oregon. Similar?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Yes, definitely.

[@sbkpilot1]

Quite a bang for the buck here!! How is inflation affecting your expenses in this part of the world? How does it compare with your last trip to Bulgaria?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Not sure how inflation might have affected things here, but the exchange rate vs. the US dollar is better now than four years ago. Overall it seems about the same, very affordable.

[@MilaTheTravelJunkie]

Great video. Hopefully people get more conscious of not leaving their print, part of it is to not feeding wild animals, no matter how cute they are, they start associating humans with food and that's only one fraction of the problem.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Exactly.

[@onelove8062]

Gabe you ought to check out Iohan Gueorguiev's videos. Bulgarian Bikepacker adventurer. Hes a badass legend.

[@honeybunny8891]

if you ever visit the lakes PLEASE DO NOT touch the water, go in for a swim or throw anything in the lakes! it endangers the ecosystem and it’s actually forbidden.

[@dreammfyre]

The Wild West... of Bulgaria.

[@jalalal-haddad7414]

Fenomenal 7 lakes area, but the Fox win🤣😁😄👍🍻🥇

[@robertbeach7942]

maybe the reason this is not a major tourist destination in summer is the weather?

[@Uponn1]

the weather has been bad here the last week or two, but overall the summer here is pretty hot, funny thing is that the weather was bad only in one half of Bulgaria, the other half where the sea resorts are the weather has been good, my friends were posting pictures from the beaches while I was here in the rain and cold :D

[@_____J______]

Седемте рилски езера would mean Seven Paw Lakes. They are glacial lakes. There is the highest lake Сълзата (The Tear), with most clear view through depths of water of it, then Окото (The Eye), known for its most circle shape. Then Бъбрека (Barbeka, or The Kidney) with steepest shores of it. Also there is few others. Близнака (The Twin) which is with largest area from all of these lakes. Трилистника (Trilistika, The Trefoil) irregular shape and low shores. Рибното езеро (The Fish lake) shallowest one. Долното езеро (The Lower Lake) is lowest lake

[@ВладиславаИванова-к1ч]

Thank you for the information!

[@dayanbalevski4446]

Great video, I don't think you can swim in the lakes anyways, you are not allowed to contaminate the lakes. I wish you could though. Bear Grylls got a fine for swimming in the lake and eating a frog from the lake.

[@letsgoforawalk]

Hey Gabriel I like when your videos include hikes. I make hiking videos myself you might enjoy them!

[@lonniewilliamson2569]

Do you ever worry about bears when hiking? A fox is one thing but a bear is another, hope you have bear spray along on some of your adventures

[@dee74raz]

Bear attacks are extremely rear in Eastern Europe. The bears there are more scared of humans than we are of them

[@lonniewilliamson2569]

@@dee74raz Thanks, I didn't know that but I see him hiking other places as well. Hope he carries protection, sometimes I even see neighborhood dogs that don't look too friendly lol

[@robertb1802]

6:00 is that Bulgarian Bob Dylan?

[@RootsLion]

massive patch fur missing def ill prob wanted u get a vet for it

[@kaybrisvegas1099]

Hey Gabriel, I know Europe is your fav place, but would you ever travel to Thailand or Malaysia?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I've been to both multiple times. Thailand: kzbin.infosearch?query=Thailand Malaysia: kzbin.infosearch?query=Malaysia

[@aidaovasapyan9951]

Hi Gabriel from California,we are fallow you ,we enjoy all your videos and amazing places you go, the only thing is your video quality is getting bad you are moving your camera a lot and sowing yourself a lot please if possible fix the quality of you videos and we appreciate your hard work showing the world ,

[@borissimeonov9764]

8:10 Uh oh! He's one of them! XD

[@jokerall]

omg socks in sandals, like Eastern Europeans in the 90ties

[@jessyisfluffy]

In Bulgaria most of the foxes are like pets, they search for food from humans. If you have somthing they are coming whit you 😃. I thought they are like that everywhere 🤔

[@christiankeil7845]

Warm wheat beer from the bottle is not good. Take a normal lager (Helles) if you wanna drink it out of the bottle. Much better

[@gypsydal]

You lost me at the socks and sandals shots! 😆Just kidding obviously - you are the best travel vlogger on KZbin - but don’t do that to me again 😉😉

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I actually recorded a whole segment talking about the sandals while I was hiking, that went on for several minutes, but decided not to include it. In short, the reason is because shoes take up a lot of space, and if I'm not going to be in cold places for a while then it isn't worth the hassle of carrying around a pair of shoes. But sandals definitely aren't ideal on a rainy hike in the mountains.

[@gypsydal]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos I get it! 😁👍

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Excellent. ✌

[@yogiaol]

Bulgaria is named Switzerland of the Balkans. Now you understand why.

[@saigenrose1032]

Gabriel would you ever travel to Uyuni Bolivia?

[@d.714]

Hi Gabriel! Question about the camera. I know you prefer the DJI Osmo Action, but nowadays it's become rare and overpriced. What other camera do you recommend buying now? I thought about several options - the GoPro 10 (although there are many complaints about problems with it), wait until the new GoPro 11 comes out (but it may take some time) or even use a smartphone for this purpose (but it's less convenient). What do you think about it?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I would pay extra for the DJI Action (the first one). I think it's the best choice for vlogging. If there's something better I'll buy it but I haven't found it yet. It's small, lightweight, durable, waterproof and shoots good video, especially if there's sunshine.

[@d.714]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos Do you use it underwater as it is? Or there is a need to put dedicated cover on it?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I actually don't use it underwater, I use my Gopro. Going underwater can mess up the microphones temporarily and also the salt causes damage, so I prefer to keep the DJI out of the water.

[@d.714]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos Got it, thanks!

[@fisalmoon]

any details about the street artist in 5:41 ?

[@mrtomcruise5192]

Have you ever considered living on Bulgaria?

[@jonahcombs451]

The climate looks similar to northern california

[@banicata]

In the summer maybe, not at all in winter

[@shaszun]

Don't do like Gabe! Go there in a proper mountain shoes. These lakes are in national park and all plants and animal are protected there. Keep in mind, this is a very popular spot during summer and you may wait 30 minutes, just to get to the lift. Fun fact Bear Grylls shot an episode there and he got fined for killing a frog in one of the lakes.

[@rebeccar4312]

Gabriel, did you know of, or follow youtuber Alexander? His channel was Travelbum. He had traveled and vlogged for years. About a year ago he said he wanted to go to every country in the world and vlogged on a very regular basis- until 10 months ago. His last vlog was in Pakistan and that was it-he vanished. Do you know anything about what happened/became of him?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Yes I know of him but don't follow his channel. I checked his instagram and he posted there five weeks ago, more recently than on youtube. He was in Brazil. I guess he's just taking a break from the videos.

[@rebeccar4312]

Thanks for letting me know this, though I still wonder as he just stopped his youtube vlogging suddenly with no mention of taking a break. Grateful to you, that when you take much needed breaks you let us know!!! Also, with Alex, it has been almost a year and nada. Ok, enjoy Bulgaria!

[@Toms_journal]

your filming them feeding the fox while dissing them feeding the fox hahahahahahaha!

[@Toms_journal]

gotta pedo cam this fox and take out the competition without giving a fuck about the cubs, full pedo cam send, zero reciprocation, elminate the foxes existence as needing food just like we do.. nice! what part of pedo cam are you from dude? thats like stalin... starve them.. make a cute video of them... lets go! more to consume!

[@ada7180]

Funny how they've indicated the lake volume as 38.0 x 10^3 m^3.

[@Allexander9880]

With a Bavarian German Beer in Bulgaria! 😆

[@tsvetomirborisov6245]

Too bad you didn't go all the way to the top, you actually missed the best part and the most beautiful lakes. Next time get yourself a propper hiking boots and go all the way to the top, it's worth it! Great video!

[@Vidar.m]

Someone been feeding the foxes 😂

[@EuropopTop]

I lost track with GT after he went to the UK. Are these videos now new?

[@dee74raz]

They are new

[@EuropopTop]

@@dee74raz thanks because he seemed to be doing a bit of retrospective beforehand