GETTING LOST IN SERBIA | A Road Trip

[@johngravley2389]

I spent four days on Mt. Athos in 1988 and it was spectacular. It was the closest I've ever come to feeling like I'd walked through a time portal. You had to apply for a permit (in Thessolaniki) to go out there and I was even interviewed and asked why I wanted to visit Mt. Athos because at the time it wasn't really open to tourists and was primarily for Greek men going there for religious reasons. I basically told them that I was traveling around the world to expose myself to different cultures. It took 2-3 weeks to get the permit so I went to Turkey in the interim. You have to down to the nearest town outside the Athos area and then catch a boat halfway down the peninsula and a bus up to the central "town" of Karyes where they stamp your permit. From there you walked from monastery to monastery and they housed and fed you wherever you went. If I remember right, the 4-day permit cost about $12 US at the time and I could have extended it an additional 4 days while I was out there for no additional cost. If you ever are in the area again, I highly recommend going out there. Of course, some things may have changed since it's over 30 years ago that I was there but I'm sure the feeling of the place hasn't changed.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Wow, that sounds amazing, I'd love to do it someday.

[@johngravley2389]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos It was truly amazing. There was very little electricity (usually only in the areas where visitors stayed although a couple times there was no electricity and I was given a kerosene lantern to take to my room), only one telephone at each monastery in case of emergencies, the roads were little more than rutted tracks, you ate your meals with the monks to the sound of a monk up front who was chanting scripture (in Greek, of course) and you were free to observe their religious services. The monks' days are basically split into three 8-hour sections: 8 hours of work (gardening, building things, repair work, what have you), 8 hours of sleep and 8 hours of prayer and services. One memory that is still crystal-clear in my mind (after 30 years) is sitting at a long solid one-foot deep marble table in the dining hall of Simonopetra monastery and noticing that there was an inch deep depression in the marble at each place where people sat from them placing the metal plates there for centuries upon centuries. Yeah, you would absolutely love the place.

[@andi2234]

Experiences like this have a way of imprinting deep impressions on us. That is why traveling is such an extremely magnificent thing to do!

[@tanjasavic6102]

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[@slavenkagrahovac9005]

You were at the one of the most important medieval orthodox churches and you were not aware of it. Also you walked by the remnants of the last pre-Turkish Serbian king's castle....the one that "took the bullet" for the whole of Europe.

[@Gamanachannel]

Getting lost gives you the best memories 😄

[@spacedog_80]

Amazing! I was once travelling on trains from Germany all the way to Montenegro and I was passing through this Uzice town in Serbia. It looked really spectacular from the train window. I was always wandering how this town look like from inside.

[@vivekpradhan4017]

Following Gabriel from last 7 years, planned my Bali trip inspired from his playlist. Stay safe keep travelling. He is one of most practical, underrated, realistic travel channel on youtube.

[@marktownsend9333]

People seem so friendly and that room was cheap great video Gabriel 👍🍻

[@sarahk5724]

Love the angelic music when you entered the monastery...lol.

[@lelajelena6013]

Hello from Jagodina, Serbia! I love your videos. Keep up the good work!

[@GdGoran]

21:30, that is the church from where Serbian army started battle of Kosovo in 1389... just to give you a bit of perspective.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Whoa.

[@Yagod19]

Really nice video!! I really do hope there's more videos coming from your Serbia adventure!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Tons more coming.

[@VictorSokovin]

Excellent! Looking forward to it.

[@roinierdj]

One of a kind mr gabriel....a hero a KZbinr a winner...

[@designdoctor247]

So why did the gentleman look sad to hear u r from the USA ?

[@designdoctor247]

The church ⛪ and gate looked like the set where the movie Madeline 🎥 was filmed.

[@nathanilemiller7750]

I'm hungry

[@TheArtanis7]

@@designdoctor247 USA is not friendly in the eyes of average Serbian, because they bombed 1999. their capital city Belgrad. Few days ago Trump and serbian president Vucic did sign some documents of cooperation but it is hard to change peoples minds.

[@designdoctor247]

@@TheArtanis7 thank you for this information...they were still very kimd to give Gabriel a ride. I can see why hearing USA would bring up heartache. 😥

[@VictorSokovin]

0:40 That is a tasty looking lunch! I'd recommend to try the kajmak sauce with the hamburger. Liked it a lot in Serbia.

[@VictorSokovin]

Excellent road tale! Gabe, if you go to Sokobanja you'll have a chance to see the old fortified town called Soko Grad, aka Sokolac. Nice hikes to it and the nearby hills with super views. And the chance to get some rest at the local thermal baths. They also have the old Turkish Hamam, which you can get all for yourself by prior appointment. Once so fortified, you can approach the Rtanj mountain ...

[@daveadriffield7296]

Hi Gabe. An interesting adventure. Thanks for taking us along. The town you ended up in looks good up to now. Stay safe.

[@sandratessem9980]

Love the Monestaries

[@vinayakbiradar1424]

Very nice, The back ground music is really good 👌 incredible views

[@chicagomike]

You have great energy. Stay safe during the virus.

[@emil9208]

What virus?

[@emil9208]

@Mario Michaelides I now men, but seams Mike does not so I asked him...

[@skiaddict08]

@@emil9208 the covert1984 virus aka headinsand virus

[@emil9208]

@@skiaddict08 It is the worst type of all...

[@jovannikolic9185]

Virus is not existent!

[@kora132]

Enjoyed the video, music, your good disposition and attitude to things happening in your travels. Looking forward to more videos.

[@dbgrant]

I think tractor guy is saying langsam... means 'slowly' in German

[@goranvuletic8873]

That is correct. The Serbian polyglot peasants 😂

[@elineeugenie5224]

😊

[@artemidadaki3787]

LAGANO... on Serbian.. Slowly

[@askurel485]

@@goranvuletic8873 devils language, tractors and darkness are yo'r life ! ..sorrow ,miserable ,malle..

[@goranvuletic8873]

@@askurel485 Druže idi leči se, možda još nije kasno.

[@jimspeirs1264]

Inimitable.....Indefatigable....Irrepressible....Interesting, Gabriel , a true traveller indeed ! 👌🏼

[@ChainBaker]

Gabe you can try and switch google maps to satellite view. That has helped me in the past with finding places like that. It gives you a better idea of where things are in relation to you.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Good tip, thanks.

[@MineFullStop]

Excellent tip.. Also wouldn't hurt to download a second app like Waze or Here, TomTom app etc just to give it a try to rule out that Google maps has issues

[@pasqualeabarno]

Hi.. Gabriel.. Amazing video... Serbia a interesting country... Mille grazie🍀

[@ChrisR_72]

That's what I find interesting about the travel that you do Gabriel. One day you're jumping on a tractor getting a ride, another day it's a camel, truck or anything else that's get's you to where you are exploring! Love It!!!!

[@chrisbrown8748]

Gabe is the best✌️❤️

[@nemanja3888]

Fun fact: Uzice is also called San Francisco of Serbia because it's streets :D

[@Antonio_Serdar]

Also because everyone is gay there

[@jovantodorovic3797]

@@Antonio_Serdar You're gay

[@Dule-my1yc]

I love how you explore other parts and provinces of Serbia, and not just Belgrade like most other tourists do. There are so many interesting and majestic things to see, and I highly recommend any tourist to try to take a trip around Serbia like you are currently doing right now Gabriel. It's truly marvellous and extraordinary to see the way people live outside the capital city and to see the various foods and even the change in traditional clothing as you go south, east, west or north of Serbia. Hope you are having an incredible time, and I honestly cannot thank you enough for posting such videos to KZbin. This is probably the most information and the most exploration I have heard and seen of other parts of Serbia, not just Belgrade. Keep up the quality content without a doubt :) Thank you so much for this once again.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Right on, glad to hear it. A bunch more videos coming of Serbia.

[@Rahulkumar-xh3ng]

Getting lost is the best thing could happen wondering around 👌👍

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Exactly.

[@stefanexplores]

Yes "langsam" literally means slowly in German. So in that context on the tractor it's "just take it slow, be careful." Great video, Gabe!

[@PauloGaetathe_original]

@Blue Wind langsam bitte

[@ivanhorvat3633]

@Ruby Jet I think Serbs know very well how to drive a traktor on any road.

[@frostflower5555]

Really nice! Amazing to see a town with ancient ruins smack amongst the houses.

[@markozeravica4626]

If you arrive, visit Djerdap, Lepenski Vir (obligatory), Uvac, Golubac. Enjoy Serbia

[@draganavulovic9779]

You are amazing. You are in my city showing me some places that I don’t know abut. But hey, I’m in your country USA and you are amazing person. Thank you so much for visiting my country i hope you have a good experience and great time. Sorry about “Stari Grad” under construction. The tractor experience is hilarious 😂! Safe travel ❤️

[@robertfields4836]

Watching from Ireland, Fair play to yourself, Great stuff, keep it up, Super show...

[@Sr19769p]

Wonderful, Gabriel. Your footage gives a lot of people a lot of comfort. Thank you, dude. Maybe there's only you and Werner Herzog left👍

Bro, your stamina is amazing. :)

[@arnoldlueders7500]

I think it is the fact that you were cooped up so long in Canada and the US that makes you think this area is so incredible.

[@chrissmith7881]

Super entertaining video Gabe! Between just walking into the rooms at the monastery to hopping on tractor...Fantastic! Keep it going bro!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Cool man, glad to hear it.

[@vojkanbg]

When you are looking for a place, you can show it to people on Google maps and ask them for directions. Also, please consider asking locals for recommendations or at least for feedback and directions on places, before you start your daily adventures. This way, you often end up on a wild goose chase and we don't see sights you start talking about.

[@ivanhorvat3633]

The problem is language barrier. People in Serbia don't talk english and are not used to tourists.

[@vojkanbg]

@@ivanhorvat3633 In the cities 70% know at least basic English and this percentage is even higher among the younger generation. So, before he goes to the rural area he can collect basic information and make some kind of plan. And if he just shows the place he tries to visit on the phone, everyone, including non-English speakers will understand where he wants to go.

[@schroederfotograf]

You Are great, love your youtube Videos. Saw a lot of them, and hope to see More🙂

[@gorkhaliram9654]

Love and respect from Nepal ❤️❤️🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵

[@kaylaloveslilpeepforever6825]

I love nepal

[@designdoctor247]

The religious buildings were so well kept and the landscape was immaculate.

[@Cryyysha1]

I recommend windy maps. You can download them offline so you dont need a good connection. Oh and its free and has a great tourist and hikking trails in them!

[@Stankea]

You should visit Valjevo city, and nearby Gradac River, it's monestaries and restoraunts. That part of Serbia is beautiful as well

[@aquamultiplex]

Hello from Kruševac! 🍀😊

[@АлексейКалашников-н4н]

Ja sam ovog lika video prolazio je pored hitne tamo , na prvi pogled sam pomislio da je neki zesci heroinac haha... Kasnije kad sam izvalio njegov kanal skont'o sam sta i kako hah...

[@djlosmi]

I hope you tried "komplet lepinja" in Uzice ;)

[@michaelahass2695]

Watching this video from Paris and admiring you for your détermination and great quality of your videos, Gabriel 👍👍 Looking forward for next destinations and adventures ... Best wishes of health and thank you for your hard work sharing with us all this contentful documentaries 😊👋👋🍀

[@MsMpzee]

Thank you for continuing to put out content! 👏🏾 I am planning travel to the Balkans (it will be my first trip to Europe)! Now adding Serbia to the list!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Cool, have a great trip.

[@michaelwalters7333]

Thanks for the Videos

[@regikbaby9956]

Really appreciate your venture . Be an optimist as usual

[@yorukkizigeziyor]

Very beautiful👍🌿🌴

[@vhinsagcal207]

Wowww.im happy to see u again sir Gabriel what a nice Travel walk around Uzoce Serbia a very Wonderfull places and your video vlog is very stress relieving and very relaxing and I feel always come with you thank u so much sir Gabriel for your Excellent Wonderfull travel walkr around tour keep safe sir Gabriel you deserve soon for a millions of Subscribers and viewers Godbless u from your solid fan viewer supporter from Tondo manila Philippines 🇵🇭🇵🇭 sir Vhin 🙏👍👏🙂🙂👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏🙏🙂🙂

[@petearmstrong2778]

Enjoyable ramble in Serbia. BTW hope you home town and area is safe from all the fires on the West Coast.

[@imrannaser3020]

"Wondering around" . That's a good one.

[@ShomiSensei]

You should visit "cele kulu" or skull tower in Nis

[@chrisnine8487]

Ne zove se cele kulu nego Ćele kula

[@ShomiSensei]

@@chrisnine8487 a jbg preko fona sam kucao

[@goranvuletic8873]

A recommendation: go to Bela Crkva, to swim in the lakes and in the Nera river and then go to nearby Banatska Palanka on the Danube river to have a fish soup or any other fish dishes. This is a very peaceful part or Serbia.

[@akhilthiru]

Young gabe !! (Good to see him in the videos)

[@flamah10n]

1:22 that Yugo could be your car XD Way cooler than the Mégane

[@MA-cx9os]

You should visit, Ziča monastery and Golubac fortress.

[@Smellyoldgoat]

Why didn't you show them the pictures on your phone?

[@MineFullStop]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@LtStex]

Guys on the tractor tried to speak german with you. 😆 I see you are heading east, but there are many great things to see south. Kopaonik, our best ski resort with great hikes, some great ruins of an old church on the biggest peak Pančićev vrh(2017m). Then, oldest monasteries are south, Studenica(with a great hike to the Hermitage of Sveti Sava is a must-do), Sopoćani, Crna reka, all very beautiful. Maglič fortress is great. And Uvac lake is a good choice. Food for thought...

[@leonardodigangi4086]

Interesting to see at the start of the video some murales involving football firms. Identity of towns, especially in the East Europe, depends often on the identity of these firms. Thanks for sharing these details Gabriel!!!

[@DaKandiMan1]

If you are heading south to Northern Macedonia, you should travel through and stop in Kosovo. Pristina and Prizren are both beautiful and historical cities

[@milanlj74]

Ok now while you are there, you need to visit Kopaonik national park and Vrnjačka banja, after that you can go to south and east. Good luck and all the best. Ask someone what does it mean "ebi ga" that you can hear everywhere you go.

[@michaelahass2695]

Means f...k him ! What a "good" joke 🤮..👎👎

[@shineonselena]

Hi from Serbia... You must visit Golubac Fortress and Felix Romuliana !!! ;)

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

They were both amazing. :)

[@ronaldeTuama]

Very interesting trip in Serbian👍

[@voyagersquaremuzika]

Great video Gabriel, as always! Чачак in latin is "Čačak /Chachak" ,like "Chuck" or "Church" :)

[@coleenoliva291]

Hi Gabriel! The scenery is spectacular!! And I am totally intrigued by your t-shirt - Is it mathematical equations? Constellations? Hieroglyphs? Ancient blueprints????? Please please tell! Once again, 4:20 here in Portland Oregon trying to stay warm in this crazy ice storm. I think you must be in Alaska now. You just missed all the excitement! Man, you have me really really wanting to explore India. You are SUCH an inspiration about how life really should be lived.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

They're mathematical equations on the shirt. Guess where I am right now? Portland. Arrived today from Alaska. It was an interesting day getting here, to say the least, with all the snow. My car was parked in Salem for the past eight months so I stopped through to pick it up.

[@Урош-ф7э]

You should visit Aleksandrovac, it's called the Serbian Tuscany because the whole valley is covered by beautiful vineyards. If you visit Aleksandrovac you should definitely pay a visit to the Drenča monastery and to the Koznik medieval city.

[@kezcottours]

Beautiful city.

[@Hari-vg3gy]

Wooo.gab, ur still at it, travellling..be safe bro..

[@markc7099]

Great Vid Gabriel, loved the place, the editing and your choice of music. 👍

[@dinacordic]

Thanks for sharing your videos with us😀😀good luck .

[@auntytutu]

Loved getting lost with you today, I wouldn't be brave enough to do that myself.

[@usedbrickie9166]

Is this the town of Somewhere ? Works for me. Cheers Gabe, and yes very cool buildings love the masonry. Thanks

[@Maldives2025]

great pic of you as a youngster Gabriel!!

[@alexiainso7278]

That was amazing view 😍😍😍🔥🤙

[@johnharms6178]

2:37 really like your choice of music

[@schroederfotograf]

Mapsme was for us a great help in Domenica, it works also when your offline, best regards mike

[@lightcyy]

Great video we want more 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@s-wind2398]

Nice video, mate! Travelling to Serbia in less than 2 weeks. Can you briefly talk about car-renting there in your future vids? Thanks!:)

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I recommend Sixt, great car for $25 a day.

[@tanjasavic6102]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos your video is so gorgeous.. Also I like your choice end taste for music...Gabriel welcome in my country ❤️ your fan

[@draganandjelkovic4838]

Visit Sremski Karlovci if you have the chance.

[@donstravelsandrants.]

Getting a lift sitting on the mudguard of an old tractor. Classic stuff.👍😊

[@Tex1961]

Great music in the video!

[@rebeccar4312]

you are SO fortunate you got out of west coast usa-it is all on fire, including lots of residential areas-your mom ok in northern ca?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Yeah my family is fine but it's sure a bad situation and a long way to go until winter rains.

[@LuluFit]

I think you'd be better off saying you're Canadian rather than American; there's not much love towards Americans now, and after all you are also Canadian! Good video.

[@skiaddict08]

Lol true..just after saying America, say, I hate Bill Gates.

[@GdGoran]

In general there should be no problems whatsoever...

[@petarticinovic2710]

He probably doesn't want to be construed as a self-righteous bore.

[@rocco...]

Gabriel had mentioned that he hadn't updated his Canadian passport lately. Otherwise...

[@SpiritualDimensionX]

@@rocco... I thought Gabriel was from California

[@fernandopaulo1974]

Nice Sound.👍

[@Matij1004]

Travel vids by day and Following my Thumb by night these days - I'm quite officially a Gabriel Traveler's junkie by now - and not planning to stop any time soon - peace 😁✌️ (I also keep finding these gems 19:46 🤣 haha)

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Thanks Marta! 😊✌

[@sofijavukic9126]

Hi from Niš ✌

[@mariolosberg4257]

Ha ha, Gabriel really loves Renault, in Croatia he drives clio, and here megane...

[@miladin4023]

Come to Kraljevo! 30kms from Cacak

[@PaulHart42069]

5:00 that songs sounds like the grateful dead ✌🏻

[@PaulHart42069]

Or the all man bros

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Totally man. Don't let that deal go down.

[@juanderful791]

Looks like summer is ending there too. Good video, amazing structures. us

[@thomascrown3816]

subtitles were great 😃

[@lukacalov1988]

"Small city of Cacak" Its 6th largest in serbia lol

[@sagartomar3461]

Both you and Karl Watson uploaded video at the same time enjoyed both video 👍😊

[@JohnObraz]

You can explore Bosnia as they opened borders for tourism

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Good to know, thanks.

[@deepakbedariya2516]

Nice place, big time

[@amac140]

Finally local soundtrack

[@wilfredotorres6628]

Hi Gabriel, A very interesting turn of events getting isn't fun but it doesn't an element of surprise when you find something you not looking for isn't that called serendipity. You should download the WAZE maps and traffic app as an alterative.

[@michaelahass2695]

It can also turn out in zemblanity....

[@delstanley1349]

16:21 Next time it may be helpful to tap on that red balloon/pin point that indicates where you're trying to go. When you tap on it you will see the actual GPS-Lat/Long coordinates at the top of the screen if they aren't ALREADY at the top. I think I see your coordinates, but there is too much glare so I'm not sure. You can then input these coordinates into your phone or other GPS device and follow. I did this on Google Maps (I'm on a PC now) to get the same image you got. The coordinates (for that pic of the ruins you show) were 43.6375194N, 20.9732759E. Using Google Maps/or Google Earth satellite view and zooming in I got an image, but it wasn't detail enough---too many shadows within the trees, and there wasn't an obvious trail from this view, BUT I wasn't THERE and on foot either. You may have been on top of it, but didn't know it without near exact coordinates.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I doubt I'll remember how to do that next time I'm lost, but good to know anyway, it could come in handy.

[@giannisgen5905]

If you plan staying more in this fascinating country, consider going south to the city of Nis and the valley of Djavolja varoš (Devil's town). The serbian south is worth visiting too: ottoman and roman ruins, forests and unique gastronomy. Btw, since you mentioned Mt Athos, a visit there is a unique experience and the architecture and the vibe of the monasteries is out of this world. There you can meet and discuss with monks of different nationalities, even US. You can go either as a pilgrim or as a traveler, meaning that you can even climb at the top of the mountain with a breathtaking view of the Aegean Sea. You have to ask for a permit 2 weeks in advance and travel to Ouranoupolis, a seaside town/vacations destination from where you take the ferry to the peninsula. Just bear in mind that the monks there follow the byzantine schedule so you may find yourself eating luch and going to bed in bizarre time. No matter what your religious background is, you will leave this place with inner peace and serenity.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

See my latest video, I showed the Devil's Town and Nis. Mt Athos sounds really interesting to explore.