I Got Culture Shock on My First Day of Traveling Abroad

[@thetwopointslow]

Hey dude, just want to say that this is the best place to be after working an exhausting day in a busy retail job inside a big box store. Your calming voice and great stories and passion for the big wide world really remind me how wonderful the world is

[@DaniElle25g]

I really love it when you tell the stories of your travels. Thanks!

[@mukbangsareawesome6335]

Can I just say Gabe literally looks 20 years younger than his age. Travelling and exploring does a body good.

[@Susietravels]

Great I'll look forward to that! 🙏

[@blogmute.traveler]

He looks 24.

[@lbunnygordon1133]

Gabe walks a lot during his travels and eats well..

[@blogmute.traveler]

@@lbunnygordon1133 Travelling keeps one fit. :) I wonder how he got by with food hygiene in developing countires such as Sri Lanka and India. I had a really bad episode after drinking a glass of fresh pineapple juice when I was in Sri Lanka. I ended up missing out trying other cultures' cuisine by being too careful.

[@francisdonovan8331]

So relatable, we all have had that type of experience in adventure travel, I'm 60 and totally know what it feels like to be lost wondering if I'm being taken advantage of ,but it part of the adventure, and it always seems to work out, thanks for everything you share , inspiring inspiring inspiring inspiring inspiring

[@lbunnygordon1133]

Very interesting love to hear your life stories etc

[@JennyGunner-ge3lz]

Thanks for sharing your first travel adventures. I camped on my first trip to UK and Europe, that was around early 80’s. Can understand how overwhelming it can be. The scenery on this walk is beautiful. I haven’t been that far north in California but spent a week on a ranch outside Calistoga back in 2009, beautiful.✌️😊

[@suebowman7258]

Love listening to Gabriel’s stories. Thank you.

[@matthewmorris7510]

My first travelling experience was in Nepal in 1994, i couldn't believe my eyes walking around, it felt like I had gone back in time. I definitely got culture shock, but it didn't feel like a bad thing. It was that, that hooked me and changed my life where travel became the most important thing in my life for the next 20 years.

[@stevenmorris551]

Hi Gabriel, that all sounds so familiar !! For sure the internet, mobile phones, google maps etc has made travelling much easier, but has definitley taken away some of the adventure. I am from the UK and I also used to hitchhike all over the place, it was so easy and cheap to get around, and have chats with interesting people..........never see anyone hitchhiking these days :(

[@elturko1128]

Ahh. Life is better now w a new Gabriel video. Made my day again 🤙🏼🖖🏼

[@DMUSA536]

To bad no video/photos from the 1st travel. Love watching you.

[@clubfasteddie77]

Very interesting storytelling. I love it. Thanks for sharing. I am now just starting backpacking since 4 years. The rest of my holidays were mostly fixed or all inclusive resorts. You inspire me to go on.

[@elizabethcraig5825]

I really enjoy walking along with you and hearing your interesting stories. That park is so nice. I noticed a lot of moss on the trees from the shade. Curious as to what those trees are. They don’t look familiar, perhaps redbuds maybe, hard to tell being dormant right now.😊❤

[@TheProjectDiamond]

Still and will always be my favourite KZbinr !!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ You’re the man gabe !!

[@TheEddieToro]

Gabe wow what a humdinger of a first day in foreign land with no international travel experience whatsoever. Thanks to KZbin for all these tavel vlog experiences like yours to help us have a better preparation. Keep walking buddy!

[@teritran_theTurtleTraveler]

16:48 True that!! Plus thrill, frustration, challenge- all yes=adventure✌

[@junefirst500]

Hi Gabriel, your story most of our story! There is a time for everything. You are determined!

[@vitalitihomirov5781]

Scotland would be interesting country.

[@alamaskashuefgggggv]

My home country 🙂

[@Cremebrulee..]

Only problem it’s full of Scottish people

[@Travelhiker520]

Scotland is beautiful! I camped in Glen Nevis for three days and hiked up Ben Nevis.. the tallest mountain in Scotland and all of the UK... It was an amazing experience.

[@alamaskashuefgggggv]

@@Travelhiker520 Amazing. Yeah I’ve done Ben Nevis too. It was a good but challenging hike. There’s a lot of good spots north of Scotland for hiking and Edinburgh is a nice city to see some culture and history.

[@Travelhiker520]

@@alamaskashuefgggggvYes! Ben Nevis was challenging but very fun and it was nice having a cold pint to celebrate at the Ben Nevis Inn. I never went further north of Inverness.. I actually camped for two days there to go on the Loch Ness tour, which was also amazing! Loved Edinburgh! Got there midday camped one night. Next day it was raining.. So I didn't stay long after that. I need to go back! I rubbed Bobby's nose at Greyfriars for good luck and for my return to the city one day.

[@effie-Toronto]

I enjoy these talks you give us Gabe even though I have heard them before 😀😀😀😀

[@anonimato1987]

I would have loved to join you in your trip back then. I like the way you travel. Used to do that myself until the missus came along. Will be doing the Camino Primitivo this fall

[@diamondp.9688]

My spoken English is very bad, but Gabriel's English is very clear to me. I do understand about 95% from what he says ) Anyway, interesting stories and spoken English practice )

[@christinelamb1167]

Gabe does have a very clear way of speaking, which I really appreciate as well, even though I am a native English speaker. I love his storytelling!

[@harsharao3555]

Remember that airpare from UK TO USA was around 120 poinds sterling in 2004-2005.

[@alamaskashuefgggggv]

Can get a one way flight to New York for like £200 from London just now lol…

[@anthonydowling3356]

Freddy Laker of Laker Airways had London to NYC for £100 around 1977 .

[@Seanney25582]

It much easier nowadays to navigate around cities then back in 1990, At least in the UK and Ireland there’s no language barriers which makes travelling around a little easier

[@TheSouth-j7f]

Plenty of people speak English in continental Europe. Learning a few local words helps too.

[@Seanney25582]

@@TheSouth-j7f yeah but not as their first language and maybe slightly less English was spoken back then compare to now in continental Europe

[@TheSouth-j7f]

@@Seanney25582 It just depends on which European country you go to.

[@Seanney25582]

@@TheSouth-j7f Yeahh true but it’s generally easier asking for direction in London then in Paris or Rome, if your native language is English

[@Deadfoot-Dan]

I remember paper maps, I'm nostalgic for them, they required a certain level of knowledge to read and comprehend, unlike turn by turn navigation devices, which can still be wrong, but generally are not. Do kids know what paper maps are?

[@christinelamb1167]

I'm 60 years old, and I sure do remember paper maps! Honestly, I kind of miss them. Google maps is pretty good, but I've been taken the wrong way many a time, and it's really frustrating!

[@CelticMickWalks]

I like hostels, not a fan of camping , though I do it from time to time.

[@AmericanEnglishBrent]

I throughly enjoyed that story. Keep ‘em coming.

[@missj.4760]

I did my first solo trip a couple years after yours. It was in Mexico. I was better prepared, but after about 10 days, my wheeled-bag broke and I lost my dictionary. I could not find a backpack there so I spent the rest of my trip walking with a big duffle bag in my arms. I could never be on my own (young lady in Mexico), but the good is that when I came back home after two month, I could speak Spanish fluently.

[@historicaustralia]

The first time I went to Paris I nearly killed myself trying to cross the road. Out of habit I looked to my right to check for cars and was nearly run over by a black Mercedes coming from the other direction. Love to hear about your early travels in a video one day.

[@emichin7010]

Epic story for those that want to step outside their comfort zone 🤙 and begin adventuring.

[@mr.sts.p]

North Carlifornia is beatiful❤ and great story Gabriel 😊

[@anbol3573]

My first solo Trip was in 1978,at 14,travelling to France, no cultureshock.... I only get cultureshocks when I return to my homecountry 😂

[@christinelamb1167]

I remember the culture shock I felt in 2018, when I returned back to California from my 2 weeks in Northern India! It took me several weeks to get acclimated again to American culture.

[@Lazegoose55]

Can I ask for a recommendation: I'm flying from Sri Lanka per your video presentation to Nepal on 2/29, can you recommend a hopefully level trek I can take while in Nepal, I will be there for 18 days and plan to spend at least 10 in Pokhara. I am a very healthy 64 y/o who walks a lot. I'm walking about 10 miles a day here in Sri Lanka but have significant knee pain walking down hills. Any trek come to mind that you would recommend?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

There aren't any level treks in the Himalayas, other than walking around the cities. But there's the Poon Hill trek which is a very short one. However there's still a lot of uphill because it's an amazing viewpoint that looks across at the high peaks. Also there's the hike from Pokhara up to the peace pagoda, but that's also uphill and then back down.

[@stevevos93232]

Any chance you would go back and do a series of vids starting in Cornwall? Traveling that part of England? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 I would love to have you do a trip there!

[@gie_melora]

Hey Gabe. Looking forward to the rest of that story! Reminds me of when I first went to Europe and ended up hitching a lorry to Heathrow airport with my Welsh bf to get back to America at age 22. And the adventures continue! 👍🏼❤ Nice Low Gap tour.

[@Nature_with_Peter_Kane]

@6:20 Cute little guy...if it was me I'd interview him and put him up on my channel LOL

[@LuDimezofKush]

With all the flying that you do have you ever had a bad experience with extreme turbulence or malfunctions?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Luckily not, just the usual bumps here and there and a couple times when we tried to land but then took off and had to try again. But no super scary flying experiences, fingers crossed knock on wood.

[@Nature_with_Peter_Kane]

Was airfare to the UK from Cali really cheap back then? Sure sounds like a shoestring travel budget but you did it and now look!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I think it was $600 from San Francisco to London and back.

[@Nature_with_Peter_Kane]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos Ah okay...thought it'd be less back then...now if it was CDN dollars then ok LOL

[@apostolia2124]

What if i tell you that the area you've been raised reminds me a lot of Central Greece ?? and Eureka, Arcada, you're surrounded by towns with greek names😊😊...

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Very cool. 👍😎

[@ytjim]

I guess you would've just missed being at Humboldt at the same time as Mike Patton.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Big fan of Faith No More. He went to Humboldt earlier than me, in the 1980s.

[@Nature_with_Peter_Kane]

1st/2nd/3rd LOL Oh yay 3 videos in a row...Cheers Gabe!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Second.

[@dozierstadium]

Nor Cal beautiful...

[@robotubetwob]

"Tell me about the days before the internet, Daddy."

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKm3fauNo9Gnr5I

[@annethall]

Off topic but we’re u at Humboldt 1995? The Humboldt about to graduate young man was murdered in Eureka? He was my daughter’s boyfriend. Just wondering if so.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

No, I was there from 2000 to 2002. Sorry to hear it.

[@annethall]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos maybe you saw a mural of the murdered student hiking a trail on a big wall in Eureka. Thx for responding.

[@mr.sts.p]

When i was back packing in the 90,s in Europe we go to turist iformation get a map and ask for hostels before mobile phone.

[@Rafa_Llamazares]

Cornwall amazing and beauty

[@M-gq1bq]

The quintessence being : when in a pickle call a taxi. That poor taxi driver probably didn’t know the way to the camping site, either. While we are on the subject of London taxi drivers: The film „The Knowledge“ aka „Mr Burgess Tour“ from 1979 tells the story of four men trying to pass the London taxi driver examination.

[@witlof5492]

Sadly, too few people are willing to pay for their knowledge these days, and take an Uber instead.

[@CelticMickWalks]

I Like to hitch hike

[@black_knight_1975]

Interesting video 👍

[@lightgearwire]

Gabe your the balls. 🌹

[@jaymeez]

Humbolt University has a Beautiful Campus! I spent lots of time in Eureka & Arcata back in 2012-2013. Loved That time period.

[@mmb1253]

Dude, I'm a big fan since 2018 , I have to be honest though.. what's the story about you talking about going back home for a big break for months and then as soon as you get to USA, 1 week later you're off again ....? I'm not trying to be up on your business but I'm sure a lot of us would love to know what was that about.... just a question, you don't really need to answer .

[@nikosniko7092]

Probably tired of the zombie American culture

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I've been back in the US for a month now and don't have any upcoming travel plans yet.

[@Robert-w9e7g]

Gabriel what is the population in that town where you are? It is not that busy on the paths that you are walking. You should show us your disc golf skills in one of your videos.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

It's around 15,000. There's an old video on my channel about disc golf: kzbin.info/www/bejne/roa4gIGNjqxpo9U

[@historicaustralia]

Are there bears around there in those bushes? 😳

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

No bears around here but there could be a few in the mountains nearby. I think they're pretty rare in this part of California though. More of them in the bigger mountains such as the Sierra Nevada.

[@missj.4760]

You had a Gen X breakdown 😄!

[@jaime5434]

Didn’t you say you needed a break from traveling?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Yes. I was back in the US for the past six weeks, just got back on a flight today to a new country.

[@colorstreamcontracting6357]

Hey Gabe i am wondering if you can make a documentary about Dick pronneke life ?

[@Steven-n4i]

Not again! Love the stuff you do in countries like Greece! but your life story is beyond me. Enough is enough. Guess I’ll drop you for A while and hope you come to your senses or maybe you’re just running dry. Good luck buddy.

[@gururay]

Nice piece vey personable.

[@Lorraine-p4r]

Confusing , I want to see, hear, about there, and Gabriel is rambling on; about somewhere else; like he does😊.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/paDOYZyafLiGabc

[@ikosmargaritis9749]

this place looks like greece mainland

[@mirzagoralija4492]

9th 😊😊😊❤🇧🇦🇧🇦🇧🇦

[@isaac-ne4ox]

💪💪

[@vitalitihomirov5781]

... Fort Ross, Russian River, Moscow town, Russian Gulch State Park ...

[@pasqualeabarno]

👍👍👍

[@wangchangsheng1184]

You will shock if you travel to China nowadays. It is completely different compared to you traveled last time.

[@licuta7376]

👍

[@NanaFadnavis-q7f]

wait... Nice story but howz that a culture shock????

[@effie-Toronto]

1

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Boom, got it.

[@Nature_with_Peter_Kane]

Congrats!! First!

[@keithbloomfield1341]

River Thames Gabe 🇬🇧