My First Day on the Italian Island of SICILY

[@Milen.Yodanov]

Hi Gabriel, it was really crazy that we met you in some small town in Sicily. Thank you so much for the great travel recommendations! I can't wait to visit these incredible places on my trip to India. I'll make sure to let you know how my adventure goes. The guy in the white t-shirt! 😄🌍

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Cool to meet you and your friends. Thanks for being in the video. Have a great time in incredible India. ✌️👊

[@leonard5606]

While in India maybe you could stop by the scammer call centers and tell them to stop calling the USA trying to steal peoples money with there bogus insurance claims for the elderly and any other scams they collect from TV commercials. Just a thought.....my phone never stops ringing. lol cheers :)

[@somashekharkulkarni3304]

Hey Milen, there are a few more places that you could consider visiting: Gokarna, Chikmagalur/Sakleshpur/Madikeri (Coffee plantations), Mangalore, Goa, Kerala etc. All these places are well-connected to Bangalore by buses (max. one night journey), trains and sometimes even flights. I think Gabriel has also visited most of these places so you can watch his videos to get an idea. Cheers!

[@anirudhnayak3561]

@gabe, any plans of visiting Florence or Rome in the next week to 10 days? My wife and I are fans of yours and would love to meet you and say hello, in person! 🙂 we are going to be in Florence till 2nd October and in Rome after that until 6th October.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

@@anirudhnayak3561 Not this trip. I've almost used up my 90 days in Europe so I have to leave in just a few days. They're both amazing cities, have a nice time.

[@christineviking1578]

We spent a month travelling around Sicily in a Fiat Bambino a few years back. Loved everything, the amazing archaeological sites, the incredible food and the friendly, down to earth nature of the people we met. The Aeolian Islands are worth a visit as well.

[@sandradalessandro2935]

Very similar heritage my grandfather age 16 came with his best friend thru Ellis island from Naples. He learned a trade as a tailor at the NYC MET. Went on to raise a family with his own tailor shop in downtown Princeton NJ. Where he did handmade Italian suits ties and broadcloth for all the professors at the University. His favorite customer was Albert Einstein. Never learned to drive took train each day walked. Worked on his home garden till his late 70’s.

[@sparaglione]

That was a Burrata on your plate near the pasta called fusilli with pistachio, the burrata is similar to a very soft mozzarella, they make it a lot in the Puglia region.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Prego!

[@TenaciousTO]

Concerning your heritage: If you're ever in Antwerp, Belgium; you should definitely visit the Red Star Line Museum. Around the turn of the century, Antwerp was the departure town for most of the people who were emigrating to the US. It's a very well laid out museum that focuses on the reasons of emigration, how people made it from their respective countries to Antwerp, how they spent their time in Antwerp for a couple of days and then of course the journey by boat and arrival in the new world. There are also plenty of manifests and registries of the people who made the journey. Would definitely recommend in your case.

[@westernnut8407]

What great information you've shared. I'm sure it will help many others as well.

[@shawnaleighwilson]

The Cheese on your pasta is Burrata it adds a great creamy texture to everything :) Often also served with tomatos, basil & olive oil as an appetizer or on top of pizza. Delish!!

[@maryrosed8475]

Sicily is just magic. The culture and the food. My favourite TV programme is Inspector Montabano. Set in Sicily. Scenery specular.

[@slkonnaris8477]

Montalbano is awesome!! One of my favourites!

[@roncarroll4136]

I'm serious you are consistent on videos great story telling a teacher.never boring always exciting new adventures and very friendly

[@Wave_Drop]

@gabrieltraveler Welcome to Italy! I can't believe you are actually 1/4 Italian as well. 😉 The mozzarella looking is actually called Burrata which is also made from mozzarella. Looking forward to your Sardinia trip next 😉

[@YannSmolev]

Hey hey we are the group from the video😃 it was a real pleasure to meet you on the street!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Nice to chat with you all, enjoy Sicily and maybe run into you in Bulgaria or somewhere else in the world.

[@mresquitin]

the white ball in your pasta dish is burrata, similar to mozzarella but with creamy filling, usually made from buffalo milk, very common in Campania, enjoy your dinner.

[@mstravels988]

See if you can find Luca and Sara, Leave everything and Wander in Sicily, we always watch their channel

[@themissdior1235]

Thats a great idea. I follow them too and im so glad they are doing well.

[@damienohare7473]

Brilliant for you to run in to fans from Bulgaria 🇧🇬 Gabe!

[@sandradalessandro2935]

I. Literally. Can not. Wait for Sardinia. 💜🌷🙏🏻🦋🦋🦋

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Same.

[@fulviomiglio4162]

Go to Cala Luna, the best sea in the world, better then Maldive@@GabrielTravelerVideos

[@nickvitale3803]

You are filming in September, the Piazza is now open. It was closed off to traffic for the summer. Terrasini is very busy during July and August.

[@SwiftyTravels]

I absolutely loved our visit to Ellis island! So interesting to learn all of that history and imagine what it was like. Awesome you find your great grandfather’s records! Thanks for the tour in Sicily !

[@peterhadley1654]

That white ball is mozzarella de buffalo. Spread it on your bruschetta! Sicily has better Greek ruins than Greece itself. Agrigento, Selenunte, Segesta (near where you are). Roman villa with best mosaics in Italy is a must as well. Cheers

[@AMMonti-gu8lt]

Is not mozzarella di bufala is Burrata, A tipical cheese - mozzarella paste outside, inside butter and cream, very tasty. ciao

[@apostolia2124]

I absolutely adore your interaction with the people Gabe, it's an essential element of your successful videos, thank you !!!😊💙✌

[@KieranGallagher-s8w]

Sardinia is amazing! Apart from the incredible coastline of wild beaches and grottos, there are amazing interior caves to explore (Su Mannau), a grand canyon (Gola di Gorropu) to hike, ancient cork tree forests and thousands of Bronze Age nuraghes to discover.

[@deenay8902]

Hi Gab! Very interesting content. Especially when there’s are chat between a group from Bulgaria ❤. You’re famous now 😂👍( guy from Bulgaria ) Safe journey bro. Keep it up Gab don’t stop making a video. All the best for you.

[@tsocanuck]

Gabriel i find it odd for a world traveler to have never visited the town where your roots are from..i would like to see it.

[@kazzicup]

Gabriel you rock!! Your videos are amazing. No matter who I watch on youtube, I always come back to your videos.

[@JennyGunner-ge3lz]

I love Italy but have not been to Sicily either. Enjoyed seeing a bit more of Terrasini and hopefully other areas of Sicily as well, especially any ancient ruins. Lovely to hear about your Italian Great Grandfather and have that confirmed in NY. The food and vino there looks great, Cheers🍷❤️

[@TravelbyDartTV]

It feels like every street has a story, every meal is an epic saga, and every conversation might requires hand gestures just to fit in lol. Kidding aside, it's so good when you met people who watched your videos, isn it? I would love to have that kind of long conversation when I met someone who watched my TV show, too.

[@sparaglione]

When you go to Palermo you must visit the Cathedral and the Cathacombs of Cappuccini it's a very unique place. If the weather is good you can have a swim in Mondello beach lovely christal clear blue sea, very close to the main town buses go there. For food if you want the real sicilian experience go to eat at "Ferro Di Cavallo" it's a very good restaurant very cheap good wine as well.

[@peterhadley1654]

Selenunte was the main Carthaginian settlement in Sicily and has reconstructed Doric temples plus the ruins of the largest temple ever built!! Villa Romans has the best mosaics you will ever see (the famous girls in bikinis playing sports! )

[@Nickle314]

The temples at agrigento are a not to be missed. Catania Palermo too. Syracuse and Noto

[@RovexHD]

The pasta looked very simple, tasty food doesn’t have to be complicated

[@tjegan1417]

I love the music you play when walking in the church!!!

[@Ponkelina]

I love that you are in Sicily. I will go back and watch the previous video that I seem to have missed. I hope you catch the train that goes around the circumference of Mount Etna - some cute villages and towns to stop on/off along the route. I think you catch the train from Catania but its not at the normal train station its elsewhere iirc. Your meal at the end was a Buffolo Mozzerella ball. Heads up in the UK we are 50/50 on hanging laundry out to dry versus using a machine to dry but since economic prices rose too high more people are reverting to hanging laundry out in UK. When you go to Sardinia please check out Bosa - very colourful town close to the sea.

[@darunner4701]

Go to Cefalu, Gabe. It is in Sicily too --cute little town along the beach.

[@Tom_Roberts]

Really nice chilled atmosphere there - impressed with it.

[@sandradalessandro2935]

Try. Rice. Balls. As an appetizer. Or eggplant dishes. Very popular in south. Must try lemoncellio. After diner drink. Tart. Strong alcoholic beverage. Extremely popular with locals. They even sell a lemon soda I remember drinking in Naples. Must try. The siciliano cannoli. Supposed to be the best. Must try. And have one big breakfast while in the south with fresh OJ 🍊🍋🍊🍋🧡💛😘. A few. Ideas

[@wilfredotorres6628]

Hi Gabriel, there are some things you can see near the Valley of the Temples or Palermo’s Regional Archaeological Museum. You also head to Syracuse’s ancient ruins and archaeological museum or Roman mosaics at Piazza Amarina. I'm hoping you get a chance to see some interesting places around Sicily before you leave. You may even want to stop in Capri and visit the Blue Grotto or ride the chair lift to Monte Solaro.

[@travels129]

Casting this video on tv big screen even more awesome as Italy is my next adventure stop too

[@mikerepairsstuff]

Shared, loved your interaction with people fellow travelers.

[@Durga695]

I'm often waiting to see what traditional food Gabriel is going to find and eat. And of course check out the local beer or wine Cheers.

[@TUNEin2Bliss]

You should go visit your closest family in Italy, that could be a viral video :)

[@glennplumlee9155]

so sweet talking in the streets with those peeps!!

[@martinverzillo]

What you had with the pasta is a type of cheese, looks like a "burrata" more or less. Might have a different name in that area of Italy. It's not like a cream, and it's not typical to eat with the pasta like that, is rather to eat on the side. I guess they just put it to make the plate prettier and (tastier)

[@christinelamb1167]

Yeah, that pasta looked pretty lonely on the giant plate pushed all the way to one side! I've never tried burrata, it looks very tasty!

[@kenmasters2034]

Nice video. They are some villages that their people still talk Greek.(Magna Grecia)

[@jillytravels9317]

Coffee and travels.....hello Sicily

[@witlof5492]

Do you ever sit in a church (after filming) and have a quiet moment of contemplation?

[@joseph40ninjas88]

Gabriel is even better than Expedia!

[@susannal100]

That was burrata cheese (like a mozzarella) you had on your pasta plate. I would pair it with the bruscegetta.

[@Victor_31_]

A plan to explore the Italian roots sounds very interesting. Perhaps some research on the family history in the local archives, visiting remote relatives …

[@themissdior1235]

Looks so lovely :) Im looking at rain here in my part of the world lol I think we have had our summer here in Scotland. Thank you for sharing one of my favourite areas in the world . Your time in Napal many years ago is still my most favourite of all your vids. i must say it was a tough one for you but also a beautiful one. Take care and enjoy. Thanks for sharing:)

[@tomfrith1949]

One of my Favorite videos Also !! I watch it from time to time - and dream of going there .- i love mountains - that's why i live in Coure D alene,Idaho USA - and have Scottish heritage - and want to travel there before i die - i will be 75 years old in a couple months so - thats my plans for my future

[@AndreGerritzen]

When you are interessted in Namibia. Namibia was a german colony before ww1 so when you want to visited namibia the best (only?) connection in europe is from Frankfurt. Sometimes a flight from düsseldorf over frankfurt to windhoek is cheaper than a direct flight from frankfurt. You can also reach Windhoek over South Africa or Doha. So when you are only 80€ away from Düsseldorf and you have a day left in the schengen area...... Lets go! The flight to Windhoek is really expensive at the moment. In December it is much cheaper.

[@dccoulthard]

If your great grandfather is Italian, you can get Italian citizenship, thus ending your Schengen issues.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

That sounds like a plan. Could be a paperwork nightmare though.

[@jasnah9717]

@@GabrielTravelerVideosIt is not. My brother lives in Italy and he told me it's not complicated

[@Victor_31_]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos I see one restriction which may or may not apply to you: “If you have an ancestor who was born in Italy and later was naturalized in the United States before June 14th, 1912, and renounced their Italian citizenship. This renunciation of Italian citizenship would also apply to their underage Italian children who are residing in the United States or born in the United States.” It is worth checking the exact date your ancestor was naturalized and whether he had to renounce his Italian citizenship.

[@jamesead869]

I recommend that you visit the south east of the island with it's beuatiful baroque architecture. Made famous by the tv series 'Inspector Montalbano filmed around Ragusa Ibla

[@marvinsalamero9111]

Wowwww One of my Dream Travel Destinations in Europe Beautiful Italy, And Nice Great Walk around tour Video os Sicily Italy, Thank u so much sir Gabe for your wonderful walk around tour video Godbless Stay safe From the Philippines 🇵🇭🙏🙂 solid fan Viewer

[@mf5531]

Woohoo!! SICILY!! I am super excited you decided to travel there. As a young child in 1904, my grand mother moved to the USA from Sicily. She's listed in the Ellis Island Registry as well. I have never been to Sicily but I will be going there in late October and so happy you are there and posting vids! God bless you and safe travels always!! 28:15 It's a burrata (mozzarella filled with cream). PS: USA still welcomes people if they enter our country the same, legal and safe way as they did in our ancestors' day/Ellis Island. PPS: You're famous , posing for photos and soon will be signing autographs.

[@AlwaysAwesome001]

🇺🇸♥️😇👍

[@mr.sts.p]

The white round thing you eat with pasta Gabriel! is called Mozarella made from buffalo milk very good! 😋 Good video from that little town. ❤

[@AlwaysAwesome001]

@12:17 🕠 I would have LAUGHED SILLY if the Church clock was off by 13 minutes!! #previousvideo🤣

[@AlwaysAwesome001]

This is excellent humor. 🏆

[@AlwaysAwesome001]

Gabriel. Gabriel. This is across multiple days / videos. High quality humor! Can't throw me a ♥️ or a 😝? No way! 🤣 #trying🙃

[@markclayton626]

Very relaxing video, thank you for making and sharing 🙏

[@debabanerjee9131]

Wow Gabriel ! Thank you for sharing your very personal family history of your ancestry ..so now I seem to understand why you are an adventure traveller and a globe trotter it is in your family DNA starting with your great grandfather and for whom I have great admiration and respect ...and Congratulations ! By the way the little I know and I also shared this information with my elementary school students ...Christopher Columbus was himself an Italian...

[@r.mtn.7477]

Gabe, knowing your fondness for hiking to historic sites affording amazing views, I highly recommend you visit Castel Mola, the 13th century castle that prominently overlooks Taormina, which is perhaps the most spectacularly situated town in all Sicily (with one of the world's best-preserved Greek theaters). Also recommend the lovely city of Cefalu for great beaches and hikes.

[@r.mtn.7477]

*Castello di Mola

[@r.mtn.7477]

PS: It seems Castello Mola is not the hike it was in 1977 when it was unrestored ruins: There's an ugly mountainside lift tower now, and tours.

[@danielbaban8720]

Hi Gabe where is the other video you mentioned i can’t find it even i checked on the latest videos the video before that the one when you where in Cyprus?

[@mrsp2399]

Looks like it's Burrata Gabriel

[@eugeniastravels8954]

Hopefully didn't leave there, yet. You HAVE to visit the beautiful ancient Greek city Syracuse. Have fun & safe travels.

[@Travelhiker520]

That's so cool your in Sicily! I heard Palermo has very good food.. Try some Sfincione while your there!

[@jodyondeck9848]

Please go to Palermo, and please, in Palermo, go to the Capuchin catacombs! and concerning what was on your dish, looks like ricotta cheese to me. Happy travels !

[@7TerriPod]

Ask someone where the piazza is. that’s the big street where everything happens , almost every little town has one out there.

[@julieselecman5038]

Enjoying this video very much! The day is not complete without an update from Gabe. I'm from the Auburn, California area and every time we go to the coast we think of you when we go through Willits since you're from that region. Thanks for taking us around the world with you. Watching your content is always a bright spot in my day. Cheers!

[@M-gq1bq]

OK, let's try to be positive: the plate was half full... (I know pasta in Italy is only a first course, but weird presentation nevertheless.) On another note: Umberto Tozzi is a famous Italian musician. Quite a few international singers have covered his songs, e.g. Laura Branigan once did a cover version of his song 'Gloria'. Another very famous song is 'Ti amo' .

[@Ojstra]

Tozzi is surely my favourite Italian musician. He also took part on the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 where he with Raf recorded third place for Italy. But I also love Toto Cutugno's Insieme:1992 very much and some Italian language songs of the Swiss band Peter, Sue and Marc (like Io Senza Te and Ciao Amico).

[@jasnah9717]

@@OjstraI grew up with this 🎶

[@christinelamb1167]

I also thought that was a weird way to plate pasta! Such a huge plate, and everything pushed over to one side. 😀It looked delicious though!

[@M-gq1bq]

@@Ojstra One of my favorite Italian songs is "Ti sento" by Matia Bazar.

[@stevenhard4659]

Town was very romantic at night: Enjoy!

[@bablikhanam1100]

😊i think ,i am on 8th position 🎉🎉❤❤❤lots of love from Delhi INDIA 🇮🇳

[@Crankbait4444]

Have you ever considered declaring your Italian citizenship by decent? Getting dual citizenship can eliminate the need for the "shengen shuffle." There are plenty of lawyers to help in the process. It's easier (and you can do it yourself) if it's through only the male line before 1948.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

That would be great but I wonder how complicated it is.

[@Crankbait4444]

@GabrielTravelerVideos there are tons of videos and people to help. It can be expensive and time consuming though.

[@danielawillbold880]

Shravanabelagola, the name of the town where to see Bahubali ( one with strong arms, english) statue, 65 feet, 17 metres high. And Bengaluru has the huuuge ashram of Art of Living, really worth a visit because of the atmosphere, visited by many Indian people as well. If one is interested in ashrams😉

[@lorenzotancredidupont5325]

Gabe, You need to go more often to italy!

[@Ponkelina]

I agree I think he skips through too fast.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Here's five hours of Italy videos from my last trip. 😁 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqvPf6B7d7KAftU

[@Andrij_Kozak]

Thats what I recommended you too Gabriel a few weeks ago regarding Namibia. You very rarely travel to Africa. So far it was only Morocco,Tunisia and Egypt. You never been to Central or Southern Africa.

[@PDiddySCombs]

That is where my grandfather came from

[@PDiddySCombs]

​@@BrenThayerI believe your grandpa came from under a bridge where trolls usually come from

[@nicolapowell5670]

Oh yesss fabulous flying into catania next week cannot wait 🎉🎉🎉

[@Gemelli2906]

My kids are half Italian, their dad is from Puglia .Im 97% Irish second generation.

[@BrusselsDude]

28:00 Gabe, that is burrata, a cheese made from mozzarella and cream.

[@AlwaysAwesome001]

Are you sure that's not caterpillar meat in a sauce? 🤔

[@Michael-ps4vn]

The name of the cheese is burrata.

[@sievc]

I’m in Catania if you’re around

[@frequencyofRando]

Be really careful in Italy , go Just in the restaurant which are open in the iltalian time for lunch ( ,12:,30- 14:30) and dinner 19:30-22 otherwise you Will find suck food . That bar has suck food. Where are you going next? If you Need some advise dont hesitate to ask

[@ossoduro7794]

"Cheers!" in italiano is "Cin cin!" cheen cheen

[@MrSimonj1970]

The white thing was Burrata - mozzarella stuffed with cream.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I see, that makes sense.

[@ronjudd3477]

To see village life go to chianchana...I was there back in 1975..they never seen a tourist there befor..wkd of changed a bit since of course..enjoy yor stay..

[@suziperret468]

Loved it!

[@Venus_19786]

Now waiting to see the small Italian town your great grand father came from. Explore your 25% root .

[@themissdior1235]

That looks like mascarpone with the semolina pasta. Yum

[@craigleewhite6317]

Mega glad you posted extra while in Sicily. I wonder how it must be. You are fantastic! Will you see Francesca from the Mexico episodes again? Italy right;) You Morris are made of better stuff. See you soon. From Craig. UK. Thank you for good film. Nice lanes.

[@Louis-ji3sn]

You should try to find one of the Norman Gothic Cathedrals in Palermo (Hauteville Dynasty)

[@ChrisJohnsonChannel]

If you run into Sophia the Sicilian Mother form Golden Girls… run the other way 😂😂😂😂😂

[@susanalegorburu1589]

I cant believe you never try burrata before!!!!

[@sunnybeachwalks4k2022]

Beautiful

[@agamemnonlogothetis6126]

Gabriel you should check to see if you can obtain Italian citizenship through your ancestry. It would solve your 90-day Schengen zone problems

[@miguelmelchior986]

South and northern italy are 2 different countries in every single way possible..

[@LoneTraveler-nc6rf]

Don’t overlook the value of including moments of human connection, the elements that provide true cultural framework and heart in every community.

[@jacksoncornbreadmcbride6763]

It's interesting to hear all about your heritage. With the name Gabriel I thought that you were from Montreal and were Jewish.

[@nowornever5189]

I have been watching your videos more than 4 years i have never seen you going to africa except North Africa

[@stickaman]

check out Taormina. I lived in Sicily for 3 yrs, great place and miss it dearly.

[@AlwaysAwesome001]

Top 3 reasons it's a great place? 🤔

[@witlof5492]

It's very touristy - because of Etna. Also, I found two-tier pricing. When I queried it, they just shrugged their shoulders and said 'tourist'.

[@bangkok_as_is]

catching some nice sicilian vibes out there, great, man, thanks for the upload

[@joanneborelli7586]

Thank You for this Beautiful Video, Grazie🙏🏻✝️🌹

[@AlwaysAwesome001]

@10:27 Classic "Spit take!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣 #toofunny

[@AlwaysAwesome001]

Come on people. Give a like. 👍 That girl put her heart into it! ♥️ Comedy gold. 😎

[@mirzagoralija4492]

The cheapest opition from Sicily to a country outside Shengen zone is Catania, Sicily to Tirana, Albania whith Wizz Air, very cheap !!! 😃❤

[@mirzagoralija4492]

Visit Etna volcano near Catania !😀❤

[@mirzagoralija4492]

@@BrenThayer 😀😀😀❤

[@LincolnClay98]

Gabriel, roughly how many flights do you think you have had this year? I've just realised that I've flown 15 times this year already and about to take another to Japan, I've been traveling everywhere but I'm slightly concerned about radiation.. do you ever think about this?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Good question and I'd be curious to know the answer, but it would take some time to figure it out. It might be around the same, maybe a little more. Not concerned at all about radiation though. Radiation from what?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

@@imom007 Gotcha, yeah not too worried about that.