One Day in Corsica | French Island in the Mediterranean

[@nickpapagiorgio5056]

I’m an expat from New York and have been teaching English in Ajaccio for 5 years now and I never plan on going home this Island is absolutely magical and I am so glad you are finally doing some videos here!!!!!

[@AnkleSnapper72]

Beaches, mountains, road trips. These are a few of Gabe's favourite things. And I could gladly watch his clips like this for hours.

[@2Travelis2Live]

That seems like a lovely and quaint island. I really enjoyed this video. The lighting and the scenery was amazing.

[@ricklanders]

You've been to a lot of beautiful places, Gabe, and Corsica has to be near the top of the list! Great videos, thanks 👍

[@philipquick7423]

GREAT STUFF! Gabriel!!! You are one of the first travel vloggers I think I've seen go the island!!!!???

[@helenwilliamson7099]

Looks beautiful, must put Corsica on my list thank you 😊

[@wernerxytra6151]

Gabe need to do the Corte to Piana to Porto to Sartene and back through Ajaccio. Most spectacular drive ever to!! IlRouse is awesome too.....its packed in the summer.

[@AdamAdam-zg8jl]

sure if you can afford $65 a night 🌙

[@thegrandtourist]

Hey Gab, does watching the ads to the end increase your revenue? Your the only youtuberer I am willing to watch ads for. You also have the appropriate amount and as far as I can tell, you ARE the ORGINAL travel vlogger!! As for the Jet lag - I have traveled extensively for business and can't afford the down time. I try to set myself up on the time of the destination when I get on the plane. So when I leave NA for EU, I use an eye cover and noise canceling headphones and as soon as the plane takes off, I put my seat back just a little (to respect the people behind me) and put my sleep gear on. I skip the meals on the plane. Hope you are doing well!

[@3700blklab]

Yeah, Gab let us know about the ads !

[@MilesTraveled]

Loving the music and vibes in your videos i dont know anyone on youtube who puts more work into traveling like this, incredible thanks for the content and information

[@marafarnham595]

Nice spots you find Gabriel! 😊☀️🌊❤ beautiful! Thank you Gabriel!

[@sevan007]

i would go to calvi....just for those pastries......

[@summerqwerty9]

Corsica, called the Beauty Island, deserves it's name

[@sandrabraga6027]

Nice beautiful place enjoy it's a privilege to be there At this time of the year.

[@marleneyoung6575]

Another informative video about Corsica. Thanks again.

[@timmann6106]

Loving Corsica, something so authentic about seeing these kind of places in winter. The winter sunshine gives it special colour and lightness you may not get in summer. Added to my list of future dedtinations.

[@Originalman144]

I prefer fall/winter/early-spring European travel. Summer crowds (and prices) are annoying.

[@m.fender2989]

Fantastic! Corsica is now on the top of my list..

[@petercharnley7138]

What a wonderful road trip Gabe :) I so enjoyed your journey & stop offs. Your a natural with a video camera & microphone mate 👌 All the very best & enjoy your trips 👍

[@erikandreasen626]

love to follow your off season travel in corsica-my favorite destination in 40 years-but never in winter.a shame that you missed Bastia-the most authentic friendly little big city on the island with a charming old town and a grand cathedral.

[@777jac]

Gabriel Try GR20 hiking route through the corsica mountains. Did it during last summer and it's the best time to do it. Really Beatifull

[@Anonymous_Prole]

Great videos. I particularly appreciate your unpretentious and down-to-earth style. Would really like to know more about the Corsican people, their language and cultural identity as distinct from the French. Apparently there has been a separatist movement on the island for several decades.

[@martinc.720]

In the early 2000, a friend of mine had been out of the French armed forces just for a little while, and he was saying that soldiers stationed on the island were, at the time, the only French military personnel carrying guns loaded with actual bullets at all time (on French territory) , as there were concerns that separatists may turn to violence (think IRA or ETA). I could never verify that information, but I took his word for it. Not sure if those concerns still exist.

[@frankmazda]

Hi Gabriel, great video as usual, really nice Island! Being you Italian, hopefully you went to Sardinia next: as beautiful if not more beautiful than Corsica, 20-30% cheaper, way better food and better weather in February. Happy traveling!

[@foiabun1]

For jet lag you could try melatonin. It's basically a food supplement you can take an hour or two before bedtime. If you stay away from blue light (laptop, phone), then it should induce the production of sleep hormone. I've taken them sometimes to help get back into routine of things after working night shifts.

[@funnybones6131]

Now we’re talking @Gabriel traveller genuine authentic value adding content 👏🏼

[@ronrash5895]

Yes, you said the cure. No naps! Also try going to bed at the same time every evening 10pm. If you do wake up don't look at your phone or computer. Just lay there. You may go back to sleep. If you look at a screen or start reading you will not.

[@jacksondrake-lost]

Awesome work again! Quiché all day man and Napoleon sure did get around.

[@effie-Toronto]

Gabe it really looks nice this island

[@rumik-stahnke6512]

Corsica is so beautiful place 🤗👍Thanks for sharing 😁👏

[@cindybruin4888]

Great video G, Corsica sure is pretty. And no crowds such a treat, however shame it's not warm enough to enjoy that amazing looking water.

[@johnstratos9336]

You should visit Sardinia and Sicily as well.

[@duolangue96]

During my vacation in Corsica I took a bus from Bastia to Saint Florent for a day trip. When I got off the bus I realized that I had taken the last (and only) bus of the day, so I was stranded there. I gave myself a good 3 hours of stress free exploration until i had to find a way back home. I ended up hitchhiking for the first time in my life; the guy who picked me up ended up driving me to the peak of one of the mountains near Bastia, and I had an insane view of the island from up top. I could see where he had picked me up outside Saint Florent, and I could see the hostel in Bastia where I was staying. One of the most unforgettable experiences of my life!

[@mikeangel4686]

You finally got there 🙌, great 👍

[@LondonWalkbyLondonSocialite]

wow, stunning 🦋🦋🦋

[@abhishekchakraborty8934]

Wow incredible i'm in love with this place liked it more than PARIS thank u gabi

[@soumyadeeplovestoexplore6631]

Oh I read the history of Nepoleon Bonaparte, but failed to get notice that he was also from the island of Corsica, so thank you for getting reminded. He was exiled there in the island of Elba but after his last battle at Waterloo, he was defeated and exiled in the island of St. Helena, where he spent rest of the life untill death.

[@katerinak4164]

Beautiful !!! Thank you for sharing Gabriel !

[@otpmetairie4862]

Thank you!

[@otpmetairie4862]

Perhaps the entrance is an underwater cave. This is an excellent trip. It reminds me of Jacquees Cousteau!

[@emiliaciascai5941]

Merçi pour la promenade!

[@t.hstephen2482]

Happy weekend 🤗

[@fredrickimhoff2541]

Lovely! thanks Gabe

[@owenthomas5876]

love following your adventures gabe, hope you go to sardinia after this. best wishes from crete

[@thewanderer3341]

What a great island to explore Gabe 😎 that view from your hotel room “STUNNING “ 😍 have fun dude ☀️🌴

[@vhinsagcal207]

Wowwww What a nice beautiful 😍 Island of Corsica France thank you sir Gabe for your wonderful walk around tour Godbless from the Philippines 🇵🇭 sir Vhin 🙏🙂

[@andreimihaesi]

Back in the Mediterranean! Keen for more :D hope to bump into you somewhere in summer in Europe Gabe!

[@hetty43]

Good idea to hire the car. Great seeing Corsica. Thanks.

[@TenaciousTO]

Jetlag: during the day, I try to be outside as much as I can. If you're in a sunny environment, like Corsica, that helps. And try to do active things: hiking, cycling, swimming, all kinds of physical activity. Kind of what you do. It will help your body remain active and you won't be constantly reminded about how tired you are. When you reach an hour you're satisfied with to go to bed, go all-in on quality sleep. A sleeping mask, ear plugs or even an over the counter melatonin supplement all help upping that sleep quality. Takes me one night of top quality sleep and I'm over it, even the Asian jetlags. Good luck!

[@nm4783]

Thank you I always wanted to go

[@clarkmadrosen1780]

I have heard that jet lag,takes one day per time zone change. So if you fly from Mexico to Belgium and the time is 8 hrs different, it will take the body 8 days to adjust. If you are younger it will be less. And the 9000 ft mts in Corsica, from sea level, each 1000 FT you ascend, the temperature drops approx 3 degrees. So on Corsica, let's say at sea level it is 60 degrees, at approx 9000 ft the temp would be approx 33 degrees ×- 🌞❄☃️🌧 Excellent video. Love those blue skies. 😃

[@jackallen83]

Looks so beautiful man

[@TheFairestMan]

Looks lovely gave.. Hope you had a smashing time.. Get sum flaps knocked back in Amsterdam.

[@ironmuzz]

Beautiful video as usual. Bastia is good for 1 thing : the soccer games. Go there on matchday and it's a crazy atmosphere !!!

[@noxcusespodcast117]

Love this video! I think I added this for my new wife and the list of exotic travel destinations.

[@Nature_with_Peter_Kane]

Flyiing from the west to the east is tough ...I've had the same problem as you've experienced...took me about 10 to 14 days to get my clock set. But I agree, you gotta power through the day with an extra coffee till local bedtime. Flying from the east to the west is usually easy as pie as you're just tired but you're in the local bedtime period anyways. Cheers from Toronto Canada.

[@Originalman144]

It's funny, on the map I always thought this was an Italian island! Never thought twice about it!

[@Simonsvids]

It actually used to belong to Genoa, in present day Italy. The first language of Napoleon, who was born in Corsica, was not French but Italian.

[@peyo31]

Wonderful

[@no_soy_rubio]

Great to see Corisca getting some promotion. Overlooked by Brits who generally go to the Balearics or Greek islands

[@ChristianParkesArt]

Wow. Interesting stuff Gabe! I never knew Corsica had such high mountains. My only knowledge of Corsica is from the Asterix book, Asterix in Corsica!!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I might have read that one, read a lot of the books when I was a kid but don't remember the titles.

[@MrSimonj1970]

Gabe watch the sun rise and set for a few days, if you can after moving timezone, it resets your body-clock faster. Also avoid blue light (screens especially) for a few hours before bed. We didn't see blue light after sunset for all of history until recently, it messes up your circadian rhythms.

[@mikefreeman9251]

Going to Europe didn't seem to throw off my sleeping schedule but Asia sure did. I worked grave yard shift for 6 or 7 years so my sleep is always off anyhow

[@Ojstra]

Wow, very nice pictures from Corsica in this trip from Calvi to Bastia. I am looking forward for your next videos, I believe they will be really amazing. If you are returning your rental car in Ajaccio, it is also maybe a possibility to make a boat trip to Calanques de Piana and Scandola Nature Reserve where there are amazing red granite cliffs on and near the coast. If you are not sure about any pronunciations, try Forvo website and you will hear local pronunciations of all important towns and cities. ;) 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.

[@Gemelli2906]

Beautiful ☺️

[@megortiz7343]

Oh my bad but i did see you have a video of it done 7 months ago ...my geography is bad...lol n why i watch n try to learn more. Prayers for those caught in that fire blaze for sure in greece not italy.

[@PitCh0w]

Nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) supplements have worked wonders on me for jet lag. Their main purpose is to raise your nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) levels to combat aging, however it also helps 'reset' your body clocks when traveling. There are separate clocks within the body. And if they’re out of sync - maybe your liver is looking for a meal, but your brain says it’s the middle of the night and you don’t know what to do. That’s why you feel like crap. Taking these supplements when arriving/returning to different time zones has truly been a game changer.

[@chrisbrown8748]

3:01 For some reason my mind went straight to “maybe you can hitch a ride on the back of a dragon”🤷🏽‍♂️😂

[@marilovescoffee]

A recently-aired episode of The Amazing Race was filmed on Corsica. It looks like a beautiful destination!

[@LJ-jq8og]

Great room. Great price.

[@kathya7790]

Nice views

[@stevenlapidus2902]

Gabe, Kind of awesome: You mentioned in this video that it was 11 days since your Cancun to Brussels flight. I just counted the videos since then and this one is #12. Is this volume typical? That's a lot of work for sure; filming and editing must take up a significant portion of each and every day.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Yeah kind of typical, just depends. I tend to film one a day but sometimes skip days. In Paris on my last day I filmed three videos, not planned, just worked out that way. So it's all random but adds up to 3-7 videos per week generally.

[@stuartw3782]

Yes, to minimize jetlag, do not go to sleep at your destination until the locals would. If you get out and keep moving its not that hard.

[@conniedean3787]

Gabriel I know this has nothing to do with Corsica which is beautiful, but if you had a choice where would you rather visit Barcelona, Spain or Acapulco, Mexico.

[@soumyadeeplovestoexplore6631]

A pleasant, warm and sunny day but still you are wearing a jacket though in the beginning.

[@wildwisdomjourneys7221]

Gabriel, There’s a homeopathic remedy that I’ve found to be very effective in neutralizing jet lag. I’ve taken it on 12-16 hour flights that landed in places with huge time zone differences from the point of departure. And after the first night’s sleep, I don’t experience jet lag. It’s called “No Jet Lag” - originally a New Zealand product, which in the NZ way is named exactly what it is. You’ll find it available online, in travel and health food stores. Hope that helps, Sylvia

[@janemcquie5026]

Take Melatonin for a few days, should help with jet lag

[@ml71tube]

When you rent cars in Europe, do you typically load up on the insurance they offer, or do you rely on you insurance in the States and/or you credit card’s coverage? Thanks for making these travel videos.

[@TorysSideQuests]

I think he pays for the insurance that they offer but obviously I could be wrong

[@ciroamore2129]

Go to Sardegna it's beautiful !!

[@biomanization]

Go to Bonifacio and take a boat to Costa Smeralda, Sardegna 🌈

[@jonnykaykorn3060]

The entire sardinian and corsican coast is elite. But yes, those are nice spots.

[@mr.e4381]

To combat jet-lag, only eat 1 meal a day. The meal should be eaten right before you intend to sleep. This re-sets the body's circadian rhythm.

[@mr.sts.p]

Corsica is beautiful ❤️ but not cheap! 🤔

[@wilfredotorres6628]

Hi Gabriel, A definite drawback of traveling to Europe in the offseason lack of things open. I also think the Plandemic has hurt many of these places that are so dependent on tourism. It may take years for many of these businesses to recuperate.

[@jfp6400]

great video

[@colmbyrne1739]

with regards to the jet lag situation why fight it ? it's not as if you have to be in work at a given time just sleep when your tired and eat when your hungry, it'll sort itself out in it's own time and cause less stress, i'v been working shifts 35 years which is like permeant jet lag and i,v giving up fighting it, ps love the vid's

[@italogiardina8183]

Alcohol for medicinal purposes entails, in this case, a mouthful of spirits at around 6pm and maybe another a couple of hours after until the sleeping pattern is established again. Refrain from alcohol thereafter for a time.

[@megortiz7343]

Omg are you near the ship caught blaze in corfu ...i just saw it posted here on utube one rescued still 11 missing wow ...hope u r well

[@tsocanuck]

you must go to Sardegna next

[@richardcyr9040]

When you drive in Europe, do you need any special configuration for your North American phone GPS to work? You use the navigation system in the car, and pair it with your phone?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I don't have to do anything, I just use google maps on my phone. My T-Mobile service works automatically everywhere.

[@mikeb7117]

'The Hawaii of France' That's funny.

[@s2ms2r2]

Jet lag tip? No eating on flights and only eat at the correct meal time at the destination. Apparently used by F1 teams

[@rosesaenze6486]

Hope u went to Sardegna I've been there and is wayyyyyy prettier than Corsica it seems.

[@codymoore5387]

You should definitely take a look at Gibraltar Gabriel!

[@SecretFriend]

How do you deal with all the various unfamiliar car parking situations everywhere? Do you ever get tickets or towed?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Honestly, it's so frustrating. I tried to pay for parking in Mexico recently and absolutely could not figure it out. You could only pay with a card, my card didn't work for some reason. I gave up and found a free spot nearby. Here in Corsica it said you needed to use your phone, I didn't even try. Just parked for the night and luckily in the morning I didn't have a ticket. Gone are the days of putting coins into the meter. It's all super high tech and confusing. I just wing it and hope for the best.

[@CarlosCastillo-iy5it]

Hello greetings amigo good day there

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Hola, buenas dias.

[@ryanbooth8421]

Yeah, no magic bullet for jet lag. They say it takes 1 night for every hour of jet lag. So USA to Europe would be about 6-10 days recovery. Depending on where you start and finish your flight. West to east is always worse for me.

[@tube.brasil]

Melatonin is the magic pill

[@Durga695]

I also enjoy your videos and watch a lot of them.Corsica is one of the 18 French departments and considered an integral part of France. Except for the separatists....

[@JohnnyTree123]

Hey Gabriel, Thanks for the videos..10TH

[@tube.brasil]

Jet lag? MELATONIN !

[@yesviews]

Let's watch Gabe eat carry-out next time!

[@WeixDraqz]

I want you go to Poland!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

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[@Blablagerman]

18:40 LOL. May they RIP!

[@terrynasonisasupervillain9017]

First

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Got it, congrats.

[@striveforexcellenceclark4694]

Hey Gabriel excellent videos, always interesting! My income growth is going great, will start travelling late next month, full-time from mid-May on-wards

[@striveforexcellenceclark4694]

Actually mid-June for full-time, I'm doing technical crypto stuff, yield farming and staking on deflationary coins, ultra-cool passive income, check out DRIP network and the animal farm

[@pasqualeabarno]

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