One Day in NORTHERN CYPRUS | Is it Worth Visiting?

A day of exploring the disputed and little known country of Northern Cyprus, part of the island of Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
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Gabriel is a world traveler and travel writer who has been adventuring around the world since his first trip to Europe in the summer of 1990 when he was 18 years old. He is author of "Gabe's Guide to Budget Travel", "Following My Thumb" and several other books available on Amazon.com and elsewhere.
Thanks a lot for watching and safe journeys!

[@Mozgor]

We visited for two nights in 2004 and came back in 2006 to plan for our retirement. Moved over permanently in 2012 once my Mum was no longer here. Have never regretted it, it’s a wonderful place to be

[@mn7486]

Wonderful. I’m thinking of planning for my retirement in Crimea. It’s a very beautiful place and since Russia liberated it the prices have been very low.

[@Tay12345]

@@mn7486 don’t go to Russia! Wait for ukraine to liberate.

[@mn7486]

@@Tay12345 Russia liberated Crimea just like Turkey liberated North Cyprus.

[@fenixvolt2777]

We've just got back from Bogaz, we live in the UK. North Cyprus is a beautiful country, we are planning our return already!

[@mn7486]

@@fenixvolt2777 Don’t forget to visit Crimea next, really nice country now that it has been liberated by Russia.

[@mn7486]

Gabriel, in case you haven’t figured it out yet, you don’t have phone service because T mobile does not offer any service in north Cyprus. Just like no international airline flies to the occupied north of Cyprus no legitimate phone company offers service to the occupied north. Would you expect T mobile to offer service to Crimea?

[@quanbrooklynkid7776]

damn

[@tenerremzi9202]

Don't lie, I get Vodafone out there.

[@mn7486]

@@tenerremzi9202 Yes, you get the Turkish Vodafone there because you are Turkish and have a Turkish cell phone contract. But international travelers don’t have any phone service there because no other country except Turkey has roaming there as they do not recognize the occupied part of Cyprus. The only possible phone connection for international travelers is from the free south part of Cyprus, and in many places in the occupied north they get coverage from the antennas in the south.

[@tekinmoustafa8141]

@@tenerremzi9202 good man! tell him he lies. I was there last month and there are no shortages!

[@tekinmoustafa8141]

@@quanbrooklynkid7776 he lies and likes to throw mud onto Turkish people!

[@marilovescoffee]

I appreciate the way you as a traveler are a witness to all that you experience, without passing judgment or taking sides.

[@Firdausjahanibrahim]

Your Northern Cyprus video is amazing! 🏞️✨ Captured the essence beautifully. The scenic views and your storytelling make me feel like I'm right there with you. Thanks for sharing this delightful journey! 🌍🌟

[@user-xv9vn9si4g]

FREE CYPRUS!

[@christinelamb1167]

Thanks for taking us along on your day in Northern Cyprus, Gabriel. I really enjoyed it! Those donkeys were so funny how they just came right up and stuck their heads right in the car! 😂I'm grateful for your videos, because I get to see so many places up close that I probably will never get to visit in person. I love learning about different cultures, and seeing different landscapes and environments.

[@ayshaestall7373]

Just come back from there. The donkeys are great and the north us beautiful

[@bodmont]

Amazing how you can always find the beauty in desolation and present it so well. Great job.

[@rajabhaduri2020]

we are animal lovers like you.....i noticed you pay attention to street cats...dogs ...and other animals....all our extended family came from sheltes.enjoy and have a safe trip.

[@dragonfly9209]

"Adopt...don't Shop"...♥my personal motto, as well as my extended family's motto.

[@AlwaysAwesome001]

My personal motto in a Robert Mitchum (voice) "Beef. It's What's for Dinner."

[@momentofsensation2575]

Yeah you’re animals lovers but hate your fellow humans because they don’t look like you. Definitely

[@mf5531]

You are an excellent KZbinr/photographer/editor/cinematographer/... . I thoroughly enjoy your videos. Thank you for traveling the world, visiting unique places and taking us along!! Hello from Phoenix, AZ.

[@lindab6113]

The donkey situation just made me smile sooo much! 🙏❤️☮️

[@Nature_with_Peter_Kane]

Always fun to feed the animals lol

[@tenerremzi9202]

That area is a donkey sanctuary, and there breeding like donkey's.

[@andreasmitropoulos]

Apostolos Andreas Monastery has been built in the place where it is believed that Apostle Andreas has reached Cyprus as an Apostle from the holy lands. As a Greek and as per my name (Andreas) it has a special place for me especially since it is in the occupied part of Cyprus. I always considered of traveling there . Thank you for this virtual journey.

[@Tay12345]

You can come… Two state solution will happen

[@tenerremzi9202]

There's still Greek preachers there and part of the community, your welcome.

[@user-se7zm6wj5i]

Thank you for this great video! Your exploration of Northen Cyprus is very interesting, there are always curious ruines, churches and splendid views. I see for the first time homeless donkeys.

[@JennyGunner-ge3lz]

Oh that was great and thanks so much for sharing all the hard work you put into each video. Appreciate the videos even more. Love these random road trips showing out of the way places. Northern Cyprus looks so interesting and those donkeys were cute. Hope you had a nice beer to relax afterwards. Cheers ❤️😊🍺

[@b.m.48933]

I'm waiting for Gabe's first ever livestream. Guaranteed he'll make at least a hundred dollars or more from superchats in one sitting, as seen with many other youtubers.

[@sumanpal6851]

Hi Gabriel, what you can do when you don't have an internet connection is to pre-plan your trip, and make points like A - First stop, B - Second stop and so on. For eg - Start from your hotel then go to Church 1 (Stop A) then Beach (Stop B) then Other place (Stop C) and back to the hotel (Stop D). In this way it will be similar to the way you are traveling without internet , you will get your live location and also don't have to go to only 1 place. I did the same while traveling in Goa, but there is a limit of 10 stops in Google maps. 😅😅 I love watching your videos. And as you just go with the flow, my tip may not be helpful for you 😅😅😅

[@StartLivingNow1963]

Another Awesome Adventure Gabriel🙂

[@venusmir5227]

MUSIC on sections are chosen amazingly and perfectly .

[@oreniko2]

Hi Gabriel, you fed the donkeys with a type of plant called carob. It is a bit sweet and has a unique taste, and is suitable for human consumption as well. In the Mediterranean region they also make chocolate bar from it. 😊

[@nickrushton2506]

This is a truly great series of videos. I know this part of the world reasonably well, but it's interesting and refreshing to see it through a new pair of eyes and from a different perspective. As others have pointed out elsewhere, there is a dearth of videos on Northern Cyprus, little more than 'brave souls' (sic) crossing the border at the end of Ledras Street, or short vids advertising property for sale in Kyrenia. I'll be sad when you leave TRNC :(

[@fromthethrone]

Smart little boy, donkey food seller. Good seller! 😂😂😂He's gonna be a rich guy when he grows up.

[@janakotrcova2790]

If you feed the donkey,other interested parties will come.😊Awsome snaps!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Yep, one of those fundamental laws of the universe.

[@Ojstra]

Wow, these donkeys are so likeable, beautiful and nice. Thank you for this video.

[@ali5on]

Great video, the donkey food is Carab. It's sweet and a bit chocolaty. They make a syrup from it.

[@AL-grhvc]

29:43 it's Carob..commonly found along the Aegean and the Mediterranean coast..Turks make a molass (pekmez) of it, it has many health benefits.

[@isamaaltaein8672]

Gabe, thank you for shearing great video. We really enjoyed your videos give us more relaxing time. We are waiting next video. Chaos

[@Eissara]

Hello Gabriel ... We enjoy your videos a lot and your narration. Thank you. The food that you gave to the donkeys is from a tree called Carob, the pods are green then they turn dark, the pods are then pressed and molasses is made from them which is very healthy and tasty. The donkeys have great taste buds . Carob trees usually are found in Lebanon, Syria, and I guess Cyprus has them as well.

[@alex182618]

Are you sure this donkey was asking for food? I think it was licence and registration. The beach is like endless and awesome. 🏝️

[@nicklindsey3872]

Yes another awesome new video

[@myigity]

Thank you for promoting North Cyprus. ❤

[@user-xv9vn9si4g]

😢 The Turkish occupied northern part of Cyprus with 45.000 Turkish troops! FREE CYPRUS

[@Elisgeo.17]

@@user-xv9vn9si4g 🇨🇾

[@mirzagoralija4492]

Great video !!! 😃😃😃❤❤❤😄😄😄

[@Nature_with_Peter_Kane]

LOL @ 29:02 .Gabe, your donkey feeding time looks like something that belongs on MY youtube channel! haha...Great video! Cheers!

[@mikewest2428]

Hi Gabe great video on northern Cyprus amazing place not as touristy as the south its more laid back enjoy your adventures☺

[@user-xv9vn9si4g]

While Gabe is taking his videos and makes his living an entire nation is mourning! No tourists in sanctioned occupied land. FREE CYPRUS! Unify the island from the Turkish occupation with 45.000 troops! 50 years of occupation are too long!

[@tenerremzi9202]

Its called harnip it sweet its more of animal feed, they love it it grows on trees,if i remember rightly.

[@fromthethrone]

I was going to visit it, but now I don't need to, as you were there and I have seen everything.

[@witlof5492]

I really need a new pair of jeans. Saw some online today, so I don't need to buy them.

[@Dr.Mzungu]

​@@witlof5492not applicable on under wear. Must see, must buy! 😂

[@fromthethrone]

​@@witlof5492Yes, Gabriel saved me a lot of money. 😊

[@user-xv9vn9si4g]

While Gabe is taking his videos and makes his living an entire nation is mourning! Would you go to Crimea while occupied by Putin? FREE CYPRUS! Unify the island from the Turkish occupation with 45.000 troops! 50 years of occupation are too long!

[@fromthethrone]

@@user-xv9vn9si4g Amen!! 👍💪🇮🇱👑

[@TravelbyDartTV]

Ah, Cyprus, where even the goats have better tan lines than most tourists! It's like the island's been in a constant competition with the sun for centuries. Kidding aside, one of the countries I wished where my dart would land is here in Cyprus. I wish sooner.

[@cherylpruss9191]

Been following your channel for a while. Finally subscribed today! Thought I would make a suggestion after you explaining the issue of poor mobile internet. Have you tried downloading the Google Map of Cyprus onto your phone, to be used offline? If android tap your profile picture and then offline maps and select the area you want to download. We did this in Sardinia recently. Works well except for "traffic updates" but it doesn't look like it's a problem in Cyprus 😂 BTW, we're from Santa Cruz, NorCal😎

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Amazing, I didn't know about that option, downloading it right now.

[@carolinacadabra8278]

I think the lion may be a Venetian symbol, they resemble the lion in St Marks square in Venice.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

That makes sense.

[@dizzeeblondee5309]

In Morphou, St Mamas monastery is dedicated to the hermit that rode through the town on a lion. Just like the one above the door of this church.

[@ryansrandomadventures]

Hi, the donkey food is Carob, it's a very sweet pod that grows on a tree, it's similar to chocolate, it's very sweet and is used to make pastes and such

[@janebrant3999]

Can you tell us about price of nice small home. How much is rent of home ???? A month rent

[@tombuddy100]

I like the scenery of the peninsula. It is very Mediterranean.

[@TheHuski]

For me no it’s not worth visiting. looks like the Turks have let the place run down since the invasion. Stay safe Gabe. EDIT : good man for feeding the donkeys.

[@Originalman144]

Yea, it does look quite run down and underdeveloped, but beautiful beach not crowded is nice. Were those donkeys eating out of rubbish on the side of the road?

[@turkishcypriot8013]

WE TURKISH CYPRIOTS SUFFERING LAST 50 YEARS BECAUSE EMBARGOS YOU SAY INVASION I SAY INTERVENTION THATS THE DIFFERENCE

[@mn7486]

@@turkishcypriot8013Are you a real Turkish Cypriot or are you a new Turkish settler from Anatolia?

[@Tay12345]

So if ROC annexes TRNC it isn’t worth visiting still?

[@turkishcypriot8013]

@@mn7486 yes I am real Turkish Cypriots my parents and my grand parents born in larnaca

[@michaelmurphy1114]

Gabriel…would you ever travel with a fellow KZbinr? My wife and I sure enjoy your videos.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Yes: kzbin.info/www/bejne/laHSqpaql6urppY

[@michaelmurphy1114]

@@GabrielTravelerVideosI’d love to do Bosnia / Kosovo / Serbia, but anywhere would be fine. I’m a 32 year retired Army Colonel and would love to join you for an adventure.

[@rudolfohisena5701]

I am neither A Greek nor a Turkish, but I know the history. When the British decided to give Cyprus its independence in 1960, a measured balance between the Greeks, Turks and the British was put in place, and it worked well until 1974. The radical Greek militias decided to bring back the crazy idea, “Megali Idea”, which translates into stealing its neighbors lands, kicking out the native population. That crazy idea, thanks to the British, worked against the Macedonia, Albania and Bulgaria. However, with Turkey the plan did not go well in the early 1920’s. The magnificent Mustafa Kemal had other ideas. Back to the early 1970’s, how did Greeks think, a powerful Turkish military would watch the Turkish people being kicked out of their land and not act?

[@Γιωργοςπαν]

Hahahaha all turkey had greek monument!!you come from mongolia!!your real ancestors are mongolia!!your ancestors probably islamized and later become turkish!!you dont have real history

[@hanifehuseyin9781]

You keep saying that Turkey invaded, but that is not true at all. Turkey saved us. Thank God for Turkey. If it wasn't for Turkey, none of us would be alive. They are North Cyprus saviours.

[@joebloggs-y3g]

Only problem now is that you are controlled by Erdogan who wants to Islamise the place and make it his southern military base !!

[@chrisconstantinou4965]

complete rubbish it was & until today is an on going invasion

[@feleciawallace8420]

Your a real trooper feeding donkey's out of your car window how cool is that...

[@kal_ahmd]

Thanks for all the enlightenment, Gabriel. Regarding Google Maps, why not download the whole country and navigate offline?

[@AlpGalipcy]

Hey Gabriel. Are you still in North Cyprus?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Yes. This video was filmed two days ago.

[@thecelticgiraffe]

What! I work in an office 8 to 9 hour days in the same area I grew up in boring pennsylvania. 38 years in same office. Lol. No fair complaining about world traveling for a living! No matter how much boring work involved.

[@jampuppy]

Those donkeys further away from the city liked pretty bad. Guess the city ones are well fed. Loving the churches and other structures. Even that newer monastery was beautiful.

[@iangiles3360]

I have been in that situation with the phone. Before you leave wifi start the map. It will work until you stop the map. Don't touch it as it is easy to lose the map.

[@user-xv9vn9si4g]

While Gabe is taking his videos and makes his living an entire nation is mourning! The reason for not getting service is because his western cell phone company imposes sanctions to the occupied illegal northern part of the island. He does not have this problem in the free republic of Cyprus, a few miles south. FREE CYPRUS! Unify the island from the Turkish occupation with 45.000 troops! 50 years of occupation are too long!

[@AdamAdam-zg8jl]

No carrots to day! ,i love this one, Gabe 😂

[@janebrant3999]

Can you👀detail the cost of living. can you have 24 hour internet access

[@Kossy986]

I really enjoy every piece of this 😂❤❤❤

[@mojopahitvlog8473]

Amazing view brother...

[@dadisphat6426]

Have you tried downloading the offline map on google maps while you have WiFi?

[@Nature_with_Peter_Kane]

2nd probably...cheers!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

First man, big congrats. 👍👊

[@Nature_with_Peter_Kane]

@GabrielTravelerVideos Gotta say your video are simply the best! Cheers 🍻

[@thortessem271]

Good morning from Arizona 98 degrees at 6 AM Rare blue moon tonight

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Sounds like it's cooling down, time to break out the sweater?

[@EtArcadiaego]

you feed the donkeys with Cherubs! (Cherub tree)

[@LizaPanayiotou]

Dear Harald, I would very much like to inform you that there is NO such a place as northern Cyprus...there is only " Occupied by the turks part of Cyprus". And i know it very well, because i am a refugee from the turkish invasion in 1974. We were violently forced to leave ourhomes. And that occupied part is only recognised by turkey , not by any other country.

[@TOP.kIjids7358]

You should have bought some apple's for the donkey's, plenty fruit in Cyprus 😄

[@007opti]

It almost sounds like your GPS is turned off

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

It's no internet connection. It happened as soon as I entered northern Cyprus. GPS is working in terms of at least showing me where I am on the map.

[@apostolia2124]

Carobs, that's what you fed the beautiful donkies, i think...✌💙

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Cool, good to know.

[@apostolia2124]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos Carobs were a main food for the Greeks during the German - Nazi occupation in the 2nd WW too. My mom, 91, has told me many stories.

[@designdoctor247]

​@@apostolia2124wow please share more infomation if u can. amazing history your mom lived through. thank u VERY much for your comment ...your comment added soooo much to this vlog. ❤

[@designdoctor247]

​@@apostolia2124praying u write down all your mom's stories and publish a book.

[@designdoctor247]

​@@apostolia2124"Carob powder is a valuable source of vitamins E, D, C, Niacin, B6, and folic acid; vitamins A, B2, and B12 are provided in lower levels." google said it taste like chocolate...please ask your mom...it this true?

[@besd300]

HELLO Morris Welcome to Cyprus, Please don't drive and holding your camera because is illegal in south Cyprus not Sure in North. Are you coming south Greek side? Cheers! 👍🇨🇾

[@val91201]

Interesting that they drive on the left (British heritage, I guess)

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Yes, British colony until 1960.

[@ladymiriamful]

That was a beautiful church. Reminded me of the stonework in Malta

[@blingbling1193]

You realize you’re breaking the hearts of a lot of Greeks. Especially when we see the condition of anything that had to do with Hellenism. Churches, etc. that monastery looks to me that it’ll be a hotel sooner or later.

[@Verity888]

I don’t think Gabe delves too much into history and its significance, like he said he’s a traveler. But I agree, as a non-Greek, after visiting Hagia Sofia while it was a museum and now knowing it’s back to a mosque is quite sad. My heart aches a little too. I understand the different shift in power dynamics and how the conqueror inevitably gets the final word but when similar events happen to Muslim buildings, there is always endless uproar and violence.

[@turkishcypriot8013]

WHAT HAPPENED THE MOSQES IN GREECE DO YOU KNOW ANY IDEA

[@Verity888]

STOP SCREAMING, IT’S RUDE…LIKE TURKISH OCCUPATION OF NORTHERN CYPRUS

[@turkishcypriot8013]

@@Verity888 you know nothing about history of Cyprus so shut up

[@ricksanchez6334]

Hey Gabriel ,am really enjoying your videos about Northern Cyprus, cause am from Cyprus and I live in Limassol it's nice to see all those beautiful places from videos, I visited just twice N Cyprus ,I went to my mother's house in Gialousa and the other time to Kerynia to my father's old house, it's sad to see someone else to stay to their houses but it is what it is 😐,also those things you fed the donkeys are carobs 😁,I really enjoying your videos, keep it up 👍

[@asynchronicity]

Haha, donkeys are cool👍

[@missmo3451]

Did you ever find out what that abandoned grand old building at the top of the stairs was?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Nope, I haven't come across any additional info since seeing it.

[@dizzeeblondee5309]

​@@GabrielTravelerVideosas far as I am aware it is a closed school. It's identical to our occupied village school, situated in a Turkish training camp. So no access.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

@@dizzeeblondee5309 I see. Must be built by the British I would imagine and abandoned either in 1960 when Cyprus gained independence or else in 1974 after the invasion.

[@dizzeeblondee5309]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos no it most certainly will not have been abandoned in 1960. These schools were for Greek children and were very much in use right up to the 1974 invasion.

[@tombuddy100]

Yes, Greek or Cypriot schools tend to be built in a classical style, and have a colonnade like that at the entrance.

[@conniedean3787]

I loved watching you feed the donkeys, so cool

[@unklemunky8992]

Nicenice. I’m baking myself in Bundi, Rajasthan, got my 5year visa at last. Heading down to Gokarna on Sat, Rajdhani Express.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Nice man, enjoy. I'm thinking about India for the fall.

[@calebtravel5629]

We need Gabriel to start a podcast.

[@dilarax2347]

Great video thank youuu

[@tombuddy100]

11:30 That is a nice building. It seems to be abandoned and untended.

[@larsstougaard7097]

I read somewhere they got 1000s of wild donkeys, donkey paradise 🫏🫏🫏🫏

[@hugomuller2868]

Gabriel, you're moving the camera too fast. Makes me dizzy.

[@sunnybeachwalks4k2022]

Maybe t mobile can help with some settings or choose the network manually etc

[@vaultkeeper2]

My Swedish phone changed to Turkish internet once I choosed the Turkish network manually when I was in the TRNC in 2021. It actually worked perfectly.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I tried manually connecting but no luck. No biggie since things are working out and I'm not here for long.

[@asynchronicity]

Looks like the donkey chow is carob

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I see, good to know. I had no idea what the carob plant looked like, even though I've eaten lots of carob chips.

[@carlosvictor8679]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos carob chips ? what the hell is that?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

@@carlosvictor8679 Just like chocolate chips, but carob. Not like potato chips.

[@t_y_2192]

TRNC❤️

[@ludfx4yyc403]

💡👍Brilliant !!

[@ispodistine7032]

FAMAGUSTA.........THAT IS THE PLACE WHAT YOU HAVE TO SHOW US....THAT WILL BE GREAT.

[@effie-montreal]

Enjoy your videos Gabe but for me Cyprus is ok not on my list to visit.......have a great day

[@johnschannel449]

you mentioned all the time it takes you to edit and upload your videos each day have you thought about emailing your video footage from each day to someone and they do all the editing and uploading for you, perhaps a friend or family member or pay someone to do it, that would free up more time for traveling

[@dadisphat6426]

New vid!

[@stevenpentz5188]

HI Gabriel

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Hi there. ✌️

[@isbaraalp-b2t]

amazing video.. eyes of the donkey is beautiful

[@saadiaguehiliz5899]

It is Carob plant from Mediterranean 😊that you gave for donkeys .

[@deanpapadopoulos3314]

Beautiful place.

[@andrewslifestyle2289]

You do a good job Gabriel and I follow your travel blogs, although I thought you spent too much time explaining on why your phone, wifi and GPS were not working well in this segment. I also agree with many who want to remind you that it should not be referred as “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus” You know very well it doesn’t exist. You claim you follow countries that are recognized by the UN. TRC is not a Republic and doesn’t legally, exist. If you are uncomfortable by saying “ Occupied Cyprus” simply say North or Northern part of Cyprus That would be more acceptable! Apostolos Andreas Monastery is one of the most holiest places on Cyprus for worship by GC’s. The monastery had been run down after 1974. The EU has been funding the restoration of the monastery. TC’s want to make part of it, a Muslim prayer room. Against protests of GC’s, That project has since been put on hold Thanks and I look forward to following you around the world

[@Tay12345]

It is legal, Turkey is a guarantor power thanks to the treaty of Zurich. The intervention was completely legal.

[@andrewslifestyle2289]

@@Tay12345 are you for real? Your facts are incorrect! No country in the world except Turkey, the Invaders, recognized this invasion or their new illegal State. All UN resolutions to vacate its military etc. were all ignored by Turkey. As if the first part of the invasion in July 1974, was not enough, they carried out a 2nd one 1 month later as negotiations and a cease fire were still ongoing. They raped, tortured and murdered young girls and women. Thousands of GC soldiers were sent to Turkey never to be seen again.

[@philbamford6957]

My friends uncle fled their when the British police were looking for him for counterfeiting money😂😂😂

[@dimitristtofas1636]

The food that you feed the donkeys is carob from carob tree!

[@meliosmenelaou-xm8on]

Just for the record, there is no state called North Cyprus. Actually it is area conquered by Turkey by military invasion 1974 kicking 220000 people out of their homes, and by the threat of conquering the whole country forced the gathering of the 18% Turkish indigenous people to separate from what used to be a mixed country. They are not recognised by the UN but only by Turkey. Trade runs through regulations agreed under the surveillance of the EU

[@northernblue1093]

Yawn.

[@RovexHD]

The British military bases there have phone boxes like in England 😅

[@mohsenrzna8473]

Bon appetite :))

[@F40pete]

Only a couple of providers work in the north I use Turkcell it’s very cheap to buy a SIM card I am English and I have visited both the north and the south of Cyprus and the north is far superior to the south in my opinion super low crime rate very advance hospitals American universities 50,000 English expats live there. They must go there for a reason.

[@steelknight2000]

According to Google Cami is pronounced Jaam-e

[@sirapos6550]

More like D-jam-ee, with the emphasis on -ee and (considering the "opening" of the word) the -D and -j,combined together,spelled really heavy, like Djibouti,for example. I'm pretty sure that the Turkish people spell it like this, because we use the same word in greek language

[@bellezaynaturaleza4495]

Hi Gabriel, what camera do you use to film your videos?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

DJI, there's a link in the description.

[@Dr.Mzungu]

These vlogs remind me of the movie Kingdom of Heaven.

[@florencecyprus4238]

It's carob , χαρούπι in greek, τεράτσι in cypriot greek. 29:50 hahaha the donkey knows exactly what you just did and stands near the window waiting.

[@MENSA.lady2]

Big problem. Neither the Euro or the US $ is legal tender in the Illegally occupied part of Cyprus.

[@MsNiftygirl]

Stop spreading lies

[@MENSA.lady2]

Not lying. Northern Cyprus is not recognised by any Country except Turkey.

[@kyriacos73]

The wild donkeys are the descendants of domesticated donkeys left behind by their GC owners, after the war.

[@wilfredotorres6628]

Hi Gabriel, regarding the phone service, that area of the Island seems to be using only 2G or 3G and it doesn't seem like they have 4G service, at the very least slow Internet. They really need to upgrade the service, possibly no demand for it. It's funny how they still have these Greek churches in the area so I'm assuming that a large number of Greeks still live in the area. Beautiful beach a bit of rough water very murky a lot under current.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Greeks are only .2% of the population of Northern Cyprus. I think most of the churches are just old churches that have been abandoned and aren't really used, perhaps a few of them are attended by some of the remaining Greeks.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

PS. Here's some more info about the town where I stopped at the church and the mosque: "Before 1974, the town was predominantly inhabited by Greek-Cypriots. During the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 20 July 1974, the peninsula was cut off by Turkish troops, and this prevented the town's Greek-Cypriot inhabitants from fleeing to the south. As a result, with 250 Greek Cypriot inhabitants, Rizokarpaso is the home of the biggest Greek population in the North. Between 1974 and 1985, however, around 2500 Greek Cypriots left the village. Although the Greek-Cypriot population is now mainly elderly and shrinking in size, they are still supplied by the UN, and Greek-Cypriot products are consequently available in some places." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rizokarpaso

[@wilfredotorres6628]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos it's it's still kind of strange how they've maintained it for the Greek people there I guess the remaining people who live there but they still have the availability to see these things there they could have easily knocked them down and not doing anyting. And of course you have a dwindling population from what you've indicated from what you got.

[@user-xv9vn9si4g]

@@wilfredotorres6628 It’s not uncommon for the Turks to defile elements of culture which they do not respect and claim “ownership” of the works of other cultures when they find it beneficial. In the occupied part of the island, few stand and many have been converted to mosques or demolished. UN has imposed sanctions to the occupied territory thus no cell service direct flights or boat transportation. Sadly, it has become a Turkish Provence. While Gabe is taking his videos and makes his living an entire nation is mourning! FREE CYPRUS! Unify the island from the Turkish occupation with 45.000 troops! 50 years of occupation are too long!