One Day on Brac Island, Croatia | Tourist Heaven or Hell?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

400K subs, woohoo! I'm not going to make a video for this milestone, but thanks everyone for watching and supporting the channel. Lots more adventurous videos coming soon. Have a great summer and stay safe and healthy. NOTE: A lot of comments about the price of the meal at the end. The plate of food wasn't actually 130 kuna. The cevapcici was 80 kuna and I ordered the grilled vegetables as a side dish, which I thought was going to be extra. But they ended up including that with the main dish. So it was just 80 kuna for the whole plate of food, which is $12.50. And then I had a bottle of water and dessert, so everything together came to 130 kuna. Where they really ripped me off was the bottle of water, which was 30 kuna or $5. I hadn't checked the price beforehand, so that's something to watch out for. You can certainly find cheaper restaurants in Croatia. But if you're going to eat somewhere with a view of the sea in a touristy area, it's going to be tourist prices.

[@dwfmedia]

Congratulations amazing and well earned buddy you're one of my fave

[@thefoodyoumaylike1293]

🌹but your Channel is eligible of having more n more subscribers

[@nautiboiscuba]

Congrats

[@minafernandez549]

Its been long over due gabe, you deserve more subscribers after all the beautiful vlogs you made. Congratulations and we will always support you. Stay safe. ❤

[@waitaminute2015]

Congratulations! I think the key to your success is your down to earth, non invasive, chill kinda style.

[@x2blade1]

Thank you Gabriel for promoting Croatia,love your videos!

[@ivana2607]

We do not need the English to promote the homeland, they would like it under their own...😉 In God We Trust!

[@maryannknox7158]

I never knew what a beautiful Country Croatia 🇭🇷 is omg 😱 it is Gorgeous

[@solobano570]

And it’s a lovely lifestyle, kids playing and chirping everywhere, parents in cafes, fruits on the trees💫✨

[@michaelahass2695]

Neither did I....really worthwile visiting...👍👍👍

[@michaelahass2695]

@Petra Rakitić Enjoy...

[@Travelwithchris]

This brought me back so many memories from my time in Croatia! Stay safe Gabe!

[@ZackBackpackingAroundTheWorld]

Did you go island hopping in Croatia? Looks like a hell of a time.. I would love to go to Croatia and do what Gabe is doing.. Whenever I get one extra digit in my bank account I’ll be more likely to go.

[@paulleigh7792]

Ditto.

[@PilotWanderlust]

I have been there more than 30 years ago. Love Croatia ❤

[@davidricardo942]

Hello Gabe, Greetings from Puerto Rico. I saw the video and loved it. Brac Island has that caribbean vibe which is nice. Always wishing you the best.

[@maryannknox7158]

But it is good to see so many people enjoying the beautiful sea 🌊 shore in Croatia 🇭🇷

[@TheRoyayers]

What a wonderful flashback ... I spent my summers here in the 80's, had a house in Sutivan. I watch a video on a hot day from the office, summer at the time of the corona, and at 10:49 I experience the heat and wonderfully fresh Adriatic Sea and the cooling in it. Brac is a beautiful island, full of history, beautiful girls, and my wonderful memories. Like the whole of Dalmatia. Great video, as if I was walking the streets of Bol myself ...

[@008overrated]

Omg that garage, those Elvis pictures are just the coolest thing ever! Love it!

[@designdoctor247]

The fresh veggies and fruit stand The beautiful crystal clear smooth cool water Aaaahhhhh

[@neilymanadventures6577]

Congratulations on 400K followers. Been following you since you were in Edinburgh about 20 months ago and have gone back through some of your older videos as well. You always manage to keep it interesting even when it is places that Im not all that fussed about and bring out the best in them. Keep on going.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Cool, thanks for watching.

[@robertmance1744]

Hi, a new subscriber from Croatia here, congrats on 400k!! I literally discovered your channel just yesterday when the almighty algorithm suggested the Korčula video! :)) Looking forward to watching more of your content, from Croatia and elsewhere...I really, really like your vlogging style, it's so unique and authentic!

[@maryannknox7158]

So many Beautiful places on this planet 🌎

[@sunny_dhende6289]

I so agree!! I've been to 86 countries n all 50 states. I still have so much more to see! Happy travels😁✌

[@soumyadeeplovestoexplore6631]

Clear sunny weather reflects the beautiful colour of sea water.

[@Livertemur]

Don't forget to see Makarska you are going to love it. It is located opposite of Brac

[@davidricardo942]

Good idea Temur, would love to visit Croatia some day.

[@kazzicup]

Gabriel, I am happy that you are in a warm relaxing place with friendly people. Constant travelling & filming is stressful. Though you make it look so easy. Enjoy your time in Croatia. I think it's a good time to be in south east Europe.

[@analuciafernandez7918]

Everything is so beautiful and natural

[@sandratessem9980]

Love the videos of Croatia. I would love to return someday.

[@johnnygovender5738]

What a beautiful place. The beaches are stunning. 🍺

[@ninakraljevic2893]

As someone who grew up in Split, after visiting all bigger islands in Dalmatia and entire coastline from Vinišće to Makarska, I can rest my case saying Zlatni Rat is my favorite beach I've ever been on. On most beaches there is always something missing - clean water, nicer rocks, more natural shade. I came to Bol and I wanted to stay there an entire week. It was literally perfect. I highly recommend it to anyone visiting Croatia. Next year there will be a direct ferry from Split to Bol, so use that opportunity!

[@stevecook706]

To celebrate 400K subs the beard has gone! Takes years off you Gabe. Keep up the great content.

Hmm, I think he looks younger with the beard. But that's just me.

[@tomkimes]

Congratulations for hitting 400K subs! You one of the few vloggers traveling in Europe now, so expect many more to join your channel!

[@MarkOverseas]

Well done on the 400K subscribers Gabe! BTW you look 20 years younger. Keep on travellin'! 👍

[@tysonator5433]

I loved my holiday in Croatia and would go back again One think I did notice is that Croatian women seem to be pretty tall !

[@mranonymous8815]

And they are never fat as well (until 40).

[@batangfirst5993]

croatian women are tall like victoria secret models

[@mranonymous8815]

With my 183 cm I often feel like a dwarf when walking through dalmatian towns.

[@mariovesligaj4008]

superbura9 superbura9 molim te nabroji tih 12 igrača koji su bili u NBA a da su iz Splita? Nikakvo podj., volio bi znati podatak koji su to sve ljudovi jer ja mogu samo 3 nabrojati. Thanx

[@maryannknox7158]

Congratulations Gabriel,I so appreciate and enjoy your videos on your travels be safe thank You 🙏

[@RUSLexplorer2020]

The sea beach is so beautiful !

[@markc7099]

Loved the tour Gabriel - thank you for sharing. 🙏

[@mauritsvandergrinten8195]

The Croatian islands are beautiful. Clearest water ever. Great video!

[@TOPTRAVELVLOG]

Wonderful place. Very beautiful video. Nice creation. Great work friends.

[@marinozebic-matijas3533]

Dalmatia has thousands of islands, some 60 of them are enhabiten, you just visited some few very good places, but there is much to discover. Island of Mljet I recommend, it is national park as well. There is Islam ova Lošinj, Rab, Pag, Lastovo, Vis,.... And many, many more. Best regards and safe travels! 😊

[@tmarinelic]

The main catch for Zlatni Rat is that it is formed naturally just between two sea currents that splashes at him from both sides so it is never the same, swings all the time but never get blown away into sea

[@-locdog.]

Congratulations Gabe on 400k subs,, you've worked so hard for what you have achieved. All the best for the future and hopefully many more videos in the years to come. 👍

[@VictorSokovin]

I was already about to start wondering when Gabriel would (re-)discover the cevapcici :) Congrats with 400k subs!

[@Trueseeker-r8q]

Congratulations on the 400k subscriber's hopefully it keeps climbing because you deserve it for the effort you put in 👍

[@aaronblackmonofficial]

Really want to go to Croatia

[@krishnag2437]

A clean shave is what you gifted yourself for reaching 400k subscribers?Great Gabby, keep it up. Loads of love ❤

[@CroProGamer]

21:38 When you said 130 kuna I almost fell off my chair lol. In Zagreb, that costs about 40 kuna. I knew it was more expensive there but triple the price is actually crazy.

[@suruunconditionalluv3360]

Congratulations On 400 k Subs Gabe 👏 👏 👏... And You Deserve Many More Hundreds And Thousands 😊

[@Trlinort]

I love Brac, I walked a lot from place to place. Vidova Gora above Bol is the largest peak of the Adriatic islands, an unforgettable view. #Sutivan 💗

[@trolled13]

Used to work in Milna as tourist entertainer 3 years ago, this video brought me so much memories! You visited almost same places i did back then. Thank you for the video !

[@schnorpel]

Good appetite, Gabe! In Romania Cevapcici are called Mici or Mititei. They are also famous here.

[@happypenny4433]

Wow, 400k subscribers!!! Congratulations Gabe!!! 😍😍😍😍

[@betsyrocks]

I've been to Bol. Very nice although quite touristy. Still, lovely country, nice people, beautiful weather. I'd like to go back.

[@cvetka11]

Charlie ZzZ go in early september, or mid june 😉

[@TheSwede70]

Wow...so many tourists in Zlatni Rat. I was there late season, end of september. Totally empty and peaceful. Thanks for this video :-)

[@s125ish]

TravelingSwede was it warm then ?

[@TheSwede70]

@@s125ish Yes, it was quite ok as I remember. Just some thunderstorms now and then. I was on a 3 month european trip and just happened to end in Croatia around beginning of october. I see that now when I check my website. It is surely better weather to trek up to Vidova Gora.

[@cvetka11]

early september is the best if u don’t like crowds and too hot weather/sea! nights around 20, days 28 cel. degrees, sea 23...the only downside is that days are shorter..my point of view anyway 🙂

[@chrisbrown8748]

Croatia is most definitely on my list of countries to visit whenever I make my way back to Europe.

[@AltarenGalil]

its a beautiful county, just do some research and avoid the tourist traps. Some of the heavily visited sights are indeed worth seeing but the real beauty is in the beaches and the local authentic food.

[@zeljkosafar6121]

Good thinking.

[@nadajekic6872]

Be carefull that they do not ripp you off mercilessly!

[@nadajekic6872]

@superbura9 superbura9 Yes just yesterday, Gabriel Traveler in Brach was ripped off properly and just recently in Split, the same man was ripped off in a restaurant . He payed for 5 pieces only of chevapchichi without bread 13 pounds! total rip off!!!!

[@nadajekic6872]

@superbura9 superbura9 He payed 70 kuna for those measly 6 pieces of chevapchichi, which comes to 20 pounds and whole meal cost him about 138 kuna which was a total rip off. I bought in Cosmopolitan London 1 kg of Grilled lamb, (jagnjetine sa raznja ) and payed 22 pounds. Do you see the difference? One thing is to be expensive and totally different thing to rip off someone taking him for an idiot. You should respect tourists and be grateful to them for visiting your country And I am a JEW not a Serb from London. So which one you dislike more? Equally maybe???

[@jamtlandhomesteaders2710]

Third generation Croatian American-currently a resident of Sweden. I really enjoy Your channel Gabriel! A Class channel- totally underrated . Keep up the great content*****

[@andytmr]

Congrats on 400k Gabe!

[@marafarnham595]

Yay Gabriel! 400K subscribers! 🎊🎉 thank you for sharing the beautiful videos of Croatia! Stay safe and take care! ❤😊😎☀️⛅🌊

[@RUSLexplorer2020]

Thanks for sharing your unforgettable travel experiences !

[@svetcovladich9996]

Have you been to the Mestrovic Galeria in Split? It is a nice change of pace from the beach crowds...

[@VC-ex5wv]

awesome video! we’re here in bol as well and we’ll share your opinion about the main beach, in the morning it’s a whole different story as you can imagine! safe travels!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Cool, have fun. I left Brac yesterday. Make sure to explore more of the island, so much to see.

[@patrickmaillet9594]

My Congratulations Grabriel for your new 400K subscribers and hello to Magnificent Croatia , i live in the french Riveria town of Cap-D'ail border with Monaco , Have a nice day Gabriel , Best Regards Patrick

[@michaelahass2695]

Great place too...hello from Paris 👋👋

[@JohnRogersWalks]

Looks idyllic Gabriel - thanks for taking us along with you

[@LaurieM]

Beautiful video and places in Croatia! Love the people and local scenes :) Thank you for sharing, I just made it to Belgrade thanks to watching your other video (love!) and I’d like to be in Hvar by the end of the month!

[@sylviajustice5013]

I went to the Croatia islands near there for a few days like 30 years ago on a backpacking trip when I was in college. We went there before it was cool to go there, because our European friends mother told us to go there. It was right before the war. I knew nothing about the place, but I could tell the people were not happy, that there was tension. The inflation was so bad, they put the prices in marker at the store, and changed it more than a few times a day. The numbers were something crazy, tons of zeroes, like 1 billion something for a soda. It was cheaper back then, but still not THAT cheap. But actually, it still kind of looks the same to me now. Glad to see the place with independence and doing better.

[@compilationchannel9950]

it maybe looks the same because of corona restrictions. Not many tourists in 2020. But in 2019 was much different. You couldnt compare 2019 with those pre-war years.

[@sylviajustice5013]

@@compilationchannel9950 No I mean it looks the same in a good way. The antique streets are still there, the old buildings. The charm was still there, even 30 years ago.

[@digarcia1890]

Wonderful to see normalcy with no masks! I can see why you left the beach. Too crowded!

[@PS2Steve]

We make cevapcici all the time! Cool to see you can order them from a restaurant in Croatia. Hello from Canada

[@mranonymous8815]

It's like ordering pizza in Italy.

[@spacevoodoo6942]

@@mranonymous8815 No, ćevapčići is the same as pizza here in Croatia. Pizza is an Italian dish and ćevapčići is the Arabian dish named kebab there. Kebab is the word from ćevap coming from as well as diminutive plural ćevapčići. Pizza and ćevapčići are used to eat here, but they are not from here.

[@kocostamatis3080]

@Pero Djetlić noooooooobody!!! Lol

[@dwfmedia]

Have fun buddy, thanks for continuing to film and share

[@dwfmedia]

I'm going to pula in October

[@samuelfere536]

Beautiful island.Pls post more videos.thnx

[@deepakbedariya2516]

Very nice filming gabriel, kindely show us night life, pubs, clubs where you moving. Show their homes, stores of mains cities and small villages. It would very helpfull to new visitors, thank you

[@ALLNAMESAREALLREADYT]

I was there at Golden horne beach 50 years ago , now I'm 56 and I remember that was the most beautiful water and sand I ever saw later in my life

[@genjermaine]

Oh my god, 130 kuna for ćevapčići is insaaane dude, that's like street food in Croatia and you don't pay more than a maximum of 40 kuna for a portion

[@silvijo-wz6wh]

Legalna pljačka...a onda po državne potpore...

[@ivanhorvaticek9385]

Ma sramota me drzave u kojoj živim. Nikad neću zaboraviti kako je jedan taksist naplatio 1600 kuna od Zadra do Splita. Ili kako je jedan ugostitelj naplaćivao strancima vecu cijenu nego domacima.

[@speedbird006]

PIK

[@andrija0972]

Bravo,po restoranima je skuplje,ocito nisi bio nigdje il se pravis glup,svugdje su takve cijene na obali,da je isao u neki fastfood sigurno ne bi platio 80 kn

[@juresibenik5281]

The year is 2020 and most of Croatians still dont understand how catering gastronomy works lol. There is a difference between eating food in restoran location, service, atmosphere wise and eating cevapcici in some dirty smelling street fast food with pidgeons landing on your lepinja. Its your chooise where do you want to go noone is forcing you so i dont understand the complains exept jealousy.

[@RJinspire]

Congratulations on reaching 400k subscribers🎉🎊👏

[@mayabertrand9389]

You missed out! Swimming at Zlatni Rat is amazing!

[@chanmay44]

I like you put caption on your video, and also the way your talk is nature. Everyone like it.

[@sionehefa3458]

The cruise boat young lady was really helpful. Well done.

[@ChristianGal23_]

Congrats on 400k!! 💪

[@HladniSjeverniVjetar]

130 kuna for that dish? Are you joking me? Čevap with a bread bun and a lot of stuff inside would have cost you max 45 kuna with 15 pieces of meat on the mainland. Bol prices are sure ripping people off. not sure if it's a "tourist" price or normal price but that's way too much.

[@debeli8245]

130kn za 6 cevapa, meni da toliko naplati za to zapalio bi mu tu jadnu birtiju mater im lopovsku..

[@HladniSjeverniVjetar]

@@debeli8245 Jel tako?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I forgot to explain, that included the side dish, a bottle of water and dessert.

[@HladniSjeverniVjetar]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos I guess that's another story then :D I was about to let the hounds out. :)

[@paco9007]

Čevapi is not a croatian dish. It is a crime to eat that shit at the Adriatic. Not our cuisine culture.

[@pasqualeabarno]

💕Ciao.. Gabriel... Bellissimo video... 👍👍👍👍👍💕

[@georgechilidis8446]

Congratulations on your 400k SUBS Gabriel

[@romankudlata7317]

Thank you! Wishing you well!

[@MoroccanFurniture]

Who also heard the solo of the sultans of swing (Dire Straits) at the beginning of the video?

[@jebatevrana]

Instantly!

[@robertgeorge5020]

hey congrats man !!! glad to see comments on as well haha

[@SunilKumar-xb6ll]

Congratulations 400k subscribers 💐💐💐👍👍👍

[@Rahulkumar-xh3ng]

Many Congratulations on 400k 🕺

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Thanks.

[@RUSLexplorer2020]

I love the surroundings !

[@ChrisR_72]

Makes sense when in Croatia to have cevapi's to eat! Cheers!

[@luvmirh8mi]

Elvis is alive, he lives in Croatia

[@deveshdikshit90]

It took too long to reach from 300 k to 400 k. Congratulations 👏.

[@megortiz7343]

I would give anything to be rid of my arthritis and be able to travel like you. Thank u for these videos

[@rev.jimjones9100]

Give up all sugar. Its works. All sugar.

[@donnyball]

The clean shave looks great. Don't know about the hitchhiking. Awesome vid.

[@voxley19]

Really enjoying your videos of the beautiful Croatian islands. By the way, I too, have tentatively re-enabled comments on my videos

[@frontrowproductions9145]

I could live there forever! You need a mopad man

[@andro4657]

we are in Supetar and we are going tomorow to Bol :)

[@jimmcintosh9045]

Went to Bol with Yugotours in late 70s I think. Russian plane to Split then hydrofoil ferry to Brac.

[@salamanders6969]

I don’t think the plane was Russian. Yugoslavia back than didn’t have Russian aircrafts. Commercial airlines in the 70’s all had McDonnell Douglas DC 10s. or Boeing 707s

[@BillKing3456]

You went to see what the scene was by the sea. I think when you asked the young woman about the price of a water taxi and she asked for how many people and you said just one, she couldn't believe that a clean shaven, good-looking American guy like you would be alone. I just dig the vibe in the whole region of Europe you're in, from Austria to Ukraine and all countries in between. I'm glad you're back there. Enjoy. Btw, I'd say mostly on the Heaven side but those gravel beaches ... can't there be any sand there? Happy 400K. Legend.

[@martinacatinelli]

Go to Ribarska Kucica beach and Dominican Monastery. It is the other end of Bol.

[@martinacatinelli]

Bol is beautiful and where I spend my summer holidays oftenly. Everybody is raving about Zlatni Rat, but to experience its charms you need to spent more t I me in Bol in order to choose right times to go there ie. early in the mornings or out of tourist season. My fav part of Bol is Dominican Monastery and Ribars ka (Fishermen's Hut). Gorgeous view from Dominican to Zlatni Rat especially to watch the sunset.

[@annethall]

I found you a few weeks ago and enjoy this. You seem to travel how we do but you are more adventurous as you are a lot younger. We have traveled a lot of the world and it breaks my heart with this virus and us not being able as U.S. citizens to get out and being seniors, we have to be careful. We were almost stuck in Australia in March and really need to get back to the international travel. If we had Canadian passports we may just do what you are doing!

[@leia4251]

Hi Gabriel, excellent video & nice looking place, nice sun, I just wanted to jump through the screen to be their, where are you next, it's ok do you like it as much as Greece & the islands? What do you personally use yourself, for travelers wanting to travel to & from different country's right now & which is constantly updated. Re Covid, what do you personally check on Gabriel, Hope you can help? Later..

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Hi Leia (nice name!), you could try these sites: www.kayak.com/travel-restrictions?fbclid=IwAR2o8Hss-wNXjgl0U6AV2FYhvLzgTPZDwB0kljhxFowxUHGMMVHHtsg21w4 and: www.iatatravelcentre.com/international-travel-document-news/1580226297.htm Croatia is definitely moving up the list of favorite countries, similar to Greece in a lot of ways yet also quite different. I'm glad I've gotten the chance to explore it more this time around.

[@leia4251]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos Thank you Gabriel.

[@majab612]

Few tips for renting a room on a Croatian coast from a croatian girl . You can get a really good room for 20 euro ,but it takes some effort. Most of people who rent don't want to pay tax so they are not listed on booking.com. There are usually old ladies on the bus stations or in the port or you can walk around and ask local peolpe for room rental. Because of corona situation I suggest walking around . There is also a site njuskalo, you can find rooms there too. That meal was pretty expensive,but sometimes there are no other options if you are on a small island. Bol is a turistic place so I'm sure they have more options,it depends ona a location of a restaurant. There is also a camp Kito on a little hill in the centre of Bol,they have good prices and the camp is great.

[@stemid85]

I've wild camped just up the hill from Zlatni Rat. Very illegal but we could get up with the sun and skinny dip with almost no one there. ♥️♥️♥️ Also camped on Billy Bok beach on the island Vis. Amazing.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Sweet.

[@ericasteele]

Go see The Dragons Cave on Brac. Really worth a visit and away from the madding crowds!

[@Aih777]

yep, its easiest to take ferry from Korcula to Bol, we did that last year around this time. Rented bikes to go to Zlatni Rat. I.guess you are not there any more but best beach is by the monastery. Left to from where you started this video.

[@petearmstrong2778]

The moment I saw Zlatni Rat and the number of people I was waiting for your reaction (which would have been mine as well!) 😎 Love those little harbours with blue water ... Look forward to next vid!

[@paulmcdonough1093]

Wish i was there so Jellous i am on me couch in Liverpool,England :(

[@tanjatisljar4675]

My Croatia..Beautiful Brac....✌✌🇭🇷

[@katd6580]

I was there in May 2017 and the beach in BOL was nowhere near as crowed. Still love it there.....was suppose to go on a cruise in the Adriatic Sea with stops in Croatia (October) bummed out for sure.....

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

April, May, September and October are the best months to visit the Mediterranean countries. Cooler, less people, lower prices.

[@byelick]

I was in Croatia 4 years ago, it looks TWICE as EXPENSIVE now! It is probably still worth every penny. The shave looks good.

[@AltarenGalil]

Croatia is still cheap you just have to avoid the tourist heavy areas. Or just go to a local market and make yourself a sandwich :)

[@TheSwede70]

The hike up to the top of Vidova Gora from Bol is very nice. If you have time, do it.

[@jeffjacques3651]

It looks very nice, and the water looks incredible. I saw a Croatian news article saying that the Germans are saving the tourism industry there, pouring in by the thousands, driving there. Do you have a time frame for staying in Croatia, or just going with the flow? & Congrats on 400k subscribers. Happy travels, Jeff

[@xavdanda]

@Jeff Jacques Is that news article a new one? The guy from whom we normally rent our apartment in Podgora, just south of Makarska, tells me that starting in May, most of the people come from countries with very cold climates like the nordic ones... Germans and Italians have visited for ages, Austrians and Czechs also, but now there are waves of Poles as a result of an improved economy and a sizable population. I'm not surprised Italians go for the olive oil, truffles and pizza... we go from Mexico for Croatia's beaches, culture and specially its people, and we "contribute", very little but often to its economy... HAHAHA. Love Hrvastka... and Poland!