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Gabbett Family Travels
Приєднався 17 вер 2022
Welcome to our channel! We are the Gabbett Family, an American family of 4 on a mission to 100 countries.
We quit our full-time jobs in 2023 and took our then 11-month-old and 2 1/2-year-old abroad. In our first year of full-time travel, we were fortunate enough to explore a total of 16 countries!!
We are in no way influencers, expert videographers, or professional editors. We are still learning and hope that this channel serves as a video scrapbook for our kid's memories for years to come. We hope that by sharing our travels publicly, we can encourage families to travel and to explore new places and cultures. Traveling with kids isn't easy and while our kids may not remember every trip, we hope that our travels will instill in them a love for the world and an understanding of the many people and cultures that exist in it.
We are open to questions, comments, and make sure to subscribe to get notifications when new videos are published.
Follow us on Instagram: @gabbettfamilytravels
We quit our full-time jobs in 2023 and took our then 11-month-old and 2 1/2-year-old abroad. In our first year of full-time travel, we were fortunate enough to explore a total of 16 countries!!
We are in no way influencers, expert videographers, or professional editors. We are still learning and hope that this channel serves as a video scrapbook for our kid's memories for years to come. We hope that by sharing our travels publicly, we can encourage families to travel and to explore new places and cultures. Traveling with kids isn't easy and while our kids may not remember every trip, we hope that our travels will instill in them a love for the world and an understanding of the many people and cultures that exist in it.
We are open to questions, comments, and make sure to subscribe to get notifications when new videos are published.
Follow us on Instagram: @gabbettfamilytravels
Prague: Christmas Markets and Sites
We had a great week in Prague and were able to do just about everything we had planned.
Prague is probably one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, with amazing architecture around every corner. From the bridge to the castle and cathedral, it is truly a spectacular city to walk around.
The main square market was crazy busy, which unfortunately took away from our fun as we could hardly walk through it with the stroller. There also wasn't really anything for the kids to do. No rides, Ferris wheel, or kids' activities like some of the other markets had. But we did end up making it to all the main markets around the city, including some of the smaller ones. Our favorites were Peace Square and Na Kampe.
If you have kids, definitely check out the light park at Zlute Lazne. The kids loved seeing all the lights and it was such a nice way to end our last night. They also have a creative corner where the kids could join in craft activities, games, and dancing. And don't forget to grab a few marshmallows from the shop for roasting outside by the fire pit.
Prague is probably one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, with amazing architecture around every corner. From the bridge to the castle and cathedral, it is truly a spectacular city to walk around.
The main square market was crazy busy, which unfortunately took away from our fun as we could hardly walk through it with the stroller. There also wasn't really anything for the kids to do. No rides, Ferris wheel, or kids' activities like some of the other markets had. But we did end up making it to all the main markets around the city, including some of the smaller ones. Our favorites were Peace Square and Na Kampe.
If you have kids, definitely check out the light park at Zlute Lazne. The kids loved seeing all the lights and it was such a nice way to end our last night. They also have a creative corner where the kids could join in craft activities, games, and dancing. And don't forget to grab a few marshmallows from the shop for roasting outside by the fire pit.
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Winter in Bratislava, Slovakia: Christmas Markets & Sites
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One of our favorite cities in all of Europe. Bratislava is such an underrated location, especially during Christmas market time. The city is so much less crowded and feels more local and authentic. The city is beautiful and there are opportunities for amazing views all around the city. The Christmas markets here have one of the best selections of foods we have seen in Europe. Our favorites were...
Budapest, Hungary: Buda Castle, Fisherman's Bastion, & St. Stephen's Basilica
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What a beautiful city!! We managed to do so much on this day and safe to say we were exhausted by the end. Buda Castle is stunning and has the BEST views over the river! The Fisherman's Bastion was another cool place in the castle district, with equally stunning views and amazing architecture. Both were free things so that was another plus for us. The day ended with us making our way back over ...
Budapest, Hungary: Central Market Hall & Christmas Markets
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This day did not go as planned, but when you have kids you gotta just go with the flow. We wanted to hit the Central Market Hall and then Buda Castle, but the day just got away from us. The Central Market Hall was such a nice place to walk around on a rainy day and there were so many options for local foods and souvenirs. After we were done there, the sun was going down and we made the decision...
Budapest, Hungary: Zoo & City Park
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We had a fun first day in Budapest and so happy we chose to spend it at the zoo. The kids always love a good zoo and this one was one of our faves. The zoo was huge, beautiful, and the animals looked so happy and healthy. We spent almost an entire day here and although it was winter, we still saw so many cool animals. The zoo even has a really awesome playground for the kids to let off some ene...
Vienna, Austria: Schönbrunn Palace, Christmas Market, & Zoo
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This was our last day in Vienna, which is so sad! Vienna has been truly one of our favorite European cities. It is so easy to get from place to place, with super convenient and easy-to-use public transit. The food is amazing, the architecture is beautiful, and they have some of the best Christmas markets in Europe. Schönbrunn Palace was so beautiful and the zoo was such a hit with the kids. It'...
The Best Christmas Markets in Vienna, Austria!
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On this day in Vienna, we tried to hit all the most popular Christmas markets in Vienna. Although we highly recommend checking opening times first as we did miss one that we had planned. The markets here are some of the best in Europe and so much fun, even for the kids. Isla even got to ice skate, which she's been asking for for weeks now. The food is great, the vibes are on point, there are ri...
Christmas Markets in Vienna: Belvedere Palace & Prater
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Vienna has been so much fun and this was yet another great day exploring the Christmas markets. Belvedere Palace is so beautiful and maybe when the kids are older we can venture inside, which I hear is really beautiful. Walking around the gardens, however, was really nice for now. There are 3 levels of gardens, which I'm sure are even more beautiful in spring and summer when the fountains are f...
Winter in Vienna: Stadtpark & St. Stephen's Cathedral
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We had such a great time in Vienna, Austria. Austria is a country we came to before the kids but never quite made it to the capital. It is such an easy city to explore, with amazing public transportation. Stadtpark is a great place to let the kids play and run off some energy. It's also nice just to walk around and admire the gardens and sculptures. We also got to walk by the Vienna Opera House...
Istanbul to Vienna: A very long travel day!
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We try not to let travel days stress us out too much but when they seem to never end it makes it tough! The hardest part of traveling with kids is exactly that - the traveling part! Travel days with little ones are NEVER easy, especially with a 1- and 3-year-old. It's crowded, hot, boring, and their poor little ears hurt on the plane. It gets even worse when flight times don't align with typica...
One Week in Istanbul, Türkiye (Part 3)
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One of our favorite cities with endless things to do and places to see. We stayed here for a total of one month and barely scratched the surface. We are so happy we chose to spend time in this beautiful city and that we had the opportunity to share the time with family. This is the final video in our 3-part Istanbul series that details one week of activities in Istanbul. In this video, we explo...
One Week in Istanbul, Türkiye (Part 2)
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One of our favorite cities with endless things to do and places to see. We stayed here for a total of one month and barely scratched the surface. We are so happy we chose to spend time in this beautiful city and that we had the opportunity to share the time with family. This is part 2 of 3 videos that detail one week of activities in Istanbul. In this video, we explore places such as the Sulema...
One Week in Istanbul, Türkiye (Part 1)
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One of our favorite cities with endless things to do and places to see. We stayed here for a total of one month and barely scratched the surface. We are so happy we chose to spend time in this beautiful city and that we had the opportunity to share the time with family. This is part 1 of 3 videos that detail one week of activities in Istanbul. In this video, we explore places such as the Hagia ...
Türkiye: Tuz Gölü & Life Updates
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A lot has happened in the last few weeks so we figured we would create a video summing it all up. We left Cappadocia, stopping at the largest salt lake in Turkey on the way to Ankara. Unfortunately, we didn't do much in Ankara aside from errands. But this just gives us another reason to come back to Turkey in the future. After two days in Ankara, we headed to Istanbul for the final leg of our T...
Adventures in Cappadocia: Pigeon Valley & Zelve Open Air Museum
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We had so much fun in Cappadocia and this last day was no different. Pigeon Valley was just as beautiful as the rest and once we started seeing all the different birds, it became even more magical. Zelve Open Air Museum was a last-minute addition to our plans, and we only made it there about an hour before closing. However, it was such a pleasant surprise. We even loved it better than the Gorem...
Cappadocia, Türkiye: Sunrise to Sunset & Exploring Love Valley
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Cappadocia, Türkiye: Sunrise to Sunset & Exploring Love Valley
Adventures in Cappadocia: Red & Rose Valley Hike
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Adventures in Cappadocia: Red & Rose Valley Hike
Adventures in Cappadocia: Devrent (Imagination) Valley
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Adventures in Cappadocia: Devrent (Imagination) Valley
Adventures in Cappadocia: Goreme Open Air Museum
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Adventures in Cappadocia: Goreme Open Air Museum
Adventures in Cappadocia: Highest and Lowest Points -Uchisar Castle & Derinkuyu Underground City
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Adventures in Cappadocia: Highest and Lowest Points -Uchisar Castle & Derinkuyu Underground City
Adventures in Cappadocia: Ihlara Valley & Selime Castle
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Adventures in Cappadocia: Ihlara Valley & Selime Castle
Adventures in Cappadocia: Hot Air Balloon Ride in Cappadocia, Turkey.
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Adventures in Cappadocia: Hot Air Balloon Ride in Cappadocia, Turkey.
Southern Turkey: Alanya Castle & Damlataş Cave + Konyaalti Beach and Antalya Old Town.
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Southern Turkey: Alanya Castle & Damlataş Cave Konyaalti Beach and Antalya Old Town.
Southern Turkey: Antalya's Land of Legends Theme Park
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Southern Turkey: Antalya's Land of Legends Theme Park
Southern Turkey: Antalya Aquarium & Duden Waterfalls
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Southern Turkey: Antalya Aquarium & Duden Waterfalls
Southern Turkey: Ancient City of Patara & Patara Beach
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Southern Turkey: Ancient City of Patara & Patara Beach
Southern Turkey: Lycian Tombs & Fethiye City Center
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Southern Turkey: Lycian Tombs & Fethiye City Center
Southern Turkey: Saklikent Canyon Day Trip
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Southern Turkey: Saklikent Canyon Day Trip
Southern Turkey: Paragliding in Oludeniz
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Southern Turkey: Paragliding in Oludeniz
Lake Bled and Lake Bohinj are pretty crouded, but anyway, its seems you have a exstra bad luck. Sory to hear that and you also mentioned nationaly fairy day. Hope you came here to us again😊
We knew it would be crowded in August but we still had a great time. We love Slovenia and can’t wait to go back!
Barbaaa is the best😍😍
Amazing travel! I went to Vienna last 2022 and it was historical. 😊
Awesome! It’s definitely one of our favorite cities in Europe
Mezarlara yapmıyoruz bu pagan geleneği değil uydurma
welcome..
I came back from Slovenia a month ago and really miss it. Sorry to hear about the rude couples while waiting for the bus. The lake bled cake was amazing! I initially shared with my friends but that soon changed to one pp. Great vlog
@@annawong5027 thanks for watching! This trip was a year ago and I’m still drooling over that cake! Slovenia is such an amazing place that’s it’s hard not to miss. Wishing you many fun travels!
I researched what we could do with our kids (1yr and 3yrs old) and came across your video. We went to Split a few weeks ago and did pretty much everything you did and recommended! The Polaris boat trip was fantastic and our little girl even made a new friend. Many thanks for the vid!
I’m so glad the video helped! Traveling with kids is always tough because you want to make sure they have a good time too (even tougher with a 1 and 3 year old!). So happy you had a great trip ❤
awesome and geniune
Welcome to Istanbul ❤
❤ love ur joy Mashallah bless you all
Hi, may i know how much it cost you?
Yes it cost me 90 euros!
Which tour did you use? Thankyouuu
@@wijoyonitisastro1871the company is called Gravity Tandem Paragliding flygravity.com/
These men were police or soldiers I understood from their haircuts and weapons that they were soldiers or plainclothes police. You are very nervous. This is not America. Everyone loves, caresses, kisses and plays with children. We do not see everyone as a pervert.Our religion commands us to love children because they are sinless and pure like angels the beauty in them comes from God and we admire it. this has nothing to do with sex.
Thanks for your reply. This was the first time we had this encounter and over our time of 3 months in Turkey we had many more encounters like this. We came to realize that this is normal and that the people of Turkey are some of the kindest we have ever met.
YOU ARE TOO TENSE. You misunderstood everything This is not America, we communicate by touching each other You thought of Turkey as an unsafe life in your country We kiss, smell and love children. Even if we don't have our own children. There may be many perverts in America, but everyone loves children here
You obviously did not read what we wrote! We came to realize that this is normal in Turkey and embraced it. We have never thought of Turkey as an unsafe country or we would never have gone there. Coming from America our first instinct is to be fearful and uncomfortable of things that are not common in our home country. We truly love Turkey and the people but if you grew up in America you would understandably be questionable at first. Thanks for watching!
looks stunning
at some bibles that Vatican forbade or omitted, there are lots of stories about Cappadocians and saints that lived there many years ago.
Thank you very much for sharing your experience going to Vintgar Gorge! I'm also planning on going there this summer with my family. I'm especially worried about the "walking situation" back and forth the parking lot and I'm so happy to see your honest review of the whole experience! The gorge I'm sure was beautiful and you took a really great video despite having a toddler and a baby!
Thanks so much! Slovenia is so wonderful and was one of our favorite places. The gorge is so so beautiful and even the walk back was beautiful. But carrying kids on your back makes it a bit tougher than it should be. But I'm sure letting a 3-year-old walk would have been even tougher! Definitely arrive early and try to get a parking spot at the first parking lot rather than taking the shuttle and if you have young kids, probably plan to take a more leisurely and slow day than us. Maybe stop at the cute cafe on the walk back and grab some yummy dumplings. Hope your trip is magical!
You have the sweetest degustaitor.She eats everything so sweet.She is a little gurman.Great family in great places in great Dubrovnik.
We holiday in alanya every year from the UK x
That’s awesome! Some of the best beaches we have ever seen. We can’t wait to go back! Enjoy your holidays this year ♥️
welcome to turkey....paradise🤩🤩🤩🤩
Our favorite country ❤️
8:27 That's so called "bear's head".
Love from India (Haryana)❤️
Glad you enjoyed. We would love to visit India someday!
Erm, did the guy in the blue tshirt have a gun ?
Oh my gosh, I didn’t notice that before! When the other guy lifts his shirt I can see something but I can’t say for sure what it is. I hope not. That’s definitely scary 😮
@@gabbettfamilytravels hopfully they were undercover police or somthing 😐
I love my country, thanks for reminding me :):)
Our pleasure!
In the 15 years ive been going to Marmaris with my 4 daughters no men have ever done that. Ive never seen that with other children and I dont believe its a customary thing
It certainly was strange for us to experience being from America where this does not happen. Similar instances happened to us throughout our 3 months in Turkey in different cities as well. While this particular situation may not be customary, the kindness and hospitality in Turkey certainly is 😊 We always had strangers interacting with our kids, playing with them, offering food, so to us it seemed customary. Everyone has their own experience of course.
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Vrsheech, 👍😄
Merciiiiiii ❤❤❤❤
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cool shots, have a great day~ 😈
Nice my Ljubljana.❤❤❤
Brave girl ...Jasna is quite cold yes..
My area...nice for cycling
It was so beautiful. We can’t wait to go back!
@gabbettfamilytravels maybe we will meet each other on the road as cyclist..this year I made 7000km in this area...
Hey there, I went to the city back in August and celebrated my birthday! I only spent my week in Slovenia outside Ljubljana.
Wonderful. Happy belated birthday to you! What a beautiful country to spend it in
At 9:30 about, there was a comment that was the oldest wine in the world. That is not correct. The oldest wine is in Maribor, 2nd largest city in Slovenia.
Hmmm I thought the sign said the city of Maribor gifted that vine to Bled Castle and that’s what we saw there but upon reading it again I see that it was a scion of the oldest vine. Still pretty cool
That is correct.
try going to slovenia skiing at winter ,its very beautiful but this year we think that we wont get much snow
I'm sure it's beautiful in winter! We have never been skiing but it's something we would love to try someday, maybe when our kids are a little older
The toboggan was scary 😮😮😮
It was a bit scary but so fun!
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ beautiful ❤️❤️❤️❤️
It is truly a beautiful city
Great video - your daughter is an adventurous eater!
She has her moments!
I’m hungry
me too!
Absolutely beautiful
Lovelly! ❤❤❤
Great vlogs. We will be waiting for the next episode!
Love your videos! We just came across your channel this afternoon as our recommended videos is full of Croatia videos! We will now sit down to watch all of your vlogs!
That’s awesome thank you so much! It’s definitely been so tough finding time to make videos, especially with no editing experience. But we have so many videos on the way (about 8 videos behind at this point haha). We are so lucky to be able to show our kids the world and so grateful for anyone who wants to follow along on our journey!
excellent!!!
thank you!