I'm Leaving Greece...What Happened to the Bicycle?
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- I'm finally leaving Greece after a month of exploring the Greek islands. So what did I do with the bicycle I bought in Athens?
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Thanks a lot for watching and safe journeys!
I’m sad. Greece is so beautiful. Thank you for showing all of it.
He has only shown 1% of it😂
Thank you for this amazing trip in Greece. Sad that 😢you're leaving Greece. We're waiting for you next trip to show us more of your adventures on the Greek islands.
I hope the Greek government will give you a honorary citizenship so you can stay more months in Greece and in the Schengenzone. I think it's a good offer from Jimmy
*You can tell You really care. 🥰 Gabe, you are always kind and trying to help others. Being nice is because you have to. Kindness is because you want to. Even at the end of the video you come back to give more kindness. I just want to let you know I see you and your integrity is one of the reasons I am so fond of you. 💗*
Same here. Gabe is a decent dude- one of the main reasons I am fond of him too.
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Cool and highly enjoyable bike story ! Glad it found a new home !
Right on, glad to hear it.
I will miss the Greek Islands very much , Thank you Gabe for taking us to this tour of the islands...We will be back. Now on to the next adventure😀😀😀😀😀😀
Greece is also the 3rd most mountainous country in Europe, so I wouldn't be surprised if Gabriel starts exploring mountains and ski resorts this winter
Would love Gabe visiting places like Nafplio, all the way round to Nafpaktos. Even Acrocorinth with his love of ruins
Great Greece Summer Gabriel I Hope You Come Back To Greece In The Future Have Enjoyed Youre Greece Serie
Always ..always .. happy to see his Greece videos.. and we know he'll be back .. as always ❤ from this Indian 🙂
Love Greece.🇬🇷 It was great following along. You gave us lots of islands to put on our future travel list. Can’t wait to see where you’re going next.
Greece is such a gorgeous Earth zone.
Sad for me now --- the islands are way too expensive to visit.
In 1968, my girlfriend and I rented a beautiful upstairs apartment in serene Lindos, Rhodes for $17 --- wait for it --- a MONTH!
When I was in high school, we hopped down to Port Aransas, Texas for spring break. When my older brother was in high school and we lived in Greece, he hopped down to Mykonos for spring break. I still resent him. : ) Looking forward to your next adventure.
No the maze is not a myth. The towns were indeed constructed this way to confuse pirates when they invaded. It was a defense mechanism
I hope it worked.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos It did.
No, it is indeed a myth. Pirates mostly looted at sea and went after other boats/ships. The villages were not main targets -- the villages during age of pirates was not crazy developed with high villas and large hotels like now. The buildings also were not very high. Pirates also knew very well how to navigate and have been documented as being good with directions. They would mostly loot the harbor and wouldn't waste time going through little streets.
@@limey4115yes then they pay more for hotels and restaurants...it's just business nothing personal
@@Originalman144 Official info by Greeka:
'' Many settlements in the Cyclades are characterized by their rich diversity inspired by the several civilizations that were attracted by the island of the Cyclades.
The Venetians who inspired many Cycladic islands like Tinos, Naxos, Sifnos, Milos, Kimolos, and Sikinos have created beautiful castle towns that belong to the flourishing medieval years, at a time when the locals lived in fear, of the pirates' invasions ''.
It goes on and one.... The maze was indeed created to fight off pirates.
Thank you for the amazing tour of all those islands, so magnificent. We are so glad you found a nice arrangement for your bike and you made a new friend.😊❤
Smart guy Jimmy, good for him deciding to live in Naxos ... i anticipate to your Norway videos !!✌✌
Good morning from Arizona 8 AM 117 degrees this weekend. Enjoyed Greece
Whoa, that's insane. I think the hottest I've experienced was 116 in India.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos 122 for me, June 1990, Phx. I painted a car in a car port that day, I was a dumb teen then. Still dumb, but not a teen. Haha.
I spent June of 1990 in Greece for the first time.
You will waiting for you at next summer thank you for these beutifull images which you shared with all of us, have a nice trip Gabriel
Absolutely a gorgeous 🏝 island , the white and the blue will forever be fascinating 😍💙
That was the longest, what happened to my bicycle story, I have ever heard. Lol.
Thank you Gabriel for the beautiful videos of Greece 😊❤ will miss them. Always excited to see where your next adventure takes us. Take care and be safe. 😎☀️🌊
*It's more wonderful when you share it with everyone, your new city is so exciting*
There are so many that are Greek/Canadian. I know many in Rhodes that are fluent in Greek but also English with the Canadian accent. I don't know the reason for there being so many, but they are all so friendly and polite.
Enjoyed the journey ! Excited to see where you’ll be going next !
Kalispera Gabe,
Such a nice video, very emotional for me, but also full of priceless information..
You're really lucky to have visited sooo many gorgeous islands, but also Spain, Malta and the NL, then to "stumble" on
Jimmy, selling your precious bike ..and also making a new friend..and all these adventures before the high season in only 1 month. You're wisely living your best life..a real legend for me. Mykonos is jam packed right now..(+ skyrocketing prices for sure) you can hardly walk through these lines..in the real maze of this Greek islands, surely built like this, to prevent pirates invasions..
You mentioned this nice couple Nicole and Christos, I remember them as very special artists and so interesting people, would be great if you could meet them again.
I've visited Mykonos in 2018, june, but there were by far less tourists..I can only imagine how different it could be in February.
I really appreciated this 2023 Greek series of yours, helped me so much to relax after work..
since Paris is also full of tourists..in spite of the social context, violent protests , riots, etc.etc.
I'm sorry that you can only stay 90 days in the Schengen zone, so looking forward to see which non Schengen country you chose for hiking certainly wonderful mountains. My guess would be Monténégro or the Italian Dolomites.
We shall see..
Safe and happy travels , Gabe and thank you for having shared Amazing Greece with us, your loyal subscribers.
KALO TAXIDI 🌿
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Michael, very nice response in appreciation for Gabriel! Anyone who can travel is blessed. 😊
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Yes, I agree, definitely blessed ..but also hardworking..filming, editing all this videos.
Love his passion for exploring, discovering, history, cultures, architecture, traditions, respecting all religions, extreme kindness , always finding the best words , determination, spiritual approach too..
I hope that you can travel at least in your own country ?! Shorter distances and at least one or 2 weeks..🙏🍀👍
The Greek lifestyle, all this islands, especially Crete , give me a mesmerazing energy...Same when I visited Delphes , I almost had tears in my eyes...
thank you Gab.
Love 🇬🇷 nothing like this place
Safe travels Gab and Harald mentioned you in his latest video…
GABRIEL "HIGH ROLLER" TRAVELER MODE. It may be sticking Gabe! LOL Best to you!
Gabriel , The Greek Island yours were very interesting . Thank you for sharing with us !
Thanks for all the wonderful videos from Greece. I started my journey in Ios when I was 16 years old. Next Rhodes, Tilos, (30's) and Paxos, Antipaxos and Corfu (early 40's). Many more to see and explore. Heading back next year at 48... yeehaaw!! Keep up the great work :)
Gabe thank you for showing us so much wonderful impressions from my home land! Wish you a good and safe journey for your new adventure! Adio file! 💙
Thank you Gabe for all the moments you shared with us. A bit sad to loose you know the "party" really begins but you know better. Waiting for your knew mountain adventures...
Yes it’s sad to say goodbye to Greece… but good timing for the next adventure ❤
I'm from Austria, a country in the Alps, and I can't wait to see which mountains you will explore next.
No matter what time of year, there is always only one greeting for you.
Have a beautiful holiday. 😉
But Austria is in the Schengen zone..
I thought Gabriel wanted to leave it, in order to reinter again for 90 days..I really don't understand anything about this rules..Alles Gute aus Frankreich, Paris.
I have one month left. I left Greece so that I could see some other countries for the next month before I get kicked out.
So grateful for you Gabriel ✨showing us our beautiful planet 🌎 Thank 😊. Greece should give you citizenship 😊 I am voting for it 😊
@@evaeva549 In that case, he would not have to worry about 90 days, but it would help if he properly learned Greek.
Does Tom Hanks speak Greek well?
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Do you speak Greek..?
Very hard to learn and speak..especially at a certain age..
I guess you were just kidding...
If you come again, consider traveling to Epirus ❤ in mainland Greece, east of Corfu. The Vikos gorge and the mountains are the most beautiful places I've been in my life.
May I help your spelling of Gyros? The Greek Gy is spelled like in gynaecologist (both terms derive from the same language, although that`s where the similarity ends) while the stress is on the last syllable, like gueROSS. At least in Germany 6€ would be a pretty common price for a gyros, which we call yufka or duerum if it is rolled tortilla style or doener if its served in a flatbread. Those are the turkish names for pretty much exactly the same thing.
That is way to many Tourists for a relaxing Holiday ..its like a buy day (every) Amsterdam with all the buildings painted white & hotter weather.. Those quieter islands are more like it !!
HAVE VERY NICE , NEW ADVENTURES WHEREVER YOU GO, BYE BYE FROM ATHENS GABRIEL.
Mykonos is somewhere I'd give a very wide berth. I have just got back from Leros and the view from the windmills and castle above Panteli are amazing. Btw thanks for that tip about Ferry hopper in Hydra video, helped us out big time in Dodecanese.
Excellent video! I’ll be here in September, so this really helps. Thanks, Gabriel 😊
Great day, good deal too with the bike, you got a brand new bike, despite the squeaky brakes, that does not matter, it was yours for a month and with the sale cost you $200, , that’s 6,60 US per day, 4.50 sterling, 5 euros, that’s super cheap, plus remember it was brand new. 👍
Let see what next! I can highly recomment a bike tour through the netherlands. As the name says: no hills only a few dyks and a lot of bikepaths. Only in the south near belgium gets a little bit hillier. So many nice small villages, old towns, rivers, canals and history. And the dutch people are very friendly and the most speak very good english.
You can rent a bike (or a bakfiets for all your stuff) and ride from town to town.
240€/week for an electric cargo bike....
so enjoy your greece videos. time spent there are some of your best adventures. relaxing viewing , claming and interesting seeing all the churchs you find and show. thank you. safe travels. lopuka
Fabulous deal on the bike to be fair. Less than a Euro a day all told plus a hundred back, and future use👍🤣.. Happy days. Enjoy Switzerland and take care dude😎
Mykonos is sooo beautiful but sadly it is one of Europe's major victims of overtourism, like Venice and Barcelona. Really the only time worth going is April or October, nothing in between.
But Gabe makes it super interesting.
I enjoyed Mykonos. I was in Mykonos, Santorini, and Athens around 2 to 2.5 years ago.
Thanks for the stunning videos. They were most enjoyable and educational. Enjoy your adventures in the next country you will be visiting soon.
Good morning Gabriel 🌞!! Time flies so very fast 🏖🏜🏝!! it's sad that there's this 3 month limitation. Even though I love mountains, I think that summertime is better spent on an island 🍉🍇🍒🫐🍓. . Anyway, looking forward for your upcoming, wonderful explorations 🌊🏞⛰ !! Take care !! 🧗🧗♂
Thanks Gabriel I thoroughly enjoyed your island hopping and taking my on your travels 🙏✌️👏
Hope you come back soon
You are correct. This time of year is perfect in Norway!!!
Hi Gabe, we were really enjoyed your adventure, sadly it's over. Any way thanks you so much for shew us beautiful islands. Chaos
Sorry you had to sell your good bike. Thanks for showing so many Greek islands. Best wishes from USA.
Hi Gabby, thank you for the Greece adventure! It was very interesting and educative. If I were to hazard a guess, I would say your next destination is Vienna.
Hello, from Birmingham, Alabama.
Amazing scenes on Mykonos, thank you.
GT leaving Greece is like someone saying leaving the shower or the toilet....meaning no sooner than they leave- back again LoLLZZZ
I love Greece but Mykonos is not an island that I would want to go to. It's become a destination for rich and famous and prices for normal things have gone through the roof, with many tourists being ripped off. It's a place to be seen at and to show off being at. Such a shame. I've been back from Rhodes 2 weeks but plan to go back in a few months, it's all about the friends we've made there. Authentic.
They have that same bedspread everywhere through the Cyclades Islands. Lost count how many times you’ve filmed it this last month.
That's Gabriel's own bedspread that he takes with him on his travels!
Sorry to see you leave the islands you can tell its your spirit place, glad to see the beard coming back tho x
I'm happy you enjoyed your Greek adventure.
For the next year I would recommend a visit to Kato koufonisi which was inhabited since 1960 or so. There is a good tavern open in summer time, the abandoned village is interesting, the beaches beautiful and it's ideal for free camping. There is a little boat every summer day from ano koufonisi.
Hehe, I would even sell my bike for $1 if I knew that the new owner would use it to great usage. I hate to see stuff going to the rubbish tip.
Wow what a difference with all the other islands. This looks almost like a themepark parody version.
Lovely,a tad busy
another reason for the winding streets is to confuse the wind :)
Loved all your most recent Greece videos! Your channel is one of my favorites on UA-cam. I plan on making my first visit to several Greek islands in 2024. If you had to pick 3 islands to start with, what might they be? I’m a vegan, not that that seems to be an issue in Greece. So much fresh produce! I love to hike and prefer to get around by bicycle or scooter. Any suggestions would be gratefully appreciated!
I think a good place to start is Santorini and some of the nearby islands such as Anafi, Naxos, Paros, Amorgos, Ano Koufonisi, etc. All of the islands around there are worth a visit, you can't go wrong. Some are more touristy and expensive than others and they all have quite different things to see and experience. So you might want to grab a guidebook or else do online research and learn more about them to help make up your mind. The big advantage is they're close to each other, so fairly short and cheap ferry rides. Have a great trip.
Thank you Gabriel! @@GabrielTravelerVideos
One of my fav videos is when you went to Bulgaria. Very beautiful country.
Kalispera Gabe.
Hi Gabriel, did I mention I was originally from Canada, last 15 years in Ireland, land of saints and scholars, not sure about the saints giving the history of the last 100 years 😊
Glad you sold your bike. Nice of you to have wanted to give someone in need your bike if you could not sell it. 👍
Υπερεκτιμημένο νησί η Μύκονος, με πολύ κόσμο. Καλύτερη παραλία ο Πλατύς Γιαλός. Keep up the good work, you're the best by far. Αν δεν έχεις πάει Αμοργό, την προτείνω ανεπιφύλαχτα. Η Χώρα έχει έντονο άρωμα ατμόσφαιρας της δεκαετίας του 80'
Hi Gabe! I understood correctly, the ferries don’t charge extra for taking a bicycle?
Yes, exactly.
Looks like Gabriel is going to Chamonix, Switzerland or Austria ? 🧗
Chamonix is amazing !
I'd like to see Le Mont Blanc through his eyes...
Needs good training to hike on the different trails..
The Dolomites in Italy are also breathtaking..!
Whats up with everything in white? We in Croatia have naked stone walls of houses in older coast houses.
Next stop, somewhere in the Pyrenees … say, Andorra?
Or the Alps … say, Austria?
Is June a good month to visit? I hate teeming hordes of tourists that get in the way of personal enjoyment.
Yes, June is a great time for Greece.
yes even may (although it's still a bit chilly and some shops wont be open)
If you want to avoid the crowds then June is perfect and cheaper. And if you are a "late vacationeer" September is also great , warm and cheaper.
Romanian carpathian mountains.
i like people, go to mykonos, even like tourists.
You leaving Greece , iam sad😢, have a nice flight
Gabriel, how's it going? do u think I can travel the Greek islands for 20 euro a day? I recently spent 20 days in Israel and spent less than 450 dollars, I am a real minimalist. What's u expert opinion? Whats d story with Harold Balder calling u 'Gabriel high roller traveler' in all his videoes.
I guess it depends on what you mean by "travel". You could probably survive on 20 euros if you sleep on the streets or in a tent or use couch surfing and only buy food at a supermarket, but you won't be able to afford accommodation or eating out other than fast food. I traveled in Greece for 30 euros a day back in 2016, but prices have gone up since then. Let me know how it goes.
Don't know why but I really hate Mykonos. To me, it's against everything Greece represents: honest people, good value, authentic experiences. Doesn't help that I got stuck overnight at Mykonos airport a few years ago when our flight back to the UK was delayed 24 hours. Let me tell you, sleeping on their airport floor is not fun.
I’m In Albania now. 1 year visa free I hear! I’m Just here for 2.5 weeks but for you Albania would be a good option since it is not Schengen. Ferry from Corfu.
Yeah I've been there a couple times, worth exploring some more. Have a great time.
Hang on, do you mean you're not going to Delos while you're in Mykonos?? 😮
Unfortunately not, didn't even get outside the main town. Only had a couple days and was too busy catching up with the videos.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos Shame, I'm sure you would have loved it, I know I was blown away by it. You'll just have to go back. 😊
@@andybaker2456 I read somewhere on the web that thousands of people had lived on Delos (long time ago).
@tombuddy100 Yes, but now only a handful live there. Generally people who work on the island to maintain it as a tourist destination, I believe. It's an incredible place.
you're an old pro when it comes to casually pointing your camera to the fit women as you walk around...
Haha. Plenty of fit ones too👍
@@herewegowithtim1984 hell yes!
I seem to remember that you left a bike in Greece before then lost contact with the person you left it with. We'll see if it works this time!
No graffiti on the various Greek islands. Any idea as to why there's no graffiti? Enjoy the mountains soon!
Because people love their birthplace or the area that they grew up as kids. On the other hand Athens is a place that most people don't want or like to live but they're forced to because there are the most jobs. Also Athens is the heart of every political, financial, social activity. And you can find any kind of style or class. So every group of people expresses its opinion through vandalism,riots, protests..
If i told you the reason Gabe would have to ban my comment, just extrapolate what you know from certain other European countries and you have your answer
Because white/Asian homogenous regions, the few that are left, are typically "high trust" societies, and very civil, peaceful, and patriotic.
@@Gk-ug6gu Athens graffiti could be cleaned up, and perpetrators fined.
I like touristy main towns when they are pretty
I wonder if Gabriel has ever been to Milos
86 degrees sounds like winter to me right now.
@@democracysaved2577 You misunderstood his comment. By him saying---"86 degrees sounds like winter to me right now" means he's ALREADY in a place that is Very, very hot.
@@democracysaved2577 Yes, I am in AZ. 86 Sounds like paradise.
@@dragonfly9209 yep, thnx. 👍
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Gabe, Jimmy kinda looks like you 😂
Hope you go somewhere with shade trees 🌳
cool :)
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I think Gabe is heading to Austria next!
You must be well trained to go into the mountains by now, I suspect.🏊🚴♂🤸
Consider to visit Lebanon dude!
Agree, it's high on the travel list.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos looking forward! 👍 I did a visit to the country last year. Beautiful country with very friendly people despite the economic crisis going on. Byblos is recommended!
Were are going next
Next video. 😉
It’s MykaNOS not Mykonose 😅
Germany has some epic mountains as does Basel....a totally different experience the from Greek empty islands... Mykonos in winter must be wonderful....just too many people in summer....look forward to next adventures.
Mykonos is overhyped, overpriced and probably one of the most overrated islands in Greece. Just like Santorini. There are many other islands that are much more worth visiting. I'd rather spend a month on Schinoussa, Irakli, Donousa, Koufonisi, Hydra than a week on Mykonos or Santorini.
This busy island is NOT for me.