Exploring Corfu Town & Info About the Greek Islands
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- Опубліковано 1 лип 2021
- Walking through the maze of streets in the old town of Corfu and talking about my three-month trip to Greece in 2009.
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Thanks a lot for watching and safe journeys!
People have asked in the comments why I had to get a Covid test to travel, even though I'm already fully vaccinated. The reason is because different countries have different rules, even within Europe. The day after filming this video I flew from Corfu to Italy. (I posted some clips on Instagram: instagram.com/gabrieltraveler) The rules can be confusing and hard to figure out. It wasn't completely clear whether my vaccination card would be enough for me to enter Italy, so I decided to get a Covid test to be on the safe side. Also it can depend on your mode of transportation (whether you fly or cross a land border), on your citizenship as well as which country you are traveling from. Europe is opening up to tourism country by country as we go into summer, but it's not as easy as it used to be to just enter Europe and then travel around freely between countries. Here's a website with updated info about the travel restrictions for every country of Europe: www.euronews.com/travel/2021/07/02/what-s-the-latest-on-european-travel-restrictions
How was the test? Did it use the long qtip or the short one? Going to Greece in September and I understand that US travelers need a covid test 72 hours before departure in order to return to the US.
I got the antigen test so it was the short q-tip, quick and easy. As far as I know you're right that a Covid test is still required to enter the US. Maybe that will change sometime in the future.
Thanks for the updates. You’re on the forefront of good times. 🏝🍺
@@GabrielTravelerVideos yes I’m in Mexico with plans to travel to the USA and am vaccinated but still must get the test
Shouldn't American Citizens Have to Quarantine for 10 Days When Enter Italy?
Τhis country deserves more tourists
this is greece
No we don't want tourists we need to build again the heavy industry that we used to have 50 years ago
@nicos frangeskou αφου ειστε ελληνες και οι 2 γιατι μιλατε αγγλικα?
Greece receives million’s of tourists every year. Most turists from UK and north Europe. Lots of people that love ancient history like me 😊
I spent time in Corfu in '85. Beautiful combination of Venetian and Greek culture. Food prices were 50% less expensive!
1985 we had drachmas coin not as today Euro. Its huge difference between both of them
Unfortunately gotten much more expensive after covid
Corfu is my favorite Greek island. If it's a nice summer day, always rent a boat, no license required. Just sunshine and good times.
In 1991 took a ferry from Brindisi, Italy to Cofu! Had a blast.....I had one of them bulky 1980s VHS camera, everyone thought I was an American film maker, making a documentary. I rolled with that and was invited to many establishments/homes to film, LOL.....Now they call anyone filming a UA-camr!
Very cool, that was a year after I took the same ferry ride.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos I wrote my comment prior to watching vid, and when you said 1990 I was like dude! It was a great time...safe travels, and keep them great vids coming..
Why would someone give a thumbs down?!
I'm corfiot but it's so interesting watching Corfu through others eyes!
Greece is so amazingly beautiful. One day I will visit. Until then I will watch these awesome vlogs living vicariously through Gabriel Lol
You will never regret it❤
Hi. Gabriel.. Amazing Greece.. Nice music... Stupendous place... Excellent video of you.. Bravissimo 🍀
Man Europe is one big paradise
Never get sick of seeing videos of Greece! Thank you Gabriel 😊☀️❤🌊
Greece so beautiful, wonderful and soulful🇬🇷❤️
The fusion of both venetian and greek culture creates a unique harmony. Trully worth visiting.
Serbia love our Greece brothers! Corfu is very significant for our history as well. We owe alot to Greece! We'll never forget how much they helped our ancestors.
Amazing Greece, indeed!!! 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷...
What a beautiful town I always wanted to go to Corfu maybe one day
Love from Japan 🇯🇵❤️❤️❤️
Wow..I first went to Corfu in Greece at 18 and fell in love with Greece. I know Corfu like it is my spritiual home. I too created a channel to keep on travelling. We have a kindred spirit. Wow I had no idea there was someone else out there like me. I would love to buy a bolt hole in Greece or Southern Italy.
I felt more at home exactly in Greece, Greeks are more welcoming foreigners, by me, than Italians. In Italy foreigners are just milking cows, especially if you are American they'll love you...for your dollars, but got to consider that earthquakes strikes more powerful in Greece, once they strikes
I take the ferry from Saranda, Albania to Kerkyra when I'm there for summer vacation. I have stayed in Benitzes and Kavos in the south. Loved Benitzes!!
@@ervint8474 Ervin.. I have also got the ferry from Corfu to Albania. I visited the blue eye national park. I also love Southern Corfu, but i know all the Island from top to bottom.
@@curiousnomadic I understand about Italy and making life long friends. I wanted to get a bolt hole in Southern Italy so I could get a ferry over to corfu. It is close to corfu but has access via UK with international airports that are accessible all year round. Cheap airfares from London. This is feasible for me. I think this is why I would like Italy. I also would look to make friends with other expats. I understand Italians are not so welcoming as the Greeks.
@@SpiritualTarotbyYvonne. Yvonne, I did the blue eye and Butrint ruins too last summer. Didn't make it to Corfu since the ferries hadn't started operating yet in early June. Went to the island of Sardinia instead.....one of the most beautiful blue waters I ever seen.
`Corfu town is just so beautiful!!!
Your Greece vlogs are the best and my favorite. I was in Crete in 2018 and in Kos in 2017, both trips were amazing and very memorable for me. I'm looking forward to return to this amazing country and explore more Greek islands.
Zakyntos is also very popular .
Gabriel you are an amazing man. I thank you because you love our Greece
Love the music....when I lived in Greece we used to take Greek dancing as a subject in school 👍😎
Nice to see a brief shot on Naxos.; my favourite Greek island.
Love your vlogs Gabriel! You are amazing! I did the math...don’t tell me you are in your late 40’s???? You look incredible and so healthy! This way of life suits you SO well!!!! Thanks for posting and sharing! Love it!
I was in Corfu in September 2019. My last trip before the pandemic. Can't wait to travel again. Enjoying your Greek videos. They are great.👍😊
God, from watching all your Greek islands videos the last few years I feel like I’m becoming somewhat of an expert without ever having been there. A lot of editing went into this one but well worth it. 38 minutes made me think I was going to watch it in chunks but I wound up watching it straight thru. Where is Diana today? is the only question left unanswered.
As usual, happy to hear a lovely story of your Greece adventure.
Almost 2 am in California and watching your videos haha I can’t sleep due to the weather
I was living in Corfu for five years studying in the local university.
Beautiful Corfu. Great video. You must put the Mani peninsula on your next visit to Greece. You will love that place. Wild beauty , sea, old castle homes. .
It’s so pretty there!!! I hope to visit someday.
Gabriel and the griffin! Love how it's high above your head as if it flew up there!
Still pristine looking and spectacular sights of Greek islands rich in history and culture, thank you Gabriel! That church by Santorini island overlooking the sea was mind blowing.
Your personal story adds another level to this video - thanks for sharing.
Welcome in Greece Gab❣️
Love watching your video, Gabriel. I noticed while you were reading one of the historical signs that you had never heard of the Angevins. The Angevins were not a nationality, but a family of English kings of French origin from the 12th and 13th centuries. I also noticed an English rose carved into the side of one of the fountains.
Great video G, will be sad to see you leave Greece, but looking forward to your (our) next adventure.
Great video. Love an old town!! 😍
Thanks for all that you show online !!! Thanks for visiting my country ❤️ hope you enjoy your time there and everyone is hospitable
Γεια σου Γαβριηλ!!
Gabe loves Greece
Now Gabriel knows how his name looks in Greek. Poli Oraio!
I love corfu my cousins lives there and 1 of them is a archaeologist of the castle you visited.
Thank you for your videos. They bring me great happiness.
Awesome.
at 21:04 minute the house on the left,has lived for several years Dionisios Solomos,a Greek poet that wrote the national anthem of Greece
Thanks for mentioning the blanket Gabe 😂 I’d been wondering as I’ve seen that particular one in your videos and thought they were universal 😂👍🏻💕
2:28
The Lion of Saint Mark, representing Mark the Evangelist, pictured in the form of a winged lion, is an aspect of the Tetramorph. On the pinnacle of St Mark's Cathedral he is depicted as holding a Bible, and surmounting a golden lion which is the symbol of the city of Venice and formerly of the Venetian Republic.
Thank you Gabriel for showing your adventure at the small islands! My favorite greek islands are: 5. Donoussa, 4. Naxos, 3. Patmos, 2. Nisyros and number 1: AMORGOS! The endless deep blue, amazing sunsets and spectacular villages and Chora.
Donoussa is on my list, I've been to the others and they're also some of my favorites.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos you can walk around the island in one day... I would love to see a video of this adventure!
14:26 this is a well, there are meny in old corfu town. Back in time the peaple from the houses around used to get fresh whater from those!!!!
Nice to see tha you came to my island again hop that you had a good time!!!!
(sorry for my englesh no the best)
I see, that makes sense.
extra tip: Also in a few hours Italy will play Belgium in the Euro's 2020. Find a pub or location were supporters come together and check out the atmosphere
my friend, your videos and your adventures are gold for everyone who has wide eyes and open heart. thank you and many happy travels.
Awesome, thanks.
You are fascinatingly beautiful and your vlogs are absorbingly wonderful ,your my inspiration ,loads of love from Nepal 🇳🇵🇳🇵
Great idea bringing your own blanket. As someone who often gets caught out by hotel blankets being far too hot and thick and thus sleepless nights (I'm especially looking at you China), I've often wished I had something more to my comfort levels. Doing this from now on.
Ωραία πράματα άρε Ελλάδαρα ❤️❤️
Would love to see some new videos from Cyprus! Hope u are going there soon 🥰 I love ur greek videos!
Wow! Corfu has nice views, Really enjoyed the virtual tour! 👍🙌
How was the Moussaka? Looks really fresh and delicious
17:06 ... Thanks for showing us the apartment/hotel room ! I always like that, just I like some NIGHT footage !
*Keep healthy an strong Gabe !* So we can keep follow you for, at least another 30 years ! 👍
I love Corfu my absolute favourite place in the world.
I watched your videos of other islands too get in the mood for my trip to Corfu, and now you are here too 😎
A blessed good day sir Gabe Wowww what a nice beautiful Quiet places of Corfu Greece, 🇬🇷 my dream travel Destinations 😍 I love Greece very clean and calm place thank u so much sir Gabe for your excellent Wonderful sharings stories in journey there in Greece keep safe Godbless u 👏🙏🙂 from your solid fan supporter viewer from the Philippines 🇵🇭 sir Vhin 👏👏👏👏❤️💕👏👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🙏
Visited corfu town a few times, fantastic place to visit. We got a bit lost and hungry so purchased a Gyros in the back streets, cheap and absolutely the best gyros ever!!!
Consider going 4K Gabriel, thanks for the videos
What difference does that make? I dont think that its important and I cannot even notice the difference for the most part. High definition is high definition and should be good enough. Even 720p is good enough, below that the quality starts going down and is more noticeable
@@dreamthedream8929 you cannot notice the difference because you probably watch on a phone, it makes a lot of difference for a 4k tv , its also futureproofing
@@sathwickborugadda4744 i watch on a tablet/computer and a phone and honestly i tried switiching to 4k and did not notice any difference. Its not important to most people. Its all the same high definition and thats all good as far as quality goes. A few years ago Gabriel uploaded in 720p and those are nice to watch too
@@dreamthedream8929 1) I gave an opinion as i watch on a large screen 4k tv and you cant speak for most people
2) since the channel is travel and shows beautiful locations , 4k would be better and it does make a difference
3) like you said it was 720 and upgraded to 1080 , i feel its time to upgrade again
4) the only bottleneck would be the internet to upload large files
5) most of the travel channels have upgraded
6) you can still watch in 720p if you prefer
@@sathwickborugadda4744 i think its safe to speak for most people in this case. I mean all you have to do is look around and meet people. How many still watch tv these days or watch anything on tv on a regular basis? Not many. A lot more watch things on their phones and or tablets or computers. So for most 4k is not important. Honestly there is no noticeable difference there. Its no big deal. High definition should be good enough for most people for most intents and purposes
Loved the video Gabriel. You mentioned Santorini, I always wanted to go there. I have never been to Greece but hope to go one day. I love Greek food, which is my favorite, even though I am part German and part Italian. I subscribed and look forward to more videos. I like that you talk in the videos and give so good tips on the country. Safe travels.
Thanks. I have lots of videos of Santorini: ua-cam.com/users/gabejedmosearch?query=Santorini
Great video of Greece
Very Beautiful👍
Thanks for this video Gabriel! Corfu was my last holiday that I managed before the pandemic hit. Thank to this video I get to revisit this beautiful place. God I miss travelling so much but refuse to deal with the hassle of quarantines and multiple tests so till everything gets back to full normality your videos will keep me occupied.
Nice video Gabriel me and my wife being going to Corfu every two years since 2013. My wife's dad is from Corfu has a house in South Corfu. I stay at least 20 -30 days my wife 30-40 days. This is place where I want to retire 5 months Corfu 7 months USA. Many of the locals in Corfu are very friendly as long as you show them mutual respect. Bus drivers and taxi drivers are very temperamental it doesn't bother me I'm temperamental I'm Spanish. Corfu is absolutely beautiful enjoy
Always the best footage making me visit these places. All the best brother!
Hi Gabriel, I was hopping you would do a video on Corfu after Kefalonia and Ithaca. I can see my brother's shop at 9:13! Damn, I have not seen him for 1 1/2 years now due to Covid.
Thanks for posting this video. My wife and I are hoping to spend a week in Corfu next year.
Lipsi (ancient name), Greece
Λειψοί (some sources suggest that it means beautiful in Greek, but I am not sure, I'm not Greek)
Leipsoi (Greek: Λειψοί, also: Lipsi; anciently, Lepsia, Ancient Greek: Λέψια) is an island south of Samos and to the north of Leros in Greece.
The main town of Lipsi was founded in 1669 by a Cretan man named Elias. That time many Cretans left Crete, after the Ottoman occupation, and resided in Dodecanese islands. Over time, Lipsi followed the historical course of the rest of Dodecanese and were eventually united to Greece in 1948
Amazing tour 💖💖💖
Great video Gabriel. I recently watched a video series called "The Durrells" which was a story of a British family that moved to Corfu and the series were all filmed on location there. The story was based on a fictional book written pre WW2.
I have a feeling the next stop is either northern Italy or northern Spain, exploring the mountains!
Thank you very much for such an interesting travel channel!
There is a nice hiking trail von the village Krini to Agios Georgios Beach. And there is also the beautofulest village, which i called Afionas (3 km near vom Agios Gergios Beach). You could make a hike there, if you like.
Brilliant love Corfu 🌴🌴👍
nice video man , am going on a holiday tommorow. to corfu my first time. really excited looks amazing. thanks for sharing
It’s amazing how cameras have improved what a difference from your earlier videos and the present ones
Cool!
It’s amazing how the quality of filming has changed when looking back on your videos… 👍😎
Wonderful video Gabriel ! 😍
Thank you for this greek immersion , an exceptional country !
I wish you happy days in Italy , in the Dolomites probably..which are awesome 👍👏👏🎩
Good luck 👍🍀
Can't wait to get to Italy and see those mountains.
@@carsmusicfan
Hello,
I was just looking for some of Gabriel 's Corfu videos and found your comment.
How did you enjoy Italy and its amazing Dolomites mountains ?
Omg very excited to see the Dolomites videos. The first place I’ll be going to when we can travel to Europe again 🙏🏻
Love your stories and videos
Frame 29:38. Beautiful little church. ❤❤❤
I got the ingredients for a delicious greek salad thanks to this video!
"summer started with a vengeance" I have felt that in your neighbor Istanbul the last two days
Thank you for sharing from down under
Omgosh! I love live local music!!!!
Hi Gabriel, I’m guessing at this point you’re going to Montenegro for your next visit. The Fortresses in Corfu was very impressive it must have housed thousands of soldiers and you could see it being a critical strategic military point for overseeing their waterway commercial trade routes and knowing who’s coming and going along the routes.
When going to Corfu, you MUST eat Sofrito!
Also, the best food in Greece is by far Fricasse!!!
Both are meat dishes and are delicious
Enjoy!
We just arrived in corfu today!
Kalimera Gabriel from Kentucky!
Kalimera.
This is a really good video exploring that area. Nice 1699 historical site. The weather sucks for exploring. Views are nice. Thumbs ☝
Cool journey!
I spent 4 nights on Corfu back in the summer if 2010😁
Dude, you have such a nice storytelling technique in this video. This is coming from an video editor.
Sing Gabriel !!.......Albania....Nice singing voice. I couldn't believe it was coming from you.
Indeed Gabriel , except Aegean sea , in Greece , belongs the Ionian sea , with excellent Islands !!
Anyway , you are the best explorer l ever seen !!!!
Omg a cheers reference go gabe
Hi Gabe your going to love hiking the national park of the Dolomits of Belluno really stunning, if your returning consider staying for 3 /4 days at italys largest lake ,Lake garda its stunning a wonderful place to relax for a few days after all that hiking in the Dolomites,the lake has lots of hotels b& b and lots lots of camp sites around the shores of the lake