Gabriel Traveler: I enjoyed this episode! Corsica belonged to the Republic of Genoa (before Genoa became part of Italy) and in 1768 was ceded to France to pay off debt. I grew up in the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico and wanted to add a curios note not many know; thousands of Corsicans families immigrated to Puerto Rico in the early 19th century (1815) and were connected to the coffee industry where they became prosperous. You will find Puerto Ricans on the island with Corsican surnames such as Pietri, Pieraldi, Antongiorgi, Santoni, Fantauzzi, Franceschi, Mattei, Mariani, Fraticelli, Negroni and many others. Thanks for posting this video!
I usually wrote short messages, cause well...not a native in english. Buuut... today i felt the need to say more than thank you... you're such an inspiration, and you're highly appreciated for the example you set. you are a true explorer, you weren't afraid to have a different lifestyle than usual people, you weren't afraid to run out of money, to sleep in parks, to have jobs of all kinds, and to tell us about all of this. Buddhist/vedanta/yoga masters talk about non-attachment, but you are a living example. A man who live the life the way he want :) May you have a long and healthy life full of love and happiness.
Hey Gabriel, Ned from Spain here. First of all, my wife and I love your videos and we realize how much work it takes to not only to travel, but film, edit and upload on such a regular basis as well as staying healthy. One thing about water in most European restaurants is that they bring you bottled rather than tap, one to make a profit but also tap tends to be not so good, maybe a little bad tasting. I would say drink your water before or after but you're cruisin for a bruisin if you pop a bottle of anything out of your bag and put it on the table.
Pretty interesting town, love the impressive looking lanes with stairs composed of stone blocks along with fascinating old buildings and also this place has an amazing bay.
The GR20 hiking route crosses Corsica's mountains for 180km. Often said to be the toughest of Europe's long distance treks. Perhaps you're not equipped for it this trip and not the ideal time of year but definitely something you'd probably be into some time. It's high on my list anyway so looking forward to learning more about Corsica through your travels there. ✌
These are the types of videos I enjoy the most. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy all of your videos, but the ones where you explore a small town or island, in great sunny weather, walking around the quaint local streets and passages, never knowing what's around the corner, are the best. The scenery is amazing, I can almost smell the fresh ocean air. The big cities are too much alike, too busy and crowded, and they all kind of blend together after a while. Looking forward to all the future videos.
Wow, really nice town and amazing island of Corsica, the most montainous island in the Mediterranean. Have fun there as timing is also good without too much crowds. I hope that you also cover Calanche red granite cliffs, they are out of this world.
Corsica is beautiful, but a total nightmare in the summer, very touristy and crowded, you chose the right season Gabriel.. Fun fact: in the off season, when you walk in these desert and narrow streets of Calvi, you really often pass by groups of muscular and very blond guys, or asian dudes, enjoying some ice creams or sitting in cafés writing postcards to their families... faces and situations that are very random in this part of france... well they are brave "Légionnaires" from the famous French Foreign Legion , they have an airbone regiment near the calvi airport. Often dudes from eastern europe, ex soviet countries, russians, serbs etc.. who look for better life/wages enrolling in the FFL and risking their life for france. Part of the castle you passed by in the begginning houses the very cool canteen of the officers of the FFL , and if you go hike in the mountains around Calvi chances are that you will also often come across a lot of them always running and training in the mountains, or see them skydiving in the sky of the bay of Calvi.
corsica is fantastic all year round- except mid july and august.-may- june september are my favorit months-with plenty of space on the beaches and in the mountains.the blossom i april and may is wild and the ambiance from the locals still pleasent.
Hi Gabriel, to get free (tap) water in a restaurant in France you just need to ask for a "caraffe d'eau". That's what locals do. Corsica seems like a lovely place. Safe travels!
Hi Gabriel, It's funny how these places have an old-world feel to them, and much hasn't changed as far as landscape the area seems like it's still part of the past with very few changes. I'm sure you'll get a car and drive into those mountains and make a day of it without the tourist.
Nice view at the water front. Can anyone tell me why they don't put railing at the waterfront? I have seen it with other videos. Lots of boats but no railing. Someone could fall in accidentally or if they had too much to drink.
Love the flag with the Moorish 🏴☠️ pirate! If you get the chance visit Bonifacio, an incredible harbor town with walled limestone cliffs. Maybe one of the most beautiful sailing ports. I envy you, Gabe!
It's a beautiful area. One of the more peculiar things I recall from travels was being on the Riviera about 20 years back with a group of friends, mostly in Cannes and the surrounding area. We'd gone to a small bar one evening (I think in Villefranche) and after leaving I'm looking at the receipt given after paying - one of those standard pieces of thermal paper you get everywhere - and printed on the bottom (much like you see "Thank you for shopping at...") was "Filthy Corsicans". It was so weird - I kept the receipt, and if we'd been closer to the bar when I first noticed this I would have gone back to ask about it. Regional rivalry perhaps, or the owners of the bar simply had a grudge.
It looks gorgeous. The weather was sunny and warm enough to not wear a coat, so it doesn't look like that bad of a winter destination. The streets, buildings, and views were stunning. What an interesting place with Italian influence but a "province" of France! Great video!
It's cold there this time of year like 7c so don't be fooled. To put that into perspective that's only 2 or 3 degrees warmer than places like Ireland in February.
@@2Travelis2Live Definitely not swimming weather don't know how managed it. Looks a lot warmer in the video than it is. Initially I thought he may be in an old colony town in Arabia it very much looks like it's 20c or something.
Nice episode Gabriel :) This year i also want to travel to corsica. thanks for your impressions of this beautiful island. btw: the restaurant ripped you off with the 5 euro water :/ As far as i know there is a LAW in france that the restaurant have to give you water for free when you order a meal .... i hope you will stay longer in france, there is soo much to see. maybe brittany :) Keep on moving !!!
I've never heard of Corsica before. Looks inviting and somewhat interesting. Have you ever wanted to slow down your travel, because of a place being so wonderful?
Don't bring your own bottle of water to a restaurant and ask for a cup... That's highly unusual, at least in most places I've been in Europe. Either ask for tap water or if you are in a region where its not advised to drink it, just don't order it or something. The reason of course why its normal in the US to hand out free water is because the customers will regard this as good service and will show that in the tipping. The EU of course does not have much of a tipping culture, service is already included in the price and staff will earn a living wage regardless of tips. What I usually do is leave a small tip to round it off. So when the bill is like 19 bucks I'll leave a 20 and mention they can keep the change. Never had a waiter who was unhappy with this. I do think it's kinda weird they gave Gabe a whole bottle without asking first since he's just by himself. Water can be costly in some cases, there are some more famous brands like San Pellegrino or Aqua Panna that are regarded as good quality so be prepared to pay for that. There are some weird things that restaurants sometimes do. They might add a cover charge for one or two euro's per person, this has to be cleary advertised though by law. An older "trick" is to put a basket of bread on your table without you asking for it, check if you eat some of it and then charge for it. Usually not more than a couple of euros but its still kind of annoying. This restaurant in particular seemed a bit overpriced anyway. 6 euro for a glass of wine is very expensive in the Mediterranian region. You should only pay that much if it's a wine of particular good quality you'd like to try, simply because the place is upmarket or a great touristy location and its just convenient (which seems to have been the case here).
with a car you should visit the balagna villages from calvi-on route to porto see the fango valley-which is fantastic.after having seen the calanches de piana-take the mountain road from porto to corte-spectacular.as a university town corte is more lively-splendid base for trekking and a foodyplace with good value due to the studentpopulation.enjoy corsica but dont just follow the main coastalroad.greetings from a danish corsicalover
Gabriel, you mention the warm clothing, which I don't see you wearing but yet I see locals in winter gear. I also note the Mediterranean Sea isn't warm this time of year, was that a polar bear plunge you took at the beginning of the video? enjoyed the video!
I must say I found out the island name from the comment section... Then I visually google mapped the island based on airport locations and from video landmarks... Safe travels Gabriel.
I guessed Corsica because Corsica was one of the pizza options on the first menu board. And banque is French for bank. You escaped the Atlantic storm by flying to Corsica.
The birthplace of Napoleon! I don't know if I've said it before, but I really appreciate how you put ads in between scenes. Watching ads on your videos doesn't actually make me annoyed and doesn't take away from the enjoyment of your videos. So thank you for that!
You could have taken a low budget flight from Charleroi Brussels South airport to numerous destinations in Europe and Maroc included. One of the biggest hubs in Europe for Ryanair. Just telling for the future in case you pass Wallonia, Belgium one day and heading to another destination.
Sorry but it's rude to bring your own drinks and consume them in a restaurant (exception: they don't have an alcohol license and encourage bring your own booze). Yes, it sucks that in Europe many places won't give you tap water but one has to remember many restaurants rely on the higher margins on drinks to not just make their profits but also pay their bills.
Gabriel Traveler: I enjoyed this episode! Corsica belonged to the Republic of Genoa (before Genoa became part of Italy) and in 1768 was ceded to France to pay off debt. I grew up in the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico and wanted to add a curios note not many know; thousands of Corsicans families immigrated to Puerto Rico in the early 19th century (1815) and were connected to the coffee industry where they became prosperous. You will find Puerto Ricans on the island with Corsican surnames such as Pietri, Pieraldi, Antongiorgi, Santoni, Fantauzzi, Franceschi, Mattei, Mariani, Fraticelli, Negroni and many others. Thanks for posting this video!
I often wondered why it belonged to France, now I know!!! 👍
interesting, thanks for the post
Interesting. Thanks
good info. thanks for posting.
I usually wrote short messages, cause well...not a native in english. Buuut... today i felt the need to say more than thank you... you're such an inspiration, and you're highly appreciated for the example you set. you are a true explorer, you weren't afraid to have a different lifestyle than usual people, you weren't afraid to run out of money, to sleep in parks, to have jobs of all kinds, and to tell us about all of this. Buddhist/vedanta/yoga masters talk about non-attachment, but you are a living example. A man who live the life the way he want :) May you have a long and healthy life full of love and happiness.
Hey Gabriel, Ned from Spain here. First of all, my wife and I love your videos and we realize how much work it takes to not only to travel, but film, edit and upload on such a regular basis as well as staying healthy. One thing about water in most European restaurants is that they bring you bottled rather than tap, one to make a profit but also tap tends to be not so good, maybe a little bad tasting. I would say drink your water before or after but you're cruisin for a bruisin if you pop a bottle of anything out of your bag and put it on the table.
I love the old textured walls and narrow alleys in the fortress-like area. It all looks beautiful. Enjoy
I would love to walk through that maze!
Thank you for sharing Corsica. I hope Gabriel will make it to Sardinia.
Corsica a very beautiful place and very similar with his italian cousins Sardinia & Sicily ... Nice weather there 👍
It’s so much fun to follow Gabe on the map. Always going somewhere cool and interesting.
Sardinia is awesome great mountain hikes and lots of quiet beaches🤩
Pretty interesting town, love the impressive looking lanes with stairs composed of stone blocks along with fascinating old buildings and also this place has an amazing bay.
I have been waiting like 8 years for you to hit this part of the world. Hope you get to see Sardinia next, it's where one of my home towns lie, Bosa.
Your videos are so enjoyable and I love learning about all these places! I look forward to them!
Wow, you move around. I still do not know where this is until I looked on the map. Had never heard of this place before.
"I will give a couple of clues over the course ('Corse') of this video."
Very subtle!
Really nice textured walls and narrow alleys in the fortress-like area. Great video Gabe
Aha! The Isle of Corsica. 😊Great video, thanks for sharing this.
The GR20 hiking route crosses Corsica's mountains for 180km. Often said to be the toughest of Europe's long distance treks. Perhaps you're not equipped for it this trip and not the ideal time of year but definitely something you'd probably be into some time. It's high on my list anyway so looking forward to learning more about Corsica through your travels there. ✌
These are the types of videos I enjoy the most. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy all of your videos, but the ones where you explore a small town or island, in great sunny weather, walking around the quaint local streets and passages, never knowing what's around the corner, are the best. The scenery is amazing, I can almost smell the fresh ocean air. The big cities are too much alike, too busy and crowded, and they all kind of blend together after a while. Looking forward to all the future videos.
Thanx for letting us travel with you in your cool videos! Cheers!
Wow, really nice town and amazing island of Corsica, the most montainous island in the Mediterranean. Have fun there as timing is also good without too much crowds. I hope that you also cover Calanche red granite cliffs, they are out of this world.
I was thinking either croatia or italy but I guess I'll wait and see :) French plate at 1:49, I'm going to guess Corsica 😉
He does reveal it at 20:36 😃 but the van at 15:02 has the phone area code for Cervione,Corsica listed😉
Added this to my list! Thanks gabe, looks awesome
Corsica is beautiful, but a total nightmare in the summer, very touristy and crowded, you chose the right season Gabriel.. Fun fact: in the off season, when you walk in these desert and narrow streets of Calvi, you really often pass by groups of muscular and very blond guys, or asian dudes, enjoying some ice creams or sitting in cafés writing postcards to their families... faces and situations that are very random in this part of france... well they are brave "Légionnaires" from the famous French Foreign Legion , they have an airbone regiment near the calvi airport. Often dudes from eastern europe, ex soviet countries, russians, serbs etc.. who look for better life/wages enrolling in the FFL and risking their life for france. Part of the castle you passed by in the begginning houses the very cool canteen of the officers of the FFL , and if you go hike in the mountains around Calvi chances are that you will also often come across a lot of them always running and training in the mountains, or see them skydiving in the sky of the bay of Calvi.
corsica is fantastic all year round- except mid july and august.-may- june september are my favorit months-with plenty of space on the beaches and in
the mountains.the blossom i april and may is wild and the ambiance from the locals still pleasent.
I guessed Sardinia, because I thought it'd be far enough south for you to have swam. Thx 4 the challenge, fun!
Great video Gabriel. Good to see you enjoying some sun. in FebruaryWish I was there it's currently snowing here in the UK and absolutely freezing.
Highly recommend the trek in Sardinia in selvaggio blu. You will love it
Hi Gabriel, to get free (tap) water in a restaurant in France you just need to ask for a "caraffe d'eau". That's what locals do. Corsica seems like a lovely place. Safe travels!
Absolutely beautiful 😊☀️🌊 thank you Gabriel ❤🙏
Amazing Gabriel......You are a FREE guy!
Hi Gabriel, It's funny how these places have an old-world feel to them, and much hasn't changed as far as landscape the area seems like it's still part of the past with very few changes. I'm sure you'll get a car and drive into those mountains and make a day of it without the tourist.
Nice view at the water front. Can anyone tell me why they don't put railing at the waterfront? I have seen it with other videos. Lots of boats but no railing. Someone could fall in accidentally or if they had too much to drink.
I love "guess where you are" titles. Fun. God bless Gabe
Thank you Gabriel! 👍 😀
Calvi is a beautiful town! 👍 😀 ❤️
Love the flag with the Moorish 🏴☠️ pirate! If you get the chance visit Bonifacio, an incredible harbor town with walled limestone cliffs. Maybe one of the most beautiful sailing ports. I envy you, Gabe!
What point in the vid was that?
@@darkkstar5647, 16:01 on the right side.
@@Ojstra that's not from the flag of Corsica?
Bonifacio was incredible.
@@darkkstar5647, it is, look on Wikipedia the article of Corsican flag ...
Corsica 🤔 Looks really nice there.
Really cool video Gabriel. would love to visit that place indeed! excited to see more of your adventure over there!
At 7:08, the Menu had Corsica Pizza and Corsica Salad. 😂😂
Is CORSE another way of saying Corsica ????
Yes, that's the local way to spell it.
Have a great weekend, Gabriel! 😄👍
Thanks man, you too.
I’ve been to olbia and very nice place, enjoy 👍🏻🏴
Hi Gabe! Yea, we have had a very bad winter in Cyprus this year! Lots and lots of snow in the Troodos mountains!
Talking about Norway, tapwater is very tasty and you get it for free with your meal in the restaurant. The same like in the US.
It's a beautiful area. One of the more peculiar things I recall from travels was being on the Riviera about 20 years back with a group of friends, mostly in Cannes and the surrounding area. We'd gone to a small bar one evening (I think in Villefranche) and after leaving I'm looking at the receipt given after paying - one of those standard pieces of thermal paper you get everywhere - and printed on the bottom (much like you see "Thank you for shopping at...") was "Filthy Corsicans". It was so weird - I kept the receipt, and if we'd been closer to the bar when I first noticed this I would have gone back to ask about it. Regional rivalry perhaps, or the owners of the bar simply had a grudge.
Gabe stay safe
It looks gorgeous. The weather was sunny and warm enough to not wear a coat, so it doesn't look like that bad of a winter destination. The streets, buildings, and views were stunning. What an interesting place with Italian influence but a "province" of France! Great video!
It's cold there this time of year like 7c so don't be fooled. To put that into perspective that's only 2 or 3 degrees warmer than places like Ireland in February.
@@PhluXx1 True. It is -8 Celcius where I am at. But true it is not warm at all. Probably jacket weather.
@@2Travelis2Live Definitely not swimming weather don't know how managed it. Looks a lot warmer in the video than it is. Initially I thought he may be in an old colony town in Arabia it very much looks like it's 20c or something.
Try botth islands lots of lovely hikes enjoy🤩
I have been trying to get to Corsica for years. Covid blew up that plan. Sardenia next! Both options are on my list.
Nice episode Gabriel :)
This year i also want to travel to corsica. thanks for your impressions of this beautiful island.
btw: the restaurant ripped you off with the 5 euro water :/ As far as i know there is a LAW in france that the restaurant have to give you water for free when you order a meal ....
i hope you will stay longer in france, there is soo much to see. maybe brittany :)
Keep on moving !!!
Fun video!!!💜💜💜
Muy Bien
Looks like Malta in the past but since you don't have a time machine I'd say Corsica
Corsica, and I believe you’re by Calvi
I've never heard of Corsica before. Looks inviting and somewhat interesting. Have you ever wanted to slow down your travel, because of a place being so wonderful?
Ha!
Corsica is where Napoleon Bonaparte was born.
It's still part of France.
Everywhere in Europe the tab water is safe to drink.
Tab water ?
I was thinking of Croat too...an Island. Gab is ssoo healthy..
Don't bring your own bottle of water to a restaurant and ask for a cup... That's highly unusual, at least in most places I've been in Europe. Either ask for tap water or if you are in a region where its not advised to drink it, just don't order it or something.
The reason of course why its normal in the US to hand out free water is because the customers will regard this as good service and will show that in the tipping. The EU of course does not have much of a tipping culture, service is already included in the price and staff will earn a living wage regardless of tips. What I usually do is leave a small tip to round it off. So when the bill is like 19 bucks I'll leave a 20 and mention they can keep the change. Never had a waiter who was unhappy with this.
I do think it's kinda weird they gave Gabe a whole bottle without asking first since he's just by himself. Water can be costly in some cases, there are some more famous brands like San Pellegrino or Aqua Panna that are regarded as good quality so be prepared to pay for that. There are some weird things that restaurants sometimes do. They might add a cover charge for one or two euro's per person, this has to be cleary advertised though by law. An older "trick" is to put a basket of bread on your table without you asking for it, check if you eat some of it and then charge for it. Usually not more than a couple of euros but its still kind of annoying.
This restaurant in particular seemed a bit overpriced anyway. 6 euro for a glass of wine is very expensive in the Mediterranian region. You should only pay that much if it's a wine of particular good quality you'd like to try, simply because the place is upmarket or a great touristy location and its just convenient (which seems to have been the case here).
with a car you should visit the balagna villages from calvi-on route to porto see the fango valley-which is fantastic.after having seen the calanches de piana-take the mountain road from porto to corte-spectacular.as a university town corte is more lively-splendid base for trekking and a foodyplace with good value due to the studentpopulation.enjoy corsica but dont just follow the main coastalroad.greetings from a danish corsicalover
Thanks for sharing, from Kentucky ✌️
Corsica on the menu.....wherever you are it will be interesting....
Very nice place.. enjoy
The 2B on the car registration plate says its corsica
Easy peasy…. You are in Calvi, Corsica…enjoy!!!
Love the new intro Gabe!
0:01. Probably France. 1:47. Yep. 1:48. Not the Atlantic coast, and doesn't look like anywhere on the Mediterranean coast I've seen. 2:24 Corsica.
Gabriel, you mention the warm clothing, which I don't see you wearing but yet I see locals in winter gear. I also note the Mediterranean Sea isn't warm this time of year, was that a polar bear plunge you took at the beginning of the video? enjoyed the video!
Not quite polar bear but pretty darned cold.
You said where you are from previous video..Doh!!!
The town of Calvi on the island of Corsica
I must say I found out the island name from the comment section... Then I visually google mapped the island based on airport locations and from video landmarks... Safe travels Gabriel.
Wow, interesting. My flight from Cancun to Amsterdam was 8 hours and 20 minutes. Amazingly fast.
Can't keep it hidden, you told viewers on your last Paris video.
Corsica.!!!!!
I like mysteries... 👍
There is a big clue right at the beggining when you show a car liscence plate
Gabriel, you should travel to Rome,Pompéi,amalfi and Tuscany regions of Italy in the coming weeks.
I know that place!!!! Thats Hamilton Harbour. In Canada... The weird place...
Nice video 😁👍I like your videos is really interesting and informative 😁👏Good job 👍😁Thanks for sharing
You gave it away at 7.00! 'Specialities Corses'😊😊
Exactly! The menu also had Salade Corse!
@@EvaOwen, and Pizza Corsica. :D
I bet you could have had some bagels in Giubega.
It seems like one of those places you dream of at night but that don't actually exist
Is this one of those places were you can drink wine, eat cheese, do your gardening, and live until 120? Seems like it, gorgeous....
That's Russia where they live that long ..
nice trip bro👍👍
I guessed Corsica because Corsica was one of the pizza options on the first menu board. And banque is French for bank. You escaped the Atlantic storm by flying to Corsica.
It also said Corse on the wall next to the menu... that should have been a bigger clue
The birthplace of Napoleon!
I don't know if I've said it before, but I really appreciate how you put ads in between scenes. Watching ads on your videos doesn't actually make me annoyed and doesn't take away from the enjoyment of your videos. So thank you for that!
You could have taken a low budget flight from Charleroi Brussels South airport to numerous destinations in Europe and Maroc included. One of the biggest hubs in Europe for Ryanair. Just telling for the future in case you pass Wallonia, Belgium one day and heading to another destination.
👍👍👍Very nice place.. Thanks.. Gabriel, 🍀
4.19 in and I say Corsica.....due to poster on the wall.
I guss you took the ferry from nice to corsica and arrived at calvi.
--------> 1:37
We knew you were in Corsica. You told us in France you were going there next.
you have to ask about little mom and pop restaurants in these cities i find that your meals are to expensive ..water is more expensive than wine
There might be more suspense if you didn’t tell us where you were going in your last video 😂😂😂 I’m gonna guess Corsica 🤷♂️
True and yep.
also if he didnt show us giant menus with the words "corses" and "salade corsica" like at 6:54 :-D
@@eded9202 I'm sure they serve Corsican salads in New Jersey too. ;)
Sorry but it's rude to bring your own drinks and consume them in a restaurant (exception: they don't have an alcohol license and encourage bring your own booze). Yes, it sucks that in Europe many places won't give you tap water but one has to remember many restaurants rely on the higher margins on drinks to not just make their profits but also pay their bills.
Tap water is safe to drink all over the EU and UK.
Your budget travel has gone, but videos still enjoyable.
French restaurants must by law give you tap water, but you only if you know how to ask for it. "Une carafe d'eau" or "eau du robinet"
I was guessing Sardinia.
The French Foreign Legion has a camp just outside Calvi... did you see any evidence of them as they would be there all year, not summer tourists?
Is beautiful very lonely and expensive
I keep watching - is it Italy or Spain - it looks very old
Gab you have to ask for a : carafe d 'eau , this way it is free in France. If you say une bouteille d 'eau they will charge you .
Corsica? 😊
Corsica..?
Beautiful place, but wouldn't really enjoy it with it being so empty. I don't like it too crowded but hardly any people isn't great either.
You jumped in the water in 40 degree weather?!
It wasn't that cold during the day, maybe around 60f. But the water sure was cold.
You just need to tell them that you want a tab water when you order, that's all.