I Hitchhiked From Hungary to Romania (Stopped By Police)
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- čas přidán 30. 07. 2023
- I decided to travel from Hungary to Romania through a remote border crossing, but things got a little more interesting than I expected.
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Thanks a lot for watching and safe journeys!
A few things: I decided not to include a clip in which I talked more about the border crossing situation. But I'll explain here that the big difference between crossing this border versus all the other land borders I crossed on this trip (from Switzerland to Liechtenstein to Austria to Hungary), is that I was in the Schengen zone for all of the past three months of traveling. So I never went through a border control anywhere, whether I was flying or crossing over a land border. Hungary is one of the Schengen countries. I've talked about this a million times before, which is why I decided not to include the clip. But as most of you will know by now, the Schengen zone includes 27 countries of Europe that don't have border controls between them. You can travel from France to Switzerland to Italy to Slovenia to Hungary, etc. and you never get stopped and have to show your passport.
But Romania isn't included in the Schengen countries, so you have to stop at the border, wait in a line and show your passport both to leave Hungary as well as enter Romania, which are two separate events. First your passport gets stamped by the Hungarian border agents as you leave Hungary, and then you move to the Romanian border agents who (hopefully) approve your entry into Romania. That's why I was concerned about whether they would even let me through, because sometimes remote border crossings can't be used by people who aren't citizens of one of the countries. But the fact that Romania isn't a Schengen country is one of the reasons why I was going there, because I was getting close to the 90 days limit and wanted to leave a few more days for later. I now have 11 days left in the Schengen zone, which I can use later at some point if I decide I want to go back to Hungary or to one of the other Schengen countries such as Slovenia, Italy, Norway, etc.
Also, I forgot to describe the people who picked me up. It was an older man and woman, not sure if they were a couple. The man was driving and the woman was sitting in the back seat. So there was no one in the front seat. But for some reason they had me squeeze into the back seat along with the woman rather than sitting in the vacant front seat. But whatever, I was just really grateful for the ride. They didn't speak a single word of English, but they were very nice. As I mentioned, I tried to give them the last of my Hungarian forint, which I figured they would be able to use the next time they went to Hungary. 4,000 forint is about $11 USD. But she was adamant that she didn't want to accept it.
You and Harold should do the mother of all hiking collaboration videos
Maybe another good news for you: Greenland and Faroe Islands are also not a part of the Schengen Area (they are even not part of the EU, although they belong to the EU country Denmark but are autonomous territories), so 90 days rule don't apply for them. Also the USA are a visa-free country there (as I saw on the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark). So maybe it would be really amazing trip to go to Norway for last 11 days of Schengen Area (to visit Bergen and fjords or maybe Lofoten on the north) and after that Faroe Islands and Greenland (maybe even Scotland, also outside Schengen, can be included there in the middle) before returning to the USA.
It looks like by the end of 2023, Bulgaria 🇧🇬 and Romania 🇷🇴 will join Schengen and that border will disappear just like when Croatia 🇭🇷 recently joined Schengen early in the year.
Romania is beyond the Carpathians
@@dee74raz Aw man, that would really be a shame if Romania and Bulgaria joined as they're great places to travel to when you've used up your 90 days. I really think it's getting on time for them to revise the rules somehow. 90 days to visit almost thirty countries is very limiting for us long term traveler types.
So happy my countryman helped you! Yes, they where Romanian, delivering fish 😂😂 Welcome to Romania! 🎉😂
Are the Carpathian mountains haunted?
@@jacksondrake-lostYes...by bears !!!
@@jacksondrake-lost😂😂😂😂😂
Why? Is it cheaper to buy fish in Hungary and take across the border to Romania?
@@ivonahofman8457 as far as i know on the west part of Romania, there are not that many lakes, so maybe that is why. On a related note i saw some news story that said that many hungarians come to shop for food in our country because it’s less expensive than in Hungary, even tho our prices went up a lot too. PS he said that they where fish in a bag, so my bet is those are fish for an aquarium.
Hiking in 2023. Gabe the legend
I spent a year hitching around Europe back in the late 70's. I loved it!
Romania looks stunning
Welcome to Romania! Hope you'll have a pleasant ride.
Great you made it to Romania what an experience. Obviously you were meant to go there despite the obstacles with no transport, stopped by police and arriving and checking into your hotel before that storm really hit. Looks like another lovely town with beautiful architecture. Enjoy and look forward to the next adventure here 😊
This is why we like Gab’s videos. A truly spontaneous and unscripted adventure. Well done!
15:13
In 1981 I hitchhiked from Austria to Hungary with my older brother.
After the border between Austria and Hungary, there was still about 1 km of no man's land. There we were checked 3 times by heavily armed border patrols until we were finally allowed to pass through the border station to Hungary.
We survived. 😂🙃
It was a time and an experience that I don't want to miss anymore.
Welcome to our country. The weather will not be great, it was rainy in the mountains almost every day...very strange weather this year. But i hope you will have fun, there are a lot of places to see.
Thanks. Whatever happens, I'll work with it. I'm sure I'll have some rainy days and some sunshine. It's perfect today in Timisoara.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos Funny story, we were in Liechtenstein in the same day you were, my boyfriend said later that he think he saw you but of course he thought he was mistaken. we saw your video next day :))) i'm so sorry i coldn't meet you, just only to say hello :) and i'm not in Timisoara also :))
Oh wow, that's hilarious. Yeah too bad that you guys didn't say hi. Timisoara is where you live? That's where I am now, nice city. Looking forward to exploring it more in the next few days.
Romanians they are nice peoples)))
@@RoseN-CJ am from Arad.... way you have no money when you travel in dangerous zone Country like Hungary??? Arad olso dangerous place... if you have money in Hungary Romania is very dangerous...
Woohoo so excited to see what you experience in Romania!
welcome to Romania! You will enjoy here! The people and places are amazing. Hope the best experiences for you!
Try to rent a car and go through TransBucegi, TransAlpina, Transfagarasan ( but this road it's to busy, so you may skip it)!
For traditions, you may try the Northern part of the country , 2 regions : Maramures and Bucovina!
Oradea is close to Arad and Timisoara so it's a must visit if you can !
Peles Castle and Corvin Castle are the 2 most beautiful castles in Romania!
Hi Gabe: Interesting video of Hungary & Romania, two countries I have not visited so far. As far as US states are concerned, I have been to 28 (including the big 2 Hawaii (2021) & Alaska (last month). By the way, the eyeglass you mentioned is called a "monocle". It is made that way and is meant for one eye only. Used to be very much a fashion accessory for the British Aristocracy of yester years.
It wasn't a monocle actually, it was glasses that were apparently broken in half, because it had the part that goes behind the ear. I just looked it up and it's called the temple. So it had one of those and one lens, whereas a monocle would be just the lens and maybe a string hanging from it. Where did you go in Alaska?
Hi Gabe, thank you for sharing, we are waiting next video. Chaos
Romania my first country 😊, hope you have a good time
What an adventure for the solo traveler! God bless you and thanks for sharing.
These countries are in the European Union, they are not non-EU European. It's not such a big adventure. It's not like traveling to Ukraine or Russia or some Balkan place, although those have become safer too. We are practically in one of the safest places in the world, with exceptions of course, but safer perhaps than Canada, which is a safer place than many others.
Walking keeps it's man in good shape. Great video, enjoyed it a lot, thank you !
What an adventure Gabe I was nervous about you not getting a ride but it all worked out ................thanks for video
Thank you for sharing your experience. I was excited watching this video! You are a brave person. Luckily, you got to Arad. This city looks nice!
... I'm glad we had the chance to see Arad ... It was cool ...
I love experiences like this where I just wing it and they turn out. Adds to the excitement of traveling
You should visit Corvin Castle in Hunedora Romania 🇷🇴 I entered through Budapest Hungary 🇭🇺 and took a flix bus to Deva Romania and then took a bla bla car ride to Hunedora
He should only go to Corvin if he visits Deva and Alba Iulia especially, Hunedoara is not so..
@@adamnagy42325 got it
Cheers from Romania, welcome!
So grateful to experience this amazing adventure with your fabulous videos, I was a little nervous for you, and love how you always handle tricky situations with such grace, kindness and calmness ❤🙏☮️
Great video!! I don't think I can travel like that not knowing about transportation or hotel accommodations !! You are a true traveler in every sense of the word...And in the end you got a nice place to stay and a nice meal to eat...and an affordable one!! Hahaha...CHEERS!
You really lucked out with the rain at the end! Safe travels Gabe!
Big time.
With or without a backpack, that s a lot of walking. You re in good shape !
Thanks for showing some of the less visited parts of Hungary by foreigners. Hopefully you will be back another time explore some more.
This is the kind of videos I like the most - adventurous.
Welcome to România! 🇷🇴
Thanks, happy to be here.
Yes you are so brave on this beautiful adventure, pretty amazing. Thank You for sharing your experience 🙏
I kept thinking when you will visit Romania and here it is 👌. Have a nice trip and visit as many places as possible in the country, various cities, countryside or in the mountains somewhere. What are the next destinations?
An adventure not for everyday travel ! ( Plus, seeing you jumping when the stom started was hilarious, as that noise surprised me as well..twice during the video 😂 Lukily, you were just in front of your hotel. )
Your Hungarian videos were adventurous, i hope i get the same vibe in Romania!
Well done 👍 and isn’t it wonderful that good people are doing good even in small ways ❤
I personally found the videos in southern Europe more interesting with all the ancient sights but maybe Romania Scotland or England would be also with the castles interesting!
Gabriel, visiting castles is your favorite, visit Bran Castle in the town of Bran, a tourist attraction, its located 25km southwest of Brasov.
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Hi, Gabriel! Me and my husband just saw this vlog. Nice to see you back in Romania. We are from Arad and if you will ever need help around here, let us know. We will do our best to drive you or what ever you will need. Have a great time!
Thanks, appreciate it.
"And this, just don't do it, whatever it is" - Hilarious. Great bit of humor there around 6:56.
Gabriel met his guardian angels to get across the border. 👼
The proper way to hitchhike is from the Petrol stations. You can tell by the number plate where the cars are from/ likely to be heading.
This is especially the case if you're going really long distances.
The police stop you from hitchhiking on the road, because you can put other road users at danger.
Welcome to Romania!
Thanks, great to be here. ✌️
Your intrepidness is admirable, in spades. Many people could never do what you do.
For the passport I passed the several times same border as a Ro citizen and I can tell is the common practice that border officer on one side will check the passport and give it to the colleague from the other side and the last one will hand it over to the person crossing the border
7:15 The sign is indeed saying that it is a running path. The words on the sign read "Proper use of the running track" and "Let's protect the running track together!" ("Futópálya rendeltetésszerű használata", "Óvjuk közösen a futópályát!")
I see, good to know.
Praying for you for a long time and God’s looking after you. Blessings to you thanks for sharing your life and journey
You must visit Oradea. Its the most beautiful town im the area.
This is brilliant content Gabriel
118€ in that place in such a small town in Hungary is insane to me..
What a great Gabriel Traveler adventure! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Really loved this video! With that positive attitude of yours, no wonder everything always works out...and even if it didn't I'm sure you'd just keep on moving with a smile on your face. So cool! 👍
Speaking of cool, that town just across the Romanian border looked amazing, from the little we've seen after the storm!
You deserve at lease a million subscribers Gabriel for all your efforts and costs. You are always real and informative . It just doesn’t seem right .. Anyway I’ve only got 224 hahah😂
So pleased that you found help!
Phew!
So Happy you can bring these places to me that I'll never get to in your travel videos. Thanks Gabriel traveler.
Thank you Gabriel. This was am awesome show of vids about Hungary. I enjoy your travels ! Two thumbs up.
Instead of your usual 'Alright alright alright alright' you can say 'Arad Arad Arad Arad' 😎
so cool, that you got there before the rain, wow
Nice to see you made it to Arad and Timisoara. I am from Arad, but I live in Vancouver, Canada. Nice video, take care.
Bad summer this year in most of Europe, except southern Europe where it is hell on earth!
I have followed you through greece, nice that you decided to come to Romania
Fun watch! Very eventful and interesting occurrences.
Another interesting unpredictable video from Gabriel 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
GREAT adventure... 116 euro for a room! OMG! here in Novi Sad i pay 18 but its very basic.
Love your videos! American living in Germany here.
The big boom about 23:30 into the video almost sounded like super sonic aircraft sonic boom. Conveniently it looked like aircraft zipped by right after, coulda been birds too though haha.
Welcome to Romania Gabe. Loved seeing that live border crossing 😁
Cool video! I thought that bang noise was an explosion at first 😆
You could actually see the lightning right before the thunder, a strange flash of light across the screen.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos I love watching thunder 🌩️and lightning storms as long as your inside a building not outside 😆
Lovely to hear about your experience at the thermal pools. Love the way you explained your experience. Never been to Hungry or Romania but enjoying it through your eyes. The only pools Ive been to is one in Bavaria Germany near Fussen cannot remember the name but had great views of Neuschwanstein castle was there last year. Thanks Gabriel love watching your travel vlog take care 😊
Sorry this was meant to go on your recent vlog about your experience at the thermal baths 😂
😊😊 WOW ! that was an adventure there ...✌💙
12:20...dove!!!
Miss those wonderful birds.
Don't seem to to have any in Montreal.
Great vid Gabe!!!
I think you found the most expensive room in Mako, I have slept there several times for 25 Euros or less, breakfast included. Yours was directly next to the spa, but there are a lot of guest houses in that town who don't have many customers. Before the new highway was finished, a lot of Romanians who travelled to or from Austria/Germany slept there overnight, but since the highway is finished, Mako is a bit offroute.
And why did you go to Battanya, when the main border crossing is much closer and on the main route at Nagylak/Nadlac?
I went through Battonya because there was a bus going there and that way I was closer to Arad once I crossed the border. Yes, the room was very expensive, I had to change rooms because the other place where I stayed was full: czcams.com/video/ZRrs9qaOJsc/video.html
Great statue you found born in same year of Englishman 😂😂 👏👏👏🥳🥳🥳🥳
WOW amazing start of the video =))
Nice to see you vlogs you are the frind in all to this world and conect with people and film the day in this life we lived now i learn you smart things
Excellent 😊
In Timisoara there is a famous seafood restaurant Taverna Racilor. You should check it out and tell us what you think.
Sounds good, I'll keep my eyes open for it.
Gabriel, maybe you consider the possibility to visit Danube Delta and Sulina.
I don’t think Uber works in Hungary, but I think Bolt works there. Did you at least ‘try’ to see if there were drivers in the area?
You are the best, Gabe 🙂👍
I really like the intro with the Google Map showing exactly where you are. Nice stuff. :) Stay safe and beware of dogs and bears if you travel by foot. Sheep dogs are super dangerous. Have a stick, a whistle, even some pepper spray just in case. Take care, traveler !!
once upon a time there was no google , internet etc. yet we traveled the same without stress! Now always with this mobile phone in hand looking for the minute to go😐. More adventure!
Yep: czcams.com/video/ZxTLxWnlty0/video.html
If you get to Brasov, here's a couple of nice & easy hikes you can do:
1. Tampa Mountain (you can get all the way to the "Hollywood" sign in 1h. You can also see the whole city from up there). Mind the bears on your way up heheh. Making a bit of noise should scare them away if they're around.
2. Take the bus to Poiana Brasov then hike up (or take the cable cart) to Postavaru Peak. 2 hours chill hike to get up there. You should also be able to hike up and then take the cable cart down.
You can find both hikes on google maps
He was already to Braşov 5 years ago and did interesting winter hikes there. On the same trip, he was also in Bucharest, Bran, Sighişoara and Cluj-Napoca.
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Brasov used to be a German town...Now the are all gone...
@@johanswede8200
Yes..they called the town Kronstadt ! All or most of them left Roumania for Germany, even through the "iron curtain " times, Germany payed for them..
@@michaelahass2695 , yes, they are known as Transylvanian Saxons. Although not much of them are left, the current Romanian president Klaus Iohannis from Sibiu (Hermannstadt) is from a Transylvanian Saxon family. Herta Müller from Nițchidorf in the Timiş County, the Nobel Prize laureat in Literature , is also of German origin, a Banat Swabian.
@@Ojstra
Exactly..! Didn't know that the Président was german -saxon !
Arad was still a Hungarian city 110 years ago, which is why its architecture is so beautiful. In 1880, it was still a city with a Hungarian majority, today only 10% are Hungarian. The monuments are in very good condition, thanks to the Romanians.
Just saw a travel video from DW Travel about authentic village Ushguli in Georgia and at 2200 metres above the sea level it is supposed to be one of the highest altitude villages in Eurasia ...the local residents offer homestay in their guest houses to native Geogians and foreign travellers...very interesting...
That looks amazing, great tip.
Taking a bus along the seabed of 'The Panonnian Sea'. How cool... #PanonnianBasin
Haha.. what a right caper man. Brilliant watch. 👍🤣
I'm still processing the info that you have visited only 20 of the 30 United States. I've been in 49 of them (missed Alaska) and like to joke a little uncharitably that there's nothing to see in the middle. If we could just drop a lot of the states in the middle and mush what's left together we could be a much more efficient country. This view often is not well-received but I do look forward to watching you one day explore the empty middle.
Basically I'm a west coast guy. I've visited every state in the west, a couple in the upper midwest and then New York and Florida. I've barely touched the eastern half of the country.
Hi Gabriel, just an unreal experience I always call that divine intervention you can't explain it just happens. You are scratching out notes in a book you should be teaching this stuff in a Master class. I often wonder if you have an agent who consults you on trips and invests your money in other ventures. A kind of management advisor I don't know I might be prying too much just wondering. I'm always amazed at how you navigate around traveling to these different sites. There is a definite passion for traveling and experiencing different things.
I'm a one man band, nobody else is involved in any of my travel planning or financial matters or anything of the sort.
Enjoy Romania Gabriel
❤Bine ai venit în România!❤
Aren’t you so glad you left your high heels 👠 at Mykonos Airport Gabe? 😂😂👍👍
I've been to every state now except Michigan. Being an OTR truck driver with my uncle has helped ad all the states to my list but for some reason we never got a load to or from Michigan. I have been to Lake Michigan but I was on the Wisconsin side. I really want to go salmon fishing up in Lake Superior. They have some humongous salmon up there.
Awesome. I'd love to visit all 50 states eventually.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos Yeah I saw alot but there's still so much I haven't seen. That's cool that Kauai is your favorite Hawaiian island. I love Kauai! I actually went to Kauai High School.
That thunder ⚡ ☔ is a result of cloud seeding.
Just returned from the same route 1 week ago but took Oradea as border 🛂. We could have given you a lift if we ran against you.
Haha, crossing border days are always exciting and add a little extra spice to things when travelling long term 🙂In Europe too, even for me with an EU passport.
I’m a uk passport holder and we get a stamp now
Great video thank you
Great intro!
A travel vlogger said the best thing to do with left over currency that you need to get ride of before you leave any country. is to get a starbucks gift card and put any currency on the card so you can use that almost in any country were in...
Enjoy the fast internet!
You should go to Serbia AGAIN. Last time you went there it was fall or winter if I remember . There is much more to see and do at summer time and prices are chipper then in EU zone
I was there in September, weather was very nice: czcams.com/video/jLA8KQ5Ew5o/video.html Probably won't go back this year since I saw a lot on that trip.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos i KNOW . I watch your channel since
A foldable bike with 20" wheels would be amazing for your trips. It fits easily in trains and buses and car trunks. Walking is so bad. :))