Exploring Karlovac, Croatia | A Strange & Friendly City
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- Exploring the interesting city of Karlovac, Croatia and meeting up with some friendly locals.
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Exploring Karlovac, Croatia | A Strange & Friendly City
Those 3 guys were a credit to their Country...warm...welcoming...good for them.
yeah, luckily that’s us in general 😊 zagreb and split are a little different, putting it nicely...to many wannabes, not so nice and warm 🙄 i’m from zagreb, believe me...avoid centar if you wanna see normal/ordinary people, see the sights and move on 😃🤙
@@cvetka11
What are you talking?
In Split, they are very warm to Tourists.
As a Dalmatian I know why you saying that.
Because between Zagreb/Split the most People don't like each other.
But anyway.
You don't have to be geloes, because we Dalmatians have warm Sunset with lovely Beaches like the California State.
Where can Tourists swim in Zagreb?
In chlored-Water-Garden-Basins?😂
Really Dude.
It's better for them, when they swimming in the Adriatic Sea.
The most of them doiing it, when they coming to us.
When Tourists coming to Split,
the Money from Taxes going to Zagreb too.
We are both Croatians.
Don't forget that.
Actually Croatia can not exist without Tourism, because the Tourism makes 1/3 of Croatian BIP
most of the Tourists coming in comming to Dalmatia,
and with you're Shitstorm you helping to make Croatia worser.
Maybe one Person reading you're Joke, and think about it to go somewhere other Land to swim, because you said this.
Please, wake up!
Don't be a Prick, please.
Zach VanWolf0 work on your english, grow up and maybe someday you’ll understand...writing all that and calling ME a “prick”, seriously?!?🤣🤦🏻♀️
Guys guys, relax... You're really not improving our image...
@@zachvanwolf0145 Prvo, Cvetka je stavila Zagreb i Split na istu stranu u svom opisu. Citaj s razumijevanjem. Drugo, sto je s onih dvije trecine ekonomije? To nas ne hrani? Jedemo samo od turisticke trecine? Po zadnjim statistikama Varazdin je taman iznad drzavnog nivoa BDP-a, bez turizma, a Split sa turizmom je ispod. Ali vi nas hranite,zar ne? Sto se tice tvog teksta,prestani koristiti Google prevoditelj
"You came Croatia, but you've never been East Coast"...
The locals are friends immediately!
I'm croatian, and I'm so proud to see my people being friendly to stranger's and speaking also good english. 🇭🇷
Deep respect for dudes that clear mines from croatia and making it safer.
Seriously.
Mines are from serbia planted in Croatia its not the same
That was an awesome gesture for them to invite you over for a drink. The guy in the black shirt was funny. " It took us 200 years to destroy the city, so It will take time to restore it ".
Those guys are local legends and very funny and friendly guys. Not surprised seeing them in a bar on a lazy sunday. :D cheers guys!
These men who invited you to drink are excellent company to talk with and share their experiences. Respect to them and their work clearing landmines.
I only found wine-based drinks a couple of years ago. A completely unknown concept in Northeast Europe.
@@jussim.konttinen4981 Yeah, here in Croatia and neighboring countries if you dont want to drink just wine you can mix it with other drinks. Its like people from I think France or Germany mix beer and juice and call it radler. We usually mix red wine with cola and call it bambus and if you mix white wine with sparkling water we call it gemišt (spritzer). If you like more sweet you can mix sprite. People in dalmatian region of Croatia also mix wine with water and call it bevanda. Simple it is more refreshing and less alcohol heavy, but it is not so popular with people which drink wines of higher quality.
@@TheArtanis7 Bevanda is something. When you drink a strong red wine at noon to your lunch you better dilute it with water.
It is refreshing and won't make you dizzy as pure wine would do.
Don't tell the French or Italians, because diluting wine with water is a sacrilege over there. ;-)
For us it is common sense not to drink strong alcohol at 40°C (104°F), because of obvious reasons. ^^
@@Kivas_Fajo Actually the ancient Romans used to drink wine diluted with alcohol. It was considered that only the lower orders of society drank undiluted wine and was frowned upon by the upper classes.
There is a BBC documentary about the entire Plitvice National Park, staying closed after the war for years to clearing the landmines, and how this isolation helped many almost extinct species such as wolf, slovenian linx, wild boar and others making a strong come back.
At least some good came off it... whatta dangerous job that guy has. Hats off.
sittin and talking to locals in a regular town thats the highlight for me. awesome more chats like that would be a bonus
Totally.
@Tom Billard go to Georgia then
James Hart explain the mentality of Slovenians.
I got an impression that video was cut at some point. I guess conversation went too political :)
the drinking with locals is what traveling is all about. Fantastic
@Josip I have been to Serbia and it was a lovely experience and a bit like this, I can make myself understood now ith my serbo-croatian and google translate so I am looking forward to traveling the entire slavic-albanian balkans in the future
@Josip Croatia is close on my list, big Balkan fan so I am looking forward to it. I am aware that they speak Albanian and obviously wouldn't use any serbo-Croatian lingo with them. Yes drama all over the Balkans but to be fair I think ex-yugos especially but also Albanians have so much in common and in many cases I have noticed with people from the balkans is that it is the governments and not the people that hold the animosity. I guess some day you should go to Serbia, Belgrade has a really nice feel to it and it's rustic and affordable and quite different I assume from Zagreb. But I guess as a native Croatian you already have it all with the islands and the nature that is beautiful. For example I have not been to my neighboring country Norway and I live a few hours away.
It's cool how in other countries people invite a stranger to have a drink and talk. Extremely Rare in the USA.
Not as rare as you think, actually.
People in small towns in USA are not the folks in big, huge cities.
In my opinion, that's the real America.
I've had beers with folks in Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Texas, Arizona...
In major US cities it doesnt happen unless it is a crowded sports bar maybe -- and it's not a cultural norm to sit and drink with strangers in cities -- plus the people in cities are more insular, stuck up even in places like NYC, Boston, LA. But in smalltown USA it's a different story -- this is the real heart of America. People might not invite you to their home to have a drink but they will talk to you t the bar and give you recommendations and just chat about life.
@@apscoradiales You saw the real heart of America then -- good for you! I really wish more Europeans would skip NYC, Chicago, and LA and instead go visit Kansas City, Nashville, Omaha, Charleston, Dallas, Austin etc.
@@Originalman144
Thank you.
Very few things are as pretty as absolutely gargantuan corn fields in Iowa....they go for miles and miles.
Some are larger than some European countries.
Cheyenne Rodeo is on now in Wyoming, and I cannot be there.
Damn! The virus sucks.
@@Originalman144
Austin and the Hill Country...West Texas...
I laugh, though, at Texans claiming that Texas is BIG.
Come to Ontario, Canada - takes about two to three days to drive across it.
Texas is puny...just kiddin'.
It's amazing how even remote cities in Croatia are beautiful, such a green city and they say what, four rivers? Too bad it was Sunday morning maybe next time you'll get some more time. Thanks for the video!
I agree mate, I'll put Karlovac on my travel list
@@veskodegamma6436 exactly my thought
Karlovac has tremendous history, especially regarding wars, being at the very cusp of ottoman thrust into europe. It was one of the linchpins of europe's defence corridor against islamic ottoman advance and a site of many battles as well as a military governership capital for several centuries. It's old fortress is enormous, for example. It is quite ironic that it had to replay its old role of the "rock that wouldn't break" in the 1990's.
It's a pity that the breakup of yugoslavia and vagaries of transition from communism, particularly dismantling of industries, left it a very passive town without a real purpose.
But the very thing which made it so defensible and desirable militarily perhaps holds the key to the future. The nature surrounding it is breathtaking and river and nature tourism have tremendous potentials (try getting an army across that!). If you love rivers and lush hills and forests then it is a treat taking a vacation there (don't get an apartment in the town, rent a holiday home on Mrezinca river which is a short drive away). Remember, the world famous Plitvice lakes are really just a part of the ecosphere of the Karlovac region and they are less than a hour's drive away).
Oh and the place is so deserted in this vid primarily because of summer. All the "normal" people are taking vacation on the adriatic coast or the nearby rivers. It's only mad dogs and englishmen (americans in this case) wandering the streets, especially on sunday. :)
Remote ? This city is named after Karl the Great and is on an ancient Roman trade route to the south. It is not remote , it s in the middle of Croatia . How ever , it is filmed in the corona crises and because of that all look very weird and empty and closed ! It s in corona lock down ....that s why almost everything is closed !..
@@jellyrun1 by remote I meant - out of the common tourist routes, despite being on that road. I liked the city from what I see, it's beautiful.
I would say you’re doing a great job, and your videos about Croatia are really good.
Karlovac, the entire City was built as a military outpost, built to stop the advancing Turkish forces further north, towards Zagreb and then to the rest of Europe.
Not far from from Karlovac, in the year of 1593, was one of the first, but decisive victories for Croatian - Austrian, Christian army against the advancing Turkish army. Even today, you can tell that buildings in the old town were built as a military post.
One of the reasons that Karlovac was built on four rivers, was to prevent the advance of Turks in 15 century.
The name of the City, “Karlovac”, derived from the name Karl, what was the name of Austrian Archduke back then.
4 rivers acctually
Darko Simić Yep, sorry, 4 rivers, and wanted to write so, but.,,
"Antemurale Christianitatis"
I’ve been following your Croatian journey and this video right here, is perhaps THE BEST footage of authenticity. I loved this, man. More of this please!! 🤍💙
Pretty chill dudes with surprisingly good english
SNTTMSTR chill dudes! When your job is mine clearance than you are chilled
I've been incredibly impressed by the level of English spoken throughout Croatia. Clearly it's taught in all the schools from a young age now.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos Yes, we learn it from first grade in school, but it is really helping also watching the TV movies (we have subtitles) and internet. For example i have learn german language in elementary and high school for many years and english never. But I know english much better than german. English i know almost perfect to understand it and less to write it without mistake. So it is usually not enough to learn it in school, you must hear it regulary to "sink" in or go to live in that country for few years.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos
When your livelihood depends on tourism, as it does in Croatia, you learn English first.
It's the language de jour, so to say.
Wife never had problems getting what she wanted while we lived there, and she's from Montreal/Toronto.
@@TheArtanis7 To be fair. German is much harder to learn than English and I agree. You can learn a lot from common movies and videos like this one.
Sitting and drinking with those three guys really made me miss traveling. Those are the experiences you never forget.
I agree.... Last year in Dubrovnik I had few drinks with a Croatian Michael... David bar guy.... And An American (forget name) ... Great conversation..... I love these Moments in life... Spontaneous
Charming little city, looks more central European, totally different to the ones along the coast. Such a shame that wonderful old town got damaged in the war, if I understood that correctly?
Very cool you stopped to have a drink with the locals, that's my favorite part of every trip, gave me a travel bug instantly!! 👍👍
He couldn't possibly say no to:"I insist!" :D
Croatia was more or less the crossroad of coutures, always stuck between grate powers. All of them had a influence for better or worse on the country.(architecture is always for the better)
Croatian architecture is half central European (northern, central and eastern Croatia) and half Italian (coast) because the first part of the country was under Turkish, Austrian, Hungarian rule and the other part was under Italian rule. Croatia is a really old country, dating back to the 7th century, and also being under the Roman Empire before that, so it has a long and complicated history.
I was born in Karlovac then immigrated to Canada when I was one and a half. I always look forward to going back. Gab I hope you had a good time on this go around in Croatia. Cheers.
Come back
Pozdrav iz Zagreba!
Eh I live in Karlovac and it's really not that special lol. It's more of a tourist visit place
That was so great for them to invite you to drink. This is like icing on the cake to be able to sit and enjoy conversations. This is what traveling is about.
Karlovac and the area around Plitvice lakes was one of the areas the war started and was most fiercely fought
Apparently the wall I came across is a memorial to those who died because of fascism, referring to World War II and the Nazis. Here's a photo of Yugoslavian leader Josip Tito standing at the same wall before it was damaged: www.kafotka.net/1818
Edit: A Croatian news website wrote an article today about the video. You can read it here (it's in Croatian, but you can translate it with Google or else see my translation below):
kaportal.net.hr/aktualno/vijesti/3871666/iza-grubog-naslova-lijepa-prica-stranci-hvale-karlovac-i-ljubazne-lokalce-nakon-videa-americkog-bloggera/
Here's the translation:
"American travel blogger Gabriel Morris visited Karlovac - although briefly and not very prepared, but although a visit of two or three hours on Sunday morning and even on Assumption can not be called a professional job, so there are many factual inaccuracies, such as and missed features and lack of information, resulted in an interesting video though.
"Behind the somewhat "rough" title is a beautiful story, which delighted his many followers. An important role was certainly played by the locals, who are all very kind and friendly, especially the trio who invited him for a drink, but also the appearance of the city, because in a series of comments foreigners point out that this is a beautiful and charming city and announce that to visit it, and they also noticed that the city was very clean. A real hit for them is the famous Karlovac trio, who stood out with their kindness, but also with their wit, but also with their knowledge of the city's tourist trump cards.
"Unfortunately, there is also a bad side, Zvijezda, which saddened both the author and the commentators with its "dilapidation", and it is up to all of us to understand the numerous praises as a motivation to take the old core more seriously, because if foreigners he also really likes showing the war-damaged and careless historical part of the city - what would it be like to arrange Zvijezda the way we arranged parks and green areas?"
And they're right, I wasn't prepared. What I didn't fully explain in the video is that I wasn't planning to film in Karlovac at all. The only reason I ended up there is because I wanted to rent a car. I'd looked on the map when I was at Plitvice lakes and saw a city on the main road to Zagreb that looked big enough to have a rental car company. I went there only planning to look for a car to rent and get some breakfast. While sitting on the bus going there I read a little about the city on my phone, including the brewery and the six-pointed star of the old town. But the page didn't explain that the old town was abandoned and damaged from the war. So I arrived with no plans to film and knowing almost nothing about the city. It was only after I got off the bus that I looked around and thought it might be interesting to film. When the video starts, I had decided to film just a few seconds earlier, with no idea what I would end up seeing. I knew nothing about the history involving the war or what any of the other sights were, because my mission was to find a rental car and breakfast and then start a road trip to other parts of Croatia. Everything I showed in the video was a matter of me finding things randomly that I knew nothing about. I'd like to go back and explore it more sometime, because it was an interesting city and I know there was more to see beyond the old town.
Yes, that is correct ;) I love your videos and think that you are great guy but I must say that you missed plenty of nice things in Karlovac - it's a nice city with very friendly people and you maybe painted it a bit too bad. Old town needs restoration but there are four rivers, huge parks, freshwater aquarium, school where Nikola Tesla went, even if you wanted the story about the war there's a huge museum of Homeland War, biggest in Croatia. And let's face it, every city is quiet on holiday sunday morning. Video is nice, title is a bit unfair. But still love you :) Enjoy your stay in Croatia, hope the latest covid scare will not shorten your trip!
@@tinamaric9654 I hear you on all that. This definitely wasn't a full tour of the city. What I didn't fully explain is that I wasn't planning to film in Karlovac at all. The only reason I ended up there is because I wanted to rent a car. I had looked on the map when I was at Plitvice lakes and saw a city on the main road to Zagreb that looked like it would be big enough that I could find a rental car there. So I went there only planning to look for a car to rent. On the bus going there I read a little about the city, but there wasn't much info about it. I read about the brewery and the six-pointed star of the old town, but it didn't even explain that it was abandoned and damaged from the war. So I arrived with no plans to film and knowing almost nothing about the city. It was only after I got off the bus that I looked around and thought it would be interesting to film. When the video starts, I had decided to film literally about twenty seconds earlier, with no idea what I would end up seeing. I knew nothing about the history involving the war or what any of the other sights to see were, because I was planning to just find a rental car while I was there and then get going and start a road trip to other parts of Croatia. Everything I showed in the video was a matter of me finding things randomly that I knew nothing about. But I was thinking yesterday that I'd like to go back and explore it more, because it was an interesting city and I know I didn't see much of it. I'm not sure if I'll be able to do that before I leave Croatia but it might be possible, I'll see.
Thank you for visiting my city. There is an article about you in the local newspapers.
kaportal.net.hr/aktualno/vijesti/3871666/iza-grubog-naslova-lijepa-prica-stranci-hvale-karlovac-i-ljubazne-lokalce-nakon-videa-americkog-bloggera/
@@GabrielTravelerVideos if you are a baseball fan it would be cool to see your take on Croatian baseball :D it's very low by American standards (although a kid from Karlovac had a contract with Tampa Bay) but it's played with passion. If you happen to still be in Croatia on 29th and 30th of August are first semifinal games in Karlovac (Karlovac - Zagreb) and in Split (Split - Varaždin)
Hey Gabriel, thanks very much for all the love and respect you put into your vlogs. Really glad about the English only ✅👍comments. Croatia loves you and the work you're doing. 🇭🇷❤🇺🇸. Thx very much and God bless you.
For me one of the most beautiful towns in Croatia, but they should really do something with old town
I can hear how glad you were that you stopped to talk with those guys. So welcoming, giving you local knowledge of the town and Croatia as a whole. Made being there for the day well worthwhile.
really enjoyed this one. Those gentlemen were awesome!
More stuff with the locals! Great encounter. I was in Zagreb in 95. I loved it. It was November, foggy and the war was not yet over.
You incredible man!
The city of Karlovac today has established and maintained friendly relationships with many cities.
One of them:
Friendship between Kansas City, USA and Karlovac is tied in with emigrants from Karlovac which culminated in 1977, when official cooperation was instituted. Cooperation is maintained by mutual visits from government officials, businessmen and immigrants, as well as cultural, artistic and sports organizations.
You are deserve Croatian citizenship Gabriel if you ask me my friend. Thank you so much what you did for my mother country 👍👍
Honorary Croatian Citizen.
@@apscoradiales Way not? He did more in 3 weeks for the Country then 95% of Croatian politicians since independence
@@velebithost come on be realistic, he is just one of many tourists
Loving your Croatia series man! I should be out there next month! well hopefully....
Hats off to you Gabriel. I do understand how you must not appear to take sides. And rightfully so. The evidence of war and strife is sometimes open to view but more often obscured and camouflaged. Through your camera lenz you capture the pictures.But through your conversations you give the pictures understanding and you share much. Safe travels and blessings my friend.
Josip kao Srbin 100% se slažem, Narod mora shvatiti da Srbija nije bila tačna strana u tom ratu. Čak i ako većina Srba danas poštuje Hrvate i kapiraju šta je naša zemlja uradila u toku rata, ima i idiota koji će kasnije videti tvoj komentar i krenuti taj comment war. Samo za jednu stvar što si rekao se ne slažem sa, SAD nije bombardova Srbiju zbog ratnih zločinaca nego već za svoj razlog da uzmu rudnike na Kosovu i da naprave vojničku bazu što im Srbija nije dala. Kako god sve ostalo što si prometnuo je nažalost tačno i mislim da se svi slažemo kad kažem da su Jugoslavija i Komunizam bile najveće greške jugoslovenačkog naroda. Umesto da budemo dobre susedne države jednim drugima, mi smo se sjebali do propasti.
Josip well I know who the aggressor was in town where I was born. Ustase I crnokosuljasi shot my house with Kalashnikov , we found more than 40 bullet holes. Week later hand grenade was thrown on my balcony. Same happened to all my Serb neighbours. Everyone single shop, bar, restaurant, kiosk or business owned by Serbian family was destroyed by dynamite and all this happened well before war started in August of 1991.
My house was attached in April 91 while Croatia was still part of Yugoslavia
Utterly brilliant Gabriel . I am in Australia but my heart is in Croatia. Your videos are excellent l am following your every move. As soon as the virus passes l will be back in Croatia. Keep up the great work, you are a star!
I love travel videos where you actually get involved with the locals. Looks fun 👍
It is amazing how a gentle and positive disposition is so helpful when meeting locals...even when language can be a barrier it always helps to greet people with a smile...after all, we all smile in the same language...but it does seem that many in Croatia speak English...although a lot of Europeans are multi-linguist...thanks so much for sharing your travels...
English is the world language and we have to learn that in school. I think it is a must in every european country which isnt a english native country of course....other languages are optional, but most of the time you learn either German, French, Spanish or Italian as an additional language. So Europe in general is a place where you always will find someone who knows at least English. :)
Karlovac is a little gem of a town, the people who live there are very nice, the men over 50 are very private about the war. Its been very hard on them. The damage from the war can still be seen at the high rise buildings close to the big shopping mall. Bulletholes everywhere. The old army building is now converted to a place for the future and is a hostal for students from the university. And when you had a drink with the boys, that showed the real hospitality of the people of Karlovac.
As a guy who lives in Karlovac..i'm sorry you haven't stayed at least 2 days...and got to see our rivers or at least few sites worth visiting. You saw the ruins of the historical old town...met few local legends.. and it wasn't only sunday...it was a big religius holyday (day that celebrates Great Virgin Mary) ...so that's why streets were empty and most of places closed. I suggest you watch few promotional videos about Karlovac on CZcams...and maybe next time you stick around for a few days. Everyone is very friendly and almost all speak English very well. Cheers!
Sounds good, maybe I'll get the chance to go back and see more of the city another time.
Great experience! I'm Croatian and I've never been to down town Karlovac. What a warm video this was. 🌸💞
Come to visit! Take a swim in Mrežnica or Korana, and be sure to poke me as your one-day guide. ;)
Gabe tells those fellas "I'm a west coast guy" Ha! that is a perfect description of where he is from and what his cultural roots are.
……..Excessing Microwaving included :)))
I lived in Karlovac for 3 years before moving abroad (originally from Slavonija) and I liked the town and the people a lot. You should've visited river Korana it's not far from your whereabouts and it's like paradise on Earth, Adriatic Sea is something special but it would be nice to show people that there are great places for swim in continental Croatia as well :)
Daj ne pisi gluposti...nisam tako odvratnog i nepismenog naroda nigdje vidio
Korana is a hidden gem. To be fair I wanna keep it that way. I go there for peace.
Those three guys were awesome, how nice was that to sit and chat. Beautiful hearted people.
That was very interesting and informative. I hitched through Yugoslavia in 1966. The people were the friendliest that I found in Europe.
Wow, what a trip.
Actually much of Europe is very sleepy and most things are closed on a Sunday when you go off the beaten track. It would be difficult if not impossible to find a restaurant open on a Sunday afternoon in my town in Wales, UK, especially with the current pandemic, but you could probably find a small shop open where you could by bread and stuff to make yourself a sandwich. But in southern Europe even small shops are closed in the afternoon.
I'm very glad that youÄre visiting less famous cities in Croatia like Karlovac. Maybe you'd like to visit other unknown cities with a deep history like Sisak/Glina, Osijek or Vukovar too.
This city looks like it is better shape than Portland Oregon right now. Your best series yet.
There is a difference between city like this and cities like Baltimore or Portland. There are no bums, junkies, antifa, looters or rioters here. It is quite safe, it just looks deserted because all the industry and people move to Zagreb and there is no incentive to invest and rebuild.
@@jonasjonasi80 in Karlovac is the biggest Croatian handguns manufacturing plant HS Produkt, huge exporter of handguns to USA.
Really enjoyed you chatting to the locals. There is nothing nicer than strangers becoming friends.
Even with wounds it looks like very pretty city, and it's so clean!
Man this makes me want to visit. People look chill. Thanks as always Gabe.
I really loved those gentlemen. What friendly people. It was like you were all long-time friends, even though you never met before & live in different parts of the world. Inspiring. :-)
Everywhere closed on a Sunday, that takes me back to when the UK was the same. Better days for sure. 40 years ago everywhere closed on a Sunday and families spent time together or went to church in the morning. Be respectful to one another and make sure that the default is not to hate.
I live at the croatian coast and half of the city works on sunday....most shops are open even during winter. In the tourist season I get that, since we also live from tourism, but in the winter season there is no necessity for it but still they cant manage to change it.
When I lived as a kid in Germany, everything was closed on Sunday as well.
Also the older I get the more I see that sundays aint the same anymore in general, people forgot how to spend quality time together
Being a Croatian and watching this hits different.
agree..... ali svaka mu čast da je otišao do Karlovca, mjesto koje se ne gleda kao turističko mjesto.
Thanks for showing us Croatia. We were there in 1987 before the war.
My hometown Karlovac. Thank you for this great video Gabriel and I hope you enjoyed your short stay.
I remember when I visited Croatia for the first time...in 1999 I think. The country was still very destroyed. We passed so many shot up and abandoned houses on the way, I know I was wondering why we are going for the vacation there....of course, in the end the coast wasnt as bad off as the inland areas. Now you can hardly tell anymore. Unlike in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
@Montañero Paisa Slovakia
Fun fact: Michael Jackson’s “Earth Song,” music video, filmed in 1995, was partly filmed in Karlovac (Turanj) with scenes depicting a war zone in Croatia, with residents of the area used as actors.
Wow, that's a trip.
I've been watching your channel for quite a few years...honestly, this is one of my favourite videos. Absolutely enthralled from start to finish, great work.
Excellent, glad to hear it.
it's nice seeing people talking good things about our country and city, it isn't really often thing since people don't care about history of our town, they mostly come to eat and drink. I appreciate that you are kind to our history and you deserve my respect
We Europeans have been going to Yugoslavia since the late 1960's. I went 3 times in the 1980's. What would now be Croatia and Slovenia. We meet so many people from all over Yugoslavia! The War was so sad because everybody in the 1980's got on well. Tito had kept them all together and the standard of living was good. I will have to go back and see the different countries. I have been back to Croatia and Slovenia.
Croatia is a great country.
@siniša tkalčić Oh I never said you had monuments to Hitler or fascism. I only praised Yugoslavia and afterwards Croatia and Slovenia! It must have been somebody's else's comment. We had a great holiday in Poreč last September. I did say it was sad to see Yugoslavia break up and in the 1980's people did remember Tito and the good things he had done. But we live in different times and countries like their independence.
@AmeriKa1050 I think the 1st time we went to Yugoslavia shortly after Tito died everybody seemed to like him. There were pictures of him everywhere. We were very young and met people whose grandparents had fought with Tito's partisans during the War. He did great things for Yugoslavia. At the time a girl from our road married a Yugoslavia. She loved it and today lives outside Porec. The Yugoslavian people were free to travel unlike other Communist countries. Italy was a favourite for them. It is a fabulous part of the World.
@siniša tkalčić Oh it was a long-time ago. I love modern day Croatia now. But have to visit Serbia and other places now! Belgrade here we come!!
@siniša tkalčić I do not understand you? What do you mean? My country is cheap for tourists or is Serbia cheap for tourists?
@@maryrosed8475 yea serbia is much cheaper than Croatia bcz its not a turist country and their standard is 3 times lower overall
Great video Gabriel... We've passed thru Karlovac a few times, but normally after midnight, going towards Poland... now I plan to stop there and wander around... I thought you were going to Zagreb, but now you are going northwest to Istria... pretty part of the country also, or pretty part of the three countries!
You and the local guys at the end made this video exceptional ! ...that's happened to us a few times in Semun, in Sarajevo, and always in Croatia... whether in the coast or inland.
Stay safe... glad you found something to make this journey more worthwhile... and good advice about certain comments... unfortunately wars are not something people leave behind easily.
Since your next destination is Rijeka maybe you should know that this year Rijeka and Galway (Ireland) are European culture capitals and because of the Covid lockdown many artistic performances were canceled so the period was prolonged until April next year. Maybe you can check out exibitions and instalations in Rijeka while you are there since it quite interesting situation in world history right now.
As a fish fancier I had to search Karlovac aquarium, its a masterpiece very cool displays and architecture.
Greeting from Karlovac I am so proud cuz I am living here❤❤
Nikola Tesla went to high school in Karlovac and was taught by one of the best professors of that time in Europe 🇭🇷 He attended the Imperial and Royal High School (today's Gymnasium Karlovac), where he acquired his first major technical knowledge and was particularly interested in physics.
antonija jelić And Croatian ustashe still killed almost whole of his family, just because they were Serbian Orthodox people as Nikola Tesla was as well. They would kill him as well, if he was not in America.
Nikola Tesla was a 🇷🇸
Nice people, beautiful parks!
Hey buddy. I am a Croatian from Zagreb and I really enjoy your videos. I'm currently in Canada and I miss home a lot, so watching your videos means a lot to me. I am very happy you like Croatia. I also would like to apologize for the behavior of some of my fellow Croatians here. It's a good idea to just ignore those people and keep doing what you doing because there is plenty of us who love your work. Safe travels and živjeli. Take it easy
It was also the Zagreb earthquake this year (on 22th March) with magnitude of 5.5. It even worsened already damaged houses there in Karlovac as it is not far from there, no doubt about that.
The whole huge issue of the war aside I know no other country that has so different looking parts on a relatively small area. The Mediterranean coastline, the central European/Austrian looking central part and the east that is located in the Hungarian plain and has a distinctly Eastern European look. I find it quite amusing to follow you on that trip since many of these areas were part of my very first hitchhiking trip as a teenager in the seventies.
@Aleks Kevyn Eastern Europe can mean seemingly different things. I talk about the"big horizon" feeling of the Slavonian plain. Ever been to Kopacki Rit?
@Aleks Kevyn Certainly a matter of definition. We Austrians love our "Seewinkel" the part of Austria that is the westernmost part of the great Eurasian Steppe and as Un-Austrian as an area can be. A plain alone does not make an Eastern feeling, its the climate, the vegetation, the atmosphere as a whole and Slavonia meets that criteria in my opinion
@Aleks Kevyn middle Balkan? what bro? :D you need to check the map again LOL. Croatia is in the center of Europe, not Balkans. the less educated say it's eastern Europe, but it certainly is not. I do not consider myself to be from the Balkans... it may pass as the very west of Balkans, but middle Balkan? looooool, NO!
@Ssss Ssss no, it's not. croatia is center, south center, ok... you do understand that europe extends to greece and turkey, right?
@Aleks Kevyn so, geographically, you are telling me the balkans extend to croatia, but not hungary? cause by your logic, balkans have a very sharp ending (croatia) with a completely unnatural low angle... yes, ok, sure...
culturally? croatians are illyirans, authentic people of that part of europe, but that culture has been plagued and devastated by the balkaneese, eastern, primitive non-culture and by western so called culture, cause all the colonizers try to spread their "culture". the roman empire and their descendants did all they could to kill of any trace of the REAL, authentic, croatian culture. thats why today, most people dont know shit about it, but just spread nonsense they heard somewhere, from people who are not educated on the subject.
Your videos are always good but the times when you interact with the locals like this are really amazing!
My great grandparents were from Croatia. I was so impressed with how kind these men were…they remind me of the family I miss. God bless them…I hope I can visit Croatia some day. My Grandfather was from Slovenia and I hope I can visit there, too.
I have to watch every new video. I hope you will be able to see a lot more in Croatia. Greetings from Kastav.
(Small town near Rijeka)
Educational, Impartial, Wonderful. Absolutely love your work Gabe. Showing us the world one step at a time. Brilliant
Im from croatia and hearing you say živjeli makes me feel so happy
Amazing to hear you speak with the locals and the learn about the History!
Great video! Great series on Croatia! We've been in Rijeka since Monday and hope we will cross paths and enjoy a cup o' something. Stay safe!
I live in Kaštela, right next to Split. I do like the touristy feel but in the winter I think you can see more of the life of the locals.
But I do recommend that more people should visit the inland. We are way more than sea, and sun, even though that part is great too. Everyone should visit Vukovar and maybe some would learn a thing or two as well.
I like the fact that you went to Karlovac.
Karlovac used to be one very beautiful city back in pre-war time, famous for its parks and balnear rivers, rich industry etc. Was built by the Austro- Hungarians as a strategic military town.
Pity you haven't got to the river Korana for a swim, it's not far from the old star town...that's were you could find all the folks 🏊♂️🎣🚣♂️😎...and some restaurants too.
That white "wall" 9:13 you were talking about....used to be a beautiful fountain with the iron lion heads all around placed in those window like spaces.....water would run out of the lions mouths. Pity they removed them all for no reason really.
Great vlog as always!
post war all of hrvatska is poor
You got a doze of typical Croatian humore from those guys.
Town is empty mostly this period , people are on Adriatic sea now have vacation
Not really.
it was a Sunday - people don't work on Sundays, and it was a important religious holiday that day.
This is my favourite of your Croatia videos thank you so much. I love the old damage and the tourist free scene.
Did anyone noticed how clean city is, i mean streets and all that
Thank you Gabriel for seeling good in everything!
I'm so glad you sat down with those guys and had a drink. That is pure gold. Epitome of travel for me - getting to know the locals
Thank you for posting these videos. I was supposed to go to Croatia this summer until COVID cancelled by plans. Through your videos I am able to have a virtual vacation. Hopefully next summer, I'll have the real thing.
Being from the city myself it's nice to see someone exploring the city through the camera and for the first time... Hope you had a nice stay in Croatia!
Very charming city in beautiful Croatia
So interesting to see some other things too when travelling. I get what you mean and I do this too when travelling. Can be very rewarding. Great video.
Karlovac they make Beer karlovacko don´t they?
Jep
01:49
Yip, the name Karlovacko is just Karlovac declensed in such a way that it means "Of Karlovac/ Belonging to Karlovac."
Similar to somrthing like "Chicagos's (beer)", but it has a slightly different feeling to it.
@@cheesuscheetos4076 ozujsko je bolje
It's so great that someone finds my run-down little city so fascinating. I feel honored that tourists like you decide to look around Karlovac at all.
The building on 13:50 is now owned by the technical school karlovac and is being renovated so that it could be the place where students can learn the practical part of their studies,and also here its tradition to have lunch at noon on a sunday-at home, so thats why you didnt see a lot of people and on sunday most places are indeed closed,hope you enjoyed your stay in Karlovac :)
Love the appreciation for my small town, thank you for documenting it, I hope the stay will follow you as a pleasant memory 😁
thank you for sharing Gabriel. Stay well
HOPE YOU GET TO SEE VUKOVAR. I was there in 2015 after a short trip from Zagreb to Osijek
@Ivan Ivan He can also go and visit some concentration camps NDH some of best execution and torture in the world
@Ivan Ivan Ohh yeah I keep hearing that LOL ((:
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@Ivan Ivan поздрав брате србине
I am so happy you have made this decision. Visiting offside the tourist centers.
It is also very nice to have seen how welcoming the three guys you encountered were actually. This behaviour is quite common and normal in Croatia.
You're a traveller, not a tourist...and I appreciate that very much. I am very much the same anywhere I travel to.
It gives you the best and most authentic experience, even if the places don't seem very interesting, as the hot spots.
I watched all your videos from your travels through Croatia...my "home"...I actually live in Germany.
Save travels.
I stayed in Karlovac in 2022 right on the river. Very beautiful. There was work going on in old town that may have been due to the earthquake in 2020. Very nice people, as in most of Croatia. I plan to go back.
Shame you didn't get to see Karlovac in its full glory. It's usually very lively during summer when there are live acoustic sessions, festivals and a bunch of other manifestations happening all around the town! The Beer Days is a very popular festival Karlovac is the most known for. Hope you'll get a chance to experience it one day!
Another great one Gabriel! Thanks for sharing
I just wanted to say hello from Karlovac! 💙
Hi. :)
@@GabrielTravelerVideosnow I feel homesick pls send me next time some Karlovačko 🍻 by FedEx in Afganistan here I can only drink USA beer. You had open restaurant across bus station in big green skyscraper some 30m away 😉😂
@@CroHOOLIGANs I'll see what I can do!
Another amazing video, many thanks..
Beuatiful town
I love that he just invited you over to hangout. So cool. Faith in humankind restored! 🥰
Awesome stuff! I felt like I was RIGHT THERE with you!
Excellent, Gabriel well done champ awesome stuff keep it up mate.
Love your travel videos because you talk and show where you are.
Like this..
From Indonesia 🇮🇩
You re such a brave soul!!I love your daring sprit!