Walking Through the Streets of Chisinau, Moldova

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  • čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
  • Exploring Chisinau, the capital of the country of Moldova in eastern Europe.
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    Walking Through the Streets of Chisinau, Moldova

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  • @GabrielTravelerVideos
    @GabrielTravelerVideos  Před 5 lety +32

    I showed much more of Chisinau and Moldova in my other videos. To see another side of the country, watch this video in which we drove out of the city to a winery in the countryside with one of the largest wine cellars in the world: czcams.com/video/Zf-EUwOl0UU/video.html

    • @schellie800
      @schellie800 Před 5 lety +2

      Orhei is also nice

    • @arfecydonia.8382
      @arfecydonia.8382 Před 5 lety +1

      If you're still in Chisinau, I can show you the city a little bit more).

    • @GabrielTravelerVideos
      @GabrielTravelerVideos  Před 5 lety +1

      @@arfecydonia.8382 Thanks for the offer. I'm now in Uzbekistan.

    • @diecastmodels4209
      @diecastmodels4209 Před 4 lety

      Interesting Video. But the wine cellar in that video is Cricova is the second biggest wine cellar in the world. The biggest wine cellar in the world in Moldova is Milestii Mici.

    • @mf3721
      @mf3721 Před 4 lety +1

      Homeless Guy at 2:14 says "Any cigarettes?"

  • @alexutzcel
    @alexutzcel Před 5 lety +217

    I see people in the comments giving Gabe a hard time for visiting a less touristy country, but come on! this is what traveling is all about, to see different places, people, customs! and honestly after a while, you get tired of seeing hordes of people, even in the most beautiful of places. Traveling should also be about new and different experiences, not just run of the mill beaches and old city centers.

    • @jacqdanieles
      @jacqdanieles Před 5 lety +11

      @alexandra s - I agree. That is why I wonder why most travel vloggers who I follow never venture into Africa or South America.

    • @margietucker1719
      @margietucker1719 Před 5 lety +15

      I agree! I LOVE seeing the hidden gems....the less common places. I'm very tired of all the usual, touristy places--love to see something different. Even crumbling infrastructure is interesting, and seeing how people live in the "poorer" parts of the world. Yet they are rich in other ways.

    • @EvaOwen
      @EvaOwen Před 5 lety +6

      Exactly! I too enjoy seeing his "off the beaten tracks" trips!

    • @alexysq2660
      @alexysq2660 Před 5 lety +1

      *@alexandra s* ~So very true; and, right you definitely are ({: D ...!

    • @alexysq2660
      @alexysq2660 Před 5 lety +1

      *@alexandra s* ~Hmmmm... : with our two 'screen names' - yours and mine - we should really consider opening some sort of business together, no ({; D ...?!

  • @vaultkeeper2
    @vaultkeeper2 Před 5 lety +47

    Lots of negativity in these comments. Come on! There are tons of videos out there "exploring" places that everyone has seen like Rome, London and Paris. What Gabriel is doing here, is what TRAVELLING is, and not just basic tourism! I visited Moldova last year and I only have great memories from Chisinau, Tighina, Chițcani and Tiraspol, all the people you meet, the culture, everything. It's an incredible experience!

    • @nl2126
      @nl2126 Před 3 lety

      How did you get in Chițcani 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @vaultkeeper2
      @vaultkeeper2 Před 3 lety

      @@nl2126 Hitchhiking

  • @JScot92
    @JScot92 Před 5 lety +85

    Got to say, I don't think it looks that bad (except the underpasses, they're shocking). The streets are wide and spacious, it's clean, lots of the shops and restaurants look quite modern and inviting.

    • @evgenigradinar2731
      @evgenigradinar2731 Před 5 lety +27

      The problem of Chisinau is not the lack of money or insufficient budget. Local authorities are extremely corrupted and don't give a shit. This city needs a good mayor.

    • @dannymo4390
      @dannymo4390 Před 5 lety +1

      Thanx dude!

    • @nl2126
      @nl2126 Před 3 lety

      Nowadays they fixed the lighting out there thanks to youtube publicity of such kind of videos

    • @edelweiss8168
      @edelweiss8168 Před 3 lety +1

      Moldavians have been leaving the country in droves for years. To hear them, it's not a great place to live, for many reasons the quality of life is poor.

  • @loadingoooo208
    @loadingoooo208 Před 5 lety +85

    Wow, this is incredible! I still can't believe you've decided to visit my country. Been watching your travels for a while now and it's kind of unbelievable, how on the background of going through a myriad of civilized and exotic coutries, here you are, eventually in our little "purgatory". I have yet to watch the full video, but I'm already sorry for any inconveniences you've experienced during your stay; infrastructure is really lacking and people can be really aggressive sometimes. Otherwise, I do hope that you take at least a grain of positivity with you from us, when you depart. Pleasant travels!

    • @mumblic
      @mumblic Před 5 lety +4

      Maybe you could give Gabriel some tips. Certain area's he should visit, things to see, to do ... etc.

    • @GabrielTravelerVideos
      @GabrielTravelerVideos  Před 5 lety +12

      I had an awesome day today going on a wine tour with some locals. So I'll be showing a bit more of the country, but it was a short visit so didn't see as much as I would have liked.

    • @alexysq2660
      @alexysq2660 Před 5 lety +6

      *@R3adyPI4y3r1* ~That is so sincerely touching, what you wrote; you certainly are a very good ambassador for Moldova - and, a truly quite lovely person! I actually feel bad for you, and your compatriots, that you should find yourselves living in so apparently 'difficult' a place; hopefully your lives there will start improving greatly, *very* soon ({: D ...!!

    • @s125ish
      @s125ish Před 5 lety +1

      Why would moldovans be aggressive ?

    • @alexysq2660
      @alexysq2660 Před 5 lety +1

      @@s125ish ...uhhh, b/c they're human ({: \ / ({; D ...?!!

  • @travelvideos
    @travelvideos Před 5 lety +27

    Not many tourists go from Monaco to Moldova. That itinerary is not typical.

    • @GabrielTravelerVideos
      @GabrielTravelerVideos  Před 5 lety +3

      Very likely true!

    • @huacamaya119
      @huacamaya119 Před 5 lety +3

      From the richest to one of the poorest. What a constract. Capitalism vs Socialism at it's best!😕

    • @fistandantalasmajere1671
      @fistandantalasmajere1671 Před 5 lety

      i liked the transition. he should go to slovakia/bulgaria then romania/ukraine

    • @GabrielTravelerVideos
      @GabrielTravelerVideos  Před 5 lety

      @@fistandantalasmajere1671 I've been to all of those countries last year, you can find the videos if you search for gabriel traveler and the country in the search box.

    • @TimmmTim
      @TimmmTim Před 3 lety

      Lol ^_^

  • @Erald-jr5dr
    @Erald-jr5dr Před 4 lety +9

    Love Moldova and capital Chisinau
    🖐 from ALBANIA hope to visit oneday respect 🇲🇩🇦🇱

  • @UtsaRoshid
    @UtsaRoshid Před 5 lety +18

    I visited Moldova in June and had a great time

  • @Claudiu_BR
    @Claudiu_BR Před 5 lety +40

    This guy is so inspiring. Keep up the good work Gabriel

  • @Peter-MH
    @Peter-MH Před 5 lety +41

    Ah Bald & Bankrupt! That’s where I’ve seen this place before! Another awesome channel!

  • @jasonsteakums6067
    @jasonsteakums6067 Před 5 lety +22

    Tourists can be annoying but there’s a reason they’re there.. Some people act like they’d be more excited to see him traveling to gas stations in New Jersey

  • @SuperCougar71
    @SuperCougar71 Před 5 lety +4

    i was in Chisinau last month.What a neat place.Super tidy,cheap prices and great looking women everywhere.Friendly people and take a day trip to Transnistria.I totally recommend this place for a visit.I'll be back

    • @andrewedwards4154
      @andrewedwards4154 Před rokem

      You are hallucinating. Or dreaming. Aside from the “good-looking women” nothing else stands as true. Don’t con a conman

  • @elchicharron9503
    @elchicharron9503 Před 5 lety +33

    Way more interesting than those fancy islands and Western European tourist spots.

    • @ericyuan9718
      @ericyuan9718 Před 5 lety +8

      Let's be real, it's boring as fuck that's why nobody goes there. That's why bald and bankrupt made news headlines upon his arrival. Cheap is good, but there's gotta be something interesting. All the other Eastern European countries have something to show, unfortunately Moldova doesn't warrant a trip after watching his videos and bald's.

    • @voxley19
      @voxley19 Před 5 lety +4

      Chisinau has those lovely trolleybuses.

    •  Před 5 lety +2

      Southeastern Europe countries are better

    • @luismarques9280
      @luismarques9280 Před 5 lety

      Nahhhh, every single small village in Portugal loojs nicer...

    • @andrewedwards4154
      @andrewedwards4154 Před rokem

      The only interesting thing there is how poor and outdated the country is. You seem to have your mind drunk by some unfortunate event in Western Europe where the most beautiful places on earth lie.

  • @JDikm
    @JDikm Před 5 lety +22

    Hi Gabriel, the subway is getting renewed due to Bald n Bankrupt video he strongly discussed that issue comparing with Soviet rule.. and it got an article on Moldovan paper . So, the govt started renewal work...
    It seems great that u discussed about your vlogger mate... (Bald)😍

    • @missokishor
      @missokishor Před 5 lety +2

      Moldova Has a New Government now.

    • @Iulius_
      @Iulius_ Před 5 lety +1

      Pasajul filmat de Bald e altul, tot in zona ceia, cu vreo 200 m mai in colo. O să-l renoveze și pe ăla cred 🙂

  • @annettemillette4091
    @annettemillette4091 Před 4 lety +2

    very clean streets

  • @johnleclerc8806
    @johnleclerc8806 Před 5 lety +37

    Looks like a good city to stay in your apartment and get some sleep.

  • @_____J______
    @_____J______ Před 5 lety +69

    6:50 "Не снимай" means "dont film"
    They dont have any right to say that as its allowed to film in public
    But they are local know-nothing dudes and playing tough machos
    Like in jail

    • @Katatonya
      @Katatonya Před 5 lety +2

      Армен Казарян, except he wasn't filming them dickhead

    • @_____J______
      @_____J______ Před 5 lety

      Angry Russian who knows nothing is reported, poniel Fiedia?

    • @viorelbivol9324
      @viorelbivol9324 Před 5 lety +1

      @Армен Казарян В Молдавий ты можешь снимать что и кого угодно на улице и в общественных местах. Конечно что во вход многих таких местах есть значок не снимать, но они нарушают закон и можно отправить жалобу.

    • @thekingmarian5073
      @thekingmarian5073 Před 5 lety

      @Армен Казарян if you do not film someone directly its OK.. I mean.. If you randomly film and there is someone's face in a Bush for example.. you must not censor it 😂😂

    • @antoniovilvares
      @antoniovilvares Před 4 lety

      Da mo pricalit cind o spus asiala ne snimai...iis cam dibili in moldova...dar cum se spune strana ni bez dibilov😁😁

  • @ka_trys47
    @ka_trys47 Před 5 lety +10

    Nu prea sunt locuri in tara nostra frumoase,dar sunt foarte impresionata ca cine face asa video.Sunt mindra de tara mea Moldova

    • @antoniovilvares
      @antoniovilvares Před 4 lety

      Da ii adevarat dar mai sunt si dibili in ea...ai vazut ca vreo doi il strigau din urma sa nu filmeze..cum se spune : nui tara fara dibili asa ca si Moldova nui excludere

  • @bardgj4221
    @bardgj4221 Před 5 lety +10

    I am from Tirana and I see Chisinau optimistically. ! That avenue Gabriel showed to us is the widest ave I have seen in entire world! It needs a makeover but when its done it will exceed Champs Elise in beauty and width. To build such an avenue in Tirana where I live we need the entire state budget of a year for paying for the condemnation of properties, plus two new jails for people opposing taking their properties. On the negative side I did not like the attitude of those dudes against filming. Moldovans should appreciate people visiting their country and spending their money there. But otherwise I appreciate the unedited tour Gabriel gave us! I have heard they have good wines!

  • @catasmusicchannel4919
    @catasmusicchannel4919 Před 5 lety +6

    A little info for ya :D
    The national language is Romanian in Moldova. Not Moldovan.
    Regarding the pronunciation, when speaking in English and/or Romanian, the accent goes on the second syllable of the country's name. So it would be MolDOva.
    The Russian speakers pronounce it the other way, with an accent on the first o of the firt syllable. So it would sound like this: MOldova. Sometimes you might even hear it with an "a" sound in it = MAldova.

    • @Veaceslav-eo2gf
      @Veaceslav-eo2gf Před 2 lety

      The national language is MOLDAVIAN in Moldova.
      GO to school and study more, dear...

    • @catasmusicchannel4919
      @catasmusicchannel4919 Před 2 lety

      @@Veaceslav-eo2gf Excuse me ??? Read the Declaration of Independence you moron !! And the decision of the Constitutional Court !!
      The official National Laguage if Romanian, not the made up piece-of-shit pseudo-language the soviets invented named Moldavian.

    • @andrewedwards4154
      @andrewedwards4154 Před rokem

      How do ya know dat? Wow. Smoking too?

  • @Cowokalim
    @Cowokalim Před 3 lety +1

    There are a lot of changes Moldova has experienced since 2011. From this video, I see so many new buildings and infrastructures ever since. Way to go, Moldovans! I miss Chisinau always!

    • @andrewedwards4154
      @andrewedwards4154 Před rokem

      Yep, lots of changes. All for the worse. Nothing good happened since. It’s still a shithole.

  • @carterscreations5791
    @carterscreations5791 Před 5 lety +4

    Brilliant vid Gabriel. I just love exploring Eastern Europe, especially as at the moment it’s so cheap to travel there and be there. Exploring the culture and environment is massive lesson in itself. Thanks a lot for these vids

  • @ivangeorgiev5132
    @ivangeorgiev5132 Před 5 lety +10

    6:45 These two gopniki should welcome tourist and act far more polite and educated. As for Moldova - been many times there as a tourist- great wine, delicious authentic food, it's cheap and women are pretty. Also the longest winery in the world plus some ppl monestries if you are into that .While in Chisinau -Visit the Cathedral Park and definitely go for a walk on "Eugen Doga" street. You will meet more tourist there. For food - I recommend La Placinte and Andy's Pizza. Enjoy :)

    • @crazyllama6684
      @crazyllama6684 Před 4 lety +1

      "Gopniki" 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @bogdantureac4662
      @bogdantureac4662 Před 4 lety

      Those two are bidlanas who need their teeth massaged

  • @Travel_addict_81
    @Travel_addict_81 Před 5 lety +16

    Haha, Bald and Bankrupt is big now. In Moldova i think they speak Romanian and Russian. On the other side of the border in Romania there an area that is called Moldova. Keep on the good work.👍

    • @samraj3179
      @samraj3179 Před 5 lety +1

      TRAVEL ADDICT 81 Not just big, Bald is very very big now, with over 912K subscribers.

    • @notforkids8222
      @notforkids8222 Před 5 lety +4

      Yeah, u are right. We are Republic of Moldova but also in Romania there is a zone called " Moldova" ( in Romania there is 5 or 6 zones) but some locals and tourists use to say Moldava to both of them. That's why there is this misunderstanding

    • @nl2126
      @nl2126 Před 3 lety

      Yes, we speack both languages and even use a sort of dialect where we use words from both languages. This confuses the romanians to much because they dont know russian. Soviet influence on us can be felt even now, and before i came to Scotland and met here a lot of romanians i didn't knew about such differences between us, now i need to think carefully what i say because others sometimes can't understand me.

  • @better2bkind
    @better2bkind Před 5 lety +6

    Looks like a miserable trip, Gabe. I know you are counting down the minutes til lift-off! Thanks for taking video even though it is a bit awkward.

    • @zorin40
      @zorin40 Před 5 lety +1

      sounds like you transferring yourself to him!

  • @vincents5869
    @vincents5869 Před 5 lety +8

    Looks a lot more interesting than the endless horizontal suburbia ugliness in Southwest US, talking about drabness.

  • @TheNinjaMarmot
    @TheNinjaMarmot Před 5 lety +37

    maybe see some supermarkets and prices for typical items?
    trip on bus public transport?

    • @_____J______
      @_____J______ Před 5 lety +3

      Marshrutky, or fixed-route minivans (also known by their Romanian name, maxitaxis), follow the same routes as the buses and are quicker.
      Within cities, public transport costs 2 lei, while marshrutky cost 3 lei

    • @Roman-ef9gq
      @Roman-ef9gq Před 5 lety +2

      2 lei equal 11 cents

    • @GabrielTravelerVideos
      @GabrielTravelerVideos  Před 5 lety +5

      Good idea. Next time I go back I'll plan to make a "How expensive" video for Moldova.

    • @negrumaxim6629
      @negrumaxim6629 Před 5 lety +2

      J actually, buses cost 3 lei

  • @Metsada007
    @Metsada007 Před 5 lety +48

    From what we have seen in the video, unfortunately I can't say that I'm impressed with Chisinau.

    • @jacqdanieles
      @jacqdanieles Před 5 lety +11

      @Metsada007 - I also saw Bald & Bankrupts video of Moldova & I concluded that I have no desire to go there.

    • @Roman-ef9gq
      @Roman-ef9gq Před 5 lety +9

      Unfortunately. We have beautiful places

    • @Metsada007
      @Metsada007 Před 5 lety +3

      @@Roman-ef9gq - Sorry, I didn't mean to offend, I'm sure there are beautiful places in your country. I was just talking about this video. I don't know anything about Moldova...

    • @Roman-ef9gq
      @Roman-ef9gq Před 5 lety +3

      @@Metsada007 Not a problem, ok)

    • @Metsada007
      @Metsada007 Před 5 lety +2

      @Ed Peters - ok ok, I sincerely apologize to all who were offended :)

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican Před 5 lety +11

    Chisinau's seen better days

  • @schellie800
    @schellie800 Před 5 lety +6

    I was there 3 weeks in may and gonna go in september again for 3 weeks :)

  • @DelToro7
    @DelToro7 Před 4 lety +4

    9:25 "my neck my back my..." what's the other lyric buddy? I think you accidentally cut it out :D

  • @LPVit
    @LPVit Před 5 lety +22

    It's MoldOva, in any language! :)
    and you can film as much as you want, there are morons anywhere don't listen to them, it doesn't mean filming is forbidden

    • @AndrewFitz1983
      @AndrewFitz1983 Před 5 lety +3

      No, it's not. When you're speaking Italian you say Moldavia, the same in Russian.

    • @Lamesoeder
      @Lamesoeder Před 4 lety +1

      Like Andrew Fitz said, it's not. In german it is Moldawien or Moldau. In french it is called Moldavie, and in spanish Moldavia.

    • @LPVit
      @LPVit Před 4 lety

      Can't say anything about Spanish and German, but I know for certain that Moldova in Russian is often used and it's not a mistake. French you say Moldavie? In my passport it says Republica Moldova/ Republic of Moldova/Republique de Moldova.
      All the confusion comes from the difference between the Principality of Moldavia which is a historical region that includes modern Moldova and a part of Romania (except Transylvania and Wallachia) and can only be "traced" in translations because in Romanian language both halves of that principality are referred to as Moldova, in English the historical region is referred to as Moldavia and the country is called Moldova. So I guess whenever you're using anything with an 'a' instead of the 'o', it probably originates from the reference to the historical principality.

    • @Lamesoeder
      @Lamesoeder Před 4 lety +1

      @@LPVit And as we speak of Russia (Россия) the russian Wikipedia article is named Молдавия, which means Moldawia. But it says, that Респу́блика Молдо́ва is also common, which means Respublica Moldova.

  • @thefoodyoumaylike1293
    @thefoodyoumaylike1293 Před 5 lety +6

    Me too walking along with you by watching your videos !

  • @marafarnham595
    @marafarnham595 Před 5 lety +4

    Love the intro Gabriel 😊❤☁️ you need a pen light when you go into places like that Gabriel 😂 thank you for the tour of Moldova! Hope to see more! Stay safe!

  • @pasqualeabarno
    @pasqualeabarno Před 5 lety +8

    Ciao... Gabriel....very good reportage... Marvelous video... Mille Grazie ♥️

  • @chrisroberts4u
    @chrisroberts4u Před 5 lety +2

    I understand you are a little apprehensive. Be bold and strong. You won't get bothered by a holes. All the best on your visits x

  • @crazyllama6684
    @crazyllama6684 Před 5 lety +4

    Well you should go to valea morilor its a huge park there and also you can go to the river Nistru and if you want you can make a trip with a ship there its actually the bigest one in Moldova its really good there

  • @FATHOLLYWOODB123
    @FATHOLLYWOODB123 Před 3 lety +1

    Moldova is interesting to me, because more than any other post-Soviet state, they seem to have retained most of the Soviet character, the architecture is beautiful!

  • @psy-lion
    @psy-lion Před 5 lety +6

    Theres always some russian dude asking for a cigarette

  • @jemaintiendrai7301
    @jemaintiendrai7301 Před 5 lety +4

    Keep doing your thing! I think it’s really cool to see countries like this.

    • @alexysq2660
      @alexysq2660 Před 5 lety +1

      *@JE MAINTIENDRAI* ~Bah, oui: j'suis bien d'accord, moi! Je crois que - ces endroits pareil - c'est en vrai eux ce que fassent vraiment les chouettes destinations alternatives, cool et archi-interessantes - grave mieux que des plus "bien typiques", hein...?!

    • @jemaintiendrai7301
      @jemaintiendrai7301 Před 5 lety +2

      alexys q exactement, vous l'obtenez!

    • @alexysq2660
      @alexysq2660 Před 5 lety +1

      @@jemaintiendrai7301 ... ({: D /

  • @blueberry-pd5xj
    @blueberry-pd5xj Před 5 lety +7

    The city does look a bit dreary , I'm sure outside the city is much nicer.

    • @libbyjones552
      @libbyjones552 Před 5 lety +2

      Nope it looks dreary too, but that's the beauty of it. It's different in a good way. I haven't seen a place in the world that's ugly..😀

  • @chapmns0
    @chapmns0 Před 5 lety +4

    thank you for mixing it up with the non-touristy location

  • @costitravel
    @costitravel Před 5 lety +2

    Welcome to our brothers across the river Prut ! 👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @GaryMoon304
    @GaryMoon304 Před 5 lety +4

    I saw my home❤️❤️

  • @ageoflove1980
    @ageoflove1980 Před 5 lety +11

    Cool vid! To be honest, the city doesnt look that bad. Also seen the Bald & Bankrupt video but I think he showed the worst parts of the city on purpose to make it more interesting perhaps. This video seem to give a more honest impression, the good and the bad so to speak.

    • @nl2126
      @nl2126 Před 3 lety

      Actually that guy made something good by showing the bad, city leadears got so scared that they started to rebuild the subways and make some changes to good

  • @user-zf8rk1pc4w
    @user-zf8rk1pc4w Před 5 lety +11

    Go to odessa Ukrain.......very beutiful......and we need youre videos there 😁

  • @letsexploreandtravelonadis6424

    I very much enjoy seeing a less traveled country and seeing the normal streets.

  • @GingerNights
    @GingerNights Před 5 lety +3

    Hey Gabriel, I know you don’t get a lot of editing time but when you get some down time it would be awesome if you made some graphic of the world with all the areas you’ve been shaded in. Add whatever elements you want of areas you’d like to explore or go back to. ✌️ Enjoy yr adventures.

  • @desireealicea
    @desireealicea Před 4 lety

    Gabe, I admire your instinct for alternatives and common sense and patience when things end up not working properly or going right the first time, like checking into your room and your cell service not working. Man, my initial instinct is to panic immediately, like when my phone service ended up not working when I visited Europe last year, or the one time I was in Rome and an ATM machine ate my debit card. Next time I'm traveling I'll try to stay calm, cool and collective as you do, and accept things that aren't under my control. 👍

  • @Nubianette
    @Nubianette Před 5 lety +1

    I’ve only seen a couple of videos from Moldova, and the countryside is more picturesque. This is a place where hitting up the one tourist office would be a good idea. They set up tours. Apparently, there’s tasty wine there. Still, I find your free form roaming around to be interesting and useful.

  • @rovemonteux
    @rovemonteux Před 5 lety +3

    It looks like normal Eastern Europe to me. And I live in central/eastern Europe.

    • @KEITGAMER
      @KEITGAMER Před 5 lety

      Are you from Slovakia or the Czech Republic?

    • @rovemonteux
      @rovemonteux Před 5 lety

      @@KEITGAMER Living in east Czech Republic, yes, not far from Slovakia.

  • @sergiumargineanu4400
    @sergiumargineanu4400 Před 5 lety +13

    Welcome in Moldova!Hope I ll meet you on the streets :)

    • @alexysq2660
      @alexysq2660 Před 5 lety +1

      ~Oh, dear: that, somehow, sounds almost threateningly 'ominous' ({: \ ; although hopefully, that's anything BUT how you'd *actually* meant - and, intended - it ({; D ...!!

    • @andrewedwards4154
      @andrewedwards4154 Před rokem

      With a bat in my hand and a couple pipes down my trousers pockets. And a fist waving …

  • @bogdangolban2855
    @bogdangolban2855 Před 5 lety +2

    I am from Moldova🇲🇩

  • @nospringchicken2211
    @nospringchicken2211 Před 5 lety +6

    Seems like a nice place to get some editing done.

  • @Dovndyr13
    @Dovndyr13 Před 5 lety +3

    Went last year to Chisinau. Hotels are a bit pricy compared to the country's economy, but all in all I liked the moldovans better than the their brother to the west. Friendly people. And Gabriel if you miss tourists go to the railway station at 4.30 pm. Several of them go with the night train to Bucharest to experience the boogies getting exchanged. If you like communist buildings go to the zoo, in that area you find the gateway in to the city. One of those places you often see on pictures from Chisinau (citybusses are easy to navigate and there is a ticket seller on board)

  • @GingerNights
    @GingerNights Před 5 lety +4

    Thank you so much for the pronunciation clarification!! ✌️

  • @jonpetter8921
    @jonpetter8921 Před 5 lety +9

    Probably has better public transportation than the US.

  • @abdullahhakan1
    @abdullahhakan1 Před 4 lety

    Turkey's cities used to have Magirus public buses in their vaults which are owned by Hungarian company in Budapest and had used those communist buses for 30 years time until Mercedes, Dutch public buses have been in use after those companies have opened up their factories in Ankara, Aksaray cities of Turkey. Also 1950s large American cars were in use for bus purposes, shared transportation among districts of Istanbul, Izmir, Ankara until 1990s and then taxis and dolmus have been widely used by turks.

  • @kum_1_2_3...9
    @kum_1_2_3...9 Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks ☺️

  • @Bruno-kt9xf
    @Bruno-kt9xf Před 5 lety +10

    Doesn't seem like a very friendly place to visit. They should welcome tourist and cameras to bring in some dollars to fix the place up. Your going to spend five days there ? I think we may have seen all the hot spots.

    • @vaultkeeper2
      @vaultkeeper2 Před 5 lety +3

      I have been to Moldova and there are actually some things to see and do. Right outside Chisinau there are 2 very impressive wineries you can visit, one of them has the largest wine cellar in the world by Guinness World Records. And there is the unrecognized country also, Transnistria, a pro-Russian de facto country established in the 1990's that is outside Moldovan Government control, interesting place for sure that I spent 3 days in.

    • @psy-lion
      @psy-lion Před 5 lety +3

      Its just sad. Very sad. The nasty smell of corruption and careless politicians is everywhere. You can see that people crave for change but the society is probably so divided that any progress would happen in a speed of a turtle.

  • @cute.beluga4261
    @cute.beluga4261 Před 5 lety

    Hi Gabriel.Im Moldavian ,living in Chisinau...Thank you for visiting ...Hope to see you soon...We do have lots of beautiful places outside Chisinau...

    • @GabrielTravelerVideos
      @GabrielTravelerVideos  Před 5 lety +1

      I plan to go back to Moldova again sometime and see more of the country. :)

  • @walbrzych9975
    @walbrzych9975 Před 5 lety +6

    Moldova probably is nicer out in the countryside.

  • @Watfordfc2030
    @Watfordfc2030 Před 5 lety +3

    This is exactly what traveling is and should be about . Get off the touristy fake places and visit the real places in this world , great videos and so inspiring 👍

  • @jillyarley2022
    @jillyarley2022 Před 5 lety +2

    What made you choose Moldova?????
    It's certainly "different"..
    The comment about lack of tourists ..the filming speaks volumes as to why it lacks tourists....

  • @theonewhowrotethiscomment

    4:16 I almost got mugged there once, and I am from Moldova.
    It was easter Sunday, I was walking home from the city center, went to cross the road through the passage, looked across the street and a thug-like dude jumped off his seat and ran inside the tunnel as soon as I set foot on the first stair of the many stairs leading inside the tunnel.
    Glad I broke the law and crossed the street illegally.

  • @sergeshoemaker5218
    @sergeshoemaker5218 Před 3 lety

    Hey Gabriel recently I've visited the Northern California mountains like Shasta etc
    Me being a Moldovan I should say that you got lucky to be born and raised out there

  • @emmawork5624
    @emmawork5624 Před 3 lety

    If you say it in native language the accent goes on first O and if you pronounce it in a different language, the accent goes on second O. Hope that makes sense

  • @lisatugulea6550
    @lisatugulea6550 Před 5 lety

    I've been going to Moldova (from Ireland) pretty much every year for the last 14 years and lived there for about 18 months. There are always people from the states there my kids love it when they hear people speaking English as its not very common at all.

  • @DannyK1992
    @DannyK1992 Před 5 lety +1

    11:43 Yup, they got Samsung Galaxy Note 10/10+ ads everywhere as well

    • @Worldofourown2024
      @Worldofourown2024 Před 5 lety

      Along with short term loan shops to string debt slaves along. The financial elites throw all this in the face of poor folks under the false guise of free market capitalism and democracy when it's just plutocracy only freeing themselves at the great expense of the majority. This same sort of nonsense goes on around the world every day now.

    • @DannyK1992
      @DannyK1992 Před 5 lety +1

      @@Worldofourown2024 I'm actually Pro free market and I abhor Marxists / Socialists but meh

    • @Worldofourown2024
      @Worldofourown2024 Před 5 lety +1

      @@DannyK1992 If only we had actual free market economy favoring small business and individuals to thrive instead of corporate monopoly and debt based economics. Socialism also fails for the corrupt greedy upper crust free themselves anyhow at the great expense of the majority as happened in Venezuela as well.

  • @georgewalker
    @georgewalker Před 3 lety

    It's a wonderful my friend

  • @Traders_Paradigm
    @Traders_Paradigm Před 5 lety +1

    Gebriel, you walked the Camino De Santiago yet? I've done it before, and was one of the best experiences of my life. You should try it if you haven't!

  • @lthiem101
    @lthiem101 Před 3 lety +1

    Older people speak Russian. I used Google translator to communicate with them when I traveled in Latvia and Lithuania.

  • @danielstar958
    @danielstar958 Před 5 lety +2

    Hi Gabriel, greetings and welcome to Moldova from a fellow Moldovan, you need to know that Moldova is a very close minded country and a very few of its people know whats normal and whats not, Dont go to Ciocana on street Maria Dragan because if you encounter one of the ”veterans” from there you might go back home with a few scars, if you want to make a joke for the fellow Moldovans here go to Briceni, there is a meme going on about a dumb lady on a TV show saying she got to work after the border in Briceni, fun fact Briceni is in Moldova. the Curchi Monastery is very beautyfull, go to Orheiul Vechi, Old Orhei, it is an old monastery inside a mountain, and a new one is on top of it, also the sights of Moldova are very nice, Dont swim in river Nistru, you dont want to get all the skin sickness from this planet.

  • @travellover8509
    @travellover8509 Před 5 lety +5

    Go to Poland please, I recommend Gdańsk, Wrocław, Kraków and Warsaw

  • @terminator7584
    @terminator7584 Před 5 lety +3

    OMG you are in my country!!! I highly recommend you to go to the old orhei it's like a mini canyon with a river and a monastery there are some cool small caves but I don't think you can go inside them there are more interesting places in Moldova not only Chisinau, Chisinau is kinda boring and it's not a touristic place so you can explore outside the city

    • @GabrielTravelerVideos
      @GabrielTravelerVideos  Před 5 lety +3

      Great, thanks for the tip. I probably won't make it there this trip because I have limited time, but I want to come back again sometime to see more of the country.

  • @TheMadarauchiha101
    @TheMadarauchiha101 Před 5 lety +1

    Keep on keeping on Gabe! Just got back from a month trip to Morocco (I’m from there) and you’ve already made me feel like booking the next trip! Thanks for all the videos

    • @GabrielTravelerVideos
      @GabrielTravelerVideos  Před 5 lety

      Right on, I hope you had a great time in Morocco. It's a country I want to go back to sometime soon.

  • @LotsofJourneys
    @LotsofJourneys Před 4 lety

    I've been to Moldova. It's a wonderful country.

    • @andrewedwards4154
      @andrewedwards4154 Před rokem

      Very. Lots of wonders there. Wonders you will not see in other countries: poverty, corruption, crime and outdated everything. The only thing “wonderful” there is the money that nobody has.

  • @BIRMZE
    @BIRMZE Před 5 lety +4

    What's the price of lager there for a pint?

    • @vaultkeeper2
      @vaultkeeper2 Před 5 lety +2

      I was there last year and a pint of lager was often less than 1 euro, super cheap really.

    • @BIRMZE
      @BIRMZE Před 5 lety +2

      ​@@vaultkeeper2 Thanks for answering I appreciate it. Wow thats good value, I need to visit there then :D

  • @lucaudrea170
    @lucaudrea170 Před 5 lety

    Country next door from Romania, basically our brothers, inexpensive flight(and also everything else), yet I don’t know a single person that has been

  • @karmathegiant
    @karmathegiant Před 5 lety +1

    Looks like the cities streets have been recently redone with paving bricks. Nice wide sidewalks.

  • @wanderingspirit7021
    @wanderingspirit7021 Před 5 lety +4

    Great vid Gabe. Hopefully you can hook up
    with BaldandBankrupt one day. That would
    make for an epic vid.

  • @Gabrielafitnessmudrayoga
    @Gabrielafitnessmudrayoga Před 5 lety +1

    3.4K views in 3 hours! What an interesting country you are visiting!

  • @nicub
    @nicub Před 5 lety

    Gabriel, thanks for visiting our country, and please accept our apologize for the rude people that asked you to stop filming. We are not all like them.

  • @alenkahren4476
    @alenkahren4476 Před 5 lety

    Dear Gabe, come and visit Slovenia, is between Italy and Austria, the capital is Ljubljana. It’s really a beautiful small country, you’ll love it!

    • @GabrielTravelerVideos
      @GabrielTravelerVideos  Před 5 lety

      I was there a couple years ago: czcams.com/video/5ILl6lF_g9g/video.html

    • @alenkahren4476
      @alenkahren4476 Před 5 lety

      Gabriel Traveler
      I’m so glad you liked Slovenia so much. 🤗

  • @rj-my7zp
    @rj-my7zp Před 4 lety +2

    ukraine,moldova,romania.
    I want to retire in this farm/family friendly lifestyle.
    the food and wine are the greatest.........

  • @stankormy5717
    @stankormy5717 Před 5 lety +7

    Moldova has some potential!

    • @andrewedwards4154
      @andrewedwards4154 Před rokem

      Lots of it. So much in fact that people don’t know where to hide the sacks of money and the government just gives a lot of it away. And there is prosperity everywhere. I think you like most commenters here smoke weed.

  • @courtheath5138
    @courtheath5138 Před 2 lety

    Looks almost the same when I was there in 1992. I do not see the military pulling over foreign guests.

  • @EvaOwen
    @EvaOwen Před 5 lety

    I usually travel with a mini flashlight which would be useful for those dark underpasses. You could probably install a flashlight app on your smartphone.

    • @GabrielTravelerVideos
      @GabrielTravelerVideos  Před 5 lety +1

      Yes there's a flashlight on my phone as well, wasn't quite to the point where I needed it.

  • @vhinsagcal207
    @vhinsagcal207 Před 4 lety +1

    A blessed good day sir Gabriel thank u for your nice walk around tour in a beautiful place of streets of Moldova keep safe take care and Godbless u from your solid fan viewer from the philippines sir vhin 🇵🇭
    👋👏👏👏🙏🙏🙂🙂🙏

  • @user-er1dc1ww3l
    @user-er1dc1ww3l Před 5 lety +1

    What a nice country

  • @reaper4653
    @reaper4653 Před 5 lety +2

    Clicked to see Wolverine, stayed to see my City :)

  • @dr.ianamalasevskaia7707

    MoldOva, is correct.Thank you. Eah small but not ugly city, the buildings keep memory of URSS,contry is green , clean, with European notes and URSS notes

  • @divinevalentine1586
    @divinevalentine1586 Před 5 lety

    Tnx for promoting our tourism industry ❤️🖤
    You're welcome anytime here!

  • @emilybarrance6460
    @emilybarrance6460 Před 5 lety +1

    The vehicle noise there is horrendous. Staying at that hotel must have been like living right next to a race circuit. Was it actually possible to get any sleep overnight...?

    • @GabrielTravelerVideos
      @GabrielTravelerVideos  Před 5 lety +3

      Actually it's nice and quiet in my room. Up on a high floor and soundproof windows.

  • @elizastruik5691
    @elizastruik5691 Před 5 lety +4

    Nice video, if you are in Moldova i recommend to go on a tour to Tiraspol Transnistria!

  • @seniorpinayinSweden
    @seniorpinayinSweden Před 5 lety

    Thank you Gabriel.
    Looking forward to see more places you visited.

  • @flashgordon8792
    @flashgordon8792 Před 5 lety

    I respect Gabe for wanting to visit some different kinds of places, but at the same time there's a reason the touristy places are touristy: There's usually interesting things to see and the locals are generally friendly and accommodating. Moldova maybe not so much.

  • @mrjohn.whereyoufrom
    @mrjohn.whereyoufrom Před 5 lety

    Look forward to new videos. My favourite one is still of the Himalayas where you had to wait for the donkey to cross the bridge “you’re holding up the line there buddy” Makes me smile every time I watch that scene 🙂

    • @GabrielTravelerVideos
      @GabrielTravelerVideos  Před 5 lety +1

      Haha, cool. Yeah that was the Langtang trek. I'd love to do that one again.

  • @jimmyjimmy2075
    @jimmyjimmy2075 Před 5 lety +2

    Love your videos keep on 🔥 rockin...

  • @xddrfg4605
    @xddrfg4605 Před 5 lety

    Ahh my neck and my back lol song like 15 years old.