THE CRAZIEST PLACE ON EARTH | Is This Even Real?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- A day of exploring the strange and beautiful cave cities of Cappadocia, Turkey.
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"An Ancient Dome" by Trabant 33
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THE CRAZIEST PLACE ON EARTH | Is This Even Real?
This video is what makes Gabriel the man. Taking us on the journey, not having himself on camera the whole time, seeing off the beaten path areas. Great stuff mate.
I'm pretty sure that you're the only one that brings this kind of content for us on the entire internet. Thank you so much Gabriel! Amazing as always!
It's sad there has been so much vandalism and wonton destruction of the images. Obviously time has been a factor but stupidity appears to be the main problem. Great travel video, well off the beaten track.
There’s is some vandalism. But in the video at 40:05 you’ll see chips of paint off of there faces and hands in the church. Well the people believe back then that if they chipped off the eyes of the people painted on the walls and they mixed that paint in water and drank it that they would be healed of there own problems. If they had allergy problems they’d chipped the nose off and mix it in water and drink it. That goes for any body part. I just got back from a week long tour over there and we had a Professor at the University of Cappadocia with us telling us all of this stuff. So it really helps to know all the facts when it comes to these old churches. Such a mind blowing place for sure!!
@@robertm9490 nice info that we can't get just by surfing the internet! thanks!
@@ilhamwicaksono5802 , absolutely. It’s my pleasure. I really love the history of that area. It goes back so far. And I think it’s also crazy to think about how they used to believe in things. Like actually drinking paint chips to heal your body. You know? It’s amazing history!
@@robertm9490 The damages in the eyes and face are from recent years from Turkish because they were afraid of the Orthodox Saints.Orthodox people didn't drink anything back then lol! I can't believe that they teach this to students in university What a propaganda it's a shame!!
@@ilhamwicaksono5802 The damages in the eyes and face are from recent years from Turkish because they were afraid of the Orthodox Saints.Orthodox people didn't drink anything back then lol! I can't believe that they teach this to students in university What a propaganda it's a shame!!
Heard the news about an earthquake in Turkey.... Glad you are ok Gabe, Stay Safe ❤❤❤
Yeah I'm all good, thanks Suru.
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one of the best videos ever on your channel!!
Your videos help peoples to avoid the stress.
Planning my wife's 40th birthday in Cappadocia in May and can't wait to check out this incredible place! Let's hope Covid permits 🙏. Good to hear you are doing well and 🙏 to all affected by the earthquake.
This is probably the best video you've made!
The caves are phenomenal
Great video, Gabe. My wife and I are heading to Greece and Turkey next month but I dont think we will make it to Capadocia this trip. Looks fantastic.
I'm glad you're safe from the earthquake, Gabe. Fantastic video of Cappadocia. Seems like a super interesting place! :)
I thought about you when you were in that area of Izmir and so thankful that you left in plenty of time and that you're safe! Your in my favorite region of Turkey! ❤ Cappadocia for all it's beauty n the sunsets are phenomenal! Thank you for taking me back there Gabriel , another fantastic video. Stay safe my friend.✌
Cappadocia and Iceland are the 2 most amazing places I've ever seen 😍
Great to hear your OK Gabe .... we were all worried about you !! Thankyou Sir !!! Stay Safe !
Gabriel, Thank you for always stopping by the draw attention to , or explore the churches. The colors of the frescoes are still vivid after all this time . Sorry to see graffiti scratched across the frescoes . Very good music choices . Thank you fir sharing. I plan to show this video to the two granddaughter who I have been home schooling since they were three. They are now 7 and 12.
My God, that was incredible exploring! Surrealistic views and scenery! The music was well chosen! I admire such content. Great job. Thumbs up.
Wow! what an amazing place!
Great to see you back in Cappadocia, such a great place to rent a car and explore. Stay safe Gabe; wish I was back there. I need to do a balloon ride
Glad you're ok. Like many you were the first person I thought of when I heard about the earthquake. Sad for the lives lost. Safe travels Gabriel
Another classic tripping with Gabriel. Travel onward !!!
That is the most beautiful scenery, thank you, can't wait to visit.
So glad you're ok. Happy travelling!!
So amazing. Can't wait to visit in the future!
After hearing about earthquake the first thing came to my mind was you Gabriel, please keep safe, take care.🤲🙏🧿 all the way from Canada
Certainly sold Turkey to me.....most definitely an "influencer"
What a totally amazing place a glimpse into various eras, a glimpse into Turkey's social history....
Beautiful. Thank you.
I love it when you take us exploring you really take us exploring. Great!!
Awesome stuff, feel I get to know the world better though your videos, greetings from Brazil
Thanks (as always) - said before, but love just driving/walking around with your comments😃
Glad you’re safe Gabriel. Another fantastic vlog...thank you...
Glad you are safe & making more videos for all to see!
Glad to hear you're OK, I thought of you and Aaron Abroad who is also in the country, but thankfully you're both safe.
Great video, Gabe. And glad to know you're safe.
What a beautiful video, one of your best i think and that's saying something!! Thanks for sharing and blessed travels Gabriel
Carfull when you turned the camera upside down everything fell out of my pockets. Lol.
Great video
"Keepemcoming"
Gabe, thanks for your extraordinary posting. So much history I just learnt from your unparalleled video. Good work! Bro.
Great, glad you enjoyed it.
Never disappoints, excellent as always.
Gabe you rock man, that's some quality content, best youtuber ever!
Funny moment at 17:51. You say "United States" the guy thought you said: "Yunan" (Greek). By the way so happy you are in Cappadocia. I am 100% Cappadocian, both my parents are from Guzelyurt, a beautiful small village near Goreme. Sadly they had to move to Greece during the exchange. We live in Creta. Many muslim Cretans went to Cappadocia. We took their houses and they took ours. Crazy!
Guzelyurt is on my list to visit. I saw the name of the town on a road sign and was intrigued by the name, checked it out online and it looks cool. Hopefully I'll get the chance to drive over there one of these days.
Gabriel Traveler if you drive over there try to visit the church of Sant Gregorius, now it's a mosque, I hope they let you go in.
Way back in 1988 I was told I was one of the first to travel throughout eastern Turkey. It had been under marshal law for the century before. In eastern Turkey they thought I was the strangest thing as they had never seen a westerner. Turkey is amazing!
Good luck over there, stay safe.
So glad to hear you're safe. Your adventures and determination to continue your career have been a welcome distraction and encouragement to me for many months during this shut down. Keep up the curiosity and unvarnished descriptions that are so refreshing and honest. Wishing you the very best always from Burbank, California
We will enjoyyyy thank you for sharing this with us
such a amazing place. Thank you for this adventure.
Ciao.. Gabriel.. Bellissimo... Many thanks for this amazing video... Take care of yourself and stay safe... Good to hear you are OK.. 👍🍀
Many of the abandoned places were probably in war zones. Turkey also has many ancient underground tunnels.
Turkey is so amazing 😍
Best video thumbnail ever!!
Sweet.
Gabriel, You have brought history and geography to life with this , older videos . If you ever decide to put on DVDs to sell , I’ll try my best to be one of the first in line . You do amazing work . To think that you started your profession at the age of 17, is absolutely a wonderful thing . You are actually self taught , correct ? I put you one of the best . Thank you for sharing all the experiences it took to make these great videos . The Cappadocia series is great in my opinion . I enjoy your channel from SE GA , USA ❣️
I went there in winter, when it's covered in snow. I think it's worth seeing in both seasons.
*We are glad you are safe... We are waiting for your more incoming vlogs. Stay safe and sound.*
I was thinking about you Gabriel when I read the news about the earthquake I’m glad nothing happened to you. What will I do without your TH-cam channel.
The graffiti is just horrible but the history just once again blows me away. Thank you for yet another awesome video
Glad you're ok gabe. Was thinking about you when the news broke out yesterday
Hope your safe just heard last night about the earthquake take care 😊👍
31:35. Perfect video for Halloween with that spooky secret tunnel!
The title and that intro description makes me want to go there already.
We appreciate Gabriel! You introduce Turkey very well! I have been in USA before and realized nobody knows Turkey! When I see comments from North America I feel happy :) Many Thanks ♥
That view from your room is priceless those balloons makes it beautiful
For those who wish to take the hot air balloon in the future visit, take it as soon as you arrive, it starts at 5am pick up at hotel. All hot air balloon were cancelled the day after I took mine & the next 3 days due to high wind. Turkey make of of the safety, so that's a good thing, but many tourist came but missed the chance and had to leave due to other schedules. I was so lucky I took it & it's magical view was so worth it, I just wish the people in my basket stop talking the whole time.
I was in Cappadocia last July, and also been to Bryce Canyon this August. Both are geological wonders, but I think Cappadocia is more magical, grand due to it's size and the ancient history which makes it more grander. I wish I have time to check out more of the cave churches, we did some hiking near the Pigeon Valley. If you have time, just drive a little outside of Cappadocia, Avanos is where all the locals live, it has a river with Gondola and willow trees, swans, ducks, it's charming. The locals outside of Istanbul are so friendly and helpful.
@@angelg.8462 it's easy, your pick up is usually around 5am, maybe just enough time for a coffee before departure. The driver will take all the guest to the balloon site just before sunrise. Some tour include breakfast e.g. coffee, Turkish pastry on a table next to the balloon, some don't due to pricing on the package, so a chance to quickly snack while they blow up the balloon. I was busy taking the best pic :)
You will be too excited to think about bathroom from the air, busy taking pic that the 1 hour air time just fly by. After the balloon landed gently on a truck bed, they will serve a champagne, take pic and drive everyone back to hotel for proper breakfast by 8am. The price varies, more air time means higher price, but most last for 1 hour for sunrise. A travel agent told me that in December, they might be able to have flights in the afternoon depending on the wind. Sunrise is the best experience.
Fascinating Gabriel, maybe one of your best, thanks for taking us along......good choice of music too
Glad you escaped catastrophe, bud. Take it easy.
Cool man, thanks.
Love your videos. You to places I will never be able to....Thanks for your videos and I am glad you are ok and we’re not affected by the earthquake. Take care....
I was thinking about you when earthquake hit thank god you're safe. Keep enjoying your beers and your dips in the ocean !!
This was incredible! Can’t believe these historical sites are just left like that and not protected and maintained. But on the other hand it makes these sites to be more authentic being left as they are. It almost felt that you have just discovered these caves and it felt more exciting than when the sites are turned into a museum and there are hordes of tourists visiting. Those manicured historical sites seem more distant and you cannot feel how it really was back at that time. On the contrary those cave houses and churches that you just showed us feel so real and I can imagine what the life could be in those settlements. Thank you Gabe for being so brave and going off the beaten tourist sites to show us these incredible and authentic parts of history.
Hi Gabriel, It never gets tiring of visiting a very incredibly beautiful place that you been to a number of times like the Greek Islands very unforgettable.
I agree my friend
Wild to see it.tks
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Great Video Gabriel*, My Wife's Daughter had visited Turkey a Couple of years ago-to visit family on her Father's side (Kurdish), and the area that they lived was surrounded by desert and caves. I shared this video with her. It is amazing how these people carved their homes/societies out of the rocks/mountains. Thanks again for Your great content. I see Your subscription number rising rapidly- Best wishes with Your channel *
Simply Magical unbelievable.......Thank You so much Gabriel
Thank you for sharing images of a fascinating part of the world. If lock down ever ends in the UK I'll be heading in this direction.
Amazing travel...grow this channel, you deserve it.🌺🌴
You live every day what most who can will attempt once or twice in a a lifetime for a couple weeks. Spectacular!
Simply amazing 😮✌️
Hi Gabriel, this is perfect work, very nice video. Thank you, love and peace from Slovakia.
This place is crazy spectacular! Definitely one I want to visit and vlog in! #DCTraveler
So great to see you there again! I think you need to buy property there! It is so unique and mystical. I pray Turkey and Greece dont get into too much of a squabble...but its looking like tension is high for the first time in a long while. Ashame. My friend in Cyprus isnt too happy about war in that area- no one should be- lets hope they see thatvconflict in that region would hurt everyone...and probably suck many other countries into it. The trend is concerning...i know everyones focused on ukraine...but. Hope im wrong. Salute Capitan!
Thanks for another adventure, love seeing all the cave, do you have any idea how old the building are?
Just the history of the area is really something,
Thanks for sharing great pictures of the land👍❤️😊🇺🇸🙏
good one. Never went there so I get to see it through you.
If I see these videos 💯 times it won’t be enough. Thanks to Gabriel a lot.
If you ever get the chance or are close by, go to the city (town) of Silifke and visit the (Basilica) Church Cave of Saint Thecla (Ayatecla). It was one of the most visited sites in Christendom. The Crusades (especially the Third Crusade - Richard the Lion-Heart) stopped by this place on the way to Jerusalem. I last saw the site in 1999 and it was hardly visited then.
excellent, thank you!
Nice to hear you're okay gabe ...stay safe
Very unique place,video has brought out the real fascinating side of this place,Great inspiring video.Excellent job.
It's Incredible extraordinary amazing area! Thanks sir!👍
Amazing rocky architecture and Churches and I wondered by watching them
I know you're stoked to be back to Cappadocia Gabriel!
I love Goreme, Cappadocia.
This is wild!
AlsoI believe the Apostle Paul started the churches in Capadocia during his travels or at least helped to establish them. I also read the early Christians would escape the to hide from the Roman Empire, maybe that is why so many places are now vacant. What a fantasy land to explore, can see modern day stuff quite often but to see so much content dating that far back what a gift to experience! Will be there soon, cool stuff!
I just visited the Ilhara Valley which was occupied by Byzantine Christians and that's exactly what it said on one of the signs, that they established themselves there to hide from the Romans.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos Cool stuff. Maybe also why many of those places are abandoned as they were have too shelters in time of need. Turkey was Pauls home turf, so if things got rough he knew where to hang low for a while. Really look forwards to there, that seemed like a perfect hidout, have to play the shell game to find me HA!
That was absolutely amazing. Ty Gabriel! Wondered if you were affected by the earthquake.
Awesome video! Truly inspirational
Great video! I would love to visit Cappadocia, looks awesome.
Really , I'm enjoying your solo travel journeys !
Beautiful video. Well done Gabriel. 👏👏. Safe travels. 🙏
Glad you are safe, remember one earthquake often trigger others, I worry when you go into the ruins.
You were in Kusadasi 6 days ago - really looking forward to you vlog from there (if you made one). THANKS!!!
Thank's for sharing indeed is a strange place... What a pity it is not restored, but glad to see through your films...
Awesome video - such and interesting and unique place - wow - Thank you so much. :) :)
Are you still in Göreme? I'm on my way there right now! Amazing video btw! Can't wait to see that beauty myself :)
Amazing historic facts, thank you sir
Wow its beautiful 😊