This video is evidence of why it's so important in Europe to not just go to the big cities. There are unreal small towns all over the place.

@ichbinbluna3504

9 ай бұрын

Visiting the big cities is for the old people after retiring. The younger should visit the fairytale villages.

@micade2518

9 ай бұрын

@@ichbinbluna3504??? The logic escapes me!

@kilipaki87oritahiti

9 ай бұрын

Extreme Tourism (the high numbers of people) destroys villages and small towns, as well as nature and cultural heritage sites. You obviously haven’t gotten the memo that villagers in Hallstatt are fighting for a ban on tourism as it makes it impossible to live there as a local. Already happened in Hawai’i Nei.

@ichbinbluna3504

9 ай бұрын

@@micade2518Older people find the help they need more quickly in large cities than in villages.

@micade2518

9 ай бұрын

@@ichbinbluna3504 I agree but in your previous message, you said "visiting" people.

Every European country has beautiful cities. No country will dissapoint you.❤

Try looking at Greece, Italy or Spain. The beauty and massive history of these countries are well worth a look.

@mynameismynameis666

9 ай бұрын

Madrid is amazing due to the fact that it was spared the fate of most cities affected by bombings in WW2

@franciscojavierhidalgoarra2620

7 ай бұрын

Pero que dices si España no entro en la guerra mundial,en todo caso fue un pequeño pueblo del norte de España que fue bombardeado antes de la guerra mundial y fue una prueba de los nazis, España fue neutral

I was totally enthralled by Europe when I was your age. I moved here when I was 23 and have lived here ever since, and I‘m still enthralled! Come back soon!

Skip Kitzbühl. It is just two nice streets and the church. The rest are hotels and bars for the rich skiing tourists and party people. It is just a small village, without any charme for a normal visit. I highly recommend cities in the (south)eastern countries in Europe like Bosnia & Herzegownia, Albania, Croatia, Slovenia etc. So much history, really nice people and not so many tourists, like you would encounter here in Germany or France and Italy. As a German I have to highly recommend Czechia for the best beer, awesome nature and great cities.

@anashiedler6926

9 ай бұрын

true, but i would still stay a little in Austria before, and go for example to Hallstadt. To me its much more fairy tale like than kitzbühel.

@mariokrings

9 ай бұрын

@@anashiedler6926 Hallstadt is a good suggestion or just visit any other of those beautiful villages in Austria.... or even cities. I lived in Innsbruck and Vienna and there is so much to do.... loved it.

@mariokrings

9 ай бұрын

I don't know when you visited those _south eastern countries_ but with a few exeptions it got crowded there too. And I go with your tip towards Chechia, but then again you should be open to be surrounded with tourists. Because thats what you get in summer.

With all these dreamlike pictures, it's easy to say 'I want to live there one day'. But that's not how life works. At some point you happen to come to a place you didn't even have on your screen and the little - stupid heart tells you 'here I am at home'.

You experienced the German Term FERNWEH. Now you understand the meaning of the word. I hope one day you will live for a while in Europe. To visit a country is an important thing but to live there really opens your eyes. Great Video.

Great video, so sad there is so many beautiful places not listed; Krakow in Poland, Palma in Majorca Spain, Cadiz in Spain, the list goes on and on I guess. Wea re so fortunate to be in such close proximity to these amazing places.

@pedrobotero8542

9 ай бұрын

What saddens me a bit is that one lifetime won't be enough to visit and explore half of the beautiful places that exist on this planet... But I'm happy to live on this planet, probably one of the most gorgeous places in the universe.

I'm from Italy, but that village in Netherlands on water is absolutely a gem, I love it more than Venice itself...

@diegodessy9700

9 ай бұрын

I'm form Italy and how could you prefer some houses on a canal to the beauty, history, majesty of Venice. This is just ignorance, not even a matter of tastes.

@B.R.0101

9 ай бұрын

@@diegodessy9700 Innanzitutto calma e sangue freddo, è una preferenza personale, non l'ho messa sul piano della storicità o altro... E cmq quello che hai scritto sta svalutando quelle case, quella cultura e questo non va bene... Sono stato a Venezia varie volte, l'ultima volta non tanto tempo fa, ed è caotica, mal tenuta, inquinata e quei tipi dei battelli trattano i turisti come fossero mucche o pecore, per me invece, per la mia personalità, l'Europa del nord è un luogo che preferisco per vari motivi...

@diegodessy9700

9 ай бұрын

@@B.R.0101 nessuno vuole denigrare nulla, ma bisogna anche mettere le cose nella giusta proporzione e se Venezia è strapiena di turisti mentre il villaggio, per carità idilliaco, in Olanda no, un motivo ci sarà... in ogni caso se uno vuole godersi una città non piena di turisti basta cercare di evitare i momenti peggiori dell' anno. Sono stato a Firenze due volte, sotto Natale e a fine febbraio, inutile dire che a febbraio era molto più godibile ma questi discorsi c'entrano poco o nulla con il valore intrinseco di un luogo.

@B.R.0101

9 ай бұрын

@@diegodessy9700 Non hai capito il punto...

@diegodessy9700

9 ай бұрын

@@B.R.0101 se il punto era essere trattati come mucche o pecore, questo succede in tutti i posti ultra turistici e anzi all' estero questa sensazione mi è sembrata persino amplificata rispetto all Italia. Solo in Spagna ( chiese stra care a parte) ho visto forse un atteggiamento più umano nei confronti delle folle turistiche. Altra esperienza positiva il Rijksmuseum di Amsterdam ma finiamo abbastanza lì.

However, one should also remember that these 15 gorgeous places are completely overrun by American, Arabian and Asian tourists. The locals suffer quite a bit. Also under the ignorance that is shown towards our differentiated European culture by Walt Disney. For me, Pinoccio belongs to Italy, not to Middle Franconia.

@mariokrings

9 ай бұрын

It's an italian tale, but it's stil a tale. I think it works, not just because northern Italy can look just the same. European wild-west stories took place in former Yugoslavia, Hobbits were to be found in New Zealand, Games of Thrones was filmed in Montenegro and Money Heist in a former post office building instead of the spanish central bank across the street.

@travelwithrado

9 ай бұрын

Not exactly. Most of the tourists go to the big cities simply because they don't have enough time to go to small towns and villages. There you rather meet Europeans and sometimes Americans, Japanese... And I bet those guys who produced the original video had never ever visited these small towns. They use AI voice-over and royalty-free stock footage.

@reinhard8053

9 ай бұрын

In Hallstatt there just was a (short) blocking of the road, because there are just too many tourists. And many don't get that it's a living village with private homes and not just some museum town where you can enter everywhere.

@Frohds14

9 ай бұрын

@@mariokrings Und was sagt uns das anderes, als dass Hollywood europäische Kultur und Traditionen ignoriert. Märchen haben einen ethnisch-kulturellen Hintergrund. Pocahontas passt nicht vor russischer Kulisse, Mulan nicht vor ägyptischer. Aber Pinoccio vor fränkischem Fachwerk? Es geht doch nicht nur um Landschaft und Kulisse, sondern wer Pinoccio gesehen hat, hat auch gesehen dass die ganze Story eine Bedeutungsverschiebung erlebt hat, wie momentan auch Schneewittchen, das sogar einen realen historischen Hintergrund hat.

Loved seeing the dreaminess in your eyes as you were lost in contemplation of all this beauty. Yes, you will be back there, now your thist has been awakened and that's simply great!

Plan a sabbatical for one or two years , pack your backpack, you might have already lots of followers who will offer you a couch or bed for some days. If you travel with a bike you ca see a lot.

whether as a returning visitor or a permanent resident, I'm sure most of your viewers from Europe would agree with me; we'd be glad to have you back!

@micade2518

9 ай бұрын

To marvel at being able to drink alcohol in public, at how much the Europeans smoke and at walking on a rainy day in the UK???

@faketheo3432

9 ай бұрын

@@micade2518 may I ask you where are you from?

@micade2518

9 ай бұрын

@@faketheo3432 Paris, France.

@faketheo3432

9 ай бұрын

@@micade2518 I kind of doubt it. Otherwise explain to me why you as an European who knows what Europe has to offer feel the need to drag Europe down over a comment just expressing happiness that Joel liked his stay in Europe?

@micade2518

9 ай бұрын

@@faketheo3432 Where on earth did you see/read that I was "feeling the need to drag Europe down"??? Your command of the English language may have to be improved, maybe? On the contrary, I deplore that all Joel "saw" of Europe on his first trip were those menial, uninteresting details of our everyday life. He spectacularly missed all the unbelievable cultural richness Europe has to offer. Re-read the comments!!!

Bled in Slovenia I can highly recommend. To me, it’s one of the must beautiful places in Europe. The rest of Slovenia is also definitely well worth a visit. :)

@edf6607

9 ай бұрын

If you go to Bled, carry on a bit further towards the foot of the Triglav mountails to Lake Bohinj, its beautiful and a tad less busy than Bled

25 years ago, Hallstatt was very nice, but today it is overfilled with tourists. Also Zell am See.

@micade2518

9 ай бұрын

That's the problem: every beautiful place is absolutely swarmed by tourists. I know, I live in Paris!!! Although I understand 1) that people are allowed to go visit the amazing places in the world and 2) the importance of the income derived by those places from tourism, I think that "too much is too much"! And what made the charm of those places is destroyed by those invaders. Some famous landmarks in the world are beginning to limit the number of visitors at a time. A very wise move, imo, whereas some totally prostitute themselves to tourism (e.g. Paris to the point that I feel excluded from my own city!)

Check out the Achensee in Austria. The colour is just stunning. And also Vienna (Austria) is a beautiful city, Ive been there many times. Some guy here wrote "skip Kitzbühl". Yes, he is right. :-) I highly recommend Prague in Czechia and Grindelwald in Switzerland. Grindelwald is FULL of tourists, expensive and I didnt see clubs or something like that there, but its nothing but beautiful. I was blown away by the colour of the gras for example, the thickness of the clouds and the stunning blue of the sky.

Want to explore Europe? Study in Germany or a different central European country on a small budget, get an Interrail ticket with a student refund or a similar sponsored ticket and off you go :) !!

@labelmail

9 ай бұрын

plus do couch-surfing (zero costs) that will give you advice and insights from the locals if on a VERY VERY SMALL budget

@MaH-116

Ай бұрын

I would write the exact same thing 😂

Thanks so much this Joel. The majesty and scenic beauty of these places are simply breathtaking

Many people write here that they would like to travel to these places themselves or would like to do so. Suggestion: Search for the 4k or 8k videos (depending on your computer) of regions or cities. The drone flights are fantastic. And remember: All the videos, including the one Joel showed, were taken in the best weather. In summer. Not in spring or autumn, when the weather can be dull. Joel knows what I mean. He experienced it this year. England and Scotland were not very lucky with the summer weather in 2023.

Colmar is in north eastern france? Every time I’ve been there it wasn’t far from my home town of basel, Switzerland 😂

There are so many great places missing, like Strasbourg (close to Colmar) or Carcassonne, in the south of France... The Grimm brothers didn't write all these stories themselves, they only collected them and gathered them in one book (they didn't need to see any towns for inspiration).

Just come and visit your European subscribers 😊 You'll get a whole tour around Europe

12:58 The Amalfi Coast is so beautiful ❤

It all looks great, Joel, but I understand Hallstatt is now trying to limit the number of visitors because it’s become too popular and is overrun by tourists for most of the year; a great pity but, then, it is truly beautiful. You may want to check the tourist statistics for such places so you are not disappointed.

the video forgot to tell that Hallstatt/Austria (which was also part of the Holy Roman Empire) has the oldest salt mine in the world (7000 years old - 'hall' means 'salt') AND that the Celts originates from this region (which is why this Proto-Celtic culture is also named 'Hallstatt' culture) ....

Greetings from Austria/Styria. I live 90 minutes away from Hallstatt and yes, it's true, the Chinese built a replica of that town. And now Hallstatt has stricter regulations on how many tourists are allowed to enter each day. It's still too much. Kitzbühel is some 3-4 hours away from me and it's very expensive there. And I was in Ghent 2 years ago, when I visited Bruxelles. You see how beautiful Europe is, BUT the USA are very beautiful too!! I was in NY two times, to me, it's the best town in the world (but not to permanentely live in). And you have the Rocky Mountains, Yellowstone,... and so much more. I'd love to see Florida, LA and Seattle. But I have still to discover a lot in Europe... Great video!! And I hope to see you in Europe again, maybe in Austria 😀

Great Video ! looks amazing!

Great little video, and you have already ticked one off your list - the Cotswolds. The last town/city was just wonderful with the traditional painted buildings. Kitzbuhel is also very beautiful.

Should have been called "Europe´s worst Tourist Traps". Remember Neuschwanstein, and better visit some living places and cities.

Ghent (Belgium's hidden gem) represent! But I would suggest not to come when the festival is taking place. Too crowded, but any other time: I gladly show you around!

Look up the Mont-Saint-Michel on France's north coast ;)

@SuperDebyO

7 ай бұрын

And then visit St. Michael’s Mount in Cornwall, it’s counterpart.

Living in Switzerland can be very expensive if you don't have a suitable job. From the landscape, Switzerland is already something special like other landscapes in Europe.

If you want to experience some unexpected history in the USA, JPS, I recommend Mackinac Island, MI (Glen Lake, Michigan, at least 50 years ago, you could go out to the middle of the lake and see life crawling around on the sandy bottom, the nearby Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes are an extra bonus). History is one of the best things about living in Wien (Vienna, Austria). Every day I go out and get to think about what life must have been like here centuries ago.

Best thing you can do is get a rail pass and just travel round Europe for 2 or 3 weeks (or longer if you can). I've been to the continent many many times and still haven't scratched the surface anywhere!

High mineral content, especially chalk, and cold glacial water (low microbe/plankton/algees) = teal colored water. Typical for alpine lakes, also to be found in the rocky mountains. Have a good one!

@SuperDebyO

7 ай бұрын

Yes, the rivers in B.C. in Canada are that beautiful teal colour too, surrounded by white rocks.

Dude, if you ever get the chance to visit Slovenia. Please do it. The people in general are incredibly kind and welcoming. The Food is on a whole different Level and pairs perfectly with this Gem of a Country. I can not recommend it enough !.

At the risk of sounding like a nerd, Rothenburg ob der Tauber and Schloss Neuschwanstein were locations in ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’

Honestly, you should do a backpack trip, cheap and immersive! I've seen many US people doing it and you can also make youtube videos of that experience. I guess a couple of months could be okey and it will probably change you as a person.

I think your videos are great. I can also recommend FRIBOURG in Switzerland. The oldest old town in Europe that has never been destroyed (no damage from war, fire, natural disaster etc.). I grew up there - well worth a visit.

Come to Cologne, down the rhine around Bonn there are so awesome places also in the Eifel ❤

Ever since I saw The Sound of Music I've wished I could go to Austria. So beautiful. This is an awesome video, thanks! The only way I'm going to see these beautiful places. Also enjoy watching Rick Steve's European travels.

@reinhard8053

9 ай бұрын

But don't be disappointed. In Austria only few have seen this movie. It very rarely is played in TV.

Europeans travelling to the US : « I feel like I’m in a movie 🍿🤩 » Americans travelling to Europe : « I feel like I’m in a Fairytale » 🧚‍♀️🤩

Europe has a lot of history to offer. And it doesn't matter which country you travel to. From north to south of the continent, from east to west. Everywhere you will find medieval towns with castles, gothic buildings, or even in the former areas of the Roman Empire, many dating back to Roman times. So you don't have to choose a specific destination. Everything is old with a lot of history. Only in Germany do you have to choose your destinations carefully in advance, because unfortunately a lot was destroyed in the war. Unfortunately, Carcassonne was not mentioned in France. Or the castles of the Loire..... Greetings from Germany 🙂

Bled it's a nice place... also close to hiking trails, other lake, natural gorges, rivers (like Soca) and just a couple hours from the seaside of the country and Croatia, 30 min from Austria and Italy

20:40 yeah they went through all over europe to get ideas for the architecture of the movie. my hometown - Heidelberg - was also part of the mentioned towns on that tour

A relatively random selection of nice European towns. Could have been 15 others. Or 1500 others.

Hi JP, have you considered to study for a while in Europe? Gives lots of opportunities to explore more than during holidays. The city of Freiburg im Breisgau is a nice place to stay and has several universities. France, Switzerland, the Alpes nearby.

From all these suggestions I *haven't visited yet* I'm attracted the most to the one in Portugal. From those I *already have visited* I liked *Ghent* the most. I'm pretty sure it's the biggest city on the list too and there is a lot to see there. You'll find beautiful places to eat and drink, for example next to the river. And also: there are a lot of stunning belgium cities which are worth to visit near by. Just one hour one from the other (belgium is a very small country). For example: Antwerp, Bruges, Liege, Leuven, Ostende (seaside) and Brussels (capital of belgium). After visiting Antwerp you can travel to the nederlands if you still have time on your hands. Talking about *Belgium* I suggest to combine a visit to it when you are coming to *Germany* for the next time. You might wanna get to know parts of Germany you haven't seen yet, like West Germany. Since there are plenty of flights from the US to *Frankfurt,* you might wanna start in *Frankfurt* (5th biggest german city) and get to know this versatile city with it's skyscrapers skyline mixed up with it's old historic city centre. *Frankfurt* hostet the first german parliament and was one of the places german emperors were crowned in the Middle Ages. Next to Frankfurt you can visit the beautiful city of *Wiesbaden* (just 35 km from Frankfurt) which hosts the head quarter of the US Army in Europe and Africa and the near by vineyards of the *Rheingau.* Next stop can be *Cologne* (german: Köln, 4th biggest german city) with on of the biggest churches (Dome of Cologne) on this planet. For the travel from Frankfurt/Wiesbaden to Cologne you can take a high speed train which goes 320 km/h (200 mph) or - probably better - a train which goes a bit slower along the rhine river which pases more than 35 castles (all beautifully located next to the river) and the vineyards. *Cologne* itself is located next to the rhine river too and has a huge history and beside the giantic dome a lot of - mostly catholic - churches. The people from cologne are known to be one of the most open and hearty ones in Germany, you will connect easily. *Cologne* is *THE* german carnival place and *THE* german _gay capital._ In *Cologne* there is always a lot going on. And they have a chocolate museum... 😛 From cologne you can travel to nearby *Belgium* to visit the cities I suggested in the 2nd paragraph.

@Frahamen

9 ай бұрын

I'm glad you like my home city :)

@module79l28

9 ай бұрын

Skip Sintra, it's the biggest tourist trap in the whole of Portugal.

@MrsStrawhatberry

9 ай бұрын

Cologne is one big city (and Frankfurt being the other) in Germany that I would def not recommend to visit. There is lots of local patriotism of people from there who think it worth it but it really is not. NRW in general is just very overcrowded and industrial, lots of old towns were destroyed. Not much beautiful has been rebuilt. It’s ugly, dirty and most people around the train station are very weird and scary. I did interrail a few times around Germany and been to many towns and cities, but these two were a truly disappointing in every way.

@mariokrings

9 ай бұрын

@@MrsStrawhatberry means you didn't get to know city and people hanging around at these train stations you mentioned and doing your Interrail hustle. 😉 True is, that the architecture in cologne is a desastre, because most of the city got destroyed in WWII. But it's still worth a visit. I mentioned enough reasons. And Frankfurt got a lot of historic buildings and the mix with the modern skyscraper architecture is cool. Maybe not for those who mistake Europe for some sort of Disneyland.

@Frahamen

9 ай бұрын

@@MrsStrawhatberry I would disagree on that, I didn't like the vibe in Frankfurt when I was there but I was just there for a few days. For NRW, I would say Dusseldorf is my favorite: a cool the visit, lots of things to do, I really love de green riverside plenty of restaurants form all over the world and great museums. (In general if you like both modern or old art museums Germany is highly underrated) Cologne has an amazing nightlife and music scene. Also Wuppertal is fun too. Of course, big cities and cute towns both have a different touristic appeal, so if you don't like big cities, don't go there.

Prague is so special and has an fantastic atmosphere : ) Many places in Italy are attractive and full of art

Joel you have missed all the beautiful places in Britain. I was really disppointed at all those northern industrial cities you went to in the rain (which was unlucky). On your first visit you did not really see Bath or Bristol or the dozens of beautiful Cotswold villages, which you really need a car for. You did not even touch Dorset or the other west country counties. Or even the other southern counties not so far from London.. you went haring off up north to see industrial cities. You did not even see a castle, of which there are dozens. There is so much to see in southern England alone.

Portugal is amazing! It´s my favourite destination in Europe. I love Lisbon, Sintra and Cascais as well as the Algarve coast down in the South. My next trip will lead me to Porto, Braga, Guimaraes and the outback. Visiting Portugal is a must! Regards from Munich

7:10 Mostar actually means "Bridge". Go figure!

The US had many beautiful houses built as far back as the early eighteen hundreds. Some could rival the palaces of Europe. They were mostly built in cities like New York, Los Angeles and parts of the Deep South. Most of these great buildings were demolished to make room for wider streets, shopping malls and car parks. This answers the questions why there is very few historical buildings in the USA. It also explains the attitude of Americans towards their environment. I'm sure if there was such a thing as a Medieval town it would be bulldozed down to make way for a freeway. So don't be jealous of European towns Joel. Just be ashamed of American capitalism.

@ichbinbluna3504

9 ай бұрын

But if he wasn't there because he was too young, he has nothing to be ashamed of for what US citizens did before him. Did no one teach you that there is no such thing as "clannishness"? Then you went to a bad school. If I were you, I would now write: "Shame on you".

On my first trip to Europe I visited one of the places you showed, GRUYERES in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. It's a beautiful medieval castle town which is perfectly preserved. If you like "Swiss Fondue" you'll like it even more! Also, you didn't include Innsbruck, Austria but it's just a short trip by train from Munich and is well worth visiting -- as are most places in Austria! Finally I would highly recommend Strasbourg, France which is in the Alsace-Lorain area of France and is a wonderful area to visit (now headquarters of the EU), Enjoy your travels!! :D :)

@MrsStrawhatberry

9 ай бұрын

The fondue variety they serve in Gruyère is called Moitié moitié - not Swiss fondue (also cheese with holes is Emmentaler and not Swiss cheese, there are many Swiss cheeses, most do not have holes). It’s a type of cheese fondue with 50% Gruyère and 50% Vacherin.

Here we have some places that are very well known and some not so well known, and also some I've never heard of. As for Austria, Kitzbühel is one of the least interesting towns in Austria, sorry Kitzbühel, I have been there in summer and it was just small and empty. Best Austrian towns are Vienna, Graz, Innsbruck, Feldkirch, Salzburg, Hallstatt (always flooded by thousands of tourists), Krems an der Donau, Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Lienz. Beautiful lesser known towns in Germany are Limburg/Lahn, Osnabrück, Hann. Münden, Schwäbisch Hall, Landshut, Fulda and many more.

My family like to rake an annual holiday with Great Rail Journeys, or any of a swathe of similar escorted tour companies.

Hint: Just go to the small and old towns! 😉

You're more than welcome....greetings from Amsterdam....!!

Hi Joel , I enjoyed watching this video (pierre)

@ichbinbluna3504

9 ай бұрын

Hallo Pierre, wie geht es Dir? Hello Pierre, how are you? Bonjour Pierre, comment vas-tu ?

11:45 this "teal colored water" is usually just optics.... A calm lake, reflecting a bright blue sky.... ;) But yeah, it seems we have a lot of them, and lots of them lay in areas without to much wind. But actually, they wait for really good weather to get these shots. ;)

Been to Hallstatt and Bled - amazing places ❤ Cheers from Denmark🇩🇰

6:32 I think it was behind the Disney World/Disneyland Castle.

Yes, Hallstatt was recreated 1:1 to scale by the Chinese, but most of the houses only have the front facades, behind which there is only supporting scaffolding.

If Hallstatt there has been recent protests by the 700 villagers saying tourism destroys their village/town… so they fight to get a bann on tourists visiting. I see the same here in Norway where the extreme amount of tourists ruins our nature and cultural heritage sites. And what’s happening in Hallstatt has already happened in Hawai’i Nei, pushing up the prices making it impossible for the indigenous Kanaka Maoli to reside on their own native ancestral lands…

If you look the video like this you can see how beautiful Europe is with its culture , history and diversity. I had already traveld to many countries within Europe , but more and more people are coming up to where I would like to go. It`s nice that I lived in Germany in the middle of Europe.

Joel, If your aim is to travel and see as much as Continental Europe as possible then lookout for when EasyJet release their seats for the next season ahead. Make a note in your diary of that date, as seats in the first few days are ridiculously cheap. Flying from London Gatwick Airport seems to be the cheapest. I once booked RETURN tickets to Malaga, Spain from Gatwick for 2 people, total cost about £86-something. I've had tickets to Gran Canaria from Gatwick (4hr flights) £35 each way. You have to be flexible with dates to get the optimum total price, but it often costs more to park your car than to fly. One great thing you have in your favour is your young age. You have a life time to do it in.

I´m from Portugal and even live near Sintra, but I think BRUGES, Belgium, should definitely be in that list!!!

@NeleColle

9 ай бұрын

If you like Bruges, you will like Ghent even more ;)

@isabelxavier6890

9 ай бұрын

@@NeleColle Last month I went to Bruges and Antuerp. Maybe Ghent for the next time😊

@cal9112

7 ай бұрын

Love Sintra, one of the most beautiful places in Europe, greetings from Canary islands

Rothenburg ob der Tauber deserves to be much higher on the list. Make sure, to stop at a patisserie and get a Schneeball (snowball), which is regional pastry and have Schäuferle (grilled pork shoulder, traditionally served with gravy, dumplings and red cabbage) for lunch. Just don't tell them, you're in Bavaria. You're in Frankonia and for Frankonians, that difference matters a lot. Gent is really amazing. Many European cities have a gothic cathedral. Gent has three of them and they are placed in one line, only about a hundred meters or so away from each other. Just if the city wouldn't raise it's middle finger towards other cities and brag about being filthy wealthy. The castle amidst the city was built in the 20th century. The factory, that was originally in that place was destroyed in WW II. The guy, who owned the place went like 'screw it, I'll build a castle.' So it's not really medieval. Canals instead of roads is quite common. Centuries ago, people didn't have cars and a wagon with towing animals was way more expensive then a boat. Look at the Spreewald region in Germany, and particularly towns like Lübben as an example.

A Dutch bulb fields tour is a Rick Steves thing for American seniors, also it wouldn’t align with the academic year, more likely to try the special coffee shops and extra special venues.

All this places are beautiful, but suprised they left out the cote d'azur little villages like Èze or Cagnes-sur-mer old town. Middle age villilages with overview to the sea.

Joel, the truth is that there are just so many gorgeous places to visit in Europe. I suspect that you will have a lifelong passion for the U.K. and Europe and will visit just as often as you can. The culture, architecture, the scenery and people feed your soul.

@herb6677

9 ай бұрын

He is still so young and has the chance to see much of it soon, especially when he will come to Germany to work here as an engineer, or whatever, then he has 5 to 6 weeks of paid vacation and will be able to travel throughout Europe to see it all. So, Joel, work hard now, and it will pay off!

@topquarkbln

9 ай бұрын

I see him becoming a traveler between the worlds, the old and the new world 👍

@annicaesplund6613

9 ай бұрын

UK is in Europe. Geography? Continents?

About the French city No. 11... Of course, this was built by Germans. Cause at that time, the city was a part of the HRE.

👍 What a great channel. 🏰

Come to Portugal 🇵🇹 brother, a small but beautiful country. Our gastronomy is amazing too. Much love from Portugal ❤️

Sitting on my balcony, watching your video, my view is exactly what you admired in Bled. Not as high, but sitting on a hill, i overlook a sized 10 square km lake with sails on it and an island with a 300 year old fortification on it. Having the sun from nearly my back, the water looks as turquoise as in your picture , and in the summer we swim and sail and surf there, and in several winters we could and did skate on the ice all over or to the island. I even did my drivers license on it for the DN race class of ice sailing.( Named after Detroit News, which once created this class in the US, to compete with the trains along the shorelines of the East River i think it is .) With those on ice re reach speeds up to and even over 100 km/h or 60 mph. But i must say and just wanted to say, what is shown in this video to me seems rather randomly sorted, as even i know better locations in many countries , that are not as famous but even more beautiful.

Even though I have a lot of those old houses in my vicinity (I'm living near Stuttgart) as well, I have to say, that Rothenburg is something else. And didn't know about HP ^^ Update: They filmed Rothenburg from above, but it didn't make it into the movies in the end, afaik they showed Bernkastel-Kues instead (Rheinland-Pfalz). I also have been to Hallstatt as a kid, and there was a flood then. What an adventure ^^ Oh, And also Mittenwald. That is also very pretty.

You should live in Europa. Travelling to these nice places is so easy and fast. And there are so many more beautiful sights…

You should travel to Switzerland. Its the most beautiful german speaking country and maybe the most beautiful in europe. Pictures an videos cant't meet the expectations

@jaytucker8834

7 ай бұрын

Be aware that it actually has 4 languages

You should move to Europe, travel and VLOG, great insight

@ichbinbluna3504

9 ай бұрын

You will give him the money?

@gmdhargreaves

9 ай бұрын

@@ichbinbluna3504 I’d donate a tenner if he set up a site- he’s on Patreon now he must be minted?!

Even though not quite as old, the USA had some nice and interesting old (few centuries only) towns, which were very livable and walkable. But zoning laws in favor of cars turned more than half of them into parking places in the last 100 years, with eight parking spots per car (on average). And after also demolishing more houses for the access roads, the remaining houses were no longer suited for livable and walkable neighborhoods and thus often also destroyed to better suit the zoning laws and build skyscrapers instead. When only looking for profit and "convenience" (access for cars), even those few existing possibly worthwile old towncenters barely partially survive, if at all.

I hope one day I can visit these places😢

Oh I’ve actually been to 2 yeahhh I can confirm Bled is absolutely beautiful and amazing little town and village No 6 I’ve been to also very pretty

If yer considering visiting Berlin again, i strongly suggest taking contact with a fella called Radical Living, (he has a channel with the same name) - i would think yer will find him interesting.

@ichbinbluna3504

9 ай бұрын

Joel has already reviewed a video from this channel.

building a replica serves multiple purposes. number one: the simple chinese tourist can get his instagramm photo without leaving the country, thus spending locally, also, it saves tons of CO2 in pollution of flights not taken and on the other hand, most chinese cannot afford to fly abroad, yet still want the experience.

So I saw you visited Neuschwanstein when you were in Germany. I just wanted to add that it actually is a fake castle, that Ludwig II built because he wanted to have a fairytale castle. Ironically it became the blueprint for the Disney castle as you probably know. However if you wanted to see „real“ medieval fairytale castles you should visit for example „Burg Eltz“ . As far as I know it’s the oldest castle in Germany and still owned by the descendants of the family that built it in the first place. If you haven’t done yet you could also look up a compilation of the most beautiful castles in Germany. There are tons of them here.

At 05:42 you see an image that is in a map in the game counterstrike

I want to visit many places in Europe. I have been to many places but it's very many, as you say, overwhelming

Something was missing: Brügge (or english: Bruges) in Belgium; another beautifull medival city. I think it is more famous than Gent. There was a Hollywood movie which was titeled "See Bruges and die". (Maybe the original english title was different). I`m from Germany but I have visited Bruges four times in 30 years. But there are so much more lovely citys to visit or just to watch, for example "Danzig" in Poland, "Dubrovnic" in Croatia, ...Italy is "a dream", the north-east of spain (all the coastal landscape of Catalonia)..... But Joel, you are everytime heartly welcome back to germany!!! 😉😁🤩😊✌

For me it's France and Italy, just a personal preference... 🇲🇫🎶❤️🇮🇹 I'm from Germany, that should explain it 😉

If in Czechia, I would recommend Znojmo. It is a small compact and absolutely incredible historic city. It is close to the Austrian border and not far from Vienna (Wien)

Incredible..

That's why Europe is the best

Come to Dresden near the Czech border.

I think the movie you were thinking of is Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

1st pic is Hallstatt, so I was kinda disappointed when the AI voice said: You’ll have to visit Germany, since Hallstatt is in Austria and I ride by Hallstatt on the train every time I visit my Grandma. It’s kinda funny how the train is almost empty most of the way, but between Hallstatt and the next bigger hub the train is filled to the brim, mostly with asian tourists ^^

When you watch American ghost movies, like Kasper, there is often that old, haunted Victorian building where mysterious things happened and continue to happen. And then I sit there and think: Despite moving several times, until the age of 19, I've never lived in a house younger than Victorian (I then moved in a house from the 1920ies). My children grew up in a house from 1820, now more than 200 years old. And my brother used to live several years in a house from the mid 14th century, more than 650 years old. What's up with those quite recent American buildings and their ghosts?

As so many keep saying. Europe is full of beautiful areas. As you seemed to have liked the Areas featuring Austria. here is a Clip of some more Areas you might want to consider if traveling here. keep up your fascination of Traveling, Its mind opening to see new places and cultures and teaches you so much for life. kzread.info/dash/bejne/i4Vorrttmc-TeMY.html

I personally don't need to travel. As long as I have a garden and a forest nearby where I have the possibility to calm down and relax I'm fine, there's nothing else I need. Although I don't judge anyone who does, I can understand especially when living in countries like the US, that you just want to get out of this country and visit places that have a lower level of energy, more nature and overall cool people.

Dude, if you love places like this, by all means go visit them. That said, they will be very, very, very crowded with visitors. If you like similar places more by yourself, just go to random locations and ask around. You surely will be surprised. I promise you: there are hidden gems, stunning towns and castles literally all over the place, most of them look better than the ones featured in the video, and have kept their beauty and authenticity because they have not been 'discovered' by the masses.

Honestly it is possible to see all these landscapes and villages only in France. There is such diversity : Bretagne, Alsace , Savoie, Provence, Midi , Bourgogne, Vallée de la Loire , Corse.... (I know , I'm French and I love my country but that's not why I say that 😅 )