THANK YOU for watching (and "👍")! Big shout out to my friend Helena (IG: @helenarawandlifestyle) for showing me around her beautiful city! Stay tuned for the rest of the Croatia Road Trip series coming up next!! 🇭🇷 NEW EPISODE EVERY SATURDAY, 8AM PST 🚨 Comment your favorite part of the episode below 👇

@BlendologiaCroatia

Жыл бұрын

🤍🤍🤗 I had a great time!

@mirkoklaric3248

Жыл бұрын

Croatia nije Balkan! Čak ni zemljopisno.

@albanodoko9540

Жыл бұрын

Wow very nice 😎..are you planning to hit Albania 🇦🇱 your so close haha

@mauricehaney3234

Жыл бұрын

Did you take that down???

@beverlyt.5526

Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed everything about this Video!!! NY here ❤

I'd love to see Croatia my grandfather came from Croatia in the 1920s to USA My Father cooked all Croatian food my entire life. Absolutely Beautiful!!

@ot0m0t0

Жыл бұрын

Dude come over and visit. You will love it. Tell them your granpa was from here and see the reaction.

@evan.whobrey

11 күн бұрын

You know you can get citizenship now since they changed the rules. No more language or cultural exam. Just prove your lineage through birth, marriage and death certificates and you’ll be eligible to apply for European citizenship!

Croatia is literally one of my FAVORITE places on earth. We were there for 27 days in September of 2020. It was amazing. The people are generous and kind and the country is GORGEOUS!

@powderskier5547

Жыл бұрын

Gotta agree, loved my time in Croatia, will be back

@nekoime8872

Жыл бұрын

Croatia was also a place of biggest genocide in entire history of Southeastern Europe.

@damirhlobik6488

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, pal, you are always welcome to my citty and my country

@snagaHR

Жыл бұрын

@@nekoime8872 Yes! Red yugo and SERBIAN NAZIs 1941-1951killed more than a HALF MILLION of Croatians! Huda Jama: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gKl9rLSzqKvThrQ.html

@freedomdance7

Жыл бұрын

Thx❤️

One thing that I found out was Croatia is ranked in the top ten safest countries in the world. I felt perfectly safe everywhere I went

@korallrev3497

Жыл бұрын

thats a common thing in balkan / eastern europe, but if you looking for troubles you will find it x1000 if you try. No random crime only ...

@RastaAfricanGentleman

Жыл бұрын

How is their tolerance to different races? Just in case one day we try it?

@fukingaccount

Жыл бұрын

@@RastaAfricanGentleman regulary cool but there are always few rasicts which I hope you will not meet.

@RastaAfricanGentleman

Жыл бұрын

@@fukingaccount thank you

@Humbulla93

9 ай бұрын

@@RastaAfricanGentleman some might stare a bit if you black, but not because they´re racist but because they rarely see a black person and it´s a new experience for them. many filipinos and nepalese people work here

Amazing how many Americans still don't have any idea about Croatia. Hidden gem! Great people, great food, great scenery and at a very reasonable price

@HladniSjeverniVjetar

Жыл бұрын

I'm fine with that. It should stay as hidden as it can....

Croatiaaaa!! I love this place!! I’ve been 3x!! 🇭🇷 💙🍷

@GarethLeonard

Жыл бұрын

Tell me everything I missed along this Road Trip over the next few weeks! 😂

@graciemeier7056

Жыл бұрын

Yes, will do!! I can’t wait to watch the entire series. 💯🇭🇷🥂

My best friend was Croatian and they always shared their culture with me. Beautiful people, beautiful country....

@DT-mw3ge

Жыл бұрын

Did they share about Jasenovac concentration camp?

@maramaric8854

Жыл бұрын

@@DT-mw3ge yes but little group of people name NDH

@bornazg2516

Жыл бұрын

@@DT-mw3ge Can you give us a short lecture about Srebrenica?

@DT-mw3ge

Жыл бұрын

@@bornazg2516 Read about it yourself. I wouldn't compare the two though as no crime committed in the Balkans compares with the Jasenovac genocide where hundreds of thousands of people were bruttaly murdered by the croat nazi regime. The regime that unfortunately is still alive among some population.

@bornazg2516

Жыл бұрын

@@DT-mw3ge The worst regime in the Balkans is the Serbian regime, the regime ruled by the SPC. That regime with its sick ideas (we are all Serbs) has been destroying all the countries around Serbia (Bulgaria, Croatia, BiH, Montenegro, Kosovo, Slovenia and Serbia itself) for the last 100 years and that regime has killed more people together than Jasenovac. The facts about Jasenovac, no one said that people are not killed there, but that number you say is a fraud, even the Jews say that number is too high. You do not mention the Serbian Nazi regime. How about that? Do not write stupid comments on this channel. The guy makes a vlog about Croatia. Don't be jealous because he doesn't know where Serbia is. About Serbia, he can only note how good the night life is in Belgrade and how you have cheap women.

The food looks delicious! Beautiful city with beautiful people!

@GarethLeonard

Жыл бұрын

It really was such a cool city, that I really haven't heard much about! 😀

My hometown. 💙🙂 Thank you. Nice video. Greetings from 🇭🇷 🌊☀️😎 I pozdrav frendici. Super domaćin. 💪

A Croatian here, first time watching any of your videos - great content, cool guy, beautiful Croatian host :) of course. Welcome to Croatia!

I stationed in Zagreb for around 9 months, actually on the corner from your hotel was my apartment. I had a small apartment on the top floor. Loved my stay and had a great time. I was the Ex Chef for the UN at the time.

I work in the center of Zagreb and only after video like this i realize how i take it for granted...Zagreb is just amazing... Great video and cinematography. Helena is gorgeous :)

I was also in Croatia in august,the food is awesome,the people are awesome.i love Croatia

@radenkohursijevic40

Ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤

New subscriber. We fell in love with Croatia while visiting last year. Next time we will be visiting the coast side. Love your vlogs!!

Burek is one of my favorite foods of all time. When I was in Zagreb, I ALWAYS got Burek. I grew up on most of those foods. It was fun to see someone trying them for the first time.

@dubi7hr

Жыл бұрын

Do you know that burek is not even Croatian food?????

@Tiborcek

Жыл бұрын

@@dubi7hr She never wrote that it was. I'm struggling to see your point.

@andrejamerseli9878

Жыл бұрын

Burek nije hrvatsko jelo, niti je Hrvatska Balkan.

@dijanam5408

Жыл бұрын

@@andrejamerseli9878 Burek nije hrvatsko jelo u pravu si,ali da nije Balkan,jeste.Nazalost na Balkanu ste,svidjalo se to vama ili ne.

@andrejamerseli9878

Жыл бұрын

@@dijanam5408 To su vaše puste želje. Vi biste da smo mi kakvi ste i što ste vi... E na tvoju žalost nece moci. Dajte se vec jednom pomirite s povijesti i zemljopisom😂

Thanks for taking us along. I think we need a Croatian restaurant in San Diego!!

@tetsukidokoro1549

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. We need a Croatian restaurant in San Diego!

@alireza_adventure

Жыл бұрын

@GarethLeonard

Жыл бұрын

I agree Tina!! 😀 Thanks for watching!

@markokozul5835

Жыл бұрын

tina, as Croatian (and chef, working in hospitality over 15 years) have to tell you Croatia have much better food than was seen in this video,actually for us all of that is on weekly menu more less hahahaha,anyway there are some hiden gems around Croatia,all of you are very wellcome to this pearl of Europe

@dannyboy_vtc8980

Жыл бұрын

Well i would think that you have a croatian restaurant in san diego, not sure ofc, but san diego had a lot of croatian immigrants, mostly dalmatian tho, who mostly went for the fishing industry there and achieved their dreams afaik, i think it was in san diego, not sure, but a croatian there invented that reel for retrieving the nets from the sea so it wasn't done by hands, deckhands, that changed the entire industry and made it an industry world wide in fact. So i guess you will find some croatian place there, probably more with the mediterranean food tho, and not the continental one, but can be both ofc.

i personally like spinach n cheese burek or just cheese.People dont eat buirek all the time, they eat very healthy dishes, thats why they look good. Croatians cook most food fresh n whats in season.Their diet is very balanced

@hardver8855

Жыл бұрын

Spinach burek and cheese burek arent existing. What the hell are you talking about.

@myflyingkidney

Жыл бұрын

65% of adult population i croatia is overweight or obese according to the eurostat bmi statistics. What are you talking about? We are all fat, even kids i kindergarden are fat. Look around you, we are worse than Hungary and Czech republic.

@Wache3

Жыл бұрын

@@hardver8855 Maybe in Bosnia. We call all that stuff just - burek. Deal with it!

@hardver8855

Жыл бұрын

@@Wache3 yeah. I deal with it. It is just funny to us. Bosnians.

I love all your travel videos...but this one was a cut above the rest. The cinematography and humor were both fantastic. Croatia now on my travel list. Can't wait to see the rest of the series!

@dianab6590

Жыл бұрын

croatia is the best, especially along coast, Split, Dubrovnik, Hvar . its really a paradise.My parents r from there and I always enjoy holidaying there.

@DevilDogNI6

Жыл бұрын

Welcome to Croatia man!

@damirhlobik6488

Жыл бұрын

You will be surprised Greetings from Zagreb

Zagreb was one of our favorite cities in Croatia, even though it's not the most beautiful. The Museum of Broken Relationships is absolutely worth visiting but also a lot to take in. You'll have to try Strukli next time you're in Zagreb. Now, that we're living in Germany we hope to get back sometime soon!

@zalegalizaciju434

Жыл бұрын

I live now in Germany,in Zagreb born & rased! Man,Zagreb is as beautiful as any German city...but most Important life style in Zagreb,money cant buy,wouldn't change it for 3 New York's and 7 Berlin's...peace!

“Salad dressing” 😂😂😂 Seriously adorable. Two beautiful people, great energy together. 😍 Smiling again all through this one! 😁

@BlendologiaCroatia

Жыл бұрын

❤️

In Jacksonville, FL there’s a great restaurant called Balkan Cafe that has absolutely delicious cevapi! They sell out every day. Great content Garreth

@bendietrees

Жыл бұрын

Cevapi are so easy to make! But you must make kajmak to go with them.

@runawaytechgal1467

Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad to know this now!

Croatia looks incredible!

You said, Gareth. Croatians are gorgeous.

Your sense of wonder and gratefulness are a joy to watch. thanks for bringing us along!!

Love the video Gareth. Looking forward to the rest of the Crotia series!

Great video Gareth..look forward seeing your next videos on Croatia. I was there 20 years ago. Zagreb looks as lovely as back then. The Croatian coast is something else..so many great places to see. Dobardan..hello was a must.! Great country..lots to see. look forward to the next videos.

I enjoy your style of sharing what you are seeing and experiences!!!

Great video, Gareth. Great job, plus you tour guide...kudos!

Amazing travels, Gareth! Thanks for sharing! By watching all your travel videos feels like I've been to those places, also! Keep it up, enjoy and be safe always!!🙏🙏🙏👌👍👏🙌🥰😍

Great video! I glad you're having a good time in our country!

Nice to see a fellow San Diegans in one of my most visited countries in EU. I highly recommend visiting Bosnia & Herzegovina after, since its nearby. I can't wait to see the full Croatia series!

I always look forward to Garett’s travel adventures. 🙃. So glad it popped on my YT. Thanks, G! God bless. 🤍✈️🚞🌃

Hvala for taking me back to when my friend and I visited just at the end of this May. We saw the construction of the beer garden up by lotrščak tower but didn’t see the end result hehe. Looking forward to going back again! I fell in love with Zagreb, although I didn’t think I would. Can’t wait for more! Lol I follow on Instagram too it’s always up to date haha

Hi Garet. Thank you for the fantastic video! I enjoyed it so much. Made me want to visit Croatia. Wow. I can't wait for the 2nd episode. Thumbs UP!

Love how descriptive you are in your videos! Seeing you eat always makes me hungry 😂 Awesome video!

Beautiful city and that breakfast looked amazing.

Absolutely love your channel!!

Beautiful city looking forward to see the rest of the country

Lijepa nasa domovina i moj Zagreb ❤💛💚❤💙

@CrvenkapicaIVZNG

Жыл бұрын

Zagreb je za mene raj. Jer tu se veli kaj. 🙂

@fortunefootball534

Жыл бұрын

najbolja država

Absolutely wonderful introduction to Zagreb !

I'm just waiting for this series to plan my next month trip to Croatia ,,, perfect timing Gar 👌😁😘

The FOOD looks great ,what a beautiful place looking forward to more from Croatia ❤️🦘🐨🐨🦘❤️

Bravo, Gareth! Kickin Croatia!!! Love it!!. What a city!!!

Wow! I have been thinking on going to Croatia for a long time now. I will definitely going there without doubt. Thank you for sharing your Croatian Trip with us.😍❤️ Come think of it? Croatia is the home for the famous Cello Player Stjephan Hauser. Beautiful music! ❤️

@GarethLeonard

Жыл бұрын

I can't wait to show you more !!

@User03212

Жыл бұрын

@@GarethLeonard , Looking forward to all your up coming videos. Stay safe!❤️

@Ante_Knezevic

Жыл бұрын

@@User03212 Come this summer:)

@User03212

Жыл бұрын

@@Ante_Knezevic I wish but I can't this summer it's almost over and I'm so busy at work I can't leave right away. I probably come next year hopefully if there is no anomaly going on at work by then. Wish you have a wonderful day! Take care 🙏

@Ante_Knezevic

Жыл бұрын

@@User03212 Ok but you can't just cut the conversation like this😒

You did good in my hometown! I really enjoyed all your videos from Croatia.. love your work :)

Hi! I'm from Zagreb, first time watching your videos. I'm glad that you are having fun :)

fav video of the week seeing a travel deeper vlog

@GarethLeonard

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! 🙏

What a beautiful man . the tour was great as well. Safe travels Gareth😊

Croatians are a very welcoming pple to tourists even obnoxious Americans…..Dubrovnik…..Split……Trogir…….the Sea side fortress towns are the jewel. Also a quaint little town that reminded me of a little Nice In France, a little French Riviera town Called Opatija-awesome town!

Interesting sorry for your Go Pro i am from Puerto Rico live in Florida with my Croatian wife and we have a house in the island of Pag Croatia 🇭🇷. Really I'm enjoying your videos 👍

@123NIX123

Жыл бұрын

Hi from Zagreb to Puerto Rico, i love very much Puerto Rico, people, music (reggaeton)...

Welcome back on you tube. We are happy that you come back, you give us so much inspiration, example Iceland. We are interesting what come new 👍

I have so much fun with the way you are doing this, excellent kind of humour - keep up the wonderful work.

Just came across your channel & I love it!!! Bruce Willis cameo was awesome!

I like Croatia. It looks similar like a Bulgaria, some of the stuff and the language is close to Bulgarian as well. Modern and open-minded!

@mirkoklaric3248

Жыл бұрын

Nije baš mnogo slična s Bugarskom. Bugari su mi simpatični, nemoj misliti da imam nešto protiv njih, štoviše! Bio sam u Varni i Sofiji... nije puno slično...posebno nisu slične obale Crnog i Jadranskog mora.

@zorankalina4399

Жыл бұрын

Thank you🙂 I would like to visite Bulgaria one dey....similar is that bouth countries have mountan regione....flat/ plain regione...and sea regione. Lenguages...can be undersud, some words...espetialy if you speak....a bit slowlear👍

@matkokuljic374

Жыл бұрын

Bulgaria is a beautiful country in its own way, but comparing these two countries is a sin. As similar as an apple and a cucumber :)

@davidl2394

Жыл бұрын

@@matkokuljic374 So true...they are not that similar

Hi Gareth.... it's nice to watch you again.

It is sooo incredible and humblig to see someone enchanted by my country... In fact, you visited Cvjetno naselje (where you had čevapi🤣) and I live in that hood. It's one of the greenest and most relaxing hoods in Zagreb. So glad I stumbled upon your videos, they are true joy to see. Hope you visit Zagreb again😁

Zagreb is awesome !

Your local contact seems like a really fun person to hang out with! Looking forward to the rest of the series 👍🥂

@BlendologiaCroatia

Жыл бұрын

❤️

@katendra88

Жыл бұрын

I wish you give us prices

Lmbo Gareth, bon appetit! Croatia looks fantastic, enjoy! 😊💛💛💕💗

Great video, I'll be in Zagreb in a couple of weeks!

Hey man. My wife and I will be visiting zadar croatia in aug 11. Our first time there. These videos came in time and will be helpful for us(maybe even see you there hahaha if you are passing by that time). Will be keeping watch on tips and info.

OMG…. I wanna be there to check it out… the food looks amazing… I’m so jealous but happy for you to experience this beautiful place. That museum is a trip, how cool is that, I have a few pieces I’d like to donate as well… 👊🏼💯💙

I love Croatia and Zagreb. I am so glad you gave this phenomenal place some good air time!

Ooh, I'm such a huge fan of the balkan region! We love to go there for vacation and I honestly think, it's one of the most beautiful places in the world! Just a few weeks ago we went to Zagreb again, and I always get so excited, when there's a new video about this lovely city! Enjoy your time in Croatia!☺️

@Marina_-_-

Жыл бұрын

Which parts of the Balkan region have you been vacationing in?

@na1di1a1

Жыл бұрын

@@Marina_-_- We've been to Zagreb twice, and we also loved Pula and Poreć. I think, Rovinj is absolutely stunning, and we like it so much, that we went there for the third time last year.☺️ One of the cities which surprised me the most, is Belgrade. We just love the vibe and we will definitely come back!

@Marina_-_-

Жыл бұрын

@@na1di1a1 may I ask you where you are from? And I mean your descent also?

@na1di1a1

Жыл бұрын

@@Marina_-_- I'm from Germany.

@Marina_-_-

Жыл бұрын

@@na1di1a1 the "vibe" thing got me confused because I don't think you even get the same vibe in Zagreb and Split, let alone in Belgrade. But hey, keep enjoying your trips to Serbia.

What a beautiful city.

HI GARETH,, GREAT VIDEO PART 2,, FROM THE AIR PORT TO THE HOTEL !!! THANKS FOR SHOWING THE PLANE AT THE BEGINNING ITS AN OLD C--47,,.. IN THE WAR WE FLEW THESE OLD TURKEYS OR TIN CANS ..10,000 FT .IT WAS SO COLD INSIDE BUT WE LOVE THEM TRANSPORT.. BACK TO THE VIDEO!!!!! BREAKFAST IS LIKE A BIG PIZZA..GREAT FOODS AND LAND ..CHEERS!!!!! BUDDY!!!

I’ve been to Croatia. Nice people n good food!

My favorite restaurant in Zagreb is The Curry Bowl😋… It’s a beautiful City✨

Croatia has amazing culture and its one of oldest countries in Europe.. love it

@petecherry4908

11 ай бұрын

The country is 30 years old

@A.55267

10 ай бұрын

@@petecherry4908 thats when it gained independence not when it was founded 💀learn history

@petecherry4908

10 ай бұрын

@@A.55267 the “country” was apart of the Hapsburg dynasty and was not a sovereign nation-state, and before that, most of it belonged to the Venetians and independent Slavic subsidiaries. The break up of Yugoslavia was the first time Croatia was a “country”, you pig. Go create clips of mobile games for the masses.

@vincenzo8934

10 ай бұрын

@@petecherry4908 croatia is at least 1.000 years old while there neighbour countries are mostly 30 years old and articifal nations...especially serbia and bosnia

@petecherry4908

10 ай бұрын

@@vincenzo8934 places like Slovenia and Croatia have been conquered with new cultures and governments coming and going since the iron ages. This is like saying India is one of the oldest countries in the world. Thought processes like this is why sovereignty conflicts like the one in Israel and Palestine are so prevalent. Just because one ethnicity claims a nation state doesn’t mean those same people were always occupying and governing the land.

Gareth, you are in rare form on this video. My fav part was your waving the sausages around in the air. I like how you can always describe food and its taste so well. That plate of duck and lamb drove me crazy. Love both of them.

@GarethLeonard

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, Daniel! Thanks for tuning in!! I hope you have a chance to watch some of the other episodes from Croatia! 👊

Incredible video!

@GarethLeonard

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

Gareth, thank you to promote may country and my hometown 👍

Food looks great!

Museum of breakups is definitely on my bucket list now!!

Ohh man. Its fabulous watching you wax lyrical over the Kremsnita, which looks suspiciously like an Australian vanilla slice. Common as donuts down under although quality varies depending on where you buy them. We even make a mocha one. I suspect might be more polenta than standard custard considering the location. The food looks divine, as does the locale...rather envious and adding Croatia to my bucket list!

Great vlog 🥰

THE BEST. Thank you.

Bas je prekrasna duša ova dama.

Awesome video!

Love your content! 👌🏼 I laughed so much when I saw the way you eat cevapi!! You usually eat it with a fork and knife, not with the hand and like a sandwich.

Your adorable! I love you reactions.😊

Great city! So romantic trip:)

Yumi Yumi I liked the part of the video at the restaurante, the meals, the wine and when you taste the dessert Oh my Gosh. Congratulations. Regards from Veracruz City. Mexico. sorry at the first restaurant, the first meal

You've just got a new subscriber! I really enjoy your style. And yeah, about 80% Bruce Willis, and the guy on the van really looked like him too.

Omg! I just subscribed! I want to visit Croatia now 😩❤️

@123NIX123

Жыл бұрын

My country, its amazing, especialy sea, beaches, old towns sibenik, zadar, dubrovnik, beautiful people very welcoming. Hi from Zagreb✌🏼

Great vlog :)

Made my day!

Hello, Gareth good vlog bro do you that you inspires me more in terms of travelling vlogs I appreciate you so much much love from Kenya 🇰🇪🙏❤️

@GarethLeonard

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much my friend! I appreciate the kind words! I hope to visit Kenya soon!!

@LiegeEdward

Жыл бұрын

@@GarethLeonard welcome bro, don't forget to hook me up after landing in Kenya 🇰🇪, if possible we can connect on Facebook and Instagram much love bro❤️❤️🙏

Have fun, stay safe!

@Marina_-_-

Жыл бұрын

Stay safe, why? 😊

Fave parts: anytime you’re eating. Haha, I swear you had the meat sweats at the end of the episode. 😂😂 Great start. Solo for a day or two is always great.

Been to Croatia over 20x since I’m from there, but I couldn’t go this summer. 😓 Living through you right now haha 💪🏼 (glad you’re enjoying it)

Your guide looks like my mother, her fathers family was from the canary islands, she is so cute.

As a Greek, I love how he compares everything to Spanakopitta! 😂

Tood to meet Helena. That museum seem strange and I hope it was free or a low admission .Your lunch looked delicious. You mentioned noticing all the beautiful people in the city. Not only women! Good for you being open minded and more embracing and accepting. I had a friend from California you loved to go to a certain part of Croatia ,I'll have to ask her where.

greetings to the tourist guide. That burek, sir, is the nastiest thing I've seen lately. Burek is in Bosnia, Sarajevo, and if you're really picky, a couple of locations make real burek

I know this is an off the wall question, but do the windows there have screens? The mention that Zagreb looks like traditional Europe paired with the shot of the old man smoking his cigarette with a traditional grip is excellent. Your first Croatan dessert...you know it's good when he has it smeared all over his face. All I can say about the street sights of Zagreb...and especially the girl on the cable car...is Wow! Thanks so much for visiting this corner of the world, which seems to me to be too neglected. I'm really looking forward to the rest of the series. And the food.

@Marina_-_-

Жыл бұрын

Come for a visit 😉 PS. My windows have screens.

So good!!!!

@GarethLeonard

Жыл бұрын

Cheers!

Gareth go along coast to Omis, its where mountain water hits the sea water n its a bit cooler, but amazing. Not many people know bout Omis, u can go white water rafting there, the water is incredible.

Great video

Helena is simply adorable! 🙂