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    I Hitchhiked From Hungary to Romania (Stopped By Police)



    I decided to travel from Hungary to Romania through a remote border crossing, but things got a little more interesting than I expected.
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    1. Gabriel Traveler on

      A few things: I decided not to include a clip in which I talked more about the border crossing situation. But I'll explain here that the big difference between crossing this border versus all the other land borders I crossed on this trip (from Switzerland to Liechtenstein to Austria to Hungary), is that I was in the Schengen zone for all of the past three months of traveling. So I never went through a border control anywhere, whether I was flying or crossing over a land border. Hungary is one of the Schengen countries. I've talked about this a million times before, which is why I decided not to include the clip. But as most of you will know by now, the Schengen zone includes 27 countries of Europe that don't have border controls between them. You can travel from France to Switzerland to Italy to Slovenia to Hungary, etc. and you never get stopped and have to show your passport.

      But Romania isn't included in the Schengen countries, so you have to stop at the border, wait in a line and show your passport both to leave Hungary as well as enter Romania, which are two separate events. First your passport gets stamped by the Hungarian border agents as you leave Hungary, and then you move to the Romanian border agents who (hopefully) approve your entry into Romania. That's why I was concerned about whether they would even let me through, because sometimes remote border crossings can't be used by people who aren't citizens of one of the countries. But the fact that Romania isn't a Schengen country is one of the reasons why I was going there, because I was getting close to the 90 days limit and wanted to leave a few more days for later. I now have 11 days left in the Schengen zone, which I can use later at some point if I decide I want to go back to Hungary or to one of the other Schengen countries such as Slovenia, Italy, Norway, etc.

      Also, I forgot to describe the people who picked me up. It was an older man and woman, not sure if they were a couple. The man was driving and the woman was sitting in the back seat. So there was no one in the front seat. But for some reason they had me squeeze into the back seat along with the woman rather than sitting in the vacant front seat. But whatever, I was just really grateful for the ride. They didn't speak a single word of English, but they were very nice. As I mentioned, I tried to give them the last of my Hungarian forint, which I figured they would be able to use the next time they went to Hungary. 4,000 forint is about $11 USD. But she was adamant that she didn't want to accept it.

    4. NostaIgia on

      Best Gabriel Traveler video in a long time. This is real adventure travel, which is much more interesting than seeing you relax on a Greek island.

    6. P J L on

      Totally boring Gabe…. Why can’t you get arrested & sent to either the Hungarian or Romanian gulag!! 😂😂

    15. daniel solomon on

      Nice to see you vlogs you are the frind in all to this world and conect with people and film the day in this life we lived now i learn you smart things

    22. COCOGROCOSHOW on

      You should go to Serbia AGAIN. Last time you went there it was fall or winter if I remember . There is much more to see and do at summer time and prices are chipper then in EU zone

    23. Bruce Benson on

      I'm still processing the info that you have visited only 20 of the 30 United States. I've been in 49 of them (missed Alaska) and like to joke a little uncharitably that there's nothing to see in the middle. If we could just drop a lot of the states in the middle and mush what's left together we could be a much more efficient country. This view often is not well-received but I do look forward to watching you one day explore the empty middle.

    24. S K on

      Hi Gabe: Interesting video of Hungary & Romania, two countries I have not visited so far. As far as US states are concerned, I have been to 28 (including the big 2 Hawaii (2021) & Alaska (last month). By the way, the eyeglass you mentioned is called a "monocle". It is made that way and is meant for one eye only. Used to be very much a fashion accessory for the British Aristocracy of yester years.

    26. Jeff Ryan on

      I don’t think Uber works in Hungary, but I think Bolt works there. Did you at least ‘try’ to see if there were drivers in the area?

    27. vivekraman on

      Why would they cross the border from Hungary, a landlocked country and immediately deliver fish in Romania, a country with a coastline?

    34. Adam Nagy on

      Hungarian roads are a disaster! I already saw the difference in Arad, Romania after the rain, when they looked flawless on the outskirts.

    36. Jenny Gunner on

      Lovely to hear about your experience at the thermal pools. Love the way you explained your experience. Never been to Hungry or Romania but enjoying it through your eyes. The only pools Ive been to is one in Bavaria Germany near Fussen cannot remember the name but had great views of Neuschwanstein castle was there last year. Thanks Gabriel love watching your travel vlog take care 😊

    39. The European Cyclepaths on

      You deserve at lease a million subscribers Gabriel for all your efforts and costs. You are always real and informative . It just doesn’t seem right .. Anyway I’ve only got 224 hahah😂

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