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Thanks mate, really appreciate your support 🙂

Maybe as a major city yes, I'd agree with you. But if we speak generally then there are far worse cities in Europe where tourists have almost nothing to do

You know, I actually agree, the camera I used in this video is rather decent, but I had just got it and didn't know how to use it to it's best potential. We was watching it back a while ago (as we film them in advance and release them each week) and was like yikes, the quality could be a lot better haha! Debated whether or not to post it but most people can look past it on smaller channels with a smaller budget like ours. Thankfully, I spent quite a few weeks tinkering with the camera and filming practice shots around my city and learnt how to use it, so the videos from Wales which get released two weeks from now, the quality drastically improves as I actually realised that I was setting everything up wrong. A big part of good content is video quality, so I do agree and they do subsequently get better after the Montenegro/Albania series. Thanks for watching! 🙂

Mate, we traveled on a bus in Oman and got pulled over by the traffic police for our safety (for some reason). We are not adverse to an adventure, and I was just pointing out that for such a modern city with a rich history, architecture and culture which it has clearly invested in, it has failed to invest in it's primary bus station and let me add that we arrived from Montenegro, so it was our first ever look at Tirana and set a negative tone for what was a very pleasant experience, I'm saying the city and it's people deserve better than that. Saying it's not "shiny" enough is a cop out, you should want better for the country too, turning a blind eye to areas for improvement will not help improve anything, pointing this stuff out is what drives change after all. Thanks for commenting regardless, and thank you for letting us know about the other stations too, we shall give them a look when we next visit! 🙂

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I hate em' man, when I set up this channel I promised to keep it raw and authentic with no music or production, just real experiences that I can share with people passionate about travel. If I like something I will say, and if I don't I won't praise it to appease everyone which a lot of people in the comments are expecting me to do despite being overly positive about the city in most areas. We are glad to see people out there who are tired of these type of travel vlogs and hope to contribute to being one of the travel channels to move away from that style of video. Thanks for watching 🙂❤️

@@TeamMcGrath Good to hear it! YT needs some honest opinions.

I read a comment recently regarding this, I'm hoping they build a better station for the city itself. Many people visit Tirana by bus and this is the first impression of the city for many, we were shocked when we got into the city centre only to find it was one of the most beautiful places we'd visited in quite some time, the bus station doesn't represent the city well and it deserves better as the contrast between this bus station and the beautiful architecture of the city itself is very surprising.

I will next time my friend, we just couldn't find a place that would sell a single portion, most places sold it as a 2 person meal and my wife doesn't like yoghurt so wouldn't have enjoyed it. Next time I'm in Albania I will try to find it though as it sounds amazing 🙂👌

​​​@@TeamMcGrathu have to try fergese speca me gjiz , patellxhan te mbushur , and as a desert trilece, i think these are the best Albanian traditional foods. Tave kosi is meh, not for everyone i think, i mean a lot of people like it ,but still what i told you are standard best foods. Edit: Oh you tried fergese at the end of the video hehe, its so good.

Cheers mate 🙂❤️

This is great news, Tirana is in desperate need of a nice modern bus station to suit it's beautiful city. It was the very first impression we had of the city and as a capital city we were surprised by how poor the quality of the main terminal for the city was. It's great to hear that Tirana is still being invested in and I look forward to seeing these new developments in the train station and bus station when we return. Thank you for the information and taking the time to comment, it's much appreciated 🙂

Some very interesting insights, I've heard mixed things from Albanians about Albania. I can definitely agree with the Avash Avash thing you mentioned, in comparison to the UK things seem a lot more chilled and everyone seems to take life at a more relaxed pace. Thank you for sharing some insight and knowledge as a citizen of Albania, it's always interesting to hear the thoughts of the people of the country so we appreciate it and appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment too my friend! 🙂❤️

@@TeamMcGrathno Thank you man. It’s refreshing to hear a Brit experiencing and making up their own mind about Albania and Albanians cause your politics and media loves a bit of Albanian bashing, now I hate being a victim as couldn’t care less and I know we’re yet another convenient target to divert the attention of middle Englanders from the real failures of your political system. Anyway I’ll stop blabbering. Welcome and stay curious 😊

​@@aureliogj7966I agree man, I hear a lot of negative stuff in the press and from people about Albanians, yet every Albanian I have personally met has been kind and welcoming to me. There is probably bad people from Albania, but there is in England and every other place on this planet too. But to vilify an entire nation because of a few people is wrong and I for one hope that people wake up and realise that the people of Albania are good hearted and kind people. Not once did someone try to rip me off in Albania and not once did I feel threatened, but I got robbed in Greece and noone ever gives the Greeks a hard time, and it's because the few shouldn't ruin it for the many, but it seems that people don't give Albanians the same leeway and I'll never get that. Thanks for watching and commenting as always too! 🙂

I see some baffling comments about Albania, so I feel compelled to provide the actual details... 😂 We are outoctonus to Europe, Muslim religion was forced by Ottoman Empire ruling.....50% of Albanians are Christian ( and Orthodox), not counting the growing number of atheists and agnostics. The statistics on Google are outdated. Not only is the Orthodox Church situated just a few meters from the mosque, but Albanians are incredibly tolerant of religious differences, not just in theory but also in practice, and we even get extra holidays! 🎉 Oh, and when the Pope visited, he dined at a Muslim restaurant where they had hung a cross in his honor.

I bet living in Turkey was amazing! We really wanna visit, is there a particular place you'd recommend? I've heard of Dolma, if we head towards Turkey we shall keep our eyes out for it, sounds delicious! 🙂👌

@TeamMcGrath I like your videos, nice pacing. Turkey has a lot to offer, including friendly Turks, the Dolma was from a Turkish household! Hope to see you there, I'm hoping for a visitation encore.

We didn't manage to visit a pub unfortunately, so much to do and so little time haha! But we did go to a restaurant and try an Albanian beer which was pretty nice, it's the next video come to think of it so keep your eyes peeled 🙂👌

We're planning to visit again one day so we will come and say hi next time my friend! 🙂❤️

@TeamMcGrath alright well I'm not working there anymore, but sure, why not:)

@TeamMcGrath advice from me don't visit it soon because now its too much hot like 40 to 50 🔥 visit at Sept to Mar

No problem bro, having read through some of the newer comments I've been receiving on this video it's clear to me that there is a lot of negativity from people around Albania which I have no doubt is being fueled by misinformation. I for one happened to find people of Albania to be kind, friendly and accommodating, and the beauty of Tirana was unlike anything I had seen! We will definitely come back and hope to explore the coastal towns and spend more time learning the language and coversing with the people. Thanks for commenting and watching too mate, the support means a lot - Bobby 🙂

We probably ended up in a more suspect part of town, we did hear strange sounds come to think of it 😂😂

Chill tf out :)

So he can be killed?

Thanks mate, that really means a lot! ❤️🙂

Your knowledge of the country is very impressive, thank you for sharing my friend 🙂❤️

@@TeamMcGrath my pleasure

I must admit, it was nice to have the place to ourselves. It's just sad to think that many people won't experience this beautiful city. Definitely agree with the Croatia comparison, went to Dubrovnik recently and it was so crowded that I started walking out of the city to find some peace haha! 😁😂

@@TeamMcGrath if you have the chance to visit Ada Bojana do it. It’s the most southern point of Montenegro. It’s awesome there.

Your knowledge is very impressive, thank you for sharing 🙂❤️

No way, we went to Konoba Lanterna for traditional food, it's our next video in fact! 🙂 The further we went into Podgorica the more we found places which accepted card, the big shopping center was a good example and I covered that in a later video too. All in all I loved Podgorica and am hoping to go back with family to share just how beautiful the country is 🙂❤️🇲🇪

Thank you for the lovely comment, it was a wonderful city to walk around. I really enjoyed the varying architecture, the beauty of the surrounding mountains and the friendly people. I will definitely visit again and explore more of Montenegro in future 🙂

@@TeamMcGrath a lot more to see there. Podgorica may be dull to visitors but other places are certainly beautiful. Check out Cetinje, Lovcen (the summit), Kotor, Kolasin, Durmitor mountin, Proketlije mountain ranges, Skadarsko lake, etc.

It certainly was one of the smaller capitals I've visited, it was a very unique experience and one you probably won't find in other capitals, but yes it definitely lacked that city vibe but in a way I really liked that, things felt a lot more chilled out 🙂

Mate, that must have been amazing to do a festival at Jaz Beach, we actually went past there on our way to Kotor during this trip too 🙂 Ohh really? I didn't meet any Russians myself, but as you mentioned it's probably due to their travel limitations at the moment, it's certainly a great country and one I hope to visit again, and for £70 from Wizz Air for a return it was a no-brainer to give it a gander 🙂👌

@@TeamMcGrath Seadance, 2017 I think. I’m sure it still happens. It’s connected to festival in Serbia called exit festival.

That's a very good take on the cost side of things, I never really looked it at like that before but that is a very good point. Thank you for watching, we are definitely trying to show all sides of the places we visit so are very happy someone appreciates that too 🙂

Ahh yes, having checked I think Crnogorski is actually the word for Montenegrin, thanks for the info and watching a commenting too 🙂

We was out pretty early to be fair, I think this would have been about 7:30/8:00am roughly so everyone was probably indoors still haha. Keep an eye out on our later videos where we dive into some of the more commercial district's where it's a little more busier as it's later on in the day. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment too 🙂❤️

Hi there 🙂 from what I recall it starts at around 6:00am

@@TeamMcGrath Thanks 🥰

Thank you very much, we feel England is often misrepresented on TH-cam where people try to showcase the negatives over the positives showing decaying towns and high streets or poverty and destitution. Now of course we have those things but we are also an ancient land steeped in tradition, folklore, history and beauty and that is the side which is neglected in favour of showing the bad side for a few extra clicks. We're going to go against that grain and prove that England and indeed the UK has just as much to offer as any other country. Thank you very much for watching and taking the time to comment 🙂

💯 UK, the prices in Switzerland almost did us over. I saw a cheeseburger, literally just a cheese burger on its own for £25...it was a beautiful country but I'm in no rush to go back haha! 😁😆

Haha, yeah pretty much. Just moderately more safer 😁 thanks for watching and taking the time to comment ❤️

@@TeamMcGrathI feel the name is being said wrong as well. I swear it looks like the kind of spelling where you’d say Bottsford rather than bottesford. Did you hear a local say the name of the place?

I think you could be right to be fair, I was saying bott-is-fud...but then again that's probably down to my Peterborough accent haha. I'll have to look it up now, curious what the correct pronunciation is. Generally when I go abroad I try and learn the city names pronounced the local way, but didn't think about doing that for the UK. Some places in London get me haha, took me ages to get the pronunciation of Marylebone right haha! 😁😆

Let me know if you find out cos I’m keen to know now! Yes London names get me too eg Southwark!

I typed in Bottesford pronunciation into Google and it pronounces the same as I did, also checked another video from Bottesford and they were pronouncing it the same too...I'm still with you though, given how our city and town names can be deceiving in their pronunciation in the UK I reckon you might still be right. Fingers crossed a local comes along and helps out haha!