Solo travel with LOCALS in rural ALBANIA! Travelling alone using public transport 🇦🇱 [Ep. 4]
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 พ.ย. 2022
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Traveling alone, not just to wild places, but also just to other cities or countries, taught me when faced with all kinds of problems I can manage. I am capable of much more than I thought I would be. It is a very calming realization, because it ultimately teaches you to trust yourself a little, to believe that if you have already done so many things alone you can at least try to deal with another one, and it makes the world seem much safer than I was used to and taught to believe.
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In 2013, I started my solo travel journey, leaving Indonesia in 2016 to become a full-time traveler and TH-cam creator. My background in International Relations has fueled a profound interest in exploring different countries. My content focuses on exploring different cultures through the lens of a solo female traveler, aiming to capture real-life interactions and experiences.
My travels kicked off with a five-month trip across Asia, after which I moved to China in January 2017 to work as an English teacher-my first time living abroad. I left China in 2018 to fully commit to creating videos on TH-cam, where I share my travels and the cultures I encounter.
Living nomadically since 2016, I settled in England in early 2022 after marrying my British husband, David. Now based in the UK, I continue to travel and share my adventures on TH-cam.
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Traveling alone, not just to wild places, but also just to other cities or countries, taught me when faced with all kinds of problems I can manage. I am capable of much more than I thought I would be.
It is a very calming realization, because it ultimately teaches you to trust yourself a little, to believe that if you have already done so many things alone you can at least try to deal with another one, and it makes the world seem much safer than I was used to and taught to believe.
if you have best friend with you i think it's much more fun. berdua gitu biar ada teman ngobrol dan pegang kamera. kekurangannya cuma budget harus keluar lebih 😸
Tambahin stubtil indo kak
As an oldie who has travelled widely in Europe and Asia, I can say that the most important part of this video is the statement "generally people are kind and willing to help out." Very true in my experience. In life, you never know how you will get there, but you'll get there in the end.
Thank you so much for watching! I agree with your comment about people are generally kind and willing to help you out :) Trust the process, you'll get there ar the end!
YES, HOSPITALITY IS HUMAN NATURE.. KINDNESS IS PRIMORDIAL
Most people in the world are good. May be only 3 % are not.
It amazes me how sometimes this minority can dominate things.
Beautiful country and people. Specially those high in mountains. I think they are similar wherever you go. Rough around the edges and honest. Regards from Serbia.
Oh, my God! You just went at the village of one of my grandmother's ( the other one is further Peshkopia, almost in the borders with Kosova and Dibra of Macedonia).
I wrote a comment at your previous video that I travell further Burrel in more higher mountain areas and what do you know - you are going right there, in my grandma's village......
Do you know that these are some of the poorest areas of Albania as well and nobody goes there? I bet 3/4 of Albanians have never been there ( only locals).
I congratulate you Syifa for going somewhere that I never thought it would be possible for someone to go willfully. You are very brave!
( I'm a little angry that they left you to stand on the bus.)
Thank you for sharing this part of Albania so beautifully. I'm from Albania and I didn't even know these hard working people's vlog existed.
ELona, thank you so much for your comment! I am glad to hear this feedback. Thank you 🙂
Yeeees thank you very much
I glad too see that
Its ok everythingh
Wow you are amazing
Hello elona
Albania is so very beautiful. It is so much greener and prettier than l imagined. As for lone women l would be very careful travelling alone by unlicensed taxi given the people trafficking that occurs in the balkans. Lovely people however.
Dear Syifa.
This Albanian series is one of my favorite besides the Bellarusian series. I always waiting a new video from you every week! Keep a good heart. May this universe always taking care of you in every journey you take. Love, Sonya.
Sonya, thank you! I am so glad to hear that :) Lots of love to you x
oh my goodness. Adriana left that family reminded me when I stayed at a host family in Izmir. It's sooo hard for me to say goodbye to them, who were so kind, and treated me like their family member even though we just met. That's the irreplaceable feeling.
I can't wait for the next episode. I fall in love with the ambiance of that village.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I agree! It was difficult to leave them :) A lovely feeling indeed!
Nice. thank you Adriana to showing these beautiful places ❤
We see new new places through your travelling thanks,God give you healthy long peaceful life Syrifa 👍👍.
As your fellow Southeast Asian, you are an inspiration. Hope to follow in your footsteps one day...
Thank you so much Romualdo! That's so very kind of you :)
Wow. what an epic adventure this is, Albania is high on my travel bucket list and I wish to travel there soon. Thanks for this nice and informative content showing the rural part of the country.
Indeed it was a fun adventure, something that I miss! Thank you so much for lovely comment. Good luck for your future travel :)
Always a great authentic travel experience, we are lucky to see it through your eyes. Faleminderit!
Mario, thank you so much for your lovely comment and support! Thank you :)
Beyond the beauty of the places and your narration, I particularly like the calm that you transmit to those who watch these videos. Unlike other travel TH-camrs, with sponsorships and noisy plans, coming here is to enjoy a moment of relaxation. I'm pretty sure you meditate from time to time :) Thank you Adriana.
That is so very kind, Claudio! I actually had my other travel videos sponsored as it helped the sustainable income of this TH-cam channel. Otherwise, it would be really hard to rely on TH-cam's sole income. Thank you again for your kind support and lovely comment, Claudio!
Hey Syifa , I'm impressed by your clarity and focus.its always a pleasure to hear your well articulated vlogs.keep it up.
Careful in your every travel. Feels like i'm in Albania too. So peaceful and a beautiful place to settle in.
Thank you for showing nice rural Albania
Long time no see Adriana, enjoy your trip, stay safe, healthy and free.
You are incredibly woman travelling alone. You managed to find the way around the northern Albania without speaking the language. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Altin, thank you so much for your lovely comment. Thank you for watching!
Waaao beautiful Albania.... Public transportation seems like my home town 20 years ago, now it has changed. Thanks a lot for your video Adriana.
Hi Syifa😊 nice to see you again on the road. I do enjoy the vlog and thank you again for showing your journey. Take care ♥️🇲🇾
Thank you so much for watching 😊
Adriana, I learn a lot from your channel. You are amazing.
Hi Syifa lovely to see you again. Very nice video and beautiful scenery. Looking forward to seeing your next video. Take care 💋💋
Bit ignorant none of the guys would get up and give you their seat ..Is why they never charged u as u stood all way .But all in u enjoyed the adventure Adriana and some good experiences along the way from one country to another . Well done 👌
Hi, Syifa. It's such a lovely vlog. We leave loving people, like that Kurdari family, with a heavy heart. All those places in this vlog, including Kurdari, are very beautiful and the people are very warm and friendly. I'm looking forward to watching your next Albanian vlog.
Love and best wishes!
Thank you so much Kevin. I agree with you that I left the family with a heavy heart! Thank you so much for your lovely comment :)
Such a wonderful journey and with lot of adventure from one village to another village of Albania and their hospitality, behaviour and correspondence is too good as well as helpfull. This is really a big adventure and the nature was looking mind blowing. Their many things of village life is similar to us. I became impressed to enjoy it. ❤️ and like......
@UC1Hqtr5FzuYpue6lOZHNIUw Wonderful explanation.......!!
Your cool and laid-back presentation has me carried away. Look forward to more such videos...
Its great beautiful view. I like it! Thanks syifa and stay safe where ever u are
Nice to see you after long time🙂
The views are so fantastic, thank you for sharing Syifa ;)
Your presentation is so lovely that I can watch whatever you present.
Thank you so much for watching!
You have a big heart to travel alone from one place to another town and I think you have experience standing on taxi van and most of the local people did not know English language so it is very hard to travel but you manage somehow great job 👏nice vlogs
Thank you so much Jawan! I am glad that you enjoy watching this video 😊
your vlogs really calm me you're so good thanks
Having a tea in the garden and watching your vlog
Feel the music also
Its heaven 😍🙏
Thank you Ms Syifa for your sharing about Albania... very great adventure you
Greetings from Jakarta, Indonesia 🇮🇩 Be well and always videoing the best and everything of Albania 😊😎✌️👍
Landed randomly on your video.. Beautiful smile, warm heart and great message of trusting the process. God bless you!
Always a great authentic travel experience ♥
Thank you so much Rashmirose :) Glad to hear your comment!
Hi iam from India. Very nice video.
You so beautiful
Hi Syifa. I felt that it must have been hard to say goodbye to that beautiful family and travel to the unknown. Then again it’s the special experiences that you and many others seek as the solo travelers 😊 I did wish that there were people giving you a seat part of the time during that coach ride but it’s also something that we can’t take it for granted these days. I always hope for the best and keeping vigilance as the solo traveler myself but still enjoy the experience along the way. Thank you again Syifa to share your experiences and your vlog made my day much happier as always 🥰❤️
Indeed, Joanna! It has been a lovely experience and I truly enjoyed my time! I actually was happy to experience the bus in standing mode, it was a funny story afteral and made a good story for this video 😂 Thank you so much Joanna for always supporting me on my journey!
@@SyifaAdriana My pleasure Syifa. Just watched your newest vlog at Albania 🥰
Thank you. Your english is amasing.
Amazing pretty smiling vlogger in the travel world from Indonesia. Very impressive videos. Great job.
our!!!! what a beautiful country!!!, congratulations for another excellent video!!!
Wow! What an experience!! 😲😲
thank you for taking us to your journey....
Very nicely captured
Be safe shifa adriana wish u all the best
So nice. I am glad to see your videos.Charming.
Good morning.. nice to see you again i love the mountain views..thanks for sharing!! Enjoy your staying there..👍☀️😄
Thank you so much for watching!
@@SyifaAdriana you’re welcome..
thank you for sharing those places that i couldn't go..appreciate it
For sure you are my number 1 female youtube vlogger
Real and authentic travel,always trying to communicate with locals,always smiling and educated ...
Trust me I m a fan of youtube travel vlogs but you are really special for me
Can t wait for next video..
Ciao from Pisa
Ciao Carlo that's very kind of you to say this. Thank you so much 🙂
@Syifa Adriana - This is an excellent video, the best one to date of an already good Albanian series. The points you make about language barriers and trusting instincts are interesting. Personally, I never found language to be so much of a barrier as two people, of completely different backgrounds and cultures, can always make themselves understood by one another. Having even a rudimentary grasp of another language, any language, can also help because it gives you the idea of 'word association', how words often crop up in other languages (for example, any word ending in 'tion' in English).
The aspect of 'trusting your instincts' is also a interesting because normal, everyday life in the city can dull this 'awareness' and make us mistrustful. Broadly, however, I always think that we all have an inherant 'good' within us. When I was hitch-hiking around Europe back in the late 1970s and early 1980s, I used to hear horror stories from other hitch-hikers but, in five years of hitching, I never had any such bad stuff happen to me so I rather imagine that these 'horror stories' were exaggerated... rather like a 'fisherman's story'! Humanity is, basically, good because we, most of us, treat people as we ourselves would like to be treated... it's a natural instinct.
Great edition and one which I can see you had fun making (despite leaving that wonderful family with whom you stayed in the previous videis).
Aw Tony, so glad to hear this from you! I do enjoy a good old travel day video. A simple way of traveling and getting a taste of local's way of living. I do agree with what you said about the instinct. Thanks for sharing your hitchhiking experience. I have always wanted to do hitchhiking but always so intimated by it hahaha!
@@SyifaAdriana If I could advise you, my advice would be NOT to indulge your desires for investigating hitchhiking. Quite apart from the obvious dangers, I think that it's not accepted so readily these days. I loved it and, although there were bad times (no lifts for hours when the rain was pouring down hard), I really only remember the good times. It's a weird feeling to wake up in the morning and not know where you will be that night because where you go is entirely dictated by chance. I can't count the number of times I set out for one place only to end up somewhere equally as exciting but completely different and not previously thought of - this happened most of the time!
Thxxx it’s amazing adriana ,I love ur vlogs ,,pls do share their life food and lifestyle with us ,,different people frm different countries ,so many diff cultures,their food and alllll 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌👌👌👌
You are so brave, girl.
You’re very courageous hope you had a great adventure in Albania there’s so much more to explore 😊😊
Thank you so much Edmond! That's very kind of you!
Lovely places of Albania.
Thank you so much for watching!
Nice travelling.Thank you Adriana for you video make me curious to go to Albania for traveling
We love 😘 you and your deeds!
So beautiful place. I hope we travel there soo
Nice place , Thank you So much
super gut, ich liebe es deine videos anzuschauen, man kann so schön mitträumen als wäre man dabei, liebe grüße aus deutschland
Hallo Ric, vielen Dank für deinen lieben Kommentar und deine Unterstützung! Ich schätze es wirklich.
Thanks for a great video. The place is simply majestic.👾👾👾👽👾👾👾
beautiful village🙂
A paz que seus vídeos transmitem são incríveis, faz me sentir vivo, parabéns 👏👏👏👏👏
You are so great alone travelling
I am enjoying your videos from the nort east India.
This area is very beautiful, really green and relaxing 🤩🤩👍🏻
Thank you for sharing this video🙏🏻🌹🌹
It reminded me of the north of Iran, it is also very green and beautiful👌🏻🤩
I hope you are successful in your work, my friend❤🙏🏻🙏🏻🌱
Thank you so much for watching 😊
Awesome 👍😎
Очередное прекрасное видео!
Very beautiful ❤️❤️❤️ love from Nepal 🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵
Nepal my favourite,I am Bangladeshi
Nice Nature
Wahhhh...Senang mengikuti Vlog nya Adriana, tetap waspada dan hati2 ya....smoga cepat 500k...Gbu...
Thank you so much for watching 😊
I am so happy that I found your channel.
Aww Alie, thank you so much for your kind comment. I am very happy to see that! I hope you will stick around.
Wonderful
Loved it
I very much love this country
beautiful place 😻
Beautiful country.
Danke das du Albanien 🇦🇱 besuchst. Das ist die schönste Land Europa
Best beauty my frnd,like the mountains..von voyage god bless...
You make All Traveling vlog is so beautiful. Albania country Beautiful people are very honest. i love Albania
Very good job I appreciate you dear 🌹❤️🌹💐
Nice video in a beautiful country ☺️
Albania nice for travel
, very nice journey
Nice video and you were looking nice as always.
Thank you so much for watching, Gav!
Thanks video
I really like the way you speaking
Gracias
awesome
Un meraviglioso vlog questo tuo. Ti ringrazio, come albanese, che crede nella gente del Albania e che trassmeti cosi bene le tue impressioni di questo viaggio interesante. Brava!
Grazie mille per il tuo bel commento! Sono così felice di leggere le tue impressioni positive su questo video. Lo apprezzo davvero 🙂
I suggest you to visit the villages of the Elbasan Mountains, they are wonderful places and hospitable people. (Villages: Gur i Zi, Labinot Mal, Qerret, Shmil, Bene)
looks like you were the only one standing in that mini bus but then it was a free ride :)
The nice journey,,,🙏🙏
This is the true Albanian tradition to respect all guests and make no profit from it. Not like some other countries where you get robbed or scammed.
very nice panorama
Nice and looking lovely
Bravo
lugares maravillosos
I will watch yr video regularly insaallah
so brave
so sweet