You can only cross the border at official border crossings, but there will always be these local border crossings that are meant for local populations who live alongside the border and they have special permits. They're not meant for transit traffic. This is true for all Europe, except in Schengen you obviously don't see that anymore. I also recommend to keep a 5l canister of petrol in your van at all time for emergencies like this one. If you have time you should also plan ahead and find local garages, road assistance, hospitals etc. phone numbers as you never know when you might need it.
Sorry to see you had to go through this. I had similar situations couple of times when google brought me to some unexpected places, and showing it is the right way to go... it's part of the adventure, keep it up!
🙏 Thank you for your kind words and yes, absolutely part of the process but when it happened, it completely overwhelmed me 🤭 They should put a sign or something on google maps instead of letting people drive so far and force to go back though 😑
@@magdavrabetz If you just use google maps in Serbia you will have some "issues" because google map in Serbia has lot off mistakes,like in Serbia google maps dont recognize mayor roads between village roads ,even its 500m shorter it will throw you to some much worster roads to drive
@@magdavrabetz I dont know..i combine google maps with car built in navigation ,google map is good when you want to find specific place. Google maps is good as a map but as primary navigation tool in Serbia is like looking for trouble. People like Here maps here .Cant say is that true because i did not use them but for sure i thing they give much better routes then google maps.
4:41 This Belgrade "Sebilj fountain" was a gift from Sarajevo to Belgrade in 1989, as a remander of the cultular and historical ties of these two cities. Zagreb, Paris, Rome and Novi Pazar received the same gifts. This one from the photo is from Sarajevo. This is not Belgrade. :)
Happened to me. Traveling from Hungary to Ukraine with my camper. Google navigation took me to border crossing for local population. I had to drive around 50 km to international border crossing low on fuel. No gas station on the way. In desperation i used cooking oil to finish the trip. Fortunately, camper had diesel engine and run without problem.
Hi Magda, I watched it thru to th end..nice video. Absolutely awesome clarity, the experience watching your video is out of this world. Wow!! for your camera. Can you please tell us what camera are you using specifically. I would want to buy one the same. Many thanks in advance. Cheers from Sydney, Australia.
Hi Dusko! Thank you so much for your comment :) I actually use my Iphone 13 Pro most of the time for filming. Some bits are made on Fuji X-T3 (but I wouldn't buy it for filming) and the aerial videos are from DJI Mini 2 drone with 4k camera :) So a bit of a mix here!
so may i ask you.... you made all this fuss as you did not planned it good? In every country there are some laws which you need to respect.. i am sure there is no country in Europe that would let you cross the border unofficially so apologize but i see this as your fault. I am glad cause you had some nice time, and personally i do travel a lot, so unplanned things are happening everywhere.. But tears cause you could not pass where you wanted? a little bit too much.
Appreciate 🙏 When I think about it now, it was not worth the drama but when it happened I was absolutely mortified to drive back as this was a massively steep road in the middle of nowhere and I knew I'd be driving back to the same town I came from for over an hour with little fuel and possibly burnt breaks... There were only a handful of cars that I saw so I just had the worst scenario in my head 😅I guess it was just one of these moments that overwhelmed me and it was my first travel, and I was alone. I learnt from it and it is absolutely part of the process :)
@@magdavrabetz you have anywhere these kind of roads ....alternative one. Sometimes they are even useful. But borders crossings are goverment thing and we need to cross them properly
Absolutely! This one was unfortunate as there was no other turn and I had to drive this far back. I just got used to not having borders at all within the EU 😅 From that point, I kept checking for official borders :)
Some folks get all teary-eyed when they miss a flight, while others stay cool as a cucumber. Being wise means recognizing and respecting all kinds of personalities.
A good rule of thumb for Balkan roads... if it's white on the map, just don't drive on it. It doesn't exist! Thin yellow is the lowest you should go. 😎
Next time when your stuck on gravel road like that on hill turn your car around and drive in reverse trust me weight of the engine and car will put tension on from wheels and you won’t get stuck 👍🏻
I left after a minut and pronunciation of Uvac -it is not Uvach but Uvatz, end it's like your sure name ( not that difficult, yeah) It would be like if I call you Marla instead of Magda)...
It's little too much to expect that she's familiar with Serbo-Croatian fully phonetic alphabet, where each single letter represents one (and always the same) certain sound, i.e. that serbian letter "c" always stands for sound [tz] (while "s" for sound [s] and "k" for sound [k] ), since she's probably not even aware of the details of her surname. "Vrabetz" is a transkription of slovakian "vrabec" or serbian "vrabac", which is a word for sparrow 🐦, a correctly done transcription to english/german alphabet, in order to preserve the right sound of it (since "c" in Vrabec - as it most probably was written in it's original form - would be pronounced as [k], hence as "vrabek").
I thought so too! But it’s a common misconception… maybe because their tourism isn’t so great yet. Serbia is absolutely safe and people are AMAZING! 🥰 England is much more dangerous 😅 not seen a single sign of pickpocketing, no dodgy behaviours, even in cities 👌 of course I’d be careful staying in big cities in any country but honestly, it felt very safe :)
It's just propaganda. I live in the Balkans. If it weren't for the incitement of the great powers and their interests, people in the Balkans would never have gone to war with each other. Here, the people are good and noble and civilized. The economy here has been artificially destroyed, and Europe is committing a great injustice by not integrating this region into itself. In every family there is a member who lives and works in Europe. If this region does not integrate into the EU, everyone will move to the EU permanently.This region is Europe's dam for large migrations from the Islamic world. But it no longer works because the entire region is empties quickly. Europe as well as the Balkans will be flooded by Islamic migrants and all this as a result of bad EU policy. The EU treats the Orthodox countries of the Balkans badly, but it will pay a big price for that - and as I said, the EU will be flooded with Muslim migrants in the millions.
Dear kind note : you are using the wrong map. According to the international law and UN Kosovo and Metohija is Serbia.
🙏 which maps would you recommend?
@@magdavrabetz only those maps in which there are states that are recognized in the UN, and without fake states.
ne gnjavi, znas koliko to nju interesuje?
@@mmajst0r ko je tebe sta pitao. Nauci se kulturi, jer te niko nije pitao za mišljenje.
@@magdavrabetz
Kosovo and Metohija is a part of Serbia and always will be.
You can only cross the border at official border crossings, but there will always be these local border crossings that are meant for local populations who live alongside the border and they have special permits. They're not meant for transit traffic. This is true for all Europe, except in Schengen you obviously don't see that anymore. I also recommend to keep a 5l canister of petrol in your van at all time for emergencies like this one. If you have time you should also plan ahead and find local garages, road assistance, hospitals etc. phone numbers as you never know when you might need it.
Yes, absolutely - next time I’ll be prepared 😅 thank you!
Well done Magda for not giving up! Great adventure you've had over there! 😄
wrong map!!!KOSOVO IS HOLY LAND AND CREDLE OF SERBIANS!!!
Sorry to see you had to go through this. I had similar situations couple of times when google brought me to some unexpected places, and showing it is the right way to go... it's part of the adventure, keep it up!
🙏 Thank you for your kind words and yes, absolutely part of the process but when it happened, it completely overwhelmed me 🤭 They should put a sign or something on google maps instead of letting people drive so far and force to go back though 😑
@@magdavrabetz If you just use google maps in Serbia you will have some "issues" because google map in Serbia has lot off mistakes,like in Serbia google maps dont recognize mayor roads between village roads ,even its 500m shorter it will throw you to some much worster roads to drive
@dzonikg that makes sense now hahah what maps would you recommend to use instead? 🙏
@@magdavrabetz I dont know..i combine google maps with car built in navigation ,google map is good when you want to find specific place.
Google maps is good as a map but as primary navigation tool in Serbia is like looking for trouble.
People like Here maps here .Cant say is that true because i did not use them but for sure i thing they give much better routes then google maps.
@@magdavrabetzopen street maps are more precise
4:41 This Belgrade "Sebilj fountain" was a gift from Sarajevo to Belgrade in 1989, as a remander of the cultular and historical ties of these two cities. Zagreb, Paris, Rome and Novi Pazar received the same gifts. This one from the photo is from Sarajevo. This is not Belgrade. :)
That’s a great point - thank you so much for providing this context! ☺️
The USA created that border
Happened to me. Traveling from Hungary to Ukraine with my camper. Google navigation took me to border crossing for local population. I had to drive around 50 km to international border crossing low on fuel. No gas station on the way. In desperation i used cooking oil to finish the trip. Fortunately, camper had diesel engine and run without problem.
Oh wow, that must have been an adventure 😅 And cooking oil?? OMG seriously? 😅😅😅
Celtic or Kelti is a Serbian tribe.
Serbs are atlantean. They just gotta wake up and get rid of false orthodox "christianity" that was brought onto them to imprison them by Vatican.
Beograd 🎉❤🎉🥰🇷🇸
Hi Magda, I watched it thru to th end..nice video. Absolutely awesome clarity, the experience watching your video is out of this world. Wow!! for your camera. Can you please tell us what camera are you using specifically. I would want to buy one the same. Many thanks in advance. Cheers from Sydney, Australia.
Hi Dusko! Thank you so much for your comment :) I actually use my Iphone 13 Pro most of the time for filming. Some bits are made on Fuji X-T3 (but I wouldn't buy it for filming) and the aerial videos are from DJI Mini 2 drone with 4k camera :) So a bit of a mix here!
Money opens doors! (And borders..)
so may i ask you.... you made all this fuss as you did not planned it good? In every country there are some laws which you need to respect.. i am sure there is no country in Europe that would let you cross the border unofficially so apologize but i see this as your fault. I am glad cause you had some nice time, and personally i do travel a lot, so unplanned things are happening everywhere.. But tears cause you could not pass where you wanted? a little bit too much.
Appreciate 🙏 When I think about it now, it was not worth the drama but when it happened I was absolutely mortified to drive back as this was a massively steep road in the middle of nowhere and I knew I'd be driving back to the same town I came from for over an hour with little fuel and possibly burnt breaks... There were only a handful of cars that I saw so I just had the worst scenario in my head 😅I guess it was just one of these moments that overwhelmed me and it was my first travel, and I was alone. I learnt from it and it is absolutely part of the process :)
@@magdavrabetz you have anywhere these kind of roads ....alternative one. Sometimes they are even useful. But borders crossings are goverment thing and we need to cross them properly
Absolutely! This one was unfortunate as there was no other turn and I had to drive this far back. I just got used to not having borders at all within the EU 😅 From that point, I kept checking for official borders :)
@@magdavrabetz than again....you see so many beautiful things and that is all that counts
Some folks get all teary-eyed when they miss a flight, while others stay cool as a cucumber. Being wise means recognizing and respecting all kinds of personalities.
Serbian Ministry of Tourism should hire her
A good rule of thumb for Balkan roads... if it's white on the map, just don't drive on it. It doesn't exist! Thin yellow is the lowest you should go. 😎
That's probably the best advice 😅 Thank you!
Next time when your stuck on gravel road like that on hill turn your car around and drive in reverse trust me weight of the engine and car will put tension on from wheels and you won’t get stuck 👍🏻
Not to be rude, no one told you? that if you go that way, you should have good sex and relax as much as possible before the trip
Uvac is pronounced as Uvats.
Thanks for noting that - I trusted my instinct without actually checking 🤭
The latin letter C is always a TS sound in Serbian - like in the word Fancy. lol.
Hey, can we meet for a collaboration video? I'm living in Belgrade too. :)
Hi! I’d love to but I don’t actually live in Belgrade, I was just travelling in Serbia and am no longer there ☺️
People do crazy things😅
lol Welcome to the Balkans! that's how we treat Western people ....
At least this was my only bad experience in the Balkans, the rest was really awesome and people were wonderful 🥰
Yeah, google maps in rural Serbia can really ruin your day, something similar happened to me few years ago. Hope you had a great time otherwise
Thank you! I had a fantastic time and lots of lessons learnt 😆 looks like it doesn’t happen to just me 😇
Glad you made it in one piece!
I left after a minut and pronunciation of Uvac -it is not Uvach but Uvatz, end it's like your sure name ( not that difficult, yeah) It would be like if I call you Marla instead of Magda)...
It's little too much to expect that she's familiar with Serbo-Croatian fully phonetic alphabet, where each single letter represents one (and always the same) certain sound, i.e. that serbian letter "c" always stands for sound [tz] (while "s" for sound [s] and "k" for sound [k] ), since she's probably not even aware of the details of her surname.
"Vrabetz" is a transkription of slovakian "vrabec" or serbian "vrabac", which is a word for sparrow 🐦, a correctly done transcription to english/german alphabet, in order to preserve the right sound of it (since "c" in Vrabec - as it most probably was written in it's original form - would be pronounced as [k], hence as "vrabek").
@shara-la8629 with what you've said, you are just showing how petty and narrow minded you are.
RELAX LITTLE PERSON ,😮SHE'S DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB IN SHOWING YOUR BEAUTIFUL BUT HATING EVERYTHING AND EVERY BODY LITTLE COUNTRY 😊
just google maps,not like google direktion,just picture
I wonder if i would feel safe in these eastern countries. I don't know any western/ central europeans going there personally, only a few americans.
I thought so too! But it’s a common misconception… maybe because their tourism isn’t so great yet. Serbia is absolutely safe and people are AMAZING! 🥰 England is much more dangerous 😅 not seen a single sign of pickpocketing, no dodgy behaviours, even in cities 👌 of course I’d be careful staying in big cities in any country but honestly, it felt very safe :)
Not sure what you are talking about… Serbia is located in central & Southern/Central Europe just like Montenegro.
It's just propaganda. I live in the Balkans. If it weren't for the incitement of the great powers and their interests, people in the Balkans would never have gone to war with each other. Here, the people are good and noble and civilized. The economy here has been artificially destroyed, and Europe is committing a great injustice by not integrating this region into itself. In every family there is a member who lives and works in Europe. If this region does not integrate into the EU, everyone will move to the EU permanently.This region is Europe's dam for large migrations from the Islamic world. But it no longer works because the entire region is empties quickly. Europe as well as the Balkans will be flooded by Islamic migrants and all this as a result of bad EU policy. The EU treats the Orthodox countries of the Balkans badly, but it will pay a big price for that - and as I said, the EU will be flooded with Muslim migrants in the millions.
@rene874 That's very ignorant of you. Explore the world more, and you will ask yourself how I could have been so ignorant.
@@Pele87t Mislis? Mi sa Balkana znamo, ali drugi koliko znaju o nama svima pitanje je