Hi. I am from Scandinavia. Been to many countries. Started travelling to Albania in 2016 and this is the first place that I started to miss when I wasn't there. I feel at home here even though it's very different. Made friends here and the country is so varied, interesting and beautiful.
It’s such a great place, it really does have so much to offer! I could see it becoming a second home to many people because Albanians are so welcoming!
Albania is the worst country in Europe. Rude, racist, violent people. Traffic is terrible. So is murder, child sex slaves, organ harvesting, drugs, terrorism, expensive prices, disgusting food.
From an Albanian, that's a great review. You are absolutely right about the driving, its crazy. The only thing i would add is that as far as food is concerned, Tirana (the capital) has the safest choices. Most of the food you get there is amazing
Really great observations. I love watching videos of travelers where there is empathy for the places they visit. Here in the Balkans I read a lot of toxic comments from fellow Balkanians, and it is always nice to hear feedback that comes from a place of kindness and understanding.
We are Europeans not middle eastern but I think he means in Albania is not as in Europe because ppl are friendly and very warm, help each other more and very caring…
Middle East of what? You mean west Asia. Well, technically you're also west Asian. Continents are surrounded by at least 2 large bodies of water. We have Asia, Africa, Americas, Australia & Antarctica
I enjoyed your review. I’ve visited Albania 5 times now, staying both in AirBnBs and with Albanians. I had mostly very good food - the salads tasted like they came fresh from the garden, though you have to choose the restaurants carefully. The best food of course was the food we had at the houses of Albanian friends. Travel we found relatively easy - it is possible to find many bus routes online in Albanian. The roads are crazy though. Unlit bicycles on the motorway - once a car going the wrong way, so you really need your wits about you. Coming from Germany, we did have an issue with the rubbish - but it does seem to be improving slowly. As far as the friendliness of the people - they are amazing. When our car didn’t start - 3 people helped us and a cafe owner refused to accept payment for the coffee we drank while waiting. Even the hospital we had to visit when my son got ill was not bad at all. The doctor and nurse spoke perfect English, we only had to wait for 30 minutes and didn’t have to pay.
Albania is a country that is still developing, that is why they are still figuring out how to do transportation right. 33 years ago people could not even travel freely within the country. But they are improving fast. They currently are building bus terminals in the major cities and they soon will put all information and ticket booking on line. Europe is investing in the rail infrastructure as well, in order to connect the whole region to the rest of Europe.
Honestly I should have mentioned not driving 30 years ago. I knew about this and should’ve pointed it out. Honestly it’s awesome that the eu is investing in transportation, it’ll make a big difference for tourists and locals alike. Transport wasn’t even bad just hard to figure out as a tourist. Overall someone with some travel experience would have no issue getting out. Just have to ask 😃
@@bletrick3352I know Albanian are bad of themselves , how you know what he meant to say are you there ? Albanian see Europe without boats and small boat clandestine starting from 2009 (14 years before ) all Albania has achieved is for only less than two decades ! Too much auto but not new roads (this is Albania biggest problem) ! Have a nice august pal
The United States, I had a friend take Greyhound from Louisiana to Tennessee. The transportation service is a joke, it is worse than a disaster. I will bet Albania's bus service is better
It sounds like a decent review for someone who lived in the country for just one month. I appreciate the honesty too, I don't really like when vloggers talk only about positive sides. Yeah our country is getting better but it has a long way to go. Good luck with your adventures.
I really appreciate that, I really strive for honesty without sounding overly negative on the dislike. It can be challenging balance the two but I’m glad you enjoyed it! 😃
I bet you guys that Albanien will become a strong and rich country in Balkan. As a foreigner I really love it there.. It is starting to change very fast ,, many people are starting to show interestes in this country
'The people' is a huge issue so glad you addressed this because most vlogs don't. This is especially true for would be retirees. Nothing can ruin a beautiful place quicker than rude people who don't want you there. Thanks.
I spent a month in Croatia several years ago and loved it! The market was an experience though. But I have a friend there now and will absolutely go back! Albania and Montenegro are on my list also.
Montenegro is getting more expanisve but still great place to visit, I visit Montenegro Albania Kosovo and North Macadonia i fell like going back this year agin spacial in Albanian and kosovo
Why??? Most expensive houses in Europe! Traffic is terrible. So is murder, child sex slaves, organ harvesting, drugs, terrorism, expensive prices, disgusting food.
You touched a lot of good points, both positive and, let’s say, not so positive 😂. Interesting that your next destination is polar opposite of Albania (in terms of rules and lack of chaos- let’s admit it that it is a bit chaotic in Albania to deal with transportation and other aspects of life.) Have fun in your travels!
Hi Zac, great video! We are from Canada and we will be visiting Albania this September for 3 weeks. I was wondering if you have any suggestions about sim cards or e-sim for Albania, Kosovo, and North Macedonia. Thanks for any suggestions, looking forward to watching more of your videos. Enjoy Japan, our son is visiting there right now. Cheers!
My suggestion is to download Airalo so you have data on arrival for maps and what not, after that I don’t have any suggestions for SIM cards because I exclusively use Airalo for data. Enjoy your trip 😃
Some advice there’s never any schedule for busses and transport there’s usually a main area in every city where busses or vans going to other cities gather to pick up people and you just have to go there find the buss or van with the name of you destination on top and talk to the driver
My best friend in high school had migrated from there due to the war in 1997. He always told me never to visit. But I studied the Byzantines and always wanted to check it Albania. Nice to see positive review
Since I left my homeland and going back once in a while, i have been comparing these countries with their special habits and traditions all my life. It s like a hobby and it gives me a more interesting and richer view of life. Love to you both Lida
Make sure you actuallycall Amex to make sure that rental car thing is activated or whatever. It should charge you for each rental, if its like it used to be.
Thank you, much love from Albania. What are your thoughts with more experience in hindsight after 9 months? We have deep history that is largely undiscovered and to rest of humans we seem like outcasts and a mystery
English all people under 45 speak fluent ! To open a bank account need just 1 hour and 1€ cost of the bank and the card is delivered at adress or picked up in bank ! Albania has perfect clima and perfect people and food many say is delicious
@@airwaystravelplease, someone please advise, he bought some real estate in Albania and it is profitable, can you rely on the load-bearing structures of the apartments, what is the quality of the buildings
@@airwaystravelplease, someone please advise, he bought some real estate in Albania and it is profitable, can you rely on the load-bearing structures of the apartments, what is the quality of the buildings
I visited Albania last summer for 10 days and was lovely .. so I think if you were staying for a month in Albania for summer might able to explore more specially in south for beautiful beaches etc
Hard to listen to the content with the repetitive music in the background. Not sure this trend of music in the background is helpful. Wonder if there are studies regarding.
Thinks fort the good informations and cool video 👍🏻 Albania is so awesome 😍 I uploaded yesterday a short Albania travel video too 🎥 best cinematic greetings from Germany
Hello, love your idea about exploring different countries around the globe! Thanks for this Albanian Video. We're just visiting this country as well and it's such a beautiful place and we totally agree with you how the people are wonderful! However unfortunately not one local told us that it's usually to strangers but when it comes to "revenge" they could hate & harm others in very bad way. Also what was soooo sad to us was the garbage and tons of abandoned building in the south of the country 😥 Glad we could see your opinion! Keep our fingers crossed for your adventures, sending love from the Dolomites. Your new subs Natalia&Michal 😍
It is a beautiful country with awesome people but I could see some unsavoury people flexing their muscle so to speak! I did a video on the abandoned buildings because it’s not something I wanted to gloss over but I agree it’s a bit unsightly. By the end of the month I didn’t even notice much to be honest. Thanks for the sub and kind words! 😃
Revenge its not revenge , its blood feuds, if u kill someone , the guy you killed familys can kill one of your own even if he had nothing to do with it or they can forgive you, its a dying tradition mostly in deep rural areas,but best to not just go around killing people 😅
Definitely yes ! A full home can be found with 80-100K , property tax for a home is 0€ still now in 2024! But even seacost Villa are super for 350K or more 😊
@@Random-l9p same as you always i prefer to see the sea coast but from a mountain or a gorge view , probably in Albania city like Durres or like Tirana or even Kruja offer a view to horizontal both of mountain and sea , yes and even prices are lower and options are higher ! If I were you I would buy a home in Dajti area of Tirana , in Kavaia area of Durrazzo , and in the area near Shkodra or Vora area , with 50k-80k you can find a big big diapason , depend even by lucky to find a good and affordable home but for the moment albania is Greta
@@Random-l9p same as you always i prefer to see the sea coast but from a mountain or a gorge view , probably in Albania city like Durres or like Tirana or even Kruja offer a view to horizontal both of mountain and sea , yes and even prices are lower and options are higher ! If I were you I would buy a home in Dajti area of Tirana , in Kavaia area of Durrazzo , and in the area near Shkodra or Vora area , with 50k-80k you can find a big big diapason , depend even by lucky to find a good and affordable home but for the moment albania is Great
We have a thing called hospitality code in which a guest coming to our house is treated and get better things than ourself. The same with a tourist visiting our country you are guest and are treated the same way. You are given the best help when you need it. It is a great shame in Albania not to give such treatment.
Transport from a city to another is not problem . There are so much buses and vans but is not that regulated , so if you dont arrive a bus you dont know that there are so many minibuses that do that road just because they depart in different places
It takes some getting used to for sure. My advice to anyone is you just have to show up to the bus terminals and ask. And even then they dont always know but they will try really hard to help you.
Wonderful Video! So glad both of you had a good time in Albania!! Japan? That's expensive. If you ever head to Brazil, let me know, I know of a great off the beaten track city there - Curitiba:) I went there for work once.
South America isn’t on my list anytime soon, just have so much in Asia I want to see but I will definitely let you know if I do! Japan is a little pricey but we went in 2019 and really want to go back and experience it a lot deeper! I’m offsetting some of the price by going much cheaper later on. 😃
Bangkok will happen at one point, you have to tell me about Singapore though, worth the visit? I imagine the price is insane but I still really want to go! You really seem to have been around the globe! 😄
@@gofortheunknown Many of the places I've been were for work so super short visits (except for some) I was in Bangkok for over a month. I was in Singapore for 2 days and yes, it is expensive and seemed very similar the USA - clean, lots of shops & green areas (didn't seem very Asian, even though it's in Asia) - I didn't see much but what I saw wasn't unique in any way compared to Thailand where everything was unique. I haven't been to Indonesia, but everyone I worked with who went there loved it, look into Lombok Indonesia. Maybe go there instead providing you check up on any new laws they have. Always check, like in Singapore it is against the law to chew gum.
In many countries chewing gum is low class?,especially when you’re facing or talking to somebody!! It’s like a cow regurgitating food!!! True.Bad manner.Those people please just stay at home. Same with spitters!!! Stay hidden in your homes!!!!
please, thank you for your comment, I'm deciding to buy an apartment, but I don't know how it works in the country, please do you know the purchase and the possibility of renting, explain if the property can also be rented
Yeah… I was there for a month, I was explaining living in a new country every month and that was one of the four. I showed Grenoble, Leipzig, Split and Durrës.
driving in Albania: try it, it's not too bad! They bob and weave, but speeds are pretty homogenous -- nobody driving 70 among 30ish traffic. And they don't honk their horns aggressively. However, nobody uses their signals, and folks will even stop their car right in front of you to have a chat with somebody on the side of the road they know. Anyway, I recently rented a car for 850km in Albania, and liked driving more than in Germany or, say, Sardinia.
If I go back I may try to drive! I did see the people stopping in the middle of the road to chat and it was a touch concerning haha 😂 I’d be more comfortable if insurance was easier/cheaper to get. 😁
You're a restlestraveller.You cant relax in just 1 city,village.You get bored too easily. There's so much to experience & to do in Tirana & other places. Gorgeous city & good people. 🇦🇱.😊.🇱🇺
Ironically, as the narrator is sitting on his balcony describing the crazy driving, the few cars visible in the street below are all proceeding at very moderate speeds and in a very orderly fashion. C'est la vie.
@@karilang9377 Albania has child sex slaves, drugs, organ harvesting, terrorism, guns, racism, high cost of living, high taxes, horrible and expensive food, poor infrastructure, lies, scams...
I know if I could do it again I probably would have done southern Albania, it was just a lack of knowledge when we booked a week before going. I learned as much history as I could but Albania has a deep history that’s hard to learn in a short time unfortunately. One of the downfalls of the way I travel 😕
I think they’ve become better drivers I went back 2 months ago after a 4 year hiatus. If you thought now was bad, you can’t imagine 4 years ago. Enjoy Japan
Hi there I’m new to your channel. I’m Albanian living in the USA ( Florida) Please don’t compare us to Middle East , we are European’s . Thank you for visiting Albanian 🇦🇱
@@chrischris3638there is no difference between Balkan and the rest of Europe, what are you talking about? Europe is unique, where people with different nationalities, culture and language live together, but Albania is specific because of their religion, they are Muslim , their lifestyle is very different than the rest of Europe and yes they are more close culturally to Turkey and Middle East countries then Christian countries in Europe. Even though they are geographically in Europe they are more similar to Middle Eastern countries, he said nothing wrong
Ahh indeed it was, we came back for a few reasons but the main one was some friends were having some wedding festivities that we needed to attend. We will be back on the road soon!
Yeah, the American Express card is the “black sheep” of credit cards since so many places refuse to take them even in the US. The reason? They charge almost double what Visa and Master Card charge the business that accepts the AMEX card. Not the best choice for travel.
@@gofortheunknown I'm dead serious btw. I've heard about chemicals, preservatives, food colours and additives that are all banned in the EU, but not in USA/Canada. Every American/Canadian reports the same thing, when eaten at home...sick for days.
@@Kivas_Fajo oh that's a big thing for the last couple of years! even the big brands eg CocaCola have totally different ingredients using in the US & Europe.
You have been unlucky, I'm a 40 years traveler to 60+ countries and a massive foody and Albanian food was unbeatable and extremely cheap, sensational food as good as Italy, a month isn't enough and I assume you went to fast food joints, pity
@@Flat_Earth_SophiaThis is strange, many people wrote here that the food is good and cheap, but you write that it is expensive. Can you explain it to me?
We all want to be somewhere where we feel like we are humans 🎉 not just like we are just usd and eur alive money or status of society more and more people will start to looking for humanity around the world where every human cinnections are pure and honest and emotinally connected with respect towards each other wealth and money is good but don't forget that its better to be wealthy around good people instead of rich and poor "robot like " people 🎉
I don't know, I can't share your loyalty toward the Albanian people. They seemed rude to me. Hospitality appears only when you bring cash (only cash, lol). I've seen many instances of locals being very rude to poor people, exhibiting harsh behavior toward pets, and displaying lots of plastic smiles (grimaces, I'd say). I personally encountered some establishments that didn't allow you to use their restrooms without paying them. And the most annoying thing is the absence of price tags at many places.
So sorry to hear that. About pets, yes there should be more sensitivity. It has already improved from many years ago as you could see healthy calm animals around, which shows their perception about people too. Still a lot of work in this regard. About using the restroom, I am very surprised. Albanians would do everything to be helpful in this term. As a woman nobody forbid me using it, and didn't allow payment or buying something. Sometimes it's good to go without any expectations to visit a new country, for a better experience.
And it also depends on skin color too. A handful of African American youtubers have mentioned the bad treatment they got in Albania. They have a habit of yelling out racial slurs
@@jamesbrown9721 while there are many other African Americans visiting Albania who didn't feel attacked, instead they were welcomed. Someone has to understand the context of those "slurs". Those Albanians calling those names have lived all their life in isolation, never traveled abroad, never saw an African American in real life. Their only contact with them is through TV, music, internet where AA call themselves certain names that others can't because are considered "racists". As such, an Albanian guy doesn't know it's forbidden. He thinks it's normal, as long as they se it themselves, it's cool, you are part of them.
@@kekp3791 So because a few AA musicians or rappers call each other derogatory slurs on TV, that excuses Albanians yelling the same racial slurs at random black tourists spending thousands of dollars in their country? Sir, your comment is bogus as hell. If someone called your female relative the c word because that person heard a bunch of teenage girls calling each other that word on TV, would you excuse their ignorance? And it's not all about ignorance with these Albanians, given that many of them would run away after hurling those slurs at black youtubers. If those Albanians were truly "ignorant," they would just say those slurs to their faces. So that proves they're hurling racist slurs in order to hurt & be vindictive. Many countries have been isolated, but their citizens don't act like unchecked Neanderthals' & go around shouting the dumbest things when they see someone different.
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Doesn't sound like a good place to live, maybe for a quick vacation, but that's about it! Croatia sounds better for living. Not speaking enough English is fine if you want a challenge and are just visiting a place. However, if you are going to live in a place not speaking enough of your language, it would be a real problem. If food is sub par that would also be an issue if you were living in a place. What I've realized is every cheap place like albania is usually cheap for a reason and is only good for a cheap vacation spot
Croatia is very bad in fact only Albania has many welcoming people and food is super ! I sold my home in Belgium and bought two in Albania I will stay there as a retire teacher 🎉 Albania is perfectly great
I'm sorry but I think this Is such a stupid point of view. If you move abroad and plan tò live in another country in long terms, one of the first things you should consider is learning the language of the country.
So why is Albania so cheap? Maybe I would risk buying some smaller property here and sell it after a while, but I still don't understand. Many describe that real estate here is very cheap.
So why is Albania so cheap? Maybe I would risk buying some smaller property here and sell it after a while, but I still don't understand. Many describe that real estate here is very cheap.
Not enough English for me. ( ? ) -- A language barrier is a pain in the ass - for an old retired person like myself. -- The Philippines is even cheaper - all speak English - and they offer a renewable 3 year tourist visa. They are the happiest friendliest most welcoming people on earth as reported by many ! -- Hawaii like weather and most beautiful white sand beaches with best scuba diving anywhere on earth..... My retirement destination differs from your reason for being there. > Old people want comfort ! 🤗
@@pavoljanotik5276 Never 'buy' a property there or anywhere ! Like freedom to move around - not get stuck perhaps with a place not happy with and can't sell easily !!!
Maybe you learn some local language for your own easy. Don't expect always from others. You give something yourself, especially when you are coming to a country where you mostly get than give. But I guess Philippines is better for you. For many reasons...
@KB3TLE I would have understand if you didn't make a full advertisement for other countries unrelated to the video about a specific country. Anyway, it comes from a place of entitlement to expect that others should accommodate you, and not viceversa when you decide to live in that particular place. I guess you would expect this for your own country of origin too. 🤷
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Hi. I am from Scandinavia. Been to many countries. Started travelling to Albania in 2016 and this is the first place that I started to miss when I wasn't there. I feel at home here even though it's very different. Made friends here and the country is so varied, interesting and beautiful.
It’s such a great place, it really does have so much to offer! I could see it becoming a second home to many people because Albanians are so welcoming!
You probably lived there in a past life
because in scandinavia (been leaving there for 30y) and their ppl are so f**d up, its damn easy to love leaving somewhere elsewhere...🎉
Albania is the worst country in Europe. Rude, racist, violent people. Traffic is terrible. So is murder, child sex slaves, organ harvesting, drugs, terrorism, expensive prices, disgusting food.
@@gofortheunknown No they are not! Albanians are rude, racist, and violent! They hate foreigners.
From an Albanian, that's a great review. You are absolutely right about the driving, its crazy.
The only thing i would add is that as far as food is concerned, Tirana (the capital) has the safest choices. Most of the food you get there is amazing
Too expensive though.
@Flat_Earth_Addy
Some restaurants are but most aren't expensive.You just have to find them.
Really great observations. I love watching videos of travelers where there is empathy for the places they visit. Here in the Balkans I read a lot of toxic comments from fellow Balkanians, and it is always nice to hear feedback that comes from a place of kindness and understanding.
We are Europeans not middle eastern but I think he means in Albania is not as in Europe because ppl are friendly and very warm, help each other more and very caring…
I love lots of warm albanien people there.. they are nice and honest! A great country with great people, great food, beautiful riveria countries..
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True.
Middle East of what? You mean west Asia. Well, technically you're also west Asian. Continents are surrounded by at least 2 large bodies of water. We have Asia, Africa, Americas, Australia & Antarctica
I enjoyed your review. I’ve visited Albania 5 times now, staying both in AirBnBs and with Albanians. I had mostly very good food - the salads tasted like they came fresh from the garden, though you have to choose the restaurants carefully. The best food of course was the food we had at the houses of Albanian friends.
Travel we found relatively easy - it is possible to find many bus routes online in Albanian. The roads are crazy though. Unlit bicycles on the motorway - once a car going the wrong way, so you really need your wits about you.
Coming from Germany, we did have an issue with the rubbish - but it does seem to be improving slowly.
As far as the friendliness of the people - they are amazing. When our car didn’t start - 3 people helped us and a cafe owner refused to accept payment for the coffee we drank while waiting.
Even the hospital we had to visit when my son got ill was not bad at all. The doctor and nurse spoke perfect English, we only had to wait for 30 minutes and didn’t have to pay.
Albania is a country that is still developing, that is why they are still figuring out how to do transportation right. 33 years ago people could not even travel freely within the country. But they are improving fast. They currently are building bus terminals in the major cities and they soon will put all information and ticket booking on line. Europe is investing in the rail infrastructure as well, in order to connect the whole region to the rest of Europe.
Honestly I should have mentioned not driving 30 years ago. I knew about this and should’ve pointed it out. Honestly it’s awesome that the eu is investing in transportation, it’ll make a big difference for tourists and locals alike. Transport wasn’t even bad just hard to figure out as a tourist. Overall someone with some travel experience would have no issue getting out. Just have to ask 😃
Albania travel free not 30 years ago but in 2009 (14 years ago) before it needs visa to come to Belgium or Italy and visa takes 3 years 😂🎉
@@airwaystravel That's not what the original commenter meant. He's talking about how before the end of communism very few people had cars.
@@bletrick3352I know Albanian are bad of themselves , how you know what he meant to say are you there ? Albanian see Europe without boats and small boat clandestine starting from 2009 (14 years before ) all Albania has achieved is for only less than two decades !
Too much auto but not new roads (this is Albania biggest problem) !
Have a nice august pal
The United States, I had a friend take Greyhound from Louisiana to Tennessee. The transportation service is a joke, it is worse than a disaster. I will bet Albania's bus service is better
It sounds like a decent review for someone who lived in the country for just one month. I appreciate the honesty too, I don't really like when vloggers talk only about positive sides. Yeah our country is getting better but it has a long way to go. Good luck with your adventures.
I really appreciate that, I really strive for honesty without sounding overly negative on the dislike. It can be challenging balance the two but I’m glad you enjoyed it! 😃
I bet you guys that Albanien will become a strong and rich country in Balkan. As a foreigner I really love it there.. It is starting to change very fast ,, many people are starting to show interestes in this country
'The people' is a huge issue so glad you addressed this because most vlogs don't. This is especially true for would be retirees. Nothing can ruin a beautiful place quicker than rude people who don't want you there. Thanks.
I spent a month in Croatia several years ago and loved it! The market was an experience though. But I have a friend there now and will absolutely go back! Albania and Montenegro are on my list also.
Been going to Montenegro psst 8 years...Baybof Kotor is exceptional.
But definitely going to Albania next year I think
As an Albanian. You are welcome to Albania.
Montenegro is getting more expanisve but still great place to visit, I visit Montenegro Albania Kosovo and North Macadonia i fell like going back this year agin spacial in Albanian and kosovo
Great video !
Albania sounds awesome!
It was, I really plan on going back one day!
lol no
Nice! I liked Albania so much that I bought a house there.
Why??? Most expensive houses in Europe! Traffic is terrible. So is murder, child sex slaves, organ harvesting, drugs, terrorism, expensive prices, disgusting food.
Where are you from originally? Where did you buy a house or what was your favorite city there?
@@DJBILINGUAL Too expensive, dangerous, and racist in Albania.
@@Flat_Earth_Sophia never heard that before. Expensive and dangerous???
@@DJBILINGUAL Very. Organ harvesters, child sex slaves, gangsters, and violent racists.
Nice chap, great honest video. No BS.... excellent work
Cheers! 😁
It was a good video, I liked the pros and cons you mentioned.
You touched a lot of good points, both positive and, let’s say, not so positive 😂.
Interesting that your next destination is polar opposite of Albania (in terms of rules and lack of chaos- let’s admit it that it is a bit chaotic in Albania to deal with transportation and other aspects of life.)
Have fun in your travels!
Hi Zac, great video! We are from Canada and we will be visiting Albania this September for 3 weeks. I was wondering if you have any suggestions about sim cards or e-sim for Albania, Kosovo, and North Macedonia. Thanks for any suggestions, looking forward to watching more of your videos. Enjoy Japan, our son is visiting there right now. Cheers!
My suggestion is to download Airalo so you have data on arrival for maps and what not, after that I don’t have any suggestions for SIM cards because I exclusively use Airalo for data. Enjoy your trip 😃
Thanks Zac, much appreciated!@@gofortheunknown
Some advice there’s never any schedule for busses and transport there’s usually a main area in every city where busses or vans going to other cities gather to pick up people and you just have to go there find the buss or van with the name of you destination on top and talk to the driver
Nice tips mate, specially the bit about not staying too long in one town.
My best friend in high school had migrated from there due to the war in 1997. He always told me never to visit. But I studied the Byzantines and always wanted to check it Albania. Nice to see positive review
Since I left my homeland and going back once in a while, i have been comparing these countries with their special habits and traditions all my life. It s like a hobby and it gives me a more interesting and richer view of life. Love to you both Lida
It fun to compare all the details of a country, both the good and the bad! Gives us a better understanding for sure! Cheers! 😁
Love the people, very friendly
Make sure you actuallycall Amex to make sure that rental car thing is activated or whatever. It should charge you for each rental, if its like it used to be.
I love your honesty, going now binge watch your channel..
I have enjoyed your clear explanations, very good job. Love Lida
Thank you glad you enjoyed this one!
Thank you so much , for all the good words about Albanian ppl thank you so much , Im an Albanian too, God bless you
thank you, great info
Thank you, much love from Albania. What are your thoughts with more experience in hindsight after 9 months?
We have deep history that is largely undiscovered and to rest of humans we seem like outcasts and a mystery
I will retire in Albania from Belgium 🎉 love Albania and specially the Durres city🎉
Beautiful people and country.Is English spoken?Also,can we open bank account?I like the coast
English all people under 45 speak fluent ! To open a bank account need just 1 hour and 1€ cost of the bank and the card is delivered at adress or picked up in bank ! Albania has perfect clima and perfect people and food many say is delicious
@@Fegga1955 for me best coast is DURRES , ancient Dyrrachium city metropolitan where Pompey and Ceasar make the civil war of Rome
@@airwaystravelplease, someone please advise, he bought some real estate in Albania and it is profitable, can you rely on the load-bearing structures of the apartments, what is the quality of the buildings
@@airwaystravelplease, someone please advise, he bought some real estate in Albania and it is profitable, can you rely on the load-bearing structures of the apartments, what is the quality of the buildings
I visited Albania last summer for 10 days and was lovely .. so I think if you were staying for a month in Albania for summer might able to explore more specially in south for beautiful beaches etc
Yeah might be a little be more enjoyable!
No it wasn't. It's a nightmare. Why do you think 90% of Albanians live abroad?
@@Flat_Earth_Sophia
Mostly the unemployment & low salaries???
@@8_x_9. And the murder, organ harvesting, slavery, child sex slavery, terrorism, and so on.
@@8_x_9.She is a troll.
She goes in every comment on videos about Albania 😂
Hard to listen to the content with the repetitive music in the background. Not sure this trend of music in the background is helpful. Wonder if there are studies regarding.
Thinks fort the good informations and cool video 👍🏻 Albania is so awesome 😍 I uploaded yesterday a short Albania travel video too 🎥 best cinematic greetings from Germany
Other videos I have watched about Albania they explained there was no main bus terminal in the main city, Just a big parking lot!
Hello, love your idea about exploring different countries around the globe!
Thanks for this Albanian Video. We're just visiting this country as well and it's such a beautiful place and we totally agree with you how the people are wonderful! However unfortunately not one local told us that it's usually to strangers but when it comes to "revenge" they could hate & harm others in very bad way. Also what was soooo sad to us was the garbage and tons of abandoned building in the south of the country 😥
Glad we could see your opinion! Keep our fingers crossed for your adventures, sending love from the Dolomites.
Your new subs Natalia&Michal 😍
It is a beautiful country with awesome people but I could see some unsavoury people flexing their muscle so to speak! I did a video on the abandoned buildings because it’s not something I wanted to gloss over but I agree it’s a bit unsightly. By the end of the month I didn’t even notice much to be honest. Thanks for the sub and kind words! 😃
Revenge its not revenge , its blood feuds, if u kill someone , the guy you killed familys can kill one of your own even if he had nothing to do with it or they can forgive you, its a dying tradition mostly in deep rural areas,but best to not just go around killing people 😅
Hi. Please elaborate on the revenge more. Don’t forget it has mafia.!!!
@nicolasmaximus2286
Yes, yes. Mafia 😂
You sound Canadian?
Hello
Do you suggest bhying property there? What are the prices? If you can help in with this information
Definitely yes ! A full home can be found with 80-100K , property tax for a home is 0€ still now in 2024! But even seacost Villa are super for 350K or more 😊
@@airwaystravel wow thanks for the information
I live near the sea in my homeland and rarely go to see 😂
I would love a scenic greenery area
@@Random-l9p same as you always i prefer to see the sea coast but from a mountain or a gorge view , probably in Albania city like Durres or like Tirana or even Kruja offer a view to horizontal both of mountain and sea , yes and even prices are lower and options are higher ! If I were you I would buy a home in Dajti area of Tirana , in Kavaia area of Durrazzo , and in the area near Shkodra or Vora area , with 50k-80k you can find a big big diapason , depend even by lucky to find a good and affordable home but for the moment albania is Greta
@@Random-l9p same as you always i prefer to see the sea coast but from a mountain or a gorge view , probably in Albania city like Durres or like Tirana or even Kruja offer a view to horizontal both of mountain and sea , yes and even prices are lower and options are higher ! If I were you I would buy a home in Dajti area of Tirana , in Kavaia area of Durrazzo , and in the area near Shkodra or Vora area , with 50k-80k you can find a big big diapason , depend even by lucky to find a good and affordable home but for the moment albania is Great
@@Random-l9p so Dajti is perfect in Tirana village
So what you're saying is the people in Albania?Drive just like the people in Atlanta, Georgia or Tampa, Florida or any other large u.S city
We have a thing called hospitality code in which a guest coming to our house is treated and get better things than ourself. The same with a tourist visiting our country you are guest and are treated the same way. You are given the best help when you need it. It is a great shame in Albania not to give such treatment.
What country?
@@Flat_Earth_Sophia If you meant which country I was talking about it was Albania.
@@amstatistic5603 Albania has no hospitality. Lol Its the most rude, racist, violent nation in Europe.
@@amstatistic5603she is a troll. Is trying to make Albania appear under a dark shade. 😂
Which city is the most peaceful?
Transport from a city to another is not problem . There are so much buses and vans but is not that regulated , so if you dont arrive a bus you dont know that there are so many minibuses that do that road just because they depart in different places
Took some time to learn 😁
It takes some getting used to for sure. My advice to anyone is you just have to show up to the bus terminals and ask. And even then they dont always know but they will try really hard to help you.
Wonderful Video! So glad both of you had a good time in Albania!! Japan? That's expensive. If you ever head to Brazil, let me know, I know of a great off the beaten track city there - Curitiba:) I went there for work once.
South America isn’t on my list anytime soon, just have so much in Asia I want to see but I will definitely let you know if I do! Japan is a little pricey but we went in 2019 and really want to go back and experience it a lot deeper! I’m offsetting some of the price by going much cheaper later on. 😃
@@gofortheunknown For Asia, I have only been to big cities, Bejing, Hong Kong, Bangkok & Singapore. Thailand in general is the best:)
Bangkok will happen at one point, you have to tell me about Singapore though, worth the visit? I imagine the price is insane but I still really want to go! You really seem to have been around the globe! 😄
@@gofortheunknown Many of the places I've been were for work so super short visits (except for some) I was in Bangkok for over a month. I was in Singapore for 2 days and yes, it is expensive and seemed very similar the USA - clean, lots of shops & green areas (didn't seem very Asian, even though it's in Asia) - I didn't see much but what I saw wasn't unique in any way compared to Thailand where everything was unique. I haven't been to Indonesia, but everyone I worked with who went there loved it, look into Lombok Indonesia. Maybe go there instead providing you check up on any new laws they have. Always check, like in Singapore it is against the law to chew gum.
In many countries chewing gum is low class?,especially when you’re facing or talking to somebody!!
It’s like a cow regurgitating food!!!
True.Bad manner.Those people please just stay at home. Same with spitters!!! Stay hidden in your homes!!!!
How to settle in Albania
please, thank you for your comment, I'm deciding to buy an apartment, but I don't know how it works in the country, please do you know the purchase and the possibility of renting, explain if the property can also be rented
The second scenery at 0:01 shows the old town hall in Leipzig?!
Yeah… I was there for a month, I was explaining living in a new country every month and that was one of the four. I showed Grenoble, Leipzig, Split and Durrës.
@@gofortheunknown I just assumed that the intro would only show Albania...
I understand, just like to show where I’ve been! 😃
What about power 24/7?
lol no
Only candles. 😂
Of course there is power like in every European country. If there were problems, all these vlogers would have mentioned it.
driving in Albania: try it, it's not too bad! They bob and weave, but speeds are pretty homogenous -- nobody driving 70 among 30ish traffic. And they don't honk their horns aggressively. However, nobody uses their signals, and folks will even stop their car right in front of you to have a chat with somebody on the side of the road they know.
Anyway, I recently rented a car for 850km in Albania, and liked driving more than in Germany or, say, Sardinia.
If I go back I may try to drive! I did see the people stopping in the middle of the road to chat and it was a touch concerning haha 😂 I’d be more comfortable if insurance was easier/cheaper to get. 😁
You must be new to travel, Albania traffic is no different to anywhere else in Europe and the food is sensational
@@kippsguitar6539 boyo, you need to up your reading skills.
@@martian9999you need to up your understanding skills. He talked facts.
Is Albania better than Canada with your exoerience in regards to: people, cost of living, food, infrastructure, and government policies etc?
I just want to know one thing about Albania. Is it noisy???? I don't want to travel all the way there just to find out. Are there mosks blaring ?
No way. It might be one or two mosque in Tirana. And maybe in certain villages. More than 90% of the country doesn't have that kind of noise.
Such a nice young man, excellent advice and information. Go Canada!
you totally missed the southern part of the rivera
I knowww, I couldn’t do it all
You're a restlestraveller.You cant relax in just 1 city,village.You get bored too easily.
There's so much to experience & to do in Tirana & other places.
Gorgeous city & good people. 🇦🇱.😊.🇱🇺
Much more straight forward and descriptive than most
I appreciate that, it’s always hard to put a whole country into one video and not ramble on. 😂
Ironically, as the narrator is sitting on his balcony describing the crazy driving, the few cars visible in the street below are all proceeding at very moderate speeds and in a very orderly fashion. C'est la vie.
Traffic isn't bad at all and like most European cities, food is absolutely fantastic, naive video
@@kippsguitar6539 Traffic is terrible. So is murder, child sex slaves, organ harvesting, drugs, terrorism, expensive prices, disgusting food.
@@Flat_Earth_Sophiayou are a 🤡
@Flat_Earth_Addy, you really hate Albania. What did they do with you ? 😢
@@karilang9377 Albania has child sex slaves, drugs, organ harvesting, terrorism, guns, racism, high cost of living, high taxes, horrible and expensive food, poor infrastructure, lies, scams...
Man, you should have visited southern Albania also it would be cool if you could learn a little bit of history about the country. Still good 👍
I know if I could do it again I probably would have done southern Albania, it was just a lack of knowledge when we booked a week before going. I learned as much history as I could but Albania has a deep history that’s hard to learn in a short time unfortunately. One of the downfalls of the way I travel 😕
How was internet data?
Wasn’t bad at all, really didn’t have any noticeable issues, it would randomly slow down for a minute at times but nothing crazy!
$10 for 10GB! 🤗
Donairs are only Canadian too. Created In NS
Thx for video. Greetings for dubai
I think they’ve become better drivers
I went back 2 months ago after a 4 year hiatus. If you thought now was bad, you can’t imagine 4 years ago.
Enjoy Japan
😂 that kind of scares me!
Hello there... great video....are. You planning on traveling Europe for the whole year....???
No next up is Asia, Japan specifically! You’ll be seeing that in a couple weeks most likely
You’ll be complaining so much about Japan.
Specially about the prices!!! ✅🚦Just stay home.
Please turn UP the music-some guy on a balcony kept jabbering away the whole time, making it hard to listen to the lovely music! 😅
Hi there I’m new to your channel. I’m Albanian living in the USA ( Florida) Please don’t compare us to Middle East , we are European’s .
Thank you for visiting Albanian 🇦🇱
Ottoman Empire
@@GUITARTIME2024yllrian empire ?
True,Albanians are great & the country too.✅🇨🇦Unique as Hungarians 🇭🇺.☝️🤩
You are Balcans like Greeks Serbians etc we are different than the europeans no offense
@@chrischris3638there is no difference between Balkan and the rest of Europe, what are you talking about? Europe is unique, where people with different nationalities, culture and language live together, but Albania is specific because of their religion, they are Muslim , their lifestyle is very different than the rest of Europe and yes they are more close culturally to Turkey and Middle East countries then Christian countries in Europe. Even though they are geographically in Europe they are more similar to Middle Eastern countries, he said nothing wrong
Was going back to Canada part of the plan? Hope everything’s OK!
Ahh indeed it was, we came back for a few reasons but the main one was some friends were having some wedding festivities that we needed to attend. We will be back on the road soon!
Yeah, the American Express card is the “black sheep” of credit cards since so many places refuse to take them even in the US. The reason? They charge almost double what Visa and Master Card charge the business that accepts the AMEX card. Not the best choice for travel.
Its okay bro,we really drive like maniacs 😂🤷♂️ i hope you enjoy my country ✌️
Nothing to enjoy.
What about uber or something like that
I'm curious about how sick you will feel after the first meal in Canada..?
Video coming on that topic
@@gofortheunknown I'm dead serious btw.
I've heard about chemicals, preservatives, food colours and additives that are all banned in the EU, but not in USA/Canada.
Every American/Canadian reports the same thing, when eaten at home...sick for days.
@@Kivas_Fajo oh that's a big thing for the last couple of years! even the big brands eg CocaCola have totally different ingredients using in the US & Europe.
Hope your TH-cam carrier goes well!❤
Cheers!
What is this guys name? He never said it.
How does an American get a driver’s license in Albania
You have been unlucky, I'm a 40 years traveler to 60+ countries and a massive foody and Albanian food was unbeatable and extremely cheap, sensational food as good as Italy, a month isn't enough and I assume you went to fast food joints, pity
Albanian food is expensive and disgusting.
7:36:00 i like how you said Harveys is Canadian
But McDonalds is not in Albania either LOL
Completely agree about the food
Absolute nonsense, Albanian food is spectacularly good, you went to the wrong places, north Americans are naive
@@kippsguitar6539 Albanian food is disgusting. And expensive.
Observation is everything and you touch on it beutifly
If you don't go to South Albania you didn't do anything bro Come back to se Southern Albania, or go to North Albania to see beautiful mountains
Too dangerous!
@@Flat_Earth_Sophiaare you writing from the hell? 😂
@@kekp3791 Yes.
@@Flat_Earth_Sophia say hi to Milosevic from us, Albanians. ❤️
2~3$ lunch? What did get always gyros?😂
All food is expensive in Albania.
This is strange, many people wrote here that the food is good and cheap, but you write that it is expensive. Can you explain it to me?
@@Flat_Earth_SophiaThis is strange, many people wrote here that the food is good and cheap, but you write that it is expensive. Can you explain it to me?
@@pavoljanotik5276 It costs a lot of money. And the food is horrible!
Nga qyteti studenti or ti. 😂
this was filmed right outside my house almost 😭😭😭
The most famous albanians are mother Tereza, Gongje Bojaxhiu and Gjegj Kastrioti, the Lord which fight again osmans,
Is he high?
Please delete the music, It is annoying !!
Maybe learn one of the major local languages. How hard is it to ask "Stazione" in Italian? 40% of the people there speak Italian.
We all want to be somewhere where we feel like we are humans 🎉 not just like we are just usd and eur alive money or status of society more and more people will start to looking for humanity around the world where every human cinnections are pure and honest and emotinally connected with respect towards each other wealth and money is good but don't forget that its better to be wealthy around good people instead of rich and poor "robot like " people 🎉
Oh no Canadian view..helped oot..
Don’t cha know it
7USD a gallon? wtf
Oh boy .,so beautiful
I don't know, I can't share your loyalty toward the Albanian people. They seemed rude to me. Hospitality appears only when you bring cash (only cash, lol). I've seen many instances of locals being very rude to poor people, exhibiting harsh behavior toward pets, and displaying lots of plastic smiles (grimaces, I'd say). I personally encountered some establishments that didn't allow you to use their restrooms without paying them. And the most annoying thing is the absence of price tags at many places.
So sorry to hear that. About pets, yes there should be more sensitivity. It has already improved from many years ago as you could see healthy calm animals around, which shows their perception about people too. Still a lot of work in this regard.
About using the restroom, I am very surprised. Albanians would do everything to be helpful in this term. As a woman nobody forbid me using it, and didn't allow payment or buying something.
Sometimes it's good to go without any expectations to visit a new country, for a better experience.
90% of people in foreign counties are nice to tourists, so claiming that “people are so nice” is completely redundant, same thing about food.
Idk when I went to the Canary Islands I saw a lot of graffiti telling tourist to go home
Not everywhere. Or not to all the nationalities.
And it also depends on skin color too. A handful of African American youtubers have mentioned the bad treatment they got in Albania. They have a habit of yelling out racial slurs
@@jamesbrown9721 while there are many other African Americans visiting Albania who didn't feel attacked, instead they were welcomed. Someone has to understand the context of those "slurs". Those Albanians calling those names have lived all their life in isolation, never traveled abroad, never saw an African American in real life. Their only contact with them is through TV, music, internet where AA call themselves certain names that others can't because are considered "racists". As such, an Albanian guy doesn't know it's forbidden. He thinks it's normal, as long as they se it themselves, it's cool, you are part of them.
@@kekp3791
So because a few AA musicians or rappers call each other derogatory slurs on TV, that excuses Albanians yelling the same racial slurs at random black tourists spending thousands of dollars in their country? Sir, your comment is bogus as hell. If someone called your female relative the c word because that person heard a bunch of teenage girls calling each other that word on TV, would you excuse their ignorance? And it's not all about ignorance with these Albanians, given that many of them would run away after hurling those slurs at black youtubers. If those Albanians were truly "ignorant," they would just say those slurs to their faces. So that proves they're hurling racist slurs in order to hurt & be vindictive. Many countries have been isolated, but their citizens don't act like unchecked Neanderthals' & go around shouting the dumbest things when they see someone different.
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Doesn't sound like a good place to live, maybe for a quick vacation, but that's about it! Croatia sounds better for living. Not speaking enough English is fine if you want a challenge and are just visiting a place. However, if you are going to live in a place not speaking enough of your language, it would be a real problem. If food is sub par that would also be an issue if you were living in a place. What I've realized is every cheap place like albania is usually cheap for a reason and is only good for a cheap vacation spot
Croatia is very bad in fact only Albania has many welcoming people and food is super ! I sold my home in Belgium and bought two in Albania I will stay there as a retire teacher 🎉 Albania is perfectly great
60% of the young people speaks good English!!!Most foods are very good. Just like in your country. This guy is quite 🥱 boring.
I'm sorry but I think this Is such a stupid point of view. If you move abroad and plan tò live in another country in long terms, one of the first things you should consider is learning the language of the country.
So why is Albania so cheap? Maybe I would risk buying some smaller property here and sell it after a while, but I still don't understand. Many describe that real estate here is very cheap.
So why is Albania so cheap? Maybe I would risk buying some smaller property here and sell it after a while, but I still don't understand. Many describe that real estate here is very cheap.
I lived in Vlora for a year. I would have stayed there for longer, perhaps forever, but the wild dogs...no thanks.
Been to Albania not at all my experience couldn’t wait to get out of the country
Horrible place.
Than go to Egypt 🇪🇬!!!
🥱🫣🥹😅😂🤣🙃😡
@@nicolasmaximus2286 why?
It doesn't have to be liked to everyone. To each their own.
Not enough English for me. ( ? ) -- A language barrier is a pain in the ass - for an old retired person like myself. -- The Philippines is even cheaper - all speak English - and they offer a renewable 3 year tourist visa. They are the happiest friendliest most welcoming people on earth as reported by many ! -- Hawaii like weather and most beautiful white sand beaches with best scuba diving anywhere on earth..... My retirement destination differs from your reason for being there. > Old people want comfort ! 🤗
So you buy a property in the Philippines and stay there in retirement😊
@@pavoljanotik5276 Never 'buy' a property there or anywhere ! Like freedom to move around - not get stuck perhaps with a place not happy with and can't sell easily !!!
Maybe you learn some local language for your own easy. Don't expect always from others. You give something yourself, especially when you are coming to a country where you mostly get than give.
But I guess Philippines is better for you. For many reasons...
@@kekp3791 When YOU are old - you will understand better. ''If'' I were not in my 70's...........
@KB3TLE I would have understand if you didn't make a full advertisement for other countries unrelated to the video about a specific country.
Anyway, it comes from a place of entitlement to expect that others should accommodate you, and not viceversa when you decide to live in that particular place.
I guess you would expect this for your own country of origin too. 🤷
It’s American Express no Albanian express. 😂
Dude - you need some sun !!! thanks
That reminds me of Georgian food...ha! ha! Not only is it hit or miss, it's just miss.
Ok
Ok
One
Minute please--
What. What. Is the. “Shen. Din”????
Absolutely never heard of it
Please. Please. Please don’t assume we know everything
Explain to us
Teach
Us
It’s. A sad affair when helping another person
With a basic task is considered rare on This earth!
Humans have lost their way due
To the internet manipulating societies
F
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Yak fast food
Amalia Corner
Dude enough. One month is not living anywhere.
What about the women? Are they up for the boogaloo? 😅
Any nonwhites in Albania?
Not happy with the quality of hamburgers in Albania.
Let's just park that thought.