Cycling Across Mediterranean Europe, part 10 - Albania

[TheValmirZz]

Thanks for visiting Albania!

[pmckern]

What a great video. I jknow it's a few years old now, but even now we still hear so little about Albania. ( I live in England) Hats off to ya both. Did you get many punctures on those roads?

[Ermal8711]

Calling others 'filthy animals' doesnt exaclty show any particular difference now does it? Lets try and help other understand so they dont resort to such attacks. Lets work to beak old stereotypes. Kill them with kindness.

Anyway, Yamabushi, Im glad you enjoyed our country. Ive long wanted to do something like what you did. I really hope soon. Im actually thinking of a round the Balkans kind of trip.

Your videos have inspired me.

[YamabushiB]

Thank you. Round the Balkans trip sounds great. If there is one thing I regret from my trip is not being able to start further north in the peninsula and slowly move south towards Greece.

All the luck to you!

[omnipotent18]

cool music. sounds like buddha bar or cafe del mar!

[tranceoholic]

First and foremost: RESPECT!!

I admire your courage and enthusiasm in exploring so much of Europe..by bike! I would love to do something similar like this; it must've been a journey of a lifetime. I hope you have some good memories of Albania - and although you didn't travel throughout other (perhaps more "hip") cities, I believe that you got to see Albanian through a more real and traditional viewpoint. Great video and keep on traveling!

[dajaSef]

Albania is paradise for good guests and grave for its enemies... ride carefully and enjoy your hobby

[erind91]

albania ti amo

[tironajone]

beautiful adventure

[AlbanianBorn]

hey.just wanted to say hello to the guys who are in the video. really thanks! i mean thanks for going there in the first place and thanks for not listening to the greeks and italians lol.i mean albanian ppl are really kind and warm, but ppl sterio tipe it all the time for rubish things really,we are a small country and the poverty has taken its toll but itll get better in time. it is better then before now but its gonna be good. thanks to you and thanks to all of those watching it.

[mw101010]

This doesn't show the best parts of Albania though!

[mw101010]

I've been in Albania last summer(2007),it's a beautiful country with a very nice people :)

[djditii]

Albanians History and Origin is Capturing all the World,Beacose we are descents since the creation of mankind and we are talking the Laguage of Goods,thats why WE ARE ORIGINALY WE

[Acibeb]

"the language of goOds" sounds pretty ugly to me

[BloodThirstyAlbanian]

hey its all the politic's fault..IDK WTF THEY DOO ON THAT CHAIR..MAN

WE NEED REFORMS AND QUICKLY..BUT THEM STUPID POLITICS..

[YamabushiB]

Albania is beautiful and surely you don't want it to look like the rest of Europe. Just be happy that it has not been Americanized yet, that when you enter Albania you can still recognise it as Albamia ad not as "somewhere in southern Europe". Whoever says it's ugly, is simply narrow minded and whatever is different to them, will always be ugly. But whio cares about their opinion! Don't worry about them and be proud that Albania is still Albania. I wish my country, Poland, was still Poland.

[BosscaliPR]

your point is very logical, and you do have a very good judgment which most people dont. Here in the states, they are just now trying to make cities more interesting making them more authentic and unique. Europe, and the whole world, with the idea of Globalization is becoming the same. Alabnia is a beutiful country though, lots of nice people there!

[BosscaliPR]

ur comment is very logical and very true! You also have good judgment and a real point. Here in the states, every city look the same, and now urbanist are trying to encaurge uniqueness and authenticity to make cities more interesting. But americanization is not takin place only in Europe. but globally, due to this globalization of economics. Its not as fun to visit other places as it was sometime ago.

[thaman15874]

what a ugly country

[pasha6a]

I truly would have loved to go to Albania this summer. What better way than by bike.

[YamabushiB]

Well, this is Europe. Every nation acts the same way towards their neighbours. This is the Old Continent with its ancient culture. To be completely honest though, we enjoyed every country the same way because every nation is different and every nation has something else to offer. People are great everywhere, but of course, they are different. Still, every nation is frienldy and welcoming towards a traveller and hopefully will remain that way for time to come.

[Chris140386]

wow i did not know that albanie was such a beautiful place. I will visit the balkan in a few years that's for sure:D

[tepelenacom]

I'm glad you had a good time in Albania. Albania's hospitality is world renowned and the sheep-killing is the greatest honor you could have received from an Albanian family. Visit us again.

[fuckserbrussians2]

greeks and italians are scumbags, i hope those 2 nations get nuked i hate them with all my heart, long live shqipteria e bashkuar

[exelent62]

I bet you ARE NOT an albanian! Be honest you live in Belgrade...

[TheAlbanians]

I am with you on this. These type of comments are not necessary.

I have noticed many try to disguise themselves as Albanians in order to promote their agenda. Anyone sharing this mentality should be alienated by our people.

[djalvlore]

YamabushiB

ia m glad u have goot time in albania, I must say i am happy u anjoyed u self in there cos some people thing difrend, any way i wish u all the best and i hop u go agen in there. all the best.

[alboboy]

of course, the italians and greeks, they're worried that foreigners will like Albania and begin to take away from their tourist industry. Shows what kind of hospitality the greeks and italians provide you with, they only provide you with hospitality because they kiss ass rather than treat people well.

Anyway, i'm happy that you had fun in Albania, everybody that goes there says the same thing, the number one thing about Albania is its people, then the natural beauty

[YamabushiB]

The Italians worned us not to go to Albania and Greeks were surprised that we made it to their border without being robbed, but then again this Europe. In fact, we had an amazing time there. In one village, a family killed their only sheep to give us food and in another town, a woman took us home off the street. People were really warm there and I can't think of one bad memory from Albania.

[TheAlbanians]

Thanks for coming to our country.

We are working very hard for people to experience Albania's beauty, and I am glad you had a nice experience.

Thank You for this video.

TheAlbanians com

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[zapshock]

how did you like south albania? what did you think of its people?