WAS I WRONG about Albania? | Bikepacking Odyssey across Europe Ep. 11

WAS I WRONG about Albania? | Bikepacking Odyssey across Europe Ep. 11 - My Final Thoughts

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Жыл бұрын

Albania is a country of contrasts.
Bikepacking in Albania has been the most mentally challenge part of this bikepacking trip so far.
The first impressions were not that great: trash everywhere, polluted rivers, broken streets and after cycling for a few days and being sick for more than a week in Tirana, I couldn't wait to leave and honestly was expecting to have the same landscapes all the way to Greece.
BUT Albania had a different plan for me and more to offer than I thought!
Cycling through the Llogara pass was very challenging physically, but seeing all the beauty of Mount Çika, the picturesque villages built in the mountains and the trash situation improving, made me look differently at this country.
Albania is a beautiful country, the people are the warmest I've met so far and made it hard to say goodbye at the end!
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00:00 In the previous episode…
01:19 The route…
02:10 Climbing up Mount Çika
03:16 The tough ride up the Llogara pass
05:16 Nothing better than a summit
07:31 Best food in Dhërmi
09:07 All the way to Sarandë
10:28 Freddo Cappuccino & greek-looking villages
14:37 My recap of Albania
15:52 The last 35km in Albania
17:30 Goodbye Albania, Hello Greece!
18:33 Episode 11 - bike odyssey across Europe
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If you need more information related to traveling in Albania or practical things you might need in your trip, I found this group on fb to be helpful: groups/forumalbania

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@UntraveledRoadsOfficial Жыл бұрын

👋Hope you enjoyed part 11 🤗. In part 12 I will make the first km's in Greece , I will follow the entire coast till the border with Turkey, which are a lot of Kilometres 🚵☺ If you are curious for some extra content and exclusive insights checkout my patreon: www.patreon.com/untraveledroads and if you want to support me by making more projects like the bike odyssey subscribe to my channel - Thank you 🤗🙏

@athinalongu6369 Жыл бұрын

Visit Albania beautiful ❤♥

@corinaaionitoaie7674 Жыл бұрын

This road looks stunning! I bet it is amazing to hike there as well. I am glad you found something beautiful and changed your mind about Albania. I believe every country has good and bad parts and travelling by bike allows you to see all parts of it: the good and the bad.

@UntraveledRoadsOfficial Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment Yes, I checked actually (for fun) some hiking trails, must be amazing to climb up. For sure!

@lorenclorenc Жыл бұрын

@@UntraveledRoadsOfficial now enjoy your greece where you will see the same people the same climate the same nature more or less the same infrastructure but with the prices three times bigger

@lorenclorenc Жыл бұрын

@@UntraveledRoadsOfficial it can be seen that you do not know the history of Albania and that of Greece in the slightest

@lorenclorenc Жыл бұрын

@@UntraveledRoadsOfficial almost all Greek heads of state including their national heroes national costumes ect are of Albanian origin

@lorenclorenc Жыл бұрын

@@UntraveledRoadsOfficial en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Albanians_in_Greece

@oldirtybeuner Жыл бұрын

Nice to see a different side of Albania. That looked awesome. 👌 Great singing too. 😋👍

@UntraveledRoadsOfficial Жыл бұрын

🙃This part was really amazing - hehe thanks that came from too much freddo cappuccinos 🤣😋

@lorenclorenc Жыл бұрын

@@UntraveledRoadsOfficial Northern Albania is magnificent too...in your videos I don't see images of Albanian alps there in the noth is also the shala river one of the most beautiful in Europe...it looks like you only filmed the irrigation ditches to present them as rivers and the trash cans

@athinalongu6369 Жыл бұрын

@@UntraveledRoadsOfficial Visit Albania beautiful different

@UntraveledRoadsOfficial Жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for the comment. On this tour I biked mainly on the coast from the border to Montenegro till the border with Greece, and I filmed what I saw there along the way. I have although another project planned in 2023, where I will hike around the albanian alps and I am really excited for this I heard a lot of amazing stories and saw amazing pictures.

@EnRe_Tc Жыл бұрын

12:45 that submarine factory was very cool when i saw it for the first time

@UntraveledRoadsOfficial Жыл бұрын

Yep really impressive Would be really cool to visit it 🤙

@theeuropeancyclepaths8206 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. I’m doing it in September (23) All the best mate 👊

@UntraveledRoadsOfficial Жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊- enjoy! If you need any recommendations or help write me on Instagram @_untraveledroads_

@theeuropeancyclepaths8206 Жыл бұрын

Will do thanks. 👍

@Traveling.888 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful Albania 😉🖐️🇦🇱

@fruys1 Жыл бұрын

Hi, really enjoyed your video's, nice work and gives a good impression on your journey, the highs and difficulties. This summer I did roughly the same trail from your episode 4 (Ljubljana) till nr 11 (Igoumenitsu), but started in Holland. You're right: a lot of heat, heavy climbing but awfully nice surroundings, very nice people and interesting history and cultures.

@UntraveledRoadsOfficial Жыл бұрын

Hi Frank, I am really glad you liked the videos! Thank you for the kind words 😊 Cycling next to the coast is definitely an amazing thing to do anywhere, especially in summer when you can stop and take a dip here and there. How was it from Holland to Ljubljana?

@fruys1 Жыл бұрын

@@UntraveledRoadsOfficial Germany and Austria are great countries to cycle around. Easy going, nice people, good cycle pathes and great nature. But the Balkan countries where without any doubts the highlights.

@UntraveledRoadsOfficial Жыл бұрын

@@fruys1 I found the balkans quite exciting as well. People are friendly, the food is good and scenery just gorgeous!

@Piloti. Жыл бұрын

The part that shocked you is the northwest of the country. That is that part that got affected the most from the unregulated capitalism that occurred during the transition years. That’s why the road and drainage infrastructure are in horrible conditions. Not everywhere though but at a lot of places. The other parts of the north, not the plains, are as beautiful as the rest of Albania.

@UntraveledRoadsOfficial Жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks for your comment 🙏. Very interesting - just read a bit about the transition years. I plan next year to return to Albania for a different project which should bring me then also to the other parts, especially up the mountains and the North.