Ollie Potts Backpacking
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17 things I wish I knew before visiting every Eastern European country
I've travelled to evert country in Eastern Europe so here are some things I wish I knew before I went, including the best time, the budget you'll need for each country and any travel hacks!
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6 things i wish i knew BEFORE travelling to KOSOVO!
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Kosovo is Europe's newest country after declaring independance in 2008, so it's no suprise backpackers are wanting to visit on their Balkan backpacking trip. In this video I discuss all the things I wish I knew before visiting the country! GOOGLE MAP LEGEND full of recommendations of budget restaurants, hostels and things to do in Kosovo AND across Europe - maps.app.goo.gl/VNHH4EZDy5x4hLEVA
how much to BUDGET travel LUXEMBOURG? 🇱🇺
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This is Luxembourg on a budget and I’m going to show you how far your money can go in what is the richest country in the world. GOOGLE MAP LEGEND full of recommendations of budget restaurants, hostels and things to do in Luxembourg AND across Europe - maps.app.goo.gl/VNHH4EZDy5x4hLEVA
three cities in POLAND for €350
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three cities in POLAND for €350
I spent 50 hours in the Albanian Alps - what is it really like?
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I spent 50 hours in the Albanian Alps - what is it really like?
revealing my secret travel hacks
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revealing my secret travel hacks
6 things i wish i knew BEFORE travelling to ALBANIA
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6 things i wish i knew BEFORE travelling to ALBANIA
is this the end of the concessionary football ticket?
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is this the end of the concessionary football ticket?
why you should avoid my LEAST favourite country
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why you should avoid my LEAST favourite country
my journey to the HIGHEST church in europe 🇬🇪
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my journey to the HIGHEST church in europe 🇬🇪
how this Georgian river can cure diseases
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how this Georgian river can cure diseases
A Masters in Journalism: a year in the life
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A Masters in Journalism: a year in the life
12 hour soviet overnight train to _____
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12 hour soviet overnight train to
I visited the LAND OF FIRE
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I visited the LAND OF FIRE
NICARAGUA: why you should travel here on a budget
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NICARAGUA: why you should travel here on a budget
9 things i wish i knew BEFORE i went to COSTA RICA
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9 things i wish i knew BEFORE i went to COSTA RICA
11 things i wish i knew BEFORE travelling to MEXICO
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11 things i wish i knew BEFORE travelling to MEXICO
GREECE: What do you NEED to know before a working holiday abroad?
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GREECE: What do you NEED to know before a working holiday abroad?
how do you plan a trip? (things i wish i knew)
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how do you plan a trip? (things i wish i knew)
The ULTIMATE comparison: SE Asia Vs Central America
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The ULTIMATE comparison: SE Asia Vs Central America
4 things i wish i knew BEFORE taking a LONG HAUL flight (solo)
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4 things i wish i knew BEFORE taking a LONG HAUL flight (solo)
The ULTIMATE SOUTH THAILAND experience
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The ULTIMATE SOUTH THAILAND experience
things i wish i knew BEFORE visiting SOUTHEAST ASIA (our mistakes)
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things i wish i knew BEFORE visiting SOUTHEAST ASIA (our mistakes)
things i wish i knew before visiting CAMBODIA (don't take this bus)
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things i wish i knew before visiting CAMBODIA (don't take this bus)
Ha Giang Loop 2024: The Ultimate Bucket List Ride (my experience)
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Ha Giang Loop 2024: The Ultimate Bucket List Ride (my experience)
Backpacking NORTHERN THAILAND on a budget in 2024 (Chiang Mai)
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Backpacking NORTHERN THAILAND on a budget in 2024 (Chiang Mai)
Backpacking BANGKOK on a budget in 2024
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Backpacking BANGKOK on a budget in 2024
I hitchhiked 400km for the first time
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I hitchhiked 400km for the first time
My FIRST steps in ASIA - TRAILER
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My FIRST steps in ASIA - TRAILER
Backpacking MOROCCO on a budget in 2024 (Taghazout & Tamraght)
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Backpacking MOROCCO on a budget in 2024 (Taghazout & Tamraght)

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @viking4476
    @viking4476 2 дні тому

    Kosovo is independent and there is no doubt about that, we should not get carried away. Serbs from Kosovo buried themselves because they voted in a huge percentage for Vučić, who gradually gave almost all the responsibilities to Pristina. No one forced them, when the Democrats were in power in Serbia, they did not vote for them, but mostly for the Radicals and DSS

  • @wannesdewaele3422
    @wannesdewaele3422 2 дні тому

    How are the hostels compared? I've travelled throughout SEA and loved the hostels there, i do like the more 'luxury' hostels tho, curtains & AC is quite a dealbreaker for me. How would you say they compare?

  • @pennyh2993
    @pennyh2993 3 дні тому

    I am an American but I’ve been in Albania for the past five months and this is my second visit here. This video is by far THE most inaccurate video that I have ever seen about Albania. 1-The food is amazing here very fresh and yummy, most people who are getting sick are cheap backpackers who don’t want to buy water and drinking from the tap. The water itself doesn’t have any problem, but the piping in this country is old so you should ALWAYS buy water, plus literally there is a pharmacy in every corner and the medicine is so much cheaper than every other country in Europe 🙄 2- food service is slow everywhere in Europe comped to The U.S. it is not slower in Albania than Paris and it NEVER takes up to an hour to get your food! 3- I would say in 60% of places specially in big cities like Shkoder or Tirana you can pay with credit card. 4- some of your advices are as obvious as saying water is wet!! Book your hostel two weeks in advance and don’t go to ATM every other day think about how much you want to spend and take out that amount at once! So shocking 5- again extremely inaccurate information there are several taxi services such as green taxi or blue taxi that you can contact them via WhatsApp or get the Patoko App they are very reliable and extremely reasonably priced. I booked with them several times myself for an example a 3 AM airport ride was only 1200 lak or €12 for 25 minutes ride! I’m sure you would like to have more followers and views on your videos, but please do your research next time!!

    • @OlliePotts
      @OlliePotts 3 дні тому

      This is a backpackers channel, it's in the name!! 🤦Thanks for sharing tho

    • @pennyh2993
      @pennyh2993 2 дні тому

      @@OlliePotts I completely understand and there is nothing wrong with backpacking, I have done it myself. It’s just not OK to give inaccurate information such as it takes an hour to get your food or there is no option to order a cab online if you don’t know, you don’t know, but don’t stated those as facts. Also, I don’t think being a backpacker means you don’t care about your health a large bottle of water is 60¢ here!

  • @МаркоНовић
    @МаркоНовић 3 дні тому

    Please dont speak of something you have no idea of. You just made like 10 mistakes in 1 minute long video.

  • @VesSta15
    @VesSta15 3 дні тому

    Do u apply the same logic when visiting span?do u say ure visiting Western European country? What’s the point of dividing Europe? It’s an outdated term used during Cold War, what’s the point of using it today? Creates unnecessary divide

    • @OlliePotts
      @OlliePotts 3 дні тому

      Because there are many differences in backpacking the regions! And that's the term people search for, whatever I think of it

  • @YTinjustice
    @YTinjustice 4 дні тому

    Kosovo is Serbia, also, those are Serbian flags, not russian

    • @OlliePotts
      @OlliePotts 3 дні тому

      I guess when it's hanging vertically it looks the same...I initially thought they were Russian and it is backed up by a significant pro russian population, even if they are serbain the point stands!

  • @UvekOn
    @UvekOn 4 дні тому

    That was not russian flags in Belgrade, it was serbian flags, red, blue and white.

  • @gizemlikisi6213
    @gizemlikisi6213 4 дні тому

    why you didnt visit bulgaria

    • @OlliePotts
      @OlliePotts 4 дні тому

      It's next! My final European country hopefully in October :)

    • @gizemlikisi6213
      @gizemlikisi6213 4 дні тому

      @@OlliePotts i recommend you to visit veliko tarnovo and plovdiv as well as rila lakes, shipka monument, buzludja monument

  • @1957bumpy
    @1957bumpy 4 дні тому

    You forgot to mention that kosovo was stolen from the serbs by NATO and the WEST

  • @fatcontrollerproductions9910
    @fatcontrollerproductions9910 11 днів тому

    Македонско знаме ❤ 🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥 🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥 🟥🟥☀️🟥🟥 🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥 🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥

  • @serbtesla
    @serbtesla 11 днів тому

    Stolen land.

  • @Nikola-pn2yx
    @Nikola-pn2yx 11 днів тому

    You can come into Kosovo through the north just fine. I did it and people do it all the time. Where did you hear this?

    • @OlliePotts
      @OlliePotts 11 днів тому

      Oh really, we heard numerous got turned away

    • @Nikola-pn2yx
      @Nikola-pn2yx 11 днів тому

      @@OlliePotts I entered multiple times and I had plenty guests visiting me in Serbia before or after Kosovo and nobody ever encountered any problems. Many did initially think that it's not safe or that they might be turned away, I guess scared by the media.

  • @19n05k83
    @19n05k83 11 днів тому

    1:52 This is in Georgia.

  • @RakiSixxRajRaj
    @RakiSixxRajRaj 11 днів тому

    Србијо моја ❤

  • @adrianog4148
    @adrianog4148 11 днів тому

    serbs belong to siberia.

    • @davidlukic1205
      @davidlukic1205 11 днів тому

      @@adrianog4148 Before you comment be sure to check something you speak about. I feel sorry for you honestly, you know about this topic as much as you know about life on Venus. 😕

    • @adrianog4148
      @adrianog4148 10 днів тому

      @@davidlukic1205 sure.. the good old south slavic identity crisis..😏

  • @alavanja19
    @alavanja19 11 днів тому

    KOSOVO IS SERBIA

  • @BianconeriDiBelgradoSRB
    @BianconeriDiBelgradoSRB 11 днів тому

    This is so disrespectful towards Serbia. Kosovo is NOT a state. Kosovo is south region of Serbia.

    • @Mulmgott
      @Mulmgott 11 днів тому

      And you are disrespectful to 97% of the population that lives there. We are not going back to being oppressed by your government. Deal with reality instead of grandiose nationalistic dreams.

  • @endripajaziti9690
    @endripajaziti9690 11 днів тому

    Funny how serbs get always triggered when someone mentions how nice Kosovo is😂😂

  • @filipdostanic1765
    @filipdostanic1765 11 днів тому

    Kosovo is Serbia

  • @nenad-seguljev
    @nenad-seguljev 11 днів тому

    are you stupid. how did you take jvari monastery from georgia?

  • @Thelukiluka
    @Thelukiluka 11 днів тому

    Straight up disinformation !

  • @fatcontrollerproductions9910
    @fatcontrollerproductions9910 11 днів тому

    косово е Србија!

  • @aureliogj7966
    @aureliogj7966 11 днів тому

    An Englishman complains about another countries cuisine 😂. Let’s not forget the British cuisine consists of unidentifiable beige lumps of something or other deep fried into oblivion. Plastic so called breads, sausages made out several animals including their unmentionables that should come with health warning and bad imitations of Indian dishes. Albania is mentioned consistently for its fresh produce and unique fusion of Ottoman and Mediterranean. I’d rather go into an Albanian restaurant every day of the week than into a British one once a year

  • @batazajn7752
    @batazajn7752 11 днів тому

    Why didn't you visit one of the ghettoized Serbian settlements where since 1999 Serbs live in isolation behind barbed wire and where patrols of foreign occupation armies protect them from being terrorized by Albanians. When you recommended monasteries, why didn't you say that they are monasteries of the Serbian Orthodox Church, and that they represent Serbian cultural heritage dating back to the 10th century.

  • @davidlukic1205
    @davidlukic1205 11 днів тому

    Land that I bought from the Heaven someone promised them, why they did not promise them something that is theirs, Kosovo and Metohija is Serbia and we will be back, even if we would have to wait 1000 years for that.

  • @frostflower5555
    @frostflower5555 12 днів тому

    Kosovo is not a country. Albanians came from eastern Anatolia and they do not call themselves Albanian in their own language. After the so-called war all the Slavic toponyms were twisted into some form of Albanian but means nothing in their own language.

    • @elidrissii
      @elidrissii 11 днів тому

      And Slavs don't come from the Balkans. You can go back to the Ukraine, then Albanians will go back to wherever you think they originate, ok?

    • @stakicds
      @stakicds 11 днів тому

      @@elidrissii oH mY gOSH its the other way.

    • @astraldrifter
      @astraldrifter 11 днів тому

      Good God how dumb can you be

  • @creativaty6947
    @creativaty6947 12 днів тому

    It's not really a real country though!

    • @speedstar3344
      @speedstar3344 12 днів тому

      True

    • @jugoslavnamljidjiu9021
      @jugoslavnamljidjiu9021 12 днів тому

      Kosovo is part of Serbia forever now USA kidnapped that part with NATO bombing and devasted our country, there is problem with Milošević nationalistic goverment who made horrible mistakes on Kosovo that is the main reason why we lost for now that part of our country for now, but lot of countrys do not recognize Kosovo as independent country for example Spain and much more

    • @dand2810
      @dand2810 11 днів тому

      @@jugoslavnamljidjiu9021 no one really cares what a socialist country like Spain has to say tho; Kosovo is recognised by 114 countries, it'll be hard to reverse that. NATO bombed y'all because you were doing 20% extra war crimes back then - i do agree it was wrong (and i'm usually a big fan of NATO), as you had the bigger army and that was par for the course; but it happened. Move on and work on repairing your own country - outside of Novi Sad and small chunks of Belgrade, it's very backwards. Plus this populism and love for putin really makes y'all look like cartoon villains. it's embarrassing.

    • @jugoslavnamljidjiu9021
      @jugoslavnamljidjiu9021 11 днів тому

      @@dand2810 Spain socialist 🤣🤣🤣

    • @adrianog4148
      @adrianog4148 11 днів тому

      bs

  • @christophersines8238
    @christophersines8238 14 днів тому

    No such thing as a semi submersible submarine. That’s a boat with underwater portholes.

  • @BombayPilotWala
    @BombayPilotWala 14 днів тому

    Mate... That looks more sus than ocean gate

  • @Brendan6181
    @Brendan6181 14 днів тому

    very nice m8

  • @michalpavlicek1017
    @michalpavlicek1017 15 днів тому

    Don’t be a brokey first and then worry about visiting Luxembourg. You will be able to stay in 5 star hotels then and not have to count every penny like a cheapskate. I don’t mean to criticize your nice video man though.

  • @Sigma_y_tau
    @Sigma_y_tau 17 днів тому

    Holy shit! 33 dollars just for a hotel! This in my country (dominican republic) is approximately the same amount of money that cost to and average family in food and other supplies. 😮

  • @bengullett6055
    @bengullett6055 22 дні тому

    I had to comment again and say honestly this was a great video! It was professional and informative. Very well done!!!

  • @bengullett6055
    @bengullett6055 22 дні тому

    Really good video mate!!! Should be proud.

  • @alyciam751
    @alyciam751 29 днів тому

    Great video!

  • @JM-jr2um
    @JM-jr2um 29 днів тому

    Hi man, thanks for the video! I’m going soon to Belize 🤩 do you remember the ferry company you took from Belize to caye caulker ? And which hostels did you choose in Belize ?

    • @OlliePotts
      @OlliePotts 29 днів тому

      I think there's only one ferry called San Pedro & Bella's Backpackers is where you want to stay!! Try and go for the Sunday funday

  • @ross_rivas
    @ross_rivas Місяць тому

    Honestly, the thumbnail attracted me, cuz I was interesting which country in the EU has the same advantages as Thailand for people to relax and spend time. But actually I think Netherlands is more closest country. They have dr*#@gs, s#*x and more crazier ways of spending time like in Thailand.

  • @krizzIybaer
    @krizzIybaer Місяць тому

    ive had my worst time in tirana, they are rude as when i asked people for directions, the waiters always pissed except from 1 chill guy. 1 one young seller tried to scam us, the food was hit or miss, definetly not going back and that one gentrified area in the middle where only richer people can walk and the guards dont let poor looking albanians in was creepy also our guide said they were never under communisim, it was cleptocratic isolationist as it gets nobody had anything, the leader was illiterate

  • @alyciam751
    @alyciam751 Місяць тому

    Wish I watched this video before I went 😢

  • @alyciam751
    @alyciam751 Місяць тому

    Wonder if there are any good tour guides in Costa Rica?

  • @alyciam751
    @alyciam751 Місяць тому

    Did I see shorts in snow?

  • @alyciam751
    @alyciam751 Місяць тому

    Great coverage of this story!

  • @alyciam751
    @alyciam751 Місяць тому

    This trip looks so fun!

  • @alyciam751
    @alyciam751 Місяць тому

    Great video!

    • @OlliePotts
      @OlliePotts Місяць тому

      Thanks did I pay you to say that

  • @GeorgeNey
    @GeorgeNey Місяць тому

    Thanks for your video mate :) Google Flights & Hostel advice were my favourites.

  • @ssoull6547
    @ssoull6547 Місяць тому

    Albania is closer to Pakistan than Europe in terms of culture and civilization

    • @enieniz
      @enieniz Місяць тому

      @@ssoull6547 and you re closer to monkeys than humans

    • @aureliogj7966
      @aureliogj7966 11 днів тому

      A Brit preaches us all about culture. Kill me now. 😂😂😂 A “civilisation’ that until only a few centuries ago lived in huts made of mud and straws and a country where only a couple of hundred years ago people shat out of their windows. Whose museums are filled with artefacts stolen, robbed and plundered from other cultures. A country whose national dis is Indian Curry. A country with the highest percentage of people with Pakistani origin.

  • @d3r4g45
    @d3r4g45 Місяць тому

    It's country known for organ harvesting. Google "yellow house".

  • @grSpyridon
    @grSpyridon Місяць тому

    11. They will kill you if you’re gay

  • @elifesta9567
    @elifesta9567 Місяць тому

    You are talking complete nonsense man. Albania is a such beautiful country with very warm and friendly people. The food is unique and very safe. I don't know why you say these things, you don't have much personal experience and in just a few days there is no way to find out what is good or not. Apparently, you see things in a way that many people will not like, and they are unlikely to subcrible you. 🤔😏

    • @OlliePotts
      @OlliePotts Місяць тому

      I agree it's a beautiful country with warm & friendly people 100%. Unfortunately I just don't agree with you about the food from my experience! That's my opinion :)

    • @FisnikFisnikaj
      @FisnikFisnikaj 24 дні тому

      you are a left-behind villager who has learned to live under bridges when you go as a tourist to another country. Albania is a real pearl and don't think that the whole world is talking about it, only you, the peasants, and your regulars.

  • @rovialdokonda22
    @rovialdokonda22 Місяць тому

    Ik o t qifsha miun. Se pini uj cesme rrugve sjua ka fajin njeri