Hello I want to give you some more information about who are actually the oldest buildings in Berat. 1. One of the oldest It's the Castle of Berat, just above that Mosque in top of the hill. 2. The Churches in same hill above that Mosque and inside the Castle.
sorry to be so offtopic but does someone know of a tool to log back into an instagram account? I was stupid lost my account password. I appreciate any help you can give me.
@Christian Oliver Thanks for your reply. I got to the site thru google and im in the hacking process now. Seems to take quite some time so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
I m from Croatia,and Albanians are the best for hospitality,I believe you heard from MonteNegro that is dangerous there,because lot of Serbs live in Monte Negro,and politics between Serbs and Albanians are on low level.Low rate orthodox people live in Albania and because of Kosovo,you can say Albanians and Serbs hate each other.Albanians got 3 religion in 1 country and live in peace,Serbs are more weird,serbs = Ortrodox ,they make equal that just orthodox religion can be Serb.That is short story why Serbs were in War with 4 of 6 neighbors.Im atheist so this is from my neutral position to say what was going on this place of balkans.Also Serbia with politics are more oriented to Russia,but Croatia,Bosnia and Herzegovina,Slovenia,Albania,Kosovo,Macedonia to EU and western countries.Love you videos.
The bad reputation of Albania is a legend nowadays. It’s a lot safer in Albania than most of Europe. Some of our neighboring countries still talk bad about Albania and the worst thing is that they do it on purpose. Anyway thanks for the kind words and wish you all the best. 👋👋👋
Hi guys !! It's me again..💥🤣💥 I would like to send my warmest thanks to you and to the people of Berat !! Once, I visited Boston and an albanian taxidriver helped me a lot ; I will never forget him!! Because of your wonderful video, I understand now why he was so kind !! My best greetings from Morocco. 🌿🌹🌿
What a coincidence bro..im Albanian and visited Morocco 2 years ago..i was feeling like my home..the people there was so kind and warm..just like in my countriy..also i have moroccan friends..you are so funny bro..i really like your jokes and sense of humour..i Love Morocco and Moroccans
@@WorldTowning ur always welcomed idk if u have heard but the most famous Book of Albanians named Kanun , on which are writed 500 Years ago the Rules of Albanians on this book says - Albanian House belong to the GOD and the Guests or Travellers ( and here is writed an Albanian have moral obligation to eat 50-50 what he have with the guest )
My native country is the best and its people are just wonderful. This is a country where legends and prehistory marry beautifully with the gorgeous seaside, mountains and wonderful culinary. Miss it all so much, 21 years away from it in the UK now. Love UK but there is something special about Albania that is with us Albanians for ever.
Haven't had much time to watch vlogs lately, but I'm sitting on an 11 hr bus in Thailand. We LOVED Albania last year. It's the #1 country we visited briefly, but want to get back to see more. We found the people in Serbia equally hospitable. Love the Balkans!!
In Albanian there is a saying: First, the house belongs to God and the guest. Then, it belongs to the owner. Thank you! Loved to see you in mother Albania.
Hi Ajko. The song is called In Our Hands by Sebastian Forslund. It's a great song. I don't repeat songs too much in the episodes, but this is one that I did.
It’s a privilege to have guests and they should be 100% happy in our homes ! Albania love family and tradition , and a guest is a friend , we say “me tpyet kush se çka Asht jeta miq e shoke ajo Asht kuleta” so “if smb ask you what is considered like wealth , friends and guests that’s the real richness” , becouse a guest if a part of family when they are already in our homes
In 1997 we were in Corfu (Greece) just a mile across the water from Albania. There was the sound of artillery almost constantly and at night we could see tracer fire over in Albania. It's good to see that the country has found peace and settled down. PS. Greeks and Turks are also very hospitable.
Oh gosh, this made me 😢. They have beens through so much and remain so positive. I guess tragedy puts a lot in perspective. In Greece now, totally agree. Turkey in Feb!!!
Brian, so happy to hear that. We are trying to bring more authentic and unique experiences to this vlog. There are so many travel vlog about all the touristy stuff.
Since I travel alot alone and if I was told not to go to a certain country. I would do my own research and use wisdom. Traveling with a family seems more safe then a women traveling alone. I pray for God to keep you and your family safe, he has your back, and your doing a beautiful thing I want to continue seeing the beauty of other countries so keep on, you and yours are in my prayers. Peace
Thank you for keeping us in your thoughts. We have never once been in a situation traveling that we feared for our safety, thankfully. I hope that day never comes. Being robbed was the most violation we ever want to feel.
Hello from the Hamner family- we are in Albania right now and looking up info about the area, we saw your vlog for first time. We have a LOT in common with you!!! We are Americans, sold our home in 2014 and have been traveling since then with our daughter who is now 14 AND I just had neck surgery within this past year! We are not vloggers though, even just started facebook page in the last 6 months- Hamners Odyssey. We are considering settling for a few years as our teen wants some roots for a dog of her own...sigh.
We LOVED Albania! Hi, wow, loads of similarities. Where else have you been? Where are you thinking to settle down? Our daughter just turned 15 in July. Isn't it so fun traveling with a teen? We also have a tween and love it. Have you met many other teens?
@@WorldTowning We are in the castle in Berat. Had a wonderful full moon walk last night and got up early and saw the moonset as the sun rose. I feel like we shared that with you as a result of your video. Thanks for replying! We toured the National Parks in the US when our daughter was 4th-5th grade, all the way out to Hawaii. Have been to Costa Rica and France to check out places learned about through International Living, and been to Wales and Poland and Germany to check out where ancestors came from. Missed Denmark and Ireland this summer through change of plans with hosts, but that took us to Switzerland, Italy and Croatia. Next is Portugal to check out what we have heard about retiring there, before going to Connecticut where we have taken a caretaking position. I struggled to let the opportunity go and struggled to let go of traveling...so we accepted the role and will try it out for a month and see how it fits. Our teen is low energy, late sleeper, and growing less interested in travel, and we have always aimed to be a team, so we are listening to her requests, knowing these travels have shaped her in ways like confidence to ride a bike alone from the house to the village, learning language phrases at least to communicate simply. We had her visit a school this summer with a neighbor tween and got to speak in a few classes where they had just studied about the American teenager! But for the most part she has had a void of teen encounters. How do yours stay connected with peers?
I saw the vlog in Brussels where you got robbed - sorry to see that but I am totally shocked and would never expect that in Brussels. Here you are in a third world country and being treated like royals. Its amazing to see the heart the Albanians have.
Haha my family used to buy the turkey weeks before Christmas and keep it in our small garden and overfeed it to gain weight for maximum return on investment 😂😂 this took me back. also the guide is exaggerating a little bit when he said that if you just knock and they invite you in , they will ask who you are but basically they wont turn you away if you need food and a place to stay or simply you are a foreigner and curious about us .99% will take u in it doesn’t matter if you’re a total stranger. I remember in a hot summer day in 1995 or 96 some Arabs who had been to visit a near by mosque knocked on our door and my father answered , their translator explained they were curious to visit an Albanian family to see how we live so they knocked at a random door. My invited them in and they stayed for lunch. I remember my dad gave me money to go buy some beer to serve with lunch and their guide promptly stopping me because Arabs don’t drink alcohol 😂
Thank you! 😃 We really felt welcome in Albania. Albania is one of the countries that we want to return to. We did not see enough there. All the best and please stay safe.
I’ve followed your family on Instagram but this was the first UA-cam video I’ve seen. Well done! I really enjoyed the story, facts, music, editing. Sure makes me want to watch all of your videos. I feel like I got a real feel for your experience.
Awh, thanks Kristen. So happy to hear you jumped over to this platform. Welcome! We are gearing up for even more cool stuff on the vlog on 2019! Our work of the year is OWN IT! Bam. 😉
Loving the videos....Heh Jessica, those striped leggings are really holding up!! The hiking in Spain, etc.etc. 😂😱 Love it!! What brand are they? I have my favorite pairs and wear them all the time...Would I go to other countries that people tend to shy away from? YES.... Like you said, there are good people everywhere....Loved Croatia, Slovania, etc. would totally go to Albania.. Our painters are from Albania and they are the nicest, most honest people...
Thanks so much!!! Ha, they have held up so well. Although I am so ready for a new wardrobe, bored with this one. But, I would rather spend my money on adventures instead. Ha. I will need new warm weather clothing for Asia. Woo hoo. The brand is LulaRoe. Love that you would go! Albania was such a good decision!
World Towning I thought they were. I have a pair on myself right now!! I am with you on rather spending money on adventures. With you all the way on that!!
a pleasure to enjoy ALL of you together and concerning to the question...of course I would go to the place (actually I had that situation and It was totally the opposite of should I expected...delightful and a very good experience. Every person has its own perception and I respect that of course but living the experience is ALWAYS a very good point..!!
I feel like it is always the opposite of what people say. Same thing happened with Morocco and we LOVED it. Yes, but I have no desire to hear someones opinion if they have never been there themselves or for one day on a layover or a cruise. Ha
@@WorldTowning well, the thing is... everyone has its OWN experience concerning the same fact...for example I am pretty sure if you and me get the camera and go taking the same picture NEVER will be the same, and the fact is the same... so when traveling I always pay attention to what people say BUT doesn't count to me when deciding where and when to go and believe it works fine for me...!! Hugs and regards family..!!!
Love your family❤️ I so would love to be on your trips. I'm Albanian, born in the US. My first trip ever to Albania was in March 2019. I've Traveled all over Europe,always hesitated to visit Albania. Finally made the effort to visit. Yay! Beautiful place ,with very warm and friendly people. Their hospitality is most humbling. Enjoy guys!
We had an Albanian family running a diner type restaurant in town. They weren’t very friendly. They were hard on the wait staff too. They didn’t last a year with the restaurant. But happy to see you had a wonderful time!! If ppl told me not to visit somewhere, I probably would not. Happy it worked out for you. Looking forward to your next video.
There is no excuse for treating other humans poorly, but after visiting most of the former Yugoslavia countries I have sympathy to what they have been through. Not an excuse for bad behavior to an employee, just recognition for how hard some people have it. We are so lucky to have our American passport and not experienced such struggles. As a side note to listening what others say about a place. We do have a couple of tight travel friends who I would listen to as they know our travel style and level of hardcoreness. 😉Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this Madeline.
Sketchy Zero I’m not judging all ppl. Sorry you thought that. Just this one person. Being a frequent visitor to the restaurant and knowing the wait staff as they were part of the previous owner, I know the hardship they faced. And actually one waitress is a friend and an Albanian, she too was stressed.
Congrats on 10K subscribers! You guys are so amazing. I can't say enough about the quality of the video editing for one thing. You are a very talented man, Will. But the editing would mean nothing if you guys didn't do such danged cool stuff! How brilliant to meet with the locals, cook with them, talk with them, live with them. It makes everything you do so rich. As for the question of the day. I plan to tour Europe by RV, but will be solo. I think it makes sense to be a bit more cautious. However, I think there are ways to do anything as a solo female. First, I will be attending World Towning U before I start (it may be a while from now.) Second, I might connect with a group of people if I plan to go somewhere with safety concerns. There are ways to overcome anything. Can't wait to see more from you. I also can't wait until you guys become a U-tube phenomenon. I'll be able to say, "yeah, I started watching them when they were just starting."
Thanks! Will has worked so hard to be a great editor and tell our story authentically. I will give him a high five for you. We live in an RV (as you know) so I can do it without leaving my seat. 😉 As for touring alone as a female, there are a lot of solo travelers, men and women. You will do great and everyone is incredibly friendly. Tonight at our campground is a community dinner. We are in the south of Greece, no tourism and many people have been here for weeks so we meet up every Friday night. So cool! Also, many people caravan. We saw a bunch of folks doing it in Morocco. This is not to say Morocco is unsafe, we love it, but others who have never been want to feel comfortable doing the crossing. Yes, you are welcome to join our class. We offer it in the fall (sept) and winter (jan) for 10 weeks whenever you are ready. Ha! The happiest part of what we do is when people sub because they believe in our mission of sharing the world and its people with those who want to travel in the future or those who cannot. And if that means phenomenon, well, then we won't object to that either. 😜 Thanks again for your support. You will love RVing Europe.
We had a great trip. We went to the Ouzoud Falls, Essaouira and toured around Marrakech Souks/Medina it was amazing. We have been vlogging our trips for 5 years and loved exploring new places ♥️
Hello I want to give you some more information about who are actually the oldest buildings in Berat. 1. One of the oldest It's the Castle of Berat, just above that Mosque in top of the hill. 2. The Churches in same hill above that Mosque and inside the Castle.
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Berat is called "Qyteti i Nje mbi nje dritareve" which is literally translated "the town of 1 on top of 1 windows".But "Nje(1) mbi nje" sounds like "nje mi(mije/thousand) nje" "1001" . Hence the confusion.
I heard like back in the day around here if someone had a red door than that was like an invite to come by no matter who u are. Now a red door is like danger
Albanian kitchen cuisine or menu food is one of the richest in the world and all are very old traditional, till to this day, is one of the best in the world as healthy food, plus there are many sweets.
I know albanian, I can say a full sentence without google translate, here you go. une jam nga shqiprea. that means "I am from albania" I can make longer sentences if you want!
They are open to frank conversation, welcome strangers into their home, share food/alcohol/other goods with visitors when they make significantly less than other European countries and are non-judgemental. We also ran into Albanians in Macedonia and Greece and this appears to be a trait of Albanians in general. We were only in the country for 1 week and this is based on the Albanians we interacted with in several countries.
@@WorldTowning Yes but you do have to realize that when it comes to religion , there is a very big divergence between the albanians living in albania and those living outside albania ( as minority in macedonia or as ethnic albanians in kosovo ). Albania having been multireligious experiencing an atheist regime and opening up by the millions to europe which is continued by the millions coming as tourists from all over the world has a substantially more different religious composition - namely the vast majority are flirting with agnosticism with christianity gaining much much ground despite the turkish funded and arabic funded mosque bulding , buildings that remain just empty) . So next time , when in albania do not ignore the churches if you are going to show the mosques. You truly have no idea of the religious demography of albania ..... for whatever it is worth from a person that has spent countless of hours studying them.
the best thing in albania is to seperate religion from politics me in Croatia I,am atheist but you can be everything you want,chatolic,orthotox,agnostic, etc.religion newer define who you are ina nationality,in all balkan countries albanians working on the best way,like germany,usa,religion dont define you what is your nationality.in croatia you can be croat like me and muslim,bhudist,orthodox,atheist.
Stereotypes that's what they do. They tend to change peoples minds about our beautiful and welcoming Country Albania. Thank you for visiting my country and finding the real truth yourselves rather than listening to fool mouthed people. Proud to be one of them , Proud to be Albanian.
Found the same thing when visiting Montenegro. Love the people there; so very, hospitable! I've had a lot of people tell me not to go places, especially when traveling on my own. It has not stopped me. Just be cautious and have a care about what you might be getting yourself into. There's too much to explore to have those 'no's' keep me at bay. :) BTW... first time to respond. Love your videos.
People say to not go to alot of places. I heard Germany's jacked and France is on fire. India was supposed to be decent and stuffs bad there. It's bad everywhere. Gotta kinda keep an eye around your surroundings. I wouldn't even go on a hike by myself anywhere cause if something happens it's gonna suck. I heard and believe a few places u should definitely not go.
World Towning You should visit the beaches in the south in the summer. Your kids will love it. More exiting for them. Take them to Syri i Kalter “ Blu Eye “ as well. Super clear waters.
Berat is more than 2500 years old. So no the mosque is not the oldest building standing . The Illyrian castle of Berat is more than 2500 year, so that is standing still , plus the houses inside the castle are ancient , the mosque is only 2-300 years. But thanks anyway
If you would like to know more about this great experience we had, check out the following links. www.vato.al and www.beratcitytours.com
Hello
I want to give you some more information about who are actually the oldest buildings in Berat.
1. One of the oldest It's the Castle of Berat, just above that Mosque in top of the hill.
2. The Churches in same hill above that Mosque and inside the Castle.
sorry to be so offtopic but does someone know of a tool to log back into an instagram account?
I was stupid lost my account password. I appreciate any help you can give me.
@Deacon Maurice instablaster =)
@Christian Oliver Thanks for your reply. I got to the site thru google and im in the hacking process now.
Seems to take quite some time so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
@Christian Oliver It worked and I now got access to my account again. I am so happy!
Thanks so much, you really help me out!
I m from Croatia,and Albanians are the best for hospitality,I believe you heard from MonteNegro that is dangerous there,because lot of Serbs live in Monte Negro,and politics between Serbs and Albanians are on low level.Low rate orthodox people live in Albania and because of Kosovo,you can say Albanians and Serbs hate each other.Albanians got 3 religion in 1 country and live in peace,Serbs are more weird,serbs = Ortrodox ,they make equal that just orthodox religion can be Serb.That is short story why Serbs were in War with 4 of 6 neighbors.Im atheist so this is from my neutral position to say what was going on this place of balkans.Also Serbia with politics are more oriented to Russia,but Croatia,Bosnia and Herzegovina,Slovenia,Albania,Kosovo,Macedonia to EU and western countries.Love you videos.
We have hope that something like this will never happen again. Thanks for sharing! Any king of ethnic cleansing is never good.
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Hrvatski brate 🇭🇷🇦🇱
Miralem Rasidovic-Croatia ilyrian 🇦🇱🇭🇷💪🏻
Seljačino jedna i Hrvatska i Albanija su govna, ovo je dobra država🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸
The bad reputation of Albania is a legend nowadays. It’s a lot safer in Albania than most of Europe. Some of our neighboring countries still talk bad about Albania and the worst thing is that they do it on purpose. Anyway thanks for the kind words and wish you all the best. 👋👋👋
Well, from our experience it was very safe and a wonderful place. We will definitely go back one day, maybe on a boat!!!
World Towning you’re welcome.
Roshi Roshi ,I I am Albanian and this comment meant a lot because lots of things happened In Albania, so I really appreciate you saying this.
Derpy Cheese Fries 🍟 🍟🍟🍟😋😋😋😋.
I'm Greek and I know a lot of Albanians here in Greece. I'll definitely visit Albania next summer cause I love Albanian culture.
Hi guys !! It's me again..💥🤣💥
I would like to send my warmest thanks to you and to the people of Berat !! Once, I visited Boston and an albanian taxidriver helped me a lot ; I will never forget him!! Because of your wonderful video, I understand now why he was so kind !! My best greetings from Morocco. 🌿🌹🌿
Awh, you are so welcome! Wonderful that you remember his compassion to this day. This warms my heart. Warm greetings back to Morocco.
What a coincidence bro..im Albanian and visited Morocco 2 years ago..i was feeling like my home..the people there was so kind and warm..just like in my countriy..also i have moroccan friends..you are so funny bro..i really like your jokes and sense of humour..i Love Morocco and Moroccans
@P K soolking is Algerian P K ;)
Wow amazing
Greetings from Macedonia
(Im albanian too)
Loved Albania and the amazing people sooooo much. Can't wait to visit again.
I always go to albania when im on vacation
Mostly Durres but still I absolutely LOVE how nice the people are !!!
And I was Close to Kavaje🤩🤩
@@WorldTowning ur always welcomed idk if u have heard but the most famous Book of Albanians named Kanun , on which are writed 500 Years ago the Rules of Albanians on this book says - Albanian House belong to the GOD and the Guests or Travellers ( and here is writed an Albanian have moral obligation to eat 50-50 what he have with the guest )
Албанија је говно
My native country is the best and its people are just wonderful. This is a country where legends and prehistory marry beautifully with the gorgeous seaside, mountains and wonderful culinary. Miss it all so much, 21 years away from it in the UK now. Love UK but there is something special about Albania that is with us Albanians for ever.
I agree. It is a real special place. Our family is better because of our experience there.
Albanian culture is the best in the Balkans love from Germany 🇩🇪❤️🇦🇱
Loved Albania.
What a wonderful country. Love their way of life.
It really was an amazing experience. Hope to go back on the boat one day.
you deserve more views!!!
Thanks Jones, that is so sweet! Tell your friends. 😉
Haven't had much time to watch vlogs lately, but I'm sitting on an 11 hr bus in Thailand. We LOVED Albania last year. It's the #1 country we visited briefly, but want to get back to see more. We found the people in Serbia equally hospitable. Love the Balkans!!
Have fun! And thanks for watching us on your bus ride. Enjoy. I agree, we want to go back again as well.
@P K True....I know they're not aware cuz they're uninformed...but that;s like saying Nazis are equally hospitable as Jews
In Albanian there is a saying: First, the house belongs to God and the guest. Then, it belongs to the owner. Thank you! Loved to see you in mother Albania.
Thank you for the comment. Absolutely love that. This is why we loved our time in Albania, All the best and please stay safe.
People really are good everywhere...Love from the UK Fam xx
They are and that is one of the things we love most about WorldTowning.
You guys are great! I can't believe you don't have more subscribers! Your adventures and family are so wonderful! Thanks for sharing.
Awh, thanks Sheila, that is a very sweet comment. Tell your friends. We are trying to get to 10,000 subs!!! Thanks.
we welcome you to Albania ❤️🇦🇱
We had a great time in Albania, we will definitely be back. Thank you.
People are good all over the world, I would go. You guys are amazing!
Thanks!!!! So happy you are part of our community. I agree, people are soooooo good.
Hi guys thanks 🙏 for visits Albanian 🇦🇱 and thanks for uploading this video gods blessing you
Loved Albania, can't wait to go back one day.
Complimenti ragazzi! Gran bel video!! Siete una famiglia speciale.. State vivendo la vita come va vissuta veramente!! Great job !!
Thank you so much! Please stay safe! 😘
I can’t even begin to tell you how much I look forward to taking part in your adventures! Thank you sincerely.
Thank you Pat. Your comment means so much to us. 😘
Hi Will, I love the music you put in! What musician is that at 12:49 min.? Thanks ! Greetings from Germany
Hi Ajko. The song is called In Our Hands by Sebastian Forslund. It's a great song. I don't repeat songs too much in the episodes, but this is one that I did.
Your heart ❤️ is pure love🤗and your welcome in all open door. Good people with a open mind thank you for sharing the world.
Thank you. Loved Albania. Can't wait to go back one day.
Thanks for visiting Albania. I wish u all the best
What an amazing country. We cannot wait to come back.
Nice video and lovely family ✌❤
Thanks so much for being part of our community!
It’s a privilege to have guests and they should be 100% happy in our homes !
Albania love family and tradition , and a guest is a friend , we say “me tpyet kush se çka Asht jeta miq e shoke ajo Asht kuleta” so “if smb ask you what is considered like wealth , friends and guests that’s the real richness” , becouse a guest if a part of family when they are already in our homes
What a lovely familly. Love from Albania
THanks. Loved ALbania. Can't wait to go back.
You all are cooler then a fan
In 1997 we were in Corfu (Greece) just a mile across the water from Albania. There was the sound of artillery almost constantly and at night we could see tracer fire over in Albania. It's good to see that the country has found peace and settled down. PS. Greeks and Turks are also very hospitable.
Oh gosh, this made me 😢. They have beens through so much and remain so positive. I guess tragedy puts a lot in perspective. In Greece now, totally agree. Turkey in Feb!!!
Long live Albania Rrofte Shqiperia 🇦🇱❤️
2700 to 10,000 you have made it!!!!!! Congratulations 👍👍
Woo hoo! Now lets get to 100,000 in 2019!!! Thanks
I think that was one of the neatest places you have been since I started watching your videos.
Brian, so happy to hear that. We are trying to bring more authentic and unique experiences to this vlog. There are so many travel vlog about all the touristy stuff.
Thanks for visiting my country.
Loved Albania so much!
Thank you guys! I appreciate your down to earth attitude! You are awesome
It was an incredible experience. I only wish that we could have had more time in Albania.
Nice video, you are very nice family! welcome back in Albania
Thanks. We so loved Albania! Hopefully we will be back one day on the boat.
Since I travel alot alone and if I was told not to go to a certain country. I would do my own research and use wisdom. Traveling with a family seems more safe then a women traveling alone. I pray for God to keep you and your family safe, he has your back, and your doing a beautiful thing I want to continue seeing the beauty of other countries so keep on, you and yours are in my prayers. Peace
Thank you for keeping us in your thoughts. We have never once been in a situation traveling that we feared for our safety, thankfully. I hope that day never comes. Being robbed was the most violation we ever want to feel.
Wow god bless you guys. Thanks for visiting my home country and my father's city where he grew up.
We loved Albania, can't wait to go back one day.
Loved this vlog. Highly interesting.
Thanks.
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1:50 Ulqin ALBANIA, true story !!!!
My beautiful Albania 😍
Hello from the Hamner family- we are in Albania right now and looking up info about the area, we saw your vlog for first time. We have a LOT in common with you!!! We are Americans, sold our home in 2014 and have been traveling since then with our daughter who is now 14 AND I just had neck surgery within this past year! We are not vloggers though, even just started facebook page in the last 6 months- Hamners Odyssey. We are considering settling for a few years as our teen wants some roots for a dog of her own...sigh.
We LOVED Albania! Hi, wow, loads of similarities. Where else have you been? Where are you thinking to settle down? Our daughter just turned 15 in July. Isn't it so fun traveling with a teen? We also have a tween and love it. Have you met many other teens?
@@WorldTowning We are in the castle in Berat. Had a wonderful full moon walk last night and got up early and saw the moonset as the sun rose. I feel like we shared that with you as a result of your video. Thanks for replying!
We toured the National Parks in the US when our daughter was 4th-5th grade, all the way out to Hawaii. Have been to Costa Rica and France to check out places learned about through International Living, and been to Wales and Poland and Germany to check out where ancestors came from. Missed Denmark and Ireland this summer through change of plans with hosts, but that took us to Switzerland, Italy and Croatia. Next is Portugal to check out what we have heard about retiring there, before going to Connecticut where we have taken a caretaking position. I struggled to let the opportunity go and struggled to let go of traveling...so we accepted the role and will try it out for a month and see how it fits. Our teen is low energy, late sleeper, and growing less interested in travel, and we have always aimed to be a team, so we are listening to her requests, knowing these travels have shaped her in ways like confidence to ride a bike alone from the house to the village, learning language phrases at least to communicate simply. We had her visit a school this summer with a neighbor tween and got to speak in a few classes where they had just studied about the American teenager! But for the most part she has had a void of teen encounters. How do yours stay connected with peers?
👏👏👏👍👍👍 delightfully interesting family. I wish you love and happiness always.
Thank you so much Jenny! Right back at you. xoxo
We did that same border crossing today! Didn't make it as far as Berat but I think we will try to go next after our week in Durres.
How cold is it there? It was freezing when we were there in nid-December. I could not imagine what it is like now. Stay warm.
@@WorldTowning actually it was almost warm today. On the drive down it read 58 outside the van! But rain starts tomorrow so we'll see how it goes.
Rain tomorrow. Ugh. Probably heading this way as well. Oh well...
@@WorldTowning where are you guys?
southern Greece!
I saw the vlog in Brussels where you got robbed - sorry to see that but I am totally shocked and would never expect that in Brussels. Here you are in a third world country and being treated like royals. Its amazing to see the heart the Albanians have.
The Albanians are the most hospitable country we have visited. We cannot wait to go back. Yes, getting robbed really sucked.
Ddog T Sorry to disappoint you but Albania is not a third world country
Serxhio Kushta sorry i have been misinformed.
It's a beautiful video ❤️ but you need to visit gjirokastra in Albania 🇦🇱 you are amazing family
We will be back to Albania. We so loved our time there.
Nice Video, You guys just motivate people to get going around the world.
Happy to hear that! Hope all is well and please stay safe.
Haha my family used to buy the turkey weeks before Christmas and keep it in our small garden and overfeed it to gain weight for maximum return on investment 😂😂 this took me back. also the guide is exaggerating a little bit when he said that if you just knock and they invite you in , they will ask who you are but basically they wont turn you away if you need food and a place to stay or simply you are a foreigner and curious about us .99% will take u in it doesn’t matter if you’re a total stranger. I remember in a hot summer day in 1995 or 96 some Arabs who had been to visit a near by mosque knocked on our door and my father answered , their translator explained they were curious to visit an Albanian family to see how we live so they knocked at a random door. My invited them in and they stayed for lunch. I remember my dad gave me money to go buy some beer to serve with lunch and their guide promptly stopping me because Arabs don’t drink alcohol 😂
Love this story. Thanks so much for sharing!!!!
Lovely people
You should have tried byrek.
Nice lovely family wishing you all the best and thanks for the visit in my country
Thank you! 😃 We really felt welcome in Albania. Albania is one of the countries that we want to return to. We did not see enough there. All the best and please stay safe.
One thing I can say the hospitality is great in Albania and they live in harmony with different religion communities,,
Totally agree!!!!
Welcome to Albania guys 👦🙌
I’ve followed your family on Instagram but this was the first UA-cam video I’ve seen. Well done! I really enjoyed the story, facts, music, editing. Sure makes me want to watch all of your videos. I feel like I got a real feel for your experience.
Awh, thanks Kristen. So happy to hear you jumped over to this platform. Welcome! We are gearing up for even more cool stuff on the vlog on 2019! Our work of the year is OWN IT! Bam. 😉
You should binge watch them all. This family is amazing!
Loving the videos....Heh Jessica, those striped leggings are really holding up!! The hiking in Spain, etc.etc. 😂😱 Love it!! What brand are they? I have my favorite pairs and wear them all the time...Would I go to other countries that people tend to shy away from? YES.... Like you said, there are good people everywhere....Loved Croatia, Slovania, etc. would totally go to Albania.. Our painters are from Albania and they are the nicest, most honest people...
Thanks so much!!! Ha, they have held up so well. Although I am so ready for a new wardrobe, bored with this one. But, I would rather spend my money on adventures instead. Ha. I will need new warm weather clothing for Asia. Woo hoo. The brand is LulaRoe. Love that you would go! Albania was such a good decision!
World Towning I thought they were. I have a pair on myself right now!! I am with you on rather spending money on adventures. With you all the way on that!!
a pleasure to enjoy ALL of you together and concerning to the question...of course I would go to the place (actually I had that situation and It was totally the opposite of should I expected...delightful and a very good experience. Every person has its own perception and I respect that of course but living the experience is ALWAYS a very good point..!!
I feel like it is always the opposite of what people say. Same thing happened with Morocco and we LOVED it. Yes, but I have no desire to hear someones opinion if they have never been there themselves or for one day on a layover or a cruise. Ha
@@WorldTowning well, the thing is... everyone has its OWN experience concerning the same fact...for example I am pretty sure if you and me get the camera and go taking the same picture NEVER will be the same, and the fact is the same... so when traveling I always pay attention to what people say BUT doesn't count to me when deciding where and when to go and believe it works fine for me...!! Hugs and regards family..!!!
Beautiful family
And amazing city
All the best to you live!
Thank you very much! All the best and please stay safe. 😊
Love your family❤️ I so would love to be on your trips. I'm Albanian, born in the US. My first trip ever to Albania was in March 2019. I've Traveled all over Europe,always hesitated to visit Albania. Finally made the effort to visit. Yay! Beautiful place ,with very warm and friendly people. Their hospitality is most humbling. Enjoy guys!
On your way getting to 10k! Count us in!
Thanks guys, we really appreciate it.
We had an Albanian family running a diner type restaurant in town. They weren’t very friendly. They were hard on the wait staff too. They didn’t last a year with the restaurant.
But happy to see you had a wonderful time!!
If ppl told me not to visit somewhere, I probably would not. Happy it worked out for you. Looking forward to your next video.
There is no excuse for treating other humans poorly, but after visiting most of the former Yugoslavia countries I have sympathy to what they have been through. Not an excuse for bad behavior to an employee, just recognition for how hard some people have it. We are so lucky to have our American passport and not experienced such struggles. As a side note to listening what others say about a place. We do have a couple of tight travel friends who I would listen to as they know our travel style and level of hardcoreness. 😉Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this Madeline.
Sketchy Zero I’m not judging all ppl. Sorry you thought that. Just this one person. Being a frequent visitor to the restaurant and knowing the wait staff as they were part of the previous owner, I know the hardship they faced. And actually one waitress is a friend and an Albanian, she too was stressed.
Looks lovely, looks a lot like Old Nessebar in Bulgaria if you've not been Bulgaria I definitely recommend a visit
We did go, but the visit was way too short. Time to go back.
Congrats on 10K subscribers! You guys are so amazing. I can't say enough about the quality of the video editing for one thing. You are a very talented man, Will. But the editing would mean nothing if you guys didn't do such danged cool stuff! How brilliant to meet with the locals, cook with them, talk with them, live with them. It makes everything you do so rich. As for the question of the day. I plan to tour Europe by RV, but will be solo. I think it makes sense to be a bit more cautious. However, I think there are ways to do anything as a solo female. First, I will be attending World Towning U before I start (it may be a while from now.) Second, I might connect with a group of people if I plan to go somewhere with safety concerns. There are ways to overcome anything. Can't wait to see more from you. I also can't wait until you guys become a U-tube phenomenon. I'll be able to say, "yeah, I started watching them when they were just starting."
Thanks! Will has worked so hard to be a great editor and tell our story authentically. I will give him a high five for you. We live in an RV (as you know) so I can do it without leaving my seat. 😉
As for touring alone as a female, there are a lot of solo travelers, men and women. You will do great and everyone is incredibly friendly. Tonight at our campground is a community dinner. We are in the south of Greece, no tourism and many people have been here for weeks so we meet up every Friday night. So cool! Also, many people caravan. We saw a bunch of folks doing it in Morocco. This is not to say Morocco is unsafe, we love it, but others who have never been want to feel comfortable doing the crossing.
Yes, you are welcome to join our class. We offer it in the fall (sept) and winter (jan) for 10 weeks whenever you are ready.
Ha! The happiest part of what we do is when people sub because they believe in our mission of sharing the world and its people with those who want to travel in the future or those who cannot. And if that means phenomenon, well, then we won't object to that either. 😜
Thanks again for your support. You will love RVing Europe.
Oh Albania, how much I miss you.
Very cool video :). Proud to be an albanian :)
You should be. Amazing country with fabulous people. Thanks!
When iaas little i used to live in albania,Tirana
Really? We worked all of our time in Tirana, but glad we got to Berat. Do you go back for visits?
Welcomed again :)
Thanks so much. All the best and please stay safe.
Could you recommend the accommodation? on airBNB I have a 5
www.airbnb.com/rooms/19718890?source_impression_id=p3_1598023150_zCbmpC6uBUtAwzJE Hope you enjoy it
👏👏Thanks
You're welcome 😊
Great ❤️🇦🇱
Thanks for watching!
Ok guys we movin to Albania now
loving the vlogs keep up the great work we got lots of good info on our trip to morocco from you guys. :)
Thanks! So great our vlogs were helpful for your Morocco trip. What was the favorite experience you had?
We had a great trip. We went to the Ouzoud Falls, Essaouira and toured around Marrakech Souks/Medina it was amazing. We have been vlogging our trips for 5 years and loved exploring new places ♥️
Hello
I want to give you some more information about who are actually the oldest buildings in Berat.
1. One of the oldest It's the Castle of Berat, just above that Mosque in top of the hill.
2. The Churches in same hill above that Mosque and inside the Castle.
We did visit the castle. It is absolutely beautiful. That is where we stayed the night.
Beautiful Albania excellent of paradise the nightingale of paradise is hidden behind the beauty and the golden bird 🌹🦢🌹my mind is looking for feelings her wonderful images 🥀❤️and illusions everywhere and excited to sense her presence the princess 🥀🤴🥀of heavenly voices 🌹Selma bekteshi 🌹❤️❤️❤️🤴🌹🌹🌹🦢💜💜💜
Wow! I want to do the same!
That Mosque is not the oldest building definetly not. That was built after Ottoman invasion about 300 years old.
Tha afersisht 1400 qe eshte e sakte....
Berat is called "Qyteti i Nje mbi nje dritareve" which is literally translated "the town of 1 on top of 1 windows".But "Nje(1) mbi nje" sounds like "nje mi(mije/thousand) nje" "1001" . Hence the confusion.
I heard like back in the day around here if someone had a red door than that was like an invite to come by no matter who u are. Now a red door is like danger
Interesting. I think the red door should be a global policy of peace and help. I would paint Lemonade's door red!
My door is red, and I love it, and I’m not danger😂
from morocco
🧡Morocco. Send tagine!
CB4 Gamer don’t want to offend with anything, are you Berber?
I from berat and my name is alban
Hi Alban! All the best from Japan. Please stay safe.
I love Albania
So do we.
Do your own research wherever you go. There is good and bad,
ups and downs everywhere. Best
to travel or live with an open mind
I reckon.
YES!!!! 👍
That is what Servas.org provides: hosting and traveling! it is aan wesome concept!
We are in the process of beginning to work with them. Can't wait.
ulcini is in Montenegro but its ight
Sorry, I do not understand?
you wrote Ulcini, Albania but Ulcini is actually in Montenegro
and its also spelled "ulcinj"
Ulcini osht i shqiptarve..kshtuqe mire e ka :p
Evelina Kukaj
Ulcini gjithmon ka kjan Shqypni !
dhe ka për'tkjan !
Albanian kitchen cuisine or menu food is one of the richest in the world and all are very old traditional, till to this day, is one of the best in the world as healthy food, plus there are many sweets.
We really miss Albania
I know albanian, I can say a full sentence without google translate, here you go. une jam nga shqiprea. that means "I am from albania" I can make longer sentences if you want!
Love it!
Just a Floating Eye spelled Shqipëria wrong,😊
Well done. We can always learn more that is the beauty of it.
What differentiate Albanians from other people that makes you think they are the most hospitable
They are open to frank conversation, welcome strangers into their home, share food/alcohol/other goods with visitors when they make significantly less than other European countries and are non-judgemental. We also ran into Albanians in Macedonia and Greece and this appears to be a trait of Albanians in general. We were only in the country for 1 week and this is based on the Albanians we interacted with in several countries.
World Towning Go Go Kosovo
@@WorldTowning Yes but you do have to realize that when it comes to religion , there is a very big divergence between the albanians living in albania and those living outside albania ( as minority in macedonia or as ethnic albanians in kosovo ). Albania having been multireligious experiencing an atheist regime and opening up by the millions to europe which is continued by the millions coming as tourists from all over the world has a substantially more different religious composition - namely the vast majority are flirting with agnosticism with christianity gaining much much ground despite the turkish funded and arabic funded mosque bulding , buildings that remain just empty) . So next time , when in albania do not ignore the churches if you are going to show the mosques. You truly have no idea of the religious demography of albania ..... for whatever it is worth from a person that has spent countless of hours studying them.
the best thing in albania is to seperate religion from politics me in Croatia I,am atheist but you can be everything you want,chatolic,orthotox,agnostic, etc.religion newer define who you are ina nationality,in all balkan countries albanians working on the best way,like germany,usa,religion dont define you what is your nationality.in croatia you can be croat like me and muslim,bhudist,orthodox,atheist.
But Morocco is not a secular estate but Still Moroccans are among the most hospitable people around the world
I subscribe to and a lot of my friends. Love from Kosovo ❤️
Stereotypes that's what they do. They tend to change peoples minds about our beautiful and welcoming Country Albania. Thank you for visiting my country and finding the real truth yourselves rather than listening to fool mouthed people. Proud to be one of them , Proud to be Albanian.
Well, for us we knew nothing about Albania, stereotypes included and we loved it. A country we definitely want to revisit one day. Lovely people.
Wolcom to my homeland ❤️
Love Albania!!!
Ckemi une jam viani the vi nga shqiperia (hello I am vian and I come from Albania)
HI vian!
Ckemi (hi)
💖🌟🇦🇱
Come to Australia Sydney there is more Albanian people there like me
In 2020!
Found the same thing when visiting Montenegro. Love the people there; so very, hospitable! I've had a lot of people tell me not to go places, especially when traveling on my own. It has not stopped me. Just be cautious and have a care about what you might be getting yourself into. There's too much to explore to have those 'no's' keep me at bay. :)
BTW... first time to respond. Love your videos.
Hi Kelly! Welcome as a first time responder. 😘Love your attitude and not being stopped by what others say. Good job! You are a WorldTowner for sure!
Is truth Berat citty have more on 1000 windows
Love it
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Hi from clewater fl i was born in that sity have nice vacation in albania
Loved Albania. Will go back one day for sure.
Politic is ugly but people are awesome
Greetings from Spain
shhh..albania europes best kept secret 🇦🇱❤
I completely agree.
People say to not go to alot of places. I heard Germany's jacked and France is on fire. India was supposed to be decent and stuffs bad there. It's bad everywhere. Gotta kinda keep an eye around your surroundings. I wouldn't even go on a hike by myself anywhere cause if something happens it's gonna suck. I heard and believe a few places u should definitely not go.
We love India! And we have been told to not go so much. I can't wait to get back. France has cheese!!!😉
you know why albanian are so friendly, because the people of Albania never, never have atack another nation, but many nations has attack the albanian
Love Albania and Albanians. Can't wait to go back one day.
World Towning You should visit the beaches in the south in the summer. Your kids will love it. More exiting for them. Take them to Syri i Kalter “ Blu Eye “ as well. Super clear waters.
Berat is more than 2500 years old. So no the mosque is not the oldest building standing . The Illyrian castle of Berat is more than 2500 year, so that is standing still , plus the houses inside the castle are ancient , the mosque is only 2-300 years. But thanks anyway
Evisa Bogdani I tell you why. Coz they’re paid by Greeks to hide it. Fatkeqsisht 😢😣😡😡
Berat was named Berat in honor of Belgrade in Serbia but serbs are not even thankful for it
I dont know what it is, but this family, the US not rhe Albanians seem off.
Couldn't watch past the turkey conversation!
Really? There is a reason for the turkeys, which we explain later. Give it another shot.
@@WorldTowning I will try!
I've watched it now. I'm with Avalon x