Of course im going to suscribe and follow . I am glad and happy that you cam here in Kosovo and visiting it , hope you enjoy the beauty of our land and a friendly welcome. Have a nice trip my friends . God bless you 😊
@@willieexplore There to much more beautyful places in Kosovo to explore my friend , including hikes , mountains and pretty views 😍. When you come next time to Kosovo , hit me up , pleasure to show you more about my country and our traditional food 😊. See you soon , hopefuly 😊. Have a wonderfoul day my friends , God bless you.
@@bennyslozy4832 thank you my friend! I will definitely contact you when I'm back - and I will be back. Having a local showing one around when travelling is invaluable. Thanks again!
This is an absolute masterpiece. The great thing of this video is how two complete strangers arrange an economic transaction, get in a taxi and a few hours later they are friends sharing a coffee. Just wonderful.
I’m from Skopje but I live in Australia thank you so much you take me to the journey through my beautiful country and beautiful people like Kosta very nice man have a good Time in Kosovo 🇲🇰🇦🇺
This was simply a taxi ride but it was an absolute joy to watch, Willie👏. Kosta, such a nice, proud, humble man. I bet he very rarely gets someone like you who is willing to engage so well with him and listen to his stories. Hilarious when the microphone came out 😂. Seemed expensive but an experience like that is priceless, I think. A coffee with him at the end too. Had to laugh at Hulk Hogan - he was the double of him😂.
Glad you enjoyed this taxi ride Sheila! What a wonderful adventure this was for me. Waking up that morning, I had no idea how I was going to get to Pristina as all the buses were not operating due to holidays. And this was arguably the highlight of my entire Balkans trip. The taxi was (is always) expensive compared to the bus, but if I now had the choice of a cheap bus versus a Kosta taxi I would pick the latter everytime. He was such a wonderful character and person to meet. I bet he could enter for Eurovision if he tried!
I am glad I came across this video. Willie, the way you treat Kosta the taxi driver with such respect, you sir are a top bloke. All the best to the both of you.
That is a wonderful message to receive, thank you so much! This taxi drive remains one of my all time favourite travel highlights and it was amazing to meet and hang out with Kosta
A very distinguished media coverage that deserves a bouquet of roses... The question that arises in this regard is how to travel alone without a nice person talking to him, accompanying you and protecting you when any problem occurs. Group travel with the company of two three is the best and most beautiful
Next time that you are in Macedonia go to Berovo it’s small city close to the border with bulgaria. The mountains there are mindblowing. And there is the cleanest air in the whole Macedonia.
I'll for sure. Just buy somehow your video popping up and name of this video catch my 👀 because I'm originally from Croatia 🇭🇷 ❤️ Hope one day you'll visit my beautiful country 😊 Enjoy and have safe travels and adventures 🙏😊
@@Lucy-cd4gv thank you! I visited Dubrovnik in 2018 before I started vlogging, but thoroughly enjoyed it. I have a real soft spot for the Balkans, what a wonderful part of the world!
Yep whole Europe is amazing but my country especially🤗 Dubrovnik is amazing small coast city been there in 2015 last time hopefully ll visit again next year 🙏🙏
Thanks for visiting Kosovo Bro , Wish you channel grow up to 1M ♥ Btw The Motorway cost about 850-900 Milion€ to Kosovo , but North Macedonia Gov Has Refused to connect the Motorway and they just needed like 20KM to connect with Kosovo , it's a shame for them.
bro thank you very much for your kind words! I really hope this channel brings entertainment and joy for you and many others going forward. And thank you for sharing those additional details about the cost. Much appreciated :)
تغطية اعلامية متميزة جدا تستحق عليها باقة ورد … والسؤال الذي يطرح في هذا الصدد كيف تسافر وحدك بدون ونيس تتحدث معه ويرافقك ويحميك عند حدوث اي مشكلة السفر الجماعي بصحبة اثنان ثلاثة افضل واجمل
Google translate: "A very distinguished media coverage that deserves a bouquet of roses... The question that arises in this regard is how to travel alone without a nice person talking to him, accompanying you and protecting you when any problem occurs. Group travel with the company of two three is the best and most beautiful". Travelling the world solo has its risks, of course, but it also allows you a lot more freedom than travelling in a group. I like to do both though.
Hi Willie, Wellcome to North Macedonia and Kosova,Have a nice time there...North Macedonia Is my birth Place ,but I live in Italy....Kalofsh sa me mir Willie....
Thank you so much my friend! Really appreciate your kind words and your support for my channel. You can be very proud of your birth place, a beautiful part of the world that I am very fond of. Hope you get true enjoyment from my channel!
It reminds me a lot of mainland Greece... the buildings have different colours though (slightly darker and brown-ish shades there) whereas in greece all appartment buildings have balkonies...
I got caught with a bank holiday/Sunday Times in Pristina to Kuke's in Albania. No buses were running for the full day. And had my flight at night in Tirana to Barcelona. Very stressful. So I just hitchhiked. Great fun. But very confusing as old guys nod up and down for NO and shake head left to right for YES 😅. I eventually made it from Prizren to Tirana by paying some guy. He picked up more people along the way, and we passed the border without even stopping at customs. Fluid border for locals. He farted all the way to the Airport and drove around 120km in the dark. Very scary and difficult roadtrip. 😅 Great video once again ;)
Many macedonians dont like kosovars (us albanians) cuZ they allready had a war with macedonian albanians . Btw he's pretty informed about places in prishtina for a macedonian and he seems like a nice guy.
the last time that I attempted to cross that border was back in summer 1996; - I was trying to hitch from Skopje to Italy! ...a big squaddie with a 9mm pistol said 'NIET! ...and stamped ANNULED on my passport.... ...ended up going back via ATHENS to PATRAS
Shkupi (Skopje) used to be Kosovo's old Capital for hundreds of years but when Yugoslavia was created and the borders were redrawn & changed Prishtina was chosen to be the new capital of the Albanian Republic of Kosovo.
@@fatafetah2246 Çfar thua o sulltan pekmez Shkupi ska pas Shqiptar ku jeton ti kush te ka msu ty historin sllavet barbart .Shqipetart jan vendas ne Shkup gjith tjer jane te ardhur nga bullgart osmanlit grek serb
hahaha it’s funny because Kosta knows who the first gun of freedom was. You thought at the end when he was pointing at that hero he said “some hero of a city” but he actually said the name of the hero “Zahir Pajaziti”
@@schneemann3247 Yeah that’s very true actually. Had to go back and look at a picture I took beside Zahir Pajaziti’s monument the letters are quite big
@@willieexplore _Nisi ti nista naucio prijatelju,pricaju ti laznu istoriju.Albanci su na Kosovu dosli tek u drugoj polovini 15 veka.Po Turskim arhivama, Turci su tu vladali od 14 veka pa do početka 20 veka.U njihovim arhivama stoji da na Kosovu zive Srbi,ne pominju se Albanci.Srpski kulturni spomenici su pravljeni u 11. 12. 13 veku,a Albanci su tu doselili u 15 veku.Lazu te prijatelju.Kosovo je uvek bilo Srpsko.Silom je oteto od Srbije NATO bombama 1999 god.Srbi ce vratiti Kosovo kad_tad...
@@m.c8412 det du säger är en gammal propaganda, folk har trott på det då men inte nu , det finns inga "Budall" längre ! Svar till din fråga om albanerna kom till balkan eller var dem i balkan innan serber det är enkelt , idag finns det massor med bevis och det finns nånting som heter DNA test. Där kan du se ditt svar och du kommer att förstå att allting du har lärt dig i serbisk historia är ett Lögn Du behöver inte lita på mina ord , googla och kolla på yuyube albanian Dna så har du svaret där Hajde sluta lura dig själv Kosovo var aldrig serbisk och kommer aldrig att vara , Serbien styrde Kosovo i några år bara " that's it" det är samma sak som om att säga Serbien tillhör Turkiye för att dem styrde Serbien i nästan 500 hundra år Glr nånting bra med ditt liv skaffa ett bra jobb , bygg upp en karriär ta hand om di familj , lär dina barn nånting bra sluta leva med lögner. I slutändan det är bara politikerna som vinner och deras fickor, Det är år 2022 ingen bryr sig längre vem var vem och gjorde vad Sluta vara so Pathetic Hajde Peace
Hi Willie, we are in Skopje at the moment continuing to Pristina in a few days. We found your video and would love to travel all the way with Kosta. Do you have any idea where we could find him or how we could contact him? Thanks a lot!
Hi Simon! Thanks for watching my video, it is much appreciated! I still have Kosta's details - I'm minded not to share it here on UA-cam but if you drop me an email (address in my banner) I will send you his contact details. If do you manage to get hold of him, I'm sure you'll have an unforgettable taxi ride!
I am very happy, because your eyes see what I may never want, because your feet walk on the Holy Serbian land, you even came from Africa, and I was denied that pleasure and I live maybe 100 km from Kosovo. I hope you have visited the Orthodox monasteries, of which there are many in Kosovo, and I hope you have seen how the army guards them. And I also hope you saw the destroyed churches and monasteries that serve as toilets for Albanians. I wish you a nice and pleasant day, very happy for this video 🥰❤️🙌🏼
thanks for your message and watching my videos Brankica! As an outsider, I am not going to comment on the politics; it is not my place to do so. However, as a traveller, I had a wonderful time in this part of the world!
don't forget the 600 mosques that the Serbs burned. you are talking about a few churches here. 20,000 rapes. 15,000 dead ! 1600 still missing buried somewhere in Serbia!
Dear neighbour Brankica. First Hello from Republic of Kosovo...... this guy its a AMAZING man not replying you for your comments ..... THANKS ! ITS really not good to mention the horrible War in Kosovo ....we are the YOUNG European ....feel free to visit us , but not with your mind .....
@@beratmaliqi6158 his mind is still in the jugoslavian time which is not existing and that’s why Serbia will lever be developed Because like him are the causes of not seeing a modern for them . Republic of Kosovo 🇽🇰 moved so much and developed so fast and very modern . Keep doing what you do Kosova 👋🏻
Hello i am from Kosova, but live in Denmark. at 30:01 in the video you should have just parked and then preset to walk straight at the big glassed tower right in front of you. Then from there you should have walked further and then after 5 minutes you should have looked to your right. Then you will see holy mother Teresa
Hi there! Thanks for taking the time to comment and introduce yourself. I've visited Copenhagen and Billund (Legoland) in Denmark before - certainly a lot more expensive than Pristina! Yes, me and Kosta struggled to find our way before we parked - we were a bit lost! In one of my other videos about Kosovo (ua-cam.com/video/OMkTDM7Y6lo/v-deo.html) I did stumble across the Mother Teresa statue at 1:28 :)
Thank you very much my friend! Really appreciate your support and I hope you get lots of joy and entertainment from my channel! I visited Toronto and Niagara Falls in 2018, absolutely fantastic experience and your post brings back memories of those.
Greetings Willie - Im going to Skopje today, and I plan to visit Pristina for 2-4 hours on monday, and then return to Skopje. What do you think is fair price, and where do I get a good bargain? My hotel manager offered me 3 hours in Pristina for 115 euros, driving me back and forth Also, do you have any of their WhatsApps?
Hi Rahbek, hope you are looking forward to an exciting journey! You will have a fantastic time. I had to take a taxi as the buses weren't running on the day I travelled. If you travel by bus instead, it will be significantly cheaper - around 320 Macedonian Denar or €5.20 for a single ticket I believe. Unfortunately I don't have any WhatsApp and / or Viber numbers on me. However, it should be easy to negotiate a price with any of the taxi drivers at Skopje bus station. I would say €50 (which I paid) is very reasonable. Have a great time!
@@willieexplore Hi again! I just finished my trip. We went from Skopje to Prizren for 100 euros, which is even a 2h 15m ride, and he waited for us in 3 hours. Super nice - Prizren was absolutely stunning 🇽🇰🇦🇱
@@RahbekTV that's great to hear! Hope you had an interesting taxi ride like I did :) Hopefully one day I will get to Prizren - I've heard many good things.
Brand new Jaad! I started my UA-cam channel end of April 2022 and started uploading beginning of May 2022. Hope you'll find this channel entertaining and informative :)
I really enjoyed watching your video, I'm a new subscriber from south Africa I really wanna come to kosovo, but it seen to me there is no black in Kosovo?
Thank you for your support Oiboh! Much appreciated. I am not too familiar with the wider demographics of the area, but you should definitely visit Kosovo!
No black person in Kosovo ? Everyone is welcome 🙏 yes there are also black people in Kosovo . Not as often like in other countries but there are some .
Have a safe travel my friend. I know is not easy to make a nice content. But u always had a great videos well done 👏you only have small subscribers. But u have a lot of views. You got the first sign you will be successfull vlogger in the future . 🙌 this is my Channel. I will promote ur channel to my subscribers as well. Althoug I only have small channel for now 😊
Thank you my friend, and the same to you! I'm trying my best to share my experiences with others. Photos cannot do what vlogs can, which is why video content is so powerful. It brings people together too. Wishing you all the best as well, I will follow your channel closely - maybe we can even meet up at some point and do a vlog together!
Yes Mister Willie , specally when Kosta had said YESSS , Wellcome to Prishtina . The microfon was worked ahahahahaahahah All the Balkan people are very nice and friendly.
Compared to the bus it is very expensive, but for a taxi it was actually a reasonable price. Hotels and their partners will offer much more expensive packages.
@@tacticalcharlie4696 Fair enough, I was minded to give him something though for organising the ride but I agree 20 was perhaps excessive. I did purchase Kosta some Schweppes at the petrol stop and coffees (two) in Pristina, and of course gave him a tip on top of the 30 too. So hopefully all parties were happy :)
As Bokkie explained, they take the sign off if they drive to another country. I'm sure the border officials on the other side would have taken notice of the sign if it wasn't removed.
@I can't swim he even was trying to justify it by sayin " its for the company" for the company what ? I took a loan of 20 euros for ur "company" or something ? And they didnt even own a company, they had a van and decided to put a taxi sign on it and work illegaly. Lol
I was a bit worried when he took off the "Taxi" sign at the start of the video and when he started having issues with the gearbox, but a normal bus journey would not have been as adventurous and exciting!
@@willieexplore haha i knew it ,and i wanted to ask you if you were worried when he took off the taxi sign. but you have already answered. If you wonder why he took it off, it's because they are illegal taxis. so it's not necessary to keep taxi sign, when they have client inside.
All the monuments, monasteries, masterpieces in so called Kosovo are Serbian cultural heritage... Albanians dont have a single brick in Kosovo. Its shame what some countries can do to others only by force and power like UK and USA, influencing all anglo saxon world and their puppet satelite countries around the world. But more than 6 billion people of the planet Earth do NOT recognize their project and experiment Kosovo or more than 90 % of the global population, so Kosovo will never become a country and never get into UN or UNESCO. Long live Serbia and Serbian cultural heritage important for the whole wold, in Serbia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Bosnia, Croatia, mount Atos in Greece, also in Palestine and Israel. Serbia built for centuries while albanians as ottoman tribe called Arnauts have nothing, not only in Kosovo but in all areas they populated in the Balkan
@@willieexplore Its just a joke. Like saying "from worse to worse" I meant something like : From one trash country to another even trashier country" 🤣. Nice video BTW - TY With love from Macedonia ❤
![АЛАУДИНОВ у Скабеевой: эти их ВСУ нас НЕ ДОГОНЯТ 😁 [Пародия]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/an0anqU4WGQ/mqdefault.jpg)
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Of course im going to suscribe and follow . I am glad and happy that you cam here in Kosovo and visiting it , hope you enjoy the beauty of our land and a friendly welcome. Have a nice trip my friends . God bless you 😊
@@bennyslozy4832 thank you very much my friend! What a beautiful part of the world, you can be really proud :)
@@willieexplore There to much more beautyful places in Kosovo to explore my friend , including hikes , mountains and pretty views 😍. When you come next time to Kosovo , hit me up , pleasure to show you more about my country and our traditional food 😊. See you soon , hopefuly 😊. Have a wonderfoul day my friends , God bless you.
@@bennyslozy4832 thank you my friend! I will definitely contact you when I'm back - and I will be back. Having a local showing one around when travelling is invaluable. Thanks again!
This is an absolute masterpiece. The great thing of this video is how two complete strangers arrange an economic transaction, get in a taxi and a few hours later they are friends sharing a coffee. Just wonderful.
Thank you so much my friend, was a special trip this for sure :)
I’m from Skopje but I live in Australia thank you so much you take me to the journey through my beautiful country and beautiful people like Kosta very nice man have a good Time in Kosovo 🇲🇰🇦🇺
My pleasure Milka! Thank you for watching!
This was simply a taxi ride but it was an absolute joy to watch, Willie👏. Kosta, such a nice, proud, humble man. I bet he very rarely gets someone like you who is willing to engage so well with him and listen to his stories. Hilarious when the microphone came out 😂. Seemed expensive but an experience like that is priceless, I think. A coffee with him at the end too. Had to laugh at Hulk Hogan - he was the double of him😂.
Glad you enjoyed this taxi ride Sheila! What a wonderful adventure this was for me. Waking up that morning, I had no idea how I was going to get to Pristina as all the buses were not operating due to holidays. And this was arguably the highlight of my entire Balkans trip. The taxi was (is always) expensive compared to the bus, but if I now had the choice of a cheap bus versus a Kosta taxi I would pick the latter everytime. He was such a wonderful character and person to meet. I bet he could enter for Eurovision if he tried!
@@willieexplore he could!🎤🎵
Have a nice trip here in Kosovo !
Faleminderit mik!
@@willieexplore next time take bus… cheap way and good.. that taxi drivers is scamming ppl
@@ajfngmal4807 buses were not operating that day :)
very interesting and entertaining travel vlog, keep up the good work 👍
Thank you very much Bler! Grateful for your encouragement and support!
Cracking video mate, you're a natural at communicating with people, nice job 👍
Cheers mate that is hugely appreciated :)
I am glad I came across this video. Willie, the way you treat Kosta the taxi driver with such respect, you sir are a top bloke. All the best to the both of you.
That is a wonderful message to receive, thank you so much! This taxi drive remains one of my all time favourite travel highlights and it was amazing to meet and hang out with Kosta
A very distinguished media coverage that deserves a bouquet of roses... The question that arises in this regard is how to travel alone without a nice person talking to him, accompanying you and protecting you when any problem occurs. Group travel with the company of two three is the best and most beautiful
I believe this is a duplicate comment, have answered elsewhere :)
very nice video, I hope you had a good time in Pristina
Thank you very much Jimmy, I certainly did! Hope you'll keep watching my channel and that it'll provide you with joy :)
@@willieexplore yes of course, I hope you come to Kosovo more often
@@zgjimrashiti2084 I will definitely be back my friend!
Love your travel vlogs. Real and raw.
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it!
I hope you had a good time in Prishtina. Nice video
Thank you my friend! Had a wonderful time and left with great memories.
Welcome to Kosovo 🇽🇰 to my hometown Prishtina 🙃❤️
It was a wonderful trip with Kosta! Thank you for watching my videos :)
Kosovo looks very green, hope you enjoy Prishtina even though Prizren is more important destination for tourists
Thank you very much my friend!
Next time that you are in Macedonia go to Berovo it’s small city close to the border with bulgaria. The mountains there are mindblowing. And there is the cleanest air in the whole Macedonia.
Will do my friend, thanks for the recommendation!
Kosta is KING! ,,,great video!... I have to find him when i go to Makedonija Skopje
He is an absolute legend! Safe travels and thanks for watching!
in albanian culture is very common that you be welcomed as it were your own home.
Albanians are probably the nicest people in the world ,
Very funny video lol taxi on battery. Thanks for sharing it with us. Kind regards from down under Melbourne 😊👍
Glad you enjoyed it Lucy! Hope you'll take a look at some of my other content on this channel too. Best wishes :)
I'll for sure. Just buy somehow your video popping up and name of this video catch my 👀 because I'm originally from Croatia 🇭🇷 ❤️
Hope one day you'll visit my beautiful country 😊
Enjoy and have safe travels and adventures 🙏😊
@@Lucy-cd4gv thank you! I visited Dubrovnik in 2018 before I started vlogging, but thoroughly enjoyed it. I have a real soft spot for the Balkans, what a wonderful part of the world!
Yep whole Europe is amazing but my country especially🤗 Dubrovnik is amazing small coast city been there in 2015 last time hopefully ll visit again next year 🙏🙏
@@Lucy-cd4gv I will definitely be back to beautiful Croatia and explore more!
Thanks for visiting Kosovo Bro , Wish you channel grow up to 1M ♥ Btw The Motorway cost about 850-900 Milion€ to Kosovo , but North Macedonia Gov Has Refused to connect the Motorway and they just needed like 20KM to connect with Kosovo , it's a shame for them.
bro thank you very much for your kind words! I really hope this channel brings entertainment and joy for you and many others going forward. And thank you for sharing those additional details about the cost. Much appreciated :)
تغطية اعلامية متميزة جدا تستحق عليها باقة ورد … والسؤال الذي يطرح في هذا الصدد كيف تسافر وحدك بدون ونيس تتحدث معه ويرافقك ويحميك عند حدوث اي مشكلة السفر الجماعي بصحبة اثنان ثلاثة افضل واجمل
Google translate: "A very distinguished media coverage that deserves a bouquet of roses... The question that arises in this regard is how to travel alone without a nice person talking to him, accompanying you and protecting you when any problem occurs. Group travel with the company of two three is the best and most beautiful".
Travelling the world solo has its risks, of course, but it also allows you a lot more freedom than travelling in a group. I like to do both though.
WELCOME TO KOSOVO 🇦🇱🇽🇰
Thank you very much!
Welcome to Kosovo it’s beautiful place last time I was there back in 2006 I missed a lot hopefully 2023 no Covid-19 then I can go..
My beautiful country Macedonia 🇲🇰 ❤️
I loved my time in Skopje! Beautiful city!
Jas sum od makedonia..makedonia is katastrof ..Macedonia is Bulgaria
@@sefermondeibraimicorse8801 true 👍🏻
@@Afer-Dita- MAKEDONIJA IS MAKEDONIJA. @... enjoy .
Very nice video ! New friend 👍👍👍
Thank you very much!
Kosta number 1
Oh yes
Your a great documenter you could easily get a job in a documentary channel great vidio
Many thanks Branko! That is much appreciated!
Hi Willie, Wellcome to North Macedonia and Kosova,Have a nice time there...North Macedonia Is my birth Place ,but I live in Italy....Kalofsh sa me mir Willie....
Thank you so much my friend! Really appreciate your kind words and your support for my channel. You can be very proud of your birth place, a beautiful part of the world that I am very fond of. Hope you get true enjoyment from my channel!
You've been on neighboardhood of Pristina when they love massages LOL
Ha!
It reminds me a lot of mainland Greece... the buildings have different colours though (slightly darker and brown-ish shades there) whereas in greece all appartment buildings have balkonies...
Interesting observation, thanks for sharing and thanks for watching my videos!
you guys are the same ppl they are your long lost turkish brothers with a different religion🤣
I got caught with a bank holiday/Sunday Times in Pristina to Kuke's in Albania. No buses were running for the full day. And had my flight at night in Tirana to Barcelona. Very stressful. So I just hitchhiked. Great fun. But very confusing as old guys nod up and down for NO and shake head left to right for YES 😅. I eventually made it from Prizren to Tirana by paying some guy. He picked up more people along the way, and we passed the border without even stopping at customs. Fluid border for locals. He farted all the way to the Airport and drove around 120km in the dark. Very scary and difficult roadtrip. 😅
Great video once again ;)
Your experience sounds legendary! I don't know what would have worried me more - the constant farting or picking up more people!
ahahahhahahahah
Great report bro!
Thanks mate!
Such a shame you didn’t have someone from Albania to take you around Albania and Kosova
Next time I will stay a bit longer and will definitely look into that!
bravo willie you the best
Thanks a lot my friend!
The way he took his twenty was priceless 😂
I felt so sorry for Kosta. It was clear that he was undercut!
Bravo Kosova , ! Great highway
For sure
Many macedonians dont like kosovars (us albanians) cuZ they allready had a war with macedonian albanians . Btw he's pretty informed about places in prishtina for a macedonian and he seems like a nice guy.
Complex history. It was a great journey with Kosta. Thanks for watching!
Welcome to republic of Kosovo 🇽🇰👋🏻
I enjoyed my stay!
the last time that I attempted to cross that border was back in summer 1996; - I was trying to hitch from Skopje to Italy! ...a big squaddie with a 9mm pistol said 'NIET! ...and stamped ANNULED on my passport....
...ended up going back via ATHENS to PATRAS
Thanks for sharing your incredible story there, Anthony! Certainly an interesting crossing!
Shkupi (Skopje) used to be Kosovo's old Capital for hundreds of years but when Yugoslavia was created and the borders were redrawn & changed Prishtina was chosen to be the new capital of the Albanian Republic of Kosovo.
Very interesting! Thank you for your comment
Yes it was capital of kosovo vilayet.not shkupi but Üsküp.Also that period not much albanian lived in Üsküp (Skopje)
@@fatafetah2246 Çfar thua o sulltan pekmez Shkupi ska pas Shqiptar ku jeton ti kush te ka msu ty historin sllavet barbart .Shqipetart jan vendas ne Shkup gjith tjer jane te ardhur nga bullgart osmanlit grek serb
@@fatafetah2246 1912, when the Albanian army entered Shkup about 80% of the population was Albanian.
@@gaunterodimm539 yes yes sure
Welcome to Kosova
Thank you my friend! Appreciate you watching my videos!
Fantastic 🤩
thank you!
Why did you cut the part when he started talking about his parents? Did he maybe mention that they were expelled from Greece in the genocide of 1946?
I try and use common sense and respect when I edit or cut my videos. But no, he did not talk about his parents much and I did not ask him about them.
The VIP massage part😂😂😂😂
A lot of massages in that neighborhood...
Hello Willie, did you show your passport when you were crossing the border? I didn’t notice.
Hi Takeda, yes I did :)
hahaha it’s funny because Kosta knows who the first gun of freedom was. You thought at the end when he was pointing at that hero he said “some hero of a city” but he actually said the name of the hero “Zahir Pajaziti”
I learned so much on this trip!
Don't think he knew it. I believe he read it. It is written in big letters Zahir Pajaziti. I don't think a Macedonian would know who ZP is.
@@schneemann3247 Yeah that’s very true actually. Had to go back and look at a picture I took beside Zahir Pajaziti’s monument the letters are quite big
@@willieexplore _Nisi ti nista naucio prijatelju,pricaju ti laznu istoriju.Albanci su na Kosovu dosli tek u drugoj polovini 15 veka.Po Turskim arhivama, Turci su tu vladali od 14 veka pa do početka 20 veka.U njihovim arhivama stoji da na Kosovu zive Srbi,ne pominju se Albanci.Srpski kulturni spomenici su pravljeni u 11. 12. 13 veku,a Albanci su tu doselili u 15 veku.Lazu te prijatelju.Kosovo je uvek bilo Srpsko.Silom je oteto od Srbije NATO bombama 1999 god.Srbi ce vratiti Kosovo kad_tad...
@@m.c8412 det du säger är en gammal propaganda, folk har trott på det då men inte nu , det finns inga "Budall" längre !
Svar till din fråga om albanerna kom till balkan eller var dem i balkan innan serber det är enkelt , idag finns det massor med bevis och det finns nånting som heter DNA test.
Där kan du se ditt svar och du kommer att förstå att allting du har lärt dig i serbisk historia är ett Lögn
Du behöver inte lita på mina ord , googla och kolla på yuyube albanian Dna så har du svaret där
Hajde sluta lura dig själv
Kosovo var aldrig serbisk och kommer aldrig att vara , Serbien styrde Kosovo i några år bara " that's it" det är samma sak som om att säga Serbien tillhör Turkiye för att dem styrde Serbien i nästan 500 hundra år
Glr nånting bra med ditt liv skaffa ett bra jobb , bygg upp en karriär ta hand om di familj , lär dina barn nånting bra sluta leva med lögner.
I slutändan det är bara politikerna som vinner och deras fickor,
Det är år 2022 ingen bryr sig längre vem var vem och gjorde vad
Sluta vara so Pathetic
Hajde Peace
Po zdrav Albancima na Kosovu!
Beautiful part of the world!
Hi Willie, we are in Skopje at the moment continuing to Pristina in a few days. We found your video and would love to travel all the way with Kosta. Do you have any idea where we could find him or how we could contact him? Thanks a lot!
Hi Simon! Thanks for watching my video, it is much appreciated! I still have Kosta's details - I'm minded not to share it here on UA-cam but if you drop me an email (address in my banner) I will send you his contact details. If do you manage to get hold of him, I'm sure you'll have an unforgettable taxi ride!
I am very happy, because your eyes see what I may never want, because your feet walk on the Holy Serbian land, you even came from Africa, and I was denied that pleasure and I live maybe 100 km from Kosovo. I hope you have visited the Orthodox monasteries, of which there are many in Kosovo, and I hope you have seen how the army guards them. And I also hope you saw the destroyed churches and monasteries that serve as toilets for Albanians.
I wish you a nice and pleasant day, very happy for this video 🥰❤️🙌🏼
thanks for your message and watching my videos Brankica! As an outsider, I am not going to comment on the politics; it is not my place to do so. However, as a traveller, I had a wonderful time in this part of the world!
don't forget the 600 mosques that the Serbs burned. you are talking about a few churches here. 20,000 rapes. 15,000 dead ! 1600 still missing buried somewhere in Serbia!
@@willieexplore just ignore those type of yeah
Have nice trip in beautiful Kosovo and North Macedonia
Dear neighbour Brankica.
First Hello from Republic of Kosovo...... this guy its a AMAZING man not replying you for your comments ..... THANKS !
ITS really not good to mention the horrible War in Kosovo ....we are the YOUNG European ....feel free to visit us , but not with your mind .....
@@beratmaliqi6158 his mind is still in the jugoslavian time which is not existing and that’s why Serbia will lever be developed Because like him are the causes of not seeing a modern for them . Republic of Kosovo 🇽🇰 moved so much and developed so fast and very modern . Keep doing what you do Kosova 👋🏻
Bro you took a way longer road than you should .
Definitely in Pristina yes
is there possible car lift from kosovo to macedoni
I don't know my friend
Hello i am from Kosova, but live in Denmark. at 30:01 in the video you should have just parked and then preset to walk straight at the big glassed tower right in front of you. Then from there you should have walked further and then after 5 minutes you should have looked to your right. Then you will see holy mother Teresa
Hi there! Thanks for taking the time to comment and introduce yourself. I've visited Copenhagen and Billund (Legoland) in Denmark before - certainly a lot more expensive than Pristina! Yes, me and Kosta struggled to find our way before we parked - we were a bit lost! In one of my other videos about Kosovo (ua-cam.com/video/OMkTDM7Y6lo/v-deo.html) I did stumble across the Mother Teresa statue at 1:28 :)
@@willieexplore nice
If you wana visit the city of Ferizaj reply to me and i'll show you the city.
Thanks my friend, unfortunately I won't be able to make it on this trip but let's keep in touch. Maybe we can even do a vlog together!
i subscribe you all redy nice videos lovet hello from Canada ,niagara falls
Thank you very much my friend! Really appreciate your support and I hope you get lots of joy and entertainment from my channel! I visited Toronto and Niagara Falls in 2018, absolutely fantastic experience and your post brings back memories of those.
I m from Macedonia 🇲🇰 Prespa lake ,living in Canada 🇨🇦 I m in Canada 32 years 😀 😳 😄 😎
I hope Kosovo left good impression to you,hope u will come again.
But next time come during summer time
It definitely did Bajram! Yes I look forward to visiting again my friend, summer or not :)
Greetings Willie - Im going to Skopje today, and I plan to visit Pristina for 2-4 hours on monday, and then return to Skopje.
What do you think is fair price, and where do I get a good bargain?
My hotel manager offered me 3 hours in Pristina for 115 euros, driving me back and forth
Also, do you have any of their WhatsApps?
Hi Rahbek, hope you are looking forward to an exciting journey! You will have a fantastic time.
I had to take a taxi as the buses weren't running on the day I travelled. If you travel by bus instead, it will be significantly cheaper - around 320 Macedonian Denar or €5.20 for a single ticket I believe.
Unfortunately I don't have any WhatsApp and / or Viber numbers on me. However, it should be easy to negotiate a price with any of the taxi drivers at Skopje bus station. I would say €50 (which I paid) is very reasonable. Have a great time!
@@willieexplore Hi again! I just finished my trip.
We went from Skopje to Prizren for 100 euros, which is even a 2h 15m ride, and he waited for us in 3 hours.
Super nice - Prizren was absolutely stunning 🇽🇰🇦🇱
@@RahbekTV that's great to hear! Hope you had an interesting taxi ride like I did :) Hopefully one day I will get to Prizren - I've heard many good things.
I paid 120€ from Skopje to Peja. 50€ is really cheap.
@@noramujaj673 I mentioned the €50 to others in Pristina and they too confirmed that I got a good bargain
haha what an adventure mate.. Im guessing this was during this last winter? :)
This was May 2022, i.e. last month :)
@@willieexplore looked colder than I experienced it. :)
I would make a vlog together bro , u look artistic and nice guy...
Very good idea! Would totally be up for that mate!
Keep it up
Thank you for the support!
Kastrati petrol stations are the bloodline of Skenderbeg family
Kosta definitely found that comment of mine funny!
Great video, did you require any covid tests to enter Kosovo?
Thank you very much my friend! Nothing at the time. In fact, no one in the Balkans ever looked at my vaccination records.
@@willieexplore Many thanks. I'm going on Kosovo, Macedonia, Turkey trip in August and your videos are a great guide to go by.
@@ibbyahmad that is music to my ears! You will have a fantastic time, I guarantee you. Hope you keep watching this channel!
@@willieexplore Many thanks, I have subscribed 👍
Your videos are great!
@@ibbyahmad cheers my friend!
I have driven in this motorway.
Kosovo motorway is the best in Europe.
The motorway on the Kosovo side is breathtaking! That bridge that goes on for miles and miles!
common bro not in Europe maybe in the region but Europe has way more bigger motorways
@@speeddemon8977 i did not say bigger but great quality motorway.
its me dj fasko ther you are 500 subs
Thank you very much my friend! Your support is hugely appreciated!
The deal between driver and agent seemed dodgy that got you little nervous.
Haha the "deal" was fine - it was the removal of the taxi sign that got me a little rattled and the "deal" that annoyed Kosta!
The reason I'm watching this because I have planned holidays in Skopje, Pristina and possibly Thessaloniki as well at the end of Oct.
@@saz1935 very nice, I haven't been to Thessaloniki but have been to all the others, let me know if I can help at all
Why Taxidriver smokes in the car? And, why he did guide You to the muslim restaurant?
I had no issues with him smoking and we picked out the restaurant together
Is this a new channel?
Brand new Jaad! I started my UA-cam channel end of April 2022 and started uploading beginning of May 2022. Hope you'll find this channel entertaining and informative :)
😂😂😂😂😂 the best taxy driver in the Word Kosta ahahahaah
The very best!
I really enjoyed watching your video, I'm a new subscriber from south Africa I really wanna come to kosovo, but it seen to me there is no black in Kosovo?
Thank you for your support Oiboh! Much appreciated. I am not too familiar with the wider demographics of the area, but you should definitely visit Kosovo!
No black person in Kosovo ? Everyone is welcome 🙏 yes there are also black people in Kosovo . Not as often like in other countries but there are some .
Have a safe travel my friend. I know is not easy to make a nice content. But u always had a great videos well done 👏you only have small subscribers. But u have a lot of views. You got the first sign you will be successfull vlogger in the future . 🙌 this is my Channel. I will promote ur channel to my subscribers as well. Althoug I only have small channel for now 😊
Thank you my friend, and the same to you! I'm trying my best to share my experiences with others. Photos cannot do what vlogs can, which is why video content is so powerful. It brings people together too. Wishing you all the best as well, I will follow your channel closely - maybe we can even meet up at some point and do a vlog together!
Wow.. looking forward to make a collab with u about vlogging. no one knows where place do we meet someday. thank u my friend god bless 🙌
@@thelandoficeofficial5351 same to you my friend! Stay in touch!
Hahaha the same is me, I was and have problem there macedonia
I had a wonderful time in both Skopje and Pristina!
@@willieexplore yeah I see, speak you british english, but you say am from africa. Really you come from.
31:27 TURK-IC☪🏳 IN THE CENTER OF PRISTINA.
Yes that is the Turkish flag! Good spot!
Have fun here in Kosovo, a + Subscribe from me!❤️
Thank you very much Blerina, appreciate your support! I hope this channel brings you lots of joy going forward :)
very Nice kosovo
Beautiful part of the world
Kakva legenda Kosta 😄 pozdrav od Srbina
He is a very special character! One of my favourite people I've ever met on my travels.
@@willieexplore yeah 😄 he Is one of very interesting gay "whaooo" 😄
Come to turkey
Will get there sometime again my friend :)
Welcome Back to Kosovo you are Welcome Again Rrespect !!! by Gjilan City !! 🙂
Thank you my friend
Wilcomen in kosovo-dardania....🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱albanian land
It was a great trip!
I feel so bad about this peopel he can’t afford to get a new car but he still love his job
He was fantastic, one of my favourite characters I've met on my travels.
Do u like 🇽🇰
Yes my friend :)
Mirse erdhe Babo
Your grandfather?
@@willieexplore Actually we use this word , it look a like "Bro"
😂😂😂😂😂
@@KosovanWarrior1 haha excellent
25-15 extra !
For the price?
Kosta is genije😄😃😄😅🤣😂🤣
Really enjoyed this taxi ride with him :)
Hello Kosta from Macedonia 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
You enjoyed that video it seems :)
Yes Mister Willie , specally when Kosta had said YESSS , Wellcome to Prishtina . The microfon was worked ahahahahaahahah All the Balkan people are very nice and friendly.
50euros from Skopje to Prishtina is a scam but whatever
Compared to the bus it is very expensive, but for a taxi it was actually a reasonable price. Hotels and their partners will offer much more expensive packages.
31:45 bro it was dangerous :@ open your eyes
Yes I think it could have been a disaster! He was maybe too focused on getting a parking spot and forgot about the pedestrians
Kosta seems like a nice guy but the one in green that man literally getting his commission money and making sure kosta doesn’t get more than 30
He definitely made sure he got his cut. Kosta wasn't happy as you could see!
@@willieexplore if it was me I would of told him you’re not the one driving me you don’t get a dime
@@tacticalcharlie4696 Fair enough, I was minded to give him something though for organising the ride but I agree 20 was perhaps excessive. I did purchase Kosta some Schweppes at the petrol stop and coffees (two) in Pristina, and of course gave him a tip on top of the 30 too. So hopefully all parties were happy :)
👍🐞🖤❤
:)
Bus Cost 5€!😮
No buses during Ramadan buddy
@@willieexplore thank you, buddy 😉
🇽🇰🇦🇱❤️
thanks for watching!
He took off the taxi sign because he works illegally lol
As Bokkie explained, they take the sign off if they drive to another country. I'm sure the border officials on the other side would have taken notice of the sign if it wasn't removed.
@@willieexplore not only border officials, Macedonian police aswell !! They can stop u anywhere
The guy with green jacket in the beggining scammed you 😬
I have no doubt about that :)
@@willieexplore he made me so mad and I hate scammers
@@mr.incredible9663 don't be mad, only adds to the story of the video!
@I can't swim he even was trying to justify it by sayin " its for the company" for the company what ? I took a loan of 20 euros for ur "company" or something ? And they didnt even own a company, they had a van and decided to put a taxi sign on it and work illegaly. Lol
@@mr.incredible9663 if anything Kosta was very unhappy with the outcome
Kosta seems like a nice guy, but I would've been a little scared driving with him, considering his, aswell as his cars, age. :D ....
I was a bit worried when he took off the "Taxi" sign at the start of the video and when he started having issues with the gearbox, but a normal bus journey would not have been as adventurous and exciting!
@@willieexplore Bet so. haha
@@willieexplore haha i knew it ,and i wanted to ask you if you were worried when he took off the taxi sign. but you have already answered. If you wonder why he took it off, it's because they are illegal taxis. so it's not necessary to keep taxi sign, when they have client inside.
@@Iselfff I was very concerned at first but quickly realised what was going on! Never a dull moment when travelling
Wish you all the best in kosovo bro whach our from this stealrs old shit people tryning to steel you any way anjoy your holiday keep safe
Cheers Fauna, what a wonderful part of the world to visit!
Please wear always seatbelt.
Ahh yes! Thanks for the reminder!
My dear friend, kosovo is part of Serbia, thank you!
I'm not getting involved in politics, my friend. Let's just enjoy the videos!
Marko, Try to travel there if you can without a passport.
No is not. You're mad serbian liars. Tried to steal Kosovo but NATO bombed you
Hahahah 😃 fiat... Known for not being reliable and him telling you all the problems he had with it and laughing about it 😄 and you travelling on it😄
These are the experiences you remember on your travels!
Street better als in Makedonien
Kosta needs a new motorway!
All the monuments, monasteries, masterpieces in so called Kosovo are Serbian cultural heritage... Albanians dont have a single brick in Kosovo. Its shame what some countries can do to others only by force and power like UK and USA, influencing all anglo saxon world and their puppet satelite countries around the world. But more than 6 billion people of the planet Earth do NOT recognize their project and experiment Kosovo or more than 90 % of the global population, so Kosovo will never become a country and never get into UN or UNESCO. Long live Serbia and Serbian cultural heritage important for the whole wold, in Serbia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Bosnia, Croatia, mount Atos in Greece, also in Palestine and Israel. Serbia built for centuries while albanians as ottoman tribe called Arnauts have nothing, not only in Kosovo but in all areas they populated in the Balkan
Let's stick to the travelling, not politics :)
btw, that's the Yugoslavia - era song he's singing in the car: ua-cam.com/video/n1LIrn6yZ_c/v-deo.html
Thanks for letting me know! Fantastic!
Od muda u bubrezi 🤣🤣
Even with a translation service your comment makes absolutely no sense. Thanks for watching :)
@@willieexplore Its just a joke. Like saying "from worse to worse" I meant something like : From one trash country to another even trashier country" 🤣. Nice video BTW - TY With love from Macedonia ❤
Kosovo its zwitzerland in balkanik country
Absolutely beautiful part of the world!