1 Year Living in ALBANIA | This is why you should travel to Albania!

After one year living in Albania, I discuss some of the highlights of my time here! Also, I provide three reasons to encourage you to consider traveling to Albania. The three reasons are summarized here:
1) Places: Albania has some of the most incredible historical sites, since the country has such a unique history. Also, Albania has amazing beaches along the Albanian Riviera, and stunning mountains (such as the Albanian Alps).
2) Food: Albanian cuisine is full of traditional dishes such as byrek, tave kosi, ferges, and trilece. Additionally, many of the ingredients here are fresh - especially within the villages!
3) People & Culture: Albanian culture holds a high importance for hospitality, and generally speaking, foreigners are respected and treated very well here. Also, many Albanians are very proud of their culture and traditions.
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[@stephenflory6782]

Great video Ben! I am a retired Architect who trained an Albanian student. He took me back to his homeland on a tour and I can say I was blown away Let us hope that tourism doesnt destroy the innate beauty of this , so far, undiscovered part of the Balkans. A new airport is under construction in the south and a port underway near Durres. ( remember Dubrovnik and Venice before the cruise ships ?

[@Albanianator]

Spread love and positivity and life becomes better.

[@TheVeganAbroad]

I've been in Albania for one month, and I have two months left to go. I'm loving it so far!

[@NancyLouHoo]

Hi there, I see you're a vegan, and so I was hoping you could tell me about what it's been like eating strictly vegan there. I actually am whole food plant based, so even more strict than vegan, but my husband and I really want to travel to Albania, as long as I can get the spinach I need daily. Would you please let me know your thoughts on this - thank you! Nancy

[@TheVeganAbroad]

@@NancyLouHoo It is definitely possible to eat strictly vegan in Tirana, but it is very difficult in other cities. Many Albanians outside of Tirana don't really understand the idea of not eating meat, let alone dairy and eggs. Personally, I would not recommend Albania if you are very strict about a vegan diet and not willing to eat vegetarian food. It may be possible if you are cooking all of your own food, but eating mostly at restaurants can be tricky if you are 100% vegan. You can buy spinach here, so I'm guessing maybe you want to cook your own meals anyway.

[@TheVeganAbroad]

@Tom Bland What? Albania doesn't have a high cost of living

[@TheVeganAbroad]

@Tom Bland I guess I have to give myself a pat on the back then for doing the impossible.

[@TheVeganAbroad]

@Tom Bland Lol I'm not a millionaire, and I doubt the vast majority of the other 400,000 people that live in Tirana are either.

[@samantahoxhara5602]

I love Albania, as my husband is Albanian as well! Going there every year!❤️ My second home 🏡

[@billsteen4272]

How do you afford it?

[@enri447]

@@billsteen4272 incredibly cheap in ALB

[@MadebyAngelica]

It’s so beautiful to see you loving our country and choose to be there because lots of countries they point out only things that miss to our country ... so seeing you loving it it makes me be even more grateful being from Albanian 🇦🇱

[@mosesconteh1337]

Hi i am thinking of coming to your country how can u be of help

[@hgodfrey]

I really miss Albania. The people are incredibly hospitable and welcoming. I did a month cycle tour around the Balkans and Albania was definitely a highlight. Kosovo was fascinating and Montenegro was stunning, but Albania just had so much heart. And the food was perfect for cycle touring.

[@A358M]

Thank you for your compliments of Albania. As a young couple ,my parents immigrated to the USA since 1965. I may be American born and raised,but my ❤ is Albanian.

[@gjergjikurti847]

How the fuck did they cross the border

[@dritanstojanovic4576]

As a north Macedonian🇲🇰 of an Albanian origin I would have lived everywhere else in the world except so called amurika

[@Danygotaworldtosee]

Great Video dude 🙏🏼💯💯

[@FrankSuper1964]

Great video I had the same experience I felt very safe safer than Chicago where I live for sure, that tells me how fake the movie industry is, I loved the food,beautiful beaches, people are very nice loved it

[@Bunamek]

Hi there, Ben ... saw this video only today, it's really well put-together and interesting ... and your positive, non-judgmental approach is great ... thanks a lot ... hopefully, I'll get to Albania soon ... am really excited to see the country ... glad that you are happy there ... be safe and well.

[@angelashavers4828]

I teach elementary school. My students are studying Albania. I have to tell them to check out your video. Job well done. Beautiful video. May you have continued success.

[@thierrymilard1544]

Just returning from 5 days here. Almost did not convist my family because of Européen clichés on "Mafia people of Albania". As a result the coolness of Albania took us by surprise. Wonderfully country.,,,💝

[@lunakolonja8754]

Bravo Ben,we are from Korca ,but nou live in Florida,USA,I Love Albania,best country Europe,We are porud with You,go go Albania!-Luan Kalana-from Clearwater Florida

[@spicymango9983]

I am also from Korce living in clearwater, Florida.

[@drilonabushi1146]

I can't believe somebody from US saying such good things for our lovely Albania😍Keep it up, love your blog!

[@bengwashburn]

Thank you!! 🙏

[@kenikriezispirasspatas8982]

Y wouldn't they say that? As a life to live, SHQI-PERIA ALBANIA 🇦🇱 is better. Not just better, but generations better. Usa 🇺🇸 has nothing in comparison with HISTORY AND LIFE.

[@uneti463]

y boo? lol, Albania is heaven

[@PhilipSteeves]

Such a charming young man! Thanks for such a positive video about this beautiful country!

[@albania8982]

Nice introduction of Albania 👍👍nice to know that you like living in Albania..respect 🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇺🇸🇬🇧

[@usmanbaffa5548]

I will love to Visit Albania or Come for Studies Possibly,What Is Your Advice to me,Regards

[@Prosperustv]

Am Planning of Visiting Albania by October for Tour. I hope my visa get granted because I can't afford to miss this beautiful country with Great tour and cultural experience

[@DanielKovacs]

Thanks for the video 😍😍😍

[@petersonflr]

I'm falling in love with this country. I hope to visit Albania next summer

[@JONTHEWHEREHOG]

Youre making me miss Albania. Its been a while since I have been there and I miss how relaxed it is compared to nyc

[@Xmen171]

I enjoyed the video. Thank you, sir.

[@kajardokaja6588]

Thanks man for your explanations about our lovely country 🤘 I appreciate it

[@rifatsadikaj3501]

We’re happy to have you man! You’re more than welcome and I wish you a very happy life... By the way fantastic short video and very accurate in your observations and opinion about Albanian and Albania. 👍👍

[@adoa77]

You said it all Ben!! Thank you for showing the beauty and the goodness of our country. Good luck for your project!

[@robertewelsh1]

Thanks Ben. I find your videos interesting and informative and watched a number of them before travelling to Albania for the first time in August 2022. Seems like you have a great life there.

[@roberthertel5565]

wow ! I hope to visit to Albania someday, great vid and glad to see you are enjoying your life there and has embraced their culture, very happy to hear it's safe for tourists there and are actually made to feel welcome.

[@robertkennedy4456]

Thankyou for this awesome video - you have really got me excited about visiting Albania, hopefully soon.

[@jetliscelaj6551]

Amazing video brother.. thanks for sharing this video so everyone can see how great my country is ❤️🇦🇱

[@jeffersonhenrique4100]

Inspiring video! I’m going yo Albania this week, so excited to visit this amazing country!

[@ervisbalaj1930]

Loved the video ,thank you buddy😍😍

[@angjelolumi3410]

Thank you for the great video and for your kindness!

[@anxhelamustafai6736]

Thank you for promoting Albania 🇦🇱

[@usmanbaffa5548]

I love Albania and Albanians Usman

[@marthaluciariquer8827]

Great video Ben, thank you very much

[@atp2240]

Great video brother , Albania looks beautiful

[@CiaobellaAmour]

Just cooked my flight literally a couple of hours ago😀😀so I'm beyond ecstatic🥳🥳. Enjoyed your video & how humble as well as genuine you seem.

[@ionepiece_al7637]

you're the best dude thank you !

[@yamunamahat3684]

Good information you have given here about Albania in this video , ..appreciate your efforts very much…🎈🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@arikarakushi2189]

Great words about albania. Ben You have learned so much about our wonderful place Your becoming great albanian cook 😁😊 this video right on spot the positive vibes that is needed right

[@dodgerblue7381]

Nice video. I think that honestly I can say that the enjoyment of travel is enhanced by your traveling companion. It looks like you have that covered. Enjoy yourself

[@generalizedperson9727]

I came from TilTok.Thanks for giving Albania a positive review

[@Ziggyziggy1]

Thank you my guy for being honest and truthful for my people.

[@vladimirrakipi2454]

Great video thanks again Ben

[@theox9015]

thank's bro, u r wellcome in albania

[@fabiovokrri517]

This video made me cry. Love my country and colture

[@christopherhogg1221]

Lovely video Ben. Many thanks. I’m planning to visit Albania soon perhaps with the intention of buying a home and moving from the UK. I’ll now check out your other content. Cheers!

[@besnikillyrian8520]

Youre welcome and hope you have a ready idea of what you are searching for 😊. Im from south . My city is vlora. If you come at my city just text and i can give a help or an advice

[@peterthesneakybastar]

As an American tourist I loved Albania and Bulgaria. Very underrated countries. My favorite countries in the world however are Greece and Italy

[@enri447]

The nation appreciates you sir!

[@dansav]

really nice video! I enjoyed it, thanks!

[@alejandrojrjovellar3411]

The food quality looks amazing!

[@moose9544]

Thanks bro for a great video

[@JetLagWarriors]

Hey Ben, have you ever done a Northern Albania roadtrip? We are planning one for next week and would love your insight. Thanks great video :)

[@bengwashburn]

Hey! Yeah the north is beautiful! I’m actually doing another north trip starting tomorrow. I’d recommend this route: Tirana to Komani Lake Ferry, Valbona, hike to Theth, Shkodra, Mrizi i Zanave (Lezhë), Kruja, back to Tirana. Though I’ll send you a DM on Instagram, because the hike is quite dangerous right now because of the snow, and driving can be difficult to sort out if you take the ferry 😄

[@aviationfansalbania2332]

PleAse visit most visited Catholic church of San Antonio in Kurbin region or Patok -Kune Vaini lagoon is really really amazing

[@chrismarko7423]

Hey man nice video! I met you couple years ago at your grandmothers house in Masons Island I was painting her house . I hope you’re enjoying yourself in Albania

[@bengwashburn]

Ah yes I remember! Faleminderit - hope you’re doing well too! 😄

[@Cryptoandgains]

Loved your vibe. Good bideo

[@martinogjomemo7940]

You have disproved one of the biggest stereotypes. This thing pleased me. You are great in 6:34 😘

[@staalmannen2522]

LOVE Albania!!! Miss it every day, hope to come back there soon.

[@ilirrroku7161]

Top Lad...well done!!

[@CM-eg3gl]

Love Albania. Greetings from Ireland

[@lefterlaci4978]

Welcome to Albania 🇦🇱

[@songsabai3794]

Thanks for the tour!...looks like you have made yourself a real nice" friend" already...👍

[@yamunamahat3684]

Seeing your video, I get an inspiration to visit Albania..🇦🇱🎈🎈🙏🏾

[@jessyjjj]

I was in Albania last year. I saw Tirana, Saranda and Ksamil. My experience was very good. The cities are very beautiful, I liked the food and the people. 🤗

[@thebestofj.fraley]

I'm coming to Albania next month. I'm also working on getting my international teaching certificate because the schools/government are paying people to teach English in their schools and I want to see this beautiful country. I've done a lot of research and I'm so excited I can hardly wait. Also, if that "project" you're working on involves that beautiful young lady that's following you around, I say BRAVO DUDE!! Baltic women are so drop dead gorgeous it's unreal, and it's also said that they look so beautiful, they don't even need make-up, unlike the women here in the US. Good luck, and may God bless you.

[@thebestofj.fraley]

@Bill Smegma So everyone on every video I've seen, showing people to be nice and friendly, are all lying. Ok, Mr. Smegma.

[@UnlimitedAspirations24]

@The Best of J. Fraley- Albanian woman are just as beautiful if not better 😊

[@braniganlaura351]

Amazing

[@hamidmumtaz3875]

i really appreciate your effort.

[@user-bd6ln8nz2e]

Thank you for sharing your experience with us I was born in Lovina small village near Gjirokastra left at 17th to United States and now at my old age and being retired I want to go back and live there near Saranda

[@FoodXBert]

Great video.

[@kippsguitar6539]

very nice and intelligent video, cant wait to go there

[@bengwashburn]

Thank you!! You definitely should visit Albania :)

[@timmyasikin3953]

Awesome....

[@dsawyer8]

I'm starting to understand the underlying message here. The woman are beautiful and friendly. Can't wait to visit.

[@exhaka5742]

Love your videos

[@armandosheti5653]

Love you bro ❤

[@AmericantravelerMan]

Thanks for informing I am also from New England USA soon I will visit there ❤

[@ariankaragiozi]

Thank you Ben?God bless you!

[@Marginal391]

Thank you 👍 🙃

[@slypup1]

Great video, we will have to check it out . Thanks.

[@falconzeel1779]

Super video.

[@ElvissPresly777]

Well done man ;)

[@rachelsay1027]

Have you been to Berati city .?? It is so beautiful, my mom was born there.!! 😍🙌🏻 I love love love your TikToks, I send them to the whole family.. 😂🙌🏻

[@bengwashburn]

Shume faleminderit :) . Awesome - yeah, I've been to Berat a couple of times. It's really beautiful!

[@clarkewi]

Awesome.

[@morshedulalam5764]

I'm visiting soon, hopefully that would my second home as well

[@sammiesmith6690]

Great 😊 video. I look to visit & possibly move there in 2022.

[@mervynmontague1811]

Informative

[@michaelpound9608]

Albania is probably safer than most major US cities ...everything you describe fits with what I know

[@andreaprenaj2163]

Wow, thank you for this amazing video all this is true like c'mon saranda is amazing.You should do Kosovo and macedonia.

[@bengwashburn]

I've visited Kosovo a few times now (Prizren, Peja, Rugova), and I've loved it! I'm definitely hoping to visit Macedonia and Montenegro at some point too 😄

[@kindheart2792]

Thanks for this beautiful video. I am planing to visit soon. Since I live in Dubai I would love to be in Tirana for 2 days and few days in any country side with lakes and mountains. Kindly advise 🙏

[@alboohnebohrmaschine7811]

thank you for being in kosovo made its cool couple i wish you all the best in your live god protect you love love

[@redfirekla]

Great video you need to become an Albanian citizen, God bless

[@jackwashburn8241]

👌👌👌

[@TrantipTh]

I'm going to Albania in September for 2 months. :)

[@almamati187]

thanks Ben

[@TheLifeofCallum]

how is the feeling around Tirana / the country with covid? I have flights to visit in about 3 weeks and I'm just trying to be informed before I go

[@colinzonneveld7546]

Wow it looks a beautiful place to go I'm from new Zealand And would love to leave my country an come there 😎

[@AlbanianGladiator]

Hi im an albanian i suggest u to visit Lohe which is close to bajzë they have the best nature there

[@bengwashburn]

Ooo thank you! I'll check it out 🙏

[@user-tm1oy6ck4t]

Great vid. I've heard Vlore is gorgeous. Since you mentioned language, and as I understand it few Albanians speak English, how have you dealt with this challenge?

[@susan8654]

Here now for the first time meeting my family.

[@charlineorozco]

Can you please make a video on Real Estate with RA from Albania! Thank you! 🙏🏻🎉

[@zeusolympus5969]

Nice video

[@anthonycalleja7223]

Hoping to be there 2022 !

[@PMc831]

Really enjoyed this video. Thanks. We are visiting Albania for the first time from the UK at the end of May and staying mainly in Tirana. Can you recommend any places for us to visit by public transport from Tirana? Trips we can do in a day please. Can you let us know let us know how good the public transport is in Albania? Would you advise hiring a car in Tirana to travel up north of the country. Thank you, Paul

[@anl1456]

There are a lot of village you still have to hike to get to, especially in the Alps, and you want believe the views

[@pr.mnrt.5852]

Can I ask if october is warm enough for swimming? Like second/third week of Oct?

[@seanryshack7086]

Hi Ben, great video. I might be trying out Albania in the near future. Question for you...is the internet generally good enough for someone to work remotely from most locations?

[@d.d1473]

I see you haven't got an answer yet. The Internet is quite good in Albania. You can find wi-fi even in the most smallest coffee shop and 99% of them are very safe to use. If you wanna have Internet all the time (mobile data) I recommend you Vodafone 🙂

[@seanryshack7086]

Appreciate that information! Have a nice day:)

[@fluz2222]

If you end up staying there for a while I would recommend just getting internet hooked up to your home. It's very cheap and very fast too. I visit kosovo and I would assume it cost the same since they're both Albanian countries. It cost me 15 euros a month and to be honest to compare it to my American wifi here in the states the wifi in kosovo was faster. I never had an issue. The wifi here in the states it always cuts off and I pay 60 dollars a month.