Trying To Get Home To Canada During Covid-19

Canada has some the strictest border restrictions in the world right now. If you are thinking of traveling to Canada in the next few months, make sure you check the latest rules on the official website www.canada.ca because even after my return, the travel regulations have changed once again. I feel very fortunate to have been able to make it home before they came into play. Stay safe my friends!
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[@davidbeise7385]

Welcome home Alina. What a trip it's been over these last months. Fun to follow your adventures.

[@expatfamilylive9041]

Thank you for being so honest, Alina! You are absolutely charming! 💎

[@AlinaMcleod]

Aw thank you!

[@holidayusa098]

it’s always good to be back home it’s about been relaxed and happy around family and friends and talk about your travels .. thanks for your videos it was a pleasure watching them 😊

[@THE_ORIGINAL_I-SEARCHdotFUN]

Happy to have known you and been a part of your life missions. Sad to see you go, even temporarily. Of course, continue to stay safe. We will continue to look for Alina McLeod. Give Mum and your Dad our best.

[@JorgeRamirez-hz4vs]

Wow Alina, Nice to see you are travelling again, I fully support the idea that people need to be back to normal and watching people like you, it will really push them back to the roads ))). Great job!!!

[@Skenderbeuismyhero]

I'm glad you had a good time over there and that you got to share it with us!😁

[@paulzale7429]

Welcome Back! Cheers from Wisconsin! :)

[@rig4365]

Welcome back Alina. I didn't get to see every video from your trip but I certainly enjoyed the ones I did. Take care.

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you!

[@adameden2358]

Hi, Alina: Love to watch your departure and arrival in Calgary the whole video is very interesting and informatics. You will be happy coming home and have a enough rest some traveling is tiresome.

[@davidjohnston710]

Hey Alina! Hi! I know that feeling of getting up at “O’ Dark-Thirty” to catch a flight - uugggh. Sometimes the only thing that can keep ya rolling is to get that song in your head and walk to its beat (like the Cody Francis pick your using here). The whole airport thing in the morning is like some foggy but cozy space - even the takeoff and engine roar, then watching the wings dip and play through the cloud layers. I really felt your caption “Goodbye Albania. Love ya.” It is possible to fall in love with a place that beautiful. BTW, the PCR test: I think they know how deep to go only when they see the agony on your face - lol, you tried to cover it up, but we saw it! You are indeed a trooper - hey, anything not deadly to get back to loved ones, eh? Love you! Glad your quarantine is completed. Til next time, virtual hugs 🤗!

[@nature_photography_yukon]

Glad you got back ok, sure is a long journey with all the flights! Thanks for sharing:)

[@keiths1864]

Nice to see you made it home safe and healthy - blessings

[@carlosavendano8402]

It's a nightmare time... But at least you've been travelling... miss an airport that environment so nice ... I miss flying again 🙄😔💜... Btw regards for both! CM

[@s.m6141]

Welcome back home Alina. I really like this video. Don't forget to follow sanitary measures such as wearing a mask and wash your hands. Love you stay safe and all the best.

[@wizardfones4113]

Thanks for the Airports ins and outs... really informative...So.. I've Subscribed!!!!! to your channel.

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you!

[@costasworldofmusicmemories5792]

The musical scores through all your vlogs are so great. I love them. And Yes I agree, show the flight attendants some respect. They work hard for you. It wasn't a rant, you were spot on. Looking forward to your next adventure. JIm and Harriet from Boston

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you!

[@robertgrey5993]

She does a good job at getting the volume right. A lot of bloggers don’t.

[@lukelovewins9078]

Enjoyed it as always, made me Smile. Glad you made it.🙏👍✌😎💙

[@freeradical1567]

Glad you made it. Have a wonderful time snow boarding and catching up with family and friends. You did a great work in Albania (and other environs)!

[@petrusdijkzeul6698]

For many of us not possible to travel, but thanks to the beautiful travel reports you provided us, we enjoyed it, and hope to see new videos from you. Take care.

[@brad1201]

Hi Alina, happy you made it safe and sound. It looks so much more complicated now than when I came back from Asia in August. Enjoy your family times

[@mickeyalba]

I LOVE this video !!!

[@mjjm6220]

Well, Alina, you proved that one can travel around the globe during a pandemic and stay healthy. Here's to you, beautiful, stay your own kind of beautiful, and healthy!

[@marias5088]

Yes, Alina is young and has a good immune system. For other people with health issues traveling now is dangerous.

[@naomijansen9544]

Alina, your mother and your father can be very proud of you. You have such awesome consideration for other people. You are very special

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you so much!

[@jerryaschenbrenner712]

Welcome back to YYC Alina - it’s good to have you safely back home!

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you!

[@johnsavay3381]

You had a long trip! Thank you for showing Tirana Airport! My boys loved seeing it again. We had a bit of a wait and shopped and people watched. Your videos help solidify their childhood memories, so again, thank you!

[@AlinaMcleod]

That's wonderful!

[@ilyasol1992]

Hi Alina! That was a really nice trip 🙂 Tirana - Frankfurt - Toronto - Calgary. You're a great traveller for sure 😉 Have a fantastic day! Take care!

[@simonlee5659]

That was an exhausting trip, you look so tired but also so cute at the same time, glad you made it back home safe and sound, have a nice rest.

[@georgeappell9513]

Glad you arrived safely. Home is always good no matter how cold it is. Stay safe and enjoy the time with mom.

[@franciscoespiritu9378]

hi Alina.... all the good things has been said to you, and we are happy to see you home safely with your Mom waiting ... God Bless You and stay safe.... looking forward for your next video... bye....

[@bobcook231]

YAAA You Made it HOME !!! You are FUN to Travel with !!!

[@grahamthetraveller]

You are such a talented content creator to be able to make such a bland day interesting take care and looking forward to you videos from home

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you!

[@Manuel-gu9ls]

Hope you arrive safe and sound Alina 🙏

[@1brimo1]

Welcome home princess Alina, even if you feel tired ,you always look georgeous. Enjoy your rest.

[@570messenger]

Back home with Mama...Nice. Just watched your earlier interview with your mother. She is a lovely lady.. like you, She reminds me of the wonderful and close people I met who escaped USSR and the 1990 catastrophe. Bless her heart. It was heart warming to see the special bond. The sound of the Russian language brings back fond memories.

[@davidpope2189]

Glad you made it home safe and sound. Hi, Alina! Hi, Alina's mom!

[@MrBassrazz]

It’s wonderful that you’re back in our home province of Alberta. Alina, I am glad to know that you and your family are healthy and safe. Greetings from Edmonton.🇨🇦 Enjoy your quarantine.😏

[@AlinaMcleod]

haha thanks

[@NormanF62]

Getting home is usually harder than taking an outbound trip. The world is an amazing place but as the look between you and your mother conveys at the end of the video, there’s nothing quite like home. German has two words that capture it all, when you’re restless and you want to find out what’s out there, you’re struck by wanderlust. Sometimes that never quite seems to end. The look in your eyes Alina, on arriving home, is illustrated by that other word: heimweh - homesickness. You can’t explain it to anyone because every journey in the world, indeed all the roads in life lead us to the same destination. What a long, strange trip its been - glad to see you home with your family and if you never post another video, we, your YT family will treasure this one along with you for the rest of our lives. That journey in Greece and in the Balkans was super, we enjoyed it and at this point along the way, it seems appropriate to say all good things must come to an end.... until next time! Take care and as always, stay blessed!

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you! It is nice to be back with family but many more adventures to come!

[@flukos79]

Alina was actually one of the few people to do such a long tour of the Balkans. She literally put these places on to the travel map

[@weitzen]

Still , the best vlogger on the planet!!! Thankyou!!!

[@roadrunnerskvlogs7073]

Stay safe and welcome back to 🇨🇦 canada 🇨🇦

[@grantsdonair1]

welcome back :) flying from new brunswick to Calgary and Edmonton a lot though the years I fine the lay overs take more out of a person . I was hoping to see a video of you making it to your mom safe .heavy coat time . :)

[@CanuckTechNews]

Always a great feeling when you haven't been in your country for a long time and you come back!

[@CanuckTechNews]

@Dave K Haha oh well, but always love coming back to Canada. I was away for 2 years and it was a crazy feeling when I got back!

[@avinandanghosh7418]

Despite the obvious-challenges of such a long journey during the current circumstances, good to see you back home with your family, stay safe, from India! P.S. - Bad traveling etiquette is hard to go, especially the air travellers, thanks for speaking up!

[@kire1202]

Thank you for visiting this part of the world... Have a safe trip back and we are waiting for to get back (next time maybe in summer) :)

[@table4199]

Glad you made it home safe. You have been a shining star for us all in these terrible times.

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you so much!

[@janettesquires]

Welcome home! 🙂

[@MultiCorker]

Welcome home Alina!

[@grhmnz4648]

It's great that you got home safely to visit family. During the first lockdown and border closure situations ,some travel vloggers had really difficult situations to deal with . One that comes to mind is motorcycle traveller, Itchy Boots who was stuck in Peru for a while .She had an awfully stressful situation to deal with . In a way we are fortunate in NZ to have a relatively normal existence..for now..but not without difficulties that flare up .

[@chriszayachkowski]

Yes of course. This is not a COVID friendly activity.

[@11Rolandlugauer11]

Hi Alina. Thanks soo much always for your wonderful video. Soo many greetings from Germany

[@leonardoluga5434]

Enjoy THE FLIGHT AND WELCOME TO CANADA

[@nicolaemargineanu4258]

Happy meeting with you lovely mom.. I am so happy to see you family.... God bless you beautiful ladies..

[@samuelrodriguez5033]

You are rocking Alina!!! Please keep being true to yourself and living life to the fullest. Happy birthday to your lovely Mom. =)

[@lenaandreeva5030]

thank you so much

[@samuelrodriguez5033]

@@lenaandreeva5030 OMG !!! Thank you Mrs. Andreeva =). Let me say a prayer for you. The Lord Jesus Christ who is perfect in all his ways, bless you on this special day and the love of the Father & the presence of the Holy Spirit be with you and your beautiful family throughout the year. Happy birthday. 🎂🎉🎉🎉

[@ervinsmoviecorner8748]

Great job, Alina!❤️

[@prasunchoudhury8711]

Glad you reached home safely! Thanks you for educating all of us about Albania; the videos were very informative. Inspired by several youtuber videos about Albania, I am planning a 4-5 week stay in the Balkans (Albania, Macedonia & Montenegro, even tough I have been to Montenegro before) during June - Oct timeframe (remote work half the time).

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you! Hope you have a wonderful time!

[@tripreporter6096]

Hoi, Alina, tough times all around us. You`ve done a wise decision from my point of view with the time now back in Canada. I remember TIA airport well, nice to see and also you´re way/routing seems like a good idea. There are airlines and places out there much more strict. Well done and hope to see more from you´re hand soon.

[@realticupisicu]

Welcome back.

[@tedshikon8823]

Thank you Alina for this video. We'll miss you in Tirana. As you know at this point it is even more difficult/costly to get back to Canada. I am planing my trip back to Toronto in the summer. Hopefully by then things will be a lot better. Fingers crossed.

[@goldenboyi1989]

No way things can be better by the summer as we have a SA variant, a Kent variant and UAE variant

[@marinapresniakova179]

Welcome back. Рада за вашу маму что вы добрались " целой и не вредимой..

[@sarbjeetmaan2121]

You are great vlogger Alina

[@johnsharplin]

Even with all of those changes Frankfurt Airport still looks how I remember it from way back in 2011. Congrats on making it home safe!

[@jadecraig9830]

Dear Alina, in Bulgaria, today Gyms, Malls are again open .. Restaurants will be March 1st ! the only things which are not opened ans with out opening date : discothèques !

[@kazzicup]

Covid is a breaze for most people younger than 60. It's a shame all the restrictions and lockdowns that were implemented. Many businesses went bankrupt.

[@johnparktowers1750]

@@kazzicup It is not a breeze, your so wrong.

[@victoriaaletaaustria2817]

@@johnparktowers1750 Right. Anyone can be sick, covid doesn't choose who will be infected.

[@DarkoFitCoach]

@@victoriaaletaaustria2817 not true covid doesnt hurt people under 60 those are facts

[@DarkoFitCoach]

@@johnparktowers1750 yes it is a breeze, stats are clear who covid kills

[@eded8108]

Hi Alina,. Just want to say thanks for allowing me to tag along for the ride. After all this is over, I want to travel a bit more, see the world more, and enjoy the world more. All because of you.👍

[@diy-all3952]

glad you made home safe.

[@johanb.4636]

Thank you for your very informative video! Take a proper rest now!

[@pantelimoncarigoiu2128]

I'm very glad to see You with your mother!! Home, sweet, home... Thank You for all videos from Balkan countries! You are great!! Congratulations!!

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you!

[@davehenderson3739]

@@AlinaMcleod Did you have to quarantine in a hotel coming to Calgary?

[@ytviewer172]

An interesting, lively and informative account of the flight ordeal. You must have a lot of energy to travel like that!

[@Iletmeknow]

I'm glad you are back home safely, we will miss your wlog from Albania. Hope to see you back in the future love and respect from Albania.

[@restouler]

Welcome back! I returned from Colombia Dec. 26th and completed the mandatory 14 day quarantine. It seems it is the airlines responsibility to implement any travel restrictions. My return flight was with American Airlines and had to complete a symptoms questionnaire and download the arrive Canada app prior to boarding my flight. I got a Covid test done after my quarantine which was negative, although it wasn't required at the time. I just wanted to be sure.

[@donquixote6859]

Welcome back! Glad you are safe and sound (well besides the ranting. ;-)

[@naldobrutal]

Hi, is so good to know you've come back safe to your home, I'm from Amazon/Brazil one day in my life I wanna go to Canada, see ya, be safe

[@annyvitoria3074]

I loved your vlog. Have a nice day

[@gabrielmaguire4286]

What kind of an idiot would hit the dislike for this amazing woman and her superb channel ! - this is a person going through life without taste !

[@davidellis5141]

Hi Alina -Welcome Home ! Tim Horton's is where the 💙 is. 😃. I like your 😷.

[@robertgreene7653]

things change and new plans just mean new adventures. thanks for sharing

[@huboftruthbymichael1921]

Even though this video was not about any other countries, but you have to know especially for me and my plans you are well aware of, really helps me a lot to know what to expect in my planned journey to Ukraine in early summer. Thanks so much for sharing, and I know you are getting the rest you need now, take it easy for a while, and get caught up and especially take care of Alina first. Thanks so much for your valuable help and information you did for us in this video. Cheers!!

[@AlinaMcleod]

Happy to hear it! Thanks, Michael!

[@lawrencefox563]

I'm just few hours away from Toronto dress warmly and don't forget your snow shovel.Oh Canada eh.

[@leandrodossantos4559]

Amazing how simple videos with a raw, direct and emotive message are the best, congrats again. And: 1) yes, I also hate the disrespectful behavior some people have before the aircraft stops; 2) yes, Tim Hortons = Canada and 3) yes, you have your mother´s eyes. Friendy hello from Sao Paulo - Brazil.

[@byronclarson8377]

Your model photos are in the USA!! I see you in the Cost Cutters Lobbies a BIG picture! Love it! I yelled, I know her on You Tube!!

[@slepk7898]

Alina thank you for visiting my city Varna i will now go to your city to see it!

[@timsummers870]

I'm a frequent flyer (or used to be until October 2019). In 2020 I only travelled twice, thrice at best. Covid is the worst shit that's happened to mankind (peoplekind in Canada) since the end of the Second World War. Well, you and I were not around at the time of the war, so we can safely say that Covid is the worst crap that's ever happened to us. I hope this drama is over sooner than later because I want to go places again, accrue miles, see people and make the most of this wonderful life. Thank you Alina for showing us phenomenal places and I wish you can travel again as soon as possible.

[@fatdan5726]

So glad you got home safely and I couldnt agree more about the rude and reckless fools who dont take safety seriously, especially when you could be spreading the virus to other countries! You really have a beautiful gift as a travel blogger_you even make the insides of airports fascinating! Thanks to you I feei I have travelled widely without having to leave my bedroom, which has meant so much during lockdown. You have that special gift, that only great travel writers have, of making people you dont even know feel they are there with you. Bless you for being your own special kind of beautiful! Hoping to see you again soon! Love from London!

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you very much!

[@gkm202]

welcome back home.

[@mmooney6860]

welcome back

[@monkey7547]

Miss flying as much as traveling thanks for the look out into the clouds !!!

[@briannabee812]

Yes, to visit my fiance' in Malta I had to have a test proving I was negative and when entering I tested again. I am happy that you can see your people Alina! ❤🌞

[@sarimasrar]

make the most of ur time with family, visit all ur friends, pamper urself, eat healthy, lots of rest, dont forget to REFLECT

[@j.wikstrom2308]

What a long journey home you had there😶 Hope that have had some great time with your parentes, and that you are ok? Take care as always Alina🤗🤗🤗

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you! It has been nice to be at my Moms :)

[@j.wikstrom2308]

I understand that, she must have missed you, and great that you have some time together to catch up✌😊

[@rubenpolicarpio1210]

Good luck and God bless you deserve to coming home to your home land sad to say the worldly rules we have to follow good luck my friend. Your family is waiting for you

[@user-cc1ml3ck8f]

Thank you, Alina!

[@vinodpund1574]

Same everywhere in the world , yeah we should follow rules . Once caught by corona then realize about hygiene and rules

[@davidjohnston710]

2nd comment. I had to watch it again!!!! I really enjoyed your music selections that much - there is a comfort in them that just fits the journey home! Ever wonder how many of the people you see in the airports are traveling home again, or to see relatives? The tenderest part of our existence perhaps is that we all need a home and loved ones. Just how do you decide on what music to search for? How much time do you spend listening to find music candidates for your videos? Gotta be time consuming! Also, when you smile at the camera, like at 16:23, it feels like you are acknowledging me (and probably a lot of people), but I wonder if you have someone in your mind’s eye (like Mom, friend, previous guide). Thank you, beautiful!

[@zenarcade64]

This really brings back memories of my travel pre-pandemic. I've also taken Lufthansa via Frankfurt or Munich many times. Maybe someday when this is all over I'll travel again!

[@dougmercredi2366]

Welcome back to Canada Alina. Hope things turn out good for you, we have more stricter rules since you left. Try not to go stircrazy from being bored stuck in the apartment. I draw pictures it helps.

[@jadecraig9830]

Dear Alina, I hope you could recover between this video and your real arrival time ! . Health cannot be bought ! Rest ! and we will enjoy your videos even from Canada ! Love tou your family !

[@r2c3]

Thank you Alina for all your spectacular videos around Balkans and we hope you are feeling healthy and energized during your quarantine... Thank you again Alina, you'll be missed by your Balkan friends... 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you!

[@daniellopez-nj1bf]

Hey Alina great experience traveling to home and you have pretty glasses

[@vinodpund1574]

Happy journey best wishes

[@mariajiml9895]

I watching your vlog for the first time final landing at Calgary International your lucky your not gorced to Lick up Quarantine hotel . Im Happy to hear. your back home with your Mom. 🙏

[@ericwasylenko6258]

Love the feeling of landing back on Canadian soil after a long trip away from home. Welcome home, from one Ukrainian/Canadian prairie kid to another! :)

[@frankstewart5743]

WE are all thankful that you are home and safe. Please understand the Covid may not fade until about December 2021. Please keep doing videos about Canada and be happy at home.

[@leonorlopez7932]

ALINA, Have a good trip back to CANADA. LOVE YOUR VIDEOS..🤍❤ EXCELLENT! HELLO TO CANADA👋 GREETINGS FROM TEXAS. 🤠🕊

[@AlinaMcleod]

Hey there! Thank you!

[@leonorlopez7932]

@@AlinaMcleod enjoy your time back home in CANADA 🇨🇦 🙌🤍