Exploring The BEAUTIFUL Beaches of Ksamil 🇦🇱 Albania Travel Vlog

My backpacking journey around Albania sadly comes to an end in the beautiful town of Ksamil. We explore some of the loveliest beaches and beach clubs that Albania has to offer.
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[@mariocroatia9321]

Love to Albania from Croatia 🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷

[@luisyzeiraj2559]

❤❤❤❤

[@LuigiMario-e1s]

Love & Respect From Albania 🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷

[@labolabo3620]

Love from Albania to Croatia 🇭🇷 ❤️🇦🇱 Illiria brothers

[@greatalexander404]

Every good -Beautiful Albania @thank you every match@👨‍💻🙏🏽🌷❤👋

[@luvablesweetnsassy]

YES! Definitely interested in food filming! Mark Weins has almost 9 million subs with his food vlogs, so the people definitely want to see the food! Thanks 💕

[@parispapavasiliou388]

come to Kamena Vourla (central Greece)..It is quite a beautiful area with tavernas in front of the beach and many coffee shops. .Also in Kamena Vourla there are boats that take people to nearby islands called Likhadοnisia. .In general, it has many beaches around Kamena Vourla and combines sea and mountain....

[@shkelqimgjecaj8146]

You are so beatiful, thanks for visting Albania i hope you had fun

[@id2888]

Did you say lovely view of the ocean? 😆 🤣 😂.. is the Ionian Sea. No ocean in Albania.

[@tal3325]

Loved this Albania series! Seems like a hidden gem and is now on my list to go to in the balkans! Agree that showing your food would be interesting!

[@BackpackingBananas]

Thanks Lisa ❤️❤️

[@lithuania1118]

@@BackpackingBananas Tomorrow going to Saranda :)

[@miafey2842]

@@BackpackingBananas I would like one day to visit Albania with u ladies

[@alupci]

Sadly Ksamil is no longer the same place once was. You can see the beach umbrellas are so close to each other. It used to be a dream place. Sometimes i go back and look at pictures i took 12 years ago and compare with current situation and feel pity and anger at the same time how human being could go that far and destroy such a lovely place. Unfortunately it is not just Ksamil but most of the coastline.

[@nicolavershi6913]

dam girl your hottttt ,come to shkodra please

[@Traveling_Jo]

I'm definitely putting Albania on my bucket list! I didn't knew anything about this country before and now I just want to go! I love the fact that It wasn't full of tourists! Thanks Christianne these vlogs were amazing!!

[@BackpackingBananas]

My pleasure ❤️❤️ so glad you enjoyed!

[@Amina123_roblox]

I am actually albanian so if you want me to teach me all the words I know just reply to my comment thats says hate to serbia from albania

[@carlabottazzi]

Can't wait to go to Albania after these vlogs 🤩

[@BackpackingBananas]

So glad I've inspired you. It really is a Treasure 💗

[@druiz012]

I enjoyed your entire Albania series... Albania seems to have it all (except caramel 🤣) the mountains. The beaches, good wine and its inexpensive! Which places were your personal favorites?

[@georgeskanderbeg3242]

🇦🇱 is small country but I has everything, beaches, mediterranean climate, lakes,rivers,alps

[@MillaExplores]

The beaches in Ksamil look lovely! I agree that a sandy beach is nicer to swim at than a rocky beach, but a rocky beach is nicer to have a picnic at since you don't get sand everywhere haha. I'm always curious to see what people eat so I'd like to see more food from your trips 😁 Loved this Albania series but I'm excited for Greece! Albania is definitely on my list now, I need to make it a priority ☺

[@RimiD1]

Just came back from 4 weeks of holiday in Albania, my 4 weeks never enough to visit the whole country Visited tirana, durres, vlore, dhermi, stranded , ksamil, then permeti, korca, pogradec,..... stunning time over there and beautiful weather during whole of my stay that was 20th August to 17th September Waiting for next summer to go again

[@PradicAdventures]

never thought of Albania as a travel destination, now it's definitely on my bucket list ! :D

[@georgeskanderbeg3242]

Yeah tourism has taken off in the last 10 years or so

[@leonardii4152]

In 5 years Albania will be Thailand of Europe

[@PradicAdventures]

@@leonardii4152 is that a bad thing or good thing???

[@endall1333]

@@PradicAdventures obviously a good thing...

[@JayandSarah]

It's the 2024 National Geographic travel destination #1. We've been there twice now and are leaving to live there in about 3 weeks.

[@mendjelire8392]

Thank you for these videos of my Albania. I just came back and already miss it. I wish you would go back next year and do a tour of the sandy beaches of Albania, north of Vlora. All youtubers so far have only showed the pebble beaches of the south, which are very picturesque, but this has created the wrong impression that all Albanian beaches are pebble beaches. Which is not true. In fact only one third of the Albania's 470km coastline is pebbly the rest, two thirds are amazing sandy beaches. I would recommend: Spille, Divjake (where there also is a National Park, very nice for a hike and a paddle boat outing), Darzeze, Seman, Golem, Gjiri i Lalezit, Tale, Velipoje.

[@BackpackingBananas]

Cool! Thanks for the recommendations ☺️

[@eliomiri]

Albania will forever be my favorite country 🇦🇱❤️

[@melissacaballero289]

I loved this Albania series! Every episode was wonderful and a complete surprise - Albania just moved to the top of my travel list!!

[@BackpackingBananas]

Thanks Melissa 🥰🥰

[@ontel]

You guys have done Albania proud. Great videos, very entertaining! Keep it up! :)

[@BackpackingBananas]

Thanks so much ❤️

[@nashpapa1105]

Thank you for the nice video I really enjoy watching you pretty girls enjoy have fun 🤩

[@gcatherine9339]

I'm going to Albania next week and this has been so helpful!

[@maximilianmarku4679]

How was your holidays?Are u7 enjoyed?Nice trip 👍

[@nataliexlau]

Yes we wanna see the food ☺️ always so interesting!

[@BackpackingBananas]

Okay noted! 😅

[@2103element]

Me too :)

[@billmccaleb7481]

Albania is such a nice place! I’ve enjoyed seeing all of the videos but Ksamil was my favorite because of the backflip. Jk. I see you have made way for a spin-off channel, Hitchhiking Bananas. I look forward to seeing that! Lol

[@RR-bg5po]

Albania yes 🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱

[@ericacrawford1593]

Loved watching your trip through Albania! In response to Karen, I also LOVE seeing what people eat on trips 💕

[@latebloomerabroad]

What a great town, I'd definitely go there. Yes, I like seeing the food that you eat. Food is such a big part of travel!

[@bethmeredith]

Thank you for showing us Albania.

[@toneloc3372]

Love Albania and Croatia loving your adventures

[@raymonortiz3084]

Yey! Bravo you guys! Wonderful Albania travel series. While watching this last vlog, I decided to emulate your new found coffee drink by adding some Bailey's to my coffee as well. Lol! Safe trip to you ladies. See you in Greece! 😃👍

[@BackpackingBananas]

Haha GREAT idea 👏🏼👏🏼

[@TheCreativeCurator]

Have loved the Albania series - now on my list of ‘future trips ideas’!

[@mariaacks9003]

Yes to food content! I know you're not a foodie vlogger but I thought you did really well in the Mexico vlogs! Street food is especially interesting!

[@dejashu]

YESSSS, more food shots pleaseeeee!!

[@dejashu]

P.S. Love following along this series in Albania!!

[@BackpackingBananas]

I wish I could talk about the food as well as you do 😅😅❤️

[@TheShauNanigans]

Agreed! Especially since she stays in places not normally shown in typical travel vlogs (at least that I've found) So the food is super interesting to me. Like in Thailand and other places when she goes to the less traveled destinations, but especially countries like Albania that are overall less traveled.

[@nikolawright1241]

I've absolutely loved watching this travel series. Albania is beautiful, definitely adding it to my list.

[@BackpackingBananas]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it & it inspired you to go!

[@kerk6428]

Thank you for this series! Before this, I didn't know much about the Balkans or Albania. You really have shown us how lovely it is! Seeing all your swimming adventures though, I do have a question. How do you usually dry off or change? My skin gets irritated with wet clothing, or when being covered with salt for a longer period (especially the private area). I've been wondering if you just towel dry yourself and then let the air does the rest, or if you have another way of drying up. Thank you!

[@BackpackingBananas]

Yeh I literally just dry off naturally. But the beaches often have showers to get rid of the salt!

[@imogencarpenter9804]

There is some really lovely hiking in the Butrint national park right next to Ksamil! You can even see some Mayan temples and a very beautiful lake!

[@C-E-LI]

KSAMIL and SARANDA are the best Beaches In the Balkans

[@struganstruga7083]

And Corfu was Albanian till Preveza.that land is ocupied in 1912-1913 (Epirus-chameria)by Greece helped by England and Germany 😢.

[@Kissandkiss3317]

Are you still talking about greater Albania? Like you're not ashamed. And Turkey must take Albania. How would that look to you? Do you consider yourself Turks or Albanians? As far as I remember, Gjergj Kastriot Skëndërbej fought for Christianity and Albania, he fought the Ottomans many times. Albanians renounced themselves for self-interested reasons and became Muslims. Do you learn stories or hear them from other people's ears? Today, when Albanians have migrated to other countries, most of them to England, after years you will say that England also belongs to you? I'm fine with the borders as they are. They are not dumb who created them like this. Look to build your country now and leave the old things behind. Also, look to you men to educate yourself in general because you have a wealth of knowledge.

[@ag5688]

I was literally at every beach you guys were in June. “Pema E Thate” beach means Dry Tree Beach. By the way Ksamil is not the best for nightlife Saranda has a better night life, lots of bars and clubs etc Enjoy Corfu it’s amazing. Corfu town is nice for shops and walking around, but if you are looking for a proper night life Kavos is a place to be.

[@minireshala8171]

Hi everyone I was in Ksamil too and really its very very beautiful 🤩 and the food is absolutely delicious 🍉🍹I have some video in KZbin…🍀

[@betsystaab3150]

Also that bikini looks beautiful on you girl! :D

[@thata82]

nice video, what time of year is this that the water is so cold???

[@spartakdauti9783]

Pema e thate = The dry Tree , quite simple .

[@santinorocco497]

Thank you guys for the video on our country it sure does help with the tourism as the British media is soo hateful and racist towards Albanian people.

[@luftarmerdini]

Albania in 2023 11 million tourist ❤

[@ΑλεξΛιλο]

Bravo! ! Mire beni qe shkoni ne ato vende sh.te bukura dhe te virgjera. Por nuk rregullojne rruget. Dhe nuk shkon hotel I shtrejte ne rruge te shkrete....!!

[@rendonberisha1503]

I just woke up and it was so good to start morning with this video Albania is so beautiful so are you both Greetings from Kosovo new subscribe :)

[@eben6787]

I truly loved this series. Watched all of it. Please do more of the Balkans in future. Enjoy Greece!!

[@BackpackingBananas]

Thanks lovely ❤️ I hope to do more of the Balkans in the future!

[@User12345fan]

Ks in albanian is pronounced like x in English for example experience, saxon, saxophone. Think how the x is pronounced there and extrapolate to Xamil. Ksamil is xamil

[@BackpackingBananas]

Oh really?? Dang I wish I knew that at the time 😅

[@NomadShifu]

Ksamil is perfect if you want a pretty beach without traveling far from the center of things. You could even stay in a lovely apartment right by the beach there.

[@alcu8155]

Any accommodation recommendations?

[@vitamind3119]

Albania ❤💋 Kosova

[@NekiDonka]

I am so happy you're enjoying. It looks really amazing :) As a big fun of you Christianne and your channel, i know you love hiking. Since you are so close to my country, I would also recommend you to visit North Macedonia as well. Can't say we have coast and beautiful sandy beaches as in Albania, but it has a great options for nature fans, passionate hackers, cuisine and wine culture 🥰🥰🥂

[@gillowens24]

This places so beautiful

[@User12345fan]

Those people renting out scooters, that’s some huge margins. I barely make 20 euros renting out an amazing central apartment in Tirana that cost me 100k to buy. Should get into that business. For a 1000 euros scooter you make your money back in one summer.

[@BackpackingBananas]

I did think the scooters were quite pricey! Deffo would be a good business to get into for sure!

[@peterpanner3333]

Hello, is your appartment listed on airbnb?

[@User12345fan]

@@peterpanner3333 yes but it’s mostly booked already

[@anjapanda7234]

I'm always interested in local food and fresh seafood when I travel. So, I would be interested in seeing more of the meals, food, snacks...

[@agniih]

I was in Albania, Saranda last week and I can say. Albania is beautiful but the food is terrible.

[@deborahjohansen1776]

YES on the food! I love it when travelers show their food!!

[@lefterlaci4978]

Welcome to Albania 🙌 🇦🇱

[@elissaanntorres9123]

MORE FOOD PICS. Girl, we need to see that yummy content with the Baileys and coffee. ❤️🙌🏽

[@adriankaqkini6432]

I like you both wait for me in Albania 🇦🇱

[@AlbertVata-v6e]

Very nice

[@empori07]

#1 Albania 🇦🇱

[@bilbilnerguti2897]

🇦🇱🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹👏👏👏✌️

[@romeks612]

2;50 ...Ocean ??? Theres two seas in Albania....But there`s no ocean.

[@realthebest9029]

Sorry but is sea no ocean..Thanks

[@georgeabroad2367]

Beautiful place! I'm going to add it to my travel list

[@hannahbowman6058]

Karen is always me getting into any kind of water that isn’t bath water temps

[@SylviaFerguson-u8g]

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[@josephsterling264]

Always like seeing the food where ever you go..thanks for the great travel channel!

[@syl4160]

did you feel safe in albania as a female? would you ever go solo travelling there? and how was the infrastructure with buses? thank you!

[@ricardoribeiro3764]

I had the opportunity to meet you in person on the bus back to Saranda because I forgot my ID card at the Vodafone shop 😅 you and your friend Karen were very nice and I was very happy to meet both of you! Greetings from Portugal 🇵🇹 hope to see you in my country one day 😁

[@BackpackingBananas]

Aww I remember!! Hope you are doing well! ❤️❤️

[@Inth]

boring food, high prices, construction everywhere and poverty. Ksamil was the worst from all places. Crowdy beaches with lots of tourists.

[@carmendf_7701]

I'm going this summer too and will be vlogging

[@faisalnadeem2450]

🌹❤🌹Love🌹 is🌹 Life🌹 salam🌹 pakistan🌹❤🌹

[@aviationfansalbania2332]

Visit Lukova in saranda I was a week before really nice

[@gmailcom-ii2to]

How was Albania compared to Montenegro in terms of quality of life? I’ve always thought the quality of life in Albania was lower than Montenegro. But from your videos it looks on par if not better than Montenegro. Did you get a chance to visit any of the Albanian mushrooms?

[@ShqipriaMadhe]

Of course better.. BELIVE me

[@Mile19825]

@@ShqipriaMadhe you say that Just because you are an Albanian 🤦🏻🤦🏻🤣

[@ShqipriaMadhe]

@@Mile19825 Yes, I'm Albanian, a proud one.

[@Mile19825]

@@ShqipriaMadhethats nice for you and iam a Very proud Serb !! ✌️

[@ShqipriaMadhe]

@@Mile19825 OK, come to spend some time in Albania and you will change your opinion. There are a lot of Serbs in our beaches those times and there is no incindent and nothing bad happen. I have been in Belgrade, smederevo Nish, presheva, and in different part of Serbia, but only in Belgrade there was something nice to see.. I slept in Moskva Hotel, I'm telling the truth.

[@davidh7799]

I'd be afraid if I picked them up, I would get hijacked, or something.

[@TubeManagement]

I’m usually not into European women that travel all the time like they do. They usually come off unhygienic lol but these two seem clean

[@jazzthemess9636]

I love seeing the food and loved Albania

[@Carmellawellamella]

Yes please show the food!🤗 that’s a huge part of travel for me.

[@saintvalue.]

What a lovely day to experience the lovely sunshine on the incredible beach ⛱, this is beautiful, it so fun to here once again, amazing people enjoying live 😀, this experience is awesome, thanks for sharing this great video.

[@BackpackingBananas]

Thanks for watching! 💗

[@veselinmilachkov8808]

Nice Video, Albania is paradise :))))))

[@logic33594]

It actually reminds me of Thailand.

[@vidjoglasovic397]

Ocio ai cani Randagi, che muzzicano. Lov from 3 world, off colera

[@RimiD1]

Those checks definitely make it look better 😂

[@dritki_4248]

I love you end Albanian beaches

[@grantlikes2sing]

What time of the year were you swimming in the water there?

[@churchofsatanalbania1468]

You should have gone to some underwater adventures in Jale and near Ksamil where you can explore amazing old ships under water and caves that are under water its super experience.

[@BackpackingBananas]

Something to add to the list for next time ☺️

[@woolypuffin392]

@Backpacking Bananas I was on the Medsailors Tour you've been on a week later, just missed you. It was lovely, can't wait for your Video ☺️

[@BackpackingBananas]

Aw no way! It was so good hey!

[@Violtea_jennia]

OMG IVE BEEN THERE AND I HVAE STAYED AT THAT HOTEL OMGG

[@eldionprifti5151]

You are pronouncing ksamil in wrong way

[@kristianbacaj3585]

💕🇦🇱

[@JoakimAndersson1]

When where you there?

[@armandmertiri3227]

Comunque korfu è Albania 🇦🇱

[@Kito24.7]

But you made a really great vlog, I really liked it. I can't but love your channel 🙂 I also do vlogs and like it like you 👍🏻 Like it out and see you soon 🙂

[@simonremzgar8381]

Nice vlog Christianne...🙂😉🌞🥰..come to Slovenia one day....btw...Karen is so pretty😉🥰

[@sagarh1871]

Hi how are you super image

[@altinplaku9357]

I am jumping head first. After couple of jumps here I am head first. Lovely experience. Enjoyed your video. Thanks for sharing.

[@FranMariee]

I loved it all! I want to do everything. I love seeing your food too. It's interesting to see what is on offer in all of the different places. Would you say it is easy to get veggie/vegan food there?

[@TheNOBSTV]

Food was looking dead

[@arjandino9106]

Nice chikens in our courtyard?! That's incredible! Anyway, thanks for promoting our beauty places!

[@krishabroad9282]

Mullna beach 🏖️ is just great... Feel like going there ... Much love from India 🙏

[@cosmodoc]

thank you for the very interesting and informative video, including the food! And you’re both gorgeous, which helps!

[@donasunshine3]

I enjoyed watching your vlogs ! I will follow you :) Can you tell us which camera are you using ? One camera or different camera ?

[@crystalslade8056]

Is 3 nights to much in ksamil ? I’ve also booked 3 nights in saranda and 3 in himara Would u recommend longer shorter when have 9 nights