I left this Babe for Baghdad 🇮🇶

I left a Portuguese babe in Albania for the streets of Baghdad! This is my first time heading to Iraq, still a country that the UK government advises against all travel so I figured I'd check it out! I will be here for 10 days exploring many parts of this misunderstood country so feel free to join me, it's going to be some adventure 🇮🇶
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[@auburnreader2725]

I started following you after seeing you in rhymney with Mr bald, eventhough you was actually in pontlottyn but I live in thr next village over. I'm loving your channel Ben x

[@BackpackerBen]

Thanks my friend!!

[@joshcowham8668]

I hope you meet Kat again, you two have great chemistry!

[@BackpackerBen]

I’m sure we will ;)

[@gerhuneng]

Spoiler: they do, it was no chance meeting #Egypt

[@johnwhite1832]

She’s a keeper Ben

[@TribalFusion]

Just subbed after watching Bald's Britain vlog. Albania looks ok.

[@BackpackerBen]

Thanks mate! Yes good place

[@TribalFusion]

@@BackpackerBen I was in Portugal last month, cheap beer there too @ €1.50 for a large superbock, rooms not cheap though lol

[@awsomemodels]

As an Iraqi i am amazed that you came here in the summer ! I can't wait for the next video i hope it all went well 😂

[@van3158]

I was there in 04-05 july and august were miserable

[@BackpackerBen]

It’s not that bad 😂

[@ProudlyINDIAN360]

Why? Is iraq too hot?

[@sar2dg]

You gotta go to Araden in the Winter. It snows there.

[@awsomemodels]

@@ProudlyINDIAN360 Hot as balls .

[@leetheDorsetSpur]

How wonderful going to Iraq the people look amazing it’s great when you see people all over the world are all just the same trying to get along. Looking forward to this series of videos

[@BackpackerBen]

Thanks mate! Yes awesome people

[@j_r_-]

@@BackpackerBen Ben is there anywhere where we can donate or send stuff?

[@1watsonwatson]

The airport car park in Baghdad looks cleaner and better organised than the car park for Heathrow Terminal 3

[@vanessamanawar877]

I was in Albania last November for a week love it so Cheap. Am going again in February 23.

[@jerry50bmg65]

Great content, as always. Bring back Kat in future episodes.

[@BackpackerBen]

defo ;)

[@hughprice2310]

So glad you enjoyed Albania. The people are very friendly, but travelling around by bus is challenging! However as I found out, with patience you can do it! Try eating Krap (carp fish!) when staying at Lake Prespa!

[@BackpackerBen]

Thanks Hugh :)

[@steven9541]

Carp is a garbage fish and very boney. Only people in poor countries eat it

[@piotr5338]

Anglo Saxons are allergic to carp. They associate it with Coi carp 😢😂

[@BillAnt]

Ben's face always looks like he has a bad case of diarrhea, whether he's happy or sad. lol (jk)

[@johnafrica7979]

Kat is back 😘😘

[@BackpackerBen]

😜

[@johnlamb3101]

Thank goodness! Look after Kat.

[@happinessblush]

Awesome channel Ben. Came across it a few days ago and have watched most of your videos now. Looking forward to seeing more videos

[@BackpackerBen]

Legend thanks bro

[@purpledream1045]

Wow, this country cost-of-living is so cheap! It’s a tourist’s heaven.

[@FunTravelLondon]

To everyone who read this; I wish you, your parents and loved ones a true happy future with health, wealth, love and Joy. Stay Blessed ❤

[@aestheticart130]

Albania looks like an interesting place

[@MattDoesMountains]

Yes bro, Iraq looks like it's going to be class, looking forward to the videos 👌👌

[@BackpackerBen]

Many to come mate!! Thank you for watching 👍

[@liquidsnail7305]

11:30 that meatball staredown followed by the "oh dear" hahahha

[@MacTravellers]

Yep there’s a lot of value to be had in these underrated places!

[@aronjohns4662]

Great video! Keep it up 👍

[@j_r_-]

So much better than other travel videos

[@BackpackerBen]

Thanks guys

[@OTWD_yt]

Really great channel ben enjoying it brother

[@fowchiiiliedpuppiesdied]

Love the flag too. I have been living in Eastern and Central Europe, moving every 3 months, for 4 years. It just sort of happened. Covid and all. Stupid Covid. I have lived in so many countries now. It isn’t as weird as it may seem. -America woman

[@TomMannis]

Another great video! Ben, have you ever done a video that shows what kind of gear you use and how you pack for a journey? Would be interesting!

[@davidscott156]

I spent 6 weeks in Tirana about 20 years ago would love to do another visit🇦🇱

[@BackpackerBen]

awesome city

[@davidscott156]

@@BackpackerBen I would love to see how it's changed over 20 years, I was doing some work on the sheraton hotel.

[@censura1210]

@@davidscott156 most probably you wouldn't recognize it. I live in there, I don't like it at all, it has become a shithole of money laundering by the corrupt government officials, but of course tourists love it, as they do love pretty much every place they go, because the world looks beautiful from the eye of a traveller.

[@maybesomeone2.0]

as an iraqi this is fun to watch

[@lostwithscot]

This is amazing ! I'm actually in Tirana currently, I've always wanted to goto Iraq but I've been bombarded by nonsense of " its dangerous " garbage not that thats stopped me before but I was kinda believing it ! ..this really makes me happy! I'm heading to turkey in a few weeks , then Georgia, Azerbaijan and now Iraq.. then the Middle East...Can't wait to see your videos from Iraq to give me even more motivation and determination !

[@BackpackerBen]

Ah mate Iraq is sooooo good! You’ll love it

[@hidan6191]

I am from Iraq, I was born there and have been living there for 20 years. Iraq is a safer and more secure country than America, especially Chicago, Texas and other US states. Iraq was a stable country, cities like Iraqi Kurdistan, and unstable in other cities like Mosul, and it became completely safe and stable after 2017, even safer than the West. Iraq A country that welcomes all people from abroad, just come and welcome 👍🇮🇶😍🤍

[@sarahjane8949]

So is she your GF ? She’s beautiful 💜 hope to see you both visiting another country again 🤗

[@BackpackerBen]

Thanks Sarah :)

[@eldaveo9356]

Love your stuff mate. Found you on balds channel now I'm hooked 🤙

[@BackpackerBen]

Appreciate it mate!

[@phillallen01]

I take it Cat is your girlfriend the way you are so comfortable together and she lives in the UK 🇬🇧 i suspect she came out to visit you

[@beefcurtain-travel]

albania is really the hidden gem. The country is beautiful, the expenses are cheap, and people are friendly

[@BackpackerBen]

agreed!

[@DC42087]

I thought albania is like a lidl Italy lol

[@BackpackerBen]

Could say that haha

[@commoneuropeanstarling]

Very informative stuff on Albania. Would love to visit

[@BackpackerBen]

Do it mate

[@commoneuropeanstarling]

@@BackpackerBen Will do before it becomes like everywhere else. Keep up the good work, Ben.

[@BackpackerBen]

@@commoneuropeanstarling good man and thank you

[@dee74raz]

Hmmm 🤔 I thought she was from Portugal 🇵🇹 and you said back to the 🇬🇧 U.K. 😉

[@BackpackerBen]

She works there

[@dee74raz]

@@BackpackerBen Oh that’s a coincidence meeting someone in a foreign country like Albania 🇦🇱 who works in the U.K.

[@unelectedbureaucrat2003]

Coriander tastes like soap to people with a certain gene. I don't have it so I love the stuff.

[@BackpackerBen]

Yes horrible !!

[@haroonnawaz4702]

looking fresh lad 😃

[@BackpackerBen]

Thanks mate ;)

[@peter1794]

7:15 GREAAAT bounce!

[@basedpatriotLT]

in uk beer at least 6 pounds? Damn, 5 years ago in wheatherspoons it was like 3 pounds.

[@barrypatrick5512]

Does Kat have own channel yet? Ben she’s too cute

[@ashurbanipal7404]

I warned you coming in summer, but anyway, have a good time 😂❤️

[@dkfldlgldldld]

Great stuff 👍

[@BackpackerBen]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@wingnutbert9685]

Sure be nice if the good people you've met in all this war ravaged countries could be in charge. What a world it would be.

[@lucaa.9709]

Great video! How do you book hotels? Are you using Airbnb or through a British agency?

[@BackpackerBen]

booking.com always

[@lucaa.9709]

@@BackpackerBen Thank ben! Any tips on that? because I have not seen less than 19 euro places and none look as nice as yours in Laid

[@tigran2197]

When I visit one time Albania, I would visit the north of the country. The mountain villages are pretty interesting. My thoughts on Iraq: Sometimes I think the Iraqi people lived better with Saddam Hussein. If you watch images from Iraq before the wars you can see a clean and open mind country. Only with the western invasion the islamists rised up in Iraq. I would travel through the Iraq of the 1970's.

[@BackpackerBen]

The 70s looked unbelievable here however I’m here now it’s a great place once again with amazing people. Hopefully it can return to its best

[@tigran2197]

@@BackpackerBen Lets hope that every country can live again in peace and freedom. I only comment it like this because sometimes people forget that some countries were beautiful in past (Lebanon, Libya)

[@sarahjane8949]

No way saddam was a tyrant. They cheered when he was killed

[@Gaudine]

@@tigran2197 America won’t allow peace in the Middle East we all know this.

[@anglade2008]

@@BackpackerBen I was in Iraq in 1969 and 1971. Indeed the country was great then, but in 50 years the modern technological development has also taken place in Iraq. I was also in Iraq in 1989 and 1990, the Saddam era. So I''ve seen the country in different stages. I was there lately in May of this year to meet my old friends from the seventies. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnOQhIxpgt50rsU

[@dailyroutinefoodsecrets]

Wow amazing Albania Tirana

[@BackpackerBen]

Wooo

[@danielmetherell8726]

Wow Ben you are so lucky to meet a girl like her!

[@BackpackerBen]

😎👍🤝

[@philipphofer3774]

I been to the exact same Restaurant last Oktober. IT was really delicious

[@BackpackerBen]

Agreed mate

[@الرجلالحر-ث5ك]

العراق يرحب بكم

[@hidan6191]

Welcome to Iraq 💙🇮🇶

[@BackpackerBen]

Thank you my friend

[@samedwards9741]

Ah-ha! Is this a Partridge reference Ben? Great videos !!

[@farmerboy8659]

Fun couple and I truly enjoy their friendly vibes together . I just started to watch Backpacking Ben and been trying to catch up . I will keep plugging away . Stay safe and free .Thanks Ben and Cats [?]

[@patrick707100]

Just found your channel and very happy I did. Surprised that Bald is also on the Vlog in Blackpool. Have only seem two Vlogs so far and look forward to the rest. Blessings, be safe. You certainly drink like a Brit, but it doesn't seem to hurt so far. Your ability to interact with locals is great.

[@BackpackerBen]

Tons of videos mate! Hope you enjoy and thanks for following 😎

[@chieflongsock]

I'd be getting some action in that cable car haha

[@NorthernAnt]

12 mins in hahah best quote ever haha I feel your pain, went to mallorca recently with a delay and I thought I’m staying in the UK on my next holiday hahah

[@zezeozoz6818]

Wow 50% Muslim glad you enjoyed it 💚💚

[@BackpackerBen]

Thanks for watching mate

[@richas5421]

Should of stayed in Albania 🇦🇱longer

[@BackpackerBen]

A week is plenty

[@SpikeAsks]

Mosul Or Tikrit Would Of Done As Well. :p

[@guytaylor4238]

Sorry Ben but if kat was included in the price I’d be booking for a year ❤

[@jeffbrunswick5511]

2 days to get from Albania to Iraq! You could of walked in less time. 😀

[@djdizolve4595]

Hide A Way Let's find a place where we can Hide A Way

[@l1l3]

welcome

[@NF-jd7pw]

what a beautiful place i think it will be best for picnic mate what do u think really liked the scenery

[@jamieguthrie1760]

Albania is a lovely place, but at the end of the day, its still Albania, and other places in Europe are much more enjoyable to spend a week without having to stress!

[@dee74raz]

Slovenia 🇸🇮 is very nice 😊

[@BackpackerBen]

Agreed

[@atulkr7033]

It was worth watching it

[@BackpackerBen]

Thanks bro

[@SteveSmithRailways]

It looks like you're gonna enjoy Iraq, Baghdad if that's what's in store. Look forward to your venture.

[@BackpackerBen]

Cheers Steve

[@vintagestuffguy1998]

Street view of tiraaaaana was the most westcountry thing I’ve ever heard (from a Cornishman abroad)

[@Enimo17]

Like every holiday destination ever country has his pro and contras. Yes Albania is not devloed in some aspects as Greece but they just started to open up.....and its changing every year If you compare the prices with Greece you get ripped off all the time as a foreigner.....for everything in Greece for the same experience as in Albania ...

[@DcaOfficialMusic]

You need to go to ksamil Albania🙌🏻

[@zh_]

🇬🇧🤍🇮🇶 I hope to come one day and visit the UK

[@BackpackerBen]

Do it ✅

[@zh_]

@@BackpackerBen Very difficult because of the material 😔💳

[@BackpackerBen]

Very true :( i hope one day you can

[@zh_]

@@BackpackerBen Thank you so much ❤️👑

[@نورالعتمه-ع1م]

شبيك فش. لتنا شروكي تبجي بوجه الله

[@latifnizamani6192]

What’s the hotel address for $10 a night?

[@aidarusali9237]

Amazing guys at Baghdad, hope Mogadishu will be the best ever. Hhh keep going

[@BackpackerBen]

? 🤨

[@dee74raz]

Hmmm 🤔 Mogadishu is in Somalia 🇸🇴

[@abshirmohamed3527]

Aidarus will be soon inshaallah muqdisha god bless you our beautiful land in soamlia

[@cashawarsame6213]

@@BackpackerBen Mogadishu got new president you can visit their if you wish🙌

[@Saadkahn_5]

Where did you slept this time Benjamin 😂

[@BackpackerBen]

Airport floor

[@Saadkahn_5]

@@BackpackerBen good for you

[@UltraReefReseller]

Some bald dude sent me here.

[@BackpackerBen]

Welcome ;)

[@bobe.4302]

You to make good travel companions. I do not your relationship but you you make a cute couple. I hope you become close andb

[@TravelWithSetareh]

Hi I am from IRAN and your new Subscriber.😉 I love your third eye. good job 🙏 Thanks for your beautiful videos.

[@BackpackerBen]

thank you! would love to go Iran it looks amazing

[@sarkhelfayaku8126]

😂😂😂 I can’t blive he sayd ( SA3don 3eli) that was funny

[@bobg56]

Why does it seem like all airline flights are in the middle of the night?

[@huntingclaimers9407]

Yes sir! we are lovely lol great BVLOG!

[@BackpackerBen]

Thanks 😊

[@آلمآيستروآلعرآقي-ث2ه]

Welcome to Iraq

[@BackpackerBen]

Thanks 🙏🏼

[@alexcastro7339]

Where is Kat's accent from?

[@HeartFeltGesture]

What does Backpacker Ben think of Predator Bald now?

[@3amlootinspector380]

Hi ben, did you get a visa on arrival? How easy was the process? What information did they ask you for?

[@BackpackerBen]

Yes on arrival for $77

[@3amlootinspector380]

@@BackpackerBen what documents did they ask for? Did you need a confirmed hotel booking ?

[@BackpackerBen]

Nobody asked me anything Just paid and left Takes half hour

[@bringolaselvapoto7418]

Is Kat portuguese?

[@kamicool026]

where is that apartment could you share the contact detials

[@mohamadcsf6165]

Wolcam in iraq ❤️

[@BackpackerBen]

Thank you bro!!!

[@mohamadcsf6165]

@@BackpackerBen you wolcam. Come back to alblam Resturant

[@hookedonbass2640]

@@mohamadcsf6165 Ben said it’s too expensive! Can you sponsor him a few meals for a promotion on the restaurant ??

[@beefcurtain-travel]

rent a car dude! rental car is cheap. sim card? get Tmobile, and you don't need get a local sim anywhere. And you missed beautiful albania towns like Gjirokaster and Berat

[@albanodoko9540]

This guy is just about view man ahahahha he didn’t see even 5% of Albania glad he left

[@rafiki2769]

Albania is not a Muslim country it's pretty much half and half the population being Muslim or Christian It's better to rent a car as it is super cheap and you should have get SIM cards at the airport, I agree that it's not modern and they should invest more in infrastructures for tourists

[@BackpackerBen]

Fair ✅

[@pillarwatch]

Dam that 4 a.m. taxi ride was kind of sketchy wasn't it. Made friends in the end.

[@BackpackerBen]

Great people

[@mrengtop]

Welcome to Baghdad mate.. you should avoid those 3 months June, July & August they are very hot... Do you have something to do in Baghdad or just tourism..? Have a nice time..🙋

[@BackpackerBen]

It’s extremely hot 🥵 but not as humid so it’s manageable

[@BackpackerBen]

Just tourist bro 😎

[@mrengtop]

@@BackpackerBen Yes you're right because it is not humid weather it looks 10 degree C less than humid country.. Welcome to Baghdad bro..

[@Zaibaksworld]

am thinking to visit iraq soon !! What do u think February ? is it good time to visit ?

[@mrengtop]

@@Zaibaksworld Good time, a little bit cold but not that much

[@Theokamei]

Love you bhai

[@comfortwalker4355]

What is name of hotel please ?

[@crossingthechannel4631]

Hotel Laid

[@soiraider2201]

That goat testicle soup looked very salty 😃

[@arrore]

Albania is not a Muslim country and never has been. Religious statistics here are based on heritage due to Ottoman times, when people where declaring one religion and believing another privately. They are irrelevant. Albania is a European country. It's identity and culture are not influenced by religion at all, and we love our Rakia with the morning coffee.

[@dee74raz]

Albania was the first atheist state in the world, not by choice though, because Enver Hoxha banned religion

[@mountaindew20]

i’m european & i’m proud to be a muslim. so what ? if you don’t like just leave & get lost. your christianity faith also from the land of middle east. if you explore the middle east maybe u will know there real culture & tradition of jesus. the real teaching of jesus also from the old testament, but day by day the bible was corrupted by the Europeans. statistics say majority of christians people not following the real teaching of jesus & almost of them not religious, mostly percentage of christians followers who become atheists are more than other religious beliefs.

[@syednoumanmanzoor2628]

DID YOU GET LAID WITH THIS LADY IN THE ROOM?

[@aunimam8325]

Kat seems like a nice girl. You should get together with her

[@BackpackerBen]

😝😝

[@علاءالدين-ز8ق]

I feel from the way you speak that you were forced to come to Iraq Why did you come to Iraq?

[@BackpackerBen]

how? I want to come

[@Servano_Qamisli]

SCAM ONLY FOR DUMB LAW!!!

[@5o5a11]

Trusted your judgment on Albania i liked it. You need to consider Riyadh ;-)

[@BackpackerBen]

nice mate!! enjoy

[@herewegowithtim1984]

Yep, Kat is a babe. Excellent video as always.

[@BackpackerBen]

Cheers Tim

[@luscious07]

The soup probably had cilantro in it, that’s why it tasted like soap 😝

[@BackpackerBen]

awful hahaha

[@fakeslots3532]

Why was she so upset about going back to Britain, have you sent her to Rim Me?

[@BackpackerBen]

hahahhahah

[@primemutton]

How good is the WIFI?

[@BackpackerBen]

Not bad actually

[@chieflongsock]

Is that Ben's gf?