Coming from a non-European looking in, how Bosnia is still a semi-functioning country to this day is actually very impressive
@hh7426Ай бұрын
As someone who lives in a country bordering bosnia with cultural/historic ties to bosnia, and has visited bosnia, i agree
@bakuryukenji3802Ай бұрын
Im from Bosnia and Serbia, living in Switzerlandand yes. Its sad
@RefikDelicАй бұрын
It's because of the Dayton agreement. Nothing can be done if not all three sides are for it.
@justafan3335Ай бұрын
Thank you, I'm Bosnian, we exist and can live freely
@GiovannaIwishyouАй бұрын
Coming from a person living in Bosnia and Herzegovina atm, I'll take that as a compliment 😅
@kungpaochicken89Ай бұрын
I love how he always cooks some random food at the beginning for no reason
@GeographyNowАй бұрын
I mean, who doesn't like food/ drinks?
@WadihanhalalАй бұрын
@@GeographyNowi like kelupis, ambuyat, sandwiches, pizza, burgers,
@SiPakRubahАй бұрын
@@Wadihanhalal Bruneian? Salam dari Malaysia
@WadihanhalalАй бұрын
@@SiPakRubah awu ba
@carstarsarstenstesennАй бұрын
and the stupid faces while pretending to type 😂
@kama99ifyАй бұрын
Balkan without the politics is a gem. Im glad that you have discovered the truth of general peace between people here. I am from Serbia but live in Macedonia now with many members of my family living all over the Balkans and that is quite common for many people here. Other countries feel like home to me as much as my own, and I'm thankful for your time here. Hope to see you soon again!
@GeographyNowАй бұрын
Yeah honestly it's all just ... "Balkan" lol
@RosTheXDАй бұрын
🇧🇬❤️🇲🇰☦️
@Yiannis2112Ай бұрын
Nah..You live in Monkeydonia
@kolobara08Ай бұрын
Ohh nooo my friend... Balkan without nationalism is a gem. Politics is a mere reflection of it. I'd add corruption, bribe and nepotism to that list. If it were only politics, Balkan the way it's agile, would easily deal with "politics".
@christos3280Ай бұрын
north macedonia. macedonia is in greece.
@CatWeirdYesАй бұрын
23:05 There is no way you actually ate Pašteta with a spoon without bread 🤢🤢🤢🤢
@SerlavianАй бұрын
Yeah i eat it with bread and sometimes add mayo too
@CatWeirdYesАй бұрын
@@Serlavian With mayo damn well that's new
@SerlavianАй бұрын
@@CatWeirdYes it is I'm from rural Serbia by the way
@laur4a768Ай бұрын
I do that too cause I can't eat bread xD
@CatWeirdYesАй бұрын
@@laur4a768 dang that sucks😞
@woochiteljАй бұрын
I was born in Croatia, settled in Bosnia, but lived in Serbia for 7 years. All I can say is thank you for this video :) Please come and visit each of the countries individually, there is so much more to unpack, you barely scraped the surfcace! You could even make a mini series about the Balkans and probably bring peace to this area :) Great job man, and thank you once again ^^
@UltraPickleManАй бұрын
Bro lives in Yugoslavia 😭
@YourD3estinYАй бұрын
This might be a too personal question, but were you displaced during operation Storm in 1995? I've always wondered, how and if their right to return is implemented. Is it that they just don't want to live in Croatia (i.e. nationalist reasons), or is the climate for Serbs in Croatia this bad?
@woochiteljАй бұрын
@@YourD3estinY Well, yes, we escaped Croatia during the operation Storm. I was 11 back then so I (unfortunately) remember everything. Return of the people is a pretty hard thing to achieve if it is not done immediately. People settle and create lives somewhere else and it is so hard to come back to the empty town/village that is led by the people that wanted you out (and many of them wanted you dead). Serbs in Croatia, before the exodus, lived in the areas that were 90% populated by Serbs, so return cannot and couldn't work if everyone or the majority didn't return. The same thing happened in Bosnia. The funny thing with me is, my father is Croat and my mother is Serb. They divorced before the war and I lived with my mother. My father was in the Croatian army during the war and I managed to finally meet him again only in 2009, almost 20 years since we last saw each other. Now we have a great relationship and we see each other regularly. I can just tell you, war is a horrible thing without winners where each side does horrible things and where the innocent suffer and politicians are getting richer.
@YourD3estinYАй бұрын
@@woochitelj That is why cycles of violence are always vicious, as they can be used to justify violence, while remaining within in the role of the victim. It is good to see that most of the region has been pacified and was able to break this cycle, though there are still remaining issues. From what I read, it seems that especially in Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina, there is a lot of work to do in this regard. How would you describe the situation there. Is it getting worse? Would joining the EU help, like it did with Slovenia and Croatia? Do people even have faith in joining the EU?
@woochiteljАй бұрын
@@YourD3estinY People are sick of tensions and ethnic quarells. The problem is that all these tensions and talks about war and ethnicities are artificially pushed in the media by politicians. They benefit from it because the BiH is the money laundering machine of the International community. They have to keep tensions up so the money for various projects and the international forces and organisations within the country can flow. Regular people are living peacefully, trying to push through financial and general existential issues. They do not have time nor will for hatred and fighting. Joining the EU, while it might resolve some issues, would certainly bring many others. But that is an extremely wide topic to start here 😀
@cactusjuice1055Ай бұрын
Gledam ovo i sve vrijeme kontam: jedi to jaje, hladi ti se. Great vid man. Glad you had fun in our weird little corner of the world
@vatri357Ай бұрын
Me too lol
@miovicdina7706Ай бұрын
A ja dok pravo taj sendvic: Jesi taj "Kuhn" noz dobio povoljno kad si skupio nalepnice u Maxi-ju? I know I did. 😁
@danilomitrovic3954Ай бұрын
Ahaha!! Istina! Jos uvek nisam zavrsio video , madam se da nece pojesti 😅😅
@soggybanana4757Ай бұрын
bkv brate 🤣🤣🤣
@tamara_d8989Ай бұрын
You ate pašteta the wrong way🫣🫣🫣
@boricuadetorontocanadaАй бұрын
Still looks good 😮
@ey4d..Ай бұрын
🤓
@tamara_d8989Ай бұрын
@@ey4d.. ?
@mihailoaleksic3330Ай бұрын
At least he tried it, I ate it like twice in my life being a Serbian teen
@antedieente9030Ай бұрын
I didnt think people would eat it raw.
@Harun-hr4emАй бұрын
As a Bosnian now I can say you have truly experienced a Bosnian delight
@cvikachyАй бұрын
Like Serb who is born in Yugoslavia (today Bosnia), and live in USA, i really enjoyed in this episode. Thank you 😊
@GeographyNowАй бұрын
Haha glad it connected with you!
@BadComedianFr23 күн бұрын
Tri u jednoojj
@BoatbrewАй бұрын
Props to Croats. One time my bike tire got pierced on the highway. I parked in a village, where at one cottage house they let me in, phone a friend to seal my tyre, all the while they got me drinks and snacks. Same another time. I had troubles to get a hotel on the go. Some family took me in, and prior to that we had a huge dinner with a few families. Serbs do same. Bosniaks do same. Slavs are about hospitality. I lived in the North for many years, who got many other pluses I dearly respect, but Slavs are about community
@HocuspocusjebigamodusАй бұрын
He didn’t get kidnapped by us Yaaaaaay
@DelvingDeeperАй бұрын
Spoken like a true Albanian!
@HocuspocusjebigamodusАй бұрын
@@DelvingDeeper im no Albanian btw People just always remind me that I look like one 😭
@HKPBanukaАй бұрын
Where u from
@HocuspocusjebigamodusАй бұрын
@@HKPBanuka Thats the big question in the room now. Let’s just say im a group project
@HKPBanukaАй бұрын
@@Hocuspocusjebigamodus Haha 😂
@maxk2249Ай бұрын
I traveled to Bosnia & Herzegovina and Serbia to get my US student visa renewed back in 2022. It was a very stressful trip for a lot of personal reasons but, I look back on it very fondly. To this day, I cannot stress enough how gorgeous The Balkans are. I am studying in the PNW here in the US and Bosnia looks exactly like the Cascades with all the pines and alpine lakes! I took the same exact route between Sarajevo and Belgrade as you did as well as, got to see Herzegovina on a separate day. Truly the hidden gems of Europe!! 💚
@GeographyNowАй бұрын
Seriously one of the most underrated drives (Although a little complicated since it isn't a huge road)
@tram_collectionsАй бұрын
This video came as a great surprise, as I have just visited Bosnia & Herzegovina a week prior. Been to Mostar, Blagaj, Jajce, Kravica, Sarajevo, Banja Luka and Višegrad. It was an amazing experience, greetings from Hungary! 🇭🇺 (And fun fact, we also have a city called Visegrád in Hungary.)
@rubendavies3642Ай бұрын
If your eastern European country doesn't have a Visegrad, it ain't Eastern Europe...
@mishko79Ай бұрын
Of course, in 16 century half of Hungarian population was Serbian by origin. Balkan’s are all mixed people DNA them 😊
@dopey473Ай бұрын
Hope you enjoyed Banja Luka it's quiet boring but it's always nice to see visitors, the art and punk scene is cool too
@tram_collectionsАй бұрын
@@mishko79 Not really Serbian, more like Western Slavic.
@SculptExpress-gv8jpАй бұрын
And fun fact that I found out recently - Zoltan (common name in Hungary comes from Sultan. Lots of Turkish influence in Hungarian language from Turkish, right?! !
@Jayphillips1988Ай бұрын
first off, breakfast in the opening scene looks amazing. Secondly, I absolutely love how you keep your mom by your side at all times. Your video in memory of your dad after he passed was one of the most heart felt pieces I have ever seen. It is awesome that you actively keep her involved in all that you do (except when you abscond to Afghanistan for a bit, lol)
@GeographyNowАй бұрын
Haha I appreciate it, -1. who doesn't like breakfast? 2. Yeah I mean she would never want to go to Afghanistan lol
@tantan2908Ай бұрын
I'm excited too see the video of the footage you got in North Macedonia! This video was pretty good, and it entertained me Hello and ♥️ from 🇲🇰!
@Wozza365Ай бұрын
Stayed in Skopje for a few days last year. Lovely city, people are really friendly. Watched my team win the European trophy and the guy next to me paid for our food and drink that night to celebrate. I would love to visit Ohrid as well sometime soon.
@EchelonIVАй бұрын
@@Wozza365 Dude you should. Ohrid is amazing.
@GeoHdRealАй бұрын
Каурски Северџан
@cistamakedonija8210Ай бұрын
Macedonia **
@user-bt9mt6eb9k18 сағат бұрын
Βαρντασκα λέγεται με πρωτεύουσα τα σκοπια και ΟΧΙ Μακεδονία και είναι επαρχία της Σερβίας.....
@FiredAndIcedАй бұрын
Man's making "Letter to..." series like he's going to other regions for friends' social events but he turned it into a Lonely Planet/Globe Trekker series. Edit: 6:40: "We're now entering Bosnia and..." "CONTINUE STRAIGHT TO STAY ON M-4!!!"
@brunnomenxaАй бұрын
And that was the initial intention according to what he mentioned in some videos. It's great to see it has been a success for the channel. I'm really enjoying this series.
@AWSMcubeАй бұрын
@@brunnomenxa same, this man has so much passion in the stuff he produces
@Peccony94Ай бұрын
Paul I have been your fan for nearly ten years. You have always kept an eye on everything. You always took into account all viewpoints. You are truly amazing creator.
@milicaradakovic8098Ай бұрын
I never expected I will see Barby driving next to my building on this channel. You need one entire life to explore the Balkan :D
@PrawnAddictionАй бұрын
I love these "Letter to" videos!
@itscdburnАй бұрын
Barbs, I just wanted to say, one of the most honorable things I’ve seen and love most and admire about your travel videos and your channel in general, is how you include your mom in a lot of the things you do. Cheers to you my friend. 👍
@vladimirgeorgiev7193Ай бұрын
Hi from Varna, Bulgaria, what an interesting journey indeed! Seems like you and your mom had a blast! Next time come visit Bulgaria (I know you've been here), perhaps Romania, Greece, Turkey. Best regards!
@GeographyNowАй бұрын
I LOVED Plovdiv. SUPER underrated place
@aleksa_mladenovskiАй бұрын
Love from Belgrade to our Yugo and Balkan friends 🇷🇸❤️🇭🇷🇧🇦🇸🇮🇲🇪🇲🇰🇦🇱🇧🇬🇬🇷🇷🇴 I don't care what polititians say or do, I love all of you! Sidenote: 17:00 is probably popeci or some form of mini Karadjordjeva snitzel, either way pretty cool
@Niko-lm3mbАй бұрын
Meni pre liči na Karadjordjevu zbog kajmaka
@carsonw822328 күн бұрын
You forgot the Kosovo flag 🇽🇰
@Niko-lm3mb28 күн бұрын
@@carsonw8223 No he isnt.
@vasilzahariev5741Ай бұрын
As a Bulgarian, nice T-shirt!
@GeographyNowАй бұрын
one of my favs
@lindemann316Ай бұрын
@@GeographyNow Speaking of which, you omitted the balkanest country from your letter 😂
@ice9232Ай бұрын
@@lindemann316bulgaria?
@lindemann316Ай бұрын
@@ice9232 exactly
@alexanderdinkov8002Ай бұрын
@@lindemann316 yep. Can't have a Balkans video without "The Balkan" (mountain).
@jurtrypikАй бұрын
Hey Barbs, I know you were unsure about how to continue with the channel after the Zimbabwe episode, but this new concept is really fun. Your production skills are getting better with each episode. It is fun to watch, and I appreciate your objectivity on political topics that are not always easy to discuss, as well as your outsider's perspective. You are not like every other KZbinr/traveler searching for sensationalism; instead, you provide a valuable geographical point of view. Keep up the good work!
@theroadtosunriseАй бұрын
Sometimes I wonder if Geography Now should get a Nobel peace prize nomination just for the fact that Barbs adresses tensions and conflicts in our world in a professional manner that often forces us observers to see each sides perspective instead of just jumping to one side immediately based on bias. Pluss forcing us to see beyond politics and see the people, with their own lives, struggles, culture and beauty that others across the border will find unique.
@excentrik5725Ай бұрын
I agree, it is a breath of fresh air when he covers a controversial topic and presents both sides equally, honestly, with no bias. You can see how in the comment section most people are civilized. On the other hand, most documentaries on TV and youtube have a biased agenda and the comment section is a hellhole. Hmmm, i wonder if there is a connection there...
@theroadtosunriseАй бұрын
@@excentrik5725 Favouritism
@theroadtosunriseАй бұрын
@@excentrik5725Favouritism
@MrWAZZUPJoeyАй бұрын
Relax, it´s a youtube video.
@dioritbajrami8283Ай бұрын
Yeah not really, he didnt even mentioned even once Kosovo since he knew what it would start. Honestly Serbs don't care about Croatia, N. Macedonia, or Montenegro, they care about Kosovo. And the fact that Barbs shows Kosovo as an "part of Serbia" which if he visited Kosovo he would see what Kosovo really is ^^
@AmogumoguАй бұрын
we witnessing the begginings of barb's cooking channel
@cvyatkomitov7774Ай бұрын
And in this episode, you are wearing a Bulgarian shirt with the Glagolitic alphabet script. Greetings from Bulgaria, love and respect to all my balkan neighbours.
@GeographyNowАй бұрын
haha I just really like that shirt
@cvyatkomitov7774Ай бұрын
@@GeographyNow it is a great shirt. And i am not saying it because i am Bulgarian.
@tomislavtomic7184Ай бұрын
I am from Croatia live in Bulgaria for a year now in Sofia. its good here to. Reminds me on Zagreb a lot
@milanaleksovski2712Ай бұрын
Love from Macedonia, we love all the neighbors ♥️
@datszalami8689Ай бұрын
Thank you for providing subtitles for the video. We're not always able to listen to what you say, but always ready to see it 💪
@niceguy3823Ай бұрын
85% of the mountain Balkan after which the whole peninsula is named in Bulgaria, our bro skipped it… I guess we should be happy with the Trace episode😅 (Nice T-Shirt btw)
@obiwanbulАй бұрын
Times are changing, man. We are not Balkans, we are 'Southern Europe' ;)
@Arvidus89Ай бұрын
He has been to Bulgaria in a previous video; "Geography GO! The THRACE RACE (Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey)"
@recep2939Ай бұрын
@@obiwanbulnah you guys are definitely Balkans. But being Balkan doesn't mean you could not be South European. In the contrary actually, Balkans are also the part of Southern Europe, both culturally and (obviously) geographically. Majority of the things Barb showed in this video also suggests that.
@petyrkolew9319Ай бұрын
toi dylji izvinenie za bulgariq epizoda😭😭
@lol-hk5tzАй бұрын
Next video will be about Bulgaria bro
@usmanmustapha24Ай бұрын
Barbs is one of the most informed American citizen about geography but still harbours lingering negative connotations about places he visits, it's very good he intends to go around these places, learn for himself and also in the process educate and inform the American public and the public the general. but it's somewhat sad a nation pushes its citizens usually through mainstream media and hollywood to have a certain view about places which doesn't truly represent it Imagine if everyone else thought of the U.S. as this place with school shootings, police brutality, drug abuse, homelessness, poor healthcare structure and questionable foreign policy, it would be an injustice to the good things it has like pro American sports, NASA, MIT, Google the several nature reserves and more.
@GeographyNowАй бұрын
EXACTLY👏👏👏🙌🙌🙌🙏🙏🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@imanuelcaushi4711Ай бұрын
Does he actually try to fight off these preconceived negative connotations that he harbours though? He considers Albania to be the black sheep of the balkans, providing virtually 0 reasons why this is (he did say he grew up around Serbians so I'd say that's a reason right there). He also purposely avoided Kosovo in this trip even though it was right there along the way and he could have included it seeing how he visited every country in the balkans. So yeah... He may try to hide it, but if you're from this region you can easily see the bias ;)
@NandiCollectorАй бұрын
*BRAVOOOOOO!!!!! I just commented something similar for the Albanian part, that was really disappointing from Barbs. Kudos to you mate.*
@NandiCollectorАй бұрын
@@imanuelcaushi4711 SPOT ON! Very biased Barbs.
@ivanmladja24Ай бұрын
@@imanuelcaushi4711 Don't start with that nonsense, if he grew up around Serbs then he would know exactly what happened in Kosovo to the Serbian people. The whole point of the originall comment is how he's trying to go against mainstream media who completely manipulated the information in your benefit and hide the atrocities you did to my people. It's like defending what Turkey did to the Armenians or what Israel is doing to Palestinians right now.
@nikoladrca532428 күн бұрын
As a Serbian from Croatia, I'm glad you enjoyed the trip and you're always welcome to come back to the Balkans 😊
@filipablakov2350Ай бұрын
Love to all from Macedonia❤❤ all Balkan countries are beautiful and warm!
@TabbedOut_Ай бұрын
You mean FYR or FYROM?
@Liakos-dl8tp26 күн бұрын
@@TabbedOut_ He mean Vardarska Banovina
@inelouwАй бұрын
I can't wait to see your video for North Macedonia! I'm from the Netherlands originally but have lived in Macedonia for nearly two years now, and I love it! Yes, the Balkans are a strange, dysfunctional family, but they have the best food and the best drink and the sense of community here is unbelievable, even if they all say they hate each other.
@nadeemabbasi5340Ай бұрын
Bosnians Hospitality is phenomenal & exemplary
@miranblazek5303Ай бұрын
And a hypocricy
@ajdoshkaАй бұрын
@@miranblazek5303 bosnians are wearing a white vest they never did anything bad to anyone the only people during the ex yugoslavian wars next to the slovenians who fought for a multiethnic state grounded on specific values
@miranblazek5303Ай бұрын
@@ajdoshka the bosniak, muslim discrimination over croats in federation is unbearable.
@bosniakedisniksicАй бұрын
@miranblazek5303 what discrimination? I've been all over the federation and the republic. There are biases and prejudices held by all three groups but no discrimination from what I can see. I even see a spread of Croatian and Serbian nationalist sentiment yet both groups are given positions of power in business and politics
@dandaratramadol3007Ай бұрын
@@miranblazek5303You are deluded. Wish you a speedy recovery.
@laurentiueana5129Ай бұрын
Serbia is Romania's brother from another mother! Cheers Barbs again for a great video! From a Romanian living in England
@kolobara08Ай бұрын
Serbian prince, Marko Kraljevic, died alongside Turks in Ottoman conquest of modern day Romania, in the battle known as Battle of Rovine.
@samvimes2061Ай бұрын
much love, Romanian brother ❤
@reiu-xl1ibАй бұрын
they have no genetic relations but if your talking about being friends you are correct
@samvimes2061Ай бұрын
@@reiu-xl1ib how can you not be a brother with someone you have so much shared past with? We are brothers of battle, and that means more then blood or genetics.
@majamaja3660Ай бұрын
We love our best frends, Romania!
@lynnettegort4582Ай бұрын
Love the new “letters” style and the in person footage!
@ivvan497Ай бұрын
Greetings from Croatia! Barba, you haven't seen much of Croatia. Theres way more to see, especially non coastal areas lmao
@vald9698Ай бұрын
He said he`s been there before (around 9.45 mark)
@chacuaco69Ай бұрын
I agree. Croatia is wonderful, and all countries in the region have so much to offer. Greetings from Serbia :)
@samoodustani5198Ай бұрын
lik je prosao kroz sve zemlje al ustvari nije ni jednu video kako treba 😄
@doresweepАй бұрын
Hello from Albania! Thank you for visiting us Barbs!
@vanai2359Ай бұрын
I like how at entering Albania with BG licence plates, they casually put USA flag on the windshield 😂 17:52
@GeographyNowАй бұрын
you know of the strategy…😂
@SerbAtheistАй бұрын
@@GeographyNow Barbs: [Balkan blame game] doesn't hold much relevance in today's societal structure. Also Barbs: Puts an American flag in a car with Serbian plates so it doesn't get vandalized in Albania. Yeah, that thing which 'doesn't holds much relevance' is our day to day lives, especially for Serbs living as minorities in Croatia, non-RS part of Bosnia and Kosovo.
@stefan2serbАй бұрын
@@SerbAtheist 🎯
@AlexiosPerchanidisАй бұрын
I enjoyed my Greek frappe while watching this beautiful video about our neighborhood down in the south of Europe. Great work; thanks for making this! Greetings from a Greek man, born in Georgia, raised in Greece, and living in the Netherlands.
@lennaertboelens2720Ай бұрын
So much fond memories of the west balkans. Bosnia and in particular Sarajevo stole my heart. The people, nature, the different cultures, the food, the language and ofcource learning more about the tragic historical events that happened here (and are in a way still happening right now) really made an impact on me. I absolutely wanna come back soon! It’s a quiet beautiful and underrated country with a LOT of caracter.
@jusuftopic8469Ай бұрын
Sarajevo is a multicultural gem. There is no place in Balkans like Sarajevo.
@beoclyАй бұрын
Hello from Serbia!! 🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸
@GeographyNowАй бұрын
Hey! Hope you liked the "Serbia" part of this episode!
@darkobonovil521Ай бұрын
@@GeographyNowi as a mixed guy ( half serbian and half croatian) did enjoy it . Thanks for schowing the world that serb are not monsters and that you can have an excellent time in serbia . I wished you had more time there . Would have loved to show you around as well❤
@anderporascu5026Ай бұрын
Balkans aren't Putin or Jong Un so no you guys are far from monsters. Perhaps a family who doesn't always see eye to eye at the dinner table, still no monsters here.
@georgios_5342Ай бұрын
Greetings brother 🇬🇷❤️🇷🇸
@Pakiu130613 күн бұрын
😊
@Kassap.72Ай бұрын
Seeing this video is so fun. Even saying the word "Balkan" is controversial Welcome to the most "peacefull" place on the planet
@tamjansan115429 күн бұрын
I Yet Balkan is more peaceful in war time than US iis in peace time.
@SNORBILАй бұрын
Thank you so much for visiting the balkans and giving my country its own video🇲🇰 I hope you had a great time there. Make more travel vids!!!
@zolux9603Ай бұрын
I just went to a balkan trip to the same places that Barbs went one month ago and now I can understand why North Macedonia deserves it's own video JAJAJAJA your're gonna love it
@bn0372Ай бұрын
Please continue with this series! Its awesome seeing all the different culture, architecture, and civilizations all crammed into this tiny region of Europe. You should totally visit all if the other Balkan countries you missed out on!
@maggied.4163Ай бұрын
omg you ate pašteta by the spoonful ahahahaha we usually spread it on bread
@gangsteroldguy3965Ай бұрын
OMGGG NO WAY i am a Macedonian fan and have been watching for so long! WE"RE GETTING OUR OWN EPISODE THIS IS INSANE i love you Barbs 🇲🇰🇲🇰
@GeographyNowАй бұрын
Haha Yep! ... Just don't know when just yet....
@petarninic5453Ай бұрын
Pls go to Prdejci, it's my favorite part of Macedonia from 🇷🇸@@GeographyNow
@allstarlord9110Ай бұрын
You are a West Bulgarian fan*
@TabbedOut_Ай бұрын
You are not Macedonian Macedonia is not a country it’s a city
@Stef2245sАй бұрын
Macedonia is a region in Greece and it has been so for 3000 years. You are NORTH Macedonian, stop the cultural appropriation and history of the Hellenic peoples
@sinkatasinАй бұрын
Great to see you visiting the Balkans man, can't wait for the Macedonia episode :))
@Wozza365Ай бұрын
You missed out not going to Tirana in Albania, honestly the most slept on capital in Europe imo. Stayed there for 2 weeks a couple of years ago and I loved everything about the city. For anyone in Europe wanting a cheap lively city break I highly recommend it. You don't really need 2 weeks, we did that for other reasons, a long weekend would be enough to see most things
@GeographyNowАй бұрын
we briefly passed by it on the way to N. Macedonia. to be honest though Durres was a REALLY good choice and we loved it
@Wozza365Ай бұрын
@@GeographyNow fair enough, I didn't particularly rate Durres personally, as far as coastal destinations they do have some excellent ones further south. Ksamil close to Greece is beautiful and there's a couple of cool old ottoman era cities worth seeing too in land
@ndnsjensbsuiajs7514Ай бұрын
It’s just down to personal preference. South Albania was my absolute favourite including cities like Tepelene, Gjirokaster, Vlore, and Permet. The South just has a different vibe to it which I can’t explain. I didn’t really like Tirana and Durres.
@aleksplavcev8044Ай бұрын
Thank you for visiting my beautiful little country 🇲🇰 I am very excited to watch your next video 😊👍
@trainofzionАй бұрын
this series of letters is just sublime
@barbarian92Ай бұрын
I was in Bosnia years ago, and it's honestly one of my favorite countries I've been to! As you yourself witnessed, it's gorgeous, and I'd recommend going whitewater rafting there if you have time
@PeoplecallmeLuciferАй бұрын
8:50 Just noticed the glagolitic alphabet T-shirt
@vedamikiАй бұрын
Bulgarian*😂❤
@teodorsvetoslav1948Ай бұрын
Bulgarian one *
@PeoplecallmeLuciferАй бұрын
@@teodorsvetoslav1948 while, yes it says Bulgaria on the T-shirt the alphabet/the script is glagolitic. which was used from Todays Czechia to Russia among Slavic population before being displaced by the chirilic script and only holding out in Croatia the longest (as a liturgical script all the way to 19th century in some areas)
@reeddiereedАй бұрын
I live in montenegro right now, but I am not montenegrin. please come again to the sleepiest place on earth, it's incredibly beautiful and you haven't seen even the 1/4 of it :D
@Pero-zl4jpАй бұрын
Let me guess Russian or Ukrainian
@YourD3estinYАй бұрын
I agree, its a cheaper and less touristy place than Dalmatia and especially Istria. But it has the exact same charm.
@gocesamardziev8450Ай бұрын
As a Macedonian myself, allow me to pay you thanks for not only visiting the Balkans (potentially the most culturally rich place on the planet), but also for taking the time, patience and effort to make a separate video just for my country ❤🇲🇰 Macedonia in general (outside of geopolitical tensions) doesn't really get much media coverage, but it DAMN WELL deserves it. I've been to plenty of other balkan countries (Greece, Albania, Montenegro, Slovenia and Serbia) and i can say from my personal experience that we, like everyone else, have multiple layers of complexity to our historic and cultural heritage. Even the slightest mention or attention towards us is appreciated in showing the world what we have to offer. Everything from The Struga Poetry Nights, Galicnik weddings, Falconry fishing in Dojran, The Tikvesh Wineries, Matka Canyon and it's hundreds of caves and everything in the East and it's picturesque mountains, gorges, valleys and forests can bring any enjoyer of nature a smile on their face. And that's excluding the food, the meana culture, Oro dances, among other things. I hope you enjoyed your stay in the balkans, Barbs, as well as our little piece of heaven that we like to call home 🦪🇲🇰 Cheers! or as we say in Macedonian: На здравје одмор! Се гледаме друг пат!
@TheRealEpicNoob43Ай бұрын
North Macedonia is the most underrated balkan country
@IMA321Ай бұрын
My father lived in Yugoslavia in the 70s and had his first child there, and he still speaks the language fluently. I always wanted to visit the Balkans and will do someday Insha allalh
@GeographyNowАй бұрын
Do it! Go to the motherland
@ProjectExMachinaАй бұрын
@@GeographyNowNope. In Yugoslavian languages it is referred as the fatherland - otadžbina
@Kokolo-ze2cpАй бұрын
What language exactly?
@nosmokejazwinski6297Ай бұрын
@@ProjectExMachinaNope, in Yugoslavia languages it’s referred to as homeland (Domovina)
@IMA321Ай бұрын
@@Kokolo-ze2cp I'm embarrassed to say not sure exactly but it's either Serbian or Bosnian. He lived in Sarajevo, Zagreb, and Belgrade
@NickAndriadzeАй бұрын
I love these letter videos so much, I really hope you make a ''Letter to the Caucasus'' at one point.
@SimsunggineusАй бұрын
As a croat, i highly recommend visiting continental croatia too, especially osijek and vukovar.
@EarthWalkerManАй бұрын
Yep, whole Podunavlje region (both Cro and Srb) is nice to visit and have a lot of hidden gems with some Hungarian mix. It's really underrated region. Greetings from Slovenia
@dimitrijem9356Ай бұрын
Damn Barbs,great video,i been watching you for 6 years and now its time to subscribe,its never to late :) greetings from Serbia
@majkatiАй бұрын
Hi, I'm from N. Macedonia, I'm glad you had an amazing time here! This was a great video and I can't wait to see ours!
@GeographyNowАй бұрын
Stay tuned!
@kfair3331Ай бұрын
5:00 looks like that alcohol is still kicked in!
@ayaanz350Ай бұрын
love these new style of videos. Feels like the natural prgression of where'd your content would go man. nice!
@GeographyNowАй бұрын
Thanks, yeah! Definitely going to focus more on travel documentaries
@maxf.7467Ай бұрын
Perfect video for a chilled Sunday Love your work
@GeographyNowАй бұрын
Thanks! Enjoy!
@ByronLinaАй бұрын
Nice. Last summer we (family, in-laws) drove Romania - Bulgaria - North Macedonia - Albania - Montenegro - Serbia - Romania. Great trip!
@sunled5602Ай бұрын
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BIG BALKAN. RESPECT TO YOU FOR VISITING US AND SHOWING OUR CULTURE OUR NATIONS WHAT OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS BUILT AND BLED FOR TO THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD. MACEDONIA GETTING A SEPERATE VIDEO ?? LETS GO. RESPECT, BIG BALKAN UNITED BALKAN.
@2712animefreakАй бұрын
I don't think Croats are as much "water people", as you think they are. While we do have a large coastline and flex it upon neighbours and tourists alike, only about a third of Croats actually live even close to the coast. The most populated part of Croatia is Central Croatia and that's where the most "basic" Croatian culture is. No tentacles involved. I'd say that, on average, Croats are an "arable, more or less hilly areas with large rivers people".
@GeographyNowАй бұрын
Sure, but even your "inland" Croats still love water polo lol
@YourD3estinYАй бұрын
@@GeographyNow Sure we kinda go with the sport trend. Sometimes we are a football nation, handball nation and now we are a water polo nation as the world champions in water polo.
@lea88puАй бұрын
We who live by the sea can't agree 😂
@seustaceRotterdamАй бұрын
Paul, you made me feel “homesick” for my Balkan buddies. Zdravo/Bok svima nadam se da vidimo se uskoro! Volim vas!
@Nikola-gd4dyАй бұрын
I have to say Barbs, I love this new format of episodes. When you finish all the countries for original series, you could possibly do continue with this stuff. Looking forward to that! Cheers from a fellow Serb who adores rakija xD
@GeographyNowАй бұрын
Thanks! Really appreciate the support!
@ello592Ай бұрын
Hello from Bosnia!
@EPMTUNESАй бұрын
Barbs I gotta say I love this series. I love how you preface what was your brief assumption of what a country is like before then showing what you saw and felt there. Especially with the Balkans, its easy to just loop all them together, but this really shows that they each have their own culture and food. Great video!
@GeographyNowАй бұрын
Yeah I mean there's only so far "superficial research" can go. I want to see it for myself
@MariniFaceyАй бұрын
You're so awesome and cool! I'm grateful for you and your humor! 🎉 I love when your mom is in your posts!
@GeographyNowАй бұрын
She's like my secret weapon
@MariniFaceyАй бұрын
@@GeographyNow Awe, I absolutely love that! 🌟✨️⭐️🌟✨️
@tidusfantasyАй бұрын
Im asian america, ive been to probably 80 or so countries in the world, the balkan is my favorite region to visit. I know western and north europe looks more polished and "wealthier", but i just like how the way it looks in the balkan. And i love the people, they were nice to me, not so much when i was in western and northern europe due to the anti-immigrant sentiment. Asians were often "disliked" in the world, even we dislike each other lol, so it's nice for once that the people actually are nice to me, and the beauty of this region doesnt hurt either, oh croatia, sooooo gorgeous, imma move there
@XY-uc1twАй бұрын
As an Asian-American you have no idea about Balkans! do you know why so many coutries exist there?
@tidusfantasyАй бұрын
@@XY-uc1tw Very well aware. But is youtube comment section really the place for me to spend my next 30 min to list out the things i know and the things i want to discuss? Who's gonna read them after we r done talking?
@oo0OAO0ooАй бұрын
@tidusfantasy there are actually many Chinese in Serbia nowadays. I also was surprised.
@LOEKASHАй бұрын
I can't express how much I love to see you travel! It inspires me to visit these countries even more than the episodes themselves.
@potentiallyunfunnyguy9716Ай бұрын
Barbs, Mate you're doing a bang-up job when it comes to showcasing countries. 'haven't really been there' my arse. You interact more with the locals than a lot of international tourists, you go to locals for pointers rather than take what the tourism bureaus say as gospel. That alone is respectable as all hell. With how many countries there are, cultures to experience and interact with, there's just not enough time for most people. You're doing fantastic work, for humanity as a whole. Providing a window into other countries.
@КГБКолДжорджКостанцаАй бұрын
Oh serbia....yugoslavia, sometimes i wish i grew up during those times But history happens, do not stay in past
@urdadurmom9036Ай бұрын
im from macedonia i screamed when he said an entire video thanks barbs 🇲🇰🇲🇰🇲🇰🇲🇰🇲🇰
@GeographyNowАй бұрын
oh it's going to be good...
@allstarlord9110Ай бұрын
You are from West Bulgaria*🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬
@frfras7Ай бұрын
Macedonia?😂
@WackazАй бұрын
I LOVE videos like these, please keep doing them! You're a legend, GN!
@SeriousGamer753Ай бұрын
Ayyy, greetings from Croatia! But seriously man, you ate the pašteta like an animal.
@GeographyNowАй бұрын
Don't care. It's good so I'll eat it how I want
@SeriousGamer753Ай бұрын
@@GeographyNow We're telling you this because when you put it on a good piece of bread it elevates it to another level. But you did pick the best there is (argeta) so good job there
@concretejungledreamsАй бұрын
Hahah man so happy we finally saw each other in person! And this video is so much fun to watch great job! Come again 😊🙏❤️
@lynn8072Ай бұрын
really great video !! i'm glad you enjoyed our little peninsula and i can't wait for the video on my own country, north macedonia ! поздрав !!
@electricVGCАй бұрын
My favourite thing about these is always what we see of your relationship with your mum. Thanks for trucking on.
@SanelMemisevic1986Ай бұрын
I started watching your channel from 🇦🇱 episode and I learned alot from you. I'm originally from Bosnia and Herzegovina and im glad you like balkan countries i keep telling people wherever I go how amazing balkan is. Thank you for this video now I don't have to talk anymore I can just show them this. Thank you for everything ❤
@GeographyNowАй бұрын
Glad you've enjoyed for all these years !
@pattieduffy4992Ай бұрын
Love all your vlogs. Love the letter approach. Unique. Great job. Thank you.
@ATGoldenАй бұрын
Ahhh I'm so upset I didn't randomly stumble upon you in North Macedonia, I was out on vacation too past few weeks, must have missed my chance! Dang! Hope you enjoyed your trip!
@Hayastantzi92Ай бұрын
Letter to the Caucasus next?
@SirShtrumzАй бұрын
Cliffhanger!? Dang it! “You’re killing me Smalls!(Barbs)” 😆 But truly I’m looking forward to when you release your experience of North Macedonia. Much love from N.C. 😌👍
@sahanadeshmukh695Ай бұрын
Correct me if I'm wrong, but Balkans also includes Romania, Bulgaria, most of Greece and a bit of Turkey
@valentintapata2268Ай бұрын
You're wrong (and the video is also wrong). There is no Balkan pennisula, only the Balkan mountains and they are only in Bulgaria and Serbia.
@kenmasters2034Ай бұрын
Balkan is the Turkish word of what the ancient Greeks were named as Aimos land (land of blood), and they were referring to the lands out of the north boarders of Macedonia (the real one 🇬🇷)
@valentintapata2268Ай бұрын
@@kenmasters2034 Haemus (possibly from Thracian word for mountain), balkan means a hill with forest (or something like that). Slavic name for this mountain range is Stara planina.
@zachvАй бұрын
@@valentintapata2268 where do you get this nonsense from?
@valentintapata2268Ай бұрын
@@zachv Geography & history, you should try to read some.
@mrvacar1988Ай бұрын
Thanks for this amazing video
@zelena.pupavkaАй бұрын
This makes me emotional as a Bosnian.... your amazing video is awakening yugo-nostalgia in me 🥲
@GeographyNowАй бұрын
And I know there's a lot more than just Sarajevo but yeah I was genuinely impressed!
@vinstoАй бұрын
Excited for the Macedonia vid!
@vinstoАй бұрын
Absolutely subbed and hit the bell!
@frfras7Ай бұрын
He already did it in the Greece video
@vinstoАй бұрын
@@frfras7 yeah but he said in this video that Macedonia deserves its own video
@frfras7Ай бұрын
@@vinsto he wasn’t talking about Macedonia, even though yes the area deserves its own video since it has so much to offer and it’s so complex
@vinstoАй бұрын
@@frfras7at 24:10 he says he will literally make a separate video about since he got so much footage in Macedonia.
@TheRealPog1Ай бұрын
This needs more views
@petarristovski8530Ай бұрын
Thank you Barb for visit N.Macedonia i hope you liked you are wellcome anytime
@milankoviАй бұрын
Beautiful video!
@libertas5005Ай бұрын
This was a great watch! I know you were on a time crunch, and I'm glad you visited Bosnia but if you come back, make sure you spend at least 3 days in Sarajevo and a day in Mostar (at least) to get a better glimpse of the culture there.
@GeographyNowАй бұрын
Oh that sounds like the perfect plan
@libertas5005Ай бұрын
@@GeographyNow I'm in the US but I'm from Bosnia and I wish I could be there to be your personal guide for free :) In any case, glad you enjoyed that trip. All the best to you and your mom!
@shakeelali20Ай бұрын
Having gone to school for nearly 13 years and being surrounded by Serbs, Croats, Bosnians etc has taught me one thing. The Balkan brothers are truly the most dysfunctional group of nations in history. Even compared to places like India/Pakistan, the Korea's etc they never cease to amaze me with how much they can both love and hate their neighbours. One thing they will all agree on (even the Muslims), Rakija is the one unifying force for all Yugoslav people's!
@ajdoshkaАй бұрын
i just want to add that muslims historically never really stopped drinking alcohol bosnia is actually the best country to witness what real authentic historic islam is as it was hundreds of years ago when those long bearded salafists didnt exist
@bojan-sАй бұрын
Your Balkans travel blog is the most realistic, down to earth, and zero-stereotype-influenced one I’ve seen so far 👍
@presidentforlife1732Ай бұрын
When living in another country, people from the former Yugoslavian countries + Albania seem to get along very well. Atleast where i live, people who came here as refugees during the Yugoslav wars get along very well with eachother, even if they're were from the opposing sides.