LOST in ALBANIAN PARADISE: Roadtrip to Lepushe & Vermosh - NORTHERN ALBANIA TRAVEL VLOG

[@WITYTRAVELS]

Albania has so much beauty to see!!!

[@JetLagWarriors]

Yes!! And it's very affordable !!

[@PakiPicasso]

I've only ever seen Albania depicted as this dreary grey stereotypical eastern bloc country in the media but this looks like heaven on earth. Bamboozled once again. Great video ya'll.

[@JetLagWarriors]

lol! Albania is an incredible country to travel in terms of value. It's serene and beautiful and has amazing food... and the prices are very affordable. Would recommend!

[@18something]

thats that blue-grey filter the eastern-europe countries get in the movies. (we are south Eu by the way)

[@entonzykaj2376]

People live longer because of the nature and natural food they consume. Great video

[@tahirkhan2618]

Thanks for sharing beautiful Albania

[@JetLagWarriors]

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed :)

[@chaw294]

On the road again...yay yay yay...another roadtrip to Tamare, Lepushe and Vermosh. Nice scenery again along the journey... Nice waterfall and the small villages are calm, peaceful and relaxing. So much green around and yeah, you are right, Steve. Guess those villagers can live up to over 100 years...no pollution and the air around is always fresh. Albania is truly amazing !!! Interesting vlog...fun to watch. Thanks guys. Have a nice weekend.

[@aa.r2588]

So many waterfalls and crystal clear rivers

[@JetLagWarriors]

Yes! Hideaway swimming spots everywhere you look :D

[@jeremylee5730]

Lost for words.... So much beauty

[@adrianog4148]

5:00 its cheese and corn flour fried in butter. Some kind of cheese polenta. Albanians love it for breakfast.

[@JetLagWarriors]

Polenta! Ok, thanks for this! Now we know so we can order it for next time. it is really good :)

[@adrianog4148]

@@JetLagWarriors its one of my favorite dishes and it is called 'djath n'tlyn' cheese in butter.

[@ronniekoh2226]

Albania is such a beautiful country! Really awesome.

[@JetLagWarriors]

Yes!! Roadtrips in Albania are maybe the best way to see the country! Just great

[@ronniekoh2226]

@@JetLagWarriors watching your road trips vlog in Albania show the true beauty of the country.

[@Apkachannel786]

Ivana ,Steve and Albania are awesome...love from Pakistan

[@JetLagWarriors]

Love right back atcha friend :)

[@Apkachannel786]

@@JetLagWarriors thanks achay dost( good friend)

[@ilirjanleci1156]

The old lady invited you to her house.She said ''if you want to come inside you are welcome to come''.Old albanian tradition,she would give you her best food and accommodation.

[@roslinasaidin3956]

What a breathtaking view. Really enjoy watching your awesome travel. Always looking fwd for more. Keep posting ❤️❤️❤️

[@justsport5]

This grass stores are called MULLAR in albanian and are kept to feed the animals in winter...you find these Mullars all over Albania it's an old tradition of storing the grass

[@fredhor7437]

Enjoying yr drive to Vermosh, taking in the lovely vista & country life in rural Albania. This Eastern bloc country is unspoilt and picturesque, so nice to see through your trip. Tks for sharing the ride & yr journey. Motor on.

[@JetLagWarriors]

You did it :)

[@kakikarut]

Glad that u guys got the upgrade..Stay safe on your roadtrip and take care

[@JetLagWarriors]

Thanks! And yes the free upgrade came at a great time :). We really enjoyed our stay there

[@Enimo17]

Albania is extreme underrated!

[@lindatang4955]

What a paradise with nature beauty. Amazing scenic views with crystal clear pond🏞️

[@zjarr6279]

You guys are spot on the food. The meat is good because cows, sheep, goat, and pigs are out pasture eating (they are better fed than us). Also in mountainous areas the breeds are old heritage breeds, not industrial breeds that are designed to grow in concrete prisons fed corn junk food and antibiotics. Same thing with cheese, comes from high quality milk. Try feta cheese in Canada or US, it's disgusting.

[@zuraidazakaria7419]

That swimming hole behind the restaurant is definitely a paradise.There’s no other word to describe it. It’s dinner and I’m not getting any thinner.I feel your pain Steve 😀

[@preciousstone6878]

Minute: 16:30. OIYOYO....,! the narrow bridge. It’s so nice there, beautiful scenery....that’s what l like and the crystal clear water....wow!, so nice, so niceee......my dream land!

[@JetLagWarriors]

Wooo! So far, so good in Albania !! :D

[@preciousstone6878]

@@JetLagWarriors it sure is!! So glad for you and thanks for the lovely vlogs for the viewers!

[@dianegreig4627]

Love travelling with you on your road trip. Spectacular!! Your never lost on an adventure!! Keep safe, healthy and happy.

[@JetLagWarriors]

Love you mommers

[@dianegreig4627]

@@JetLagWarriors right back at you buddy...xo

[@G1100L]

Great footage, good editing...a pleasure to watch.....following along.....

[@kamyou100]

Really beautiful. i have no word to explain this beauty.

[@NoName-vu6bt]

What you want more beautiful places with beautiful horses 🐎

[@JetLagWarriors]

It seems all the animals in Albania are very healthy!

[@mendjelire8392]

In the Catholic and Orthodox Christian areas of Albania people raise pigs for meat. Lepushe is a Catholic area.

[@Yasin_Affandi]

Thanks for this wonderful video. U guys started on a new roadtrip in Albania? D countryside is so beautiful. Lovely views.

[@daron8982]

They ate haystacks, like the saying, searching for needle in haystack. they are used to feed the sheep or cows in the winter when grass is covered by snow and used as food

[@JetLagWarriors]

Oh! Yeah, that makes sense! Sort of embarrassed I didn't know that until now! Thanks for the info!

[@fahmidalutfullah361]

Wow, so much natural beauty and so unspoilt! Gorgeous country and I am really enjoying viewing your adventures! Like that you both are so spontaneous!

[@JetLagWarriors]

Thanks Fahmida!

[@fchau6019]

Yay! Another Ivana/Steve "movie." Made my day! Seems like you guys got another drone since you have more aerial footage. Have fun!

[@JetLagWarriors]

Yep, we bought a Mavic Mini 2. It's a little cheaper than our previous drone but still works fine! Thanks for watching :)

[@ranazafar39]

Lov u guys from Italy 🇮🇹🇵🇰

[@flamurkocani523]

Visit Mrizi i zanave agroturizem Fishtë.

[@nanovahidy5172]

Like no other country I’ve seen in pictures. Smacks of Aesop’s Fables.

[@justsport5]

Because Aesop was Illyrian (Albanian) and of course you guys see the similarities in his fables

[@nanovahidy5172]

@@justsport5 I’m sure! This was the setting for his fables. Thanks for the info.

[@abc-00000]

LOVE ALBANIA ❤🦅

[@danielandries3240]

Those hay stacks is how the peasants store it for animal feed. We have the same in the mountains of Romania. The difference with Romania is that there are wolves and even many brown bears in the woods , so the sheperds and villagers all have fearse shepperd dogs. I don;t see or even hear dogs barking in the Albanian villages.

[@nanovahidy5172]

I’m being overwhelmed by this gorgeous country - so peaceful, hardly any people, just natural countryside…virgin territory, very little infrastructure

[@JetLagWarriors]

Yes!! I think in some time (10 years?) Albania will be a tourist hotspot. Now seems like the perfect time to visit -- everything is still affordable and the trip itself will be very adventurous!

[@nanovahidy5172]

@@JetLagWarriors You’re right. I think leave this in its pristine state. An influx of tourists would mean an influx of garbage, unless the maintenance of the place is ongoing. I cannot over emphasize the magnificence of this place, perfectly prepared and manicured, waiting to be discovered.

[@lynia6587]

Yeayy 👍 on a road again..🎼🤣 hi Ivana & Steve that's great 👏🏻 what a beautiful sceneries along the road , love the mountains 👍 beautiful room so cute and big bathroom 😅 delicious food as always , awesome guys 👍🙏🏻

[@JetLagWarriors]

Thanks Lynia! I think I was singing that song all day :) :D

[@laichong3738]

Very nice view,so beautiful ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@JetLagWarriors]

Thanks for watching! glad you enjoyed :)

[@rajinderkaursidhu752]

Beautiful scenery along the way to your destination. Enjoyed your video ❤️

[@shaclo1512]

lol she didn‘t like the first guest house. Don‘t be shy to tell us 😂

[@JetLagWarriors]

LOL It seemed like it, but she says she didn't mind !!

[@weeeee8232]

@@JetLagWarriors only for 1 night, it's ok. 😂

[@aviationfansalbania2332]

She changes for another village

[@sarahfoo4359]

Wow check out that handsome stallion towards the end of the video! I mean the horse not Steve 🤣, though from today I learnt Steve speaks oinks and neighs too. Multilingual or what?

[@JetLagWarriors]

Woo I'm Animalingual!! lol

[@kelvin2281]

Did you manage to rescue ur drone? Saw some drone shots there wooot~

[@JetLagWarriors]

We bought a new Mavic Mini 2! RIP to our Mavic Air 2... :(

[@kelvin2281]

@@JetLagWarriors mini 2 is good enough! RIP my dear x

[@zjarr6279]

Super, I know you guys already left but from Vermosh you could have hike to that small mountain on your balcony. Greben mountain, easy hike, full of shade, water streams everywhere, once you get above the tree line, amazing views open up. Then you get back to your guesthouse and devour the food.

[@xhoanab3009]

Hi, seems like you’ve been to Lepushe. I am planning to go there, but i am a bit concerned about the road, is it safe? Looks like it will rain in the days that i scheduled my vacation

[@zjarr6279]

@@xhoanab3009 The road is paved, one way lane for each direction. Just don't drive like a maniac, there's people that speed, there are cows on the road, etc.. It's Albania.

[@crochetwithnature419]

Wow 🍃🍃🍃🌿

[@nanovahidy5172]

It’s like Fairyland without the lights.

[@bracebrace1760]

Man I didn't sleep all night watching your videos. Hahaha.😂. Im Albanien I didn't even know this places. Thanks Man.🍻

[@roshiroshi1240]

The old lady was only saying that she is old 😂.

[@JetLagWarriors]

Oh, really? lol We had no idea what she was saying, but man, wish we had footage of her climbing over the fence. It was amazing. She's still healthy

[@zjarr6279]

@@JetLagWarriors Yep. She said her son is gone/left(no longer living there) and she is old. Based on the context, she was explaining her reason for no longer running her guesthouse business. Sorry I can't take care of you two, I am too old.

[@aa.r2588]

Unique signage hot no hot 😆

[@bracebrace1760]

You know how to lieve man.Respect

[@Yasin_Affandi]

D drone shots on hairpin roads r awesome.

[@Yasin_Affandi]

Just remember, d drone doesn't need a plunge in d water. Don't be distracted.

[@weeeee8232]

i am so jealous... i cant drive a manual transmission car. 3:35 there is a cross on the hillslope? 23:44 the goat!!! it must be the goat, looking after you!!!! 25:40 Ivana... i like the way you laughed....😆😆😆

[@goldenboy883]

Yes, it's a cross. That is a Catholic region, it's called Kelmend.

[@katjageos3857]

Hi guys you can see the city Puka . Is wonderful people food and views.. the people use por this area , use ,Te rujt zoti,, Falem neres.=,thanks Underdialect gheg .

[@katjageos3857]

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[@JetLagWarriors]

oh thanks for sharing!

[@redmiredmi259]

Love it.... Terbaik

[@zailinahmad9695]

Woww. Travelling with you guys is so much fun. Beautiful sceneries, good food. So fun! Its nice that you swim at whatever place you discover! Nice.

[@JetLagWarriors]

Wooo! Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed :)

[@mikeleong8174]

Such a cute car!

[@aa.r2588]

23:48 now were talkin', finally a decent house 👍

[@ecoyamajapan]

We love your guys vibe, so fun to watch! That water is super clear in that spring, and those views! 😍 "I dare you to ask for a WiFi password." Too funny😂😂😂

[@JetLagWarriors]

Woo woo thanks for watching friends :)

[@balkantourbih4478]

Where is "secret oasis behind the Restaurant" whats the name of this river ?

[@sokol8723]

You're right about that area. My father was sent to work in Vermosh in the late seventies. He had some health and other problems and that place saved his life. I hope you tried the local potatoes. Vermosh is like PEI of Albania 🙂 Last time I was there I spent two weeks in 1983. That fresh air and pristine nature is unbelievable.

[@JetLagWarriors]

Vermosh is like the PEI of Albania!! Oh that's so great to hear. Wish I knew that when we were there, to mention it in the vlog!

[@sokol8723]

@@JetLagWarriors I didn't know you were going there. Anything you want know don't hesitate to ask . I've been living in Toronto for twenty years but still have friends and family there.

[@aa.r2588]

20:53 its kinda spooky and rustic and mysterious 😅 how did you guys end up there? Must be by the spirit of adventure. 😁

[@JetLagWarriors]

LOL We were 'going with the flow'.... and we got lucky :D

[@shutup1441]

Wow Vermosh that’s where I was born

[@JetLagWarriors]

Wow lucky you!! What a peaceful place

[@sarahfoo4359]

Albania is truly a beaut! And.... Check out "The Drone ll" doing such a great job already! Wooot! Hot and unhot! Ivana... I wish you'd join Steve in the lake! I would take the 2nd guesthouse anyday compared to the first one cos that one gave me the heebie-jeebies!

[@JetLagWarriors]

LOL😂 The first guesthouse gave Ivana the heebie-jeebies too I think, but she wouldn't admit it lol

[@Photojouralist123]

Hey Steve looks like you got a new drone! cool. Say what kind of power points do they have in Albania?

[@JetLagWarriors]

New drone! Mavic Mini 2! And they use the 'European' power point. It's two prongs, both circular. I think the proper name is type C.

[@bracebrace1760]

If we can land a drone with Albanian flag in Belgrade than is to easy to find for holiday. Hahaha.😂

[@haryhary399]

It's dinner and i'm not getting any thinner! lol Steve!!! ha.ha.ha.. 😂 thats a good one! I dont like the 1st house's vibes, its kindda eerie or maybe its just me! 😅

[@Hildegarden]

☀️🌟

[@NaeemAminVlogs]

Love from Pakistan

[@esatjanuzi6481]

❤❤❤❤

[@cheauning9174]

You manage to buy a new drone? Yayyyyyy

[@JetLagWarriors]

Yep! We felt our videos would be incomplete without our drone shots. Especially in the beautiful Albanian Alps!

[@goldenboy883]

3:25 That's the village of Hot in Malësi e Madhe. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot,_Albania

[@JetLagWarriors]

Oh ok! Is it pronounced the same as in English? Just curious

[@goldenboy883]

@@JetLagWarriors Yes, all the words in Albanian are pronounced exactly as they are written.

[@zjarr6279]

@@JetLagWarriors The ho is pronounced like hoe.

[@leonardmana241]

The meat taste good because is organic and fresh most of the things are organic and fresh there ! Is not like London or other places where we eat a lot of shit everyday !

[@valbonarezvani6732]

Omggg yay im the first comment and WOW this place is a pice of haven 🌍🌍🌹🥂

[@IrfanA7861]

I want to go there, how can I contact someone there?

[@JetLagWarriors]

The guesthouse? Once you're in Vermosh, there's a sign on the main road that says Gueshouse Tradita. Turn there, and then drive to the end of the road. Not sure if it is on google maps but you can check that

[@IrfanA7861]

@@JetLagWarriors Thanks a lot!!

[@balkantourbih4478]

Whats the Name of the Hotel in vermosh ?

[@justsport5]

I think you visited Tamara as well on your way did you?

[@jeizelbaromeda21]

Hy Im one your subscriber from Philippines . Can I ask if had you tried to go in kajave albania . Because my boyfriend live there? I don't have any idea there? . Thanks .

[@Muhammadkadous]

hello , for how much u rent the car and from where if u remember

[@mszoab6386]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@cedyy1]

that fiat looks cute

[@JetLagWarriors]

It's pretty small on the outside, but big on the inside. I suppose not a bad car for Europe.

[@BeyfighterFaris]

Eh? U replaced your drone already?

[@JetLagWarriors]

Yep! We got one ASAP! We felt like vlogging up in the Albanian alps without one would be a mistake!

[@antoniuswibowo4030]

I like the Fiat.

[@JetLagWarriors]

It drove pretty well, although it has a very small engine so it's quite loud going up the hills at 4000+ RPM

[@newsupdates860]

Why the hell someone dislikes this video

[@trapped146]

Serbian or Greek people i think. Anyways, who cares.

[@ariankaragiozi]

I think because the people there are Catholic and eat pork.Or can be serbs Greeks or turkish.our historical enemies

[@jackchan3193]

🌍🌍🌹🥂

[@syukriqusyairi5215]

we miss you! from Malaysia

[@JetLagWarriors]

We miss yall too!! Hopefully, Inshallah, we will be back soon!!

[@Piloti.]

10:16 Actually 700,000

[@adrianog4148]

No..700000000000000.

[@Piloti.]

@@adrianog4148 6 per km2

[@adrianog4148]

@@Piloti. per meter2

[@brunaprocopi]

Beautiful as usual…and yes people live long and healthy lives…the air the food..no STRESS!!! I’m glad you got a new drone..those shots are marvellous..👌👌👌

[@JetLagWarriors]

Yes! Had to get a new drone ASAP! The Albanian alps are too beautiful to not have a drone !!

[@sokol8723]

@@JetLagWarriors As BTO would say : You ain't seen nothin' yet 😉

[@awewonder1095]

I'm not working but your private join group needs a payment of a certain amount a month to join.. so sad.

[@ariankaragiozi]

Seems like Western scenery ❗

[@realthebest9029]

700 000 bunkers,is not 50 000

[@mendjelire8392]

50K is too low Steve. The number is over 170K bunkers all over Albania. In Lepushe they were meant to protect Albania from the Montenegrins/Yugoslavia who in early 20th century have committed terrible atrocities against Albanians, much worst then in Bosnia and Kosovo during the dissolution of Yugoslavia. The same in the south to protect us from the Greeks who in 1914 and 1944 committed genocide against the Cham Muslim Albanians of South Epirus and Northern Epirus (today's Southern Albania). Just for information Greece de jure ((legally - according to their law) still maintains, to this day, a "LAW OF WAR" with Albania, enacted during the Italian fascist occupation in WWII (when Albania itself was under occupation by the Italians of Mussolini) which de facto is nonsense now and it was nonsense then but they keep it in effect and do not want to repeal it because they do not want to return the stolen properties of the murdered and expelled Muslim Cham Albanians. Greece also attacked Albania in 1949 in which case Albania gave them a good lesson in the south/western border killing hundreds of Greek invaders and forcing them to retreat within the Greek borders. These are the reasons behind the more then 170K bunkers, which to uninformed people might seem as paranoia but to the Albanian people the danger was more than real at the time.

[@JetLagWarriors]

This comment was very helpful. My estimate of the bunkers was way off - and it seems my idea as to why they were built was off a bit too. In the bunker art museum near Skanderbeu Square, we were told that the bunkers were built by Enver Hoxha as a sort of paranoia from a potential nuclear attack. Maybe that's where I got my 50k number from. Maybe Enver built around 50k of them and the others were built for a more legitimate reason. Or maybe I just misremembered. Either way thanks for this comment! Was very helpful. Albania fort!

[@mendjelire8392]

@@JetLagWarriors Yeah, they play it like that now because they want to make history more palatable for the tourists. No tourist wants to hear about cruel Greeks or Montenegrins or Serbs, especially the tourists from Greece, Montenegro and Serbia ;) So lets make Hoxha paranoid, it hurts nobody as he himself is already dead LOL never mind that during 45 years of communism there were actually several attempts by foreign powers, well documented, to send in armed groups of saboteurs to try and stir up shit. I mean, that regime was brutal and criminal but they did have their good reasons and we know that the road to hell is paved with good intentions ;)

[@liljanasufaj4130]

Thank God! Finally someone giving the reason for building the bunkers, because I get annoyed when people talk about " Hoxha's paranoia " in protecting the country. Apart from the information the commentator mentioned earlier, I can add to you that even Soviet Union almost attacked Albania in 1961 when Albania got out from Warsaw Treaty ( Eastern Block). They asked Tito's permission to pass through Yugoslavia, but Tito didn't allow them and instead alerted Albania, than Cuba clash happened and the idea was dropped. These bunkers were built after these incidents. People call Albania a insignificant country, but this country is the reason for 2WW and 3 Balcanic Wars. Albania has been under siege throughout its history.

[@eaStudioHD]

Aaaaauuhh there's a bunker

[@Leo-gd6jh]

I thought you guys left Albania lol 🤣🤣🤣

[@JetLagWarriors]

In Montenegro now! Last Albanian vlog coming tomorrow!

[@Leo-gd6jh]

@@JetLagWarriors cool bro !! How was it Albania ?? You liked it ? Any probs?

[@zjarr6279]

@@JetLagWarriors You'll be back.

[@bracebrace1760]

700.000 bunkers man.not 60 tausend. Ic Person gave a bunker to fight. Hahaha.😂 greetings from Albania

[@englisonqose3658]

Berat ..

[@lediolikaj9229]

Bo ur deff wrong lol not 50,000 bunkers but 173,000 😂😂

[@voiceofpeace7658]

*I invite everyone for quran recitation thank you* 💔💔🌷🌹🙏🙏🙏❤❤.

[@saqibjamalofficial3654]

Love from Pakistan