My SHOCKING First Day in Tirana, Albania 🇦🇱

[@thenomadconsultant]

1. Watch until the end 2. Smash the like button 3. Subscribe 4. Bueno

[@staalmannen2522]

Been to Albania 9 times. Never had any problems there. Never been scammed there and always felt totally safe. And love this country!

[@FSVR54]

Albania is better than Poland. Some of the nicest people I ever met were in Albania

[@thenomadconsultant]

I've enjoyed it so far! People are SUPER friendly. Kinda weird how friendly. I think it has a lot to do with the fact they haven't met a lot of Americans so they show a lot of interest ( in my experience )

[@torikeqi8710]

​@thenomadconsultant Albanians don't give a sh..it about Americans , besides some woke teenagers and some ignorant pensioners. Especially with the mass tourism,

[@speeddemon8977]

@@thenomadconsultant no Albanians are just like that it dont matter if ur american or russian they friendly am Italian and been going to Albania for 5 years in a row now and most of Albanians are friendly people

[@albloves]

@@thenomadconsultant Albanians are friendly by nature, and with any nationality of toursists… not because you’re American.

[@Janemas]

@@thenomadconsultant many americans and brits live in the Blok area.

[@kar6812]

1 Albania is cheap 2 Is beautiful at south with plenty of beaches and noth with plenty of mountains and river . 3 The hospitality there is next level ❤

[@albloves]

So basically the story is you’re going around in a foreign country with no money at all, just a credit card. Ok.. 😂

[@thenomadconsultant]

Something like that 😂

[@EggDietitian]

if you had asked someone in albania to pay your taxi and explain the situation how it is they probably would have paid it and not ask for money next day. I know i would have paid your taxi.

[@thenomadconsultant]

That is very nice of you / Albanians. I would’ve found a way to pay one way or another. And I would’ve 110% given the money back to someone if they paid for me To be very clear, I LOVED my experience in Albania and I will certainly be back

[@blinski1]

This neighborhood looks nice! The mixture of stone brick paths and luscious greenery, very pleasant to the eye, and I suppose to walk through.

[@lolol3636]

The real life KEN. the husband of KAREN. Please put on your big boy pants, and get used to LIFE. stop waffling 🤦‍♂️ I feel bad for people that actually deal with you.

[@GUITARTIME2024]

Lol. Rough !

[@JohnLegends-em8fr]

Im albanian i live in tirana most of the taxi driver dont speak well english or none,but yes albanians speaks good englisht most of the people

[@thenomadconsultant]

Yeah I was surprised at the level of English

[@JohnLegends-em8fr]

@@thenomadconsultant if someone only answer only yes yes yes it means he dont understand nothing 😅😅😅

[@eQuariuz]

Was the 3rd card a WISE Card?? Or did that last bank phone call clear up the last card issue? 'Do you take Cards"? "Sure"... proceeds to drive you to an ATM at the destination 2 hrs away. Yea, glad you didn't let it get to you. Sometimes we do that and then the rest of the day or week or whatever also cascades into a negative experience. Box it up and toss it in the trash, forget about it and keep moving with positivity. Best plan.

[@thenomadconsultant]

No, I only have the digital version of my wise card right now ... when they switched to a more secure provider or whatever in July(?) my card stopped working and getting my card shipped to Mexico has been a nightmare. Practically everywhere is tap to pay so hasn't really been an issue until now.

[@thenomadconsultant]

Also yeah, 110% haven't let that experience color my time here. Albanian's have been great

[@eQuariuz]

@@thenomadconsultant Yea, that's right. That means my card isn't working either.

[@LeonardRezhdo]

Dude ....I'm not sure where your going with this , are you moaning or telling a story , you sound depressed 😂😂😂😂

[@thenomadconsultant]

Not depressed at all Just giving my POV from feet on the ground Just telling a story and making sure people can learn from it

[@NandiCollector]

*Thanks for visiting Albania and for your nice words but why your video is flipped? It gives a false sense of reality for those who never been to Albania. **3:43** you can spot the writing on the sign, is filliped (beside the roads, buildings, etc)!*

[@xOrestt]

I live in Tirana, that's true the video is flipped 😂 but nothing changes from the reality tho, that's still Tirana hahah

[@NandiCollector]

@@xOrestt I didn't say isn't Tirrana, but why the flipped video? If someone hasn't been in Tirana, he/ her will be totally confused. Just my 5c.

[@thenomadconsultant]

The writing on the sign being flipped doesn’t change what foreigners experience will be like lol

[@dhimiterdruga7212]

Te shkosh i papregatitur ne nje vend qe nuk eshte yti normal qe do kalosh peripeci te tilla. Gjithsesi nuk ka qene asgje kaq shokuese sa e ben. Kalofsh bukur!

[@thenomadconsultant]

I had a great time 👍🏽

[@thenomadconsultant]

I will be back

[@torikeqi8710]

​@@thenomadconsultantDon't come back. Albanians don't want you

[@adrianog4148]

albanians were also shocked.

[@excelcsllc]

Third time this summer in Albania and I absolutely loved each and every time I was there! I also would like to know what shit hole state you’re from because i guarantee you Tirana is a much cleaner and safer city than where you are from!

[@thenomadconsultant]

I haven’t lived in the US in a long time But I’ll be back to Albania for sure. LOVED it there.

[@OXDAWN]

LOL! Just a heads up, most business is done in cash, except for malls or most jewlery stores. But yeah, you're right, the cabs need to have card readers, especially those picking up people from the airport. A few months ago I made the mistake to go to Rome without any cash, and let's say that the cab situation was just as terrible.

[@durimgjozi5129]

Well is not high risk country You should have cash as well You making it look so bad man Take it easy enjoy Albania

[@albloves]

Yes… so much b.s. in this video.

[@FatosLleshi-ee9xp]

Jesus man! You are making a big deal out of nothing. There’s plenty of cash machines everywhere include within the terminal before you head out. Couple hundred euros in your pocket before you landed would also have avoided any last minute problems. Plenty of taxis as you go out of terminal - bit of research on fares before you landed should have given you a good idea about cost between airport to Tirana central.. 🙈 Enjoy your time in Albania…

[@AlborginalTV]

🎉🎉

[@EscoJ215]

Bro. Has anyone told you, you look like Jalen Hurts from the Philadelphia Eagles?

[@thenomadconsultant]

hahahha no usually i get drake

this story should have taken 2 mins most

[@thenomadconsultant]

No

[@Kurti82]

I can't imagine going somewhere without cash money, i have been in USA and border police asked me for cash money and credits card,because maybe for many reason that credit card will not work ,what you will do in this case,instead of join the journey,you will take action to solve your problems.

[@thenomadconsultant]

I say multiple times I should’ve exchanged cash but didn’t think it’d be an issue since I downloaded MULTIPLE taxi apps before leaving

[@lewis885]

It took you 20 minutes to tell a story,instead you could've cut your story short. Like one of my cards didn't work so I used another card simple.not all countries do touch in payments buddy.

[@thenomadconsultant]

No

[@anivond]

I've used my French card + Amex many times in Albania, where do you find this “risk country” BS for god sake?

[@tiun19]

Why is a terrible idea to stop at the cashpoint to get some cash. You could login to yor bank app and let them know.

[@albloves]

Actually thats the most normal thing to do, get cash at cashpoint. On the other hand traveling to foreign country with zero cash and a card you’re not sure it will work in cashpoint is the worst idea I’ve heard. You can’t just come and tell.. be a cashless society just because it works for me.

[@dondoni6651]

Cash is King your fault!

[@thenomadconsultant]

As I said in the video lol

[@DritanVaka]

You can pay euro dollars bitcoin in Albania come on please

[@qwc440]

couldnt u just pay the airbnb through the app?

[@thenomadconsultant]

I did! Only problem was with the taxi

[@qwc440]

@ almost all taxis accept easypay, just a cash based transfer and they withdraw the money from a local exchange. Still u couldnt have known

[@georgex5130]

Always carry cash

[@thenomadconsultant]

I know. I usually do. Well actually I do but it wasn’t euros or lek It was Polish and the guy said no 😂

[@obichibuzor8858]

What was the immigration questions?

[@Janemas]

Should have used google translate or some other app to translate and showed it to him instead of asking since you do not know the language and did not speak to him long enough to know he did not know English.

[@thenomadconsultant]

Probably

[@User12345fan]

Let me guess, you didn’t do your research and you came here last minute. Next time, use taxi lux, 12$ to and from the airport. You can pay them in cash, us Dollars, euros are widely accepted. I agree, Albania needs to get on the credit card train. You have no idea, it took us forever to get to even have them in restaurants and bars. The government is not forcing these mfers to hse credit cards. But the way, you’re attractive.

[@albloves]

How is going to pay 12$ when he does not use cash at all. He’s asking Albania to go cashless cuz he feels like that.

[@User12345fan]

@@albloves he can do his reasearch and withdraw at an atm beforehand

[@benken2142]

What kind of men are you don't carry cash money in your pocket at least $100 or you went there to Still the banks!! Next time you prepare yourself and the banks and tell them that you're traveling we're you travel!!!

[@thenomadconsultant]

I did tell them I explain it all in the video I also had cash

[@genchoxha1779]

Haha so you were sure your cards would work in the cab? but they dont work in ATMs? :P

[@thenomadconsultant]

My digital card (tap to pay) is different so yes I was sure

[@MANNYKLLOBOCISHTA]

Your fault for not having cash!

[@thenomadconsultant]

As I said in the video

[@sikurtemosedija13]

Dallon ky qe eshte paguar nga pushteti, e merr me mend propogande duke filmuar kanale, hahahaha

[@thenomadconsultant]

No clue wtf you’re saying