Serbia is NOT What You Expect

[@colin_peterson]

Thanks for the epic video.

[@Peter-MH]

Very rare to see Serbia outside of Belgrade, but it looks beautiful! Very underrated country - a bit of a hidden gem!

[@mizzo2006]

Not like Bosnia..biggest gem...in komplet balkan....dijamant...

[@kemshasan8866]

As a Yugoslav, (half Serb half Bosnian) born in 83, the collapse of Yugoslavia as a kid remains a real heartbreak in my life. I have a bittersweet memory of times as a kid with friends in the soccer team I played for. When the war broke out, so much changed, my friends weren't allowed to associate with me anymore, I lost all of them because of their parents banning them from having contact with me. I lost the love for soccer, I stopped playing and never played again. At 42 years old, my dad just passed. He and my mother were married more than 50 years and stayed together through everything. Neither of my parents were bigots or made me choose a religion. They just told me to believe in God. I refuse to change my name because of all the hatred I have experienced carrying it. The cuts and scars are part of me now, why would I throw it way to please someone who hates me for no reason? Thanks for sharing a part of the world that is part of me, but one that I'll never see. When I was 35 years old, A Serb took care of me when I was in a bad place. Serbs have big, big hearts. I wish it was all different.

[@BB-qt1qn]

Respect to you, brother. I always lived in Serbia but I never bought into those divisive narratives that put so many of our brothers against each other based on religious views. Times used to be simpler that's for sure, but if we're smart we are going to get over all this one way or another, and hopefully soon.

[@daveshongkongchinachannel]

When I see such videos, it reminds me how ignorant we are, not only about the historical events of countries like Yugoslavia but the culture and history surrounding them. As a child Yugoslavia was just a name and conjured up an image of poverty and backwardness that my western upbringing (1970s to 1980s) had indoctrinated me with. The last few years in particular has made me realise how many lies we are told by those in power and all the manipulation that goes on. I now wonder if the initial conflict was instigated by the NATO countries for political reasons and even if it wasn’t they certainly took advantage of the conflict to shape the region for their own purposes. Your parents were wise and good people and if everyone was brought up to just believe in God without the need for religion and follow the principles of natural law, the world would be a far better place. Although your experiences were painful I believe everyone comes into this world for a reason and your unique perspective will ultimately shape your life and have positive influence on all those around you. Regardless of how the politicians divide our land and change the names of places, the ordinary people know the truth and your history and culture will live on.

[@vanjamenadzer]

​@@daveshongkongchinachannel Brother, USA has over 80 officially recognized regime changes. Fall apart of Yugoslavia is a textbook example of CIA operations. Later on, CIA took down UCK from list of terrirst organizations in 1998. trained and armed them. NATO started bombing Serbia illegally in 1999. over their dispute with said terrorist organization.

[@shomy4u210]

I am a Serb, born in Bihac in BiH...moved in Serbia in '82. If you are a decently human being I DO NOT CARE about your religion, nationality, but I do fully understand what you are talking about, i was born in 79... When I was a kid my nanny was a muslim woman , her name was Safija . one of my Uncles name was Zlatan and other uncles name was Adnan. Preko kur*a mi je vise i veliko Srba Cetnika koji su toliko zatucani i zadojeni mrznom da ne znaju sta su cetnici bili, i pun mi kur*c balija i ustasa koji velicaju smrt ostalih . nek je zdravlja i pameti od Boga svima nama da jednom pogledamo u buducnost, da vidimo da smo ovako rastrzani samo laka meta za zapadnjacka govna i da shvatimo zasto smo nekad bili zemlja , velika zemlja . Glupi danas pljuju po Jugi... Eto nama nas Srbije i vama Vase Bosne i vama vase Lijepe ... da se svi zajedno najedemo govana sada u svoj ovoj lepoti koju smo dobili za uzvrat. Al nek smo svi zivi i zdravi , da svi imamo i buducnost i poroda... nove dece !!!! A vi zadrti sto ste bili glupi da nasednete ne sve jedite lajni . Prema ljudima pun ljubavi , prema govnima ni malo saosecajan

[@sittingbull22322]

@@daveshongkongchinachannel Are you suggesting that the EU should have been fine with a genocide next door leading to hundreds of thousands to millions of refugees crossing into their borders? That's a legit stance to take if you want, but don't act surprised if someone else, like the people responsible for dealing with the 2nd and 3rd order effects while having had no part in the fall of Yugoslavia or the instigation of genocides therein feel differently. Yes, during the cold war propaganda was employed from all sides, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd world, but that doesn't mean it's time to abandon all facts and research into historical events as they occurred and are independently corroborated to have happened. Communism was widely celebrated even in western europe, in certain circles, until the crimes of dictators and gulags were exposed, and even then it took time for people to come around to accept the harsh truths as to what was occurring behind the iron curtain (a curtain the soviet's imposed). If you're actually interested in learning about some documented facts from during the cold war, most state archives have been open or at least temporarily accessible from all sides at this point. Sergei Radchenko wrote an interesting book with citations to said archives, "To Run the World." Yugoslavia is only peripherally mentioned, though.

[@Qbed]

Glad you visited my city Užice! 1:57:37 Much love from Serbia!

[@AnaStupar-c1c]

Hi im From Ruma (srb)

[@zikaperic2133]

Jesi ovo neke uzicanke snimao na kanalu ;) ?

[@Gegetzubity]

Pa jesi ga vodio kod Šuljage?

[@JaiyoshMithaiwala]

It a nice day when vagabond uploads 1hr + vid

[@anomaly_echelon7994]

For real, it's more enjoyable than 95% of movies out there.

[@markvogel5872]

Indeed it is! I've been missing his videos.

[@WaxAddictz]

Absolutely loved this, thank you! I've been to Serbia quite a few times but have never travelled around anywhere near to this extent which just wants me to go back again. Спасибо за видео из Чехии!

[@Garnizzle]

Amazing video, i learned more about Serbia in this video than i ever did in my whole life, so thank you. Much love from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada!

[@Redbeard1776]

My grandfather's family is from Serbia, I hope someday soon I can travel there and find more of my family and explore such a beautiful country. Thank you for doing this trip.

[@afrosrb7828]

Dođi i poseti tvoju kuću, sviđaće ti se/Come and visit your home, you gonna like it! 😊

[@Redbeard1776]

@afrosrb7828 I definitely will be making plans in the next year or so to visit. It's definitely something that has been laid on my heart pretty strongly. I can't wait to find family, meet people, hear stories, and really get to see Serbia. May God bless you 🙏

[@lazarstevanovic3868]

Одакле су твоји рођо

[@HeritageCast]

Reachout to the Embassy in Chicago and tell them what you want to do. The Serbian government has a Diaspora Agency and will help you find family and make your stay easy... Its a 90 day visa for USA passports. And an 8 hour flight from Chicago.

[@raks1111]

Welcome bro ❤

[@Gagy_]

Finally Serbiaaa!!! Thank you Vagabond for this amazing video

[@rastkosimic6975]

As a Belgrader, I can say you were very informed about Belgrade, nothing off was said. So, you won my thrust and I can say I learned many interesting things about about my own country

[@VicVinegar710]

You should learn how genocidal your culture is. 🤔

[@njbrx]

@@VicVinegar710 no one asked, go elsewhere

[@darioraguz6482]

He won your thrust eh

[@fl7268]

You're the best travel vlogger on KZbin-always engaging, authentic, and focused on the real experiences. No fake glam, just straightforward content. Not the typical Monaco-Champs-Élysées-Beverly Hills tourism that most people are brainwashed by.

[@JaiyoshMithaiwala]

+1 , He keeps it real & raw

[@andrewlesterthomas5581]

It's interesting to know that were you given the choice, you would choose Belgrade as oppose to Monaco. Pull the other one. These countries are certainy interesting for a while but they are dull. I've lived in them, believe me! And the fact that he mentions 'belt and road' making a connection to an EU states is highly suspicious

[@fl7268]

@@andrewlesterthomas5581 I move between Eastern and Western Europe a lot throughout the year, and both sides can be frustrating. But when it comes to tourism, I’d much rather prefer a 'vaga vagabond' type of trip over the typical 'oh, I went to the Trevi Fountain and made a selfie' or 'hey, I made a TikTok with a giant croissant in some café in Montmartre.' Don’t get me wrong-I love Paris and Rome. I’m just talking about that empty influencer-style tourism where people aren't discovering history or seeking unique adventures, but just following the crowd like millions of others.

[@andrewlesterthomas5581]

@@fl7268 You didn't make that clear. But these places are generally devoid of deep and expansive cultural elements apart from military memorials. And you should find it suspicious that he seems so fixated on military issues and the Chinese building a connection to an EU state. Western Europe is rich in culture and history from which you can really enrich your life. It simply doesn't exist in these countries. I believe he is a propagandist!

[@Ayxo]

@@andrewlesterthomas5581 I believe what you are is brainwashed by the western world. Now please stop commenting on these lovely videos we love to watch to learn about history and just to watch in general, Spasibo.

[@Terraceview]

Haven't seen the video yet but I'm excited to see a long episode from you! Always been interested in Orthodox Serbia thanks.

[@TheRedDevil_NC]

One of the biggest legends on you tube. Your work is brilliant and appreciated

[@mkdegrat]

Absolutely amazing video, calming and educational to watch! Keep making the great content

[@c7flat13]

I would love this channel to hit a million subs. This guy literally puts in the leg work few others do and brings us into these worlds in a uniquely pedestrian intimate way. Thanks Vagabond.

[@mariolopez-oi2td]

That jonny cash impression was incredible!

[@PMAZ-z8i]

Awesome channel! I really love the great combination of history and current state of the locations while also being educated a lot! Your channel is waaay underrated, you deserve a lot more followers! Thanks for your great effort and for this excellent quality content, i hope this channel will stay around for much longer.

[@RiddleTime]

Huge episode, wow! Well seems You gave me something to do tonight! Thank you!

[@sinkorswim-du5xi]

I had no idea , its such a beautiful country to look at in every way . The weather seems pleasant to . awe inspiring

[@Bendwow]

I'm familiar with some of these places from watching Shiey's videos through Serbia, but it's great seeing more exploration of the cities that you do.

[@j2c695]

This was amazing! The office with the floppy disk hit me hard with nostalgia too, I even heard that aquatic tiktok song when I looked at it. Great video again!!! I loved the longer format, and you can keep taking shorter videos from it, to cut things up! Safe travels!

[@xakep6666]

Thank you for bringing up memories from Belgrade, Novi Sad, Petrovaradin fortress and from the Shargan Eight.

[@edwardcone6860]

Thank you for your very interesting explication about Serbia, much appreciated. Bol'shoe spasibo !

[@startledhamster]

I'm from Belgrade, and I just want to clarify these two flags on a pole that he saw. Flag of Serbia and flag of Republika Srpska in this case. There is literally hundreds of these dual flag poles along highway and all bigger streets. This basically signals who is visiting Serbia at that time. Week ago we had Serbian and German flags because representatives from Germany were visiting. Before that we had Serbian and Chinese flags up because Xi Jiping was visiting, then we had Serbian and Russian because Russian representatives were visiting etc. Basically this is telling people that they might expect to see some traffic jams caused by blockades in order to clear the path for these high importance visitors, and of course it's a nice gesture to greet them with two flags of friendship flying together :)

[@KRLE2582]

serbia is a nice country! Pozdrav iz HR

[@AbdulKhaliq-zv5od]

Urdu

[@Rhk973]

opet ustaške provokacije

[@Gegetzubity]

Srbija se piše sa velikim početnim slovom.

[@legendica23]

​@@Gegetzubitypusti sokca,bitno da je HR sa velikim R 😂

[@joepeach997]

I so look forward to your travels. Please stay safe in your travels.

[@setajucizbun7073]

balkans are safe except albania for obvious reasons

[@doinitforthestreets]

I love this long length detailed video, it's been great to watch it over a period of a few days, thank you

[@ardeneques]

Great video! I like that you often show more of the countryside and less visited places, than the cities and tourist areas. Thank you for showing me another amazing part of the world.

[@willemhill2265]

A most enjoyable travel experience with you, thank you so much💯👍

[@HistoryMantra]

Beautiful Serbia!!

[@VicVinegar710]

😂😂😂

[@moemoo11]

@@VicVinegar710 is this jelaous albanian with no history hating on videos that have to do something with Serbia?

[@JetReich-x7w]

I like all the background history and information you provide. Great work!

[@PkPvre]

Thank you for sharing this huge journey with us. Usually I get bored of things about one topic when they're this long, but I didn't even check the time once on this video, well done, very interesting. I wish I knew about that tunnel under the palace when visiting Novi Sad.

[@SummerH99]

I love these videos, thank you! I really want to visit eastern europe some day so I love watching these :)

[@egikm.8942]

You are one of the best vloggers. These vlogs about Serbia 🇷🇸 are so informative. I would love to visit Serbia sometime in the future. However, I wished that you divided the vlogs into 5-6 parts. You probably will have more views that way. Besides Serbia deserves more than just one vlog. Just the same, you are one great vlogger.

[@andrewhall3715]

I get to see different parts of the world because of you. Thank you.

[@BrandonLetgo-qc3uh]

Hey man, I really enjoy your videos. I'm here in Anaheim California marveling at the Europe I really don't know much about. I grew up during the Cold war so my perspective might be somewhat negative. But your videos are definitely changing that. Keep them coming. Really fascinating.

[@HeritageCast]

Read up on Madeline Albright, then the Holodomor, and then Martin Luthers Book on the Isrealies youll figure it out quick..

[@vrckg3215]

Hi bro, can you explain to me how this is possible? what do you study in geography class? kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYPLYq2Oe7B2ldE

[@sunshine20022]

Serbia is stunning ❤

[@sunshine20022]

@@mikioni 100% I fell like at home 💙

[@keithmarshall5970]

I really think you do a fantastic job and I enjoy your content..I get to see places that I know I will never get to see….it’s entertaining and educational…excellent job.

[@shnma5]

It never ceases to amaze me how you can find the kindest people anywhere in the world in random places. There will always be hope for humanity. Thanks for sharing as always, Vagabond

[@NoctisAquila]

Oh wow you visited Serbia!!! 🇷🇸 I learned something as well!

[@maxserver3985]

Great adventure. Thank you for the narration and commentary. The police officer gave you a ride? What a place. The nature sounds are very soothing.

[@sugarbearinc]

Love your videos. Thank you for sharing! Keep at it!!

[@GoodFella-xw8yx]

Great video from beautiful Serbia!

[@bhoward9378]

This is a really enjoyable and informative video. Thank you!

[@JohnnyQuid1970]

Ретко занимљив и садржајан влог. Добродошао нам и дуго остао.

[@XxDirtyXxXSanchezxX]

Once again a really nice video, congratulations! Last year in May I crossed the border from Romania to Serbia at the same crossing at the Danube power station. A really nice place to see. Greetings to Russia from Germany!

[@Surge_LaChance]

Dude... that glider ride was awesome! Greetings from Colorado!

[@DMasterplanL]

Man I live in Zrenjanin and have some relatives in Rajac, I am so glad you visited those places. Reminded me to go to Rajac and visit them this summer.

[@JohnnyDanger36963]

wheres the somalis?littlehaats want multiculturalism.

[@mrben6573]

Amazing. This was one of your best videos.

[@Peter-MH]

Agree, I think this will get millions of views

[@carl-parkerhansen2449]

Awesome video! I’m driving around the Balkans for two weeks in October and Spomeniks are going to dictate a lot of the trip. It’s cool to see your journey finding them! Keep up the good work.

[@blutrack2121]

Excited to be here so early! Love your videos!

[@JustyDeans]

I love your content. Thank you.

[@VegasCyclingFreak]

What a charming place, with culture and a long history. Where I live hardly anything is even 100 years old and there's no culture... just "entertainment".

[@ileutur6863]

Trust me, a young person living in modern day Serbia gains nothing from our rich history and tradition. I love learning about it, love visiting monuments, but living in the past is not enough.

[@herroxy801]

@@FreiherrDinkelackeryap elsewhere. i bet your country doesnt have a long, interesting and impactful history and you‘re just jealous

[@rudociliak6683]

​@@ileutur6863 I wouldn't say that just because of the modern globalized world. There's a reason people like the balkans because of a less busy lifestyle. A more social and normal society, compared to the exploitative, cold calculated society of overseas in the west. Family values, and friendships are much stronger, in my honest opinion.

[@user-ConnorKaroThompson]

The Western US does have culture and history, you just need to leave the city and go to the poor, depressing, drug addicted and 3rd world farming villages to find it.

[@janakolasinac1686]

1:53:23 no, no, nooo they are not bosnians, they are BosniaKs. Because Bosnia is territory populated with Serbs, Croats and BosniaKs (means Muslims - ex Serbs and Croatians converted to Islam during the ottoman occupation). These people never saw Bosnia, but politicaly because they are muslims they name themselves as Bosniaks.

[@harun1529]

And what the fuck do i see when i wake up?

[@janakolasinac1686]

@@harun1529 Serbia, Raška.

[@zulfikaregzikutor5561]

Pjesma Bošnjaku Primi pozdrav, premili spomene, Od gorštaka sa studene st´jene, Gdje´no soko sokoliće leže, Gdje´no zemlja krvnu braću steže, Gdje se bolji očekuju dani, Gdje se štuju svoji velikani. Ti poleće nebu pod oblake, Da ugasiš žarkom Suncu trake I sneseš ih u gnijezdo milo. Ha, Bošnjače! Sretno tebi bilo! Miloj Bosni stani na međniku, Miloj Bosni na ponos i diku! Moj Bošnjače, oko sokolovo, Dosta slatkih prespavasmo snova, Dosta ljutih preboljesmo rana, Kroz nekol´ko godinica dana. Već je hora, koja doći mora, Da poletiš kao soko sivi, Da povikneš: “Jošte Bošnjak živi!“ Jošte živi, mrijet mu se neće, Dok se Zemlja oko Sunca kreće. Znaš, Bošnjače, nije davno bilo, Sveg’ mi sv’jeta nema petnaest ljeta, Kad u našoj Bosni ponositoj, I junačkoj zemlji Hercegovoj, Od Trebinja do Brodskijeh vrata, Nije bilo Srba ni Hrvata. A danas se kroz svoje hire, Oba stranca ko u svome šire. I još nešto, čemu oko vješto, Hrabri ponos i srce junačko, Nada sve se začuditi mora: Oba su nas gosta saletila, Da nam otmu najsvjetlije blago, Naše ime ponosno i drago; Eto hoće, šećer razgovore! Kucnuo je časak odlučnosti, Da kliknemo i mi u radosti: Zdravo sine, mile domovine, Naš junače, ponosni Bošnjače! Pozdravlja te sa krša viteze, Živi, živi na hiljade ljeta! Miloj majci na radost i diku, Boreći se za otajstva sveta!“ Safvet beg Basagic 1891.

[@zulfikaregzikutor5561]

@aa11bg U tvojoj mitomanskoj povijesti opancaru jedan. Bosna nikada srpska nije bila niti ce kada biti. Osmaije su dopeljali kmetove, pretezno Vlahe i nesto Serva u Bosnu i Liku i to je austina svega. Bogumili, Oatareni i Crkva Bosanska nisu veze imali s Srbima. To sto su se nasi kraljevi pod pritiskom nekada izjasnjavali kao katolici a nekada kao ortodoksi to apsolutno nista ne znaci jer to je bila Bosna center hereze u cijeloj Evropi. Bosna kao no-mans land izmedju zapadnog i istocnog rimskog carstva gdje su utocista nalazili i arijanci dualisti koji nisu vjerovali u trojstvo kao i drugi . Dolaskom Osmanlija pocinje proces Islamizacije koji traje do dana danasnjeg i inšaAllah do Sudnjeg Dana Bosnom i Hercegovinom ce se prolamati ezan, svidjelo se to vama ili ne.

[@HAL-im9tr]

1891, ili 17 godina pre nego što su Bošnjaci izmišljeni od strane Austro-Ugara kojima je trebao faktor saglasnosti za aneksiju Bosne i Hercegovine. Hrvati i Srbi se nisu slagali sa Austro-Ugarskim imperijalizmom, kao ni časni Muslimani poput Mehmeda Mehmedbašića i Ibra Fazlinovića.

[@fnamelname9077]

What an incredible video! I feel like I have gone on a great journey but it is you who did all the work. I hope you're doing well, Ivan. Take care.

[@andallthatcouldhavebeen...9175]

God bless the Serbs!

[@onemore5952]

And the Kosovans

[@самоопуштено]

@@onemore5952 kOsOvAnS 🤣

[@Mrgud-wr3dd]

so serbs,ok​@@onemore5952

[@miomirmitric8533]

God is Serb

[@andallthatcouldhavebeen...9175]

@@onemore5952 Kosovo is Serbia….

[@subraxas]

I originate from the north-western Czechia, from a town called Most (means 'Bridge' in English) and we also had there a McDonald's since the mid-1990s when the population was only about 70,000 inhabitants; meaning, even smaller than Subotica. And by the way, since then the population managed to even drop to circa 64,000. I, myself, have not lived there since 2007.

[@Wade__Wilson]

Most(Мост) in russian a same. I belive this word in all slavic languages a same

[@subraxas]

@@FreiherrDinkelacker 😀 😀 😀 Yeah, possibly.

[@subraxas]

@@Wade__Wilson Perhaps

[@raizer2810]

@@Wade__Wilson It has the same meaning in Serbia, so the chances are high it covers all the Slavic languages.

[@afrosrb7828]

@@raizer2810 It is. That's why the city in Bosnia with the famous bridge, where people jump in the river, is called MOSTAR. A person who's profession is to build MOSTOVI (bridges) is called MOSTAR. 🙋‍♂️

[@4txx]

Damn. I'm from Serbia, and I saw like less than 10% of things from this video.

[@TafferBoyElvis]

Good to see you doing well, brother.

[@harshityadavCamper]

I just visited Serbia while being in India, thanks

[@manu.yt25]

Nice video, it was nice seeing Vojvodina, I've been in all those cities often as I live on the other side of the border and biked multiple times in/between Romania and Serbia, it's a nice region

[@perunthegreat554]

Nice . Really nice ! You do travel not just walk around at "tourist " spots like most tourist do. You are not a tourist but the traveler which is superior cause it is more natural . You covered I lot and in a interesting way . There is still more fantastic places in our small country , a lot for a country this size . I hope we all find a way and manage to preserve our countries and cultures but modernity is challenging everything including nature .

[@YariNicholasTurek]

This is a true documentary. A genuine trip with Vagabond's particular attention to historic transport and most hidden monuments details. Never seen anything about Serbia this special. Thanks from Italy!

[@MultiTeck96]

One correction about the flag. A flag with an eagle in it is a flag of the Republic of Serbia (country) and a flag without an eagle is the flag of Serbian people, we call it "narodna zastava".

[@spnkysy791]

You do a great job. Serbia has some beautiful country..

[@htt232101]

What a fantastic video, undoing stereotypes and showing what a beautiful country Serbia is. As a Brit, Serbia is a part of the world that we are taught very little about, beyond the obvious stereotypes associated with the former Yugoslavia. Sadly, I don't see anything changing regarding how we view Serbia as a nation. There is a lot of support for Kosovo here which causes tension, and this underlying belief that Serbia, along with Hungary, are puppets of Vladimir Putin. If only we could put all of the politics aside. Keep up with the amazing videos, they are evidence in and of themselves of a world out there that very many people won't ever get to see or understand. Looking forward to your next adventure.

[@SlavisaVasic-kr8dp]

❤❤❤

[@snezaantic3983]

Nazalost decenijama smo nepravedno i pogresno prikazivani jednom delu sveta kao nekakvi primitivci, razbojnici pa i genocidni narod a u stvari kad bi ste upoznali pravu ISTINU o srpskom narodu njegovu kulturu, istoriju ,tradiciju videli bi ste koliko smo zrtvovali sebe za slobodu i nas opstanak na ovom prostoru Balkana gde se ukrstaju velike religije i putevi izmedu istoka i zapada.Citajuci vas kometar osetila sam potrebu da vam se zahvalim na vasim jako lepim i pravilnim zapazanjima u vezi moje domovine i da vas pozovem da posetite obavezno nasu Srbiju.i Osetite prvenstveno tu toplinu i gostoprimstvo nas srba, otkrijete nasu kulturno naslede i tradiciju koja ce vas oduseviti i da cete pozeleti da nam se ponovo vratite kao i mnogi mnogi drugi koji su nas posetili u Srbiji. Srdacan pozdrav.

[@ouepillthegoat]

i love how a foreigner has explored my country more than I have my whole life

[@kewk]

Such a great episode. Love it duder!

[@esterherschkovich6499]

Love seeing videos by real travellers... As it is.. Safe travels ❤Thank you.

[@tamzinfox4650]

These past few nights I’ve been looping this video to fall asleep to, I normally listen to factual podcasts of Eastern Europe on Spotify but hearing you, in the moment is better than all of those. As a British person so intrigued by the east rather than my own country, you truly are the man to go to, thank you.

[@pianoman4Jesus]

At @42:10 this bridge reminds me of the Vanšu Bridge located in Riga, Latvia. Excellent video, Vagabond!

[@pianoman4Jesus]

.... and thank you for the clearly communicated locations of the Šargan Eight railroad. I had seen another video including it, and was not able to locate where the locations were. Now I have successfully placed Google Earth place marks. 🥳

[@pianoman4Jesus]

.... haha At @2:06:54 Insides of an American Chrysler auto.... sort of similar to the insides of one of the Soviet leaders car I saw once at the Gilmore Car Museum in the USA. I recall that one had a single cushion bench back seat. Not sure who's car it was.... perhaps Khrushchev.

[@markbyrne7203]

Superb video bro about an intriguing region of Europe.

[@fojking]

Phenomenal video. The time you invest in making your vlogs is admirable, and very much appreciated. Thank you for what you do! Cheers from California.

[@oleg-qp1se]

Thank you for visiting Serbia!

[@QuanTatumRow]

Omg I just got to college and I needed something to make me feel at home, and of course I see a vaga bond video

[@petarkovacevic-u1t]

Fascinating,thanks for sharing.Hvala.

[@williamweiss6128]

Enjoying your journeys from Idaho. A little information, scenery. Nice.

[@arealtribe]

How much I like to see again the places in which I moved freely as a child and young man, in the still tempting, fraternal Yugoslavia. It's a shame she's gone. It's a shame we didn't have the wisdom and preserve it. It was a true paradise for all citizens, not regarding nationality. I remember this red tram. Parents were attending some kind of championship at the sport airport nearby, you visited. Actually, my mother Cvetka Klančnik-Belin was a famous champion-flyer and teacher. The year was somewhere around 1974 or 75. At Subotica airport I first time met @DušanGojkov-Gojac from Bela Crkva... Then you went to Vršac. Uauu... my youth's most admired town (and airport).

[@HowToCureDepression]

it was a paradise for mindless factory workers who worked as robots. for anyone educated it was hell and was very quickly taken care of. endless coruption of the system throughout all classes. it was utopia, killed by serbian nationalism as soon as tito died. yugoslavia was a mistake. these countries should become independent as soon as the ww2 ended...instead it created problems 45 years later which resulted in wars lasting for almost 10 years.

[@msjannd4]

I was just in Subotica for three months! Spent a month in Belgrade last year, and visited for a few days while I was in Subotica.

[@FlipzPlayz]

great history notes added, appreciate it

[@a.m.898]

The best Vlog of your channel since so far. Even without money to budget, much better this then the 99% of boring influencers.👍👍👍

[@foreignparticle1320]

I really appreciate your impartial commentary about historical and political events. Just facts. This is what mainstream documentaries and news reports used to do.

[@johndoe-og8io]

Funny past vid only 7minuts and now this😂.. love your content man keep them coming ❤️‍🔥your like a living encyclopedia

[@ivantrainsLIVE]

The short video you mentioned was an extract from this long video.

[@kennethAmos8929]

Amazing landscape 😊

[@Raznosac]

The sign with the name of the street was just a transliteration of Serbian/Serbian in Latin. In case there are some Croatians living there they might say this is "Croatian". This could be the reason why it's written in the first place. As far as Bunjevci are concerned, this ethnic anomaly doesn't have the separate language. They are Catholics, and there are attempts to claim them as their own (by Croatians mainly). For example the Bunjevci village of Tavankut. They are all Bunjevci, however some declare they are Bunjevci (by ethnicity), some say they are Šokci (that was originally just a name for our local Catholics, Slavs) and some declare Croatian identity, only because they are Catholics. The difference between the first two is the place where they came from to the north. The Šokci Catholics came to the north (mainly Slavonia region) from geographical region of Bosnia in 1690 (When Eugen of Savoy invited them to settle the empty swampy land) and the Bunjevci came from geographical region of Herzegovina, around Buna river. Hence the name Bunjevci.

[@afrosrb7828]

Have to correct you regarding this. No, it's not just transliteration, it's actually Croatian (leaving aside the stuff if it's Bunjevački or whatever). Because APOTEKA is a Greek word we Serbians use for PHARMACY, then it's the HUNGARIAN name and then it's LJEKARNA, which obviously is Croatian, because we Serbs don't use the ijekavijan dialect in most parts of our country, and certainly not in VOJVODINA. If we'd use that word, then it'd be LEKARNA for us. Same is at the entrance of the "NATIONAL THEATER": 1. NARODNO POZORIŠTE (Serbian) 2. NÉPSZÍNHÁZ (Hungarian) 3. NARODNO KAZALIŠTE (Croatian) I'm often in Subotica by the way and stay there for a longer time

[@EuropopTop]

You are amazing; such an interesting video. Love your accent lol I was worried for you when you were in that tower in Serbia! Best wishes from New Zealand🎉!

[@srsr242]

You are Russian, yet your Serbian is perfect. I loved this video. Thank you.

[@Oo-IIII-oO]

Excellent video. I like the hystory lessons and the off beaten path travels.

[@BridgeandTunnelScooterClub]

always excellent presentation.. travel on my friend

[@deeskushun]

i really enjoyed that ,looking forward to the next adventure

[@lotsytots3339]

Great style brother. Thanks heaps.

[@ericsmith3996]

This guy is amazing. Bald and Bankrupt without the skeeziness and with the Slavic street cred

[@milansuvajac8863]

That Genex part was incredibly interesting. Felt like exploring Titanic wreckage vibes.

[@frdz4188]

'Chemist's' was written in three languages: Serbian (apoteka), Hungarian and Croatian (ljekarna).

[@nyckolaus]

Ivan! Fascinating!

[@DeKevers]

I watched as you explored Subotica (Which I pronounced Subotika) and didn't realise you were talking about the same town I visited briefly! I recognised the centre square. Train station was under construction, but the town was very nice.

[@JBBost]

Dude, that's messed up about that hotel. And we have zero clue in the US about any of that which is twice messed up

[@humpymcsaddles3696]

i didn't know about the hotel but i was in high school when we intervened in Kosovo

[@rudociliak6683]

Lol when the bombings happened western companies also european companies bought out damaged facilities and factories for major products at liquidated prices.

[@peraperic9936]

You call everything Austro-Hungarian, which is wrong because the Austro-Hungarian Empire or the Dual Monarchy, was a multi-national constitutional monarchy that existed between 1867 and 1918 only. For the longest time it was called the Habsburg monarchy, or Habsburg Empire, that was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities that were ruled by the House of Habsburg. From the 18th century it is also referred to as the Austrian monarchy or the Danubian monarchy. Part of that monarchy was, among others, The Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar or Serbian Voivodeship and the Banate of Temes. The Voivodeship gave its name to the present Serbian Vojvodina.

[@nullifye7816]

It was run by the Hungarian bit of the Austrian Empire before it was officially Austria-Hungary. It was a unified country at least culturally and economically, as the architecture attests. The entity is best known in English, reasonably, by the last name it had before it stopped existing. The official name on documents never mattered.

[@Schnaitheimer]

The railcars, you found at 1:15:00 are also German or at least German design, built on license in Yugoslavia, constructed in the 1950s, so not that much younger than the also German war time steam engine. They were called "Shinobus" in Serbia as they were called "Schienenbus" (rail bus) in Germany, but also "savior of the branch lines". The German writings on the steam enginge don't mention its year of construction, but mention "rod design type 1942", so I think, it means, that the design of the coupling rods between the traction wheels was designed in 1942 as a simplification of an older design as this type of locomotive has been built since the 1920s and got simplified for faster and cheaper construction for WW2.

[@unucimisekonja2476]

First of all, video is great, well done for the time you took to learn about the places you visited. What I don't understand is why did you allow yourself to sleep in abandoned buildings and train cars, man? Towards the end of the video, I could really feel your impression of how hospitable the Serbian people are, you could have asked, organized yourself better, after all, accommodation is not expensive.. I will put aside Russian enthusiasm for buildings built before 1945, as someone wrote below in the comments. Serbia is certainly not an ultra-touristy place, but the greatest wealth of this country is the people who live in it, as well as the nature. :) One more thing I would like to write about. It's about bombing. We are slowly reaching a time in history where the illegal bombing and killing of civilians is legalized, and where fictional causes of the bombing are imposed. Traveling through Serbia, you saw how much Serbian people suffered for the sake of freedom, and that's exactly what happened in 1999. I don't want to go too deep into history, I'll try to be as brief as possible. Kosovo Liberation Army has been officially declared as a terrorist organization by State Department. Kidnappings, selling narcotics... That's how they financed their "fight". From 1995 to 1998, they carried out tens of hundreds of terrorist attacks aimed at Serbs and Albanians in Kosovo and Metohija. You might find it interesting to research about yellow house in Albania. When you say war, one would think that two countries were at war, but in the conflict in Kosovo and Metohija, there was only talk of terrorist attacks that were successfully extinguished by the Serbian police. An autonomous province, on whose borders there was an army, and within which public order and peace were successfully maintained by the police. Terrorists were trained by Western military units in 1999, along with bombing, started another conflict from Albania. They were stopped by military border guards on regular military service, 20-year-old heroes of Serbia. Diplomatic efforts and negotiations were a one-way street. Serbia had the same ultimatum in front of it as in 1914 from Austria-Hungary, which of course it refused. NATO was protecting absolutely nothing with illegal bombing. The only thing he was protecting was American interest, which showed that they were the world's main policemen at that moment. The bombing ended with the signing of the Kumanovo agreement and the withdrawal of Serbian Army from Kosovo and Metohija. America got the land for one of the largest military bases in Europe, the West collects scraps of mineral wealth that is rich in Kosovo and Metohija, Albanian terrorists are currently occupying Serbian land as obedient puppets, and Serbs are in constant persecution and ethnic cleansing to this day, which is supported by Western politicians. (See the events of March 17, 2004) Serbia supports territorial sovereignty of Ukraine today because Kosovo and Metohija according to international law, pay attention to UN resolution 1244, belongs to Serbia in all historical and spiritual aspects. Which is quite similar in Ukraine. The task of little ones is to stick to the law, the big ones are too busy competing to see who bigger cowboy is.

[@onemore5952]

It nice to see that you believe in such a version.

[@voidrunner.]

@@onemore5952 What was the famous 'Dusan Silni' doing? He continued King Milutin's mercenary tradition and brought in the Alemannic Guard, made up of 300 elite German knights under the command of Palman Bracht. What did Serbia do during the 'Strong' era? It met 20% of Europe's needs in gold and silver. The miners of Nemnjic were Saxons who were also engaged in mining and metallurgy. What was Milos Obrenovic doing? Already in 1835, Baron Sigmund von Herder traveled around Serbia and did geological research of ores in Bor and Majdanpek. A complete report on the ores was printed in 1846, almost 10 years since the surveys were made. The report was translated into Serbian 180 years after it was published. So Serbs, for 180 years you don't know what you have, for 180 years someone else knows what you have and makes plans how to take it from you while you snack on burek, go rafting, fight in bars and breed jays, and then when it comes to you, when you raise generations of professors (yours) to convince you that you have nothing suddenly a discovery, a shock... The revelation is for you, not for him. They will show that you are stupid as a pumpkin. By the way, the baron was awarded with 1000 ducats and a saber, the hilt of which was encrusted with silver and gold, in which 118 20-carat diamonds were embedded. One such ducat is worth around 40,000 (320 euros) today, add another half million for a saber and you will see what kind of 'host Milos was'. Milos gave around 2 million euros so that the whole of Europe knows what Serbia has and for the Serbs to find out what they have after 180 years. Priceless. We are going straight to the Kosovo now. Trepcha. As early as 1919, an English mission was sent to assess the damage caused to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. A member of this mission, Aleksandar Vrej, came from the department for industrial research and in the summer of 1919 submitted a report entitled 'Geology and mineral wealth of the state of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes'. Of course, effectively, as early as 1924 the English company Selection Trust DOO, consisting of Forman, James Jackson, Alfred Teller, Clement Richardson, Alfred Chester Beatty, Hector Middleton, Lomir James and Harke Bolsova marked on maps 10,000 digs in Serbian Holy Kosovo. Of course, nothing would be possible without the 'great statesman' Nikola Pasic and his son Rada. Rada Pasic sells the concession to the Anglo-American company and already on December 9, 1927, Trepcha Mines Limited is founded, headed by Sir Alfred Chester Beatty. And behold, right around that time, in 1920, the Lapland Rebellion broke out, and the Kachki appeared, that is, the forerunner of the KLA, which did the same thing that the KLA did in 1996-1999. Coincidence? Make up your own mind…

[@onemore5952]

@@voidrunner. I'm kind of sorry that you wrote all that. I didn't read any of it.

[@paulussturm6572]

@@onemore5952Bragging about being illiterate is about what one expects from people who support Kosovar independence

[@onemore5952]

@@paulussturm6572 on the contrary, what one expects of illiterated people is to not to understand the reality of an independent Kosovo.