☀️Winter Escape! Saranda Albania: An Intriguing Off-Season Destination (Non-Schengen) 🇦🇱

Dreaming of winter sun, but stuck outside the Schengen zone? Look no further than Saranda, Albania! This hidden gem might be your perfect off-season escape. While Saranda has fast become a summer favorite along the Albanian Riviera, we wanted to see if it holds up as a fantastic winter destination. Discover the unique charm of Saranda during the quieter months, with its mild weather, stunning scenery, and friendly locals. Skip the crowds and embrace the peacefulness of winter in Saranda. We spent a month here and loved it - and we think you might too! Is Saranda Albania your next winter adventure? Join us and find out!
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00:00 - Intro
00:15 - Schengen
01:08 - Winter/Weather
02:19 - Off Season
03:36 - Food and Restaurant Recommendations
05:15 - Airbnb Recommendation
09:00 - The view!
09:54 - Making friends and Things To Do
14:12 - Transportation Tips
#slowtravel #wintertravel #saranda #albania #traveltips

[@BRUNILDA_TERNOVA]

Thanks for promoting my country.. love from an albanian of fier thats live in Italy.. love!

[@tendegreeswarmer]

Thank you, we had a wonderful time! Saranda in February is delightful. 😀

[@PeggyHillman-js2mv]

Wow! Great memories. Roxie! The storm! Butrint! The great hike UPHILL to our place!

[@tendegreeswarmer]

It was a great place to spend a month in winter. And the short but steep hike up to our place was totally worth it for that view! 😆

[@am329]

Beautiful - thanks for sharing this. I’ve always wondered about Albania in the off season.

[@tendegreeswarmer]

Glad you enjoyed the video - we sure enjoyed being there! 😀

[@anotherabeer4341]

Saranda is very nice for the winter. I plan on returning in January.

[@tendegreeswarmer]

We're on the same page! 😀

[@nancymiller7984]

Love you guys! Wheels up in 140 days for my future travels. I hope I'll run into you on the road.

[@tendegreeswarmer]

How exciting!! And the world is a surprisingly small place, so you never know where we might meet! We just ran into some famous KZbinrs ourselves, Amelia and JP, here in Montenegro just out on the street. They were super nice. We know them for their Ecuador content so I wouldn’t have expected to see them here, but you just never know who you’ll come across.

[@nomadjim]

Nice informative video. I've been hearing so much about Albania and I think you've sold me on it, certainly Saranda. I'm thinking about going there in late September and really looking forward to it. Appreciate your tips and suggestions! The one about flying into Corfu and taking the ferry over is something I wouldn't have thought of. Safe travels!

[@tendegreeswarmer]

Let us know what you think! And do your best to get a place with a view, it made all the difference for us lol.

[@User12345fan]

September and May/early June are the best months to go.

[@ExploreTayo]

Great to know, Albania is high in our plans for next winter. How common are the wet bathrooms? We're not fans.

[@tendegreeswarmer]

I haven't thought about it, but is anyone a fan? I've never seen the appeal either except maybe as a space issue. 😆 In any case, most of the places we looked at had shower curtains. No idea why this one didn't, but the other advantages of the apartment made it worth it and it is still the one we chose.

[@ExploreTayo]

@tendegreeswarmer well, it's more like Avic despises them! 😆 Also, it was great to see you hiking with our friend that we met in Brasov.

[@tendegreeswarmer]

@@ExploreTayo The world is a small place, isn't it? He was awesome!

[@User12345fan]

I love it when gay couples visit and live in Albania. So other gay people can see that it is safe here, I read a lot that LGBT people are scared to travel here, from a gay Albanian.

[@tendegreeswarmer]

Thank you for the message! We spent two months in Albania and did not experience any safety issues at all. We didn't come to make political statements, but as far as just living your life, we certainly felt very comfortable and wouldn't hesitate to come back. I hope you are doing well!

[@User12345fan]

@@tendegreeswarmer exactly I traveled with my foreign boyfriend, king bed room in Saranda in the summer. I didn’t feel any disrespect from the staff of the hotel. It was clear we were boyfriends.

[@tendegreeswarmer]

@@User12345fan That's great to hear! As foreigners I think we tend to get a lot of leeway, and people don't really pay much attention. But that's great that you, who would probably notice if there was underlying disrespect, didn't feel any. 👍

[@User12345fan]

@@tendegreeswarmer yes if that happened 10 years ago, it would’ve been a huge problem. Things are changing especially in the more touristy areas, now people have seen diversity and they will start to accept it.

[@user-xx8qw8ds7e]

alb is not safe

[@tendegreeswarmer]

I guess everyone has a different threshold, but we loved it. Where do you feel safest?

[@user-xx8qw8ds7e]

@@tendegreeswarmer i was through adriatic coast and other seas and so but safest is montenegro and croatia in ulcinj i was lucky other montenegro and croatia are best no danger exscept prices

[@tendegreeswarmer]

@@user-xx8qw8ds7e haha we are in Dubrovnik now and yes the prices will definitely get you!

[@user-xx8qw8ds7e]

@@tendegreeswarmer i was in dubrovnik with mom 2010 1 till 9th of may wasnt bad but if uare there in season yes the prices get you also rovinj hvar and so

[@MrKastro65]

Albania is as safe as Croatia Montenegro Greece as any country in Europe you just lie and say it's not safe you lie man