YOU MUST VISIT THIS EUROPEAN CITY! (Albania's Stone City: Gjirokaster) - ALBANIA TRAVEL VLOG

[@JetLagWarriors]

Thanks for watching!❤️🇦🇱 This vlog is day 4 of our Albania road trip series. In case you missed day 3 vlog (Albanian village life and friendly locals): kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3rCaZmoj7x7qqc ✨ Don’t forget to hit the subscribe button, and follow us on Instagram (@jetlagwarriors) for behind the scenes and daily stories. ✨ Join this channel membership to get access to perks: kzbin.info/door/1soWWg79S9TUdSjzAHHftwjoin ✨ Support our effort to continue create meaningful travel contents by making a one-time donation on paypal:paypal.me/pools/c/8rJ1qCci1Q

[@raaidmasood9987]

Steve, say hi to Chris Jericho for me! 😂🇨🇦

[@MTravelVlog]

😍😍

[@JetLagWarriors]

We are loving our Albania trip❤️🇦🇱 Please give us some recommendations on places to visit, interesting things to vlog, and food to try. Thank you!!😁✌️

[@megikelmenti8591]

You must go up North and visit Theth and Valbona. Also try eating at Mrizi i Zanave, and do the boat tour of the Shala river and there is accomodation near there as well.

[@1444-y8u]

visit shala river in north

[@SB-rg2it]

You should go to llogara national park and karaburun peninsula (full of beautifull beaches )

[@NOONE-cd4gu]

Go to the north and visit Theth and Shkodra

[@nafisnaim]

Aside from the UNESCO sites, you might want to check out the ones on the tentative list as well. For example, there are Apollonia Archaeological Park and Fortress of Bashtova on the list, which both seem to be a good stop on the way to Duress later.

[@jasonsong6747]

Whaaaa... so beautiful! I get amazed when visiting historic sites like this stone city. SO beautiful - just imagine living there! That stone carver tho... whaaaaa????!??! Sick with the chisel skills! The food looks great too so interesting that the meatball soup was creamy and sour. I get sad when I travel with my parents all they want is to put kimchi on everything they eat - IN OTHER COUNTRIES! I try to explain to them that we should be visiting not to have their cultures accommodate ours, but for us to try and understand what they are about. Food doesn't have to be meeting our standards of what good is.. I mean if it tastes great - then that's a plus! But, I believe in my humble opinion, the best way to get an experience is to really let down your guard and dive deep just like Steve and Ivana to get the best experience and taste of what their culture is about. Sorry for the rant - Great episode guys!

[@JetLagWarriors]

LOL It was a good rant :) no need to apologize.

[@Justme-hs5ge]

Thanks for the videos. I'm Albanian and you show me things I didn't know, 🇦🇱🇨🇦

[@JetLagWarriors]

Awesome! Thanks for watching :)

[@ExploreWithBolu]

This place is super amazing. I love the atmosphere and the archaic structures and environment, just looks like a relaxing place to live in. Have a great time exploring Albania my great friends 😊

[@JetLagWarriors]

Thanks buddy :) we will certainly have a great time exploring :D.

[@chuckytehboy6168]

How ironic. You went to Gjirokastër. I live on the other city of the mountain. If you see the mountains on the other side of it is Përmet. I wished you guys came here but still glad you went to Gjirokastër. A beautiful city.

[@zuraidazakaria7419]

That Skandulli house alone is worth the trip to Gjirokaster.Love the castle too and the stones roof are so very interesting. I hope you could feature Albanian folk music in your video.I truly believe folk music is an integral part of every culture. Keep driving the Skoda that could Steve and show us more of fascinating Albania.

[@JetLagWarriors]

Hmmmm good idea. Will try to find some traditional music in Albania!!

[@preciousstone6878]

So nice!!! The whole atmosphere and surroundings , lots of historical stuff. Beautiful drone view......wow...nice weather... Amazing!

[@JetLagWarriors]

Thanks for watching Crystal :). We really loved Gjirokaster

[@nurhafiyyan]

Thank you for sharing the beauty of Albania to us. Love from Malaysia 💕

[@DodoExplorers]

So beautiful! Fantastic work on those drone shots!

[@JetLagWarriors]

Thanks friends :D.

[@theresewheeler1498]

Enjoy lovely couple and thank you for sharing the beauty of Albania

[@JetLagWarriors]

Thanks for watching :)

[@Yasin_Affandi]

Wonderful to see your amazing drone shots. Fantabulous view.

[@JetLagWarriors]

Fantabulous lol :) You're right

[@Yasin_Affandi]

@@JetLagWarriors 😀

[@louis0121]

Loving this series from you guys... The history, the culture, the people, the scenery, the food and the drone shots..... all ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@JetLagWarriors]

Thanks for watching!! Glad you enjoy 😊

[@rhyacinthlevrini6577]

This was the first video I discovered of your Albanian rode trip. I was so captivated by your presentations that I followed you the rest of the way! Thank you for sharing.

[@raa1d]

I'm new to your channel, I started watching your vlogs three days ago, and I just binged on all your Pakistan videos. From Lahore and Islamabad to Hunza and all over the north. Every conversation, reaction, covering all the emotional highs and lows. By the time I was done with your last vlog today I was weeping like a kid. It was genuinely like losing a family member, and I became desperately sad about you leaving. It's funny how you can forge deep connections with people you've never met in real life. Ivana, you're smart, very intuitive and gorgeous, and Steve doesn't have a mean bone in his body. I can genuinely say I love you both, and also say thank you for making yourselves part of our lives, and thank you for sharing these journeys in such an intimate way. Love from Lahore ❤️

[@JetLagWarriors]

Wow what a special comment. This is means a lot to us. But don't be sad! We will be back in Pakistan soon enough -- for Karachi, Peshawar, Swat, and maybe more :)

[@raa1d]

@@JetLagWarriors 🤗🤗

[@dianegreig4627]

Once again loving the drone shots!! Keep safe, healthy and happy.

[@Yasin_Affandi]

Thanks for this wonderful video. Thanks for sharing n showing this beautiful n amazing place. Simply marvellous.

[@Yasin_Affandi]

Is it noon in Albania?

[@JetLagWarriors]

Right now it is almost 4pm

[@Yasin_Affandi]

@@JetLagWarriors Thanks. 😀

[@lindatang4955]

Scenic view. Amazing view with drone shots. So much creative handicrafts.

[@mikeandjesstravel1408]

How exciting! We're coming to Albania soon! I loved that transition in the beginning where you took it from the camera to the drone filming you with the camera then taking off🙌

[@JetLagWarriors]

You’ll love it here! It’s a really underrated travel destination

[@chaw294]

Woooowwww....another beautiful part of Albania, Gjirokaster, the city of stone. Amazing castle and wonderful to see houses with stone roofs. That stone craver is just incredible...awesome stone crafts. Interesting tour around that preserved house, the Skandulli House. It's indeed a massive one. Your Abnb is a nice and cozy one too. Kudos to you guys ❤️❤️

[@JetLagWarriors]

The stone carver was so great!! Especially because he kept saying Albania FORT! Which means something like Albania, strength!! LOL Great guy who is very talented

[@BreakawayBites]

These bazaars are up and alley, lots of crafts , hidden trickets that might have never seen then. Exquisite work by the craftman....Yup, antique....$$$$$ LOL... What a day ..Stay safe, happy exploring

[@window2000]

beautiful albania....love it

[@stanian2]

The stone roofing might be a good idea if there is an earthquake, as if they are loose, rather than collapsing they can all slide off. Little bit of climbing involved in getting to the best spots, but the views were incredible. Some amazing stone carving there and a guty happy in his work, they would make great roof tiles. Always nice to see how people lived in the past.

[@fahmidalutfullah361]

Wow, that ottoman style house, is so beautiful and all the info so interesting!

[@albusha5150]

She hit the nail on the head. Yes those rice balls "qifqi" are mixed mainly with mint "nenexhik." The meat balls in the soup "pashaqofte" soup are actually ground meat balls mixed with rice. Two of my favorite dishes I grew up with. My grandmother cooked them all the time. My grandfather was from Gjirokaster and my mom was born there. It's a town with a lot of history. Glad you guys like our food. Yes, we're not much into spices as we like to taste authentic flavor of each ingredient. Pilaf is an example. We usually cook the rice with butter and when you eat pilaf you feel the full flavor of rice. There are too many places I could recommend for food but this guy has nailed our food #davidsbeenhere Check him out. Oh and look out for what we call "first or ancient figs." Also cherries and mulberries. Have fun in my country.

[@faisalkhaan3079]

Love Albania from Pakistan 🇵🇰❤️

[@johny5933]

Great video again. You must drive from vlora to saranda or saranda to vlora and you will definitely enjoy that trip.

[@aleunaMish]

planning on going there this summer! cant wait, looks beautiful. Also, great job with the video :)

[@lynia6587]

Hi guys 👋 this is amazing waking up to this beautiful view , ok finally you arrived Gjirokaster 👍🏻 love the local products at the shops and of course the the old castle and the story behind it , 👏🏻feel like we’re back in time really beautiful the vintage hotel 👏🏻 awesome guys , hope for more videos thanks 🙏🏻

[@JetLagWarriors]

We loved our South Albania roadtrip so much, we are going to do one up North in a week or so :)

[@lynia6587]

@@JetLagWarriors awesome 👍 can't wait 😂

[@MTravelVlog]

I really enjoyed your video. ⭐️💕 Greetings from Albania. 👋🏼 🇦🇱

[@brunaprocopi]

Awesome…..beautiful city of stone…did you see the carpets? They hand make to order…and what can you say about the stone carver? Awesome👍👍👍

[@JetLagWarriors]

Yes! We actually bought a handmade carpet not too long ago in Northern Pakistan! Or else we would've wanted to buy one here. They're really pretty

[@G1100L]

Great stuff, learning as you go!!

[@babarshahbaz6868]

Awesome video of historic site. Loved it

[@dzulkar9umar]

nice architectures and handicrafts there... 😲🤓 I wish i could travel like you guys....

[@richardyoung8131]

So glad to find these videos! I am leaving for Albania in 2 weeks.

[@seyl717]

How was it, did you visit albania?

[@richardyoung8131]

@@seyl717 Yes! Three wonderful weeks in beautiful, friendly Albania! Just got home. (2 nights/days in Gjirokaster were great.)

[@fahmidalutfullah361]

That castle/ fortress is so cool! Ah köfte is also eaten in Turkey! I love köfte!!!😋 Love the bazaar with crafts and antiques! The soup might have yogurt!

[@sarahfoo4359]

I'm amazed how the stone roof don't topple!

[@JetLagWarriors]

Amazing, right? So heavy and hard to work with, but beautiful nonetheless :)

[@G1100L]

Yes, the drone shots are great!!

[@MrsNWai]

Love that house..thanks guys

[@smgold1087]

Try Ujvata Veranda in Borsh . Nice spot for coffee on the way to Saranda.

[@shakeelahmadbhutta]

Loving Albania series and good to see you as Pakistan embesider looking nice in cricket T-shirt

[@vivienliewleewen8474]

Beautiful city and is so serene.

[@DoReMIY23]

Wonderful holidays! 👏👏👏

[@vickhan192]

Can’t thank enough for what you are doing stay blessed 😇

[@sarahfoo4359]

That breakfast spread though!! Gahhhhh staph it, staph it!! I can't.... 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤣

[@BilalAli-vv6op]

Man! That T-Shirt suites u so well. 😁

[@kostandinpuleri]

The most beautiful city in Albania👌🏻🇦🇱

[@4rd17]

The drone videos are amazing

[@JetLagWarriors]

What do you think?...Did Rapunzel live here at one point?😂

[@naathnaath6377]

Jet Lag.. I don't know about that but you got your Rapunzel with you. Great woman. Hold onto her. Lucky man you are.

[@lendmioNoai]

This one is definitely made here.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2mVZIF_qtZ5bZo

[@lendmioNoai]

# "Dragostea Din Tei" unforgettable Romanian pop hit since 2004.. Mai ya hi.. Mai ya hu.. Mai ya ho.. Mai ya ha ha.. Should've make it a sing along thinggyme on the road trip.. 😅😂

[@dorianbuciza4101]

You forgot to film the ceiling made by wood with hand made decorations

[@kellie88]

Beautiful drone shot. So many interesting souvenirs. The stone Carver is amazing. I think many tourist will think like Chris, wish to buy but too heavy to bring back. Wonder how is their business. Very quiet place. Is it due to the pandemic?

[@Chairman7777]

Loved the video ! That's my city !

[@aa.r2588]

Alternate universe family : What did you bring for me from gjirokaster? Steve and ivana : A rock.

[@JetLagWarriors]

LOL

[@hamzaadrees1480]

Oh steve!Thank you sooooooo much for wearing pak Tshirt you are true ambassador of pakistan love you guys may God bless year both

[@emotionX5]

25:00 woooow

[@edmondhilviu7214]

Bravo bravo bellissimo vidio.

[@JetLagWarriors]

Thanks :)

[@aviationfansalbania2332]

Wooow

[@arnaldojano9969]

On your road trip, you missed korca city, the city of qofte, that you searching for eating, and also a really beatiful city... It's called "the small Paris" of Albania, because also it was under French control during WW1... you'll love it if you'll have the chance to go

[@muahammadali4910]

Finally you guys reach here ☺️👍

[@BeyfighterFaris]

Somewhere in the future, Steve will be a roofing expert with a company that supplies roofing styles from around the world.

[@JetLagWarriors]

Wooooo good idea. I can be the first and only roofer installing stone roofs in Canada 😎

[@BeyfighterFaris]

@@JetLagWarriors not just stone roofs, all sort of roof styles from around the world.. Balinese style is very unique

[@ariankaragiozi]

My father and mother were born in Gjirokastra

[@efrencruz4422]

You should watch acts 17 apologetics and pfander films and dcci ministries and christian prince and cira international and shamounian on KZbin channel and watch all the videos on KZbin arian 😀😀😀

[@Woods-BC]

In the distant past Gjirokaster was called Ergjeri

[@Geri_vids]

I like the fact that you guys can pronounce the names right 😃

[@samarwaqar5008]

Well done jetlag warrior you are in Albania but wearing Pakistani t shirt love from Pakistan we are missing you people

[@ahadubaidahadubaid8089]

Stone city amazing beautiful bazar is nice 🇵🇰

[@casie8621]

@14:30 Ivana: gotta control yourself steve! 😡 Steve: yes Ivana. meow 😂 Steve being tame. I feel you Steve. Hahaha 😊

[@weeeee8232]

5:13 EXACTLY the 1st thing that pops up in my mind!!! would be disaster if it collapses. 8:03 Steve blends in.... difficult to spot him... 🤣 9:10 Ivana is not feeling well? from the curves and corners of the journey?

[@JetLagWarriors]

Ivana was feeling a bit sick, I think because of the raki the day before camping, and then the curvy journey first thing in the morning. No problem, we took a day off and rested & edited :)

[@weeeee8232]

@@JetLagWarriors 👍 wise decision. Slow traveller is to travel leisurely. Take care.

[@1444-y8u]

#20:55 the house would make the perfect scene into a horror movie

[@churchofsatanalbania1468]

There has been a horror movie from hollywood in this castle in 2019 but i cant remember the name

[@ihsanbacha1437]

loved you are still wearing the pakistan team shirt

[@LittleBossBaby22]

Amazing 💓

[@KW8562]

Hi guys love the vlogs can watch all day 😊. Was just wondering the foods that you eat is there halal options anywhere. Maybe if you can tell us in tour videos in future would be great information for all Muslims that are watching. Most of the food you guys eats looks so yummy but always think I wounder if its halal. Thank you guys keep it up 🥰

[@JetLagWarriors]

Halal food video coming on Tuesday! Stay tuned

[@JetLagWarriors]

yes, we will make a video about it soon!

[@docali6729]

You must visit the village where food ranger shares video from village cooking check it out

[@ahson6249]

What a beautiful place. The food looks a little bland compared to Pakistan though... I'm sure Steve's tummy is happy but is his tongue happy too? : ) Take care, and as always, thanks for the amazing content!!!

[@seyl717]

Not really, olive oil is tastier and way healthier than curry. First time ive seen someone call mediterranean cuisine bland.

[@ahson6249]

@@seyl717 you may not have tried Pakistani or Indian food so we’ll let you slide. 😉

[@highsociety5]

Some products and souvenirs as coffee and pepper grinder, decorative plates aren't Made in Albania but Turkey

[@saz1935]

How strange is this Steve and Evona, I am visiting north Macedonia and Alabania at the end of Oct on my 60th and I was looking for few travelogues for my familiarisation and Bingo, I found you with Pakistani cricket kit 😆 🤣

[@anl1456]

Most villages in Albania have stone roofs

[@4rd17]

No they don't.

[@anl1456]

@@4rd17 Sorry most don't but a lot do

[@4rd17]

@@anl1456 No

[@ermalpula]

Nice footage guys!! Gjirokaster is truly an amazing city.. the castle was completed in yr 1200.. which was way before the Ottoman empire invasion.. I just wished they didn’t put those artillery equipment and that old US spy plane in there.. I just can’t wrap my head around why they thought it would be a great idea to do that.. they need to be dismantled and removed from this sacred castle..

[@JetLagWarriors]

Yeah I think you're right, especially about the random U.S plane. We actually had a clip of me commenting how out of place it seemed, but deleted it because we didn't know if there was some other reason for it, or if I was sounding harsh. Anyway Gjirokaster is a beautiful city and the castle is awesome to explore.

[@rumisteps988]

Such a quaint town, with amazing original architecture. It’s very unique. The handicrafts and foods are just like Turkey. But it still has distinctive features. Muslim women of those times were hidden and even in some cultures they still are. They are considered as the honour, also in those days rich women like that would very rarely cook or do housework as they’d have maids and servants. Having said that they still had more rights than their western counterparts, as they were given the right ( by Islamic law) to vote and own property 1400 years ago, whereas in the west, women had to fight for these rights and only got them maybe just over 100 years ago or so.

[@adrianog4148]

There are no otoman- style houses in gjirokaster. There is not such thing as otoman architecture.

[@AdeelAhmad-tr8fv]

Lol no one expects ottoman architecture in this Hoxha shithole

[@adrianog4148]

@@AdeelAhmad-tr8fv still alive and not diet on the streets of calcutta, adeel?!😂

[@shaclo1512]

@Anila Leka I read on other comments from him, he is mad that we are not religious extremists. just block him.

[@saifullahsahil8972]

lots of love from pakistan

[@window2000]

stone roofing....they must b very heavy,aren't they..?

[@JetLagWarriors]

Yep 500+ KG per square meter!!

[@liljanasufaj4130]

Albanians are master of stone crafting. In Istanbul in the touristic area there is a place called " Arnaut calldrem" which means" Albanian pavement " road, because people who built them were Albanians. If you see the mountain that Gjirokastra has it in its back, you'll notice it is a grey mountain made up of stone, the same Albanians built their town and their house roofs.

[@juanryansasaki5522]

Super cantik....

[@graphians1]

Love to see you promoting pakistan in Europe

[@rabbiyayasir9864]

Hi can you till me if Corona testning is required for traveling to Albania. We are traveling via wizz air

[@AL-ch9]

Nope no test required

[@esames9868]

Is kamping = kampong = village??

[@JetLagWarriors]

Kamping = camping. Although this particular camping accommodation is in the village of Lekdush, so it worked out by coincidence

[@simpleboy6799]

love from pindiboy

[@JetLagWarriors]

Pindi boy!!!!! Thanks for watching man

[@simpleboy6799]

@@JetLagWarriors you most wellcome dear

[@RizwanAli-ok4un]

You seem to love Pakistan a lot, thank you very much

[@kelllynameless7738]

I swear i think i saw u somewhere

[@zjarr6279]

I was hoping to see some scenes from Uji Ftoht(the water fall near Tepelene) before you got to Gjirokaster, if you walk down all the way to the river you would have seen this. instagram.com/p/CP24HVfNXPN/

[@fabiandanesti1497]

pretty greek vibe

[@marcoluppo5783]

Not at all.Epirus is not Greece even though the south of Epirus is occupied by Greece.

[@Zaid.Masood]

Thank You For 650 Ab Jaldi Sa 660 Karwa Do 💘

[@Zaid.Masood]

Thank You For 650 Ab Jaldi Sa 660 Karwa Do 👐

[@Woods-BC]

Integrate folk music in your videos please.

[@Jencabalen]

Hey make me dizzy on your video.. 😵‍💫

[@shehryar.mushir]

First hahaaha

[@humamumtaz2719]

Damn it! I thought I was going to be the first this time haha!

[@humamumtaz2719]

But dude please change your profile picture..it's hella scary :-(

[@JetLagWarriors]

LOL You did it

[@shehryar.mushir]

@@humamumtaz2719 hahahaha

[@RizwanAli-ok4un]

Pakistan Zindabad

[@RunsingBagaiNakGila]

💗 💗 👃 👅

[@aa.r2588]

Communism 🤕

[@aureliogj7966]

Stupid-ism 🤪

[@efrencruz4422]

@@aureliogj7966 you should watch acts 17 apologetics and pfander films and dcci ministries and christian prince and cira international and shamounian on KZbin channel and watch all the videos on KZbin aurelio gj 😀😀😀

[@apschw8991]

Good but Pakistan is next Laval of beautiful country in tha would,