Motorcycle Tour - Problems at Albania Greece border Ep. 17
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00:00They say okay, you can walk, you can cross the border, come back to Albania, we can help you in a system and you can go.
00:30Assalam Alekum and good morning everyone from Tirana, Albania.
00:33Yesterday I reached here and today is my second day here.
00:36The start of the day was not good.
00:38I just heard in the news that their second wave has started.
00:41There are a lot of infections and it is possible that their neighboring countries will close their borders.
00:45And before Greece or any other country crosses the border with them and I get stuck here,
00:50I am thinking of leaving from here.
00:52Today's plan is that I will ride towards Greece and try to cross the border.
00:56Greece's border has been open since 15th June and today is 17th June.
01:00So I shouldn't have any problem.
01:02Google is telling me that it will take me 4 hours and 30 minutes to cover almost 300 km.
01:08I have just come to have breakfast.
01:10I will pack my stuff and leave from here.
01:26TIRANA
01:36Bismillah... In the name of Allah
01:38Assalam Alekum
01:44So I am ready.
01:46The rain is not stopping.
01:49But what can we do now?
01:51Let's spend this day peacefully.
01:54Let's get out of Tirana as soon as possible.
01:59The traffic here...
02:01That's why I didn't go to the city center in the evening.
02:04It's so tiring in this traffic.
02:07Look at that...
02:08He is returning me back in the middle of the road, even though there are cars behind me.
02:13This is the situation in Pakistan.
02:16You can return me back wherever you want.
02:19You can even reverse.
02:21No problem at all.
02:34I hope it's not parked somewhere.
02:36Yes, it is.
02:38I don't know what to say to them.
02:41This is too much.
02:52TIRANA
03:00Let's fill up the tank from here.
03:05Full?
03:06Full.
03:10We have a little more than 9 liters in the tank.
03:13We have a lake with us.
03:15Let's fill it up.
03:18This is about 1400 rupees.
03:22120 lakhs is equivalent to 1 euro.
03:30So it's about 12 euros.
03:34Bismillah... In the name of Allah.
03:48DURUS
03:51We have arrived at the Albanian coast.
03:54Now we are gonna travel along the coast.
03:58The area I am in is called Durus.
04:01Let's be careful not to take a wrong turn.
04:06I think this is the navigation.
04:10That's right.
04:12Durus is their port city.
04:14It's famous for its beaches.
04:17Most people from Tirana come here to party and enjoy.
04:34The rain has caught up with us again.
04:36It's not leaving me alone.
04:38It's catching up with me wherever I go.
04:43I am thinking of taking a break.
04:45There's a terrible storm ahead.
04:48It's raining heavily.
04:50I think there's a petrol pump here.
04:54There are petrol pumps everywhere in Albania.
04:58I think this is their main business.
05:01Every petrol pump has a different price.
05:03I haven't seen a single petrol pump...
05:06I mean if I have seen 10 petrol pumps,
05:09each one would have a different price.
05:14The next day.
05:23One cappuccino.
05:29Nescafe?
05:31No, this is...
05:33With milk?
05:37Milk?
05:40Yeah, this is good.
05:44They are making Espresso.
05:48Big.
05:51Yes.
05:57I am so unlucky today.
05:59There were so many cafes on the way.
06:01But the one I stopped at,
06:03I got coffee there.
06:05But it was black coffee.
06:07There was no milk.
06:09I was so annoyed that I was asking for milk.
06:13I couldn't understand what he was saying.
06:15So I got tired and asked for coffee.
06:19Check out the condition of the coffee.
06:21I love coffee.
06:23But you can't have black coffee without milk.
06:27I don't add sugar.
06:29Milk is a must.
06:31And the weather is so bad.
06:33I am tired of driving on the highway.
06:35I am not driving on the highway.
06:37I am going to take a route along the coast.
06:40Even if it takes me more than 2 hours,
06:42I am going to drive along the coast.
06:44Not on the highway.
06:51This is the most difficult day of this trip so far.
06:56It's not because the ride is difficult or anything.
07:00But most of the time, I have to stay on the highway.
07:04And the scenery is so boring.
07:07It's so difficult to focus on the highway.
07:10My eyes are closing.
07:12I am so tired.
07:14Fortunately, I have made a good decision
07:16to take a scenic route.
07:18Because if I go on this road,
07:20I don't think I will be able to see anything.
07:23I am in a village now.
07:25In a small city.
07:28We will take the scenic route ahead of this.
07:34Coffee? Yeah. Cappuccino?
07:41Cappellato? Yes.
07:47So this was my coffee number 4.
07:49Unfortunately, the locals here don't speak English.
07:52So I had to ask for help.
07:54I am not able to speak English.
07:56I am not able to speak English.
07:58I am not able to speak English.
08:00I am not able to speak English.
08:02Unfortunately, the locals here don't speak English.
08:05Nor do they speak German.
08:07They mostly speak Italian.
08:09And Italian is as much as their English.
08:13That's why I don't speak it.
08:16Only Buon Giorno and Grazie.
08:19I don't know anything else.
08:21This national park is called Lagorna National Park.
08:25I have come here by mistake.
08:27I didn't plan to come here.
08:29I just wanted to change the route on the way.
08:32So that it becomes a scenic route.
08:34It's a beautiful place.
08:36There are not many tourists here.
08:38The scenery is good.
09:00It's 5 pm and we have taken a break for our late lunch and dinner.
09:04We were supposed to have some lobsters.
09:06But we have been stuck in traffic for the whole day.
09:10There are no lobsters here.
09:12Thankfully, there are a lot of fish in this area.
09:15Because the beach is right next to the sea.
09:18But there is a huge problem here.
09:21I don't think anyone will be able to catch a fish here.
09:25There is a huge problem here.
09:28Neither can anyone understand my language, nor can they understand mine.
09:31I just kept working with gestures.
09:33I just asked them to give me whatever they have.
09:37This area is next to Greece.
09:40And they mostly speak Greek here.
09:42Let's see what comes next.
09:46This is a Greek salad.
09:49And there should be fish with it.
09:54He doesn't know English.
09:56It will be around 12 Euros.
09:58He made 12 Euros.
10:015, 5, 10.
10:03Thank you. Bye.
10:12The mistake I made was that I didn't know how to speak English.
10:16I thought I would be able to speak English.
10:18But I didn't.
10:20I thought I would be able to speak English.
10:23The mistake I made was that I gave the address of the village in the middle.
10:28I didn't know that the road that goes along the beach is such a narrow road.
10:33And there is a lot of curves on it.
10:36Mr. Google is telling me that we will cover 162 km in 3 hours and 13 minutes.
10:43That means I will be there by 9 pm.
10:46It's a good thing that I have seen a beautiful and different region of Albania today.
10:53Otherwise, if I had stayed on the highway,
10:55the way I was feeling dizzy and sleepy,
10:58could have been wrong.
11:16Greece.
11:23Greece?
11:24Greece, yes.
11:30Pakistan.
11:32Pakistan?
11:33Yes.
11:36Germany, Pakistan.
11:38Motorcycle.
11:40Motorcycle from Germany?
11:42Germany.
11:43Pakistan.
11:49The people here are nice.
11:51Overall, they are friendly.
12:09When will these curves end?
12:12The roads are just going round and round.
12:18I also wanted to come on a curve.
12:21And my wish is coming true.
12:24And I can't wait for it to end.
12:26Let's get down from one side and climb up from the other.
12:29I can feel the exhaustion in the last part.
12:34So I hope these curves don't last too long.
12:38I can see a road on the map.
12:41Hopefully, we will have to go till there.
12:44And then we will find a straight road ahead.
12:47But check out the views.
12:49Amazing.
13:03We have reached the border.
13:06First, we have to exit from Albania.
13:10And then to Greece.
13:14Let's see.
13:21Hopefully, it won't be a problem.
13:39Yes, I do speak English.
14:10Okay, just a second.
14:13Let's go and ask them.
14:15It's 9.30 in the night.
14:17And after travelling all day, I have reached the border.
14:21They told me that they have closed the entry for Greece.
14:25Today is 17th of June.
14:27And it's closed till 1st of July.
14:29They had opened on 15th of June for one day only.
14:32And they have closed it right after that.
14:35So I have to go back now.
14:38And I have only one option.
14:40I have to cross from North Macedonia.
14:43It's written on their website that I can cross.
14:45And Greece is not that bad.
14:47They haven't updated their website.
14:49I was afraid that they would close it in Tirana.
14:52But when I checked their website in Tirana, there was nothing written on it.
14:56Anyway, let's go to the hotel.
15:00I am at the border between Greece and Albania.
15:05I have to drive for about an hour to reach there.
15:08Because tomorrow I have a long drive to the border of North Macedonia.
15:13That's why I have taken an hour from here.
15:15I hope to reach there by 10.30 pm.
15:18Then I will go and rest.
15:20And I will talk to you there.
15:22Greece
15:24Albania
15:26Greece
15:28Albania
15:30Greece
15:32Albania
15:34Greece
15:36Albania
15:38Greece
15:40Albania
15:42Greece
15:44I am back from the border of Greece.
15:46Fortunately, I didn't face any problem in finding a hotel.
15:51The hotel is on the main highway.
15:53I took an hour from here because my ride tomorrow will be shorter.
15:58I was very tired today.
16:02I started at 9.30 in the morning.
16:05It's 10.30 now.
16:07It's been a long day.
16:09But I think it was one of the most beautiful days.
16:12I really liked the area where I stayed.
16:15I don't know if I will get a better idea when I edit the vlog.
16:20I hope you guys liked it as well.
16:23Unfortunately, the Greeks didn't let me in.
16:26But I don't want to ruin my day by shooting them.
16:30That's what happens in adventure.
16:32Sometimes you have good days and sometimes you have bad days.
16:35But if we base our entire day on that,
16:40that this happened and that happened,
16:42that's what happens.
16:44It's better to shoot such things.
16:46Insha Allah, I will tell you in the next vlog about the next step.
16:49Hopefully, you guys liked today's vlog.
16:52And if you did, don't forget to hit the LIKE button.
16:55See you in the next vlog.
16:57I am very tired now.
16:59I'll sleep now.
17:01I'll start the next day early.
17:03Allah Hafiz.