BALKANS – A Trans Euro Trail adventure (Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Albania)

Four latvians making a loop of the Balkans on their adventure bikes via the Trans Euro Trail.
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Ok then – let’s turn the page and go to the Balkans But our journey starts in Mārupe where we’re gonna load the bikes into Ainār’s bus Ainārs is going with the bus to Croatia already today But we the rest of us will fly on the weekend What are we doing here, Ainārs?

Fumbling, learning yoga, playing Tetris Grown people amusing themselves Big thanks to Ainārs for driving this hard and boring road to Dubrovnik Let’s meet in Croatia then! And… we’re in Dubrovnik Ainārs already unloa*&^$ the bikes… argh! Mixed up the text, yeah? Put on the bags. Texts are mixing up. It’s really hot

I’m already sweating in the pants, it’s really hot here Let’s go! Back into the summer. Going to Bosnia Darkness and the border crossing to Montenegro And we’re searching were to hang our… hammocks Searched through many bushes for a place until found the perfect one (Am I doing it right?) Look at this!

There’s place for all hammocks Will sleep beautifuly A dog is barking in the background, sheep jingling Learning to set up hammocks What’s for supper? Beer! How was it with underquilts? Nice, eh? Yes… who got the underquilt? Arvīds, yes – who got the underquilt? (Well 3 guys got)

I wanted to be ultralight and got only a mattress Oh well… yes yes yes! Doggy doggy doggy Some kind of Narnia There’s nowhere to hang the hammocks here, if not counting the turbines Good morning! Well this was one chilly night mainly because of the wind and we were on top of a hill

We’re a bit cold and want go get back into the Sun and go down the mountain Right? Little courageous one! Jump! Good doggy! He’s biting the leg! Going to Kosovo Let’s go! Old road there, could have ridden there… True 90ties – stuck together with anything that was available

I think you can also get punched here.. All roadsides are full of trash And the border with Kosovo Kosovo surprises – looks like everything is much more developed here Better cars, houses All kinds of restaurants, shops Premium Very helpful people here – show up, make calls Let’s park here – by the furniture We’re in a Kosovo town called Peja Read it like you want And we can’t understand what’s going on here Here are all kinds of cafes, luxury cars, new houses But there are no sidewalks and stray dogs…

Reminds a bit of Pokhara in Nepal Can’t put a finger on it Yeah – like a Balkan Pokhara Searching for a breakfast place And all city’s dogs express their opinion Stuck in Tuesday’s rush hour We have to go up these mountains Good morning from TET Kosovo! Rode 500 meters and already going uphill

Riding into the mountains. A nice rocky trail. Morning workout. Moto yoga. Completely fresh asphalt, poured on yesterday After a year here will be asphalt Ok ok ok, just don’t stop! Oooh, Andris! That’s it – here starts the fun Beautiful! Let’s stop here and drone The roads are approximate here, more like directions

Zis iz wat TET iz about! This is that TET? Was this the “challenging track ahead” marker? I crashed! Hi hi hi LOL Looks like this will be a full day thing This shot also has a drone shot Arvīds – when editing make sure to insert also my view

So that people can also see POV, not only from a distance Good doggy! He’s grasping the leg – felt his teeth biting my boot There’s a road for normal people, here’s for us Overtaking, overtaking, not overtaking! Trying to start riding Can’t Gotta start in 2nd These are rastaman sheep with dreadlocks

Searching for a shelter for the night again It would be nice to stay up here on the mountain Eastern side, the Sun will rise there It will be warm in the morning, cold during the night Just need to find some trees Just it will be cold here in a moment

Well yeah, what did you expect? I wanted a sauna… Oh – probably there is one down there somewhere Good evening! Seriously? Let’s each build a table like that The bike will handle better tomorrow Bite my tongue, so tasty! It was a nice night – first bonfire, nicely windless and full Moon

Now going up those switchbacks… Montenegro… and moving into the direction of Macedonia Wow! It’s somewhat beautiful here There’s Montenegro, there’s Kosovo, and there’s Albania Here’s the road, if you can call that a road Of course in video all this looks flat but trust me – it’s steep here! Still life Let’s go!

Get lost! Do we need this in the evening? It’s crazy here! Endurists! This is proper enduro! Good evening! The night was good, but now have to get down the mountain… somehow Get lost! Stopped, waiting for Arvīds It’s nice evacuating from TET How is it? Easy here, right, Andris?

In the ruts the bags and legs are striking the walls Yeah, Tenere’s Arvīds sure has it harder Wow – I put into 2nd gear for the first time! That shop on the left is beautiful! It’s smiling and saying: “Come come here!” Have to find passports, eh?

In Macedonia you leave the car where you need and continue on foot Had a little crash here South and wet asphalt means skating ring Thursday. Macedonia. Like this. We’re in some kind of a 80ies ski resort Going skiing Hedgehog! Mountain huts Silently… Just give them any hole to ride into…

Total soap is here! That’s how it is here in the South. Let’s ride slowly. Ok, we have seen Macedonia Šar mountains were nice, but the rest is a little meh Lot’s of trash, chaos Going to Albania, will sleep on that side Have to find passports probably What was that? Some donkey?

Good morning on this morning! Everyone’s here and let’s climb the mountain Dog, mud, potholes Albania is hospitable Dreadful stones! Had a little crash Searching for a hole in the radiator The reservoir is empty Happens..

The viewer of this video – can you tell me if this is leaky and I can continue riding or should I end here? Is this a road? Some trials again! Ouch, my leg! Lift the bike! Just went for a swim in this lake We’re down from the mountain! What a bouncer that was!

I don’t want to go back up there! What did we have just now? We ate at the local cafe and it wasn’t good What did we have? Some 2-3 day old pasta and a raw chicken How much did we pay? 50€ (the most expensive). It was 66, I bargained 16€

Yeah, but crazy. Everywhere else was very nice food for less money But it was needed for experience Ok, last camp in the mountains It was very beautiful by the river, but also wet All clothes, helmet, boots are wet Sun! Interesting name for a gas station…

Oh, check this out – looks like a military base! Sea! Beach season! Beach vacation for the tired motorcyclists What did the boys do? Played around a little on the beach. Icing on the cake! Nice! Look – Ainārs is still at it And on that bombshell it’s time to end Spent last night outdoors

It was warm and there we a lot of mosquitos. And now have to try to get out of the dunes and move towards Dubrovnik You think I want to ride now? Ah, thorny bushes! And the loop is completing 1417,7 kilometres And that’s it!