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Haha yes, definitely some interesting solutions!! Thanks for watching!

Hi, sorry for the late reply - I’m in Iceland right now!! I bought the youth one month bus pass for the Nordland region (about €30 for the month for under 25s). I’m not sure about the value of the other passes but the youth pass was definitely worth it for me. You can see the prices and buy them (and single tickets) in the Reis Nordland app, which covers the whole Nordland region (all of Lofoten and quite a bit more). You need to have some kind of ticket on the app to get on the bus. Hope that helps!!

@@onthetrailnz Thanks for your response . What is the average pricing for a single trip to hop into a bus for Lofoten ? We are a senior couple , anyway to check the bus pass for a week or month ? Thanks.

@@user-bw4up2hu7x I think the standard 7 day adult pass for Nordland is 1290 NOK (about 110 Euros). I'm not sure if there is a senior one available. I didn't really look at the prices of the tickets since I had the pass, but I know for sure that for the trip I did, the pass was worth it. Individual tickets are quite expensive. With either a pass or a ticket, the only way to buy and use them is with the Reis Nordland app (or the Troms Billet app for the Troms og Finnmark region). You can enter two points on the app and it will give ticket options and should also show you the passes. You can't use paper tickets or cash - they aren't sold there.

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Awesome - thanks for watching! Hope you enjoyed your time in Montenegro!

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Yes, a lot of the rivers in the capital cities were pretty dirty, but as soon as you get out, they're amazing!

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Some of them were pretty awesome!

Both some some pretty cool bridges!!

Thanks so much for watching! I've been a bit slow on getting the next video up, but I'm working on it now!

Thanks for watching! Some of the building were pretty cool! Hopefully I'll get some more videos up soon :)

Thanks so much for watching!!

Thank you so much for watching! It’s definitely worth visiting!!

Thanks for watching! Yes it was pretty cool to have a guide in the city 😁

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It was a really nice city!!

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Thanks for watching!! Quite cool to say I’ve seen those animals now, but not necessarily at the time 😂

Yes definitely some good places to visit! Apart from the power cuts three times a day 😅

​@onthetrailnz that was a black out for all this countries Greece,Albania,Montenegro,Bosnia and Croatia, in Albania the power never cuts three time per day, good video tho

Yeah you definitely wouldn’t want to fall into that ice cave 😂 The snow slide was interesting - definitely a quicker way down!! Thanks for watching!

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Haha yes definitely one of the less relaxing hikes I’ve done 😂 All those power lines and there’s still about 3 power cuts a day - the system clearly doesn’t work 😂

Haha yes, I think the NZ plants and animals are much more tame 😂 I’ll definitely appreciate what NZ has more than I did! Thanks for watching!!

I loved it there! Everyone was so friendly and some pretty amazing nature as well 😁

It’s an amazing country!! I’ll have to go back someday 😁

Australia and Nz need to do visa free for albanians too 😊

@@albaniageoo you don't want 50,000 Albanian to leave right away to Australia New Zealand for job come on lol

​@Pajtim2023 this is propaganda to make Albania look bad Internationally, to work are procedures to be followed, cheers

Yeah it was pretty awesome! I was wondering at the time whether it was going to fall down though 😂 Albania doesn’t have much luck with that

It is called the Ali Pasha bridge

Haha it does sound a bit random when you say it 😂 I did meet 4 other kiwis (travelling together) in Shkodër though

@@onthetrailnz yeah your national newspaper had an article about Albania. I suspect more to come.

Haha yes - everyone European that I’ve talked to that’s been to NZ has said the same about the old buildings! I think I should have just kept the old hairstyle going and turned into true bushman style 😂

Yes it’s much more beautiful than I was expecting! Thanks for watching 😀

Yes some of those buildings in the mountains were pretty awesome! There were lots of small lizards and snakes, but not too much else 😀

I’m surprised no other larger animals! Thanks and enjoy the rest of your adventure!

Yes it’s definitely a beautiful country and definitely not as many people around compared with Western Europe! It’s definitely worth a visit! I thought the same about those footbridges - some of them were pretty shaky 😂

Yes it was a bit of a surprise for me as well when I was researching it! Some of those bridges were definitely interesting 😂

Thanks for watching! Some of those beaches were pretty amazing! The water could definitely have been warmer, but I guess that’s what you get in April 😂

Thanks for watching!! Yes it was great to explore the old town and was definitely a bit of an adventure to that waterfall - definitely worth it though 😁

Thanks so much for watching! It’s definitely an amazing country! 😀

Thanks for watching!! Some of the building were definitely pretty amazing! I don’t know who came up with the idea to build the monastery there though 😂 Still no sign of road cones in any of the other countries around either - I think the NZ government must have bought the worlds supply 😂

Haha yes the drone is definitely a bit of extra weight, but so worth it for some of the videos I’ve got in Norway, etc. There would definitely be a lot more people in the middle of summer - I’m heading to Croatia soon which is going to be much busier!

Yes some of the beaches were pretty awesome! Very cold water, but I’m sure it’s better later in the season 😀

Thank you! It’s definitely different to the more touristy spots here! After a month in the Balkans, I’m still getting used to the complete lack of timetables for busses/trains! I definitely miss tramping in NZ - being over here has made it appreciate it so much more, so I’m looking forward to getting back into it when I get home 😀

Thanks! Haha the graffiti was definitely a bit more extreme here - in most of the trains you can’t see out the windows at all - real communist era trains! 😀

Thanks!! Yes it was a pretty amazing view from the top 😁

Haha, mainly because it was cheap 😂 and also because you can only stay 90 days in the Schengen countries, so I had to head to Eastern Europe for a bit before I go back next month 😀

Oh wow...yes, I understand, home to see the family before you take on your next EPIC learning journey, fantastic xx

Thanks! It was awesome to finally see it! 😀

Haha yes thank you!! I guess I’m going to have to start researching hikes in the US…

@@onthetrailnz my son is currently doing the PCT. No shortage of options in the USA, lots of good podcasts that cover them.

Ah wow, I’ve heard a lot about the triple crown trails - I might get a bit distracted from studying having the Appalachian Trail so close 😂

Thanks!! Personally, I would probably not recommend carrying it. I took mine (at that time DJI Mini 2 - now I have the Mini 3 Pro) for a few of the shorter sections where my parents were able to drop if off to me at the start of the section and pick it up at the end. But it would be very annoying to have to carry through the longer sections where you need to have more food like the Richmond’s or the Waiau Pass

Yes it was beautiful! The campgrounds are very basic compared to NZ ones - they have toilets and showers and usually some kind of shared area to socialise. But the majority don’t have kitchens, which is very annoying and I wasn’t prepared for. They are more expensive as well (usually about $35 NZ a night). It’s been pretty easy to find vegetarian food in that area as well, but where I am now in Montenegro and Albania, it’s much harder…

It’s a pretty amazing walk!