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Italy, A Glimpse into beauty - 4K Aerial Cinematic Drone Video
Our van wheels crunched over unpaved road after unpaved road, kicking up mud and gravel as we bumbled along a series of winding dirt tracks which wove their way through endless pine forest.
This was the face of Bosnia & Herzegovina’s interior, a world away from the bustle and bullet-strewn concrete structures of its capital Sarajevo. Here, pretty little stone houses were strewn across scenic plateaus which seemed to appear mysteriously out of the dense thicket of trees that surrounded them and crept up to their doorsteps. Wild animals were known to roam these forests, and we wondered how humans could live so close to them without conflict.
We were still carving our route home out, ever Northbound, savouring these last few days in the Balkans before we would hotfoot across Europe back to England. We slept soundly that night, cradled by the forest, and coaxed our van into life with jackets bundled against the icy morning air. This was our pattern of travel these days; squeezing the most of every moment, battling with our van to get it home, the road our only constant as we went.⠀
As the forest dwindled and eventually gave way to civilisation we followed a winding little road partially covered by snow up to a ledge, where we spent the night sleeping underneath the remnants of Tito’s fist. Now a crumbling concrete structure, this bizarre object known as a spomenik had once been a monument to the Partisan soldiers who fought in the Battle of the Wounded in the valley below, but was nicknamed for its uncanny resemblance to Yugoslavia’s former leader ad the iron fist with which he ruled. However, shortly after the Bosnian War, a group of vandals planted dynamite inside and blew it to pieces, although its skeleton still dominates the skyline for miles around.
We were beginning to understand more of Bosnia’s chequered past, evident in every bullet-strewn building and every crumbling ruin we passed. Twenty years was not enough time to heal, but even after the visible reminders had long since been repaired, the memories would not fade for generations yet to come.⠀
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Join us as we experience Albania’s famous Osum Canyon and sample some of the delicious local wine, produced in a quaint village just outside of the ancient city of Berat.
In this episode, we arrive in Berat to catch up with an old friend @isufbraho. He kindly lets us stay in his beautifully renovated hotel, located in the picturesque historic centre of the city.
We then head to @alpeta_winery in Roshnik, nestled away in the mountainous outskirts of Berat. Here we discover local flavours and sample organic wine and rakia as well as indulging in the food that is grown here. We marvel at the sustainable business and learn about the special wine produced from grapes that only grow in this particular region from our host @arditfiska.
After the winery, we venture into Osumi canyon, famous across Albania for being its largest and most impressive canyon.
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Good morning, everyone! We hope you’ll join us on this adventure as we experience one of the craziest roads we’ve ever attempted to drive.
In this episode, we end up on the notorious SH74 road in an attempt to find a scenic route to the historic city of Berat. We’d heard many warnings about this road but wanted to experience it for ourselves, and it turned out to be just as bad as we’d imagined. We’ve only ever had to turn around less than a handful of times, as this was one of them.
How far will we make it before we say enough is enough?
Join us as we put our LDV Convoy through it’s paces and push it to the max. Let us know if you’d drive this road in the comments!
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Join us as we experience Albania’s natural wonders and ancient past.
In this episode, we visit the Lixhat e Bënjës, a naturally occurring hot spring that’s been moulded into a perfect secluded swimming spot. We explore caves carved by mountaineers and military forces and enjoy bathing in the warm thermal waters on offer.
After, we visit the city of Gjirokastër and discover the best preserved example of Ottoman history in the Balkans and the birthplace of Albania’s former dictator Enver Hoxha. Here we explore the narrow, winding streets, old Bazaar and attempt to find a non-dodgy garage to get our van repaired.
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