What is one place in the Balkans that you would never visit?

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Incvbvs666@reddit

Croatia I only pass when I need to get to Slovenia or Italy, never stopping for anything.

Albania or Albanian-controlled areas of Kosovo never.

Even if I could get past the personal safety aspect of these toxic ultra-nationalist societies, I don't ever want to support them in any way, shape or form.

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Antique_Birthday6380@reddit

It’s not that huge issue that your kind doesn’t come here in Albania anyway.

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Diermeech@reddit

Every time you pass through Croatia you pay us 20 euros 😎😎.

You can try going passing through Hungary if you don't like it here.

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AcanthisittaSure9251@reddit

I would like to visit all the countries in the Balkans at some point. I have been to a few countries and I would love to go back and see the others.

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Mucklord1453@reddit

North Albania or Kosovo. I just would not feel safe or comfortable among that culture

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MusaCFC@reddit

Aren't you turkish? A lot of turks love to visit there

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Mucklord1453@reddit

how in the world did you figure I was turkish??? If I WAS turkish, then yes as you said I'd feel RIGHT at home in Kosovo and most of Albania.

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MusaCFC@reddit

My bad, your title is rum so I assumed it to mean anatolia and on ur profile it shows u are active in a few turkish/ottoman subs.

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Antique_Birthday6380@reddit

Genius, how the heck Northern Albania is albano-islamic when most of that region is literally Catholic?

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Id like to visit novi pazar in serbia, but besides that I dont think id actually want to go anywhere else in serbia. Idk a lot of serbs online come across as a bit crazy (I mean because they support recent atrocities that happened) but I apologise if actually most serbs are not like this and iv just come across the wrong people.

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papadubizorz840@reddit

What recent atrocities?

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MusaCFC@reddit

Most recently I visited bosnia, its sad what happened to the bosniaks. Reading the names of thousands of dead people on a wall is a very humbling experience.

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papadubizorz840@reddit

If you dig deeper and read about all the terrible things that happened in this world and judge a whole nation by that, you will hardly find any countries to visit. The point is that the history of Europe is bloody. All our hands are bloody. We have our own sad stories.. if we all start pointing fingers we would just stay where we are and never visit another country. You need to grow up and see past that.

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MusaCFC@reddit

My point was more to do with the fact that I see serbs in online spaces openly supporting it. Germany committed atrocities but you dont find german people praising it. Similar to what happens in gaza, its terrible yet many israelis openly support it.

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Necessary-Noise5578@reddit

We do have a lot of idiots. But if you come to Serbia ill bet my left tit youd have an amazing time!

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MusaCFC@reddit

Thank you very much 🫡

Unfortunately in many places around the world the actions of a few tend to ruin it for everyone 🙃

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blumonste@reddit

Slovenia, Croatia.

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Esdoorn-Acer@reddit

Luckily is Slovenia not Balkan.

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Izensteen@reddit

Yambol

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vbd71@reddit

Yambol has an impressive Ottoman bedesten.

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Izensteen@reddit

That does make it interesting. But I would still avoid Yambol.

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User20242024@reddit

I would never visit those Balkan countries which are part of EU.

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J0hnnyBlazer@reddit

Bosnia, serbia, albania, kosovo, bulgaria, makedonia, rumania

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Ujemegaz@reddit

Now rearrange them in alphabetic order and remove the first ☝️😎

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Turbulent-Lime-2466@reddit

Man that’s all of them.

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casual_philosopher02@reddit

he left Greece out 😎

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Big-Vegetable4550@reddit

And Montenegro/Crna Gora

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Turbulent-Lime-2466@reddit

Greece nice malaka.

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J0hnnyBlazer@reddit

only because of you

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J0hnnyBlazer@reddit

lmfao, yes, I never visit balkan anymore, croatia is nice and greece seems worth visiting but I prefer asia thailand, vietnam, philippines. Only thing better in balkan are the ladies tbh

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gushi1-@reddit

So you prefer lady boys

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TinyAsianMachine@reddit

We got them beat on that, have you not been to Slovenia?

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gushi1-@reddit

Can not say I have. Forgot about Slovenia, are they even considered Balkan?

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Turbulent-Lime-2466@reddit

Hell yeah you look like you fuck.

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life_support_of87@reddit

I guess if you are allergic to dog or cat fur then dont go to montenegro. The strays are so common, there be at least 1-5 kittens every street

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ClothesZestyclose814@reddit

Podgorica must be pretty underwhelming, and Bulgaria's Sunny Beach must be pretty violated and over-built.

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canyoubelieveitt@reddit

Sunny Beach is if you take the noise levels of India, the architecture of Belarus, the lights of Tokyo and the inhabitants of a British city.

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KakaoFugl@reddit

Young people from Denmark loved going there 15 years ago and behave like wild monkeys

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canyoubelieveitt@reddit

Sometimes I go there with friends because as Bulgarian you can be certain to not see anyone you know there. So its great to get drunk and if you potentially embarrass yourself at least nobody you know will see it 😄

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Impossible_Gene_5475@reddit

Truly the Las Vegas of the Balkans

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matthewstifler@reddit

Belarus randomly catching strays out there.

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imper_forated@reddit

Podgorica must be pretty underwhelming

It's not

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Inevitable-Theory901@reddit

Indeed

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Loopbloc@reddit

Restaurant on the beach in summer months like July and August.

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ClothesZestyclose814@reddit

Not in Greece, we have amazing beach restaurants but in more isolated beaches. Some of the best seafood you will ever have.

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CamelAmbitious7425@reddit

Interesting, in Croatia you will find better seafood restaurants in Zagreb than in most places on the Coast, especially during Summer.

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ClothesZestyclose814@reddit

Greece has a gigantic coastline, more than Brazil. There are so many peninsulas, islands, gulfs and straits that it's ridiculous.

The Greek coastline will always have isolated and non-touristy places because it's so damn big. These places have top notch food.

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CamelAmbitious7425@reddit

The Same thing is true for Croatia but for some reason most restaurants at the coast still suck. They either have low quality food or are to expensive or both. There are ofcourse also good restaurants where the locals eat, but those are rarely in top locations.

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Rare_Mechanic_9217@reddit

You must visit U našega Marina, Omiš!

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Big-Vegetable4550@reddit

Yes - it’s odd. There are some good seafood restaurants here on the coast where I live, but you need to get away from the tourist heavy areas. Stranger still, I mostly cook at home with fish I buy from the local fish markets. But I went to Zagreb for a couple of weeks before Christmas & OMG - the quality of the fish available in Dolac market is so much better than my local places - and the fishing boats are docking here! I guess they get better prices in Zagreb, but I didn’t really notice a big difference.

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hopper_froggo@reddit

What about less frequented places on the coast?

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CamelAmbitious7425@reddit

Less frequented places on the coast are still full of Tourist in the summer months and the restaurants are made for tourist. If you want a good restaurant ask a local.

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New_Leave_1372@reddit

why?

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Low_Skill_4096@reddit

Greece

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Necessary-Noise5578@reddit

Targeted for what?

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Embarrassed_Ad1722@reddit

Not eager to visit any gypsy ghettos in Bulgaria and I've been to most. At best they will leave you alone or ask you for money, at worst they will murder you depending on the time of day.

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vbd71@reddit

Dracula castle

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Dull_Cucumber_3908@reddit

How would I know such place before visiting it? Sounds stupid to me.

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SinancoTheBest@reddit

I wish the best for Kosovans like the next guy but I'm not eager to visit the country with limited recognition anytime soon before visiting all other, internationally fully recognized Balkan countries.

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Particular-Sweet6047@reddit

Why would the recognition affect your visit? Genuinely asking?

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SinancoTheBest@reddit

Idk why, it's such a stupid thing I know and usually that kind of stuff like visiting transnistria excites me but with Kosovo it just feela wrong to visit before checking off all recognized countries. In practice it ahouldnt matter because I dont think Serbia cares about Kosovo stamps unless you entee kosovo first and want to enter into Serbia

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gloryofkuzco@reddit

That's what I'm wondering too lol

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MusaCFC@reddit

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TheGringoLife@reddit

Imagine not wanting to visit yo mamma cuz she divorced your abusive father

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Markomannia@reddit

Tomislavgrad

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Dizzy_Arachnid4292@reddit

Čačak

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dittreo@reddit

Mount Athos, because I wasn't born an Orthodox and they probably wouldn't let me in

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Neat_Culture_5159@reddit

They let in a small number of people from other religions. Only men though. The must is to be born male.

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dittreo@reddit

I am a man, so maybe I could get in then.

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RedScarySpectre@reddit

Uh now I want to go.

I am catholic and a woman though which makes it impossible twice 🤣

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Spare_Item3882@reddit

Have traveled all around the world will never go to Serbia unless it’s time to conquer their land

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Abject_Avocado_6410@reddit

For us croatians, Serbia and Montenegro are not safe countries for visit. Rest of the Balkan is ok, some places have good food, some wines, some cities, some nature, some good nightlife and festivals, so I’m opened for visit any other states and cities

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LjiljaB22@reddit

Yes all of us Serbs are out to get you

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Abject_Avocado_6410@reddit

Not funny

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CamelAmbitious7425@reddit

Black sea Coast of Romania and Bulgaria.

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Starscreamuk@reddit

Sunny beach is not the only place on the bulgarian sea coast, there are resorts and towns suited for pretty much every demographic.

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CamelAmbitious7425@reddit

Its not only Sunny beach im not interested in. The whole black sea is simply not as nice as the mediterranean sea.

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RhubarbImmediate8920@reddit

Sračinec

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TenxhereShtepiake@reddit

Zenica 🙏🏻🙏🏻 Sorry Bosnians

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Snoo-42876@reddit

U Zenicu kada pođem ja...

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b0sanac@reddit

Prate me 5-6 drotova

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humanistazazagrliti@reddit

...prati me oblak sumpora.

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IndividualAction3223@reddit

I’ve only ever been in the summer and it seemed alright. Winter I can imagine

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ZAMAHACHU@reddit

No need to be sorry. We avoid that shithole too.

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humanistazazagrliti@reddit

With my asthma spray only. And only in summer.

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h1ruki@reddit

Stolipinovo

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SB1985@reddit

I am convinced that even if the government did an intervention and cleaned up the area, it would return back to how it is now within 6 months max thanks to the mindset of people that live in said area (trying to word it nicely xD)

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humanistazazagrliti@reddit

Gornja Maoča, Bosnia.

Also Mt. Athos.

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ClothesZestyclose814@reddit

Mount Athos is objectively one of the most beautiful places in the world, and a UNESCO world heritage site. I'm not religious but Athos is a must visit.

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vbd71@reddit

It's like the male toilet, though

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RedScarySpectre@reddit

I often go to male toilets when the queue for female is too long, though.

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humanistazazagrliti@reddit

I wouldn't pass the ID check, I think.

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ClothesZestyclose814@reddit

Only if you're a woman

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humanistazazagrliti@reddit

I think it's limited to people who have "male" in their ID.

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PersimmonTall8157@reddit

Gornja maoca is a small random village used as propaganda. There’s really nothing going on there in reality.

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RedScarySpectre@reddit

I would not go for hikes alone in Bosnia because they still have landmines in some remote areas.

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Adogg03@reddit

I thought that for most established trails this isn’t a huge concern anymore.

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RedScarySpectre@reddit

They removed a bunch and have signals in areas that still have them. But I would not adventure alone. All it takes is for you to accidentally deviate from the marked trails and off you go

But cities and the usual touristic places are obviously perfectly fine, thousands of people go there everyday and nobody was blown. I am just talking about going into more secluded places.

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