What to Expect When You're In Balkan

Assalamualaikum :)

Entry kali ini kami ingin berkongsi mengenai apa yang korang bakal alami inshaAllah jika korang ke Balkan. Semoga bermanfaat!

1. Expect long journeys
   Bagi yang dah biasa ke negara-negara belah Western Europe sana, mungkin akan terbiasa dengan kemajuan sistem pengangkutannya. Please, please, please do not expect the same when you're in this area!
   
   • Ada di sesetengah negara, bas dia berhenti-henti ambil orang, jadi perjalanan yang 2-3 jam pon boleh jadi 5 jam! >.<
   • Do not expect bullet trains, trains are usually slower than buses
   • Tapi yang bagusnya bila sistem pengangkutan tak berapa mantap ni, kos dia murah gila. Hehe.

   

   dalam train Mostar-Sarajevo

2. Dogs everywhere
3. Border crossing by land is way much easier.Pakcik dan makcik imegresen tak leceh sangat. Silap-silap barang pon dia tak check. Tapi kalau drive kereta sendiri, ada jugaklah yang kena check. Cumanya kalau naik jalan darat ni memang kena alert la, passport di tangan!
4.  Make a lot of friends, the locals are really friendly! Although there would be some languange barrier, some would even guide you all the way to the place you're searching without asking for any tips! >.<
5.  If you would stay longer than 3 days, just buy a local simcard.The charge is not really expensive and some company does not require you to even register!  Percayalah, roaming mahai gila.
6. The view is magnificent. Pollution free and beautiful landscapes.
   Jadi kepada kaki fotografi, DSLR terutamanya, NEVER NEVER forget to bring a tripod and your filters!
7. If you're travelling during the day, I would say, it would be a waste to sleep the whole journey.Permandangan dia memang subhanallah lawa sangat! Kalau tak minat tengok permandangan pon, borak dengan locals pon best jugak. Sekali tegur, boleh jadi akan berterusan berborak the whole journey!
   
   

   

   ditangkap dalam bas ^0^

8. Local cuisine are mostly similar to Turkish. Jadi sebenarnya tak perlu pon nak bawak instant mee ke, biskut ke sebab makanan halal inshaAllah boleh dapat. Kalau tak jumpa restoran halal pon, boleh jeh nak makan roti kalau anda tak kisah! :)
9. Expect cramped roads during summer especially during winter, the roads get easily jammed. Mana taknya, highway pon tak banyak terutamanya Montenegro, Albania. Banyak jalan yang jalan dua lorong je. Masa summer, banyak yang dari Western Europe datang ke Eastern Europe naik kereta, makanya jumlah kereta meningkat dengan mendadaknya yang menyebabkan kesesakan jalan raya. Imigresen lagi lah banyak kereta!
10. They may not allow you to enter the country for no reason
    I am not sure whether the problem only rises when you're a Muslim or its a common problem. I don't think it's a common problem. You get what I mean. Hmmm. Makanya kena ada duit lebih yah! Pastikan ada duit simpanan bila anda balik ke negara asal. Don't spend all your money for the trip! you have a LIFE to go on after the trip. Takkan nak makan pasir & rumput? >.<

    

    Dihantar pulang

Kalau nak cakap expect the unexpected, nanti macam cliche pulak, tapi takpelah.

Selamatlah!