Albania’s Coastal Garbage Problem & saying Goodbye to @Roodada | Cycling to Asia | Video diary Ep.11

Documentation and impressions of the bike tour around the world from Germany to Asia. This episode is about bikepacking cycling in Albania. I started in Tirana together with @Roodada, riding the Euro Velo 8 bike route. We cycled through Golem and camped near the beach which was full of rubbish. We collected some of them and tried to clean up the beach a bit. Nevertheless, we visited the beautiful places and ate traditional food. In Fier we said goodbye and I tried to cycle through the mountains – the road was blocked so I cycled back to the coast. It was a great part of my trip.
▶ Follow my journey: https://www.youtube.com/@GernotCycling

▶ Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBY4TWKGi14d_T8VokSTis8ZDn6PGwpjo

▶ Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:46 Day 47
01:58 Golem
02:28 Camp spot & talking
04:46 Day 48
05:15 Garbage at the beach
08:41 Collecting garbage
12:07 Impressions of the landscape and cycle
13:00 Camp spot, cooking & talking
15:10 Day 49
15:18 Fier
16:21 No way in the mountains
19:33 Camp spot
21:08 Outro

▶ Some tools and Equipment:
• Bicycle: Trek 520 2023
• Carrier: Bontrager BackRack Deluxe MIK
• Front carrier: Bontrager Carry Forward
• Mudguard: SKS Bluemels 28 Inch
• Panniers: 24L Waterproof Riverside Touring Pannier Bike Bag
• Front Panniers: 14L Waterproof Riverside Touring Pannier Bike Bag
• Other bags: Watertight – 5 to 15 L. Riverside Bikepacking Handlebar Bag
• Burner: Tatonka Burner Set
• Navigation: Garmin Edge 830
• Camera: GoPro Hero 11 Black
• Route Planning: Komoot
• Solar Charger: BigBlue 28W Portable
• Powerbanks: Sunnybag 10,000 mAh, Anker PowerCore 20100mAh

▶ Music: The music in this episode is from the YouTube Audio Library. All music is subject to the standard YouTube Audio Library license.

Filmed & edited by Gernot.

Follow my bicycle journey from Germany to the Asian continent. The route is roughly planned: Germany – Austria – Italy – Slovenia – Croatia – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Montenegro – Albania – North Macedonia – Bulgaria – Turkey (Europe and Asia) – Greece – Italy – Switzerland – Liechtenstein – Germany. Changes are highly probable.