A globetrotting YouTuber who’s visited every country in Europe has named four nations she may not necessarily recommend to others. Lexie Limitless, an American YouTuber, previously secured the incredible accolade of being the youngest person to visit every country in the world at the tender age of 21. And she recently took to her channel to share her thoughts on the 44 countries in Europe.
In a recent video, ‘I travelled to every country in Europe so you don’t have to’, Lexie shared some of her favourite “hidden gems” from the continent – including Slovenia, Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Cesky Krumlov in Czechia. Yet, although she deemed it one of her “least favourite subjects”, Lexie also listed four nations with which she didn’t really connect. She did qualify her claims by saying that travel is “subjective” and “everyone’s preferences are different”.
She said: “Alright, it’s time to talk about one of my least favourite subjects, and I got to say in advance that travel is so subjective. Places that I’ve been that I didn’t necessarily connect with might not be the same for everyone.
“Everyone’s preferences are different, but I think that the countries that didn’t really leave as much of an impression on me as some of the others in Europe would probably be Belarus, Slovakia, Moldova and Bulgaria.
“If I had to name a few specifically, I think it was just that in those countries, in particular, it’s so important to know like a good local who’s going to show you around and show you all the best spots.”
Lexie said travel is “mostly about” the people you meet along the way. As she didn’t know anybody in these countries, she had a “really difficult” time obtaining “unique experiences”.
She added that it’s almost “unfair” to compare a smaller nation, such as Moldova or Bulgaria, to a country like Italy, as they have some “advantages” geographically, noting the “diversity” in their “environment”.
The seasoned traveller also stated that she tries to “avoid” naming specific countries that she may not necessarily recommend and would “absolutely love” to go back if she had “more of a purpose” or reason to be there beyond sightseeing.
Belarus, a former Soviet republic, is a landlocked nation in Eastern Europe that shares its borders with Russia, Ukraine , and Poland, among others. Since 1994, it has been ruled by President Alexander Lukashenko, who has been dubbed “Europe’s last dictator.”
Situated within the heart of the continent, Slovakia borders the Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Poland and Ukraine. It was formerly part of Czechoslovakia until the so-called “velvet divorce” in 1993.
Meanwhile, Moldova, another landlocked nation and former Soviet republic, is bordered by Ukraine and Romania. Two-thirds of its population is of Romanian descent, and the two nations share a common heritage, writes the BBC.
Bulgaria is located in the eastern Balkans and shares a border with the Black Sea. It’s mostly a Slavonic-speaking nation and has been gradually moving to a market economy following the end of Communist control.