Is Belgrade safe for solo female travellers? (Sa Srpskim prevodom) 

Serbia is very safe. I used to live alone in Belgrade for 6 years. As a female when I was only 19 years old, I felt safe walking around the streets of Belgrade at night, even after the last bus stopped operating. I would go after midnight at Kalemegdan and just admire the beautiful view of the rivers. Good times.

I live in Serbia and I think that there is a greater chance of being struck by lightning than of someone just attacking you on the street.

Compared to Canada, you can actually let your kids walk down the streets freely in Serbia 💪

There are migrants in groups around the main bus station and that is what can visually seem unsafe. It has nothing to do with Serbia and Serbs. By the way, the bus station is moving to a new location soon. The cashier at MAXY is not rude, but she is overloaded with work. The southern part of Serbia is less economically developed, but the situation is improving. Good people with warm hearts live there. You will find the best restaurants (kafane) in Serbia right there. In fact, the best part of Serbia in terms of the quality of human qualities and social life is outside Belgrade. I am telling you this as someone who is a native of Belgrade who traveled all over Serbia.

The more south you go in Serbia, the poorer it gets, but the people are more temperamental and warmer. And there's practically no crime

I had the same reaction from people when I told them I was going to Belgrade. They thought Siberia/Syria and told me how cold and dangerous it was. It was great and I always felt safe walking all times of day with my devojka.

I'm really afraid that we don't lose that chivalry and sence of responsibility for others. Enjoyed your video so much, thank you.

Thank you Isabel Maria for sharing the truth about SERBIA,,everybody is wellcome here,,who respect us,,thank you sooo much,,

Hello Isabel 👋 greetings for you from Monte Negro! Welcome to Serbia and thank you for your positive representation for Serbia an our people,i ve just saw your video these morning,best hellos to you and enjoy in Serbia 👋

I'm so glad you're having nice time in my Serbia and Belgrade. You are absolutely gorgeous ! Wish you all the best 🙋‍♂️

Hello you're sweetie... you're lucky u live in Serbia i lived n worked in Toronto for over 55 yrs and i come almost every year i come in belgrade and i ihink that canada is falling apart also i don't see how Serbia is behind the west i think its that its even better than Canada in every sence...thats why bought condo in belgrade...pozdrsv

Thank you for this nice and objective video. I hope you enjoy Serbia. ❤❤❤ West starting to be more like a living nightmare then promised land.

Thank you for this vlog. I have lived my whole life in Belgrade and for the past 10 years I live in Chicago. I know how much people are missinformed about Serbia. Western media described Serbia in a really bad light and its just not true. Sure bad things happen here but they happen everywhere. Everything you said about kids playing is how my childhood was also 😊. Its nice to see someone from Canada tell the story the way it really is. Thank youuuu 🤗.

If you want to come to the south of Serbia, you are welcome. I am from city of Nis and I will be glad to be your host. 🙂

As Serbian, all i can say: everything you said its true 🤝😁

Babuška 🤣😂🤣😂 It sounds so cute when you say it. Greetings!

THANK YOU ISABEL, GOD BLESS YOU.... THANKS FOR THE TRUE ABOUT MY GORGEOUS 🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸SERBIA ❤️❤️❤️

That's an interesting video there Isabel Maria. I might add that when you're in bus, and when people see a pregnant woman, they also get up (or stand up) to give them a place to sit. And the men are holding doors, because they are gentlemen. I'm also a gentleman, and I thank my parents for raising me that way. Greetings from town Vrbas / city Novi Sad, pretty lady ❤❤❤.

Thank you for a great review of Belgrade. I hope you'll venture out to the south of Serbia to witness the natural beauty and friendly people. And while down there please review the local cuisine as well.

I have noticed one huge difference in this video comparing to video from your biginnings. You are more honest. Just keep going that way because that's what people appreciate the most. Usually foreigners want to be polite and avoid to talk what they really mean. People will instantly recognize if you are avoiding to tell the true and you could leave bad impression even you are nice and polite. If some part of the city is dirty than it's dirty and nobody should say it's clean or if lady from maxi is rude than she is rude. Nobody should say it's nice :) You are totally right about safety. I live currently in Belgium. First association for most of Serbs is that Belgium is safe high develope country but actually criminal is unbeliavable high. Thieves are stealing bags from women in the middle of the day in heart of european union. They stole my visa card from locked locker in gym. It never happend in Serbia. Few weeks ago guy from Tunisia killed swedish tourist and guess what... it turns out that this guy escape from prison in Tunisia to Belgium. They , of course, wanted him back but belgian government refuse to send him back !!!!!!!!! It's similar situation in all bigger european cities. We do not control who is entering in Europe. Similar problem could happend in Serbia unfortunately. We totally do not no identities of people who are gathering next to the bus station in Belgrade. The only countries who work actually on this issue are hungary, slovakia, czech republic and poland.

Pozdrav za našu divnu Isabel !

Hvala.Puno hvala!

7yr old kid changes 3 buses alone to go to school and back in Belgrade (we don't have yellow school buses)

Well, for a solo female traveller, I really would suggest you travel with someone and avoid dark, murky places. Despite assurances that nothing will happen to you... we live in society with more and more people are going into poverty high crime rate is ever increasing. So, use caution.

I met many solo female travelers back in my youth, making sure they all had memorable time. I operated mostly on Dalmatian cost... I ended up marrying one such traveler. Still happily married after 52 years...

Kids as young as 9 walk to school here by themselves! I've never seen that in Western countries. At night you can see young teenagers just hanging around the city. It's super safe!

With that smile, energy and vibrant character u won't be solo traveler for very long ;) :)

Is Belgrade safe for solo female travellers? Yes it is.

Hey, I also live in Belgrade. I would like to create a video collaboration with you. What do you think about that?

Serbia is realistically one of the safest countries in the world and generally with a low crime rate. Of course there are incidents everywhere, migrants are also currently on their way to Western Europe, so this can also pose a kind of danger. But in general, Serbia is a safe place to live and Serbs are very warm and friendly people. The only drawback is that it belongs to the countries with lower wages and generally lower paying power, but that is also changing for the better in the last few years. The south of Serbia is much less economically developed, but I would recommend you to visit the other smaller towns, villages or the rich nature and diverse regions that Serbia has to offer. Best!

You could make a ton of money crafting few 20min videos about Roman Empire sites in Serbia.

Like every other city, depends where you go, what you do, how you behave. In every place on the world if you want you can find trouble, finding safe place might be difficult in some cities.

Hey Isabel, great that you are having fun in my hometown :) Could you elaborate a bit on the fashion being 10-20 years behind? Greetings from London

You will get subscribers if you start recording people and streets. Big kiss from Serbia.

Yes, my Toronto-nistan parks are full of homeless and strange people. Sadly.

Thanks for the comments hello from serbia

Great video ❤

Welcome to Serbia ,Isabel Marie

Don't tell North Americans that in Serbia you can use ATM at 3AM, because they will get heart-atack. 🤣🤣🤣

Behind western 😂😂😂😂😂when we where together Yugoslavia we where in front all Balkan countries. For Albania we where America in Yugoslavia time. Babuska is in Russia. Not Yugoslavia.

Beautiful Video,Prelep Video!!

Thanks for Serbian titles😊

Imagine you are so ignorant that you dont know or confuse two countries. In Serbia, we learn in elementary school about other countries and cultures, also we are very aware of what is going on in the world especially because we know how it is when wester media missinform world about you. Serbia in the 1990s was dangerous place, but never been so dangerous like for example NY or LA, Vancouver or any bug city in US or Canada.

I am from Serbia...probaby you are right aboot safety of people...but in the first place in my country are beautiful girls and guys, and of course FOOD

Yes, unfortunately, Sanfrancisco changed a lot.

Isabel, I am concern more about Belgrade boys from you. 😁😁😁

Interesting video, thanks ❤

She comes from a fascist Canada and says Serbia is 20y behind? Yeah, behind in becoming unsafe, woke, fascist state. I hope it stays like that. 😂

Nice and precise! Could you tell me how you fixed Serbian subtitles, please?

Upravusi. Lutko mnogo te volim❤🎉

Greetings Isabel! Have you ever thought that at its core of the good values lays Orthodox religion? I moved to Crna Gora from US after spending 25 years of my life there. When you say people are not as friendly at their work place where in the West they smile.One of my trainers back in the 90’s in the US asked me why am not smiling and I replied I have no reason to smile to which she said to me “ Show them your teeth and they will think you’re smiling”. In Balkan there is a saying only crazy person laughs and smiles for no reason. Serbians are not going to come across or to be politically correct and to a lot westerners that might come across as rude but we all keep saying we want the truth and than when we get it hurts at first but it is liberating. As far as infrastructure goes we got bombed in the 90’s almost back to stone age by the collective West. WW2 in the 40’s and so on and so forth. It’s amazing we are even where we are today after everything we been through as Serbs. The reason our infrastructure is not up date is simple, corruption to the core. You have to bribe your way through everything.

About the bus station, there used to be a lot of migrants there between 2015 to 2020, so it used to be "more dangourous", or at least feel that way. Now however, they are gone, they seem to skipping Belgrade, and the "sketchy people" (meaning different colored skin for the most part) seem to be dressed better than I am, so I don't know, maybe they sketchy, most likely just travelers.

People are questioning safety in Belgrade and Serbia!? After watching this video and listening about the situation in Canada, I am shocked. Where are you living!?!

Ok. This is very objective. If I as Serbian can say that. First of all, I like your calm tone in your voice, it makes me super comfortable watching this video. You re actually great ambassador for Serbia. Everything like you mentioned really is that way. I think that our faith, still present deep in people's hearts, protects us from total decay. She teaches us sobriety. Compassion. Also, I think the west stumbled because of that. Because of the loss of faith. You have done us a great service, because this is a great advertisement for us. Serbia did not have a good reputation for a long time due to the strong propaganda of the Western media in the nineties, but that is coming into its own. Honestly, I'm glad that we're following the world because we have the opportunity to see how certain influences work on those countries. Of course, there are exceptions in Serbia as well as everywhere. But in general it is safe.

That's right. You said all how it is.

It is safer than any other Western cities. I am a Serb in London and I can tell you that West are the mostr unsafe. Serbia is safe if you act normal and as human.

Jedna je Srbija, Kanadjanki je mnogo....❤❤❤

THANK YOU ISABEL for the WONDERFUL words about Serbia and Belgrade... I hope you will continue to enjoy life and I wish you much success in your business... And as for wealth... wealth is different... Maybe SERBIA is not rich with MONEY like countries in the west, BUT WE ARE RICH with GOOD PEOPLE.....Western countries in that sense are LAGGING BEHIND SERBIA MUCH MORE than 10..20..years ago. Maybe FOR A ENTIRE CENTURY......I ALWAYS CHOOSE GOOD PEOPLE....Money is spent as it comes...Good people ALWAYS LAST...AND EVERYONE NEEDS....Greetings from Belgrade...I wish you much success in life and work here in OUR AND YOUR BELGRADE...😊🤩😊

Hello, Isabel Maria. Come to Croatia and make such video for Croatia which is neighbor or Serbia, has a beautiful sea and much much more..

za tebe jeste

Those "Common Question" about Serbia (is it Siberia, Syria, war..) you get easily get from Americans 😂😅 They don't even know to find their Arkansas on map. Cheers

Sorry my comment is unrelated to the video, but I noticed your teeth are very nice, are those what they called "porcelain veneers"?

@Isabel Maria Vlog Serbia is not 10 - 20 years behind the Western nations ! We dont like the Shoping mols with Dolce&Gabana,Gucci,Armani shop stores, we are proud nation and we have our wave of life ! The most beautifull and the most safe city in Serbia is City Krusevac,Meadville capital city of Serbia! Meadville forter is on centar of city also we have a lot clubs, coffies,monestiers in city, we have a lot gyms ,wonderfull nature,parks the ski center and mountine Kopaonik is near Krusevac! Please wisit the litle town of 100.000 cityzens,we have the four river West,Sout,Great Morava and river Rasina who have helty wother,we have lake,we have all what Belegrade have but all is near of course we have bike traks! Welcome to Krusevac Isabel, meadville Capital of Serbia and the most safe city where you have all like in Belegrade. Welcome to Krusevac dear Isabel !

As a natural born Serbian, I have to thank you @Isabel for being objective. The main thing In Serbia is that, compared to North America there are almost 0 crimes on the street, towns are super safe at night, 0 homeless ppl, much less drugs, traditional gender roles, people are white & Christian and many people speak English decently enough for any sort of help. Wish you a happy stay and enjoy Serbia nature as much as you can.

Of course it is very safe.Even more compare to some European cities.

i love you, volim te :D

imagine living in the 21st century and asking such questions, God save me. how stupid people are and if all the information is available with just one click. Imagine Siberia and War. 😂 big greetings to you.

All Serbia is safe

Dont believe everything you read on google, wiki etc! I have travelled literally all around western Europe and believe me, some of the countries are third world in comparison to Ex Yugoslavia area! But for some reason, reality is skewed and portrayed in another way! Also, lifestyle, safety and hospitality of people are not even comparable! My advice, go travel and then see for yourself! p.s. One thing tho, people in the Balkans are known for self-criticism, but whoever is well travelled wont emphasise negative things anymore, simply because the benefits are so much more once u have seen other countries which u can compare it with…

Great video!

Culture shock for diverse canada, serbia is way safer. I wonder why

You have such nice and calm voice. The real difference between Serbia and Canada or US is there is still meaning of having a happy family, though our birth rates decliming. But those who gets married tend to work on their issues, and actually most likely stay forever together, rather then easily look for divorce. I am not sure why is that rough in the West tbh when economic is surely way more better then here in Serbia? And yes Serbia is in some things behind Canada and US at least 20 yrs. I think that women and men should be a team and we need to complement eachother in society, not to compete. And for your gym experience I am not sure it would be welcomed from a lot of women in Canada or US. I don't get it honestly. At least from my view you still can be independent women, take care of yourself, educate, go to work etc. and not feel hate toward opposite sex.

So... basically there's no arabs.

Nice video! Merci

OMG, Vancuver and SF are such beautiful cities, why are they trying to destroy themselves?

Missing your videos.

I don't know if you intend to live in Serbia or not, but IF you intend to, don't "populate" Serbia through the networks, because we certainly won't tolerate that, if your intention is to do this as a form of viewership, then fine.

Was Chinese embassy available

Only 16K views. C'mon Isabel crank up those numbers STAT! :))))

Nismo se jos uvek debilizovali ili da budem fin...degradirali....XD

Serbia is safer than Getmany France USA together 😂🇷🇸

Yugoslavia -SCG

bad soound!

Maria or Marian?!

Unlike West, Central and Eastern Europe are safe places

It would be useful to learn the history of Europe, then everything will be much clearer.

Serbia like much of Europe is quite safe. Its turned into an affordable tourist destination for European travelers. Its civil enough but living there is a nightmare with low wages and general lawlessness in terms of civil law. Its bad enough that half the Serbian population has evacuated to Austria. For example as a foreigner you can forget about living there and expecting you will accomplish anything other than having and adventure of sorts.

Of course it is, we are not Sweden ;)

audio could be higher,other than that good video :D

nice Video

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"Is it safe?" :)

Do jaja minimum DVa sata

Ličiš na Srbkinju da nisam ušao mislio bih da si Srbkinja ali da je klip na engleskom..

Please everyone watching this, stay home and never come here, otherwise you will destroy Belgrade as any other city you are moving around.

Serbia was always a civilization for America and wild west. That you didnt hear anything about Serbia is a matter of lack of education, nothing else. Arogance from USA is not a measure to compare anything. Serbia is safe enviroment, which you cant say for any other western "so called civilized" country

Every capital city can be dangerous, if you walk after midnight alone in known crime area ( usually drug trafficking and distribution around clubs ) , especially Belgrade which is a center for at least northern part of the Balkans for fun

well u are here a long time so i think it is i guess

Belgrade is one the oldest cities in the world, older than Rome or Athens and it was a Celts capital 2600 years ago.

Hmm...just don't do business with anybody, even over laptop😀....everything else DOBRODOSLA!