Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Meet Brett, an American who worked as an accountant, and after his marriage ended, decided to travel solo through the Balkans. He helps locals with house sitting and gardening while documenting his journey on TikTok. He shared what daily life in a Serbian village actually looks like for a foreigner, why Serbia is so badly misunderstood in American media, and why the Balkans felt more genuine to him than the rest of Europe. Ajmo!

Brett’s TikTok: tiktok.com/@brettandbear

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 INTRO
00:30 Hospitality in Serbia
01:58 Life in a Serbian village
05:15 Cost of living in Serbia
06:55 Serbian food
10:36 What is a real kafana
13:46 Why he chose the Balkans
15:45 Differences between Balkan countries
18:07 Traveling smart at 61
20:20 How he views the US after Serbia
22:55 What America could learn from Serbia
24:41 Serbs vs Americans as people
25:35 Plans for the future in Serbia

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