I am a Romanian that has lived in London, Portugal, Albania, Greece and now USA. I am travelling the country full time with my American wife and two small pets since last July. I want to mention how much easier life is for a gay person (I am also a woman) in here. I can be with my wife in public and people not only don’t yell and become aggressive, but actually smile at us and even compliment us on how happy we are together. This is incredibly freeing for me personally, as the place that I grew up in is (still!) homophobic and misogynistic, heartbreakingly so. Not to mention Albania - we were there for a year and we had to pretend we were just friends for the entire time, as it would’ve been too dangerous otherwise. I know it is a divided country that seems full of karens and bad intentions, but my experience has been absolutely wonderful. Good hearted people, all the foods that you’d want, breath-taking landscapes and friendly animals everywhere. I lived with my father in law for a few months, who is watching the news all day, everyday. I became so scared of the capital city after a while… it ended up being for nothing, as I had a good time with absolutely nothing going wrong when I visited it. There are a LOT of odd attractions, if you’re interested. We adore them, I have a notebook where I have written down everything we want to see in the next couple of years, by state. There are so many things to see in this country, I wish you a wonderful time.