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Hitchhiking in Albania

Written by dangaroo on April 15, 2009

  • These days I'm not doing a great deal of travelling but when I was on a larger trip in the past, I tried to hitchhike everywhere for several reasons. It saved money, I liked it,...
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A Great Example of Ottoman Rule in the Balkans

Written by dangaroo on January 13, 2009

  • Gjirokaster undoubtedly one of my favourite towns in the world is a little town nestled in the mountains in Albania, slightly south from the town of Tepelene where water is unbelievably tasty (this town was...
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Albania's Northern Light

Written by dangaroo on January 13, 2009

  • A Lasting Impression:I'm aware the newer border with Montenegro near Ulcinj is now open but I was happy with the way I arrived in the country. On a swealtering day in mid July, I started...
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1 Shard of Glass in my Foot Please

Written by dangaroo on January 13, 2009

  • History -Durres, first discovered by the adventurous southern neighbours the Greeks in 627 BC, is Albania's largest city along the coast and it's no.1 port. The Illyrians (ancestors of what are now Albanians) moved in...
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Tirana (part 2)

Written by natureboy_08 on October 14, 2006

  • Now I’m American so I love having a moment in anything that feels European. If you're European and you’d like to edge away from that a bit head to Skanderbeg Square and then from there...
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Tirana (part 1)

Written by natureboy_08 on October 14, 2006

  • Tirana was in my first experience, jarring to my senses. I still had a European mindset and expectation when it came to Albania, but what I had scene was more of what I had experienced...
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Vlora

Written by natureboy_08 on October 13, 2006

  • I will post reviews also, but mainly I have some sights to list if you are in Vlore that you might want to check out. The city layout is decently simple. Beaches to the west,...
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Albania - Travelling

Written by Surfsup on May 19, 2002

  • Albania is not an easy country to get around. I had friends so we drove in their car. The roads are atrocious, so relatively short distances take a long time. The landscape, is poor, and...
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Saranda

Saranda and Butrint

Written by ezrab on October 20, 2003

  • Saranda is one of the prime beach resorts of the country. The beach however is not very clean and one cannot say that the town is beautiful. Most of its buildings are communist style and...
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Getting to Albania

Written by ezrab on October 20, 2003

  • Albania´s only airport is near Tirana (there are rumours of a new airport being constructed near the coastal city of Vlora). It is served by a handful of airlines and for the consequent lack of...
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