SARANDA, ALBANIA “The Peacock Phase” Every relationship has a beginning where the newness and excitement tend to overtake reality. I have heard it be referred to as the “Peacock Phase”. Obvious signs of trouble ahead can easily be ignored because one is...
SARANDA ALBANIA “A diamond in the rough” My first impressions of this beautiful somewhat out of the way place are exactly that, a diamond in the rough, but with a little polish this seaside community will continue to grow and flourish as it has in the past 10 years. I...
Escape from Tirana! We love our Tirana so much, this vibrant town slowly becoming a city, we often forget that only 15 minutes away there is so much more to love and explore. Here is an ‘escape’ idea for just half a day. I do this often with a friend. We...
Tirana, the big city! While the heat of summer wears off, we start to enjoy the fresh breeze September brings along. Schools are about to start and it is time to refocus and return to work. Here in Tirana, where I’m writing from, a lot of construction is going...
Summer can be very hot in parts of Albania, but luckily there are runaway spots to cool off like Pogradec & surrounding villages on the shores of Ohrid Lake, ancient name Lyhnid, one of the oldest in the world, and the deepest in the Balkans. This weekend we stay...
This weekend takes us to Permet, located in South Albania. This area is home to Nermercka Mountain Range; beautiful river Viosa – one of the last natural rivers of Europe; Benje Natural Thermal baths; Benje Village – a historically protected site, with...
This weekend takes us to Llogara Pass, part of the Ceraunian Mountains, a Coastal Mountain Range in Southwest Albania. Llogara pass sits at 1027 m from the sea level and it divides these mountains into the Caraburun Peninsula wing, which in itself serves as the border...
This trip takes us to a beautiful natural setting, one of the pearls of Albanian Alps, Lepushe, located at the most northern part of Albania, next to the Montenegro border. Lepushe is a settlement in former Kelmend municipality, now Shkoder County, part of...
This Sunday, we’ll visit the beach at Lalezi Bay, just south of Rodoni Cape. This is a popular beach for the summer season thought traffic getting back from there is an big issue. We’ are looking at 14 degrees Sunday, so consider this one of your first Sun...
This hike was moderate with a strong elevation. We did part of the trail, working towards arriving at the Mid-Point (Cable car landing). Elevation gain to the point of arrival was around 500m. Next week we will organize the same activity! RSVP by SAT @ 12:00 via...
