(Albania 2023, modified from my travel journal) The Forgotten House. 4.5 star average, my offline Google Maps informed me, but no further dets. That’s all I knew. And it was a pretty, sunny February day in Southern Albania, I had all the time in the world and no one else around. I had no real […]
Albania
Bunkers are bonkers and other tidbits of Albanian history
Please note, we are now doing part 3 out of 5 on our trip to Albania in February. Comme d’hab, better late than never innit. <3 Albania is a land of fascinating history. What did I know in advance? Once upon a time there was a dodgy Communist dictator. That’s about it. So, after day […]
Dajti Ekspres, yet another cable car
Excerpt from my Albanian travel journal notebook: Mon 20/2 klo 13.25 Cold so won’t write for long, but just to share magical moments w/ you. Sat alone @ top of Mount Something, maybe begins with a Q (pronounced “ch”), maybe not. I LOVE THIS. Views are PHENOMENAL. Just had a nutritious lunch of yesterday’s peanut […]
Albania, land of…
I went to Albania roughly due to the same reasons I went to Kazakhstan – why not? Voldemort chose it as his random country to hide in, what more random place to choose? What I knew about Albania before going: So, I spent seven nights in Albania. I went alone, which I think is arguably […]