We were sad to leave Albania, and head north after nearly four weeks there. The rawness of the land and people in Albania wooed our explorer genes in ways we didn’t know they could be wooed. Crossing the border into Montenegro from Albania was a quick transition into a new land that seemed, just a little... too polished at first.…
The Albanian state tourism slogan for 2019 is incredibly, “Be Taken by Albania.” It’s a peculiarly cheeky nod to the kidnapping-centered movie series “Taken.” A perplexing choice for a tourism slogan to be sure. But they went with it. And now, we have to agree, the slogan kind of… fits. On our final Albania post in this series, we do…
Calling all walkers and hikers! We’ve got another bucket list trek for you…from beginning to end it’s breathtaking, awe-inspiring, and stunning all-in-one! Actually, this hike was so incredibly beautiful it rendered us speechless for much of the hike. The Valbona <—> Theth trek takes you across an especially rugged range in the Accursed Mountains of Albania, also know fittingly as,…
When we told people who have not been to Albania that we were going, we always got one of two hesitant pauses. A ‘processing’ type pause on the name… “A-l-b-a-n-i-a”, like when you hear a familiar word but can’t quite place where or in what context it belongs. OR, a pause that triggers their sense seedy and shady elements where…
