Travel to Albania
Travel to Albania I had never been to Albania before. I love beginning travelogue entries with this statement. There is a certain energy, stream of excitement, and, yes, romance found in the pondering...
View ArticleAnother Couchsurfing Adventure Shkoder Albania
Another Couchsurfing Adventure in Shkoder, Albania “Adventure only happens when things go wrong.” After being forgotten about by a Couchsurfing host in Belgrade, after receiving an out of service...
View ArticleMoney Too Low to Worry About
Money Too Low to Worry About My funds are now lower than they have been since early 2003 when I ran out of money in Patagonia. I now only have 1,000 big ones to my name and I do not care. If I run out...
View ArticleTirane Albania Good City
Tirane Albania Good Hospitality Good City “Most travel, and certainly the rewarding kind, involves depending on the kindness of strangers, putting yourself into the hands of people you don’t know and...
View ArticleColorful Painted Buildings of Tirane
Colorful Painted Buildings of Tirane, Albania Under all of the grit, dust, and exhaust fumes, one of the most striking features about Albania’s capital city, Tirane, is that many of its apartment...
View ArticleMountains of Albania
Mountains of Albania A teenage girl looks queasy as the bus quickly rounds mountain switchback after mountain switchback in rural Albania. The driver is yelling and screaming about something and...
View ArticleBunkers in Albania
Bunkers in Albania Thousands upon thousands, almost a million mushroom shaped, concrete and steel bunkers pop out of the Albanian countryside like pockmarks upon the face of a country that saw worse...
View ArticleBlood Feuds in Albania
Blood Feuds in Albania“And first they established the rule: whoever kills will be killed. Blood is avenged with blood.” “Nobody comes to Gramsh,” Tauschia told us as we were ascending the foothills of...
View ArticleUFO University Tirane Albania Photo of Day
Travel Photo of the Day UFO University Tirane Albania I hear their classes are out of this world.
View ArticlePregnancy Cravings in Eastern Europe
“So what kind of fruit do you want?” the Serbian mom who lived at the hostel in Belgrade asked me. I looked at her all confused. “With my first one, my son, I couldn’t get enough apples,” she...
View ArticleMothers in Tirane, Albania
In Tirane, Wade and I couchsurfed with a young Albanian man, Florenc, and his mother. I was exhausted from pregnancy and it was a welcome relief to stay in a home instead of a hostel or sex hotel....
View ArticleCouchsurfing While Pregnant
Wade and I have tried several different methods to save money on accommodation while traveling. We stayed in an apartment in Budapest, slept in dorm beds in Belgrade and Sarajevo, stayed in private...
View ArticleEurope’s Schengen Zone Continues to Expand
Trouble for travelers, Europe’s Schengen zone continues to expand A new affront has met the long term traveler’s horizon: multi country immigration zones. The Schengen of Europe is by far the worst, as...
View ArticleTeach English in Albania
Find an English teaching job in Albania English teaching jobs in Albania are mostly found in Tirana (Tirane). Private and university jobs are available to native English speakers, especially if they...
View Article‘Be Flexible And Prepared To Get Stuck’ Nomadic Backpacker Traveling In The...
Travelling during the Coronavirus pandemic is a bureaucratic minefield. But at least I have options. Many don’t. I took that evac flight to Belgrade, Serbia via Amsterdam. I chose Serbia as it was one...
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