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Kayaking in Saranda, Albania
February 2021 found us in one of the few countries worldwide without imposed lockdowns and travel restrictions: Albania. It was, in fact, for this particular reason we were there in the first place. We had settled in the southern coastal ...
Blue Eye Spring, Albania: Winter Day Trip From Saranda
Amid the second wave of Covid-related lockdowns in early 2021, we were sojourning in Albania; one of the few countries that hadn't imposed any significant travel restrictions. We were settled in the seaside city of Saranda, in the south of ...
From Korca To Prespa Lake National Park Winter Day Trip
It was a dazzlingly sunny morning in southern Albania. We had just arrived in the city of Korca from Pogradec the previous day and were about to set off exploring the surrounding area. As our destination for this day trip, ...
A Winter Trip To Pogradec And Lake Ochrid Shore In Albania
After a long night drive from Mount Korab, we ended up camping on a random piece of ground near the town of Librazhd. We were drained and slept late into the morning. Upon exiting the tent, at last, we beheld ...
Trekking Mount Korab From Radomire In The Winter
Having just failed to acquire a Covid test to be allowed into Kosovo, we left Kukes destined for Mount Korab. This is the highest mountain of both Albania and North Macedonia, reaching an elevation of 2,764 m. The plan was ...
Two Days in Kukes And The Albania-Kosovo Border
When we woke up on that beautiful natural terrace overlooking the Valley of Valbona and the plains of Bajram Curri, we had a clear plan: head to Kosovo. The idea was to extend our road trip from Albania into Kosovo, ...
A Winter Trip To Bajram Curri and Valbona Valley National Park
We woke up almost deafened by the night-long, boisterous descent of the torrent beside our camping spot. The rain was having a morning break and we got to enjoy the serenity of the deep gorge that hosted us. We had ...
From Shkoder To Bajram Curri In The Winter
This morning found us on a lovely spot on the shore of Komani Lake, a few kilometers from the city of Shkoder. On the previous day, we had failed to catch a ferry across the lake, so today we had ...
Vukel & Nikc: In A Secluded Valley Of The Albanian Alps
We had spent most of the day trapped between two snowslides on the remote, narrow mountain road coming out from the Valley of Vermosh in the Albanian Alps. It was late, dark, freezing night when we finally got unstuck and ...
A Winter Trip To The Remote Vermosh Valley, Albanian Alps
Upon getting out of the tent, we witnessed winter in all its harsh potency. A bleak, damp, dismal morning had dawned over Shkodra Lake in northern Albania. We packed lazily and nestled in the warmth of the car. We were ...
A Trip to Shkoder and Shkodra Lake in Albania
A sunny winter morning, backpacks shouldered, we were walking along the busy streets of the Albanian capital city. We were headed for the office of The Lada Guys: a company renting Russian-made Lada Niva 4x4 cars. We got ours and ...
3 Winter Days in Gjirokaster: Travel Guide
Overwhelmed with awe we regarded our new surroundings as we ambled through the timeworn city of Gjirokaster. We had just arrived there after a 2-day hike from Delvina over Mount Gjere. It was one of the last days of 2020 ...
