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KOSOVO | Mon, 14 Sep 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [460]
Yesterday I slept until around 7:30 am, and went for a jog around town, and went back to my room at the hotel. I then had breakfast at the free buffet. And what a buffet it was! The serving tables had all types of cereal, eggs, an omelet station, ... Read more >
Tags: albania, kosovo, pristina, tirana
ALBANIA | Sun, 13 Sep 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [442]
Yesterday I was thinking of staying in Berat for another day. In isn't that I loved Berat that much-it is a small village that while beautiful-isn't a big deal-and doesn't offer much to do other then for a few days. It sure wasn't the hostel I was staying ... Read more >
Tags: albania, tirana
ALBANIA | Sat, 12 Sep 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [425]
Yesterday was my only full day in Berat In the morning, I walked up to the big castle on the hill. It is an impressive structure, and walking up I actually met some guy who lived there who offered to give me a tour (for tips of course).... Read more >
Tags: albania, berat
ALBANIA | Thu, 10 Sep 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [446]
Yesterday, the first thing I did was take a bus to the cable car that goes to a mountain that overlooks the city. Actually, I took the bus to the end of the line where a shuttle bus was supposed to pick me up to bring me to the cable car. ... Read more >
Tags: albania, tirana
ALBANIA | Mon, 10 Mar 2014 | By vixieb | Views [141]
Tirana
Tirana, the capital of Albania, has no central bus station. There are several different places scattered around the city that buses come to and go from. If you’ve read my Montenegro entry (http://trampingthewelltroddenpath.... Read more >
Tags: albania, berat, butrint, gjirokaster, sarande, tirana
ALBANIA | Tue, 9 Jul 2013 | By josephuck | Views [1143]
The early start left me a little sleepy, but once I was in the off-roader minibus, being thrown around the chassis, void of a seatbelt, I was well awake. My boss, Niko, the driver, a German family of five , a German couple, and myself, headed along the ... Read more >
Tags: albania, communism, fjord, hydro-dam, koman, lake, water
UNITED KINGDOM | Sun, 23 Jun 2013 | By josephuck | Views [2517] | Comments [4]
Of course, it must be duly noted that each volunteering experience is different, for each person, for each project, location and timespan. In the past, I've had a double bed and a kitchen in an apartment, to then sharing a bed in a static caravan and ... Read more >
Tags: albania, cycling, help, hot, lake, volunteer, volunteering
ALBANIA | Mon, 17 Jun 2013 | By josephuck | Views [1197] | Comments [2]
Already time seems to be propelling forward at a rate much quicker than on the humble British Isles. Surely we all feel that; whenever we are abroad, time just slips away, faded into history, to be remembered as digital photographs and plastic souvenirs.... Read more >
Tags: albania, castle, cycling, lake, museum, plumber, tourism, watches
UNITED KINGDOM | Wed, 12 Jun 2013 | By josephuck | Views [669]
Today being Wednesday.
On Monday I was up early to cycle into Shkoder to buy a backpack, I didn't want to spent too long in the city because one of the campers, Lukas, whom I had befriended was leaving and I wanted to say bye. The cycle in was much ... Read more >
Tags: albania, bamboo, building, cafe, camping, construction, cycle, fake
UNITED KINGDOM | Sun, 9 Jun 2013 | By josephuck | Views [720]
So, I'll try not to make a habit of making a post every day, but bare with me, there are a few good stories hidden within this one!
The day started with a planned cycle to Shkoder and back, which is about 15km. I had the intention of buying ... Read more >
Tags: albania, cafe, danger, lake, market, scutari, shkoder, stallone, sun
UNITED KINGDOM | Sat, 8 Jun 2013 | By josephuck | Views [1099]
Today I went for a massive cycle today through the small Albanian villages nearby, my bosses Niko and Faye said it was fine for me to take a bike. Verdyanna (phonetic spelling) told me it would only take an hour for me to get there and back, it took ... Read more >
Tags: albania, camping, cycle, friendly, irish, mes, mountains, ottoman, people
UNITED KINGDOM | Thu, 6 Jun 2013 | By josephuck | Views [713]
So, I made it to Albania unscathed!
It was a long journey, but great nonetheless. Firstly I suffered two coaches, one from Northampton to London Victoria, and a second from Victoria to Gatwick. Going through Croydon was the highlight, I never ... Read more >
Tags: airplane, albania, beach, camping, flying, lake, roads