
My ‘fast & furious’ Western Balkans Trip – 3 Countries in 6 Days (Part 6)
Day Six: Macedonia – Kosovo – Albania – Montenegro (Ohrid – Skopje – Prizren – Tivat) In retrospect, this turned out to be a tough day – with long drives and three border crossings, but this is what I had…

My ‘fast & furious’ Western Balkans Trip – 3 Countries in 6 Days (Part 5)
Day Five: Albania – Macedonia (Voskopoja – Galicica National Park – Ohrid) Sounds incredible, but in the middle of the 18th century, with a population of over 30,000, Voskopoja was one of the largest cities on the Balkans. What is…

The Faces of Albania
No matter how exotic, historic, or scenic a destination is, it is the local people who usually leave us with the most unique and memorable impressions and the people of Albania are no exception. Throughout my brief journey there, I…

My ‘fast & furious’ Western Balkans Trip – 3 Countries in 6 Days (Part 4)
Day Four: Albania (Gjirokastra – Permet – Korcha – Voskopoja) Early next morning, I was raring to finally climb to Gjirokastra’s famed hilltop castle – one of the largest on the Balkans, but as it did not open until 10…