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  • Reflections : Albania
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    Reflections : Albania

    You can’t be an ‘influencer’ if only 20 people read your blog. Can you 🙂 ? I want to say this because what follows are […]

  • Berat
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    Berat

    I know there is a theme here. If there is a UNESCO site in close proximity I want to visit it and Berat, designated as […]

  • Gjirokastra
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    Gjirokastra

    Wow this place is something else! Firstly, I need to set the scene. This is a village built in geographically the most stunning of all […]

  • Albanian Riviera
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    Albanian Riviera

    The Albanian Riviera is the costal stretch between Vlorë, half way down the coast, and Ksamil near the Greek Border. Leaving Ksamil driving north you […]

  • Butrint
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    Butrint

    Albania came on to my wish list in 2023 when I watched the wonderful Bettany Hughes, the Oxford historian and broadcaster, this time on the […]

  • Tirana to the South
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    Tirana to the South

    Before coming here I had visions that Albania would be like Croatia and Montenegro. Inland, broad tracts of rural land, and by the sea beachy […]

  • Tight time in Tirana
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    Tight time in Tirana

    Tirana, in my view, needs three days. One to do a walking tour and the central sights around the main Skanderbeg Square, another day to […]

  • Tirana : the city of ambient light and vivid colour
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    Tirana : the city of ambient light and vivid colour

    As soon as you get off the main drag from the airport hitting the city for real, you are immediately struck by the ambience of […]

  • Country File : Albania
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    Country File : Albania

    When you are born in an island nation it is hard to imagine your small strip of land invaded and possessed so many times, even […]

  • Spirit of the Nation : Japan
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    Spirit of the Nation : Japan

    Travelling can be stressful even for seasoned traveller, but travelling in Japan is a very different experience and a reflection on the people and their […]

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