Category: Albania

Balkans – Day 3

Written on November 19, 2019 in Albania

Today was our last day in Albania. We packed up and left Tirana. Getting out was fun (and our bus driver was glad we were leaving), as Albanians generally believe traffic laws are optional guidelines, that they generally ignore. For example controlled intersections (traffic signals, round-abouts, etc) generally mean “obey the general gist of ...

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Balkans – Day 2

Written on November 18, 2019 in Albania

Our first full day in the Balkans (specifically Albania) didn’t disappoint!  After an amazing breakfast at the hotel we set out on a walking tour of Tirana.  The architecture in the city has a very eclectic variety – modern buildings, buildings that scream “I was built during communist times”, and everything in bet...

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Balkans – Day 1

Written on November 17, 2019 in Albania

Okay, won’t be much of a blog today, as this was the travel period to start off the adventure.  We flew out on Saturday, around 11:50ish in the morning.  We flew to Chicago (O’Hare) with about a 3-hour layover.   We then caught a flight on Austrian Air to Vienna, Austria landing around 8:30 Sunday morning,...

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