Tirana Travel Blogs

I had imagined I would leave quite early in the morning from Tirana. But instead I start talking to one of the people who is running the place I am staying. It is always a bit surreal to talk to people who lived during the communist era - life back then were just so different from anything I ha…

We arrived the port of Durres after a 3.5 hours catamaran journey from Dubrovnik. Durres was the link between Istanbul and Rome and was Albanias capital until 1920, when it was moved to Tirana. A 30 minutes drive took us to Tirana. The city was founded by a Turkish pasha in 1614 and developed into …

We woke in the morning, after maybe 2 hours sleep, deep inside Albania! We couldn't believe we were finally here. The bus rolled into Tirana, dropping us off near the heart of downtown. We were so short on time now that we had to start exploring immediately if we were going to see the capital. …

Evening of February 25, 2009 WE FINALLY MADE IT TO TIRANA!!! Everything you've heard and read about TIrana is true. TRAFFIC!!!   DUST!!!   and every other car is a Mercedes Benz. I think that this is where they come to die. Almost all of them are OLD and ragged out.....serious…

Tirana, bustling and busy, but as far as we could see as we walked about- not very fascinating initially- maybe it will get better. Maybe I am just not in a big city mood, probably not because what I don’t like about it is all the smog and congestion. Oh well, such is life… either way we are he…

Albania, it has to be said, is not on everyone's top list of places to see in the world, but it was always a country that had appealed to me. Together with my pal Michael, we flew into Tirana, the country's capital, on a warm and sunny evening in May. Albania is one of Europe's poorest …

My trip to Macedonia and Albania.

Tirana is the door of Albania to the Europeans that arrive with the airplane and from the impression of a country in frantic change, new buildings and all colored ones they are built with vivacious colors! what offers for the tourists to the city is few if not a beautiful ancient mosque and it plac…

My life as a flight attendant -- as of right now it's just an itinerary of where I've been but I may add some places to go, sites to see, and all that soon. = )

I am riding my motorbike from London, UK to home, Adelaide, Australia. I will be heading south to Sicily, Italy and then making way across towards Turkey. Then head down through Iran, Pakistan and India. From there I will try to make it into South East Asia. Hope to put motorbike on a ship from Dili, East Timor to Darwin. Departure Date 4th August 2008.

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The driver has to make a delivery run in the south of the country.  He volunteers to take me to Tirana to stay with some friends of his for a few days.  Near the house, cherry trees are brimming with ripe delicious cherries that I pick and eat all day.  In town, I see Hoxha's fo…

So, i'm still a 26 year old Aussie chick, this time i decided it would be a good idea to backpack around Europe alone... I'm sure it will be, well, interesting to say the least...

This will be an ongoing collection of interesting vehicles from around the world

I wish i could travel for the rest of my life!!!