Traveling During a Pandemic
We left Sarandë in mid July, a few days before we were going to attempt to fly back to the US. Ervin drove down from Tirana again to pick us …
Trapped in Paradise
We certainly can’t complain about where we are. Sarandë, Albania is absolutely beautiful! Every day we wake up to perfect weather, a magnificent view of blue sea, the southern Albanian …
The Only Tourists in Albania
It took a while for Ervin, our driver, to get us out of Tirana. The roads were packed with cars plus there was a festival happening that brought many people …
Escape from Tirana
The day finally came when the red zone restrictions in Tirana were lifted and we were free to leave the city. I couldn’t believe it. It seemed like we had …
Lock Down In Albania
The first week we were in Tirana was great. Howard’s dad was still with us and we were out exploring the city each day. We discovered some fabulous restaurants, cool …
Shortcut Through Kosovo
We weren’t expecting to drive through Kosovo the day we left Skopje, but our driver said the road was better. It was faster too, even though we would have two …
City of Statues
Macedonia has an interesting history. Throughout time, the area was constantly taken over by various rulers and empires, only to eventually win it’s independence back again and again. More recently …
Getting to the Millennium Cross in Skopje, Macedonia
We had a bit of trouble finding the bus and getting tickets to this attraction. The information we found online is either out of date since everything changed 2 years …
Plovdiv to Skopje – Traveling in Style
Getting from Plovdiv, Bulgaria to Skopje, Macedonia was not as easy as we thought it would be. There are no flights between the two cities. Taking the bus would have …