Pogradec, Albania Travel Blogs

Rain, rain and a HUGE copy of Lord of the Rings
Aug 20, 2003

Lord of the Rings + rain = big. There were some very pleasant people here. See Issue 23 for more

Crossing into Albania
Aug 20, 2007 (20 photos)

... They turned out to be a really lovely couple, the man (Bairam) Macedonian from Ohrid, and his wife (Sanije) was Albanian from Pogradec the Albanian town just on the other side of the border. After getting my exit stamp from the Macedonians we had to walk ...

NEXT TO EUROPE'S LEFTOUT
Jun 4, 2009 (12 photos)

... misinterpreting the culture.  After all, most guys I spoke to were well-meaning. Regardless, after 137 hours, Albania was leaving a negative impression.  Friendly Alessandro and his firefly-catching children and freshfish-cooking wife were my ...

Pogradec... still
Aug 21, 2007 (13 photos)

... Lelya was still nowhere to be seen. She came back at 2 with Anjela's little brother and said, how about we stay in Pogradec tonight, and then tomorrow night in Elbasan? I said I definitely had to be in Berat tomorrow morning, so she said she would drive ...

Train ride to Pogradec, Albania
Apr 27, 2008 (6 photos)

... time we are the main tourist attraction as we are the strangers carrying backpacks, which you don't come across much in Albania. Pogradec is a small city that has a lot of potential of turning into a beautiful tourist destination. Their lake shore is ...