Hotel Adriatik Durres

... army to various victories against the Turkish empire. <br>On the road from the bus station (stop) there is a street of wooden shops (that ironically looks very turkish and was selling predominantly turkish goods!).

... kleiden sich sehr westlich, man sieht we***** Kopftuech** als in Deutschland. Und alle 100m gibt es ein Casino.<br><br>Morgen geht es dann weit** gen Norden, sollte morgen Montenegro **reichen. Liege ganz gut in d** Zeit, kann v**mutlich einige Staedte an d** Kueste besichtigen, Inshallah.<br><br>Gruss<br>Ralf <br><br>P.S.<br>Dachte d** Pauschaltourismus ist noch nicht hi** angekommen, ab** im Nationalmuseum lief doch glatt eine deutsche Reisegruppe h**um.<br>

... much to see in the city means it's a great pace to come and just chill out, watch the world go by and recharge the batteries (and em, get food poisoning). A very young population and an abundance of cool cafés means you could quite easily pass a day, or two, just sipping coffee and people watching (that's what we planned on doing until... well, you know?). So the coffee isn't as good as it is in Italy. So what. You'd only know that having come form Italy, right?

· Durres, Albania · GMT +1:00 hour In the grand scheme of things Three countries down, with 4 to go until we get to Korea on September 22nd. It's no secret that certain aspects of this trip, namely an itinerary for post-Italy travel, have always been, for want of a better word, changeable. Admittedly, that has been a source of mild consternation for some, even Meg, who from day one wanted a plan, a definitive itinerary, right down to dates, locations and bus ...

We crossed the border into Albania with very little paperwork, just &euro;10 per person in tax, nothing for insurance (we're assuming that meant we weren't covered!) and a new stamp in the passport. The road was absolute **** (narrow and patched so many times that it was like driving on rumble strips constantly), and there were piles of rubbish everywhere. It was almost like being back in Africa. There were heaps of abandoned fuel stations in ...

... I somewhat absent-mindedly chose the wrong side of the bus (the left - facing the oncoming traffic and the glaring sun), so I missed some of the best opportunities. By the time a seat freed up allowing me to switch sides, the greatest bulk of them had already passed. But I did get a few and - as any visitor here knows - a visit to Albania is incomplete until you've got a good bunker picture. So I did finally succeed in that, even if it took a lot of ...

Destination 51: km55'244 Nach abwechslungsreicher und zum Teil chaotischer Fahrt vor dem Antritt einer Passstrasse nocheinmal Nacht in Albanien in Hotel in Durres gebucht. XXXXX After a chaotic drive another night in a hotel in Durres befor I head to a passroad.

... support, but a few Albanians had snook in too, so we weren't totally overwhelmed. Just outnumbered about 100 to 1. Unfortunately, Turkey won 1-0, and when we tried to get out of the stadium they wouldn't let us. Just before we would have been there long enough for the baiting Albanian fans to throw things at us, they realised we were English so let us oue to enjoy a few Tirana beers on King Zog I Bulevardi. Albania has a really nice feel to it ...

... and just like before, I slept and missed a load of stuff, but I did see loads of concrete mushrooms !!!!! Just like yesterday, we arrived and were dumped out in a one horse town. Lucy went on a hotel search and came up trumps. It was cheap, clean and had a TV. Wow, we were sorted !!!!! We decided to have a walk around and see what this town had to offer. There was a church, how unusual. There were loads of weddings going on. Nothing unusual for Albania on a Sunday. And that ...