Hotel Leonardo Durres

Shkembi Kavajes Durres, J0T1J2 , Albania

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Rantaelämää Albaniassa

A travel blog entry by wilhelm-

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... antia olivat kaksi päiväiset tiukat beachvolley-matsit paikallisten äijien kanssa. Ensimmäisenä rantapäivänä joku paikallinen kutsui meidät pelaamaan ja sovimme pelaavamme seuraavanakin päivänä. Suomalaiset otettiin lämpimästi vastaan, vaikka seassa oli pari todella hyvääkin pelaajaa. Kuuluisa balkanilainen temperamentti näkyi vahvasti peleissä, sillä albanialaiset tuntuvat ottavan urheilun tosissaan. Sillä ei ole mitään merkitystä pelataanko vain rannalla höntsäillen vai ...

Episode 22

A travel blog entry by overlandlyn2010

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... It is situated on a tiny island connected to the mainland by a short causeway. Viewed from above it is very picturesque with the cream coloured buildings all with orange terracotta roofs and the deep green of cypress and palm trees scattered about. It was bought by a hotel group some years back and now the only people who have access to it are hotel guests and employees. Mere mortals are not allowed to enter. The village outgrew the island and ...

All work and no play

A travel blog entry by foodnut

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... does not seem to be enough money to dispose of these destitute reminders of a fallen political regime. So the people just live around them as they always have. It is common in Albania to see a bunker raising out of a flower garden or farmers just plowing their fields around them. There does not seem to be much that the people of Albania can do in the aftermath of this invasion ...

Km 1740, Tirana

A travel blog entry by andiontour

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... Die Fahrt von Lezhe nach Tirana war einfach nur gerade aus auf der "Autobahn". Nun ja, Autobahn ist vielleicht etwas übertrieben aber es war zumindest eine Strasse.. Was auch sehr eindrücklich ist hier in Albanien ist die Armut auf dem Lande, manchmal habe ich wirklich gedacht, ich bin hier in Kambodscha oder so.. Wirklich krass, wie die Leute hier leben. Weitaus das schlimmste für mich ist die absolut ...

The hunt for Albanian lager

A travel blog entry by englishanddrunk

... s where a lot of their revenue comes from. I tried to sleep through it but found myself being prodded by a group of Albanians about my age. "Hey man, come off bus". Conceding that I wasn't going to get any peace from them unless I did, I got off and instantly had about twenty cigarette packets thrust in my direction- which is basically the universal Balkan language for "hello". After eventually convincing half the buses passengers that ...