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Travel Blogs from Sidari
Expectation, pleasure and price
I felt like I was chocking inside the ferry. The ride to Corfu was fast but not as nice as I had imagined. This kind of ship was fast indeed, and put us in the island in less than 45 min, but the petrol smell inside the cabin was a bit asphixiating, with no place to go outside and breathe some fresh air or admire the views, that weren't too spectacular through the half meter sea level dirty windows. We made alive, anyway, and spend more time crossing the Greek border ...
Corfu just in the front
The 7 hours bus ride from Tirana to Sarande was peculiar. What is called national road in Albania is not more than a bumpy narrow dirt path going north to south. The way was asfalted around half of the way, and when it was not, theminibus was jumping so much that it was hardly possible to even read along the way. However, the way was offering really interesting countryside landscapes to see, crowded by ...
No False Modesty Required
... day just traveling.
Upon arrival to the PINK Palace (it's name does not disappoint) I received my rooming assignment and after unpacking I was informed that I was to move to a different room to accommodate a rooming request. *Smh* HOWEVER, I then had the most beautiful view of the island. So it all worked out in the end I suppose.
My first day on the island was essentially spent relaxing on my awesome balcony ...
Learning to speak a bit of Greek
... about it or it's history. The place is pretty much deserted, but the views are pretty good. We wander back down to the old town and sit by the ocean for a bite to eat, but we don't really have much of a plan for the day and we are a bit rudderless. Paul convinces me we should get one of the local buses out to one of the areas away from the old town and we get ourselves some tickets and pick Dasia. It is about half an ...
Butrint Ruins
... at the hostel went out for dinner too. Main, side and raki, 750 lk. Awesome bunch of people at the hostel. 2 Brits, 2 Aussies, 2 yanks and a Canadian. All of them with great tales of the bulcans. Travel: Serande > Tirana Dep: 22:00 Arr: 04:30 Cost: 1300 ...