Heading out of Berat today for the southern coast of Albania. We haven’t seen salt water in a while and are excited to get a good sniff of the sea. There’s more direct way to get to the sea but the locals convinced us that it wasn’t the wisest choice. Read more
Minutes after we parked at our van at campground Villa Juri in the city of Berat, one of the owners, showed up with a plastic water bottle and two shot glasses. He offered Dan a shot of his homemade rakija (fruit brandy) as a welcome gift. Dan was actually not Read more
Our stop in Durres last week wasn’t the best choice as an introduction to Albania. We thought choosing a town near the water would be a good one as it usually is for us but that ended up backfiring when it turned into a port town without much to do. Read more
Not far from where we are staying in Durrës is a Mexican-style restaurant in a touristy part of town. In the US, we would avoid this type of place at all costs and head to a more authentic place… but here? Thousands of miles away from Mexico and the west Read more
During our stay in the city of Durrës in Albania, we set out the explore the ancient amphitheater in town. It was very affordable to tour the grounds. 200 lekë for adults, children were free. That comes to a grand total of $1.82. The Durrës Amphitheater was built in the Read more
In the morning, we woke up to this amazing view of the fortified city of Ulcinj, Montenegro from our parking lot camp spot. We also woke up to an older gentleman asking us for money for parking. It sounded a little fishy to us because it is supposed to be Read more
This one wakes up before the rest of us and usually climbs onto the bench seat while she waits for us to get out of bed. Last night we fed the cats a handful of Yoda’s kibble and this morning all three were waiting for another serving. Finally got the Read more
One of the reasons we chose to stay at a campground instead of wild camping is to test out our little electric heater. We bought a small heater from in Croatia for when we have hook-ups instead of using up our propane for heat. Plus it has a thermostat unlike Read more
We left the town of Kotor after a weeks stay with loose plans to head to the next ancient fortified city down the coast. As we drove into the town of Budva, we noticed the density of new construction and towers and then decided we weren’t in the mood for Read more
Landed in the city of Kotor, Montenegro for the week. We didn’t know much about this little European country before we arrived but have learned a ton in these last couple of days. One thing we noticed right away is this is one of the only countries in Europe without Read more