Our Park4Night App failed to get us to a camp spot that felt right in Saranda, Albania. First time that happened but luckily I also had CamperConnect installed and that led us to this hotel that allows campers to park Read more…
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Read more…
After a week’s stay in Dubrovnik, we inched closer to the border of Croatia and Montenegro. Instead of crossing over right away, we decided to spend one last night in Croatia to take advantage of our unlimited internet plan and Read more…