Our faithful guide, Jack drove us four hours to Southernch Albania to see the sites. On the way we noticed numerous scallop and fish farms. Across the water to the west was the Greek island of Crete with a ferry that runs...
Our next trip with Jack, our tour guide and driver, was to Gjirokaster which is another UNESCO site. The castle was built in the 15th century on the top of the mountain above the city and has a long history full of tragedy, facts,...
Our favorite tour company, Albanian Tour Guides picked us up early on a weekday for an hour and forty-minute drive to Berat, UNESCO Heritage Site. Our driver was Jack and we could not have asked for a more considerate guide and safe driver. ...
After nearly two months in the City of Durres, we have developed some knowledge of the people and experienced the beauty of the area. Durres-The City The city itself can be divided into three sections. First, the northern section (where we live) includes the downtown area, a...
We arrived in Durres, Albania just in time for our 24th Anniversary on July 2nd. We planned a three-day getaway to Tirana. Since it was a celebration, we stayed at the Xheko Imperial Hotel in their Luigi XIV room. In researching Albania on-line, I got...