reis – blog – travel
Here you can read short updates of our whereabouts.
At the beginning of December we spend a few days in Mavrovo national park. We found a few good places to camp but it was very cold and wet with either rain or snow. You can clearly see that the area is beautiful, but in the bad weather circumstances it … Read more
One of the major sightseeing attractions in Turkey is Pamukkale. Pamukkale is a white mountain made of calcium. It looks kind of like an iceberg. It is a natural phenomenon made from the water that contains a large amount of calcium and flows along several terraces down the mountain. The … Read more
If you search for “dangerous roads” on the internet, many can be found. There’s even (at least) one dedicated site for it. But when is a road considered dangerous? Montenegro: Scenic. For example, in Montenegro we drove a very nice stretch of road; the R-16 from Pluzine to Zabljak, and … Read more
In Mavrovo national park we got a glimpse of the Korab, the highest mountain in both Albania and North Macedonia. But before we could get any closer, the weather changed and became cloudy for several days. Being unable to see any mountains at all, we gave up (for now). We … Read more
We started November in the area of Gramsh. A larger town with a lot of facilities, located between the mountains and the river Devoll. We drove up to see the Kopacit canyon. In the small town Grabove e Siperme we kind of got stuck on a small dirt road because … Read more
Finally we found our way to North Macedonia. After getting some local currency and access to internet, we decided to go Vevchani to find a spot to camp. Of course in this time of year the daylight period is short, so we ended up looking for a spot in the … Read more
While we were in Gramsh for a repair, Alfred told us it would be possible to drive all the way up to Mount Tomorr (national park Mali i Tomorrit) and that – via the same route – it is possible to reach the SH-72, the road Berat – Çorovodë. At … Read more
After having left Tirana we drove on to Gjipe beach. You can read more about Gjipe beach and get an impression of the very tough road here.. So we left Gjipe beach and found a good spot at the beach of Borsh. Now early October the beach was deserted. The … Read more
From Nivicë in the direction of Tepelene there is a huge canyon: Nivicë canyon. We drove past this canyon in 2018, and even just seeing it from above, it was clear it was very big and beautiful. We didn’t have the time to explore it back then, but now we … Read more
