albania

Mt. Korab

10/02/202214/06/2021 by Marcia

We were close to Mt. Korab before. It was in December 2020, when we shortly visited North Macedonia. But winter had already laid it’s hands on the upper parts of he mountains, covering it with layers of snow, making it impossible to reach. We even had a hard time to … Read more

Dangerous or Scenic Road?

10/02/202216/12/2020 by Kilian

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

10/02/202216/12/2020 by Kilian

We re-visited Thethi where, since the last time we visited it in 2018, road construction has begun on the last section of the SH-21 to allow people with Porsches to reach the heart of the Albanian Alps. For off-roaders there is also the south “road” to reach Thethi in style. … Read more

October 2020

10/02/202207/11/2020 by Marcia

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

Nivicë Canyon

10/02/202207/11/2020 by Marcia

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

Up and down Poroçan

10/02/202231/10/2020 by Kilian

While close to Gramsh (the one near Elbasan) we visited the Kanioni i Holtës. A very nice canyon (again..) in Albania. After exploring the canyon we went to look for a place to stay for the night, and ended up near Poroçan. The area is not rich in nice wild-camp … Read more

Gjipe beach, Albania

20/07/202127/10/2020 by Kilian

We went to Gjipe beach for the first time in June 2018 and loved it there. A very basic campsite at the beach at the end of a gorge with lots of green and a small river coming from the gorge, flowing to the sea. The campsite could only be … Read more

September 2020

10/02/202216/10/2020 by Marcia

At the beginning of September we were still in Croatia and spent 2 days at the beaches of Žuljana, relaxing and swimming. Taking turns at the beach while one of us stayed with Binkie who was enjoying the shade, grass and bugs. Until we were “asked” to leave by a … Read more

Langarica Kanyon

10/02/202213/10/2020 by Kilian

Sunday morning.. traditionally the time of the week to go for a longer cycling tour in small groups or individually. I did that too, before I started travelling. This tradition is especially noticeable in Catholic areas: in Spain and in the countries of the other two major cycling tours, France … Read more

Theth or Valbona

10/02/202212/10/2020 by Marcia

For those of you who don’t want to read the whole story, here’s the short answer: Theth. And no it’s not a close call, well at least not for us. Theth Also known as Thethi, is in the North-eastern part of Albania, the Albanian alps. We were here the first … Read more