Remembering my adventures
MAY 5-9, 2025 While we were at the airport in Tirana, waiting for the plane to Beauvais, we were wondering if there was a shuttle into Paris. There was a lady behind us in the queue who was speaking French so I told Pierre to ask her. He asked in French, but she replied in... Continue Reading →
MAY 3, 2025 All the towns and cities in Albania are built on very steep hills / mountains with roads and streets a maze of crazy switchbacks. When you put an address into Google Maps, it says “You have arrived” but in reality you are on a parallel street either above or below the street... Continue Reading →
MAY 1-2, 2025 Kotor is a very small city located on the shore of the Bay of Kotor. It is one of the best preserved and most beautiful medieval fortified towns in the Mediterranean. It was first mentioned in 186 BC. It was a rather unknown tourist spot, but the advent of cruise ships has... Continue Reading →
MAY 1, 2025 Trebinje was another short pit stop. It is a smaller city on the banks of the Trebišnjica river. We stopped at a small park where we saw many people enjoying a small meal or simply a coffee in the shade of the lovely chestnut trees. I love this country! In the middle... Continue Reading →
APRIL 30, 2025 We had not planned on going to Croatia, but Pierre had never been there, (I had been there in 2014) and Dubrovnik was not far off our planned route. If we have time for one stop, it has to be the Old City. Simply driving up to the CITY WALLS will leave... Continue Reading →
APRIL 28-29, 2025 Everyone we met said we must go to Mostar, the unofficial capital of Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina are named after two historical regions that make up the country that have been used since the Ottoman period. They have distinct geographical and cultural identities. Bosnia refers to the northern and central parts of... Continue Reading →
APRIL 24-28, 2025 When we pulled up in front of our Airbnb our host, Zlatko, met us with a big smile and welcomed us into the building. The outside of the building looked like a leftover from Soviet times. The foyer looked even worse. There were metal cages over the stairwells and the elevators were... Continue Reading →
APRIL 22-24, 2025 Upon entering Shkoder, we saw a huge sculpture that was shaped like a giant key. It is aptly called the Albanian Key. Shkoder is one of the oldest and most historic cities in Albania and is known as the “cradle of Albanian culture”. The key signifies the city as a place of... Continue Reading →
APRIL 21, 2025 Prizren was just an overnight stop. When we got into town we were met with row after row of Soviet looking apartment buildings. Our guesthouse in the older part of town and was amazing, as all guesthouses in the Balkans were. Always spacious, well equipped and this one had a view of... Continue Reading →
APRIL 20 – 21, 2025 Pristina is the capital city, economic, political and trade centre of Kosovo and more modern than we expected. We got into town and went exploring straight away. At SKANDERBEG SQUARE there was the usual statue of Skanderbeg. There was also placards with information on the occupation of Kosovo and about... Continue Reading →
An Old Lady with a Backpack 