Remembering my adventures
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 →
APRIL 16-17, 2025 Gjirokaster was first mentioned in historic records dating back to the 12th century, when it was part of the Byzantine Empire. It has been fought over by the Greeks, the Albanians and the Ottomans. Today it is a mish-mash of cultures, religions and languages. We got into town and quickly found our... Continue Reading →
APRIL 13-14, 2025 The city of a thousand windows. The first thing we noticed when we pulled into Berat was the houses stuck like barnacles to the side of a cliff, with an old castle on top. The second thing we noticed was that our Airbnb was one of those houses. We went up a... Continue Reading →
APRIL 9-13, 2025. Our initial impression of Tirana was not good at all. First of all, the road into town had a speed limit of 50 kph. Our taxi was going 110 and cars were passing us like we were standing still. Then the taxi driver got lost and started losing her mind. She was... Continue Reading →
MAY 20 - 25, 2024 We flew into Dublin. We had booked a car in Pierre's name because I said I did not want to drive on those narrow winding roads and on the left side of the road. However, Pierre did not have his new, and valid, driver's license. He applied for his new... Continue Reading →
December 29, 2023 – January 3, 2024 In Placencia we took a taxi to the ferry. It was basically a pounded out dirt road to a large boat, that didn't look like it would pass any safety regulations in Canada. We paid our $78 CDN fee for the 4 hour boat ride. While we were... Continue Reading →
November 29 – December 4, 2023 December 11-13, 2023 The trip started off with a positive bang. We had a layover in Houston, TX. United Air announced that they were looking for volunteers to take a flight 3 hours later into Guatemala City. They were offering $500 USD plus a $30 meal voucher. WooHoo! We... Continue Reading →
March 24-27, 2023 I was back at Victor's place. He kindly kept one suitcase for me while I was touring around Europe and Northern Africa. I had to keep it light while being on the constant move. It was my last day in Europe and the weather was grand. I took the train to Sintra... Continue Reading →
An Old Lady with a Backpack 