I am so proud that my story, Welcome to Kosovo has been selected for inclusion in Robert Fear’s latest anthology, 50 Intriguing Personal Insights. The 2023 Edition of 50 Intriguing Personal Insights is available to pre-order on Amazon Kindle. The release date is December 10th. Click here to reserve your ecopy at the special launch price ofContinue reading “50 Intriguing Personal Insights”
Category Archives: Never Mind The Balkans Trip
Berat – A Stroll Through Albania’s ‘City of 1000 Windows’
Albania: Riots In Tirana & Getting A Go Anywhere Truck Stuck. Again…
Our first morning in Albania, and it was all drama before breakfast. The headline read: Clashes between rival fans and Albanian police in Tirana on the eve of the UEFA final left 19 police officers injured, while 80 fans were sent back to Italy for riotous behaviour.
Overlanding in Albania – Bari to Durrës
We weren’t sure what to expect in Albania. At the end of WWII, Albania became Europe’s equivalent to North Korea; a secretive, closed and isolationist country. Albania spent four decades under the iron grip of paranoid extremist ruler Enver Hoxha. As a communist state, Hoxha aligned Albania first with Russia, then with China, but brokeContinue reading “Overlanding in Albania – Bari to Durrës”
World Wide Walkies 