World Wide Walkies

In Search of the Flying Phallus – Sovana & Pitigliano, Tuscany, Italy

What did the Etruscans ever do for us?

Well, for more than half a millennium, they wore togas, brewed wine, built aqueducts and roads, founded hilltop city states and created sculpture and art. They practised human sacrifice and sometimes made prisoners fight one another in a sort of gladiatorial combat. That might sound a lot like what the Romans did, and there is a good reason for that.

Ten Things You May Not Know About Author Jacqueline Lambert

Huge thanks to Marcia Meara at The Write Stuff blog for featuring li’l ole me.

From bungee jumping to a career in beer tasting, with nearly braining an Olympic Silver Medallist in between… click on the link below if you would like to know more!

Ten Things You May Not Know About Jackie Lambert

Photo credit, Truman’s Brewery, by Fred Romero from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Animal Charities & Volunteering in Albania

There are a lot of dogs in need in Albania. We spoke to a French EU representative in Albania who said that sadly, there is still much corruption in Albania, and the funds for neutering and care of strays does not always reach the intended destination.

If you give direct to these charities listed below, particularly those which come with a direct or personal recommendation, you know 100% of your donation goes directly to animals in need.

Travel With Dogs to Albania – What You Need To Know

I would be fibbing if I didn’t say there are easier places to travel to with dogs.

However, Albania is a stunning country, full of very kind people, and is definitely worth seeing – particularly now, before it becomes over-developed for tourism. Albania is inexpensive and easily accessible from Italy, Greece and other Balkan countries. Since it is not yet in the EU or Schengen, it is a useful bolt-hole for your 90-day Schengen Shuffle.

The attitude to dogs in Albania is changing for the better, and so long as you are careful and well prepared, there is no reason not to bring Fido. The most important thing to note are the preparations you need to make three to four months before you wish to re-enter the UK or EU from Albania with your dog – see Section B.

Pettravel.com lists the import requirements for 240 countries around the world. Further doggy travel tips, including printable packing checklists for travelling with dogs are all available in my Wuff Guide to Travelling with Dogs. Please note, we tour overland in a truck camper. This blog does not cover flying with dogs, public transport, or dog-friendly accommodation. For information on these subjects, I recommend Shandos Cleaver’s excellent doggie travel blog Travelnuity.

While every effort is made to ensure the information is correct at the time of writing, things change, so do check with the government website of the country you wish to visit before travel.