Albania was the country I was most worried about visiting solo but Tirana, its capital city, was on my route across the Balkans. Albania doesn’t have the best reputation and the international media doesn’t help. For 40 years after WW2 Enver Hoxha ruled with an iron fist, and between 1961 and 1991 Albania remained an …
Eurasian brown bears are the most commonly found bears in the Balkans. I’ve even had a run in with one in Romania (see here). While Romania has the largest population of brown bears, they are still found in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia. Unfortunately, the Balkans have a terrible history of bear …
In July I spent 2 weeks backpacking around Romania. The first city I arrived in was Craiova, Romania’s 6th largest city and the capital of Dolj County. It’s not the most exciting city but it has an airport and a few things to see. The flight I flew from Liverpool UK to Craiova Romania …
Omg there’s a burning trash can, where the hell am I!? Just kidding, Macedonia is lovely. The best part is it’s still undiscovered by tourists and is very cheap compared to other parts of Europe. There’s lots to do in the capital Skopje or a short bus ride away. Getting there …