How to cross the border from Berat into North Macedonia

Car vs Public Transport We travelled through Albania and crossed the border into North Macedonia. We opted for buses instead of renting a car and we’re glad of it. The stories and memories from bus rides and interactions with the locals made our trip. If you’re keen to get your own car, crossing the border …

How to visit Butrint UNESCO site in Albania

Visiting Butrint was one of the highlights of our trip to Albania. We definitely think it’s worth a stop on your itinerary so we made this easy guide to help you plan your trip. We actually can’t believe it’s not more of a well-known attraction placing Albania as a must-visit destination. What is Butrint? Butrint …

Reflections of travels in 2022

When 2022 began, the outlook for possible travel trips was bleak. Most travel was still restricted, or at least uncertain, so to be able to look back and have travelled as much as we did this year feels really significant. We got back from our ‘big trip’ in January 2020, and then found ourselves locked …

Tales from Albania

People told us ‘you’re going to Albania?! You do know that’s where Taken is based on?’. Sorry to disappoint but our trip was way less dramatic! We’d read on other blogs before going that Albanian people are really friendly and beyond helpful – as in will literally go hours and miles out of their way …