Saranda
albania in pictures: our biggest surprise of europe
a surprising week of r&r and exploring after an all nighter at the athens airport and a bumpy hydrofoil ride from corfu (greece) to sarande. albania started off as the beginning of our trip up the ionian/adriatic sea (for me…
the idiosyncrasies of albania, which we’ve learned to love
-unfinished buildings – we noticed this in every town we passed and even in the countryside. buildings will be built up and a large number are left dormant at various stages of construction (with no sign of construction equipment onsite). …
the beaches of the albanian riviera
we spent five days in sarandë and had two days to spend roadtripping it out in search of beaches. spending our first day on our hotel’s private beach was a great day in it’s own right but we had no…
Day Trips from Sarande
The Blue Eye and Butrint were two sights recommended by various blogs as two places one must see while in Sarande. Although both sites are reachable by bus, we decided to rent a car to drive to both places so…
the sarandë promenade
the main promenade of sarandë looked to be the most built up area of town* that we’ve seen during our stay in town. it’s one of the longest stretches of uninterrupted waterfront property we saw and it stands out a…
r&r time at hotel mucobega in sarandë
coming off of one heck of a travel day, we got dropped off at our lodging in sarandë in the pouring rain. with the only things on our minds being to dry off and sleep off our travels, we did…
weekly recap #19 – santorini, saranda & tirana
q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. santorini (hotel, 4 nights, thira), saranda (hotel, 5 nights), tirana (hotel, 2 nights, skanderberg square) q. favourite meal a. limani in saranda. we’ve had some good meals this week…
first 24 hours in saranda
jojo: what do i like? -the mix between old town, new development and very quiet beaches -lots of elderly and young people out in the streets until well into the night, even on a monday. most are locals that seem…
