-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 ones that are being utilized will have the first floor finished with walls and […]
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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 idea what we were going to find once we got out of the city’s limits. […]
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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 that we could see them both on the same day without being dictated by a […]
Read Morethe 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 lot from the older areas of town. stands out by a LOT. the promenade had […]
Read Morer&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 just that and by the time we woke up the sun was starting to break […]
Read Moreweekly 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 across the three (actually more like 5 towns including the beaches) but we went a […]
Read Morefirst 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 to be out for a stroll. makes for a very nice atmosphere when since waterfront […]
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