Albania, no country for old men!

[Firewout]

Finally found the time to put a small slideshow online from our trip to Albania.

http://www.ontroerend-goed.be/albaniealbum/index.html

Albania, ‘Land of the eagles!’
A mysterious country with a doubtful reputation,
hidden somewhere in Eastern Europe. If you hear
the word Albania, chances are big that the same
sentence will include: stolen cars, mafia, murder,
illegal weapons.... so why would any sane person go
for his pleasure to a place where his car will be
stolen by a Mafioso who will shoot him with an
illegal Kalashnikov?
Well, Albania is Europe’s off-road paradise. A mecca
for the 4WD enthusiast. Almost 30.000 km² of
unpaved roads, mountains, lakes, forests and
beautiful scenery. If you get bored by the mountains,
there is 350 km shoreline to be explored with nice
sandy beaches, a Mediterranean climate and an old
soviet submarine base hidden in a giant cave: pure
James Bond! Cross a lake on an antique ferry to get
to an ancient roman ruin. Follow a river into a
narrow valley which would have been a perfect
location for the Lord of the Rings movies. Behind
every corner there is dramatic scenery with
waterfalls and mountain peaks towering above the
clouds.

 

[Firewout]

 

[clivehorridge]

I like the intro to this trip!

We've got a couple of projects in Albania, and I've had the pleasure of visiting the place on several occasions.

Not much time to explore sadly, yet I'm aware of all the above and more!

Is there more to come on this thread? I do hope so...

 

[Mblinko]

Finally found the time to put a small slideshow online from our trip to Albania.

Lovely pictures. Albania is on our route this summer. Really looking forward to it.

 

[clivehorridge]

Sorry, missed the link the first time round, superb looking trip, excellent!

Thanks for posting Firewout....

 

[Pumpy]

great pictures, looks a lovely place to explore!

 

[mrdelmonti]

Some great photos, looks like a fantastic place to go, you don't hear of many people visiting Albania.

 

[hamba]

Very nice trip, looks like I'll have to add it to my list of places to go too.

 

[chapel gate]

Looks mint, will be following this thread.

 

[SpinDrift]

Great photos. Thanks for posting.

Ive started research a trip there, should have been this year but ive pushed it out to next year.

 

[silvercruiser]

Looks very Nice. once My daughters all grown up i would like to travel round a bit.

 

[doyle61]

Great pictures, enjoyed that

 

[clivehorridge]

Some great photos, looks like a fantastic place to go, you don't hear of many people visiting Albania.

I dont think theres here's any real reasons not to go. Language is always a difficulty and there's not too much English used in Albania. Italian is more common.