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Category: The Balkans

Where’s Albania?

April 17, 2025

Albania, Albania, you border on the Adriatic. – Coach in Cheers When we told my parents we were headed to Albania, my mom had to use an atlas to figure out where it was. So for anyone else who only knows the country from the Cheers song played to the tune of “When the saints … More Where’s Albania?

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The one with the miserable day

April 10, 2025

You have good days, you have bad days. But you never have a boring day. – John Kennedy “Is it always so cold here?” I asked the Albanian taxi driver as he took us to our new apartment.  “This? No, this is only for today. And tomorrow. Maybe the day after. But next week will … More The one with the miserable day

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