For my final post about the capital of Tirana, I want to explore the legacy of Enver Hoxha through a series of photos of The Pyramid of Tirana, or simply The Pyramid.
Two of Tirana’s best attractions, one a first-rate museum and the other a National Park, are located 25km (16mi) east of the Albanian capital.
Perhaps I hit my head on that bumpy Balkan bus ride between Podgorica and Tirana, for as soon as my feet touched Albanian soil I looked around and half-expected to hear Jacques Demy yell, “Action!”
There’s no getting around it: if you want to appreciate Albania today, you must come to understand who Enver Hoxha was
I’m no slouch when it comes to preparing for a trip to a new destination. I try to read up on the history and current state of affairs of any country I’m about to visit.
Podgorica is one world capital in which I never stepped foot on public transportation.
Hiking from Podgorica to Duklja My excitement level was at a 10. I was boarding my Montenegro Airlines flight to Podgorica, a city I love, and I was soon to be reunited with Mladen and Kokolo, two awesome guys I met on my previous stay at Montenegro Hostel.…
I was given some the worst travel advice I ever received while researching my trip to Podgorica. I started a thread on a travel forum asking where I could find the best modern and contemporary art in Podgorica/Montenegro and the answers were rather disheartening.
The juxtaposition of the old and the new has always fascinated me while traveling. In the United States, especially in New York, everything feels new, and by new I mean nothing feels more than 100 years old. This is partly due to the fact that anything related to the Native Americans, who inhabited this land before European immigrants arrived, has been systematically removed from the landscape.
Confession Time: I have trouble slowing down when I travel. New Yorkers are known the world over for being fast walkers. We’re always on the go, trying to cram an extra hour into each day just to keep up with our busy schedules.