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Albania, a country still in transition- economic, political, moral – has managed to still hold…

The Undiscovered Beaches of Northern Durres

Much like the Costa del Concrete, aka, Mediterranean coastline, Southern Durres’ once Evergreen and sandy…

Restart: Celebrating Spring in Elbasan

Ushering Spring in the city of flowers and festivities. Starting today, the day begins to…

Night Strolling

Durres during sunset, sometime in October.

The Good Wife

While looking through some Facebook photos of a friend’s friend, I noticed that the friend’s…

The Hipsters and Their Faux Depth

I found a new cafe a few weeks ago. A very hipsterish cafe, sans Mediterranean…

Watching the Wall Fall: My Memory of 1989

We were sitting in our living room. I was too little to know what was…