Month: December 2014
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A quick final post for 2014 – The joy of maps and stats
We have been running this blog for five months now, unfortunately we have not found the balance yet to ensure we update it regularly and it is a work in progress. We have lots of plans on how we want it to look, and how we want it to be a resource for other people…
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Recovering in Durres
“You should have come here ten years ago, Durres was beautiful. Now we have all these apartments, enough for a million people – when the hell will there ever be a million people here? The police do nothing and they keep building them. I still love Durres, Durres is my city, but you should have…
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A day trip to Tirana
Our initial planning for Albania indicated that cycling into Tirana would be a behemoth task, rumours of over congested ring roads and maniac driving led us to take the decision that, as much as we might wish to, we would skip touring the capital. In this instance, our long recovery from food poisoning had a…
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Stumbling upon Albania’s military past….
An abandoned airbase in Albania. Cycle touring may be one of the slowest ways to travel, but one of its main bonuses is the unusual and unexpected things you come across during your day. We often find ourselves in places or situations that just wouldn’t happen if you were on a bus or passing through…
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Sickness, side roads and Skanderberg.
George Kastriati Skanderberg is somewhat of a national hero in Albania, his person floats somewhere between true life hero and mythical tales that tell of his fearlessness and reputation as a fierce warrior and leader. It’s impossible to travel in Albania and not hear him mentioned or notice his legacy, there are Kastriati petrol stations…
Sam and Sheena Cycle 