2023-12-02 20:05
On a sunny Sunday morning, my family and I decided to escape the city and explore the outskirts of Tirana. We drove to Mullet village, on the other side of the village of Petrela (right acro… Read More
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Bringing an added perspective on this Albanian reality and life!
2023-12-02 19:34
In earlier blogs, I've described Albania's ongoing affordable housing challenges, from shoddy socialist-era blocks to flashy towers pricing out ordinary residents. A recently published UN r… Read More
2023-12-02 18:58
As I've written about before, the New Year’s Eve dinner remains one of the most meaningful holiday traditions for Albanian families like mine. While many European countries focus cele… Read More
2023-08-21 18:20
Throughout the years I've known and still have many Dutch friends, most of whom I've met and continue to meet in Tirana.However, none of them have a YouTube channel that I know of, unlike m… Read More
2023-08-21 13:48
Introduction: When exploring a captivating destination like Albania, it's crucial to make the most of your travel budget. Many visitors have faced inflated costs during their trip, but with… Read More
2022-10-29 10:52
Wow, I was just reading my initial posts when I started my entrepreneurial journey back in 2007 and 2010. It was refreshing to see how many of the motivations that I had stated then are true… Read More
2022-10-21 20:10
In July and September 2022, Iran launched a series of highly damaging cyber attacks against Albania. Carefully planned and executed, the attacks targeted various Albanian government services… Read More
2022-03-28 20:10
Recently I had the pleasure to attend the launching of DigitalTirana.al a new startup portal founded by the Municipality of Tirana seeking to promote startup, digital nomad and tech culture… Read More
2022-03-20 20:44
The latest post on Albanian Blogger was about some disturbing but factual stats about the education levels of young professionals in Albania.
I’m of the conviction that the current… Read More
2022-03-14 11:51
The National Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) on education according to age groups and gender reported that 41.1% of women and 35% of man ages 25-39 year old's have only elementary educatio… Read More
The US State Department Declares Former President And Former PM Sali Berisha ‘persona Non-grata’
2021-05-20 07:40
The US State Department has declared former president and former PM Sali Berisha – a central figure in Albania’s post-Communist politics – ‘persona non-grata’ =… Read More
2021-01-03 20:40
As the New Year starts I could not help but stop to review some of the photographs, pictures, paintings and costumes gathered by that great scholar Robert Elsie under Albanian Art website… Read More
2020-05-18 10:49
What an awful and horrible act that was.
The demolition of the national theater this past Sunday, May 17, 2020.
A cowardly and dictatorial act by a regime of people who claim to re… Read More
2020-05-11 15:12
Tirana is my city. Born and raised here, there’s no other way. However, I also am put off so often when I see the noise, dirt and general urban chaos.
This Sunday I needed to go ou… Read More
2020-03-13 13:30
It’s Friday, 13 March 2020, here in Tirana and due to the Coronavirus pandemic the city is in lock-down. Cars and urban traffic is restricted, only food supply, urgency, police, gove… Read More
2019-11-29 20:17
A magnitude
6.4 earthquake struck Albania in the dead of the night on Tuesday, November 26,
2019 at 3:54AM.
The
earthquake that jolted the country had the epicenter 10 km north of Durres… Read More
2019-10-15 07:34
I love Sunday mornings and the same feeling is about national holidays. The city is quieter than normal and people are even more laid back as well. Less movement, less noise and less stress… Read More
2019-08-27 12:51
Republished with permission by author: Enkeleda Ibrahimi – Cyber Security Consultant, Community Builder & Speaker
This story isn’t my monthly cyber security article, but… Read More
2019-08-18 06:14
EasyJet, the British low-cost airline, has announced on Thursday, 8 August that starting from 28 November 2019, it will have two direct routes to Tirana International Airport, from Italy and… Read More
2019-04-22 09:38
Courage is infectious!
Courage is courageous!
If it is not
stupid or misleading, then it is worthy to be considered futher.
If it is
for a greater good and benefit, then time and e… Read More
2018-07-10 17:35
Hi, we have seen how some foreigners face exorbitant costs while they visit Albania. Here are some advises on how to save yourself some money.
Albanian Traveler
First: Avoid banks
Photo cour… Read More
2017-09-03 06:49
Two months have passed since the 2017 national election results andthe international community is mulling over its implications. Newly re-elected Edi Rama may well f… Read More
2017-06-04 19:37
In less time than it takes to fill in a pothole on a major intercity road in Albania, the historic main stadium of Tirana was demolished. It has been replaced, at time of writing, by a… Read More
2017-05-12 09:41
Spring rain is like that, springy and sporadic! However, almost every time it rains here in Tirana a horrifying reality comes to light. I’m talking about the extensive level of smog an… Read More
2017-05-07 20:52
Albanians are quite rightly proud of their country’s beaches and mountains. Albania’s politicians have underlined the potential of tour… Read More
2017-04-09 12:24
Dear Alan,
You ask me why, I, as a successful professional with a good job and a husband who works for a successful company living in a small but co… Read More
2017-03-28 18:58
How a lack of direction has gradually destroyed Albanian’s railway system
Let’s start with a dream and a vision.
From every corner of Europe, in London, Paris, Munich or Vi… Read More
2017-03-08 18:46
One of the many characteristics of the Communist world was the insistence that the ‘ideal’ be constantly portrayed as ‘reality’ and that reality be releg… Read More
2016-11-30 11:28
In the course of my work in Albania, I have marked many thousands of academic essays. It has been a very instructive and illuminating experience as it gives a valuable snapshot of the though… Read More
2016-11-26 11:43
When I first visited Albania in 2005 I had one overwhelming impression: ‘This country has a lot of potential.’ I saw, as others before and since have seen, the buildings ly… Read More
2016-04-06 15:21
I had the pleasure to be one of the speakers at the first Mozilla Tech Speakers program which is being organized in Albania by Open Labs. Since I have already written about this in Albanian… Read More
2016-02-15 21:02
In January 2016, I was acquainted with a wonderful lady called Rose Dosti. She has been coming to Albania off and on since 1991. Almost immediately, after hearing her story, I decided that i… Read More
2016-02-01 08:58
Today a short video was published by the current Mayor of Tirana promoting tourism in our beautiful city. I thought it was worth posting here as well. It highlights some of the major spots a… Read More
2015-02-24 17:24
This month, I finalized the transfer procedures to switch my cell phone numbers from one mobile operator to another one.
I’ve been with AMC for more years than I care to admit, but the… Read More
2015-02-19 08:21
Yesterday I found myself working till late to finish daily chores. It’s not uncommon but yesterday I had good reason!
I spent a couple of hours outside participating in a civil protest… Read More
2015-01-24 14:09
I have been tempted to write about this particular ‘house’ before, but recently when I learned that it would be opened to the public, I rushed to see it, which made me want to wr… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Exchange rates have been going down for the top currencies vs Albanian Lek, but nonetheless I was reminded that adding a table to this website might be helpful to those of you who may needs… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Flooding from heavy rains in Albania is neither a new phenomenon nor a rarity, but a repeated calamity everytime. In major cities it often a nuisance because of flooded roads and some baseme… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Just today, as I was having a short coffee with a friend, he casually asked why I have not been posting here! The question got me thinking more seriously about the various reasons why I have… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
These are some rare video footage in color of Albania as it was in the year 1978. I wish I could say that I remember it then, but I was a year later. The interesting things to see are how wi… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Hi everyone, I have been thinking for some time now to come up with a list of smoke free coffee places in Tirana and other cities. Personally, I am very frustrated by the fact that smokers c… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
My wife needed the driving practice and I needed the change of scenery. So one Saturday afternoon, half-way from Tirana to Durres, we decided that Vlora would be our final destination. The u… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I’m an irregular user of public transportation. At most I get to use it three times a week, but average is probably twice. It’s not that I don’t like it as much as want to… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
This past weekend our family, (with my parents), took a short trip to the village of Shen Gjergj. We had heard of a restaurant there from a friend of my father’s. So instead of lingeri… Read More
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