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| 16th September 2009 anonymous | - From: There is something about Vilnius labadiena ka weikiat jus visi as jusu labai myliu? |
| 20th June 2009 hauteboy | - From: From Kaliningrad with love Hi! Looks like I was in Kaliningrad the day before you were (May 8th). Were there any Victory Day celebrations while you were there? Also see you've been to Kazbegi in Georgia... What a Gorgeous place! |
| 9th April 2009 adriana | trip to albania - From: A backpackers view on Albanian culture i liked your honesty in this blog. It is not easy to travel alone, especially in Albania. I was born and raised there and i still find it difficult to travel alone there. In many cases people are not used to dealing with tourists and that's where their ignorance comes out. But trust me you were lucky nothing happened to you. It is a very nice place to visit if you know where you are going and with whom. People in Albania are not used to see outside of their box. People with backpacks are not normal because it is not compatible with their trendy style in the muddy streets. In the capital, Tirana things are quite different, but it is still far from having a great experience comparing it to a weird one. |
| 20th January 2009 zofka | responding to H - From: A backpackers view on Albanian culture You really don't need a guide. It might be best to really get to know more of the country, but Albania is not dangerous. It is a magnificent country with wonderful people. |
| 26th December 2008 Enio | Very nice - From: A backpackers view on Albanian culture Hello Evryone , my name is Enio and i am Albanian , well if you like to know abou our country , first of all you need to learn somthing about our culture our story. In a few thousand years before the europe called us sons of eagle. There begin our true story ..... :)) For years this country was isolated from the worl for different reasons. But i am honored to read your words about Albania. Well who knows maeby one day you will travel here . Paqe dhe dashuri mes jush - Peace and love for all . |
| 26th December 2008 H | Thank you - From: A backpackers view on Albanian culture Thank you for the interesting blog on Albania.. I will make sure that when I go to visit, I will make sure that I do not go alone and ask for a tour guide.. What is the easiest way of getting around Europe.. I would like to go backpacking through all ove Europe.. I am very intersted in hostory and cultures of all the different countries.. Any comments would be greatly appreciated.. Thank you |
| 22nd July 2008 Steve | Pretty Cool! - From: Baku - culturechok It was interesting to hear your perspective on some cultural differences between what you call your culture and that of a typical Azerbaijani, if there is such a thing. I think you will find that as you leave the city and travel to different corners of the country, people's attitudes and behavior change as well. I will be going back there again next year(hopefully), but I found Azerbaijan to be a magnificent experience, so much that by the time it's time to leave, you start to feel sad already. I laughed when I read about the honking(so true) and avoiding cops. I don't know if they are still as corrupt as they were a few years ago, but it definitely helps knowing some locals that can show you around and escort you. I look forward to hearing more about your experience there and hopefully see more photos. Cheers from the US! |
| 7th July 2008 JonathanJ | good read! - From: First taste of the Baltic - Riga Hey you. That was a good read, I really enjoyed it. Good amount of interesting and funny details to put a smile upon my face :) Looking forward to the next update! JJ |
| 4th January 2008 jade | thank you - From: A backpackers view on Albanian culture zofka i just wanted to say thank you very much for writing this essay, as i will be going to albania on the 1st of febuary to get married, i needed some infomation on the accomadation and the people there, after reading your essay i have booked another ticket for my mum to come with me for support and and friendship as after reading your essay i became very unsure about going. i just wanted to thank you again jade x |
| 2nd October 2007 zofka | - From: Brussels - the split of nations as far as I understand it is a region of its own enclaved in the flemish part but neither nor. anna |
| 27th September 2007 Marino | brussels - From: Brussels - the split of nations Hey Anna, actually Brussels belongs to the Flemish part of Belgium, it is officially bilingual, but 80% of the population speaks French (and this is a still a very simplistic presentation of the situation). Grtz, Marino |
| 1st June 2007 Norman | Hey! - From: 2nd stop - Granada hahaha.. enjoyed reading your blog about granada! im the malaysian guy http://normankentot.fotopages.com |
| 28th May 2007 Andreas | The answer is... - From: Finally the only tourist To solve the riddle on busses Ulcinj-Shkoder: 14.30 is correct. |
| 14th April 2007 Marina | thank you! - From: Beautiful and Sad Thank you so much for your rendition of of what the "real" Croatia is all about. I was born in Split, and then lived in Canada for pretty much my whole life. Moved back to Croatia a few months a go...as they say, you can take the girl out of Croatia, but you can't take Croatia out of the girl ;-) I truly am scared for the future of this amazing country due to "foreign" interest, tourism, etc. Like a double edge sword I guess, you need industry to survice, but in turn the industry will ruin the country. I have much more to say about this, but I guess this is neither the time or the place ;-) Thanks again for your insightful comments. |
| 22nd January 2007 André | portuguese patriotism - From: Well - it's Portugal Well, you're totally right about our way of being. The lack of plans, the going out till late, the absolute no respect for traffic rules, the "this is portugal" thing. Exacly the opposite of northern countries, such as yours, which our politicians always point ou as the rolemodels we ought to follow. However, about one thing you are not completely right. A once i heard a friend saying, the portuguese are only patriotic in two different ocasions: whenever someone foreign talks trash about our country or whenever the national football team plays. The flags thing only started in 2004 when we hosted the european cup, and only returned this summer during the world cup season. The flags may still be hanging for a couple of months, but the sad truth is that until the next big football event we will pretty much tend to let that patriotic wave go... hopefully this will because i do love my country |
| 1st January 2007 zofka | answer to my tirona - From: A backpackers view on Albanian culture Albania is great and the people are extremely warm hearted. I'm certainlygoing back. The culture is fascinating and the history interests me. And yes the sons of the eagle are smart and my best souvenir from Albania was an emlem with that eagle. Hapy New Year to Albania and everyone else |
| 27th December 2006 Gert | My Tirona! - From: A backpackers view on Albanian culture Dear Anna, perhaps you described Tirana (Tirona as called in acsent) as it really is. Same impression gave to me that i missed it from 6 year. First of all the albanian language belongs like armenian at it own language tree, it's the oldest indo-european language. Our culture have strong otoman and turkish style cause we have been under them from 1398-1912. The ppl are mostly muslim (77 %) but so less beliver. Albania is a melting pot of turkish-oriental tradition, with our europian roots, it's wonderfull like ppl climate but indeed our economic problems to let us express as well our culture. When you stomach is empty there no time to think. Another problem is that we are a country that have been in alla existence as population in continuos war, physical war, agaist turks, serbs, greek, bulgarian, and spiritual one, against the poverty and the feudal slavery. We are well-known for our hospitality and good hearting persons. Lord Byron was impressed by albanians as he described us: Smart the sons of the eagle, so good with the guest and so rude with the enemy. Hope this information can make your ideas clearer for you next journey in our land. You are wellcomed. |
| 20th December 2006 anonymous | - From: Meeting friends You met Aleksa a local gay. He is a local celebrity |
| 20th December 2006 rod | Congratulations - From: Living German in Spain Congratulations Zofka. From someone born in Madrid it´s great to hear the best thing about my city is that you can find beer and cheap booze all around. Sure you got the spirit. Keep the same... |
| 17th December 2006 Dritan | nice blog - From: A backpackers view on Albanian culture I don't know why you have received negative comments on this piece. It does sound true and is lovely. Thanks for writting something up. Albania has its own cracks (some of them are huge ones) but its a different and interesting mix. Everytime i go there (from US) i feel like time is on my side. You should try to go in the summer though (with a bunch of people is less fun by yourself) the seaboard is really pretty and somewhat unhabited. Also in the south there are some cultural ruins and ancient religious monuments that escaped Hoxha's maddness. As for albanian you should learn it, it will come in handy once we conquer the world. I heard is easier if you already know Romanian. |
| 2nd December 2006 zofka | from the author - From: A backpackers view on Albanian culture I have received several negative comments on my blog on Albania. Many people saying that I don't understand the country and so forth . Well first of all this is a positive blog on Albania, because I really liked the country. Yes it describes strange situations. But those are what you live on as a backpacker. I'm writing my experences, good, bad, funny, scary...etc. If I was just to say I love, wonderful and most beautifull place in the world, then it wouldn't be a blog on my experiences, but very borring indeed. I like Albania, but also because it is different and because I found myself in strange situations concerning language and culture. And I think this is why I will allways remember it and hopefully return. This is why it was one of my biggest travel experiences. So to all you people out there who find that I do not understand Albania. Offcourse I don't, but I liked what I saw. Read the blog again and this time laugh at the strange situations. Then you might get the point. ANNA |
| 15th October 2006 andre | - From: A backpackers view on Albanian culture was interesting read u culture sintes about albania. i lived there for few years and i find that place wondersful, old style and kind of mix traditions. i really enyoj. albania is a fresh, new country, everything is in continue chaing and thise is the interesting part of that. Shkoder is full of hotels, may bee u choose the chiper for that u have ''visitrs'' :)) |
| 9th October 2006 Davey | oh! - From: Join ABBA for a trip to the Kornati Islands G Anna, sorry...i wrote u sommethin'bout vissitng the Zadar, but i just red u'r story about the tripp along the Adriatic coast...wow! u shoul work for croatian ministry of tourism in their PR office! ride on girl! ,-) |
| 15th July 2006 chiara | very helpful - From: A backpackers view on Albanian culture this blog is not only interesting but also very helpful for people who might go to albania . |
| 13th July 2006 Jasper | an announcement to Anna. - From: 4th stop - Sevilla in 47 C i can't understand i'm the first one to make a comment after the 21e of june.and this is why: outside the fact that you're an amusing writer,you also have the dissipline to keep up the good work.The amusing thing about what you wrote untill now is that i can really see you walking throug this streets and nature of europe ,witch really gives images about you're experiences even whitout you're pictures.(don't get me wrong" Lotte" is more than welkom).Personally i think you deserve this being a compliment. So if you like it...take it to where ever you're nomad trip leads to and i hope you wil feel at home in every next place you will go. Ciao |
| 21st June 2006 anonymous | Welcome - From: my travel route Hi, Anna. I've been reading your eastern europe blogs for quite long. It's been a nice surprise to discover you'd come to Spain. Welcome. I hope everything goes well during your semester in Madrid. Madrid is a big city with its good and bad things, as any other big city. Have fun and share your experiences with your faithful readers. In summer it gets extremely hot (40ºC) -probably you already know that-so try to stay close to the coast and avoid the street during the hottest hours-14:00 to 18:00-of the day. The 'Siesta' is not just a cultural thing, it's a good example of adaptation to the climate, at least in summer. Don't miss San Sebastian, in the north of Spain. Un saludo. |
| 17th April 2006 Stefan SERB | Nice - From: Back to the EU - mainland Greece Hey, Nice photos and honest un-bias accounts of your travels, really nice. I am a Serb and you should have stayed in Belgrade or Novi Sad they are so nice cities you won't believe it. I love Greece and Greek people are like the same as Serbs, so advanced race, with beautiful country, culture, food and religion. Anna you are sooooo right!! I hate England (london) i guess you are living in London as well and I hate it, it's dirty, has too much graffiti, people are stupid and unfriendly and it is so unsafe you can get killed if you go out at night it is worst than Albania! ----------->> http://www.pbase.com/stefan_serb <<------------------- CAO!! |
| 15th March 2006 wendy | hi i am peruvian - From: A chat about Americans and the NFL i'd like to meet you o have years old and mi e -mail is girlrasta@hotmail.com bye |
| 23rd November 2005 malina | Kotor - From: Fashionshow in Kotor I am from Montenegro, I've just red your story about Kotor, your experience was nice. You know why? Because it is very hard to buy ticket for "fashion week" in Kotor, and you have chance to watch it! Kotor is very old town, and sorry that you didn't have guide who would explain you everything, it is so many specific places there. |
| 17th August 2005 luan | to anna - From: Back to the EU - mainland Greece i would like to thank you for visiting my country . i live in uk for4years and is not how i thought is worst than albania it is so mess and people are so unfriendly and most it is so scared to walk or go out because drunk people and youth boys will abuse or attack you.england is a really a mess |
| 26th July 2005 MikLop | Keep on - From: Fashionshow in Kotor I´m a Spanish guy and I´m following your travel diary. Now, you have another reason to keep on writing about your experiences... By the way, in Spanish "moda" also means "fashion"... |
| 26th July 2005 Mik | following - From: Fashionshow in Kotor I´m a guy from Spain and I´m following your adventures... In Spanish "moda" also means "fashion". Enjoy it! |
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