Communist Captial
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Between 1990 and 1992 Albania ended 46 years of xenophobic Communist rule and established a multiparty democracy. The transition has proven difficult as successive governments have tried to deal with high unemployment, widespread corruption, a dilap... [read more]
Between 1990 and 1992 Albania ended 46 years of xenophobic Communist rule and established a multiparty democracy. The transition has proven difficult as successive governments have tried to deal with high unemployment, widespread corruption, a dilap... [read more] Blog: A day in Tirana
Date: March 2nd 2006
Date: March 2nd 2006
Tirana
June 11th Tirana is not my favorite city in terms of things to do and places to see for the quick traveler . That being said, it reminds me much of my 'hometown' of Cairo Egypt, with the pseudo-third world feel. This city is not one of outstanding beauty and great historical monuments, although there is much history to the region. We stayed at a little hostel/hotel ... read moreComment on Communist Captial
I've been traveling since before I can remember; my family was in the oil business so we moved countries every couple years growing up- from Houston, Tx - Sydney, Aus, back to houston, back to Sydney, to London, to Norway, then to Egypt for my high school years. Now I'm stuck in Indiana for 4 years of college. But the nomad lifestyle seems to have permeated my soul, and now I can feel myself getting itchy feet if I stay put for too long. I'm gonna try an put a few blogs about my life in Egypt, but the main reason I joined this is for my future travels
This summer I will be going to volun... full info
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