The climb up to the Prosllopit Pass

Walking the Peaks of the Balkans Trail 1

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August 15th 2022
In June 2022 I travelled from the UK to Albania to meet up with a couple of friends and walk the Peaks of the Balkans Trail, a 192km circular walk in the mountains of Albania, Kosovo and Montenegro. From Tirana Airport I took a taxi to the hillside town of Kruje where I met up with my walking companions Cathy and her daughter Rebecca. I had previously met Cathy in Kyrgyzstan back in 2018. At th ... read more

Europe » Albania » North

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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 dilapi... ... read more