Communist Captial

The old Communist capital buildings

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 more

Europe » Albania » West » Tirana

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

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Matthew Phelps

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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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