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Day 17 - The Hitchhiker's Guide to...Albania?!

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February 24th 2009
This morning, my boss strolled into my room and told me this: "Good morning...how are you doing? *beat* Well, I was thinking a little bit about going to Albania today..." I think you already know how this story ends. But God, you wouldn't believe what happened in-between! Although the Albanian border was only a good 30 km away, there was something that stood in our way... It was Tuzi, ... read more

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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