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The Cursed Mountains

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October 10th 2012
Bjeshket e Nemuna (a.k.a., Albanian Alps or "Cursed Mountains," Prokletije in Serbian) are a sub-range of the Balkans' Dinaric Alps located around the tri-border region of Albania, Montenegro, and Kosovo. I did not attempt the highest peak entirely in Albania, Maja Jezerce @ 2694 m, but I did technically tag the highest peaks in Montenegro, Albania, and Macedonia. That is a bit decei ... 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