The posh new Rapos Resort Hotel opened up in Himare two years ago. I stumbled upon it after taking a bad road a bit out of town. It was an unexpected sight that flashed at my windshield as I rounded a bend, standing out from its ...
During World War II, Albanian leader Enver Hoxha, fearing an invasion of his country, ordered the construction of roughly 750000 bunkers throughout Albania. Though some have been destroyed, most of the bunkers remain today, ...
... gotta tell you that, unless you're into Communist architecture and wide, disturbingly broad boulevards designed as a monument to Enver bHoxha's/b immense ego, the country just doesn't present well as a potential bvacation/b destination. ...