Vientiane and Cambodia – March 2025
It was a quick trip up to Vientiane to deal with some work matters. It was also nice to visit some restaurant and friends while there. I have just purchased…
London and Laos, October 2024
We flew to London (Stanstead) from Tirana on Ryanair. No dramas, no problems. And the bus from the airport through to London dropped us off almost at our hotel, in…
Leskovik & Korce, Albania
From Permet we followed the Vjosa river through the valley, heading south toward the Greek border, before heading back in-country to the small village of Leskovik. Apart from a look…
Permet, Albania
Permet is only 1.5 hour hours down the road from Gjirokaster, so we made a couple of stops along the way. 1st was lunch at Ujë Ftoht Cafe and Honey…
Gjirokaster, Albania
If Berat was the 'city of windows' then Gjirokaster is the 'stone city'. Everything was made of stone. That made driving up the hill to the castle interesting at times.…
Roman Ruins and Beaches
Now that Andrew was comfortable with the car, it was no issue driving through the narrow castle walls and challenging both tourists and tour buses if they got in his…