12 countries · slow travel · real food
Plan the Balkans like a local would.
Practical guides from a Kiwi who moved to Albania in 2017. Where to go, what to eat, and how to actually get between places.
↑ just updated: Tirana to Saranda by bus, car or shuttle
living here since 2017
Destinations
Where are you headed?
Albania
Riviera, Alps & Tirana
Romania
Transylvania & castles
Slovenia
Lakes & the Julian Alps
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Mostar & Sarajevo
Montenegro
The Bay of Kotor
First trip?
New to the Balkans? Start here.
zdravo, hello!
About me
Hi, I’m Anita.
Përshëndetje · Zdravo · Bună · Živjo · Merhaba
I’m from New Zealand, I’ve been travelling since 2011, and I moved to Albania in 2017. Since then I’ve crossed the Balkans by bus, car and on foot, and written down the practical things that are hard to find anywhere else.
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Small group · 2027
Travel the real Albania with me
A small-group trip through the places I take friends when they visit.