Tirana doesn’t show up in most European travel plans. Too unknown, too far off the standard Balkan route, no iconic landmark that works on Instagram. That might be the best reason to go. I arrived with mixed expectations and left with an impression that’s hard to compress into a...
Apollonia & Berat Two Places Not on Your Radar. But They Should Be. Yesterday I touched almost 2,600 years of history in a single day. Not as a metaphor — literally. My hand on the stone of a bouleuterion from the 2nd century AD. My shoes on the cobblestones...
Half an hour north of Tirana, the road starts climbing and the city falls away behind you. To the right, a rock face rises sharply — a fortress on top, mountains behind it. That’s Kruja. And somehow, in that moment, you understand why Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu chose exactly this...
Moscow is a poem! A city full of poetry and melancholy. Moscow is one of the places that touched me deeply emotionally. I arrived and immersed myself in waves of poetry, music, emotions, and history. No heaviness, but full of melancholy and sweet pain. I walk through the streets...
Kyrgyzstan touches you. The country captivates you with everything it has to offer. Above all, the people! They seem harsh, reserved, almost hard and unforgiving. But this façade disappears when you approach them with open eyes and a friendly smile. Openness – such an important quality when travelling. And...
