Category: Albania

Backpacking in Albania: On Arrival in Tirana, I Had Completed Every UEFA Country But Had Deep Depression

Backpacking in Albania: On Arrival in Tirana, I Had Completed Every UEFA Country But Had Deep Depression

Posted on by Jonny Blair

“A valued destiny comes to nothing”- New Order. Although alphabetically first in terms of UEFA countries, Albania ended up being the last UEFA country that I visited. At the ripe old age of 41, I landed in Tirana, Albania on a flight from Vienna. This was no paradise or backpacker’s dream. Happiness, like many things Read more about Backpacking in Albania: On Arrival in Tirana, I Had Completed Every UEFA Country But Had Deep Depression[…]

Backpacking In Albania: Staying At The Quirky Tirana Backpacker Hostel

Posted on by Jonny Blair

“Water’s running in the wrong direction; got a feeling it’s a mixed up sign” – Girls Aloud. When I finally made it to my last European UEFA country in 2021, it was Albania. Alphabetically this should have been the first. But alas, through all my troubles and strife and fuelled by depression, I eventually rocked Read more about Backpacking In Albania: Staying At The Quirky Tirana Backpacker Hostel[…]

Backpacking in Albania: Staying At Hostel Central Shkodër, Albania

Posted on by Jonny Blair

It was meant to be a celebration for me when I finally backpacked in Albania. This was my final country in the UEFA jigsaw. But life has been so depressing the last 5-6 years and even moreso during COVID when travel was stagnant and I had a serious of outrageous accidents and incidents, which cannot Read more about Backpacking in Albania: Staying At Hostel Central Shkodër, Albania[…]