Albania Travel Forum

Id like to go from Albania to Sarajevo at end july. Can anyone tell me what is the best option, maybe via podgorica? Any idea of how long does it take?

Thank you

Nuria

hi can any one tell me is there any jewelry or pawn shops in tirana kind regards

I would like to visit Durres in October. Can anyone recommend a place to stay? I would prefer something private or pension, not a hotel.

Hi,

I'm going to Albania next week and I'd like to know how to say something in Albanian, maybe someone can help me. How can I say:

"Do you mind if I take a photo?"

Maybe I could say it with 'a e ke problem...' or 'mundem..' (can I) ... foto' but I don't know the verb and I'd like to know the exact sentence!

Faleminderit!!!

Hi!

We will be in Albania during that time and it would be fun to meet VT travellers living there. Or some other travellers same time in same place!

It would be great
if some locals would be interested to come and meet us and maybe show us around Tirana/other city that we will be visiting.

And of course we will welcome you to visit us in Finland!

(We are not excepting accommodation etc.
Just wanna meet locals and go to eat or something like that)

Post here if you are interested!

Hi everybody!

Somebody know,how can i go from Budva to Shkodra?(all information will be great)
I like to go in 2 weeks time.And i really need some help.
I hope somebody can help me.
Have a nice day:)

Hello!

We are planning our trip to Albania. We will stay in Tirana for two or three days and then we want to see more!

We are planning trip from Tirana to Vlora and maybe as far as Sarande.

Do you recommend hiring a car (or is that even possible..), we have drived in Romania, Italy, States etc.

My second question is that is it easy to find buses to Vlora and again next bus along the coast line? (Still remembering our frustrating trip in countryside of Romania and those bus routes that never took place..)

We would be very-very happy for help in this matter!

I posted this question in the Prizren forum, but decided to repeat it here in the Shkoder forum:

I will be in Macedonia with my son about two weeks from now. From Skopje we are planning to take a bus to Prizren. From Pirizren we want to continue to Kukes and Shkodra. Are there busses we could take, or would we have to take a taxi or hire a car with a driver? Are Prizren taxis allowed to take passengers to Kukes, or would we have to take one taxi to the border and another from the border to Kukes? I would be very happy if a fellow traveller or someone living in the region can help me with information about this. Thank you!

Hi there, wonder if anyone can help. We live in Macedonia in Ohrid and want to go to Lake Komani. We have our own car and understand that you can take this on the ferry. We are happy to travel to Shkrodra to do this but wonder if there is any other way. Maybe we could go from Debar in Macedonia across and then take the ferry ending up in Shkrodra.



Any suggestions welcome!!

Hi there,

I am planning a trip to Albania and Macedonia last week and am just finalising some details.

Does anyone know what time and where the buses leave from Tirana to Struga and then from Struga to Ohrid?

Also, on the Macedonian side, from Ohrid to Mavrovo (where is the best place to stop there) and then onto Skopje?

Additionally - is it easy to get to Galicnik from Mavrovo?

Thanks,

Alex.

Hi all,

Although this posting isn't specifically about Albania, I wasn't sure where else to post it as it is a general Balkans question.

My travel buddy and I are working on planning our trip to the Balkans in September 2009. We’ll be there for about 3 weeks, starting in Sarajevo and ending in Athens. I was hoping to get some feedback on our itinerary from those of you who live or have traveled the area. I know it is pretty aggressive, but still there are a lot of places we’re not able to fit in. Does this seem reasonable:

Day 1 arrive Sarajevo (very late)
Day 2 visit Sarajevo
Day 3 visit Sarajevo/possible daytrip nearby
Day 4 AM Train to Mostar, overnight Mostar
Day 5 Bus to Split, overnight Split
Day 6 Afternoon ferry to Korcula, overnight Korcula
Day 7 Korcula
Day 8 AM bus or ferry to Dubrovnik, overnight Dubrovnik
Day 9 AM bus to Kotor, overnight Kotor
Day 10 visit Kotor area
Day 11 Minibus/taxi to Shkodra, overnight Shkodra
Day 12 early AM minibus/bus to Berat (via Tirana), overnight Berat
Day 13 Minibus/bus to Tirana, overnight Tirana
Day 14 early AM bus/minibus then ferry to Bajram Curri and then bus/taxi to Gjakova, Kosovo; overnight Gjakova
Day 15 Visit Decani/Pecs; overnight Gjakova
Day 16 Visit Prizren, overnight Prizren
Day 17 Bus to Skopje (spend a few hours Pristina/Gracanica en route?), overnight Skopje
Day 18 Train to Kalambaka, overnight Kalambaka
Day 19 Visit Meteora, overnight Kalambaka
Day 20 Train/bus to Athens
Day 21 Depart Athens

We’d love to visit Ohrid and the south of Albania, but have decided that a visit to Kosovo would be more “unique”. Although southern Albania isn’t Croatia, we’ll see lots of beaches in Croatia so are comfortable with that tradeoff. I am curious to hear anyone’s thoughts – we are still in the planning stages, so changes are possible!

Thanks...

Hi,
what's is a good place to go out and not touristic? I found many places to go, but most for tourists. We like techno and top 40. Can anybody help me out? And what is a better night for going out, friday or saturday?
Thank you,
Jeroen from the Netherlands

Hi,
at the 23th of April i am visiting Tirana. Can we take the bus from the airport to the center of Tirana and what is the number of the bus? Do we have to buy a ticket in the bus or somewhere else?

And we would like to go out to a nightclub or dancing. But we like to go out where all the incrowd people are going as well (no tourist places!) Can anybody help me out. I checked some places like Charl's bistro, pravda lounge and the living room, but i guess that is just for tourists and rich Albanian people?
We like to meet some people from Tirana and not tourists..
Thank' s a lot,
Jeroen from the Netherlands

I am spending seven days in Albania and Macedonia in May, travelling from Tirana to Skopje. Am planning on a couple of days in Tirana, before hitting the road to Lake Ohrid, where I will be based for a couple more days and then making my way up to Skopje, possibly via the Mavrovo National Park for a day or two.

What would you recommend as the best sights/things to do in that timeframe? Any good hostels/hotels/restaurants/bars to stop off at along the way.

Also, what is the best form of transport, when does it run and how far/long does it take to get between these places?

Hello everybody! This is the first time i use virtualtourist.com, so i wish there is somebody to give me the advice i need. What I'm up to is a trip from Larissa,Greece to Dubrovnik,Croatia. I have found most bus links, but not yet anything referring to the route between Shkoder,Albania and Podgoritsa,Montenegro. Does anyone know something about this? And secondly, I think there are regular bus routes from Podgoritsa to Hergec Novi or Dubrovnik, but i haven't find some schedule in the net.

any information is most welcomed,
thanking in advance,
sotis

Hi,
Looking for any info on the buses from Ulcinj in Montenegro to Shkoder in Albania. Been looking for up to date timetables and can't find any. Anybody have info on times and where to get the bus from? Do the buses go all the way to Shkoder or do I have to change buses at the border?

What would a taxi cost all the way to Shkoder?
Thanks
Brian

looking for bus timetable for bus from tirara to pristina and from tirana to ohird
thanks benen

We are four guys from Denmark, coming to visit Tirana for 5 nights in May. We are looking for an apartment with 4 bedrooms centrally located in downtown Tirana.

Can anybody help us out?

Thanks
Johan

Hi,
We are four guys from Denmark visiting Tirana this May. We are looking for an apartment with 4 bedrooms in central Tirana. Can anybody help us out? We may also need a guide for some trips etc.

Thanks

Johan

Hi,

Does anyone have any experience with traveling from Tirana to Berat? What is the best transport to take?

- city Bus/ mini bus or train? (do they approx. take the same route? If not, what is the most interesting track?)

- www.hsh.com.al doens not seem to work, does anyone have an alternative?

- What are the best stops inbetween Tirana and Berat for sightseeing?

Looking forward to some inside information...
Tine

Doja te dija nese dikush nga ju ka qene ne restorantin Jurden dhe n.q.s. po, a mund te me jepni pershtypjet per ambjentin, ushqimin, cmimet, etj. Arsyeja qe pyes eshte sepse une jam jashte Shqiperise dhe kam degjuar qe restorant Jurden eshte i mire per dasma.
Faleminderit

My sister and I are planning to cross into Albania in a couple of days. We will be entering through the port that connects with Corfu, Greece. Any specific recommendations on places to stay or things to see? We will probably be spending our time south of Tirana. Albania still seems a rather unfrequented country, and any tips would be appreciated, specifically on cheaper accomodation.
We also hope to take the bus out of Tirana to Thessiloniki. Does anyone know an approximate timetable and cost? Does it leave from the central bus station?
Thanks in advance.

I am planing a trip to Albania, Kosovo, Montengro, Bosnia and perhaps Macedonia. I need some help.

1)I read some where that No one needs a visa to Kosovo, is that true?
2) Would there be difficulty getting into Montenegro after visitng kosovo?
3)Is it possible to cross between Kosovo and Montenegro?

Thanks

Hi there! I need a bit of help i will travel with my family all around europe i will be staying in albania for few days. Me and my folks are jazz lovers.
Could you please recomand any jazz venues maybe websites or links with info about jazz clubs/festivals???
thank you

hi there wonder if anyone can help. We would like to travel from Korce to Leskovic - we did this last September but the section of road from Erseka south was very bad. Has anyone done this recently or know of any improvement to the road since then?

Thanks

I am currently planning a trip to Albania and would like to visit Sarander so we can catch the ferry to Corfu. Does anyone know of an alternative way of getting from Tirana to Sarander, that does not involve travelling by bus? Are there taxi transfers or private companies that offer this service? Thanks!

I will soon be attending a wedding in Tirana. Are there any traditions I should be aware of (colors to avoid wearing, gifts to give or avoid giving, etc.)? What do people typically wear to a formal wedding in Albania? Do you have any recommendations for thank you gifts to bring with me? Anything else I should know before going? Thanks!

Dear all,

This is not a question, so I do not expect any reply on that.

Simply, just to tell you that there is a general strike (protest) of Greek custom officers. So in the next 24 hours it is impossible to go in or out of Greece by vehicle, except through Bulgaria. Trough Bulgaria is possible because both countries are members of EU and there is no necessity for custom checking, and only police officers are in charge for the passengers. Thanks god that police is not on strike as well.

Please can someone help me i am planning to travel to albania with my newborn baby who is fed on formula milk. The formula milk is called Aptamil. I need to know if this is going to be available to buy in tirana. Many thanks..

I will be traveling to Ireland and Albania for a vacation.

I will buy a cheap mobile telephone in ireland and change sim card when in albania.

is there anything I should know before I buy this cell phone in Albania. Are any certain carriers more compatible with other short term cellphones.

any thoughts or suggestions