food-and-drink
The Raki Trail: A Road Trip Through Skrapar and Përmet
How to visit the home of Albania's best raki: Çorovoda and the Osumi canyon, Përmet's mulberry raki, the October festival, and how to bring a bottle home.
Road-Trip
travel-tips
Driving in Albania: The Rules, the Roads, and the Habits Nobody Writes Down
Zero-tolerance alcohol, 40 km/h in town, radar on the Durrës road, and an unwritten code at roundabouts. What driving in Albania is actually like, from someone who does it.
travel-tips
The Albania Itinerary: 7, 10, and 14 Days, With Honest Driving Times
Three routes that actually work, built around real Albanian driving times rather than map estimates. Where to linger, what to cut, and the mistake almost everyone makes in week one.