How to cross the land border between Albania and North Macedonia by foot
One of our most googled items during our travels through balkans was how to cross land borders between countries.
One of our most googled items during our travels through balkans was how to cross land borders between countries.
Albania completely surprised us. We expected beautiful mountains and good food, but what we didn’t expect were the atmospheric old towns and cities that quickly became some of our favourite places in the Balkans.
Our last stop in Albania was Korçë, a small city known for its BBQ restaurants and old bazaar area.
We visited Gjirokastër in November, during the low season, and during our two nights there we only saw a couple of other tourists.
Berat is one of those places that feels almost too perfect to be real.
We spent a week in Tirana, getting there I was quite run down and exhausted, realising I had a travel burn out so we decided to not do too much and try to live a more ”normal” life for a few days, instead of checking off top attractions.
Shkodër was our first stop in Albania. It’s located in the northern part of the country, close to the border of Montenegro.
We really recommend travelling by bus in Albania. It was such a great experience and we were left with memories for life.
Just because Montenegro wasn’t the right fit for us doesn’t mean it isn’t worth visiting.
Kotor is a beautiful little town on the shores of the Bay of Kotor in Montenegro.