Month: April 2018

Feminism History Opinion Society

The Balkanista meets Sevim Arbana

In 1993 during a time of great political and social turmoil in Albania, Sevim Arbana

By The Balkanista / April 29, 2018

Food and Drink Lifestyle

Further to my previous post where I met sommelier Dashamir Elezi, I promised that I

By The Balkanista / April 27, 2018

Art Lifestyle Opinion

To celebrate six months of being in Albania, I decided to put together some of

By The Balkanista / April 26, 2018

Food and Drink

I love wine, always have and always will. Whilst I can appreciate a good wine,

By The Balkanista / April 25, 2018

Opinion Travel

This weekend was my mothers birthday, so I decided to treat her to a long

By The Balkanista / April 23, 2018

Food and Drink

Continuing on the food theme, I thought I would put together a list of my

By The Balkanista / April 23, 2018

History Opinion Travel

After a bit of a slow start from Tirana- weaving in and out of the

By The Balkanista / April 21, 2018

History

My mother has descended upon Tirana for her birthday and as she doesn’t particularly like

By The Balkanista / April 20, 2018

Art Society

When I booked myself in for my latest tattoo, my friend suggested that I contact

By The Balkanista / April 19, 2018

Literature

In 1431, Albania- at the time a part of the Christian Bulgarian Empire, was conquered

By The Balkanista / April 17, 2018