July 2018 - The Balkanista

Gong to the South of Albania? Here are some tips from me to you!

July 30, 2018July 31, 2018The Balkanista

View this post on Instagram Follow @thebalkanista #travelinspiration #instatravel #travelinspo #albanianlife #instadaily #travelblogger #lifestyleblogger #journalist #writer #entrepreneur #lovinglife #happyvibes #beautifulalbania #visitalbania #blondepower #photooftheday #pictureoftheday #expatlife #publicfigure #blogger #shqiperia #shqiptare #shqiperi #wanderlust #digitalnomad #lifeisgood A post shared by Alice in Albania (@mamabalkanista) on Jul 30, 2018 at 12:42pm PDT Bring mosquito repellant. I currently have […]

Little things that women do that men wouldn’t think twice about.

July 28, 2018August 6, 2018The Balkanista

This is not applicable to The Balkanista, but I posted it here because I hope it will help some readers to understand some of the things that go through our minds as women every day. These are just off the top of my head. Wearing a ring on your engagement/wedding finger when you get creep-vibes […]

Perse e kam per zemer vendin tim mikeprites, me teper se ate te vendlindjes time?

July 27, 2018July 27, 2018The Balkanista

Une kam jetuar ne Malte per rreth dhjete vjet. Malta eshte nje vend pjesetar i KE dhe i Komunvelthit por nuk mund te thuash se i mungojne problemet. Si dikush qe e quante ate vend shtepi,qe paguante taksat atje, qe ishte pjese aktive e shoqerise dhe ishte bere pjese e komunitetit, ndihesha me te drejta […]

Kayaking in Jale

July 27, 2018July 27, 2018The Balkanista

Having experienced some significant wanderlust after browsing Instagram, I decided that whilst we were in the area, we should explore some of the coastline via sea kayak. Whilst I was quite enthusiastic, the other half was a little concerned about the amount of effort required to complete a 10km route of the coast- nonetheless, I […]

A day on the Riviera

July 26, 2018The Balkanista

View this post on Instagram My office this morning #tiranapost #albanianlife #instadaily #travelblogger #lifestyleblogger #journalist #writer #entrepreneur #lovinglife #happyvibes #beautifulalbania #visitalbania #blondepower #photooftheday #pictureoftheday #tirona #english #expatlife #publicfigure #blogger #shqiperia #shqiptare #shqiperi #wanderlust #digitalnomad #citizenoftheworld A post shared by Alice in Albania (@mamabalkanista) on Jul 24, 2018 at 10:37pm PDT I awoke early- the […]

Apollonia, Vlore, Dhermi, and Himare- a hidden paradise.

July 25, 2018July 26, 2018The Balkanista

Whenever we book a holiday, the weather forecast says it is going to rain. Usually, we ignore it, but as the hail pelted my windows in Tirana and the thunder rumbled overhead, we ummed and ahhed quite considerably about whether to risk it. After a few tantrums and a lot of stress, we left Tirana, […]

My Tirana

July 23, 2018The Balkanista

I had an interview today with a journalist from dailytaste.al and she noted that I seem to pick up on small things around Tirana, that many would not notice. I agreed and it is true, I see beauty in the smallest little things and in the most unexpected places. Often when I am wondering from […]

The search for victims of the regime needs to be a priority.

July 23, 2018July 23, 2018The Balkanista

On June the 7th it was reported in both local and international media that the Albanian government had reached an agreement with the International Commission on Missing Persons to increase efforts to find some of the 6000 victims of the communist regime. With some 6000 individuals still “missing”, pressure has been on the government to […]

Why I care about my host country, more than my own.

July 21, 2018July 21, 2018The Balkanista

I lived in Malta for around ten years. An EU Member State, a member of The Commonwealth, but a country that is not short of its problems. As someone who called it home, paid tax there, contributed to society and integrated herself in the community, I felt that I had the right to comment on […]

Croatia gives us a hand to clean up our coastlines

July 21, 2018The Balkanista

Croatia, one of Europe’s most popular destinations has extended a helping hand to Albania to help it clean up its coastline. Whilst there are various community-led clean-up operations (waves) taking place along the shoreline, the vast majority of waste ends up in rivers which in turn wash directly into the sea. Croatia has stepped in […]

Month: July 2018

Gong to the South of Albania? Here are some tips from me to you!

Little things that women do that men wouldn’t think twice about.

Perse e kam per zemer vendin tim mikeprites, me teper se ate te vendlindjes time?

Kayaking in Jale

A day on the Riviera

Apollonia, Vlore, Dhermi, and Himare- a hidden paradise.

My Tirana

The search for victims of the regime needs to be a priority.

Why I care about my host country, more than my own.

Croatia gives us a hand to clean up our coastlines

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