I have a love of Albanian textiles, in particular, the striking geometrical prints that are typically found on woven rugs. These beautiful patterns also found on items such as socks, wall hangings, bags, and other household items, but have somehow fallen out of fashion in recent years. As my obsession with these designs grew, […]
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The chances are that you have probably heard about cryptocurrency; whilst some of you may be dubious (I know I am), I cannot help but be impressed by the potential of the technology that underpins it. Enter ‘the blockchain’. A blockchain is a growing number of digital records that are referred to as “blocks”. […]
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I am a writer, blogger, journalist, and opinion columnist. Whilst all of these things involve writing and communication, they are all in fact very different. Recently, someone had beef with me because I blocked and deleted them from both my personal profile and my blog page. They irritated me, I didn’t have time for it, […]
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After spending the last 10 months in Albania (doesn’t time fly?) and having travelled through the North, South, and Middle, I feel confident I have enough insight to explain to you why I feel that this country is a hidden gem. Whilst it is located in Europe, many travellers have failed to put Albania […]
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View this post on Instagram #cleanup #cleanuptime #cleanupalbania #cleanup #cleanups #albania #albania #durres #durresi #durrës #durrescity #durresbeach #durresalbania #coloursofdurres #durresalbania #shqip #shqiperia #shqipe #shqipe #shqiptar #shqiptare #shqiptar #shqiperiaime #tirana #tirona #tironafanatics #tironalifestyle #tiranacity #tiranalifestyle #tiranapost #civicresponsibility A post shared by Alice in Albania (@mamabalkanista) on Aug 26, 2018 at 6:20am PDT Today, I and […]
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Kam pasur një javë mjaft të vështirë përsa i përket shërbimit ndaj klientit - këtu keni atë që ndodhi dhe po këtu gjeni një shembull se si duhet dhe NUK duhet sjellur me klientin. Optika Gold Dy muaj më parë bleva një palë syze dielli Prada tek Optika Gold në Qëndrën Toptani. Çdo gjë […]
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UPDATE 27/08/18 I just received a call from Johan Isacson who is the Director of Franchise at Lindex AB. He apologised on behalf of Lindex and he reiterated that the store should have given me a replacement immediately as they would be able to claim it back from the parent company. He explained that their policy […]
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Translation by Redi Bushaka Ne qofte se dikush do te me kishte thene nje vit me pare, se une sot do te isha duke udhetuar permes maleve te Shqiperise veriore, maje nje Harley Davidson-i, do ta quaja te cmendur. Por ja tek isha, me ajrin e nxehte arome manushaqe qe me rreh fytyren, diellin […]
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So, having been in Albania for 10 months now, I thought it was about time I did a little update on my “Only in Albania…” list. Considering that the last one went viral and was translated (badly) into Albanian without my permission, I would like to write a few disclaimers and suggestions in case the […]
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If you had told me one year ago that I would be on the back of a Harley Davidson, driving through the mountains of North Albania, I would have thought you were crazy. But here I was with the hot, lavender-scented air in my face, sun beating down on my sunblushed skin, and the vibrations […]
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