Month: September 2022

The waiter placed my coffee in front of me and asked with a grin, “where are you from, miss?” I replied that I am from the UK but have lived in Albania for five years. Throwing his hands up in the air, he exclaimed, “oh you English come here, and all us Albanians want to […]

Erleta Shala, Leta for short, is an animal activist mentioned in last month’s story who deserves a longer blog post. Originally from Kosovo, Leta and her family moved to Switzerland as refugees, where she still lives. Ever since she was a child, her family took summer holidays in Durrës. Leta, always an animal lover, liked […]