A three-week road trip through the Balkans with four kids. Seven countries, 5,000 km, a tent, and a blue Ford full of adventures – from waterfalls in Bosnia, through wild Albania, to the turquoise lakes of Croatia.
Kavaja, Pa Emer camping
We reach the Kavaja district, where the stopping place is the Pa Emer campsite. This was probably the prettiest campsite we had visited in Albania. A minor challenge was that the owners didn’t speak English, so it was a bit…
Llogara pass
Slowly we headed north, this time along the coast. The route went through the seaside towns of Ksamil, Saranda, Borsh, Porto Palermo, Himarë, Dhërmi. The most spectacular point of the route, however, was the Llogara Pass, which we had to…
Butrint
Near Ksamil, next to the border with Greece, there is a small archaeological site called Butrint. This place is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. In ancient times, there was a settlement here. Later, the town developed into an important…
Ksamil
We’re at Ksamil. This was the southernmost city on the route of our Balkan trip. Ksamil is a holiday resort, so it was not surprising that all the beaches had paid sunbeds and that there were many tourists eager to…
Blue Eye / Syri i Kalter
You know those stories when you arrive at a place and what you expected is different from what you actually find? That was the case this time, when we reached the spring called Blue Eye. Located on the way from…
Gjirokastër
We started our visit to the city of Gjirokastër in an unusual way, because first we went to the hotel. This time it would not be a campsite, but a room booked through Booking.com. We got to the hotel run…
Hot springs in the Langarica river canyon
On our way to the south of Albania from the city of Berat, we stopped in the canyon of the Langarica River. Near Bënjë village there are hot thermal springs that contain sulfur, sodium, and calcium chloride, which makes bathing…
Berat
After enjoying the beach, we drove inland to the Berat district. In Berat we visited the castle, which is built on a hill. The buildings date from the 13th century. The castle is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The…
Wild camp on the beach in Albania
After an intense morning spent in the center of Durrës, we wanted to spend the rest of the day relaxing in peace and quiet by the sea. We found a place that can be reached by car. It was a…