Comments on: Summer in the Balkans: Albania Discovered – The Future Is Looking Bright http://www.thetravelword.com/2009/06/10/summer-in-the-balkans-albania/ Local Voices Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:41:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: HarryTS http://www.thetravelword.com/2009/06/10/summer-in-the-balkans-albania/#comment-140869 HarryTS Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:15:18 +0000 http://www.whl.travel/blog/?p=643#comment-140869 Jamie your totally right...Let me introduce myself...My name is Harry i am 15 years old...i was born in Thessaloniki Greece and now i live in Albania....this country after living under democracy about 20 years...has not a lot of things to offer to tourists as accomodation, entertainment and travelling...but although you think that this country is a total dissaster...i may say that i have seen pozitive and negative things...when i first came here i was going around in cyrcles asking myself....''what am i gonna do here?''...you see, the way of living in Greece its not quite the same as it is in Albania...Albania its full of rubbish etc....and about the currency problem...don't you ever think that the shoppers doesn't know how to use their own currency....they do....but every time in the turist season....they think how they can steal from turists as much money they can....i don't have why to mention other problems related with Albania....but there also as you saied many great places here to visit....castles,parks and as i saw in your profile...you're a photographer so...you can take photos from many beautiful places in Albania....btw add me on facebook Jamie your totally right…Let me introduce myself…My name is Harry i am 15 years old…i was born in Thessaloniki Greece and now i live in Albania….this country after living under democracy about 20 years…has not a lot of things to offer to tourists as accomodation, entertainment and travelling…but although you think that this country is a total dissaster…i may say that i have seen pozitive and negative things…when i first came here i was going around in cyrcles asking myself….”what am i gonna do here?”…you see, the way of living in Greece its not quite the same as it is in Albania…Albania its full of rubbish etc….and about the currency problem…don’t you ever think that the shoppers doesn’t know how to use their own currency….they do….but every time in the turist season….they think how they can steal from turists as much money they can….i don’t have why to mention other problems related with Albania….but there also as you saied many great places here to visit….castles,parks and as i saw in your profile…you’re a photographer so…you can take photos from many beautiful places in Albania….btw add me on facebook

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]]> By: Jamie http://www.thetravelword.com/2009/06/10/summer-in-the-balkans-albania/#comment-54520 Jamie Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:40:07 +0000 http://www.whl.travel/blog/?p=643#comment-54520 I went to Albania in early September this year on my way from Montenegro to Greece. Despite the beauty that this country has to offer it is still a long way off 'tourist ready.' The transport system is decrepit - it took two 12 hour days to get from Budva to Dhermi beach - and that was by a couple of pretty experienced intrepid travellers. Asking locals where the bus stop was ended in chaos as even in Tirane there is no bus station; just random streets where vans and mini buses stop to pick you up. Further problems relate to their currency; they seriously don't even understand it themselves which ends in some pretty heated arguments when in fact no one was in the wrong at all. The beaches of Dhermi and Drymades are beautiful; the rubbish, broken bottles, wrecked lounges and beach umbrellas however are not very appealing. One day it will be great, but in my opinion Albania is further behind in tourist readiness than anywhere I've travelled, including SE Asia, Middle East and Eastern Europe. I went to Albania in early September this year on my way from Montenegro to Greece. Despite the beauty that this country has to offer it is still a long way off ‘tourist ready.’

The transport system is decrepit – it took two 12 hour days to get from Budva to Dhermi beach – and that was by a couple of pretty experienced intrepid travellers. Asking locals where the bus stop was ended in chaos as even in Tirane there is no bus station; just random streets where vans and mini buses stop to pick you up.

Further problems relate to their currency; they seriously don’t even understand it themselves which ends in some pretty heated arguments when in fact no one was in the wrong at all.

The beaches of Dhermi and Drymades are beautiful; the rubbish, broken bottles, wrecked lounges and beach umbrellas however are not very appealing.

One day it will be great, but in my opinion Albania is further behind in tourist readiness than anywhere I’ve travelled, including SE Asia, Middle East and Eastern Europe.

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