Laura Payne, co-founder of Outdoor Albania and a local travel activist, believes that travelling is all about meeting and connecting with locals and experiencing their cultures – bringing real economic benefits to those who need it most. Laura paid her first visit to Albania six years ago and immediately fell in love with the country’s spectacular scenery and people. She saw the enormous potential for tourism and decided to do something about it that would help the locals too.
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Photo of the Week: Guest House in the Albanian Alps, Thethi, Albania
I took this picture on an early September afternoon in 2008, on a week-long trip to shoot a documentary on the Albanian Alps. We had walked the whole day to reach the far northern alpine village of Thethi by crossing the Valbona Pass (almost 2000m, on an elevated trail surrounded by magnificent mountain peaks that…
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Tourism in the Balkans Takes a Giant Leap Forward
Following the successful completion of a Balkan Hotel Market Access Program, independent travellers exploring the Balkans can now research, plan and book their trips online through locally owned and operated travel websites. Situated in the southeastern Europe, the Balkans is fast becoming one of the most popular destinations for intrepid travellers. It’s a region of…
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Reaching for Vuno’s Clean Beach at Jal, Albania
About 190 kilometres south of Tirana, Albania, between Dhërmi and Himara (Himarë) in the hills above the coast, the small town of Vuno isn’t really on most people’s tourist radar. Not, that is, unless they’re headed two kilometres away to two of the Albanian Riviera’s most beautiful waterside retreats: the Jal and Gjipe beaches. Although…
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Summer in the Balkans: Albania Discovered – The Future Is Looking Bright
Setting Your Responsible Sights on the Southern Balkans Once a well-kept secret, Albania is on the verge of being ‘discovered’ by tourists. Until 1992 a communist country closed off to the rest of the world, Albania has only recently seen greater numbers of foreign travellers venture down to its southern Balkan corner of Europe, bringing…
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