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My Favourite Images of 2018

2018 has been a pretty fun one! Since I set up The Balkanista in February of this year, I have travelled the length and breadth of the country. Whilst I know there is still a huge amount to see, over the last 10 months, I have managed to tick off the following places:

Peze, Tirana, Durres, Lundra, Lezhe, Shkodra, Lake Shkodra, Tamare, Theth, Berat, Gjirokaster, Lushnje, Saranda, Ksamil, Butrint, Fier, Elbasan, Apollonia, The Albanian Riviera from start to finish, Vlore, Korce, Voskapoje, Pogradec, and an untold number of villages and towns inbetween.

Snapping photo’s as I went, I managed to capture the Albanian countryside and urban areas in the rain, snow, wind, cold, warm, hot, sun, and everything in between. These are my absolute favourite pictures of the beautiful places I have visited, and some of the interesting people I met along the way.

Roma woman, Tirana
Skanderbeg Square, Tirana
Nurellari Winery, Fushe Peshtan
Man and His Bike, Berat
Vere Lundra, Lundra
Saffron Fields, Outside of Beat
Autumn Colours, Voskapoja
River and mountains, Elbasan
St John Kaneo, Ohrid
Sveti Naum, Macedonia
Gossip, Pogradec
Strolling, Korce
Apple Orchard, Shkoder County
Stairs, Tirana Lake
Avenue, Tirana
Flower Seller, Tirana
Kantina Alpeta, Rushing
City Life, Tirana
Summertime, Durres
Bunker Tattoo, Koplik

Ponies, Teeth
The Long and Winding Road, Tamare
No Entry, Lake Shkodra
Cafe Culture, Shkodra City
Paradise, Drymadhes
Jal, Vlore

Stoned,
Livadhi Beach
Blue, Dhermi
Ancient Ruins, Apollonia
Salt Fields, Panaja
Kantina Alimani Wine, Lake Farke
Widow, Tirana
Police Woman with Gas Mask, Tirana
Gay Pride, Tirana
Storms, Tepelena
Deserted, Porto Palermo
Amphitheatre, Butrint
Freedom, Ksamil
Corfu in the Distance, Sarande
Blue Eye, Sarande

Fork in the Road, Gjirokaster

Bunkart 1, Tirana

Mummy and Me, Tirana

Woman Weaving, Kruje

Music Making, Kruje Castle

Victims of Communism, Bunkart 2

Tower, Peze
Yay! Korce
Boats, Pogradec

Bay of Bones, Macedonia
Bunk Art, Near Tushemisht
Home, Tirana

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