| Page Views: 7,536 Last Visit to Sarande: October, 1991 | From Greece to Albania. by GrantBoone - last update: Jun 30, 2007 |
A week in Corfu was never going to be enough. We saw adverts for Day trips to Albania on our first day on Corfu. A boat trip to a country which had re- opened its borders to visitors that same month. We just had to go for it! ...........
(notice the luxury transport awaiting us on the left of the photo!!) |
|  | ARRIVAL We waited at 5am for the ferry from Corfu Town to Sarande, Albania. The ferry took about two hours before we saw our first glimpse of the grey apartment blocks scattered along the small harbour. And then , from nowhere came the sight of hundreds of small boys on makeshift rafts coming towards our boat .All with there hands outstretched . They shouted for food , drinks , pens(!!) and money. In fact anything and everything! * |
| The children await our arrival ! |
| | GREETINGS FROM ALBANIA! As we docked in the harbour, we were followed by the group of children onto a coach bound for Roman ruins in a place called Butrint.
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| Pros: | "Unique, incredible people. Just to be able to say IVE BEEN THERE!" | | Cons: | "Difficult to find faults on such a short visit." | | In A Nutshell: | "So glad I took the chance to visit an undiscovered country" |
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nickandchris Tue Nov 3, 2009 22:30 UTC
Quite fancy seeing Albania - far prefer the less touristy places. | budapest8 Mon Sep 21, 2009 13:30 UTC
Nice pics...Maybe Luton to Sarande is quicker than Budapest to Sarande? Takes 18 hours by train to Podgarica from Budapest, then another 90 mins to Shkoder, 2 hrs to Tirane, 3 hrs to Vlore then maybe 5 to Sarande? How many times u been? | junecorlett Fri Feb 20, 2009 08:32 UTC
Good tips, thanks Grant. | angiebabe Sun Jun 29, 2008 18:38 UTC
What an excellent opportunity you took back then to go visit Albania - interesting page thanks - hope i get there myself before too long! |
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