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Real Name: Tobias Plieninger
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Tourist Trap: Currency
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  • Written by Tobias_Plieninger on Dec 4, 2005
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    • Don't pay in Euro or USD it will always be more expensive!

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    At Least Do This: It is your own fault if you pay with € or USD.

    If you have no other possibility make the best. Try to pay less.
    Alternative: Alway pay in local currency Leke.

    Leke are available at ATM and in the exchange office of the bank.

    In front of the bank some private exchangers will give you a better rate.
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    Tourist Trap: Special Taxi price for tourists
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  • Written by Tobias_Plieninger on Dec 10, 2005
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    • Some Taxidrivers want more money / higher price from tourists.

    At the ferry port in Durres there is cartell of taxi drivers they all want the same high price!

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    At Least Do This: Pay the price they want to. It is not possible to pay less.
    Alternative: Always negotiate a price before you get in the taxi.

    In Durres you can walk to the train station.
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    Tourist Trap: Do not give money to children
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  • Written by Tobias_Plieninger on Jul 22, 2006
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    • Sometimes it is hard to see the poor children and not give them money.

    But you don't really help them if you give them money.

    Then you have also a more relaxed trip.
    If you start to give money they tell each other and you will be followed ..

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    At Least Do This: Be friendly and say no.
    Alternative: If you really want to help this people give some money to an organisation when you are at home.
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    SLLiew Fri Nov 17, 2006 20:54 UTC
     Tobias, Very useful tips about Albania. Wish you had taken some pictures to share. May be next trip. Cheers, SL    		nickandchris Thu Nov 24, 2005 22:18 UTC
     There must be some good things about Albania, somewhere!!!

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