A solo midlife update from Rachel, with a difference, sharing her recent solo trip to Albania, and what’s been going on in life.
She talks about:
- Initial nervousness and changing travel plans
- Conquering driving fears while navigating Albania’s challenging roads
- Initial hotel challenges
- Exploring Gjirokastër and its extraordinary architecture
- Finding local heroes to help when she got rather stuck
- Exploring the haunting history of communist Albania through bunkers and surveillance centres
- Albanian blood feuds and the impact they continue to have
- The archeological wonder of Butrint
- The Albanian coast including Ksamil and Himare
- Staying in the stunning ancient multi-layered town of Berat
- Navigating Tirana and reflections on history
- Personal life changes and future plans
And more!
Book mentioned in the podcast: Broken April by Ismail Kadare
The Albania blog post mentioned: Albania Solo
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