17th April 2024: Saranda – Mesopotam – Blue Eye – Gjirokaster This morning, we continued our journey to Gjirokaster, also known as the Stone City. Overnight, the weather had taken a dramatic turn; the temperature dropped considerably, and there had been rain. Setting off after breakfast under a cloudy, gloomy sky, we left the beautiful… Continue Reading

14th April 2024  Tirana – Berat: It was an early start on a cloudless morning, shortly after breakfast. The coach departed at 8.30 a.m., and as it was a Sunday, the streets of Tirana were, for once, eerily quiet, entirely free from the traffic jams that had characterised the previous days. Our destination was Berat, renowned… Continue Reading

11th April 2024  Departure: Our Wizzair flight from Luton wasn’t until the afternoon, so there was no need to thrash our way down a motorway at some ungodly hour, as has become the norm in recent years. However, despite having been packed, checked, added to, and checked again the day before, we still woke before 7… Continue Reading

22nd March 2024 Sue and I met up with Charlotte and her family at Sarah’s for a Palmer family meal. Jamie and Ruth were in Cambridge for the weekend, celebrating Ruth’s birthday with a performance of Sleuth at the Cambridge Arts Theatre. Sarah and Lee had prepared a delicious Mexican meal for us all to… Continue Reading