After leaving my new friends I stopped at a little mountain village called Borsh to fill up the van with fresh spring water from the mountain. Whilst I was there I found the most amazing café built around a waterfall, so popped in for a coffee Then climbed up to the nearby castle It was… Continue reading Borsh to Butrint
Author: Alex Scott
Castle and Company
From the bottom of the Llogara Pass all the way to Saranda is known as the Albanian Riviera With beautiful beach after beautiful beach Mostly still wild But very quickly being developed to host the large number of tourists who have now started coming to Albania for summer holidays I feel very lucky to be… Continue reading Castle and Company
Vlorë and the Llogara Pass
My first stop on the coast was at the Vjosë-Nartë Delta Protected Area in the Vlorë region I found a beach bar that were happy for me to park up on their land for the night. It was in a pine forest just a minutes walk from the sea I dusted off my bike And… Continue reading Vlorë and the Llogara Pass
Tirana
I arrived into the port of Durres. There was a lot of chaos getting off the ferry, people shouting and cars all pushing and shoving to drive off the boat first. I enjoyed watching as I sat waiting until everyone else had gone, before driving off the ferry in peace. First stop in a new… Continue reading Tirana
From Sicily to Albania
I came down the opposite side of Mount Etna to the one I drove up. This was the side that the ash cloud had gone over during last week’s eruption and the roads were thick with it Villages seemed very strange and depressing with cars, houses and trees all covered in a sticky black layer.… Continue reading From Sicily to Albania
Mount Etna and More
After my time in the Valley of the Temples I headed North to Ragusa Ibla An ancient town built on a hill It began as small Sicel settlements in the 2nd Century BC. It grew under the Greeks, was briefly ruled by the Carthaginians before it fell into the hands of the ancient Romans and… Continue reading Mount Etna and More
Cefalù and The Valley of the Temples
Aimee arrived safely home in the early hours of Saturday morning after a stressful, very delayed, journey in the midst of storm Eunice. I drove a little further along the coast to Cefalù, a medieval town surrounded by mountains and sea Wherever you walk you can see La Rocca towering behind On the top of… Continue reading Cefalù and The Valley of the Temples
Sicily with Aimee – Part 2
After our day at the nature reserve we headed to the city of Trapani. We enjoyed an evening of tasting Sicilian wines and eating pizza The next day, in search of ancient history and mountain top views, we drove up 751m to the town of Erice – named after the Greek hero Eryx. The whole mountain… Continue reading Sicily with Aimee – Part 2
Sicily with Aimee – Part 1
After all the drama and uncertainty of whether I’d make it across to Sicily, it felt even more special stepping off the ferry I drove from Messina to Palermo ready to meet Aimee. The views from the motorway were pretty spectacular I stopped at the services to have a van shower, fill up my water… Continue reading Sicily with Aimee – Part 1
Green Pass Drama
As you may remember I found out my vaccines had expired when I was in Florence. This meant I had no ‘Green Pass’ which is required to get into cafes (even sat outside), bars, restaurants, museums, galleries, shopping centres etc. I thought that my recent positive test would act as a Green Pass, because recovery… Continue reading Green Pass Drama