Well, we decided to brave it and ventured out to see the castle. It's also known as the Venetian Tower, so it was a little confusing finding it. Getting there was a challenge, the GPS wasn't working properly and there was a lot of traffic for a Saturday morning! We found our way eventually and managed to get a parking place. The castle is not well marked for being their number one tourist attraction!! It's been turned into a restaurant and cafe, and was free t...

It's official--we are toured out and bored with seeing old Roman ruins, amphitheaters, churches...and we still have a lot left of our trip!! With that being said, I think it's made this part of our trip even more enjoyable. We both were so ready to just chill out and do nothing, so it's been perfect timing. Our building is right on the beach. We take the elevator down, walk about a minute and plop down on a chair already set up. Costs $3 for the whole day. The f...

We left the apartment in Peshtani about 8:15 am and got to Durrës around 1:00. No wrong turns, although we came close. It's very stressful on us both...and this was supposed to be a 3 hour drive! The roads were full of potholes, and we had to cross yet another border, although this one went a lot smoother since no motorcycle gang jumped in front of us. :)) We did stop off at a restaurant for lunch, so that added some time to our journey. Only one man in the pla...