Valbonë, Shqiperise (Albania) – Surrounded by Unbelievably Pristine Nature

14 September 2016 When I sailed past Albania in 1972, I was told the ship had to keep a clear birth of its coastline. “They will fire on us,” a Greek shipmate said. Cranky Albania was still isolated, Communist, and anti-social in 1972. I didn’t know Dictator Hoxha had built 750,000 bunkers to defend a […]

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