Tag Archives: Vlora

Is Albania already in the EU?

Posted on 2014-07-28 by Andreas Moser

Not yet. Only in June 2014 Albania received the official status as a candidate for accession to the EU. Now the negotiations will start for real, and this process usually takes years. Travelling through Albania, one might however gain a different … Continue reading →

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We are so indipendent…

Posted on 2014-07-28 by Andreas Moser

… that we can even ignore regular English spelling. Photographed in Vlora, where in 1912 the independence – or indipendence – of Albania from the Ottoman Empire was proclaimed. – To be fair though, throughout Albania I experienced a very … Continue reading →

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Spooky Tree

Posted on 2014-07-28 by Andreas Moser

Walking around the island of Zvërnec on the Albanian coast, I had the impression that this tree was watching me.

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Going West

Posted on 2014-07-22 by Andreas Moser

17 July 2014. In the Albanian port city of Vlora (in which Albanian is merely a geographical description because Vlora is such a typical Mediterranean tourism and port city that it might as well be in Italy or in Turkey) I … Continue reading →

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