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The Italian Journals: Tirana, Albania

For my February trip, I visited Tirana, Albania. Albania is located on the Balkan Peninsula’s southwestern coast along the Adriatic and Ionian Seas and is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, North Macedonia to the east, and Greece to the south. Italy lies directly west across the Adriatic Sea. From Naples,…

The Italian Journals: First Trip of 2026

I had a trip tentatively scheduled over the New Year holiday but had to cancel. Frankly that worked out better for me as I took time over the holiday to simple rest, relax, and reflect. So my first trip of 2026 was a couple of weeks into the New Year. January is my birthday month…

Italian Journals: 10 Days 3 Countries

As I teased on Instagram last week a while ago ago, I took a vacation that was more than just a long weekend. We visited 3 counties in 10 days: 3 countries & 3 capital cities: Budapest, Bratislava, and Prague. Prague and Budapest have been numbers 1 and 2 on my must-see European cities list…

Italian Journals: Thanksgiving Weekend

One of the best things about Europe are the many budget airlines. Thanks again to playing “explore everywhere” on Skyscanner, I found a last minute cheap flight to Malta and immediately booked it. The Republic of Malta is an archipelago in the central Mediterranean. Made up of 8 islands, only the three largest islands—Malta (Maltese:…

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