Getting a taxi in Albania has become increasingly digital. Instead of carrying cash, waiting for change, or wondering how you will pay at the end of the ride, passengers can now request a taxi, follow the journey and pay digitally…
Landing at Tirana International Airport and heading straight to Saranda? You have a few options, but there is no direct airport bus or train that will take you all the way there. You can take a bus, use a shared…
Every guide to exchanging money in Tirana says the same three things: avoid the airport, watch for zero commission, compare rates first. Not one of them shows you an actual rate. So this week we checked three real exchange counters…
I come to Albania often, and every single time I land, I go through the exact same routine: phone in airplane mode, nothing works until I get a local SIM sorted. Getting data is one of two things every new…
If you have been asking around for the best restaurants in Tirana lately, there is a good chance someone in the Blloku crowd has already pointed you toward Oliveta. A Mediterranean-Greek menu, a genuinely impressive wine list, and an antipasta…