Despite many people advising me against, I went through Kosovo and
Albania on my way south, glad I didn't listen to them as they have been the
most interesting countries of the trip so far.
The reason why I found them so interesting is because the way they live,
which I thinks is very close to the way that my parents’ generation lived during
their childhoods in the Basque farms. The lack of agricultural machinery means
that most of the work is done manually or with the aid of horses and donkeys.
It was common to see young children looking after cattle while adults cut and
pilled grass on the fields.
Putting the tent without being
noticed was virtually impossible as there would always be someone working
nearby, luckily people were very hospitable and whenever I asked permission to
pitch the tent I had always been welcomed.
I was in a bit of rush to get to Athens so I didn’t spend as much time
as I wanted but hopefully there will be a next.
I want to thank Jetmir and Alban for allowing me a space for the tent
and treating me for a lovely dinner.
Video of Kosovo and Albania:
kosovo albania ENGLISH from lander on Vimeo.
iruzkinik ez:
Argitaratu iruzkina