After being trapped in the 2020 pandemic lockdown for over twelve months, Benito Linčovič was more than ready for a change. Finally, when traveling became a possibility again, he and his best friend, Fred, made the life-altering decision to quit their jobs and explore one of the last open countries in Europe: Albania.
They may have been looking for a change, but what the travellers got was the adventure of a lifetime.
Benito and Fred’s journey took them from one end of this forgotten country to another, exposing them to a variety of unexpectedly weird and wonderful people. From Kristian, the carefree, young street racer, who gave the pair of Brits a ride and showed them what life in an Albanian village was like, to Romeo, the eccentric owner of the ‘Relax Hostel’ with a curious theory about aliens building the pyramids. They even met an aptly-named man, Angel, while crossing the country by foot, who gave them free drinks and became Benito and Fred’s guiding symbol of the incredible friendliness and spirit of the Albanian people.
When they departed on their trip, Benito and Fred never anticipated the way they would fall in love with Albania and its people. Traversing across this unique landscape began as a means for the men to escape lockdown’s confinement; by the end of their travels, it had become the journey of their lives.
An Albanian Adventure is more a love story than a travel memoir; an unforgettable odyssey about two men and the country that captured their hearts.
After being trapped in the 2020 pandemic lockdown for over twelve months, Benito Linčovič was more than ready for a change. Finally, when traveling became a possibility again, he and his best friend, Fred, made the life-altering decision to quit their jobs and explore one of the last open countries in Europe: Albania.
They may have been looking for a change, but what the travellers got was the adventure of a lifetime.
Benito and Fred’s journey took them from one end of this forgotten country to another, exposing them to a variety of unexpectedly weird and wonderful people. From Kristian, the carefree, young street racer, who gave the pair of Brits a ride and showed them what life in an Albanian village was like, to Romeo, the eccentric owner of the ‘Relax Hostel’ with a curious theory about aliens building the pyramids. They even met an aptly-named man, Angel, while crossing the country by foot, who gave them free drinks and became Benito and Fred’s guiding symbol of the incredible friendliness and spirit of the Albanian people.
When they departed on their trip, Benito and Fred never anticipated the way they would fall in love with Albania and its people. Traversing across this unique landscape began as a means for the men to escape lockdown’s confinement; by the end of their travels, it had become the journey of their lives.
An Albanian Adventure is more a love story than a travel memoir; an unforgettable odyssey about two men and the country that captured their hearts.