Stories about Albania from October, 2006
Albania, Italy, Turkey: “My First Hijacking”
Our Man In Tirana links to the story of a man who was a passenger on the hijacked Tirana-Istanbul flight – over at The Chronicles of Chris: Travel Recollections, written...
Albania: Homemade Raki
“…After two weeks, the grapes were ready to be turned into raki. First they were loaded into the still…” – Step by step, Our Man in Tirana shows how a...
Albania: Poetry
Our Man in Tirana posts a poem by a contemporary Albanian poet.
Albania: Highway Roundabout Construction
Our Man In Tirana posts photos and an update from one of the capital's construction sites: visitors pass it as they enter Tirana on their way from the airport.
Albania: Ismail Kadare's Novel
Wu Wei reads Ismail Kadare's novel, The Successor: “The Successor is about the ways totalitarian leaders keep their colleagues in check, by invoking the good of the Party. Or perhaps...
