More of the same? What now for Albania?
Two months have passed since the 2017 national election results and the international community is mulling over its implications. Newly re-elected Edi Rama may well feel that...
Stadium of Shame
In less time than it takes to fill in a pothole on a major intercity road in Albania, the historic main stadium of Tirana was demolished. It...
Living in Tirana! Life under a dirty and dusty blanket
Spring rain is like that, springy and sporadic! However, almost every time it rains here in Tirana a horrifying reality comes to light. I’m talking about the...
Letter from Albania: Why I want to leave
Dear Alan,
You ask me why, I, as a successful professional with a good job and a husband who works for a successful company living in a small...
Train to Nowhere
How a lack of direction has gradually destroyed Albanian’s railway system
Let’s start with a dream and a vision.
From every corner of Europe, in London, Paris, Munich or...
Parallel Universes
One of the many characteristics of the Communist world was the insistence that the ‘ideal’ be constantly portrayed as ‘reality’ and that reality be relegated to the...
Feet on the Brakes
When I first visited Albania in 2005 I had one overwhelming impression: ‘This country has a lot of potential.’ I saw, as others before and since have...
