Lavazh in Albania: Why Car Washes Are Everywhere (A Local’s Explanation)
Key Takeaways A lavazh is Albania’s ubiquitous hand car wash — affordable, thorough, and deeply cultural Dust, construction, and car-proud […]
Daily Life in Tirana
A collection of various posts about daily life in Tirana and Albania.
Daily Life in Tirana
A collection of various posts about daily life in Tirana and Albania.
Video by Bauke: What to do in Tirana?
Throughout the years I’ve known and still have many Dutch friends, most of whom I’ve met and continue to meet
Launch of DigitalTirana.al the Tirana startup portal
Recently I had the pleasure to attend the launching of DigitalTirana.al a new startup portal founded by the Municipality of
Happy national holidays Albania
I love Sunday mornings and the same feeling is about national holidays. The city is quieter than normal and people
Albanian Blogger, Daily Life in Tirana, Diaspora & Homecoming, Guest bloggers, Life in Albania, Social Issues
Parallel Universes
One of the many characteristics of the Communist world was the insistence that the ‘ideal’ be constantly portrayed as ‘reality’
Feet on the Brakes
When I first visited Albania in 2005 I had one overwhelming impression: ‘This country has a lot of potential.’ I
Mozilla Tech Speakers in Tirana 1
I had the pleasure to be one of the speakers at the first Mozilla Tech Speakers program which is being