Kenric and I first visited Tirana, Albania in November, 2017. We stayed for only four nights, but we really liked it. Our plan was to return in early January, 2019 and stay for a year; we can stay visa-free for one year. Plans changed, and we’ll be here in Redlands for about five months altogether.

This afternoon, Kenric and I finished booking our apartments in the six different cities we’ll be exploring in Albania beginning August 10th. The five-month countdown starts now! Even though we won’t be staying a whole year we’re still really excited.

I invite you to watch this short video to learn a little more about this beautiful country and its people especially if your idea of Albania and Albanians is limited to what you saw in the Liam Neeson movie, Taken. We hope you will be Taken by Albania too! https://youtu.be/hoH2EiQc3ms