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our 'escape to the balkans' album is on a new server.
if you like, have a look at Picasa-Webalben - helmut - escape to balkan

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Nice pics. Maybe I'll follow your trail in April this year.

No probs in Albania? Most of the posts on the HUBB re Albania are very positive. You didn't leave the mainroad, did you? I should think the back-country must be quite scenic.

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Nice pics. Maybe I'll follow your trail in April this year.

No probs in Albania? Most of the posts on the HUBB re Albania are very positive. You didn't leave the mainroad, did you? I should think the back-country must be quite scenic.

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there are not too many 'mainroads' in albania, one is leading from shkoder to tirana.
as you can see on the traxmap, we tried a few secondary roads, but gps covering was pretty poor. additionally we were heading fore greece.
except for the bad road condition (which we regarded as a plus), the countryside is about the same as in the surrounding countries.

btw.: we found albania to be the european country with the highest SUV density/km.
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Hi airhead,

Nice,really nice pictures,thanks a lot!

I think you missed a lot of Bulgaria guys!,please just give me a call next time,Vaufy you too....

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I think you missed a lot of Bulgaria guys!,please just give me a call next time,Vaufy you too....
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hello simon,
of course you are right, but "so many roads, so little time".
maybe i will come back this year on my way to georgia.
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hello simon,
of course you are right, but "so many roads, so little time".
maybe i will come back this year on my way to georgia.
Hello Hans,

My pleasure,you are very welcome,bye the way posted to you a mail!

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Hi airhead,

My apologyze,I'm wrong maybe with your name.....sorry

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Hi there, great pictures. We are just planning our trip from Dubai to London and I was planning a route very similar to yours. Any advice concerning border controls, points of interest, best routes, and accomodation?

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