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Sorry, for some reason only half of my message appeared above

So, here is the rest:
If you are interested, I could mail some Garmin tracks to you. They cover the roads to Theti, Komani, Fierze, Kukes, Peshkopi and a dew more. A very scenic ride is north of the road to Theti. It turns off at Hani-i-Hotit and goes into the Vermosh valley. Brilliant!

Accommodation is fairly cheap in Albania (rooms), but camping in the bush is possible and - except for the herd dogs - not dangerous.

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I was in Albania in 2009. Great country, friendly people. As far as police we didn't see any....
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I was in Albania in 2009. Great country, friendly people. As far as police we didn't see any....
Maybe they all got sacked - I was there in 2007 and saw a fair few. One pair tried to do me for speeding but I let one have a go on the bike and they bought me lunch instead. Great country!

Lake Orhid up by the Macedonian border is very pretty and has some great switchbacks going up to reach it!
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Thank you to all of you guys!
This confirm we are going to spend nice time and, yes Hans we are interested about Garmin tracks. Please let me know where and how I can retrieve them.
Ralf we keep you informed as we will be back
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Hi Fabio
I was two times in Albania and Kosovo. In 2008 and 2010. It is very friendly and safe countries.
You can camp everywhere in Albania, but unfortunatly beaches are dirty.
We haven't any troubles with police. It is very difficulty to drive fast in such a mountain country.
There are some speed radars on the way from Montenegro border to Tirana.
Good food, good self rakija in every shop, all the times they improve and build new roads.
We drove without GPS, only maps.

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Friendly people and beautiful country.

Only drawback, my GPS stolen on my motorbike in the ferry in Lake Koman !
And no help from police at all! They said they are far away where we gt out of ferry.
Pay ettention to your goods.
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Hi, i was in Albania in 2009 and enjoyed the dirt road from Peshkopi to Kukes, easy trail but take plenty of water. I enjoyed Albania but it did feel more 'edgy' than the bordering countries. i also did not see any police.
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Great!
the journey preparation is in progress: ferry booked!
Another question: what about gasoline stations availability? As we wish to camp, there are many off roads tracks where motorbikes could become thirstier. Do we have to plan a small jerry can with us?
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I can't help you with motorbikes. My Defender has 110 liters tank, but there is no problem with gas stations.

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Sorry, for some reason only half of my message appeared above

So, here is the rest:
If you are interested, I could mail some Garmin tracks to you. They cover the roads to Theti, Komani, Fierze, Kukes, Peshkopi and a dew more. A very scenic ride is north of the road to Theti. It turns off at Hani-i-Hotit and goes into the Vermosh valley. Brilliant!

Accommodation is fairly cheap in Albania (rooms), but camping in the bush is possible and - except for the herd dogs - not dangerous.

Hans
Can you mail me these tracks too please? I'm going to the Balkan again in July.
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hi vdh-be,
Fabio was talking of tracks, but actually I did not mail tracks but this wonderfull map which is running on GARMIN devices - however without the routing modus.

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Choose this map:Albania GeoPolitical GPS Basemap
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