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  1. Loved the articles. We’re planning to drive from Dubai to Oman in February and your road trip and advice is timely and helpful. We’ll let you know how it goes ????

  2. Thank you Alex. I have limited time in Albania, hired a car but wasn’t sure of the best places to visit. You answered all of my questions. Thank you so much.

  3. Hello mate, do you have any tips for renting a car out in Albania, and crossing borders with it? I’m going to be travelling the Balkans in late Aug/early Sept and I want to go from Albania to Lake Ohrid in North Macedonia. From there I’ll be re-entering Albania after a couple of nights at the lake. I actually think the best way would be bus to Ohrid and then pick up a car there and drive back to Albania (Saranda area) but cant find any reasonable deals online

    1. Eurocar (not Europcar) is one of the best local car companies in Albania and, as far as I know, they allow you to take their cars out of the country for a small additional fee. You can contact them directly via their website: https://eurocar.al. Make sure you let them know that you want to take the car out of the country at the time you make the booking, as they’ll need to sort out some extra paperwork for you that you’ll (probably) need to show at the border.

      I don’t have any experience with renting a car in North Macedonia, but your other plan would be a one-way rental with a dropoff in another country, which I assume would cost a lot more (/ not be possible at all). If it were me, I’d definitely rent the car in Albania and return it to the same place.

  4. Some great ideas here, but you’ve completely missed everything north of Tirana, particularly the northern city of Shkodër, which has absolutely transformed in the past two decades from a quaint town still pulling itself out of the vestiges of communism to a nexus point for backpackers and travellers. The amazing pedestrian-only Rruga Kolë Idromeno is not to be missed – both during the day and at night. Rozafa Castle and the nearby Lake Skadar, which straddles the border between Albania and Montenegro are a short drive/taxi ride away. Do NOT miss this northern Albanian jewel!!!

    1. I’ve only just recently visited northern Albania for the first time and haven’t yet got round to writing about it (including updating this post). But you’re right, those places are awesome!

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