Who would have thought that limes would be missing in a Mediterranean country?  We had not really thought about it until a friend was served a drink with a lime.  And we thought, we haven’t had a lime in a long time.  We enjoy them in club soda,

We have moved into our own apartment and while it means more work for us, we are enjoying many of the benefits of being in our own place.  One thing we have is high speed (for Albania) internet connection.  While it is not up to US speeds,

September starts the rainy season. 

One of the most frustrating and annoying exercises this summer has been looking for an apartment.  Aside from the challenge of budget, we just don’t understand how you find apartments, as few are advertised.

For various reasons, we have not traveled extensively yet.  Part of the reason is we are fairly busy at our work places and what free time we have had, we have spent it exploring Durres and Tirane.  The other reason is

One of our first trips out of Durres was to Tirane, the capital of Albania and home of Peace Corps Albania headquarters.  Our goal was to explore the city and to make sure we can find the office when we needed to go there.

Although the beaches, for the most part, are public, unrestricted development has created an environment where hotels and restaurants have encroached on the beach and then