North Macedonia and Albania long weekend

Just got back from a short and sweet trip to the Balkans

We flew into Tirana and hired a car and drove to Ohrid in North Macedonia, the drive took around 3 hours and it was certainly interesting driving round the capital, and watching the dual carriageway just turn into a dirt road

We spent the first day/night in Ohrid, just walking round stopping for the occasional beer and enjoying the views of the old town

The next day we drove back to Tirana through what I can only describe as the heaviest rain I’ve ever seen, speaking to locals later they also said they’ve never seen anything like it, driving through the mountains in it was certainly interesting!

After dropping the car back off at the airport and heading to our apartment in the centre, checking in around 4pm, we spend the evening getting food and checking out some of the bars near the Sky Bar, a very nice area

The next day we headed on a bus tour to Bovilla lake, we booked through GetYourGuide and cost around £18 each, I’d highly recommended this, it was a great day out and there’s some stunning views on the walk around the reservoir, after getting dropped back off at 4pm we then just had a walk around Tirana once again, checking out the castle and pyramid, and headed out for food and drinks

And the next day it was a 8am taxi to the airport to head home

A very short and sweet trip, I think we could of spent another day or two in Tirana as we didn’t get a chance to see it all, although I’ve got an excuse to go back

Return flights were £50 from Liverpool, hotels were around £150 each in total, and spent around £200 each on food & drink