Durresi, Albania

Just last year I thought I would never go to Albania. There are 48 countries in Europe and I figured about 6 of them were unreasonable to go to, maybe because they were unsafe, too difficult to get into, or too far out of the way. Albania was one of them, but here I am. It's a great thrill to go to a place that 15 years ago was completely closed to outsiders and that until recently wasn't someplace you would really want to go to anyway. Now it's an interesting, fun place to visit, and you just pay the 10 euro fee and they let you in!