Before going to Albania I knew very little about it. I’d never thought of going there, I’d never seen any pictures and if someone had asked me to locate it on a map I’d undoubtedly have struggled (though, with geography knowledge as pitiful as mine, the same is probably true for many countries). It’s no surprise then that I was unaware that in 2018 the country hosted its first international music festival; an event of such importance that the Prime Minister attended to mark its opening.
After a two-year Covid imposed hiatus Kala Festival was back for its third round this summer on the sun-drenched stretch of shoreland affectionately known as the Albanian Riviera on the southwest coast of the Balkan country. It was last minute (as the best plans normally are) that a friend and I decided, why not? Raves, waves, sunshine and cheap beer — could a Brit worth their salt ever refuse?
