There’s so much to love about Albania. It is, without doubt, one of the kindest and most welcoming countries I’ve visited in Europe. It is also one of the poorest; one that could gain immensely from the economic benefits of tourism. But I, like the thousands of Albanians who have been protesting on the streets of Tirana over the past two and a half weeks, don’t believe this tourism should come from Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner.
I’m writing today from the coastal city of Vlorë – admittedly not the prettiest spot on this stretch of Albania’s southern coast, but full of character, and nestled beside some of the Mediterranean’s most important ecological sites. This morning I took a boat over to Sazan Island, which sits around 18km from the mainland.
