Explore All Our Travel Gear: https://findingginamarie.com/gear Briggs & Riley Collections: https://link.findingginamarie.com/BriggsAndRiley Ep.123 If you are interested in a European vacation but have sticker shock from some of the prices of the more popular places to visit, Tirana, Albania will be a breath of fresh air. This formerly communist country has been getting a makeover since the 1990s and learning about its complex history was fascinating. We were inspired by the resilience of the Albanian people after decades of oppression and our tastebuds loved discovering the flavors of Albanian foods while also enjoying plenty of Italian, Greek, and Turkish delights, too. We spent an easy, comfortable month here, and if you need to get out of the Schengen zone, Tirana is a great escape—we bumped into several fellow travelers here! Don’t skip this episode: we tell you EVERYTHING you need to know and our TOP 10 things to see while you’re here. We include all our prices, too! ❤️ We visited Tirana from August 18-September 20, 2024 Here's a link to our Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/39518687 💥 Go to https://findingGinaMarie.com/join to join our free travel forum and learn more about our Gelato Levels! 😎 ***WANT TO SUPPORT OUR CHANNEL?*** ☕️ Buy us a coffee (caffeine helps us bring you more great content)! https://bmc.link/findGinaMarie 💥 SUBSCRIBE: https://youtube.com/FindingGinaMarie/?sub_confirmation=1 📝 Why our channel is called "Finding Gina Marie" https://findingginamarie.com/articles/why-the-name-finding-gina-marie LINKS 📰 Travel Tips: https://findingginamarie.com/travel-tips 🎥 Ep.81 What we pack in 2024: https://youtu.be/yD-45hCjQl0 😍 Using our affiliate links below helps us to bring you videos from around the world at no cost to you. Thank you very much if you choose to use them! 🧳 Explore All Our Travel Gear: https://findingginamarie.com/gear 🧳 Explore Briggs & Riley Collections: https://link.findingginamarie.com/BriggsAndRiley 👗 Judy's wool clothes (Wool&): https://link.findingginamarie.com/WomensWool 👕 Kevin's wool clothes (Wool& Prince): https://link.findingginamarie.com/MensWool 📩 Traveling Mailbox (Mail forwarding service to wherever we travel): https://link.findingginamarie.com/travelingMailbox 💳Earn 60,000 bonus points with Chase Sapphire Reserve: https://link.findingginamarie.com/SapphireReserve 🧾 Our packing list: https://findingginamarie.com/articles/packing-list-how-we-pack-and-travel-with-only-carry-on-luggage 🎵 Music from Epidemic Sound: https://share.epidemicsound.com/747rgk 23andMe: https://refer.23andme.com/s/judy49 Ancestry: https://refer.ancestry.com/judy43 🤓 READ JUDY'S JOURNAL https://findingginamarie.com/judys-journal Chapters: 00:00 - Start 00:40 - Where we stayed 02:23 - Things you should know about Tirana 04:03 - Cafe Culture 06:29 - Tirana bike tour 06:50 - #10 Skanderbeg Square 07:28 - #9 Grand Park of Tirana 07:45 - #8 Park Memorial 08:12 - #7 Pyramid of Tirana 08:51 - #6 Independence Monument 10:01 - #5 Tirana Castle 10:57 - #4 House of Leaves 11:50 - #3 Mosaic of Tirana 13:07 - #2 Dajti Express Cable Car 13:22 - #1 Bunk’Art 1 14:38 - Bonus Sight: Tanner’s Bridge 14:51 - Dining Out in Tirana 18:09 - What we paid in Albania Finding Gina Marie is where we share our lives as full-time travelers and the connections we make along the way. ✈️ FOLLOW US * Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@KevinHoctor * Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@JudyHoctor ✅ FOLLOW FINDING GINA MARIE * Website: https://findingGinaMarie.com * YouTube: https://youtube.com/FindingGinaMarie * Podcast RSS feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1967301.rss * 📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/findingGinaMarie 📹 VIDEO EQUIPMENT * Primary Camera: Sony FX30 * Primary Microphone: Sony ECM-B10 * B-Roll Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket 3 * B-Roll Microphone: DJI Mic 2 * B-Roll Camera: iPhone 15 Pro * Editing: Final Cut Pro X on a 16” M1 Max MacBook Pro * Key Light: ZHIYUN MOLUS X100 Bi-Color 100W COB Video Light * Diffuser: ZHIYUN Quick Release Mini Softbox To see all our camera gear, visit https://findingginamarie.com/gear #findingGinaMarie #worldtraveler #worldtravel #livingthedream #slowtravel #digitalnomad #digitalnomadlife #europetravel #retireearly#retireearlyandtravel