
Is Albania Safe for Families?
s Albania safe for families? After nearly 3 months travelling Albania with our 3 kids, here’s our honest, unfiltered experience — the good, the unexpected, and what really surprised us.
Somehow, actually making a decision suddenly made everything feel a bit easier. If you know for certain you can achieve something then the only question is; what to do to remove the barriers?
I’m not saying it was easy, just that it was possible.
The day we said yes to ourselves, we booked flights. We found the cheapest one-way ticket and went for it. This snowballed as we began to book accommodation, insurance, order passports and so on.
We decided to Airbnb our house. This saved us the financial burden, whilst away, but means we can return when we want to.
In this video, we share our feelings before leaving and a bit more detail about removing the barriers we faced.
We currently have a few income streams. All of these only require our laptops and a good internet connection.
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s Albania safe for families? After nearly 3 months travelling Albania with our 3 kids, here’s our honest, unfiltered experience — the good, the unexpected, and what really surprised us.

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