Peaks of The Balkan - Mini Edition

The whole trail takes up to twelve days, but as we're not that eager to get fit in the Accursed Mountains, we made our own 3-day itinerary 🥾. After studying the weather forecast, we opted for guesthouses instead of wild camping.

And it turned out we made the right choice!
The mountains threw a storm at us every day ⛈️, and nothing beats a warm shower after getting soaked. Also, the skies usually cleared for some epic mountain views.

We also got to know the Albanian kanun, and we're not referring to the blood feuds but the warm hospitality ❤️! The first guesthouse in Vusanje looked after Otto for 3 days, our host in Theth tried to get us drunk on free raki 🥃, and Lola spoiled us with homemade vegan food in Valbonë 🥗.Read more