{"id":38944,"date":"2021-07-19T01:44:27","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T01:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/?p=38944"},"modified":"2021-07-30T16:55:26","modified_gmt":"2021-07-30T16:55:26","slug":"8-moments-from-mirs-albania-beyond-the-guidebook-small-group-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/8-moments-from-mirs-albania-beyond-the-guidebook-small-group-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Favorite Moments from MIR\u2019s “Albania: Beyond the Guidebook” small group tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Valbone\u0308 and Dinarin Alps. Photo credit: Michel Behar<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Michel Behar<\/em><\/a>, one of MIR\u2019s most experienced and popular tour managers, recently led the May\/June 2021 departure of a new MIR small group tour to Albania<\/a>. Here he shares his insights into why Albania is so intriguing, and why this underrated destination is a \u2018must-visit\u2019 for every intrepid traveler.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A photograph of MIR Tour Manager Michel Behar on the ferry to Bayram Curri. Photo credit: Michel Behar<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I  just got back from leading MIR\u2019s inaugural Albania: Beyond the Guidebook<\/a> small group tour, and what a wonderful itinerary it is! I was reminded of all the things that impressed me about Albania on my two previous trips, but wow, how things have changed.

I remember Albania as a hermit country back in 1986 \u2013 almost impossible to visit and where people stared at us as we passed. 35 years later, this country is still authentic and not spoiled by mass tourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Albania now has more terraces where you can have a cup of coffee than Spain, and they all seem to be thriving. I can\u2019t think of any country that has changed as much in such little time.<\/p>\n\n\n

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  • \n \"Ethem <\/li>\n
  • \n \"Fruit <\/li>\n
  • \n \"Statue <\/li>\n
  • \n \"Tirana, <\/li>\n \n <\/ul>\n <\/a>\n <\/a>\n