We visited Albania in June and found a proud country full of contradictions, with preserved hillside towns and trashed-out seaside resorts, magnificent mountains and rusting abandoned buildings, friendly locals and brash tourists, and cuisine<div class="blog-buttons"><a href="https://tripticks.org/discover-the-best-of-albania-in-one-week/" class="more-link">Read More</a></div>
With Nonnas bobbing in the sea at sunrise, espressos shot back by lycra clad middle aged men at the Tabac on the marina, lads patting their girlfriends bottom as they stroll along the beach<div class="blog-buttons"><a href="https://tripticks.org/castro-puglia-italy-delivers-an-authentic-southern-italian-seaside-experience/" class="more-link">Read More</a></div>
We spent a week based in Menton in the Cote d’Azur (read the blog post here ) in the corner that buts up to Italy in the maritime Alps region of France in May.<div class="blog-buttons"><a href="https://tripticks.org/crowds-in-medieval-eze-and-crowns-in-monte-carlo/" class="more-link">Read More</a></div>