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marcothecorfurovers

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Hi all, I was curious to be in south Albania, expecting very wild nature and challenging driving.
This is the result .........




















I was for the third journey one week ago abt.
Incredible experience, jumping back in 19th century, so kind and helpfull population, like in the well know Greece .........
 
Excellent pictures :)

It looks like SE Europe is now the place to go.

which maps did you use and are the tracks well defined?

G
 
Wow, wonderful scenery.

Did you plan this yourself, with friends, or is it a tour? Is it legal to drive offroad?

Just love this one ...

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Griffdowg said:
Excellent pictures :)

It looks like SE Europe is now the place to go.

which maps did you use and are the tracks well defined?

G
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SE Europe is very ineresting but Albania, differently than Romania and Bulgary, is still completely virgin!!
The map I'm using is printed by Reise Know-How (1:220.000) and is reliable up to the local roads; for minor roads and tracks u have to look for by yourself. I have a very good friend of mine in Berat that is helping me in road-books writing.
 
Paul D said:
Wow, wonderful scenery.

Did you plan this yourself, with friends, or is it a tour? Is it legal to drive offroad?

Just love this one ...

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I planned by myself, with a help of a good friend of mine in Berat. O.R. driving is absolutely legal, obviously don't step on coltivations and in private, well marked areas.
All the roads you can watch at my pictures are public minor roads, connecting villages at mountains.
 
marcothecorfurovers said:
SE Europe is very ineresting but Albania, differently than Romania and Bulgary, is still completely virgin!!
The map I'm using is printed by Reise Know-How (1:220.000) and is reliable up to the local roads; for minor roads and tracks u have to look for by yourself. I have a very good friend of mine in Berat that is helping me in road-books writing.
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Excellent, Maps in that part of the world are not very detailed. Like you say, down to minor sealed roads, but nothing else.

Good luck with the road book, I would be very interested to see that.

Cheers,

G
 
Griffdowg said:
Excellent, Maps in that part of the world are not very detailed. Like you say, down to minor sealed roads, but nothing else.

Good luck with the road book, I would be very interested to see that.

Cheers,

G
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The road-book is almost ready. I just need to write it in a nice copy (I have the original copy only) with drawings and informations. It must be finished in a couple of weeks cause I have to drive there an Umanitarian Convoy organized by an Italian O.R. club, at 18th of july.
 
When do you think we will be able to see (if possible) your route?
or any more details on roads and route?

thanks :)
 
marcothecorfurovers said:
The road-book is almost ready. I just need to write it in a nice copy (I have the original copy only) with drawings and informations. It must be finished in a couple of weeks cause I have to drive there an Umanitarian Convoy organized by an Italian O.R. club, at 18th of july.
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Good Job, I was planning a Romania trip next year, maybe I'll do a detour to Albania. Look forward to reading your book. ;)
 
ac3bf1 and Booger:
will be a problem to be publishing the road-book. His structure is partialized because some of the connections are on the geographic map and all the O.R. routes are written by hand: both of the things are going to compose the total of the book. But I'am also thinking to organize a yearly event in Albania, open to all Europe, who makes drivers visiting all the area. I'm still thinking abt. for details and system. In this case it will be advertized by a Facebook group.
 
Ciao all,
I just back home after driving a umanitarian tour in Albania, organized by an Italian O.R. club.
9 days of challenging driving full of very deep emotions, because of the uman contact with the populations.
Here some pictures of the convoy on the routes ...



























I will probably back in A. in september.
 
marcothecorfurovers said:
ac3bf1 and Booger:
will be a problem to be publishing the road-book. His structure is partialized because some of the connections are on the geographic map and all the O.R. routes are written by hand: both of the things are going to compose the total of the book. But I'am also thinking to organize a yearly event in Albania, open to all Europe, who makes drivers visiting all the area. I'm still thinking abt. for details and system. In this case it will be advertized by a Facebook group.
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As I told before I don't have a GPS route; the book is shared in a hand written part for minor roads and an official map for the main connections. Somewhere no road at all: you just driving in the middle of abandoned areas, asking to the local people for the next connection!
In a mounth abt I'm going to open a Fb group, for a long OR driving in Albania: I'm just studing the program.
 
Booger said:
I was hoping that after us all asking the last time, that maybe you would have taken a GPS this time and recorded the route for us to follow :rolleyes:
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For a quite long part of the route it is not possible; we was following the timberland's routes and, when they finished be working in a area, they living the place and the tracks they have marked by the trucks so they going to disappear. These have to be veryfied time by time.
 
well at some point i have promised my friends in corfu a drive down, i had planned it this year but the finances of the 110 project got in the way. hopefully next year it will be possible. and albania definitely looks like it is worth a visit
 
As I promised it's already a Facebook group for Albania driving, you can be member.
Teh name is ALBANIAN 4x4 SAFARI.
Enjoy the pictures right now, the program of the tour will be early online!!

Ciao all

Marco :cool:
 
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