Hello, new here and hoping on some tips on Albanian hitchhiking

[greenhousegoblin]

Hello All!
Been lurking on the site for a while, now hoping to get some hitching tips.

Me and some friends are visiting Montenegro and Albania next week, heading up into the mountains and then exploring around Tirana a bit. The plan is to fly into Podgorica, and then try and hitchhike up to Theth to start a bit of hiking before hitchhiking further South towards Tirana. Was hoping for some advice by anyone familiar with the Balkans.

I know Albania is notoriously good for hitchhiking, but I was wondering if anyone had any experience for hitchhiking this time of year? I don't think getting out of Podgorica and over the Albanian border will be an issue, but heading up north into the mountains is less busy I imagine and something I'm less confident on. Are the more touristy areas towards the Peak of the Balkans less driven on this time of year?
Any experience or Advice is greatly appreciated.

Have a good one and hang loose!

 

[flavorpeach]

You'll probably have more answers about hhiking somewhere in europe on this signal group

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[sabineee]

Hi, I'm from the region. I'm not there right now but I spent good amounts of my summers cycling and hiking in the area. Usually, those areas are more summer tourist centered, the locals are good though. Do brush up on common phrases and even if they don't speak a good amount of English they're happy to help. I would suggest if possible to have some sort of way to download a translator software so you don't have to rely on cellular. Feel free to DM me if you need any more help!

Cheers, do enjoy the area

 

[Liskac]

Hi, I’m in montenegro now and must say it’s harder than albania. Few days back i went through Kosovo and albania to podgorica and had absolutely no problem. It took me one day. You can dm me if you want more details (also spent here summer so i could give some advice on region maybe) and hopefully i’ll have wifi and answer

 

[leo5398]

Most welcome