balkan food

A Real Taste of Albania: My 2025 Gjirokastër Vegetarian Cooking Class Review

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A Real Taste of Albania: My 2025 Gjirokastër Vegetarian Cooking Class Review So, you find yourself wandering the stone streets of Gjirokastër, right? It’s almost like stepping back in time, you know, with all the Ottoman houses and the castle sort of looking over everything. As a matter of fact, I was personally looking for something a bit different, something beyond the usual museum tour, to be honest. Honestly, finding a really good vegetarian meal in this region can sometimes feel like a bit of a puzzle, but a whole cooking class dedicated to it? Well, that pretty much felt …

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A Deeply Personal Review of the 2025 Cooking Class Experience in Ulcinj, Montenegro

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A Deeply Personal Review of the 2025 Cooking Class Experience in Ulcinj, Montenegro You know, there’s a moment on every trip where you kind of want something more than just seeing the sights. For me, in Ulcinj, that feeling hit pretty hard. The Old Town is, like, absolutely beautiful and the beaches are just amazing, seriously. Yet, I was looking for a real connection, a way to understand the place beyond a postcard picture, you know? So, I started searching for something a bit different, something a little more personal. And that, as a matter of fact, is how I …

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